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The part is a significant chunk of Edsac - a machine built at Cambridge in the late 1940s to serve scientists at the university.
It came to light because of publicity surrounding an effort to rebuild the computer.
The part has now been donated to the rebuild project and will be incorporated into the finished machine.
Edsac, the Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator, ran its first programs in May 1949 and through its working life aided many scientists by analysing data generated by many different experiments.
Before now, it had not been known what happened to the parts of Edsac after it was decommissioned and dismantled in the 1950s.
The uncovering of the part, called the Chassis 1A, solved part of that riddle, said Dr Andrew Herbert who is leading the reconstruction project at the National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park.
It now appears that at the end of Edsac's life it was sold off in an auction but it is not known who bought all the parts.
"Details of the 'auction' are unclear, but there is a possibility that other parts of the original Edsac still exist and could even be in the Cambridge area stored away in lofts, garden sheds and garages," said Mr Herbert.
The Chassis 1A found its way to the US after being bought by Robert Little, who currently lives in Pennsylvania.
He got it from a Cambridge scientist called Dr Robert Clarke in 1969, who had bought several Edsac pieces in the auction intending to turn them into bookshelves.
Mr Little contacted the Edsac reconstruction team after reading about the project online.
The Chassis is designed to hold 28 of the 3,000 valves that formed the main computational elements of Edsac.
The 12 vertical racks of Edsac held up to 14 individual chassis on to which the valves were fixed.
Dr Herbert said the donated chassis was "quite distressed" by corrosion after being in storage for several decades.
Work is now under way to see how much of it can be incorporated into the reconstructed Edsac.
"It would be a major task to return this particular chassis to operating condition," he said.
"However, we hope to try to use some of the valves, if they are still functional, in our reconstructed Edsac thus providing a very tangible connection with the original machine."
The chassis is the second Edsac artefact that publicity about the reconstruction has brought to light. In June last year, detailed circuit diagrams of Edsac were discovered and are now aiding project workers.
The reconstruction of Edsac is due to be completed by the end of the year.
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Dr Rouhani's face has been used in numerous celebratory images, memes and even emojis.
Users also shared how they would run things if they were in Mr Rouhani's place.
Messages flooded most social media platforms, including Twitter, which remains banned within the country.
Iranian celebrities and popular figures congratulated the president, but urged him to recognise the support of key political figures who had backed him.
On Instagram, Iranian actress Parastoo Salehi reminded Mr Rouhani of the "great responsibility" he was shouldering".
Iranian scholar Sadeq Zibakalam called on the president to pay tribute to former reformist president, Mohammad Khatami and visit the tomb of his late mentor Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani.
He also reminded Mr Rouhani of the support he'd received from opposition figures Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karrubi, who remain under house arrest following their role in protests against the results of the 2009 presidential election.
Some Instagram and Twitter users offered guidance to President Rouhani under a Persian hashtag which translates as "If I were in Rouhani's shoes".
"I would have gone to Akhtar street [Mir Hossein Mousavi address] for breakfast," @1momas tweeted.
Twitter user @mmoeeni suggested that Rouhani should punish hardline media outlets for providing what he considered to be unfair coverage of the campaign and siding with the ultra-conservative candidate, Ebrahim Raisi.
An image of an emotional Rouhani supporter named as "Mirza Aqa" was widely circulated on social networks.
"#If I were in Rouhani's shoes, I would go to Mirza Aqa tomorrow and give him a hug," Twitter user @elahehsalari said. bit.ly/2roNfVu
Rouhani's victory is a severe blow to Iran's conservative establishment, and the majority of conservative users seem to have accepted defeat.
Supporters of Ebrahim Raisi emphasised how "peacefully" they had accepted the election results, comparing themselves favourably to the reaction of reformists after the 2009 presidential election.
Twitter user @mosbatboy sarcastically wrote: "16m warmongers and fanatics [referring to conservatives] lost in the election but the city is at peace... Eight years ago, 13m peace-seekers and civilised people lost the election and there was a civil war in the country for eight months".
Facebook user Mohammed Petgar suggested that the conservative groups "could only dream of winning an election", adding: "These delusional people will become a minority in Iran's political arena in no time."
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Right-wing groups, headed by the anti-Islam Pegida movement, gathered after reports emerged of a wave of sexual assaults on women on New Year's Eve.
Violence flared after a rally which heard condemnation of Chancellor Angela Merkel's migrant policy.
Mrs Merkel has proposed changes to make it easier to deport asylum-seekers who commit crimes.
Hundreds of police were deployed in Cologne to tackle demonstrators, who threw firecrackers and bottles. Several arrests were made.
Pro-migrant activists held a simultaneous counter-demonstration. Earlier, hundreds of women's right activists rallied in the city.
Women describe 'terrible' assaults
Cologne mayor's 'code of conduct' attacked
The search for answers
The New Year's Eve attacks, which police believe were mostly carried out by people from North African countries, have led to criticism of Mrs Merkel's policies.
The police's handling of the events has also been sharply criticised.
Victims described chaos as dozens of sexual assaults and robberies were carried out with little apparent response from the authorities around Cologne station.
Mrs Merkel, speaking after a meeting of her Christian Democrat party leadership in Mainz, proposed tightening the law on denying the right of asylum for those who have committed crimes.
Under the new plans, those on probation could be deported too.
"When crimes are committed, and people place themselves outside the law... there must be consequences," she told reporters after the meeting.
Under current German laws, asylum seekers are only forcibly sent back if they have been sentenced to at least three years' imprisonment, and providing their lives are not at risk in their countries of origin.
The move, which will still need parliamentary approval, follows the New Year's Eve attacks, which sparked outrage in Germany.
Peter Sutherland, the UN Special Representative for Migration, said Mrs Merkel's latest move seemed "entirely appropriate".
He added: "The full application of the criminal law against those who behave in the way that has apparently taken place is appropriate, and they should not be entitled to asylum.
"However, on the other hand, one must not overreact against a whole category of people."
Angela Merkel's challenge is to reassure an increasingly pessimistic public that she has a long-term plan. The chancellor showed compassion when she welcomed more than a million refugees and migrants into Germany in 2015. Now she is under pressure to make clear there are limits to German tolerance.
Anti-immigration campaigners have seized on the Cologne incident as an example of what they see as the failure of the country's asylum policy. The prominence of the far-right Pegida movement was fading. It is now using the attacks as a propaganda tool.
On the other side of what is a widening chasm, established Islamic groups here have expressed fears that the actions of a few may jeopardise the future of many.
With tension rising and tolerance waning, Germany's doors remain open, but many here are increasingly asking: For how long and at what cost?
Police also said on Saturday that the number of reported cases of violence on New Year's Eve had risen substantially.
A statement issued by Cologne police on Saturday (in German) said the number had reached 379 - 40% of them cases of sexual assault.
"Those in focus of criminal police investigations are mostly people from North African countries. The majority of them are asylum-seekers and people who are in Germany illegally," the statement said.
Germany has accepted more than a million migrants and refugees in the past year.
Officials have warned that anti-immigrant groups have been trying to use the attacks to stir up hatred.
Similar attacks to those seen in Cologne were also reported in Hamburg and in Stuttgart on New Year's Eve. In Bielefeld, hundreds of men tried to force their way into nightclubs, Die Welt reports (in German).
Police said several women had alleged sexual assault.
On Friday, the chief of police for North Rhine-Westphalia was suspended. Wolfgang Albers had been accused of holding back information about the Cologne attacks, in particular about the origin of the suspects.
Clarification 10 January: This story was changed to make it clear that police believe that most of the New Year's Eve offences were carried out by people from North Africa
Sheridan provided the voice of the character Trillian and also voiced Princess Elionwy in the Disney animation The Black Cauldron.
Actress Susan Penhaligon tweeted a tribute, saying "My dear, dear friend Susan Sheridan has died peacefully at home. We'll miss your amazing spirit and giggles Sue."
Sheridan also worked as a vocal coach.
Actor Tim Bentinck, who stars in BBC Radio 4's The Archers, also tweeted, saying: "So sad to hear that my dear friend and colleague Sue Sheridan has died. A wonderful, brave, kind person, and a brilliant actress. Miss you x".
Sheridan was born in Newcastle and attended Brigidine Convent, an independent day school in Windsor before going on to train at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she won the Malvern Prize for comedy.
In 1978, she landed the part of Trillian, the object of Arthur Dent's affections in Douglas Adams' original Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy BBC Radio 4 series.
Producer Dirk Maggs wrote: "Deeply saddened that our dear@susietwoshoe Susan Sheridan - Trillian in Hitchhiker's - has died peacefully at home."
Sheridan was replaced by actress Sandra Dickinson in a 1981 television adaptation
She won a starring role in the 1985 Disney film the Black Cauldron, providing vocal work alongside Nigel Hawthorne and John Hurt. The movie was, at the time, the most expensive animated film ever made though it was not critically well-received.
Sheridan went on to provide her voice to a number of other animations, including Moomin and Noddy's Toyland Adventures.
In 2011, she starred in an adaptation of the Japanese animation Howl's Moving Castle at the Southwark Playhouse in London.
She is survived by her husband, musician Max Brittain and three daughters.
Ebert, who has written for the Chicago Sun-Times for 46 years, lost his voice and much of his lower jaw after suffering from thyroid cancer and complications from surgery.
Writing in his blog, he said while he normally produced around 200 critiques a year, in 2012 he wrote more than 300.
He added: "I must slow down now."
Explaining his decision, he added: "I am not going away. My intent is to continue to write selected reviews but to leave the rest to a talented team of writers handpicked and greatly admired by me."
"What's more, I'll be able at last to do what I've always fantasized about doing: reviewing only the movies I want to review."
Ebert, 70, suffered a hip fracture in December. He said the "painful fracture that made it difficult for me to walk has recently been revealed to be a cancer.
"It is being treated with radiation, which has made it impossible for me to attend as many movies as I used to."
Ebert was named the most powerful critic in America by Forbes magazine in 2007.
The author of more than 15 books about the movies, he began his career at the Chicago Sun-Times in 1967. The same year, his first book, a history of the University of Illinois was published by the University's press.
He began an association with US "sexploitation" director Russ Meyer and co-wrote several of his movies.
In 1975, Ebert became the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.
But it was in the 1970s and 1980s, through his partnership and verbal sparring with fellow critic Gene Siskel that Ebert became a household name.
The duo were known for their thumbs up/thumbs down reviews until Siskel's death in 1999.
Ebert's TV career was curtailed in 2002 when he was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer.
Further surgery in 2006 resulted in a portion of his jaw being removed, after which he lost the ability to speak and to eat.
Writing in his latest blog, he said: "It really stinks that the cancer has returned and that I have spent too many days in the hospital.
"So, on bad days I may write about the vulnerability that accompanies illness. On good days, I may wax ecstatic about a movie so good it transports me beyond illness."
Ebert said he would also be relaunching his website and unveiling a new project - Ebert Digital - which he, along with his wife Chaz, will run.
The movie critic is also the subject matter of a new documentary made by Hoop Dreams director Steve James, which is being produced by Martin Scorsese.
Ebert said: "I am humbled that anyone would even think to do it, but I am also grateful."
Bruce Cordwell, 20, of no fixed address, admitted sexually grooming her through social media in November 2015.
Cordwell had nothing to do with the 15-year-old's death at the hands of Stephen Beadman.
In July, Beadman was jailed for 35 years, while his friend Luke Harlow was given a 12-year-sentence for grooming and sexual activity with Kayleigh.
Leicester Crown Court heard how Cordwell contacted her through social media between 10 and 13 November.
He admitted a charge of attempting to arrange to meet a child following sexual grooming.
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On 15 November, Kayleigh - from Measham - was raped and killed by Beadman, after chatting with Luke Harlow on Facebook for two weeks.
The judge in their trial said the case highlighted "the dangers to which young users of social media are exposed".
Cordwell is due to be sentenced on 9 February.
The legislation calls for a travel ban on some members of the Venezuelan government and for their assets in US banks to be frozen.
The US Foreign Relations Committee advanced a similar bill last week.
At least 42 people have been killed since protests against President Nicolas Maduro began in February.
The victims are from both sides of the political divide in the South American nation.
"The United States Congress must stand ready to act on the cause of freedom and democracy around the globe," Republican Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said during the debate in the House.
The White House opposes sanctions against Mr Maduro's government.
It says such measures could undermine efforts to find a political solution to the crisis.
Democratic Representative Gregory Meeks says the bill will undermine efforts by regional leaders to encourage dialogue between the government and the opposition.
"This bill does not advance US interests. It sends a message to our regional allies that we do not care about what they think," Mr Meeks told Reuters.
Foreign ministers from the Unasur regional group left Caracas last week after the opposition pulled out of talks.
The main opposition group, the Democratic Unity Alliance (Mud), was angry at the government's refusal to release more than 200 people detained recently by police.
US Secretary of State John Kerry accused the government of failing to show good faith in the talks and said the US was "losing patience" with Venezuela.
Protests began in western Venezuela in the beginning of February and spread to the rest of the country.
The opposition blames failed left-wing policies for high inflation, crime and the shortage of many staples.
Mr Maduro says right-wing sectors inside and outside Venezuela had come together to create dissent and destabilise his government.
Earlier on Wednesday, Venezuelan officials accused opposition politician Maria Corina Machado of plotting with US officials to assassinate Mr Maduro.
She denied the claims, describing them in her Twitter account as "infamy".
Mr Maduro was elected last year to replace the late President, Hugo Chavez, who died of cancer after more than 14 years in office.
Joe McCloskey, 38, from Anderson Crescent in Limavady, pleaded guilty to committing the attack in Derry in September 2014.
McCloskey, who has previously served 20 jail sentences, knocked his victim unconscious outside a bar on Foyle Street.
He has received an eight month jail sentence, suspended for two years.
Among his previous convictions are four for indecency offences, 14 for drugs offences and numerous public order and driving offences.
The attack on Foyle Street followed an exchange of words between McCloskey and his victim.
A barrister said McCloskey had recently started a job and took the matter "very seriously".
He said that after McCloskey knocked his victim unconscious, there was no follow-up attack against the man.
District Judge Barney McElholm described McCloskey's actions as "stupid" and said he could "just as easily have been before the court facing a murder charge, hoping that it would be reduced to a charge of manslaughter".
"This is the sort of thing that has to be discouraged.
"This cowardly practice that has developed to hit people with sucker punches without warning is an extremely dangerous phenomenon.
"We have seen all too often the results of such punches are essentially death or very serious brain injuries."
McCloskey was also ordered to pay his victim £750 in compensation within twenty-six weeks.
The first half produced few clear-cut chances but Morecambe did go close when Paul Mullin was found by James Jennings, only to see his shot from eight yards well saved by Jamal Blackman in the Wycombe goal.
Pierre put the hosts ahead early in the second half, beating goalkeeper Barry Roche with a header from six yards out after meeting a Joe Jacobson free-kick.
Morecambe were denied a penalty in response when Matt Bloomfield appeared to handled in the box, but the referee gave a free kick which Michael Rose hit against the post.
And the Shrimps' hopes of a comeback were dashed when O'Nien nipped in front of his marker to head Paul Hayes' cross into the Morecambe goal with just nine minutes remaining.
Wycombe's first win in five league games moves them to 16th in the League Two table.
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Match ends, Wycombe Wanderers 2, Morecambe 0.
Second Half ends, Wycombe Wanderers 2, Morecambe 0.
Foul by Garry Thompson (Wycombe Wanderers).
Dean Winnard (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Cole Stockton (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Paris Cowan-Hall (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Michael Rose (Morecambe).
Foul by Michael Harriman (Wycombe Wanderers).
Cole Stockton (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Adebayo Akinfenwa (Wycombe Wanderers).
Aaron McGowan (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Luke O'Nien (Wycombe Wanderers) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
Paris Cowan-Hall (Wycombe Wanderers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Aaron McGowan.
Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Garry Thompson replaces Paul Hayes.
Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Michael Harriman.
Foul by Michael Harriman (Wycombe Wanderers).
Alex Whitmore (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Marcus Bean.
Attempt blocked. Jack Dunn (Morecambe) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Goal! Wycombe Wanderers 2, Morecambe 0. Luke O'Nien (Wycombe Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paul Hayes with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Alex Whitmore.
Attempt missed. Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Paris Cowan-Hall (Wycombe Wanderers).
Ryan Edwards (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Luke O'Nien (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Morecambe. Lee Molyneux replaces Aaron Wildig.
Substitution, Morecambe. Jack Dunn replaces Paul Mullin.
Joe Jacobson (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Joe Jacobson (Wycombe Wanderers).
Paul Mullin (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Paul Mullin (Morecambe) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Foul by Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers).
Michael Rose (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Joe Jacobson (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Paul Mullin (Morecambe).
Foul by Paul Hayes (Wycombe Wanderers).
Alex Whitmore (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Paul Hayes (Wycombe Wanderers).
The actor won best voice performance for his acting in BBC One's Christmas-themed film, which also won best use of sound.
The Amazing World of Gumball, the children's series on Cartoon Network, also won two awards.
Shaun The Sheep: The Movie won the biggest award of the night - best long form animation.
The character of Shaun The Sheep started life in a television series, as part of a spin-off from the Wallace and Gromit franchise.
The movie version was released last February and went on to take more than $100m (£69.9m) worldwide.
The awards, which are held every two years, were handed out at a ceremony at London's BFI Southbank on Thursday evening.
They honour British animators across a variety of categories including short films, animated graphics for film and television, children's series, music videos and commercials.
Teeth, a film which follows the story of a man whose life events are chronicled through the loss of his teeth, prevailed in the short film category.
Cartoon Network's The Amazing World of Gumball: The Shell picked up best children's series and the children's choice award.
The best music video category was won by Manchester-based band James, who won for the video to their single Moving On.
Elsewhere, the award for best TV/film graphics was won by Mattias Hoegg and Callum Cooper for their work on the Guardian Newspaper's The Power of Privacy documentary.
Animated Minds: Stories of Postnatal Depression was the winner in the best commissioned documentary animation category.
BAA Director, Jayne Pilling said: "It's 20 years since these awards began and we never cease to be bowled over by the sheer creativity and innovation in the British animation industry.
"The incredibly difficult decisions that our panels had to make to choose the winners prove that the animation industry is in better health than it's ever been."
There are also two awards handed out at the ceremony every two years to new talent in animation.
This year, they were won by Katie Lenton and Sarina Nihei, who took home the awards for best undergraduate film and best postgraduate film respectively.
You can see the full list of winners on the British Animation Awards website.
Midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson, striker Fernando Llorente and centre-back Federico Fernandez were all linked with moves away from the Liberty Stadium.
Jenkins says they turned down "substantial offers" for the trio.
"I can confirm there was interest in Gylfi Sigurdsson, Fernando Llorente and Federico Fernandez," Jenkins said.
Writing in the match programme for Sunday's 2-0 win against Leicester City, the chairman added: "Substantial offers were turned down during the window for all three of them because we felt they were vital to our cause."
The only first-team player to leave Swansea during the January transfer window was Wales left-back Neil Taylor, who joined Aston Villa in a deal which saw Ghana striker Jordan Ayew move the other way.
The Swans also signed winger Luciano Narsingh from PSV Eindhoven, midfielder Tom Carroll from Tottenham and left-back Martin Olsson from Norwich.
Torrence won silver for the USA at the World Relay Championships in 2014 and claimed another second-placed finish at the Pan American Games in 2015.
He switched allegiances to represent Peru at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
"Detectives learned that there were no obvious signs of foul play," a police statement said.
American runner Leo Manzano, who won silver in the 1500m at the 2012 London Olympics, said: "It saddens me to hear about my former team-mate David Torrence. My heart goes out to him and his family."
Canadian track and field Olympian Nate Brannen said: "In complete shock to hear of the passing of David Torrence. Great guy and friend. He will be deeply missed."
Cadwaladers, established in 1927 in Criccieth, Gwynedd, has been bought out of administration in a deal that will see the business continue at nine of its 14 shops.
The company has coffee shops across north and south Wales, including Cardiff, Barry and Tenby.
Managing director Diane Brierley said the deal placed the company in a "strong position".
She added: "It has been a difficult few months, but... we believe Cadwaladers has the potential to come back stronger".
Interest-only deals mean borrowers pay the interest on the loan, then pay the capital when the mortgage term ends.
At the end of 2014, there were about 2.4 million outstanding home loans of this type, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said.
This was 460,000 fewer compared with a year earlier.
About a quarter of these had come to the end of their term, but others have seen borrowers moving on to "safer" deals.
However, at the end of the year, a total of 16,000 loans had matured but not been repaid. The CML said that in many cases homeowners would be in the process of paying the lump sum, so not all would be in difficulty.
Earlier this month, Citizens Advice warned that 934,000 owners on interest-only deals did not have a plan for how to pay back the money at the end of the mortgage term.
Banks and building societies have been told by regulators to write to their customers to warn them that they could be in financial danger.
The first sizeable wave of repayment problems is expected to appear in 2017-18, when endowment mortgages sold in the 1990s reach their peak period of maturing.
A decade later, in 2027-28, the surge in interest-only mortgages taken out from the early 2000s reaches a high point. The final peak comes in 2032 when the wild lending to people who could barely afford the interest, just before the credit crunch, has to be dealt with.
In some cases those facing difficulty have converted interest-only mortgages into Lifetime Mortgages, which allow borrowers to stay in their homes though retirement, paying interest if they can. The debt is paid off when they die or have to move out.
The CML said that progress was being made in preparing people for a potential financial hit.
"The continued decline in interest-only mortgages outstanding confirms our perception that many borrowers are firmly on top of this issue, and successfully making plans to manage their loans to ensure they are not faced with a payment shortfall at maturity," said Paul Smee, CML director general.
"As an industry, we clearly still have work to do to trigger more borrowers to respond to their lenders' attempts to understand their intentions and help them plan ahead for the maturity of their loans."
Mark Harris, chief executive of mortgage broker SPF Private Clients, said: "There is no great surprise at the decline in number of interest-only mortgages.
"The changes made by many lenders were draconian, with some of the biggest banks scrapping interest-only in the wake of the financial crisis in an effort to deliver immediate change to the business mix."
The 25-year-old Barton has signed a three-year deal with the Scottish Premiership club.
Having moved from Coventry City last summer, he played 26 times for Pompey, including five appearances this season.
Pogba was released by Thistle along with goalkeeper David Crawford, who only joined Thistle in July.
Guinea striker Pogba joined the Glasgow club after leaving Crawley Town and made 36 appearances, scoring three times.
However, he has found himself on the bench in recent weeks and now joins a club who have just won promotion to the Dutch top flight.
Crawford signed a short-term deal in July to solve a goalkeeping crisis at Firhill and made three appearances for Thistle.
Barton arrives at Firhill a day after playing for the English League Two outfit in a 4-3 Football League Trophy defeat by Yeovil Town.
The English-born player played a full international for Northern Ireland before also appearing for Republic of Ireland Under-21s.
On Wednesday, 27 Jewish community centres in 17 US states reported receiving hoax bomb threats.
The telephone calls prompted evacuations, but no explosives were found or injuries reported.
No one has claimed responsibility for any of the calls, which first targeted 16 Jewish community centres in nine US states on 9 January.
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According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the calls were both pre-recorded and live, and the suspect used voice-disguising technology,
The JCC Association of North America, a network of health and education centres, has been reviewing its security plans.
The FBI has not named any suspects or specified a possible motive.
But the law enforcement bureau said that along with the US justice department it was investigating possible civil rights violations in connection with the threats.
"The FBI will collect all available facts and evidence, and will ensure this matter is investigated in a fair, thorough and impartial manner," the statement said.
Paul Goldenberg, national director of the Secure Community Network, an organisation that advises Jewish groups on security, said the sheer volume of threats was startling.
"These are individuals or groups that want to disrupt our way of life," Mr Goldenberg said.
"We're not going to shut down institutions because of this."
The Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish anti-bigotry organisation, said that though the threats did not appear credible, they should still be taken seriously.
The ADL says it has received reports of threats in New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Florida, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Delaware, Connecticut, Alabama, California, Maine, Tennessee, South Carolina, Missouri, Texas and Kansas.
Second-rowers Itoje, 21, and Kruis, 26, will now remain at Allianz Park until the summer of 2019.
The pair were integral members of Eddie Jones' England side which won the Six Nations Grand Slam this year.
"They have been in superb form this season for both club and country, and they are only going to get better," said Sarries boss Mark McCall.
Itoje only made his international debut as a replacement against Italy in February but went on to start the final three games of England's Six Nations campaign, prompting Jones to suggest that he had developed from a "Vauxhall Viva into a BMW".
He joined Sarries at the age of 14 and made his first-team debut for the north London club in May 2014.
"Maro's progress over the last few seasons has been phenomenal," said McCall. "He's experienced a lot of big games for the club already, has played for England and is still only 21, which is incredibly exciting."
Kruis, also a product of Saracens' academy set-up, made his first appearance for the club in November 2009 and has won 15 England caps since his bow against New Zealand in 2014.
"In George we have one of the finest lock forwards around - a player who has shown consistent improvement and still has so much more to come," added McCall.
The people of the Middle East, it announced, were following the example set by Iran in 1979 when Ayatollah Khomeini overthrew the Shah.
But that happiness has given way to anxiety as Iran sees its only reliable ally in the region struggle to stay in power.
Iran and Syria are unlikely partners. Iran is a theocracy, Syria is a secular state. One country is Persian, the other Arab.
But after the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, the two countries found that they had considerable mutual interests.
They needed to come together to fight their common rival, Saddam Hussein of Iraq. They also allied in order to check Israeli advances into Lebanon and to prevent any American attempts to enter the Middle East.
Each provided support to the Lebanese armed movement Hezbollah and to the Palestinian armed groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
Syria has consistently provided Iran with an element of strategic depth. It gives Iran access to the Mediterranean and a supply line to Iran's Shia Muslim supporters in southern Lebanon next to the border with Israel.
In other words, Iran's alliance with Syria gives Tehran the ability to project its power right up to the Israeli border.
Losing this ability to project its power via Syria would represent a strong blow to Iran. This helps to explain why Iran's government has supported President Bashar al-Assad in Syria's conflict with rebel forces.
In addition, the two governments share a common view of the world. In particular, they appear to view any opposition to their respective administrations as a Western-inspired plot.
"The essence of the Islamic Awakening in the region is anti-Zionist and anti-US," said Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in June 2011. "But in the case of Syria, US and Israeli hands are evidently at work."
The United States accuses Iran of providing direct assistance to President Assad's government.
Officials say that Iran has sent advisers to Syria and has provided riot gear and surveillance equipment to Syrian security forces. Iran has denied the allegations.
"The allegations levelled at our country are aimed at pushing the atmosphere inside Syria towards chaos, and we do not find such measures and comments to be right," said Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast in February 2012.
Iran appears to be determined to continue supporting Syria. But, in recent months it has also begun to cast an eye to a future in which it may have to do without its main ally.
It is even seeking a role for itself as a peace broker.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to sit down with the Syrian opposition and invite them to Iran," said Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi on 15 July. "We are ready to facilitate and provide the conditions for talks between the opposition and government."
Mr Salehi continues to advance this position.
"It is necessary that countries that are pro-Syria and support peace and stability in the region pave the way for talks between the government and the opposition in order to find a solution to the situation," Iran's Isna news agency reported Mr Salehi as saying on 31 July.
If Iran loses Syria, it will struggle to find a comparable replacement.
The Islamic Republic maintains an alliance with the Shia-led government of its neighbour, Iraq.
But Iraq provides few of the geographical benefits of the alliance with Syria. In addition, the country is still recovering from its decade of conflict.
So Iran has to look elsewhere as well. The Islamic Republic is trying to mend a 30-year breach with the most populated country in the Middle East, Egypt.
But this won't be easy. Egypt's newly-elected President Mohammed Mursi comes from the Muslim Brotherhood movement.
The Brotherhood's allies have consistently fought against the Syrian government - on the opposite side of Iran.
Iran's semi-official Fars news agency may even have tried to give its own nudge to Iran-Egypt ties.
Shortly after Mr Mursi's election, Fars published what it described as an exclusive interview with the new president.
In the interview Fars quoted Mr Mursi as saying that Iran and Egypt should improve their ties. But the new president's office said that the interview was a complete fabrication.
Iran may have to find new ways of making friends.
The Family and Childcare Trust's annual survey says the average cost of a part-time nursery place for a child under two has risen 33% since 2010.
It now costs more than £6,000 a year - a rise of 5% in a single year.
The government said it had increased the amount of free childcare for three and four-year-olds.
The trust's 14th annual childcare costs survey reveals yet another rise in the cost of childcare for preschool children.
The report, based on 196 UK local authority responses about the cost of 25 hours and 50 hours of childcare in local nurseries or childminders, says: "In the course of this Parliament, nursery costs for under-twos have increased by 32.8%, at a time when real wages have remained largely static."
It follows a string of surveys highlighting increasingly costly childcare.
Last year, the trust revealed many parents were spending more on childcare than their mortgage.
And many previous surveys have suggested costs can be too high for working to be economically viable for many parents, despite significant efforts by successive governments.
It says: "Over the last five years, while there have been deep cuts to other public services, the coalition government has increased spending on childcare.
"But despite this welcome investment, this year's survey, the 14th in the series, finds childcare prices have continued to increase and the gaps in provision remain unfilled. The reality is that for too many families it simply does not pay to work."
It also warns there is a risk that, as fees continue to rise, the new help in the form of tax relief could be wiped out.
The report adds: "Successive governments have recognised the pressure that high childcare costs place on families. In 2013, the government announced increased help with childcare costs through universal credit and the new tax-free childcare scheme.
"But above-inflation increases in childcare prices have the potential to erode the value of this extra assistance, particularly in London and the South East where parents' childcare costs may easily reach the £8,000 annual maximum level for help.
"In London, a part-time nursery for a child under two now costs £7,907 per year."
Stephen Dunmore, the trust's chief executive, said: "In the run-up to the general election this May we want to see all political parties commit to an independent review of childcare. Britain needs a simple system that promotes quality, supports parents and delivers for children."
The report is published as the Liberal Democrats set out their plans for childcare.
Nick Clegg will restate his party's pledge of 15 hours a week of free childcare for all children of working parents aged between nine months and two years. He will also promise to extend the existing entitlement of 15 hours a week free childcare to all two-year-olds.
And he will restate the long-term ambition of the party to increase free childcare provision to 20 hours a week for all two, three and four-year-olds and for children aged between nine months and two years of working parents.
The findings come after the government scrapped its plan to reduce staff-to-child ratios, which was almost universally rejected as not desirable and unlikely to reduce costs.
A Department for Education spokesman said: "We are pleased the report acknowledges the significant steps we have already taken to increase funding in the early years, and in particular that over the course of this Parliament we have increased funding from £2bn to £3bn a year.
"Providing more financial help for childcare is a central part of our plan for education, and the steps we have taken mean more children than ever before are accessing childcare and early education that will give them a great start in life."
The National Day Nurseries Association says the biggest reason that nursery fees are rising is that some parents are subsidising the cost of the government's free nursery places.
It said that the money which childcare providers receive to deliver these free placements falls short by an average of £800 per child per year for each three to four-year-old place and £700 for each two-year-old place.
Alison McGovern, Labour shadow minister for childcare and children, said the figures laid bare the government's failure.
"Since 2010 the failing Tory plan has seen the costs of childcare soar. On top of this, there are over 40,000 fewer childcare places and wages are down £1,600 a year on average."
Pompey are without a win in their opening three League Two matches.
Cook guided the club to a play-off place last season, and they have been tipped as favourites for an automatic promotion spot this term.
"It's important not to get too high and not to get too low," he said." If we'd won the first three games, I wouldn't be saying everything's great."
A 2-0 defeat by Morecambe on Tuesday saw Portsmouth fail to score for the second game in four days.
"Football's about goals," Cook told BBC Radio Solent. "We're not scoring first and we're conceding first.
"When we've got the calibre of players we have, we should be doing better. We know we need to improve, we're not stupid.
"As a manager, I've got to be strong and make sure that I will live and die by my results. That's the nature of being manager of this club.
"I've no problem with that. If I'm not successful, someone else will be having a go at it that's for sure."
The undercover operatives were recruited by the Army, MI5 and Special Branch and many were involved in criminality and murder.
Ex-Met Police commissioner Lord Stevens said the agents caused huge problems in Northern Ireland.
The government says collusion with paramilitaries should never happen.
Lord Stevens led three government investigations into the security forces in Northern Ireland and has revealed the scale of the counter-intelligence operation for the first time.
Lord Stevens also told BBC Panorama that thousands of agents and informants were recruited during the Troubles, and that just one of the agents - Brian Nelson - may be linked to "dozens and dozens" of murders.
Nelson, who was a paid army agent, provided assassination targets for the three main Loyalist paramilitary groups - the Ulster Freedom Fighters, the Ulster Volunteer Force and the Red Hand Commando.
During his investigations in Northern Ireland, Lord Stevens and his team arrested 210 paramilitary suspects. He says that 207 of them were agents or informants for the state.
Baroness Nuala O'Loan, who was Northern Ireland's first police ombudsman, also found evidence that state agents were involved in murder.
She tells Panorama that the security forces failed to control their undercover operatives.
"They were running informants and their argument was that they were saving lives, but hundreds and hundreds of people died because these people were not brought to justice," she said.
"There was impunity really for these people to go on committing their crimes. Many of them were killers, some were serial killers."
One Special Branch agent in north Belfast has been linked to 20 murders.
Mark Haddock, who ran one of the Ulster Volunteer Force's most notorious terror gangs, was paid at least £79,000 for his work as a police agent.
The police ombudsman of Northern Ireland is currently investigating 60 murder cases where the state has been accused of involvement.
These investigations were delayed because the police refused to hand over crucial evidence to the ombudsman.
But following a court challenge last year, the new Chief Constable George Hamilton agreed to hand over the intelligence files.
He told the programme that he was willing to work with the ombudsman, but the information needs to be handled carefully.
"There is a need to understand the sheer magnitude of what we are dealing with. We are talking about rooms full of material.
"Some of it is very sensitive, some of which if it is released in the wrong circumstances would be outside of legislation, some of it if released in the wrong circumstances could put lives at risk."
The government says that the vast majority of those who served in the security forces did so with distinction. It says collusion with paramilitaries should never happen and the government has apologised where it did.
Panorama: Britain's Secret Terror Deals is on BBC One at 21:00 BST on Thursday 28 May 2015 and available later via BBC iPlayer.
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The Spaniard, celebrating his 25th birthday, refused to be blown off course by the gusting wind as he sealed a 6-4 7-5 6-4 victory on Court Philippe Chatrier, and he now awaits the winner of the second semi-final between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.
Nadal might well have lost his grip on the world number one ranking by Sunday's final, with Djokovic poised to replace him next week should he win his semi-final, but he will still have the huge incentive of potentially matching Bjorn Borg's record six French Open titles.
For Murray, a best-ever run at Roland Garros ended with a defeat that was widely predicted against a man who has now won 44 matches, and lost only one, in seven trips to the French Open.
Britain's 75-year wait for a men's Grand Slam singles champion to follow Fred Perry goes on, and Paris always seemed the least likely venue for Murray to make the breakthrough, but he had his chances to extend Nadal further than the three sets they played.
Nadal once saved 16 of 17 break points against Federer in a Roland Garros final and his powers of recovery were similarly evident as he saw off 15 of 18 against Murray, while taking six of 13 earned.
It was a close match. I didn't feel like I played poorly when it was close. I had a chance in the end of the first set to get back on level terms and didn't quite take it, but I had a lot of break-point opportunities
After breaking for 2-1 with a forehand whipped down the line, the Spaniard then saw off four break-back chances in a gripping fourth game thanks in part to one stunning defensive backhand, as well as a slice of fortune when a mishit forehand dropped on the baseline.
The first four games had taken 28 minutes but it looked like the set would be over within another 10 when Nadal broke once again and moved 5-1 clear, only for the top seed to hand one of the breaks back with a surprisingly poor eighth game.
Murray has played his best tennis when behind this fortnight and he did so once again, winning two punishing rallies on set points for Nadal and looking ready to level at 5-5, but two more break points went begging when the Scot was caught out by some vicious topspin and a superb Nadal serve-volley.
The Spaniard took the set but Murray had let him know he was a real threat and the world number four was the first to make a move in the second, only for a huge gust of wind to disrupt him on break point of game two, before Nadal saved a second with a blistering forehand and a cry of "Vamos!"
When Murray played a disastrous game that included a double fault and a poor drop shot to slip 3-2 behind, there seemed to be an inevitability about where the match was heading, but incredibly Nadal gifted him the break back with a double fault for 3-3.
Two more breaks followed in quick succession, Nadal taking his chance with a quite brilliant rally of huge hitting and sharp angles before Murray levelled once again with a return right at the champion's toes.
A tie-break loomed large but Nadal had other ideas at 5-5, ignoring the sight of a spectator's hat blowing across the court to recover from 40-15 down and convert his third break point of the game with another spectacular off-forehand.
This time he did not let his opponent back into the set and, with dark clouds moving across the stadium court and the wind continuing to interject, a break at the start of the third proved enough, despite another six break points coming and going for Murray.
A time of three hours and 17 minutes for three sets spoke of a real contest, but for the 44th time at Roland Garros it was always Nadal who looked like prevailing.
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"It was a close match, a lot of close games," said Murray. "I didn't feel like I played poorly when it was close.
"I had a chance in the end of the first set to get back on level terms and didn't quite take it, but I had a lot of break-point opportunities.
"Rafa played well on a lot of them. He served well and was able to dictate a lot of the points with his forehand. Some of them I didn't play that well."
Asked about the effect of the gusting wind, the BBC Sport columnist added: "It was difficult. It happened a few times at crucial moments for me but probably wouldn't have changed the outcome of the match.
"It was the same for both of us - I'm sure he had some points that he would have liked to have done things a bit better. For the most part, it was a good match."
Abid Naseer has been described by a High Court judge as an "al-Qaeda operative" who "poses a serious threat to the national security of the UK".
UK prosecutors said there was not enough evidence to charge him.
However, the US wants to put him on trial, arguing the Manchester plot was part of a wider conspiracy to also bomb New York.
In December his bid to stop the extradition was thrown out of the European Court of Human Rights, where his lawyers had argued he could be tortured if returned to Pakistan from the US.
Mr Naseer was arrested on 8 April 2009 along with 11 other mainly-Pakistani nationals in counter-terrorism raids in Manchester and Liverpool but no-one has been charged by British prosecutors.
Four police forces carried out the dramatic raids in daylight and Prime Minister Gordon Brown was quoted as saying "we are dealing with a very big terrorist plot".
Eleven of the arrested men were Pakistanis, most of whom came to the UK as students. The intelligence services suspected they were part of an international al-Qaeda plot directed from Pakistan and Abid Naseer was said to be the leader of the British end of the operation.
Suspicions were first aroused because of intercepted email exchanges between Mr Naseer and an al-Qaeda suspect in Pakistan known as "Ahmad".
Police made their arrests after an email about a Nikkah (Islamic wedding ceremony) which was believed to have been code for the attack. It read "I met with Nadia family and we both parties have agreed to conduct the Nikkah after 15th and before 20th of this month."
Mr Naseer maintains that he was looking for a wife, but a High Court hearing dismissed his explanation, saying "we are sure that email conveyed a sinister and alarming message".
The judge concluded Mr Naseer was "an al-Qaeda operative who posed and still poses a serious threat to the national security of the United Kingdom" but that he could not be deported to Pakistan because there was a risk he would be tortured by the intelligence services there.
The British authorities were now faced with a serious dilemma. The police and MI5, supported by a High Court judge, viewed Mr Naseer as a danger to national security but the CPS found there was insufficient evidence to prosecute him and the courts had ruled he could not be deported.
A potential breakthrough was made in July 2010 when the FBI announced it had charged Mr Naseer and wanted to try him in New York. They allege he was part of an international terror plot which also included a thwarted suicide attack on the city's subway.
Mr Naseer was charged with providing material support for a foreign terrorist organisation and conspiracy to use a firearm. David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, said: "these charges underscore the global nature of the terrorist threat we face."
But questions remain as to why a man accused of plotting to blow up targets in central Manchester will be tried in America. The public statements of prosecutors on both sides of the Atlantic also contain some inconsistencies.
A US Justice Department press release in July 2010 stated that the "UK authorities conducted searches of the plotters' homes, where they found large quantities of flour and oil, as well as surveillance photographs of public areas in Manchester and maps of Manchester's city centre posted on the wall, with one of the locations from the surveillance photographs highlighted".
Yet the High Court ruling spoke of the "complete absence of any evidence of the handling or preparation of explosives by Naseer and his alleged associate." Despite searches of buildings "nothing was found, apart from an irrelevant trace of RDX in one of the properties".
Though the police and MI5 believed the photos of the men posing around central Manchester was evidence of reconnaissance, the CPS concluded there was no realistic prospect of conviction.
A Home Office spokesperson said: "We can confirm that today Abid Naseer was extradited to America where he is accused of terrorism offences. His case is now a matter for the US authorities."
The removal of Mr Naseer follows three months after Abu Hamza al-Masri, Babar Ahmad and three other terrorism suspects were finally extradited to the US after years of legal wrangling.
They will stand trial later this year. If convicted, Mr Naseer faces a possible life sentence in a supermax prison.
Mr Naseer is the eighth defendant to face charges in Brooklyn federal court related to the al-Qaeda plot.
Najibullah Zazi and Zarein Ahmedzay were jailed in 2010 after admitting their role in the foiled plot. They subsequently gave evidence against a Bosnian-born US citizen, Adis Medunjanin, who was jailed for life in November.
US prosecutors claim that, at the culmination of the plot in April 2009, Mr Naseer used coded language to tell al-Qaeda associates he was ready to carry out the attack on the New York subway. Mr Naseer said he was planning a large "wedding" for many guests between 15 and 20 April 2009.
Last year Zazi, Ahmedzay and a third turncoat, Bryant Neal Vinas, gave evidence in a Norwegian court which led to three other al-Qaeda suspects being convicted of plotting a similar terrorist attack in Denmark.
New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said, "New York and London, and now Manchester, share a history of terrorism and outstanding law enforcement cooperation in bringing those allegedly responsible to justice, as this case illustrates. Al-Qaeda has attacked on both sides of the Atlantic, and it has been brought to justice on both shores too."
Naseer is due to appear before a court in New York on Monday.
The landmark ruling, passed in May, allowed Europeans to ask for links to "irrelevant" and outdated personal data to be removed from search engines.
The Wikipedia incident, first reported in The Observer, marks the first time an entry on the online encyclopaedia has been targeted, the BBC understands.
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has expressed his opposition to the law.
The "right to be forgotten" ruling has been the subject of much controversy since the decision by European Union Court of Justice (ECJ).
While the law has been welcomed by some privacy advocates, many groups have said it contravenes the right to free speech, with some even calling it censorship.
Last week, the Lords Home Affairs EU Sub-Committee said it was wrong to give search engines such as Google the job of deciding what should be removed, and called the law unreasonable.
More than 90,000 removal requests have been received by Google in the months since the law was imposed, and other search engines, such as Bing, have also implemented procedures to accept public requests.
In July, an article written by the BBC's Robert Peston was removed from Google search results, and links to articles on the Guardian, Telegraph and Independent news sites have also been taken down.
Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, has long expressed his concerns about the "right to be forgotten".
Speaking on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme in July, Mr Wales said: "The law as it stands right now is quite confusing.
"We have this one ruling of the ECJ which is very open-ended and very hard to interpret.
"I would say the biggest problem we have is that the law seems to indicate Google needs to censor links to information that is clearly public - links to articles in legally published, truthful news stories.
"That is a very dangerous path to go down, and certainly if we want to go down a path where we are going to be censoring history, there is no way we should leave a private company like Google in charge of making those decisions."
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He promised a "golden era" of relations, with the announcement of several deals.
Vice-Premier Ma Kai added that he wanted to see the UK and EU reach a "win-win" deal over Brexit.
Formal talks on the UK's departure from the EU are due to start next year.
As the meeting took place in London's Lancaster House, it was announced that the Chinese contractor CITIC Construction would invest £200m in the first phase of the £1.7bn London Royal Albert Docks project, headed by the Chinese developer ABP.
And the UK will in turn invest up to £40m in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank based in Beijing, for a fund to help developing countries to prepare infrastructure programmes.
Mr Hammond said it was important for the UK to tap into the Chinese market, with the country's middle class population expected to reach 600 million in the next few years.
He added: "Our trade relationship with China is now more important than ever."
Mr Ma said: "China wishes to see a UK and Europe that encourage stability and high prosperity. China will be happy to see the UK and Europe reach a win-win relationship through negotiation."
US President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants to apply 45% tariff barriers to Chinese imports in an effort to protect free trade.
But Mr Hammond told the BBC: "Britain's always believed that the best way long-term to protect and promote prosperity is free markets and free trade.
"President Trump has just been elected by the American people. He will want to consult with his advisers, talk to officials and I'm sure we will have a very constructive dialogue, as we do with the Chinese, with the new American administration."
He added: "It's about getting the right balance in the global trading system, so that we can have the benefits of open markets, while being properly and appropriately protected."
One of Theresa May's first acts on becoming prime minister during the summer was to order a review of the project to build Hinkley Point C, in Somerset, part-financed by China.
Writing in the Financial Times in August, Liu Xiaoming, China's ambassador to the UK, said: "If Britain's openness is a condition for bilateral co-operation, then mutual trust is the very foundation on which this is built.
"Right now, the China-UK relationship is at a crucial historical juncture. Mutual trust should be treasured even more."
The UK government approved Hinkley Point C in September, saying it had imposed "significant new safeguards" to protect national security.
After the London meeting, Mr Hammond said the deal would attract £6bn of investment to the UK, and Mr Ma described giving the go-ahead for the project as a "big encouragement" to further trade ties.
The team believe an asteroid triggered 150m-high waves when it plunged into an ocean thought to have existed on northern Mars three billion years ago.
Lomonosov crater in the planet's northern plains fits the bill as the source of tsunami deposits identified on the surface.
Details were outlined at the 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
Although the idea has lost some of its currency in recent years, some scientists think an ocean might once have filled the vast lowland region that occupies the Red Planet's northerly latitudes.
Growing evidence that tsunami waves washed over the boundary between the southern highlands and northern lowlands help strengthen the hypothesis.
François Costard, Steve Clifford and colleagues identified and mapped the distribution of sediment that apparently originated in the northern plains and flowed onto a possible ancient shoreline to the south.
"We found typical tsunami deposits along the dichotomy between the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere of Mars," Dr Costard, from Université Paris-Sud and CNRS, told BBC News.
"It supports that there was, at that time, a northern ocean."
One type of feature seen on the dichotomy boundary is a lobate flow deposit. Dr Clifford, from the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, explained the evidence.
"These lobate deposits propagate uphill from the northern plains and do so in close association with a potential palaeo-shoreline. The predictions of the numerical modelling that François and his colleagues have done provide a very persuasive case for an ocean at this time," he told BBC News.
"There's also a second set of landforms that we see along the coastline called thumbprint terrain.... the reflection of the tsunami waves from the coast and their interaction with a second set of tsunami waves, predicted by the numerical modelling, would have resulted in sediment deposition that's very similar to what we actually observe on Mars."
This terrain has previously been interpreted as having been caused by mud flows, mud volcanoes, or glaciers.
The proposed Martian tsunami travelled 150km (95 miles) inland, climbing to elevations of about 100m (330ft).
"If we do have this evidence of a tsunami having occurred back three billion years ago, there must have been an ocean present in the northern plains," said Steve Clifford.
"That's the key point here, it indicates that there was a substantial amount of water in residence on the Martian surface at this time and that has likely implications for the total inventory of water on Mars."
The researchers have identified what they think is the best candidate for the impact crater, a 120km-wide bowl called Lomonosov, after the 18th Century Russian polymath Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov. The feature is extremely degraded today, with a collapsed crater rim.
Two successive waves were formed during the event, says François Costard.
"It was a really large-scale, high speed tsunami. At the very beginning, a crater of 70km in diameter was created by the impact. This expelled a huge volume of water, with wave propagation at 60m/second," he explained.
"The initial wave was about 300m in height. After just a few hours, that tsunami wave reached the palaeo-shoreline located at a few hundred km from the impact crater."
This gigantic wave washed over hills and plateaus and through valleys, leaving behind the lobate flow deposits.
"Finally... due to the Martian ocean filling in that crater, which produced a kind of rebound, there was a second wave propagation," Dr Costard added.
If there was an ocean on Mars three billion years ago, it could have made the Red Planet a more hospitable place for life, raising hopes that signs of biology could be detected today.
"It's very hard to conceive of any other process other than a tsunami that could have emplaced these lobate deposits along the dichotomy boundary," Steve Clifford told BBC News.
"There is ambiguity in all the various lines of evidence that have been cited regarding whether Mars is water-rich or water-poor. But the morphologic evidence that's been presented here is a very persuasive case for a water-rich planet."
While a few other teams have reported evidence of tsunamis on Mars, no one up until now has linked the events to particular impact crater.
The research has been published in the Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets.
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Amir, 23, was jailed for his part in a spot-fixing scam during the 2010 Test series in England and banned from cricket for five years, but returned to domestic action in September.
"Hafeez and I can't accept Amir's presence in the camp," Azhar said.
Pakistan play three ODIs and three T20s in New Zealand in January.
Hafeez, a former captain in the T20 format, has previously said he "can't share the dressing room with someone who hurt my country's integrity".
He is understood to have told head coach Waqar Younis he will not attend any part of the camp at which Amir is present.
The Pakistan Cricket Board said it was attempting to convince Azhar and Hafeez to reconsider their stance.
Amir, then 18, pleaded guilty to bowling no-balls at pre-arranged times during Pakistan's fourth Test against England at Lord's in 2010.
He served half of a six-month jail term, while team-mates Mohammad Asif and captain Salman Butt served six and seven months respectively.
Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott said Amir, Asif and Butt should be "given a second chance".
Speaking to pakpassion.net, the 75-year-old said: "Give them a proper chance, get fit, play well and if they are still good enough then give them a chance in the Pakistan team.
"Nobody should hold anything against, or favour, any of the three in any way."
Second-placed Alloa lost ground on Livi after drawing with Albion Rovers.
Stenhousemuir were twice pegged back by promotion-chasing Airdrieonians before winning 4-2.
Peterhead secured a resounding 4-0 win against Queen's Park, while East Fife drew 0-0 with bottom side Stranraer.
Having lost to cup opponents East Fife last week, Livi got off to the perfect start as Liam Buchanan scored within a minute and Craig Halkett netted his first goal of the season to double the hosts' lead before the break.
And 10 minutes into the second half, Scott Pittman converted a close-range finish past Brechin goalkeeper Graeme Smith.
At Cliftonhill, Scott Taggart's first-half strike gave Alloa the lead but Rovers' Ross Stewart found the net with 20 minutes to go.
Third-placed Airdrie could not take advantage of Alloa's dropped points.
Andy Ryan cancelled out Alan Cook's opener for Stenny before Cook added a second before the interval.
Despite going down to 10 men after Jack Leitch's dismissal for violent conduct, the visitors equalised again through Joe Gorman.
But Stenhousemuir made the numerical advantage count as late goals from Colin McMenamin and Carlos Mazana-Martinez sealed the win to take them three points clear of Stranraer, while Airdrie are now a point off Alloa.
Ryan Strachan and Grant Anderson scored their first goals of the season to give Peterhead a commanding two-goal lead against Queen's Park after just 25 minutes.
The Spiders' Ryan McGeever was sent off for a second booking after conceding a penalty and Rory McAllister converted before the break and added another goal midway through the second half.
East Fife move a point closer to fourth-placed Brechin after the stalemate with visitors Stranraer.
Pre-tax profit at the clothing and homeware retailer dropped 5.5% from £836.1m to £790.2m last year.
The firm, which had already warned profits would fall, said it remained "extremely cautious" about trading.
It said shoppers were shifting their spending away from clothing, at the same time as inflation was rising and incomes were being squeezed.
The profit drop in 2016 was the first for the retailer since the financial crisis of 2008.
Despite the fall, investors sent Next shares 8% higher in early trading in London.
Richard Hunter, head of research at Wilson King Investment Management, said investors were pleased with growth in the directory business and further details on a special dividend.
Sales at Next's online and catalogue business rose 4% to £1.7bn. But the retailer said shoppers continued to shift away from the High Street, as sales at its bricks-and-mortar business fell 3% to £2.3bn.
Next chairman John Barton said: "Trading conditions in the year ahead will continue to be tough, however I believe that by focusing on our core strengths, as we did during 2008, we will see Next emerge from this period stronger than before."
Next has "had a remarkable record of out-performing its main competitors", especially M&S, in the past eight years, said Bryan Roberts of retail consultancy TCC Global.
But the "general malaise" for retailers is now catching up with them, Mr Roberts told the BBC.
"We're spending less money on things and more on experiences or leisure," he said, adding that rising inflation and slowing growth in wages was also putting retailers under pressure.
There was also a "bit of an admission of guilt from Next" that they were "chasing the more fashionable end of the market and neglecting some of their core, mainstream ranges", he said.
Next said that by focusing energy on "adopting exciting new trends" it had omitted some of its "best-selling, heartland product from our ranges".
It said this would improve in the summer ranges, but added "we will not have our ranges where we want them until the autumn season".
Among the other challenges it was facing, Next warned that price inflation, which it attributed to the fall in sterling, might not ease until the second half of 2018.
It also said that with more and more shoppers going online, it was "legitimate to question the long term viability of retail stores".
Chief executive Lord Wolfson said: "The year ahead looks set to be another tough year for Next.
"We remain clear on our priorities going forward. We will continue to focus on improving the company's product, marketing, services, stores and cost control."
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Supporters of Iran's moderate President Hasan Rouhani are in jubilant mood following his re-election, but have urged him to stick to his promises.
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Design group Assemble won the art award in 2015 for their work regenerating derelict houses in Toxteth, Liverpool.
Three houses have been sold for £90,000 each, with locals given priority and a condition added saying they must always be sold at an "affordable" price.
This year's Turner Prize winner will be announced in London on Monday evening.
Assemble have completed work on eight houses owned by the Granby Four Streets Community Land Trust so far, with five let out and three sold.
A covenant on those three houses, which are on Cairns Street, means that if they are sold on in the future, it must be at below market value, as calculated using average wages in the area. The average house price in Liverpool is £121,000.
Erika Rushton, chair of the land trust, the residents' group that has worked with Assemble and has sold the houses, said they wanted to find a legal way to ensure the houses remained affordable in the future.
"We don't want them to become 'Turner houses', if you know what I mean," she said. "Because we want local people to live in them forever."
The Turner Prize victory attracted interest from potential buyers from outside the area, Ms Rushton said.
"We've definitely had interest, but the houses have gone to people who had been on the waiting list long before Turner who wanted to buy one," she said.
"They tend to be people who used to live in the area or children of people who used to live in the area and who want to come back to the area.
"We've used that as one of the criteria that we used to prioritise people. And we've found more demand than we could have met."
The trust's vice-chair Hazel Tilley, who has lived on Cairns Street for 25 years, said: "What we don't want is gentrification. We don't suddenly want all the white middle class investors.
"So we've also applied criteria to the sale which matches social criteria - a connection with the area, first-time buyer, in need of decent housing at an affordable price.
"So people can't buy it to rent out or anything like that, because it's really important that we don't price out the people who live here."
Assemble are due to renovate three more houses and convert two that are beyond repair into a winter garden.
They are also turning a boarded-up corner shop into a permanent workshop to allow the fixtures and fittings that were designed for the houses to be sold online.
This year's Turner Prize nominees are Anthea Hamilton, Michael Dean, Helen Marten and Josephine Pryde, with the winner of the £25,000 award to be named at the Tate Britain gallery just before 22:00 GMT.
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After touching 11-year lows of just above $36 a barrel on Monday, Brent crude recovered to $36.45 a barrel.
Among energy-related stocks, BG Group was one of the biggest risers in the FTSE 100, climbing 3.3%, while oil giant BP gained 2.9%.
At the close, the benchmark FTSE 100 was up 48.26 points, or 0.8%, at 6,083.10.
Shares in ITV fell 1% after US firm Comcast denied it was interested in bidding for the UK broadcaster. ITV's shares had jumped 4% on Monday on reports Comcast was eyeing the firm.
Shares of retailers came under pressure on worries over the strength of festive sales. Marks and Spencer dropped more than 1% and Next slipped 0.35% after Nomura cut its price targets for both companies.
On the currency markets, the pound slipped 0.45% against the dollar to $1.4819 and fell 0.98% against the euro to €1.3505.
Senior German member of the European Parliament Manfred Weber said Mr Johnson's comments were "unbelievable" given his warnings about Turkish migrants during the UK's EU referendum.
"I cannot respect him any more, what he is doing in this regard," he added.
Meanwhile, Mr Johnson told MPs UK-EU relations were "excellent".
Mr Weber - head of the centre-right EPP grouping in the European Parliament - was speaking to reporters in Strasbourg about Brexit talks when he turned to Mr Johnson's offer to help Turkey join the EU, an offer made during his September visit to Ankara.
Mr Weber said: "He himself did, in the Brexit campaign, leaflets where he showed Turkey, Syria and Iraq as possible members of the European Union, making people afraid of possible EU migration waves.
"He used it himself, and then, a few weeks afterwards, he is travelling to [Turkish President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan and he is offering support for becoming a member of the European Union - it is unbelievable, it is a provocation and it is arrogant what we hear from him.
"I cannot respect this any more, what he is doing in this regard."
Mr Weber said: "Please step back. It is a question of fairness, of respect. When you want to leave a club, you have no say any more in the long-term future of this club."
Mr Johnson has also faced criticism from other EU member states for comments last week that have been interpreted by some as wanting the UK to stay in the single market while also being able to curb the free movement right of all EU citizens to live and work in the UK.
Asked about the state of Brexit talks, at Foreign Office questions on Tuesday, Mr Johnson said Theresa May had set out very clearly "what we hope to achieve" and that the plan was "eminently achievable".
He said: "More and more of our friends and partners around the EU are seeing the merits of what is being proposed. More and more are excited. And relations, I can tell you, relations are excellent and are getting warmer. Not just in the EU but around the world."
On Tuesday, Mr Weber also met the UK's Brexit Secretary David Davis, for an introductory meeting ahead of the formal negotiations set to begin when Theresa May triggers the two-year UK exit process in March.
Mr Davis described his meeting with Mr Weber and the European Parliament's lead negotiator on Brexit, Guy Verhofstadt, as a "good start" and spoke of his hope of a Brexit deal that suited the EU, the UK and also met the referendum "requirements", which was taken as meaning curbs on immigration.
But Mr Weber was less enthusiastic, saying that free movement of people was not negotiable, adding: "Today, in my talk with David Davis, unfortunately I haven't really heard anything new. I haven't really heard how the British government want to tackle Brexit or what Brexit really means."
Mr Verhofstadt also tweeted a warning that the EU's values were being threatened from within by "cronies" of President Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump.
"Let's not allow this happen. Let's fight back," he said.
It appeared to be a reference, in part, to UK Independence Party interim leader Nigel Farage, who has spoken admiringly about Mr Putin. Mr Farage is also close to Mr Trump and his entourage.
On Monday, Mr Trump controversially suggested that Mr Farage - a leading Brexiteer - should be appointed UK ambassador to the US. The UK government has dismissed the suggestion.
The R&B star filmed much of the video in the New Lodge flats.
It is an inner city area dominated by large residential tower blocks.
As part of an environmental initiative, young people and residents will clear away foliage and weeds and plant an arrangement of native wild flowers.
The flower-planting scheme by organisers Grow Wild is aimed at brightening the urban area where the filming took place.
We Found Love became a UK number one and depicted the singer as a drug-abusing thrill-seeker in a relationship that quickly spiralled into addiction and violence.
Stephanie Baine, Grow Wild Northern Ireland manager, said: "It's all about bringing people together to brighten up forgotten spaces, and that is precisely what is happening here.
"It shows the New Lodge is definitely not a hopeless place."
Another part of the pop video was filmed in a muddy barley field near Bangor, County Down.
Rihanna stripped to a bikini after removing a long checked dress.
Traffic practically ground to a halt near Ballyrobert as drivers strained to get a glimpse of the singer and her cavalcade.
But the sight became too much for the landowner Alan Graham's Christian beliefs and he politely asked the filming to stop.
Volunteers who have planned the Sow Wild New Lodge Community Garden this summer will redevelop a unused and overgrown communal space in the area.
Gerard Rosato, who is helping to run the project, said: "People are conscious that this area is a bit of a concrete jungle.
"North Belfast is very densely built up, there is a housing shortage and nearly anything that can be built on has been built on.
"Any areas which can be transformed like this should be well looked after.
"My hope is that when this is a success we can get other, similar schemes off the ground and continue to spruce up the area."
Match of the Day 2 pundit and former West Ham striker John Hartson expands on his TV analysis of how Andy Carroll helped the Hammers in their win over Swansea that sent them third in the Premier League.
Carroll played the role of a big targetman to perfection, not only with his two goals in the Hammers' 3-1 win, but with his link-up play and work-rate.
He also made one goal and was behind the attack that led to Swansea goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski being sent off.
Swansea simply could not cope with him and it was the sort of display I would have been proud of myself.
It was interesting to hear West Ham manager Sam Allardyce talking after the game about how Carroll has been taking tips from Hammers strikers' coach Teddy Sheringham to improve his movement in the penalty area.
Carroll is 25 and an England international but I know from my own experience that you are always learning when you are a player, and that even a tiny bit of advice can make a crucial difference to your game.
I did a bit of striker coaching for Wales until this time last year, and I was working with the likes of Craig Bellamy and Gareth Bale.
You are not there to teach players as good as that how to score goals, but there are always things you can do that will help them.
Working on movement, and runs to the near or far post in the box, is one example. The idea is that you do the drills in training and then certain situations in games act as the trigger to do the same for real.
So, Sheringham's appointment in the summer was something of a masterstroke and on this topic he is definitely the right person to listen to.
When he was a player, there was nobody as good as Teddy at finding space and getting time on the ball.
What he did better than anybody else was anticipate. When the ball is in the air, usually everyone watches it - but Teddy was always on the move, which gave him space to attack the ball.
You could see his influence in the way Carroll played against Swansea.
Allardyce spoke about how Carroll can spend too much time battling defenders, which is something I know I did myself. In some games I seemed to spend the whole time either winning free-kicks, or giving them away.
Like Carroll, I did better when I concentrated on heading the ball.
I was also more effective on the move, when I could get a start on whoever was marking me, which Carroll did so well on Sunday with both of his goals.
His movement made it difficult for Swansea's defenders to track or block him in the box and they did not deal with him outside the area either.
I am not talking about winning the first ball when it is played up to him, because Carroll is 6ft 4ins and has a great leap so he is going to beat most people in the air whatever they do.
The key was what happened with the second ball. Swansea struggled with that too, and paid the price with the way West Ham scored their third goal.
Carroll beat Ki Sung-Yueng in the air and Diafra Sakho got on the end of the bouncing ball, running straight through Kyle Bartley and Jazz Richards to score.
Carroll was making only his fourth start of the season following an ankle ligament injury in October, and his goals were his first since March.
West Ham were doing well while he was injured, and people have been raving about Sakho and Enner Valencia, the strikers that Allardyce signed in the summer.
Both of them have impressed, but having Carroll back fit and firing again gives another dimension to their attack.
With the right service, he gives them a greater threat from set-pieces but also takes the pressure off his strike partner because he can do all the donkey work.
By that I mean the physical side of the game - getting bashed around and keeping defenders busy, so that Valencia and Sakho have got more space to operate in.
Those two are dangerous attacking players and, with the likes of Alex Song and Stewart Downing in midfield, West Ham have plenty of quality to back them up.
In the last few weeks, everybody has been talking about how surprising it is to see Southampton near the top of the table and how well they have been playing.
So I am pleased that people are taking notice of West Ham too. They are up there on merit.
Staying in the top four until the end of the season is a different story, though, and it is a huge ask.
One of the reasons why West Ham could do it is because teams like Liverpool, Everton and Tottenham are not looking very convincing challengers for a Champions League place.
At the moment, the Hammers' best players are in form. But they are in the same boat as Saints in that the size of their squad means they will need to keep them free of injury too.
Carroll is a case in point.
John Hartson was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
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The winger scored twice in the first half as Leeds established a 14-0 lead before the interval.
Chris Bridge, Stefan Ratchford and Ben Westwood then crossed for the Wolves, but tries by Joel Moon and Tom Briscoe proved enough for the Rhinos.
Leeds will now play at Wembley on 23 August against the winner of Sunday's match between Widnes and Castleford.
The Rhinos, beaten by the Wolves in 2011 and 2012 Challenge Cup finals, will now travel to London looking to end a run of six successive defeats in the final.
They last lifted the trophy at the old Wembley Stadium in 1999.
I thought Jamie Peacock was brilliant today. Experience is huge in these games and he really helped to get the team over the line
Returning Leeds captain Kevin Sinfield, who missed the last two games through suspension, kicked the first points of an exciting contest with just two minutes on the clock after Warrington were penalised for obstruction.
The Wire then spent the best part of 10 minutes desperately defending their own try-line, Carl Ablett and Jamie Jones-Buchanan both falling just short.
Warrington grew into the contest but their early exertions in defence told as they conceded possession too easily on a number of occasions.
Brian McDermott's side eventually made their pressure tell when Hall fended off Joel Monaghan to touch down in the corner after 25 minutes. The try was eventually awarded after consultation with the video referee and Sinfield landed the extras to make it 8-0.
Hall grabbed his second try of the day when he latched on to Danny McGuire's long pass after Zak Hardaker's fantastic run from his own line gave Leeds excellent field position.
Sinfield was again flawless with the kick and Warrington, who had chances after Hall's first score, found themselves 14-0 down at the interval.
Tony Smith's side started the second half with real intent and got themselves on the scoreboard when Chris Bridge scampered in after Joel Monaghan got up well to Richie Myler's high kick.
The try breathed new life in to the Wire and they pressed on in search of another score to close the gap.
The Rhinos stood up to the pressure and came up with a score of their own when Moon crossed after a speedy breakaway from Rob Burrow.
Warrington would not go away and they touched down their second try of the day through Ratchford after a good offload from Westwood. Bridge kicked the extras to leave Leeds 18-10 in front going in to the last 20 minutes.
Needing two tries the Wolves started taking risks and a handling error on the halfway line all but gave the game to Leeds.
Briscoe picked the ball up to race away from Rhys Evans and cross under the posts and Sinfield's kick put the Rhinos 14 points in front with just over 10 minutes to play.
Westwood cut the deficit with a try from close in after a mix-up in the Leeds defence but there was not enough time for the Wolves to force another score as the Rhinos held out.
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Leeds Rhinos coach Brian McDermott:
"It was a very good start from us.
"We were fortunate that Warrington had a couple of challenges on our line that didn't come off - that helped us. But the players executed our plan really well in that first period.
"We needed that buffer at half-time because we knew what Warrington could do."
Warrington Wolves coach Tony Smith:
"We probably lost some momentum from the way we'd have liked to have started.
"We applied ourselves enormously in defence, but you can't give a team like the Rhinos that sort of ball in that sort of field position.
"We were 14-0 down and we only had the ball in their half a couple of times, but we looked dangerous when we did. It was the back end of the first half when we got into a position to threaten them.
"It was pleasing that we didn't concede more points, but I'm disappointed we attacked like we did. We looked a bit forced at times."
Leeds: Hardaker, T. Briscoe, Watkins, Moon, Hall, Sinfield, McGuire, Leuluai, Burrow, Peacock, Ablett, Delaney, Jones-Buchanan, Aiton, Kirke.
Replacements: Kirke for Leuluai (16), Aiton for Jones-Buchanan (30), Bailey for Aiton (49), Leuluai for Kirke (37).
Substitutes: Sutcliffe.
Warrington: Russell, J. Monaghan, Atkins, C. Bridge, R. Evans, Ratchford, Myler, Hill, M. Monaghan, England, Waterhouse, Westwood, Harrison, Harrison.
Replacements: Wood for England (20), Grix for Harrison (26), Asotasi for Harrison (31).
Substitutes: Higham.
Att: 9,000
Ref: Phil Bentham (Blackpool).
The headless remains of Kelly, who led a gang in Victoria in the late 1800s, were identified last November through DNA tests.
The bones were found in a mass grave outside the former Pentridge Prison.
The site's property developers wanted to keep the remains but Kelly's family wanted the bones returned.
State officials have issued a new licence for exhumation, which means that the developers will not be able to keep the remains for display in a museum, Australian media reported.
"The Kelly family will now make arrangements for Ned's final burial," Ellen Hollow, a great-granddaughter of Kelly's sister, said in a statement.
"We also appeal to the person who has the skull in their possession to return it... so that when the time comes for Ned to be laid to rest his remains can be complete."
Ned Kelly was seen by some as a cold-blooded killer and by others as a folk hero who fought colonial authorities.
The bushranger killed three policemen before being captured in Victoria in 1880 and was hanged for murder at Old Melbourne Jail in November of the same year.
But his body went missing after it was thrown into a mass grave. The bodies in the grave were transferred from the prison to Pentridge Prison in 1929 and then exhumed again in 2009.
The exploits of Kelly and his gang have been the subject of numerous films and television series, including a portrayal by Rolling Stone Mick Jagger in a 1970 film.
The 21-year-old, winning only his fifth cap, impressed once again in Saturday's historic 39-28 win over Australia.
"When I look around the dressing room at the quality of individuals and the quality of the preparation we've done, it gives me confidence," the lock said.
"When we have that preparation, I don't think there is any need to be nervous or overwhelmed by the occasion."
Itoje has not lost a match he has started for club or country in over a year, and has won the Grand Slam with England and both the Premiership and European Champions Cup with club side Saracens this season.
He maintained that impressive run on Saturday as England secured their first ever win in Brisbane and just their fourth ever against the Wallabies on Australian soil.
He told BBC Sport: "I've never played the second best team in the world before, so that in itself was something different.
"But I've had enough experience in big games now not to be overawed by occasions like this one."
Fly-half George Ford, who came off the bench in a first-half tactical switch to help steer England to victory, praised the man-management of coach Eddie Jones.
Ford has endured a mixed season for club and country and was left out of the starting XV, with Owen Farrell and Luther Burrell preferred in midfield, but helped set up two of England's three tries after replacing the latter, with Farrell moving to inside centre.
"To have someone there who supports his players is brilliant, and you try and pay that back by the way you are around camp, and the way you go out and perform on the weekend," he told BBC Sport.
"He [Jones] challenges you in training, he's honest with you in one-to-one meetings, and that's all you want as a player really."
England now have a chance to wrap up the series in the second Test Melbourne, and become the first English side to win a series in Australia.
"All we are looking forward to now is Melbourne," Ford added. "We're going to keep our feet on the ground and make sure we keep getting better."
The five-game contest is being seen as a major test of what scientists and engineers have achieved in the sphere of AI.
After the match, Lee Se-dol said: "Yesterday I was surprised but today it's more than that, I am quite speechless.
"Today I feel like AlphaGo played a nearly perfect game," he said.
"If you look at how the game was played I admit it was a clear loss on my part."
Lee Se-dol is considered a champion Go player, having won numerous tournaments over a long, successful career.
In October 2015, AlphaGo beat the European Go champion, an achievement that was not expected for years.
A computer beat the world's chess champion in 1997, but Go is recognised as a more complex board game.
On Thursday, the Korea Times reported that locals had started calling AlphaGo "AI sabum" - or "master AI".
Three games remain, but Google only has to win once more to named the victor.
"Playing against a machine is very different from an actual human opponent," world champion Lee Se-dol told the BBC ahead of the first match.
"Normally, you can sense your opponent's breathing, their energy. And lots of times you make decisions which are dependent on the physical reactions of the person you're playing against.
"With a machine, you can't do that."
Go is thought to date back to ancient China, several thousand years ago.
Using black-and-white stones on a grid, players gain the upper hand by surrounding their opponents pieces with their own.
The rules are simpler than those of chess, but a player typically has a choice of 200 moves compared with about 20 in chess.
There are more possible positions in Go than atoms in the universe, according to DeepMind's team.
It can be very difficult to determine who is winning, and many of the top human players rely on instinct.
Google's AlphaGo was developed by British computer company DeepMind which was bought by Google in 2014.
The computer program first studied common patterns that are repeated in past games, Demis Hassabis, DeepMind chief executive explained to the BBC.
"After it's learned that, it's got to reasonable standards by looking at professional games. It then played itself, different versions of itself millions and millions of times and each time get incrementally slightly better - it learns from its mistakes"
Learning and improving from its own matchplay experience means the super computer is now even stronger than when it beat the European champion late last year.
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Yet that world was imagined not by a contemporary writer but by the Edwardian author Edward Morgan Forster.
Best known for his novels about class and hypocrisy - Howards End, A Room With A View and A Passage To India - The Machine Stops was Forster's only foray into science fiction.
Published in 1909, it tells the story of a mother and son - Vashti and Kuno - who live in a post-apocalyptic world where people live individually in underground pods, described as being "like the cell of a bee", and have their needs provided for by the all-encompassing Machine.
It is a world where travel is rare, inhabitants communicate via video screens, and people have become so reliant on the Machine that they have begun to worship it as a living entity.
Neil Duffield, who adapted the story for York Theatre Royal's stage, says it is "quite extraordinary" how much modern technology it predicts - and how sharply it observes the effects it will have on users.
"He predicts the internet in the days before even radio was a mass medium.
"It would have all seemed so far-fetched back in that time, when people weren't even used to telephones - and that makes it more relevant now than it was in his time - he was anticipating technology like the internet and Skype.
"And he predicts, with astonishing accuracy, the effect the technology has on our relations with one another, with our bodies, with our philosophy and culture.
"It's a warning for now for what we might be getting ourselves into."
The play's director, Juliet Forster (no relation), brought the story to Duffield for him to turn into a play.
She says she became enthralled by it in the late 1980s and "year on year, it's gained more and more relevance".
"It's so eerily true and resonant. Very quickly I thought it was something that could be very interesting. Although he predicts all that technology, what's more interesting is how human beings react to it - that's what fascinates me.
"Forster had such insight into human nature and the way we would adapt and lose parts of ourselves through technology.
"It asks the question about how far we will go in allowing technology to be the thing that we rely on in order to function."
The University of Manchester's Dr Howard Booth, a Forster expert, says that though the story is fascinating, it is those insights into human nature it offers that are more important than the predictions of technology.
"People read it and say 'look, this is somebody over 100 years ago that seems to have imagined the world of the internet and the smart phone and many of the issues that we are addressing about people living their lives through technology and not looking up and seeing the world around'.
"I would put that not in terms of him being some sort of great futurologist - the technology in The Machine Stops doesn't look like our technology - but in a long-standing tradition that he knew well, which questioned industrialisation and technology and the way it was starting to reach into the mind.
"So he didn't see the machines of our day, but he was starting to see the issues that are involved - that what is there to supposedly aid and help us to perform certain tasks may actually become what we start to live through, need and be unable to imagine being without."
Duffield agrees the story's real interest lies in what it reveals about human nature.
"It's a very personal story, there's only two main characters - a mother and her son - who communicate by what we would know as Skype," he says.
"That is central to the story, their very personal relationship, and the real genius of the piece is that he manages to explore the whole impact on society of that sort of technology through just two characters."
And with themes discussing, as the play's director puts it, "the relationship between the material and the spiritual", it reveals how it links with the author's more familiar works.
"As a genre, it's not like Forster's work, but actually, the themes are recurrent across all of his writing.
"The drama between restriction and freedom. The trying to balance your physical nature and your spiritual. The need to connect across all classes and peoples.
"All those things are in there that you find in his other work, but written in such a totally different world to what you might expect."
Dr Booth says while the work is Forster's only overtly sci-fi story, the 12,000 word piece is "quite similar to many of his short stories, which do often have a fantasy element to them".
"He did often when writing short stories take on a kind of science fiction - A Celestial Omnibus, for example, imagines going up to heaven and meeting writers there.
"From Merchant Ivory [who made the film adaptations of A Room With A View and Howards End], we have a certain image of Forster, but actually the themes of The Machine Stops are Forster's themes."
And the academic also has an answer for why Forster decided to write a sci-fi story.
"There are a number of things that are coming to a head in 1908. One is that he's thinking more about religion - that doesn't mean orthodox Christianity, but a sense of the spiritual, of a contact with the natural world, and he thinks that things in modern life are getting in the way of that.
"And those problems in modern life are also stopping people connecting with each other.
"He's also reacting against a euphoric view of science and progress, which amongst the writers of the time, he associates in particular with HG Wells. And there's one very specific spur, which is an aircraft flight by a French aviator called Henri Farman, who was the first person to take a heavier-than-air aircraft - not an airship or a balloon - and do a circuit and land.
"Unlike the Wright brothers, who take off and bump back to earth, this was the first time people had shown you could have air travel and navigate the aircraft.
"That may seem a small thing to us, but to Forster, that suggested we were very much on the edge of a machine-like world.
"He feared machines taking over, which is what The Machine Stops is all about - people losing their connection with life and the world and starting to live through machines instead."
The Machine Stops is at York Theatre Royal until 4 June.
Usha Patel, 44, was found dead in the flat she shared with her young son in Melrose Avenue, Cricklewood, at 08:10 BST on Thursday.
Officers issued an appeal on Friday to trace Miles Donnelly, 34, from Paddington, who was believed to have contacted Ms Patel to meet up with her.
He was arrested in Paddington earlier on suspicion of murder.
Captain Aaron Carpenter gave Pirates an early lead, with Laurence May adding a conversion and three penalties.
Aaron Penberthy replied with a penalty as the hosts led 16-3 at half-time.
The Islanders dominated the second half but Pirates held on despite Uili Kolo'ofa'i scoring a converted try within minutes of the restart.
Jersey piled on the pressure and Pirates wing Matt Evans was sin-binned for a deliberate knock-on, denying Tom Howe a second Jersey try.
In a frantic finale the Pirates defence repelled an onslaught of driving mauls, hanging on to claim a victory which moves them up to ninth in the Championship table, with Jersey sixth.
A public consultation was held on a proposal to give Gloriana a permanent home at Twickenham's former Orleans House boatyard on the river Thames.
But the council rejected the plans before the consultation finished, saying a "substantial majority of respondents" were against them.
In July some residents called the plans "dishonourable" which sparked a row.
Richmond councillor Pamela Fleming said there were "significant issues to address" on the proposed site, but added: "It is a pity that this beautiful craft, which was conceived on our river, will not find a home here."
The council said: "Though results of the consultation have not yet been fully analysed it is clear a substantial majority of respondents were opposed to Gloriana's permanent home at this site."
Lord Sterling, speaking for the Gloriana, acknowledged local opposition to the proposal and said "further locations along the river" would be explored.
The 94ft (28.6m) barge was presented to the Queen before a pageant of more than 1,000 boats sailed down the River Thames to mark the monarch's 60 years on the throne in 2012.
Gloriana is currently being housed temporarily at St Katharine Docks while a more permanent site is found.
Under the Orleans House plan, Richmond Council agreed to contribute "up to £1m" to the scheme which was due to include a new playground on the site. However, the council was unsure how much the project's final cost would be.
Some Richmond residents claimed the council's plans for Orleans Park were "dishonourable" and would damage the ecology of the park and pose a threat to a playground.
Mandie Adams McGuire, from Friends of Orleans Riverside, said: "We do not object to the beautiful Gloriana being housed in the borough of Richmond. Orleans Riverside is just fundamentally the wrong location.
"The nature and ecology of the area would be dramatically affected. The structure of the boathouse would be enormous - equivalent to 26 flats or seven houses."
The governing Conservative party says in the newspaper adverts that a win on Monday for the Liberal party would mean "brothels in our communities".
It also warns a Liberal government would legalise marijuana, "making access easier for kids".
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, whose party leads the polls, said the ads are misleading but his focus is on Canada.
His party has also been running controversial adverts - one has suggested the Conservatives could revoke Canadian citizenship with a new law.
The Conservative adverts about brothels and marijuana ran in Punjabi and Chinese, aimed at those voters in Vancouver and Toronto.
"Those aren't our values either. Vote for your values," the adverts said.
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Mr Trudeau responded to the adverts at a recent campaign event but chose not to be drawn on the substance of the Conservative claims.
"I think it is up to [Prime Minister] Mr Harper to explain why he's choosing to mislead Canadians," he said.
"Frankly, I will let him continue to focus on me, I'm going to stay focused on Canadians."
The Liberals have said they would legalise marijuana for people over the age of 18, while the New Democratic Party, the third main party vying for power, has said it would ease laws surrounding marijuana use.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who has been leading the country for 10 years, defended the campaign, saying Mr Trudeau refused to admit the damage drugs do to families and communities.
"He wants to allow the sale of marijuana in corner stores and increase the number of heroin injection sites, dangerously misguided policies that would only make drugs more accessible to our children."
The Conservatives said their claim about brothels was supported by the fact Mr Trudeau voted against Bill C-36, an anti-prostitution bill.
But Rattan Mall, editor of the Indo-Canadian Voice newspaper, said that the ads were "insulting" to the South Asian community.
A Nanos survey released on Thursday put the Liberals at 37.1% which, if accurate, would put the party within reach of a majority.
Once in third place, the party is now more than seven points ahead of the Conservatives and 13 points in front of the left-leaning New Democrats.
• Canadian election day is 19 October. Its formal campaign season lasts 78 days.
• The Canadian Parliament is comprised of 338 constituencies, called ridings.
• Members of parliament are elected in a "first past the post" system where the candidate with the most votes wins.
• Canada's prime minister is leader of the party which wins the most seats.
Researchers have been surveying volcanic underwater vents - sometimes called black smokers - in the South West Indian Ridge in the Indian Ocean.
The UK team found an array of creatures living in the super-heated waters, including yeti crabs, scaly-foot snails and sea cucumbers.
They believe some of the species may be new to science.
Hydrothermal vents were first discovered in 1977. These fissures in the ocean floor spew out fiercely hot, mineral-rich water, yet somehow, diverse ecosystems are able to thrive in these hostile conditions.
The team, from the University of Southampton, was particularly interested in the vents on the South West Indian Ridge because this range is linked to the Mid Atlantic Ridge and the Central Indian Ridge, where vent life has been well documented.
This area is also unusual because it is an "ultra-slow spreading" ridge, which means it is less volcanically active than other ridges, with fewer vents that are further apart.
Dr Jon Copley, chief scientist of the Indian Ocean vents project, said: "This place is a real crossroads in terms of the vent species around the world."
Using a remote-operated, underwater robot called Kiel 6000, from the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM Geomar), in Germany, the team was able to train their cameras on the vents.
In the hottest habitat around the black smokers, they found snails and shrimp, as well as mussels, sea cucumbers and crabs. They then compared these with the animals found at vents on the neighbouring ridges.
Dr Copley said: "I was expecting there to be some similarities to what we know from the Atlantic, and some similarities to what we know from the Indian Ocean vents, and that was true, but we also found types of animals here which are not known from either of those neighbouring areas, and that was a big surprise.
"One was a type of yeti crab. There are two currently described species of yeti crab known from the Pacific, and it isn't like those, but it is the same type of animal, with long, hairy arms.
"Also some sea cucumbers - not known from the Atlantic or Central Indian vents, but known from the Pacific."
He added: "We've got links to lots of different parts of the world here, which is very exciting."
The team was also surprised at the diversity of life they found during this expedition, which was funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (Nerc).
Dr Copley said: "In a lot of other vent fields I've been to, in this hot zone where you get the animals there is often just one type of animal living there: in the deep Mid Atlantic Ridge, it's the shrimp. But here, we have seen three to four all in the same zone."
The findings should help researchers to learn more about how life moves from vent to vent: vents are short lived, and without the ability to hop from one system to the next, life there would go extinct.
"That is why vents are a great place to understand how species disperse and evolve in the deep oceans, because they are like little islands," Dr Copley added.
Despite these findings, the researchers are worried about the future of this underwater terrain.
China has been granted an exploratory licence by the International Seabed Authority to explore the potential of mining the vents in this area for their rich minerals.
Dr Copley said: "This vent field is the size of a few football pitches, and it seems possible that it is the only known range of some of these species.
"It would be very premature to start disrupting it before we really know the true extent of what lives in it."
The potency of the drug in the US appeared to have increased, making it more harmful, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime's World Drugs Report added.
It said it was too early to tell if the legalisation of cannabis in two US states had had an impact on drug use.
Global illegal opium poppy farming rose 26% between 2012 and 2013, it added.
"In the United States, the lower perceived risk of cannabis use has led to an increase in its use," the report said, although global use of cannabis appeared to have fallen.
There was a 59% increase in US cannabis-related emergency department visits between 2006 and 2010, and a 14% increase in admission to treatment centres for drug abuse over the same period, the report said, citing US government data.
The percentage of people in the US aged 12 or older who admitted to using marijuana in the past year had increased from 10% in 2008 to 12% in 2012, the report added.
One reason for the increased need for medical treatment is thought to be an increased potency in the drug, the report said.
"In some parts of the world we have seen that the content of the main psychotic substance, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has increased, and this in a way makes the cannabis more harmful," UNODC research branch chief Angela Me told the BBC.
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Washington state legalised possession of marijuana in December 2012, and Colorado did the same in January.
Uruguay also legalised cannabis in May.
Research showed that, among young people, there was a correlation between more permissive cannabis regulations and lower risk perceptions of cannabis use, the report added.
However, Ms Me said that "the relationship between risk perception and legalisation" was "complex".
"It's not clear one causes the other - you may have legalisation because people perceive a lower risk from cannabis; or a legalisation movement leads to a lower risk perception.
"But what we have seen is that there is clearly a correlation between the perception of risk and the start of cannabis use," she added.
Separately, the report said that illegal opium poppy farming had increased, especially in Afghanistan, where 209,000 hectares (800 square miles) of land was used to cultivate poppies in 2013.
Opiates and similar synthetic drugs, opioids, caused the most drug-related deaths worldwide, it said.
Meanwhile, the report said the global availability of cocaine had fallen in 2012, although use remained high in the North and South America.
David Byrne was shot dead when gunmen opened fire at a boxing weigh-in event at the Regency Hotel on 5 February.
On Wednesday, three AK 47 rifles were discovered when armed officers stopped a car near Slane in County Meath.
The arrested man is from County Donegal and he is also understood to have links to dissident republicanism.
Irish broadcaster RTÉ said the guns were now being examined to establish if they were used in the Dublin shooting.
A police (Garda) spokesman confirmed that a 39-year-old man had been detained in County Meath on Wednesday under the Offences Against the State Act.
However, he said no further information about the arrested was available for "operational reasons".
The man, from Wiltshire, was arrested on Thursday morning and remains in police custody.
Miss Hall, 25, was last seen alive at Cadillacs nightclub in Bath city centre on 9 June 1996.
Her partial remains were found 13 years later in a plastic bag near a slip road of the M5 at Thornbury in 2009.
Dental records were subsequently used to identify the hospital worker.
On the 20th anniversary of her disappearance police revealed they had obtained DNA evidence from an item found at the scene where Miss Hall's remains were discovered.
Her parents, Steve and Pat Hall, also made an appeal for information and offered £50,000 of their own money as a reward for information leading to a conviction.
Mr Hall said then: "The loss of Melanie has been life changing for us and we'll never be the same people as we were before Melanie disappeared.
"Melanie's murder has had a terrible impact on our family and I know my wife Pat is tortured by what happened to our daughter, and will never get over it.
"I believe this inquiry will be solved by one of two things - either through the advancement of DNA helping to identify who was responsible, or someone who knows a crucial piece of information having the moral fibre to contact the police."
A renewed appeal for information was also made on the BBC's Crimewatch Roadshow programme.
This programme led to more than 20 calls from the public offering information.
The force does not have a prime suspect or any conclusive evidence that Miss Hall's death is linked to other murders or sexual offences.
Police have previously arrested nine people in connection with the case but no-one has been charged.
Paul Briggs, 43, of Merseyside, suffered a brain injury in a crash in July 2015.
Lindsey Briggs told Manchester Court of Protection he would not have wanted to live and would have been "horrified knowing his daughter was scared of him".
Doctors are opposing the application.
Mr Briggs, a Gulf War veteran, suffered a bleed on the brain, five fractures in his spine, bruising to internal organs and several other severe injuries in the collision and is being kept alive through medical intervention.
His wife and mother to his daughter Ella, five, said he did not recognise her or respond to her when she went to see him.
The court heard medical experts predicted even in a best case scenario, PC Briggs would remain severely physically disabled and could live nine or 10 years.
Mrs Briggs said he valued his independence and having this taken away would be "torture" for him.
She said: "I think he would see it as torture, just as hell, that everything he believes in and he lives for would just be taken away from him.
"He would be living for no reason."
Mrs Briggs told the court her husband had been active, sociable and a "hands on father" before the crash.
When asked what her husband might think of his situation now, she said he would be horrified and "horrified for his daughter, that she's scared of him".
PC Briggs's mother, Jan, said she agreed with her daughter-in-law, adding it was "very, very difficult" to see him as he is now.
She told the court: "I just don't want him to suffer any more."
Conrad Hallin, representing Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust and Wirral Clinical Commissioning Group, said doctors had noticed some signs of improvement in his condition.
Chelsea Rowe, 26, was given a 12-month prison term in July after admitting causing serious injury to PC Briggs by dangerous driving in Birkenhead.
The hearing, expected to last four days, continues.
All children born in the US - even if their parents are illegal immigrants - get citizenship under the constitution.
Other measures he outlined would include raising visa fees to pay for a wall along the Mexican border.
Immigration is a central plank of Mr Trump's campaign to be the Republican contender in next year's election.
"They have to go," he told NBC.
A tough deportation policy was needed, he said, because "there's definitely evidence" of crimes linked to immigrants living in the country illegally.
Mr Trump - a front-runner in the field of Republican candidates - said he would also deport all undocumented immigrants, and pay for a tripling of the number of immigration officers by eliminating tax credit payments to immigrant families residing illegally in the US.
He added families with US-born children could return quickly if deemed worthy by the government.
"We're going to try and bring them back rapidly, the good ones," he said, adding: "We will expedite it so people can come back in.
"The good people can come back," he said, without elaborating.
Objects found in a burial mound at Netheravon, Wiltshire, include a bronze saw, an archer's wrist guard, a copper chisel and cremated human remains.
Experts believe the burial may have been that of an archer or a person who made archery equipment.
The artefacts date back to 2,200-2,000BC, senior archaeologist Richard Osgood, of the MOD, said.
The burial mound, about five miles north of Stonehenge, lies on MOD land.
Mr Osgood, from the MOD's Defence Infrastructure Organisation, said it was "an exciting find".
"It was utterly unexpected. These are wonderful artefacts from the early Bronze Age, about 2,200-2,000 BC," he said.
Other archaeological finds in Wiltshire:
1. Bronze Age burial discovered by a badger
2. Soldiers uncover 27 ancient bodies at Barrow Clump on Salisbury Plain
3. Researchers find large Neolithic site at Durrington Walls
4. Stonehenge dig finds 6,000-year-old encampment at Blick Mead
5. Bronze Age child's skeleton discovered at Wilsford henge
6. Bronze Age jewellery discovered in a Wiltshire field
7. Iron Age woman's footless body found near West Knoyle
8. Bronze Age hoard found near Tisbury
Also among the finds were shaft straighteners for straightening arrows, and pieces of pottery.
Mr Osgood said the badger had dug out the cremation urn and sherds of pottery were lying on the surface when they were spotted.
A full archaeological dig was then carried out on the site.
Mr Osgood said: "There are badger setts in quite a few scheduled monuments - the actions of burrowing animals is one of the biggest risks to archaeology in Britain - but to bring out items of this quality from one hole is unusual.
"We would never have known these objects were in there, so there's a small part of me that is quite pleased the badger did this... but it probably would have been better that these things had stayed within the monument where they'd resided for 4,000 years."
Injured military personnel and veterans helped to excavate the site.
The items are due to be put on display at Wiltshire Museum in Devizes later this year.
Anastasia Volochkova accused the theatre's general director of turning the company "into a giant brothel".
Outspoken Volochkova, who has dabbled in TV talent and talk shows, was fired from the Bolshoi in 2003 for being too heavy.
General director Anatoly Iksanov dismissed the claims as "ravings".
Volochkova made the allegations during an interview on a television talk show in Russia on Sunday, later repeating them in a radio interview with Russian News Service.
"It mainly happened with the corps du ballet but also with the soloists," she said.
"Ten years ago, when I was dancing at the theatre, I repeatedly received such propositions to share the beds of oligarchs.
"The girls were forced to go along to grand dinners and given advance warning that afterwards they would be expected to go to bed and have sex," she alleged.
"When the girls asked: 'What happens if we refuse?', they were told that they would not go on tour or even perform at the Bolshoi theatre. Can you imagine?"
The allegations were put to Iksanov during a news conference at the theatre on Tuesday, to which he responded: "I don't comment on dirt and ravings."
It is the latest in a series of controversial events surrounding the world famous Russian theatre, which has become notorious for infighting and rivalry.
One of its top dancers, Pavel Dmitrichenko, is facing trial for allegedly ordering an acid attack on the ballet's artistic director Sergei Filin in January.
Filin's eyesight was damaged and he received severe burns to his face when sulphuric acid was thrown in his face outside his home in central Moscow.
More than 300 staff at the theatre last week signed an open letter to President Vladimir Putin saying that they believed Dmitrichenko was not capable of ordering such a crime and suggesting he had been pressured into making a confession.
Volochkova was fired from the Bolshoi in 2003 with Iksanov saying she was too tall and heavy for male partners to lift.
She eventually won a legal claim against the ballet theatre, although her career never really recovered.
She has since dabbled in opposition politics and appeared on TV talent shows, while her private life has frequently appeared in the pages of Russian gossip magazines.
Nottingham's manmade caves have been used as dungeons, bomb shelters, pub cellars and homes, with some dating back to the 9th Century.
Scott Lomax said on average two structures have been found every week following appeals on social media and through hand-delivered letters.
He said some residents assume the caves beneath their homes are already known.
A glut of caves have been found in the past six years due to funded projects like the Nottingham Caves Survey, which mapped and laser-scanned many of them.
However, experts have always believed many more lie waiting to be discovered.
Mr Lomax, who believes there are now 650 recorded caves, said: "Part of my job is about preserving the city's historic environment.
"The database should be accurate and it's important to know where [the caves] are and that they are protected."
Since July he has "gone out looking" for caves by delivering letters to residents in Nottingham's Park Estate where many are believed to be.
"People assumed we already knew about their cave and so hadn't considered them to be significant," he said.
The city council archaeologist said his favourite discovery lies beneath the New Castle pub in Sneinton.
The rubble-filled cave was found after a wall was knocked through in the cellar revealing a sandstone pillar, believed to be about 200 years old.
Mr Lomax said he hoped the inaugural Nottingham Caves Festival, on 17 October, would "inform" and "encourage" people to experience the city's caves.
YA FM radio station head Munyaradzi Hwengwere said he first thought the show had gone off air due to a power cut, the Chronicle newspaper reports.
However, it turned out that baboons had chewed through the station's fibre optic cables in a mountainous area near the central town of Zvishavane.
YA FM launched last weekend.
"I'm told there were more than five of them that ate into the cable," Mr Hwengwere said, adding that the breakfast show remained off air for an hour.
"When we got to the tower, we saw the baboons scurrying away," he added.
The contest, which began in 1978, has become one of the most popular classical music awards in the country.
Held every two years, it returns to Edinburgh's Usher Hall this weekend, with three of the country's most talented young musicians competing for the accolade.
Nicola Benedetti is one of its most famous winners. She took the award in 2004, at the aged of 16, performing a rendition of Karol Szymanowski's First Violin Concerto.
Born in West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, in 1987, Benedetti was destined for a success as a classical musician from an early age.
At the age of eight, she became the leader of the National Children's Orchestra of Great Britain. By the time she was 12 she was regularly performing with the Scottish National Orchestra.
Ten years after her BBC triumph she believes the competition's ability to give young musicians a chance to express themselves on a major stage remains a special one.
"So much of it is who you are, and what you are trying to express in that moment.," she said.
"It's the ability to cope with a multitude of emotions, to bring that all together in a moment that lives once."
After winning the competition she became one of the most recognisable faces in classical music.
By the end of that year she had signed a £1m recording deal with the classical arm of Decca Records for six albums.
She has remained a firm favourite for classical concert audiences. Her career includes an acclaimed performance at the 2012 Last Night of the Proms.
Last year she was awarded an MBE for services to charity and music.
A common theme across Benedetti's career is her attempts to help convey her passion for classical music to music fans who might not consider the genre as being "cool".
She has played live performances for events as diverse as Glasgow's Celtic Connections festival, traditionally a platform for Scottish folk artists.
In 2012 she was given the opportunity to get 40,000 festival campers out of their tents when she opened the main stage at the T in the Park Festival at Balado.
The chance to pass on her love of music is something she remains passionate about. Speaking to a packed classroom of children in India as part of a BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra tour she attempted to explain why performing means so much to her:
"I love it very much... you know your emotions? Well music can make you feel all kinds of emotions. It makes you feel very good."
She admits that despite having played in the Usher Hall several times since her winning performance for the BBC competition, the venue still rekindles a "special feeling" for her.
"I just cannot disassociate the hall from that feeling, which is a pleasure really."
"I was talking to some of the young musicians, saying that I hope some of my remembered apprehension doesn't rub off on them negatively."
She laughs, then adds: "I'm going to have to act like I'm a little cool."
The voting is over and we don't have long to wait to see who will form the new Welsh Government.
Regardless of who it is, there are a number of issues which are set to feature prominently in the first minister's in-tray.
But what will these be?
With only seven weeks separating the assembly election and the EU referendum, there will be little time to rest for a new first minister.
We can expect to see the first minister back out on the campaign trail almost immediately, trying to secure the votes required to earn victory for their side.
Nonetheless, the referendum is not an issue which is likely to vanish from the first minster's radar after 23 June.
Whether the UK decides to remain in or leave the EU, the first minister will be eager to ensure they play a prominent part in any negotiations which follow the results; especially considering there are significant implications for devolved matters, such as agriculture and the environment.
Undoubtedly, this is the issue that has attracted the most headlines during the election campaign.
The first minister elected following 5 May is likely to want to get to grips with the steel crisis as soon as possible.
With the UK government now getting involved in negotiations over the future of Port Talbot, a newly-elected first minister is likely to want to ensure the views of a new Welsh Government are also heard during this process.
With so many jobs dependent on Tata's sites across Wales, this seems set to be an issue which will dominate the first few months of the fifth assembly.
Back in the autumn of 2015, the UK Conservative government published its Draft Wales Bill, which was set to change the model of devolution in place in Wales.
Following significant criticism of the bill, the then-Secretary of State for Wales, Stephen Crabb, announced in February 2016 progress of the bill would be delayed so it could undergo significant changes.
With an updated version of the bill set to be published in the summer, the heated debated of last winter seems set to reignite.
Wales' devolution settlement therefore appears set to become one of the primary issues facing the first minister very early on in the new term.
Taxation powers are set to be devolved to Wales for the first time during the course of the next assembly.
While these powers are likely to be devolved fully until 2018, the significance of this change means it is likely that taxation is set to feature prominently on the first minister's radar after 5 May.
The first minister will be eager to develop an understanding of how the new system will work, and will wish to ensure Wales does not lose out financially as a result of these changes.
The importance of taxation as a political issue in Wales could well be one of the defining issues of the next assembly.
Health has been one of the devolved areas that has attracted most public scrutiny since the advent of devolution and this election campaign has been no different.
As such, the first minister will be eager to be seen to be delivering on their party's manifesto promises during the early period of the next assembly.
Given the fact health accounts for 46% of devolved expenditure, any changes made to the amount of money spent on health is sure to have a significant impact on spending in other devolved areas.
Whatever the outcome following the assembly elections, the summer promises to be a busy period for whoever finds themselves lucky enough to be occupying the office of the first minister of Wales.
IBF heavyweight world champion Joshua, 26, is making the first defence of his title against the unbeaten American.
Joshua, who has won all 16 of his professional fights with knockouts, has only gone beyond three rounds once.
"I think Joshua's thinking of me as a stepping stone and he's going to be sorry about that," said Breazeale, 30.
Breazeale, who is an inch taller than Joshua at 6ft 7in, is a former Olympian and is ninth in the IBF rankings, below Britain's David Haye.
Londoner Joshua, 26, won the IBF title with a second-round stoppage of American Charles Martin on 10 April.
Of his 16 fights, the longest has been the seventh-round stoppage of Dillian Whyte in December, to win the British heavyweight title.
Joshua won Olympic super-heavyweight at London 2012, in an event where Breazeale lost in the first round.
Brezeale added: "I think he's had it easy so far, fighting in the Olympics in his backyard, having the judges there in his backyard. Even as a professional, he fought a guy in Charles Martin that really didn't show up on fight night.
"Yes, he's got rid of a lot of his guys in the earlier rounds, but he hasn't been taken into deep waters. Do I want to see him go into uncharted territory? Of course, without a doubt.
"I plan on putting on some extreme pressure and taking Joshua to places he's never been."
Joshua's title defence tops the bill on a big night of British boxing at the O2.
George Groves and Martin Murray face each other in an eliminator for the WBA World super middleweight title, Chris Eubank Jr defends his British middleweight title against Wales' Tom Doran, and John Wayne Hibbert meets Andrea Scarpa for the vacant WBC Silver super lightweight title.
Whyte, unbeaten Birmingham star Kal Yafai, Olympic bronze medallist Anthony Ogogo, Conor Benn and Felix Cash are also in action.
The pilot ejected safely from the plane, the ministry said.
The Admiral Kuznetsov is part of a group of Russian warships recently deployed near the Syrian coast.
Nato had expressed concern planes from the carrier would be used to attack civilians in the Syrian city of Aleppo.
The defence ministry said the crash was as a result of "technical malfunction" during a training flight.
The jet came down a few kilometres from the carrier and the pilot was picked up by a rescue team.
"The pilot's health is not in danger," the ministry said, adding that he was ready to fly again.
It said that flight operations had not been suspended.
US officials quoted by Fox News said that the aircraft which crashed was a MiG-29K.
The aircraft appeared to have mechanical difficulties shortly after take-off, the Washington Post reported, pointing out that MiG-29Ks were added to the Kuznetsov's carrier wing during the summer.
The aircraft are specifically designed to handle the difficulties of operating from an aircraft carrier at sea, the paper reported, and are believed to be updated versions of MiG-29s, which have been in service since the 1980s.
The Admiral Kuznetsov - Russia's sole aircraft carrier - can carry dozens of fighter bombers and helicopters.
Its flotilla sailed from Russia to the Mediterranean via the English Channel last month.
The ships refuelled at sea off North Africa after plans to dock at the Spanish port of Ceuta were cancelled amid Nato concerns over their mission.
The naval group also includes a nuclear-powered battle cruiser, two anti-submarine warships and four support vessels, probably escorted by submarines.
The group joined about 10 other Russian vessels already off the Syrian coast.
Russia has been supporting Syrian government forces in the country's civil conflict, most recently targeting rebels in eastern Aleppo.
Western leaders have said Russian and Syrian air strikes on Aleppo could amount to war crimes, an accusation rejected by Russia.
The air strikes have been suspended recently but there are fears that, with the naval flotilla now in place, they will be stepped up again.
A delivery driver lost control of a car and crashed into another car causing a four-car shunt at its Solihull plant, the Health and Safety Executive said.
The worker became trapped between two cars as he crossed a production line, causing severe injuries. Two more people were also hurt.
JLR was found guilty of breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act.
Two other workers suffered minor injuries in the incident.
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Birmingham Crown Court heard the car-maker has since introduced a buffer zone to reduce the risk of a similar accident.
In a statement issued after the trial the HSE said JLR had failed to ensure the delivery driver, who was covering the shift, was familiar with normal procedures.
The firm had also failed to separate workers on the production line.
HSE inspector John Glynn said the "life-changing injuries" suffered by the worker were "completely avoidable".
"It was only good fortune that prevented this from being a fatal accident," he said.
As well as the fine, the company - whose headquarters are based in Coventry - also had to pay £49,868 costs.
A JLR spokesman said the company accepts the decision, adding it is "committed to the safety and well-being of all employees".
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Wiltshire-based Stand Down aims to provide online counselling to personnel or veterans suffering mental trauma.
It was founded by Kyna Jeng following the death of her 38-year-old brother Anthony, a Royal Engineer, who suffered mental trauma after leaving the Army.
Lynch, from the 90s Irish girl group, took part in a parachute jump over Wiltshire to mark the launch.
A Royal Engineer in the British army for 14 years, Tony Jeng served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
But it was only after he left the Army that his family noticed he was becoming more withdrawn and reclusive.
"He didn't sleep very well, drank a lot more then was healthy and stopped going out of the house," said Ms Jeng.
"Towards the end, he just became a recluse and not participating in life at all."
Despite "reaching out" to the Army and various charities, Ms Jeng said there had been "really no help or support available for him".
"Tony's post-traumatic stress disorder was a significant factor in his early death," she said.
"Unfortunately this situation is not unique, so our main aim is to provide a discreet, easily accessible service to people in my brother's position."
To mark the launch of the independent military charity, Ms Jeng's 17-year-old daughter Paris, along with Lynch, took part in the parachute jump at Netheravon Airfield.
"Keavy is a qualified humanistic counsellor who trained with a friend of mine and she was very, very happy to be the charity's official patron," said Ms Jeng.
"And it was her idea to jump out of an aeroplane from 10,000ft."
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Researchers from the University of Strathclyde used games on a tablet to track the player's hand movements.
The information gathered helped them to identify those children who may have autism.
The study outlines how technology could offer an accessible and less intrusive way to diagnose the developmental disorder.
Dr Jonathan Delafield-Butt, one of the researchers and a senior lecturer in child development, said it was important to detect autism early so that children and parents could access a range of support services.
"This is potentially a major breakthrough for early identification of autism, because no stressful and expensive tests by clinicians are needed," he said.
He said this new "serious game" assessment offered a cheaper, faster, fun way of testing for autism but added that more work was needed to confirm this finding, and to test for its limitations.
"This study is the first step toward a validated instrument," he said. "Interestingly, our study goes further in elucidating the origins of autism, because it turns out that movement is the most important differentiator in the gameplay data.
"It is not social, emotional, or cognitive aspects of the gameplay that identify autism. Rather, the key difference is in the way children with autism move their hands as they touch, swipe, and gesture with the iPad during the game.
"This unexpected finding adds new impetus to a growing scientific understanding that movement is fundamentally disrupted in autism, and may underpin the disorder."
During the study, researchers examined movement data gathered from 37 children with autism, aged between three and six.
The children were asked to play games on smart tablet computers with touch-sensitive screens and embedded movement sensors.
Autism spectrum disorder is a neuro developmental disorder, and it is estimated that one in 160 children suffer from it.
About 700,000 people in the UK currently live with autism and Dr Judith Brown, head of knowledge and expertise at the National Autistic Society believes that developing a single and universal diagnostic test for such a varied condition is extremely unlikely.
"Autism is a complex condition, which affects each person in a different way," she said. "Currently, diagnosis involves a thorough assessment with many specialised clinical professionals who assess communication, behaviour and repetitive movements.
"Once we understand more about how motor disturbances may contribute to the complex picture of autism, it is possible that technology like smart tablets could be used within the diagnostic process."
The study was published in the Nature group journal Scientific Reports.
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Late summer in Berlin, flat barges drift along the river Spree, ferrying the last of the season's tourists. A guide gestures up at the chancellery: "Angela Merkel works here," and smartphones are pointed, poses struck.
Shielding their eyes against the sunshine, the visitors look up at the bright white stone and glass building in front of them. Perhaps a few of them notice that the ivy that spreads across its outer walls is just starting to turn red.
Angela Merkel is in for a turbulent autumn.
Her approval ratings are at a five-year low, and she is smarting from a humiliating regional election result, in which her conservatives (CDU) were beaten into third place by the surging anti-Muslim party Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Germany is on edge - horrified in part by the rise of the right and unnerved by the arrival of well over a million people seeking asylum and what appear to have been two attacks by asylum seekers inspired by the so-called Islamic State.
And as far as many, including some of her own party, are concerned, Mrs Merkel and her refugee policy are solely to blame.
"Merkel's empire crumbles!" said one newspaper headline.
The leader of her sister party in Bavaria, the CSU, has - not for the first time - issued a public ultimatum.
Horst Seehofer, long a thorn in Mrs Merkel's side, is demanding she produce a clear strategy on tax, domestic security, pensions and immigration within weeks.
He has his eye on next year's general election. So, of course, do the opposition.
Ralf Stegner, the deputy leader of Mrs Merkel's junior coalition partner the SPD, says she is "past her zenith", and casts doubt on whether she should stand for another term. Mrs Merkel has, so far, refused to announce her candidacy.
One senior conservative told me sadly Mrs Merkel now personified the refugee crisis.
She may, he acknowledged, never recover politically. There were doubts within the party, he said, as to whether she should stand for another term.
And it is tempting to wonder, in the words of one newspaper headline, "how much more can Merkel take?"
A fortnight ago, I watched as she swept through the marketplace in Ribnitz-Damgarten - part of her home constituency - campaigning ahead of the recent regional election.
She was greeted warmly - smiles from the woman selling cheese, flowers from a well-wisher as she headed for a makeshift stage, and applause after she joined in with the regional anthem.
Bear in mind her ratings have tumbled, but at 45%, they are still the envy of other European leaders.
Two women stopped to talk, baskets in hand.
"We've always liked her," they said.
"She is a fighter, and we hope she will manage this situation too."
But Wolfgang, walking his dog past a stall stacked neatly with rows of shoes, was worried.
"I don't think she can make it," he said, "unless she gets support from someone else - from Europe, maybe from another continent.
"We also need Russia to help us fight the source of the problem, otherwise it is looking bad.
"She can't do it alone."
Earlier this week, a subdued Mrs Merkel acknowledged she needed to regain public trust.
It is no longer enough to point out that the German economy is good, unemployment is low and that refugee numbers have fallen significantly (about 300,000 people have arrived this year compared with well over a million in 2015).
Town and village leaders have told me they can just about manage the current numbers.
Nevertheless, Mrs Merkel is fighting the perception Germany is out of control, and that by - in effect - opening the country's doors last summer, she has put Germans at risk.
Take Gerhard Koch, one of dozens of AfD supporters who gathered recently for a hustings in the town.
"Mrs Merkel," he said, "has betrayed her party."
"We had high hopes in her.
"But she took positions which the CDU used to fight against. She has betrayed the German people.
"If I think about my children and grandchildren - about their future - what she did has incalculable consequences for our fatherland."
And, in AfD, all of Germany's established parties have a powerful adversary.
The relatively new, chaotically led AfD speaks a strident language, which is proving attractive to those voters concerned about integration and domestic security.
At the hustings Konrad Adam, a former journalist and one of the party's founders, received applause as he declared Islam had no place in Germany.
"Many of these new arrivals have little or no education at all," he said.
"They are culturally behind us.
"They can't or don't want to integrate, and promote their own ideas about how to treat women.
"But Mrs Merkel thinks with a few lessons in German and sex education, we can make up for it quickly."
Mrs Merkel herself acknowledged the refugee crisis would change Germany.
Arguably, the most seismic shift may yet be at political level.
AfD is almost certain to gain seats in the national parliament next year, complicating future coalition building.
And there are those here who believe this is the beginning of the end for Mrs Merkel.
One political pundit has described this time as the "Kanzlerdaemmerung" - the chancellor's twilight.
That may be premature.
There is, after all, no serious contender to replace her.
But Angela Merkel needs to act swiftly.
She has said: "Wir schaffen es [We can do it]," often enough.
Now, she needs to convince her country that she can and - more importantly - explain how.
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The live flapshell turtles were found stuffed in sacks near Amethi in Uttar Pradesh state, bound for Kolkata.
One man has been arrested over the four-tonne haul, thought to be the largest in the country's history.
The flapshell is not endangered but it is often smuggled to south-east Asia, where its meat and shells are prized.
Their meat is considered by some to be an aphrodisiac, while the bones are powdered for use in traditional medicines.
The turtles were caught locally from the Ganges basin, where they helped cleanse the water by feeding on fragments of dead animals.
"Wildlife authorities confirmed that this is the largest haul in the country's wildlife history, both in terms of number and weight," said Arvind Chaturvedi, head of the state's Special Task Force.
Mr Chaturvedi said the man arrested was the "kingpin" of a large network and more arrests would likely follow.
Wanyama had to be taken off seconds before half-time in the third-round replay, which the Saints won 1-0.
Koeman, who said playing replays in an already busy schedule is "crazy", had initially planned to only play Wanyama for 45 minutes.
"It is a real negative," he said.
"We already have some other injuries. If it is a hamstring injury then he will be out for four to five weeks."
Wanyama has been a key player for Southampton this season, making 24 appearances in all competitions.
Injury means he could miss the visit of Liverpool on 22 February, as well as games against Newcastle, Swansea, Queens Park Rangers and West Ham.
When asked if he will sign cover for Wanyama, Koeman added: "I won't necessarily go into the transfer market, I have young lads who we can use."
Southampton, who are fighting for a top-four finish in the Premier League, already have a number of injury concerns, with midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin having to miss Wednesday's game against Ipswich because of a leg injury.
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"Schneiderlin has a similar thing to when he came back from the France national team - an abductor problem in his right leg," added Koeman.
"He will be out for three to four weeks, like Toby Alderweireld. But we have a lot of young players.
"We have good young lads and a good under-21 side. But sometimes it's too much and we have to protect them. We will see what we need to do.
"We don't train in the last few weeks because we play so much and it's a problem about the schedule for players during the winter break. In what is normally a winter break, we have to play.
"We have another replay. Why replays? It's another game and it's crazy."
States across the country have seen their drug inventories dwindle after European manufacturers opposed to capital punishment have refused to sell the lethal concoctions.
Manuel Vasquez was the fourth Texas inmate executed this year. Six more executions are set in the coming weeks.
Vasquez, a gang member, was convicted of strangling a San Antonio woman.
The 46-year-old man died 17 minutes after the drug was administered.
The sister of his victim, 51-year-old Juanita Ybarra, was among witnesses watching through a window. Vasquez killed Ybarra in 1998 over a drug debt, police said.
Vasquez, in a final statement, told his family and friends he loved them and thanked "the Lord for his kind mercy, faithfulness and unconditional love".
"In Jesus' name I pray," he said, then told the warden: "I'm ready".
Amid a shortage of the deadly drugs and concerns after several botched executions, US states are looking for alternatives to lethal injections.
The Utah Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would resume the use of firing squads to carry out the death penalty if lethal injections drugs are not available.
Arkansas is also considering allowing firing squads while Oklahoma could approve the use nitrogen gas to execute inmates.
Both far-right leader Marine Le Pen and radical leftist Jean-Luc Mélenchon voiced sharp criticism of the EU in the early part of the programme.
The TV encounter was then overshadowed by a deadly shooting in central Paris.
Centrist Emmanuel Macron and centre-right François Fillon both paid tribute to the police targeted by a gunman.
Mr Macron said "the first duty of a president was to protect" citizens, while Mr Fillon said he was cancelling all his campaigning events on Friday, the final day of the campaign.
Ms Le Pen said she was doing likewise.
Opinion polls suggest a tight race with some 30% of voters still undecided.
It is turning out to be the most unpredictable election in generations in France and the programme is a last chance for all of them to speak to the nation, the BBC's Hugh Schofield reports from Paris.
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Ms Le Pen and Mr Macron are seen as frontrunners to progress to the second round in May.
However, Mr Fillon of the centre-right Republican party and Mr Mélenchon are also in the frame.
The candidates drew lots to establish the order of speakers, with Mr Mélenchon coming first. Each candidate was interviewed individually for 15 minutes.
Ms Le Pen said she wanted to "give back to the French the keys of the house".
As she delivered her line, she dangled a key before viewers.
She called for withdrawal from the euro "to restore competitiveness".
On terrorism, a major concern for France after attacks claimed by so-called Islamic State, she said "hate-preaching imams" and foreigners who are on a police security watch list should be expelled.
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When Mr Mélenchon was asked if France should leave the EU, he replied: "We change it or we leave it." He said he believed in an "independent France orientated towards peace".
Asked about his controversial tax plans, he said: "We are actually going to tax incomes above 400,000 euros [£335,000; $429,000] a year at 90%".
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Benoît Hamon, the candidate of the ruling Socialist party who has plummeted to fifth place in the polls, attacked austerity, saying the European project was under threat.
"I am the only candidate who will improve employees' pay slips," he said.
The 19-year-old, who can play at left-back or centre-half, has made 19 appearances for Boro since signing for the club in August.
Ogilvie has not featured for Tottenham, but was on the bench for a Europa League match at Benfica in March 2014.
Managerless Stevenage currently sit 19th in the table, eight points above the relegation zone.
Some 4,000 people from 15 countries have been involved in making the 77-panel tapestry, which explores the Quaker influence on the world.
Bridget Guest, from the Quaker Tapestry Museum, said: "It's everybody's social history, not just the Quakers'."
Twenty panels will be on display in Taunton's Temple Methodist Church until 3 June.
Depicting stories from the past 350 years, the enormous community tapestry was started in a Sunday school in Taunton in the early 1980s.
Designed as a "more interesting" alternative to colouring in for the children, the idea caught on and the project went international.
"They had great fun in their Sunday school making [the first panels] and they didn't want to stop so it grew and grew," said Ms Guest.
"It's a record of significant dates or significant happenings over 350 years seen through Quaker eyes."
The selection of panels chosen for the Taunton exhibition covers subjects as diverse as the Crimean War, the slave trade, criminal justice and social reform.
Normally held at the Tapestry Museum in Kendal, Cumbria, the panels will be on show in Somerset until 3 June.
Quakers, or the Religious Society of Friends, do not share a fixed set of beliefs but they do try to uphold a set of values, which they call testimonies, around themes such as truth and equality.
Their beliefs meant that many felt unable to serve in the armed forces during wartime.
Nye Frankie Newman, 17, from Aldershot in Hampshire, died in an accident on the Paris Metro on New Year's Day.
He was a member of the Brewman parkour group, which has organised a memorial event in Guildford, Surrey, next month.
The borough council and police said businesses should "take reasonable measures to prevent rooftop access".
The Brewman parkour group is holding the "remembrance jam" on 4 March for his friends to "get together and train for the day".
"His birthday was on 1 March so we thought we'd base the event around that," it said.
Mr Newman's videos showed him running over rooftops.
A joint statement from the council and police said: "There is a good possibility that following the large gathering a number of Parkour free-runners may attempt to take to the roofs of Guildford town's businesses and take part in free-running activities.
"It is the responsibility of each individual business to take reasonable measures to prevent rooftop access.
"This is to mitigate any culpable liability should an injury or serious event take place following a trespass."
A business partnership called Experience Guildford has also emailed its members to warn of a "good possibility" some of the mourners will "take to roofs".
However, Parkour UK said the warnings were misinformed and an over-reaction.
Eugene Minogue, chief executive, said parkour and free-running were like any other sport, and it was not a criminal, illegal or inappropriate activity.
"There is no sporting rationale for anybody to be on a rooftop to practise parkour.
"It is just common misperception about the sporting activity," he said.
"We've got very clear information, advice and guidance - if someone is on a roof, then they shouldn't be doing that.
"If people are doing something that is possibly anti-social, illegal, and/or criminal - that's exactly what it is. It's not parkour."
Sir David said better rail links in northern England were "desirable" and "possible" after being asked to look at ways of maximising the benefits of HS2.
The government said it would now develop a strategy looking at options, costs and a delivery timetable for HS3.
A report will be produced in March.
Mr Cameron welcomed the report and said improving connectivity and reducing journey times was "crucial" to the government's long-term economic plan for the north of England.
"These sort of decisions - decisions about our country and the future of rail - matter. They are not always popular. HS2 is not always popular. But I profoundly believe they are right," he said.
He said that it was a "big flaw" of the original HS2 plans to miss east-west connections.
Journey times from Manchester to Leeds could be cut from 48 to 26 minutes.
The east-west improvements backed by Sir David would be in addition to the north-of-Birmingham phase two of HS2, which will see a Y-shaped route going from Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds.
Sir David did not make specific proposals on how to achieve faster times, but said a mixture of current and new projects would make them possible.
He said improvements to rail services between Leeds and Manchester could involve a doubling of trains per hour, with either a new high-speed track and tunnel under the Pennines, or an upgrade to the existing line.
He told BBC Breakfast: "If you look at the two huge cities - Leeds and Manchester - less than half a percent of the people in each city travel to the other city to work.
"So in this competitive world access to skilled people is crucial for cities to compete and a good, reliable, fast rail service will improve that."
Dr Richard Wellings, from free-market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, described HS3 as "little more than a costly vanity project".
"Rather than creating headline-grabbing policies, government resources would be better spent on smaller-scale schemes that deliver high returns for the taxpayer," he said.
Stop HS2 campaign manager Joe Rukin said HS3 would be even more expensive per mile than HS2.
But Sir David said he could not see how HS3 could cost more than HS2.
"It will be a combination of upgrading existing lines, also some new tunnel," he said. "There's no reason why it would be more expensive."
Analysis
By Richard Westcott, transport correspondent, BBC News
The announcement is a long way shy of any solid commitment to speed up trains across the Pennines.
The government has just asked for some possible routes and prices…. a cynic might say it's all good publicity in the run-up to an election.
And one industry expert told me HS3 could cost £7bn.
But that's not to say that it won't happen. There is real momentum now behind the campaign to help England's great northern cities compete with London.
If you've ever caught a train between, say, Hull and Liverpool, you'll know how frustratingly slow and often overcrowded it can be. It doesn't exactly oil the wheels of industry being stuck on an overcrowded old chug-chug for hours on end.
Londoners are about to enjoy their brand new £16bn Crossrail train line, due to start running in 2018. Many feel the North is long overdue for the same kind of help.
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George Osborne said in June that a high-speed rail link between Manchester and Leeds could help to create a "northern global powerhouse" and asked Sir David to consider how to improve east-west connectivity.
In his report, Rebalancing Britain, Sir David said: "I firmly believe that substantially improved services east-west across the North are not only desirable, but possible. We need to turn the aspiration into a practical plan."
He said the plans were "as important to the north of England as Crossrail is for London".
The chancellor has set up a new body called Transport for the North, made up of the main northern city regions, which will work with the UK government to produce a strategy for the region.
Estimated journey times under HS3
Leeds to Manchester: 26 to 34 minutes (currently at least 48 minutes)
Liverpool to Leeds: Around 60 minutes (currently at least 1 hour 28 minutes)
Manchester to Hull: Under 1 hour 30 minutes (currently at least 1 hour 51 minutes)
Manchester to York: Under 60 minutes (currently at least 1 hour 14 minutes)
Manchester to Newcastle: Under 2 hours (currently at least 2 hours 22 minutes)
Source: Rebalancing Britain
In the report, Sir David recommends sticking with the plan to split the HS2 line in two after the London to Birmingham stage is completed.
An eastern leg will stretch from Birmingham to Leeds, via the East Midlands and South Yorkshire. A western leg will run from Birmingham to Manchester, via Crewe.
Sir David also recommends a north-west England hub for HS2 is built in Crewe, saying it is the "best way to serve not just the local region, but also provide services into the rest of the North West, north Wales and Merseyside".
Speaking at the launch of the report, Chancellor George Osborne said the government "need to take David's report and turn it into a proper plan that can now be legislated in parliament".
Analysis
Spencer Stokes, BBC Look North reporter
The announcement from Sir David Higgins is partly a reaction to critics of HS2 who claim that the high-speed line risks sucking economic growth in the North towards London, rather than spreading it evenly across the country
It's likely that the faster trains in the north of England wouldn't run on completely new lines, but a mix of upgraded and new tracks.
And while the proposed HS2 route would have a maximum speed of 225mph, the suggested speed for the new trans-Pennine link would be around 125mph. That's the same as trains currently running on the West and East Coast Main Lines.
Rail services across the North are considerably slower than those in the South. A journey between Leeds and Manchester currently takes on average 55 minutes for a distance of 42 miles. In comparison passengers can get from London to Reading in 25 minutes, a distance of 36 miles.
Mary Creagh, Labour's shadow transport secretary, said: "Labour supports high-speed rail to tackle commuter overcrowding and to improve connections between cities in the North and Midlands and London.
"We have repeatedly said we need value for money for the taxpayer and to improve the existing plans to maximise the benefits for the whole country."
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson said it was "disappointing and illogical" that Liverpool was not included in the HS3 proposals.
"We are once again being by-passed by an investment that will fail to realise its supposed purpose," he said.
Construction on the £50bn HS2 project is due to start in 2017.
Phase one involves a new high-speed line from Euston in London to Birmingham, with an expected completion date of 2026.
Phase two was originally scheduled to be completed in 2032/33, although Sir David is keen for this date to be brought forward.
Objectors to HS2 have said the scheme will cause an unacceptable level of environmental damage, loss of homes and disruption to many communities.
But in January the Supreme Court rejected a legal bid to force further scrutiny of the first stage of the government's plans.
The Commonwealth super-lightweight champion, 26, took his perfect record to 10 wins as he stung Londoner Davies, the WBC Silver champion, at Braehead.
"I would want it. It would be a great fight for Scottish boxing and Scottish fans," said Taylor of a Burns match.
"I think it would sell out any arena. It would be a massive fight."
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The win over Davies, trained by Tony Sims, propels Taylor into the top 15 of the WBC rankings at 140lbs.
The rise of the Prestonpans fighter since turning professional, after winning gold for Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, was summed up by Barry McGuigan, his manager at Cyclone Promotions, who has placed Taylor on the undercard of stablemate Carl Frampton's world title bouts.
McGuigan told BBC Scotland: "He has fought on three world title fight bills, he's fought in America three times, he's won the Commonwealth title in his seventh fight. This kid is a superstar.
"He has the ability to win a world title at light-welterweight and welterweight.
"Ricky Burns won't beat Josh Taylor. That sounds very pompous of me but he won't beat him.
"I have talked about how much I admire him and how much I like his humility. He is a fabulous guy and the only Scottish fighter to win tiles at three weight divisions, but he won't beat Josh Taylor, not now.
"The reality is he is just starting to go over the edge and Taylor is on the way up.
"You haven't seen the best of Taylor. I thought he was vicious, nasty, clinical, took plenty of shots but most of them on his hands, boxed extremely intelligently, but that is what he is about."
Burns, 34, lost his WBA super-lightweight belt to Namibia's Julius Indongo at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow in April.
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In the past week, he has revealed he is in talks with Anthony Crolla's camp over a bout later this year, possibly in Manchester.
However, it would most likely be a step up in weight from 135lbs for lightweight Crolla, rather than a case of Burns shedding the pounds to meet the Englishman.
Burns, at ringside for Taylor's fight, said: "There's been a lot of talk about my next fight but nothing is set in stone. I know Barry has been calling me out. I'm sure if you put a serious offer out..."
Taylor, who described the win over Davies as his "sweetest victory", said of Coatbridge's Burns: "I have massive respect for him. I have no bad words to say about him.
"A couple of months ago, he said he wouldn't entertain me, that I'd have to get past his team-mate. I've done it in style.
"Ricky is still at the top of the game and a very tough fighter. He's got all the experience. It would be a very testing fight for me. If I could get through that, I'd be ready to go for world titles.
"I'd love to fight at Edinburgh Castle. It's a dream of mine. I think it would be iconic."
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Speaking publically for the first time since stepping down, Sir John Sawers said there could not be online "no-go areas" the government could not access.
The ex-spy chief said trust between governments and internet companies had been shattered and needed rebuilding.
Another UK terrorist attack "would get through" at some point, he said.
Speaking at the launch of a study by public affairs firm Edelman on attitudes towards bodies like the security services, the ex-chief of the Secret Intelligence Service said it was not possible to stop terrorist attacks like those in Paris without a data-sharing agreement to allow the security agencies to monitor people's activity online.
"Of course there is a dilemma here because the general public and politicians and the technology companies, to some extent, they want us to be able to monitor the activities of terrorists and other evil doers but they do not want their own activities to be open to any such monitoring," he said.
"If you allow areas which are completely impenetrable, then, okay, you might feel comfortable that your communications are private and no one else can see them, but so are those who are trying to do you down and undermine your society."
Sir John said a breakdown in trust between between internet companies and the government was the result of revelations by whistleblower Edward Snowden, the former US spy agency contractor who disclosed the extent of surveillance and electronic monitoring by US and British government agencies.
"Snowden threw a massive rock in the pool and the ripples haven't stopped yet," he said.
Sir John also warned a "hardened core" of fighters returning to Britain from Iraq and Syria posed a real threat.
"At some point these threats will get through and there will be another terrorist attack in this country," he said.
Sir John Sawers has spent most of the last five years hidden from the public.
As the recently retired Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, more commonly known as MI6, he oversaw what he called 'a root and branch' programme of modernisation, moulding the spy agency to face 21st Century threats.
He has also had to deal with allegations that, in the years immediately following the 9/11 attacks, MI6 officers were complicit in the rendition and abuse of suspected terrorists.
He said these allegations needed to be taken seriously, and they are still under police investigation.
Referring to MI6's partner agency, the CIA, he said they had run into problems because they became involved in "lethal operations".
British intelligence agencies, he said, acted in support of the military but did not get involved in "kinetic operations" involving the use of lethal force.
The former spy chief has now left government service and is poised to begin a new career in the private sector.
Prime Minister David Cameron has promised laws giving greater access to online communication if he wins the May general election.
Some opponents, including Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, have objected to the so-called 'snoopers' charter', saying it goes too far.
But Sir John, who was formerly known in Whitehall as "C", backed the prime minister's stance.
He said online communication services like Facebook's WhatsApp and Apple's FaceTime could not be beyond the reach of monitoring agencies.
"I think one benefit of the last 18 months' debate is that people now understand that is simply not possible and there has to be some form of ability to cover communications that are made through modern technology," he said.
Sir John was Britain's ambassador to the United Nations before being named as the head of MI6 in 2009. He stepped down from the role in November.
He also spent three years as Tony Blair's foreign policy adviser.
The decision, by Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard, was revealed in a letter to Finance Minister MáirtÃn Ó Muilleoir and seen by residents groups.
It follows a public inquiry into the issue in 2015.
The airport has argued that dropping the 2m seats cap would help moves to attract more European flights.
The restriction will be replaced by new noise controls, recommended at the inquiry.
In his letter, Mr Hazzard said his decision is subject to "resolving technical issues".
Belfast City Airport Watch, which represents residents, had fought for the restriction to remain in place, fearing a busier, noisier airport.
Liz Fawcett said the group would have preferred that there was no relaxation of noises controls at Belfast City Airport.
"The commission clearly tried to strike a balance between the commercial interests of the airport and the health and quality of life of the tens of thousands of local residents affected by the issue," she said.
"We can be confident that we won't have to suffer the extreme levels of noise which could have occurred, had the airport been given everything which it was seeking."
More than 2.5m passenger use the airport annually - a figure representing both departing and incoming travellers.
The airport - which was recently agreed for sale - did not comment on Mr Hazzard's decision.
Organisers said 280 cyclists and 3,500 visitors attended Saturday's Bristol Grand Prix event, which returned to the city following a 30-year absence.
Sunday's Sky Ride Bristol covered a 4.7 mile (7.5km) route. Organisers said 7,500 people took part in the event.
The national Sky Ride event replaced Bristol's Biggest Bike Ride, which had been going for more than 20 years.
Bristol Grand Prix director Nicola Waterworth said the event aimed to "inspire" people to cycle and it had been a "great spectacle".
"Part of the Bristol Grand Prix was funded through crowdfunding, so lots of people pledged their support," she added.
"The great thing about a race of this kind is it's great to watch it from lots of different angles. It's great to walk around, see different corners and see what people are doing."
Bristol's mayor George Ferguson, who attended the Grand Prix, which was part of Big Green Week 2015, tweeted that the event had had a "great atmosphere".
Brian Johnston, recreation manager for British Cycling, the organisation behind the Sky Ride, said the event had been a great opportunity to see the city "from a completely different perspective".
"Sky Ride is aimed at everybody, not just cyclists but maybe people who had not cycled for many, many years," he added.
Bristol became England's first cycling city in 2008 and was awarded £22m in 2008 to encourage residents to ride bicycles.
In 2011 it was announced that the project, which aimed at doubling the number of regular cyclists in the city, had failed to meet its target.
The judge said there was insufficient evidence linking the gulf country to the 2001 attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people.
Among the evidence dismissed were claims by one man in custody that a Saudi prince helped finance the plot.
Of the 19 men behind the attacks, 15 were citizens of Saudi Arabia.
Judge George Daniels wrote that lawyers did not show sufficient evidence to overcome Saudi Arabia's sovereign immunity.
He also cleared the Saudi High Commission for Relief of Bosnia & Herzegovina, saying that the charity is covered as well by Saudi Arabia's sovereign immunity.
Recently, an inmate in US custody, Zacarias Moussaoui, claimed that a Saudi prince had helped finance the attack that flew passenger planes into the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Virginia.
A fourth plane crashed into an empty field in western Pennsylvania.
Moussaoui was arrested weeks before the 9/11 attacks on immigrations charges and was in prison at the time of the attacks. He had taken flying lessons in Minnesota and had been wired money by an al-Qaeda affiliate.
In court at his sentencing, Moussaoui said he had been part of the plot to fly a Boeing 747 into the White House.
Saudi Arabia had rejected the accusation from a "deranged criminal" with no credibility.
This is the second time that Saudi Arabia has been dismissed from the cases. It was reinstated as a defendant in 2013 after a lower court tossed it on sovereignty grounds.
The lawsuits came in the aftermath of the attacks and were brought against companies, countries and organisations that were accused of aiding al-Qaeda and other terror groups. They sought billions in damages.
Lawyers in the cases frequently referenced the September 11 Commission's report, which they said supported their argument that Saudi Arabia had been the primary funding source for al-Qaeda.
Lawyers for Saudi Arabia argued that the report did not implicate the Saudi government or individual Saudi officials.
Many reported that voice messaging and pictures wouldn't send without a virtual private network (VPN) to circumvent China's censorship filters.
The seemed to be working normally on Wednesday morning, but there have been more interruptions since then.
The disruptions come as China clamps down on online platforms.
Users began noticing over the weekend that WhatsApp wouldn't send pictures, voice messages and video, although text messages continued to work normally.
The disruptions continued through Tuesday evening.
The Chinese government hasn't said if it's blocking WhatsApp.
The messaging service hasn't commented either, nor has it told its users there's a technical fault.
The BBC's Beijing bureau has been testing the app every few hours, and while all functions were working normally without a VPN on Wednesday morning, there have seemingly been more interruptions since then.
In its most recent internet censorship report, the free speech advocacy group Freedom House said WhatsApp was blocked in 12 countries, which is more than any other messaging app.
China is increasing its censorship of online commentary it perceives as politically sensitive, and it's using increasingly sophisticated methods to achieve that goal.
The government is expected to tighten restrictions ahead of the next communist party congress, where President Xi Jinping is tipped to cement his leadership position.
Recently, it blocked social media posts and even private messages and group chats about the death of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.
The government already blocks social media sites and apps, including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Search engines like Google are blocked, and access to many foreign media outlets, including the BBC, is restricted.
Other encrypted messaging apps, such as Telegram, are also blocked in China.
The government has also pledged to clamp down on users who try to get around the restrictions, by tightening regulations on VPNs.
WhatsApp has more than a billion monthly active users globally, as does Facebook's native messenger.
In China, though, WhatsApp is far less popular than local competitors like WeChat, which has over half a billion monthly active users.
The Chinese apps are unencrypted and subject to censorship.
The censorship of search engines, social media and other online services has worked to the benefit Chinese businesses like Tencent, Alibaba and WeChat , who have created their own successful brands with limited foreign competition.
A deal between the two will see a test or beta version of an Android app for Nokia's Here maps included free on handsets and the Gear S smartwatch.
The move is widely seen as a way to help Samsung distinguish itself from Google which oversees Android.
Formerly known as Nokia maps, Here is also used by Yahoo, Amazon and Garmin and it provides map data for Microsoft's Bing search engine.
The map service covers 190 countries, offers turn-by-turn navigation, tourist information and public transport details. In addition, the maps can be downloaded to a device so they can be used offline.
A version of Nokia's mapping service is being specially prepared for Samsung's Gear S smartwatch. Called Here for Gear it will be a navigation system optimised to use the relatively small display on the wrist-worn gadget.
Writing on Ars Technica, Ron Amadeo said Nokia maps was just one of the apps Samsung was keen to stop relying on Google for. However, he said, Samsung's strategy had some disadvantages.
He said: "For end users it just means a confusing experience with a ridiculous amount of duplicated apps."
Nokia's maps division was one of the parts that Microsoft did not buy when it acquired the phone-making "devices and services" part of Nokia in 2013.
Missy the cat is caught up in a row with Tewkesbury Town Council over whether or not it's appropriate for a cat to be in a business environment.
Town mayor Karen Brennan wants to ban the feline, described as the council's "morale officer and town cat" on its website.
A complaints panel will meet next week to discuss Missy's future.
At a meeting on Thursday night, councillors were told a complaint had been made which needs to be investigated. It is not known who made the complaint.
US-based Emma Coats was an artist on Brave for four-and-a-half years and part of a Pixar crew that made a research trip to Scotland.
Brave, whose lead Merida was played by Kelly Macdonald, was released in 2012.
Coats now writes dialogue for Google Assistant, which runs on computers, phones and a new smart home device.
The 31-year-old, who also worked on Pixar's Monsters University and makes her own short films, has fond memories of working on Brave and Scotland.
In an effort to accurately portray Scottish landscapes in the animated film, director Brenda Chapman took a team of artists to Scotland.
During the trip, the team visited the 5,000-year-old Callanish Stones and also traditional thatch-roof blackhouses on the Western Isles and historic Eilean Donan Castle at Dornie, near Kyle of Lochalsh.
Coats said: "I was lucky enough, as an early part of the crew, to be included in the group Brenda Chapman took to Scotland.
"It was amazing to see some of the history, like standing stones, blackhouses, and Eilean Donan.
"It was so valuable as artists and filmmakers to be there for the things you can't see in photos, like how fast the light changes and the colour of everything when the sun comes down under the clouds, or how you can step on moss in a forest and sink to your ankles."
She added: "I worked on Brave for more than four years, so I have a lot of fond memories.
"The most fascinating thing was seeing the story go from drawings, paintings, and sculptures to the final computer animated film, completely fleshed out and polished.
"If I had to pick one fond memory, it would be hours spent assisting Jerome Ranft, one of Pixar's sculptors, on the maquette (scale model) for Merida's horse Angus.
"Jerome would put on music and then he'd work on the front end of the horse and I'd try to figure out the muscles on the back end of it.
"All the time I spent as a kid drawing horses really paid off,"
Coats is part of a team writing "chatty" dialogue for Google Assistant, as well as doing work on other films.
She said: "The Assistant gives a conversational way to access everything Google can do for you, and on the Personality Team we add delight wherever we can.
"The rest of Google has all the useful parts of the Assistant covered, so the Google Assistant Personality Team really supports them by coming up with fun things the Assistant can say and do, whether that's games or things to discover."
More than $10m (£7.6m) had been budgeted to provide state-of-the-art facilities for the Hausa language film industry, known as Kannywood.
The government said the project would create thousands of job opportunities and promote cultural activities.
Muslims clerics have said that the project would promote immorality.
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People on social media also called on the government to stop the plan.
Locals have said the project is not a priority - they say the government should instead focus on the revival of dams for agricultural development in the area.
A presidential adviser, Abdurrahaman Kawu Sumaila, announced the cancellation of the project saying that the people have had their say, and the government has heeded them.
A leading Kannywood actor and director, Ali Nuhu, told the BBC that he was confounded by the decision.
Ever since its creation more than 20 years ago, Kannywood has attracted a lot of criticism from the conservative society in the mainly Muslim city.
It has been accused of encouraging teenage girls to run away from home in the hope of becoming actresses.
Kannywood films are produced in the Hausa language and distributed in the Muslim-dominated north.
Most Nigerian films are produced in the south but in English and Pidgin-English.
This film industry, known as Nollywood, is the country's biggest cultural export and has made a name for Nigerian artists across Africa.
Hamilton, 45, who has never won a ranking event, beat Selby 5-2 on Friday before beating Hawkins 5-4 later on.
On Saturday, Hamilton plays world number two Stuart Bingham after his 5-2 victory over China's Yan Bingtao.
In the other semi-final, 2016 winner Martin Gould meets two-time World Championship finalist Ali Carter.
Gould's win last year remains his only ranking title and he moved into the final four by beating Ryan Day 5-2, while Carter beat Tom Ford by the same scoreline.
Talking about the win over Selby, Hamilton told World Snooker: "It is the highlight of my season by a mile.
"I'm not playing great but I have managed to win a few matches. My attitude is good and I'm enjoying it."
Friday's results
Last 16: Stuart Bingham 5-4 David Gilbert, Michael Holt 1-5 Yan Bingtao, Ben Wollaston 2-5 Barry Hawkins, Anthony Hamilton 5-2 Mark Selby.
Quarter-finals: Martin Gould 5-2 Ryan Day, Tom Ford 2-5 Ali Carter, Stuart Bingham 5-2 Yan Bingtao, Barry Hawkins 4-5 Anthony Hamilton.
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Emerson Butler was attacked as he left Etihad Stadium with his father after Sunday's game in Manchester.
Greater Manchester Police said it was investigating the "unprovoked" assault.
City fans have set up a fundraising page, which has already raised £895 of its £1,000 target, to invite him back for "a proper Manchester City welcome".
Richard Butler said his son had been left badly shaken.
"He's still got a bit of bruising on his nose and he's still got some pain.
"It's not the physical injuries that are causing him the biggest problem now, it's more that he can't get it out of his head - he keeps going over and over it."
Emerson was attacked as he and his father walked back to their car.
A group of middle-aged City fans engaged them in a brief conversation during which Emerson, who was wearing an Arsenal shirt, said he thought the 2-2 draw was a fair result.
One of the men then punched him in the face, bloodying his nose and mouth.
Mr Butler said that while his son is almost 6ft tall, he is unmistakably a child.
"The man had spent time speaking to him before [hitting him]. He had looked right in Emerson's face, he knew he was a child," he said.
"It was just unbelievable - it's not something you expect to happen in 2016 at a football match. It seemed like those days had gone but apparently not. I was in shock."
He said the response from other Manchester City fans had been "amazing" and that he was thankful for the "fantastic" outpouring which has "helped Emerson to see that it is a one-off".
The online campaign page states that fans want to "show Emerson that the majority of Manchester City fans are decent, caring human beings".
The club has also offered him a VIP trip back to the stadium when City play Arsenal next year.
The fighting broke out on Tuesday night after Nasser al-Aker, a senior Islamist militant from Derna's Abu-slim Martyr's Brigade, was killed by members of IS.
IS established a base in Derna in October and the group has tightened its grip on the city in recent months.
Residents say that control of the city is split between two militant groups.
About 20 fighters were reported to have been killed in the clashes between IS and the al-Qaeda-linked Mujahadeen Shura Council of Derna, an umbrella group for local Islamist militias.
Salem Derbi, the commander of the so-called Abu Salem Brigade, was believed to be among those killed by IS.
The Shura Council released a statement following the death of Al-Aker declaring "holy war" on IS "until none of them are left".
The 55-year-old, who fought in Afghanistan and was once held in the UK on terrorism charges, was killed along with his aide.
Derna - a jihadist stronghold in the 1980s and 1990s during the insurgency against Muammar Gaddafi - has descended into chaos as Libya grapples with a power vacuum left by the overthrow of Gaddafi in 2013.
One witness told the BBC that residents were scared to go outside, leaving most shops and bakeries closed.
Libya's vast number of rival militias have long been running the show. They've spun a web of localised conflicts on a city and regional level in recent years that has allowed IS's local sympathisers and foreign fighters to establish a foothold in two major cities: Derna in the east and Sirte in the West.
The political chaos engulfing the state also helped them flourish, but it is the very local nature of Libya's conflict - its small population and family ties - that may yet prove detrimental to IS's survival in Libya in the long term.
In the past month we've seen rival armed groups increasingly preoccupied by fighting against IS militants than against each other.
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IS has expanded its hold on Libyan territory in recent months to include the whole of the central city of Sirte and Harwa to the east of the country.
Its capture of Sirte gives the group access to the road to the country's third largest city of Misrata, in the west.
The rapid rise of the group in Libya has alarmed Western powers, which fear it gaining a stronghold on the Mediterranean across from mainland Europe.
Libya's internationally recognised parliament is operating in exile in the eastern port of Tobruk after being forced from the capital, Tripoli. A rival parliament, the Islamist-dominated General National Congress, is nearly 1,000km (620 miles) to the west in Tripoli.
In an attempt to stabilise the country, the UN presented both factions with a draft proposal for a unity government on Tuesday.
The plan unveiled at talks in Morocco addresses terms of a truce and disarmament of armed groups.
The Team of Refugee Olympic Athletes has 10 members - five from South Sudan, two from Syria, two from DR Congo and one from Ethiopia.
The six men and four women will compete in swimming, judo and athletics.
"These refugee athletes have no home, no team, no flag, no national anthem," said IOC president Thomas Bach.
"The invention of this refugee team is to give them a home in the Olympic village together with all the athletes around the world."
The team includes swimmer Yusra Mardini from Syria, who trains in Germany, South Sudanese middle-distance runner Rose Nathike Lokonyen, who is living in a refugee camp in Kenya, and DR Congo judoka Yolande Bukasa Mabika, who trains in Brazil.
They will enter the opening ceremony as the penultimate team, before hosts Brazil.
Bach added: "It can send a symbol of hope for all refugees in the world and can send a signal to the international community that refugees are our fellow human beings and are an enrichment to society."
The Olympics run from 5-21 August.
The move followed the publication of a Senate report that claimed Backpage.com had "knowingly concealed evidence of criminality" by editing ads featuring words associated with child abuse.
But the site says its freedom of speech rights have been violated.
And it claims the ads had helped police track down missing children.
Links on the site to its adult section now feature the word "censored" and direct users to a page that claims the business has been a victim of "unconstitutional government censorship."
The adult section's closure had been unexpected.
Last month, a judge dismissed a case in which the Californian authorities had claimed that Backpage's chief executive and two of its ex-owners had committed pimping offences and generated millions of dollars by hosting sex trade ads.
The basis for the ruling was that US law states that website publishers cannot be held responsible for content created solely by their users.
And on Monday, the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal filed by three women who had alleged Backpage was at fault because they had been sold as prostitutes via the site when they had been as young as 15.
The UK and other international versions of Backpage.com continue to offer their adult sections.
The Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations described Backpage as the "world's second-largest classified advertising website", adding that the service was involved in 73% of all child trafficking reports passed from the public over to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
It said the company was aware of the problem, but rather than block suspicious ads had set up a programme that helped remove incriminating words and phrases.
Banned terms included:
It said that initially these words were automatically removed by an electronic filter, and manual checks removed similar language - but the remainder of the ads were then allowed to run.
The committee added that by 2012, a different process had been put in place, which brought up an error message if the banned terms were detected.
It said these alerts identified the words that were barred, allowing users to resubmit their ads with the restricted terms removed.
The committee also presented evidence from unnamed whistleblowers, who were said to have worked for the company.
It said one had told it that the moderation team had seen it as its job to "sanitise" ads before they appeared.
"According to her, moderators 'went through the motions of putting lipstick on a pig, because when it came down to it, it was what the business was about' - that is moderating ads for prostitution," the report said.
The committee acknowledged that Backpage had passed on thousands of ads it had suspected of being related to child exploitation to the NCMEC.
But it said an internal company email dated February 2012, suggested the company might have "artificially limited" the number of such alerts.
"If we don't want to blow past 500 this month, we shouldn't be doing more than 16 a day," the email said.
"We can't ignore the ones that seem like trouble, but if we start counting now it might help us on the ones where we're being liberal."
Backpage has shared the letter it had sent to the committee defending its practices.
It said it agreed that human trafficking was "abhorrent" and added that it had spent "thousands of hours and millions of dollars" to help law enforcement tackle the problem.
It also published a statement from Children of the Night - a Los Angeles-based organisation part-funded by Backpage and dedicated to "rescuing American children from prostitution".
"The ability to search for and track potentially exploited children on a website and have the website bend over backwards to help and cooperate with police the way Backpage did was totally unique," wrote Dr Lois Lee, the organisation's founder.
"It not only made law enforcement's job easier, it made them much more effective at rescuing kids and convicting pimps."
Although Backpage's adult section is offline for now, the site indicated it might try to revive it.
"This will not end the fight for online freedom of speech," it said in a statement.
"Backpage.com will continue to pursue its efforts in court to vindicate its First Amendment rights and those of other online platforms for third-party expression."
Backpage's lawyers said executives from the company would appear at a Senate subcommittee hearing later this Tuesday, but would not testify.
Hundreds of troops crossed into Yemen from Saudi Arabia, taking control of Hazm, capital of Jawf province, military and tribal sources said.
On Thursday, troops seized Harad, near the Saudi border, in Hajja province.
Violence has continued, despite a UN-backed ceasefire and peace talks in Switzerland which began on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia said two ballistic missiles were fired at the kingdom from Yemen on Thursday.
It said one was intercepted and the other landed in desert east of Najran. It did not say whether there were any casualties.
Rebels have also accused Yemeni and allied Saudi-led coalition forces of repeatedly breaching the ceasefire, which is meant to last for a week.
Houthi rebels and government delegates have been meeting in Biel in Switzerland to try to end months of fighting.
At least 5,700 people, almost half of them civilians, have been killed in air strikes and clashes on the ground since the Saudi-led coalition launched a military campaign in March in support of the government.
The offensive was launched after the Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa, and advanced towards the second city of Aden.
The already dire humanitarian situation in Yemen has also deteriorated severely, with more than 21 million people - four-fifths of the population - now requiring aid.
Ford, 46, died after an ongoing fight with a rare and aggressive cancer, which ended his re-election bid in 2014.
In September 2014 , he was diagnosed with an abdominal tumour called a liposarcoma, which doctors described as "fairly aggressive" and required chemotherapy.
He withdrew from the mayoral race, replaced by his brother Doug, but put his name on the ballot for his old constituency on the city council.
Rob Ford was first elected to lead Canada's most populous city in 2010 as an outsider, with strong backing from his suburban neighbourhood.
But by 2013 he faced heavy pressure to resign from both political opposition and former allies on the city council after admitting he smoked crack cocaine while severely inebriated.
Ford had previously refused to resign from the job, mounting a re-election campaign against multiple challengers.
"Our family has been through everything - from murder to drugs to being successful in business," he once told the Toronto Star. "Nobody can tell me a story that can shock."
Rob Ford was born in May 1969 in Etobicoke, Ontario, now a diverse district in the west of Toronto.
His father, Doug Ford Sr, was a businessman and member of Ontario's provincial parliament.
The elder Mr Ford ran the successful printing firm Deco Labels and Tags. The Ford family still owns the company, and Rob Ford had served in senior management positions there.
He then attended Carleton University but did not graduate, instead returning home to care for his sister, a recovering heroin addict, according to a profile in Toronto Life magazine profile. Years later, an ex-boyfriend would shoot his sister in the face in her parents' home.
In 2000, Ford married his long-time girlfriend Renata. They had two young children. Rarely seen in public, she was dubbed the "invisible wife".
Ford was charged with assaulting her in 2008 but the charge was dropped.
After a previous attempt, Ford was elected to represent Etobicoke in 2000 in the city council. In that role, he gained a reputation for controversial remarks and an aversion to spending city money.
He ran for mayor with a promise to "end the gravy train" at city hall and to partially privatise rubbish collection services after a month-long strike.
In 2010 he was elected mayor with 47% of the vote, largely on the strength of his support in the outlying suburbs. His brother Doug Ford Jr replaced him on the council as representative of Etobicoke.
The rubbish privatisation was deemed a success, and Ford continued to look for ways to trim the city's budget.
Later, he became embroiled in a conflict of interest row after he was accused of using the city of Toronto logo and leveraging his status to solicit funds for his football foundation.
The city council tried to sack him, but in January 2013 a Canadian court overturned the removal order.
In March 2013, the Toronto Star reported he had been asked to leave a military ball because its organisers thought he was inappropriately intoxicated. "It's an open secret at city hall that the mayor has battled alcohol abuse," the newspaper said.
Then, in May 2013 the Star and US gossip website Gawker reported that their journalists had seen a video apparently showing Ford smoking from a crack cocaine pipe while obviously intoxicated.
The Toronto mayor denied he was a crack user - but never denied using the drug in the past. Months later, police said they had gained possession of the video.
After the revelation, Ford said he had "made mistakes" and said he would curb his drinking. Ultimately, he admitted to smoking crack cocaine, "probably in one of my drunken stupors".
And he dismissed calls to step down: "We must keep Toronto moving forward. I was elected to do a job and that's exactly what I'm going to continue doing."
The same week, another video of Ford became public. The clip showed the Toronto mayor in a foul-mouthed rant during which he vows to rip out a unspecified person's throat.
The context of the clip was not clear, nor was the target of Ford's wrath. He has said he was intoxicated when it was filmed and was "very embarrassed by it".
After the video was published, Ford's mother and sister told a local television station his behaviour was unacceptable for a mayor, but said he had done good work for the city.
"It isn't like it has affected his work," said Ford's sister, Kathy.
Asked whether she thought her brother was an alcoholic, she responded: "It depends on what you consider an alcoholic."
In April 2014, Ford officially kicked off his re-election campaign. He had four challengers in the 27 October election.
But other recordings of Ford in an apparently intoxicated state surfaced, including in a new audio recording of him making abusive comments about Councillor Karen Stintz, who was also running for mayor, and other politicians.
Allegations also surfaced in police documents that Ford threatened a fellow high-school football coach, used racially abusive language, threatened staff, sexually propositioned a female colleague, and snorted cocaine in a restaurant. He denied all of it.
In May, the mayor sought treatment for substance abuse, returning to city hall the following month.
Ford said the experience saved his life and he continued his re-election campaign, appearing in several debates. Polling suggested he was in second place in the five-person election.
But in September 2014, he was admitted to hospital after pain in his abdomen became "unbearable". Several days later, Ford dropped out of the mayoral race, with his brother replacing him on the ballot.
He ran for seat on city council instead - and won - and continued to receive treatment.
Ford underwent surgery in May 2015 to remove a cancerous tumour but doctors found new growths months later. The Toronto Star reported he was in clinical trial to treat his cancer at the time of his death.
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Gerrard, who made his Reds debut in 1998 and retired from playing last year, will begin the job in February.
"Liverpool are prepared to help me an awful lot. They want to help me to become a better coach or a better manager," Gerrard, 36, told BBC Sport.
"But at the same time I've got to commit to it and put in the hard work."
In a wide-ranging interview, Gerrard also:
Midfielder Gerrard left Anfield at the end of the 2014-15 season to join MLS side LA Galaxy before retiring in November after a 19-year playing career.
Jurgen does it his way and we all respect that and we're happy to have him
The former England captain said he was "really happy" to be "back at the club I love and being back home with my family" - but insisted his return was not down to sentiment.
"With me and Liverpool there will always be an emotional pull. But the decision to go back as a coach and what that entails, I couldn't really make that decision on sentiment or emotion because I'd have been doing it for the wrong reasons," he said.
"I'm very excited but at the same time a little bit nervous and a little bit anxious because it's a brand new role, one that I'm really looking forward to getting my teeth into."
Gerrard was linked with the manager's job at League One side MK Dons soon after announcing he would leave LA Galaxy, but said at the time the opportunity had come "too soon" for him.
He is working towards his Uefa A coaching licence, which is required to manage in the Premier League, but he says it is still too early to predict the path his future career will take.
"There's no rush, no timescale," he said. "The silly thing for me would be to rush and go in when I'm not ready.
"I've got incredible people around me and hopefully in the future there'll be some exciting opportunities.
"I've a lot of dreams and aspirations to be the best I can be in terms of coaching and management - but we'll have to wait and see if I'm going to be good enough."
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Gerrard was at Anfield on Wednesday to see his club knocked out of the EFL Cup after a 2-0 aggregate defeat by Southampton in the semi-finals.
That result continued a difficult start to 2017 for Klopp's side, who have managed just one win in seven games this year - a third-round FA Cup replay victory at League Two Plymouth Argyle.
"I hope it's just a blip," added Gerrard, who was speaking in his role as captain of the England team at the Star Sixes tournament, an indoor six-a-side event featuring international teams to be held in London this July.
"I've experienced it myself and blips are difficult to play your way out of, but I believe we've got the talent and personnel to do it.
"We've been one of the most exciting teams to watch [during Klopp's time in charge].
"There's a bit of a sticky patch the past three or four weeks - but I'm absolutely delighted he's our manager."
Kevin Haggard, from Sunblest Foods in Santa Maria, California, travelled to Dunfermline to throw his pies into the ring.
They joined 500 entries of all types of pie supplied by 100 bakers and butchers for the competition's judging day.
The winner will be announced at a gala lunch on 11 January next year.
Mr Haggard said: "I saw an opportunity some years ago now to develop the market for superior meat pies and so I contacted the Pacific Northwest Scottish Society, and I provided pies for a Burns night dinner.
"This is how I was introduced to the Scottish community in Seattle and this allowed me to begin selling pies at the Highland Games."
He now supplies pies as far afield as Seattle, Chicago, San Francisco, Albuquerque, Salt Lake City, Detroit and Dallas
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Sajid Javid added that the effort was "firmly on track" to offer high-speed internet to 95% of UK homes and businesses by 2017.
He said that fast speeds were "totally transforming the way we live and work".
But many have questioned the quality of access and speeds advertised.
Superfast broadband is defined by the European Union as speeds of 24Mbps or above. The UK government's ambition is to provide 95% of the UK with those speeds or higher by 2017, with the rest having a minimum speed of 2Mbps.
By contrast, Finland plans to have a baseline speed that is more than four times faster - 100Mbps - by next year, while South Korea wants to see citizens equipped with 1Gbps connections by 2017.
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has said that the UK's broadband target is simply not ambitious enough when compared with other nations and wants the government to commit to delivering a minimum of 10Mbps for all homes and businesses by 2018-19.
John Allan, FSB's national chairman, told the BBC that "there is still a long way to go".
"Small businesses are increasingly reliant on digital services, but too many are without decent and affordable broadband that meets their needs. This restricts their ability to grow, innovate and compete in global markets.
"Leaving 5% of the UK without adequate broadband in 2017 is simply not good enough. "
But the UK government says the current UK coverage of superfast broadband is the highest of the five biggest European economies.
The government has also set aside millions to improve broadband access in rural areas.
But BDUK, the group set up to spend the £530m of government money for the rural internet initiative, has come in for criticism for delays in distributing funds to councils and for awarding every contract to BT.
"Getting fibre to rural areas is hard, and often complex, work, but we are making great progress," said Gavin Patterson, the chief executive of BT, adding that it was laying undersea cables to the Outer Hebrides, for example.
"Some of the early projects are close to completion, and further funds will be released if we come in under-budget or take-up exceeds expectations," he said.
A Commons Public Accounts Committee report criticised the government for wasting taxpayers' money by giving all of its broadband funds to BT.
The FSB has said that coverage in rural areas is "either very poor or non-existent".
Alternative providers are already in place. B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North), for example, offers broadband speeds of up to 1Gbps to about 350 homes currently. But since BT signed contracts with councils around the UK, the plug has been pulled on several community-based schemes.
Malcolm Corbett, head of the Independent Network Co-operative Association, which represents some of the smaller broadband suppliers, told the BBC: "It is great that the rollout programme is making good progress. However, there are far too many homes and businesses in both rural and urban areas that won't see any benefit for some years to come.
"Fortunately there is a growing sector of independent providers that are stepping up to fill the void," he added, citing projects like CityFibre, which is developing a portfolio to bring ultra-high-speed broadband to York, Peterborough, Coventry, Bournemouth, and more.
Andrew Ferguson, the editor of thinkbroadband.com, told the BBC that the focus was now on those 5% of people in the "most remote and hardest parts" of the UK not covered by the current plans for superfast broadband.
He said that £10m had been invested in a series of pilot projects currently under way in eight locations across the nation to work out how best to get broadband to them.
"The findings will be used to inform future funding bids to ensure everyone benefits from the transformation of the digital landscape currently under way," he added.
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The Oxfordshire golfer, 25, shot six under-par rounds at Qualifying School in Catalunya, finishing fifth overall.
"My swing and my game got into some pretty awful habits this year," Pepperell told BBC Radio Oxford.
"I'll be keen to make sure that doesn't happen again and I can come out of this experience a better player."
Pepperell's frustrating 2016 on the European Tour saw him finish 113th on the Race to Dubai rankings, compared to his 49th position the previous two seasons.
After missing the cut in his final event of the year at the Portugal Masters, the scramble to finish in the top 25 at Qualifying School followed.
An already nerve-wracking week then became more painful when his right ankle swelled and became infected after an on-course accident with a rabbit hole.
"I fell down a hole and had a bit of an accident with my club in the process," Pepperell joked. "My ankle came off a little bit worse for wear.
"Thankfully the physio did a good job bandaging it up and we battled through the pain."
Pepperell, who finished tied 49th at The Open in 2015 at St Andrews, hopes to kick on from testing experience of Qualifying School.
"Some golfers need to have failures sometimes," he added. "For what's happened to me this year, to come out and be a better player and learn some lessons from it, will hopefully further my career."
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Rodrigo Duterte, known for his tough anti-crime approach, has claimed victory in the 9 May election.
His spokesman said he would also impose a "nationwide curfew" for children.
Official election results have not yet been announced, but Mr Duterte has an unassailable lead.
He has credited his success in the presidency campaign to his tough stance on law and order.
His record as the crime-crushing mayor of the southern town of Davao, once notorious for its lawlessness, earned him the moniker The Punisher and resonated with voters.
Among other measures in the city, he banned the sale of alcohol between midnight and 08:00.
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His spokesman Peter Lavina told local media in Davao on Tuesday this could be extended across the country.
"Mr Duterte will impose a curfew on unescorted minors and might also impose a liquor ban in public places, upon consultation and a review of laws."
He said it had "nothing to do with denying us of our freedoms," and that the public would not be prohibited from drinking in their homes.
Mr Duterte's proposal sparked a lively reaction on social media.
"To all who voted Duterte, I hope you're ready to cut smoking, drink less alcohol, go home early and segregate trash," tweeted university student Glenn Ong from the capital Manila.
"All blood and no alcohol for a Duterte win," tweeted Hannah Garay. "Hope the ones who voted for him won't have a hard time swallowing this."
"You want a dictator? Well, you got one now," said Facebook user Angelica Mercurio from Cavite, who compared his actions to martial law rule.
"It may be for our own good but I just cant wait to see how bummed alcohol enthusiasts will be once Duterte comes into power," said Keiza Chan.
But other Filipinos came out in support of Mr Duterte's plan to end drinking on the streets.
Rojun Angeles from Manila said he was looking forward to the liquor ban. "Less crime, less accidents and less 'pokpoks'," he said, referring to prostitutes.
Anzel Deschanel, who voted for Mr Duterte in Iloilo province, said on the Facebook of Philippines news site GMA: "This is the reason why my vote went to him.
"I am sick of criminals and want a stop to crime on the streets so I welcome this ban. Children need to be staying indoors at night anyway for their safety. For a better Philippines!"
The 175km-long fissure runs through the Larsen C Ice Shelf on the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula.
If it propagates just 20km more, a block of ice a quarter the size of Wales will break away into the Weddell Sea.
Scientists gathered the new video while recovering instrumentation that had been placed on the ice shelf.
Uncertainty about the stability of the region means researchers cannot set up camp as they would normally do, and instead make short visits in a Twin Otter plane.
The most recent sortie enabled the researchers also to fly along the length of the crack, which is 400-500m wide in places, to assess its status.
No-one can say for sure when the iceberg will calve, but it could happen anytime.
At 5,000 sq km, it would be one of the biggest ever recorded.
When it splits, interest will centre on how the breakage will affect the remaining shelf structure.
The Larsen B Ice Shelf further to the north famously shattered following a similar large calving event in 2002.
The issue is important because floating ice shelves ordinarily act as a buttress to the glaciers flowing off the land behind them.
In the case of Larsen B, those glaciers subsequently sped up in the absence of the shelf. And it is the land ice - not the floating ice in a shelf - that adds to sea level rise.
If Larsen C were to go the same way it would continue a trend across the Antarctic Peninsula.
In recent decades, a dozen major ice shelves have disintegrated, significantly retreated or lost substantial volume - including Prince Gustav Channel, Larsen Inlet, Larsen A, Larsen B, Wordie, Muller, Jones Channel, and Wilkins.
Dr Paul Holland from BAS commented: "Iceberg calving is a normal part of the glacier life cycle, and there is every chance that Larsen C will remain stable and this ice will regrow.
"However, it is also possible that this iceberg calving will leave Larsen C in an unstable configuration. If that happens, further iceberg calving could cause a retreat of Larsen C.
"We won't be able to tell whether Larsen C is unstable until the iceberg has calved and we are able to understand the behaviour of the remaining ice."
The removal of the ice would also enable scientists to study the uncovered seabed.
When Larsen B broke away, the immediate investigation chanced upon new species.
Under the Antarctic Treaty, no fishing activity would be permitted in the area for 10 years.
The big bergs that break away from Antarctica are monitored from space.
They will often drift out into the Southern Ocean where they can become a hazard to shipping.
The biggest iceberg recorded in the satellite era was an object called B-15.
Covering an area of some 11,000 sq km, it came away from the Ross Ice Shelf in 2000.
Six years later fragments of the super-berg passed by New Zealand.
In 1956, a berg of roughly 32,000 sq km - bigger than Belgium - was spotted in the Ross Sea by a US Navy icebreaker. But there were no satellites at that time to follow up.
Many of the bergs that break away from the Weddell Sea area of Antarctica get exported into the Atlantic. A good number get caught on the shallow continental shelf around the British overseas territory of South Georgia where they gradually wither away.
The study of the Larsen C Ice Shelf is led by Swansea University through its MIDAS Project, which involves BAS.
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McDowell followed up his opening 69 with a 70 at the Riviera Country Club in California.
However, 121 players still to finish their rounds because wind and rain led to PGA officials halting play.
Sam Saunders of the US is tied on seven under with Venezuelan Jhonattan Vegas at the top of the leaderboard.
Saunders has yet to start his second round while Vegas has played 14.
McDowell, 37, was one of only 24 players able to complete their second rounds as a storm battered the course.
A huge limb from a eucalyptus tree fell near the third hole and with heavy rain falling play was called off.
They said they had received reports of three men selling door-to-door in the Allanton and Chirnside areas.
They were driving a white Transit van with registration number NA54 TZY and were said to be using "aggressive selling techniques".
Police said they did not recommend dealing with cold-callers and urged people to report suspicious activity.
The 27-year-old ex-Everton forward told United boss Sir Alex Ferguson two weeks ago he felt the time was right to move after nine years at the club.
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A spokesman for United would only say: "Wayne Rooney is not for sale."
The news emerged on the day Ferguson announced he would be retiring as manager at the end of the season.
Rooney is set to be reunited with his former Everton manager David Moyes, who could be announced as Ferguson's successor on Thursday.
Then aged 18, Rooney left Moyes and his hometown club Everton in August 2004 in a deal worth an eventual £27m. He has since scored 197 goals in 402 appearances for United, winning five league titles, two League Cups and a Champions League.
This season the England striker has scored 16 in 37 appearances, 12 of those coming in the league as United won their 20th title.
However there has been speculation in the second half of the season that Rooney may leave, especially after he was dropped to the bench in favour of Danny Welbeck for the Champions League second-round tie against Real Madrid.
Days later Ferguson promised Rooney would stay at the club, saying: "He'll be here next year. You can have my word on that." Ferguson later said Rooney would be given a new deal.
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But speculation has persisted and now the forward has asked to leave the club for a second time.
The first occasion came in October 2010 when Rooney pulled out of contract talks, saying he had not received "any of the assurances I was seeking about the future squad".
Ferguson said at the time he was "dumbfounded" by Rooney's desire to leave, but 48 hours later, Rooney signed a new five-year deal. Manchester United went on to win the title that season, and Rooney later said
Moyes and Rooney have had their own differences. In 2008, Moyes accepted substantial libel damages over claims made in Rooney's book about their relationship at Everton.
Since then, however, the pair have been reconciled. In September 2012, Rooney wrote on Twitter: "Everton are playing brilliantly. David Moyes has done some job over the last 10 years."
On this occasion Rooney has not submitted a formal transfer request, but it is understood he asked verbally to leave.
Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham, Bury South MP Ivan Lewis and interim mayor Tony Lloyd are on the shortlist.
Voting by local party members closed on Friday. The election is set to take place in May.
The deal for the elected mayor, which will include control of transport, social care, housing and police budgets, was announced in 2014.
Agreed by council leaders with the then chancellor George Osborne, it will give Greater Manchester control of about £2bn of government funding previously administered from London.
Labour will be the first party to announce a candidate for the election. It will also confirm its candidate for the contest in the Liverpool City Region on Wednesday.
Referencing a list published by a US technology show, the post encourages parents to understand 'text talk'.
Some of the abbreviations are relatively bland, such as 'HAK', meaning 'hugs and kisses' or 'WYCM' for 'Will you call me?'.
Others refer to sexual acts, drugs and suicide.
The warning has been treated with scepticism by many of the Facebook users who shared or commented on it.
Some pointed out that it was not an exhaustive list and included American phrases that are unlikely to be used by young people in Northern Ireland.
Others welcomed the post, saying it was a useful resource for parents.
Det Supt George Clarke told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster that some of the more obscene messages were a "reality".
"Parents must be involved in their children's lives online and well as offline.
"You wouldn't allow children to go off in a car with people you don't know, so let's be careful about who they're interacting with online," he said.
Margaret Gallagher of the NSPCC said it was impossible to publish a definitive list of texting phrases young people use as they tend to change frequently.
However, she said anything that promoted an "open and honest discussion" about keeping safe online was to be welcomed.
"Teenagers will always want to create coded language that can't be understood by their parents - it's natural and not necessarily something to get overly concerned about," said Ms Gallagher.
"Communication and building trust with your child is the most important thing.
"At the end of the day, you want them to feel comfortable coming to you if they're worried about something that's happened online, like an unsolicited approach or someone putting them in a vulnerable position.
"They (children) just need reassurance that, if things do go badly wrong, they have someone they can turn to."
Ms Gallagher also pointed out that children who have no behavioural issues were equally as vulnerable to online predators as those who do.
But she stressed that older teenagers, in particular, were entitled to privacy.
"It's not always easy for parents to get the balance right - we know that - but if there's trust and openness there, the risk of things going badly wrong is definitely reduced," she said.
If you want more information on keeping children safe online, you can visit the NSPCC website or call the charity free on 0808 800 5000.
Mary Dangerfield, Coulson's agent and friend, told The Hollywood Reporter the family had not yet made the cause of death public.
"We are all deeply sad - she meant so much to so many," Dangerfield said.
Lynch said in a statement: "Today, I lost one of my dearest friends, Catherine Coulson."
He added: "Catherine was solid gold. She was always there for her friends - she was filled with love for all people, for her family, for her work. She was a tireless worker."
The director praised her "great sense of humour", and said she was "a spiritual person - a long-time meditator. She was the Log Lady".
Coulson appeared in Lynch's 1974 short film The Amputee and was assistant director on his 1977 debut feature film Eraserhead, before playing the Log Lady on both series of Twin Peaks and in the prequel film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.
It was on the set of Eraserhead that Coulson and Lynch began to discuss the idea of a woman who carried around a log.
She once described her character as the "only normal person on the show," but added that she's "had some trauma and bonded with this Ponderosa pine".
Lynch, whose credits also include Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, created the cult drama with Mark Frost in the early 1990s.
Revolving around the murder of teenage schoolgirl Laura Palmer, the show was a precursor of dense, cinematic TV shows like The Sopranos and The Wire.
It won three Golden Globe awards in 1991, including best TV series and best actor for Kyle MacLachlan.
Lynch will direct a Twin Peaks sequel series which will air on US TV network Showtime next year.
Ali al-Emadi expected spending to continue at that level for three to four years as new stadiums, motorways, rail links and hospitals are built.
More than $200bn (£160bn) will be spent in total by the gas-rich emirate.
But Mr Emadi denied that the plans would make the 2022 tournament the most expensive World Cup yet.
The 2014 World Cup in Brazil is reported to have cost $11bn (£8.8bn) to host, while Russia increased government spending on the 2018 World Cup by $321m to $10.7bn.
Brazil struggled to get many of its stadiums ready, but Mr Emadi told reporters in Doha on Tuesday that Qatar had already awarded 90% of the contracts for 2022 projects and that two-thirds would be delivered within the next 24 months.
"We are giving ourselves a good chance to deliver things on time," he added. "We don't want to be in a place where we start painting when people are coming to the country."
In order to achieve this, contractors have brought in hundreds of thousands of migrant workers, mainly from South Asian nations, who human rights groups say have been exploited and forced to work under dangerous conditions.
Qatar's government has denied the workers are exploited and in December it implemented reforms designed to improve the rights of the migrant workers.
Mr Emadi said the money for the World Cup projects had been protected from cuts to the national budget caused by low oil and gas prices.
Last year, Qatar had an estimated budget deficit of more than $12.8bn, and the 2017 budget has a projected deficit of $7.8bn.
The pressure on the state finances is now easing because of higher oil prices, and Mr Emadi said Qatar might not need to issue international bonds this year.
A coalition spokesman said the truce, which ended at midday (09:00 GMT), had been violated repeatedly by the rebels.
A pro-Houthi Yemeni army spokesman also accused the coalition of breaches.
The truce brought residents of the capital, Sanaa, a brief respite from air strikes. But fighting continued around the city of Taiz.
More than 7,000 people have been killed since the conflict in Yemen escalated in March 2015, when the coalition launched a military campaign in support of the government against the Houthis and allied security units loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
More than three million people have also been displaced by the fighting, and 21 million are in need of some form of humanitarian assistance.
The coalition had said the cessation of hostilities, which came into effect on Saturday, might be extended if the rebels abided by it and allowed aid deliveries into besieged areas.
But on Monday coalition spokesman Maj-Gen Ahmed al-Asiri told AFP news agency: "There is no respect [for the truce], only violations."
"There have been more people killed in Taiz and more attacks with surface-to-surface missiles, so automatically the conditions are not there [for an extension]."
Gen Asiri accused the rebels of 563 breaches inside Yemen and 163 across the border in Saudi Arabia.
A spokesman for Yemeni forces fighting alongside the Houthis, Brig Gen Sharaf Luqman, told the Saba news agency that coalition fighter jets "and their mercenaries" had been responsible for 114 violations over two days, dropping cluster weapons and shelling areas near the Saudi border.
"The army and popular forces will reserve all rights to respond to any breaches and violations by the enemies against our citizens, vital facilities and infrastructure services," he added.
Fifteen rebels and nine loyalist troops were killed in fighting overnight in and around Taiz, military and medical sources told AFP. Four civilians living in areas besieged by the rebels over the past year were also killed by shellfire, the sources said.
Coalition warplanes also resumed air strikes around Sanaa early on Monday, reportedly bombing military positions on a mountain overlooking the capital.
The attack took place at 04:00 BST on Saturday in the Ferensway area.
The 34-year-old woman suffered facial injuries in the attack, Humberside Police said.
Officers said they wanted to trace two men who were seen drinking in the Yorkshireman pub earlier in the evening. The pair were also seen getting into a taxi at 04:30 BST.
Until the mid-1980s Honduras was dominated by the military, which enthusiastically supported US efforts to stem revolutionary movements in the region. Since then, civilian leaders have sought to curb the power of the military, with varying degrees of success.
Gang violence, drug wars and extortion are commonplace and the country is notorious for having the world's highest murder rate per capita.
Inequalities in wealth remain high, with nearly half of the population living below the poverty line. Thousands of Hondurans leave to go to the US each year and the remittances they send home are a crucial source of income for many families.
Once dominated by foreign-owned banana companies, the country remains a major fruit exporter. It is also Central America's second largest coffee producer.
Population 7.9 million
Area 112,492 sq km (43,433 sq miles)
Major languages Spanish, indigenous languages, English
Major religion Christianity
Life expectancy 71 years (men), 76 years (women)
Currency lempira
President: Juan Orlando Hernandez
Juan Orlando Hernandez took office in January 2014, promising a zero tolerance approach towards organized crime and pledging to bring down the high levels of drug-related violence.
He won elections in the previous November, beating off challenger Xiomara Castro, the wife of former president Manuel Zelaya - whose ouster in a 2009 coup triggered a deep political crisis.
During his four-year term due to end in January 2018, Mr Hernandez is also facing deep economic challenges, including high unemployment and poverty levels.
Since the 2009 coup, Honduras has been one of the western hemisphere's most dangerous countries for journalists.
Twenty-eight journalists and media workers have been killed since 2000, Reporters Without Borders reported in 2015.
Harassment against broadcasting outlets has included assaults, threats, blocked transmissions and power outages, says Freedom House.
Media freedom is restricted by punitive defamation laws, and reporters tend to exercise self-censorship. Ownership of media outlets is concentrated in the hands of a few powerful business interests, US-based Freedom House notes.
There were 2.4 million internet users by November 2015, about 24% of the population (Internetworldstats). Facebook is the leading social network.
Some key dates in the history of Honduras:
1502 - Christopher Colombus lands in Honduras, a country originally inhabited by indigenous tribes, most notably the Maya. Spanish colonisation begins in 1524.
1821 - Honduras declares independence, becomes part of Mexican Empire until 1823, when it joins United Provinces of Central America until federation collapses in 1838.
1839 - Republic falls under influence of US corporations which establish vast fruit plantations.
1963 - President Ramone Morales is deposed in coup. Colonel Osvaldo Lopez Arellano heads first of string of military regimes in power until 1981.
1969 - Football War with El Salvador; 4,000 die in 100-hour conflict.
1981-82 - First civilian government in over a century elected but military remains influential.
1980s - Honduras is a stronghold for the US in its proxy war against socialist Sandinistas in Nicaragua, training and funding Contra rebels. Many Hondurans flee to the US.
2000-04 - US deports 20,000 people to Central America, including rival groups - Salvatrucha and 18 Street - which bring gang culture to the region.
1998 - Hurricane Mitch devastates Honduras.
2007 - A long-time US ally, Honduras breaks with tradition as President Manuel Zelaya becomes the first Honduran president to visit Cuba in 50 years.
2009 - Several years of a weak but strengthening democracy are curtailed when President Manuel Zelaya is deposed in a military coup.
Local people had gone out in small boats to the floating containers, taking consumer goods including bicycles and clothing.
Port officials said 45 containers had worked loose from the ship's deck.
An investigation is under way to work out the cause of the accident.
Police said the thieves had used small boats to reach the containers and had picked up air-conditioning units, other white goods, clothing, hospital equipment and bags.
They said they had chased down two speed boats loaded with goods.
Local media said the Brazilian-registered ship, the Log-In Pantanal, unloaded 248 containers at the Port of Santos on Thursday and took 341 on board.
The company responsible for the ship said it believed the accident had been caused by bad weather.
Social media videos showed the ship rolling heavily in a high sea swell.
Eyewitnesses told reporters that some of the containers had burst open on impact with the water.
The venue near Waterloo was evacuated along with nearby pubs and restaurants after the security alert was raised.
On social media, theatregoers said they and the cast had been moved to the nearby Imperial War Museum gardens.
Police said the incident was now over. Boyega is playing the lead role in the play Woyzeck at the theatre.
The Old Vic had earlier tweeted: "We have been evacuated as a precaution; audience safety is our priority. We are liaising with the Met Police."
A Met Police spokeswoman said it had been called at about 14:30 BST to a report of a security alert at the theatre and a decision was taken to evacuate the building.
About two hours later the police force said the incident was "not suspicious".
Boyega is best known for playing Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the seventh film in the Star Wars series.
In the current production at the Old Vic, he plays a young British soldier in 1980s Berlin during the Cold War and his performance has been widely praised by theatre critics.
The UK terrorism threat level was earlier reduced from critical to severe earlier, five days after the Manchester Arena attack but increased security remains in place at events across the country.
Batting first, Notts made 429-9, their second-highest List A score, anchored by Brendan Taylor's 154 off 97 balls.
Somerset were well placed after a stand of 154 in 16 overs between Dean Elgar (91) and Peter Trego (66).
The hosts' lower order kept attacking but continued to lose wickets and they were all out for 405 in 48 overs.
Jamie Overton (40) looked to be taking the match to the final few balls with some magnificent six hitting, but was run out when attempting to keep the strike to give Notts victory.
When South Africa opener Elgar and Trego were in full swing, the mammoth target looked achievable - the duo smashing Somerset to 221-3 in the 24th over.
But the dismissal of Trego, caught on the mid-wicket boundary off spinner Samit Patel, was quickly followed by Stuart Broad bowling Elgar, checking the hosts' momentum.
Somerset's lower order still managed to find regular boundaries as the required run-rate hovered around 10 an over, although Overton's cameo alongside Roelof van der Merwe (43) and Lewis Gregory (26) was ultimately in vein.
Earlier Nottinghamshire's batsman had struck Somerset's bowlers to all parts on a flat Taunton track with Riki Wessels (81) and Patel (66) providing fine support for Taylor.
The Zimbabwean raced to his hundred in just 69 balls, and appeared to be taking Notts beyond the List A best of 445-8 they made against Northants at Trent Bridge in 2016.
He was eventually dismissed by Lewis Gregory (4-60) in the 48th over, but had already done enough to ensure the huge total which put his side in the last four.
The Labour-led authority has said 6,000 of its 13,000 workers must go by 2018 to save £362m.
John Hemming, Liberal Democrat MP for Yardley, has written to council leader Sir Albert Bore asking him to be "more honest" and argued just as many of its financial problems were "home-grown".
The council said its government grant was "massively decreasing".
A spokesman for Sir Albert said he would respond to Mr Hemming personally.
The council's equal pay liability of £1.15bn, to compensate female staff historically paid less than men, was a significant factor in the savings needed, said Mr Hemming.
The authority's business plan includes £50m to cover equal pay costs next year, rising to £109m by 2018.
A further £27.97m is coming from the council's housing revenue account over the same period as well as contributions from schools.
It means in 2018, equal pay payments make up more than an eighth of the £822m savings needed by the authority from 2010-2018.
The business plan includes a £10m provision in case savings are not achieved and £398,000 to pay workers the "living wage", said Mr Hemming.
He said: "To pay people more is a nice thing to do, but this is firing thousands of people at the same time as putting the wages up for others.
"To blame the government for the equal pay shambles is also a nonsense. Sir Albert is being quite misleading."
Since 2010, the council has saved £460m.
Proceeds from the sale of the NEC group are also expected to be used to fund equal pay costs.
The authority said "no further permissions are expected to be granted" from Whitehall for the council to borrow money to settle equal pay.
Mr Hemming called for the council to identify more assets it could sell off to satisfy the bill.
A council spokesman said: "The balance of the savings are required because, unlike what happened previously, government grant is not rising in order to fund other budget pressures such as meeting the costs of inflation, increasing demands for services, changes in the law, and so on - this all means the grant is massively decreasing in cash terms."
He added that would be offset by a "small amount" of income from a council tax rise.
"Members have taken a policy decision that employees should not be paid less than the living wage," the spokesman said.
"It was considered prudent to include some contingency funding."
The authority is inviting responses to its spending proposals throughout November before finalising plans.
The Scotland Bill was given its second reading in the Commons with no need for a division.
The proposals now move on to the committee stage, when MPs will be able to propose and debate amendments.
The bill follows the recommendations of the Smith Commission, which was set up after the independence referendum.
It would give Holyrood control over income tax rates and bands, a half share in VAT revenues and a greater say over welfare powers in Scotland.
The SNP said the bill falls short in almost every way.
The Secretary of State for Scotland, David Mundell, opened the debate by reiterating the UK government's commitment to deliver its promise of further devolution.
Mr Mundell said that if MPs voted for the bill at the second reading it would be subjected to four days of line-by-line scrutiny at the committee stage.
The Tory MP said he was happy to have his "feet held to the fire" because he was confident it delivered the Smith Commission recommendations in full.
He said: "It is the fulfilment of our manifesto commitment that the all-party Smith Commission agreement should be implemented in full.
"The fact that this bill was introduced on the first day after the Queen's Speech and that this debate is taking place on the first day since the general election speaks volume for the determination to honour that manifesto commitment and get on with the job."
The second reading allows MPs to discuss the principles of the legislation and provide parties with a platform to put forward their opinions.
The SNP, which has 56 of Scotland's 59 MPs, is calling for further powers over employment laws, the minimum wage and business taxes to also be devolved.
SNP MPs made a number of interventions during the debate, claiming that the bill does not meet the Smith Commission recommendations.
The party's Westminster leader Angus Robertson told MPs the bill's genesis was a "breathless panic" from the pro-union campaigners in the days before the referendum in September.
He said the Vow of wide-ranging new powers for Scotland gave way to the Smith Commission agreement, a "watered-down" version of which has now become the Scotland Bill, Mr Robertson said.
"There is no doubt that the bill before us does not match the pledge of the campaign or the spirit or letter of the Smith deal," he said.
"The bill not only falls short but it too has been overtaken by another election a few weeks ago and an overwhelming and unprecedented SNP success."
Mr Robertson told MPs said the SNP would support amendments to the bill which called for Full Fiscal Autonomy for Scotland in the medium term.
That would mean Scotland would have the power to control all its own tax and spending except defence and foreign affairs.
Labour's Shadow Scottish Secretary Ian Murray told the House of Commons that after the bill was passed, the Scottish government would have immense power to change society for the better while continuing to benefit from the pooling and sharing of resources across the UK.
He said: "But, what is required now is the ideas and political will to deliver on that potential.
"That political will has always been a Labour priority, as demonstrated through the Calman and Smith Commissions, to deliver progressive change for Scotland.
"It appears like the SNP are desperate to be disappointed by this bill."
Speaking from New York, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the BBC her party would "seek to amend" the Scotland bill to "bring about full fiscal autonomy".
But she said she was "fully expecting" other parties to block the move. Labour has accused the SNP of "back-pedalling" on what it said had been a flagship policy.
Ms Sturgeon said her party was pursuing a "double track process": to make sure the Scotland bill delivers the further devolution recommended by the Smith Commission while building support for even greater powers for Holyrood.
The first minister said powers over the minimum wage, business taxes and employment law were priorities for the Scottish government.
This late autumn photo - from Snowdonia National Park in North Wales - has been crowned the overall winner of the 10th annual International Garden Photographer of the Year competition.
Taken by Lee Acaster, and entitled Left, this stark image won the Trees, Woods and Forests category - and then beat thousands of other entries to win the top spot.
Garden designer Chris Beardshaw - one of the competition judges - says the photo "perfectly encapsulates both the extremes of fortune and personality of these giants".
While Clare Foggett - who edits The English Garden Magazine - says the image "draws the viewer in, to reveal the still surface of the lake behind. It demands closer inspection".
Scroll down to see a selection of some of the best images from each category.
Nigel McCall - 1st Place
Autumn Evening at Aberglasney
Aberglasney Gardens, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
Judges' comments
Philip Smith, founder of International Garden Photographer of the Year:
"This is a classical composition with the bridge leading us into the garden and its wonderful display of October colour. The angle of view is very precisely aligned, creating the feeling of serene calm."
Clare Foggett, Editor of the English Garden Magazine:
"It has a calm, almost Eastern zen-like quality. The autumn leaves on the handrail could have been artfully placed there by a stylist, but the fact that they had been spontaneously placed there by children visiting the garden earlier seems to add even more serendipity to the image."
Cathy Cooper - Finalist
Marigold Glow
Windamere Hotel, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Volker Michael - Finalist
First Rays
Jistrum, Friesland, The Netherlands
Rosanna Castrini - Highly Commended
Towards the Clearing
Botanical Garden of Villa Bricherasio, Piedmont, Italy
Jason Ingram - Commended
Folly Farm Lavender
Berkshire, England, UK
Jason Ingram - Highly Commended
Stavordale Priory in Winter
Somerset, England, UK
Nigel McCall - Highly Commended
Mist over the Lower Walled Garden
Aberglasney Gardens, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
Volker Michael - Commended
Prairie Plantation
Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Ross Hoddinott - 1st Place
Marbled White Butterfly
Dunsdon National Nature Reserve, Devon, England, UK
Judges' comments
Philip Smith, founder of the International Garden Photographer of the Year:
"A dreamy midsummer scene. It is an unusual composition with the main subject near the picture's edge, but this, taken together with the empty space in the middle of the frame, heightens the faint sense of unreality that marks this photograph out."
Chris Beardshaw, garden designer:
"A fleeting and delicate image that encourages a holding of the breath and calm silence, for fear of disturbing the perfection."
Henrik Spranz - 2nd Place
Evening Encounter
Vienna, Austria
Minghui Yuan - Finalist
Frog Prince
Wuhan Botanical Garden, Wuhan City, China
Lili Gao - Finalist
Waiting
Dandong City, Liaoning Province, China
Julian Rad - Finalist
Thirsty Squirrel
Vienna, Austria
Minghui Yuan - Commended
Band of Brothers
Wuhan City, China
Yi Fan - Highly Commended
Fantastic Homeland
Yunnan Province, China
Mateusz Piesiak - Commended
At Sunset
Wrocław, Lower Silesia, Poland
Gianluca Benini - 1st Place
White Stars at Sunset
Belluno, Veneto, Italy
Judges' comments
Clare Foggett, Editor of The English Garden Magazine:
"Wordsworth was right about daffodils filling the heart with pleasure and this photo of 'the stars that shine and twinkle on the Milky Way' does just that, with beautiful light from the setting sun. One look at the image and you want to be there."
Susan Brown, Royal Photographic Society Representative:
"White Stars at Sunset is a descriptive title for this field of wild Narcissus with the beautifully backlit sta- shaped flowers. The low viewpoint chosen by the photographer has encouraged the flowers to command the stage against a dramatic evening sky."
Yi Fan - 2nd Place
Standing Alone
Hengduan Mountain Range, Yunnan Province, China
Salvo Orlando - 3rd Place
Saponaria
Etna National Park, Sicily, Italy
Carole Drake - Finalist
Pavement Flowers at Dawn
County Clare, Republic of Ireland
John Glover - Highly Commended
Viper's Bugloss at Sunrise
Cuckmere Valley, East Sussex, England, UK
Marcio Cabral - Highly Commended
Golden Grass
Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Goias, Brazil
Dianne English - 1st Place
Bergenia
New South Wales, Australia
Judges' comments
Philip Smith, founder of International Garden Photographer of the Year:
"Texture and softening effects have been created in post-capture processing, but the strength of the image is in its very simple but accurate composition. In simplifying the still-life, the photographer has created a strong sense of romantic elegance."
Susan Brown, Royal Photographic Society Representative:
"This charming image of Bergenia not only illustrates the character of the flower, but the added texture and softness to the palette gives it an artistic painterly feel."
Alexis Javier Acosta Simon - 3rd Place
Las Animas
La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
Bert Shankman - Finalist
Little Boy II
Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Rosanna Castrini - Commended
The Ring
Piedmont, Italy
Angela de Groot - Finalist
Bothering Buttercups
Dorset, England, UK
Nigel Burkitt - Commended
Poppies
Earley, Berkshire, England, UK
Anil Sud - 1st Place
Mountain Fog
Maroon Bells Scenic Area, Colorado, USA
Judges' comments
Susan Brown, Royal Photographic Society Representative:
"No-one could fault this image for not being true to its subject 'Breathing Spaces'. The glimpse of the mountainside in the break in the clouds has been very well caught and contrasts with the vibrant autumn colours of the foreground. A strong composition with the diagonal of the hillside."
Chris Beardshaw, garden designer:
"Bold, vivid and beautifully capturing the seasonal landscape."
Mauro Tronto - 2nd Place
All Together
Lago di Campotosto, Abruzzo, Italy
Nikki Munro - Finalist
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Theam Meng Sea - Highly Commended
Tea Farm Sunset
Cameron Highlands District, Pahang, Malaysia
Mauro Tronto - Highly Commended
Awakening
San Severino Marche, Macerata, Italy
Stefano Coltelli - Commended
Plitvice Falls
The Plitvice Lakes National Park, Plitvicka Jezera, Croatia
Geoff Kell - Highly Commended
Summer Breeze
Northumberland National Park, England, UK
Francis Taylor - Commended
Cotton Grass
Ringinglow, Peak District National Park, Sheffield, England, UK
Dawn Blight - Commended
Sheffield Park
National Trust Sheffield Park and Garden, East Sussex, England, UK
Evelyn Nodwell - 1st Place
Bringing Home the Fodder
Guizhou Province, China
Judges' comments
Susan Brown, Royal Photographic Society Representative:
"This anonymous person collecting fodder for his animals has a touch of humour about it. We have to assume he can see where he is going. The mountainous background with lovely soft, misty and low light adds a sense of place."
Philip Smith, founder of International Garden Photographer of the Year:
"This is a spontaneous shot that tells the story perfectly. The photographer has intuitively positioned the farmer in the frame in such a way that we can trudge along with him to the village we can see in the background."
Flavio Catalano - 2nd Place
Savoy Cabbage
Piedmont, Italy
Mingli Tian - 3rd Place
The Miao Terraces
Guizhou Province, China
Albert Ceolan - Finalist
The Grape Harvest
South Tyrol, Italy
Zsolt Varanka - 1st Place
Good night Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Judges' comments
Philip Smith, founder of International Garden Photographer of the Year:
"A clever shot. The flowers are beautifully lit and balanced with the lights of the city. There is so much activity to be seen in the background, but the photographer has succeeded in keeping the flowers in the foreground of our attention."
Susan Brown, Royal Photographic Society Representative:
"The shallow depth of field has rendered the lights of a city purely as a glow which leaves the interpretation to the viewer."
Dina Vieira - 2nd Place
Roof Garden
Park of Nations, Lisbon, Portugal
Evelyn Nodwell - Finalist
Trees, Shadows and Greens
Parc du Champ-de-Mars, Paris, France
Brandon Yoshizawa - Commended
City Flowers
Los Angeles, California, USA
Paul Brouns - Highly Commended
Urban Jungle
Milan, Italy
Joseph Meng Huat Goh - Commended
Roof Garden
Singapore
Claire Takacs - Commended
Groningen City Garden
Groningen, The Netherlands
Bart Heirweg - 2nd Place
Noir Flohay
Noir Flohay, Baraque Michel, Belgium
Cristiana Damiano - Finalist
In the Silence
Tarvisio Forest, Italy
Dylan Nardini - Highly Commended
Crooked
Clydesdale, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Andrew George - Commended
Mystic Forest
Stiphoutse Bossen, Gerwen, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
Jianjun Huang - Commended
Charming Dongjiang
Guangdong Province, China
Fergus Brown - age 10 - 1st Place
Kaleidoscope
Abbey Garden, Tresco, The Isles of Scilly, England, UK
Judges' comments
Susan Brown, Royal Photographic Society Representative:
"A blaze of colour brings out the true feel of summer. The shallow depth of field adds to the intrigue of the image. An accomplished image for this young photographer."
Philip Smith, founder of International Garden Photographer of the Year:
"A wonderfully exuberant image. The photographer has captured the scene very well by excluding anything that might interfere with the appreciation of colour and pattern."
Zozi Lencz - age 14 - 2nd Place
Spiky
Bellini Garden, Catania, Sicily, Italy
Katy Read - age 12 - 3rd Place
Looking Up
Chillingham Castle, Northumberland, England, UK
Steve Lowry - 1st Place
Cut Flowers
Portstewart, Northern Ireland, UK
This portfolio of microscopy images was entered as a set in the Beauty of Plants category and features sectioned and stained flower buds.
A selection of the images - including some close-up details - can be seen here.
Judges' comments
Clare Foggett, Editor of The English Garden Magazine:
"The images are stunning - a rarely seen glimpse of the mechanics and 'insides' of a plant, normally only seen by botanists peering down microscopes. Their other-worldly quality brings a new level of intrigue to our garden plants."
Susan Brown, Royal Photographic Society Representative:
"Well executed and inspirational in design. A very unusual way to portray these flowers, the clarity and design are stunning and a lot of worthwhile hard work has gone into this portfolio."
George Pantazis - 1st Place
Embryo
Mouttagiaka, Limassol, Cyprus
Judges' comments
Philip Smith, founder of International Garden Photographer of the Year:
"One of the most attractive macro images in this year's competition. The light falling on this tiny subject is wonderfully handled and reveals the other-worldly elegance of the subject."
Susan Brown, Royal Photographic Society Representative:
"A captivating image, glorious colours and the composition cannot be faulted. The depth of Field is perfect. The detail is beautiful and this is a very worthy winner of the macro category."
Don Rice - 1st Place
Water Lily
Lake Peten Itza, Department of Peten, Guatemala
Judges' comments
Susan Brown, Royal Photographic Society Representative:
"A dramatic composition for this monochrome image with lighting to bring out the detail and texture in the leaves and yet maintaining the subtlety of the petals."
Philip Smith, founder of International Garden Photographer of the Year:
"A complex plant stripped down to its essentials of tone, form and texture. It is skilfully processed with a large amount of detail in a complex gradation of grey tones. There's a calm stillness that makes it a worthy winner."
All images subject to copyright.
A total of 550 incidents of theft from the person were reported on the route in 2014.
Oxford Circus was the worst individual station on the entire network, with 144 reported incidents.
However, the total number of thefts was down 30% compared with 2013.
The figures were released by the British Transport Police (BTP).
Detective Inspector Paula Jones said: "While crime on the underground network is down for the ninth successive year, theft of passenger property is an issue - particularly as a lot of passengers now carry high-tech devices."
She added that the BTP deploys specialist covert pickpocket officers in a bid to deter thieves who target "unsuspecting commuters and tourists".
The figures also showed:
Steve Burton, TfL's director of enforcement, said: "The Central line is the second busiest Tube line on our network as it passes through key night time spots and is heavily used by commuters and tourists.
"Our busiest lines and stations will often have higher levels of pickpockets than quieter areas and we and our policing partners focus our efforts in these areas for this very reason."
Westminster Dredging Company Limited was charged with depositing material from Plymouth's Devonport Dockyard in Whitsand Bay, near Rame Head.
The firm had a marine licence for only one of the 32 disposals it made in September last year.
Campaigners opposed to the dumping say they are pleased, but disappointed there were not more charges.
The case, at Plymouth Magistrates' Court, was brought by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) following a complaint by a member of the public.
Westminster Dredging Company Limited, which admitted the offence, provided the MMO with the full coordinates for each of the unlawful disposals.
It said a failure of internal procedures had resulted in the master of its vessel, the WD Mersey, not being aware of the restrictions on the depositing of the dredged material.
The firm had previously received an official written warning in April last year from the MMO about two breaches of its marine licence, including one of depositing material.
Campaign group Stop Dumping in Whitsand Bay said it was disappointed not to have been given the chance to speak to the court prior to sentencing on Friday.
"It's a two-fold reaction for us, as on the one hand we welcome the fine, seeing it as a step forward to show the contractor it's being watched," spokesman Dave Peake told BBC News.
"On the other hand, we're mystified and very disappointed as to why it was only charged with one of the illegal dumps and not all 31 of them.
"To a company with an annual turnover of millions, a £40,000 fine is just a slap on the wrist."
Mr Peake added that the group now intends to ask the MMO how it concluded the likely environmental impact of the 31 illegal deposits, were "within acceptable limits".
The campaigners fear continuing to dump contaminated silt from the dockyard at Whitsand Bay could affect protected marine species in its Marine Conservation Zone.
The Royal Navy has previously stated that dredging is essential to give its ships access to the dockyard.
The Team Sky rider made a late attack in the 180km stage to finish just in front of team-mate Mikel Landa, who won the 2016 Tour.
Thomas is now 16 seconds ahead of the rest of the field with two days of the Tour remaining.
The 31-year-old will be leading Team Sky for the first time in the three week-long Giro d'Italia next month.
Mr Blessed is the voice of one of three talking toilets in the Pyramid stage field to highlight the 2.3bn people who have no access to a basic toilet.
Actor Kathy Burke and musician Cerys Matthews will also voice "babbling bogs" to promote WaterAid's Toilets Save Lives campaign.
Around 175,000 people are expected to attend the festival from Wednesday.
WaterAid's Marcus Missen said: "Who hasn't wanted to listen to Brian Blessed while sitting on the bog?"
Billed as the "swankiest" and "best seats in the house", the talking toilets are among more than 5,000 loos being installed across Worthy Farm ahead of this year's festival.
They are being used by the stars to share the "huge problems of not having a toilet".
One of the talking toilets also has a "daunting two-way door" which appears see-through to the person inside but as a mirror to those on the outside.
A spokeswoman for WaterAid said it was designed to make the user feel "exposed" to highlight the one in three around the world who have "nowhere safe to go to the toilet".
"As they use the loo with a view, they'll have an epic view out to the Pyramid stage crowd," she said.
"Yet they'll also have to grapple with feeling visible to all outside, with their trousers down, whilst those waiting check their reflection."
Gates to the festival site open from 8:00 BST on Wednesday.
Acts scheduled to perform include Adele, Ellie Goulding, ZZ Top, Disclosure, Wolf Alice, Tame Impala, Beck, Stormzy, Madness and Foals.
The plan is to build new schools on the former Army base at Lisanelly.
But some schools are reluctant to agree and one school, Loreto Grammar, has taken the Department of Education to court over its failure to build new premises on its existing site.
The department said that five schools are currently interested in moving to the Lisanelly site.
The three most enthusiastic are believed to be Arvalee Special School, Omagh High School and Sacred Heart College.
The new site would include some shared areas, such as a school of performance, sports facilities and an ecology centre.
While Education Minister John O'Dowd admits the financial situation is challenging, he wants to proceed with the plans.
Mr O'Dowd will meet educationalists and young people in Omagh at an exhibition of the school campus design.
The team's technique involves building a 3D image of a patient's brain in a matter of minutes.
Strokes occur about 152,000 times a year in the UK, according to the Stroke Association.
In Scotland, NHS Scotland considers strokes to be the third commonest cause of death.
When a stroke happens speed is of the essence. First in diagnosing what kind of stroke it is, then treating it.
That is because there are two main types - ischemic and haemorrhagic - and two very different ways of treating them.
Both MRI and CT scanners can provide an image of the brain and the damage done, but are big and expensive. Patients have to come to them.
The mathematicians envisage a new type of detector small enough to ride in an ambulance.
It will be a helmet containing microwave antennae, and will fire the microwave through the patient's brain and receive the resulting signals.
The results will be sent to a supercomputing centre, which is where the maths comes in.
The techniques developed at Strathclyde and on the continent can produce a 3D image of the brain - and its injury - within 15 minutes.
The sensor hardware is being developed by the Austrian imaging company EMTensor.
At the moment it exists as two prototypes in a hospital in Vienna.
Each is a cylindrical chamber consisting of five rings, each of 32 antennae.
The next step will be to make the device portable.
One of the mathematics team is Dr Victorita Dolean, a Reader in Strathclyde's Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
"Our aim will be to produce a portable and less expensive device that can detect strokes in real time," she says.
"The idea would be that we'd send these electromagnetic waves into the brain and then the properties of the tissues - which will be healthy or sick - will be detected by measurements of the data on this helmet.
"The data will be sent to a supercomputing centre.
"We have designed some open source software that is able to reconstruct, precisely and in real time, an image of the brain and then send it back to the doctors to interpret this data and make the diagnosis."
The team's mathematical approach has already won the team the Bull-Joseph Fourier Prize for excellence in numerical simulation and data processing.
"We could not have done this a few years ago because we needed powerful advances in electronics, in computer science, in algorithms, in mathematics," Dr Dolean says.
She now expects the sensor helmets to be in the field in two to four years - not just in ambulances, but anywhere they might be needed.
"They'll be cheap and portable and able to act as an emergency device," she says.
And that quick, on the spot diagnosis could mean survival for stroke victims.
The move was prompted by "institutional abuse" at a mental health ward in Denbighshire's Glan Clwyd Hospital.
Betsi Cadwaladr health board's chairman said it has "new energy" and could be out of special measures next year.
The Welsh Government said positive progress has been made but more improvements are required.
Health secretary Vaughan Gething said: "It's clear that the health board still faces challenges and has a lot of work to do before it can come out of special measures.
"I have been impressed by the commitment shown and the positive attitude and efforts of staff to meet the challenges they face and deliver the improvements needed.
"I said last October that it would take some time for the health board to deliver the required improvements, but the signs of progress are encouraging."
The decision to place the health board in special measures saw its former chief executive stand down and a new management team put in place.
The board's chairman Peter Higson said he believed progress was being made.
"Special measures seems to have unlocked quite a lot of energy among staff. Staff really want to make the board work and want to see the improvements themselves," he said.
Priorities
Mr Higson said priorities for the board were tackling waiting times for patients and balancing the health board's books.
The board ended the financial year with a £20m overspend on its budget of £1.2bn.
"We did end the year with quite a significant number of people waiting longer than they should do, particularly in orthopaedics.
"We've got to tackle those, we've got to look at our underlying financial position."
11 May 2016 Last updated at 06:38 BST
They get itchy because ticks, tiny arachnids that live on the blood of mammals and birds, attach themselves to their skin.
Rhino use special grooming posts that are just the right height to remove the little creepy crawlies.
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Dumbuya remains out with an ankle injury but recent signings Antonio German and Aidan Nesbitt could make their debuts for the Jags.
Aberdeen winger Jonny Hayes faces up to four weeks out with a hamstring tear.
However, Ryan Jack is available again after recovering from a similar injury and the Dons have no other injury worries.
A win would draw Derek McInnes's side level on points with Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic, who host Inverness Caledonian Thistle on Saturday and already have a game in hand over Aberdeen.
So who is more under pressure? Title-chasing Aberdeen - still clinging to the coattails of Celtic - or Partick Thistle, suddenly floating perilously close to the relegation dogfight?
The Jags start to eat into their games in hand, they have played three less than Kilmarnock, who trail them by a point, but manager Alan Archibald would surely be privately happy with a draw against McInnes's side.
A win though would lift them above Hamilton Academical and Motherwell into eighth spot in the table.
February has not been kind to them - knocked out of the Scottish Cup by toiling Dundee United and then victims of an 11th hour postponement of their match against Hearts at Tynecastle.
But Aberdeen fans will demand a battling performance after the defeat by Inverness on Monday, a result which rocked their hopes of pipping Celtic for the title.
It is another chance to match Celtic's current points tally although by the time the league leaders kick off on Saturday they will have two games in hand.
Aberdeen will be missing key player, Johnny Hayes, who has torn a hamstring and could be out until well into March. His absence is a huge blow.
Thistle have failed to score in either of the two previous league fixtures between the clubs this season, losing 2-0 at Pittodrie and drawing 0-0 at Firhill.
Oh, and Dons fans will be desperate for a decent refereeing performance. The good news from their perspective is that the referee is not Willie Collum, who awarded a controversial penalty in Inverness. Alan Muir gets the job.
Mr Robinson issued a statement on Wednesday after senior DUP politician Edwin Poots claimed he would leave the top job before the assembly elections.
"Neither now, nor before the assembly election, have I any plans to stand down," Mr Robinson said.
"The public and media can be confident that when I decide such a moment has arrived I will be the one to make the announcement."
He added: "I repeat the comments I have previously made that I will continue to lead as long as the party and the electorate in East Belfast wish me to do so."
In 2013, the DUP leader said he intended to lead his party throughout the forthcoming elections.
On Tuesday, the first minister defended his role as DUP leader.
"I am here and I will continue to be here for as long as the electorate and the party want me here," he said.
His comments followed the announcement of a DUP reshuffle.
Edwin Poots was replaced by Jim Wells MLA as health minister, while social development minister, Nelson McCausland, stepped down as Mervyn Storey took on the role.
Mr Poots made his claim about Mr Robinson standing down BBC Radio Ulster's Stephen Nolan programme on Wednesday morning.
Earlier this month, Peter Robinson said Stormont was "no longer fit for purpose".
The son of Arthur Jones, 73, described the news as "deeply upsetting", although the man's body has yet to be formally identified by authorities.
Mr Jones, a keen walker with 40 years' experience, had not been seen since 19 June - two days after he arrived on the Greek island for a holiday.
His family thought he could have gone out walking by himself and may have been taken ill.
"The last six weeks have been terribly stressful, difficult to cope and hard to think straight," said Jeff Jones, from Prestatyn, who had visited Crete to search for his father.
"It is deeply upsetting and a big shock to finally receive some news but it comforting to know he was doing something he enjoyed.
"We as a family would like to thank everyone for their support, help and contribution in a quest to find my father since he went missing six weeks ago."
Family and friends flew to the island to help search for the pensioner and were later joined by North Wales Police.
Det Chief Insp Gareth Evans from North Wales Police said although the body had not been formally identified there were personal possessions which led authorities to believe it was that of Mr Jones.
He said the man's body was found "sitting under a tree" which followed the theory that he had gone out for a walk and "suffered some form of medical episode" and had then sought shelter or shade.
"The fact that the body has not been found for six weeks highlights how difficult it is to search that area. It is very open countryside," said Mr Evans.
"It's a very sad day for the family ... but it gives them some answers as well."
The alarm was raised when Mr Jones did not board his plane home on 24 June.
Official searches focused on the area between his hotel and a nearby war cemetery where he signed the visitors' book.
A Facebook campaign to Find Arthur attracted support from over 3,000 people and Prime Minister David Cameron also pledged to do "everything he can" to help find Mr Jones.
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People have taken to social media to report seeing a blue, white or green light, with some saying they also heard a rumbling sound.
It is thought it could have been a meteor or may have been a sonic boom.
Jenni Morrison captured dash-cam footage of the flash as she was driving in Aberdeenshire at about 6.45pm on Monday.
She said: "It was absolutely weird. The sky lit up."
Carolyn Keeling, now 64, was accused of having sex with the boy who is now 34 and cannot be named for legal reasons.
Mrs Keeling, of Taynton near Gloucester, had denied six counts of indecent assault.
The mother-of-two, who had an unblemished career, was accused of having sex with the boy on at least 100 occasions between 1993 and 1996.
A jury took three hours to find Mrs Keeling not guilty at Gloucester Crown Court.
Speaking after she was cleared, she said she was very grateful to the National Union of Teachers for backing her financially and her ex-colleagues, friends and family.
"These two years, two months and however many days have been very stressful and now I have a life that I can lead," she said.
"It is with you every minute of every day and it just never goes away."
Mrs Keeling added it is important young people feel they will be listened to if they reported alleged abuse to the authorities.
"But there must be a way of doing more research as if the police had done this they would have known that I hadn't done it."
The boy, who is now a father of three and battling a heroin addiction, made the allegations to his mother in 2012 after reading of the Jimmy Savile scandal.
He later reported it to police in April 2013 and an investigation started.
Mrs Keeling told detectives of her shock at what the boy was saying.
"He was just a nice lad. (I am) gobsmacked that he would do this. This is my worst nightmare," she said.
Mrs Keeling rejected claims that she had smoked cannabis and drank wine while teaching him, and insisted she had not slept with him.
She said she took the boy out on trips to Gloucester city centre, to the countryside and horse riding, and accepted she had not stopped him smoking cannabis at his home.
In a statement Gloucestershire Police said the evidence was put before the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) "who deemed it appropriate to bring charges and prosecute Carolyn Keeling".
"The trial was thorough and fair and Gloucestershire Constabulary respect the decision of the jury. We would always encourage anyone who has been the victim of historic sexual abuse to come forward," a spokesman said.
Its beaches, scenery and a warm, sunny climate are a great tourist attraction. It is also vulnerable to hurricanes.
The islands of St Kitts - also known as St Christopher - and Nevis have been in an uneasy federation since independence from Britain in 1983, with some politicians in Nevis saying the federal government in St Kitts - home to a majority of the population - had ignored the needs of Nevisians.
But a referendum on secession held in Nevis in 1998 failed to gain the two-thirds majority needed to break away.
Tourism, offshore finance and service industries are important sources of income - more so since a centuries-old but loss-making sugar industry was wound down in 2005 with the loss of hundreds of jobs.
Area 269 sq km (104 sq miles)
Population 52,000
Major language English
Major religion Christianity
Life expectancy 68 years (men), 71 years (women)
Currency East Caribbean dollar
Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor-general
Prime Minister: Timothy Harris
Timothy Harris took office as prime minister in February 2015, succeeding Denzil Douglas, who governed the twin-island federation for 20 years.
The Team Unity coalition led by Mr Harris won seven of the 11 contested seats in the National Assembly in the general elections. The other four seats went to Douglas' St Kitts and Nevis Labour Party.
Mr Harris is only the third prime minister since the country gained independence from Britain in 1983.
The government operates national television and radio networks.
There are several private radio stations.
The main political parties publish weekly or fortnightly newspapers and the opposition press is free to criticise the government.
Some key events in the history of St Kitts and Nevis
1493 - Christopher Columbus lands on the islands and names St Kitts after his patron saint, Christopher.
1623 - The British establish their first Caribbean colony on St Kitts.
1626 - The British massacre 2,000 indigenous Caribs.
1628 - The British establish a colony on Nevis.
1783 - France relinquishes claims on St Kitts in the Treaty of Versailles.
1871 - St Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla united as a British dependency.
1967 - St Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla become an internally self-governing member of the West Indies Associated States with Labour Party leader Robert Bradshaw as prime minister.
1980 - Anguilla granted a constitution and its union with St Kitts and Nevis formally revoked.
1983 - St Kitts and Nevis jointly attain independence within the British Commonwealth with Kennedy Simmonds as prime minister.
1998 - Referendum on Nevis independence fails to achieve the two-thirds majority required for the island to secede.
2005 - Government decides to close the 300-year-old, loss-making sugar industry.
The area covers 46,000 sq km (17,800 sq miles) and is thought to be rich in gold, manganese and other minerals.
On Monday, after widespread criticism, the government said mining would not be allowed in conservation or indigenous areas.
The latest decision follows an outcry from activists and celebrities.
The federal court in the capital Brasilia said in a statement it was suspending "possible administrative acts based on the decree" signed by President Michel Temer.
The Renca reserve in the eastern Amazon is home to indigenous tribes and large areas of untouched forest. Its size is larger than Denmark and about 30% of it was to be opened to mining.
Brazilian president Michael Temer says this would boost the country's economy.
But opposition Senator Randolfe Rodrigues denounced the move as "the biggest attack on the Amazon in the last 50 years".
MaurÃcio Voivodic, head of the conservation body WWF in Brazil, warned last month that mining in the area would lead to "demographic explosion, deforestation, the destruction of water resources, the loss of biodiversity and the creation of land conflict".
According to the WWF report, the main area of interest for copper and gold exploration is in one of the protected areas, the Biological Reserve of Maicuru.
There is also said to be gold in the Para State forest, which lies within the area.
The WWF says there is potential for conflict too in two indigenous reserves that are home to various ethnic communities living in relative isolation.
WWF's report said that a "gold rush in the region could create irreversible damage to these cultures".
"If the government insisted on opening up these areas for mining without discussing environmental safeguards it will have to deal with an international outcry."
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Fans took to Twitter to express their delight that the actress was back as Fanny Brice at the Savoy Theatre.
The actress had been out of the show for almost two months due to stress and exhaustion.
Her part had been taken over by understudy Natasha J Barnes to great acclaim.
"If she's still tired and frayed, she showed not a jot of fatigue for two hours on Saturday night," wrote the Telegraph's theatre critic Dominic Cavendish after seeing Smith's performance.
He said her return had been "greeted by protracted applause from the audience at the start and a standing ovation at the end - a tsunami of affection which she gamely took in her stride, beaming, and jabbing a thumbs-up in thanks".
Audience members tweeted that Smith got an "ecstatic" reception and that the cast received a "much-deserved standing ovation".
Fellow cast member Matthew Goodgame tweeted that it had been an "honour" to play the role of Nick opposite Smith.
The producers announced Smith's return as she took to the stage on Friday night.
"We are delighted to welcome Sheridan Smith back to Funny Girl this evening," said a statement.
"It is currently planned that Sheridan will also play this Saturday evening (not matinee), and Monday to Saturday next week (excluding the Wednesday matinee and Thursday evening performances at which Natasha J Barnes will perform).
"From the week commencing 18 July, Sheridan is scheduled to perform Tuesday through Saturday, with Natasha playing Fanny Brice on Monday evenings. This schedule is subject to change, but we look forward to continuing to entertain audiences at the Savoy Theatre until our run ends on 8 October."
When Smith took time off from the role in May the producers said she would get "the rest and support she needs".
The actress has two Olivier awards for her stage roles in Legally Blonde and Flare Path, was made an OBE last year and has described the part of Fanny as her "dream role".
The production of Funny Girl transferred to the Savoy Theatre in April after a successful run at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
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The league was reduced to 12 teams ahead of the 2010-11 season with the competition splitting into two groups of six midway through the campaign.
Current champions Saints go into this weekend's opening round of second phase matches as league leaders.
"It's improves the standard," Harrison told BBC Radio Shropshire.
"It's strengthened the Welsh Premier League on the pitch.
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"It's also exciting at the bottom because three seasons ago Bala finished in the bottom half and they went on a fantastic run and they qualified for Europe through the play-offs."
Saints begin the second phase of the season in the Championship Conference on Friday at home to Gap Connah's Quay.
Connah's Quay are the only team to have beaten Saints in the league this season, winning 2-0 on the final weekend of the first phase on 16 January.
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The party is on course to beat the Conservatives by two percentage points, gaining more than 300 councillors.
But along with the Lib Dems and the Tories it saw UKIP eat into its support - in Essex, the Midlands and the North.
Having lost control of 11 councils, one prominent Tory backbencher said his party had to "reconnect" with its core support after an "unsettling" result.
The Conservatives were around 200 seats down with only two councils left to declare on Saturday morning.
Chancellor George Osborne is due to address supporters at a London conference at which high-profile donor Lord Ashcroft will reveal the results of a large-scale opinion poll in marginal seats.
Late on Friday night, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt insisted it was Labour that should be worried by the results.
"No opposition party has ever won a general election without being the biggest party in local government," the Conservative minister told the BBC's Newsnight.
"We are going to be the biggest party in local government."
Senior Labour figures Yvette Cooper - the shadow home secretary - and shadow chancellor Ed Balls both said their party now needed to talk "more" about immigration.
Another shadow minister told the BBC Mr Miliband still had to "weave a clearer narrative" on what he was offering to voters.
But shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said: "Importantly we have got the biggest share of the vote in the areas which are the boundaries of some of the key marginal seats."
Michael Dugher, shadow minister for the Cabinet Office, says the party is making "extremely good progress" but that its members are "not complacent".
He told the BBC: "I'm pleased that we won in those key battleground seats.
"I'm realistic but I'm also aware that in some of or heartland areas, we did lose seats to UKIP and that is an area where we're going to have to work much harder."
The party is keen to stress its successes in areas it needs to win come next year's general election.
There has been an "awful lot" of criticism of Ed Miliband, according to the BBC's political correspondent Alan Soady.
He said: "I think it is a wake-up call for some in the party leadership that UKIP can do a substantial amount of damage to their vote in their traditional heartlands.
"I think previously they had assumed that largely UKIP would do more damage to the Conservatives than Labour."
UKIP, meanwhile, said leaving the EU would not be a deal-breaker should it continue its rise and win seats at Westminster.
"I don't think we'd be so arrogant to think that we'd be allowed to dictate to the entire government that they must leave the EU without a referendum," director of communications Patrick O'Flynn said.
"It would be a way of guaranteeing that the referendum actually took place," he told BBC Radio 4's Any Questions.
The BBC's projected national share of the vote suggests UKIP would have scored 17% in a country-wide election.
Labour would have got 31% of the vote, just two points ahead of the Conservatives on 29% with the Liberal Democrats on 13%.
UKIP's projected national share figure is lower than the 23% it got in council elections last year.
Yet the challenge from Nigel Farage's party, which took council seats from all three main parties in England, prompted one Conservative to reflect on voters' lack of "trust" and "respect" for his party.
Adam Afriyie - once mooted as a leadership challenger to David Cameron - said: "Many of our core supporters feel alienated and disillusioned."
Writing on the Conservative Home website, he said many supporters felt "duped" and called for a "swallowing of pride" from the party establishment to win them back.
Although UKIP does not control any councils it has emerged as a "fourth national political force capable of disrupting the hopes and plans of each of the established three parties", BBC political editor Nick Robinson said.
David Cameron rejected calls from some in his party for an electoral pact with UKIP.
By Nick RobinsonPolitical editor
Already the Conservatives and Labour are wrestling with how to react. A few eurosceptic Tories demand a pact (with UKIP). They won't get one but there will now be huge pressure on David Cameron to show how he intends to reform the EU and how he'll control the immigration that comes from it.
Ed Miliband too is under pressure - not least from Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper - to sharpen Labour's message on those same subjects - Europe and immigration.
The Lib Dems endured another bad time at the polls, although there were signs of them holding on in areas where they have MPs, such as Sutton, Eastleigh, and Cheltenham.
The party lost control of Portsmouth City Council where suspended MP Mike Hancock - standing as an independent but unopposed by the Lib Dems - lost his seat after 43 years as a councillor.
The Green Party, which is hoping to double its tally of MEPs to four in the European elections, performed moderately well in the local elections with an average 9% share of the vote in wards where it stood, adding 17 councillors.
Mayoral elections took place in four London boroughs and Watford, with Labour winning contests in Hackney and Lewisham.
Lutfur Rahman, once of Labour then George Galloway's Respect, beat Labour into second in the Tower Hamlets mayoral contest.
In Northern Ireland, counting is taking place in 11 new "super districts" councils, with 462 seats up for grabs.
All results should be known by Saturday evening but the DUP and Sinn F??in are expected to take most of the seats.
There were no local elections in either Scotland or Wales - apart from a by-election in the Hawick and Denholm ward of Scottish Borders Council.
American-born Mrs Rausing was found dead in the bedroom of the couple's house in Cadogan Place, Belgravia, on 9 July.
Hans Kristian Rausing, 49, whose family is said to be worth more than £4bn, has been charged with preventing the lawful and decent burial of her body.
He is due to appear at West London Magistrates' Court later.
Police are treating the death of Mrs Rausing as "unexplained" and a post-mortem examination held last week failed to establish a formal cause of death.
Mr Rausing was stopped by police on 9 July on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
A subsequent search of the couple's home led to the discovery of Mrs Rausing's body.
The couple, who have four children, were well known for their philanthropic activities having donated millions over the years to charities, especially those working in the field of drug abuse and rehabilitation.
The Rausing family made billions from the Tetra Pak carton firm.
Shadow's ordeal in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis began at about 02:00 on Monday.
Three attempts were made to coax her off the roof with food and "gentle encouragement", said the Scottish SPCA.
After it started raining heavily, firefighters were called and managed to get Shadow off the roof and reunite her with her owners.
Maggie Adkins, an auxiliary inspector with the SSPCA, said, "After three attempts of trying to coax her down with food and gentle encouragement it was clear that she was getting more and more anxious.
"The heavens opened so we called the fire brigade in for help and they successfully got all four of Shadow's paws back on the ground."
She added: "We'd like to take this opportunity to thank the fire brigade again for their assistance."
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So it matters when he says western politicians expected too much of central bankers over the past few years, and that governments were too obsessed with making budget cuts.
Passengers were evacuated as the aircraft was preparing to depart from Manchester Airport at about 11:00 BST, causing a 40-minute delay.
An investigation by the Romanian airline Carpatair found it was not smoke but steam that had been released from the air conditioning system.
City play Steaua Bucharest on Tuesday.
A spokesman for Manchester Airport said: "It appears that there was a smell of smoke in the cabin after (the passengers) boarded."
However, the charter airline's president Nicolae Petrov said: "The crew decided to disembark passengers because steam was released into the passenger cabin.
"After the necessary checks, it was established that it was caused by condensation accumulated in the air conditioning ducts system on the long previous flight."
There were no players on board the plane.
The passengers were taken to the departure lounge while the fire service carried out checks.
The Japanese firm reported a net deficit of 23.2bn yen ($229m; £135m), a reversal of its 7.1bn yen profit the previous year.
It said lower-than-expected demand for its Wii U console and 3DS handheld had caused sales to miss its forecasts.
However, it added that it expected forthcoming games would help it to turn around its fortunes ahead of a more fundamental shift in strategy.
The company still has more than 1.3tn yen-worth of net assets on its balance sheet thanks to the stronger performance of its earlier games systems.
That offers it some leeway as it attempts to refocus the business.
In March, its president, Satoru Iwata, announced it planned to establish a new division focused on "health", separate from its video games business, as it attempts to increase customer numbers.
However, he was not specific about what kind of products this involved or when they would launch.
Nintendo previously had success with the Wii Fit "home workout" hardware and software released for its last-generation console.
Its decision not to host a press conference at E3 - Los Angeles' Electronic Entertainment Expo - next month might indicate that a preview of the new technology is still some way off.
"The quality-of-life initiative, I think, is still in its embryonic phases and I don't think we will see any concrete development in that area for a number of quarters," Piers Harding-Rolls, head of games at consultants IHS, told the BBC.
"I definitely think it's too early to write off Nintendo. But its strategy reveals a company that is looking for new opportunities to grow its business - and trying to develop a new market from scratch holds significant risk."
The original Wii was the bestselling console of the last generation and its successor, the Wii U, beat its rivals - the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 - to shop shelves by about a year.
However, the Wii U and its main innovation, a touchscreen controller, have failed to live up to Nintendo's own expectations.
The firm initially forecast nine million units would be sold over the year to 31 March 2014. In fact it sold just 2.72 million machines despite cutting the price of the console.
That brings total sales since launch to 6.17 million Wii Us.
By contrast, Sony sold more than seven million PlayStation 4s and Microsoft shipped more than five million Xbox Ones - both within five months of their launches.
"The content has not highlighted the unique offering of the Wii U, and has not explained how it's different from the other platforms and the previous Wii," said Mr Harding-Rolls.
Nintendo appears to concur with this analysis, saying it intends to release more games that take advantage of its gamepad's inclusion of an NFC (near field communication) chip.
Pokemon Rumble U uses this feature to unlock content when toy characters - which can be purchased at additional cost - are placed on the controller, but other titles have yet to exploit the facility.
Nintendo also highlighted the forthcoming release of titles originally developed for its touchscreen DS handheld that would run on the Wii U's gamepad, to boost its library further.
In addition, it forecast that the release of the driving game Mario Kart 8 this month and the fighting title Super Smash Bros in the winter would attract more gamers to the platform.
As a result it predicted 3.6 million Wii Us would be sold this business year.
He drowned after a strong current swept him out to sea as he swam with team-mates during a training camp on the Caribbean island of St Kitts.
Barnaby was sixth in his heat at London 2012 and reached the semi-finals at last year's Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Athletics Canada chief executive Rob Guy called Barnaby "an outstanding athlete and an even better young man".
Substitute Denis Suarez, who replaced the injured Sergio Busquets, opened the scoring with a crisp 20-yard drive.
Barca increased the tempo after the break, doubling their lead when Lionel Messi cushioned in Luis Suarez's pass.
Luis Suarez robbed defender Florian Lejeune to drill in clinically before Neymar converted an injury-time cross.
Victory moved third-placed Barca two points behind leaders Madrid, and a point adrift of Sevilla, at the halfway stage of the Spanish season.
Madrid - who edged past Malaga at the Bernabeu on Saturday - still have a game in hand on their nearest rivals though, after missing a league game in December when they took part in the Club World Cup.
While Barcelona coach Luis Enrique will be pleased with his team's professionalism in seeing off ninth-placed Eibar, he was less than happy at seeing holding midfielder Sergio Busquets taken off on a stretcher inside the opening 10 minutes.
The Spain international, 28, fell to the ground instantly when an over-the-ball challenge caught him on the right ankle.
He received treatment on the field before being lifted on to a stretcher by medical staff and carried off down the tunnel.
Barca later confirmed Busquets had sprained an ankle ligament and would have more tests on Monday to determine the severity of the injury.
Enrique, who is already without skipper Andres Iniesta through injury, appeared to be positive about the loss of another key member of his midfield trio.
"We leave here with one piece of bad news which is Busquets's injury although it's not as serious as we thought," he said.
Eibar, a tiny Basque club who attract crowds of fewer than 6,000 and generate a fraction of Barcelona's vast income, are one of Spanish football's remarkable success stories.
They reached the top flight for the first time in 2014, but their promotion was only ratified after they raised 1.7m euros (£1.35m) to meet the league's demands over the amount of working capital generated by a club.
Eibar narrowly avoided relegation in their debut season, going on to finish a credible 14th last year, and are aiming for an even higher final placing this time.
However, their miserable record continued against Barca as they were condemned to another heavy defeat by the 24-time Spanish champions.
Back to Copa del Rey action for both clubs. Holders Barcelona host Real Sociedad on Thursday with a 1-0 lead in their two-legged quarter-final.
Eibar, playing in their first quarter-final, will try to overturn a 3-0 deficit at home to Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.
In the other two ties, Real Madrid trail 2-1 as they visit Celta Vigo and Alaves start with a 2-0 lead at home to second division Alcorcon.
Match ends, Eibar 0, Barcelona 4.
Second Half ends, Eibar 0, Barcelona 4.
Corner, Eibar. Conceded by Samuel Umtiti.
Goal! Eibar 0, Barcelona 4. Neymar (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleix Vidal.
Attempt missed. Gonzalo Escalante (Eibar) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sergi Enrich.
Attempt missed. Sergi Enrich (Eibar) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Pedro León (Eibar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Fran Rico.
Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Pedro León (Eibar).
Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sergi Enrich (Eibar).
Attempt missed. Fran Rico (Eibar) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gonzalo Escalante following a corner.
Substitution, Eibar. Cristian Rivera replaces Antonio Luna because of an injury.
Corner, Eibar. Conceded by Jeremy Mathieu.
Attempt blocked. Sergi Enrich (Eibar) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro León with a headed pass.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Antonio Luna (Eibar) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
Substitution, Eibar. Rubén Peña replaces Takashi Inui.
Corner, Eibar. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
Attempt blocked. Sergi Enrich (Eibar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ander Capa.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
Substitution, Barcelona. Paco Alcácer replaces Luis Suárez.
Substitution, Eibar. Fran Rico replaces Adrián González.
Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a headed pass.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yoel Rodríguez.
Attempt missed. Florian Lejeune (Eibar) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
Goal! Eibar 0, Barcelona 3. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
Attempt missed. Dani García (Eibar) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Lejeune following a corner.
Corner, Eibar. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
Substitution, Barcelona. Aleix Vidal replaces Sergi Roberto.
Attempt saved. Adrián González (Eibar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Hand ball by Pedro León (Eibar).
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Pedro León (Eibar).
Offside, Eibar. Pedro León tries a through ball, but Adrián González is caught offside.
Goal! Eibar 0, Barcelona 2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez with a through ball.
Foul by Denis Suárez (Barcelona).
Florian Lejeune (Eibar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
He faced a daunting regime of scans, X-rays, biopsies and five intensive weeks of chemo-radiotherapy.
But with just six weeks to go until surgery Harry is the fittest he has been for years and feeling positive about the outcome.
Inspired by his doctors, Harry is the proud owner of a new exercise bike and sweats it out at home four times a week.
"They kept saying the fitter you are the better you'll recover from surgery so I wanted to be as fit as I can be going into surgery," he said.
Harry was motivated to buy his bike after taking part in a pilot study at Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool. Patients are invited by Malcolm West, surgical registrar and expert in bowel cancer, to jump on exercise bikes to get into shape for surgery.
"The idea is to try to improve their fitness, their physical fitness, after the downfall they have sustained with their chemotherapy," explained Mr West, who undertook the research at the University of Liverpool's Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease.
The patients in this trial all have stage-three rectal cancer, a form of bowel cancer which requires the most aggressive of cancer treatments: five to six weeks of chemotherapy and radiotherapy to shrink the tumour and major surgery 10-14 weeks later to remove it.
It is during the waiting period between chemo-radiotherapy and surgery that Mr West puts patients through their paces on bikes. Usually this time is spent anticipating surgery while fitness dwindles, muscle mass wastes, and spirits dim.
"Patients are literally left at home to do nothing much, to wait for the treatment to work and then have their operation at 14 weeks," said Mr West.
But in this new regime, patients come in for supervised exercise three times a week for six weeks. It's known as prehab - getting in shape in preparation for major surgery rather than rehabilitating afterwards.
Harry is certainly feeling better.
"I have less problems climbing up hills. I have no problems at all moving about. And I just generally feel a lot better for it," he told Health Check, "I'm hoping this will help aid me for a quicker recovery."
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And judging by other patients in the trial Harry might be out of hospital sooner after surgery as a result of his training.
Liz Prichard, another patient in the study, stayed in hospital for only three days after her surgery, a recovery Mr West describes as remarkable.
He said: "We usually have patients staying here for weeks on end."
Liz said: "I actually did the programme properly 12 months ago, more or less January last year. Since then I've had quite serious surgery and then chemotherapy but I've carried on doing fitness all the way through. And I've enjoyed it and hopefully helped myself in the process.
"You know you're doing good for your body so it helps you recover from the surgery. And that's all you can do when you're in this situation.
"It was a commitment but it was well worth doing."
In general the fitter patients are when they go into surgery, the better their chances of a quick recovery. The Liverpool trial aims to find out if a tailored exercise programme and improved fitness after chemo-radiotherapy translates to a shorter stay in hospital.
Chemo-radiotherapy specifically degrades muscle mass, and depresses the function of mitochondria, the tiny structures that act as the boiler room of the cell, generating energy. The theory is that reversing that decline before surgery may help patients be mobile and active afterwards.
"With chemo-radiotherapy you knock the mitochondria function down, hence knocking your muscle activity down. The power output of that muscle is reduced compared to a normal healthy muscle. We're trying to build that back up," explained Mr West.
It is not as simple as encouraging patients to build muscle back up on their own, though.
"We've tried telling patients to join the gym and become more active. However, we've shown that this doesn't work. Patients invariably don't do that and revert to their old lifestyle."
But Harry travelled 34 miles three times a week to take part in Mr West's exercise sessions. It was a big commitment, but he says he is glad he did it.
"As far as I was concerned I had two personal fitness trainers for six weeks, so it was worth the round trip."
The Liverpool trial is currently at the pilot stage but funds are in place to launch a larger randomised control trial, due for completion in May 2015.
Dr Julie Silver, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, believes this approach could be beneficial for lots of types of cancers.
She was inspired to found the STAR Programme, a rehabilitation service for cancer patients, after she herself was diagnosed with cancer.
"I got really really sick after treatment and basically was not offered any rehab and struggled to get better and go back to work."
And in summer 2012 STAR started rolling out prehab as well as rehab. Dr Silver is a huge advocate.
"Prehab is a great idea because usually there is the window of time in which someone has been diagnosed, they're very worried and you can utilise that time to their benefit with very specific strategies that help them emotionally and physically. I think of prehab as some sort of umbrella that's offered to patients before they go into the storm."
Malcolm West agrees. "Patients love it. They come in after completing their chemo-radiotherapy in a vulnerable state. They complete their exercise training programme feeling great."
Two men were pursued by staff, who were contracted to Metrolink, from Manchester's Victoria Station at about 23:20 BST on 11 October.
A 28-year-old man was detained outside the Australasia restaurant in Deansgate before "falling ill", police said. He died in hospital on Friday.
Four men were arrested in October on suspicion of assault and bailed.
The men - aged 32, 43, 52 and 60 - are have been bailed pending further inquires.
A police spokesman said it was "believed" the man had been involved in an assault.
Appealing for information, Det Insp Rebecca Boyce said officers were working to "determine the precise circumstances of that night".
A post-mortem examination is due to take place to establish the cause of the man's death.
Prosecutors said the German suspect is a board member of the Islamic Central Council of Switzerland (ICCS).
He is suspected of using videos of his trips to Syria for propaganda purposes.
Switzerland remains on high alert following the terrorist attacks in Paris on 13 November that left 130 people dead.
Last week, the city of Geneva raised its security alert following a warning that a cell of so-called Islamic State (IS) was in the area.
Swiss prosecutors did not name the suspect, but the ICCS said - in a statement announcing a press conference for Monday morning in Berne - that Naim Cherni would be among those taking part, and would give his personal response to the allegations.
A statement from the Swiss attorney general's office said that criminal proceedings had been opened against the ICCS board member on suspicion of violating laws banning extremist groups such as al-Qaeda and IS.
The suspect is said to have produced videos of his trips to conflict zones in Syria for propaganda purposes.
The attorney general's office said the man was "accused of having interviewed a senior member of the jihad umbrella organisation Jaish al-Fatah, of which the Syrian al-Qaeda branch, Jabhat al-Nusra, (al-Nusra Front) is also a member".
It said he had made the video "without explicitly distancing himself from al-Qaeda activities in Syria".
The office indicated that the man had not been arrested.
Separately, a statement by the authorities also confirmed that charges had been filed against four Iraqi citizens, accused of preparing a terrorist attack.
In total, Swiss authorities say they are conducting 46 criminal cases related to "jihad motivated" terrorism.
Last week, President Simonetta Sommaruga said a "foreign authority" had warned of a possible IS cell in Geneva. Security was stepped up.
In a separate development, two Syrians were arrested on 12 December near the French border, with police saying that traces of explosives were found in their car.
IS said it carried out the attacks in Paris on 13 November. Two men linked to the attacks - Salah Abdeslam and Mohammed Abrini - are still on the run and investigations have been launched in several European countries.
The star said he was "very chuffed" about his knighthood, which was first reported in the press last weekend.
Over the course of five-decade career, he has survived occasional criticism without forfeiting the affection of the British public.
Born to Jamaican parents on 29 August 1958 in the West Midlands town of Dudley, Lenworth George Henry shot to fame in 1975 aged just 17 after appearing on the TV talent show New Faces.
His winning performance led to the comedy series The Fosters and the anarchic children's show Tiswas, where he started to forge his own energetic and spontaneous comedy style.
However, his next career move was to haunt him for many years.
He joined the Black and White Minstrel Show, in which "blacked up" white entertainers sang songs from the American South - a concept which has since been much ridiculed and reviled.
The comedian spent five years touring with the show, which he has since called a "grotesque parody of black people".
"I sort of wish it had never happened, but I don't regret that I did it," he told The Telegraph last year. "Although it was a weird, reprehensible position to be in, I was working in huge venues and learning how to work a crowd."
His escape route was the BBC sketch series Three of a Kind, which also starred Tracey Ullman and David Copperfield.
First broadcast in 1981, it used state-of-the-art video effects and Ceefax-style graphics to deliver a fast-paced, gag-filled show - although many of its idiosyncrasies seem dated today.
At the same time, the alternative comedy scene was heating up, and through TV producer Paul Jackson, Henry met the cutting-edge comedians of the Comic Strip team - one of whom was Dawn French.
At first, French was critical of the comedian's manner and the stand-up routines he still used to make a living, which had evolved in northern working men's clubs.
He would wipe sweat from his forehead and say it tasted like chocolate - or threaten to move next door to hecklers if they did not shut up.
But, despite their first impressions, the couple warmed to each other, eventually marrying in 1984 at St Paul's Church in London's Covent Garden.
At the same time, Henry's political views began to mature. He refused to judge a Miss Blackpool beauty contest in 1984, saying it was degrading to women.
His TV career progressed fast with BBC One's The Lenny Henry Show, and later The Delbert Wilkins Show.
As a charity fundraiser, he also co-founded Comic Relief in 1985, which has raised more than £1bn over the past three decades.
1993's Chef! was another successful BBC One vehicle - but behind the scenes Henry was trying to nurture new black comedy talent, helping to set up BBC Two's The Real McCoy sketch show.
He also began to take on more serious roles.
Hope and Glory, in which Henry played an embattled head teacher, first aired on BBC One in 1999 while other projects included White Goods, Alive And Kicking and The Man.
He also co-created, with Neil Gaiman, and produced the 1996 BBC drama serial Neverwhere.
In 2009, he turned his attention to the stage, appearing in the title role of Northern Broadsides production of Othello at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds.
It transferred to London and earned Sir Lenny the title of best newcomer at the London Evening Standard theatre awards.
In 2010, the star's 25-year marriage ended in divorce. Soon after, his older brother Hylton lost his wife and two children, to cancer and TB.
Sir Lenny said the "cataclysmic" deaths helped put his own life in perspective and reassert his love for his family.
He threw himself into work and, in 2011, followed up his Othello role with a debut at the Royal National Theatre in London, playing Antipholus of Ephesus in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors.
His reputation as a serious actor was cemented in 2014, with a best actor title at the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards for his lead performance in Fences.
In recent years, Sir Lenny has become an outspoken critic of British television's lack of ethnic diversity in its programming.
"I'm used to being the only black person wherever I go," he said. "There was never a black or Asian director when I went to the BBC. Eventually I thought 'where are they all?' I spent a lot of time on my own.
"Things have changed a bit, but rarely at the BBC do I meet anyone of colour in a position of power."
During a speech at Bafta in March 2014, he called the lack of minorities "appalling," and he has continued to raise the issue publicly.
On learning of his knighthood, the star said his "mum would have absolutely been chuffed" - and admitted to being bowled over himself.
"It was lovely, it was a lovely feeling, it was like being filled with lemonade for 10 or 15 minutes," he told BBC Radio 2.
The hosts went ahead in the fifth minute when Adama Diomande tapped home after Ikeme spilled a loose ball.
Dave Edwards, unmarked in the penalty area, headed past Allan McGregor to draw mid-table Wanderers level.
At the end of a dreary second half, Snodgrass' set-piece hit the bar before ricocheting off Ikeme into the net.
Hull, who had won only one of their previous eight league matches, remain fourth in the table.
They are eight points behind Brighton, who beat Fulham 5-0 on Friday to move into second, with five games left to play - one more than the Seagulls.
The game began perfectly for the Tigers when a youthful Wolves defence, missing captain Danny Batth because of illness, failed to clear a through ball and Diomande scored on his first league start for Hull.
Edwards, leading Wolves in Batth's absence, was afforded time and space to meet Jeremy Helan's cross and score from six yards out to equalise.
As both sides struggled to find a cutting edge in the final third, it took until the 87th minute for the next effort on target, substitute Sone Aluko's low shot forcing Ikeme into a smart save.
With the match looking destined to end in a draw, Snodgrass stepped up to help give Hull a precious three points.
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Hull City boss Steve Bruce told BBC Radio Humberside: "It wasn't good enough.
"I've been around the block many, many times and it is amazing that when you are in a bad place in terms of results you lose that bit of confidence and you get edgy. That tumbles into the supporters.
"Let's hope that is the spark that re-ignites us again.
"Nobody has to tell me we are under-performing at this moment in time but we have not got a divine right to romp this league."
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Wolves head coach Kenny Jackett told BBC WM: "It was an excellent free-kick. Carl had no chance.
"We played well in the first half, despite the early goal and a couple of mistakes. We offered a threat going forward and we played some good football.
"In the second half, although we were solid and competitive, I didn't think we had enough of a threat. Overall, we were unlucky not to get anything out of the game."
The government has vowed to invest £1.4bn to transform young people's mental health services.
But Dr Richard Vautrey, a Leeds GP and deputy chair of the British Medical Association (BMA), said the government needs to "turn rhetoric into reality".
Figures show one in 50 children under 18 are in contact with specialist mental health services in England.
Dr Vautrey said: "This is an emergency. We've talked about it for too long, we haven't done enough to resolve the situation and the longer we leave it, the worse the problem gets."
NHS Digital started collecting figures about under-19s in contact with mental health services in January, and in June the number stood at 235,189.
The data also shows wide geographical variations in how long young people wait for treatment.
The BBC found that in 40% of areas that had provided data the average wait to begin treatment was longer than a month.
One of the big problems when looking at the issue of children and young people's mental health care is the fact the data is still limited.
NHS Digital only began collecting specific information about children and young people accessing services in January.
Only 65% of mental health care providers have so far provided good quality data.
Making decisions about the strategic provision of mental health care is made even harder when you don't have the complete picture.
The Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust had the longest average waiting time in the country with the typical patient having waited 18 weeks to begin treatment.
Oxford Health has disputed NHS Digital's figures and say that the median waiting time for their patients in June was 34 days. NHS Digital say mental healthcare providers have sole responsibility for ensuring the data they submit to them is accurate.
Patients in Bradford had to wait nearly two months to begin treatment, which Catherine Wright from the local trust said reflects the growing demand for services.
"Our local target is to see all patients within 11 weeks and we are seeing 100% of all urgent cases within a week. But because we have seen a large increase in referrals, this is having an impact on waiting times".
NHS England guidelines stipulate that 50% of children and young people with a diagnosis of psychosis should begin treatment within two weeks of referral.
Under-19s with an eating disorder should begin receiving care within four weeks of referral or one week for urgent cases.
In February, the government announced that it would invest £1.4bn to transform young people's mental health services.
Alistair Burt, minister for mental health, said "we are investing more than ever before in mental health and will make sure the NHS delivers on this plan".
The man was arrested in the Springfields area of Portadown after the murder of Michael and Majorie Cawdery on Friday.
The couple, both 83, were found in their Upper Ramone Park home in Portadown by a relative.
Police said they had been killed in a "very brutal attack".
They are reported to have been stabbed.
The extension was granted by a court on Sunday.
Police have said their enquiries are ongoing.
In a statement, the Cawdery family described the couple as "wonderful people" and their murder as "awful and incomprehensible".
The agreement means BBC Northern Ireland will continue to broadcast Irish Premiership games from season 2016/17 through to 2019/20.
BBC Sport Northern Ireland will bring fans weekly action and up to the minute news from the Irish Premiership across TV, radio and online.
Every Saturday, the highlights of all the action will be available on Final Score on BBC One Northern Ireland and on Monday's popular Irish League show which is available on the iPlayer and online at bbc.co.uk/sportni
In addition to highlights coverage, live radio commentary of games will continue on Sportsound on BBC Radio Ulster, as well as midweek fixtures, across all BBC Sport NI services including online, BBC iPlayer Radio and the BBC Sport app.
Fans can also follow all the action on Twitter and Facebook.
Jane Tohill, Executive Producer BBC Sport NI said: "After a great summer of football we are delighted to announce continued guaranteed coverage of all the domestic action across television, radio and online.
"We are looking forward to working with the IFA, NIFL, the clubs and their representatives over the next four years.
"Our reporters, commentators and guests are known for providing first class coverage, news and analysis of Northern Ireland football both at home and at international level and we are delighted to be able to bring this football package to the fans."
The new deal also means BBC Sport NI continues as the host broadcaster for the Irish Cup and will show highlights of the Irish League Cup Final on the BBC iPlayer.
Patrick Nelson, Irish FA Chief Executive said: "With its comprehensive coverage across TV, radio, online and social media, BBC Sport NI is the perfect partner for the Tennent's Irish Cup and Danske Bank Premiership.
"I am therefore extremely pleased that BBC Sport NI has made this new four-year commitment to football in Northern Ireland and I look forward to continuing to build our excellent partnership over the coming seasons."
Andrew Johnston, Managing Director of the Northern Ireland Football League, said: "This is fantastic news for the Northern Ireland Football League and for the many fans around the country and beyond who tune in every week to radio, online and TV coverage.
"The BBC have shown great faith in local football by investing in their infrastructure and technology at each Premiership ground, and we are delighted that they have extended their broadcasting agreement for another four years."
It follows a profit warning from the Fife-based company, issued last year, after a number of shops and financial sector customers deferred orders.
However, Havelock said a number of its divisions were seeing improvement.
In healthcare it said it had won its first two significant orders, which will be supplied mostly during 2015.
The firm which is headquartered in Dalgety Bay said in retail it was "developing new customer relationships from which we expect to benefit during the coming year".
And as expected it said education activity was "beginning to show signs of recovery" with an order book of £25m compared with £14m last year.
Last May, Havelock Europa announced the resignation of its group finance director. It said the search for a new chief executive was beginning.
HS2 has announced a new route through South Yorkshire, scrapping a proposed station in Meadowhall in favour of a stop in Sheffield city centre.
People living on the Shimmer estate in Mexborough have been told that "some or all of their land" may be required if the plans are approved.
Resident Amie Webster told the BBC the "bottom has fallen out of our world".
The newly proposed route will run east towards the M18 before rejoining the original route south of the M62.
Meanwhile high-speed trains will use existing tracks to access Sheffield, stopping at the city's Midland station.
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Housing developer Strata said it was "shocked" by the news and was still "digesting the information" on how the changes affected people living on the estate, part of which is still being built.
Chief executive Andrew Weaver said: "Late yesterday afternoon the Strata team met with advisors from the Department of Transport and representatives for High Speed Two.
"During this meeting we were informed that properties within our Shimmer development, which is based in Mexborough, will be affected by the proposed changes to the HS2 route should this updated plan be approved.
"We are working closely with representatives to understand proposals so that we can be clear on what this may mean for our existing and future home owners... [and] we will be doing all that we can to support them during this time."
The letter to residents said: "A detailed plan for construction would not be developed until at least 2020, and would be subject to detailed scrutiny before approval by Parliament.
"If this plan is approved by the Secretary of State for Transport, it is likely that the Government would need to acquire some or all of your land or property in order to construct the railway."
David Higgins, of HS2 Ltd, said he understood the change of route would add to the uncertainty of those living on the original route and bring new fear to those on the newly proposed route.
"It's important that we give them certainty as soon as possible," he said.
"If we can lift the blight from those communities then the quicker the better.
"It's always the same with any change; some people who were impacted are no longer impacted while those previously not affected will be.
"There are less people impacted by this route, in terms of houses affected, but that's no consolation for those people."
He said he hoped the secretary of state would make a decision on the final route by the end of the year.
On the wider impact of the proposed changes, Mr Higgins claimed it would save more than £1bn and result in journey times to London of 79 minutes.
The proposed route would see up to two trains per hour leave the HS2 line near to Clay Cross, in Derbyshire, and join the existing line into Sheffield before rejoining HS2 east of Grimethorpe.
Mr Higgins said the location of the South Yorkshire station had proved "one of the most difficult" challenges, citing factors including the region's topography and flood plains.
Plans to build at Meadowhall attracted strong criticism when they were announced in 2013.
Sheffield City Council claimed a city centre station would create 6,500 more jobs, increase usage and generate up to £5bn more for the local economy.
Now, HS2 say the Meadowhall site would fail to cut journey times between northern cities - a target of the Northern Powerhouse Rail project - and could create problems with road congestion.
Asked if these issues could not have been foreseen Mr Higgins said: "I don't think so. I'm not sure everyone in the whole of South Yorkshire would have accepted the spur line.
"We had to work through the options and solutions in order to reach this decision and the more and more work we did the more complex Meadowhall became."
Relocating the station has also allowed planners to re-direct the HS2 line along the M18 before heading north between Rotherham and Doncaster and opens up the possibility of a parkway station being built to "serve the South Yorkshire area as a whole".
The HS2 report said the new route would be "easiest, result in less overall expected noise impact and be less expensive to build".
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The new route is expected to shave more than £1bn off the cost of building HS2
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79mins Fastest Sheffield to London service via HS2
Sheffield City Council leader Julie Dore has previously described the decision to relocate the station as "fantastic news for Sheffield".
Sir Nigel Knowles, chairman of the Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership, also praised the announcement, saying he was "delighted".
However, elected mayor of Doncaster Ros Jones said she will fight to ensure the town does not lose out as a result of the decision.
Ms Jones said: "I support the national HS2 project and recognise its importance to our country. However, I am shocked and surprised by these significant last-minute changes.
"They have never been suggested during the last four years so it is extremely disappointing that local people and our communities are being put in this position at the 11th hour."
Joe Rukin, campaign manager for Stop HS2, said: "This cut to the HS2 project is one in a long line of cuts, and it is certain there will be more cuts to come, but the irony is it is a vindication of all those who said any new high speed link should go into existing stations."
He claimed the move demonstrates that HS2 Ltd "desperately need to cut their ever-spiralling costs".
The animal took off from the visiting Circus Royale before being photographed on Bagot Rd, a six-lane thoroughfare.
It was soon captured on the ninth green of a nearby golf course.
Police said it was fortunate that no motorists had been hurt. But they also saw a funny side, writing on social media that "it wasn't even hump day".
Superintendent Rob Burgoyne, from Northern Territory Police, said it caused "a bit of traffic mayhem".
"From time to time we get animals wandering the roads, more often than not crocodiles rather than camels," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
"But certainly for Darwin it is a bit unusual."
The camel was returned to the circus, which confirmed it was theirs but declined to comment further.
In November, a cow was recaptured in Western Australia after escaping from a ship and being spotted roaming for 7km (four miles).
Gerard Pique's powerful downward header from a corner had given Barca a 56th-minute lead after a tense first half.
Karim Benzema's brilliant scissor kick made it 1-1, before Gareth Bale had a goal harshly ruled out for a push.
After Real captain Sergio Ramos was dismissed for receiving two bookings, Ronaldo's superb finish won the game.
Ronaldo's winner will undoubtedly grab the headlines, particularly as it has helped third-placed Real salvage some pride from a poor season to date, but the balance of the side was crucial to the victory.
Under Rafa Benitez, Real were overwhelmed 4-0 by Barcelona at the Bernabeu in November, but they showed far more steely edge at the Nou Camp.
Benitez was punished heavily for not picking Casemiro in midfield that night, an error that his successor Zinedine Zidane avoided repeating in his first El Clasico as a manager.
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Casemiro's influence in breaking up Barcelona's attacks - and ensuring that Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar were frustrated - was crucial.
Real's front trio of Benzema, Gareth Bale and Ronaldo, nicknamed the BBC, played their part in the win, though.
Benzema recovered from a bad first-half miss to score acrobatically from Toni Kroos' deflected cross, while Bale could count himself unfortunate to have a goal ruled out when he headed in Ronaldo's chip, with the officials judging that he had pushed Jordi Alba.
Ronaldo, having had little impact on the match until the closing stages, grabbed his 42nd goal of the season late on, chesting down Bale's cross at the far post before driving a shot between the legs of goalkeeper Claudio Bravo.
It was an emotional night at the Nou Camp, as Barcelona united to pay tribute to their iconic former player and manager Johan Cruyff, who died of cancer on 24 March, aged 68.
Barca's players wore shirts embroidered with the message "Gracies Johan", while the fans lifted up sheets of paper in the stands before kick-off to spell out the same message.
The hope for the home side was that their modern attacking greats would produce a performance worthy of the Dutch master.
But it was no to be, with Suarez's early miss - failing to connect with Neymar's square pass when free eight yards from goal - the first sign of what would be a disappointing night.
Indeed, Barcelona's goal came not from the stellar attacking trio, who have scored 103 times between them this season, but from a player who went to school in Sale.
Pique was educated in the Greater Manchester town, at Ashton-on-Mersey School, when he was in the youth set-up at Manchester United.
Having found the net just once in La Liga all season before Real's visit, Pique picked the perfect time to score his second, escaping the attentions of Pepe and rising to power in a header from a corner.
It was not to be enough, though, as Luis Enrique's side lost for the first time since 3 October, when they were beaten 2-1 at Sevilla.
Perhaps the greatest puzzle of this gripping encounter was how Real Madrid captain Ramos managed to stay on the pitch for as long as he did.
The Spain centre-back was booked inside the first 10 minutes for dissent after appealing unsuccessfully that he had been fouled by Suarez.
After that, Ramos walked a very, very fine line. He could have gone when he appeared to bring down Messi on the edge of the penalty area, but referee Alejandro Hernandez did not even give a free-kick.
In the second half, the defender escaped a second yellow card after fouling Suarez from the back, and then avoided punishment altogether when he caught Alves with a trailing elbow while up for a corner.
Eventually, his luck ran out. With seven minutes left, Ramos clattered into Suarez again, and was given his marching orders. Astonishingly, Real then found a winning goal just a couple of minutes later.
Barcelona - still six points clear at the top of La Liga - host Real's neighbours Atletico Madrid in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday, before resuming their league campaign at Real Sociedad next Saturday.
Real head to Germany to face Wolfsburg in the Champions League on Wednesday, then host Eibar in the league three days later.
Although the Bluebirds are sixth in the Championship, their last two crowds of 13,763 and 13,715 are their lowest in the league since moving to Cardiff City Stadium in 2009.
The manager, however, is confident supporters will return if his team mount a promotion challenge.
"Fans want to see a winning team," Slade said.
"We've made a decent start, we need to build on that start and keep progressing.
"Of course you want more and more numbers to come and watch your team and I'm sure in time, if we continue to progress, they will be there."
Cardiff attracted an average crowd of 21,123 last season, while the figure was 27,429 when they were in the Premier League in the 2013-14 campaign.
Cardiff City Stadium was expanded to a capacity of 33,280 in 2014 but, as attendances dropped towards the end of last season, the Bluebirds decided to close the expanded section for this campaign, reducing the capacity to 27,978.
Although Cardiff returned to their traditional blue kit in January, some fans have boycotted the club following the controversial red rebrand in 2012.
"There are certain factors I can't control. My thought has been on picking the side," said Slade.
"I think we're playing a decent brand of football. I'm sure they'll come back if we can maintain it."
Cardiff visit the Championship's bottom club Rotherham on Saturday, with the Bluebirds aiming to recover from a first defeat of the season against Hull on Tuesday.
Slade selected the same team for a fourth successive game against the Tigers and admits players currently out of the first team are frustrated.
One in particular is midfielder Aron Gunnarsson, who made 45 league appearances last season but has not started a Championship match in this campaign.
Gunnarsson is the captain of Iceland and, with his country having qualified for Euro 2016, Slade is mindful of the 26-year-old's desire to force his way back into the team in time for next summer's tournament.
"The relationship I have with all the players is that my room is open, and I think that's a good thing because they know they can knock on my door," said the former Leyton Orient manager.
"Gunnar's been in and we've had a chat, but many others have been in and we've had a chat. I think that's healthy.
"In any successful team, it's down to that group rather than the XI. It's important they're part of it and, of course, they will play their part."
A investigation between the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the Garda Síochána led to the discovery of the drug in vehicles on Derrymacash Road in Lurgan on Friday.
The men, aged 32, 36 and 59, are being held on a number of drugs offences.
The PSNI's Det Insp Tom McClure said the seizure had "taken a substantial amount of drugs out of circulation".
"We are aware of the threat posed by illegal drugs and are determined to use every opportunity to take controlled drugs off the streets and to bring anyone involved in their sale, supply or distribution before the courts," he added.
Bexhill's modernist De La Warr Pavilion was a sensation when it was opened in 1935, attracting thousands of visitors.
After years of neglect, it was recognised as architecturally important in the 1980s and reopened after a major refurbishment in 2005.
"This is a Marmite building," said Bexhill journalist John Dowling.
"Right at the start in 1935 the design divided town opinion.
"You loved it or you hated it and to some extent, people still do but it's the hub of the town."
The building, which replaced seafront coastguard cottages, was the first in Britain to be made with a welded steel frame.
Its two architects, German Erich Mendelsohn and Russian Serge Chermayeff, won a competition for the commission.
Mendelsohn had already built public and private buildings in Germany including the Schocken department store in Chemnitz in 1928 and the Einstein Building in Potsdam in 1921.
Chermayeff designed the interior of the BBC's new Broadcasting House and the Cambridge Theatre.
In 2012, a re-creation of the last scene of the 1969 film The Italian Job was installed on top of the De La Warr as part of the Cultural Olympiad.
The sculpture, a coach balanced on the edge of the roof, was installed by a crane.
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The elite soldiers of the Galactic Empire swapped enforcing the New Order to try out the waves in a drizzly Gloucestershire.
It is thought key scenes from the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens were filmed in nearby Puzzlewood, in the Forest of Dean.
The Wye Valley and Forest of Dean Tourism Association seized the link to invite the "stormtroopers" to advertise its new television and movie trail.
The area has also starred in dozens of productions from Dr Who and The Huntsman to Harry Potter.
"We thought it would be fun to swap the Death Star for surfboards and see if the soldiers of the Galactic Empire could ride the waves," said Mark Terry-Lush, association director.
"It was the last big bore of the season and it was a decent bore - so we were really lucky."
A bore is a surge wave caused by the incoming tide being funnelled up the narrowing estuary.
The association's TV and Movie Trail website is due go live on 16 December.
Put together, 77-year-old Dustin Hoffman, 79-year-old Dame Judi Dench and Richard Curtis - a relative stripling at the age of 58 - have more than 214 years between them.
As Dame Judi says, though, age is just a number - especially in a new TV comedy drama that makes a point of proving one can still find love in the autumn of life.
Based on Roald Dahl's 1990 children's novel, Esio Trot tells of a lonely London bachelor whose head is turned by the flirtatious widow who lives directly below him.
Her passion for tortoises seems an insuperable hurdle to their chances of romance - until Mr Hoppy (Hoffman) finds an unusual way of getting Mrs Silver (Dench) to notice him.
The fact that Esio Trot is tortoise spelt backwards gives a clue as to what form Mr Hoppy's plan takes, for those who have yet to read Dahl's 1990 original for their own pleasure or their children's.
Suffice to say that reading sdrawkcab plays a pivotal role in a story that also features James Corden as the neighbour who serves as the story's guide and narrator.
Curtis, whose successes include Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill and the Blackadder TV series, admits to being "a huge fan" of an author he likens to Charles Dickens.
Adapting Esio Trot, though, proved particularly appealing as it allowed him to do "something about love between older people".
"I was writing all these films about people for whom, if it doesn't work out, they can try again," he told reporters in November. "But if you're older and lonely, the stakes are higher.
"I wanted to do something about people finding love who both presumed they wouldn't. I thought that would make it even more dramatic."
Curtis's enthusiasm for the project was matched by Dame Judi, who said she "wanted to play Mrs Silver unconditionally" even if the character is somewhat "stupid".
"After they said Dustin's name I would have come in to walk across the street," says the actress, who will be seen next year in the sequel to box office hit The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
That film, like Esio Trot, dealt with characters of a mature vintage that are relatively under-represented by an industry that tends to favour storylines aimed at a younger demographic.
It is not a state of affairs with which Dench is happy. "Age is a number that's imposed on you," she says robustly. "It's that thing that everyone says - 'you're as old as you feel'.
"It drives me absolutely spare when people say 'Are you going to retire?' or 'Don't you think it's time you put your feet up?'
"I don't want to be told I'm too old to do something," continues Dench, who won an Oscar for Shakespeare in Love in 1999 and played the role of M in seven James Bond films. "I want to try it first.
"It's not to do with age; it's to do with the engine. As long as you keep it going, you won't fall over."
Falling over was a very real concern for Hoffman in a scene in Esio Trot in which he and Dame Judi dance to music by jazz great Louis Armstrong.
"I'm not a dancer, nowhere near it," concedes the veteran US star of The Graduate, Tootsie and many other classic films. "I thought after the first two lessons it wasn't going to work and I wasn't going to be ready.
"But it wasn't a problem because [Mr Hoppy] wasn't supposed to know how to dance," he continued. "We were just naturally doing it."
Hoffman is full of praise for his latest screen partner, describing Dench as an "extraordinary" talent with "great energy" who "allows you right into her bone marrow".
Yet he is less enthusiastic about his other co-stars - the large creep of tortoises who help Mr Hoppy in his romantic quest.
"You've never smelled anything until you've smelled 60 tortoises," he sighs. "That tortoise poo was the real thing - there was no CGI for us.
"I always get warm [on set] so I always want air conditioning," Hoffman goes on. "We brought in these big machines, but by the third day we weren't using them anymore.
"It was all because of the tortoises. If they get too cold, they won't act."
So did Hoffman and Dench get to spend any time together when they weren't filming Esio Trot in London earlier this year? "Judi wanted to socialise, but I was always too tired," says the former with a shrug.
"I don't socialise when I'm working," he goes on. "I don't socialise when I'm not working. Other than that, I love people!"
Esio Trot will be shown on BBC One on 1 January at 1830 GMT.
The attack happened in the north of the country, in the Kidal region.
The deaths of the soldiers, who were all from Chad, brings the number of UN peacekeepers in Mali killed so far this month to ten.
Mali descended into conflict after a coup in 2012, and has faced an insurgency led by Islamist militants.
French troops intervened to halt a subsequent advance by Islamist rebels but separatist violence has flared in recent months, despite the deployment of UN forces.
"We lost five comrades today in the north towards Aguelhok. Their vehicle hit an explosive device. It's terrible," a Chadian officer told AFP news agency.
The UN mission, known as Minusma, said the blast happened between the desert towns of Aguelhok and Tessalit.
"This incident follows many other attacks in the Kidal region in which too many UN peacekeepers have been killed or wounded," the UN mission said in a statement.
The infusion of the legal supplement L-carnitine, given to Farah in 2014 before a major race, is being looked at by the US Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) to determine whether rules were broken.
Dr Robin Chakraverty carried out the treatment on the instruction of Farah's American coach Alberto Salazar.
He will appear before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on 19 April.
MPs have also asked to speak with UK Athletics' head of endurance Barry Fudge as part of their ongoing investigation into doping in sport.
Fudge works closely with Farah and Dr John Rogers, a medic for the British athletics team who reportedly raised concerns about Salazar's methods.
Salazar has been under investigation by Usada and UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) since 2015, following claims of doping and unethical practices made in a BBC Panorama programme.
Both Salazar and Farah have strongly denied breaking any rules.
The centre tower deck has been recognised by Guinness World Records as the largest freestanding balanced cantilever in the world.
The record will not last long as it will disappear once the gaps between the towers are closed.
The bridge is due to open in May 2017. It was originally hoped it could open by December 2016. The project remains within its budget of £1.35bn.
Since last September each 16m, 750 tonne section of deck has been added piece by piece and the central tower deck fan is now fully complete.
Cabinet Secretary for the Economy Keith Brown said: "We can all agree the Queensferry Crossing is a modern marvel and a world-class feat of engineering.
"It's only fitting the bridge has been awarded a Guinness World Records title.
"This world-record breaking structure is all the more remarkable when you consider the extreme weather conditions often experienced out in the Firth of Forth, especially working up above the water between 60 metres and 210 metres high.
"Everyone who has worked so hard and skilfully to build this amazing bridge is a world record beater in their own right.
"It won't be long before the balanced cantilever disappears, when the small gaps between the towers are closed. But the record is still there to be beaten and the Queensferry Crossing will still be the tallest bridge in the UK and longest bridge of its type anywhere in the world."
Natalia Doherty was last seen on 15 April 2003 in Eastbourne, where she was living at the time.
On Wednesday a Luton man, aged 66, was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and preventing a lawful burial
Last week a 71-year-old man from Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, was arrested on suspicion of the same offences.
A house in Icknield Way in Luton has been searched as part of the investigation.
When Ms Doherty disappeared she was thought to have travelled to Luton to stay with her ex-husband, Gerald Doherty, who has since died.
Officers from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire major crime unit launched an investigation in January 2014 into the case, which has led them to believe Ms Doherty was murdered in 2003.
A police spokesman said: "Proof-of-life enquiries have since failed to show any sign she is alive.
"Investigators are keen to trace Natalia's final movements and anyone who recognises her or Gerald from their time at the now-demolished pub, the Regents Arms in Hastings Street, Luton, or has any information relating to her disappearance, is asked to contact the police."
Comley returned to the R's at the start of January after a four-month loan spell with the Mariners.
The 21-year-old made 22 appearances for Grimsby in all competitions, starting in 19 of those games.
"Athletically, he can get round a pitch really well - on the ball, there is a lot more to come from him," Grimsby manager Marcus Bignot said.
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The Brazilian, 25, who scored 14 goals last term and spent six weeks out with an ankle injury, signed a five-year deal with the Reds in January.
Speaking at a news conference in Hong Kong, Klopp confirmed that Liverpool will not consider offers for Coutinho.
"I'm not surprised that any club is interested in players," he said.
"But we want to make the next step together and for this we need to stay together."
The German added: "It's not that I need it but a few people obviously see that Liverpool have a few good players. So, that's how it is.
"But, a very important message - maybe we're not a selling club."
Spanish giants Barcelona have reportedly made a bid for Coutinho, but Adam Lallana said he was confident his team-mate would remain at Anfield.
"I think we're going to achieve big things and I'm sure Phil will be part of that," he said of the player who signed from Inter Milan in 2013."
"We're a massive club, we're in the Champions League - OK, we need to qualify - but if we're going to win competitions like that and the Premier League we need to keep hold of players like Philippe."
The Reds, who finished fourth last season to earn a spot in the Champions League, face Leicester in the final of the Premier League Asia Trophy at Hong Kong Stadium on Saturday.
BBC Sport's Ian Stringer in Hong Kong
Jurgen Klopp doesn't seem like the type of chap who's easily flustered. "It's just football" he said post match on Wednesday out here in Hong Kong. He does dismissive quite well though.
When answering questions about the reported bid for Coutinho, he said he wasn't interested and that he can't affect what the media report - fair comment. He went on to say Liverpool aren't a selling club which will be music to fans' ears, I'm sure.
Jurgen and I then had a chat about butter. He started that line of discussion I might add. The heat in Hong Kong is affecting us all.
The 20-year-old is yet to make his debut for the Owls, but played four times on loan at Bury last season.
"I'm really excited about this new challenge. This is the next step for my career," he told the club website.
"Coming somewhere like here is what I need in order to improve and show what I can do."
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As part of the initiative Strathclyde Police refer youngsters for intensive support from the charity, Includem.
A report, by the charity, looked at the progress made by 23 teenagers, aged 14 to 18, by March this year.
Among nine teenagers who left the scheme there was a 47% reduction in the offences they were charged with in the six months after moving on.
The charity also reported a 62% reduction in offending, with a 73% reduction in violent offences, for those still being supported by the project.
The two-year initiative, which started last January last, is funded by the Scottish government and the Robertson Trust.
The teenagers referred to Includem were responsible for crimes including possession of an offensive weapon, police assault and vandalism.
The charity looked at the six months prior to them joining the scheme compared to the six months after they left.
Angela Morgan, chief executive of Includem, said: "The reason they were singled out and referred to us was because they were reoffending and particularly difficult for police and others to work with."
"When you look at the backgrounds of young people we work with they have not had good experiences of what adults are.
"This is not an excuse. We are very challenging to young people. But we show them how it can be different and give them that bridge."
Includem estimated the project costs £6,656 per young offender every six months, on average.
Ms Morgan said the cost was far lower than the estimated £40,000 per year if they went to jail.
She said: "In terms of saving money and putting young people on a path to better outcomes, we've achieved a lot in a relatively short space of time."
The programme is voluntary but offenders referred to it attend around 80% of all appointments, the report said.
Sandra White, SNP MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, said: "Strathclyde Police are showing the way with this scheme which has achieved an enormous amount in a short period of time.
"Events in England over the last week underline the importance of projects like this and I am certain other forces will now be looking to learn from what is being achieved by Includem.
She added: "The Scottish Government's investment in 1,000 extra police officers has also helped drive crime rates down to a 32-year low and make Scotland's streets safer.
"There is absolutely no complacency, and there is always more to do to make our streets safer."
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A pilot project working with teenage gang members in Glasgow has seen a drop in their offending.
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Alexei Navalny, one of Russia's most popular bloggers, told a crowd of some 7,000 that United Russia was "the party of crooks and thieves".
Speaking to reporters, he defended his attendance at an event where racist slogans were chanted by the crowd.
He said the rally was an outlet for anger at the government.
It was held on Russia's National Unity Day, a public holiday introduced in 2005 to replace the Soviet celebration of the 1917 Russian Revolution.
The gathering was sanctioned by the authorities but confined to a district on the outskirts of the Russian capital, Lyublino.
Russia holds parliamentary and presidential elections over the next five months which Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his allies are widely expected to win.
"This is our country, and we have to eradicate the crooks who suck our blood and eat our liver," Mr Navalny, a lawyer, yelled to the cheering crowd.
"Down with United Russia! Down with the party of crooks and thieves!"
Speaking to Reuters, he said the Russian March was a chance to "discuss problems which really exist in the society but which are taboo and are never discussed in the parliament, on television or anywhere else".
"We have problems with illegal migration, we have the problem of the Caucasus, we have a problem of ethnic crimes...," he said.
"The fact that our authorities hypocritically pretend that such problems do not exist leads to people discussing them only in the street, at the Russian March."
The Moscow rally, which was one of a series held in Russian cities on Friday, also heard racist slogans attacking non-Russians, particularly from the Caucasus region, and speeches from far-right figures.
A smaller "anti-fascist" rally was also in Moscow in protest at the "Russian March".
Large rallies by United Russia and the pro-Kremlin Nashi youth movement were also held in the capital to mark the holiday.
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An annual rally of radical nationalists in Moscow has cheered a fierce condemnation of the ruling party by a leading anti-corruption campaigner.
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Cyrenians Cymru has shut its office and community centre as well as ending three projects.
Its remaining 35 staff and projects have now been taken over by two other Swansea charities.
Two people have been arrested as part of a fraud investigation by South Wales Police's economic crime unit.
Three Cyrenians projects - Supporting People project, the Cyrenians Furniture Scheme and the Cyrenians Horse and Pony Scheme - have been taken over by Caer Las and the Gwalia Group, where the 35 staff have gone to work.
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Twenty jobs have been lost at a Swansea homeless charity that went into administration following allegations of fraud against two members of staff.
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The Scottish House Condition Survey - covering the period from 2012 to 2014 - showed that that 63% of households in the the islands were spending 10% or more of their household income on fuel supplies.
This was up from a previous figure of 58%.
The Western Isles had previously topped the figures for fuel poverty.
Across Scotland, an average of 35% of households were deemed to be fuel poor.
The figure is based on households spending more than 10% of their income on fuel costs.
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Orkney has the highest level of fuel poverty in Scotland, according to new figures.
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Hussain Hussain, 19, stabbed Antoin Akpom, 20, with a kitchen knife after a confrontation in Kent Street last year.
Mr Justice Griffith-Williams said the killing was the result of gang-related violence and told the Somali refugee he must serve at least 15 years.
The jury at Stafford Crown Court failed to reach a verdict on a second 19-year-old, Abdul Hakim, who denied murder.
A decision on whether Mr Hakim will face a retrial will be made in the next two weeks.
The trial had earlier been told that Hussain, of no fixed address, stabbed father-of-one Mr Akpom with the 10-inch blade because he "feared for his life".
The jury saw CCTV footage from the Kent Street area of the city showing Mr Akpom getting out of a car to confront Hussain.
Mr Akpom could be seen running towards a gym before returning, followed by a group of up to nine people.
In sentencing Hussain, the judge said the stabbing was "offending arising out of postcode gang rivalry in which you were steeped".
And he added, whatever the failures of Mr Akpom, there was a "good positive side to him" and nothing could justify taking his life.
Mr Akpom's mother, Cheryl Armatrading, read a victim impact statement to the court and described how her son's murder had devastated the family.
She said: "The devastation of Antoin's death is beyond comparison to anything that we, as a family, has ever experienced.
"This has resulted in stress, sleepness nights, fear, anxiousness and feeling insecure.
"I feel pain like never before. It feels like I've been torn to shreds and my insides all knotted.
"Antoin's fiancee, Amber, has lost the financial support and sense of security of Antoin.
"There has been an even greater impact on his one-year-old son who will never be able to share those loving moments, guidance and counselling his father would have given him."
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Fiona Hyslop said the total, almost £12m up on 2013, revealed a "growing appetite" for filming in Scotland.
Arts body Creative Scotland supported a number of high-profile movie and TV projects.
They included the adaptation of the classic novel Sunset Song, written in 1932 by Lewis Grassic Gibbon.
Other major projects have included The Legend of Barney Thomson and Sunshine on Leith, as well as the big-budget TV series Outlander.
Ms Hyslop announced the record production spend ahead of a visit to the set of Bannan, a Gaelic drama series commission by BBC Alba, currently being filmed on Skye.
She said: "This rise in production spend is a strong indication that film producers have a growing appetite to base their productions in Scotland.
"With our stunning, iconic landscapes, rich culture and heritage and skilled and talented crew, the £45m production spend total for 2014 demonstrates that producers around the world recognise that Scotland has much to offer.
"These productions generate significant income for Scotland through the use of Scottish talent, crews, locations, transport, accommodation and through the impact they have on tourism."
Ms Hyslop added: "The Scottish government and our agencies are firmly committed to growing the economic impact of our screen sector and continuing to promote Scotland as a premier and competitive location to produce great films and TV shows - as underlined by the £162m public funding awarded to the sector since 2007/08, during a period of tough budgets.
"But we recognise we need to do more. That is why this week I announced a new £1.75m production growth fund to provide an additional incentive for major international productions to come to Scotland, as well as increasing funding available for Scottish productions."
Sunset Song, directed by Terence Davies, is due to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival at the weekend.
Peter Mullan and former model Agyness Deyn star in Lewis Grassic Gibbon's tale, which was shot on location in Aberdeenshire, New Zealand and Luxembourg.
A second series of the television drama Outlander is currently being filmed.
It tells the story of a nurse from 1946 who travels back in time to 18th Century Scotland.
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Film and TV producers spent a record £45.2m shooting on location in Scotland last year, the culture secretary has announced.
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This is set to be the biggest-ever acquisition by NTT Data, which is part of Japan's former telephone monopoly.
Dell has reportedly been looking to sell off non-core assets to raise billions of dollars ahead of its $67bn takeover of data storage firm EMC Corp.
NTT Data will take on Dell's 28,000 employees in North America and India.
In a filing to the Tokyo Stock Exchange, NTT Data said the purchase will enhance its cloud and business-process outsourcing (BPO) services.
The firm has been looking for new sources of revenues outside of Japan, which faces a shrinking and rapidly ageing population.
According to Bloomberg data, NTT Data has spent more than 72bn yen buying mostly overseas companies since 2011.
Its main rivals include India's Tata Consultancy Services, France's Atos and US firm Cognizant Technology Solutions.
Believed to be a Spigot mortar, it was spotted near Weston-super-Mare after it was exposed at low tide on Saturday.
The discovery resulted in a 4,900ft (1,500m) exclusion zone being put in place and residents being advised to stay in doors.
A controlled blast was carried out by the Royal Navy Bomb Disposal Unit on Sunday afternoon.
Harriott presented the BBC One cookery show Ready Steady Cook for 16 years, while Bright is best known for playing Linda Carter on the BBC One soap.
They will join Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine, who was revealed as the first contestant on Monday.
The 13th season of BBC One's Strictly starts in September.
Harriott, 58, said: "I must admit that I do love to dance, but doing it in front of the nation is a whole different matter.
"In my day job the only type of salsa I know about is the one in my recipes, so I am looking forward to rising to the challenge. Bring it on!"
Speaking about his rival, Harriott said Jeremy Vine had a "wonderful discipline about him".
He added: "When it comes to dancing it is about the discipline and how much effort you put in. If you put the time in then you can be a bit more expressive."
Bright said: "One reason I wanted to do it is because I'm going to be 40 next year. I thought well actually at this point in my life to be the fittest I've ever been, or to certainly give it a good go, is a great thing and it will be challenging.
"I just want to see what my body can still do, you know what I mean, before it all goes kaput."
The other contestants taking part will be announced over the next few weeks. Last year's competition was won by X Factor presenter Caroline Flack.
Owens, Cpt Hannah Winterbourne, the Army's highest-ranking transgender soldier, and novelist Dr Sarah Waters will be honoured by Cardiff University.
Maj Gen Susan Ridge, the Army's highest-ranked woman, and former chief medical officer for Wales, Ruth Hussey, receive theirs from Bangor University.
Honours are for those with "outstanding recognition in their field".
Owens, who is from Mynyddcerrig, Carmarthenshire and began officiating as a teenager, made his Rugby World Cup debut in France in 2007 and took charge of the 2015 Rugby World Cup final.
In June, he was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
Dr Waters hails from Pembrokeshire and shot to fame after publishing her first novel, Tipping the Velvet, in 1998, which was made into a drama series for the BBC.
Prof John Hughes, vice-chancellor of Bangor University, said: "We are proud of the achievements of all our graduates and celebrate their success, especially those who will graduate this year.
"Our graduation ceremonies also provide an opportunity for us to take pride in the success of others in our community or to honour those who have a close relationship with the university."
Bangor University
Maidstone's Stuart Lewis carried the main goal threat in a low-key first half, but was denied in the 13th minute by Myles Weston's well-judged tackle and in the 38th by a superb save from Nathan Ashmore.
It was Ebbsfleet who broke the deadlock in the 66th minute, though, when Luke Coulson cut in from the left and fired home in style.
Danny Kedwell made it 2-0 in the 77th minute after he was played in by Jack Powell and Lewis was sent off in stoppage time for a foul on Andy Drury.
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Match ends, Ebbsfleet United 2, Maidstone United 0.
Second Half ends, Ebbsfleet United 2, Maidstone United 0.
Stuart Lewis (Maidstone United) is shown the red card.
Substitution, Ebbsfleet United. Sean Shields replaces Dave Winfield.
Substitution, Ebbsfleet United. Aaron McLean replaces Darren McQueen.
Goal! Ebbsfleet United 2, Maidstone United 0. Danny Kedwell (Ebbsfleet United).
Substitution, Maidstone United. Alex Wynter replaces Alex Finney.
Substitution, Maidstone United. Harley Willard replaces Tom Wraight.
Substitution, Maidstone United. Jack Paxman replaces Jai Reason.
Goal! Ebbsfleet United 1, Maidstone United 0. Luke Coulson (Ebbsfleet United).
Dave Winfield (Ebbsfleet United) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Ebbsfleet United. Marvin McCoy replaces Myles Weston.
Jack Powell (Ebbsfleet United) is shown the yellow card.
Second Half begins Ebbsfleet United 0, Maidstone United 0.
First Half ends, Ebbsfleet United 0, Maidstone United 0.
Tom Wraight (Maidstone United) is shown the yellow card.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
They used formulas to calculate how effective the 4.69m (15.4ft) wide cape used in Batman Begins would be.
The University of Leicester paper concludes that "clearly gliding using a batcape is not a safe way to travel".
But the four students, all Batman fans, said the superhero would be able to fly safely if he used a larger cape.
David Marshall, one of the students, said: "We found he could fly quite well and he can actually fly pretty far.
"He can get about twice as far as he does fall, but once he gets there he is travelling about 50mph and that's a bit too fast to land safely.
"He would likely end up getting a bit splattered."
In Batman Begins the superhero uses a cape which becomes rigid when a current is passed through it.
The students' paper, called
Trajectory of a Falling Batman
, points out this method of gliding is similar to that used by base jumpers with wingsuits.
"If you increase the wingspan, once it gets towards the size of a glider it's going to start working," said Mr Marshall.
"With a few adaptations it would be fine.
"It's just how much you can stretch it past his arms."
The students - David Marshall, Tom Hands, Ian Griffiths and Gareth Douglas - got bonus marks for the paper which helped them get first-class and 2:1 degrees.
They will graduate on Thursday and all intend to do PhDs.
Connor Sparrowhawk, 18, drowned in the bath after an epileptic seizure at Slade House, in Headington, Oxfordshire, in July 2013.
Dr Valerie Murphy told an inquest jury there was "immense pressure" on staff at the time he died.
Patients' needs were challenging and there was increased pressure to fill beds, she said.
Staff were also worried about their jobs following a recent takeover by Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, the inquest at Oxford Coroner's Court heard.
Speaking about Connor's death, consultant psychiatrist Dr Murphy told the court: "I think about it every day, it was tragic beyond words that a young man lost his life and I'm sorry for that."
Connor, who had learning disabilities and epilepsy, was admitted to Slade House in March 2013 after his behaviour became aggressive.
On 4 July 2013, he was left alone in the bath and 15 to 20 minutes after last being checked was found under the water not breathing.
A post-mortem examination concluded he drowned after an epileptic seizure.
Six weeks prior to his death, Connor's mother Dr Sara Ryan emailed staff to say she thought Connor had experienced a seizure and bitten his tongue, the inquest heard.
Dr Murphy told the jury she did not believe that was the case and a decision was made at a team meeting to reduce Connor's observations from every 10 minutes to once an hour.
An independent report into his death, commissioned by Southern Health, said this was a "missed opportunity".
Shortly after Connor died Care Quality Commission inspectors entered the unit and concluded "care and treatment was not consistently planned and delivered" and "the provider did not have an effective system in place to identify and manage risks to health, safety and welfare".
The inquest also heard from Ben Morris, the then manager of the unit, who agreed the findings were fair.
The hearing continues.
The study looked at data from nearly 1,200 groundwater quality samples from across the country.
The resulting risk map shows concentrations well above World Health Organization (WHO) safety guidelines across the Indus plain.
The research has been published in the journal, Science Advances.
Arsenic is a semi-metallic element found all over the world in varying concentrations. Humans come into contact with it because it leaches into groundwater from rocks and sediments.
The WHO says about 150 million people around the world rely on groundwater contaminated with arsenic.
Long-term exposure can lead to a variety of chronic health conditions, including skin disorders, cancers of the lung and bladder as well as cardiovascular issues.
The WHO has established a level of 10 micrograms per litre as the permissible concentration in drinking water. In Pakistan, the government says that 50 micrograms per litre is acceptable.
This new study shows that 50-60 million people living in the Indus valley, which runs through much of eastern Pakistan, are drinking water which very likely exceeds their government's safe level.
The scientists collected ground water samples, taken from wells going down into the Earth, at 1,200 sites throughout the country. The team then used statistical methods to construct a "hazard map" and to estimate the size of population exposed to the threat.
Lead author Dr Joel Podgorski from the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology told BBC News that the findings were "alarming".
"This is the first time we've been able to show the full extent of the problem in Pakistan. Because of the geology and the soil properties and based on all of the measurements we've taken, basically the whole Indus plain is at high risk of having high arsenic levels in the groundwater."
The researchers say that one important cause of the problem is that the sediments that contain the arsenic are relatively young.
So if an aquifer has developed since the end of the last ice age around 10,000 years ago, it's more likely to have higher levels of arsenic in the water than older, deeper aquifers where most of the chemical has leached away.
The scientists also believe that irrigation for farming is making the situation worse. The study found a strong correlation between high soil PH levels and arsenic concentrations.
"There is massive irrigation in the Indus valley, it's a very hot and dry climate," said Dr Podgorski.
"If you have a lot of water flooding the surface that is going to percolate down to the aquifer, that would be an easy way of bringing any released arsenic down to the groundwater."
The number of people who are likely impacted in Pakistan, according to the study, far exceeds the 20 million affected in China. Some researchers, who welcomed the study, have reservations about the scale of the impact.
For David Polya, professor of environmental chemistry at the University of Manchester, there is a "considerable amount of uncertainty in the new figures".
"Even if the population at risk was only half that estimated, it would mean that the estimates of the number of people around the world impacted by such high arsenic hazard groundwaters would need to be substantially upwardly revised," he said.
"This reflects a trend over the the last few decades, where increasing numbers of people have been recognised to be exposed to high arsenic concentrations in their drinking water.
"As further detailed studies such as this are conducted in other areas, no doubt the number of people known to be exposed to this poison through drinking water will further increase."
Other researchers in the field say that whatever the overall accuracy of the numbers, the study is bringing much-needed attention to an under-reported issue.
"This new study contributes information on the causes and extent of arsenic contamination that will be useful for Pakistan as well as for the broader water sector," said Dr Rick Johnston from the WHO.
"It points out the need for robust water quality surveillance and for either avoiding arsenic in drinking water by exploiting arsenic-free resources, or effectively removing arsenic from drinking water supplies."
The only way to get a definitive answer to the scale of exposure is to do more testing on the ground, says Dr Podgorski, the lead author.
"Ultimately, what our map shows is that this whole area should really be tested," he said.
"Some are fine, some are not, you need to go through every step to test each well."
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The PC maker's net profit fell to $130m (£85m) in the three months to 3 May, on revenue down 2% to $14bn.
Dell is in the middle of a dispute between founder Michael Dell and two of its biggest shareholders.
Mr Dell wants to take the company private, but some investors oppose the plan.
Mr Dell, and private equity group Silver Lake, have offered to buy back the company for $24.4bn, and have pledged to shift the business away from PCs to mobile devices.
But its biggest shareholders - the investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management - have argued that the valuation of the company is too cheap, and that Mr Dell's deal is a "giveaway".
Instead, they have proposed to offer additional shares to shareholders and install new management.
In its quarterly results, Dell said that revenue from new technologies, services and software, rose 12% to $5.5bn. That was in contrast to PC sales, which fell 9%.
The company did not issue a profit guidance for the second quarter due to the ongoing dispute. It has created a special committee of the board to study the private equity deal and alternative bids.
Jacqui Beale, 48, from Derbyshire, suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung, and was left needing stitches to her face when she was attacked while walking her dog.
She and another victim, from West Yorkshire, are taking legal action.
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) said walkers "must be most aware of the issues" in the countryside.
Ms Beale said she thought she was going to die when she was attacked by eight cows in May.
The dog groomer, from Wirksworth, added: "I was bashed about by about eight cows. I remember being tossed from one to another and thinking I wasn't going to survive.
"All I could hear was snorting and breathing, it was terrifying."
Ms Beale, whose dog was on a lead at the time of the attack in May, managed to get herself to safety and now wants to warn others.
Source: National Farmers' Union
Grandfather-of-five Mike Pace, from Huddersfield, was trampled while walking along a public footpath with his wife Gill on holiday in Abersoch in Gwynedd, Wales, in August.
The 55-year-old said: "This black bullock that had been staring looking menacing charged me and threw me up in the air and then the other cattle just started trampling me.
"While on the floor I had a conversation with myself thinking I was going to die. I told myself I'd had a good life."
Mrs Pace escaped unharmed, but her husband spent more than a month in hospital and still needs crutches to walk.
Sally Gray, a personal injury specialist at Slater and Gordon, is representing a number of people who have been injured by cattle.
"When it comes to public liability and the risk owed to the public, farmers have been advised not to put calves and their mothers in fields that are open to the public together," she added.
A spokesperson for the NFU said: "The countryside is a working environment where animals graze so it's important that people are mindful of this.
"Spring and summer are when we love to enjoy the countryside, so it is this time of year when walkers must be most aware of the issues."
The 29-year-old man was detained in Newham, east London, and has become the 18th arrest in the inquiry.
This brings the total of people in custody to five. Twelve others, who were arrested on Sunday, were released without charge the following day.
One further man, arrested on suspicions of drugs and firearms offences, has been bailed.
Co-ordinating Security Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said an evacuation was one contingency among several others.
South-East Asia has been particularly hit hard this year by the haze, an annual occurrence.
It has caused serious health issues, particularly among those living in the epicentres Kalimantan and Sumatra.
Mr Pandjaitan said authorities had identified at least six provinces where children and babies could be evacuated, local media say, but any evacuation would depend on approval from President Joko Widodo.
Other options include moving residents to government offices equipped with air purifiers, Reuters news agency reports.
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The haze is caused by farmers clearing land for plantations for the palm oil, pulp and paper industries, primarily in the Indonesian province of Kalimantan on Borneo and the island of Sumatra.
Residents in those areas have been living with hazardous levels of smoke in the past two months.
Indonesia has struggled to put out the fires, most of which are on peat land which burns for longer and produces more smoke than other fires.
US-based environmental research organisation World Resource Institute said earlier this week that the daily carbon emissions caused by the fires were surpassing the average emissions by the United States.
The haze has blanketed Singapore and Malaysia as well, straining diplomatic ties, and has recently drifted northwards to affect southern Thailand and the Philippines.
Washington and co-star Viola Davis will reprise the roles they won Tonys for in a revival of the play on Broadway in 2010, according to Variety magazine.
The 1987 August Wilson play explores race relations in 1950s America.
Paramount Pictures' Brad Grey said the "important and beloved" work had "been a passion of Denzel's for many years".
It will be Washington's third time as director, following his 2002 debut Antwone Fisher and 2007's The Great Debaters.
The film, which centres on the relationships between Troy - an ex-baseball player who is now a rubbish collector - and his family and friends, is due to begin shooting in Pittsburgh later this month.
The story was one of 10 written by Wilson for his Pittsburgh Cycle, each of which documented the experience of black Americans in a different decade on the 20th Century.
A 2013 revival in the UK saw Sir Lenny Henry take the lead role to wide critical acclaim.
They have renewed their appeal for information about Thomas Clark.
He was seen on CCTV leaving Hairmyres Hospital at about 10:45. Officers now understand he got on the 201 First Bus at Whitemoss Avenue at about 11:30. The bus was travelling towards Airdrie.
Anyone with information has been urged to contact police.
It is thought Mr Clark returned to his home in Kirkton Park in the town after leaving the hospital.
Mr Clark is about 5ft 6in, of slim build with white hair.
When he was last seen he was wearing a long brown puffer jacket and brown leather shoes.
He also wore a checked grey jumper with blue and green diamonds on the front, a black beanie hat and grey padded gloves with leather palms.
Sgt Nicola Hope from Police Scotland said: "Our enquiries have determined that Mr Clark did board the 201 First Bus travelling in the direction of Airdrie.
"We would ask anyone who was on that bus on Thursday at around 11:30 to think back.
"You may have seen Thomas Clark, or witnessed the stop that he got off the bus.
"Our enquiries are ongoing to trace Mr Clark. Officers are continuing to assess CCTV and are liaising with local transport providers."
Hamilton's victory, in a race enlivened by a wet start and some terrific wheel-to-wheel battles, ties him with first-race winner Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.
Vettel was second, hardening impressions that 2017 will be a fight between the two multiple champions.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen moved up from 16th on the grid to finish third.
The grand prix could have swung in favour of either Hamilton or Vettel depending on how events had played out.
In the end, fate decided for Hamilton, who was able to control the race from the front throughout and respond to his pursuers, who were always kept well out of arm's length.
Vettel had to fight back after losing out on strategy in a chaotic opening, which kept the shape of the race in doubt through a series of incidents and accidents.
Verstappen further heightened his already burgeoning reputation as one of F1's most exciting drivers with a strong performance to challenge Hamilton early on.
The Dutchman, up from 16th to seventh on the first lap, took the final podium spot, but was under pressure in the closing laps from his more measured team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, who Verstappen had overtaken impressively in the early stages.
Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas had a chastening day, spinning behind the safety car in the early stages and dropping back to 12th, from which he recovered to finish sixth, behind the second Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen.
And there was cruel luck for Fernando Alonso, who drove a strong opening lap to have the uncompetitive McLaren-Honda up into eighth place, ran seventh for much of the race and was on course to finish there when his driveshaft failed shortly after half distance.
The race could have turned out very differently had it not been for a key moment on lap four.
After a wet start, Hamilton led the opening lap from Vettel and Bottas but the deployment of the virtual safety car following a crash by Williams rookie Lance Stroll, punted off by Force India's Sergio Perez, prompted Vettel and most of the midfield runners to pit for dry tyres on lap two.
The decision dropped Vettel to sixth but with all the runners ahead of him still on the grooved intermediate tyres on a rapidly drying track.
The four-time champion was now in a strong position, and poised to take the lead when Hamilton, Bottas, Ricciardo, Raikkonen and Verstappen pitted.
But Hamilton and the others were saved by a crash by Sauber's Antonio Giovinazzi, the Italian losing it at the last corner, just as he had in qualifying on Saturday.
That brought out the safety car and Hamilton and the rest could make their own pit stops for dry tyres without losing out.
From there, Hamilton could control the race at will and was pretty much untroubled, despite a late push from Vettel.
As the safety car helped Hamilton, it hurt Vettel, who now had to battle past both Red Bulls and team-mate Raikkonen to retain the championship lead.
Ricciardo began to struggle and he soon had a queue behind him, with Verstappen heading Raikkonen and Vettel.
Verstappen, predictably, was the man on the move, passing his team-mate on lap 11 at the Turn Five hairpin and chasing after Hamilton.
Raikkonen spent another nine laps failing to pass Ricciardo before the Finn was overtaken by team-mate Vettel at Turn Five.
Two laps later, Vettel put perhaps the move of the race on Ricciardo, going all the way around the outside of Turn Five, the two banging wheels in a puff of blue smoke as they accelerated side-by-side towards the fast Turn Six, where the Ferrari finally claimed the place.
Vettel chased down Verstappen, who he provoked into a mistake at the Turn 14 hairpin at the end of the long straight on lap 28, exactly half distance.
A pit stop for fresh tyres from Ferrari forced Mercedes to respond but, with the two cars evenly matched, there was stalemate.
There were a number of great performances - Hamilton was sublime in the lead, Vettel excellent in attack-recovery mode, Alonso dragging his recalcitrant McLaren into the points, Carlos Sainz impressive in the Toro Rosso.
But it's hard to look beyond Verstappen - 16th to seventh on the opening lap, the usual plethora of great passes, embarrassing Ricciardo in the early laps, and holding on for a podium in a car with difficult balance because of lack of track time in qualifying.
"I think this will be one of the closest [title fights] if not the closest I have experienced," said Hamilton.
"Ferrari have done a great job and it is great that we are both pushing."
Sebastian Vettel: "The safety car came just as I was about to start to feel the dry tyres were a lot quicker but then I had a very exciting race. I was stuck in the train for a little while but then tried to chase down Lewis Hamilton. It was a good match. It was good fun."
Max Verstappen: "It was a very challenging race but I really enjoyed it. I think I overtook nine cars in the opening lap so it was a very good race for me!
"I didn't have a lot of track time this weekend because didn't do much in qualifying so I wasn't expecting to finish on the podium having started in 16th."
Chapter three of their promising battle takes place under the lights of Bahrain next weekend, where temperatures will be a good 20C higher than on a chilly 12C day in Shanghai.
Both Hamilton and Vettel share two victories each in the desert race.
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The 28-year-old Brazil midfielder agreed a new four-year deal in October but has only started seven Premier League games this season.
Jiangsu finished ninth in China's top tier in 2015 and are managed by former Blues defender Dan Petrescu.
Ramires has helped the Blues win the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Champions League and Europa League.
He made 251 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 34 goals, after joining from Benfica for about £17m in 2010.
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AMs will look at how well people feel the Welsh Government responds to climate change, contributes to heritage and landscapes and serves local needs.
The closing date for submissions to the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee is 7 April.
The AMs will also examine the Welsh Government's delivery of its Woodlands for Wales strategy.
Committee chairman Mark Reckless said: "Forests and woodlands cover more than 300,000 hectares in Wales, and the industry is worth half a billion pounds to the Welsh economy.
"We will be taking a close look at this sector, examining how the Welsh Government is balancing the sustainable environmental and commercial priorities.
"We would be interested to hear what anyone with an interest in forestry and woodland in Wales has to say."
He told the BBC the 48% who had voted to Remain felt "disenfranchised" and it was not clear "what we are moving to".
He said that "if the will of the people shifts" as details of what Brexit means for the country begin to emerge, then, "Why shouldn't we recognise that?"
Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn have both ruled out a second EU referendum.
When asked on Radio 4's The World This Weekend whether "keeping our options open" meant a second EU referendum, Mr Blair replied: "It means whatever we decide it should mean as we see how this debate develops."
But he said the case for leaving the EU had "crumbled".
He said the government should engage now with other European Union countries to see what room there was for manoeuvre, stressing the continuing importance of David Cameron's role in this, rather than waiting for the outcome of the Tory leadership race.
He said the referendum had been an event of "seismic importance" but warned the focus in the wake of Mr Cameron's resignation as prime minister would be on the Conservative leadership contest rather than the country's national interest.
He said that once the practical effects of the UK's decision to leave the EU became clearer, then there should be a role for Parliament.
"Right now it's clear. We're leaving," he added.
"But we don't know what we're going to. If what happens as we develop this negotiation with the rest of Europe, it does become clear - and let's suppose for example we find we're shut out of the single market, we have to rely on the World Trade Organisation as the route back in to different trade deals....
"My point is this. We are sovereign. Let's just keep our options open."
The former prime minister said Britain had "diminished" its place in the world and would have to "fight to get it back".
There have been some calls for a second referendum and an online petition calling for one has been signed by more than four million people, although thousands of signatures were removed after it was hijacked by hackers.
Legally speaking, the petition would have to show a clear majority of the electorate now favoured Remain for a second referendum to be triggered, says the BBC's legal correspondent Clive Coleman.
The five Conservative leadership candidates have all said they would not hold a referendum on Britain's exit deal from the EU.
Work and pensions secretary Stephen Crabb, who campaigned for Remain, said the referendum was a "clear instruction to government" and there could be "no attempt to sidestep it".
Justice Secretary Michael Gove has said he would wait until at least 2017 to kick off the two-year process of negotiating the UK's withdrawal by invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.
Home Secretary Theresa May, who is seen as the frontrunner, has said the government should not invoke Article 50 before the end of the year.
But energy minister Andrea Leadsom says it should be triggered as quickly as possible, to remove economic uncertainty.
In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, former defence secretary Liam Fox pencilled in a date when the UK would leave the EU - 1 January 2019.
Mr Blair was also asked about immigration and the Labour leadership crisis on The World This Weekend.
He said there was not much more the UK could achieve by being out of the EU than it could from within and that it should explore options for what could be done without "having to eject ourselves from the entirety of the European Union".
But he said: "Even if you apply an Australian points system to European migration, you are going to get European migrants."
He would not be drawn into the debate over whether Jeremy Corbyn should stay or go as Labour leader, but said: "We have to have an opposition that holds the government to account."
Meanwhile, the former prime minister refused to comment on the long-awaited public inquiry into the Iraq War, which will be published on Wednesday.
The Chilcot report was launched in 2009 into the UK's participation in the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 - which led to the toppling of Saddam Hussein.
There have been calls for Mr Blair to apologise for his role in leading Britain into the war, in which 179 British service personnel were killed.
"I know why you have to ask me, and I hope you understand why, having spent several years saying I will wait for the report, I will actually wait for the report," he told the BBC.
Labour's John McDonnell also said he would not comment until the report was published - but refused to rule out calling for Mr Blair to be tried for war crimes over Iraq.
Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond said many MPs were "absolutely determined that account has to be held".
He said those MPs believed "you cannot have a situation where this country blunders into an illegal war with the appalling consequences" without "a judicial or political reckoning for that".
The world's fifth-richest person, worth $62.3b (£48.1b), famously dropped out of Harvard after launching the global social-networking website.
Mr Zuckerberg called for students to "not only create new jobs, but create a new sense of purpose".
Political experts think he may be positioning himself to run for office.
During his remarks on Thursday, Mr Zuckerberg told graduates that "we live in an unstable time".
"There's pressure to turn inwards," he said about those that feel left behind by increased globalisation.
"This is the struggle of our time. The forces of freedom, openness and global community against the forces of authoritarianism, isolationism and nationalism."
With his wife, Priscilla, in the audience, he pointed to the dormitory where he launched Facebook, and remarked that meeting her there was the best thing to happen to him at the university.
Before giving remarks, he received an honourary Doctor of Laws degree during Harvard's 366th graduation ceremony.
On Wednesday, he did a Facebook Live broadcast from his old dorm room.
"This is literally where I sat," he says, pointing to a small wooden desk and chair inside Kirkland House, which is due to be renovated over the summer.
"I had my little laptop here. And this is where I programmed Facebook," he tells the camera.
During his commencement address, Mr Zuckerberg told students: "There is something wrong with our system when I can leave here and make billions of dollars in ten years when millions of students can't afford to pay off their loans, let alone start a business."
"When you don't have the freedom to take your idea and turn it into a historic enterprise we all lose," he continued.
He told stories of meeting "children in juvenile detention and opioid addicts, who told me their lives could have turned out differently if they just had something to do".
The 33-year-old appeared to get choked up at one point during a story about an high school student who feared he would not be able to enroll in university because he was an undocumented immigrant.
More than 1.9 billion people log onto Facebook every day.
Since it's launch in 2004, Facebook has inspired many other social media competitors, including Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram.
In 2007 another Harvard drop-out returned for an honourary degree.
Bill Gates addressed students shortly after stepping down from the world's largest software company, Microsoft, to launch to focus on his charity.
Peter Robert Colwell, 18, died after an incident in the car park of the Ship Inn at Llanbedrog, near Pwllheli, on 5 February.
Four men in their 20s were arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder, but those charges have since been dropped.
They will appear before magistrates on 31 August accused of firearms offences.
In a statement, the corporation says one reporter has been "attacked on social media by the mayor of Ankara for her coverage of the current protests".
On Sunday, Mayor Ibrahim Melih Gokcek described BBC Turkish reporter Selin Girit as an "English agent", launching a campaign against her on Twitter.
This triggered a counter-campaign which became Turkey's most trending topic.
In the statement on Monday, BBC Global News Director Peter Horrocks said that "a large number of threatening messages have been sent to one of our reporters".
He stressed that BBC journalists "are committed to providing impartial and independent journalism" and must not "be directly targeted in this way".
"There are established procedures for making comments and complaints about BBC output and we call on the Turkish authorities to use these proper channels," the statement added.
In a separate statement, Britain's National Union of Journalists (NUJ) said: "We want to send a strong message to Turkish authorities - it is simply not acceptable to target journalists in your turbulent times. We condemn the attempts to intimidate journalists and the threats must stop immediately."
Responding to the BBC accusations, Mr Gokcek said it was "unacceptable that Turkey is targeted by the BBC".
The mayor, a member of the ruling AK party of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, began the Twitter campaign against Ms Girit on Sunday, accusing her of trying to undermine the Turkish economy in her reporting.
He urged his followers to denounce the BBC journalist by sending tweets to the newly-created hashtag, which could be roughly translated as "Don't be an agent on behalf of England Selin Girit".
This soon became one of the most popular Twitter topics in Turkey.
But it also angered many people across the country. They countered by using the hashtag "Melih Gokcek is a provocateur ", which quickly rose to become the country's number one trending theme.
The mayor is now threatening to sue every user tweeting with the hashtag.
This is not the first time that the BBC and Turkey have clashed over the corporation's coverage of the continuing anti-government protests in Turkish cities.
Earlier this month, the corporation said it was suspending its partnership with Turkey's NTV television channel, following NTV's decision not to transmit the BBC current affairs programme Dunya Gundemi [World Agenda]".
The BBC said that "any interference in BBC broadcasting is totally unacceptable and at a time of considerable international concern about the situation in Turkey the BBC's impartial service to audiences is vital".
Tomkins, 24, left Wigan, where brothers Joel and Sam play, to link up with the Red Devils in July, and was an ever-present for Ian Watson's side.
Salford have already lost captain and fellow hooker Tommy Lee to St Helens for the coming campaign
"Logan stepped up to be our starting nine last season," Watson said.
"He does things across the park that don't always get seen but make a massive difference to the team.
"He's shown big improvements during his time here and I'm sure he can continue to develop in 2017."
These include doubling penalties for non-payment and disqualifying employers from being a company director for up to 15 years.
Employment Minister Nick Boles told the BBC the government was "very keen to step up enforcement".
The National Living Wage of £7.20 an hour comes into force in April 2016.
It will only apply to workers over the age of 25. The national minimum wage is currently £6.50 an hour, which will rise to £6.70 next month.
The tougher penalties for non-payment will be introduced alongside the government's National Living Wage in April next year.
Writing in the Times newspaper, Prime Minister David Cameron said: "The National Living Wage will only work if it is properly enforced.
"Businesses are responsible for making that happen."
The government also announced plans to double the enforcement budget for non-payment and to set up a new team in HMRC to pursue criminal prosecutions for employers who deliberately do not pay workers the wage they are due.
Penalties for non-payment will be doubled, from 100% of arrears owed to 200%, although these will be halved if paid within 14 days. The maximum penalty will remain £20,000 per worker.
Mr Boles said the emphasis would be on ensuring workers are paid what they are owed.
"Most employers make a mistake and our priority is to make sure arrears are paid. Prosecutions will probably go up but they will remain a rare tool," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
Last week, former Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King argued that the government's National Living Wage would "destroy jobs", saying that employers would seek to make their workforce more productive, which would lead to fewer jobs.
Mr Boles rejected these claims, saying that higher wages would lead to greater spending, which would ultimately lead to the creation of more jobs in the wider economy.
Sheikh Musa Admani told the BBC the Tarbiyah programme, used in English and Welsh prisons since 2011, could turn people towards violence and should be withdrawn.
A section of the programme is on jihad, and it says taking up arms to fight "evil" is "one of the noblest acts".
The Ministry of Justice will investigate issues raised by the BBC.
The BBC understands that the Tarbiyah programme was co-written by a number of imams and Ahtsham Ali, a prisons adviser to the Ministry of Justice.
Mr Ali declined to comment.
Another teaching course was withdrawn by the department last year because it was based on texts written by extremists.
One section of the Tarbiyah programme is called "The Principle of Jihad".
In it, the imam is asked to discuss with prisoners the difference between "internal jihad" - the struggle for self improvement - and "external jihad" - the struggle against the enemies of Allah, which sometimes involves taking up arms.
It says: "There may necessitate a time to pick up arms and physical [sic] fight such evil... It is one of the noblest acts."
The course follows this section with a verse from the Koran.
Although both kinds of jihad are presented in the text, one expert says too much focus is placed on fighting jihad.
Sheikh Musa Admani, a chaplain and expert in interpreting Islamic texts, has worked extensively on anti-radicalisation programmes in the UK and abroad.
"This document sets out the steps and then addresses various forms of jihad and then goes on to emphasise a particular type ie. the killing and the fighting", he says.
"It incites people to take up arms... It prepares people for violence. It could turn people when they come out of prison, supposedly rehabilitated, back into violence."
Sheikh Admani says the course should not continue to be taught in prisons.
"It hinders all the aims that the Ministry of Justice might have to achieve peace and harmony. This document works against it, it doesn't add an iota to that good intention and they need to remove it as quickly as possible and then rehabilitate those who have learnt it."
A former prison officer told the BBC some Muslim inmates at the high-security jail where he worked used to physically punish other Muslim prisoners for perceived misdemeanours.
"It wasn't just once, there were a number of occasions where prisoners' feet were severely battered," he said.
"Other incidents were prisoners being fined for not adhering to what they should be adhering to."
The prison officer said the "problem within prisons now is getting to a critical point", with "many Muslim prisoners basically taking over the law of the prison".
Elsewhere, a former inmate at Belmarsh prison said the failure of some prison imams to confront extremists in jail was part of a wider issue.
"They [imams] know individuals have the capability to manipulate younger, impressionable offenders but they sit idle and just don't respond to it", he said.
"How do I know they're not responding to it? I lived in and amongst these young impressionable guys and I saw the conveyor belt of radicalisation in full effect."
The former inmate said that although he had access to Salaam Peace, a community group, throughout his sentence, other prisoners were vulnerable to extremism while inside jail.
"People convicted of terrorism, people in the public domain that are very well known, are roaming around freely and being able to manipulate young minds.
"The fact they're able to learn the Tarbiyah programme and Arabic, coupled with the fact that inmates [convicted of terrorism] have access to extremist literature and narrations that aren't related to the prophet but they relate it to the prophet - coming from them it seems so realistic, you start believing this is the true Islam, the true Islam is [the militant group Islamic State] IS".
The Ministry of Justice will conduct an investigation into the issues raised by the BBC about the Tarbiyah programme.
In 2015 it appointed Ian Acheson to carry out an investigation into extremism and radicalisation in prisons. Publication of its findings has been delayed.
"Islamist extremism is one of the biggest threats facing this country", it said.
"That is why the justice secretary commissioned the first-ever review of Islamist extremism in prisons.
"As we have made clear, the report has been received and a summary document will be published in due course."
Marchers carrying placards and banners- many in the Catalan language - accused the Madrid government of dragging its feet over the issue.
They say it has not honoured its pledge made in 2015 to allow more than 17,000 refugees into Spain within two years.
Over that time, Spain has accepted only about 1,100 refugees.
Police gave the estimate of the turnout at Saturday's protest in the capital of Catalonia, organised by the Our Home is Your Home group, with many denouncing the government for not living up to its promises.
Protest organisers quoted by local media said that as many as 300,000 people took part.
The route took them from the Barcelona city centre to the Mediterranean coast - an end-point seen as highly symbolic given the fact that about 5,000 refugees are estimated to have perished in the sea in 2016.
One 62-year-old protester marching alongside his friends and family told the AFP news agency that the demonstration was triggered by the government's lacklustre response to the refugee crisis.
"We demand this minimum amount of dignity - that at least this number of refugees can come," Jacint Comelles said.
"In Catalonia, everything is ready to welcome them."
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Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau participated in the march. She has been at the forefront of the campaign to lobby the Spanish government into accepting more refugees.
Spain is in many respects similar to other EU countries who have fallen below target when it comes to accepting refugees.
Germany however is a noticeable exception, allowing 890,000 asylum-seekers into the country in 2015 and another 280,000 the year after that.
The "clock is ticking fast" and efforts to end the crisis in The Gambia should intensify, the lawmakers added.
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is due to visit The Gambia on Friday in a bid to broker a deal with Mr Jammeh.
His office has not yet commented on the vote by the lower chamber, the House of Representatives.
Property developer Adama Barrow, the winner of The Gambia's election, insists he will become president on 19 January when Mr Jammeh's term expires.
However, Mr Jammeh says he will remain in office until the Supreme Court rules on his bid to annul the 1 December poll.
He alleges that the election was marred by irregularities and he has demanded a new poll.
Nigeria's House of Representatives approved a motion, saying Mr Buhari should offer Mr Jammeh a "safe haven" in Nigeria to try to end the standoff peacefully.
This would be better than sending troops to remove Mr Jammeh from power, and seeing Gambians flee to neighbouring states, Speaker Yakubu Dogara said.
Analysis, Ibrahim Isa, BBC Hausa, Abuja
The vote by Nigeria's House of Representatives reflects growing concern about the crisis in The Gambia, which has never had a smooth transfer of power since independence from Britain in 1965.
MPs are worried about the future of the many Nigerians who work in the small West African state as civil servants and even as judges.
They are therefore pushing for a "soft landing" for Mr Jammeh, hoping that it will avert conflict.
MPs believe that the vote will give Mr Buhari a free hand to offer Mr Jammeh asylum when he goes to The Gambia on Friday.
But some MPs opposed the move, saying it will send the wrong message to autocratic leaders in their bid to escape justice.
Mr Jammeh seized power in a bloodless coup in 1994 and has been accused of human rights abuses.
He has regularly held elections, and his defeat in December came as a shock.
He initially accepted the result, but rejected it after the election commission changed some of the results.
Mr Barrow won 43.3% of the vote compared with Mr Jammeh's 39.6%. A third candidate, Mama Kandeh, got 17.1%.
Earlier this month, election commission chairman Alieu Momar Njai fled to neighbouring Senegal, saying he feared for his life.
The regional body Ecowas, the Economic Community of West African States, has warned it will send troops to The Gambia if its mediation efforts, led by Mr Buhari, fail to persuade Mr Jammeh to quit.
Mr Buhari's visit to The Gambia on Friday would be his second to the small country since the crisis broke out.
Nigeria has given asylum to former leaders in the past - most recently Liberia's former President Charles Taylor in 2003 as part of a deal to end Liberia's civil war.
He was caught trying to flee Nigeria in 2006, and was handed over to Liberia's new government.
A UN-backed court later convicted him of war crimes and he is currently in prison in the UK.
At least 36 people died and more than 1,500 others were injured in clashes between security forces and protesters.
Many have eye injuries after being hit by pellets fired by the forces and doctors say 100 people may lose vision.
Protests broke out in the Muslim-majority region after security forces killed a well-known militant leader.
Burhan Wani, 22, died in a gunfight with the Indian army on Friday.
The team of three eye specialists was sent from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), a leading Delhi hospital, to Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir.
India's Health Minister JP Nadda said the doctors arrived in Srinagar on Wednesday.
Reports said the security forces used live ammunition and also pellets fired from shot-guns to chase away the tens of thousands of protesters who took to the streets in the valley, throwing rocks at troops and attacking police posts.
The pellets - made of rubber-encased steel - are meant to be non-lethal but doctors say they have caused serious head and eye injuries in many victims.
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti made a televised appeal for calm following days of clashes. The violence is the worst seen in the region for years.
The violence has been condemned by Pakistan, which along with India claims Kashmir in its entirety, and there has been a sharp exchange between diplomats of both countries at the United Nations.
Kashmir has been a flashpoint for more than 60 years, sparking two wars between the countries.
Within the Muslim-majority territory, some militant groups have taken up arms to fight for independence from Indian rule or a merger with Pakistan.
The last bout of serious violence in the region was in the summer of 2010, when more than 100 people died in anti-India protests, which broke out after police shot dead a teenager.
How about the World Cup player who turned a social media campaign against him into a business? And which lower league signing impressed Wayne Rooney on a television programme?
These are just some of the more unusual snippets about players bought by British clubs in the January transfer window.
Here, BBC Sport picks 10 stories that have caught the eye:
Matt Grimes (Swansea City, £1.75m from Exeter City)
The 19-year-old midfielder is a national champion in ultimate frisbee. He was voted most valuable player in the 2011 final and has represented Great Britain in the sport.
Find out more (Exeter Express & Echo, and AirBadgers website)
Victor Valdes (Manchester United, free agent)
The former Barcelona goalkeeper's love of the ocean prompted him to give his first-born child the Welsh name Dylan, which translates as 'great tide'.
Find out more (Con la roja)
Miguel Layun (Watford, undisclosed fee from Granada)
The attacking left-back had the hashtag #TodoEsCulpaDeLayun (It's all Layun's fault) embroidered on his football boots as a reminder of the barrage of criticism he received for years from Club America fans on social media. He has now turned the hashtag into a clothing brand.
Find out more (Fifa)
Eljero Elia (Southampton, loan from Werder Bremen)
His unusual first name is the phonetic spelling of his sister's favourite jazz musician, American multiple Grammy Award winner Al Jarreau.
Find out more (FourFourTwo)
Andrej Kramaric(Leicester City, £9m-plus from Rijeka)
Croatia boss Niko Kovac has said the forward "throws the whole stand off balance" with his dribbles, and one piece of fancy footwork by Kramaric put opposition defender Lee Addy in hospital last February with a ruptured cruciate ligament.
Find out more (FourFourTwo)
Darvydas Sernas (Ross County, free from Wigry Suwalki)
The Lithuania international's debut as a substitute for Australian side Perth Glory last season was delayed as he was deemed to be wearing illegal socks and had to change them.
Find out more (Sportal)
Wilfried Bony (Manchester City, initial £25m from Swansea City)
The Ivorian can speak fluent Czech.
Find out more (Daily Mail)
Jermaine Hylton (Swindon Town, free from Redditch United)
The striker, now 21, reached the final of Wayne Rooney's Street Striker TV programme in 2009.
Find out more (Birmingham Mail)
Jordon Mutch (Crystal Palace, initial £4.75m from QPR)
Mutch was denied the chance to become the youngest player to appear in the League Cup, aged 15 years and 298 days, in 2007 when his then club Birmingham City were told of a new FA ruling forbidding under-16s to play senior football.
Find out more (Daily Telegraph)
Dele Alli (Tottenham, £5m from MK Dons)
His first touch of the ball on his professional debut was a cheeky back-heel to an MK Dons team-mate in an FA Cup tie against Cambridge City.
Find out more (BBC Sport)
Compiled by Noel Sliney, Katie Wright and Sophie Brown.
Jackman has taken over the Dragons job in the summer and aims to restore pride in the struggling team.
"We want people to be proud to wear a Dragons jersey," said Jackman.
"There are too many Ospreys, Scarlets and Blues jerseys being worn in the region. That's our fault and we need to fix that."
Ex-Ireland international Jackman has been active on social media since taking the job to try to promote the region.
"We need to get the product right and it's how we interact with people," said Jackman. "We are not good enough to be stand-offish and when we are good enough, we shouldn't be stand-offish either.
"We should always be open and transparent. That's my vision for the region.
"We are starting at ground level. We have a chance to reunite the region and be proud of the Dragons."
Jackman admitted he faces a big task on the field to turn the Dragons' fortunes around.
"We have a lot of work to do," he said. "I don't want to mess around and say things are great. I have inherited a region and team needing a lot of work and support.
"I am excited by the potential, but we are starting off from 11th in the league and winning four games last year. That's not acceptable and there are reasons behind that record.
"We need significant change in how we prepare. There is probably not one area that's up to scratch."
The Dragons have suffered three heavy pre-season defeats to Montpellier (40-15), Northampton (71-21) and Exeter before their final pre-season match against Glasgow.
"We had a very tough fixture list," said Jackman. "I wanted to give everyone a chance and that's part of my mantra.
"Everyone gets a chance to play for the Dragons early doors to lay down a marker, after that you have to earn your game time.
"Some have taken a chance so far, some haven't."
Jackman is also hoping to learn some Welsh as he settles into his new home.
"I am going to start a course, but in pre-season I have not had much spare time," said Jackman.
"Welsh people are proud of their rugby and language. I had a decent level of Irish and picked up some fluent French.
"I am not saying I am going to be fluent in Welsh but would like to pick up some of the language.
"It's important to buy into the place you live. I want to do a course and then it's up to me to get my homework done."
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) calculated that a mid-range household's income between 2013 and 2014 was 6% below its pre-crisis peak.
This was felt equally across high and low income groups when the cost of living was taken into account.
But those on low incomes could feel the squeeze more in the coming years.
This was the result of further cuts to benefits and tax credits, the IFS said.
The findings will further fuel the political debate about the UK's economic recovery and whether this will benefit all groups of society equally. The IFS suggested that, so far, this debate had suffered from a lack of up-to-date information.
In an early release of a chapter of the annual IFS Green Budget, the group has calculated that a household in the middle of the income scale has seen a 6% drop in income since 2007 to 2008, although the fall in income had now come to a halt.
The analysis suggests that those near the top end of the scale, 10% from the very richest, have seen their incomes hit hardest, with a fall of 9% since the recession.
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Meanwhile, those near the bottom, 10% from the very poorest, have seen their incomes drop by 2.4% over the same period.
This reflected the fact that earnings had increased slower than prices, while benefit rates had kept up with the cost of living.
However, the IFS said that those with relatively high incomes had benefitted from cheaper mortgage rates.
In contrast, rising food and energy prices, which formed a bigger proportion of the spending of poorer households, had risen faster than the average cost of living measured by inflation.
The report said that inflation between 2008 and 2013 was 20%, while energy prices rose by 60% and food prices were up by 30% over the same period.
"Looking forward, there is little reason to expect a strong recovery in living standards over the next few years," the report said.
"Given this, it seems highly unlikely that living standards will recover their pre-crisis levels by 2015 to 2016."
It added that earnings might pick up faster than benefits and tax credits, which meant the poorest might be squeezed harder than others.
Paul Johnson, director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, told the BBC: "The losses are pretty flat across the income distribution."
He said earnings had started to move more in line with prices, which would "continue to be the case" during the next year, although he warned that this could be offset by higher interest rates.
Mr Johnson said the increase in the number of people going back to work was "remarkable".
But he added: "If you look at incomes it looks like the poor are going to do rather badly and the somewhat better off, a bit better over the next couple of years."
The IFS research came on the same day that the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that UK real wage growth was the strongest in the G7 group of countries before the financial crisis.
However, post-downturn, the UK has experienced the largest fall in real wage growth among this group of countries - the UK, the US, Japan, Italy, Germany, France and Canada.
Labour has been making a political point for some time over the cost of living. Earlier this month, party leader Ed Miliband said middle-class families were facing a "crisis of confidence" as a result.
On Thursday, the Chancellor, George Osborne, said: "The IFS have made clear just how much poorer the country is as a result of Labour's great recession, but also that the fall in incomes 'has probably come to a halt' and that the median household will see a rise in household income in 2013-14."
Catherine McKinnell MP, Labour's shadow Treasury minister, said: "Working people are worse off under the Tories.
"A Labour government will act to ensure we can earn our way to higher living standards for all and tackle the cost of living crisis. We will freeze energy prices until 2017, expand free childcare to make work pay and ensure 200,000 new homes are built every year by 2020."
However, the coalition has said that workers had been gaining the benefit of a pick-up in the UK economy.
The airport was recognised for its efforts in growing passenger numbers, securing new routes and its commitment to customer service.
The award follows Glasgow's success in claiming the title of Scottish Airport of the Year in June.
This year alone, the airport has secured 26 new routes and services.
It has also recorded double-digit growth in passenger numbers every month since November 2014.
Last week, airport trade body ACI Europe named Glasgow Airport as one of Europe's fastest-growing airports in August.
Over the past 18 months, Glasgow has invested more than £25m in terminal redevelopment works.
This included a major refurbishment of international arrivals and the £3.5m extension of its east pier, allowing the airport to accommodate an extra 750,000 passengers per year.
Airport managing director Amanda McMillan said: "To have been named both Scottish and UK Airport of the Year is a tremendous honour and it is an achievement the 5,000 people who work at Glasgow Airport can be proud of.
"Together, we have continued to build on the success of 2014 by adding further new routes which has translated into consistent passenger growth.
"We have also made a significant investment in enhancing our facilities for passengers, but the most pleasing aspect has been our operational performance.
"Despite securing an additional one million passengers, 99.4% of passengers have passed through security in less than 10 minutes during 2015. This award really is testament to the efforts of the entire airport campus."
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The 15-year-old first-year senior won the floor event despite winning the junior title just a year ago.
"I am speechless, I don't know how to describe it, it is phenomenal really," she told BBC Radio Wales Sport.
"I never went into the competition expecting to win anything, as it was my first time in the senior event."
She continued: "I really just wanted to test things out.
"It is incredible to beat Claudia, just having the experience of being with her was amazing.
"My family and friends are over the moon. It was only 12-months ago I was British junior champion.
"I didn't expect this in my first year as a senior, beating people who went to the Olympics."
The teenager from Pontypool, who lives with other members of the Welsh gymnastics squad in Cardiff, says her aim is now selection for - and success at - the Commonwealth Games in Australia in April 2018.
"My main aim now is the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. I would love to be among the medal winners," she said.
"The training is all geared up to that, it will be a busy few months."
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Northbay Pelagic said its main processing and packing lines had been lost along with an office and administration block.
The blaze broke out on Saturday afternoon and burned for more than 10 hours.
The company, one of the town's biggest employers, said it would continue to meet customer needs.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is under way.
A statement on Northbay Pelagic's website said: "Key strategic areas of our facility remain fully operational and we continue to service our business and customer needs.
"We are currently looking at all of our options going forward and we will hopefully announce our plan of action soon.
"In the meantime, we are sourcing temporary accommodation for our administration and management staff and re-establishing daily communications with all of our customers and suppliers."
The fire was brought under control overnight into Sunday.
Nearby flats were evacuated but no-one was believed to have been in the factory at the time.
A rest centre was set up at Peterhead Academy for people evacuated from their homes in Errol Street and road closures were expected to remain in place for some time.
Northbay Pelagic is reported to employ about 300 people in Peterhead, one of Europe's busiest fish landing ports.
But a study in horses suggests they also pay close attention to the direction another's ears are pointing in order to work out what they are thinking.
Researchers from the University of Sussex say these swivelling ears have become a useful communication tool.
Their findings are published in the journal Current Biology.
The research team studies animal behaviour to build up a picture of how communication and social skills evolved.
"We're interested in how [they] communicate," said lead researcher Jennifer Wathan.
"And being sensitive to what another individual is thinking is a fundamental skill from which other [more complex] skills develop."
Ms Wathan and her colleague Prof Karen McComb set up a behavioural experiment where 72 individual horses had to use visual cues from another horse in order to choose where to feed.
They led each horse to a point where it had to select one of two buckets. On a wall behind this decision-making spot was a life-sized photograph of a horse's head facing either to left or right.
In some of the trials, the horses ears or eyes were covered.
If the ears and eyes of the horse in the picture were visible, the horses being tested would choose the bucket towards which its gaze - and its ears - were directed.
If the horse in the picture had either its eyes or its ears covered, the horse being tested would just choose a feed bucket at random.
Like many mammals that are hunted by predators, horses can rotate their ears through almost 180 degrees - but Ms Wathan said that in our "human-centric" view of the world, we had overlooked the importance of these very mobile ears in animal communication.
"It seems there's something in the visual cues - from both the eyes and the ears - that are really important," she told BBC News.
"Horses have quite rich social lives and relationships with other horses, so they're a good species to look at this in.
"And the more we look at communication across different species, the more we can consider what might have promoted the evolution of sophisticated communication and social skills."
Stuart Pearce's side were seeded for the draw, ensuring they would avoid Germany, Spain and Netherlands.
Serbia finished top of their qualifying group, which also included Denmark, Macedonia and Northern Ireland.
England are expected to be at home for the first match on 12 October, with the return game to be held four days later.
"It's a difficult tie for us, but when you are down to the last 14 in Europe you know you are not going to get an easy draw," said Pearce.
"People would have looked at the draw and hoped for a runner-up, but the runners-up all made it to the finals last time, which shows the strength of the competition."
England are aiming to qualify for the biennial tournament for the fourth time, having been the only team to have qualified for the previous three events.
That record, combined with finishing top of their group with seven wins from eight matches, ensured England's place as a seeded team for the play-offs.
Pearce's side drew with the eventual champions Spain in the group stages of the 2011 tournament, but were knocked out as result of a 2-1 defeat by the Czech Republic.
England's last triumph was in 1984 when Mark Hateley, who went on to play for AC Milan, Monaco and Rangers, was named player of the tournament.
The 2013 tournament will take place from 5-18 June.
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A spokesman for the Central Reserve Paramilitary Force (CRPF) said four armed suicide attackers had tried to enter the camp in the Bandipora region.
All of them were killed before they could enter the camp, he added.
Police said the militants did not "appear to be locals", hinting that they were from Pakistan.
India and Pakistan both claim disputed Kashmir in its entirety, but only control parts of it.
Delhi accuses Islamabad of fuelling militancy in the disputed region, a claim the latter denies.
The attack comes amid fresh tension in the region which has seen a new outbreak of violence after a prominent militant was killed by Indian armed forces.
The train beat the 590km/h speed it had set last week in another test.
Maglev trains use electrically charged magnets to lift and move carriages above the rail tracks.
Central Japan Railway (JR Central), which owns the trains, wants to introduce the service between Tokyo and the central city of Nagoya by 2027.
The 280km journey would take only about 40 minutes, less than half the current time.
However, passengers will not get to experience the maglev's record-breaking speeds because the company said its trains will operate at a maximum of 505km/h. In comparison, the fastest operating speed of a Japanese shinkansen, or "bullet train" is is 320km/h.
Construction costs are estimated at nearly $100bn (£67bn) just for the stretch to Nagoya, with more than 80% of the route expected to go through costly tunnels, AFP news agency reports.
By 2045, maglev trains are expected to link Tokyo and Osaka in just one hour, slashing the journey time in half.
About 200 train enthusiasts gathered along the route to witness Tuesday's test run. "It gave me chills. I really want to ride on the train... It's like I witnessed a new page in history," one woman told public broadcaster NHK.
"The faster the train runs, the more stable it becomes - I think the quality of the train ride has improved," said JR Central's head of research Yasukazu Endo.
Japan is known for its shinkansen that run on steel rails, but has been investing in maglev technology which it is hoping to sell overseas.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is visiting the US on Sunday where he is expected to pitch for a role in building a new high-speed rail line between New York and Washington.
More than 300,000 homes have been affected in the county after a parasite was discovered at a treatment works.
United Utilities said payments would range from £50 to £60 depending on when the advice to boil water was lifted. The move will cost them more than £15m.
Conservative MP for Fylde Mark Menzies said the size of the payment was a "disgrace" and "woefully inadequate".
"I think the figure of £50 or £60... in no way reflects the inconvenience people have been put through over the last month without drinking water," he added.
"I am disappointed because when I met with United Utilities last week they said they were consulting on how much they should be giving consumers and were unable to even speculate on the figure."
Mr Menzies said for a company that made "almost £700m in profit last year, to offer this paltry sum is a disgrace."
United Utilities said that while it was offering the same payment to business customers, they would deal with claims for additional expenses on a case-by-case basis.
Paul Maynard, Conservative MP for Blackpool North and Cleveleys, warned United Utilities: "I would be very disappointed if [customers] receive a cheque for this amount only for their bills to go up by the same amount next year."
And he urged anyone who believes their compensation to be inadequate to contact him or the Consumer Council for Water.
Gary Dixon, customer services director for United Utilities, said the level of compensation had been set following discussions with the Consumer Council for Water.
"We recognise that our customers have been significantly inconvenienced over the last few weeks and they rightly deserve to be compensated.
"The payment reflects that inconvenience and takes into account the additional cost for boiling the water and a refund for water services over the period.
"We are grateful for our customers' co-operation and patience over the last few weeks."
United Utilities said residents and businesses would start to receive cheques in the post from Friday, but said some would not receive them until the end of the month.
Warnings to boil water were issued after the microbial parasite cryptosporidium was found at Franklaw water treatment works near Preston on 6 August.
Restrictions have been lifted in some areas, with more than two-thirds of homes back to normal.
Water has been treated with ultraviolet (UV) light to kill the parasite, which can cause diarrhoea and cramps.
The water firm said it hoped to lift restrictions for most of its remaining customers by the end of the week.
Customers can check which areas have had restrictions lifted by visiting the United Utilities website or calling 0800 912 7241.
Anthony Kwan Hok-chun was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport when boarding a flight to Hong Kong on Sunday. The items were found in his luggage.
Thai law prohibits possession of military equipment without a licence.
He may face a charge of carrying an illegal weapon, and could be jailed for up to five years if found guilty.
Journalists regularly use body armour and helmets when reporting from dangerous locations.
Mr Kwan told the BBC that he is still being investigated and police have yet to formally charge him.
His employer, Hong Kong news outlet Initium Media, said in a statement (in Chinese) that it has engaged a lawyer to help Mr Kwan.
"The legal process has started on this matter, it is thus inconvenient to comment on this matter, but we will closely monitor the developments in this situation and we support journalists' necessary rights to safety," it said.
The Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT) said in a statement that it is urging authorities not to press charges against Mr Kwan.
It added that the legitimate use of body armour should be decriminalised.
"Body armour and helmets used by journalists are not offensive weapons and should not be treated as such," it said, adding that large media organisations make it mandatory that journalists wear armour in potentially risky environments.
It pointed out that Thai authorities had not taken action against Bangkok-based journalists who had openly worn body armour in the past.
The bomb blast on 17 August killed 20 people and injured scores more. Police are still hunting for the main suspect.
The Mancunian institution is celebrating 200 years of treatment and research which has taken it from the most basic of conditions to a centre of scientific innovation.
Founder William James Wilson, from Leeds, set up in the spare rooms of a house "near the top of King Street", rented for £25 per year.
Formally inaugurated as the Manchester Institution for Curing Diseases of the Eye, Wilson was the only surgeon for the first few months.
But as demand quickly grew he expanded his team, servicing patients without fees and relying on donations and subscriptions.
The patient experience during the Victorian period was a far cry from today.
In 1838, patients had to queue in the rain in the back yard of number 3 South Parade, although funds were finally found to erect a shed.
From here the hospital moved to St John Street and in 1865 Queen Victoria gave approval for it to become the Royal Eye Hospital.
As the hospital grew it then moved to the grade II listed building on Oxford Road, which opened in 1885.
In this era treatments included leeching, and records list ailments with unfamiliar names such as eversion, strumulous inflammation and lippitudo, as well as "wounds of the eyeball".
The hospital helped out in both World Wars.
It came under strain during World War One, losing staff to war service and losing 50 beds to the care of the wounded.
Records show that during this period staff still managed to treat 39,000 outpatients and over 2,000 inpatients in 1917.
The hospital was bombed on 23 December 1940, killing two staff members and causing substantial damage.
But today it is one of the largest teaching eye hospitals in Europe and one of only two dedicated eye hospitals in the country.
Run by the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust it treats over 250,000 patients a year.
Following a £500m redevelopment, the Queen opened the new site on Oxford Road in 2012.
The hospital opened its doors to the public to celebrate its bicentenary, giving behind-the-scenes tours of the operating theatres and showcasing its equipment.
Manchester-based artist Lucy Burscough also exhibited her paintings at the open day as part of the Manchester Science Festival.
Nicholas Jones, a consultant ophthalmologist who has worked at the hospital for over 30 years, has also written a history of the hospital to celebrate the bicentenary.
Mr Jones said: "MREH is having a great birthday, and we're delighted to see so many people coming in to join in the fun.
"We are showing cutting edge technology and the high standards of care that we can now offer 200 years after the hospital was created."
21 October 1814: William James Wilson, from Leeds, sets up the Manchester Eye Institution, now known as Manchester Royal Eye Hospital.
23 December 1940: The hospital is bombed, killing two staff members and causing substantial damage to the Nelson Street building.
23 March 2012: The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh officially open the new Manchester Royal Eye Hospital as part of the Diamond Jubilee tour.
20 November 2013: Manchester Eye Bank reaches 20,000 eye donors, equating to almost 40,000 corneas processed and stored in the bank.
21 October 2014: Manchester Royal Eye Hospital celebrates it bicentenary.
The show's second season, which revolves around two separate murder cases linked by Tennant's character Detective Inspector Alec Hardy, reached its finale last night.
An average audience of 7.8 million watched the broadcast on ITV.
Writer Chris Chibnall said he was "overwhelmed" that so many people had stuck with the many "twists and turns".
"This third chapter has been a glint in my eye for a long time and I'm thrilled to be writing these characters once again," said Chibnall.
There is no news yet on who else will return for future instalments.
Tennant recently defended the drama after what he called "inevitable" criticism, from both fans and the media, that the second series had lost its way.
"I think we're a victim of our success to be honest," said the actor at last weekend's Whatsonstage Awards.
"The first series was such an extraordinary thing. We never allow lightning to strike twice in this country, we just don't let that happen.
"So, inevitably there was going to be a certain amount of 'it's not as good as the first time'. I think it is. I think it's a wonderful series that I'm very proud to be part of."
ITV has not yet confirmed when he and Colman, who plays DS Ellie Miller, will start filming the third series.
"Chris Chibnall knows exactly how to keep viewers guessing and I'm delighted that he is going to take the story on to the next stage," said ITV's director of drama Steve November.
Around nine million people have watched both series of the drama, however ratings did suffer a slight drop between the two.
The first broadcast of each episode averaged 9.37 million for series one (March - April 2013), and 9.21 million for series two.
The opening episode of series two was seen by 10.86 million, while 5.97 million saw last week's episode on 16 February.
The monarch said she was "deeply saddened" to learn of his death.
A vigil was attended by hundreds outside Trafalgar Square's South Africa House, after David Cameron earlier visited to offer his condolences.
Meanwhile, books of condolence have been opened across the country, and flags are flying at half-mast.
The Queen said the former South African president "worked tirelessly" for the good of his country, adding that his legacy is "the peaceful South Africa we see today".
A statement from Buckingham Palace said: "Her Majesty remembers with great warmth her meetings with Mr Mandela".
By Philippa ThomasBBC News
Among the flowers and flickering candles at the entrance to South Africa House, the message that stands out is "Thank you Madiba".
Hundreds gathered for a vigil on Friday night, holding signs and a long moment of silence, and then singing. But organiser Xolani Xala, head of the ANC in Europe, said: "We didn't make this happen. He did."
The long line to sign the book of condolence has been closed - but it will open again at 09:30 GMT on Saturday.
I've met people of many nationalities and colours here today - from long-time anti-apartheid activists to those who were toddlers when Mandela was freed.
Lela Kogbara joined the protests here decades ago. She told me that when Mandela first came to London in 1996 as president to Buckingham Palace, she was in a group of five or six campaigners invited to meet him there for breakfast. "I couldn't sleep. I couldn't eat. I didn't know what to say. And he teased me - 'are you on a diet?', she said."
And I met two young student friends from Pretoria - Mandisa Mbele and Rosemary Blersch, now at City and Roehampton universities - who told me that when they heard the news, "we had to be together and we had to be here".
Writing in a book of condolence at South Africa House, the prime minister said of Mr Mandela: "Your cause of fighting for freedom and against discrimination, your struggle for justice, your triumph against adversity - these things will inspire generations to come.
"And through all of this, your generosity, compassion and profound sense of forgiveness have given us all lessons to learn and live by."
He ended his message with a quote from Matthew 5:9 in the Bible: "Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God".
The central London site was once the scene of freedom vigils for Mr Mandela, who led South Africa's transition from white-minority rule in the 1990s after serving 27 years in prison for his political activities.
Members of the public queued to sign the book as flowers, candles and other tributes gathered outside the South African High Commission.
One tribute on a card read: "Thank you for the sacrifices you made for all of us."
Another read: "May God shine light on your homecoming in heaven. Rest in Peace Mr Mandela."
A book of condolence has opened for members of the public to sign at St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey. Further books will open at Coventry Cathedral, the city of peace and reconciliation, and at Leeds Civic Hall, after Mr Mandela was made a Freeman of Leeds in 2001.
St Paul's Cathedral is to hold an evensong service in memory of Mr Mandela at 17:00 GMT on Thursday.
A national service of thanksgiving for the life of Mr Mandela is to be held at Westminster Abbey in the new year. The state funeral in South Africa is due to take place on Sunday, 15 December.
The Foreign Office said it has requested that all UK national flags across the country be flown at half-mast until 20:00 GMT on Thursday. It also appealed for any foreign flags usually flown on the same stand as the Union Flag to be removed.
Mr Mandela made his first state visit to the UK in 1996, two years after he became South Africa's first black president.
The Prince of Wales said Mr Mandela was the "embodiment of courage and reconciliation".
The prince added: "He was also a man of great humour and had a real zest for life.
"With his passing, there will be an immense void not only in his family's lives, but also in those of all South Africans and the many others whose lives have been changed through his fight for peace, justice and freedom.
"The world has lost an inspired leader and a great man. My family and I are profoundly saddened and our thoughts and prayers are with his family. "On Thursday night, Prince William said the death of Mandela was "extremely sad and tragic".
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were attending the premiere of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, a film about the former South African president, when news of Mr Mandela's death broke.
Speaking after the film, Prince William said: "We were just reminded of what an extraordinary and inspiring man Nelson Mandela was and my thoughts and prayers are with him and his family right now."
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, was among others in the UK to pay tribute to Mr Mandela.
He said: "South Africa has lost its greatest citizen and its father. Nelson Mandela, fighting to the end, is freed to be with his God in joy and reward for his great service and sacrifice."
Among others in the UK to pay tribute to Mr Mandela:
Mr Mandela, 95, had been receiving intense home-based medical care for a lung infection after three months in hospital.
His death was announced on South African national TV by the country's president Jacob Zuma.
England struggled against their 10-man hosts before Adam Lallana secured victory seconds from the final whistle.
Captain Rooney, winning his 116th cap, played largely in a deep midfield role.
"Wayne played wherever he wanted to," said Allardyce. "He did play a little deeper than I thought he'd play, but I was pleased with his performance."
Rooney is now his country's most capped male outfield player, ahead of David Beckham, and is just nine games away from equalling goalkeeper Peter Shilton's record of 125 caps.
But his role has been a hot topic for both club and country, with the 30-year-old forward featuring in a number of positions for Manchester United and England.
Allardyce, who took over from Roy Hodgson in July, says he "can't stop" Rooney from dropping into midfield, adding the player has a "lot more experience at international football" than he does.
"It's not for me to say where he's going to play," said the former Sunderland, West Ham, Newcastle and Bolton boss, 61. "It's up to me to ask whether he's doing well in that position and contributing."
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Allardyce was critical of England's finishing in Trnava and admitted he was getting "very concerned" before Lallana's goal gave his side victory after Martin Skrtel had been sent off for the hosts.
"Slovakia just parked the bus," added Allardyce. "In fact, they parked a double decker, but we are going to have to be more clinical."
England's next Group F qualifier is at Wembley on 8 October against Malta, who were beaten 5-1 at home by Scotland on Sunday.
The claims were made in a Police Ombudsman's report.
Eugene Dalton, 54, and Sheila Lewis, 68, were killed in the explosion at a house in Londonderry.
A third victim, 57-year-old Gerard Curran, died months after being pulled from the rubble.
Proceedings were issued over an ombudsman probe into the booby-trap bombing in August 1988.
The report concluded there had been a failure by the police to protect the victims of the attack in the Creggan area of the city.
The Northern Ireland Retired Police Officers Association claims there was no legal power to make findings, which it claims contain inaccuracies.
Leave to seek a judicial review was granted on the basis that an arguable case has been established.
The attack became known as the "Good Samaritan bomb" because the three friends had gone to check on the whereabouts of a neighbour kidnapped earlier by the IRA.
The IRA later apologised, admitting it planted the booby trap device in a bid to kill soldiers.
Nearly two decades later, members of Mr Dalton's family lodged a complaint with the Police Ombudsman's Office that the RUC had been negligent and failed in its duty to uphold their father's right to life under Article Two of the European Convention on Human Rights.
In July last year, the Police Ombudsman, Dr Michael Maguire, published his findings that police officers had information about an IRA booby trap bomb in a house in the Creggan estate, but did nothing to warn residents of the possible danger.
He identified a failure in the police obligation to protect the lives of the public.
The report provoked a furious reaction within the association and a threatened boycott of ombudsman investigations into historical cases of alleged human rights breaches.
A legal challenge has now been initiated in a bid to have the findings quashed.
Papers lodged in the High Court claim the report contains a number of inaccuracies, failed to take into account relevant issues on intelligence at the time and denied the retired officers a chance to comment.
Lawyers for the association also contend that the ombudsman had legally overstepped the mark.
According to their case, he had no power to make findings in relation to Article Two of the European Convention on Human Rights.
A High Court judge granted leave to seek a judicial review on Wednesday after no contrary arguments were advanced at this stage.
The case will now proceed to a full two-day hearing in May when the ombudsman's legal representatives will defend the allegations.
Outside the court the association's solicitor, Dorcas Crawford, set out why the case was brought.
She said: "It's important to establish their rights as retired officers because they are being implicated and criticised without the right to reply."
Mr Immelt will leave on 31 December and will be replaced by John Flannery.
In keeping with the company's tradition, Mr Flannery has been promoted from within GE where he was most recently in charge of healthcare.
Speculation about Mr Immelt's future had grown recently following reports of a clash with a major investor.
Trian Fund Management had raised concerns with GE about the company missing financial targets over a number of quarters.
GE has agreed to cut $2bn worth of costs and to align executive bonuses with cuts and profit goals.
Documents filed earlier this year showed that Mr Immelt's remuneration had fallen as a result of missing targets.
He was paid a total $27.5m for 2015, down 35% from the previous year's total of $32.9m.
Mr Flannery, 55, who described Mr Immelt as "one of the greatest business leaders of our time", has been with GE since 1987 and has worked all over the world including India and Argentina.
GE said the leadership announcements were the result of a succession plan that has been run by the GE board of directors since 2011.
In addition, chief financial officer Jeff Bornstein has been promoted to vice chairman of GE.
Scot Murray and his new men's doubles partner won 6-3 7-6 (8-6).
They were playing only their second tournament together after Murray ended his partnership with John Peers.
The pair won two matches on Friday to reach the final against India's Bopanna and Romanian Mergea because of a weather delay.
The tournament is a warm-up event for the Australian Open, which begins in Melbourne on Monday.
Serbia's Viktor Troicki, 29, retained his Apia International title with a 2-6 6-1 7-6 (9-7) victory over Grigor Dimitrov on Saturday.
The two were meeting for the second time in as many weeks.
On Friday, Russia's former US and French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, 30, beat Puerto Rico's Monica Puig in the women's singles final 6-0 6-2.
Petra Kvitova was unable to defend her title because of a stomach virus, while second seed Agnieszka Radwanska also withdrew because of a leg injury.
Switzerland's Martina Hingis and India's Sania Mirza beat Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic of France 1-6 7-5 10-5 in the women's doubles final on Friday.
England, which hosted it in 2013, has already announced it will bid for 2021.
The US proposal has been put forward by Sydney-based sports marketing company Moore Sports International.
If the bid is successful, it would be the first time the competition has been held outside Australasia and Europe since it began in 1954.
Exports rose 2.1% in yuan-denominated terms compared with a year ago, up to 1.17tn yuan ($187bn; £121bn).
But imports fell for the eighth month in a row, down 6.7%, taking the trade surplus 45% higher to 284.2bn yuan.
China is the world's biggest trader of goods and a decline in exports has hampered its economic growth.
Last year, the economy expanded at the lowest rate in almost a quarter of a century, growing 7.4%, while 7% growth in the first quarter this year was the worst quarterly gain since the global financial crisis.
But exports also beat expectations in dollar denominated terms, rising 2.8% in the same period.
China's General Administration of Customs said the debt crisis in Greece was having an impact on trade, along with weak demand, rising labour costs and a stronger currency.
Authorities have rolled out a series of measures to boost activity in the economy such as cutting interest rates for the fourth time since November just last month.
The government is set to release growth figures for the second quarter on Wednesday and many economists have forecast that it could slip below 7% - which would be its weakest showing in six years.
It follows a Daily Telegraph report that David Cameron is considering the mechanism, which would protect the watchdog from change by publishers.
The PM wants no new press laws, but No 10 said he was "looking at options".
Labour, which supports a law setting up a regulator, said it was a not a good idea to bypass Parliament in this way.
The source told the BBC that while Labour would "look at" the idea, it was not currently convinced that using the Privy Council to establish a Royal Charter was a good idea.
Royal Charters are formal documents that have been used to establish and lay out the terms of organisations including the BBC and Bank of England.
They cannot be changed without government approval, so it is thought could safeguard a new press watchdog from unilateral changes to its terms by the press.
The prime minister's official spokesman said ministers wanted to achieve a properly independent regulator that commanded the confidence of the public.
A report on press standards by Lord Justice Leveson, produced after hearings lasting eight months, last week recommended an independent self-regulatory watchdog for the press that would be backed by legislation.
The plan has the support of the Liberal Democrats as well as Labour.
A spokesman for the Hacked Off campaign group said the government "appears to be toying with political interference in the regulation of the press".
He argued: "The person best placed to draw up a blueprint for press regulation is Lord Justice Leveson.
"He concluded that guaranteed independence, long-term stability and effectiveness, all of which the public needs, could not be achieved without a validation body backed by law for the new self-regulator."
National newspaper editors have met to draw up a plan for self-regulation that they hope will see off demands for statutory underpinning.
In a statement on Thursday, they said: "The editors of all national newspapers met yesterday and unanimously agreed to start putting in place the broad proposals - save the statutory underpinning - for the independent self-regulatory system laid out by Lord Justice Leveson."
Dr Barr said he was "excited, honoured and overwhelmed" to have been appointed.
He has been minister at Edinburgh's Cramond Kirk since 1993, and said his job was the "best in the world".
He also runs Edinburgh-based charity Fresh Start, which he set up more than 15 years ago.
Last year it provided practical and social support for 2,000 people who had been homeless.
The incumbent the Right Reverend Dr Angus Morrison will be succeeded by Dr Barr as moderator in May 2016.
Dr Barr is also the convener of the Presbytery of Edinburgh's superintendence committee and a member of the business committee.
The 62-year-old previously served as presbytery moderator in 2011-12 and was chaplain to the Lord High Commissioner of the General Assembly in 2012-13.
He was convener of the Africa and Caribbean Committee of the Church of Scotland's World Mission Council between 2011-2015.
He has a doctorate of ministry from Princeton Theological Seminary in the USA.
Speaking at Queen's University, Belfast, he wondered how long Northern Ireland would "be able to hold back the tide in favour of same-sex marriages".
Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom where changes in the law are not being introduced.
Lord Wilson argued that to allow same-sex couples the right to marry strengthened rather than weakened marriage.
In England and Wales, the first same-sex marriages are due to take place at the end of March. The Scottish government passed a same-sex marriage bill earlier in February, with the first ceremonies expected before the end of the year.
At Stormont, the Democratic Unionist Party has twice tabled petitions of concern to effectively block votes about the subject at the NI Assembly, however they were not needed.
The party has indicated it will veto future bids to introduce legislation.
Lord Wilson of Culworth, a justice in the Supreme Court since 2011, was addressing the Northern Ireland Medico-Legal Society on Tuesday evening.
He said that, as an Englishman, he envied "the greater strength of traditional family values in Northern Ireland".
Lord Wilson said incorporating the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law had led to dramatic improvements for minority groups, like gay and trans-gender people.
Over 20 years, it had "raised our life together in this kingdom to a higher level of mutual respect," he said.
In his defence of marriage, Lord Wilson said that far from destroying it, allowing same-sex couples in, would strengthen it.
"The availability of marriage dignifies same-sex love," he said.
"In my view, the most important benefit of same-sex marriage is the symbol that it holds up to the heterosexual community, not forgetting teenagers apprehensively trying to make sense of their own emerging sexuality, that each of the two types of intimate adult love is as valid as the other.
"The availability of marriage properly dignifies same-sex love. To the question: 'Why should same-sex couples who can, as civil partners, already enjoy all relevant rights, be allowed to get married?' The proper response in my view is: 'Why shouldn't they?'"
The judge said that the availability of divorce had led to many re-marriages and, in their wake, many more step families and half-blood relationships.
What he termed "the blended family" had replaced "the nuclear family".
"I am not convinced it is a bad thing," he said. "Might it not be healthier for children to learn at a very early age to cope with relationships in a mixed and wider family group?"
The Trussell Trust said a third were given to repeat visitors but that there was a "shocking" 51% rise in clients to established food banks. It said benefit payment delays were the main cause.
In a letter to ministers, more than 500 clergy say the increase is "terrible".
The government said there was no evidence of a link between welfare reforms and the use of food banks.
However, the Trussell Trust, the largest food bank provider in the UK, said benefits payments had been a particular problem since welfare changes were introduced just over a year ago.
Some 83% of food banks reported that benefits sanctions - when payments are temporarily stopped - had resulted in more people being referred for emergency food.
And more than 30% of visits were put down to a delay in welfare payments.
The second biggest reason, given by 20% of food bank users, was low income.
"In the last year, we've seen things get worse, rather than better, for many people on low incomes," said Chris Mould, chairman of the Trussell Trust.
In all, 913,000 people received three days of emergency food supplies in the past 12 months.
But more than a third of those cases represented repeat visits. Some of the increase was also down to extra food banks opening.
Andy, a 47 year-old unemployed electrician, applied for jobseeker's allowance (JSA) a week ago, but has not heard when the money will come through.
In the meantime, he has been referred to a food bank near his home in Hackney in north London.
"If I didn't come here, there wouldn't be any food for me tonight. It's the system. But I don't understand why there's a gap," he told the BBC.
Andy was sent away with two shopping bags of pasta, rice, vegetables, biscuits and juice.
The clergy from all major dominations, who include Archbishop of Wales Barry Morgan and several senior Church of England bishops, describe the increase in the use of Trussell Trust food banks as "terrible", in a letter to the government.
They insist it does not give a full picture of hunger in the UK because it does not include people who are too ashamed to use food banks and others who are cutting the size of meals.
They called on ministers to co-operate with an inquiry into the causes of hunger, led by the Bishop of Truro Tim Thornton.
A public vigil will be held on Wednesday night in Westminster to highlight the issue.
The government denies that welfare payments are a problem.
"There is no robust evidence that welfare reforms or benefit administration are linked to increased use of food banks," said a spokeswoman for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
She also maintained that the amount of time taken to process payments had improved.
By Robert PigottReligious affairs correspondent, BBC News
Churches have been in the lead in criticising the effects of the government's welfare changes for more than a year, and looking for tangible evidence of "hunger" to back up their argument that they disproportionately affect the poorest people.
The figures for the use of food banks seem to provide at least an indication of food poverty, but how far they do is open to debate.
The Trussell Trust - which has taken on a campaigning role as well as providing food banks - says that at least 60% of their three-day parcels are taken by once-only clients, but that leaves some room for repeat visits, as the government has pointed out.
Ministers have also suggested that the publicity surrounding food banks will have pushed people in their direction. But arguments like this haven't deflected the clergy, who insist much of the real extent of hunger is hidden, as people cut the size of meals and parents go hungry to feed their children. They want a national debate about the issue, and to make it a moral issue, one the government shows every sign of being willing to take part in.
Ministers say that before their changes, benefits paid more than work and left many people "trapped" on welfare - something they insist was far from caring.
Some 92% of payments were now made within the target time of 16 days, a 6% improvement on the time taken five years ago, she told the BBC.
But an additional problem since April 2013 has been the abolition of DWP-funded crisis loans, designed to cover short-term emergencies.
Responsibility for these loans has been devolved to local authorities, which can make them harder to access.
Short-term advances, as they are known, are still available through job centres for people awaiting benefit payments. But many claimants - including Andy - are not always made aware of them.
Other people have their payments stopped, sometimes because they have missed an appointment, or have lost paperwork.
"We're often surprised by the length of sanctions people get," said Liza Cucco, the manager of the Hackney food bank.
"If someone is late for an appointment, I'm not sure it's reasonable to block their payments for four to six weeks," she told the BBC.
However the government said it was spending £94bn a year on working age benefits to provide a safety net to millions of people on low incomes.
It also insisted that its welfare reforms will promote work, and so lift millions of people out of poverty.
"Have you seen this?!" an exec would scream at an assistant. "Get me the New York Times on the phone!"
The long suffering helper would totter off to the next room in a panic.
Moments later… bzzzt… "I have the editor of the Times on the line for you, sir."
A heated back and forth would ensue, where the exec, feet up on an expensive varnished desk, rips into the editor. Exactly what kind of no-good newspaper is he running?
The editor, end-of-day bourbon in hand, and in a much cheaper suit than his caller, would lean back in his leather chair.
"Forget it, the story stands."
Phone slammed down, and… end scene.
I'm getting carried away. My point is, things are less romantic when it's 2015. And a whole lot more public.
Today, it seems when a company like Amazon is raging at the New York Times over an article that is now two months old, it apparently doesn't just offer a stern phone call.
It's time for the "open letter". Oh great.
A quick re-cap: In August, the New York Times said it had interviewed more than 100 Amazon employees past and present - and the result was a story detailing a horrid atmosphere of people crying at their desks, working crazy hours, and so on.
In response, Amazon said it simply wasn't true. The Times was describing a company they didn't recognise, senior execs - and lower employees - came forward to say. Just to be sure, Amazon also invited any current employees to come forward, in confidence, to express any concerns.
And that was the end of it, we thought. Everyone moved on, we thought. We thought wrong.
Jay Carney is Amazon's "senior vice president for global corporate affairs". On Monday, he published a 1,300 word essay about the article. In it, he outlined why he thought the Times had got it very, very wrong.
I won't list all the rebuttals here, but it's worth checking out the full post - if only to observe a corporate giant so seething with rage it drops any sense of jargon, spin and positive PR. Instead, it goes right for the language that would've been, like I mentioned, hollered down the phone in years gone by.
"What we do know is," Carney concluded, "had the reporters checked their facts, the story they published would have been a lot less sensational, a lot more balanced, and, let's be honest, a lot more boring.
"It might not have merited the front page, but it would have been closer to the truth."
Take that, New York Times! Just chasing a front page story to flog newspapers. Typical!
But, with a delivery speed worthy of an Amazon Prime membership, the Times hit back with its own 1,300 word open letter.
Dean Bacquet, executive editor, was the person who took it on.
"Our reporters spoke to more than a hundred current and former employees, at various levels and divisions, over many months," he wrote.
"Many, including most of those you cited, talked about how they admired Amazon's ambitions and urgency even as they described aspects of the workplace as troubling.
"Patterns emerged: many people raised similar concerns."
One-by-one, Bacquet knocked off each of Carney's complaints, eventually finishing with: "Any reading of the responses leaves no doubt that this was an accurate portrait."
No sign of a budge on either side, then.
Later on, Carney responded to Bacquet's response (are you keeping up?) with why he thought his complaints still stood. The discussion has (so far) rested on this final line: "Reporters like to joke about stories and anecdotes that are 'too good to check'.
"But the joke is really a warning. When an anecdote or quote is too good to check, it's usually too good to be true."
So. What have we learned from the whole affair?
Not much, other than that the Times' story really, really hurt Amazon's feelings. It hurt so much that a senior executive felt compelled to re-energise a story and debate that had just about been forgotten about, such is the short attention span of the news agenda.
Oh, and we've learned that Medium - the place where this whole row took place - is fast becoming the platform of choice for debates worthy of more than 140 characters on Twitter.
It's the thinking-person's Tumblr, with fewer Taylor Swift gifs, but just as much angst.
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Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team found the party high in Observatory Gully and walked them down to a spot from where they could be airlifted from the hill.
A coastguard helicopter made the airlift.
Fort William-based Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team said the climbers were well equipped but had to endure a "very wet" night on the mountain.
None of the group were thought to have been hurt during their ordeal.
The foreign ministry said the men were guilty of crimes but did not say which laws they were accused of breaking.
Jiang Yefei and Dong Guangping, who fled China after being jailed for criticising the government, were sent back more than a week ago.
A third man - Swedish national Gui Minhai - was also sent to China on the same plane.
The United Nations has strongly criticised Bangkok's decision to repatriate those who have already been granted refugee status, warning that the men were at risk of "grave human rights violations".
Political cartoonist Jiang Yefei was a vocal critic of the Chinese government and had been tortured by Chinese authorities in the past, the BBC's Celia Hatton in Beijing reports.
He had been living in Thailand as a refugee for seven years, awaiting resettlement by the UN.
According to Amnesty International, both Mr Jiang and at least one other refugee from China, human rights activist Dong Guangping, were arrested by the Thai authorities at Beijing's request before they were deported to China.
The third man, Gui Minhai, was a well-known publisher of books that questioned China's Communist one-party rule.
He had been missing since mid-October.
Thailand is currently governed by the military, which took power in a coup last year.
The Scottish Daily Mail raises questions over Theresa May's future as prime minister. It reports that "furious" Tory MPs have threatened to oust her within six months after the general election result saw them lose their majority in the Commons.
The Scotland edition of The Times says the "diminished" prime minister was forced to promise Philip Hammond a greater say over Brexit - despite planning to sack him after the election.
The impact of the election result on Brexit is also the focus of The Herald's front page. It reports that Ruth Davidson has suggested Mrs May pursue a more "open Brexit", making economic growth a priority over cutting immigration. The Scottish Conservative leader will now have more influence, given her party's success at the polls, the paper adds.
On the day Scotland faces England in a World Cup qualifier, The Scottish Sun uses a football analogy to explain the election result. Mrs May clung power despite a "sensational own goal - after an assist from her unlikely Scots allies", it reports.
The National leads with the headline "Setbacks will only make our Yes movement stronger". But the paper has also spoken to SNP insiders who have blamed "poor messaging", the so-called "Corbyn surge" and a failure to motivate supporters for the loss of 21 Westminster seats.
Nicola Sturgeon's admission that her push for a second independence referendum cost her party votes, is the main story in The Scotsman.
The Scottish Daily Express leads with a similar story, claiming Ms Sturgeon signalled she could "shelve" plans for a second independence referendum following the outcome of Thursday's poll.
However, the Daily Record said Mr Sturgeon dodged the issue of Scotland's future in her morning-after speech. The paper said Indyref 2 was the "elephant in the room" as she paid tribute to Alex Salmond and Angus Roberston.
The Daily Telegraph claims that Ruth Davidson's Scottish Conservatives are planning to break away from English control to form a separate organisation. Ms Davidson has since taken to Twitter to robustly dismiss the story.
Theresa May's election gamble "spectacularly backfired", according to The Courier. Its headline says the defiant prime minister pledged "certainty" in spite of the humiliating result.
The Daily Star of Scotland says the prime minister was "battered" by the election result, but has vowed to "tough it out".
Meanwhile The Press and Journal leads with the fate of Alex Salmond who lost the Gordon constituency to Conservative Colin Clark early on Friday morning. Mr Clark told the paper that the former SNP leader was responsible for his own downfall and urged him to "hang up his boots, get a lawnmower and cut the grass".
His lawyers say that a secret recording that appears to incriminate him has been edited 70 times.
On Saturday Mr Temer filed a petition at the Supreme Court to have the investigation suspended.
But his lawyers now say they want the investigation to go ahead to have the president's name cleared.
His legal team hired an audio expert, who concluded that the tape would not stand up as evidence in a court of law.
"We want this investigation to be concluded as soon as possible," said one of his lawyers, Gustavo Guedes.
"The only evidence against him, the recording, is useless," added Mr Guedes.
Contents of the tape were first released on Brazilian media on Wednesday, causing major political and economic turmoil.
President Temer was secretly recorded by Joesley Batista, president of Brazilian giant meat-packing firm JBS, during a late-night, unscheduled meeting.
The wealthy businessman made the recording as part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor's office.
On the tape, Mr Temer seems to signal his approval for illegal payments to the former speaker of the lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha, who was jailed for corruption last year.
According to Mr Batista, Cunha was being paid 1 million reais ($300,000; £235,000) a month in exchange for his silence regarding the involvement of other politicians, including Mr Temer, in Brazil's wide-ranging corruption scandal known as Operation Car Wash.
The probe, launched in March 2014, centres on companies that were offered deals with state oil giant Petrobras in exchange for bribes, which were funnelled into politicians' pockets and political party slush funds.
Many expected the president to resign once the contents of the tape were made public.
But he has made it clear that he will fight to serve out his term, which ends on 31 December 2018.
"I have never bought anyone's silence, haven't obstructed justice and haven't done anything against the judiciary," Mr Temer said in the televised address at the presidential palace on Saturday.
"I will not resign. I repeat: I will not resign," he said on national television.
In an interview with Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper published on Monday, Mr Temer said that he had been naive by agreeing to meet Mr Batista in those circumstances.
But he insisted that he had not broken the law and that his support in Congress remained strong.
"I will not resign. Oust me if you want, but stepping down would be an admission of guilt," he said.
Mr Temer is already deeply unpopular in Brazil but his centre-right party has been able to govern as part of a coalition.
He took office a year ago, after President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment.
Both Mr Temer and Cunha played a key role in the downfall of Ms Rousseff, who was removed from office accused of illegally manipulating government accounts. She denies all the charges.
Opposition parties have demanded his resignation and snap elections.
Qatar Ports Management Company said direct services to Sohar and Salalah would operate three times a week.
Cargo for Qatar is usually shipped to ports in the United Arab Emirates and then loaded onto smaller vessels.
But last week the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt severed economic and diplomatic ties with Qatar, alleging it supported terrorist groups and Iran.
Qatar has denied the charges and said the restrictions violate international law.
After meeting his Qatari counterpart in London on Monday, UK Foreign Minister Boris Johnson urged Qatar's neighbours to "ease the blockade".
But he also said Qataris must "take seriously" their concerns and "urgently need to do more to address support for extremist groups".
The tiny, oil- and gas-rich Gulf emirate is dependent on imports by land and sea for the basic needs of its population of 2.7 million.
On 5 June, the maritime authorities in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain said they had closed their ports to Qatari-flagged vessels.
Dubai's massive Jebel Ali Port and Abu Dhabi Terminals also said they would not grant access to other vessels travelling to and from Qatar.
The world's largest container shipping line, Maersk Line, subsequently said it could not supply Qatar because the so-called "feeder" vessels it uses would no longer be able to transport cargo between the UAE and Doha.
On Sunday evening, the Qatar Ports Management Company (Mwani) announced that shipments would now be able to go through Oman, bypassing the UAE.
"In light of the recent developments in the region, Mwani Qatar and its partners have ensured the business continuity of its ports and shipping operations in and out of Qatar to mitigate the impact of any action that would affect the imports and exports to and from the country," Al Jazeera quoted it as saying.
Oman is not among the Arab states that cut ties to Qatar, and has brokered secret negotiations between Western governments and Iran in the past.
Maersk Line immediately said it would accept new bookings for feeder shipments from Oman, with the first vessel scheduled to depart Salalah on 19 June and arrive in Doha on 25 June.
Despite the creation of the route, China's COSCO - the world's fourth-largest shipping line - announced it was suspending services to Qatar on Monday.
COSCO said it was acting "in view of the uncertainties as the situation develops" and "in order to protect the interests of customers", Reuters news agency reported.
When Qatar's isolation began last week there were reports of panic-buying in supermarkets amid fears of severe shortages.
But over the weekend, dairy products shipped by Turkish producers began arriving on shelves and five planeloads of fresh fruit and vegetables were despatched by Iran. Three ships carrying 350 tonnes (385 tons) of food are also set to leave Iran.
Qatar's foreign minister says 16% of Qatar's food supplies were transported across its land border with Saudi Arabia, which was closed last week. The crossing was also used for imports of building supplies and electronic equipment.
In a separate development on Monday, Abu Dhabi-based newspaper The National reported that the UAE would not deport Qataris married to Emirati nationals.
It came a day after the authorities in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain said they were setting up hotlines to help families with Qatari members.
Richard Page, 69, who served as a magistrate in Kent, told the BBC last year it would be better for a man and a woman to be the adopted parents.
The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office deemed this serious misconduct.
His lawyers say they will bring an employment tribunal for discrimination over his religious beliefs.
Mr Page, who served in Sevenoaks and Maidstone, sat on the Kent Central family panel and was a magistrate for 15 years. He was sacked earlier this month.
This followed a BBC interview in March 2015 in which he had said that it was his duty as a magistrate to act on the evidence alone, and that there had not yet been a proper analysis of the effects that placing children with same-sex couples had on the child's well-being.
Mr Page had been reprimanded in 2014 after he was found to have been influenced in an adoption case by his religious beliefs as a Christian. He had disagreed with his fellow magistrates over placing a child into the care of a same-sex couple.
As part of a debate over challenges to freedom of religion and belief in the UK, he spoke to the BBC's religious affairs correspondent Carolyn Wyatt.
Mr Page said: "My responsibility as a magistrate, as I saw it, was to do what I considered best for the child.
"My feeling was therefore that it would be better if it was a man and woman who were the adopted parents."
The Lord Chancellor Michael Gove and the Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas decided Mr Page had "brought the judiciary into disrepute," and would have caused a reasonable person to conclude that he was "prejudiced against single sex adopters".
The Adoption and Children Act of 2002, which came into force three years later, gave unmarried gay people, as well as same-sex couples, the right to adopt a child.
The UK is one of only 14 countries where same-sex couples can legally adopt children.
"Cop shot in drive-by", says the Daily Mirror, while the Belfast Telegraph, News Letter and Irish News all lead with the news that an officer was shot in the arm on Sunday night.
The headline on the inside of the Belfast Telegraph says that the attack signals "terror back on our streets", while the newspaper's commentator Malachi O'Doherty writes that it appears to have been an "improvised attack".
He adds that the shooting should not make people fear an imminent return to the violence of the past.
"The simple fact is, they (dissident republicans) are not very good at this. And one injured police officer, lucky to be alive after such a horrific attack, while warranting our sympathy and concern, does not amount to a return to the bad old days.
"Not yet anyway."
In an editorial, the News Letter says that we need to "move beyond criticism and denunciation" for attacks like these.
"Lives are at risk. Very soon people might be dying again at the hands of terrorists.
"The authorities will need the full support of all the main political parties if that risk is to be diminished."
Meanwhile, the predictions are in and it looks extremely likely that Michelle O'Neill will be announced as Sinn Féin's replacement for Martin McGuinness as the party's Stormont leader later on Monday.
The Daily Mirror, Belfast Telegraph and Irish News note that the Mid-Ulster MLA was photographed sitting beside party leader Gerry Adams at a conference in Dublin on Saturday, and was also chosen to give the final speech.
The Irish News says former Sinn Féin MP Conor Murphy had been thought of as the favourite but he'd been overtaken by Mrs O'Neill.
Meanwhile, Belfast Telegraph's Suzanne Breen looks at the similarities and differences between Mrs O'Neill and DUP Arlene Foster - and says the leadership favourite can learn lessons from the former first minister.
"The fate of Mrs Foster, who has fallen so spectacularly in public opinion in such a short period of time, won't be lost on republicans.
"Sinn Féin's new leader in Northern Ireland will have mentally filed away all the mistakes under the heading, 'Do not repeat'."
Looking further from home, the Irish News has a run-down of the Irish-American influence in President Donald Trump's administration.
The paper looks at the Irish links of Vice-President Mike Pence, chief strategist Steve Bannon, campaign manager Kellyanne Conway (whose maiden name is Fitzpatrick) and press secretary Sean Spicer.
In lighter (ahem) news, the News Letter says a new attraction at Titanic Belfast will further illuminate Belfast's maritime history.
A lighthouse optic, about 140 years old, will be installed near the museum after being taken from Mew Island, at the mouth of Belfast Lough. The optic is one of only 29 of its kind in the world, says the paper.
And finally - ever hear the one about the County Mayo town plagued by calls for an adult chat line? Well, if not, the Daily Mirror has got you covered.
It reports that residents in Westport have been receiving late-night, X-rated calls from people trying to get in touch with the Babe Station channel - the chat line's number begins 098, the same digits as Westport's area code.
Appropriately named Irish minister Michael Ring (yes, really) says he's notified the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and Irish police over people being "aggravated and annoyed" by the phone calls.
It was his boundless optimism and bright, boyish grin - even from the confines of a hospital bed - as much as his achievement in raising more than £4m for charity that endeared Stephen Sutton to thousands across the world.
Not only was the Burntwood 19-year-old, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer while studying for his GCSEs, a beacon for all who knew him - he also touched the lives of many who did not.
In particular, many of those families whose lives have also been shattered by cancer drew comfort and inspiration from Stephen's irrepressible take on life, as encapsulated by his bucket list of "weird and wonderful" things to do before he died.
As thousands gather to pay their respects to Stephen, who died on 14 May, BBC News meets those who say he has helped shape their outlook on life.
"I do think I can empathise with Stephen and I honestly admire him for what he's done," says Mohini Samani, 15, from Smethwick, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia when she was nine.
"I'd love to be able to have the impact he had because he has literally taken the nation by storm and everybody understands cancer so much better.
"It's people like Stephen who are going to make cancer easier for children and young people in the future.
"Cancer is one of those things you will never understand until you experience it. It's really hard to get your head around.
"All of a sudden, it's like you're on this little island and nobody else understands what's happening. Your friends don't know what to say. Your family doesn't know what to say.
"I had two-and-a-half years where I was in theatre every week - drips, lines, tablets. It wasn't nice but it just becomes your life. Shockingly, it just becomes so normal.
"I'm in remission but there's no certainty. It could come back tomorrow. I've accepted it. My life is never going to be normal. My life is never going to be easy. But it's my life and I wouldn't really have it any other way."
Georgia was nine when she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
Her mother, Nicola Thompson, a legal advisor from Loughborough, says she had been touched by Stephen's positive attitude.
"It's so easy to be negative about cancer and lose hope," she says. "That was the most inspiring thing about Stephen, but also the most difficult thing about watching him go through that. He must have had his dark times and yet he remained so positive.
"Since following him, Georgia has decided to do a sponsored skydive to raise money for Macmillan this summer.
"Some days, the Macmillan nurses were the only people we saw and they were a fantastic support. Now Georgia wants to give something back, like Stephen did.
"As a child, she was into everything - cheerleading, dancing, singing, cross-country running. She had to give it all up when she got the diagnosis and that was really hard. She was in her last year of primary school and she missed out on a lot of her adolescence.
"I remember she was very frightened. She had just lost her granddad to cancer. Her first question to the doctor was, "Am I going to die?"
"Her second was: "Am I going to lose all my hair?" It was heartbreaking for me as her mother watching her going through that.
"She had two-and-a-half years of chemotherapy and after that they told her she was in remission. She's now 18 and has been in remission for six years.
"She still gets tired and that's tough for her. That's why the story of somebody like Stephen is so inspiring. We started following him on Facebook earlier this year.
"I thought the bucket list was amazing and what he was trying to achieve was to make his life a positive impact for teenage cancer. I totally understood what he was saying about the importance of early diagnosis because Georgia was diagnosed late as well."
"Two days after I was diagnosed, I also wrote a bucket list - and there are quite a few similarities between what Stephen and I wanted to do," says Kate Granger, 32, from Wakefield, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2011.
"We both wanted to get a tattoo - I had a butterfly tattooed on my left ankle.
"We both wanted to go on holiday with our friends. We've both been fundraising - I've raised around £126,000 so far. And we both wanted to go skydiving.
"I plan to jump out of a plane in August to raise money for the Yorkshire Cancer Centre in Leeds. I'm terrified.
"There are a huge number of parallels between myself and Stephen. I became aware of his story when it hit the mainstream media.
"Like Stephen, I think those kind of positive experiences help you live life to the full and, more importantly, create perfect memories for your friends and family. There's an urgency about things - if you don't do it now, you never will.
"The bucket list is also helpful for my husband, Chris. He was very upset about the whole situation but this has given him a really positive focus.
"I've just been through my second round of chemotherapy. I finished it in February and I'm now back at work three days a week. I'm a doctor, specialising in hospital medicine for older people. I love my job and my patients - they give me a reason to get out of bed in the morning.
"In October, they found my cancer had progressed really quickly. My oncologist told me if we did nothing, I was looking at about eight weeks. The chemotherapy has put the brakes on the cancer but for how long, I don't know."
"Stephen was an extraordinary young man who has had an amazing impact on the Teenage Cancer Trust and our ability to support more young people with cancer," says Siobhan Dunn, chief executive of the charity.
"The money is remarkable. To have raised £4m is an extraordinary amount of money and nobody has ever done that in our 24-year history.
"However, as important as the money is the awareness that Stephen has raised of the fact that young people get cancer.
"He has shone a light on that and he has been able to articulate so beautifully and so simply what the issues are for a young person with cancer, doing it with great humility, courage and, above all, humour."
The Sinn Féin leader used the phrase "break these bastards" in answering a question at the County Fermanagh event.
He told the BBC's Talkback programme he was "sorry for using the b word" and acknowledged it would cause offence.
He also said he partly regretted using a "Trojan horse" analogy when referring to Sinn Féin's equality strategy.
Mr Adams accepted a suggestion that he had made a "political gaffe" and added "we all make mistakes".
However, the DUP has said that a full transcript of the exchange published by the Impartial Reporter newspaper showed that Mr Adams was referring to the DUP when he used the offending phrase.
The party's Arlene Foster said: "I'm glad the Impartial Reporter has a recording of Gerry Adams' mask slipping moment.
"If it hadn't, Gerry Adams probably wouldn't even remember being in Enniskillen on Monday evening as Sinn Féin's revisionism strategy has been in overdrive.
"Adams' words were not about breaking attitudes, but rather about breaking people. He was responding to a question about the DUP."
Mr Adams confirmed that he was correctly quoted as telling the public meeting: "I think the [Northern Ireland] assembly could collapse. I don't think unionists have a game plan. The assembly for many is an alternative to war."
The meeting took place in Enniskillen on Monday night and audio of Mr Adams' comments, containing the swear word, was tweeted by Impartial Reporter journalist Rodney Edwards.
Speaking on Talkback on Tuesday, Mr Adams said: "I'm sorry for using the b word, and I don't mean bigot, I mean the other word. That was inappropriate and people would be offended by it.
"The full transcript of my remarks will show very, very clearly that I wasn't talking about unionists, I was talking about bigots," he added.
"I was responding to a question, which was about what's the point in republicans trying to do business when there's a cadre or a cohort who clearly are against the type of changes that are contained in the various agreements that the political parties have signed up for."
Mr Adams told the programme he had "used the wrong term" during the "cut and thrust" of a question and answer session.
However, he said he stood over "the main thrust" of what he said during the meeting because bigotry had to be "faced down" and challenged "in a smarter way than I did it last night".
Mr Adams was asked repeatedly who he had in mind when he referred to bigots.
The Sinn Féin leader replied: "I'm using the broad brush to describe that cohort who on the one hand, are out-and-out bigots, and there's nothing worse than an educated bigot."
He told the programme he did not believe unionists had "a game plan to collapse the assembly", but added "the negative axis within unionism was dictating the pace".
Unionists have criticised the language Mr Adams used at the meeting, and both the Democratic Unionist Party and the Ulster Unionists have made it clear they believe he was insulting all unionists.
Mr Adams was apparently answering a question about Sinn Féin's relationship with the DUP in the light of Gregory Campbell's disparaging comments about the Irish language.
During the meeting, Mr Adams said he was often asked by republicans "what's the point?"
"They weren't blaming Sinn Féin - in fact they were making the point that Sinn Féin were doing their best," he said.
"But what's the point? The point is to actually break these bastards - that's the point. And what's going to break them is equality. That's what's going to break them - equality.
"Who could be afraid of equality? Who could be afraid of treating somebody the way you want to be treated?
"That's what we need to keep the focus on - that's the Trojan horse of the entire republican strategy is to reach out to people on the basis of equality."
Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt described it as "shocking to the point of nausea".
"The most shocking revelation is that he considers equality as a 'Trojan horse'," he said.
"The audio recording makes clear Gerry Adams thinks equality is nothing more than a tool to be used to manipulate people like me."
Alliance leader David Ford said he was "appalled and disgusted" at Mr Adams' comments.
"He has actually damaged equality legislation with his remarks."
Owen Bonner, 47, who held two women hostage in Coatbridge in 1994, absconded from Stobhill Hospital's Rowanbank Clinic on 9 January.
He was sent to Carstairs Hospital without limit of time after the siege in the Marshall's Chunky Chicken factory.
He was on escorted leave to Rowanbank when he absconded.
The clinic is a medium-secure care centre near Stobhill hospital in Springburn.
A spokeswoman for the Scottish government said: "Owen Bonner, a restricted patient, has voluntarily returned and is in police custody before being returned to a secure establishment."
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Will Boyde crossed to put Scarlets ahead before Peter Horne's penalty got Glasgow back in the game at the break.
Jonathan Evans sent the hosts 14-3 ahead with a try from the restart and the visitors faced an uphill battle when Pat MacArthur was sin-binned.
Scarlets then drove for the line and Boyde touched down again while Rhys Patchell's kicking sealed the win.
The result means Scarlets leapfrog Cardiff Blues into sixth in the table, while Glasgow remain fourth after their third league loss of the season.
After Boyde's early try, Glasgow fought back and Patchell was forced to pull off a tremendous clearance kick to deny Glasgow's Rory Hughes as he chased his neat chip towards the tryline.
After a dull first half, the game's second period started dramatically as Patchell jinked his way through unopposed to offload to Steffan Evans, who fed Jonathan Evans to cross over.
Glasgow's task was made even harder after MacArthur was sent to the sin-bin for a high tackle on James Davies. Patchell kicked the penalty that followed on the way to his 12-point contribution for the hosts.
The visitors were given their second yellow card of the game when lock Brian Alainu'uese, who was making his first Glasgow Warriors start, was sent to the bin for an elbow to the back of Werner Kruger.
Scarlets chased a bonus-point win and were denied a fourth try in the last play of the game when captain Hadleigh Parkes carried the ball into the post but could not ground it over the line.
Scarlets: Aled Thomas, DTH van der Merwe, Steff Hughes, Hadleigh Parkes (captain), Steff Evans, Rhys Patchell, Jonathan Evans; Wyn Jones, Ryan Elias, Werner Kruger, Tom Price, David Bulbring, Aaron Shingler, Will Boyde, James Davies.
Replacements: Emyr Phillips, Dylan Evans, Peter Edwards, Lewis Rawlins, John Barclay, Aled Davies, Dan Jones, Gareth Owen
Glasgow Warriors: Peter Murchie, Lee Jones, Mark Bennett, Sam Johnson, Rory Hughes, Peter Horne, Ali Price; Djustice Sears-Duru, Pat MacArthur, Sila Puafisi, Tim Swinson, Brian Alainu'ues, Rob Harley, Simone Favaro, Lewis Wynne
Replacements: Corey Flynn, Jamie Bhatti, D'arcy Rae, Matt Fagerson, Langilangi Haupeakui, Grayson Hart, Rory Clegg, Nick Grigg
Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)
Assistant Referees: David Wilkinson (IRFU) Neil Jones (WRU)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)
It is said to result from ScotRail's plan to introduce 200 new services, providing 200,000 additional seats each day.
The timetable changes are the result of the Scottish government's decision to retain 13 Class 170 diesel trains.
Public transport campaigners have welcomed the announcement.
However, they insisted additional track capacity would be needed if the Scottish government was to meet its promise of "the largest programme of benefits to rail passengers seen in a generation".
Scotland's Transport Minister Derek Mackay said: "From 2018 passengers will benefit from more seats, more services and faster journey times as a direct result of the increased funding that we are putting into the rail network.
"The retention of these units will complement the arrival of our new High Speed Trains, which will allow for new and improved intercity connections.
"They will also make our rail network more resilient, creating opportunities to run faster services on key commuter routes and offering better connectivity for regional areas."
Phil Verster, Managing Director of Abellio ScotRail, described the announcement as "a really significant moment in our mission to transform Scotland's railway".
He added: "In three years' time, the service that we provide to our customers will be unrecognisable."
The plan also promises;
Colin Howden, from public transport campaign group, Transform Scotland, welcomed the announcement, but he said unless there were "concrete commitments" to upgrade routes then the network might not be able to take the added services.
He explained: "It's certainly going to be difficult to get more trains on the route from Dundee to Aberdeen unless there is a clear and transparent decision by government to upgrade the single track rail line at Montrose.
"Services from the Edinburgh to Perth are severely constrained by capacity limitations on the Fife Coast and the long single track section on the approach to Perth.
"In our view, the most significant single improvement that could be made would be the re-creation of a direct route from Edinburgh to Perth.
"This would not only dramatically change journey times from Perth and Inverness to Edinburgh but would also reduce journey times from Aberdeen by routeing some trains via Perth. That would represent a 'rail revolution' for the Scottish inter-city network."
Sarah Beattie-Smith, from the Scottish Greens, welcomed the plan to increase services but claimed it was not enough.
She said: "The SNP seems to think that tinkering with train service numbers is enough to fix Scotland's broken public transport system. Don't get me wrong - new rail services are all well and good, but this policy falls far short from the 'rail revolution' the Scottish Government wants to brand it as.
"To properly support the people who are currently isolated by our poor and expensive public transport, we need to do much, much more."
His proposals will be published in a letter to European Council president Donald Tusk in early November.
Earlier EU Parliament president Martin Schulz called for "clarity" while German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Britain needed to "clarify the substance" of what it wanted.
Mr Cameron wants to reform the EU ahead of the UK's in-out referendum.
Arriving for his talks with Mr Schulz, the PM, who also met European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker over lunch, said the British renegotiation was "going well" and pointed to the progress of the UK legislation paving the way for the referendum.
"The pace will now quicken, and I'll be again setting out the four vital areas where we need change, laying down what those changes will be at the start of November," he said.
"So we quicken the pace and quicken those negotiations in the run-up to the December Council."
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The December meeting of the European Council will be a chance for Mr Cameron's demands to be considered by his EU counterparts.
On Twitter, Mr Tusk welcomed Mr Cameron's plan to write to him with the UK's demands in early November, saying: "Then real negotiations can start".
Downing Street confirmed the letter would be made public when it is sent in early November.
In the meantime, talks have been taking place between UK and EU negotiating teams, but Mr Juncker said on Wednesday that "huge progress" was not being made and reminded the UK that "it takes two to tango".
BBC Europe correspondent Chris Morris said those involved in the "technical talks" accepted they had "got as far as they can" and that the negotiations needed to "move onto the political level".
The referendum has been promised by the end of 2017, but could be held sooner.
Mr Cameron has not yet set out his demands in detail, but is thought to want exemption from an "ever-closer union", safeguards for non-eurozone countries and curbs on migrants' welfare entitlement.
Speaking at a press briefing with Mr Juncker shortly before Mr Cameron's arrival, Mr Schulz said: "Both of us have made it quite clear that both the Commission and the European Parliament at all stages are willing to engage in constructive co-operation."
He said he hoped for "steps forward", adding: "Above all, we need clarity on what we are going to be discussing over the next few months."
Ms Merkel said it was up to the UK to "clarify the substance of what it is envisaging" in the coming weeks.
She said Germany would work constructively with the British government.
She added: "But it also goes without saying that there are things that are non-negotiable.
"That there are achievements of European integration that cannot be haggled over, for example the principle of free movement and the principle of non-discrimination."
The American assumed control of Villa in 2006 after a £62.6m takeover was agreed with the club's board.
"I owe it to Villa to move on, and look for fresh, invigorated leadership, if in my heart I feel I can no longer do the job," he said in a statement.
Villa finished the season in 15th position, five points above the relegation zone.
Their Premier League status was only secured with victory over Hull City on 3 May and the future of manager Paul Lambert remains uncertain.
I don't believe it's going to be that easy to sell Aston Villa to Randy Lerner's satisfaction
Lerner, who bought the club in August 2006 from Doug Ellis, had said last month that he would address speculation regarding his own future at the club in the summer.
In his statement issued on Monday, the 51-year-old owner said he had engaged Bank of America Merrill Lynch to advise on the club's sale.
"I have come to know well that fates are fickle in the business of English football. And I feel that I have pushed mine well past the limit," he said.
"The last several seasons have been week in, week out battles and having now come through this last season unfortunately limping amidst very meaningful injuries and constant sale rumours, I feel further that now is the time for me to look for new ownership and thus new leadership."
He added: "I am appreciative of the support I have received, even in these last years of comparative struggle when criticism was due, and will look on with others - with fingers crossed - for stronger future performance appropriate to our size and heritage."
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News of the sale was revealed by BBC reporter Pat Murphy, who said the likely asking price would be about £200m - which is £100m less than Lerner's estimated total investment in the club.
Murphy also disclosed the involvement of investment banker Keith Harris, who did the deal in 2006 to bring Lerner to Aston Villa.
"My understanding is Randy Lerner won't sell Aston Villa unless Keith Harris gives him the say-so, such is his respect for Keith Harris," Murphy told BBC Radio 5 live.
"I believe this will move fairly quickly. But don't forget, you're looking at £200m, plus in my opinion £100m for players to save Villa from their annual flirtation against relegation and one of these days they will drop off the edge unless this is sorted out. And where are the multi-billionaires around who would go for what is now, a middle-ranking club in the Premier League?
"I'm not sure it's that attractive a prospect now. I don't believe it's going to be that easy to sell Aston Villa to Randy Lerner's satisfaction."
Villa were sixth three seasons running under manager Martin O'Neill, but have only finished in the top half of the table once in the four campaigns since his resignation.
Lambert, who replaced fellow Scot Alex McLeish, joined from Norwich City two years ago and described keeping the club up this season as "an incredible achievement".
"It needs investment, it's simple," Lambert said after the 3-0 defeat at Tottenham on Sunday. "It smacks you right in the face what the team needs. That's the bottom line."
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But Renewable Energy Systems said it was listening to the fears of locals and has already scaled back the wind farm.
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The ex-Black Cats winger punched the air at full-time in front of the away fans and was confronted by Sunderland players with a fight breaking out.
The Football Association has formally warned McClean about his behaviour.
Both clubs have been reminded of their responsibilities.
After the game, Baggies boss Tony Pulis said: "He's not the sharpest tool in the box, and that's not being disrespectful to him. But he's a smashing lad."
Researchers say fungi from the stomachs of these animals produce flexible enzymes that can break down a wide variety of plant materials.
The scientists say that in tests, the fungi performed as well as the best engineered attempts from industry.
The study has been published in the journal, Science.
Environmentalists have long criticised the current generation of biofuels that are produced from crops, such as maize, as they believe that using land for fuel instead of food drives up prices and impacts the poor.
Researchers have had some success making usable fuel from food and animal waste. But, so far, the ability to efficiently use the vast majority of cheap, waste organic material has eluded them.
The problem with turning wood chips and grasses into fuel is the matrix of complex molecules found in the cell walls of these tough materials.
Industrial attempts to break these down into the type of sugars that can be refined for fuel often require preheating or treatment with chemicals, which add to the complexity and the cost.
To solve the problem, researchers have turned to the well-known abilities of goats and sheep to digest almost anything they eat.
Researchers believe this facility is the result of the presence of anaerobic gut fungi, organisms that have existed since the time of the dinosaurs.
To test their ideas, the scientists collected fresh manure from a zoo and a stable and isolated three previously uncharacterised cultures from goats, sheep and horses.
They found that these fungi excrete enzymes that break down a wide range of plant material.
Unlike the best genetically engineered enzymes produced by the biofuel industry to date, they discovered that the sheep and goat fungi produced many hundred more of these proteins.
These were "substantially better" at breaking down a type of material found in wood - and when the researchers changed the diet of the fungi from grass to sugar, they found that the organisms changed the type of enzymes they produced in response.
"Because gut fungi have more tools to convert biomass to fuel, they could work faster and on a larger variety of plant material," said Prof Michelle O'Malley, the lead author from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
"That would open up many opportunities for the biofuel industry," she said.
The scientists involved say that these types of fungi can be found in a wide variety of animals apart from sheep, ranging from cattle to elephants.
"In our work we have identified hundreds of enzymes from anaerobic fungi with commercial biotechnology potential," said Prof Michael Theodorou from Harper Adams University, UK, another author on the paper.
"We need to invest more resources to study this group of relatively unknown micro-organisms. They may hold the key to the renewable technology of effective biomass conversion. Their full potential must be explored and exploited."
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"We gave it our best shot but we can't go beyond. If the country says we don't have this money, we can't," Reuters quoted Fikile Mbalula as saying.
He said a final decision would be made by the Commonwealth Games Federation.
Durban was awarded the Games in 2015 after being the only city to make a confirmed bid.
In December, South African officials had said the country was "fully committed" to hosting the event.
The government had estimated the Games could generate up to 20 billion rand ($1.5 bn; £1.2bn) in economic benefit.
But Mr Mbalula said the government had been forced to reconsider.
"I don't want to raise your expectations and say everything looks good, it doesn't because we don't agree on the fundamentals and that is the operational budget," he told a media briefing.
The Commonwealth Games Federation said it was in the final stages of reviewing a submission by Durban and it would make a recommendation as soon as the evaluation was complete.
The possible withdrawal of Durban has sparked interest in the British city of Liverpool.
A spokesperson for the city council said: "Liverpool is interested in hosting the games in 2022. We had heard rumours that Durban might be unable to deliver the Commonwealth Games in 2022 and have already indicated to the government that we are very willing to host them instead."
The Games were first staged in 1930 and are held every four years. They feature athletes from more than 50 countries, mostly former British colonies.
The 2022 event is due to be the first time the Games are hosted in Africa.
Part-time bowler Keogh proved unplayable on a turning wicket as Glamorgan lost all 10 wickets in the morning, collapsing to 124 all out.
Duckett then raced to a hundred off 81 balls and passed 1,000 first-class runs for the season before the hosts declared on 305-7.
Glamorgan ended on 0-0 at stumps.
Keogh, who had only taken three wickets in an innings previously, bowled unchanged through the first session with fielders clustered around the bat from the start.
Only experienced left-handers Jacques Rudolph (37) and Mark Wallace (25 not out) had the confidence to last for long.
Keogh's figures were the sixth-best of all time by a Northamptonshire bowler and the best ever against Glamorgan.
Duckett dominated century stands with both Rob Newton (25) and Keogh (40) as Glamorgan had to turn to Graham Wagg's occasional spin for wickets.
The England Lions left-hander had no mercy on the Glamorgan attack and his rapid scoring allowed Alex Wakely to declare just before the close, although Glamorgan survived without scoring until stumps.
Northants all-rounder Rob Keogh told BBC Radio Northampton:
"It's been an interesting day, three-for was my previous best and I wasn't expecting that at all, but it's spinning and 450 looks a long way away for them.
"I saw their young debutant (Kiran Carlson) spin a couple and we were saying that if he can get five, then Whitey (Graeme White) or me should be getting five-for, but things went my way and I ended up getting nine.
"Ben (Duckett) is an unbelievable player of spin and he didn't let their spinners settle at all, he's in the form of his life and hopefully that sort of pitch sets him up for a trip to Bangladesh (with England.)
"Apparently there's a bit of bad weather around Saturday, but 450 behind is a lot on this wicket."
Glamorgan all-rounder Graham Wagg told BBC Wales Sport:
"It's not a 120 all-out sort of wicket, we batted quite poorly and their spinners got some purchase out of the wicket, I don't think it's acceptable to get bowled out in a session and we're looking to put that right second innings.
"(Rob Keogh) was looking to hit my footmarks and it worked for us with Kiran (Carlson) getting five-for, Rob Keogh did make it spit but there's no excuses.
"I do enjoy bowling spin but Ben Duckett played me fantastically well, take his score out and it's a different game- so hats off to the guy.
"It's going to be a heck of a task getting 450 but if we bat two days, and it is a big hope, we're going to be somewhere near- so we've got to set our stall out to bat two days."
Scientists combined models of flower evolution with the largest data set of features from living flowers ever assembled.
From this the team was able to infer the appearance of the ancestral flower.
The flower had many concentric cycles of petal-like organs in sets of three, arranged in whorls, and was bisexual.
Hervé Sauquet, from Université Paris-Sud, France, one of the authors of the paper published this week in Nature Communications said: "There is no living flower that looks exactly like the ancestral one - and why should there be? This is a flower that existed at least 140 million years ago and has had considerable time to evolve into the incredible diversity of flowers that exist today."
We are all familiar with the beauty of flowers - the reproductive structures produced by about 90 % of all living land plants. But their origin and early evolution is a mystery. This is mainly owing to the lack of fossil flowers from the time period when the ancestor of living flowers is thought to have existed.
Dr Jason Hilton from the University of Birmingham, UK, who was not involved in the study, said: "The structure and organisation of the ancestral flower has remained enigmatic.
For instance, we don't know if the oldest flowers were unisexual or bisexual, or if they were pollinated by wind or insects."
To reconstruct the appearance of the first flower, the scientists recorded the features - such as the petals and sepals - of the flowers from 792 living species.
They mapped the distribution of these features on to the evolutionary tree of flowering plants enabling them to build a picture of what flowers looked like at key points in their history - including the last common ancestor of all living flowers.
The first flower is reconstructed with petal-like structures arranged in a whorl, so each petal appears in the same plane, like a common lily (but with more whorls), rather than in a spiral, where petals overlap in a spiral arrangement around the stem, like a lotus.
"For some of the features we studied, the result was surprising, especially the fact that organs (such as sepals and petals and the stamens) were probably arranged in whorls instead of spirals, as commonly assumed for the ancestral flower," said Hervé Sauquet.
Sex evolution in flowers has been highly debated. Flowers can be unisexual or bisexual and this study infers a bisexual early flower with both male and female organs.
"This study is important as it tells us how complicated the ancestral flower is likely to be - now the search is on to find it or something closely resembling it in the fossil record. That's if the model is correct - only time (and further study) will tell," said Jason Hilton.
Iago Aspas inspired the hosts into a 3-0 lead at the break, setting up Pione Sisto's opener, scoring a fine second and forcing Jeremy Mathieu's own goal.
Barcelona fought back through Gerard Pique's header and Neymar's penalty, only for Marc-Andre ter Stegen's awful error to hand Celta their fourth goal.
Pique scored a second header late on but Celta held on for a thrilling win.
Without the injured Lionel Messi, Barcelona looked bereft of ideas at times as they failed to take the chance to go top following Real Madrid's earlier draw with Eibar, instead remaining in fourth.
The hosts appeared to start in survival mode as Barcelona dominated the opening ten minutes only for Celta to end the half threatening to utterly humiliate their opponents.
Former Liverpool striker Aspas was the catalyst, sliding in Sisto with a brilliant first-time ball after Celta pounced on Ter Stegen's poor attempted pass to Sergio Busquets, with the Danish forward providing an impressive low finish after his first touch took him wide.
Shortly after drawing a fine save from Ter Stegen, Aspas had Celta's second - controlling a long ball forward before powering away from the back-tracking Pique to calmly slot past the hapless Barcelona keeper on the angle.
Moments later Celta scored their third, Aspas causing panic by running in behind the Barcelona defence and forcing Mathieu to divert Daniel Wass' perfectly-weighted cross into his own net before Aspas could get there.
After the interval, the hosts were guilty of complacency, remaining static as Pique stole in to score before Pablo Hernandez conceded a penalty with a clumsy foul on Andre Gomes.
But Hernandez made amends in the 77th minute, charging down an indecisive Ter Stegen, whose attempt to loft the ball back to Jordi Alba hit Hernandez in the face and rebounded in for Celta's bizarre fourth.
Despite having won both previous games this season where Messi was absent, Barcelona clearly missed their talisman as they failed to unpick Celta's defence for long periods.
Neymar took it on himself to play Messi's roaming role but often found himself running into traffic, while neither Arda Turan nor Rafinha could provide the attacking thrust lost by Neymar dropping deeper.
Instead it was Pique who offered his side's most consistent attacking threat, surging forward to head in a cross from substitute Andres Iniesta, making his 600th Barcelona appearance, before also turning in Denis Suarez's ball from the right.
And while Pique was guilty of backing off Aspas for Celta's second, Barcelona's miserable night was summed up by Ter Stegen - at fault for two goals, with his late error ultimately putting the draw beyond his team in a frantic finale.
Match ends, Celta de Vigo 4, Barcelona 3.
Second Half ends, Celta de Vigo 4, Barcelona 3.
Foul by Arda Turan (Barcelona).
Facundo Roncaglia (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Pablo Hernández (Celta de Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Guidetti.
Foul by Jeremy Mathieu (Barcelona).
John Guidetti (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Denis Suárez with a cross.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Sergio Álvarez (Celta de Vigo) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Neymar (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Arda Turan with a cross.
Substitution, Celta de Vigo. John Guidetti replaces Iago Aspas.
Luis Suárez (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Celta de Vigo 4, Barcelona 3. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denis Suárez with a cross.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sergi Gómez.
Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Jonny replaces Daniel Wass.
Foul by André Gomes (Barcelona).
Daniel Wass (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Barcelona. Paco Alcácer replaces Jordi Alba.
Attempt blocked. Neymar (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Suárez.
Attempt missed. Iago Aspas (Celta de Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nemanja Radoja.
Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Pione Sisto (Celta de Vigo).
Goal! Celta de Vigo 4, Barcelona 2. Pablo Hernández (Celta de Vigo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Substitution, Barcelona. Denis Suárez replaces Sergio Busquets.
Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
Iago Aspas (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Arda Turan (Barcelona).
Facundo Roncaglia (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Pablo Hernández (Celta de Vigo) left footed shot from long range on the right is too high. Assisted by Iago Aspas.
Attempt saved. Pione Sisto (Celta de Vigo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Hernández.
Goal! Celta de Vigo 3, Barcelona 2. Neymar (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Hugo Mallo (Celta de Vigo) is shown the yellow card.
Penalty Barcelona. André Gomes draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Nemanja Radoja (Celta de Vigo) after a foul in the penalty area.
Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Marcelo Díaz replaces Theo Bongonda.
Goal! Celta de Vigo 3, Barcelona 1. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Hugo Mallo.
Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
The failure of Dunfermline Athletic's full-time squad to live up to their billing as title favourites led to the exit of Jim Jefferies midway through the season, while his successor, John Potter, was replaced with Allan Johnston at the end of the season.
Former Pars assistant Jimmy Nicholl stood down as neighbours Cowdenbeath were relegated from the Championship, with ex-Dunfermline striker Colin Nish being promoted from within as his replacement.
Stranraer's success in challenging for the title led to Stevie Aitken being poached by Championship club Dumbarton, with Brian Reid taking over at Stair Park.
Brechin City's top-four finish helped Ray McKinnon win the top job with Raith Rovers and Darren Dods has swapped his defensive duties with Forfar Athletic for the manager's seat up the road at Glebe Park.
Cowdenbeath's relegation, Dunfermline's failure to even reach the promotion play-offs and Stenhousemuir's escape from relegation after their play-off win has led to the biggest exit of players from their respective squads.
Ayr United, Airdrieonians, Dunfermline, Stranraer and promoted Albion Rovers all appear to have strengthened their squad during the summer.
Key signing: At 34, Kevin McBride was no longer a force at Premiership level, but the midfielder released by Dundee brings with him lots of top-flight experience.
Intriguing arrival: Czech midfielder Nico Sumsky will be looking to prove himself in Scottish football having failed to break into the Hamilton Accies side since joining the Premiership outfit in January and now being sent out on loan.
One that got away: Experienced goalkeeper Andy McNeil has taken a step up to the Championship with Alloa Athletic.
In: Kevin McBride, midfielder (Dundee); David van Zanten, defender (Dumbarton); Sean Crighton, defender (Greenock Morton); Alan Lithgow, defender (Stenhousemuir); David Cox, midfielder (Peterhead); Neil Parry, goalkeeper (Albion Rovers); Caolan McAleer, forward (East Fife); Adam Brown, midfielder (St Mirren). Loan: Nico Sumsky, midfielder (Hamilton Academical); Taylor Morgan, forward (Ostersunds); George Hunter, forward (St Johnstone).
Out: Andy McNeil, goalkeeper (Alloa Athletic); Ross Docherty, midfielder (Ayr United); Paddy Boyle, defender (Ayr United); Nathan Blockley, midfielder (Peterhead); Jamie Watson, forward (Annan Athletic); Robert Wilson, defender (Berwick Rangers); Bryan Gilfillan, midfielder; Jack Kirwan, forward; John Boyle, forward; Scott Gray, midfielder. Loan ended: Liam Lindsay, defender (Partick Thistle).
Last season: 5th
Prediction: 3rd. Gary Bollan's side went on an excellent end-of-season run that steered them clear of relegation and, although there have been personnel changes over the summer, they should be challenging at the top rather than bottom this season.
Key signing: Andy Barrowman has top-flight experience on his travels - Rovers' is the 14th different club shirt he has worn - and the 30-year-old will hope to contribute more than the eight goals he achieved in the same division with Dunfermline Athletic last season.
Intriguing arrival: Having been dismissed as Scotland Under-21 boss last year, former St Mirren manager Billy Stark is Rovers player-boss Darren Young's new assistant, succeeding Sandy Clark, who moved to a similar role with Dunfermline Athletic.
One that got away: Former Patrick Thistle striker Mark McGuigan's 11 goals last season helped Rovers win the League Two title last season, but the 26-year-old will be in opposition this season with Stranraer.
In: Billy Stark, assistant manager; Ross Stewart, goalkeeper (Motherwell); Andrew Barrowman, forward (Dunfermline Athletic); Mark Ferry, midfielder (Stirling Albion); Paul Willis, midfielder (Berwick Rangers); Scott McBride, midfielder (Arbroath); Yamikani Misanjo, forward (Rossvale); Callum McRobbie, forward (Shettleston).
Out: Sandy Clark, assistant manager (Dunfermline Athletic); Mark McGuigan, forward (Stranraer); Neil Parry, goalkeeper (Airdrieonians); Marc McKenzie, forward (Elgin City); Kieran Hughes, goalkeeper (Kilbirnie Ladeside); Ciaran Donnelly, defender (Kilbirnie Ladeside); Jamie Pollock, midfielder (Gartcairn); TJ McCluskey, forward (St Roch's); Scott Chaplain, midfielder (retired); Liam Cusack, forward; Scott Stevenson, midfielder; Martin McGuire, defender; Gary Phillips, midfielder.
Last season: League Two champions (and promotion)
Prediction: 10th. Darren Young led the unfashionable Wee Rovers to only their third league title. Traditionally, lack of resources mean a swift return to the bottom tier and the former Aberdeen and Dunfermline midfielder will struggle to buck that trend.
Key signing: Having only made 10 appearances, mainly as a substitute, last season for Motherwell, Craig Moore has been sent out to gather more first-team experience. He scored seven goals in 12 games for Cowdenbeath in the second tier in 2013 and, now 20, could be a potent force at this level.
Intriguing arrival: Jamie Adams was touted for the big time when he was with Kilmarnock, but the midfielder spent three years out of the game after disappointing spells with Patrick Thistle and St Johnstone. Having rekindled his desire in helping Wigtown & Bladnoch win the South of Scotland League last season, the 27-year-old is back in the senior game.
One that got away: Adam Blakeman helped steer Ayr clear of relegation trouble after arriving from Hyde in January, but the 23-year-old defender has returned to his native England to join Southport in the Conference Premier.
In: Alan Trouten, midfielder (Brechin City); Ross Caldwell, forward (Greenock Morton); Andy Graham, defender (Dumbarton); Greg Fleming, goalkeeper (Stenhousemuir); Gerry McLauchlan, defender (Brechin City); Ross Docherty, midfielder (Airdrieonians); Paddy Boyle, defender (Airdrieonians); Jamie Adams, midfielder (Wigtown & Bladnoch); Kieran Woods, defender (Cumnock). Loan: Jordan Preston, forward (Blackburn Rovers); Craig Moore, forward (Motherwell).
Out: David Hutton, goalkeeper (Dunfermline Athletic); Adam Blakeman, defender (Southport); Craig Beattie, forward (Stirling Albion); Jon Paul McGovern, midfielder (Stirling Albion); Dale Shirkie, forward (Troon); David Robertson, midfielder; Ryan Donnelly, forward; Josh McArthur, defender; Peter McGill, midfielder. Loan ended: Morgyn Neill, defender (Motherwell); Jordan Preston, forward (Blackburn Rovers); Craig Murray, defender (Aberdeen).
Last season: 8th
Prediction: 5th. Ian McCall's side struggled at the end of last season, but he appears to have significantly strengthened the squad he inherited in January.
Key signing: Ross Perry has somewhat lost his way since winning Scotland Under-21 caps with Rangers. After spending the first half of last season with Raith Rovers in the Championship, the 25-year-old headed for Northampton Town but failed to play a single game for the English League Two outfit.
Intriguing arrival: Much was expected of Dene Shields when he won a £100,000 transfer to Sunderland from Raith Rovers back in 2000. Having done the rounds in Scotland's lower leagues, he has been a scoring machine in the Maltese Premier League with Hamrun Spartans then helping Xewikija Tigers win the Gozo First Division.
One that got away: Under manager Ray McKinnon, Brechin were one of the best and most consistent part-time teams in Scotland, but the former Dundee United and Aberdeen midfielder has been enticed to the Championship with Raith Rovers.
In: Darren Dods, manager/defender (Forfar Athletic); Willie Dyer, defender (Dundee); Euan Smith, midfielder (Kilmarnock); Jamie Montgomery, forward (Dundee United); Dene Shields, forward (Xewkija Tigers); Ross Perry, defender (Northampton Town); Jonathan Tiffoney, defender (Alloa Athletic); Craig Johnston, midfielder (Cowdenbeath); James Dale, midfielder (Forfar Athletic); David Weatherston, forward (Stirling Albion); Kevin Buchan, forward (Arbroath).
Out: Ray McKinnon, manager (Raith Rovers); Callum Tapping, midfielder (Queen of the South); Bobby Barr, midfielder (Greenock Morton); Colin Hamilton, defender (Alloa Athletic); Alan Trouten, midfielder (Ayr United); Gerry McLauchlan, defender (Ayr United); Greg Cameron, midfielder (Montrose); Ryan Ferguson, midfielder (Montrose); Ewan McNeil, defender (Berwick Rangers); Steven Jackson, defender; Ben Tough, goalkeeper. Loan ended: Craig Storie, midfielder (Aberdeen).
Last season: 4th
Prediction: 8th. The 40-year-old Darren Dods, who moved from Forfar as player-manager, has his work cut out to keep Brechin challenging for a play-off place with other clubs able to strengthen in comparison.
Key signing: Luke Armstrong is looking to emerge from the shadow of a well-known father - former Middlesbrough and Ipswich Town striker Alun Armstrong. The 19-year-old English striker was picked up by Birmingham City after being released last summer by Championship rivals Boro but found himself again seeking a new club.
Intriguing arrival: At 22, English winger Sam Orritt is a late starter to the senior game having played college football with Limestone College Saints Athletic in South Carolina.
One that got away: Nat Wedderburn began his career with Stoke City before spells with Notts County, Hereford United and Northampton Town and joining the Blue Brazil from Corby Town. The 24-year-old former England Under-19 cap had become a mainstay of Cowden's midfield but has won a step up to the Premiership with Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
In: Luke Armstrong, forward (Birmingham City); Mo Yaqub, defender (St Mirren); Greig Spence, forward (Alloa Athletic); Bradley Donaldson, defender (Livingston); Jack Beaumont, midfielder (Livingston); Sam Orritt, midfielder (Limestone College Saints Athletic); Cameron Muirhead, forward (Fife Elite Football Academy). Loan: Gordon Smith, forward (Dumbarton); Andy Murdoch, midfielder (Rangers).
Out: Jimmy Nicholl, manager; Nat Wedderburn, midfielder (Inverness Caledonian Thistle); Robbie Thomson, goalkeeper (Queen of the South); Darren Brownlie, defender (Queen of the South); Lewis Toshney, defender (Raith Rovers); Iain Campbell, defender (Forfar Athletic); Thomas O'Brien, defender (Forfar Athletic); Jon Robertson, midfielder (Stenhousemuir); Craig Johnston, midfielder (Brechin City); Sean Higgins, forward (Clyde); Michael Andrews, goalkeeper; Sammy Stewart, midfielder; Dale Finnie, defender; Aron Lynas, midfielder; Colini Mitchell, midfielder; Jordan Halsman, defender; James Martin, midfielder. Loan: Jack Wright (Musselburgh Athletic); Josh Wilson (St Andrews United); Josh Thomson (St Andrews United); Kyle Mitchell, forward (Penicuik Athletic). Loan ended: John Herron, midfielder (Celtic); Robbie Buchanan, defender (Hearts).
Last season: 10th in Championship (and relegation)
Prediction: 6th. With the departure of the experienced Jimmy Nicholl, Cowdenbeath saved money by promoting striker Colin Nish to player-manager, but will it prove an expensive decision in terms of their promotion hopes?
Key signing: The return of 28-year-old English winger Joe Cardle, the former fans favourite at East End Park having spent last season with Ross County in the Premiership, looks to be an astute piece of business.
Intriguing arrival: Winning the third-tier title and the Challenge Cup with Queen of the South got Allan Johnston a move to Kilmarnock, but the wheels came off at Rugby Park. The 41-year-old former Scotland winger will hope to emulate his feat in Dumfries with the Pars.
One that got away: The Pars under-performed last season under Jim Jefferies then John Potter, with the inevitable dismantling of the squad. Of the 18 players released, Ross Millen, the 20-year-old son of former St Mirren defender Andy, arguably had most potential and has stepped up a division with Livingston.
In: Allan Johnston, manager; Sandy Clark, assistant manager (Albion Rovers); Ben Richards-Everton, defender (Partick Thistle); Joe Cardle, midfielder (Ross County); Jason Talbot, defender (Livingston); Callum Fordyce, defender (Livingston); Michael Paton, midfielder (Queen of the South); David Hutton, goalkeeper (Ayr United); Sean Murdoch, goalkeeper (Rochester Rhinos).
Out: Gregor Buchanan, defender (Dumbarton); Kyle McAusland, defender (Alloa Athletic); Ross Millen, defender (Livingston); Andrew Barrowman, forward (Albion Rovers); Andy Stirling, midfielder (Stranraer); Ryan Thomson, midfielder (Stranraer); Allan Smith, forward (Stenhousemuir); Jonathan Page, defender (East Fife); Ryan Goodfellow, goalkeeper (East Fife); Scott Mercer, defender (East Fife); Declan O'Kane, defender (East Fife); Finn Graham, midfielder (Berwick Rangers); Stuart Urquhart, defender; Jim Paterson, defender; Paul George, midfielder; Jamie Wilson, goalkeeper; Alex Whittle, defender; Gavin McMillan, midfielder.
Last season: 7th
Prediction: 1st. After such a disappointing season after starting as promotion favourites last time, Dunfermline should can't afford to make mistakes this seasopn if their full-time status is to be protected - and Allan Johnston has gathered a squad that should give them renewed hope of promotion.
Key signing: Thomas O'Brien suffered relegation with Cowdenbeath last season and the 23-year-old defender will be in opposition to the Blue Brazil this term.
Intriguing arrival: Those Campbell guys can't stay apart and full-back Iain teams up again with dad and Forfar boss Dick after being on loan at Station Park last season from Cowdenbeath.
One that got away: Former Dundee United youth Dale Hilson spent four loan spells at Station Park before a permanent move last summer. His 12 goals last season helped Forfar to the play-offs, but the club having lost out in the final, the 22-year-old made the step up anyway by switching to Queen of the South.
In: Omar Kader, forward (Forfar Athletic); Iain Campbell, defender (Cowdenbeath); Thomas O'Brien, defender (Cowdenbeath); Bryan Hodge, midfielder (Stenhousemuir); Kevin Nicoll, midfielder (Arbroath). Loan: Lewis Allan, forward (Hibernian), Andrew Black, defender (Dundee)
Out: Dale Hilson, forward, (Queen of the South); Darren Dods, defender (Brechin City); James Dale, midfielder (Brechin City); Stuart Malcolm, defender (Stenhousemuir); Andrew Steeves, midfielder (Montrose); Stephen Husband, midfielder (Kelty Hearts); Paul McLellan, midfielder (Broughty Ferry). Loan: Gavin Malin, midfielder (Montrose).
Last season: 3rd
Prediction: 4th. Dick Campbell came so close to first leading his side to the title and then winning the play-off against Alloa Athletic. The 61-year-old will need all his experience to keep his part-timers up there challenging again.
Key signing: Shane Sutherland broke into the Inverness Caledonian Thistle first-team squad at a young age but has spent the last two seasons with Elgin City in League Two. He will be looking to match the 14 goals last season that helped him win a step back up a division.
Intriguing arrival: Former Peterhead ball-boy Marc Lawrence is only 16 but goes straight into the first-team squad having made three appearances last season as a trialist while the midfielder was also playing for Lewis United Under-17s.
One that got away: Former Kilmarnock, Oldham Athletic, Aberdeen, Patrick Thistle and Morecambe midfielder Gary McDonald scored seven goals in 15 appearances for Peterhead after his release by St Johnstone in February. However, the 33-year-old departed the Blue Toon at the end of the season.
In: Kevin Dzierzawski, midfielder (Queen of the South); Nathan Blockley, midfielder (Airdrieonians); Shane Sutherland, forward (Elgin City); Leighton McIntosh, forward (Montrose); Marc Lawrence (Lewis United Juveniles). Loan: Ally Gilchrist, defender (St Johnstone); Cammy Kerr, defender (Dundee).
Out: David Cox, midfielder (Airdrieonians); Reece Donaldson, defender (East Stirlingshire); Ross Smith, defender (Stirling Albion); Dean Cowie, midfielder (Fraserburgh); Gary McDonald, midfielder; Ryan McCann, midfielder; Fraser McLaren, midfielder; Dean Richardson, defender. Loan: Ryan Baptie, defender (Linlithgow Rose).
Last season: 6th
Prediction: 7th. Jim McInally's team should again be a fairly safe mid-table bet.
Key signing: After spending most of his career in Scotland's second tier and having been a regular starter with Dumbarton last season, 30-year-old winger Mark Gilhaney should be a quality performer a division below.
Intriguing arrival: Former Motherwell and Clyde defender Euan Murray, 21, returns home after becoming the first Scot to play in the Solomon Islands, signing for Western Union for their Oceania Champions League campaign. Meanwhile, 24-year-old Spanish midfielder Carlos Mazana Martinez, who played regional football in his homeland with CD Tedeon, has won a contract after coming to Scotland to study at Glasgow University.
One that got away: Paul McMullan looked a class above the rest as he helped Stenny avoid relegation via the play-offs while on loan from Celtic, but the diminutive 19-year-old winger has this season been farmed out to St Mirren in the Championship.
In: Mark Gilhaney, midfielder (Dumbarton); Stuart Malcolm, defender (Forfar Athletic); Jon Robertson, midfielder (Cowdenbeath); Stephen Stirling, midfielder (Stranraer); Allan Smith, forward (Dunfermline Athletic); Jon McShane, forward (East Fife); Alan Cook, midfielder (East Fife); Jamie Barclay, goalkeeper (Clyde); Euan Murray, midfielder (Western United); Carlos Mazana Martinez, midfielder (Glasgow University). Loan: Liam Henderson, defender (Hearts).
Out: Greg Fleming, goalkeeper (Ayr United); Bryan Hodge, midfielder (Forfar Athletic); Alan Lithgow, defender (Airdrieonians); Craig Sutherland, forward (East Fife); Chris Smith, goalkeeper (Stirling Albion); Ross McMillan, defender (Stirling Albion); Martin Grehan, forward (Arbroath); Kristopher Faulds, midfielder (East Stirlingshire); Pedro Moutinho, forward (Bo'ness United); Stewart Greacen, defender (retired); Paul Sludden, forward; Kai Wilson, defender; Robbie Duncan, defender; Gregor Fotheringham, midfielder; Lee Gallacher, midfielder; Joshua Watt, midfielder; Ryan Millar, forward. Loan ended: Paul McMullan, forward (Celtic).
Last season: 9th
Prediction: 9th. Brown Ferguson has strengthened his squad over the summer, but so have Stenny's rivals and they will do well to avoid another relegation battle.
Key signing: Paul Cairney was a regular starter with Patrick Thistle - then in the top flight with Hibernian. But, having failed to make an impression with Kilmarnock, the 27-year-old midfielder moves down two divisions.
Intriguing arrival: After a couple of loan spells with Albion Rovers from Patrick Thistle, Mark McGuigan scored 11 goals in helping the Coatbridge outfit win League Two last season after making the switch permanent.
One that got away: Goalkeeper David Mitchell has made the step up to the Premiership with Dundee at the age of 25 after six seasons with Stranraer.
In: Brian Reid, manager; Lee Mair, defender/assistant manager (Dumbarton); Paul Cairney, midfielder (Kilmarnock); Dale Keenan, defender (Partick Thistle); Max Currie, goalkeeper (Motherwell); Andy Stirling, midfielder (Dunfermline Athletic); Ryan Thomson, midfielder (Dunfermline Athletic); Mark McGuigan, forward (Albion Rovers); David Barron, defender (Greenock Juniors). Loan: Conor Brennan, goalkeeper (Kilmarnock); David McGurn, goalkeeper (Raith Rovers).
Out: Stephen Aitken, manager (Dumbarton); David Mitchell, goalkeeper (Dundee); Willie Gibson, midfielder (Dumbarton); Jackson Longridge, defender (Livingston); Grant Gallagher, defender (Dumbarton); Frank McKeown, defender (Greenock Morton); Stephen Stirling, midfielder (Stenhousemuir); Sean Winter, midfielder (East Kilbride Thistle); Barry Russell, defender (East Kilbride Thistle); Daniel Tobin, goalkeeper (Irvine Meadow); Adam Forde, forward (Kilbirnie Ladeside). Loan ended: Jon McShane, forward (East Fife).
Last season: 2nd
Prediction: 2nd. New manager Brian Reid if anything appears to have strengthened a squad that came close to winning the title last season under Stephen Aitken.
Since the Mosul offensive started, hundreds of families from areas around the city have managed to flee. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says the camp has been receiving around 50 people daily, on average, with that number likely to rise.
The entrance of one of the main gates of Dibaga looks like an open market; people selling vegetables and fruit and a small bakery for fresh Iraqi bread.
A little further into the camp, is the aid distribution centre. Long, spiralling queues of men and women - some carrying their infants - have formed as people wait for hours to get aid.
"Newcomers," I'm told by one of the men lining up to collect mattresses, pillows and blankets for the tents that are now these people's homes.
The blankets will be crucial for the coming winter months.
Everyone is on edge. The aid is there but distribution is unorganised and it is not getting to people fast enough. The camp feels crammed.
One of the residents, Assad Hassan, tells me he fled his village near the city of Nimrud, south of Mosul, a day before the Iraqi government-led offensive against IS started.
He says he was too frightened to stay to see what the so-called Islamic State fighters might do when the Iraqi forces came in. Instead he decided to make the dangerous journey out of the city.
"It was a risk I had to take," he says.
"The road out of my village was mined. There were two cars ahead of ours and they were both blown up. I was extremely scared. I felt that I could be killed at any moment.
"I left with the women and children," he adds. "My sons left the next day. They had to swim across a river under heavy gunfire."
Asked where he sleeps now, he points to the carpet we're sitting on in the courtyard of the mosque in the camp.
The UN says about 5,000 people have been displaced so far by the fighting around Mosul and are in need of humanitarian assistance.
That is a fraction of the estimated one million people the UN is expecting to flee Mosul itself once the battle starts there.
It is a humanitarian crisis Iraq is not ready for, aid agencies have warned.
"Dibaga is already very crowded and we need to expand," Bruno Geddo, UNHCR chief for Iraq, says.
"We have the tents. We now need the land to put them on and provide people with the basics - a roof over their heads."
Dibaga is surrounded by plains, but Mr Geddo says the process of acquiring land to expand the camp had been extremely slow.
In a separate area of the camp, there's an unusual sound of celebration. People from Sabaweya village have just heard that it's been cleared of IS fighters and have broken into traditional song and dance, with one woman throwing sweets at the crowd.
Despite the good news, it'll be a while before any of these displaced people are able to go back to their hometowns.
IS fighters have been putting up fierce resistance, using different tactics to slow down, and on occasions, stop the Iraqi forces' advance towards Mosul.
"They killed men from the army in our village," 10-year-old Zaman says.
She comes from a village near Mosul, and has been in the camp for three months with her mother and sister.
"I saw them kill a man. I was very scared," she says.
"My dad is with the army and they threatened to kill him too. They said: 'You either join us or we'll kill you or take you to prison'.
"They took him. It's been three months now and I haven't seen him - my baby sister was born and he hasn't seen her."
In another camp in Irbil's mainly Christian Ankawa area, a makeshift bell tower with a cross on the top has been placed at the entrance.
Most of the residents there are from the town of Qaraqosh, which was recently stormed by the Iraqi forces.
It is the country's biggest Christian town and when IS attacked in 2014, all of its 50,000 residents fled.
Fadya Yousef says she and her family have been glued to the TV since the Mosul offensive started.
"We were very happy when we heard that the [Iraqi] fighters went into our town," she says.
"I just want to go back to my hometown... Even if I live in a tent there, I'll be happy."
Qaraqosh has been contested for days, but the latest reports suggest that the Iraqi forces are in control at the moment.
Fadiya's son, Youssef, is fighting on the front line with the Kurdish Peshmerga forces.
"Of course, I think about him," she says.
"But there are so many mothers like me with one or even two sons on the front line. I pray for their safety."
During a speech he said the vote to leave the EU puts the break-up of the UK back on the table.
The former Labour PM argued that people voted without knowing the terms of leaving and therefore have a right to change their minds.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said a second referendum is "very likely".
She told BBC Scotland that Mr Blair was "stating the obvious", adding that she believes the case for independence is "even more compelling" now than it was at the time of the 2014 referendum.
Tony Blair calls for people to 'rise up' against Brexit
The SNP argues that since a majority in Scotland voted to Remain, this represents a material change in circumstances sufficient to make the case for a second independence vote.
At the weekend, former first minister and SNP MP Alex Salmond indicated a decision on whether to hold a second referendum could come within weeks.
He said the UK government's response to Scottish plans to protect trade with Europe would be crucial.
Mr Salmond, the SNP's international affairs spokesman at Westminster, said a rejection of the plans would probably result in an autumn 2018 referendum.
Mr Blair, who was UK prime minister between 1997 and 2007, said in his speech to the pro-European campaign group Open Britain that those driving a withdrawal from the European Union "always wanted a hard Brexit".
He announced his "mission" to persuade Britons to "rise up" and change their minds on leaving the EU. He said there was "no widespread appetite" for the referendum result to be reversed, but added that he wanted to "build support for finding a way out from the present rush over the cliff's edge".
In relation to Scotland, he said: "In addition to all this, the possibility of the break-up of the UK - narrowly avoided by the result of the Scottish referendum - but now back on the table but this time with a context much more credible for the independence case.
"We are already seeing the de-stabilising impact of negotiation over border arrangements on the Northern Ireland peace process.
"None of this ignores the challenges the country faces which stoked the anger fuelling Brexit: those left behind by globalisation; the aftermath of the financial crisis; stagnant incomes for some families; and for sure the pressures posed by big increases in migration which make perfectly reasonable people anxious and feeling their anxiety unheard."
During a question and answer session following the speech, Mr Blair underlined that he was not in favour of independence.
He said: "On Scotland, let me be very clear. I want Scotland to remain in the UK. Even if Brexit goes ahead, I'm still in favour of Scotland remaining in the UK. And let's be very clear, Scotland's single market with England is of far greater importance to it economically than Scotland's interaction with the rest of Europe.
"However, I'm afraid that as we said during the referendum campaign - unlike the other side, we don't want to un-say the things we said - so when myself and John Major warned this would be a threat to the UK, we meant it. And it's true. And you can see that by the referendum coming back on the agenda."
SNP leader Ms Sturgeon told BBC Scotland that Mr Blair was "stating the obvious" about the case for independence.
She said: "The independence argument is now very different than it was in even 2014, and is even more compelling than it was in 2014.
"What Brexit has shown is that within the UK, Scotland's voice isn't listened to and doesn't appear to count for much. So the argument for taking control and taking charge of our own future, society and place in the world becomes ever more strong."
Scotland's only Labour MP, Ian Murray, told Good Morning Scotland the Brexit issue did not make the case for Scottish independence.
He said: "It [Brexit] certainly makes the grievance towards independence more credible now but I don't see the arguments of 2014 being any more credible now than they were then.
"The economic case is worse, certainly, than it was then. If you looked at the oil figures yesterday, in terms of it being a drain on the Treasury rather than it being an £8bn benefit to the Treasury, which was being promised."
Meanwhile the Scottish Conservatives said only a quarter of people in Scotland wanted another referendum now.
MSP John Lamont said: "The SNP has tried to use Brexit to muster support for separation. It has failed.
"That is because, as the majority of people in Scotland know, we solve none of the challenges of leaving the European Union by separating ourselves from our own union of nations."
Thomas Howard, 39, and his son Tommy were the only father and son to both die in the 1989 disaster.
PC Graham Butler told the new inquests he found Tommy among other casualties and tried to resuscitate him.
The jury saw footage of the boy holding on to his father's jacket in the crowd before the match kicked off.
They were seen in footage on the Leppings Lane terraces at the Sheffield ground on 15 April 1989 after taking a coach from their home in Runcorn.
David Lackey, a Liverpool fan who was in the same pen, said he saw Mr Howard in front of him saying "my son, my son", but he could not move to help him.
He said: "I said 'drag him up' and he said he couldn't. I knew he couldn't. There was nothing else I could say, nothing else I could do."
Mr Lackey said he later saw Mr Howard turning yellow and slumping forward in the crowd.
The jury heard how another Liverpool fan, Paul Taylor, saw Tommy in the pen after the crush and tried to give him the "kiss of life".
Mr Taylor said Tommy's eyes were open and "watery", he looked "very peaceful" and was unconscious, but he did not check for a pulse or breathing.
A police officer later checked Tommy for a pulse through his gloves before saying "leave him, he's dead", Mr Taylor said.
Mr Butler later found Tommy among other casualties and thought he saw "a flicker in his eyes".
"I thought there was a chance he might survive, so I picked him up," he said.
The jury heard how Mr Butler and some fans carried Tommy the length of the pitch to where someone who he now believes was an ambulance man told him: "He is not alive, take him to the gym."
A doctor confirmed Tommy's death in the gym at 15:55 BST.
Another police officer, Peter Muir, said he found Mr Howard inside pen three after the crush.
He said he was drawn towards him because his eyes were "flickering" and his lips were "quivering".
The officer said he carried Mr Howard through a tunnel at the back of the pen and laid him on a grassed area.
He checked Mr Howard's pulse and in a statement said he felt a "slight response" at one point.
He continued with CPR and an off-duty nurse came over to help, but Mr Muir said they were told by a doctor that Mr Howard had died.
The inquests, in Warrington, are due to resume on Friday.
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During their three-day trip they will also visit the set of the TV series Game of Thrones in the Titanic Quarter.
The visit gets under way on Monday 23 June and will finish on Wednesday 25 June.
The royal couple will also attend a Royal British Legion reception in Coleraine, County Londonderry.
City Hall will play host to the Queen and Price Philip where they will be guests at a lunch celebrating the 'Best of Belfast' hosted by Lord Mayor Nichola Mallon. Guests will include representatives of communities and groups across the city.
The royal couple will stay at Hillsborough Castle during their visit and will meet with Secretary of State Theresa Villiers and First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness at the castle in their first engagement.
It will be their 21st visit to Northern Ireland.
Their last was in June 2012, as part of Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
During that visit, the Queen and Mr McGuinness, a former IRA leader, shook hands for the first time.
In April, Mr McGuinness toasted the Queen during a banquet at Windsor Castle as part of the state visit of Irish president Michael D Higgins.
A senior official accused the US of a "shameful move" after learning that the White House did not intend to veto the text.
The Egyptian-drafted resolution was earlier withdrawn after Israel asked Donald Trump to intervene.
But four other countries later stepped in and a vote is due later on Friday.
The US, which can veto resolutions as a permanent member of the Security Council, has traditionally sheltered Israel from condemnatory resolutions by voting them down.
But the outgoing Obama administration has long made clear its opposition to Israeli settlement-building in occupied territory and there had been speculation that in its final month it might allow a resolution against settlements to pass at the UN.
A senior Israeli official, quoted by AP news agency, said: "President Obama and Secretary [of State John] Kerry are behind this shameful move against Israel at the UN.
"The US administration secretly cooked up with the Palestinians an extreme anti-Israeli resolution behind Israel's back which would be a tail-wind for terror and boycotts and effectively make the Western Wall [in Jerusalem] occupied Palestinian territory.
"President Obama could declare his willingness to veto this resolution in an instant but instead is pushing it."
The official, who was not named, added: "This is an abandonment of Israel which breaks decades of US policy of protecting Israel at the UN and undermines the prospects of working with the next administration [and] advancing peace."
A senior US official later hit back, saying Washington had not been involved in drafting or promoting the resolution.
The official, speaking to Reuters, also said the US had not told any other Security Council members how it would vote.
As the row deepened, US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham threatened to cut US financial support for the UN if it moved forward with the "ill-conceived resolution".
Incoming Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer called on the Obama administration to use its veto, saying the "one-sided UN" was "exactly the wrong forum to bring about peace".
Malaysia, Senegal, New Zealand and Venezuela, which were co-sponsors of the resolution, are to submit the draft. A vote is due at 19:00 GMT.
Israel contacted the president-elect's team earlier on Friday after learning that the US might abstain in the vote.
The office of Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi later said he had discussed the issue in a phone call with Mr Trump but no details of the conversation were given.
Analysts say President Sisi has sought good relations with the incoming US president.
French UN Ambassador Francois Delattre said the "key goal" of the resolution was "to preserve and reaffirm the two-state solution".
"The text that we have does not exclusively focus on settlements," he told reporters.
"It also condemns the violence and terrorism. It also calls to prevent all incitement from the Palestinian side so this is a balanced text."
On Thursday, Mr Trump had urged the Security Council to defeat the motion.
"Peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians will only come through direct negotiations between the parties, and not through the imposition of terms by the United Nations," he said in a statement.
"This puts Israel in a very poor negotiating position and is extremely unfair to all Israelis."
Mr Trump takes over as president on 20 January.
The issue of Jewish settlements is one of the most contentious between Israel and the Palestinians, who see them as an obstacle to peace.
About 500,000 Jews live in about 140 settlements built since Israel's 1967 occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The settlements are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this.
Scientists at the US National Snow and Ice Data Center said data showed that the sea ice extent was tracking below the previous record low, set in 2007.
Latest figures show that on 13 August ice extent was 483,000 sq km (186,000 sq miles) below the previous record low for the same date five years ago.
The ice is expected to continue melting until mid- to late September.
"A new daily record... would be likely by the end of August," the centre's lead scientist, Ted Scambos, told Reuters.
"Chances are it will cross the previous record while we are still in ice retreat."
'Rapid melt'
Sea ice extent refers to a measurement of the area of Arctic Ocean that contains at least some sea ice. Areas with less than 15% are considered by scientists to mark the ice edge.
In its latest summary, the centre said the average rate of ice loss since late June had been "rapid", with just over 100,000 sq km melting each day.
However, it added, the rate of loss doubled for a few days earlier this month during a major storm.
Responding to the latest update, Prof Seymour Laxon, professor of climate physics at University College London, said that he was not surprised that 2012 was set to deliver a record minimum.
"We got very close to a record minimum last year," he told BBC News.
"The fact that Cryosat showed thinner ice last winter, it is not surprising to me that it looks like we will have a record minimum this year."
Cryosat is a radar spacecraft operated by the European Space Agency (Esa) that was launched in 2010 to monitor changes in the thickness and shape of polar ice.
Prof Laxon added that this year's projected record minimum could result in a change in projections of when the Arctic would be sea ice-free during summer months.
"The previous [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change] report (published in 2007) stated that the likely date for an ice-free Arctic in the summer - and definitions for this vary a bit - was 2100," he explained.
"When we had the 2007 minimum, that date was brought forward to 2030-2040.
"The fact that we look set to get another record ice minimum in such a short space of time means that the modellers may once again need to go and look at what their projections are telling them."
Arctic sea ice plays a key role in help keep polar regions cool and helps control the global climate system.
The white surface of the ice reflects about 80% of incident sunlight back into the atmosphere, or into space.
When the sea ice melts, it exposes more of the dark ocean surface, resulting in 90% of the sunlight being absorbed, which warms the Arctic ocean.
Colin Horner, 35, was shot dead in front of his three-year-old son on Sunday afternoon.
Police said the man was arrested in Bangor on Friday night.
Separately, a 28-year-old man appeared in court on Friday charged with the murder.
Alan Wilson, of Ballyrainey Road, Newtownards, was also charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition.
He appeared at Newtownards Magistrates Court on Friday. Bail was refused in the case.
He denied being involved in the murder of Mr Horner.
A 45-year-old man arrested on Friday morning in the Newtownards area over the murder has been released unconditionally. A 47-year-old man also arrested over the killing was released on Thursday night.
McDowell's card left him four off the pace heading into Sunday's final round.
English duo Ian Poulter and Callum Shinkin lead on nine under along with Australian Andrew Dodt.
Joint overnight leader Padraig Harrington dropped out of contention after firing a 79 as he struggled in wet and windy conditions.
Harrington led on nine under overnight along with Shinkin and Germany's Alexandre Knappe but six bogeys and a double bogey saw him dropped seven off the pace.
McDowell's topsy-turvy round kept alive his hopes of securing one of the three remaining qualification spots for next week's Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.
For those who have not already won a place in the major, three places are up for grabs with a top-10 finish in Ayrshire.
McDowell, who will go into the final round in a share of eighth place, only survived into the weekend on Friday after a closing birdie.
That saw him signing for a four-under-par 68, which he matched on Saturday.
After an opening birdie on Saturday, 2010 US Open champion McDowell double bogeyed the long third but a run of three straight birdies from the sixth saw him going to the turn in 34.
The Northern Irishman carded four further birdies on the back nine although he also dropped shots at the 10th and 13th.
Paul Dunne, who also doesn't have an Open Championship spot, was the leading Irishman on six under after carding an impressive 69 on Saturday.
Rory McIlroy suffered a third missed cut in four events after a second round 71 left him on one over and two outside the mark.
Repairs to a retaining wall outside the Glen Hotel on Yarrow Terrace in Selkirk are expected to last for 10 weeks.
The area has been cordoned off to motorists for safety reasons while negotiations about the wall continued.
A temporary one-way system has been in place since May 2013 while these discussions carried on.
Repairs are now scheduled to start on 16 January.
During the initial stages of the £100,000 works, Yarrow Terrace will be closed to all traffic for a fortnight at the location of the retaining wall.
Councillor Gordon Edgar said: "I am pleased work is finally to begin on the retaining wall on Yarrow Terrace.
"The two-week closure is unfortunately unavoidable due to the nature of the works taking place, but once the repairs have been fully completed Yarrow Terrace will return to a two-way road.
"Once again, can I thank local people for their patience during the negotiations and their co-operation once the works start."
The no-result also sent Durham into the last eight at Northants' expense by virtue of their superior run-rate.
After an initial shower, umpires Stephen Gale and Jeff Evans hoped to start a 43-over game at 11:45 BST.
But the rain returned before play could get under way and the match was abandoned in mid-afternoon.
Both sides received one point, with Yorkshire finishing third in Group A and Durham fourth, with the latter's run rate of 0.402 superior to the -0.458 of Northants.
Surrey and Gloucestershire had already qualified from the group, with the quarter-finals set to take place between 25-27 August.
Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie:
"The weather has worked in our favour, but you always want to play cricket if you can and we would have preferred it to be a nice clear day and to have won the game on merit.
"But you have to make the best of the situation and we are very satisfied to get through to the quarter-finals.
"We always attempt to win every game we play in every competition and we are looking at getting to Lord's and winning the final."
Northants head coach David Ripley:
"We would have gone into the match having won our last three fixtures in the competition which suggests that we are playing good cricket at the right time.
"The forecast was pretty grim from the start of the day and it proved to be right, although going out without playing still feels tough.
"At least we have got the T20 Finals Day to look forward to. We may go into them as underdogs again but we don't mind the tag, just as we didn't (when we won it) two years ago."
The DR Congo striker, 31, who is on a season-long loan from Dynamo Kiev, was replaced during Saturday's 1-1 draw with Burnley.
Hull have also confirmed that the knee injury suffered by defender Harry Maguire during the Burnley game is not as serious as first feared.
The 23-year-old may be fit for Saturday's trip to face Leicester City.
The blaze at the mid-terrace house at De Burgh Square was reported at about 11:15 BST on Monday. Police and three fire appliances went to the scene.
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service district commander, Kieran Doherty, said initial investigations indicated the fire was accidental.
The victim had been renting the two-storey house for some time.
Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Sara Mooers said debris was seen in the ocean. It is unclear how it happened.
Marine Capt Timothy Irish told the Associated Press news agency that a search and rescue was under way for the two CH-53 transport helicopters.
The aircraft were from the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing from Marine Corps Base Hawaii, he said.
It is not clear what caused the crash of if survivors have been found.
Ms Mooers told Los Angeles radio station KNX-AM the search would be tough because of darkness and a high surf advisory.
Less than a year ago, a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey crashed during a training exercise, killing two Marines.
The National Star College, which operates in south west England, has opened its first Welsh college in Mamhilad, near Pontypool.
SNAP Cymru says sharing its expertise could improve provision elsewhere.
It could also mean people were not forced to move in order to continue their education, the charity added.
The further education college offers a specialised sensory-based curriculum for young people with complex and multiple learning disabilities, with an emphasis on learning through the creative arts.
Speaking to the Newyddion 9 programme, Lindsay Brewis from SNAP Cymru said the expertise of National Star, which has its main campus in Gloucestershire, should be used as a "resource for the community".
She said: "We need every single further education college to learn from centres of excellence such as National Star College and take up some of their methods and techniques - take forward their ideas and put them into practice locally, so that for the vast majority of young people with additional needs and disabilities, the local college will be the best college."
Making sure young people could received their education locally was crucial, she added.
"When these young people lose the link with their community, we do them a grave disservice," she said.
Morgan Jones, who lives near Corwen, Denbighshire, left Wales aged 16 to go to the National Star campus in Cheltenham.
He has returned and now lives in Ruthin, where he works at Denbighshire council's computer technology department.
He told Newyddion 9 going to the college "changed his life" and helped him get a job, as well as letting him live independently.
"I've always said I wanted my mum and dad to be parents, and not carers," he said.
But he added he would have liked to have had his education closer to home.
"There is demand in Wales for a place like National Star," he said. "Certainly, I would have liked to stay in Wales."
UK Anti-Doping says it will provide no funding for tests in Scottish football in the year ahead, with the SFA criticising the move.
"If they're not careful, what is currently deemed a low-risk environment could easily become a high-risk environment," said Dr Paul Dimeo of the University of Stirling.
The SFA plans to provide its own funding to augment the number of tests.
But Dimeo admitted to surprise at Ukad's decision, adding that he believed previous reports highlighting a decline in testing "would've prompted both organisations to collectively get themselves in a position where they're able to do more testing, whereas it seems that UK Anti-Doping are allowing things to drift".
"The worst-case scenario is if there's a fragmented approach from those organisations and then a lack of testing, in particular a lack of out-of-competition testing, because of a lack of funding and organisation, then people who plan to dope could see the loopholes and exploit them," he told BBC Scotland.
"People have done it in other sports, even sports that have a much better-managed anti-doping system.
"There may not be a doping problem at the moment, but in my view, anti-doping needs to be pre-emptive, pro-active, it needs to have a strategy and funding and people within the sport need to believe there is going to be testing.
"At the moment, these critical stories of arguments and division and lack of funding must make some people think there isn't really a deterrence or perhaps not even a will to put a deterrence into place."
Dimeo welcomed the SFA's intention to invest between £100,000 and £150,000 in testing for the 2016/17 period and warned against Ukad's definition of Scottish football as a low-risk area.
"One of the problems with defining any sport or any country as low risk is that once the deterrence of testing stops and word goes around there is very little testing then it actually raises the risk that athletes could turn to doping in their search for some performance enhancement," he said.
"The identification of Scottish football as low risk may come on the back of lack of positive tests and intelligence.
"But, if that situation continues where players don't think they're going to be tested, they could either deliberately or inadvertently find themselves in a situation where they may contravene the rules."
Dimeo expressed a hope that out-of-competition testing would take place - something that hasn't happened in recent years.
"I would say it's more important than in-competition," he said. "When the World Anti-Doping Agency was set up in 1999, one of the main things they began to tackle was the lack of out-of-competition testing internationally.
"Athletes can use drugs that are out of their system in time for them to use them to prepare for a competition.
"Perhaps the more powerful drugs like steroids, EPO and human growth hormone tend to be used during training or recovery periods.
"So, in my view, they need to address that. They need to think about having a registered testing pool of athletes who can be traced for when they send out the testers.
"They also need to have some random out-of-competition testing and this has to happen regularly or people will come to believe that, in the period between matches, they won't ever be tested."
Stephen Richard Jessett died after his Yamaha motorbike was in collision with a road sign and a black VW Polo on the roundabout to Llwydcoed on the A4059.
Mr Jessett, who was 29, lived in the Pant area of Merthyr Tydfil.
A family statement described him as "a very social person who would be found laughing and smiling" and "at the centre of any gathering".
Police appealed for witnesses to the incident which happened at 16:10 BST Friday.
Glengormley man McKillop, 26, held off a challenge from Canada's Liam Stanley to win in 4:12.11 as he took the fourth Paralympic gold of his career.
Northern Irish athletes Bethany Firth and Jason Smyth have already won gold at the Rio Games.
McKillop won 800m gold in Beijing before earning a double at London 2012.
The Team Ireland athlete will not be able to go for a double at the Rio Games after the International Paralympic Committee opted to remove the T37 800m from the athletics programme.
Algeria's Madjid Djemai, who finished fourth in the event in London, took bronze in 4:17.28 after leading by around 10 metres after the first lap.
McKillop moved ahead after 700m and after being tracked by Stanley for the next 500m, the Irish athlete pulled clear in the closing stages to finish 5.61 seconds ahead of the Canadian.
The Northern Irishman, who was diagnosed with a mild form of cerebral palsy at the age of two, has been undefeated in Paralympic competition since the 2005 IPC European Championships and went into this year's Games as an odds-on favourite to retain the 1500m title.
However, the world record holder, who was clinching Ireland's third medal of the Games, revealed after his triumph that a vitamin deficiency had almost ended his hopes of competing in Rio.
"Five weeks ago, I ran 4:30 in an able-bodied race and I hadn't run that slowly since I was 15 years of age," McKillop told Channel 4.
"It was because I was low in Vitamin B12. I couldn't get out of bed some days.
"It was tough to get here but once again my coach, my dad (Paddy) and my fiancee (Nicole) worked very hard to get me here.
"The positive is I've come here and defended my title. I represent the island of Ireland, north and south, and hopefully people feel I've done them proud," added McKillop, whose world record is a 3:59.54 clocking.
Swimmer Firth won gold for Britain in the S14 100m backstroke on Thursday and the county Down woman will aim to clinch a second gold in the 200m freestyle final on Sunday evening.
Team Ireland athlete Smyth, who is from Eglinton, retained his T13 100m title on Friday while Galway cyclist Eoghan Clifford also won a bronze on Friday.
The victim, who has been named as 35-year-old Amandeep Kaur, was discovered in Dovedale Road, Thurmaston, just before 15:00 GMT on Friday.
Baldeep Singh, 38, of Dovedale Road, was charged on Saturday and will appear before Leicester magistrates on Monday.
Leicestershire Police said officers went to the house after they received a report of a "domestic incident".
Detectives have asked for anyone who knew Ms Kaur, or knew her movements leading up to Friday, to get in touch.
Crowd trouble following the appearance of a drone with a pro-Albanian banner had forced the October tie in Belgrade to be called off before half-time.
Uefa had given Serbia a 3-0 walkover.
But the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled it was the reaction of the home fans and stadium stewards that had caused the abandonment after an appeal.
CAS said it was "the security lapses of the organisers and acts of violence exerted on the Albanian players by the Serbian fans" that had forced English referee Martin Atkinson to call off the match.
Uefa had already deducted Serbia three points and ordered them to play their next two qualifiers in an empty stadium, while both countries were also fined £72,000.
The decision leaves Serbia bottom of Group I on one point, while Albania now have 10 points from their first four qualifying matches and are joint-second with Denmark. Portugal top the group with 12 points.
The Euro 2016 qualifier, refereed by English official Martin Atkinson, was suspended in the 41st minute at 0-0.
Trouble flared when a drone appeared above the pitch, carrying an Albanian flag and a map of "greater Albania" showing nationalist claims on neighbouring states, including Serbia.
A Serbia player pulled down the flag and a brawl ensued during which several Albanian players were attacked by fans.
Atkinson led the players off the field and, after a delay of around 30 minutes, Uefa confirmed the match had been abandoned.
Albanian fans had been banned from entering the stadium by Uefa on safety grounds and the match was set against a backdrop of tight security.
Serbia and Albania have a history of turbulent relations, predominantly in relation to the former Serbian province of Kosovo, which declared independence in 2008.
Kosovo has been recognised by the United States and major European Union countries, but Serbia refuses to do so, as do most ethnic Serbs inside Kosovo.
The two nations will meet again in the reverse fixture in Shkoder on Thursday, 8 October.
Demonstrators have moved around several sites since April to highlight a crisis in temporary housing.
The council's lawyer told the court "trespass, highways and planning laws" were the grounds for the case.
The cost to the council in terms of additional policing, security and legal costs has exceeded £100,000, he added.
Ahead of the hearing, tents were set up and a banner reading "The homeless resistance" was hung outside Manchester Civil Justice Centre.
'Grave and serious'
Protesters said they hoped to be offered "permanent, suitable accommodation".
Some had earlier refused temporary accommodation offered by the council because they said it was "not suitable" and they felt unsafe.
The council said it had engaged with the protestors and had offered them support, but it could not accept anti-social behaviour and disruption to residents and businesses.
Councillor Nigel Murphy added the exclusion order was "designed to prevent the recurrence of camps and not targeted at individual rough sleepers".
He said the council would work with police and court bailiffs to "regain possession" of areas taken over by camps in St Ann's Square and Castlefield as soon as possible.
John Clegg, from Unison's community branch, said there was a lack of social housing in Manchester.
He added: "There is a large amount of money for building private flats, more hotels are going up all the time, but there are no plans to build any social housing. That's wrong. That's absolutely wrong."
"In our view an injunction is a form of gating, and sending out a message that poor people are not wanted and should not be coming in to the city centre."
The futuristic epic based on Michael Crichton's 1973 movie debuted in the US on Sunday evening.
The figures, reported by Variety, take into account those watching live TV as well as people viewing on HBO's streaming platforms.
It makes Westworld HBO's most successful drama series premiere since True Detective nearly three years ago.
The crime drama attracted 2.3 million viewers across all platforms when it was first broadcast in January 2014.
Westworld also beat the 2011 series premiere of the hugely popular Game of Thrones, which attracted 2.2 million TV viewers on the evening it debuted.
However, the most recent season of Game of Thrones attracted an average of 23.3 million viewers across all platforms, according to data HBO supplied to USA Today in June.
The number of viewers who watched Westworld makes the show a success for the pay TV channel, although the figure would be considered low for the same timeslot on a major rival channel.
Westworld's ensemble cast includes Evan Rachel Wood, Jeffrey Wright, Thandie Newton, Luke Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins and Borgen's Sidse Babett Knudsen.
The first episode of the series received mixed reviews from critics.
Empire's James White gave the programme four stars, adding: "It's a good start for the show, even if it feels at times as though you're being thrown in at the deep end. Still, the cast is several feet deep with impressive performers already and the world itself is a thing of designed beauty."
But, he added: "There are worrying elements - it's quick on the trigger finger when it comes to narrative tropes such as violence against women and casual nudity, but it remains to be seen how the show tackles those themes going forward."
Writing in The Guardian, Julia Raeside also questioned the role of women and amount of nudity in the show, but praised the episode overall.
"Yes, there are a lot of breasts and, so far, the women are either robots at the mercy of punters or professionals not listened to by their colleagues," she wrote.
"But otherwise, this is an impressive opening that ponders the qualities that make us human without bludgeoning us over the head with the differences between man and machine. And the cast is terrific."
Vanity Fair's Richard Lawson said: "It's beautifully acted and intricately written, frightening and probing and provocative."
But he described the show's "literal objectifying of most of its female characters" as an "ingrained, pervasive problem".
Writing about the first episode in The Telegraph, Catherine Gee said: "We're thrust into a complex, visionary world that is pleasingly in no rush to rapidly churn out its storyline.
"Like the on-screen robots, its pieces are meticulously put together, its capacity to unleash hell brimming beneath the surface. And it's beautiful to watch."
The first episode of the Westworld will be broadcast on Sky Atlantic in the UK on Tuesday evening.
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The End The Drone Wars protesters were arrested at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire in January during a demonstration over the use of armed drones.
Appearing at Lincoln Magistrates' Court, the two men and two women received a conditional discharge for two years.
They were also fined £337 each.
The court heard how the protesters, from Oxford, Nottingham, Leicester and Coventry, had been seen by police at the south end of the runway wearing hi-visibility jackets and holding banners.
The four convicted were:
The group said they had entered the base with the intent of preventing more drone strikes on innocent people.
Speaking after their trial, Cole said: "The use of drones should be seen as a war crime."
"We spent two days setting out our argument that RAF Waddington drones are killing innocent civilians," he said, following the trial.
He said the judge told them their actions would not have prevented drone operations, but acknowledged they were "sincere and honest" in their beliefs.
However, he said the judge told them "arguments about the legality of drone strikes was not a matter for this court".
The defendants said they were disappointed with the verdict, but understood the reasons for it. They pledged to continue their campaign against the use of drones.
The Reapers, which have hi-tech sensors and laser-guided weapons, are based in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria but are controlled by military staff at the Lincolnshire base.
The 20-year-old joined Peterborough from Hartlepool last September and made 34 appearances for Posh in 2014-15.
There is no call-back clause in the loan agreement deal, but James will not be allowed to play against his parent club during the season.
"I'm hoping I can use this loan spell to show people what I can do," he told the club website.
"That means getting a few goals and a few assists."
During his time with Hartlepool, James became the club's youngest ever goalscorer in January 2012 at the age of 17, and the following year was on target in a 5-0 win over Bradford in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.
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Hannah Witheridge, 23, from Hemsby, was found dead on the island of Koh Tao on 15 September last year along with David Miller, 24, from Jersey.
Two Burmese men are on trial for their murders. They deny any involvement.
Miss Witheridge's family said learning of her death had been an "indescribably impossible time".
"Our beautiful Hannah was taken from us in the most horrific way possible," they said in a statement.
"Losing someone you love is always difficult but losing someone so senselessly and unexpectedly, at such an early stage of their life, makes for an indescribably impossible time.
"Along with her bubbly and exciting personality, Hannah was extremely intelligent and after earning a degree with first class honours from the University of East Anglia, was working towards a masters degree in speech and language therapy in Essex.
"She would have gone on to make a significant difference to the lives of many people."
Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo, who are both 22, initially confessed to the killings but later retracted their statements, saying they had been tortured.
Prosecutors say the men are linked to the killings by DNA evidence collected from cigarette butts, a condom and the bodies of the victims.
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The Wales and Ospreys stand-off, who starts against the Highlanders on Tuesday, says he has "a tough ask" to make up ground before the first Test against New Zealand on 24 June.
"It's not nice to be probably the third choice at the minute," said Biggar.
"It's my job to try and force the order [to be] a little bit different."
Biggar has been cleared to return to action having gone through the return to play protocols after he failed a head injury assessment (HIA) when he was injured in the loss to the Blues on Wednesday.
England's Farrell and Ireland's Sexton are the subject of debate over who should start for the Lions, and Biggar described his rivals as "world class".
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Farrell switched to centre and Sexton took over at 10 following Wales centre Jonathan Davies' departure during the Lions' 12-3 win over Crusaders on Saturday.
Davies later failed an HIA.
Biggar, who starts alongside Wales and Ospreys half-back partner Rhys Webb against the Highlanders, said: "I think those two [Sexton and Farrell] probably deserve to be just that fraction ahead at the minute.
"That's being brutally honest.
"But my nature is not to sort of want that to happen. My nature is to sort of really try and close that gap and put some pressure on the two of them.
"And that's the chance that I've got on Tuesday night."
Biggar failed his HIA after leaving the field following a heavy tackle in the tourists' 22-16 loss against the Blues.
"It's a tough ask for me to make up ground," he said.
"I suppose I'm a little bit frustrated at having to come off after 35 minutes on Wednesday when we were going OK.
"So it's just up to me really to try and just do the basics well enough and bring the other guys into play as well outside me [on Tuesday]."
The fixture against the Highlanders in Dunedin (kick off 08:35 BST) is the Lions' fourth of the tour, with matches against Maori All Blacks and Chiefs to follow before the first of three Tests against New Zealand on Saturday, 24 June.
Jann Stuckey, the minister for the next Games on Australia's Gold Coast in April 2018, also believes the event will "continue for a long time".
"The Gold Coast won't be the beginning of the end - it will be a reinvigoration," said Stuckey.
The enthusiasm for the Games is in contrast to fears over its future before Glasgow 2014.
There was a lack of interest from member countries in staging the event, with no serious interest expressed to be 2022 hosts ahead of a March 2014 deadline.
Glasgow 2014 is believed to have cost more than £500m to stage and the finances needed to host future events was believed to be one of the issues.
In addition, a major dispute over governance between the Commonwealth Games Federation and its members may also have had a detrimental effect.
However, South African city Durban and Edmonton, in Canada, eventually came forward as potential suitors and confirmed bids for the 22nd Games must be lodged by March 2015.
Reg Milley, who is leading Edmonton's bid to host the Games, says the event needs to be modernised to stay relevant and has suggested adding new sports to the programme.
"Do we need three-on-three basketball, beach volleyball, BMX and skateboard?" asked Milley.
BMX cycling was added to the Olympic programme for the 2008 Beijing Games, while beach volleyball became an Olympic event at Atlanta in 1996.
Cycling's governing body the UCI has also campaigned for skateboarding to gain inclusion at the Olympics.
Speaking to BBC World Service's Sportsworld programme, Milley, chairman of the Edmonton 2022 bid committee, said his team had learned a lot from observing Glasgow 2014 at close quarters.
He said: "We have been talking to the young people here and in the wider Commonwealth about what they want in 2022 - the time when they will be at their peak.
"We need to renew and stay relevant."
Edmonton hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1978, while it was last staged in Canada in Victoria in 1994.
An African city has yet to welcome the event.
The president of the South African Sports Confederation & Olympic Committee, Gideon Sam, who is part of the Durban bid team, said the Commonwealth Games Federation should consider how his country staged the 2010 Fifa World Cup if they need help making their decision.
He said: "Ask Fifa what Durban can do. We have the infrastructure to deliver. This is Africa's time. This is Durban's time."
The next Games will be from 4-15 April 2018 in Australia and most of the venues for the disciplines are already in place.
New arenas have been built for the badminton, wrestling, track cycling and mountain biking, while the Aquatic Centre is ready three years ahead of schedule and will host August's Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.
Stuckey said the country has been a "thirsty sponge" in extracting the best elements that made Glasgow 2014 successful.
"We're absorbing all we can," she told BBC Sport.
"Some things we'll do differently, but for the most part - transport, security and volunteering programmes - we will be taking a leaf out of their book."
She added: "We will raise the bar further than what Glasgow has done for the best Games yet."
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Seven of the Reds' starting XI from the weekend defeat by Newcastle - including Steven Gerrard and Raheem Sterling - began Tuesday's 1-0 loss on the bench.
"I didn't see this as a big showcase game where I had to play the so-called names," said Rodgers.
"It might have seemed a gamble but for me it wasn't."
When Liverpool's team was announced, Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker said: "Rodgers has left out [Jordan] Henderson, Sterling, [Mario] Balotelli, Gerrard and [Philippe] Coutinho at Real Madrid. He has, though, thrown in a white towel.
"Selecting a weakened side in Europe's premier competition, especially against Real Madrid, is unbefitting of a club of Liverpool's stature. If I were one of Liverpool's star players, I'd be choked to be left out of a game at the Bernabeu against the European champions."
Rodgers responded: "I think the performance says the words. Gary is a figure who I respect and was a top player in his day but he's never been a manager, so he has never truly understood what it is like in terms of picking players.
"I respect his opinion but I think the words were played out by my team. The performance was far from throwing the white towel in. Right to the very end my players put in a performance befitting of the wonderful club this is. That would be my answer."
Reports before the match suggested Rodgers would choose to leave Gerrard out in order to ensure he was at peak fitness for the visit of Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday. Liverpool have endured a difficult start to the season, and were beaten 1-0 at Newcastle on Saturday.
But the Liverpool boss insisted: "I didn't rest players for Saturday. I picked a team that I thought could get a result. The players that came in were excellent and we were unfortunate not to get a result."
After hearing Rodgers's response, Lineker tweeted: "Rodgers intimating that many of his players were dropped for being awful at Newcastle rather than being rested. If that's true, fair enough."
Last season, Liverpool were not in Europe and early exits from both domestic cup competitions meant they could field a settled side as they finished second in the Premier League.
But Rodgers says that with more fixtures and more squad members to integrate this term, he had to use competitive matches to help some of his new signings get used to his style of play.
"We have seven games in 21 days," he added.
"We are trying to adapt new players into our ways of working and because we do not have as much time for training, we have to look at them and develop them in games at the moment."
Among Liverpool's starters at the Bernabeu was defender Kolo Toure, who has played less than a minute in the Premier League this season, while midfielder Lucas Leiva started for only the fifth time this season. Sterling and Gerrard came on as second-half substitutes.
"We defended very well when we had to against a team that are scoring five or six a game and are the best team in the world at the moment," added Rodgers, whose side were beaten by Karim Benzema's first-half strike.
Uefa's rules for the Champions League require all teams to "field their strongest team throughout the competition", but the governing body will not be taking any action against the Merseysiders for their selection in the Spanish capital.
Spanish TV presenter and former Liverpool player Michael Robinson on Twitter: "Incredible starting 11 for Liverpool. It's one thing to give players rest and another to not respect the contest. I think Rodgers has made a mistake. Thousands of Liverpool fans have come to the Bernabeu to see five key players on the bench. Rodgers has raised the white flag of surrender before the game has started."
Daily Telegraph football correspondent Henry Winter on BBC Radio 5 live: "We can spin it either way and say that people like Kolo Toure and Alberto Moreno played well, but Liverpool leave here having slipped another place down the table and they have got to win their next two games. This was not the Liverpool way tonight."
Daily Express reporter Paul Joyce on BBC Radio 5 live: "It's a very brave, some would say foolhardy decision by Brendan Rodgers. It invites a lot of scrutiny and spotlight at a time when things aren't going well. It's a massive call from him. He has made a lot of decisions tonight and he will live or die by them."
Canal Plus and Cuatro presenter Julio Maldonado on Twitter: "Tough to believe it, but Liverpool line up without Gerrard and Sterling. Irrespective of the result, I think a giant club like Liverpool and the greatest competition don't deserve that."
Delfin Melero, Marca: "I don't understand it. The only explanation is that Rodgers has given the game up for lost and wants to keep his starters fresh for the weekend game against Chelsea. They are not coming with confidence about getting something positive from the Bernabeu. Rodgers's selection sends a clear message."
Marcos Lopez, Marca: "Without any English players in the starting line-up, Liverpool were devoid of intensity or passion and greatly damaged their reputation. It looked like a friendly on a summer tour to America."
Scotland's first minister said the failure to guarantee they could stay was "tarnishing the UK's reputation".
Its thought three million citizens of other EU states live in the UK, with 1.2 million Britons living in Europe.
The PM has said she wants a reciprocal deal covering both groups' rights to be struck at the earliest possible stage.
But on a campaign visit to St Andrews University, Ms Sturgeon said: "The Tories have left the millions of EU citizens who live and work in the UK in complete limbo and I know from my own discussions with people in other EU countries how badly this is tarnishing the UK's reputation abroad."
"It is utterly contemptible that the Tories continue to use human beings as a bargaining chip in Brexit negotiations - and in doing so, they are poisoning the well before talks have even begun."
Theresa May has said she wants to "guarantee the rights of EU citizens who are already living in Britain, and the rights of British nationals in other member states, as early as we can" but argues that "we do need reciprocity - we need to have care and concern for UK citizens who are living in the European Union."
Labour says it would unilaterally guarantee the rights of EU residents before talks start, if it wins power in the general election on 8 June.
However, his opponents accuse him of being the latest in a long line of authoritarian rulers in Africa, who will win the 4 August election after his regime brutally suppressed the opposition and killed some of his most vocal critics - a charge his allies vehemently deny.
One of the first African leaders to set up a website with a presence on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Flickr, Mr Kagame believes the IT revolution has meant there are "few excuses" for political intolerance and poverty.
"There is a global awareness of national events - for example, in China, and days before that, in Iran, that is due to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and relatively inexpensive access to technology," the 59-year-old Rwandan leader said at the World Technology Summit in 2009, long before many other African leaders had grasped the significance of social media.
"These moments in history are captured and diffused in remote corners of the world, even as the events unfold," he added.
His comments are ironic, given that the international media watchdog Reporters Without Borders identifies him as a "predator" who attacks press freedom, citing the fact that in the last two decades, eight journalists have been killed or have gone missing, 11 have been given long jail terms, and 33 forced to flee Rwanda.
"A lot of effort has been made to improve internet access, but the idea is still to control discourse on social media, including by trolling journalists," Reporters Without Borders Africa head Clea Kahn told the BBC.
Mr Kagame, who received military training in Uganda, Tanzania and the US, is seen as a brilliant military tactician.
A refugee in neighbouring Uganda since childhood, he was a founding member of current Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's rebel army in 1979.
He headed its intelligence wing, helping Mr Museveni take power in 1986.
Then he spearheaded the launch of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) rebel movement. It took power in Kigali to end the 1994 genocide which killed some 800,000 Tutsis - the ethnic minority group to which Mr Kagame belongs - and moderate Hutus.
Once in government, Mr Kagame, who first served as Rwanda's defence minister and vice-president, backed the rebellion in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo to overthrow Mobutu Seso Seko's regime, only to then become embroiled in a new war there that involved six countries.
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"Julius Nyerere [Tanzania's founding president] played an influential role in fashioning his regional outlook, and activist approach to resolving conflicts," says William Wallis, from the UK's Financial Times newspaper, who has followed Mr Kagame's career closely.
"This led him to [DR] Congo, just as Tanzania invaded Uganda in the 1970s," he said, referring to the overthrow of Idi Amin.
According to Mr Wallis, Mr Kagame has been "extremely cunning" by playing on the "conscience" of Western powers for failing to intervene to end the genocide.
He says the Rwandan leader also has strong support from the UK and the US, because he has used aid money "more effectively than his African peers" and has wooed powerful lobby groups in the US, including Christian evangelicals and businessmen, to keep Washington onside.
Ghanaian analyst Nii Akuetteh, a former executive director of Washington-based think-tank Africa Action, once dubbed Mr Kagame as "one of America's friendly tyrants", pointing out that he had trained at its military academies and had even addressed cadets at the prestigious West Point military academy when his son was there.
Mr Kagame's powerful network of spies have been accused of carrying out a spate cross-border assassinations and abductions.
They are alleged to have even targeted their former intelligence chief Col Patrick Karegeya, who fled Rwanda after falling out with Mr Kagame.
He was murdered in 2014 in his suite at an upmarket hotel in South Africa's main city, Johannesburg.
"They literally used a rope to hang him tight," said David Batenga, Col Karegeya's nephew.
Mr Kagame did little to distance himself from the killing, while officially denying any involvement.
"You can't betray Rwanda and not get punished for it," he told a prayer meeting shortly afterwards. "Anyone, even those still alive, will reap the consequences. Anyone. It is a matter of time."
Still believing that he has a patriotic mission to fulfil, Mr Kagame - Rwanda's de facto ruler since the 1994 genocide - is running for a third term on 4 August.
This followed a controversial constitutional amendment in 2015 allowing him to run for three further terms, meaning he could theoretically remain in power until 2034, although he sought to play down the possibility by saying that he did not want to be an "eternal leader".
The amendment was approved by more than 95% of voters in a referendum, official results showed. The opposition said the vote was rigged.
For leading rights group Amnesty International, the election is taking place in a "climate of fear created by years of repression against opposition politicians, journalists and human rights defenders".
"They have been jailed, physically attacked - even killed - and forced into exile or silence," it says in its latest report on Rwanda.
In the most recent high-profile case, a pregnant British-Rwandan woman, Violette Uwamahoro, was arrested in February on suspicion of plotting to undermine Mr Kagame, sharing state secrets and helping to form an armed group when she went to Rwanda to attend the funeral of her father.
Mrs Uwamahoro, who returned to the UK after a court ordered her release on bail, believes she was targeted because her husband, Faustin Rukundo, is a member of the banned Rwanda National Congress (RNC).
"I had chains around my ankles and handcuffs. I started bleeding after my arrest and thought I was losing my baby. I asked for a senior doctor but the doctor they sent only examined my eyes," she said, as she recalled her ordeal in an interview with the London-based i News.
Against the backdrop of state repression, Mr Kagame is expected to win the election against his two opponents, Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party and the independent Philippe Mpayimana, with the only question being whether he will surpass his victory margins of 95% and 93% in the 2003 and 2010 elections respectively.
Mr Kagame has told his campaign rallies that the election is a "formality".
One London-based veteran critic of Mr Kagame, who prefers anonymity, told the BBC that Rwanda is still heavily divided along ethnic lines, and in a free election Mr Kagame would not win.
For the president, it would signal that his biggest political mission - to end the ethnic divisions that caused the genocide - had failed.
And probably this fear, more than any other, is driving him to repel threats to his rule.
"Kagame's biggest mistake has been to say that we are Banyarwanda [all Rwandans]. He is ignoring the root cause of the problem: The tribe. How can anyone say there is no tribe in Rwanda?" the Rwandan critic said.
Mr Kagame - who sees Singapore and South Korea as model states - believes the key to reconciliation is continued economic development.
"He has pursued it with single-minded determination… and deals ruthlessly with his adversaries," Mr Wallis explains.
Rwanda was in ruins when Mr Kagame's RPF took power after the genocide but its economy is now growing at an average of 7% a year, and poverty levels have fallen.
Under Mr Kagame's rule, Rwanda opened its first maize flour factory, improved its road network, established a national airline, is building a new $800m (£605m) international airport and plans to boost its status as a business hub with a conference centre that will cost at least $300m.
"Kagame is known as a doer and an implementer, not somebody who says things just like everyone else," UK charity Oxfam's Desire Assogbavi told AFP news agency.
As for his African peers, most of them appear to hold him in high regard, as he has been given the task of spearheading efforts to reform the African Union.
"Without an African Union that delivers, the continent cannot progress, and we face the likelihood of yet another decade of lost opportunity," Mr Kagame said in a report tabled at a meeting of African leaders in January.
"Tens of thousands of young African bodies have been swallowed by the sea or abandoned in the desert, in pursuit of a decent life for which they are prepared to risk everything, because they believe there is no hope at home. They testify to the urgent need to act," he added.
As far as Mr Kagame's allies are concerned, his reputation as a visionary and a doer will guarantee him a landslide in Rwanda's elections.
But for his critics, he is among Africa's most repressive leaders, and has dashed hopes of turning Rwanda into a democracy that all its citizens can be proud of.
Burglars broke into the ATM next to the Express store in St Mary's Street, Southampton, on Sunday afternoon.
They entered through the store's roof, police said, and would have needed to make several trips.
Two men carrying large blue bags were seen running across the rooftop at about 14:40 BST. They fled the scene in a red van.
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Det Con Miles Wilson of Hampshire Constabulary said the "well planned burglary" took place in a busy residential area.
"We would like to speak to anyone with information regarding this incident and anyone who saw these men or a red coloured van on Golden Grove on Sunday afternoon," he added.
According to the shop's website, it is open from 06:00 until 23:00 every day.
But the use of agency nurses and midwives has increased substantially for the third year running.
Health secretary Shona Robison said the government was providing people with "the high-quality healthcare they deserve".
The Conservatives said the use of agency staff showed there were not enough people to cover essential work.
The figures showed that, at the end of March, 161,656 people were employed by the NHS in Scotland.
Since 2006, the workforce - excluding GPs and dentists - has increased by 9%.
Ms Robison said: "Under this government, NHS staff numbers have risen significantly, with more consultants, nurses and midwives and allied health professionals now delivering care for the people of Scotland."
She added: "In addition to having record staffing levels, Scotland is leading the UK in developing mandatory nursing and midwifery workload and workforce planning tools that help health boards to plan for the number of staff they require, ensuring the best possible care for patients.
"We know our NHS faces many pressures and is treating more patients, with more complex illnesses, than ever before.
"Despite these pressures, the fantastic staff working in the NHS continue to deliver high-quality care."
The Scottish Conservatives raised concerns about the continuing use of nurses hired through agencies.
Health spokesman Donald Cameron said: "This is a clear indication that there are not enough staff to cover Scotland's wards.
"Everyone accepts there will be times when cover needs to be called in, and that it comes at a price.
"But for millions of hours to be covered by non-permanent members of staff is quite incredible."
Scottish Labour health spokesman Anas Sarwar said: "We have seen from the GP crisis and consultant vacancies rates that the SNP government has utterly botched workforce planning in our NHS, meaning our hospitals have to turn to expensive agency staff to deliver the care patients need.
"At a time when only a third of NHS staff feel there is enough of them to do their job properly, it will leave a sour taste in the mouth that so much is being spent on agency staff."
The £5m facility, run by Newcastle College, has indoor and outdoor tracks, overhead lines and signal boxes.
It is thought to be the first of its kind in the UK, and aims to address a national skills gap, due to an ageing workforce in the rail sector.
About 500 students are expected to be trained in the next five years.
The academy was developed with support from the National Skills Academy for Railway Engineering and Network Rail.
Mark McPake, head of the academy, said it aimed train workers in a different way.
"We're trying to create experiential learning where the students can actually learn by using their hands", he said.
"They will be doing the job they would be doing when they get into the live network, but doing it on the infrastructure we've got here in a safe environment."
From next year, the new GCSE will require pupils in England to study two religions but not humanism.
The parents fear excluding humanism may lead children to believe religion "has a monopoly on truth and on morality".
In February, former Archbishop of Canterbury the Right Reverend Lord Williams urged a government rethink.
He was among 28 religious leaders to sign a letter urging the government to allow students "the option of systematic study of humanism in GCSE".
The three claimants asking for judicial review of the government's decision are all parents of children due to take GCSEs in the next few years.
"I completely recognise the importance of children learning about the different religions, especially in our increasingly diverse society," said Kate Bielby, from Somerset, whose daughter Daisy is 12.
"What I object to is the lack of parity between religious beliefs and non-religious worldviews in the school curriculum, which in the eyes of children may well lead to the belief that religion, in whatever form, has a monopoly on truth and on morality.
"This is not accurate, it reflects neither the views of the population nor the traditions of the country, and we shouldn't be encouraging our children to believe it."
The one-day High Court challenge is backed by the British Humanist Association (BHA).
Chief executive Andrew Copson said the new subject content amounted to a breach of the government's obligations to ensure a broad and balanced religious studies syllabus.
"The law is clear that when teaching about religions and beliefs, schools should follow a broad and balanced syllabus which includes both religious and non-religious worldviews like humanism on an equal footing," he said.
"The religious studies GCSE is therefore incompatible with the rights of non-religious parents and the entitlement of young people to an education that does not indoctrinate them, even by omission.
"It amounts to a breach of the government's obligations and that is what we are seeking the court to affirm, in line with overwhelming public and professional opinion."
The proposed course will require pupils to study two faiths and aims to develop a stronger understanding of the central role of religion in British culture.
The faiths included are:
The Department for Education launched the plans a year ago, saying it had worked closely with experts from all the major faith groups to develop the "more academically rigorous qualification", which it maintains will allow students to choose options that can include humanism and other religious beliefs.
A ruling on the challenge is expected within the next few months.
It follows The Mirror's report the soap was "in chaos" after 81-year-old Knox was forced to miss a "crucial rehearsal" after falling ill.
But assistant producer Ella Kelly told BBC Radio 5 Live they had spoken to the actress today, and she is taking part.
The special live episode is to help celebrate ITV's 60th anniversary.
Coronation Street last broadcast a live episode to mark its own 50th anniversary in 2010, attracting more than 14 million viewers.
Kelly told 5 Live's Afternoon Edition with Dan Walker and Sam Walker on Tuesday that the cast and crew were all in "fine form" and "poised for the run-through tonight".
She added: "There's just such a buzz in the building. All the actors in one space is just amazing."
Kelly also spoke about last week's announcement that producer Stuart Blackburn will be leaving at the end of the year, and is being replaced by Emmerdale's Kate Oakes.
"There's no surprise, it's something that happens as part of these shows that people reach the end of their tenure," said Kelly, adding: "We're really sad to see Stuart go."
"He's just seen a wonderful exit for Hayley which brought regularly over 10 million viewers, which is incredible, and two Baftas for us... So it's all mixed emotions really," she said.
When questioned by TV reviewer Kevin O'Sullivan, who was also a guest on 5 Live, Kelly denied the timing of the announcement was "incendiary", coming just ahead of the live episode.
"I think it was absolutely a sensible thing to do, because there [were] obviously lots of rumours about who's going to take over... as always happens after a period of two-and-a-half, three years," she said.
"It felt like it was much better to announce that, and for us all to hear it first, and announce that properly, and then just get on with doing the live and have a fantastic event."
She added she hoped negative press coverage, which has suggested cast members were celebrating the end of Blackburn's tenure, would "go away", adding, "it's all such nonsense".
Kelly said fans could expect "lots of firsts" from Wednesday's live show and that they were being "a little bit daring". She also promised it would be "classic Corrie".
"It will be tension with the Platts, and laughter with the Websters and everyone's poised to see what happens with Roy, and of course farewell to Lloyd and Andrea," she said.
Anthony Knockaert wasted Brighton's best first-half chance, dithering before being thwarted by Craig Ross.
Tilley, 19, replaced the winger at the break and swept home a rebound after Liam Rosenior's effort was parried.
Barnet almost forced extra time when Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro's shot was deflected on to a post.
Jamal Campbell-Ryce forced a fine save from Brighton keeper Niki Maenpaa, but the Premier League club did enough for a first victory of the season.
Knockaert, Championship Player of the Year last season, impressed during his 45 minutes on the pitch as he continues his recovery from an ankle injury.
Bees keeper Ross made his debut after first-choice Jamie Stephens pulled out in the warm-up.
Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Barnet 0.
Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Barnet 0.
Attempt blocked. Ricardo Santos (Barnet) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Mauro Vilhete (Barnet) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Uwe Hünemeier (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Justin Amaluzor (Barnet).
Attempt missed. David Tutonda (Barnet) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Taylor.
Attempt blocked. Jack Taylor (Barnet) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Offside, Barnet. Harry Taylor tries a through ball, but Justin Amaluzor is caught offside.
Aaron Connolly (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ricardo Santos (Barnet).
Substitution, Barnet. Ruben Bover replaces Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Aaron Connolly replaces Tomer Hemed.
Attempt saved. Jiri Skalak (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomer Hemed.
Attempt blocked. Jiri Skalak (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomer Hemed.
Attempt blocked. Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ales Mateju.
Substitution, Barnet. Justin Amaluzor replaces Shaquile Coulthirst.
Ales Mateju (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mauro Vilhete (Barnet).
Attempt blocked. Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro (Barnet) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Taylor.
Attempt blocked. Mauro Vilhete (Barnet) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simeon Akinola.
Attempt blocked. James Tilley (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ales Mateju.
Substitution, Barnet. Simeon Akinola replaces Jamal Campbell-Ryce.
Richard Towell (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by David Tutonda (Barnet).
Attempt saved. Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rohan Ince.
Jiri Skalak (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Barnet).
Attempt missed. David Tutonda (Barnet) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
Attempt saved. Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Barnet) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wesley Fonguck with a headed pass.
Corner, Barnet. Conceded by Liam Rosenior.
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Barnet 0. James Tilley (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Attempt blocked. Liam Rosenior (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
Attempt blocked. James Tilley (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Rosenior.
Foul by Ales Mateju (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro (Barnet) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Barnet 0.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Tilley replaces Anthony Knockaert.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ales Mateju replaces Gaëtan Bong.
Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
There were red faces in the police department when it emerged in 2013 that Mr Putin had wrongly been put on the database as a suspected contributor to Russian gang-related crime.
An appeal court cleared the last of them and charges against two others were quashed earlier by a lower court.
The Kremlin has not yet commented.
Russia has occasionally had prickly relations with its neighbour, but when the mistake first emerged, the Kremlin was said to have reacted with "irony" and not pressed for action to be taken.
Finnish prosecutors established that a list of those suspected of crimes which could carry a sentence of at least six months was full of errors. The Russian leader happened to be on it, though it is not clear why.
Clearing the officer, the appeal court found that, though in charge of the internal database, he could not be held criminally liable because his duties has not been clearly enough defined.
The revelation by Finnish media of Mr Putin's presence on the list led police to apologise for a "serious error".
An investigation was launched and the list examined to expunge erroneous entries.
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The event features around 3,600 athletes aged between 14 to 18 from 204 countries.
They will compete in the same 26 sports that are represented in the current summer Olympics.
The games were the brainchild of the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jacques Rogge, who said before the opening ceremony on Saturday that he felt like an expectant father awaiting the birth of a child.
It was a culmination of his long-term desire to create a global sporting event for young people.
For athletes like 15-year old Jeffrey Lightfoot, who was one of the torchbearers, it's a chance to fulfil a childhood goal.
The aptly named Lightfoot is the captain of the Singapore youth football team. He has been playing soccer competitively since he was seven.
"It's a once in a lifetime opportunity," he says.
"It's a very rare chance to be playing for Singapore and playing for these big Youth Olympic games, because you can only go to the Youth Olympics once in your life."
But behind the hopes of the young athletes are worries over mounting costs and how much interest there would be in these new games.
Singapore won the bid to host the games in a tight race with Moscow more than two years ago, and the government has spent nearly $290m (??186m) on them.
That's three times above the original budget of around $90m which was submitted to the IOC.
It's sparked criticism on internet blogs, one of the few places Singaporeans can voice their frustrations within the tightly-controlled city-state.
The government minister in charge of spending on the games, Vivian Balakrishnan, is unapologetic.
"If I could rewind time, with the benefit of hindsight, I should have budgeted a larger amount in the first place," he says.
"But the real question is if I knew that it was going to cost this amount, would I still have proceeded to bid for the games? The answer is a definite 'yes'."
Mr Balakrishnan, the Minister of Community Development, Youth and Sports sees it as a chance to extend Singapore's image as an efficient globally connected city.
"I think this is not a trifling amount," he admits.
"But it is an amount that will give us value for money in terms of positioning ourselves, in terms of marketing ourselves, in terms of making sure we are on everyone's radar screen the next time they make an investment decision, the next time they decide to site an international or regional headquarters or the next time they decide to expand their business."
But, unlike the summer Olympics where the numbers of viewers tuning in from all around the world is more or less known, the fact it is the first time the Youth Olympic games are being held means a risk for both governments and sponsors undertaking the cost.
Ng Ser Miang, the chairman of the Singapore Youth Olympics Organising Committee admits that it was a struggle at first to find companies to spend the money because the games are a first.
"In the case of sponsors, it was slow in the take-up," he says.
"But I think once they know the concept and they understand what these youth Olympics games is all about, we had a good response.
"We managed to raise about 60 million Singapore dollars and I think what is good is that they agree that this is a case where they should promote the games more than their own products."
And that is precisely what a number of the sponsors have done.
Coca Cola says it the longest serving continuous corporate sponsor of the main Olympic Games.
And according to its public affairs director in Singapore, June Kong-Dhanabalan, the goal of the company is to "help raise the awareness and excitement of the games and make some genuine consumer connections".
For the Youth Olympics, Coca Cola has provided cash and products - including more than 1.5 million cans and bottles of its various beverages.
Ms Dhanabalan adds that Coca Cola stands behind the Singaporean organising committee's decision in going "out on a limb".
Also going out on a limb with these new games is Procter & Gamble.
Unlike Coca Cola, they are a new sponsor, having just signed up with the IOC in a 10-year deal last month.
But they had some prior experience, sponsoring Team America at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver this year.
Marc Pritchard, P&G's global branding chief, says that campaign brought in $100m of extra sales for their products, a number which met with their targets.
However they, like other sponsors, will not disclose how much was spent.
Nonetheless, he does not expect the firm to generate as large a sum from the Youth Olympics and has set no targets.
For these games, they have sponsored 25 mothers of young Olympic athletes from around the world, helping with their travel and lodging costs.
No money exchanged hands in the case of Pico, a local events management company that helped set up the many venues being used for the games, including the floating stage for the opening ceremony.
Pico did not pay a fee to be one of the games' sponsors, but did some of their contracted work for free.
"We being a home-grown Singapore company, we want to show that we are a player in this industry," says Jean Chia, the managing director.
"So it is a strategic sponsorship for us because we want to be associated with the Olympic games as well as the Olympic spirit."
It is that spirit that Singapore's government is hoping to will capture audiences around the world.
Minister Balakrishnan admits that being the first to host the games is not without its risk.
"We will have to prove that we made the right decision over the next two weeks."
In a statement, the embassy said consular services in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dhahran would not be available.
It urged US citizens to take extra precautions when travelling in Saudi Arabia and to keep a low profile.
On Friday, the embassy warned that Western oil workers could be the target of militant attacks.
It said it had information that "individuals associated with a terrorist organisation" could be targeting people working in the oil-rich Eastern Province.
The message did not identify the militants.
Saturday's statement did not give details of any specific threat but said: "All US citizens are encouraged to be aware of their surroundings and take extra precautions when travelling throughout the country.
"The Department of State urges US citizens to carefully consider the risks of travelling to Saudi Arabia and limit non-essential travel within the country."
The last security incident in Saudi Arabia involving US citizens happened last October when a disgruntled Saudi-American, dismissed from his job at a US defence contractor in Riyadh, shot two US co-workers, killing one and wounding the other.
It has advised passengers to check with their airline for flight information.
Four fire appliances were sent to the scene after the alarm was raised at about 07:15 local time. There are no reports of any injuries.
There are no further details.
The man, who was in his 50s, collapsed on Swirral Edge leading up to the summit of Helvellyn at 10:30 BST on Saturday.
The Great North Air Ambulance joined volunteers from the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team but the man was found to be dead at the scene.
The air ambulance was also called to Helvellyn after a man in his 50s injured his knee at 15:15.
The aircrew doctor assessed the casualty in the helicopter before he was flown off the hill to a waiting mountain rescue ambulance.
New Communities Secretary Angela Constance said the government would establish the £1m a year fund to help lift people out of poverty.
She said this was part of work to "tackle the causes and not just the symptoms of poverty".
Labour attempted to press an amendment calling for a higher tax rate, but this was voted down by MSPs.
The Scottish government set out its plans to tackle poverty as part of a series of debates on "taking Scotland forward" in the early days of the new Holyrood term.
Ms Constance opened with strong words for the Conservatives, attacking the UK government's austerity programme and describing Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson as "David Cameron's best pal in Scotland".
She said the Scottish government had spent £104m in the past year alone mitigating the effects of Westminster welfare cuts.
She said "deep seated inequality and poverty" was holding Scottish people back, with 940,000 people affected after housing costs, including 210,000 children, which she said was "unacceptable" and "quite simply wrong".
In the week following World Hunger Day, Ms Constance said hunger was a growing element of poverty.
She said the government was working with experts to develop a sustainable food strategy, saying the £1m fund would enable communities across Scotland to "come together to develop empowering solutions to food poverty" and combat social isolation.
The government has also pledged to build 50,000 affordable homes over the full parliament, with 70% of them for social rent.
Speaking for the Scottish Conservatives, new MSP Adam Tomkins said "finger pointing at Westminster" would not solve anything, and insisted the UK-wide Tory policies were working and had helped the poorest.
He said there could not be a welfare system without sanctions, but insisted his party would be supportive of those who could not work.
Mr Tomkins added: "The dignity of the pay packet is much to be preferred to the indignity of a system that assumes you are not fit for the workplace."
He also hit out at SNP "centralisation" of power, saying local people should have a say in the everyday working of services.
Having secured victory with an amendment calling for a fracking ban the previous day, Labour pressed a new amendment calling on Holyrood to "recognise the need for a higher top rate of tax on the richest earners".
Alex Rowley said "eradicating poverty, inequality and deprivation" should be the mission of the Scottish Parliament and government.
He said: "We have a great opportunity to to bring about social justice for all of Scotland, let's make sure that we grasp it."
Alison Johnstone said the Greens looked forward to working with other parties across the chamber to make Scotland a fairer place to live with true equality of opportunity.
And Alex Cole-Hamilton, for the Lib Dems, said constituents looked to politicians to work together to solve inequality, saying it would do them a "profound disservice to trade blows" on the issue.
The debate centred around a motion from Ms Constance, which said parliament should "work together to create a fair and prosperous Scotland, where people flourish and have equality in opportunities".
Labour proposed an amendment which said Holyrood should "recognise the need for a higher top rate of tax for the richest earners, so this can be redistributed to tackle wider inequalities". However, members rejected this by 94 votes to 26.
Mr Tomkins also put forward an amendment calling for a broader housebuilding target of 100,000 houses, including 50,000 affordable ones, but this was rejected by 90 votes to 30.
The unamended motion was then passed by 100 votes to 20.
The red-footed falcon was spotted in Staffordshire in July and had "delighted" nature lovers in the Midlands and East of England, the RSPB said.
It said the young male, which was found dead near Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, last month, had been shot.
The charity, National Wildlife Crime Unit and police are investigating.
A £1,000 reward for information has also been offered.
Mark Thomas, from the RSPB, said: "The death of this beautiful and rare bird is sickening, it has spent nearly three months touring the UK and delighting thousands of people only to be shot dead in Cambridgeshire.
"I only hope that someone who knows something about the circumstances in which this bird was killed will share any information they have to help the police in their investigation."
The RSPB added the bird was "incredibly tame" and "approachable".
It had been killed with a shotgun and was likely to have been killed where its body was found. Investigations are continuing into the possible motive for the shooting.
Source: RSPB and Journal of Zoology
The RSPB is still offering a £1,000 reward for information leading to the identification of the person who shot the bird, while Suffolk Police said it was still an active investigation.
Cambridgeshire Police wildlife crime officer Alun Bradshaw said it was "awful" that such a rare bird had been needlessly shot and in such a "cowardly" manner.
30 September 2015 Last updated at 09:12 BST
Crates carrying millions of the little creatures fell into the motorway in Southern Oklahoma, America.
Traffic was stopped while bee keepers cleaned up the spilled crates.
The road is now clear but the story has created quite a 'buzz' around the world.
Jack Taylor drove a tipper truck in the crash that killed Steven Davidson-Hackett in Exeter on 23 June, 2012.
He was given a £1,500 fine and a one-year driving ban by Exeter Crown Court for taking a vehicle without consent and drink-driving.
Ray Davidson-Hackett described the sentence as "a total disgrace, a total let-down".
He said: "My son's life is worth 1,500 quid. The courts have let us down, the CPS have let us down, and the legal system has let us down."
In 2013 Taylor, from Plymouth-based 42 Commando, pleaded guilty to causing the death of 20-year-old Mr Davidson-Hackett, but the Supreme Court later ruled that Taylor's drink-driving did not cause the accident and this charge and a charge of aggravated vehicle taking were not applicable.
The 28-year-old pleaded guilty to taking a vehicle without consent and drink-driving.
Judge Graham Cottle said Steven Davidson-Hackett's family and friends would understandably "feel let down by the criminal justice system" and he had "the greatest sympathy" for them.
Taylor had an alcohol level of 110 milligrams in 100 millilitres of blood - more than the legal limit of 80 milligrams - when his truck collided with the moped rider on his drive home from work.
Taylor had been driving at less than the 30mph speed limit when he collided with Mr Davidson-Hackett's 100cc scooter on a blind bend in the single track road, the court heard.
Mr Davidson-Hackett suffered fatal injuries as he went under the wheels of the truck and was dragged along the road and died in hospital later.
In terms of discoveries, it seemed as unlikely as it was remarkable.
But it raised even bigger questions about the origins of this ancient manuscript.
And there are now suggestions from the Middle East that the discovery could be even more spectacularly significant than had been initially realised.
There are claims that these could be fragments from the very first complete version of the Koran, commissioned by Abu Bakr, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad - and that it is "the most important discovery ever for the Muslim world".
This is a global jigsaw puzzle.
But some of the pieces have fallen into place.
It seems likely the fragments in Birmingham, at least 1,370 years old, were once held in Egypt's oldest mosque, the Mosque of Amr ibn al-As in Fustat.
This is because academics are increasingly confident the Birmingham manuscript has an exact match in the National Library of France, the Bibliotheque Nationale de France.
The library points to the expertise of Francois Deroche, historian of the Koran and academic at the College de France, and he confirms the pages in Paris are part of the same Koran as Birmingham's.
Alba Fedeli, the researcher who first identified the manuscript in Birmingham, is also sure it is the same as the fragments in Paris.
The significance is that the origin of the manuscript in Paris is known to have been the Mosque of Amr ibn al-As in Fustat.
The French part of this manuscript was brought to Europe by Asselin de Cherville, who served as a vice consul in Egypt when the country was under the control of Napoleon's armies in the early 19th Century.
Prof Deroche says Asselin de Cherville's widow seemed to have tried to sell this and other ancient Islamic manuscripts to the British Library in the 1820s, but they ended up in the national library in Paris, where they have remained ever since.
But if some of this Koran went to Paris, what happened to the pages now in Birmingham?
Prof Deroche says later in the 19th Century manuscripts were transferred from the mosque in Fustat to the national library in Cairo.
Along the way, "some folios must have been spirited away" and entered the antiquities market.
These were presumably sold and re-sold, until in the 1920s they were acquired by Alphonse Mingana and brought to Birmingham.
Mingana was an Assyrian, from what is now modern-day Iraq, whose collecting trips to the Middle East were funded by the Cadbury family.
"Of course, no official traces of this episode were left, but it should explain how Mingana got some leaves from the Fustat trove," says Prof Deroche, who holds the legion of honour for his academic work.
And tantalisingly, he says other similar material, sold to western collectors could, still come to light.
But what remains much more contentious is the dating of the manuscript in Birmingham.
What was really startling about the Birmingham discovery was its early date, with radiocarbon testing putting it between 568 and 645.
The latest date in the range is 13 years after the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632.
David Thomas, Birmingham University's professor of Christianity and Islam, explained how much this puts the manuscript into the earliest years of Islam: "The person who actually wrote it could well have known the Prophet Muhammad."
But the early date contradicts the findings of academics who have based their analysis on the style of the text.
Mustafa Shah, from the Islamic studies department at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, says the "graphical evidence", such as how the verses are separated and the grammatical marks, show this is from a later date.
In this early form of Arabic, writing styles developed and grammatical rules changed, and Dr Shah says the Birmingham manuscript is simply inconsistent with such an early date.
Prof Deroche also says he has "reservations" about radiocarbon dating and there have been cases where manuscripts with known dates have been tested and the results have been incorrect.
But staff at Oxford University's Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit, which dated the parchment, are convinced their findings are correct, no matter how inconvenient.
Researcher David Chivall says the accuracy of dating has improved in recent years, with a much more reliable approach to removing contamination from samples.
In the case of the Birmingham Koran, Mr Chivall says the latter half of the age range is more likely, but the overall range is accurate to a probability of 95%.
It is the same level of confidence given to the dating of the bones of Richard III, also tested at the Oxford laboratory.
"We're as confident as we can be that the dates are accurate."
And academic opinions can change. Dr Shah says until the 1990s the dominant academic view in the West was that there was no complete written version of the Koran until the 8th Century.
But researchers have since overturned this consensus, proving it "completely wrong" and providing more support for the traditional Muslim account of the history of the Koran.
The corresponding manuscript in Paris, which could help to settle the argument about dates, has not been radiocarbon tested.
But if the dating of the Birmingham manuscript is correct what does it mean?
There are only two leaves in Birmingham, but Prof Thomas says the complete collection would have been about 200 separate leaves.
"It would have been a monumental piece of work," he said.
And it raises questions about who would have commissioned the Koran and been able to mobilise the resources to produce it.
Jamal bin Huwareib, managing director of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation, an education foundation set up by the ruler of the UAE, says the evidence points to an even more remarkable conclusion.
He believes the manuscript in Birmingham is part of the first comprehensive written version of the Koran assembled by Abu Bakr, the Muslim caliph who ruled between 632 and 634.
"It's the most important discovery ever for the Muslim world," says Mr bin Huwareib, who has visited Birmingham to examine the manuscript.
"I believe this is the Koran of Abu Bakr."
He says the high quality of the hand writing and the parchment show this was a prestigious work created for someone important - and the radiocarbon dating shows it is from the earliest days of Islam.
"This version, this collection, this manuscript is the root of Islam, it's the root of the Koran," says Mr bin Huwareib.
"This will be a revolution in studying Islam."
This would be an unprecedented find. Prof Thomas says the dating fits this theory but "it's a very big leap indeed".
There are other possibilities. The radiocarbon dating is based on the death of the animal whose skin was used for the parchment, not when the writing was completed, which means the manuscript could be a few years later than the age range ending in 645, with Prof Thomas suggesting possible dates of 650 to 655.
This would overlap with the production of copies of the Koran during the rule of the caliph Uthman, between 644 and 656, which were intended to produce an accurate, standardised version to be sent to Muslim communities.
If the Birmingham manuscript was a fragment of one of these copies it would also be a spectacular outcome.
It's not possible to definitively prove or disprove such theories.
But Joseph Lumbard, professor in the department of Arabic and translation studies at the American University of Sharjah, says if the early dating is correct then nothing should be ruled out.
"I would not discount that it could be a fragment from the codex collected by Zayd ibn Thabit under Abu Bakr.
"I would not discount that it could be a copy of the Uthmanic codex.
"I would not discount Deroche's argument either, he is such a leader in this field," says Prof Lumbard.
He also warns of evidence being cherry-picked to support experts' preferred views.
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Prof Thomas says there could also have been copies made from copies and perhaps the Birmingham manuscript is from a copy made specially for the mosque in Fustat.
Jamal bin Huwaireb sees the discovery of such a "priceless manuscript" in the UK, rather than a Muslim country, as sending a message of mutual tolerance between religions.
"We need to respect each other, work together, we don't need conflict."
But don't expect any end to the arguments over this ancient document.
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Addison, 26, was a free agent after leaving Bournemouth in the summer, having spent much of last season on loan at Scunthorpe and Blackpool.
He only made 22 appearances in three years with the Cherries after joining from boyhood club Derby in 2012.
Samuelsen, 18, will be on loan with Posh until 2 January.
The Norway-born teenager made two substitute appearances for the Hammers in their Europa League tie against Birkirkara in July.
Addison, meanwhile, will provide cover for the injured Gabriel Zakuani and Shaun Brisley, and Jack Baldwin and Ricardo Santos, who are suspended.
He was named in the starting line-up for Tuesday's home game against Barnsley, with Samuelsen on the bench.
In a BBC interview to be broadcast at 22:40 GMT, Jonathan Bell MLA vows to tell "the truth" about how the scheme careered out of control.
He believes his political career will be ruined by the revelations.
Reacting to the news ahead of the broadcast, Arlene Foster insisted that she has "nothing to hide".
Speaking to the Impartial Reporter newspaper, the first minister said that "to date, there's been about 10% fact and 90% spin about this story".
She accused others of "playing party politics", and that Mr Bell's future is in the hands of DUP party officers.
During an emotional conversation with Stephen Nolan, Mr Bell said: "I've talked with my wife. I do talk with my children, and given the level of exposure that comes with [speaking out], it'll not be easy.
"But my wife told me this morning: 'Jonathan, tell the truth. Please tell the truth.' And I've now done that.
"I am a very poor Christian, but I have a great God. And I believe God does not punish people for telling the truth."
Speaking through tears, he said: "This is difficult. There's a ward in the Ulster Hospital, the Maynard ward, which is closed. Do you think I could sit back and not tell the truth? Not when God has told me to tell the truth.
"Dr Paisley was right - tell the truth, should the heavens fall on you. So do with me as they will."
The botched heating initiative could cost taxpayers as much as £400m.
Meanwhile, Stormont's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has decided to invite Mrs Foster to give evidence about her role in the scheme. Also invited before the committee are Mr Bell, Sammy Wilson and Patsy McGlone.
The influential assembly committee scrutinises public spending and is conducting an inquiry into the scheme.
The energy subsidy initiative was set up by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (Deti) in 2012, encouraging businesses and other non-domestic users to install renewable heating systems.
But the payments it handed out were greater than the cost of the fuels used, meaning claimants could earn more cash the more fuel they burned.
Mrs Foster was the enterprise minister at the time of the scheme's creation and has said civil servants did not alert her to its flaws.
Stormont could have to find about £20m a year over the next 20 years to cover the overspend.
BBC Radio Ulster's The Stephen Nolan Show revealed on Wednesday that Mrs Foster personally fought a decision by Mr Bell to close the flawed energy scheme.
The DUP said Mr Bell kept the scheme open "following representations, including those from other political parties".
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said Mrs Foster must stand aside while she addresses questions over her role in what he described as "the biggest public finance scandal in the history of devolution".
But the DUP's deputy leader, Nigel Dodds, has accused Mrs Foster's opponents of engaging in a "witch-hunt".
The woman who flagged concerns about abuse of the RHI scheme to Arlene Foster said she did not give permission to the DUP to make her original email public.
She told The Stephen Nolan Show: "Only in Northern Ireland would somebody with the label of whistleblower have an email shared without their consent."
The whistleblower added: "I know that we have to sort out this whole RHI thing, but we also have to sort out how people like me are treated".
She said that concerns should be "properly considered instead of being swept under the carpet".
Stephen Nolan's interview with former Enterprise Minister Jonathan Bell on the RHI scandal will be broadcast on BBC One Northern Ireland on Wednesday at 22:40 BST.
The Copa America takes place in the United States in June, while the Games will take place in August.
Clubs do not have to release players for the Olympics but have to for the Copa America.
Barcelona expressed their "gratitude to the Brazilian Football Confederation" for "accepting the club's proposal".
Have you added the new Top Story alerts in the BBC Sport app? Simply head to the menu in the app - and don't forget you can also add score alerts your football team and more.
Here is a guide on how to make the most of it.
On a computer
You can view it from all angles just using a simple web browser.
As long as your browser is a fairly recent version you should be able to drag the screen around to view things from whichever angle you fancy.
If your broadband and your computer are up to it, switch to 4K to enjoy the programme in full quality.
On a mobile device
For a better experience, we recommend viewing it on a mobile device, using the YouTube app.
This will make use of the gyroscopes embedded in your device so you can move around freely to explore all the angles.
The Virtual Reality Experience
For those of you looking for a totally immersive experience, you can also view it using a pair of simple VR goggles like Google Cardboard.
If you are strapping in an Android device, just touch the VR goggle icon and then place your handset in the goggles.
If the video does not look quite right to you, you may need to calibrate your device using the settings menu in the app.
For those of you viewing it on an iPhone, the VR option is not yet available on the YouTube app but you can download the in360tube app to navigate to the URL above.
Some clips from the show is also available to view via the Kolor Eyes app, just search for BBC Click 360.
Samsung Gear VR
You can view the programme by navigating to YouTube using the Gear VR's inbuilt web browser. The option to switch to 360 should appear in the left hand corner.
Facebook 360
Some of the best bits of the show is also available on Facebook which can be viewed through the Facebook app on mobile devices or on the Facebook page.
On Samsung Gear VR, Facebook 360 videos are available through the Oculus Video app.
Chasing Namibia's 146-9, the Irish sneaked home with two balls to spare, helped by Gary Wilson's unbeaten 38 and two late Andy McBrine boundaries.
Earlier, Louis van der Westhuizen struck 50 for the Namibians with fellow opener Stephan Baard contributing 32.
They put on 81 for the first wicket in 8.4 overs as a big total looked likely.
However after van der Westhuizen's departure, the Namibian innings lost momentum as O'Brien, Joshua Little, Craig Young and Jacob Mulder all took two wickets.
Stuart Poynter also hit 38 for Ireland with O'Brien notching 22.
It was great to be among the runs and to get the winning feeling again
After the departures of Paul Stirling and skipper William Porterfield left the Irish on 25-2 after 3.4 overs, Poynter and O'Brien put on 48 for the third wicket before they were out in quick succession to leave the innings on 83-4.
At that stage, Ireland looked to be running out of batsmen but Wilson and Greg Thompson produced a crucial 45 partnership before McBrine's two boundaries in the final over helped guide the Irish to victory.
After losing their opener against Afghanistan on Saturday, the Irish needed a victory to get their qualification hopes back on track.
Victory against the United Arab Emirates, the hosts, in Dubai on Wednesday will guarantee the Irish a place in the semi-finals on Friday, with the final also taking place on the same day.
"It was great to be among the runs to see the team over the line and get the winning feeling again," said wicketkeeper Wilson who has joined Derbyshire from Surrey.
"It is a winner takes all contest against the hosts on Wednesday. We have a good record against the UAE so hopefully we can continue that in what is a big game for both teams."
Wilson acknowledged the role played in Tuesday's win by Ireland's stand-in opener Stuart Poynter - the Durham man a late call-up to the squad after injuries to Andrew Balbirnie and Stuart Thompson.
"All credit to Stu Poynter, as it's never easy coming in to a side when you haven't been selected first. He's a very clean striker of the ball and we saw that today," added Wilson.
Ruth Daniels, 57, her daughter Jodie Lee, 14, Sean McGrotty, 49, and his sons Mark, 12, and Evan, eight, died when their car left Buncrana pier.
They were the mother, sister, partner and two sons of Louise James. The only survivor was her baby girl.
Ms James said the loss of her family had "broken hearts beyond repair".
Four-month old Rionaghac-Ann was rescued from the water by passer-by Davitt Walsh after the car slipped into the water on Sunday.
Hundreds of mourners lined streets in Londonderry as hearses carrying the five victims made their way to Holy Family Church, Ballymagroarty, in the city for the funeral service.
Fr Paddy O'Kane, the family's priest, told those attending the service that Ms James, who was returning from a trip to England, had called Evan on Sunday evening as the family sat in the car on the County Donegal pier to watch the sunset.
"[Evan] said: 'Mammy, I miss you so much. I am going to give you the biggest, tightest, hug you ever got when I see you again,'" Fr O'Kane said.
He added that people were "bewildered by the intensity of this grief" the family were feeling after the deaths.
"We are plunged in grief - even the heavens are crying," he said.
"Five beautiful people have been taken tragically from our midst, five people whom we loved.
"Not just this family, this community, this country, but also people from all over the world are united with us in grief."
But Fr O'Kane said there was "one ray of hope bravely breaking through the dark clouds".
He praised the "altruism in the bravery" of Mr Walsh, who dived into the lough and swam to the family in their car before returning to the pier with Rionaghac-Ann.
"Davitt, today we salute you as our hero," Fr O'Kane said.
Ms James spoke at the funeral to publicly thank him for saving her baby.
"We will be eternally grateful to Davitt Walsh and his girlfriend Stephanie Knox," she said.
"For, without fear for [your] own life and safety, you entered Lough Swilly to save my Rionaghac-Ann, and I will be forever grateful to you.
"Thank you so, so much."
Ms James had an emotional first meeting with Mr Walsh on Tuesday.
Fr O'Kane told mourners how she had embraced Mr Walsh and thanked him "from the bottom of her heart" for also trying to save her sons.
"'It could easily have been seven deaths, not five,' Louise added, before passing the baby to Davitt to hold," Fr O'Kane said.
"She opened her beautiful blue eyes, smiled up at him and had a big yawn."
Earlier this week, Jim McGrotty, a brother of Sean, praised Mr Walsh, saying he was "a hero in this family's eyes".
And at the funeral service he said his brother's efforts to save his family had been the ultimate display of his love for them.
"Sean's love for his family was proven, if proof was ever needed, with his selfless actions on last Sunday evening," he said.
"Goodbye, bro, I will see you later."
Principals of the schools the young victims attended paid tribute to them at the service.
Evan was described by as a "beautiful, bright and bubbly wee boy", while Mark was "a teacher's dream, polite and ambitious", the head of St Eithne's Primary School said.
Jodie Lee's principal Marie Lindsay, of St Mary's College in Derry, said she was a "beautiful girl on the outside".
"But it was her inner beauty that packed a lifetime of love into 14 short years," she added.
Northern Ireland's first and deputy first ministers attended the funeral and were joined by representatives of the Irish president and prime minister.
First Minister Arlene Foster visited the family home on Thursday morning with Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and said it was "incredible" to meet Ms James.
"This is an unspeakable tragedy, yet somehow, from somewhere, she is finding the strength to be so composed, to speak with us, to tell us how she'd spoken to the children just before they died," Mrs Foster said.
"I hope she continues to find that strength in the days to come because we all know, once the funeral is over, that the difficult days will begin."
Hundreds of people in Derry have signed books of condolence for the family.
The bomb, thought to weigh around 500lb, was unearthed at a building site near the junction of Temple Street with Old Bethnal Green Road.
Residents living within a 100m hazard zone have been told to stay away for 24 hours while specialists investigate the device.
The Ministry of Defence said bomb disposal experts were at the scene.
A council spokesman told residents and visitors to "avoid the area".
"We have set up a rest centre in a local school with a full team en route to the school," he added.
The Ministry of Defence said military personnel from the Royal Logistics Corps were expected to "work through the night to stabilise and defuse the bomb".
An Army spokesperson said: "As with previous incidents, it is important that people follow any advice given by the police.
"The military Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams have extensive experience with these situations, having operated in Iraq, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland."
Earlier this year they detonated similar devices discovered in Wembley and Bermondsey.
Rachel Walker tweeted: "Total evacuation now. Not allowed back in the flat. Minimum 24 hour evacuation."
The business mogul tweeted that the trip would take place "at a later date after I become President of the US".
Earlier this week, Mr Trump proposed a temporary halt on Muslims entering the United States.
His proposal was met with criticism from around the world, including from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Mr Trump's proposed Muslim ban made the trip politically awkward for the Israeli leader.
"[Mr Netanyahu] said we have a meeting and he looks forward to the meeting and all of that. But I didn't want to put him under pressure," Mr Trump told Fox News on Thursday.
His proposed ban came days after a deadly attack in San Bernardino, California by a radicalised Muslim couple.
Swift criticism followed the leading candidate's remarks. Muslim leaders, the UN and foreign leaders criticised the call as dangerous and divisive, while the White House said Mr Trump should be disqualified from serving as president.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin implicitly rebuked the leading Republican candidate saying "we have no war with Islam".
"We have war against those who are using ideas in order to create extremism and threats toward the whole innocent people of the world," Mr Rivlin said.
Back in the US, boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who is Muslim, issued a statement calling on political leaders to "use their position to bring understanding about the religion of Islam" and for Muslims "to stand up to those who use Islam to advance their own personal agenda". He did not, however, mention Mr Trump by name.
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Earlier this week, reports suggested that Mr Trump would visit Jordan in addition to Israel. Mr Trump denied these reports on Twitter.
Meanwhile, more than 418,000 people in the UK signed a petition, calling for Mr Trump to be barred from entering country. The numbers of signatures means MPs will have to consider it.
Chancellor George Osborne criticised Mr Trump's comments, but he rejected calls for him to be banned from the UK.
Home Secretary Theresa May can exclude an individual if she considers their presence is "not conducive to the public good or if their exclusion is justified on public policy grounds".
In response, Mr Trump took to Twitter on Thursday morning saying "the United Kingdom is trying hard to disguise their massive Muslim problem," and "many people in the UK agree with me".
Magistrates ruled that Jon Platt had no case to answer as, overall, his daughter had attended school regularly.
Campaigners say the case could redefine the way the law is applied in England.
People have taken to social media to comment on the result of the case.
Joe Niinemae suggested parents of children with poor school attendance should be the ones penalised in future.
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BBC News website readers have also been commenting on the verdict.
Marianna Ali from London was fined last month for removing her two daughters from primary school.
"I am so happy with this result," she said. "I have just paid a £240 fine for taking my two daughters abroad for my brother's wedding.
"They missed five days of term time at school. Before that their attendance was excellent.
"We were trying to fight it at the time and we had a meeting with the chair of governors but we were unsuccessful.
"I did all I could to resolve the situation but I was penalised. What should have been a happy and exciting time became stressful and emotional.
"The school only seemed bothered about the harm it might do to their outstanding classification.
"This result is amazing and now I won't think twice about removing my children for a few days if necessary."
But not everyone welcomed the verdict.
Some people think tour operators should not raise their prices during school holidays.
Matters of equality are reserved to the UK government at Westminster.
But the report said successive Scottish governments had developed distinctive Scottish policies.
It said considerable progress has been made in tackling racism but a significant proportion of the black and ethnic minority (BME) community had experienced discrimination.
The report, Scotland and Race Equality: Directions in Policy and Identity, was produced by the Runnymede Trust, an independent think tank on race equality and race relations.
Professor Nasar Meer of Strathclyde University, who edited it, said the Scottish government controlled health and education, so was responsible for ensuring equality polices were applied in these areas.
He said: "Because health and education are devolved, the Scottish government also takes on equality duties there. These include equal opportunities monitoring, such as the number of BME workers in the NHS and the rest of the public sector."
But he said there was still much to do, with 'ethnic penalties' continuing to permeate life-chances in education and employment. .
"If we look at the data, we find consistently that young men from BME backgrounds are more likely to be unemployed or in lower-paid work in Scotland than in other parts of the UK," he said.
"And while pupils from black or ethnic minorities show better educational outcomes than white children, they are considerably under-represented in the workplace, in management or supervisory positions."
The researchers called for the delivery of racial equality initiatives to be assessed in the context of the new Race Equality Framework Scotland.
Announcing the 15-year programme, in March 2016, the Scottish government said it was determined to show leadership in advancing race equality, tackling racism and addressing the barriers that prevented people from minority ethnic communities from realising their potential.
It set out how this would be progressed from 2016 to 2030.
Carol Young, of the Coalition of Race Equality and Rights (CRER), said: "Scotland's public sector needs to get to grips with some concepts it may find uncomfortable.
"Stronger, bolder commitments from our public authorities are needed to ensure Scotland's approach to race equality is successful to challenge racial inequality effectively."
Omar Khan, director of the Runnymede Trust, said: "Race equality hasn't featured centrally in the reinvigorated debates about Scotland's identity and its place in the UK.
"Runnymede is delighted to publish this important volume outlining the distinctive debates and policies on race equality in Scotland, but also their relevance for the rest of the United Kingdom."
Graeme Bell, 18, is alleged to have struck 48-year-old Patrick Ferguson with a knife and killed him in the city's Croftfoot area on 19 February.
Prosecutors allege that Mr Bell, from Croftfoot in south Glasgow, attacked Mr Ferguson in Midcroft Avenue.
At Glasgow Sheriff Court, the teenager made no plea or declaration and was remanded in custody.
Mr Bell will appear for a full committal hearing next week.
Ireland international Andy McBrine's unbeaten 86 saw Donemana reach their target of 157 in the 30th over.
McBrine rounded off Donemana's victory with his third six.
Earlier, Coleraine had produced 193-8 in the second innings after Donemana had forged a 37-run lead following their first innings of 235-9.
Coleraine's speed of scoring was also a problem in the first innings as they finished on 198-4 with Niall McDonnell top-scoring on 80 not out after facing 153 balls.
Andrew Riddles' unbeaten 76 from 79 deliveries which included two sixes and five boundaries helped Donemana post 235-9 in their first innings.
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Bank of Ireland North West Senior Cup Final
Coleraine 198-4 N McDonnell 80 no, S Campbell 38 and 193-9 N McDonnell 62, S Campbell 33
Donemana 235-9 A Riddells 76 no and 157-4 (29.4 overs) A McBrine 86 no
Donemana won by six wickets
Ulster Bank Premier League
Waringstown v North Down
Waringstown 211-9 G Thompson 75, J Hall 39
North Down D/L target 193 from 40 overs - 142-3 after 32 overs - Rain stopped play
North Down won by seven runs (D/L)
Lisburn v Derriaghy
Lisburn 185A Berry 67, C Chetty 50
Derriaghy 155
Lisburn won by 30 runs
Carrickfergus v Instonians
Carrickfergus 248 for seven P Botha 74, M Gilmour 56
Instonians 186 S Bunting 40, R Eagleson 5-38
Carrickfergus won by 62 runs
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Phillips 66 said at least 450 workers took "unofficial action over communication issues" at its Humber Refinery in South Killingholme.
But the GMB union said up to 600 walked out over safety concerns after a gas leak last week which injured two men.
The refinery processes barrels of oil into petrol and diesel.
Phillips 66 confirmed there had been "a small gas release on a unit during some routine maintenance work at the Humber Refinery" last Wednesday.
In a statement, the company said: "Our emergency response team responded and the county ambulance was called. As a precaution two contractors were taken to the local county hospital who were later released to return to work.
"We are investigating the cause of the release. Operations were not interrupted."
The company employs 1,000 contractors and 750 staff. Mechanical engineers, scaffolders, welders and pipe-fitters are among the workers that have walked out.
GMB union officer Shaune Clarkson said: "There's roughly between 500 and 600 men that have walked off the site.
"All we want is a reassurance that the site is safe [and] some safety issues addressed. Unfortunately, the employer has failed to do that and because of that then men have reacted.
"This is the straw that's broke the camel's back."
He said members employed at the refinery were due to meet at 08:00 GMT on Tuesday.
A company spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that earlier today, at approximately midday, a number of contract workers left site in unofficial action.
"We have been in ongoing dialogue with contractor management over the last week to discuss their issues, many of which relate to onsite communications, and will continue to work with them to reach a satisfactory conclusion."
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With two domestic cups added to an intense Premier League, top-flight clubs fear a congested calendar damages their chances in European competitions.
The Football Association also has concerns the season leaves the national team tired for summer tournaments.
Other talks reportedly feature reducing League Cup semi-finals to one leg.
Discussions are at an early stage and any changes to the FA Cup would only come into force once the existing TV broadcast deal ends in 2018.
The Football League would need to sanction any changes to the League Cup.
A move to scrap FA Cup replays could mean a financial hit for lower-league clubs, whose chances of earning big pay days at top-flight stadiums would be reduced.
But it is understood the FA is keen to maintain the integrity of the competition and ensure funds are distributed throughout the football pyramid. More than £13m in prize money and broadcast fees has been paid out to clubs this season.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has voiced his concerns about the number of domestic fixtures facing his team, in addition to their Europa League exertions.
The former Borussia Dortmund manager joked he had to correct German friends who congratulated him for reaching a final after his team beat Stoke in the first leg of the Capital One Cup semi-final.
The Reds have also faced replays in the FA Cup third and fourth rounds.
Klopp also said recently that "too many games" were harming the England team, and suggested other European countries benefited from a winter break.
England have not reached the semi-finals at any of their past eight major tournaments, and were knocked out at the group stage of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Manchester City, meanwhile, are "furious" their Champions League prospects have been harmed by having to face Chelsea in the FA Cup fifth round on Sunday, three days before they face Dynamo Kiev.
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The 68-year-old Dutchman kept a promise to wife Dieuwke when he decided to leave his role as head coach at the Stadium of Light after guiding the Black Cats to Premier League safety as caretaker-manager last term.
But, in the face of further persuasion from club owner Ellis Short and sporting director Lee Congerton, Advocaat had a change of heart and returned - only to last just eight league games before leaving once more after the 2-2 home draw with West Ham United.
So how did a story that should have had a happy ending turn so sour?
The average reign of Sunderland's past seven full-time managers comes to a grand total of 44 games - hardly a tale of stability and continuity.
Managing Sunderland these days comes accompanied by the law of diminishing returns - the story of a quick fix followed by an even quicker decline.
How can a club with such a large, loyal and long-suffering fanbase continue to get it so wrong?
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Sunderland have become the template for short-term crisis management followed by the demise of the man in charge. Short is ultimately responsible for these appointments and his credibility has been damaged further by the departure of Advocaat, who only signed his deal to come back to Sunderland at the start of July.
A pattern has clearly emerged with the appointment of the past three managers - all were appointed to save the club from relegation. They accomplished that mission but the escape has never been capitalised on.
Paolo di Canio was appointed on 31 March 2013 in succession to Martin O'Neill, with Sunderland one point above the relegation zone with only seven games left.
The fiery Italian's madcap approach worked initially, including a 3-0 derby win at Newcastle United, but ended in shambles the following September when he was sacked after only 13 games in charge.
He was succeeded by Gus Poyet, who arguably masterminded an even more dramatic escape from relegation at the end of the 2013-14 season. A draw at champions-elect Manchester City and wins at Chelsea - Jose Mourinho's first home Premier League defeat in 78 games as manager - and Manchester United kept them up.
Poyet also took Sunderland to the League Cup final, where they lost to Manchester City, but once more the euphoria did not last and he was out after 60 games and only 14 wins, a percentage of 23.3%, with relegation looming once more in March 2015.
Advocaat stepped in on a temporary basis and history repeated itself, the joy of survival with a goalless draw at Arsenal in May replaced by the doom of this season and the hugely respected coach on the way out.
Sunderland has become the ultimate boom and bust - the problem being the boom is quick and the bust even quicker.
The supporters have pointed the finger firmly at the owner, chanting "Are you watching Ellis Short?" during the home loss to Norwich City in August, amid claims a supposed £50m transfer fund had not been forthcoming for Advocaat.
There was black humour too, with the sight of vast empty spaces around the Stadium Of Light towards the end of heavy home defeats prompting quips supporters were now staying until the final whistle to avoid the traffic.
It was no laughing matter for Short, the American responding in his programme notes for the home game with Swansea City: "I have never taken money out of the club. In fact, I have funded significant shortfalls each and every season."
He added: "Has the money been spent wisely? No - that much is clear and ultimately that is my fault. But it is not a result of lack of ambition or commitment."
What is also clear is that there is something very wrong at the heart of Sunderland. It is not an accident that managers are appointed who do not stay, players signed who are simply not good enough.
So now Short must appoint another manager - and part of his task will be to persuade his next choice it will be different this time around.
When Advocaat - The Little General - fell into the arms of long-time friend and colleague Bert van Lingen after the goalless draw at Arsenal that secured Premier League safety, he took the applause of Sunderland's fans in a corner of Emirates Stadium like a conquering hero.
The guard had dropped, as it did when Advocaat was clearly emotional during Saturday's draw with West Ham, and his stock could not have been higher on Wearside. He had arrived and coaxed the performances needed out of players who looked down and out.
Advocaat had promised his wife he would retire after a long and illustrious career which has included two spells in charge of the Netherlands, as well as the United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Belgium, Russia and Serbia.
In his club career he also won the Scottish title twice at Rangers, along with titles with PSV in his homeland and Zenit St Petersburg in Russia.
So, on 27 May, he announced he was keeping his word to his wife and leaving Sunderland - quitting while he was ahead.
Less than a fortnight later he was back, unable to resist the temptation to burnish a reputation that was glowing among Sunderland supporters - a decision which saw those same fans raise £2,000 to buy flowers for the wife who allowed her husband to come back.
As Advocaat reflects on that decision, and further proof that in football it is not always wise to revisit the scene of a past success, he may wish he had listened to Mrs Advocaat.
Burnley's Sean Dyche has been touted as the clear front-runner to replace Advocaat - with claims he had been lined up before the Dutchman changed his mind and signed a one-year deal.
Dyche has a fine reputation within the game, polished when he got Burnley into the Premier League and certainly not damaged by their subsequent relegation.
The 44-year-old is focused on taking Burnley back up and, while a return to the top flight at a club of Sunderland's potential may seem an easy choice to make, would he automatically accept should he be offered the chance?
Dyche is at a superbly run club, can run playing affairs exactly as he wants and is at a relatively early stage of his managerial career. Would he want to move to a club that seemingly curses its managers? Might it not be too much of a risk?
What about Sam Allardyce? Experienced and with a proven track record of keeping teams in the Premier League. He has a managerial style that is an acquired taste, one that has not been acquired by all supporters, but it is unlikely Sunderland would be in trouble with him at the helm.
After leaving West Ham at the end of last season, the 60-year-old said he would spend time with his family and recharge the batteries. Is he ready to return?
Allardyce had a brief spell as a player at Sunderland in the early 80s and was also sacked after an eight-month spell as manager of fierce north-east rivals Newcastle United, leaving in January 2008.
Could Short even make an attempt to bring David Moyes back to the Premier League from Real Sociedad?
One thing is certain - any contenders will have closely observed the downfall of a succession of previous Sunderland managers and need a lot of persuading that this time things will be different.
With four games remaining, the Steelmen occupy 11th place in the Premiership table, a position Lasley describes as "a pressure situation".
Well beat Rangers 6-1 over two legs in the play-off final in 2015.
"The aggregate scoreline looked great, but the actual experience itself was not very enjoyable, I can assure you," Lasley told BBC Scotland.
"The play-offs are something I don't want to experience again and I know the other guys who were involved don't want to be.
"The message for the guys who weren't involved is certainly loud and clear. We would take a nice boring eighth- or ninth-place finish right now."
Motherwell are seven points ahead of bottom side Inverness Caley Thistle, with only one point separating them from 10th-placed Hamilton Accies and Dundee in ninth.
As well as using their previous play-off experience to help to ensure they retain their Premiership status, the Motherwell players have also been told to consider the futures of other staff at their club who will be affected should the team be relegated.
"As a player you're so focused on your own training and preparing for each game so you kind of forget everything that's going on round about you," said Lasley.
"There is such good work going on at this football club, such as season ticket initiatives and the Well Society, so we know the primary driver for all of that is what happens on a Saturday, so it's time for us to stand up and do our bit."
Lasley revealed that Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson has made it clear to the players that the onus is on them.
The midfielder continued: "Players will always get another chance, managers and coaches get opportunities somewhere at some stage, but other people don't, so we know the importance and we value that importance."
Robinson says he listened to the impassioned interview given by Raith Rovers manager John Hughes earlier in the week, during which he too spoke about the players' responsibilities.
"I listened to the interview and he was 100% right about humility and about the people's lives it affects," said the manager.
"So we've made that clear to everyone and we've asked everyone to pull that together because this is a club that is important to everybody's hearts."
On Wednesday, official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed a 79,000 fall in unemployment, which was dutifully reported across news outlets.
But is it really telling us what we think it is?
The ONS is very good at telling us what the margin of error is with its figures. With the change in the number of people unemployed, this month it was that they are 95% sure that the figure is right within plus or minus 81,000.
The figure for the three months to August was close to the threshold, but essentially, if unemployment has fallen by fewer than about 80,000, you cannot say with confidence that it has fallen at all.
As the chart above shows, in the past year there have only been three occasions when unemployment has fallen by more than the margin of error - the figures reported in November 2014, and February and March of this year. Meanwhile, there have been no increases of more than 80,000.
But we shouldn't be putting all these figures on the same chart anyway. Why not?
October's figure will compare the three months from June to August with the previous quarter, from March to May.
The figure we reported last month compared May to July with February to April.
This means that this month's figure is not really comparable with last month's figure.
But also, it means that about two thirds of the information in this month's release will already have been in last month's.
To understand why that is the case you need to know about how the figures are collated.
The unemployment figures are based on the Labour Force Survey (LFS), which is a huge survey in which the ONS talks to about 40,000 households or 100,000 individuals every three months.
The people who ask the questions in the LFS are allocated areas in which to conduct the survey and have the households they are surveying divided equally over the 13 weeks of the quarter.
So when a month's figures come out, they will be based on one third of the respondents having been asked since the last figures were released and two thirds of respondents for whom they are still using the answers they gave in the previous two months.
"The monthly figures provide a leading edge indicator to help highlight the latest changes in the labour market," says Nick Sofroniou from University of Warwick's Institute for Employment Research.
"But because they are based on a rolling estimate containing the previous two months' data, I would only use them if they exceed the margin of error, because who wants to make a headline that turns out to just be sampling noise?"
He stresses that you only get a properly robust comparison when you compare a quarter with the previous quarter.
Overlapping quarters lead to bizarre anomalies such as happened in February last year, when the ONS reported that the unemployment rate for October to December was 7.2%.
Some news outlets reported that as an unexpected rise, because they were comparing it with the previous month's figure of 7.1%.
But actually, the figures were comparable not with the previous month's figure but the one for the previous quarter, July to September, which was 7.6%.
So despite the unemployment rate being higher than it had been the previous month, the rate had in fact fallen, which some might feel was unreasonably confusing.
Would it be more sensible to report it once a quarter instead of every month?
Up until the late 1990s, unemployment was indeed reported once a quarter. But then it was realised that the figures could be released monthly without having to collect any extra data.
But doesn't that mean that people misinterpret the figures?
"Some people do and some people don't," says David Freeman, head of the labour markets division at the ONS.
"We try to push people in the right direction."
He points out that the statistics were reviewed only last year and the way they were produced was cleared.
The review acknowledged that there was demand for a proper monthly series, rather than a rolling quarterly one, but in effect concluded that the money to do so was not available. In order to get a proper monthly figure you would have to triple the number of households surveyed, which would be eye-wateringly expensive.
If the ONS only published figures once a quarter they would be no more accurate than the monthly ones, it would just stop people comparing the wrong figures. So maybe the challenge is to the interpretation of the figures, not their production.
"Perhaps the issue is whether appropriate cautions can genuinely be exercised over the interpreting of month-to-month changes," says statistics guru Prof David Spiegelhalter, from Cambridge University.
"My optimistic self feels that this could be done with some clever journalism. My pessimistic self thinks it is hopeless, and maybe it would be better to wait for three month figures that have more chance of standing on their own merits."
Also eye-wateringly expensive would be trying to reduce significantly the margin of error on the unemployment figures. Doubling the number of households surveyed would make the change in unemployment correct to plus or minus about 55,000 instead of 80,000.
So without a vast injection of fresh cash into the collection of statistics it looks as if we'll just have to try harder to explain the limitations in the figures and be a bit more careful with the headlines.
Gus and Me: The Story of My Granddad and My First Guitar is a "rare and intimate look" into his early years.
Richards was introduced to music by his grandfather, jazz musician Theodore Augustus Dupree.
It will be published as a hardback and ebook later this year.
"I have just become a grandfather for the fifth time, so I know what I'm talking about," said Richards.
"The bond, the special bond, between kids and grandparents is unique and should be treasured. This is a story of one of those magical moments. May I be as great a grandfather as Gus was to me."
Publishers Little, Brown confirmed Richards' "talented" daughter Theodora Dupree Richards will illustrate the "vivid and moving story", marking her book debut.
"To be able to explore my father's relationship with his grandfather was a gift in itself. The things that I've learnt during this whole process have just been life affirming," she said.
Richards' 2010 memoir Life was a best seller, shifting more than two million copies around the world.
"Who wouldn't welcome the opportunity to meet Keith Richards as a young boy?" said Little, Brown's Megan Tingley.
She continued: "Gus and Me invites readers to be in the room at the electrifying moment that Keith holds a guitar in his hands for the first time."
Gareth Hutch, 35, was shot dead on North Cumberland Street on 24 May.
His killing is thought to be linked to a violent feud between the Hutch and Kinahan gangs.
At his funeral on Friday, the priest said ending the feud required "courage, restraint, goodwill and right reason and a desire for peace".
Fr Paddy Madden told mourners that "every tragedy has a human face" and the victim's parents were numbed by grief and sadness.
"Beyond analysis, comment and speculation we have pain and tears," the priest added.
Mr Hutch was buried at Glasnevin Cemetery.
The victim was a nephew of Gerard Hutch, a notorious Dublin criminal known as 'The Monk'.
The feud escalated into murder in September last year when another nephew of 'The Monk' - Gary Hutch - was shot dead in Spain.
This year, six other people have died in the greater Dublin area in gun attacks linked to the feud.
The killings including a gun attack at Dublin's Regency Hotel, during a boxing weigh-in event in February.
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President Donald Trump's party has been busily crafting a behind-closed-doors healthcare bill without holding any public hearings.
A Republican leader says he will present a draft bill on Thursday.
The legislation affects affect tens of millions of Americans and a fifth of the US economy.
Senators are writing their own version after their colleagues in the House of Representatives passed Obamacare repeal legislation six weeks ago.
Democrats say Republicans are keeping the legislation under wraps until the last minute so it can be rammed through with just a few hours of floor debate.
To highlight what they see as a lack of transparency, three Democratic senators on Tuesday filmed their failed effort to obtain a copy of the bill from the Congressional Budget Office.
On Monday, Democrats brought Senate business to a standstill with a five-hour "talk-a-thon" to express outrage at Republican tactics.
"Republicans are drafting this bill in secret because they're ashamed of it, plain and simple," said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Republicans argue that Obamacare needs to be replaced because it has failed to prevent premiums and other health costs from skyrocketing.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell aims to have the legislation passed by 30 June, but few details have emerged.
He has said the party leadership will unveil a "discussion draft" of the bill on Thursday.
All that most lawmakers and the public have to work on is the House version. A non-partisan congressional review predicted that version would leave 23 million fewer people insured over the next decade.
The House bill would also cut some $800bn (£633bn) from Medicaid - a government health programme for the poor.
This clandestine approach to legislating has been seen in recent years, including the 2009 economic stimulus bill and the 2013 so-called fiscal cliff bill.
However, the upper chamber traditionally votes on major new legislation only after it has been crafted and revised by members of both parties.
When the Senate writes a bill, it usually circulates draft versions and holds public hearings for expert testimony before scheduling a vote.
The Senate healthcare bill is being crafted by one senator - Mitch McConnell, along with a coterie of aides.
Former President Barack Obama's 2010 Affordable Care Act was passed only after months of public committee hearings.
A number of Republican amendments to Obamacare were incorporated by Democrats at committee stage.
Current Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan said in 2009: "If you rush this thing through before anybody even knows what it is, that's not good democracy."
Mr McConnell said in 2010: "Democrats on Capitol Hill are working behind the scenes on a plan aimed at jamming this massive health spending bill through Congress against the clear wishes of an unsuspecting public."
The Republican leadership needs 50 votes to pass its health plan in the Senate. With a slender 52-28 majority, the party cannot afford many defections.
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has already been critical of the plan.
"I think the death spiral of Obamacare continues," he said. "The Republican plan doesn't fix that; the Republican plan just subsidises it."
Asked whether he has seen the bill, Arizona Republican John McCain said on Tuesday: "No, nor have I met any American that has.
"I'm sure the Russians have been able to hack in and gotten most of it."
Senator Marco Rubio told CNN on Sunday: "If it is an effort to rush it from a small group of people, straight to the floor in an up or down vote, that would be a problem."
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The Finn lost control warming up his tyres as the field prepared for a restart and dropped from fifth to 12th.
Bottas recovered to finish sixth as team-mate Lewis Hamilton won the race.
"I was trying to generate as much tyre temperature as I could but made a mistake and spun and lost many places," said the 27-year-old.
"Through a stupid mistake of mine, we lost too many points."
Bottas, who was promoted to Mercedes this year from Williams after world champion Nico Rosberg retired, is in his first season in a top team.
He was signed by Mercedes on a one-year contract and is under huge pressure to perform because the contracts of multiple world champions Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso are up for renewal at the end of this season with Ferrari and McLaren respectively.
Bottas said he was "really happy" it was only a week and not the usual two until the next race, in Bahrain.
Team boss Toto Wolff, who was involved in Bottas' management team for many years before removing himself after signing him to avoid a conflict of interest, said: "Valtteri threw it away behind the safety car. It was very slippery.
"It is race two, there are are 18 to go. He needs to put it behind him and forget about it. He has the character to recover from such a situation."
The site at Denny Inclosure, east of Lyndhurst, is a protected monument.
Researchers are trying to find out if it was one of a number of foresters' lodges converted in the 14th century for King Edward III's hunting trips.
The University of Winchester and New Forest National Park Authority hope to date the lodge and others in the park.
National park archaeologist Frank Green said the last excavation of a similar site was 100 years ago.
He said: "Modern scientific dating techniques and the ability to recover information about the site's use can now provide us with a much better understanding, and the potential for more accurate dating, of the site.
"We hope this will lead to similar work on other lodge sites as part of a much larger project that will expand our knowledge of potential royal hunting sites from the medieval period."
The dig forms part of a wider project covering a number of related sites over the next few years.
It had 24 fewer staff than required on Saturday, and ambulances from the voluntary sector had to be drafted in to handle less serious calls.
John McPoland of NIAS said there were staffing difficulties. and they were trying to resolve the problems.
"It's well documented that our frontline staff are unhappy," he said.
Mr McPoland said NIAS would "triage" calls in its call centres "to make sure that the most seriously-ill people get the response as quickly as we possibly can".
It is understood there have been significant staffing issues for a period of about two years, especially on Saturdays, when the service is operating at about 80% of full capacity.
'Rock bottom'
A shortage of emergency medical technicians (who work alongside paramedics), high levels of sickness and annual leave have all contributed to the weekend pressures.
Anne Speed of the the union Unison said staff morale was at rock bottom.
"They are demoralised, they don't see a way out, you know, a vicious circle of reliance on overtime," she said.
'The right measures'
Health Minister Michelle O'Neill defended NIAS, saying it was currently recruiting new staff.
"I think we can improve things in terms of staff morale, but I think that over the weekend the ambulance service took the right measures," she said.
It is understood NIAS will have to rely on crews from the voluntary sector until the new emergency medical technicians are trained.
He hit a 43-ball century as they beat Durham Jets by 38 runs in their opening T20 Blast game in May.
Kohler-Cadmore scored 127 from 54 deliveries, including eight sixes and 14 fours, as he made Worcestershire's highest-ever individual T20 score.
Meanwhile, all-rounder Alex Hepburn has signed a new one-year deal until 2017.
The 20-year-old took 4-34 on his senior debut against Leicestershire in the One-Day Cup at New Road in August.
The talks restarted in Havana, Cuba, on Tuesday, a fortnight after the two sides reached agreement on land reform.
They are discussing how the Farc will join in politics if a deal is reached to end the five decades of conflict.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has said he wants the talks to be wrapped up by the end of the year.
On 26 May, negotiators announced that after half a year of talks, they had struck a deal on agrarian reform, the first of six issues on their agenda.
On Tuesday, the the two sides started discussing how the rebels can lay down arms and become a political force.
The government's lead negotiator, Humberto de la Calle, said that this phase would focus on "establishing rules which will allow the transition of the Farc to an unarmed political force".
The rebels are expected to argue that Colombia's political system, currently dominated by two major parties, would make it hard for them to get elected.
Q&A: Colombia peace talks
Rebel negotiator Andres Paris told Colombian newspaper El Espectador that they would demand "a broadening of the political scene for the opposition".
"We have fought for a democratic opening and confronted Colombia's restricted two-party system," he said.
But the prospect of Farc members running for office - possibly as early as the 2015 regional elections - is strongly opposed by some sectors of Colombian society.
The president of the Colombian Federation of Cattle Ranchers, Jose Felix Lafaurie, said such a move would be unconstitutional.
"The constitution says that no-one who has been sentenced can be elected."
Many senior Farc members have been sentenced in absentia to long prison terms for rebellion and other crimes, including kidnapping, extortion and murder.
Their capture orders have been temporarily lifted to allow them to participate in the talks.
President Santos said on Friday he was "quite confident" a peace deal could be reached by the end of 2013.
"The guerrillas don't have an alternative. It's now or never," he said.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed since the conflict began in the 1960s, with some three million more internally displaced by the fighting.
The Farc is thought to have some 8,000 fighters, down from about 16,000 in 2001.
Last year, the guerrillas renounced kidnapping for ransom, a policy which had made Colombia one of the countries with the highest kidnapping rate in the world, with 3,500 people seized in 2000 alone.
The Farc says it is committed to the peace process although it accused Mr Santos last week of deflating the good atmosphere at the talks by meeting Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles.
Venezuela is one of the facilitator countries at the talks and had threatened to pull out of its role after what it said was Mr Santos's "provocative meeting" with the opposition leader, who has refused to recognise his defeat in April's election.
It was commissioned by the Inniskillings Museum in Enniskillen.
The window at St Macartin's Cathedral honours those who served in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons.
It commemorates those who died, those who survived and their families.
Some who returned from the trenches faced a lifetime of physical and psychological trauma.
The window will be dedicated on Friday at an ecumenical service of reflection to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.
St Macartin's Cathedral contains the Inniskilling Regimental Chapel, where the standards that once rallied the troops and list past battle honours, including The Somme, are laid up.
World War One was only the third occasion that both Inniskilling regiments shared the same battlefield since they were raised to defend Enniskillen in 1688 from the forces of the Catholic King James II.
Dean of Clogher Kenneth Hall said: "The men and women who fought for their country are to be honoured with gratitude.
"They gave their lives for a cause they believed to be true, and by installing this commemorative stained glass window we remember their sacrifice.
"But also we need to remember the effect that that has had on so many who fought and survived and had to live with varied and mixed emotions."
"War endeavours to bring peace and justice, but true peace can only be found in the God of Peace in whom we should place our trust and in whose name this window will be dedicated."
The Sunday service from St Macartin's Cathedral on 3 July reflecting on the centenary of the Battle of the Somme will be broadcast live on BBC Radio Ulster at 10:15 BST.
Off-spinner Tredwell, like Key, has spent his entire playing career with the county.
"It is a hugely proud moment for me," said 30-year-old Tredwell. "Hopefully I can do it justice and keep moving forward. You dream of it."
As a captain, I never scored the amount of runs I did as a player. If Treddy wants advice, I'll always be there for him
Key, 33, led Kent to T20 Cup success in 2007 and to the Second Division title in 2009.
However they were relegated in 2010 and last season finished third in Division Two, missing out on promotion after being in contention until the final round of games.
Their performance was a marked improvement on the previous season, when they finished second bottom and consequently parted company with director of cricket Paul Farbrace, appointing former West Indies captain Jimmy Adams in his place.
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But Key said the captaincy had worn him out and that now was the right time to stand down.
"Kent are starting to move forward and with Treddy [Tredwell] that will continue," he said.
"I enjoy playing cricket here at Kent, but it takes a lot out of you. As a captain, I never scored the amount of runs I did as a player. If Treddy wants advice, I'll always be there for him."
Tredwell, who has played one Test and nine one-day internationals for England, said he had little hesitation in accepting the job.
"It's daunting, but we've got some young lads coming through and we've got the blend of experience where those lads can blossom."
The midfielder's curling right-footed shot from 25 yards sealed Hull's immediate return to the Premier League.
Steve Bruce's side dominated what was a tense affair at times, with Diame striking a post in the first half.
The Owls struggled to impose themselves as their 16-year exile from the top flight was prolonged.
They had a late handball shout turned down when Jeremy Helan's stoppage-time shot appeared to be blocked by Michael Dawson's arms.
Senegal midfielder Diame's 10th goal of the season was his most important to date in a Hull shirt, with promotion to the Premier League estimated to be worth at least £170m.
The 28-year-old's moment of magic came when he ran on to Robert Snodgrass' lay-off and spotted the opportunity to curl in to the roof of the net past the outstretched fingers of Keiren Westwood in the Wednesday goal.
Victory in a third Wembley appearance in three seasons meant Hull joined champions Burnley in bouncing back to the Premier League at the first attempt, 370 days after they were relegated from the top division.
For Hull, who finished fourth in the regular season and nine points ahead of sixth-placed Wednesday, there was uncertainty over their promotion credentials before kick-off.
They narrowly held on to a three-goal first-leg advantage in their semi-final against Derby and the jitters from that second-leg defeat appeared to dog their performance in the opening 20 minutes.
But, after Wednesday had twice tested goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic from free-kicks, the Tigers rallied.
Diame's shot off the post and an Abel Hernandez header, which was cleared off the line by Kieran Lee, were followed by another chance, as Moses Odubajo was denied by Westwood's quick-thinking dash off his line.
Captain Dawson also saw a half-volley blocked by Westwood after the break but it was Diame who secured victory with a sublime winner with 18 minutes remaining.
Head coach Carlos Carvalhal had overseen the reinvigoration of the Owls this season with some of the division's most eye-catching football.
Following their semi-final victory over third-placed Brighton, Wednesday were well-fancied to upset the form book and return to the top flight for the first time since 2000.
Added to that, they were roared on by a vocal and vibrant contingent of fans in blue and white, who easily outnumbered those in attendance from Hull.
But, after forward Fernando Forestieri and midfielder Ross Wallace had carved out two early chances from free-kicks, their challenge dwindled.
Leading scorer Forestieri was unable to impose himself on the game despite legs tiring towards the end of the match, and Wednesday's lack of potency in attack proved their eventual shortcoming.
An imperious display from the midfielder, not just for his match-winning goal but for his all-round contribution.
Full of endless running and seemingly popping up in both boxes for Hull, his vision was fittingly the moment to decide a nervous occasion for just more than 70,000 inside Wembley.
He hit the post himself and was almost the provider for a second Hull goal in either half, only for Odubajo and Hernandez to be denied by Wednesday's last line of defence.
Hull City manager Steve Bruce: "The goal was a wonder goal that would have graced any cup final. Up until then, I thought we'd missed some glorious chances but Mo has produced that little bit of magic.
"It's been a long five or six weeks since we realised we couldn't achieve automatic promotion. Overall, I think we've deserved to win from the chances we've created.
"We know we've got to be at our maximum (next season). We'll see what we can do and get ready for that challenge.
"We've got a month before we start and then we'll have to look at budgets, but even when you've got money, you've got to use it wisely."
Sheffield Wednesday head coach Carlos Carvalhal: "I think Hull deserved to win the game, they were better than us in this game.
"But we know we can play better than that. We tried to do our best, we tried to play our football.
"Hull, with one moment of quality, have decided the game. It was always going to be that way in this game.
"We have an experienced team but we didn't play the way we usually do and we didn't create too many problems defensively for Hull."
Match ends, Hull City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
Second Half ends, Hull City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
Attempt missed. Jeremy Helan (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kieran Lee.
Attempt blocked. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
Attempt blocked. Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Helan.
Harry Maguire (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Eldin Jakupovic (Hull City) because of an injury.
Eldin Jakupovic (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sam Clucas (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jeremy Helan (Sheffield Wednesday).
Substitution, Hull City. Harry Maguire replaces Mohamed Diamé.
Attempt missed. Tom Huddlestone (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ahmed Elmohamady following a set piece situation.
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Lucas João replaces Daniel Pudil.
Foul by Daniel Pudil (Sheffield Wednesday).
Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Hull City. David Meyler replaces Abel Hernández.
Attempt missed. Curtis Davies (Hull City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Huddlestone with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Glenn Loovens.
Attempt blocked. Abel Hernández (Hull City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Diamé.
Substitution, Hull City. Sam Clucas replaces Robert Snodgrass.
Attempt missed. Moses Odubajo (Hull City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Huddlestone.
Attempt missed. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu replaces Sam Hutchinson because of an injury.
Delay in match Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City) because of an injury.
Delay in match Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) because of an injury.
Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday).
Goal! Hull City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Mohamed Diamé (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jeremy Helan replaces Ross Wallace.
Hand ball by Jake Livermore (Hull City).
Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Curtis Davies.
Attempt blocked. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Hutchinson.
Attempt missed. Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fernando Forestieri.
Attempt missed. Andrew Robertson (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Moses Odubajo with a cross.
Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Hull City).
Nicola Sturgeon will meet the prime minister in London on Monday for talks.
The Joint Ministerial Committee (JMC) will meet for the first time since the EU referendum.
Downing Street said Theresa May would set out her vision for a new way of working between the UK government and the devolved administrations.
The prime minister will propose that the JMC - a body made up of representatives from the UK government and the devolved administrations of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - meets at least yearly and is hosted by each government on a rotating basis.
Speaking ahead of the JMC, Michael Russell, the Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland's Place in Europe, said the Scottish government had a "triple mandate" to maintain Scotland's relationship with Europe.
He said: "The clearly expressed views of the people of Scotland, the democratically elected Scottish government and the Scottish Parliament all need to be respected.
"But four months on from the referendum, we have yet to see a proposal from the UK Government on how the views of people in Scotland will be taken into account.
"The Scottish government is becoming increasingly concerned that the UK is heading for a hard Brexit with all the damage that will bring to the Scottish and UK economies.
"The prime minister has set the clock ticking and the UK government must use the time before triggering Article 50 to engage properly with all the devolved administrations and show that they are willing and able to treat Scotland as an equal partner."
Downing Street said the prime minister would call on the devolved administrations to commit to working with her government to enhance the prosperity and security of all the nations in the UK.
She will also seek agreement on strengthening ways of working on a basis of "co-operation and consensus".
Her proposed changes to the JMC include:
Prime Minister Theresa May said: "When I stood upon the steps of Downing Street I made clear the importance of our great Union.
"Far more than mere geography brings us together - and we are much more than the sum of our parts. As we move into this new chapter, we must seize the opportunities ahead, as we will achieve far more together than we could ever do apart.
"I want Monday's meeting to be the start of a new grown-up relationship between the devolved administrations and the UK government - one in which we all work together to forge the future for everyone in the United Kingdom."
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale urged Ms Sturgeon to negotiate on behalf of all the people of Scotland, not just those who support independence, when she meets the prime minister.
In a letter to Nicola Sturgeon, Ms Dugdale set out the five guiding principles that Scottish Labour believes should inform the Scottish government's negotiating stance on Brexit.
They include maintaining free access to the EU single market and maintaining free access to the UK single market.
She also said that Ms Sturgeon's focus should be on securing the best possible deal for Scotland on Brexit, not "laying the groundwork" for another Scottish independence referendum.
Mr Cameron also said reaching such an agreement was "absolutely crucial".
The prime minister's comments come after the RAF began bombing IS in Syria, following MPs voting to allow air strikes to be extended from Iraq.
Tornados flew a reconnaissance mission in Syria overnight and dropped a bomb in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence said.
A statement on the MoD website said the two Tornado GR-4 jets over eastern Syria were "gathering intelligence on terrorist activity".
The MoD said a second pair of GR-4s patrolled over western Iraq, where they provided air support to Iraqi forces fighting IS militants and they dropped a Paveway IV guided bomb after a sniper attack.
Air strikes were carried out on six targets of IS, which the government refers to as Daesh and has also been referred to as Isis and Isil, in Syria on Thursday.
Two more Tornados and six Typhoons have arrived at RAF Akrotiri, in Cyprus, from where they will join the attacks.
It comes as Germany's parliament voted to send military support to the US-led coalition fighting IS in Syria.
Speaking during a visit to Bulgaria on Friday, where he met Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Mr Cameron said the strikes would help bring about a political settlement in Syria because they "take the action to Daesh".
"We do need to have a moderate opposition in Syria that can be part of the future government," he said.
"So the political process and the action against Daesh to keep us safe at home go hand in hand."
Mr Cameron said reaching an agreement was "absolutely crucial but we can't wait for that to happen before we start taking action against Daesh".
However, Free Syrian Army spokesman Issam al-Reis told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that British air strikes "will not make a big difference".
"It will be just a few more jets flying across Syria and hitting Isis for more than a year," said Mr al-Reis.
"Without boots on the ground it will be difficult to make any change."
He said air strikes were a "positive step" but the strategy of the attacks was important.
Syria's minister of information Omran al-Zoubi told the BBC that political transition would not happen without the country's president Bashar al-Assad.
He said air strikes would not "win the fight against terrorism" and said: "It's all noise and bombing and propaganda, with no results on the ground."
Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg told BBC Radio 4's World at One programme that the UK's contribution to the fight against IS was "important".
"Britain adds more strength to the fight against Isil and I welcome that," he said.
"I think no-one believes that military air strikes will be enough in the fight against Isil, but it is important because it is contributing to degrading Isil and to limit their military capacities."
Former prime minister Tony Blair welcomed the decision by MPs to authorise UK action against IS in Syria, in the Kissinger Lecture delivered at the Library of Congress in Washington on Thursday.
The former Labour leader outlined a five-point plan, including confronting the Islamist ideology and theologians who were tackling extremism.
In an article published by the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, Mr Blair said historical events showed Islamist extremism had to be defeated "by strong and sustained actions".
"We need to build resilience within civil society to combat the ideology and propaganda of the extremists," he said.
The SNP's leader in Westminster, Angus Robertson, questioned Mr Cameron's claims 70,000 fighters in Syria would be able to take on IS.
Mr Robertson said there was "absolutely no evidence" they would deploy as a unified army.
"David Cameron's reliance on this figure is all too reminiscent of Tony Blair's totally discredited claims in the dodgy dossier of 2003 that the UK was just 45 minutes from attack by Iraqi weapons of mass destruction," he said.
Air strikes were launched shortly after MPs overwhelmingly backed UK military action against IS in Syria, by 397 votes to 223, after a 10-hour Commons debate on Wednesday.
During his visit, Mr Cameron visited Bulgaria's border with Turkey with Mr Borissov.
Speaking at the border, he said:
The cyber attack saw a harmful computer programme spread to about 150 countries, including the UK, Spain, Russia, the US and China.
The program - which is called WannaCry - has caused chaos for many organisations.
But the actions of a 22-year-old called Marcus - a UK security researcher who has his own company - helped to limit the damage.
He's being called an "accidental hero" after registering a domain name to track the spread of the virus, which actually ended up stopping it from spreading.
Computer software that is designed to block people from their computers, and make them pay money if they want to get back into them, is known asransomware
The Wannacry programme worked by locking down computer systems and demanding that people paid money in order to be able to get back into their system.
In the UK the computer systems of hospitals and doctors surgeries were the most affected by the attack.
Some hospitals had to cancel treatment and appointments, while many doctors were forced to use pens and paper to do their jobs, as their computers weren't working.
But why do people carry out attacks like this? And is hacking always a bad thing?
Computer software that is designed to damage, disrupt something or break into a computer system when it's not allowed is called malware
Hacking is when someone breaks into a computer system.
They break in by going around the usual security, like passwords, and getting in to the computer system via a different route to the official one.
It's a bit like breaking into a house, but finding a different way in other than the front door.
Criminals carry out hacking attacks against businesses or organisations because they want to break into a company's computer systems to cause trouble.
For example, they might want to steal information about customers or to stop an organisation from being able to run properly.
The fact that so many companies all around the world are on the internet makes it easier for hackers to break into systems like this, as so many people are now connected online.
A lot more information is also stored electronically than it used to be.
Hacking can have a devastating effect on a company.
When hacking is used for harmful reasons such as above, then it is a criminal offence and against the law.
However, knowing how to hack a computer system is not a crime - and you can use those skills in a positive way.
Many companies will employ people who know how to hack and ask them to deliberately try to break into their systems. This helps companies to know if their security is good enough and see where there are problems.
A cyber crime is a crime that is carried out using computers and / or the internet
For example, it's a bit like having somebody come to look at your house to tell you which windows need better locks so your house is more secure.
Those who know how to hack are also needed in order to stop hacking attacks. For example, the attack that happened last week was stopped by a 22-year-old cybersecurity researcher, because he had hacking knowledge.
So it can be used for good things too.
For more advice and information about staying safe online, click here.
Arran Fender is accused of striking 44-year-old Gary McMillan repeatedly on the body with a knife or similar implement between Lawton Road and Lawton Terrace on Tuesday.
He made no plea or declaration during a private appearance at Dundee Sheriff Court.
Sheriff Jillian Martin-Brown remanded Mr Fender in custody.
The case was continued for further examination and is expected to call again next week.
Transport Scotland said the works involved a "significant upgrade" of Junction 3A Daldowie.
Restrictions have been put in place to allow kerbing, barrier and road surfacing works to be carried out.
It is the latest stage in the £500m M8, M73 and M74 motorway improvements project.
Roadworks at the Daldowie junction will mean lane closures on the A74/A721 (Black Bear) roundabout until Friday.
The over-bridge will then be closed between Black Bear and the south roundabout for M74 and Daldowie estate/crematorium between 20:00 on Friday until 06:00 on the following Monday.
The M74 southbound off-slip will also be closed, which means there will be no access over the weekend from the M74 southbound on to the A721, A74 or Daldowie estate or crematorium.
M74 northbound motorists will be able to access Daldowie estate and crematorium as usual but will not be able to cross the bridge on to the A721 or A74.
There will also be no direct access from the Black Bear roundabout on to the M74.
Signed diversions will be in place for the following journeys:
Transport Scotland said there would be further restrictions in the weeks ahead.
Drivers can find further information on traffic management measures at Daldowie and across the motorway improvements project on Transport Scotland's website.
Project Manager Graeme Reid said: "When complete, the Daldowie junction will offer motorists better access onto and off the M74 as well as more reliable journey times.
"We are entered the final stages of works on the M74 corridor and we would like to take this opportunity to thank local residents and road users for their patience at this very busy time for roadworks."
On Sunday, Scotland's busiest motorway opened fully to traffic following the completion of the so-called "missing link" - another key part of the motorway improvements project.
Vehicles were allowed on to the eastbound carriageway of the new M8 for the first time, a week after the westbound carriageway opened.
It means the entire stretch between Edinburgh and Glasgow is now motorway.
The British number five, ranked 226 in the world, had never played in Grand Slam qualifying before.
But he did not drop a set over three matches, beating Alexander Bublik, Sekou Bangoura and then Soeda.
The 22-year-old joins compatriots Andy Murray, Kyle Edmund, Aljaz Bedene, Johanna Konta and Heather Watson in the main draw.
GB's Naomi Broady and Katie Boulter both lost their qualifiers.
American Nicole Gibbs beat Broady 6-4 4-6 6-2 while Boulter lost 6-7 (7-5) 6-2 6-2 to Turkey's Ipek Solyu.
Norrie made his Grand Slam debut as a wildcard at Wimbledon, losing in the first round to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
"I'm a lot more comfortable on the hard courts," he said. "I have earned [a place in the main draw] and I feel a lot more confident going into this week than I did into Wimbledon.
"I love the UK and being there. The weather gets me down a little bit but I feel really comfortable out here on the courts and I love the heat."
Norrie will play the world number 642 Dmitry Tursunov - a 34 year old Russian, who returned at Wimbledon after virtually a year out with injury.
The US Open gets under way at Flushing Meadows in New York on 28 August.
Researchers used radiocarbon dating to determine the ages of 28 of the animals, and estimated that one female was about 400 years old.
The team found that the sharks grow at just 1cm a year, and reach sexual maturity at about the age of 150.
The research is published in the journal Science.
Lead author Julius Nielsen, a marine biologist from the University of Copenhagen, said: "We had our expectations that we were dealing with an unusual animal, but I think everyone doing this research was very surprised to learn the sharks were as old as they were."
The former vertebrate record-holder was a bowhead whale estimated to be 211 years old.
But if invertebrates are brought into the longevity competition, a 507-year-old clam called Ming holds the title of most aged animal.
Greenland sharks are huge beasts, that can grow up to 5m in length.
They can be found, swimming slowly, throughout the cold, deep waters of the North Atlantic.
With this leisurely pace of life and sluggish growth rate, the sharks were thought to live for a long time. But until now, determining any ages was difficult.
For some fish, scientists are able to examine ear bones called otoliths, which when sectioned, show a pattern of concentric rings that scientists can count as they would the rings in a tree.
Sharks are harder, but some species, such as the Great White, have calcified tissue that grows in layers on their back bones, that can also be used to age the animals.
"But the Greenland shark is a very, very soft shark - it has no hard body parts where growth layers are deposited. So it was believed that the age could not be investigated," Mr Nielsen told the BBC.
However the team found a clever way of working out the age.
"The Greenland shark's eye lens is composed of a specialised material - and it contains proteins that are metabolically inert," explained Mr Neilson.
"Which means after the proteins have been synthesised in the body, they are not renewed any more. So we can isolate the tissue that formed when the shark was a pup, and do radiocarbon dating."
The team looked at 28 sharks, most of which had died after being caught in fishing nets as by-catch.
Using this technique, they established that the largest shark - a 5m-long female - was extremely ancient.
Because radiocarbon dating does not produce exact dates, they believe that she could have been as "young" as 272 or as old as 512. But she was most likely somewhere in the middle, so about 400 years old.
It means she was born between the years of 1501 and 1744, but her most likely date of birth was in the 17th century.
"Even with the lowest part of this uncertainty, 272 years, even if that is the maximum age, it should still be considered the longest-living vertebrate," said Mr Nielsen.
Conversely, if her age is at the upper end of the scale, she will have out-lived Ming the clam - although her age has a greater probability of lying in the middle.
The team believes the animals only reach sexual maturity when they are 4m-long. And with this new, very lengthy age-range, it suggests this does not occur until the animals are about 150 years old.
The researchers say this has consequences for future conservation of the animals.
Because of their extreme longevity, Greenland sharks may still be recovering from being over-fished before WW2.
The sharks' livers were once used for machine oil, and they were killed in great numbers before a synthetic alternative was found and the demand fell.
"When you evaluate the size distribution all over the North Atlantic, it is quite rare that you see sexually mature females, and quite rare that you find newborn pups or juveniles," Mr Nielsen explained.
"It seems most are sub-adults. That makes sense: if you have had this very high fishing pressure, all the old animals - they are not there any more. And there are not that many to give birth to new ones.
"There is, though, still a very large amount of 'teenagers', but it will take another 100 years for them to become sexually active."
Another author of the study, Prof Christopher Ramsey, director of Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit at the University of Oxford, said that radiocarbon dating could be used to determine the ages of other animals, but was not likely to be chosen as the primary method.
"For many animals we have other methods to determine age," he said.
"Also, the radiocarbon method is not very precise, and so is only really relevant for very long-lived species."
He added that the statistical method used to determine the sharks' ages was Bayesian statistics.
"Bayesian statistics were first worked out by the Rev Bayes in the 18th Century. This means he will have been working on this when some of these oldest sharks were young."
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The Foxes, fighting relegation last year, are top of the Premier League with nine games to go.
They can go five points clear if they win their game in hand against Rafa Benitez's Newcastle on Monday.
"They are on the edge of sporting immortality," he said. "I don't think I have ever wanted something to happen more in sport in my entire life."
Writing for The Guardian, Lineker admitted he was wrong to be sceptical about the appointment of Claudio Ranieri, who succeeded Nigel Pearson as Leicester boss in July last year.
The Match of the Day presenter said he thought the 64-year-old Italian was an "uninspired choice" when he arrived after a spell as Greece boss.
"Oh how wrong I was," said former England captain Lineker. "How wonderfully, spectacularly, blissfully wrong."
Leicester were at the foot of the table with seven games remaining of the last campaign under Pearson, and Lineker says Ranieri has been "inspirational" in the club's rise from bottom to top.
"What we are witnessing, should Leicester go on to win the title, is quite possibly the most unlikely triumph in the history of team sport," added Lineker, who began his career with his home-town club.
"A collection of individuals who couldn't win a football match for love nor money a year ago have turned into an invincible force.
"A team with a spirit and togetherness the like of which the game has seldom seen.
"All beautifully held together by the canny, inspirational - yes, inspirational - Tinkerman."
Ranieri, who earned the nickname 'Tinkerman' while he was in charge of Chelsea as a result of his frequent squad rotation, has never guided a side to a top-flight title.
Lineker, part of an Everton team beaten to the title on the last day by Liverpool in 1986, has warned Leicester's current crop the pressure is about to rise.
"With expectation comes danger," added the 1986 World Cup Golden Boot winner. "They have, though, shown no fear thus far. No sign of wavering under the magnitude of what they might achieve."
The former Barcelona striker has witnessed more lows than highs in five decades as a Foxes fan, including attending an FA Cup final defeat to Manchester City and watching his boyhood club dip into League One as recently as the 2008-09 season.
But this Leicester side have lost just three Premier League games all season, compared to 19 last term.
"I watched Leicester City lose in the 1969 FA Cup final with my dad and granddad when I was eight and cried all the way home," said Lineker.
"I have seen them get promoted and relegated. I played for them for eight years. I even got a group of like-minded fans and friends to stump up a few quid to salvage the club when they went into liquidation.
"But nothing compares to this. Nothing. Things like this just do not happen to clubs like mine."
The Lib Dem business secretary said the prime minister had been "very unwise" and that such a target was Conservative - not coalition government - policy.
He added that Mr Cameron's comments, made in a speech to Tory activists, "risked inflaming extremism".
But the prime minister denied this and said his words had been "measured".
Labour leader Ed Miliband said ministers had to "get a grip" on immigration and stop fighting amongst themselves.
The Conservatives' 2010 election manifesto calls for "steps to take net migration back to the levels of the 1990s - tens of thousands a year, not hundreds of thousands".
However, the coalition agreement between the Conservatives and Lib Dems pledges only an "annual limit" on people coming to the UK from outside the European Union for economic reasons, making no reference to specific numbers.
But in his speech, which took place in Southampton, Mr Cameron said the government's cap on immigrant numbers would "mean net migration to this country will be in the order of tens of thousands each year, not the hundreds of thousands every year that we have seen over the last decade".
Communities had been affected by incomers unable to speak English and unwilling to integrate, he argued, which had "created a kind of discomfort and disjointedness in some neighbourhoods".
He added: "This has been the experience for many people in our country - and I believe it is untruthful and unfair not to speak about it and address it."
But Mr Cable, who has spoken out on several occasions about the economic dangers of imposing a cap on immigration, criticised the wording of the speech, telling BBC chief political correspondent Laura Kuenssberg: "The reference to the tens of thousands of immigrants rather than hundreds of thousands is not part of the coalition agreement; it is Tory party policy only.
"I do understand there is an election coming but talk of mass immigration risks inflaming the extremism to which he and I are both strongly opposed."
But the prime minister rejected the criticism, saying policy was "sensible and measured" and that, following discussions between the coalition partners on how to reduce immigration without damaging the economy, the issue had been "settled".
"We have a very good and robust policy and this is the policy of the whole government," he said. "This policy is Lib Dem policy. This policy is coalition policy."
Mr Cable, however, refused to back down on the issue, when questioned, telling BBC Manchester: "The reference to tens of thousands rather than hundreds of thousands of people is not part of coalition policy."
He added: "My references were about the language used and I stand by that, but it's not a criticism of coalition policy."
Mr Cable said he had meant to make a "positive contribution to the debate".
By Laura KuenssbergChief political correspondent, BBC News channel
The strength of Vince Cable's language is really quite unusual, remarkable even.
The coalition's policy on immigration was the result of difficult negotiations between the two parties - the Lib Dems wanted a more relaxed approach to limiting numbers coming here, the Conservatives a tougher one.
Vince Cable personally fought for and secured certain concessions which he felt were needed to prevent a cap damaging British businesses.
After those negotiations, a kind of truce was reached, but Mr Cable clearly thinks David Cameron's comments break that truce.
The business secretary's remarks must also be seen in the context of the upcoming local elections and AV referendum.
This is the first time that two parties who've had to get used to working together have been pitted against each other.
It seems this could be the first proper skirmish.
Read Laura's thoughts in full
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Aides to deputy prime minister, and Lib Dem leader, Nick Clegg, who unlike Mr Cable saw a copy of the speech before it was released, said he was "proud" of the work both he and Mr Cable had done on the coalition's "sensible" immigration policy.
But they added: "Cameron's language isn't what we would have used… but he's a Conservative leader talking to Conservative voters in the run-up to an election."
Mr Cable was "entitled to the view" that there had been a truce in the coalition over immigration policy, but that was not Mr Clegg's view, the source said.
Before entering power, the Lib Dems were opposed to a fixed limit on immigration and backed an amnesty for some illegal incomers already living in the UK.
Labour says the cap, which was introduced recently, will only cover 20% of non-EU migrants and the government is cutting 5,000 staff at the UK Border Agency.
Mr Miliband said: "It's hard to have a government policy that is clear and coherent if your business secretary, who's in charge of your student visa policy, is saying one thing and actually going out of his way to attack the prime minister.
"The next time he makes a speech why don't they get a grip, have a proper discussion in government, get an agreed policy, because that's the right way to run a government."
UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage said little would change on immigration because of the UK's "open border" with the EU.
But former Labour minister Frank Field, co-chairman of the cross-party balanced migration group, said Mr Cameron was on the "right course" in requiring all those wishing to settle in the UK to speak basic English and making it "much tougher" for those working in the UK to eventually gain citizenship.
Asked about criticism of the prime minister's approach, he said immigration policy had been out of step with public opinion for many years because it had been determined by a "liberal elite".
"They will be angry that that period is now at an end," he told the BBC.
Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of pressure group Migration Watch, said: "We should remember that Vince Cable speaks for a tiny minority of the public.
"According to our most recent YouGov opinion poll, conducted last November, only 4% of Lib Dem voters agreed that the present level of immigration is best for Britain, 78% wanted 100,000 or less, 19% did not know".
The Exiles, currently 20th in League Two, share their home with both Newport RFC and Newport Gwent Dragons.
County have had three postponements since December while ex-boss John Sheridan criticised the ground staff.
"They face very difficult circumstances with the three teams playing and do a good job," Feeney told BBC Wales Sport.
"I wouldn't tell them how to do their job anymore than they would tell me to do mine.
Feeney said he was delighted to sign striker Dean Morgan, a former team-mate of Feeney's at Luton.
"He's got two good feet and a big mouth," Feeney joked.
"He's got loads of experience and I feel like we need that."
Feeney has taken an unnamed Irish player on trial.
"We may look to do that deal next week," Feeney said.
He is also considering his options regarding loan players, saying: "We have a full complement of six, so I will talk with my staff on who we look to extend the deals for."
Loanees Connor Dymond, Ben Davies and Mitchell Beeney all see their loans expire after the weekend visit of Carlisle.
Feeney was less than impressed with the Carlisle contest being given a 13:00 GMT kick-off to avoid clashing with the Wales v Scotland Six Nations contest.
"I'm a rugby league man," he joked.
Hangzhou on the eve of the G20 is a certain kind of awesome. A city rebuilt.
Filled with brand new security kit and locked down manhole covers, it has been emptied of a third of its population.
The switch was flicked to off in factories for hundreds of miles around, the pollution haze dispersed and the sky turned 'G20 blue'.
This weekend's G20 is a demonstration that the one party state decides on a goal, it can call the country to attention and command its people to get behind it.
The G20 really matters to China. Since the first such summit in Washington in late 2008, these occasions have mostly been forgettable.
But that year was a watershed for the Chinese leadership.
With the global financial crisis, Beijing stopped believing there was something immutable and dependable about the way the western powers had wired the global economy.
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As others floundered, China began its lightning move up the GDP hierarchy to second place, and simultaneously launched a campaign to move from outsider to central player in global economic governance.
Despite the slower growth of recent months, Chinese purpose has not wavered.
In fact, events since have only strengthened the conviction that economic power is moving east, and that this, if not the Asian century, is at least China's century.
The list of evidence for this faith is long and conveniently includes Hangzhou's own global brands.
Eight years ago, most foreigners would have been hard pressed to name any Chinese company, but now this city alone is home to several giants, including Alibaba.
They are among China's corporate miracles which have worked out how to leverage an immense domestic market, hungry workforce and almost limitless capital, while absorbing abroad whatever growth nutrients they are missing at home.
So this week's PR narrative around the G20 host city is a Hangzhou which balances a glorious imperial past with a glorious innovative future.
The sharper strategic narrative around China's G20 moment is about the decline of the West, which began with the 2008 financial crisis, but is now gathering pace amid the distractions of a US presidential election and the disarray in Europe over Brexit, migrants and recession.
In this triumphal narrative, only China is a reliable engine of growth, its politics less populist, its leadership farsighted.
And according to the official New China News Agency, it is now time to take that leadership global.
The host is ready to share its time-honoured wisdom and up-to-date solutions with the world.
Put bluntly, China hopes the world will look back and identify the Hangzhou G20 as the moment when China looked like a better guardian of global economic governance than a US paralysed by poisonous politics at home and handicapped by distractions abroad.
But will the Hangzhou summit be remembered like that? Will it be remembered at all?
After all, leaders have to lead and this is hard for China on economic issues, let alone security.
At a time of struggling growth and protectionist backlash across the world, President Xi will try to present himself in Superman pants, urging his guests to defend free trade for the sake of all our futures.
But talk is cheap. Many of those in President Xi's audience have been complaining of Chinese protectionism for decades, the joke among their trade negotiators that for China the slogan win/win means heads I win, tails you lose.
Certainly China has been a great beneficiary of globalisation and the commitment of others to free trade.
It would have much to lose if the rest of the world started closing its markets.
But both the German ambassador to China and the European Union Chamber of Commerce complained only this week that their companies face an unlevel playing field in China and that some feel ever less welcome.
There is no sign of a last minute Superman-style intervention that might translate Chinese talk about free trade into spectacular action.
Meanwhile the theme for China's summit is "Towards an Innovative, Invigorated, Interconnected and Inclusive World Economy".
But as well as being the master of top down mobilisation, China is often the master of meaning-light slogans.
What would really help an innovative and invigorated global economy is fundamental structural reform from China, the dismantling of large parts of the sclerotic and monopolistic state owned economy.
A dramatically freer Chinese economy with fair access to key sectors for private enterprise and foreigners would enormously enhance China's credibility as a leader on global governance.
It stands to reason that if you play by fair rules, you have got a better chance of being invited to set them.
But it will not happen or will not happen fast because of perceived political risk.
A freer economy would get in the way of the Party's number one objective, political control.
And this desperate political fragility has other painful consequences for China's dream of leadership.
Exactly a year ago, the last huge international set piece in China was a giant military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the defeat of Japan in WWII.
Many of the world leaders now gathering in Hangzhou were invited to attend that too, but most stayed away because the exercise was framed in a narrative of China's historical victimhood and 21st century return to greatness.
It was a hard power message calculated to unite the domestic audience firmly behind the Communist Party.
But by moving towards an increasingly strident nationalism complete with territorial ambitions and military build up, Beijing has placed itself in a zero sum leadership dilemma.
It can either lead at home or it can lead abroad but without a more liberal political agenda, it cannot do both.
In a region, where so many nations still have wounds from history, China's nationalist politics are toxic to its hopes to lead internationally.
In July, Beijing's furious denunciation of an international court ruling on the South China Sea put it on the wrong side of international law.
And if there are no accepted rules of the game, then the game is not about leadership but about my will against yours and ultimately about brute force.
When you resort to that game, Superman pants can only be worn in the privacy of your own home.
All those gathered for the G20 are keenly aware of these realities. They will note the slogans, the songs and the speeches.
But when we look back in years to come and remember the Hangzhou summit, I suspect we will still be remembering the awesome mobilisation involved.
China has not yet found the language to lead a troubled world.
Writing to the chancellor before his spending review, she said investment was vital for a "balanced recovery".
Some UK government departments have been asked to plan for budget cuts of either a quarter or two-fifths by 2020.
Any reductions will be reflected in the Welsh government's budget, under a spending formula.
Ms Hutt said the Welsh government's budget had already shrunk by 8% in real terms over the past five years.
She highlighted plans for a metro-style transport system in south east Wales, a tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay and a "city deal", unlocking major investment in Cardiff, as major funding priorities to boost economic growth.
Ms Hutt also urged George Osborne to give Welsh ministers "maximum" financial flexibility to invest in major infrastructure projects, but not at the expense of day-to-day funding for public services.
The UK government has said Wales has been "thriving" under its long-term plan and must contribute to the savings needed to make the UK's finances more secure.
In recent months, the Welsh and UK governments have been locked in high-stakes negotiations to determine how Welsh public services would be funded after tax devolution.
With hundreds of millions of pounds at stake, the stage was set for long, gruelling negotiations: the equivalent Scottish talks had ended in a deadline-day showdown.
But in Wales, it would all be over in a matter of months.
The announcement has big implications for the Welsh Government's budget.
But has it got all it wanted for Christmas?
The crucial aspect of the deal is how tax devolution will be implemented. Once Wales gets the keys to about £2.5bn in new tax revenues the Treasury will cut the Welsh block grant - which funds all devolved services like health and education - by an equivalent amount.
In the years to come, this "block grant adjustment" will go up or down depending on what happens to comparable revenues in the rest of the UK.
This means Welsh taxes will need to grow as quickly as England's to keep up with Treasury deductions from the block grant.
If Wales' economy performed like the rest of the UK, this might be reasonable. But Wales has much lower incomes, so linking Wales' budget to English tax growth would lead to losses over which the Welsh Government would have had no control.
For example, Wales has been disproportionately affected by the flagship UK policy to increase the level at which taxpayers start paying income tax - the personal allowance - because more Welsh taxpayers earn incomes around this level than in England.
In a win for Wales, the Treasury accepted this as a problem and agreed to make separate block grant adjustments for each of the three bands of income tax.
This should mean Wales is less exposed to UK policies that have different results across the UK.
However, the agreement offers no such protection for stamp duty, being replaced in Wales by a land transaction tax.
Given the deep-rooted differences in UK property market conditions - especially after Brexit - the Welsh Government will be exposed to risks that are outside its control.
In addition, Wales' slower-growing population may lead to slower revenue growth than in the rest of the UK.
The method chosen to cut the Welsh block - the "comparable model" - means Wales probably stands to lose out, even if revenues per head grow at the same rate as elsewhere in the UK.
This was something the Scottish Government refused to accept. To explain why Wales did accept this, we need to turn to the expenditure side of the deal - the funding floor.
The most striking element is the first major modification of the Barnett formula - which determines how increases or cuts in public spending are shared across the UK - since its introduction.
From now on, changes to the Welsh budget (resulting from increases in spending on services in England) will be increased by 5% initially, and by 15% if funding drops below an estimate of Wales' relative need - 115% of spending per person in England.
Although there seems to be little logic behind the choice of 5%, this change is intended to stop the so-called Barnett "squeeze" - the tendency for Wales' funding per head to decrease towards the level in England.
Recognition of Wales' higher needs will be much welcomed by the Welsh Government, given the Treasury's reluctance to change territorial funding arrangements in the UK.
On balance, the "Barnett bonus" will likely more than offset the losses from Wales taking on population-related revenue risk.
So this is probably a good financial deal for the Welsh Government - but just how good a deal will depend on spending and population growth over the next few years.
In proportion to devolved revenues, the doubling of Wales' capital borrowing limit to £1bn is also considerably higher than the Scottish Government's £3bn limit.
But while being a good financial deal, the agreement misses an opportunity to create a more sensible and transparent devolved funding system. In fact, it adds new complexities and quirks into the Barnett formula.
As with most other aspects of Welsh devolution, it is a product of bargaining and compromise that inevitably depart from first principles.
Because the Welsh Government bears population risk under the agreement, devolved taxes will probably fall short of deductions from the block grant and largely due to factors outside Welsh Government control.
So it will be difficult to assess the Welsh Government's performance in managing devolved revenues, clouding the crucial accountability link that tax devolution was meant to bring.
The agreement is also silent on whether Wales' higher need for spending should be reassessed. This could mean that an estimate of relative need in 2010 may end up impacting Welsh funding in 2040 and beyond.
Nevertheless, Welsh policymakers can breathe a justifiable sigh of relief - for now. Because, perhaps the biggest unanswered question from this agreement is how Wales' funding will change after Brexit, including the future of regional aid and support for farmers.
As the dust settles on this set of negotiations, there are potentially far more challenging talks just around the corner.
If you cannot hold someone's attention for a sentence, you have no hope of getting them to read the rest of your article.
The same is true for headlines; stark, witty or intriguing ones can draw the reader's eye to a story.
Headline writing has long been considered a skill but, in the digital age, a new word has become synonymous with online journalism - clickbait.
Put simply, it is a headline which tempts the reader to click on the link to the story. But the name is used pejoratively to describe headlines which are sensationalised, turn out to be adverts or are simply misleading.
Publishers increasingly use it for simple economics; the more clicks you get, the more people on your site, the more you can charge for advertising.
A report by the Columbia Journalism Review highlighted the case of online magazine Slant, which pays writers $100 per month, plus $5 for every 500 clicks on their stories.
Slant is far from unique in this respect and this business model is becoming increasingly common, but opponents argue it means journalists will dumb down stories in order to get more clicks in order to earn a living.
Last week, the NUJ expressed concerns after Trinity Mirror, one of the UK's biggest newspaper publishers, announced plans to introduce individual website "click targets" for journalists.
The group's editorial director, Neil Benson, said the aim was to focus on providing content that is "relevant to our audiences".
Damian Radcliffe, honorary research fellow at Cardiff University's School of Journalism said: "It's part of the world in which we now operate - there's a lot to be said for journalists to be able to write better or snappier headlines."
There are fears it could curtail a cornerstone of journalism - holding those in office and power to account - in favour of appealing to the lowest common denominator.
But Mr Radcliffe said this may not be the case.
"I think those stories will still be covered, but they may well cover them in new and different ways; not dumbing-down but being creative in how you tell these stories through infographics, explainers and video.
"I think it's a recognition the audience consumes content in different ways."
Peter Preston, former editor of the Guardian and a columnist for the Observer, said: "You certainly want your journalists to be thinking how they get the maximum level of interest... it seems on one hand it's pretty stupid to not make sure your journalists are doing their best to serve their readers.
"It's a means of getting journalists to concentrate on [ensuring] whatever story they are doing is presented in the best way."
But Ken Smith, chairman of the Welsh executive council of the National Union of Journalists, has concerns.
"Without a doubt, there is a dumbing down in terms of content going on websites which does not bode well," he said.
"Inevitably, if the criterion for including the story on the website is determined by the number of clicks, then we're going down a very dangerous path.
"There's going to be an emphasis on the trivial, rather than stories which require more considered reading.
"If you're setting individual targets about how many clicks they should be getting, they will be more inclined to do this instant gratification journalism rather than look into issues of concern about how the local council is performing because they take time to research."
A by-product of this style of journalism - the frustration of readers clicking on a story which promised more than it delivered - has led to new ways to offer content.
Netherlands-based Blendle allows people to read stories from a host of newspapers and magazines, and offers a pay per story set up with a money back guarantee if readers feel short-changed or dissatisfied.
Sensationalising news is hardly new and, in the days of print journalism, there was no guarantee the stories scrutinising the elected and the powerful were being read any more than the titillating content.
"In days of yore, you had no idea if people were reading stories about parliament in the Sunday Times or from the local council or just skipping to the sport section, so I don't think it's a new question," said Mr Radcliffe.
"We've always had sensationalist content, I think it's easy to look back with rose-tinted spectacles. You can say we're living in the golden era of journalism in the access to the breadth and quality of journalism that we have now."
Mr Preston said the changing needs of online audiences means a healthy balance needs to be struck.
"There is a potential problem where a lot of less tractable material happening in your local parliament or more complex foreign affairs gets put to one side because reporters get concerned about pay and standards begin to fall," he said.
"These websites and newspapers are beginning to realise you need a bit of both to what you're putting out as opposed to just lists and fluff - there is a bit of a swing back."
Headlines are as old as journalism itself, so are those teasing lines on social media just a progression of an age-old skill?
"Headline writing is an art, to write something that draws somebody in. Clickbait seems to be a catch-all for that skill and has very negative connotations, but the reality is more nuanced and the ability to write something enticing on Twitter to pique someone's interest is a real art," said Mr Radcliffe.
"Some people see it [pay per click] as a slightly dirty business model. I don't share that view, it's just a digital reality. If that's how you get your foot in the door and develop a good story sense and how to write a good headline, I don't see anything wrong with that."
But what works for one website will not necessarily work for another, so every organisation has to decide what balance works best.
"There's no doubt there's a swell of stories and the way they attract attention. There's a danger of shouting and tarting things up, almost across the board," said Mr Preston.
"[Clickbait stories] have somewhat diminished the value of news - they sell on stars in and out of bed... and that's one way of getting the clicks.
"People are beginning to say 'we need more stories, we need actual things happening' because that brings back readers and encourages engagement."
One perennial frustration for the online reader is the "look at me" headline, which can have negative consequences.
"If you look at news websites, increasingly stories are being headlined 'You will not believe what you're going to read'. It's all very well to do that occasionally when you've got something to interest the reader, but if you overplay your hand, people will find out what you're offering will not match your headline," said Mr Smith.
"This is a dangerous route to follow and sooner or later they're going to wake up to what you're offering them with these teasing headlines is not matched by the writing."
Where does this leave publicly-funded news outlets like the BBC, which does not have the same commercial pressures as the private sector and has a different editorial policy?
Mr Smith said: "It places a bigger burden on the BBC if you've got private sector giving up on public interest journalism."
He believes the BBC's plan to have a pool of reporters to share work with local newspapers "will take resources away from the BBC and will encourage the newspaper groups that have been making cuts to cut further, because they may well say if they can get the BBC to pay for the serious public interest material, we will get rid of existing employees and rely on what the BBC does".
Mr Radcliffe added: "Is the BBC still about universality or about market failure in covering and reporting on stories that are not being covered elsewhere? It's a big question and one that will continue to be discussed until the next charter renewal."
It is not just the content that journalists need to think about, but the medium.
Social media now works as a separate entity for news outlets - rather than a simple headline, picture and link to a story, organisations have to repackage and change how they offer news depending on the platform.
"What works on Twitter might not work on Facebook - you can potentially tell a story in 140 characters with a supporting image," said Mr Radcliffe.
Also, more thought is needed about which stories are posted on social media as that is not going to be the same audience as a newspaper's website.
"There's no doubt digital can do many sorts of stories absolutely brilliantly," said Mr Preston.
But Mr Smith feels style is being prioritised over substance: "The danger is we've become obsessed with the medium and forgotten about the content; good journalism is good in whatever medium it is available.
"You can come up with the most technically refined way of delivering material, but if that material is of no value there's no point to it."
Clickbait in the many forms it takes - from the intriguing to the misleading - seems to be here to stay, so journalists and news organisations have a decision to make on what they want to offer people and where their priorities lie.
"It's a question of balance and if things are going the way they have been, newspapers will cease to have the character that they have had for centuries and they will simply become a vehicle of the light entertainment industry, which is quite tawdry, said Mr Smith.
But Mr Radcliffe sees causes for optimism: "I think it is just a different way of working, a reflection of the fact audiences consume content in different ways.
"The future is incredibly exciting and massively daunting, there are opportunities to do things in new and interesting and exciting ways."
But Mr Preston has words of caution for newspaper groups hunting for clicks.
"Trinity Mirror has reasonable reasons for doing this [pay per click]. Regional and local papers are fighting to make an impact online, having started down that road a little bit too late.
"But if you open a Trinity Mirror paper in two or three years time after this has started and can't find anything but fluff and sensationalism then that's newspapers - online or offline - beginning to cut their own throats."
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The capsule had been due to launch atop a Delta rocket on a short journey above the Earth to prove key technologies.
Its maiden voyage was to have taken place from Cape Canaveral in Florida between 12:05 GMT and 14:44 GMT.
But the countdown was interrupted by gusty winds and by sluggish fuel valves in the Delta's big boosters.
Engineers will try again on Friday. The launch window will be exactly the same as on Thursday, with the aim as ever to try to get away right at the start of the window at 12:05 GMT (07:05 local Florida time).
"We'll go make sure we've got a happy rocket and as soon as we do that we're going to get back to the pad and send Orion off to a very, very successful test flight," said Dan Collins from the Delta's operating company, United Launch Alliance.
The conical capsule is reminiscent of the Apollo command ships that took men to the Moon in the 1960s and 1970s, but bigger and with cutting-edge systems.
For this demonstration mission, Orion is being flown without people aboard.
The first two delays on Thursday were weather-related (although a cargo ship travelling close to the launch range was a concern for a period, also). Sensors detected unacceptably strong gusts of wind in the vicinity of the rocket at ground level, and this automatically stopped the countdown clock.
A third stop on the clock was caused by sticky fill/drain valves on the rocket's big boosters. These had become excessively cold in the presence of the Delta's liquid hydrogen propellant.
Lockheed Martin, the company developing Orion and running this test flight for Nasa, has another two days to get the mission off the ground before negotiations must take place for an extension.
Other space missions have bookings on the launch complex and they would have to agree to step back, potentially delaying their operations as well. And ULA has a lift-off to manage on the West Coast of the US next week, and this could be impacted if the company's staff are detained in Florida.
Unfortunately, the weather in some respects looks to be less favourable for a Friday attempt.
If it deteriorates further, a decision could be made simply to jump to Saturday. This would save on supplies of liquid hydrogen, some of which is lost every time the rocket is tanked up, while also giving launch crews a bit of rest.
Orion is being developed alongside a powerful new rocket that will have its own debut in 2017 or 2018.
Together, they will form the core capabilities needed to send humans beyond the International Space Station to destinations such as the Red Planet.
For the time being, the Delta IV-Heavy rocket - currently the beefiest launcher in the world - is being used as a stand-in.
If all goes well on Friday, the Delta will send Orion twice around the globe, throwing the ship up to an altitude of almost 6,000km (3,600 miles).
This will set up a fast fall back to Earth, with a re-entry speed into the atmosphere close to 30,000km/h (20,000mph) - near what would be expected of a capsule coming back from the Moon.
It should give engineers the opportunity to check the performance of Orion's critical heat shield, which is likely to experience temperatures in excess of 2,000C (4,000F).
They will also watch how the parachutes deploy as they gently lower the capsule into Pacific waters off Mexico's Baja California Peninsula.
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Thursday's first test flight of the US space agency's Orion "Mars ship" has been postponed because of weather and technical issues.
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Maria Boncza-Tomaszewska, Geoff Collier, Ken Crellin, Julie Maddrell and Mike Murley took an oath of allegiance and justice on Thursday.
A government spokesman said the community volunteers were now ready to hear cases at Douglas court house.
Deemster Doyle said they would play a "vital role" within the justice system.
He added: "They all bring with them their individual strengths, experiences of life and their sense of justice and fairness. The justice system will be stronger for that.
"The justices play a vital role at the sharp end of the administration of justice in this wonderful island. It is very healthy that members of the community are willing to actively engage in the administration of justice within the community."
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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He got a solid majority among MEPs in a secret ballot - 422 votes - and the support of 26 out of 28 EU governments.
But British MEPs in particular - the UK Independence Party and the Conservatives - were vocal in their opposition to him.
Mr Juncker, 59, based his claim to the EU's top job on being the Spitzenkandidat (lead candidate) of the centre-right European People's Party, which won the May elections.
His election is seen as a triumph for the European Parliament, which pioneered the Spitzenkandidat procedure. It was an effort to make the European elections more relevant to voters and give the EU more of a "human face".
But UK Prime Minister David Cameron said the parliament had usurped the right of government leaders to choose the EU's top executive. In the past that choice was made behind closed doors, and by unanimity, without a formal vote.
Mr Juncker is a controversial figure, as a leading advocate of deeper EU integration, and is often called a "federalist".
A veteran of Brussels deal-making, he headed the powerful Eurogroup - the eurozone finance ministers - at the height of the eurozone crisis, when crucial decisions were taken about austerity and bailout conditions.
In a speech setting out his agenda for the EU on 15 July he stressed that the euro "protects Europe" and he praised former Commission president Jacques Delors, the man credited with launching the single currency.
Mr Juncker was prime minister of Luxembourg from 1995 to 2013 and one of the architects of the euro.
But according to Pierre Leyers, financial editor of the daily Luxemburger Wort, it is misleading to call him a "federalist". "He wants deeper integration, but not a European superstate," he told the BBC.
Mr Leyers argues that coming from a tiny country has enhanced Mr Juncker's influence in the EU, odd though that may seem to people unfamiliar with Brussels politics.
Luxembourg was a founding member of the community which became the EU and, sandwiched between France and Germany, "it had no choice but to try to be on good terms with its neighbours", Mr Leyers said. "So some Luxembourg politicians were always good negotiators and diplomats, to get France and Germany together."
The drive for post-war reconciliation shaped Mr Juncker's political views.
Early in his political career he worked for Prime Minister Pierre Werner, who helped to forge the Franco-German bond at the heart of the European project.
Mr Werner came up with a plan for monetary union which was later developed by Jacques Delors.
Mr Juncker went on to become one of the world's longest-serving democratically elected leaders.
But some of his past remarks have raised eyebrows, suggesting a less than firm commitment to democracy.
Ahead of the French vote on the European Constitution in 2005 he said: "If it's a Yes, we will say 'on we go', and if it's a No we will say 'we continue'".
And in 2011 he said "monetary policy is a serious issue - we should discuss this in secret, in the Eurogroup... I am for secret, dark debates".
His greatest EU challenge has been shoring up the eurozone since the 2008 financial crash, when Greece's colossal debts, and those of other struggling eurozone countries, threatened the very survival of the single currency.
In a high-profile TV debate on 15 May Mr Juncker said he had worked "night and day" to rescue Greece.
According to Mr Leyers, at the height of the crisis he was working 14 hours a day and that took a toll on his health. He is a heavy smoker.
He is by far the most popular politician in Luxembourg, added the journalist at the Grand Duchy's leading daily.
In the TV debate, Mr Juncker said it was now time for the EU to "replace debt by ideas" and achieve a digital single market, while ensuring "minimum social standards for workers".
He also called for an EU-US free trade treaty. The negotiations are controversial, amid widespread European anxiety about powerful US corporations.
Mr Juncker is a strong advocate of a European "solidarity" union - an EU that strives to raise living standards in its poorest regions and sectors.
He has not explained how an EU-US free trade deal might impact on EU social protection policies, which currently cost the EU many billions through support for farmers and projects to help poor communities.
He claimed that such a deal would give each European an extra 545 euros (£443; $742) - an exaggeration, according to a fact check by Eurovision, which hosted the debate.
He has also defended the Common Agricultural Policy, saying agriculture employs about 30 million Europeans. But the UK government is among the many critics who say the CAP is wasteful and want more of the EU budget spent on digital technologies, research and investment in small businesses.
Mats Persson, director of the Open Europe think-tank, says Mr Juncker is associated with the EU of the 1980s and 1990s, echoing a criticism attributed to Prime Minister Cameron.
After an election that saw a surge in support for Eurosceptic parties, that connection with past EU policies may be a disadvantage, Mr Persson told the BBC.
However, Mr Juncker is not vague about the political risks of taking tough economic decisions. He once said, "We all know what to do, we just don't know how to get re-elected after we've done it."
Henry did not to return to his home at the castle following an afternoon display for visitors on Saturday.
The castle said it was not uncommon for young birds of prey to spread their wings and fly off for a few days, but the public is being asked to remain eagle-eyed.
However, people should not approach Henry, who is about a year old with a 6ft wing span.
The eagle is not a danger to the public but for his safety, handlers have asked people to report any sightings to the castle.
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Henry is described as brown but does not yet have his full adult feathers and was last seen with a bell on his tail and wearing jesses - thin straps, usually leather, used to tether birds.
"Our guests enjoy two birds of prey displays each day which can involve up to six birds being in the air at one time," the spokesman said.
"Sometimes, the birds will decide to explore the local countryside for a while before returning to their home at the castle.
Stanley, a white tailed sea eagle went missing during a show at the tourist attraction in 2012.
But despite sightings and attempts to recapture him he has not since returned.
The ceiling came down shortly before 20:00 BST at the Al-Miraj Banqueting Suite in Small Heath, Birmingham.
Most of the people inside managed to escape but six people, including two girls aged nine and 10 and a young boy, had to be treated by paramedics.
The 10-year-old suffered facial injuries caused by shattered glass and was taken to Heartlands Hospital.
The nine-year-old girl and a woman in her 40s were treated for shock.
A man in his 20s suffered leg pain and a man in his 30s injured his shoulder.
The relative of a young boy who had been taken home later called 999 when he was suffering from shock and leg pain. He was taken to hospital.
The event was arranged by the Al Ameen School in Birmingham and was to feature live performances from musicians and give out awards to pupils.
A teacher answering the phone today said the school would be issuing a statement but added: "All the children are fine."
Firefighters and paramedics searched the venue to see if anyone was trapped inside, but all were accounted for.
West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman Claire Brown said: "Thankfully, everyone had managed to escape and there were no further patients found.
"Whilst we treated six people following the incident, it was incredibly lucky that no one was more seriously or even fatally injured."
This year the competition, which happens in Lincolnshire in the UK, was won by a team all the way from New Zealand.
Nick Hornstein and Robbie Hollander travelled across the world to compete and they won gold!
They took part in the Egg Throwing event which sees teams of two people throwing an egg as far as they can without breaking it.
The pair managed to throw their egg a huge 81 metres, frying both their opposition and the old world record of 76 metres.
Teams from England, Australia and Germany also participated in the games, but Julie Moens of Canada was the championships' most eggs-ceptional competitor.
The Canadian won gold in both the Russian Egg Roulette and the Egg Catapult events.
The Russian Egg Roulette challenge is probably the messiest of the lot. It sees two players take turns to pick from six eggs and smash them on their heads.
The catch is that five eggs are boiled and one is raw - whoever avoids the raw egg is the winner!
A young woman in a headscarf asks the name and district of a caller. So far so unremarkable, but this is a call centre with a difference.
"Sometimes we receive calls from the Taliban," she tells me, "they call to tell us that there should be no election."
This is where our reporters share stories beyond the daily conflict and politics of a country preparing for the most important poll in its recent history as foreign troops withdraw.
We'll focus on the surprising while treating the familiar from fresh angles, combined with a street-level view of a country in transition.
Most of the posts will be written, photographed or filmed by our journalists across Afghanistan.
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Welcome to Afghanistan's "190" election hotline.
Around 60 staff, juggling computer, mouse and headphones provide an everyday information service, from 07:00 in the morning to 20:00 at night advising on everything you need to know about the crucial 2014 presidential and provincial polls.
The Taliban have threatened the election and everyone associated with it, so the building where they work is secured by guards and blast walls.
Qais Safi, one of the mostly young workers manning the phones says that callers usually have practical questions.
"People ask how they can get voting cards, who the presidential candidates and their deputies are, what symbols they use and what number they are on the polling papers."
Because two-thirds of Afghans are thought to be illiterate, the logos chosen to identify candidates during the campaign and on ballot papers are important, and include anything from an oil lamp to a bulldozer.
The call centre staff have been trained for three days, with more workshops to follow as the campaign unfolds.
Syed Baryali Shuaib, the head of the centre, says they get 5,000 to 6,000 calls every day, and expects numbers to rise. But only 10% of callers are female.
The Election Commission has other means to reach voters too: it produces TV and radio slots and installs roadside billboards.
And in a country with almost 20 million mobile users, SMS texts have become as important as messages read out in mosques after Friday prayers.
They are a 317-unit development in the Athletic Stores building on Queen Street and an 11-storey, 380-unit development on Little Patrick Street.
The Athletic Stores scheme will involve retaining the building's facade and demolishing and rebuilding behind it.
The Ulster Architectural and Heritage Society had objected to the scheme.
It said a facade retention approach should only be used as a "last resort".
However, the planners said that "on balance" the approach was appropriate and would not cause harm to the area's overall character or appearance.
Belfast City Council's planning committee is due to make a decision on the applications at a meeting on Tuesday.
A series of major student schemes, mainly close to Ulster University's Belfast campus, have been given planning consent in recent months.
Philae, the first spacecraft to land on a comet, was dropped on to the surface of Comet 67P by its mothership, Rosetta, last November.
It worked for 60 hours before its solar-powered battery ran flat.
The comet has moved nearer to the sun since and Philae has enough power to work again, says the BBC's science correspondent Jonathan Amos.
The Philae craft made three short contacts of about 10 seconds each at roughly 9.30pm on Sunday.
The probe sent the message: 'Hello Earth! Can you hear me?"
Scientists say they now waiting for the next contact.
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Philae is designed to analyse ice and rock on the comet.
The Rosetta probe took 10 years to reach the comet, and the lander - about the size of a washing-machine - bounced at least a kilometre when it touched down.
Before it lost power, Philae sent images of its surroundings which showed it was in a type of ditch with high walls blocking sunlight from its solar panels.
Its exact location on the comet has since been a mystery.
The Grade II-listed building in the heart of the town was built in 1855 but has been unused for a decade.
After securing £2.4m of Heritage Lottery Fund cash, the council plans to create a library and business hub.
Following an ownership row, the council took it over in July 2016 and has announced work will start in January.
Originally, the building housed assembly rooms and a court.
However, it passed into private ownership about a decade ago and concerns were raised about its deteriorating condition as it fell into disrepair.
After the council failed to find a solution with the owner, the Welsh Government successfully applied for a compulsory purchase order.
Conservation work on the main structure and exterior of the building will now begin in the coming weeks.
Anglesey council's planning portfolio holder Richard Dew called it an "ambitious project" which will preserve "a significant piece of Holyhead's rich history".
The information was released during Monday's funeral service for Freddie Gray, which was followed by more street clashes between protesters and police.
Gray, 25, died a week after sustaining serious and unexplained spinal injuries during his arrest.
His death sparked daily protests about police force against African Americans.
On Saturday the protests turned violent, with some elements confronting police officers and smashing cars.
A statement released by police said that its Criminal Intelligence Unit learned "that members of various gangs including the Black Guerrilla Family (BGF), Bloods, and Crips have entered into a partnership" to target officers.
Some protesters had warned on Saturday that the gangs would come together in this way, says the BBC's Aleem Maqbool.
One man told him: "We gonna unify, you got Bloods, Crips, Muslims, BGF, you got everybody out here, you ain't never see it like this before. Everybody together just to go against these pigs [police].
Meanwhile, around 2,500 people are reported to have packed into the New Shiloh Baptist Church to pay their respects to Gray.
President Barack Obama has dispatched three officials to the service.
There have been some large, very peaceful protests in Baltimore since the death of Freddie Gray, attended by hundreds upset by what they perceive to be years of police discrimination and brutality.
But in many respects they have been overshadowed by more violent displays by small numbers of angry young protesters.
Over the weekend, as we watched young men hurling abuse, bottles and even spitting at police officers, we saw other demonstrators try to stop them and argue that only peaceful means would work.
But those confronting the police told us they felt the only way to stop officers killing black men was to "make the police pay" and to harm them.
They said the various gangs in the city would come together to make that happen until they saw a change, and felt they had got justice.
Elijah Cummings, a member of the US House of Representatives, was one of the speakers.
Looking at the heavy media presence, he said: "I'm used to a lot of cameras, I ain't seen this many cameras in a long time.
"I put my nephew in the grave four years ago - blasted away, still don't know who did it," he told the crowd as he fought back tears.
"We will not rest until we address this and see that justice is done," he said referring to Gray's case.
On Sunday afternoon, mourners - many of whom did not know Gray - streamed into the funeral home for his wake.
Some stood outside holding signs emblazoned with "We remember Freddie" and "Our Hearts Are With The Gray Family".
The same day, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake appealed for peace after protests the night before turned violent.
There were 34 arrests as peaceful demonstrations by about 1,200 people outside City Hall on Saturday afternoon got out of control.
Small groups and individuals splintered from the main group, looting a storefront, tossing a flaming rubbish bin at police, and smashing police cars.
Six police officers sustained minor injuries.
The protests, the largest to date, were just one episode of near-daily demonstrations that have taken place since Gray's death.
Gray lay in a coma for one week before his death, a week after police chased him through a West Baltimore neighbourhood and dragged him into a police van.
Police say they arrested him after he made eye contact with officers and ran away.
Officials have already accepted that procedures were not properly followed during the arrest.
During the arrest and van ride, Gray asked for medical attention a number of times, but was refused.
After a 30-minute ride with several stops, including one to place Gray in leg shackles, paramedics were called.
Authorities have so far not explained when or how Gray's spine was injured.
The Perpignan fly-half has not recovered from a bout of chicken pox and his bench place will be taken by Stephen Jones.
Scarlets veteran Jones will extend his Welsh caps record to 105 if he takes to the field.
Lock Alun Wyn Jones and captain Sam Warburton return from injuries for the encounter at Twickenham.
A Wales statement read: "Although Hook is physically well it was felt that, in the best interests of the Welsh team and the opposition, he should be withdrawn from the game.
"Whilst this decision has not been taken lightly, it was concluded that this was the most responsible course of action."
Unbeaten Wales made three changes to the pack that started their 27-13 win over Scotland.
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Hooker Ken Owens makes his first Wales start because Matthew Rees and Huw Bennett have calf injuries.
Osprey Alun Wyn Jones will play his first Wales game since the World Cup, ousting team-mate Ryan Jones, who hands back the captaincy to openside Warburton.
Warburton was forced to miss the victory over the Scots because of a dead leg.
Alun Wyn Jones, who win his 60th cap, is back after recovering from a dislocated toe he suffered in training in November.
Owens won the second of his two caps as a replacement in the victory over Scotland after making his debut from the bench against Namibia in the pool stages of the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
The Wales backline remains unchanged from that which started both victories so far in the Championship, against Ireland in Dublin and Scotland in Cardiff.
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The only injury concern in the backline had been George North's twisted ankle but the 19-year-old wing has recovered.
"A fit again Alun Wyn Jones is selected based on his Rugby World Cup form and his experience as an international lock," said Wales head coach Warren Gatland.
"He gave us a selection dilemma but it has been a great problem to have and, whilst Ryan Jones is particularly unlucky to miss out on this occasion, this is just that kind of competition for places we have been striving for.
"Ken Owens has been waiting patiently for his chance and injuries elsewhere have meant he gets his opportunity this weekend and we are expecting him to take it."
On the bench Osprey Richard Hibbard provides the hooker cover with Rees and Bennett both injured.
Ryan Jones replaces Sale Sharks back row Andy Powell, with Justin Tipuric completing the forward replacements.
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That means there is no place in the 22 for Aaron Shingler, who made an impressive Wales debut against Scotland.
Blues scrum-half Lloyd Williams and Scarlets centre Scott Williams are retained to provide cover for the backs along with recalled 34-year-old Stephen Jones.
Meanwhile, Gatland has said Wales are not intimidated by the task facing them against England.
Wales have won only once at Twickenham in the last 20 years - a 26-19 victory during the Grand Slam season of 2008 and have never completed any of their previous 19 Triple Crowns at the ground.
"There is definitely not that fear factor now," Gatland told BBC Wales' Sport Wales.
"If we go there with our heads right and get some quality ball, we have got a good chance. We are not afraid of going to Twickenham now, we are excited about it.
"I expect England might have the attitude that if they can get four penalties, a try and conversion and get 19 points, and they can squeeze us, that might be enough.
"It is a great challenge for us going to Twickenham as favourites. This young team has got to learn to accept that and deal with those expectations, because in Wales there is nothing in between - it is all or nothing.
It will not be as mild as recent days but a pleasant afternoon in store weather-wise at Twickenham. With light winds and some sunshine, a very reasonable 11 or 12 degrees is expected.
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"There is only one consequence of being built up and that is you get quickly knocked down. We have got to make sure we keep our feet on the ground.
"A lot of people are talking us up which is going to add to England's motivation, and we have got to handle that.
"I have generally got fond memories of Twickenham [where he began his tenure as Wales coach with victory in 2008], but talking to some Wales players who played over the past 20 years, it was a bit different when they were fully loaded with [Martin] Johnson, [Lawrence] Dallaglio, Back and all the others."
WALES: Leigh Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues); Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Jamie Roberts (Cardiff Blues), George North (Scarlets); Rhys Priestland (Scarlets), Mike Phillips (Baynonne); Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Adam Jones (Ospreys), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Ian Evans (Ospreys), Dan Lydiate (Dragons), Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues, capt), Toby Faletau (Dragons).
Replacements: Richard Hibbard (Ospreys), Paul James (Ospreys), Ryan Jones (Ospreys), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues), Stephen Jones (Scarlets), Scott Williams (Scarlets).
England: Ben Foden (Northampton Saints); Chris Ashton (Northampton Saints), Manusamoa Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers), Brad Barritt (Saracens), David Strettle (Saracens); Owen Farrell (Saracens), Lee Dickson (Northampton Saints); Alex Corbisiero (London Irish), Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints), Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Mouritz Botha (Saracens), Geoff Parling (Leicester Tigers), Tom Croft (Leicester Tigers), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins, capt), Ben Morgan (Scarlets).
Replacements: Rob Webber (London Wasps), Matt Stevens (Saracens), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Phil Dowson (Northampton Saints), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers), Toby Flood (Leicester Tigers), Mike Brown (Harlequins).
WALES SQUAD
Backs: Mike Phillips (Bayonne), Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues), Rhys Webb (Ospreys), Rhys Priestland (Scarlets), James Hook (Perpignan), Stephen Jones (Scarlets), Jamie Roberts (Cardiff Blues), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Scott Williams (Scarlets), Gavin Henson (Cardiff Blues), Ashley Beck (Ospreys), George North (Scarlets), Leigh Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues), Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), Harry Robinson (Cardiff Blues), Liam Williams (Scarlets), Lee Byrne (Clermont Auvergne)
Forwards: Craig Mitchell (Exeter Chiefs), Adam Jones (Ospreys), Ryan Bevington (Ospreys), Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), Paul James (Ospreys), Rhys Gill (Saracens), Rhodri Jones (Scarlets), Matthew Rees (Scarlets), Huw Bennett (Ospreys), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Richard Hibbard (Ospreys), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Ian Evans (Ospreys), Lou Reed (Scarlets), Ryan Jones (Ospreys), Dan Lydiate (Newport Gwent Dragons), Sam Warburton (capt, Cardiff Blues), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Toby Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons), Andy Powell (Sale Sharks), Aaron Shingler (Scarlets).
The event has been called for Sunday evening in the city's Taksim Square.
Authorities banned the march for third year in a row, citing security concerns after threats from far-right groups.
Homosexuality is not illegal in Turkey - unlike in many Muslim nations - but analysts say homophobia remains widespread in the country.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose ruling AK Party is rooted in conservative Islam, has denied wanting to impose traditional religious values, saying he is committed to secularism. But he supports Turks' right to express their religion more openly.
He has been accused of growing authoritarianism in recent years.
Lara Ozlen from the Gay Pride organising committee told AFP news agency: "It is obvious that a peaceful march is part of our constitutional right".
"It's been known for years. Instead of protecting us, to say 'do not march' just because some will be disturbed is undemocratic," she added.
Earlier, Istanbul's governor office banned the march, following threats from far-right groups to disrupt the event.
The city officials also said they had not received a formal request to hold the march - a claim denied by the organisers.
Last year, riot police fired tear gas and plastic bullets after transgender rights activists gathered in Istanbul - in defiance of a ban on marching.
The Culzean field is expected to produce enough gas to meet 5% of the UK's needs when it reaches peak production.
It holds reserves equivalent to about a quarter of a billion barrels of oil.
Maersk Oil said its plans to develop the field were boosted by tax changes announced recently by the chancellor.
The company said the project is expected to support an estimated 6,000 UK jobs and create more than 400 direct jobs.
The field was discovered in 2008. Gas is expected to start flowing from the development in 2019 and continue for at least 13 years with peak production of 60,000-90,000 barrels per day.
Three billion pounds of investment and 400 direct-employed British jobs: a lot of buck for not so much employment bang. The Culzean field is top heavy with the money required to unlock high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) gas.
The economic impact is reduced by two other factors: half of that investment spend is not to be made in Britain. Danish-owned Maersk has ordered the gas platform topsides - three of them - from Singapore. The UK gets to fabricate the jackets (the legs for the topsides), the bridges between them, the power generation module and the flare stack. Aberdeen is getting some of that work. So are firms in Hartlepool and Lowestoft.
And the tax revenue will be reduced by a range of incentives. HPHT technology was already given its own tax break, even before other fiscal carrots were dangled in the March Budget.
Does this suggest that the worst of the industry downturn is over? No. Culzean is a gas field, and gas has not fallen as sharply as the oil price. And having been discovered in 2008, there was a momentum towards investment which was hard to stop as the industry slammed the brakes on investment. The key decisions for Culzean equipment were made in May last year, when prices were still riding high.
From 2019, Culzean will help boost output from the North Sea and it should propel Maersk into the top five UK producers.
There are other such fields being readied. But they're not replacing the depleting reserves. Only last week, Maersk joined the operators planning to close down platforms.
The Janice field, which began producing in the late 1990s is now down to only around 7000 barrels per day. The company has applied for regulatory permission to close down the platform, with a likely loss of 200 jobs. What happens to the cluster of fields - Janice, James and Affleck - is yet to be made clear, but it seems likely two of them will shut down.
Chief executive of Maersk Oil, Jakob Thomasen, said: "Culzean is an important development for the UK and also for Maersk Oil and our co-venturers.
"We are pleased the field will support UK economic growth as well as extend understanding of HPHT development.
"Culzean is the latest in a series of large investments by Maersk Oil in the North Sea where we are active in Denmark, Norway and the UK - reflecting our commitment to the future of the North Sea region."
Andy Samuel, chief executive of the Oil & Gas Authority, said: "Maersk Oil and partners' £3bn investment to develop the Culzean discovery is excellent news for the UK during a period when the decline in global oil prices has created difficult operating conditions for this critical sector of our economy."
News of the approval was also welcomed by Chancellor George Osborne, who visited Aberdeen.
He said: "Today's announcement sends a clear signal that the North Sea is open for business. Already the UK's oil and gas industry supports hundreds of thousands of jobs across the country and this £3bn investment comes on the back of massive government support for the sector."
Scotland's Energy Minister Fergus Ewing said: "Development of the Culzean field brings welcome investment, jobs and supply chain opportunities and, as the largest new field in a decade, it also demonstrates that there remain considerable opportunities to extend production for decades to come."
However, he added: "We are extremely concerned that there are a large number of fields which may be forced to stop production prematurely - when there is a great deal of oil and or gas to be extracted."
Deirdre Michie, chief executive of industry body Oil and Gas UK, said "Oil and Gas UK welcomes the development approval of the largest new field discovered in the UK North Sea in more than a decade.
"This investment by Maersk Oil and its co-venturers is very encouraging at this challenging time for the industry and reinforces the fact that that the UK Continental Shelf continues to have much to offer."
5 August 2016 Last updated at 08:06 BST
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The last 12 months have seen UK acts setting the bar for Grammy nominations and making chart history in the US (no points for guessing which boyband).
For some, meeting an idol was the most memorable moment of the year while for others it was all about awards season.
Here are some of the UK's biggest acts' highlights of 2014.
It's an obvious one for these boys right? Glastonbury headliners at last? Well, another show was just as big a highlight in 2014 for Tom, Serge and co.
"The home show in Leicester and then Glastonbury," says Serge Pizzorno.
"One was just like an emotional 10-year trip to play in front of that many people where we were born and inspiring the next generation of kids from our town.
"And the weekend after was closing the greatest festival in the world, there's not really anything else to say."
Actually, they had a few more things to say on the matter.
"I've never quite been as high as that - for two weeks I was on the ceiling of every establishment I went in to," says the guitarist.
"[It was] just pure emotion," said frontman Tom Meighan.
"The summer was a wonderful time, I think it was probably the best year of us as a band, we won't ever top that forever, that was our moment."
Ahhhh.
Sam Smith certainly has plenty to choose from; this time last year, we hardly knew who he was.
In fact this time six months ago, we still weren't entirely sure - (watch this nonsense for further explaination...)
So despite having a number one album and single, and breaking America, his top moment is all the fun times he's having now he's a massive pop star.
"I think one of the highlights would be the MTV VMAs," he explained.
"I watched that as a kid every year and being there and performing, sitting in the seat I was sat in was very, very surreal."
He was sat perched in between Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus, with Ariana Grande and the Kardashians nearby and they all knew who he was.
"It's really odd what's happened over there [America] in such a short space of time, it's incredible.
"But do you know what? I do miss the UK when I am there and I can't wait to be back when I am gone."
We miss you too.
Foxes is another new artist who has had a stellar year and picked up a few famous fans along the way.
Her highlight was supporting Pharrell Williams on tour and meeting a couple of other huge, sorry, gargantuan stars.
"Supporting Pharrell, it was scary but it was an honour," she told Newsbeat.
"To be on that for 30 days was just mind-blowing. I learnt so much, made so many friends. I am sad to not be on it now."
As for Pharrell?
"He was lovely, he treated me and my team like family," she explained.
"It was just the most amazing tour to be on. I kept having to look around and be like, 'Oh my God there's Jay Z and Beyonce and Pharrell' and they are all there."
Actual Beyonce?
"I talked to her for about 15 minutes about make-up and I just didn't even know what to say," said Foxes.
"She asked me what mascara I use and I felt really silly because it is like Beyonce, you probably have your own mascara and so it was a moment."
He performed at the O2 arena in London, virtually on his own, while six different couples got engaged.
He had another number one album, hung out with the cast of Friends, Taylor Swift and everyone else in the world and announced he'd perform at Wembley Stadium.
But it was meeting his idol that really stood out for Ed Sheeran.
So who is this musical hero Ed?
"Van Morrison," he told Newsbeat.
"Growing up as a kid, he was the person I listened to starting off, so being able to chat to him for two hours, it kind of made my job feel very, very surreal.
"We chatted about music and what is happening now in the digital age.
"From the looks of things on the media forefront people might not think anyone likes me.
"So it's nice to see people I look up to and admire say good things."
This time last year, Ella Eyre was that girl, with awesome hair and incredible voice on Rudimental's Waiting All Night.
Now she is an artist in her own right, with a Mobo for best newcomer under her belt and her debut album on the way in 2015.
But let's not forget, she already has a Brit Award to her name as Waiting All Night was named best British single and that is her highlight of 2015.
"I was one of my first and biggest award ceremonies to be a part of," she said.
"It is such a highlight for it to be so early on in my career to have won a Brit Award and to be performing on the first world streamed Brit Awards.
"Also releasing my solo stuff after being known as a featured artist for quite a while now, it's just nice for people to know me on my own."
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Barclay is 30 years old and to say he's been around a while doesn't quite cut it. He was in his first Scotland training squad when he was only 18, he won his first cap when he was 20, he's been around the scene with his country for 12 years, or, put it another way, 40% of his life.
"That's actually a bit scary," he says, overlooking Scotland's indoor training pitch at Oriam in Edinburgh. Then he recalls a line that somebody hit him with recently, a theory about Barclay playing through three generations of the Scotland team.
It's a bit of an exaggeration - and no doubt was intended as a wind-up - but the truth is that Gordon Bulloch - who won his last cap in 2005 - was leading the team when Barclay first emerged as a teenager, then it was Scott Murray who was captain for his debut in 2007 - Murray's last season as a Test player - and, after that, Jason White, who hung 'em up in 2009.
"I do feel like I've been around a long time. It's all I've ever done, it's all I've ever known since school." Saturday against Ireland will be Barclay's 50th start for Scotland and his 56th cap in all. He's not going to ape the line about this being Scotland's best squad since 1999, a thought which is in vogue right now.
He says he doesn't care about that stuff. He's heard it before and it hasn't come off. "A lot of people say Scotland could be dark horses and, for me, it's quite embarrassing afterwards if you have said that and you don't win lots of games."
So he won't say it. He'll talk about the class in the side, the game-breakers, the confidence he has in them putting their best foot forward, but this comparison with 1999? "The 1999 team only became the 1999 team when they won the championship. You get respect only when you win."
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'Schmidt teams are organised - they won't miss Sexton'
Ireland's Johnny Sexton has been ruled out of Saturday's Six Nations opener at Murrayfield. It's a big deal, a very big deal.
Sexton is world class. Paddy Jackson, his replacement, is a fine player who played fly-half when 14-man Ireland beat South Africa in Cape Town in the summer.
But for all his qualities, Jackson doesn't possess Sexton's presence and influence. Sexton has played in four of the past five Six Nations meetings between the sides. That's four wins (and 15 tries) when he was in the Ireland team and one loss (and one try) when he was injured and Jackson was in place.
Barclay is unmoved by all of this. He treats this news of a wounding blow to Ireland's chances with something approaching disinterest. He has years of experience of this stuff. False hope, false dawn, crashing fall.
"Teams under Joe Schmidt are very organised. The guys coming in tend to know exactly what they're doing. You've got a guy there [Jackson] who played very well in the summer and who plays very well for Ulster. I don't think it will make too much difference."
There's no wide-eyed innocence here. Barclay has been through the mill. A precocious youth who found everything easy in the beginning only to hit a wall in the autumn of 2012. In the next three years he won four caps, none of them in the Six Nations.
He watched from a distance the championships of 2013, 2014 and 2015. Word came through from Llanelli about his coruscating form and his leadership. There was mystification that Scotland could keep losing Tests and yet still ignore a guy who was pulling up trees for the Scarlets.
He got himself back in the frame ahead of the last World Cup only to fall out of it again. Five back rows were taken and he wasn't one of them. A sixth was required mid-tournament. He didn't get the nod then either. Missing the tournament was the biggest shoeing he ever got.
Having missed so much does it mean more now? "When I was living in Scotland, I didn't take it [his Scotland place] for granted per se, but I felt like I was always in that bubble. Having had a couple of years of not being involved I feel like it's added to my career, mentally. I know it's not going to go on for ever, but you definitely want to make it last as long as you can."
Since the return there's been the high of the victory over France in last year's Six Nations and the low of letting victory slip against the Wallabies in the autumn. Barclay was immense that day.
The overall record doesn't make a pretty picture, though. In his Scotland years he has won 43% of his games. In the Six Nations it's five wins from 26. "I'm pretty embarrassed by that. It doesn't feel like that because we've toured well in the summer [a series win in Argentina and a victory against the Wallabies in Australia] or gone well over the autumn. It's disappointing.
"Part of the reason why it was really enjoyable to come back into the team is because I think we can really go somewhere and I'd love to be part of it. There's some genuine talent around, some guys who are playing out of their skin, some guys who have been hunted by big teams and that's not always been the case.
"There's some backs about it, isn't there? That back three [Stuart Hogg, Tommy Seymour and Sean Maitland] could mix it with anyone. There's a lot of options in the centre. Finn Russell has been tearing it up for Glasgow and Greig Laidlaw is steering the ship. There's a lot of promise. It doesn't necessarily mean it's going to happen, but it's exciting.
"Outside of our group do people 100% expect us to do well? I don't know. People say nice things. Vern doesn't really care about that. You don't get anything for that, do you?"
It's hard to over-estimate what the Scarlets mean to Barclay. By the time his contract is up he'll have been there for five years. He might even stay a while longer. The club looked after him when he needed looking after. They invested in him. The supporters backed him to the hilt in his wilderness years in Scotland. He's settled and happy with his wife and their two young boys.
"There's a lot of good young players there and if they can keep hold of them they could be a very good team again. It feels like home. My eldest goes to Welsh pre-school. He loves it. Everything is in Welsh.
"He comes home and says something and I record it and I send it to [Scarlets centre] Scott Williams or [hooker] Ken Owens and they say, 'Oh, he said this...' I've no idea. Or I'll bring him into the club sometimes and Scott will say something to him in Welsh and he'll say something back. It's bizarre. It's really strange."
Going into the Six Nations last year the lack of championship victories in the Scotland squad was stark to the point of being gobsmacking.
Russell, Mark Bennett and Jonny Gray had never won a Six Nations match and Seymour had won just one. Laidlaw and Barclay had won a meagre 15% of their championship matches, Hogg had won 16%, Ross Ford 18%, Alasdair Dickinson 20%. Richie Gray had the best percentage - 23% - with five wins from 22 Tests. Add in John Hardie and WP Nel, who hadn't yet played Six Nations rugby, and they were a side that were strangers to winning.
The numbers are a little better now by dint of the victories over France and Italy. There's also the benefits of bitter experience.
"We did a bit of analysis of it [the 35-25 loss to Ireland in Dublin last year]. We didn't front up. We weren't physical. We pretty much got steamrollered the first 30 minutes. You know what's coming and you've got to be physical.
"That's one of Vern's big things - he doesn't want soft rugby, he won't stand for it. I'd be very surprised and disappointed if we were bullied. The first 30 minutes of the game last year we probably were. Look at the collisions. It's not a nice word to say about yourself - you can put any word you want on it - but, physically, we got outmuscled in the first 30."
He is laid-back and softly spoken, intelligent and warm, but Barclay is constantly striving to be the warrior his team desperately needs him to be.
Just five days after their Ulster final win over Derry, Donegal lacked the energy of the Dubs who killed the game off with a late Sean McMahon goal.
The seven-point success at Breffni Park puts the Leinster title holders into their first final since 2014, when they won the last of their four titles.
Dublin play the winners of the other semi-final between Kerry and Galway.
The Dubs started strongly with Con O'Callaghan, Tom Fox, Glen O'Reilly and Aaron Byrne shooting them into a four-point lead inside the opening quarter.
The Ulster champions' attempts to punish on the counter-attack were repeatedly thwarted by a well-organised defence, and it wasn't until the 24th minute that they registered their first score, a Michael Langan free.
O'Reilly's second score was cancelled out by Michael Carroll, and at the break, Donegal trailed by 0-5 to 0-2.
Dublin led by 0-5 to 0-2 at the break, but the Ulster champions adopted a more attacking approach and were rewarded with two points in the opening three minutes of the second half, Jason McGee and sub Niall O'Donnell trimming the deficit to a single point.
Aaron Byrne's well-taken scores made it 0-8 to 0-4, with 40 minutes on the clock.
Byrne won the free which he converted himself to further stretch the advantage, and Donegal went a quarter of an hour without a score, before Langan landed a free.
Corner-back Darren Byrne got in on the scoring act as the Dubs turned the screw, and they put the outcome virtually beyond doubt when Sean McMahon pushed forward to take Cian Murphy's pass and rifle a shot into the roof of the net on 50 minutes.
Dublin: E Comerford; D Byrne (0-1), C O'Shea, E Murchan; B Howard, S McMahon (1-0), C Murphy (0-2); A Foley, T Fox (0-1); G O'Reilly (0-2), A Byrne (0-4, 2f); C Basquel, D O'Brien, C O'Callaghan (0-1, f), D Gavin.
Subs: C Sallier (0-1) for O'Callaghan (3 BC), A Elliot for Foley (21), D Spillane for Fox (36), A McGowan (0-1) for O'Reilly (47), S Smith for Sallier (56), S Clayton for Basquel (59)
Donegal: D Rodgers; C Morrison, S McMenamin, B McCole; C Mulligan, D Ó Baoill, E Bán Gallagher; T McClenaghan, J McGee (0-1); M Carroll (0-1), S McBrearty (0-1), M Coyle; L Connor, M Langan (0-3, 2f), J Brennan.
Subs: C Doherty for Coyle (14), N O'Donnell (0-2) for McBrearty (23), E O'Donnell (0-1) for Connors (37), R Carr for Mulligan (42), C McGonagle for McCleneghan (49), McBrearty for O Baoill (54)
Referee: J Bermingham (Cork).
Bunney gave the visitors the lead when he headed Joe Rafferty's cross beyond City keeper Ben Williams.
Tony McMahon crossed for Rory McArdle to stab in Bradford's equaliser, but Bunney restored Rochdale's lead with a shot from just outside the area.
Steven Davies headed in McMahon's corner to level the scores, while Grant Holt hit the post for the Dale late on.
Rochdale manager Keith Hill told BBC Radio Manchester:
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"I thought the performance was good, it was more like the way we play.
"It gives me a lot of belief looking at the last 15 games because we were excellent today.
"We scored two really good goals and for the majority of the game we defended exceptionally well.
"We created opportunities, so from the performance perspective, I'm really pleased, but I'm disappointed with the result."
Jaber al-Bakr, who arrived in Germany as a refugee, was detained in a flat in the eastern city of Leipzig early on Monday. He had been tied up there.
He had sought help from another Syrian, who alerted police after letting Mr al-Bakr sleep at his flat, reports say.
The hunt began after police found very volatile explosives at Mr al-Bakr's flat in Chemnitz, south of Leipzig.
In the initial raid in Chemnitz early on Saturday, Mr al-Bakr, 22, evaded capture as officers fired a warning shot in a botched attempt to stop him.
"The methods and behaviour of the suspect suggest an IS context," said Saxony State Police chief Joerg Michaelis.
He said the suspect had researched bomb-making on the internet. "It is reasonable to assume that an explosives belt was nearly ready, or had been prepared already," he said.
Police found a detonator, explosives and a kilo of chemicals in the Chemnitz flat.
Mr Michaelis said the substance appeared to be TATP, a homemade explosive used in the deadly jihadist attacks in Paris last year and Brussels in March.
How Germany caught elusive 'bomb-maker'
Security sources referred to Mr al-Bakr's apartment as a "a virtual bomb-making lab", and carried out a controlled explosion. German authorities feared a possible plan to target an airport in Berlin.
As the search for the suspect broadened, a police commando unit arrested another man in Chemnitz, blasting open the door of his home.
However, it was not until late on Sunday night that police were given a tip-off from another Syrian man living in Leipzig who had been contacted by Jaber al-Bakr from the city's main station.
At 00:42 on Monday morning, police burst into the flat in the Paunsdorf area of the city and found the suspect already tied up, Germany's Spiegel website reported.
Jaber Al-Bakr came to Germany in February 2015 and was granted asylum in November, German media say. He reportedly had links to the so-called Islamic State group. He is expected to be moved to the city of Karlsruhe later on Monday.
Over a million irregular migrants arrived in Germany last year, many fleeing the conflict in Syria. The BBC's Jenny Hill in Berlin says the latest incident will put pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel to reassure a nervous German public that her decision to allow such large numbers into the country has not endangered the country.
A spokesperson for the German interior ministry said on Sunday: "We can't rule out in Germany such attacks that we've seen lately in France and Belgium."
The Bavarian CSU, allied to Mrs Merkel's ruling centre-right Christian Democrats, called on Monday for stricter security reviews for asylum seekers. The party called on the government to focus "even more intensively" in scrutinising migrants for potential extremists.
The 26-year-old made 35 appearances in the top flight for Angers last term, having previously played for Le Havre, Clermont and Olympique de Valence.
"I hope to play many matches and help the club to the Premier League as soon as possible," he told the club website.
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Jamila Patel was seen boarding the pedestrian ferry, that runs between John O' Groats in Caithness and Orkney, on 1 or 2 September.
Police said there were concerns for the 41-year-old's well-being.
She is described as Asian, about 5ft 6in tall with a slim build and brown hair.
She speaks with a north west English accent and sometimes wears glasses.
Police Scotland said her black 4x4 vehicle was found parked in John O' Groats.
The record, which recently passed the million sales mark in both the UK and the US, last topped the charts in September and, before that, in June.
It has now spent five non-consecutive weeks at number one.
In the singles chart, Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk claimed the top slot for a fourth week, while dance act Tchami had the highest new entry.
The French producer saw his sparse, soulful club track, Promesses, arrive at number seven.
James Bay, who was declared the runner-up in the BBC's Sound Of 2015 last week, also scored a new entry with the ballad Hold Back The River.
The musician, from Hitchin, climbed from 80 to 36, the Official Chart Company said.
US teen band Echosmith also made their Top 40 debut after their uplifting pop anthem Cool Kids rose to 39 from last week's number 60.
But it was bad news for former X Factor judge Tulisa, whose comeback song Living Without You failed to breach the Top 40.
The single had a strong start to the week, ranking 23rd in the midweek sales update, but dropped out of the countdown by the time the final figures were counted on Sunday.
Similarly, the album chart saw no new entries in the quiet post-Christmas period.
However, Australian pop singer Sia - who has written hits for the likes of Beyonce and Rihanna - saw her album 1000 Forms Of Fear leap from 72 to 15.
The sales boost came in the week she unveiled a controversial new video, which sees actor Shia LeBeouf dancing, shirtless, alongside a 12-year-old girl.
Some commentators claimed the video, for the single Elastic Heart, "smacked of child molestation", and accused the singer of promoting paedophilia.
Writing on Twitter, Sia said she was sorry to anyone who felt "triggered" by the clip, in which the dancers were supposed to represent the two warring sides of her psyche.
"My intention was to create some emotional content, not to upset anybody," she added.
The work has seen the creation of a new 300-seat auditorium, extended foyer and refurbished bars and restaurants.
New backstage facilities have also been built, including dressing rooms, wig and make-up departments and set construction areas.
The remodelled theatre is attached to the £189m new library, which also opened on Tuesday.
The reopening of the Rep coincides with its centenary year.
A preview of Alan Bennett's play People starts later, with it opening to the public on Friday. The Rep said ticket sales were going very well.
Executive director Stuart Rogers said hundreds of people had wandered into the theatre on Tuesday, keen to see the results of the redevelopment.
He said the link with the library also seemed to be working well, allowing people to pass between the two venues almost without noticing.
Much of the work at the Rep has focused on stripping back additions to the building over the past 40 years, to reveal Graham Winteringham's original design.
"We feel it's true to the 1970s architecture but also includes the best technology of the 21st Century," Mr Rogers said.
"There's a huge amount of work backstage as well, such as new apartments and rehearsal spaces for visiting directors. That's important for the long-term health of the theatre.
"It allows us to attract the best directors and other talent. People will want to work in Birmingham.
"The new venue, in the middle in terms of scale between the main house and The Door, also allows us to diversify our productions."
The reopening of the Rep also brings to a close two and a half years on the road for the theatre company, staging productions in venues such as community libraries, army barracks and even Chinese restaurants.
Mr Rogers said teams were looking forward to working in the new facilities, but would also miss some of the creative challenges of life on the road.
Mr Peters, 20, was on a night out when he was last seen on Coney Street on 2 October.
He lived in the Hull Road area of the city.
DI Jackie Smart, of North Yorkshire Police, said Mr Peters' family had been informed and were receiving support from specially-trained officers.
The Great British Public Toilet Map has charted the number of publicly accessible toilets across the UK to coincide with World Toilet day.
Flintshire came bottom of the survey, along with five other councils.
Critics argued this is a "public health issue," but the council said it promotes toilets in places like libraries.
The survey said that Darlington, Melton, North Kesteven, Redditch and South Ribble also have just four public toilets each.
In January, Flintshire council proposed closing or offloading the facilities in a bid to save up to £94,000.
The Welsh Government recently tabled plans to ensure every Welsh local authority has a "public toilet strategy".
Gail Ramster at the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, who created the toilet map, said: "Our public toilet analysis can help campaigners to reveal whether their council is underperforming compared to others with similar demographics, geography and industry."
A spokesman from Crohn's and Colitis UK said reducing access to toilets for those in need was "having a major impact on people with incontinence, and is a public health issue".
In response, a Flintshire council spokesman said that a review of its public toilets earlier in the year showed they "regularly attract antisocial behaviour" which deterred people from using them.
"It was therefore proposed that the council should promote the use of its existing toilet facilities within other publically accessible council buildings e.g. libraries, leisure centres and Flintshire Connects Centres," he said.
The data analysis, supported by the Open Data Institute, draws upon data collected by crowdsourcing, open data from councils on toilet provision and FOI requests.
The Scots held New Zealand to an 18-18 draw in the recent Four Nations, becoming the first side from outside the top three to avoid defeat by the Kiwis, Australia or England since 1990.
Australia usurp New Zealand as world number one after hammering their rivals 34-8 in the Four Nations final.
England stay third, with Ireland eighth and Wales ninth.
USA and Canada, who have been jointly awarded the 2025 World Cup, appear in the top 12 nations for the first time at 10th and 12th respectively.
Paint was thrown over the front and back of the memorial at White Brae on the Ligoniel Road.
The vandalism comes less than four weeks since the stone was last damaged.
The organisation said it was with "nauseating regularity" the stone was "desecrated once again".
The memorial was erected in 2009, as a tribute to teenage brothers John and Joseph McCaig, and their 23-year-old colleague Dougald McCaughey.
The three off-duty soldiers were lured to the area and shot dead by the IRA on 10 March 1971.
John MacVicar from the Oldpark-Cavehill branch of the British Legion Association said it is a stone and it does no-one any harm.
"The reality is as determined as those people are to do this, the Oldpark-Cavehill branch and its members are doubly determined to ensure the memorial stays there."
Members of the Royal British Legion took part in fundraising to pay for the memorial, which was installed in 2009 at the site where the soldiers' bodies were discovered.
In previous attacks, corner posts of the monument were broken, wreaths were destroyed and sectarian graffiti daubed on the memorial stone.
With the home of Welsh rugby hosting the Champions League final in June, the Football Association of Wales (FAW) wants to stage a notable football game there as part of its preparations.
It is unclear who Wales would face, but Argentina and Spain are understood to be under consideration.
Wales have not played football at the 72,500-capacity ground since 2011.
They lost 2-0 to England on that occasion, ending an 11-year association with the arena formerly known as the Millennium Stadium.
Wales have since moved to the 33,000-seat Cardiff City Stadium, and Chris Coleman and his players have stressed that they want to stay at the ground where they have been successful recently.
If they do return to the Principality Stadium for a friendly, Coleman hopes it will be against challenging opposition.
"I like a friendly if it's against opposition where we're going to be right up against it, not one where we should win," he said.
"If we're playing Argentina or Spain or teams where we're right up against it, yeah, I'm all for that."
Wales face Ireland in a 2018 World Cup qualifier in Dublin on 24 March, and the friendly would likely take place the week after that fixture.
There would be an option to play a friendly before then in November as well, but Wales are unlikely to do so.
"I prefer that because it gives me a better chance to mould them [Wales' players] into what we're going to be doing for a game," Coleman added.
"To be fair to our FA, a lot of other countries when they've had a friendly and then a competitive game, I've said I don't want a friendly. Give me that time to work with the team and get them ready for the game.
"That costs us money sometimes because we can earn money off good friendlies.
"But the time I get to spend with players is invaluable because we don't get it [time]."
Three women were sexually assaulted on different buses in the city centre between 19 and 27 November last year.
Officers have appealed for anyone who recognises the man, or who may have witnessed the attacks, to contact them.
The man was said to be about 5ft 9in tall and of medium build with short brown hair and a receding hair line.
He was described as being in his mid-30s, and occasionally wears glasses with a thick frame.
The first incident took place on 19 November on a number 57 bus at Jamaica Street around at about 14:45.
The second attack happened on 24 November on a number 6 bus at Argyle Street, in the city centre, at about 15:15.
The final incident took place on 27 November on a number 61 bus at Maryhill Road at about 08:50.
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There's a five-letter acronym regularly muttered in the City of London, which leads to some rubbing of chins, looks of bewilderment and groans about the workload.
The acronym in question is Mifid 2, the name of a rather technical, complex and, yes, dull-sounding piece of financial legislation from the EU.
It stands for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. Mifid 2 means big changes for banks across Europe over the next year.
"It's a complete system change, very detailed," says Anthony Browne, who runs the British Bankers' Association (BBA).
"It is changing their IT systems, changing the way their whole systems operate right from the front end and the information the traders put in to the back end and information they provide to clients; it's also the documentation they provide for their clients, and information they give to regulators themselves."
The rules run to more than 1,000 pages.
The new rulebook - or perhaps rule "tome", more accurately - is the EU's response to the financial crisis.
A decade on from that scarring experience, the European Commission predicts the law will be transformative for markets.
Many banks back the new rules, saying they will help avoid a rerun of 2007-08 by bringing in more transparency and giving investors greater protection.
Some companies, though, say they are too tough and have already led to job losses.
"It is the unintended consequences that could be the problem here," says Julian Allen-Ellis from the EFMA financial markets trade body.
"The operational cost of both buy-side and sell-side setting up for this new regulation could mean profitability is impacted and that ultimately impacts the person on the street with their pension and their portfolio."
So why Mifid 2?
A recent survey of the City suggested two out of five companies are not prepared enough to implement the new rules.
They'd better get a move on. The sprawling regulations come into force in January 2018.
There are some who argue that these complex EU rules could be a big help to the City after Brexit, because they contain something called "equivalence".
That allows financial companies from outside the EU to do business inside it, as long as their home country has the same standards of regulation.
"Potentially this could be a way through the mire," says David Biggin, an adviser at PA Consulting.
"For a lot of the companies talking about relocating, actually this rule might allow some light at the end of the tunnel. It's a technocratic decision rather than a political decision. It is a way forward."
However, not everyone thinks "equivalence" will save the City's bacon if it finds itself with less favourable access to the EU than it has today.
"The main drawback is it can be withdrawn unilaterally at any time," warns the BBA's Anthony Browne.
He has other concerns too. "This would be a political process done at a time when the UK is negotiating its divorce arrangements from the EU, and when it's thinking about negotiating a trade deal with the EU. The chance we would get agreement on equivalence, to come in the day the UK leaves the EU, seems hopeful at best."
The experience of some countries already outside the EU seem to bear that fear out.
Several have already applied for "equivalence" status under previous financial rules.
Guernsey is one of them. The Crown dependency has beefed up its laws, and they have been judged as technically the same as the EU's by an EU regulator, no less.
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But Mifid 2 is already bringing about big regulatory change in the City, the scale of which it has rarely seen.
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Matthew McDermott, 20, from Cornshell Fields, had been accused of committing grievous bodily harm with intent against Institute FC's Niall Grace.
The offence was alleged to have happened outside a city centre bar on 11 September 2016.
Mr Grace sustained serious head injuries from which he has since recovered.
A Public Prosecution Service barrister told Londonderry Magistrates Court on Thursday that the charge was being replaced by a formal caution.
Chelfham Mill School, near Barnstaple, which is privately run, has been closed by the regulator Ofsted.
A former student told the BBC he was forced to wear pyjamas all day when he broke the rules.
The school said it was committed to supporting the investigation.
It added it expected to stay shut for at least six weeks, but detectives have told the BBC their investigation is likely to take several months.
BBC South West's Home Affairs correspondent, Simon Hall, said: "Detectives say they're looking at recent claims of excessive restraint, along with some dating back several years.
"Officers told me a number of allegations had been made by pupils against a small number of members of staff."
One former student told the BBC that boys were "often restrained, and with some force", but they did not complain as they expected it.
He said "the humiliations were much worse" than being restrained and "pupils sometimes had to wear pyjamas all day, walking around school and at lessons", as one punishment if they misbehaved.
Another former pupil said: "It was like a prison for children. I can assure you the abuse is real. It happened to me and I still suffer from it now."
A team of detectives will be examining the school's records of forcible restraint of pupils, and interviewing them, along with staff.
More than 40 boys, aged seven to 18, with emotional and behavioural problems, study at Chelfham Mill.
The principal of the school, Katy Roberts, told the BBC: "I can assure you I am committed to supporting the investigation process."
In a statement, Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were "working closely with partner organisations including social services as this investigation takes place".
A US secret service investigation uncovered the sabotage plots by James Frazer-Mann, Cardiff Crown Court heard.
Frazer-Mann, 35, from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, admitted five charges of commissioning attacks.
He was handed a four-month suspended prison sentence, and ordered to carry out 180 hours of unpaid work.
The court was told that Frazer-Mann had been described as a "predator" online by customers of his short-term loans firm, Elite Loans.
Complaints about his operation were discussed in an online chat forum run by Consumer Action Group.
"He offered a hacker $100 (£80) to take a consumer website down," said prosecutor James Davies.
"He also made payments to another to orchestrate attacks against his competitors."
The court was told that payments of £2,000 were made to two computer hackers, through a payment system based in Costa Rica, to launch what are known as "Denial of Service" attacks on other payday loan companies.
"The effects of such attacks are significant as the companies are so reliant on their websites to generate business," said the prosecutor.
But Frazer-Mann's activities came to the attention of the FBI when they closed down the hackers' payment websites in 2013.
They found evidence of cash transactions linking the south Wales defendant to the hackers, and tipped off the National Crime Agency.
It led to the businessman's home in Barry being raided by cyber crime officers from Tarian - the southern Wales regional organised crime unit.
Mr Davies added: "He claims his company had initially been targeted by other companies. It's an area of business which is highly competitive and some use unethical practices."
Frazer-Mann pleaded guilty to five counts of commissioning or encouraging offences which prevent access to programmes or documents held in a computer.
Sentencing him, Recorder of Cardiff Judge Eleri Rees said: "Over a period of two years you resorted through revenge to try and disrupt websites.
"You were prepared to spend quite considerable amounts of money to achieve this end."
The firm Elite Loans has since ceased trading, and Frazer-Mann now works as a carpet cleaner.
Speaking after the hearing, the founder of Consumer Action Group Marc Gander said: "This shows the lengths these payday loans companies will go to in a bid to silence their critics.
"He was upset and contacted a hacker in the US. But it was a very stupid thing to do and it failed to work."
Responding to the sentence, Det Insp Paul Peters from the Tarian cyber crime unit said: "Criminal activity conducted online can have far reaching effects on businesses and individuals across the world.
"This case illustrates our commitment to identify and bring to justice those who commit offences online."
In a new scheme, launched on 20 July, nine out of ten families will see their benefits rise.
The move fulfils a major 2015 election pledge by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
But it also comes at a time of budget deficit and economic stagnation in the country.
Child welfare reform has been a pressing issue in Canada since the 1990s, with as many as 14% of the country's children living in poverty, according to national statistics data.
"The new Canada Child Benefit means more money for healthier groceries, kids' summer programmes, and back-to-school clothes," said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a statement.
But critics have pointed to the cost - approximately CA$22.8 billion (£13.2 billion) from the federal budget at a difficult moment financially.
Huge wildfires in Alberta have hurt oil production and Canadian exports performed worse than economists expected during the second quarter of this year.
Payments through the scheme are also fixed rate for the next four years, meaning parents will not see their benefits adjusted according to inflation.
Source: UNICEF
But optimists hope the pros will outweigh the cons.
The government estimates working-class families will receive an extra CA$2,400 (£1,386) a year on average through the new system.
Parents with children under the age of six will be eligible to receive CA$6,400 (£3,698) a year, while parents with children between the ages of six and 17 will be eligible for CA$5,400 (£3,120) a year.
The scheme is also more simple than the previous model, which involved Universal Child Benefit and two other benefits installations in tandem. The new scheme involves a single monthly payment and is weighted according to household income.
"We are punching well below our weight on child poverty," said Iglika Ivanova, Senior Economist for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, an independent think tank.
"I think this is a very positive step. It's incredibly generous. It's even slightly more generous then what many anti-poverty experts have been calling for."
If successful, Ms Ivanova said the new system could cut child poverty by up to 22% within a year, affecting the lives of 230,000 people.
A key test for the reform will be the impact it has on the lives of indigenous Canadians, who suffer greater levels of inequality.
As many as 76% of aboriginal residents in Manitoba and 69% in Saskatchewan live below the poverty line.
The National Post, a conservative Canadian news outlet, has given the new child benefit a lukewarm reception. The biggest change, they argue, will be felt by high-income families.
Those earning more than CA$180,000 (£104,000) a year will see their child benefits phased out entirely under the new initiative.
Economists say the full impact of the reform will not be known for a number of years.
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Warwick, Cardiff, Cambridge and Imperial College will demand either increased rates or full international fees from next academic year.
Peter Dunn, a spokesman for Warwick University, said favouring Channel Island students over those from other jurisdictions would be discriminatory.
Guernsey's Education minister said he would work on the problem with Jersey.
All other English universities have agreed to treat Channel Islands students the same as their UK counterparts when fees for new courses jump from just over £3,000 a year to a maximum of £9,000 from 2013.
Deputy Robert Sillars said: "We're trying very hard to bring these four [universities] back in line."
Mr Dunn said the decision had been prompted by a relaxation of rules regarding what fees can be charged by universities.
He said: "We are now left to decide what is equitable.
"We have to decide what that means in terms of the impact on other non-EU students who may see us offering something to Jersey and Guernsey which they don't receive."
A statement from Cambridge University read: "The university does not see any justification for maintaining a reduced rate of unregulated fee charged solely on the basis of particular domicile. To do so would be discriminatory."
Cardiff University will be charging students from the Bailiwick higher fees, but islanders won't be treated as international students.
A spokesperson for the university said the fees would be higher because Wales did not provide funding to Guernsey students.
Islanders who study for an arts degree would pay the same as home or EU students but those taking a science degree would pay more.
Imperial College justified its decision on financial grounds. A spokesperson told the BBC the increased fees were needed to meet the high cost of education at the college.
A control zone has been set up around Bridge Farm in Redgrave, near Diss, after the H5N8 Avian Influenza virus was identified, the government said.
A number of birds at the Banham Poultry-operated facility have already died and the remainder are to be humanely culled, officials said.
The Food Standards Agency said it was not a food safety risk to consumers.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said investigations were continuing into "the nature of the virus detected and to establish the possible source of the infection".
Banham Poultry, one the region's biggest poultry producers, said it did not own the farm but manages it.
It said the site did not produce meat but was a breeder farm.
On 23 February 2007, a 300-tonne Virgin Pendolino train was travelling at 95mph when it hit a "degraded" set of points on the West Coast Main Line and careered down an embankment.
An 84-year-old Glasgow woman, Margaret Masson, was killed and more than 80 other people were injured, some seriously.
To mark the anniversary BBC Radio Cumbria took the driver, the son of the woman who died and the track maintenance manager who failed to check the points back to the scene at Grayrigg in Cumbria.
Recalling the night, driver Iain Black said: "I think it took 13 seconds from coming off the line for me to be lying in the field facing the opposite direction.
"Obviously adrenalin takes over, and when the train was going down the hill I was still conscious until I got into the field and I got knocked out for a minute or two.
"I just found it unbelievable - you don't believe it is happening. My initial thought was, 'I'll be off work next week because there'll be an inquiry'. Little did I know I'd be off work for 18 months."
George Masson was told about the crash in a phone call.
He said: "I got a call from my son saying, 'Your mum's dead'. I said, 'What are you talking about? She's in Southport'.
"He said she was killed in a train crash. And then I got a phone call from Virgin Rail."
The company sent a taxi to take him to the hospital - where he was unable to see his mother in the morgue because the extent of her injuries was too severe - and later to the scene of the crash.
"Just being here, it does affect you," he said. "I've got tears coming out of my eyes, seeing the place again."
The derailment was caused by a "degraded and unsafe" set of points, which a Network Rail track maintenance manager had forgotten to check.
David Lewis, from Preston, told an inquest that he had previously flagged up safety concerns, telling his bosses that his team was under-staffed, with workers not given the right tools or enough time to carry out checks.
Speaking at the scene of the crash 10 years on, he said: "Obviously when I walked up there on the night, I looked at the bank and saw the train laid on its side and I didn't think many people were going to come out of that train alive.
"And after that I had the investigation, the police, I was arrested, I was suspended from work.
"To begin with it was a bit unreal, but as time went on I was bailed and re-bailed, and re-interviewed, and that went on for months before I was eventually released.
"By the time I had got to the end of that I was just basically clinging on, was in a deep hole, deep depressions, mood swings, because you don't know what's gong to happen to you.
"My marriage broke down. I had to sell my house and eventually I lost my job. It's affected me greatly in that respect.
"Obviously it wasn't like what these people have been through, but it was a bad time for me as well. At the end of the day I hadn't done anything wrong, which all came out at the trial."
Mr Black said to Mr Lewis: "I think it was a lot worse for you - life-changing for you. I got a few injuries that are going to be with me for life, but your life stopped."
Iain Black, from Dumbarton, recovered from his injuries, including a broken neck, but after arthritis affected the damaged vertebra he was forced to retire.
He said his wife still struggled with the memories of the night.
"While I was lying in the cab I phoned her and stayed on the line for two-and-a-half hours.
"At times I'd go quiet and she thought I'd died, and she found that hard to get over."
For the Masson family, the memory of their mother remains strong.
Her son said: "We do think about her and keep looking at pictures and everything else."
Mr Lewis has returned to working on the railways, but said that what happened was always on his mind.
Network Rail said that since the crash "valuable lessons were learned, which have contributed to the railway in Britain now being the safest major network in Europe".
Martin Frobisher, route managing director, said: "On the 10th anniversary of the Grayrigg incident, our thoughts are with the family and friends of Margaret Masson who tragically lost her life and with all those who were injured or affected by what happened."
So what does the anniversary mean for the three?
Iain Black said: "Every 23 February, at that specific time of night - about 8pm - me and my wife always remember it. Every year is as vivid as the one before. I'll never forget it."
George Masson said: "I lock myself away, don't talk to anyone."
David Lewis described it as "the night that changed all our lives".
He said: "It's very important that I've got to know these guys. It's helping us all to get over it. Great friendships come out of bad things."
A two-over-par opening round 74 meant the 19-year-old's level-par 72 was not enough to progress to the third round.
England's Mel Reid and Laura Davies, plus Wales' Becky Morgan also missed the cut.
Scotland's Catriona Matthew, 47, is seven shots behind leader Kerr, who won this event in 2015.
"I was in an OK position after halfway then I had a really bad finish, missed two short putts at 16, 17 and obviously three-putting the last," said New Zealand's Ko.
"I can't do anything about it. I tried my best to hopefully put myself in a better position going forward, but I can't do anything about it."
Ko is preparing to defend her title at next week's ANA Inspiration tournament, the first major of the season.
Syrian warplanes and troops are targeting militant positions on the city's eastern edge, activists say.
The UN's top cultural official said the IS advance was "very alarming".
Islamic State has ransacked and demolished several ancient sites in Iraq. Palmrya has already suffered damage during the Syrian civil war.
The Unesco World Heritage site is strategically located on the road between the capital, Damascus, and the contested eastern city of Deir al-Zour. It is also close to gas fields and home to a major airbase.
"Islamic State group jihadists are now 1km (less than a mile) from the archaeological site of Palmyra," the director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Rami Abdel Rahman, told the AFP news agency.
Using warplanes, he said, "the army is bombing the surroundings of Tadmor from the air", referring to the modern city adjacent to Palmyra.
Syrian state media confirmed the development on Friday, with state-run Sana news agency reporting that troops were "chasing" IS fighters to the north and east of Palmyra.
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On its own media outlet, Al-Bayan radio, IS claimed to have attacked a signals tower next to the citadel, setting fire to buildings there, as well targeting the military airport to the east of the town, an oil station and a gas company.
But Syrian officials said on Friday the militants had not yet managed to reach the ancient city, with the governor of Homs telling state media that the site was safe and protected by the Syrian army.
The country's antiquities chief has warned that if IS seizes Palmyra, it will destroy everything there, describing the current fighting as a "battle between civilisation and barbarism".
He has appealed for international intervention to avoid another cultural disaster following the recent destruction of Iraq's ancient sites by IS in Nimrod, Hatra and Mosul.
Outside intervention is highly unlikely despite huge international concern, says the BBC's Jim Muir in Beirut.
With a large military base, vast weapons arsenal and major highway running through it, Palmyra is of high strategic value, which is why the Syrian government forces seem to be fighting so hard to defend it, he adds.
Meanwhile, Unesco chief Irina Bokova said on Friday the heritage site "should not be used for military purposes" and has appealed to both sides to protect it.
Since the IS offensive began on Tuesday, 73 soldiers and 65 militants have been killed, according to AFP. In addition to this, activists say at least 26 civilians were executed - 10 of them beheaded - after they were accused of collaborating President Bashar al-Assad's government.
Rising out of the desert and flanked by an oasis, Palmyra contains the monumental ruins of a great city that was one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world, according to Unesco.
The site, most of which dates back to the 1st to the 2nd Century when the region was under Roman rule, is dominated by a grand, colonnaded street.
The protesters accuse the government of trying to brainwash students with pro-China education and want the programme to be scrapped.
But the government says it is about building national pride and identity.
Protests have been rumbling for months, but built over the weekend before the start of the new school year.
A small number of activists have been taking part in hunger strikes.
The government wants schools to introduce the programme now and plans to make it compulsory by 2016.
But protesters - who comprise parents, students and teachers - say its core aim is to bolster support for China's communist rulers.
They have highlighted a government booklet that they say glorifies Communist Party rule in China while ignoring sensitive issues.
Some 8,000 people joined Monday night's protest, reports said.
On Tuesday Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung said it was premature to withdraw the programme, Hong Kong's RTHK reported
He said opponents of the programme should join a government-appointed committee on the subject and air their concerns there, the broadcaster said.
Deputy leader Carrie Lam said on Monday that more dialogue was needed on the issue.
"The important thing is to ensure that the public concern or the parents' and the students' worry about the so-called brainwashing will not happen," Reuters news agency quoted her as saying.
"But that will only be achievable by more communication between the various stakeholders and by putting the trust in the school sponsoring authorities and the individual schools."
The group was first banned in 2010, when it also used the name Islam4UK.
It had planned to protest in the Wiltshire town of Wootton Bassett, then known for ceremonies honouring military personnel killed in Afghanistan.
The security minister said: "Terrorist organisations should not be allowed to escape proscription simply by acting under a different name."
James Brokenshire continued: "That is why we have today laid an order which will, from tomorrow, recognise the Need4Khilafah, the Shariah Project and the Islamic Dawah Association as aliases of the group already proscribed as both al-Ghurabaa and The Saved Sect.
"The group is also known as Al Muhajiroun. This means being a member of or supporting the organisation is a criminal offence.
"Al-Muhajiroun remains of significant concern to the UK and the international community, and this order will ensure that it cannot operate in the UK as Need4Khilafah, the Shariah Project and the Islamic Dawah Association."
Under the Terrorism Act 2000, a group can be banned if it "commits or participates in acts of terrorism, prepares for, promotes or encourages terrorism or is otherwise concerned in terrorism".
Groups can also be outlawed if they "unlawfully glorify the commission or preparation of acts of terrorism".
The Irish are unhappy they have yet to receive the written judgement of disciplinary officer Terry Willis after Stander's first Test red card.
"It's probably a situation where it's probably a little bit too late already [to appeal]," said Ireland skills coach Richie Murphy on Tuesday.
"We're in a situation where we're halfway through the training week."
Stander was sent off midway through the first half in Cape Town after he collided with Pat Lambie and caught the fly-half's head with his hip.
However, Joe Schmidt's Irish side regrouped from the setback to earn their first ever win over the Springboks on South African soil as they clinched a 26-20 victory.
"CJ obviously hasn't been training with the team," added Murphy.
"The process that he's gone through over the last three days has just taken forever. It's been very slow. So that's something that's probably gone against CJ at this stage."
The Irish also have to weigh up the risk of an unsuccessful appeal potentially resulting in an increased ban for the South African-born flanker.
Murphy hinted that Leinster's Rhys Ruddock is likely to be Stander's replacement at Ellis Park this weekend.
"Rhys Ruddock has had a really good season this year," said the Ireland skills coach.
Murphy is expecting the Springboks to significantly improve their display in Johannesburg after their error-ridden performance at Newlands.
"At times we were a little bit lucky at the weekend. South Africa knocked one or two balls on, got stripped once or twice in our 22," said Murphy.
"I think we need to park that now and move on to this week's challenge."
Ireland will clinch the series if they win in Johannesburg on Saturday ahead of the final Test in Port Elizabeth on 25 June.
The defender got forward to do what the strikers couldn't by forcing the ball past Falkirk goalkeeper Danny Rogers from eight yards.
That was particularly tough on someone who had made some important saves, including twice from Tony Andreu.
He also denied Scott Fraser with a fine block, but the winner was deserved.
United manager Ray McKinnon would be as relieved as he was pleased after seeing his side lose to late goals when the teams met at the Falkirk Stadium last month.
They haven't looked back since then and are now unbeaten in their last five league matches, taking 13 points in the process.
That has seen them significantly narrow the gap on Hibs at the top in recent weeks and McKinnon is determined to keep up the pressure on Neil Lennon's side.
Falkirk manager Peter Houston was disappointed to see his side lose for the second successive week but was much happier with the performance than they produced in defeat against Raith the previous Saturday.
In fact, if full back Luke Leahy had shown more composure when one-on-one with Cammy Bell in the second half, they might well have left with a win.
Houston is a realist, though, and he knows that if they can stay in contention for the promotion play-off places then they could yet play in the Premiership next season.
Dundee United manager Ray McKinnon: "We have gradually got ourselves into contention in this league.
"It has been a stop-start time with a lot of new faces and people gelling, but when we got into second place, we didn't want to give that up.
"We want to keep moving forward as a team and you could tell by the players' reactions at the end that it was an important victory."
Falkirk manager Peter Houston: "If we are being honest, a club this size is fighting for a play-off place as we can beat anyone in a two-leg game.
"We have beaten Dundee United 3-1 at the Falkirk Stadium and lost to them here with a late goal.
"That shows we are not too far away from a club that has got far bigger resources, far bigger budgets and can bring more quality in."
Match ends, Dundee United 1, Falkirk 0.
Second Half ends, Dundee United 1, Falkirk 0.
Attempt blocked. Robert McHugh (Falkirk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Charlie Telfer (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lee Miller (Falkirk).
Substitution, Dundee United. Coll Donaldson replaces Scott Fraser because of an injury.
Substitution, Falkirk. James Craigen replaces John Rankin.
Goal! Dundee United 1, Falkirk 0. Mark Durnan (Dundee United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Paul Dixon.
Attempt blocked. Luke Leahy (Falkirk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Falkirk. Robert McHugh replaces John Baird.
Aaron Muirhead (Falkirk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Cameron Smith (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aaron Muirhead (Falkirk).
Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Scott Fraser.
Foul by Charlie Telfer (Dundee United).
Aaron Muirhead (Falkirk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Scott Fraser (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Myles Hippolyte (Falkirk).
Substitution, Falkirk. Myles Hippolyte replaces Craig Sibbald.
Attempt missed. Simon Murray (Dundee United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
Charlie Telfer (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by John Rankin (Falkirk).
Corner, Dundee United. Conceded by Tom Taiwo.
Tony Andreu (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aaron Muirhead (Falkirk).
Paul Dixon (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lee Miller (Falkirk).
Foul by Willo Flood (Dundee United).
Luke Leahy (Falkirk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Simon Murray (Dundee United).
Luca Gasparotto (Falkirk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Scott Fraser (Dundee United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. William Edjenguele (Dundee United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Craig Sibbald (Falkirk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Charlie Telfer (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Craig Sibbald (Falkirk).
Corner, Dundee United. Conceded by John Rankin.
Substitution, Dundee United. Simon Murray replaces Tope Obadeyi.
Substitution, Dundee United. Cameron Smith replaces Nick van der Velden.
The 13th seed lost 6-4 7-5 against the Latvian world number 48.
Konta fought back to 5-5 from 4-1 down in the second set and saved two match points, but was finally undone as Sevastova broke serve to win.
Sevastova, who retired in 2013 before making a comeback, will play Caroline Wozniacki in the quarter-finals.
Konta was bidding to become the first British woman in the quarter-finals in New York since Jo Durie in 1983.
She said: "I didn't play the tennis level that I maybe would have liked, but I competed the best I could.
"Right now I'm pretty tired," Konta told BBC Sport. "It is a very long season with the Olympics thrown in the mix.
"It was challenging but equally rewarding - it was a great experience to be part of Team GB.
"I've played a lot of very good matches and won a lot of them, so it's a good problem to have."
German second seed Angelique Kerber beat two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-3 7-5 to keep alive her bid to become world number one.
The result means Serena Williams will have to reach the final and, if it's against Kerber, win the tournament to prevent the Australian Open winner taking top spot in the rankings.
Kerber will play Italian seventh seed Roberta Vinci for a place in the semi-finals. Vinci, the 2015 runner-up, overcame Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine 7-6 (7-5) 6-2.
Playing in the first match of the day on Flushing Meadows' showpiece Arthur Ashe court, Konta struggled to impose herself in tricky conditions with half the court in bright sunlight and the rest shaded by the arena's new roof.
Her serve - usually among her most potent weapons - failed to make much impression on the dogged Sevastova, delivering only one ace and a return of just 45% of the points when she landed with her first attempt.
Konta's game was also littered with mistakes. She made 34 unforced errors compared to the mere six she committed in her win over Belinda Bencic in the previous round.
It appears that a globe-trotting second half of the season - including a run to the last eight at the Rio Olympics - might be catching up with her.
The 25-year-old suffered an on-court collapse during her second-round victory at Flushing Meadows and indicated she may not have fully recovered.
"I'm sure there are some remnants of it but it's not the reason I lost," Konta said.
"It's an accumulation of things. I have played a lot of tennis, especially in this space of time.
"I think it was just managing my energy levels and managing what I had left in the tank and really maximising that.
"Unfortunately it wasn't enough to play the kind of tennis I wanted to play."
Sevastova made the faster start to both sets, going 3-0 up in the first and 4-1 clear in the second.
And at the climax of the match, the 26-year-old kept her volatile emotions in check to convert a third match point and secure her first appearance in the last eight of a Grand Slam.
Her run also includes an eye-catching second-round win over Spanish third seed Garbine Muguruza and makes her the first Latvian woman to make a Grand Slam quarter-final since Larisa Neiland at Wimbledon in 1994.
"I had a lot of injuries. I was depressed and it just wasn't fun anymore," said Sevastova as she explained why she took a 19-month absence from the sport from May 2013. "But now I'm back."
BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller
"It is an indication of Konta's extraordinary progress in the past 12 months that this fourth-round defeat comes as a surprise and a disappointment.
"Sevastova played a canny match by dragging Konta around the court with drop shots and slice - forcing the British number one to save two match points before a shanked forehand ended the contest.
"Konta was, though, a long away from her best. She experienced breathing difficulties and a racing heartbeat in her second-round match against Tsvetana Pironkova - the first sign that a long and successful season had started to take its toll."
Ms Monroe sued the writer over two war memorial tweets she said caused "serious harm" to her reputation.
Ms Hopkins posted tweets in May 2015 asking her if she had "scrawled on any memorials recently".
Ms Monroe said that meant she had either vandalised a war memorial or "condoned or approved" of it.
Mr Justice Warby also ordered Ms Hopkins - a columnist for the Mail Online - to pay an initial £107,000 towards the campaigner's legal costs within 28 days.
He ruled that the tweets had caused "Ms Monroe real and substantial distress" and she was entitled to "fair and reasonable compensation".
The final costs figure has yet to be assessed.
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After the ruling, Ms Monroe, who also campaigns over poverty issues, said: "It's taken 21 months but today the High Court ruled that Hopkins statements to/about me were defamatory.
"I sued her for libel, and I won."
The case arose after some Twitter users highlighted an anti-Conservative profanity daubed on a memorial to the women of World War Two during an anti-austerity demonstration.
In May 2015 Ms Hopkins tweeted: "@MsJackMonroe scrawled on any memorials recently? Vandalised the memory of those who fought for your freedom. Grandma got any more medals?"
The judge ruled that the tweet "meant that Ms Monroe condoned and approved of scrawling on war memorials, vandalising monuments commemorating those who fought for her freedom".
He found that a second tweet from Ms Hopkins "meant that Ms Monroe condoned and approved of the fact that in the course of an anti-government protest there had been vandalisation by obscene graffiti of the women's war memorial in Whitehall, a monument to those who fought for her freedom"
The judge added: "These are meanings with a defamatory tendency, which were published to thousands."
Jonathan Price, for Ms Hopkins, who is well known for airing controversial views, told the judge that "this relatively trivial dispute arose and was resolved on Twitter in a period of several hours".
He argued that "no lasting harm, and certainly no serious harm" had been caused to Ms Monroe's reputation.
Ms Hopkins had "mistakenly" used Ms Monroe's Twitter handle instead of that of another columnist who had written about the war memorial incident, he said.
Ms Monroe comes from a family with military connections - her father was in the British Army for seven years, while one of her brothers is a flying officer in the RAF.
The judge said he accepted Ms Monroe's unchallenged evidence that "as a proud member of a military family and a feminist" she was "sickened" by the graffiti.
He ruled that "whilst the claimant may not have proved that her reputation suffered gravely, I am satisfied that she has established that the publications complained of caused serious harm to her reputation".
He said their publication "not only caused Ms Monroe real and substantial distress, but also harm to her reputation which was serious".
Media lawyer Mark Stephens, of law firm Howard Kennedy, said Mr Justice Warby had set a "tariff" at £24,000 for Twitter libel cases, which would "undoubtedly encourage more claims".
He said: "The courts will allow robust debate and will consider posts and comments to see if they were meant as fact or a joke.
"But the fact remains that if comments cause serious harm, legal action is likely to follow."
The company brought in to cut fraud and error in the benefit system will not have its contract renewed by HMRC.
It follows complaints that it wrongly cut payments to hundreds of claimants.
On Wednesday, DUP MP Gavin Robinson said the 1,800 Belfast-based staff were not informed about the decision.
Speaking in the House of Commons, the Belfast East MP said: "Can I ask you to reflect how appalling it was that members of staff, many of whom are my constituents, found out this news last night by a tweet by the BBC - as opposed to any communication from Concentrix or indeed any statement to this House?"
Financial Secretary Jane Ellison told MPs: "The contract is not going to be renewed - it's not been terminated.
"To that extent, the consideration of whether any contract is renewed is something that takes place in the normal course of events.
"At the same time as we shine a light on areas where performance is unacceptable, it's also really important that we take the chance to reflect that many people are working hard to do their job as well as possible."
The contract awarded to Concentrix, worth between £55m and £75m on a payment by results basis, will come to an end in May 2017.
In the eight months until then, Concentrix will work on clearing outstanding cases, said HMRC.
Concentrix said it had operated "within the guidance set by HMRC".
In a statement, the company said it remained "committed to Belfast" and that it believes Belfast is "an excellent base for our operations in the UK and beyond".
It said the decision by HMRC not to renew its contract "in no way reflects upon the professionalism and determination of [its] staff".
"Our staff are our top priority and we will do everything possible to minimise any impact," it said.
Rolando Espinosa, mayor of the central town of Albuera, had fired at officers searching for weapons, police said.
The death comes after President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to step up his policy of killing suspected drug dealers.
A new stage in the crackdown was announced last week to include mayors and senior drug lords. The "war on drugs" has killed up to 4,000 people.
Mr Duterte, 71, was elected in May on a platform of preventing the Philippines becoming a "narco state" by sanctioning the extra-judicial killing of drug criminals who fail to turn themselves in.
The policy has faced strong criticism from human rights groups and put Mr Duterte at odds with the United States - a staunch ally of the Philippines.
But he won the election by a landslide and the controversial policy remains popular with many Filipinos.
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There have been calls for Mr Espinosa's death to be investigated to determine in particular how weapons ended up in his cell and how the exchange of fire broke out.
He is the second mayor to be killed within two weeks. Samsudin Dimaukom died, reportedly in a gun battle, in the southern Philippines.
Both men were among officials named by Mr Duterte in August as having links to the drug trade.
Mr Espinosa gave himself up to police in August, was then released but was later re-arrested on drugs and firearms charges.
The company said 380 staff would be affected but they would be guaranteed redeployment at a nearby store.
M&S will also open 36 new stores over the next six months, creating more than 1,400 jobs.
Mr Rowe explained the six closures by saying that M&S was adapting to its customers' changing shopping habits.
"We are committed to adapting our business so that we stay in tune with our customers," he said.
The stores earmarked for closure are in Portsmouth, Slough, Warrington, and Wokingham, along with Simply Food stores in Monks Cross near York and Worksop.
In November, M&S said that following a "forensic review" of its store estate it was embarking on a five-year programme of store closures and openings.
The plans involve opening 200 new food-only stores, while selling clothing and homeware from 60 fewer stores.
Mr Rowe said on Thursday: "We will open new stores, some will reduce in size, some will move, some will close and others will convert to food-only."
M&S currently has 959 UK stores: 304 sell the full range of clothing, homewares and food; 615 are food only; and 40 are outlet stores which sell stock at a discount.
Like many other retailers, the High Street chain is grappling with changing shopping habits.
Richard Hyman, a leading retail analyst, said there would be many more store closures to come on the UK High Street, as retailers were getting diminishing returns from their conventional shops.
"When you look at the massive expansion of online sales in the past 10-15 years, alongside the same number of physical stores, something has to give," he said.
In September, M&S announced it would cut hundreds of jobs at its head office in London.
The Bantams dominated but were grateful for Jordy Hiwula's 53rd-minute equaliser after falling behind to Isaiah Osbourne's opener four minutes earlier.
Bradford almost led inside four minutes but Saddlers goalkeeper Neil Etheridge produced a superb instinctive save to tip over Mark Marshall's point-blank strike.
Etheridge also foiled Josh Cullen and Hiwula towards the end of the half but made the pick of his saves two minutes after the interval, clawing Cullen's 20-yarder out of the bottom corner.
And the hosts went in front with their first real chance of the game in the 49th minute, Osbourne drilling the ball into the bottom corner from just inside the box.
Hiwula levelled four minutes later as he was denied by the excellent Etheridge one-on-one but tucked the rebound into a gaping net.
Full-back Jason McCarthy had two chances to win it for Walsall, but his rasping drive was tipped onto the bar by City keeper Colin Doyle and his header from the resulting corner was blocked on the line.
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Match ends, Walsall 1, Bradford City 1.
Second Half ends, Walsall 1, Bradford City 1.
Timothee Dieng (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Joe Edwards (Walsall).
Romain Vincelot (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Romain Vincelot (Bradford City).
Isaiah Osbourne (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mark Marshall (Bradford City).
Scott Laird (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Nathaniel Knight-Percival.
Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Nicky Law.
Attempt blocked. Andreas Makris (Walsall) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Walsall. Erhun Oztumer replaces Amadou Bakayoko.
Attempt saved. Marc McNulty (Bradford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Josh Cullen (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Franck Moussa (Walsall).
Attempt missed. Mark Marshall (Bradford City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
Substitution, Walsall. Andreas Makris replaces Simeon Jackson.
Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Timothee Dieng.
Attempt saved. James Hanson (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Nathaniel Knight-Percival (Bradford City).
Simeon Jackson (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Josh Cullen (Bradford City).
Jason McCarthy (Walsall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. James Hanson (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Timothee Dieng (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Franck Moussa (Walsall).
Romain Vincelot (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Simeon Jackson (Walsall).
Substitution, Bradford City. Haris Vuckic replaces Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila.
Substitution, Walsall. Franck Moussa replaces Florent Cuvelier.
Foul by James Hanson (Bradford City).
Jason McCarthy (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Jason McCarthy (Walsall) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Colin Doyle.
Attempt saved. Jason McCarthy (Walsall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Nathaniel Knight-Percival.
Attempt blocked. Scott Laird (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Josh Cullen (Bradford City).
Police received a number of reports of young people setting pallets and rubbish on fire at the Leckey Road and Westland Street.
Petrol bombs and missiles were also thrown in the Bishop Street and Magazine Street direction.
There are no reports of any injuries or any serious damage caused.
A pizza delivery van was also hijacked in the Iona Court area by two masked men and set on fire a short time later at Fahan Street.
PSNI chief inspector Andy Lemon said: "The local residents in this area have suffered once again due to the reckless actions of these youths, some as young as 10.
"I want to reiterate our message to youths involved in this kind of activity that you run the very real risk of being arrested and getting a criminal record which could affect your life for a very long time.
"Parents need to know where their children are, who they are with and what they are doing.
"Police will continue to work closely with community representatives, local elected representatives and other statutory bodies to address these issues in the area.
"I appeal to anyone with any information about those involved in the disorder last night to contact police at Strand Road."
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness tweeted on Monday night that he "unreservedly condemned" those responsible for the attacks.
The incident happened at the Cuckoo Bridge near College Mains and Lincluden Road at about 21:30 on Wednesday.
A blue Mazda 2 was struck by a "wooden object" which shattered its windscreen.
The driver was able to park his car safely. Police are appealing for witnesses.
Scrum-half Larissa Muldoon moves from the replacements to the starting XV.
"There's a very strong spirit in this squad that's been developing nicely over the last few months," said Ireland head coach Tom Tierney.
"While the performances haven't been as accurate or as clinical as we would like, we've ground out four wins."
"That has set up a very big game this Friday evening," he added.
Ireland's relative continuity in selection is highlighted by the fact that props Lindsay Peat and Ailis Egan join Leah Lyons in the front row for the fifth successive game.
In the back row, flankers Ciara Griffin and Claire Molloy pack down with number eight and captain Paula Fitzpatrick for the sixth game in a row.
Second row Marie-Louise Reilly is set to win her 50th cap.
England will arrive in Dublin on the back of a huge win against Scotland and in the hope of pipping Ireland to the championship.
"From our point of view, we have a huge opportunity on St. Patrick's Day and for us it's about looking to rectify some of the areas of our game that we haven't been happy with over the past few weeks," said Tierney.
"If we can make those small changes, then Friday evening's game should be a great one."
Ireland women: K Flood (Leinster); H Tyrrell (Leinster), J Murphy (Leinster), S Naoupu (Aylesford Bulls), A Miller (Connacht); N Stapleton (Leinster), L Muldoon (Railway Union); L Peat (Leinster), L Lyons (Munster), A Egan (Leinster), S Spence (Leinster), M-L Reilly (Leinster), C Griffin (Munster), C Molloy (Connacht), P Fitzpatrick (capt) (Leinster).
Replacements: C O'Connor (Connacht), I Van Staden (Ulster), R O'Reilly (Connacht), C Cooney (Leinster), N Fryday (Connacht), M Healy (Connacht), N Caughey (Ulster), M Coyne (Connacht).
Under a deal agreed on Friday, the list must be approved by the international creditors in order for Greece to secure a four-month extension of its bailout.
"We won a battle, not the war," Mr Tspiras said on Saturday.
The deal is widely regarded as a major climb down for the PM, who won power vowing to reverse budget cuts.
He hailed the agreement as a "decisive step" that "achieved much" towards ending austerity, but added: "We have a long and difficult road ahead."
The BBC's Mark Lowen in Athens says the government is engaged in a hard sell to the Greek people over the deal with eurozone ministers and the IMF in Brussels.
The Greek cabinet is discussing the potential list of reforms, which must be approved before eurozone members ratify the bailout extension on Tuesday.
Analysts say a collapse of the deal would revive fears of an exit from the euro, a so-called "grexit" - something both the EU and Greece say they want to avoid.
Mark Lowen, BBC News, Athens
After the late-night deal comes the hard sell to the Greek public. A government elected by promising to reverse austerity and end the bailout has had a major climb-down.
It has had to accept supervision by its creditors - no moves without EU agreement - and a loan programme with conditions.
To its voters, the government will stress that it now has a say in which reforms it is willing to make.
The hard-left of the party won't like it, but the centre ground will, and Greece has staved off euro-exit for now. That is the success that the government will trumpet. But it is limited.
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German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble stressed on Friday that there would be no payment of new funds to Greece until the conditions of the deal had been met.
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said he would work night and day until Monday to devise the list of reforms.
"If the list of reforms is not agreed, this agreement is dead," he admitted.
Greece's liberal daily Kathimerini warned on Saturday of "stifling" conditions attached to the deal in Brussels while the centre-left Ta Nea said both sides had made "compromises".
The Greek Communist Party (KKE) accused the coalition, which is led by its far-left rivals Syriza, of extending the bailout without getting the loan conditions changed.
"Ultimately the bill will be footed by the people, as it happened with all previous governments," KKE leader Dimitris Koutsoumbas said.
The government is already in trouble with its voters for seeking the bailout extension at all - something it swore it would never do.
On the streets of Athens, reaction to the deal in Brussels was mixed.
"I think it was positive in the sense that at least for now we can relax a bit," one man, Nikos, told the BBC. "We will have to wait see what will happen next."
But another man, Costas, dismissed the deal as a "somersault that the whole world will remember".
Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, head of the Eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers, said on Friday night that the deal was a "very important" step in the process of rebuilding trust between Greece and its creditors - the EU, the European Central Bank and the IMF.
So how can the modern office attract people to tumble outta bed and commute into work, especially when many employees could simply turn on their laptop and get things done? And how can that office make you more productive?
One idea, popular among new technology companies, is to mix work and play.
Stroll around the London headquarters of peer-to-peer money transfer service TransferWise in Shoreditch, London, and you see scooters, a hammock and, would you believe, one of these:
Companies like this say such an office helps create a culture where staff enjoy coming to work, and are more productive as a result. For others, office perks like a sauna are simply a load of hot air.
Twenty-somethings might enjoy the perks, says Clare Coatman, of trade union body the TUC, but they must be in addition to, rather than instead of, decent pay and conditions.
"Compare the cost of buying a ping-pong table to offering a living wage, rather than a minimum wage, and you start to cut through to the reality," she says.
"Perks are nice, but they do not pay the bills."
Taavet Hinrikus, founder and chief executive of TransferWise, says the aim of his firm's offices around the world is to "create an environment for people to do their best work".
Finding a premises that allowed everyone to work on the same floor was important, he says. After that, many of the ideas of how to furnish it came from the staff themselves.
The overwhelming view, and the resulting set-up, was a mix of areas that suited certain tasks. Various soundproofed phone booths are dotted around. There are traditional desks, soft seating ("the padded cell") and a kitchen with background music. Friday's playlist included Gregorian chant and the Bee Gees (separately).
Speaking in the Magic Roundabout meeting room, Inez Miedema, head of affiliates and partnerships at TransferWise, admits that her parents - during a tour of the office - saw people playing a football computer game and questioned whether any work actually got done.
Ultimately each team has performance indicators to ensure they are doing a good job and those failing to do so will be challenged.
The trendy office and flexibility at work helps to attract talent, she says, but it is far from the only attraction, not least pay.
There is a keen eye cast over competitors and similar businesses to benchmark the competitiveness of salaries. As the business has grown in size, so has the package of other benefits offered to staff.
The TUC's Clare Coatman says young people really want job security and pay progression - much the same as any other generation of workers. No matter how trendy the office, their focus was still on the job, not on the jest.
A report by accountancy firm PwC said career progression was the top priority for "millennials" - the term typically applied to those born between 1980 and 1999 - who expected to rise rapidly through an organisation. Some 52% of those asked said this was the main attraction in an employer, coming ahead of competitive salaries in second place (44%).
The trouble is, says Ms Coatman, that they have very low expectations of the workplace. This theory was echoed in a recent poll commissioned by the RSA which suggested that fewer than one in 10 workers thought that "all work was fair and decent".
As a result younger workers may choose to move to another job, rather than fight to improve the terms of their current roles, Ms Coatman says.
A small, start-up tech firm can quite easily make their office attractive to the young worker, but what about bigger, more traditional companies?
Many staff can carry the contents of their desk around with them, usually digitally on a laptop, says Philip Ross, founder and chief executive of UnWork.com, which promotes new ways of working.
Young tech-savvy staff, particularly, can work anywhere so why bother getting on a packed bus or sit in a traffic jam to get to a chicken-coop office?
"As a place for people, both employees and clients, it has to work hard to pull people in - there needs to be a compelling reason to come to work," UnWork says in a report about a recent project for a business in New York.
The office priorities for staff were "air quality, daylight, good acoustics, great coffee and food". The motivation for the business was a 30% cut in property costs per person, by using the space more efficiently.
Some of the vocabulary about modern offices - such as "app-centric workplace" and "collision coefficient" - may raise eyebrows among your average office worker.
Yet, the logic behind the lexicon is worth a closer look.
Mr Ross says that offices should allow people to move around and work with those engaged in the same "activities". The design of a building should encourage people to communicate in person, rather than by email or in formal meetings.
Meanwhile, an office app may suggest who in an organisation is free for lunch at the same time. Then, it will point out which of them are working on a similar project. Alternatively it may highlight that some have the same interests, such as running marathons, and match-make them for lunch.
However, Mr Ross argues that, among tech start-ups in particular, there has been a "rush to collaboration". The trend towards shared space means it can be difficult to find anywhere for staff to quietly get work done on their own.
In the end, he says, there needs to be areas of an office to fit different types of work.
That, it seems, may even include a sauna in the corner.
Disney subsidiaries Disney Enterprises Inc. and Pixar are suing Chinese companies G-Point, PPTV and Bluemtv for hosting images and posters of 'The Autobots', a Chinese film that was released in July 2015.
'The Autobots' was criticised last year at home and abroad for being visually similar to the Disney animated franchise 'Cars' but has only gained wide media attention since going to court on Tuesday.
Critics are sceptical over whether Disney will win the case, noting that China has ripped off overseas-produced cartoons before.
Thousands of Chinese social media users are talking about the case on the popular Sina Weibo microblog, saying that 'The Autobots' is a "blatant copy" and that they "support Disney".
Chinese papers have also noted similarities between the two productions, but with more carefully worded editorials. The Beijing Economic Daily says that the two films are visually "extremely similar", and highlights that this is not the first time it has happened.
China has been criticised in the past for copying a number of Japanese cartoons.
These include the 2011 production 'Train Hero', which was criticised for "suspected plagiarism" because of its strong similarities to the Japanese animation 'Hikarian' in 2011.
In 2007, a CCTV Children's Channel cartoon 'Big Mouth Dodo' was also criticised for its similarities to another Japanese production, 'Crayon Shin-chan'.
Videogame critics note that China has escaped punishment for replicating Disney products before.
On 13 June, US comedian and videogame critic JonTron remarked on the explosion of bootleg games and products based on Disney films.
In a YouTube video with over three million views, he says that Disney is not safe from "the curse of bootleg". He singles China out as being "farther away from US jurisdiction and much better at Disney bootlegging" than any other country, and says that it is able to produce products like 'Bear of the Interest', a toy that strongly resembles Winnie-the-Pooh, but has flashing eyes and is described in Chinglish on the box as a "high class weapon".
JonTron also notes the wider trend of bootleg online games based on Disney films internationally, and highlights the launch of questionable online games 'Elsa Frozen Brain Surgery' and 'Anna Cesarean Birth' [sic], based on the 'Frozen' franchise.
The case has perhaps comes as a surprise in China, given that its media regulator recently introduced strict new guidelines.
On 19 June, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) issued new rules on "foreign-inspired" shows in a bid to boost domestic production.
The Xinhua news agency said "the new regulation came as many TV channels rely on foreign programmes, with few original ones. The new regulation will boost self-innovation by Chinese TV channels".
Along with other mainstream outlets, it highlighted widely-praised programmes like 'The Voice of China', which was "inspired by The Voice of Holland", and 'Running Man', a variety show that is based on a South Korean series of the same name.
While China has been embroiled in a number of copyright infringement cases, in recent months some high-profile companies have lost cases against Chinese companies.
Electronics giant Apple was especially hard hit. On 17 June, the Beijing Morning Post noted that a regional court specialising in intellectual property rights had determined that the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were an infringement of a Chinese patent, the 100C produced by Shenzhen Baily.
National broadcaster China Radio International said that the court had added that "Apple must stop selling the products and providing related services".
In May, Apple also lost a trademark fight over the 'iPhone' name in China against a handbag and leather goods firm Xintong Tiandi, which had trademarked "IPHONE" in 2010.
Both moves came as a blow, as China is the second biggest market for Apple products.
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The party's press release says there are around 800,000 housing association tenants who only have a limited "Right to Acquire" social housing. The Conservatives also say that around 500,000 housing association tenants currently don't have the right to buy their homes.
As the new policy would affect both of those groups, the Conservatives say that 1.3m people could benefit. But is this correct?
The first thing to note is that the housing landscape has changed considerably in recent decades. The government's English Housing Survey (EHS) said there were 3.9 million households in the social rented sector in England in 2013-14. At 17%, that was the smallest type of tenure and follows a long downward trend since the 1980s. That suggests that the proportion of potential beneficiaries from the Right To Buy extension is dwindling.
Of those who might qualify under the Conservative plan, not all will be in a position to buy their own home. The EHS said that 8.6% of people in the social rented sector were unemployed. That compares with 3% overall in England or 5.4% among private renters. In terms of economic activity, the survey said that only 23.9% of people in the socially-rented sector were in full-time employment, compared with 62.1% of private renters. The survey also said that just 25.2% of people in the socially rented sector expected to buy a property, compared with 61.1% of private renters.
The Conservatives could argue that this figure might change following today's announcement. And they might also take some comfort from the EHS survey, which showed that 73.8% of people in the social rented sector have been in the property more than three years and so would meet the eligibility criteria in terms of length of stay in the property. But given the relatively high unemployment rate, and relatively low rate of people in full-time work, it is perhaps less likely that all of the people who are potentially eligible will find themselves in a position to buy their home.
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Deputy chief executive David Rooke said better waterproofing of homes and improved warning systems would be vital for tackling future weather extremes.
Parts of Yorkshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester were flooded after downpours caused river banks to burst.
Prime Minister David Cameron defended government funding for flood defences.
He denied accusations - made by the leader of Leeds City Council - that there was a "north-south divide" in efforts to prevent flooding.
Judith Blake said flooding in Leeds was a "preventable disaster", saying the North had not received "anywhere near the support that we saw going into Somerset" - which flooded in 2014.
She said the government had cut funding for a flood defence project in Leeds in 2011, and there was now a "real anger growing across the North".
However, Mr Cameron - speaking as he visited flood-hit areas - said the UK had spent "more per head of the population on flood defences in the north than we do in the south".
"We are going to spend £2.3bn on flood defences in this parliament but we will look at what's happened here and see what needs to be done," he added.
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The Environment Agency has nine severe flood warnings - meaning danger to life - in place in north-east and north-west England, and more than 100 other flood alerts across England and Wales.
It comes as more heavy rain and wind is forecast for late Tuesday into Wednesday. BBC Weather's Nick Miller says this next bout of bad weather has officially been named Storm Frank.
The Environment Agency's Mr Rooke told the BBC the UK was moving from a period of "known extremes" of weather to one of "unknown extremes".
"I think we will need to have that complete rethink and I think we will need to move from not just providing better defences... but also looking at increasing resilience," he said.
Improvements to flood warning systems and better building design would help, he added, so that "when properties do flood, they have solid floors, waterproof plaster, more electrics up the wall".
Many places in northern England have seen record river levels over the past 24 hours, including the River Aire in Leeds, and the rivers Calder and Ribble, affecting places such as Whalley, Hebden Bridge and Ribchester.
The River Ouse is now thought to have stabilised in York, where hundreds of people had to leave flooded homes following the torrential rain over Christmas, but water levels are still believed to be rising in the town of Selby.
Extra soldiers were deployed on Sunday to aid emergency services, and about 200 unpaid mountain rescue volunteers from Wales, Cornwall and the Lake District have also been helping in the city.
In other developments:
Downing Street said emergency financial assistance would be available to homes and businesses in Yorkshire and Lancashire.
They will have access to the support package announced earlier in the month for people affected by Storm Desmond in Cumbria.
Shadow communities secretary Jon Trickett called for a major programme of public works and an end to cuts to local authorities in order to deal with the flooding.
Meanwhile, the Met Office has issued yellow (be aware) warnings for rain on Wednesday in areas of northern England, Wales and Northern Ireland, bringing the threat of further flooding.
Amber (be prepared) warnings for rain are also in place for parts of Scotland on Wednesday. There are currently no flood warnings in Scotland.
People can access information from council websites and the Environment Agency Floodline.
The agency is also operating a phone line - 0345 988 1188 - which will be staffed rather than offering recorded information.
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The Parades Commission has confirmed that the organisers have withdrawn their notification for the parade.
Veterans for Justice UK had said they expected about 100 former soldiers to take part in the march through the city. They said it was to highlight "injustices against soldiers".
Relatives of Bloody Sunday victims called it "an act of pure provocation".
Earlier, John Kelly, whose brother, Michael, was killed in the 1972 atrocity, said the march was a "deliberate insult" to the people of Derry and should not be allowed to happen.
"Clearly, this is an act of pure provocation and is totally insensitive to the nationalist population. It's a deliberate insult," he said.
"Its organisers should think carefully about the effect this could have on bereaved families here, families still reeling from the crimes of the past, not to mention the ordinary citizens of this city."
Thirteen people were shot dead on 30 January 1972, and a 14th victim died later, after troops opened fire on a civil rights march.
Speaking on behalf of the Bloody Sunday Trust, Minty Thompson said holding the march in Derry was a "deliberately provocative act".
"This city has clearly been chosen because it was the scene of one of the most horrific acts of state violence in our history, Bloody Sunday, and because soldiers who were involved in that event, who shot down innocent and unarmed people on our streets, are at long last being investigated for their actions," he said.
The Northern Ireland branch of the Veterans for Justice UK group was established in December 2015.
Anto Wickham, who was organising the Derry march, said its aims were to protect soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan facing "false prosecutions".
"If soldiers break the law then they face the rigours of the law and rightly so, and it's the same as it should be for any other member of the community," he said.
"But where's the investigation into my colleagues and friends who were murdered? It just seems to be forgotten about."
The former Royal Irish Regiment soldier added the marches were planned in 2016 as part of a larger campaign to put pressure on the government.
Mr Wickham said he was "upset" by suggestions the march was planned to raise tensions in the city.
The prosecution of those involved in killings is a major stumbling block in efforts to deal with the legacy of Northern Ireland's Troubles.
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Barra McGrory QC said he was mystified by claims he did not act impartially when he brought charges against a small number of ex-soldiers.
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Benjamin Waterfield was a passenger in silver Citroen C2 that collided with a blue Seat Leon at about 02:15 on Saturday.
The 17-year-old was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary but did not survive the injuries he received in the crash.
The teenager's family said in a statement they were "devastated and heartbroken" at their loss.
The statement added: "We would like to thank all the emergency workers involved in the inquiry, and would particularly like to thank the staff at the Intensive Care Unit who fought just as hard as Benjamin did.
"We would request that our family be left as we try to come to terms with our loss. As a family we are thinking of everyone involved in the accident."
Three other people were taken to hospital. Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
Albert Armstrong, from Mahee Close on the Belvoir estate in Belfast, is also accused of attempting to murder Stanley Wightman.
Mr Lindsay, 47, a well-known member of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), was killed in an attack on Wednesday.
Mr Armstrong was remanded in custody and will reappear on 7 August.
Mr Wightman, 52, is still in a critical condition in hospital after suffering severe neck and arm injuries.
The attack took place at Kirkistown Walk in the south Belfast estate.
Both men were found in the living room of Mr Lindsay's bungalow.
Mr Lindsay, a father of two, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Gareth Anscombe comes in at full-back and fit-again Liam Williams returns on the left wing, with North taking over from Tyler Morgan at outside centre.
There are four changes up front, where Justin Tipuric starts at open-side flanker and Luke Charteris at lock.
Props Paul James and Samson Lee come in as Gethin Jenkins, Dan Lydiate and Bradley Davies drop out of the 23.
Lee has taken the tight-head spot from Tomas Francis, who moves to the bench.
Lydiate (eye socket) and Davies (nose) were injury doubts before the match-day squad was named.
Gatland said had Wales been in the World Cup final, Lydiate would have been involved, but felt the Osprey's "soreness" warranted a rest.
Veteran prop Jenkins' injury history combined with James' return to fitness from a calf problem prompted that change.
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Gatland said Jenkins has often "broken down" after playing three or four consecutive games and he wanted the player "fit and fresh" for the quarter-finals.
"And Paul James needed a game," added Gatland.
Lock Jake Ball comes on to the bench, with Ross Moriarty the preferred replacement back-row option.
North played in the centres against Australia last November, the most recent of the 10 successive games Wales have lost against the Wallabies.
He takes over from rookie Morgan, who helped Wales beat Fiji 23-13 following injuries to Jonathan Davies, Scott Williams and Cory Allen.
New Zealand-born Anscombe will make his World Cup debut after overcoming the ankle injury that ruled him out of Wales' initial squad.
The Cardiff Blues utility back was called up along with the versatile James Hook after Scott Williams (knee) and wing Hallam Amos (shoulder) were ruled out of the tournament with injuries sustained in Wales' win over England at Twickenham.
Gloucester's Hook came off the bench as Wales beat Fiji and again does back-up duty, with Matthew Morgan omitted from the match-day squad.
Ospreys lock Jones will win his 99th Wales cap while captain Sam Warburton switches to blind-side flanker to accommodate Tipuric.
"Saturday is another huge encounter and both sides will be coming in with momentum and looking to top Pool A," said Gatland.
"We have been impressed with Australia so far in this competition and we know a step up is required at Twickenham this weekend.
"It is still all to play for in terms of the knockout phases."
Injuries prompted Australia to delay naming their team until 13:00 BST on Thursday.
Backs: Gareth Anscombe (Cardiff Blues); Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), George North (Northampton Saints), Jamie Roberts (Harlequins), Liam Williams (Scarlets); Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Gareth Davies (Scarlets).
Forwards: Paul James (Ospreys), Scott Baldwin (Ospreys), Samson Lee (Scarlets), Luke Charteris (Racing 92), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues, capt), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Taulupe Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons).
Replacements: Ken Owens (Scarlets), Aaron Jarvis (Ospreys), Tomas Francis (Exeter Chiefs), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Ross Moriarty (Gloucester Rugby), Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues), Rhys Priestland (Bath Rugby), James Hook (Gloucester Rugby).
That vote will determine whether a region with a distinct identity can successfully secede from a much larger nation.
Their ballots will be cast, however, in Glasgow - not in Srinagar or Jammu.
Of the 20,000 or more people of Pakistani origin living in Glasgow, many are from Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
In Kashmir, the first pledge that people there would determine their future by a plebiscite or referendum was made in 1947. At that time, the Scottish National Party (SNP) was in its infancy. It had no members of parliament and any talk of Scotland's independence would have been regarded as fanciful.
Almost 70 years later, where are we now?
The pro-independence SNP is in power in Scotland's devolved government and has achieved the landmark success of negotiating with the UK government this binding referendum. The opinion polls suggest the outcome is going to be close.
In Kashmir, however, while demands for a referendum persist, the chances of it happening are remote.
"The Kashmir referendum is probably the most important referendum that never happened," says prominent South Asia historian, Yasmin Khan.
The Scottish government, in its document setting out the case for independence from the UK, asserts that of new states which have become UN members since World War Two, 30 achieved independence after a referendum.
Many of these referendums have followed wars, or separatist insurgencies. In Scotland's case, of course, there has been no resort to arms, no threat of force.
Much smaller states than Kashmir have become independent after a referendum - East Timor, for example. And there are other regions where a referendum has been talked about, and indeed endorsed by the UN, but not happened, such as Western Sahara.
So how did Kashmir come to be promised a vote on its future, and why didn't it happen?
Kashmir's modern history is both complex and deeply contested. But in a nutshell…
When the British governed India, the region of Jammu and Kashmir was ruled by its own maharajah. In 1947, when British India was divided into the independent states of India and Pakistan, Kashmir's maharajah - a Hindu ruling a mainly Muslim population - ducked deciding which state to join, hoping he may be able to become independent.
An invasion by armed tribesmen from Pakistan forced the maharajah's hand. He joined India, which sent troops to save his capital from ransack and managed to secure control over most, but not all, of the princely state. Indian troops have been there ever since.
When Lord Mountbatten, India's first Governor-General, accepted Kashmir's accession, he said it should eventually be "settled by a reference to the people". India's Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, also pledged a plebiscite or referendum for Kashmir under international auspices. This was later enshrined in UN Security Council resolutions.
The leading Kashmiri nationalist of that era, Sheikh Abdullah, initially supported Indian rule, and wasn't keen on a referendum. Over time, he came to argue that there should be a vote… while Nehru became determined not to hold one, because it meant endangering India's hold on the region.
Omar Abdullah, Sheikh Abdullah's grandson, is currently the chief minister of the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir. He supports Indian rule and won an election to achieve office. India says that shows Kashmiris have endorsed being part of India at the ballot box.
But Kashmiri separatists don't contest Indian elections and they argue voters choosing between a range of pro-India parties are not endorsing the principle of Indian rule.
If there was a referendum in Kashmir, what would the outcome be?
Nobody knows.
Twenty-five years of separatist insurgency in Indian-administered Kashmir, and the Indian response to it, have claimed tens of thousands of lives. They have also created a climate where people are often reluctant to say what they really feel.
Earlier in the year when I was in the Kashmir valley - the heartland of Kashmiri culture and identity - a reliable political commentator told me there was considerably more support for Pakistan than for India, and much more backing for independence than for either country.
But there are two points to bear in mind: the referendum the UN envisages would not give the option of an independent Kashmir, only of accession to India or Pakistan; and it would cover the whole of the former princely state, of which the Kashmir valley constitutes less than half the total population and under a tenth of the area.
There's much less support for independence in the part of Kashmir under Pakistan's control and in Hindu majority Jammu on the Indian side of the line.
So, as I said, it's complicated.
But will Scotland's vote make any difference to Kashmir?
The pro-independence Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front has already pointed to the Scottish referendum as an example India should follow in Kashmir.
When Kashmir has begun to recover from the recent devastating floods, and the political dust has settled in Scotland, observers in Srinagar will be keen to learn the lessons from this week's independence referendum.
And while there are many and profound differences between Scotland and Kashmir, if there is an independent Scotland then the example of a small part of a powerful state breaking away will be much talked about.
And Kashmiri separatists, who are often told that their region is too small for independence, will point out that Scotland's population is almost exactly the same as that of the Kashmir valley.
Kerrigan, 25, conceded 53 runs from eight overs in his only England Test appearance, against Australia in 2013.
Giles, a former left-arm spinner, took 143 wickets in his England Test career.
"It can't do any harm having someone like Ashley in charge for me and the other spinners, passing down his knowledge," said Kerrigan.
He told BBC Radio Lancashire: "So far he's been quite hands off and I'm sure during the season I'll be able to pick his brains."
Former England limited over coach Giles was appointed cricket director and head coach at Old Trafford last October, after the Red Rose were relegated to Division Two.
Lancashire are looking for an immediate promotion this season and have brought in South African batsman Alviro Petersen and Australian bowlers Peter Siddle and James Faulkner.
"I had the option to maybe go to Australia or South Africa in the winter," added Kerrigan. "But I thought it would be good to have a little bit of a break and then work with Ashley and the rest of the lads in the indoor school.
"He's (Giles) quite relaxed and lets the lads get on with it. He wants it to be player-led but obviously has his own input when something needs highlighting.
"If you look at his record at Warwickshire they were really successful under him, so I think he'll be great to have around."
Goals from Nikola Ninkovic and Leonardo Pavoletti as well as a Juraj Kucka own goal condemned 10-man Milan to defeat.
Defender Gabriel Paletta was sent off in the second half for a wild two-footed lunge on Genoa's Luca Rigoni.
A win would have moved Milan above leaders Juventus and second-placed Roma - who both play on Wednesday - but Vincenzo Montella's side stay third.
Match ends, Genoa 3, Milan 0.
Second Half ends, Genoa 3, Milan 0.
Corner, Milan. Conceded by Armando Izzo.
Attempt blocked. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Poli.
Manuel Locatelli (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Diego Laxalt (Genoa).
Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
Offside, Genoa. Miguel Veloso tries a through ball, but Luca Rigoni is caught offside.
Goal! Genoa 3, Milan 0. Leonardo Pavoletti (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Laxalt.
Miguel Veloso (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Manuel Locatelli (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Miguel Veloso (Genoa).
Attempt missed. Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Suso following a set piece situation.
Luiz Adriano (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Nicolas Burdisso (Genoa).
Attempt saved. Miguel Veloso (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomás Rincón.
Own Goal by Juraj Kucka, Milan. Genoa 2, Milan 0.
Substitution, Genoa. Riccardo Fiamozzi replaces Edenilson.
Suso (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ezequiel Muñoz (Genoa).
Attempt saved. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luiz Adriano.
Attempt missed. Andrea Poli (Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura with a through ball.
Leonardo Pavoletti (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Alessio Romagnoli (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Leonardo Pavoletti (Genoa).
Attempt saved. Juraj Kucka (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
Attempt missed. Leonardo Pavoletti (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Darko Lazovic with a cross.
Substitution, Milan. Suso replaces M'Baye Niang.
Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Mattia De Sciglio.
Attempt missed. Tomás Rincón (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luca Rigoni.
Substitution, Genoa. Leonardo Pavoletti replaces Giovanni Simeone.
Foul by Juraj Kucka (Milan).
Tomás Rincón (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Milan. Conceded by Miguel Veloso.
Substitution, Milan. Luiz Adriano replaces Keisuke Honda.
Keisuke Honda (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tomás Rincón (Genoa).
Attempt blocked. Miguel Veloso (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Nicolas Burdisso (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darko Lazovic with a cross.
Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Mattia De Sciglio.
The images were taken last week in a siege at an Istanbul courthouse when two gunmen took the prosecutor hostage. All three died during a rescue attempt.
The threatened ban on Google was lifted after the search giant removed links to sites hosting the pictures.
Turkish authorities briefly cut off several social networks in a bid to stop images circulating.
On 6 April, a Turkish court ordered the country's net providers to cut off access to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and more than 160 other sites that were letting people share the controversial images. They showed prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz with a gun held to his head by a masked attacker.
Mr Kiraz was apparently taken hostage because he headed an investigation into the 2013 death of a boy during anti-government protests.
The two gunmen who took Mr Kiraz hostage are thought to be members of the far-left DHKP-C party. Mr Kiraz and the gunmen died in a shoot-out with police during an attempt to end the siege.
By late Monday, access to the three big social media sites had been restored after they sought out and removed copies of the image circulating on the network.
Subsequently it emerged that the court had issued a second order that threatened Google with a ban unless it removed links in its search index that led to the controversial images.
Google has yet to comment officially about the threatened ban or the action it took to avoid access being cut off.
Prior to the legal action, the images were circulating widely online and some newspapers printed them alongside articles about the siege. The publicity drew criticism from the Turkish government which said printing and sharing them was tantamount to "propaganda for the armed terrorist organisation".
The DHKP-C is considered a terrorist group by Turkey, the European Union and the US.
The bans on social networks and threat against Google are just the latest in a series of measures taken by Turkish officials to curb what it sees as subversive use of online media.
Many protests have been organised via social media and, prior to local elections in March 2014, blocks were imposed after audio recordings were widely shared that allegedly revealed corruption among senior officials.
Figures gathered by Twitter revealed that Turkey filed more requests to remove content from the messaging service that any other nation between July and December 2014.
The Labour leader said the chancellor's statement was "a Budget of failure" on the deficit, investment and inequality.
He attacked cuts to disability benefits and criticised "mate's rates" corporate tax deals - but welcomed a new levy on sugary drinks.
Mr Osborne also announced extra spending cuts of £3.5bn and an increase in the higher tax threshold.
He said his Budget - which also includes forcing all state schools to become academies - "puts the next generation first".
But Mr Corbyn said only a Labour government could "harness the enthusiasm" of young people.
He said Mr Osborne's Budget was "the culmination of six years of his failures" accusing him of presiding over low productivity, investment and ambition, and failing to show a "real commitment" to ending inequality.
Despite the "rhetoric" of the Northern Powerhouse, Mr Corbyn said, there was "systematic under-investment in the North" and the government had "stood by as the steel industry bled".
He also attacked the government's record on home ownership, saying a generation had been "locked out" by its policies.
Analysis by the BBC's political correspondent Iain Watson
With some pollsters suggesting his own personal ratings are lower than any Labour leader since Michael Foot three decades ago, it was perhaps brave of Jeremy Corbyn to make failure the theme of his budget response.
Certainly it drew derision from the Conservative benches and the deputy speaker had to intervene several times to calm the atmosphere.
The Labour leader accused Chancellor George Osborne of "six years of failure" - failing to meet his own targets to balance the books and to rebalance the economy.
Read more about Labour MPs' reaction
"The gulf between what the Conservative government expects from the wealthiest and what it demands from ordinary British taxpayers could not be greater," he said.
"The 'mate's rates' deals for big corporations on tax deals is something they will be forever remembered for.
"This is a chancellor who has produced a Budget for hedge fund managers more than for small businesses."
In his Commons address Mr Osborne, who promised a £10.4bn surplus by 2019-20, aimed a joke at Mr Corbyn, the Islington North MP, saying the proposed Crossrail 2 rail link was "good for people in North London who are heading south".
He also revised down growth forecasts, warned of the risks of an EU exit, and announced a £115 million package to help rough sleepers.
Responding to the homelessness announcement, John Healey, Labour's housing spokesman, said he welcomed the fact that Mr Osborne had "finally woken up to the fact there's a problem".
But he said five times as much had been cut from housing support in November's Spending Review.
The band, who released their first album in 1997, won the Outstanding Contribution to Music prize at the 18th Scottish Music Awards in Glasgow.
They also performed at the ceremony, which raises money for music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins.
Other winners included Glasgow alternative rock band Twin Atlantic, who were named best UK band.
Biffy Clyro, who formed in Kilmarnock, won the best live act category, while KT Tunstall collected a song-writing award at the ceremony which was held at Glasgow's Old Fruitmarket.
Donald MacLeod, chairman of Nordoff Robbins Scotland, said: "The SSE Scottish Music Awards is now one of the biggest and best music moments on the Scottish event calendar, and this year's ceremony was nothing short of spectacular.
"It was the perfect celebration of 20 years of Nordoff Robbins Scotland and we're incredibly grateful to the guests, sponsors, volunteers, and musicians who helped us make the event happen.
"Also, to everyone who has supported us for over 20 years - thank you."
The charity said funds raised by the awards ceremony had helped it to put on more than 8,000 music therapy sessions, involving around 450 vulnerable people, over the last year.
Analysis of the deposits revealed higher erosion rates of topsoil, linked to intensive farming, during the post-war Communist era.
Changes to the cores' pollen signature also showed that woodlands were felled in order for more land to be farmed.
The 1986 Chernobyl accident was also recorded in the samples, it added.
The samples, collected from Lake Stiucii in Transylvania's lowlands, central Romania, showed how the collapse of President Ceausescu's Communist regime in 1989 was also recorded in the cores.
Simon Hutchinson from the University of Salford, UK, one of the scientists involved in the research, explained that the 40cm lake cores provided evidence of land use over the past 100 years.
"By looking at the rate of sedimentation you could identify different periods," he told BBC News.
"You could see when rates were quite low and quite stable, then there was a big increase in sedimentation - when the lake was infilling - from the 1950s onwards during the state socialism period.
"Then the sedimentation rate tails off again when you get into the late 1980s and more so during the early 1990s following the fall of Ceausescu when a lot of agriculture in the region changed."
President Ceausescu was Romania's last Communist leader. He was overthrown and executed in a revolution in late 1989.
Dr Hutchinson observed: "If you look at the sediments' properties in more detail, by looking at the magnetic and the geochemical signals you can usually start to differentiate between surface and sub-surface erosion."
He explained that intensive farm practices, favoured by Communist regimes, led to topsoil (surface erosion), adding that geochemical analysis revealed the presence of metals, which was an indication of pesticide use.
"This area of Transylvania was very heavily farmed. I am told that it was effectively the bread basket for eastern Europe," he said.
Dr Hutchinson's colleague, Dr Angelica Feurdean from Germany's Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, examined the cores' pollen records, which revealed a change in the balance between tree and non-tree pollen.
He explained this indicated when and to what extend the woodlands had been cleared for agricultural use.
"You can start to link together a broad change in what has happened in terms of erosion, and then more subtle things going on in the landscape in terms of what people were doing and what they were farming, by the pollen spectrum, for example," said Dr Hutchinson.
He added that samples taken "in this part of the world" often contained a "big spike" of radiocaesium, a product of human activity such as nuclear reactors or nuclear weapons testing, as a result of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident.
He added that it provided a good marker in the cores for the period that pre-dated the end of the region's state socialism political regime.
The data gathered from the core samples allowed the team to plot a timeline that showed how there was a link between changes in the political landscape and changes in the physical landscape.
Dr Hutchinson said: "Basically, during the socialist period the grasslands expanded and the woodlands crashed or disappeared. Since that (socialism) system collapsed, the woodlands have started to come back."
He explained that the landscape currently contained a lot more diversity as a result but added: "It is probably a short-term gain because if this environment continues then the trees will crowd out the grassland and a new status quo will be established.
"It is a window of opportunity for conservationists to make some decisions about what we want to do with this landscape.
"In a sense it is man-made landscape, but in terms of biodiversity it is really diverse. Now, it is about how we would like to manage that.
"If we leave it then it would return to woodland. That's fine but then we'll lose a lot of species associated with grassland.
"It will be about whether or not the conservation strategies are appropriate and whether they also consider the socio-political driver behind these changes to the landscape."
A deal between Dubai's civil defence force and New Zealand-based Martin Aircraft suggests that the technology is about to move mainstream.
For decades, jetpack fans have predicted a future when we would be using personal power-packs - like James Bond in the 1965 film Thunderball.
Now, Dubai has announced an initial order for up to 20 Martin jetpacks, plus simulators and a training package, for delivery next year.
No financial details were disclosed at the Dubai Airshow, other than it is a multi-million-dollar contract. Each jetpack has a catalogue price of $250,000 (£165,000).
But these will not be used as the latest must-have for the wealthy and foolish. Dubai wants them for more serious reasons.
Lt Col Ali Hassan Almutawa, director of the Dubai Civil Defence Operations Department, said the packs would be used for reconnaissance and rescue.
"We see them performing a first-responder role," he says, adding that the jetpacks would be particularly useful in the fire department during emergencies in Dubai's skyscrapers.
"Sometimes we have challenges or difficulties to reach the top floors of those buildings. The aircraft can go into confined spaces to size-up the situation. We are going to modify them with thermal imaging cameras," he says.
Dubai will also test the feasibility of a pilot flying a "mule train" of unmanned jetpacks behind, like controlling a drone. "That is good for rescues," says Col Almutawa.
"Sometimes, in fires, people go to the top of the building. You cannot always get ladders there, and you cannot always use the elevators.
"Rescue and fire-fighting, we see these as the main role at first. But there could be many other roles."
So, what are the specs of these craft?
It is powered by a two-litre, two-stroke 200hp V4 engine, with a top speed of 74km/h (45mph) up to 1,000m (3,000ft) in altitude, and a maximum flight time of 45 minutes.
The craft, made of carbon fibre and 3D printed parts, is powerful enough to carry up to 120kg (18st 13lb), which is useful for carrying medical equipment. There is also a parachute if needed, for safety.
The on-board computer controls a stability system, so if an operator lets go of the controls the jetpack hovers.
Peter Coker, chief executive of Martin Aircraft, is working with an unnamed engine company to develop something more powerful and capable of flying for longer. "We hope to have something to say on that early next year," he says.
Purists might say the Martin jetpack, with its ducted fans to provide lift-off, is more akin to a personalised helicopter than the rocket-powered craft some other entrepreneurs are developing.
In New Zealand, the Civil Aviation Authority has certificated the jetpack as a microlight, although the company is discussing with the regulator plans to create its own unique classification.
Getting off the ground is as quick as jumping in a car or onto a motorbike, says Mr Coker. Put on the helmet and harness, start the engine - and go. "If you're a first responder situation, you'd be all ready to set off anyway."
The Martin jetpack was invented by New Zealander Glenn Martin, who had been working on the technology for 30 years. He brought new investors, and Martin Aircraft listed on the Australian stock market in February.
The company's controlling investor is now Kuang Chi Science, an emerging technology and innovation firm listed in the Hong Kong stock market and run by 32-year-old Dr Liu Ruopeng.
As well as having a market for emergency situations, the Martin Aircraft's backers see the jetpack having roles in the oil and gas industry, and farming and agriculture.
Mr Coker does not rule out sales for personal use, although aviation authorities may have something to say about that.
Nevertheless, he believes that one day there will be jetpack clubs, where users in controlled environments will fly out for pleasure trips.
Not everyone is convinced, however.
Google, a company that likes to keep ahead of the game, looked into developing a general-use jetpack, but dismissed it. "Wouldn't it be great to have a jetpack that isn't also a death trap?" executive Astro Teller said last year.
Critics say it will be a long time before jetpacks are quiet enough, and fuel-efficient enough, to make them practical for general use.
But as inventor Mr Martin once said: "Deliver the dream that people want, not the product that is easiest to build."
Last week Australian jetpack entrepreneur David Mayman used a much smaller, lighter jetpack for a 10-minute flight around New York's Statue of Liberty.
"This is a Bond-like product," says Mr Coker. "It's great for what it is, and may be a potential competitor in the future. But it's very much a different product, looking at going in a different direction."
His company is also developing an unmanned version, controlled like a drone from afar, that could deliver supplies or act as a rescue vehicle for a stranded person. This product, though, is a longer way off.
"We're constantly looking at ways to develop the product, new applications and new power sources. We think this is a disruptive technology. We're constantly looking at how to take our thinking to a different level."
Mr Coker sees the main competitor coming from helicopters, but says they are not as manoeuvrable and cannot get to, or land on, such confined spaces.
He acknowledges that this is early-stage technology with much development work left to do, but says "I think the Dubai deal shows that the technology is coming of age."
Southern trains said the closure of the Balcombe Tunnel meant trains were not running on Friday between Haywards Heath and Three Bridges.
Replacement buses were running between the two stations. Eastbourne and Hastings to London services were also terminating at Haywards Heath.
Southern apologised for the disruption to "vast numbers" of passengers.
The company said the tunnel would be closed for the rest of Friday, with journeys taking at least an extra hour.
Other train operators were accepting Southern tickets and the Gatwick Express was making extra stops at East Croydon and Clapham Junction in an attempt to ease congestion.
Southern managing director Chris Birchell thanked passengers for their patience.
"Overnight, Network Rail advised us that they were undertaking structural inspections in the tunnel at Balcombe and they found some things that they need to do further inspections on," he added.
"They advised us that they were shutting the tunnel."
Don Hale could hardly have foreseen that by championing the case he would go on to suffer police intimidation and receive death threats - there were even two apparent attempts on his life - forcing him to leave his Derbyshire home.
But the Downing case would eventually change the law, win Hale an OBE and make him a go-to journalist to investigate major miscarriages of justice.
In the years since the release of Mr Downing, Hale has also helped to free Barry George, the man who spent eight years in jail for the murder of Jill Dando, and to clear the name of footballer, Ched Evans, after a controversial rape retrial.
For Hale, the brutal trigger for his life of campaigning was the 1973 killing of 32-year-old Wendy Sewell.
She was found badly beaten but still alive in a Bakewell graveyard by Mr Downing, a council gardener.
He was arrested and questioned without a solicitor for several hours but, aged 17 and with a reading age of 11, officers pressured him into signing a confession to the attack, filled with words he did not understand.
When Mrs Sewell died two days later, the charge was upgraded to murder. Mr Downing immediately retracted his confession but was found guilty at a trial at Nottingham Crown Court.
After their son had spent two decades in prison, Mr Downing's parents approached Hale, editor of the Matlock Mercury, for help.
He faced obstacles at every turn, with police telling him all the evidence had been "burnt, lost and destroyed".
A turning point came when Derby Museum staff informed him that the murder weapon - a pickaxe handle - was on display there.
With Hale's help, Mr Downing won £13,000 from the Legal Aid Board.
This paid for a modern forensic examination of the weapon, crucially revealing Mr Downing's fingerprints were not present - although there was a bloody palm print from an unknown person.
The clothes Mr Downing had been wearing, which had been returned to his parents, were flecked with spots of blood which Hale believed were consistent with him having tried to help Wendy Sewell as she lay dying.
"I reported developments through the Matlock Mercury - it became like The Archers, a bit of a saga," he joked.
But the articles prompted real-life drama in the form of anonymous death threats and what Hale claims was police harassment.
"They made my life absolute hell for five or six years," he said.
"I was pulled up for speeding, stopped and searched, victimised."
Letters were sent to his home and a brick was thrown through the newspaper's window.
Most seriously, on two occasions a vehicle was driven at him at speed, which he believes were attempts to kill him.
Police even gave him a mirror on a stick to check for bombs under his car.
"I was very worried for my family. There weren't threats against other journalists, it was simply against me. It turned into a rollercoaster," he said.
But all of this merely strengthened his resolve: "If Downing had done it, why should anyone want to threaten me?"
Mr Downing was ineligible for parole under the law at the time because he had refused to admit his guilt.
Hale believed this was unfair and took the matter to the European Court of Human Rights, winning the case in 1996.
It was adopted into law that prisoners who maintained their innocence after conviction could apply for parole.
By now, the Downing case was attracting attention from far and wide: "I became a hero in Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Argentina, because I had taken on the British government and won," Hale said.
Closer to home, Hale said then Prime Minister Tony Blair asked him for help in setting up an independent body to investigate miscarriages of justice, which became the Criminal Case Review Commission (CCRC).
Stephen Downing's was one of the first cases to be looked at by the CCRC.
It recommended his conviction should be overturned on the basis that the circumstances in which he gave his confession made it unreliable evidence that should not have gone before a jury.
The conviction was quashed in 2001 with Mr Downing finally walking free in January 2002.
Hale was pleased but also disappointed: "He had got off on a technicality," he said.
"He didn't get his day in court because police were bang to rights. Somebody should have been called to account."
The legal challenge to Mr Downing's conviction focused on the way detectives had conducted the original investigation in 1973.
He had been questioned without a lawyer and there were serious doubts about whether he had been properly advised of his legal rights.
These facts were never made known to the jury that convicted him, but they were enough to overturn the conviction.
But Mr Downing, for his part, was not angry: "Who would I feel bitter against? The system? I think I would be punishing myself," he said.
With much more to say himself, Hale wrote the book, Town Without Pity, which was turned into BBC drama, In Denial of Murder, in 2004.
Police reopened their investigation, interviewing 1,600 witnesses, at an estimated cost of £500,000, but failed to identify any alternative suspect - although Hale has previously said he believes he has a "very good idea" who killed Wendy Sewell.
Mr Downing was later awarded £900,000 in compensation.
The huge press attention the case attracted finally forced Hale to relocate to north Wales.
"One of the reasons I moved away from Derbyshire was to get relief," he said. "It wasn't fair on my family."
But he was soon called on to help with another miscarriage of justice.
BBC Crimewatch presenter Jill Dando was shot dead on her fiancé's west London doorstep in April 1999.
A year later, after interviewing over hundreds of people, the Met Police charged 41-year-old Barry George, a self-confessed stalker and loner, with her murder. He was tried, convicted and jailed for life.
But there were serious concerns about the police investigation, and in 2004 Hale was asked to get involved.
"Quite quickly, I found a lot of evidence that didn't match up," he said.
He went to see Mr George in prison where he was "like a lion in a cage", pacing the floor.
"How could he do a clinical murder like that?" Hale said.
"Everyone that was dealing with him said he's a bit of an oddball but he's not a killer."
Gunpowder residue on Mr George's clothing had played a large part in convicting him.
But Hale said there was so little of it that it could have come from weapons armed police were carrying when he was arrested.
The CCRC referred Mr George's case to the Court of Appeal and a retrial took place at the Old Bailey in 2008, when he was cleared of murder and released.
Ched Evans was serving a five-year sentence for rape when his family approached Hale for help.
"I didn't want to touch it because it was so high profile," he said.
But Mr Evans' mother had serious doubts about the "rushed" investigation.
The then-Sheffield United striker had been convicted of raping a 19-year-old woman at a Premier Inn in Denbighshire in May 2011.
At the same trial, footballer Clayton McDonald was acquitted of the offence.
Hale believed the guilty verdict was an "emotional response" from the jury, owing to Mr Evans' "cockiness". "He thought he was God's gift to women," Hale said.
He spent six months working on the case, in which time Mr Evans was released having served half of his sentence.
"My knowledge and experience meant I could cut corners and had an important point that I knew the IPCC would look at."
That point was the woman's sexual history and, after the CCRC agreed there was enough evidence to quash the conviction, this evidence controversially formed part of the retrial.
Unlike during the original trial, her previous sexual partners gave evidence recounting similar encounters to the one in the hotel room that night.
It led to plans to review the law protecting alleged rape victims from disclosing details of their sex lives.
Mr Evans was cleared in October 2016 but it left a bitter taste for Hale.
"In this case it was right - you have got to look at each case on its own merit," he said.
"But the whole thing was a bit unsavoury and not good for the girl herself."
Hale said at the time he hoped the case did not deter women from coming forward to report sexual offences.
But, had that evidence been used in the original trial, "Evans would have been cleared," he said.
The case took its toll on Hales, now 64, and he has decided not to investigate any more miscarriages of justice, focusing instead on writing books.
"I am proud of what I have done," he said.
"If it wasn't for people like me you'd have no-one to say, 'this isn't the way we should interview people, this is not the way we should treat people'."
Yet he still insists modestly that much of the credit for overturning the miscarriages of justice he has worked on belongs to others, seeing himself more as a catalyst for change.
"You have got to have somebody who gets the ball rolling."
As she stepped in to witness box at the trial Christopher Halliwell she knew the evidence she gave could help convict a man who police believed could be a serial killer.
Halliwell was accused of the rape and murder of 20-year-old Becky Godden in Swindon more than a decade ago.
Prof Dawson's job was to try to explain to the jury in a simple and unbiased way the evidence she was giving.
For instance, could soil found on a spade in Halliwell's home be the same earth found at the place where the body was buried?
It is delicate, intricate work. So where does she start?
When it came to Christopher Halliwell's trial, Prof Dawson, who works at the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen, got soil samples from tools and other items taken from Halliwell's house.
She compared them with soil taken by the forensic archaeologists who worked at the site of the grave to see if they were similar.
"There was a piece of silver tape that was found in the gravesite beside Becky's remains - there was the soil on that," she says.
"There was black tape that was found with one of the spades in the garden shed of Mr Halliwell and there were various other items - a fork and a pick axe in the shed at the home of Mr Halliwell.
"There could be little bits of fibre, little bits of DNA, skin, so we look at it very carefully under a macro lens."
Soil was recovered from each of the items and then analysed and compared with soil from the grave where Becky Godden was found.
Each bit of soil has its own unique signature.
"You're looking at the colour, you're looking at the structure. The colour reflects the iron oxide," says Prof Dawson.
"The more brown it is also reflects how much organic matter is there. All these things are like multiple layers. As you can imagine you stack up layers of different information."
Advances in science and DNA mean instead of needing at least a thimbleful of soil to make an analysis, Prof Dawson can work with a tiny sample of earth - the equivalent of six grains of sugar.
This is what helped bring the infamous World's End killer, Angus Sinclair, to justice after several decades.
Sinclair was jailed for a minimum of 37 years in 2014 for the murders of Helen Scott and Christine Eadie in Edinburgh 37 years before.
In 2004 three Scottish police forces came together to launch Operation Trinity, a review of the 1977 unsolved murders.
"I worked on that at the beginning. When we were able to apply new techniques that could look at small amounts of sample we were able to miniaturise our methodology.
"DNA is one of the great advances that has been made. That's why they can revisit cold cases."
In the World End's case, the biologist worked on the ligature that was round one of the girls necks.
They had developed techniques to look at the position of the DNA on the knot which, along with the other new techniques, enabled the team to determine that Sinclair had tied it.
Prof Dawson was also able to look at trace evidence found on the soles of Helen Scott's feet and match it with soil from the field where she was buried.
She says: "That allowed the prosecution team to show that the alibi that Sinclair came up with in court at the last minute could not possibly have taken place.
"His version of what had happened could not have happened."
There are strict rules about how such evidence is treated. Testing of samples has to be done in complete isolation so there's no contamination.
Prof Dawson says: "The lab has to be completely wiped down, you change all the personal protection, lab coats, gloves and equipment. The sample needs to be sealed and intact. Sample continuity is paramount".
As the principal soil scientist in the environmental and biochemical sciences group at the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen, her work ranges from wildlife and environmental crime to civil and criminal law.
She has also been an adviser on TV series "Vera" and to author Ann Cleeves.
Some of her team, which includes botanists and mineralogists, are working on the site on the Greek Island of Kos where British toddler Ben Needham went missing 25 years ago.
Prof Dawson is also keen to point out the work of her team is a world away from popular crime drama CSI - especially when it comes to explaining it in court.
She says: "Everyone out there potentially could be on a jury so it's our duty to make sure they understand, as much as possible, the underlying science.
"So they're not expecting and not being influenced on what we call the CSI effect - that you expect everything to be done instantly with an instant answer."
"It doesn't always happen that way and they've got to understand that there is uncertainty associated with some of the scientific measurements that are made."
Later this year she'll be involved with Police Scotland in trying to find the body of Moira Anderson after almost 60 years.
Eleven-year-old Moira left her home in Coatbridge on a snowy night in February 1957 to buy butter from a local shop and never returned.
The professor and her team have used ground-penetrating radar already and will begin digging to see if they can find her in a few months.
When Christopher Halliwell was convicted, it turned out he was already serving a life sentence for murdering Sian O'Callaghan in 2011.
Police say it's "conceivable there are further victims".
Wiltshire Police are looking at the possibility that Christopher Halliwell could be a serial killer.
Will Lorna Dawson help answer that question?
"I'm happy to be part of that team should there be any necessity in terms of involving soil," she says.
The handset, from Ringing Bells, a company less than a year old and based in Noida near the capital, Delhi, is a 3G smartphone with specifications similar to phones at least 15 times more expensive.
On Thursday, it opened its website freedom251.com for pre-orders with payments due in full in advance - the phone would be sold online over a five-day window. Deliveries are promised by June.
The website crashed, and it put up a notice claiming overwhelming response at "600,000 hits per second", due to which it was pausing bookings for a day. The company's office was also swamped by thousands of potential buyers.
The firm's founder, Mohit Goel, said the phone would be locally made as part of the "Make in India" program promoted aggressively by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
However, the prototypes shown to media were of a Chinese-made phone with its brand name, Adcom, covered with white paint. The Android-based smartphone, with a 4-inch display, looks very similar to Apple's older iPhone 4 handset, complete with a home button and icons that are nearly identical to the iPhone's.
Adcom is a Delhi-based importer of technology products. Its Ikon 4 handset, available for 4,000 rupees (about $59; £41) on Indian e-commerce site Flipkart, appears to be very similar in specifications to Freedom 251. However, the Hindustan Times newspaper quoted Adcom's marketing head denying any knowledge of the company being associated with the Freedom 251 handset.
Experts who tried out the samples said the experience, including the 480×800 display and performance, was as expected for an entry-level phone in the $50 range: usable, not great. As is the norm in mid-range phones sold in India, slots for a memory card and two SIM cards have been provided.
Meanwhile, according to media reports, the Indian Cellular Association has written to telecoms minister Ravi Shankar Prasad saying it was not possible to sell a 3G phone below 2,700 rupees.
A member of parliament from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, Kirit Somaiya, went further in his letter to the minister, saying this could be a "Ponzi scheme" or other scam.
At this price, the phone is clearly being subsidised. The company denies any government subsidy or involvement, and says that economies of scale will ultimately help it meet the low selling price.
However, industry experts familiar with telecom manufacturing say that the handset's cost of components alone adds up to over eight times its selling price, not counting production, distribution and marketing costs. That suggests an over 90% loss being absorbed somehow.
Datawind CEO Suneet Singh Tuli, whose company supplied the low-priced Aakash tablet computer to India's government during the former Congress party-led government, says the cost of their components alone is eight times the price it's selling at.
"And commodities like memory have a determined global price that exceeds 251 rupees, so economies of scale will never reach 251 rupees."
So how will Ringing Bells continue, without any external subsidy? It might, say analysts, launch some handsets later that would be overpriced, to compensate.
In 2015, 94% of feature-phones (as opposed to smartphones) sold in India were priced below 2,000 rupees ($30; £21), according to data from analyst firm CyberMedia Research (CMR). So clearly there is a huge market in India for very low cost feature-phones.
Smartphones, on the other hand, saw a huge spread in prices. But the top selling category, accounting for over 22% of smartphones sold in India in 2015, were for 4,000 to 6,000 rupees - rather than in the cheapest price range for smartphones, which starts below 3,000 rupees. So cheapest isn't the bestseller for smartphones.
But that's with normal pricing and "you get what you pay for" market economics. That can change with an aggressively subsidised model. If buyers see this as a $60 model that is being discounted by 90%, they will flock to it.
"The biggest challenge then would be to manage the scale," CMR analyst Faisal Kawoosa says.
"This is a new entrant with no evident electronics background, so it won't be easy."
He adds that the company does not appear to have a registration that is mandatory for phones sold in India.
The Indian government website does show a registration for 'Freedom' phones made by a Chinese firm, Shenzhen HSEM, though.
For Freedom 251's vendor, there may be learning from at least three other products.
One, the world's cheapest car, the Tata Nano, created a global sensation when it was launched in 2009 at 100,000 rupees (less than $1,500 today, or $2,000 in 2009), but market response was underwhelming, and seven years later the Nano isn't even in the top 10 cars sold in India.
Reliability and supply issues were part of the problem, besides which the Nano's price has more than doubled since its launch.
Only three of India's top 10 cars, by unit sales in 2015, were low-priced, entry-level models.
The second is Apple. With its top-end iPhones failing to sell in the price-sensitive Indian market, it adopted the strategy of selling old iPhone models at low prices. As of today, it continues to sell the five-year-old iPhone 4s for about $150.
It did not work. Indian buyers appeared to reject the "old phones cheap" strategy, and Apple retains an incredibly low 1% of India's smartphone market.
And finally, the Aakash, billed as the world's cheapest tablet computer, a project backed strongly by the UPA government. At first severely criticised for its poor specifications, it was then upgraded.
Aakash 2, launched in 2012 by India's president Pranab Mukherjee, was to be sold to college students at a remarkably low price of 1,130 rupees (then $21, £13), thanks to a waiver of duties and a 50% subsidy.
But due to differences within the government, long decision cycles, supply issues, and finally the change of regime in 2014, the project was dropped.
Its supplier, however, sold the Aakash tablet under its own UbiSlate brand for about $78, and high buyer interest propelled it to the list of top five tablet vendors in India, where it has for company only one other non-Indian brand, Samsung (Apple's iPad has low market share in India).
Datawind now sells over 15 tablet models at Ubislate.com, priced between $50 and $150, and says it has sold over 2.5 million units since 2012.
"India's tablet market in 2011 was only 250,000 units," Datawind's CEO Tuli says. "An affordable product helped the market grow 20-fold."
HSBC's chief executive, Stuart Gulliver, told Bloomberg he was preparing to move 1,000 staff from London to Paris.
And Axel Weber, boss of Swiss bank UBS, told the BBC "about 1,000" of its 5,000 London jobs could be hit by Brexit.
The comments underline that many thousands of banking jobs may move.
The statements from the two banks come just a day after UK Prime Minister Theresa May outlined the UK government's Brexit negotiating strategy which would, she said, involve leaving both the European single market and the EU's customs union.
Analysis: Simon Jack, BBC business editor
It seems that HSBC wasn't bluffing. The day after Theresa May confirmed the UK will be leaving the single market, HSBC confirmed plans to move 1,000 bankers to Paris.
We always knew how many but today we learned how much business they would take with them from London. Those bankers generate 20% of HSBC's European banking revenue - a number that HSBC wouldn't split out but is in the billions.
Revenue is not the same as profit but the move will dent government tax receipts, as will the loss of income tax from a thousand highly paid investment bankers.
UBS has also previously threatened to move 1,500 bankers, nearly a third of its workforce, to Europe in the event of Brexit. But today the chairman Axel Weber told the BBC he hoped the final number would be lower.
UBS privately acknowledge that whatever happens a significant number of jobs will leave, most probably to Frankfurt, and that process will start soon after the UK triggers Article 50 - the mechanism to leave the EU.
With Britain's exit from the single market confirmed by the Prime Minister, what were once contingency plans are now becoming reality.
UK citizens voted in a referendum last June that the country should leave the European Union.
Since then, there has been widespread speculation that many financial jobs based in London might migrate to cities in the rest of Europe, such as Dublin, Paris or Frankfurt, so that the banks concerned could continue to offer their services to EU clients.
Mr Gulliver said his bank was in no rush, but added: "Specifically what will happen is those activities covered specifically by European financial regulation will need to move, looking at our own numbers.
"That's about 20% of the revenue," he told Bloomberg Television at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
But he added: "I don't see the foreign exchange market moving, the investment grade bond market moving, the equity market moving and the high-yield bond market moving."
HSBC has already said that post-Brexit it would keep its global headquarters in London and its UK headquarters in Birmingham.
And Mr Gulliver explained that HSBC was helped by the fact that it already had a bank established within the EU as it had bought Credit Commercial de France in 2002.
But he said the position for other banks was different.
"Some of our other fellow bankers have to make decisions pretty quickly now - given that the UK said it will come out of the single market - about applying for banking licenses in some of the EU countries. We don't have to do that," he said.
Last week, the chairman of HSBC, Douglas Flint, told a committee of MPs that 1,000 jobs at his bank's London offices would move to France once Brexit was triggered, a point his bank first made in the aftermath of the referendum last June.
UBS chief executive Sergio Ermotti told Bloomberg he would have a better idea towards the end of 2017 about how many jobs at his bank will need to move out of London.
But one of his senior executives, Andrea Orcel, also speaking at Davos, said: "With Brexit we will have to [move] and the question is how many.
"That will very much depend on the agreement that the UK will reach with the EU - but we will definitely have to go."
Mr Orcel added that his bank was "anticipating the worst".
He explained that if the UK and the EU did not reach any sort of transition deal about Brexit, then some of his staff in London would have to be moved as soon as the UK government invoked Article 50, the legal procedure to leave the EU.
Meanwhile the Irish airline Ryanair says it may abandon its few routes which are wholly within the UK, once Brexit is achieved.
Its finance director, Neil Sorahan, said it might take this step rather than to comply with new regulations which demand that it obtain a UK air operating certificate.
Domestic UK flights involve only 2% of the company's routes.
A Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh memo on Thursday raised safety concerns for patients, urging staff to free up beds.
NHS Lothian said it had an extremely busy day on 20 April but the situation was resolved within hours.
NHS Scotland figures show the hospital has been meeting the 95% target of patients being seen within four hours.
Officials said the situation last week was caused by the pressures after the Easter bank holiday weekend.
Lyn McDonald, site director at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, NHS Lothian, said: "On Thursday 20 April, the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Emergency Department had an extremely busy day, particularly in the late afternoon and early evening, after a busy Easter weekend.
"The number of attendances at the department were higher than average, which meant that the site admitted an additional 20 patients more than is normally predicted.
"This resulted in a number of patients in the emergency department waiting to be admitted.
"In response, services across the site were alerted and asked to assist with patient flow. Additionally, other sites and across health and social care responded and assisted appropriately.
"All of these measures allowed the site to return to normal within a few hours."
Jimmy Seales told the Sunday Life that she had been buried in a sealed container on an illegal landfill site near Ballygowan, County Down.
Lisa, 25, was last seen at a party at a caravan site in Ballyhalbert, County Down, in February 2005.
Her body has never been found despite extensive air, land, and sea searches.
Police said they would study the fresh allegations.
Det Chf Insp Justyn Galloway said "I would appeal to anyone who believes they have information about Lisa's disappearance and murder to come forward and talk to us.
"Despite the passage of time, it is not too late. Police inquiries are continuing."
Lisa's family and friends have campaigned for a long time in in an effort to find her.
They said she was "a bubbly girl" whose death "ripped the family apart".
Jimmy Seales is serving a life sentence for the murder of Philip Strickland, 37, who died after being shot in the face at Ballydrain Road, near Comber,
The team's operating company, Just Racing, went into administration on 6 January and Manor will collapse if a buyer is not found.
Administrator FRP Advisory has found the money to pay staff for January.
It means it has a week more than expected to find a buyer before having to consider whether to lay off staff.
About 100 employees are still working at Manor's base in Banbury, Oxfordshire, preparing a car for the 2017 season.
FRP, which was unavailable for comment, is in talks with a number of potential investors but is still at the stage of doing due diligence into their financial worthiness and the sustainability of their plans.
Administrators have a statutory 14 days from the date they are appointed before they become liable themselves for paying salaries and other expenses - which would have meant 20 January was the cut-off had the extra cash not been found within the team's accounts.
Staff were due to be given the information about the deadline extension when they went to work on Friday.
Manor have been granted permission by Formula 1's governing body the FIA to use their 2016 chassis, with minor modifications, as the basis for the car that is raced at the beginning of the season, should they find a buyer.
The FIA has told the team there is no need to re-submit the chassis for its mandatory crash test, even though it has a small modification to meet 2017 regulations.
The F1 rules have been changed significantly for this season, introducing much faster cars by making the maximum width of the car bigger, changing the front and rear wings and redefining the underfloor so more aerodynamic downforce can be created.
At this stage, Manor could still prepare a full 2017 design for the start of the season, but time is running out.
Insiders say that the technical team have looked at all options in terms of car preparation - a full 2017 car, a 2016 car modified to varying degrees and so on - and which one they choose will depend on how much time they have available if the team is saved.
It will be up to the team to prove to the FIA that the car they produce complies fully with the 2017 rules.
Manor appear to be preparing to save money by using a car that is changed as little as possible from last year while complying with the new rules.
Even if a buyer is not found by the end of January, it does not necessarily mean the team will immediately collapse.
Staff might begin to be laid off if the team is not sold by then but, in theory, Manor can miss up to the first three races of the season before losing their rights to race in F1. The fourth race is the Russian Grand Prix on 28-30 April.
It has emerged that Manor twice came close to a sale, just before new year and then again just before the company went into administration, but each time it fell through at the last minute.
One sale came so close before it collapsed that technical director John McQuilliam resigned as a director of Manor Grand Prix Limited, the company that owns the rights to the team and their entry in F1, on the assumption new directors would soon be appointed.
The termination of McQuilliam's position as a director was on 31 December and was filed at Companies House on 11 January.
A spokesman said: "John remains with the team and remains fully committed to working with colleagues and the joint administrators to secure the future of Manor Racing.
"On 30 December 2016 John resigned his position as a statutory director of Manor Grand Prix Racing Limited in anticipation at that time of Manor Racing being imminently under new ownership."
A court ruled that Theo Bronkhorst's application was "devoid of merit".
He denies charges of "failing to prevent an illegal hunt", and is expected to appeal against the ruling.
Last week, Zimbabwe dropped its demand for the US to extradite dentist Walter Palmer, who sparked global outrage for killing the lion in July.
Mr Palmer could not be charged as all his "papers were in order", Environment Minister Oppah Muchinguri said.
Mr Bronkhorst looked dejected and refused to speak to journalists when he came out of the courtroom in the western town of Hwange, the AFP news agency reports.
"We disagree with the ruling with all due respect. It is our intention to apply to the High Court for a review," his lawyer Perpetua Dube is quoted as saying.
Mr Bronkhorst says he had obtained all the permits required to kill an elderly lion that was outside the national park boundaries.
The lion - a favourite at Hwange National Park - was shot by Mr Palmer with a bow and arrow.
He is said to have paid about $50,000 (£32,000) to hunt the lion.
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Details remain sketchy but some sources say the Islamists, who last year seized a vast area of the north, have advanced towards Mopti - the last town under government control.
The army responded with "warning shots", military sources say.
In December, the UN approved an African-led military operation against the Islamist groups.
Last week, one of the Islamist groups, Ansar Dine, said it was ending the ceasefire it had previously announced during talks with mediators.
The army used artillery against the Islamist fighters in the village of Gnimignama, 30km (19 miles) from army positions, according to army sources.
"Jihadist elements" are now deployed on several points along the frontier between the two sides, from the Mauritanian border in the west to the Douentza region in the east, Malian Defence Minister Col Yamoussa Camara told Radio France International.
It is not clear whether there were any casualties.
Representatives of the Malian government and Islamist and Tuareg rebels are due to hold talks in neighbouring Burkina Faso on 10 January.
The rebels seized power in the north - an area the size of France - in the chaos following an army coup in March.
Since then, there has not been any fighting between the army and Islamist forces.
The alliance between the Islamists and Tuareg quickly collapsed, with the Islamists taking the region's main urban centres.
The Islamist groups have since destroyed ancient shrines in Timbuktu and imposed a strict interpretation of Islamic law, sparking international outrage.
The UN Security Council last month gave its backing for a plan to send some 3,000 West African troops to help Mali's government retake the north if no peaceful solution could be found in the coming months.
No operation is expected to begin before September 2013.
Fawad, 33, is selected as the second spinner ahead of Ashton Agar, who broke the record for the highest score by a Test number 11 against England in 2013.
Voges, 35, was voted the Sheffield Shield Player of the Year, having made 1,358 runs at an average of 104.46.
The first of five Ashes Tests begins in Cardiff on Wednesday, 8 July.
Prior to that, Australia will play a two-match series against West Indies, beginning on 5 June.
"Adam Voges and Fawad Ahmed had sensational seasons at domestic level and their performances just couldn't be ignored," said national selector Rod Marsh.
"We believe that both can play important roles in the side if required."
Fawad claimed asylum in Australia in 2010 and his citizenship application was fast-tracked three years later.
He has played in three one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches for Australia, but is yet to make his Test debut.
Michael Clarke will captain the Test side having led Australia to their fifth World Cup title with victory over New Zealand in his final one-day international on Sunday.
Bowler Ryan Harris will not travel to the West Indies as his wife is pregnant with their first child, but has been included in the Ashes squad.
Australia squad in full: Michael Clarke (capt), Steve Smith (vice-capt), Fawad Ahmed, Brad Haddin (wk), Josh Hazlewood, Ryan Harris, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Peter Nevill (wk), Chris Rogers, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Adam Voges, David Warner, Shane Watson.
England lost their last Test series against Australia 5-0 in January 2014, in what was just the third whitewash in Ashes history.
Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott, summarising for Test Match Special, described the tourists' performance down under as "pathetic" and a "humiliation".
Speaking on The Tuffers and Vaughan Cricket Show on BBC Radio 5 live, ex-England bowler Phil Tufnell said he did not expect England to gain revenge this summer.
"We are going to get bombed, it's as simple as that," he said. "Confidence within the Australia camp will be sky-high, and they will come over here looking to batter us.
"England will just be hoping to play on slow, grubby pitches, so that their bowlers can't knock our heads off. They have got to man up a bit, because they know what is going to come at them."
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew struck a similar tone, saying Australia's World Cup victory would have "an Englishman quaking in his boots when thinking about what might happen in the Ashes".
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Luke Garrard's men were 2-0 ahead after just 12 minutes as Tony Jeffrey opened the scoring when he took a long ball forward in his stride and beat Brendan Moore skilfully.
Morgan Ferrier showed strength and determination to hold off defender Giancarlo Gallifuoco as he turned well and shot in to double the lead.
Torquay had a great chance to get back into the game when Femi Ilesanmi handballed in the area, but Nathan Blissett had his penalty saved by Grant Smith before the hosts held on comfortably in a drab second half.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Boreham Wood 2, Torquay United 0.
Second Half ends, Boreham Wood 2, Torquay United 0.
Substitution, Torquay United. Ben Gerring replaces Sean McGinty.
Substitution, Boreham Wood. Rhys Murrell-Williamson replaces Morgan Ferrier.
Substitution, Boreham Wood. Danny Uchechi replaces Morgan Ferrier.
Substitution, Torquay United. Brett Williams replaces Courtney Richards.
Substitution, Torquay United. Sam Chaney replaces Joe Ward.
Second Half begins Boreham Wood 2, Torquay United 0.
First Half ends, Boreham Wood 2, Torquay United 0.
Femi Ilesanmi (Boreham Wood) is shown the yellow card.
Matt Paine (Boreham Wood) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Boreham Wood 2, Torquay United 0. Morgan Ferrier (Boreham Wood).
Goal! Boreham Wood 1, Torquay United 0. Anthony Jeffrey (Boreham Wood).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
The Welsh Language Commissioner Meri Huws said she had seen a "significant increase" in complaints about the services offered to Welsh speakers at banks over the past weeks and months.
She said she would use a statutory review to try to find out how improve the experiences of Welsh customers.
She is inviting members of the public to give her feedback.
"As part of the review I will also gather evidence from the banks and experts in the banking sector," the commissioner added.
The choice of the next Speaker was the first act of the new Parliament before newly elected MPs are sworn in.
Mr Bercow told MPs that he would be the "champion of backbenchers" and ensure the Commons remained at "the heart of our democratic system".
Mr Bercow has divided opinion among MPs since first being elected in 2009.
Efforts by the Conservatives on the final day of the last Parliament to change the procedures for the Speaker's re-election - which would have made it easier to oust him - were defeated after rebel Tories joined forces with Labour and others to block them.
Mr Bercow was re-elected without a vote on Monday, as was the case after the 2010 election. If a single MP had objected to him continuing in the role, a vote of all MPs would have been held.
Mr Bercow said he had been honoured to serve as Speaker for the past six years and would be honoured to continue in that role for a "little longer".
He said he would discharge his responsibilities "effectively, efficiently and fairly", holding the government "properly to account".
Prime Minister David Cameron, who has clashed with the Speaker in the past, congratulated Mr Bercow and acknowledged the "inclusive way in which he had upheld this office - always putting backbenchers first".
Acting Labour leader Harriet Harman paid a fulsome tribute to Mr Bercow, saying he was a "giant in the office" and, in her opinion, the best holder of the position she had known in more than 30 years in the House.
His re-appointment was also welcomed by Angus Robertson, the leader of the SNP's 56 MPs in Parliament as well as by Nigel Dodds, leader of the Democratic Unionists in the Commons and Dr Alasdair McDonnell, leader of the SDLP in Parliament.
Former Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael welcomed Mr Bercow's re-appointment on behalf of the Lib Dems, joking that he was speaking on behalf of the "elite cadre" of his party's representatives left in Parliament after they were reduced from 57 to eight MPs.
Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, who nominated Mr Bercow, said it was vital for "constitutional reasons" that Speakers were not removed against the will of the Commons.
"The Speaker is the champion of the House of Commons against all comers," he said. "The champion of the Commons against the Lords, sometimes against the judges, but perhaps most particularly against the executive."
Many MPs have praised Mr Bercow's reforms to Commons procedure, insisting they breathed new life into Parliament and gave the opposition and backbenchers more opportunity to question ministers on urgent matters.
But some Conservatives regard Mr Bercow - who used to be a Conservative MP but as Speaker is independent and non-partisan - as a polarising figure and suggest that he unduly favoured Labour and the Lib Dems in the last Parliament.
Mr Bercow, who is responsible for maintaining discipline in the Commons, was first elected in the wake of the scandal over MPs' expenses, which led to the resignation of his predecessor Michael Martin.
Mr Cameron and Ms Harman also paid tribute to Sir Gerald Kaufman, the Labour MP who has become the Father of the House - an honorific status denoting the longest-serving MP in the Commons.
MPs will be sworn in over the next three days prior to the State Opening of Parliament on 27 May, when the Queen's Speech - the government's legislative programme for the year ahead - will be announced.
There were 64,645 mortgage approvals for house purchases in April, the Bank of England said, a 2% fall on the previous month.
Mortgage lenders have told of a fall in demand, despite the low rates on offer.
One theory is that landlords might have brought forward purchases, to avoid the latest in a series of tax changes.
From 1 April, the amount of tax relief they could claim on mortgage payments was reduced.
The Bank of England figures also reveal that it continues to be difficult for savers to get a decent return. The interest paid on variable Individual Savings Accounts (Isas) averaged 0.39% - a new record low.
Interest paid on instant access savings accounts was just above a record low.
Meanwhile, the rate of growth of consumer credit - such as credit card borrowing, loans and overdrafts - remained at more than 10% a year in April.
Authorities, including the Bank, have said they remain vigilant over these rising unsecured debt levels.
William Batista and Leko Nelson were caught in crossfire in Juba between forces loyal to the country's president and vice-president at the weekend.
Batista was secretary general and Nelson was team manager of the club.
South Sudan Football Association president Chabur Goc said: "We have lost two colleagues of football - may the Lord rest their souls."
Troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and first Vice-President Riek Machar began shooting at each other in the streets of Juba last week.
Relations between the two men have been fractious since South Sudan won independence from Sudan in 2011.
Their forces have fought a civil war. But despite a peace deal last year ending the conflict, both sides retain their military capabilities and have continued to accuse each other of bad faith.
A total of 96 MLAs took part in the vote and 49 voted against the Sinn Féin motion calling for civil marriage equality for all, with 47 in favour.
Sinn Féin, SDLP and five Alliance MLAs supported the motion. The DUP opposed it and the Ulster Unionists were given a free vote on the issue.
Of 53 unionists, only four voted yes.
Ahead of the vote, a petition of concern was tabled, meaning the motion would require cross-community support from both unionists and nationalists to succeed. However, it did not come into play.
A full breakdown of the vote has been published on the assembly website.
The controversy surrounding Northern Ireland's DUP health minister, Jim Wells, featured heavily in the debate.
The health minster issued a public apology on Friday, after he was recorded on camera making comments linking gay relationships and child abuse.
Mr Wells then announced his resignation on Monday, after it was confirmed that police are also investigating an incident involving a lesbian couple during a door-to-door election canvas by Mr Wells in County Down.
It is alleged that he called at the couple's house, and during a conversation was critical of their lifestyle.
He is due to step down on 11 May to spend more time with his seriously ill wife, but Sinn Féin said his resignation should take immediate effect.
Sinn Féin's Catriona Ruane expressed sympathy over his wife's illness but said he should have resigned immediately after linking child abuse to gay parents.
She Mr Wells had "violated" his pledge of office by making his original remarks.
"No matter how much pressure someone is under there is no excuse for the comments that were made. What make the comments even worse was that they were made by the health minister who had taken a pledge of office, who is responsible for safeguarding children," she said.
Earlier, DUP leader Peter Robinson has asked people "not to take on the characteristics of a lynch mob" over the controversy surrounding Mr Wels.
"We need to be very careful on these issues that we have some proportionality," he said.
"This was a comment made by a minister who for a considerable number of months has carried on his work during the day and been sitting beside his wife during the night as she's been fighting for her life."
Ulster Unionist MLA Danny Kinahan told the Assembly he was supporting the Sinn Féin motion for marriage equality and was "proud" that his party had given its MLAs a free vote on the motion.
"At school and in the army I believed - and I'm ashamed to say joked carried by the flow - that gay lesbian and such matters were wrong and could be laughed at - I'd never really sat down and thought about it," Mr Kinahan said.
The UUP MLA said his eyes were opened to discrimination when one of his colleagues, who he described as an "excellent soldier" left the army after failing a vetting process for promotion.
"I want a society here in Northern Ireland where no-one is made to feel a second-class citizen to any extent and certainly not due to sexual definition. I want no discrimination whatsoever on account of religious belief or sexual orientation," Mr Kinahan said.
Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle told MLAs his party "is committed to delivering a shared society for everyone based on religious and civil liberty and equality for all regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity or sexual orientation and to stand against discrimination or stigmatisation of any kind".
"The Alliance Party therefore supports the extension of state provided civil marriage to same sex couples, provided that robust legislative protection can uphold the religious freedom of faith groups to define and practice religious marriage as they determine."
SDLP MLA Colum Eastwood said: "We need to, as an assembly, as people in positions of power and responsibility, we need to be seen to be embracing all members of our community - all members of our community.
He added: "There is no reason whatsoever, Mr Speaker, why the north of Ireland should be the only place on these islands that doesn't have marriage available to same sex couples."
Neath Port Talbot council has approved a planning application for the former Glan Afan Comprehensive School site.
The school closed its doors in July and pupils were transferred to the new "superschool" Ysgol Bae Baglan.
The plans, submitted by Coastal Housing Group, are part of a £35m regeneration programme for the town
The Victorian building's red brick facade will be maintained and will house a commercial unit along with 12 flats.
Other buildings to the rear of the site will be demolished to allow the construction of more flats, detached and semi-detached houses and another commercial unit.
Council leader Ali Thomas said the redevelopment would provide "much needed" housing for the town centre.
The company has been broadcasting Europe's elite club competitions since 2015 under the terms of an £897m deal agreed in 2013.
BT Sport, owned by Britain's biggest broadband and mobile operator BT, is a paid subscription service.
But it said it would make clips, weekly highlights, and both finals available to watch for free on social media.
The new deal gives BT Sport exclusivity across all live games and highlights for the first time - meaning there will be no weekly highlights shown on free-to-air broadcaster ITV.
Europe's top four domestic leagues are to be guaranteed four places each in the group stages of the Champions League from the 2018-19 season.
Other changes to the competition will see 'double-header' nights in the group stage, with matches kicking off at both 18:00 and 20:00 UK time.
The current top four leagues according to European governing body Uefa's rankings are Spain, Germany, England and Italy.
Under the present system, England, Germany and Spain have three places each while their fourth-placed teams must win a play-off to qualify.
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After recent falls in viewing figures and concerns over the threat of illegal streaming, there was mounting expectancy that the relentless inflation in football rights over the last two decades may finally be coming to an end. So much for that. BT have paid 35% more for Uefa's rights that they did last time, a reminder of the importance communications companies attach to live football as a means of attracting customers to a range of services.
Despite concerns by sponsors over reduced exposure with the loss of free to air live coverage, Uefa has now gone even further, handing BT the highlights rights too. For Uefa, this will help appease the clubs and national football associations, who will get yet more money, but has clearly dismayed many fans.
However, in a reflection of the way viewing habits are changing, especially among younger audiences, BT has agreed to make some content available for free via social media, a tactic that many rights holders could now look to copy.
Flights from the island to five UK destinations were cancelled earlier in March, after the "virtual airline" Citywing went into liquidation.
Eastern Airways will operate the new service having already taken over two services to Belfast and Newcastle.
Isle of Man Airport's Director of Ports Ann Reynolds said the renewed link was "very important".
A spokesman for the airline said the company's priority had been "to protect vital routes to Belfast City and Newcastle", but they were now "in a position to link the island with Glasgow again".
He said daily flights between Ronaldsway and Glasgow will begin on 2 May.
He will be available for three Championship games, eight in the T20 Blast and three in the One-Day Cup between 9 June and 18 July.
The 25-year-old scored 2,633 runs for New Zealand in 2015 across all formats, including eight centuries.
"His value as a player is beyond question," said Yorkshire head coach Jason Gillespie.
"His attitude, work ethic and leadership as an overseas player is brilliant."
Williamson and England's Joe Root, a Yorkshire team-mate, are currently joint second in the International Cricket Council Test batting rankings behind Australia captain Steve Smith.
The White Rose county have won the Championship title for the past two seasons and are looking to become the first side to do so three times in a row since their Yorkshire predecessors from 1966-1968.
"I am looking forward to joining the team for a third term this summer," Williamson told the Yorkshire website.
"It is enjoyable being part of a successful team that are hungry for ongoing success."
It comes after the BBC revealed four former tram drivers fell asleep while operating trams in Croydon.
An emergency brake also failed to activate and stop their trams.
Three trams have been recorded speeding since the Croydon crash which killed seven and injured 50 in November.
Sadiq Khan, who is also the chairman of Transport for London (TfL), wrote to the RAIB's chief inspector Stephen French, to outline his concerns as part of the investigation into the fatal derailment.
"Any allegations of safety breaches must be taken extremely seriously and I have ordered TfL to urgently investigate all the claims made in the Victoria Derbyshire programme," he said.
"These claims are obviously alarming and it is only right that they are considered by the RAIB.
"Nobody wants a tragedy like this to ever occur again and that's why it's incredibly important that we establish the root cause of this terrible incident and take every single measure possible to ensure that safety is at the forefront of London's tram operations."
Mr French said he would write to Mr Khan to confirm the RAIB was aware of the claims and would "give them due consideration".
He added: "I will also advise that our detailed testing of the tram involved in the accident includes the driver safety device."
The portable structures are to be erected at key points on matchdays to stop vehicles driving into crowds.
The club and Northumbria Police have stressed there is no specific threat to the city or Newcastle fans.
Vans and lorries have been used in recent terrorist attacks in London and cities across Europe.
The Northumbria force said the move was a "sensible" response to the attacks, with Newcastle City Council adding the decision had "not been taken lightly".
A council spokesman said: "With vehicles used as weapons to drive into crowds in Nice, Berlin, Stockholm and more recently in London, the police and ourselves in partnership with the Fans Forum and the club have decided to protect the 52,000 supporters who regularly flock to St James' Park.
"We have seen the death and destruction caused by terrorists who use vehicles as weapons by driving them into crowded places.
"We have a duty and responsibility to do all that we can to protect the public, and this is what we will do."
Additional road closures will also be in force on matchdays, particularly around Strawberry Place, following advice from the National Counter Terrorism Unit.
Barriers will remain in place until 20 minutes after the game ends.
A Northumbria Police spokesman added: "This is a sensible, practically focused and proportionate partnership plan with public safety at its core.
"Whilst there is no current intelligence to indicate St James' Park or its wider environs will be targeted, we continue to robustly scrutinise and be vigilant around events generally."
The new measures are due to be tested on 6 August, when Newcastle entertain Verona in a friendly.
Nearly 200 of the plane's 298 victims came from the Netherlands.
Ukraine and Western countries accuse pro-Russian rebels of shooting the plane down with a Russian-made missile, an accusation which Russia denies.
The exact cause of the crash in eastern Ukraine has not been established.
President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that allegations that the rebels were hampering efforts to find out what happened to the plane were "totally unfounded".
He said that Russia supported a full and impartial investigation into the crash.
Friends and relatives of the victims read out the names and ages of those who died in a ceremony attended by Dutch King Willem-Alexander, Prime Minister Mark Rutte and other dignitaries.
There were poignant moments when the names of entire families were read out, often in Dutch but also in English, reflecting the 10 nationalities of the victims.
Footage from the scene showed schoolchildren placing flowers next to 298 candles, one for every victim.
Dutch PM Mark Rutte spoke of his feelings of helplessness and despair in the aftermath of the disaster.
"[The passengers'] lives will forever be unfinished," he said. "Their voices will never again be heard. Their presence, their talents, their friendship and their love - it has all been taken from you. Just like that."
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Mr Rutte said that the commemoration would provide "a chance for the Netherlands to show the next-of-kin that they are not standing alone".
However, the BBC's Anna Holligan in the Netherlands says that Mr Rutte still cannot answer the most pressing questions asked by bereaved families - who was responsible for shooting down the plane and when will all of the remains of the victims be repatriated?
Such was the impact of the MH17 crash in the Netherlands that 17 July 2014 is often referred to as the country's 9/11.
Most observers had expected Beyonce's Lemonade - a politically-charged opus that tackles themes of gender and black identity - to race home with the prize.
But Adele swooped in and stole it from under her nose, making her very much the Donald Trump of pop.
But what were the other big (and small) themes from the night? Here's a rundown.
She lost all eight of the awards she was nominated for, but this picture of Rihanna with a hip flask tells us she didn't care.
British star James Corden took over as Grammys host from rapper LL Cool J, and the difference couldn't have been more apparent.
While LL was always affable, he didn't do much beyond delivering his links.
James, in contrast, began the night by pretending to fall down a staircase ("this is a disaster!") before launching into a rap about the gathered celebrities:
"This room is insane, It's filled with 'Oh, Gods!' / Some of the faces like Madame Tussauds.
"Beyonce performing, the queen is here, dummy! / Slay the whole stage with twins in her tummy."
Later on, he performed an impromptu carpool karaoke (from inside a cardboard cut-out) with Neil Diamond, Jennifer Lopez and Jason Derulo singing a version of Sweet Caroline.
And he lived every child's worst nightmare when he found dad Malcolm canoodling with model Heidi Klum in the audience.
"Dad, what are you doing with Heidi Klum?" he exclaimed.
"Well, your mom and I have an understanding and I used my free pass tonight," replied Corden Senior.
Politics was always expected to play a role in the ceremony, but it wasn't until Busta Rhymes took to the stage that things got serious.
"I'm not feeling the political climate right now," he growled. "I just want to thank President Agent Orange for perpetuating all of the evil that you've been perpetuating throughout the United States.
"I just want to thank President Agent Orange for your unsuccessful attempt at the Muslim ban. We've come together. We, the people."
He then launched into We The People - a collaboration with A Tribe Called Quest that rejects the politics of division.
Surrounded by dancers in headscarves, the musicians brought their thunderous performance to a close with a chant of "resist, resist, resist".
It wasn't the only political moment in the ceremony, but it was the most incendiary.
Earlier Katy Perry, an ardent Hillary Clinton supporter, danced in a white pant suit and wore a "persist" arm band.
Presumably this alluded to Elizabeth Warren's persistence in Congress this week, where she attempted to read a 30-year-old letter by Martin Luther King Jr's widow, criticising President Trump's nominee for attorney general.
The president of the Recording Academy, Neil Portnow, also called on the President not to cut arts funding, saying Americans are "constantly reminded about the things that divide us".
"What we need so desperately are more reminders of all that binds us together," he continued.
US singer Joy Villa, however, bucked the trend by whipping off a white gown to reveal a pro-Trump dress.
Rock band Twenty One Pilots went trouser-less for their first ever acceptance speech.
After winning best group performance for their hit song Stressed Out, singer Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun stood up, dropped their trousers and walked to the podium in their underwear.
"This story, it starts in Columbus, Ohio, it was a few years ago and it was before Josh and I were able to make money playing music," explained Tyler.
"I called him up and I said, 'Hey Josh, want to come over to my rental house and watch the Grammys?' As we were watching, we noticed every single one of us was in our underwear.
"Seriously, Josh said to me... he turned to me and he said, 'If we ever go to the Grammys, if we ever win a Grammy, we should receive it just like this.'"
While a heavily pregnant Beyonce was on stage killing it in an epic, nine-minute performance celebrating motherhood, Jay Z was on the front row looking after their five-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy.
The father-daughter duo were beaming with pride throughout and gave Queen Bey a standing ovation.
Jay Z's next album - For God's Sake Will You Go to Sleep, Game of Thrones Starts in Five Minutes - is due for release in October.
Adele might have needed a do-over on her tribute to George Michael, but her sombre rendition of Fastlove (arranged by Batman composer Hans Zimmer, we understand) was a mournful masterpiece.
Bruno Mars went the other direction, vamping up a cover of Prince's Let's Go Crazy to such an extent he seemed possessed by the spirit of the Minneapolis marvel.
And The Time - Prince's arch-rivals in Purple Rain - showed us how songs the star cast off, such as their hit Jungle Love, could bring a moderately-sized house down.
Those weren't the only stars we lost in 2016 of course, and the memorial montage would have brought a lump to any music fan's throat.
If that wasn't enough, John Legend and Cynthia Erivo's tender cover of The Beach Boys' God Only Knows -which soundtracked the segment - would have finished you off.
It's hard to believe it, but in his lifetime David Bowie only won two Grammys: best music video in 1985 for Jazzin' For Blue Jean and a lifetime achievement award in 2006.
That historical anomaly was corrected last night when the star won all five of the categories he was nominated for, including best alternative album for Blackstar and best rock song for its title track.
Recording engineer Kevin Killen, who worked with Bowie on the album, expressed his relief backstage.
"It's kind of startling it's taken that long for an artist who's been so magnificent throughout his whole career," he said.
Musician Donny McCaslin, who played on Blackstar, said it was "unfortunate" Bowie had not been nominated for the main prize, album of the year.
"Speaking artistically, it was clear he should have been nominated in one if not more of the major categories," he said.
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Last week Newport appointed ex-Republic of Ireland midfielder John Sheridan as manager following the departure of Terry Butcher.
Feeney, 34, had been in charge of the Belfast club since April 2014.
They finished runners-up to Crusaders last season and currently lead the Irish Premiership by two points.
"I have fond memories of playing in this part of the world, my family home is still in Langstone and I have undertaken my coaching qualifications through the FA of Wales," said Feeney.
"It is also a bonus to be reunited with John Sheridan."
Linfield offered Feeney improved terms on Tuesday evening in a last-ditch attempt to keep him at Windsor Park.
The Belfast club, which had been negotiating compensation for the loss of their manager, now face a task of quickly finding a replacement as they try to regain the league title they last won in 2012.
Newport are currently bottom of League Two having won just one match this season.
Feeney's wife and four children live close to Newport and his new role will result in a significant salary increase.
He played under Sheridan for a period with Plymouth Argyle, and also had spells with Welsh clubs Cardiff City and Swansea.
Sheridan left his role as Plymouth boss last season where he worked with current County chief executive Jason Turner.
Feeney added: "I saw this as the perfect club to return to the Football League with and I look forward to be involved with the first-team on a day-to-day basis.
"The season is still in the early stages and looking at the players the club have at their disposal I am confident that we can negotiate our way off the bottom of the table."
The 19-year-old, who was also in a tie for the lead after the first round, is on eight under along with American Megan Khang and Japan's Haru Nomura.
Scotland's Catriona Matthew is in a group of four players one shot back.
Matthew dropped shots at the eighth and 10th but steadied thereafter to shoot a two-under 71.
The woman was walking along a path in Merksworth Way at about 02:20 on Sunday when a man pushed her to the ground before raping her.
After the attack, she managed to get help from the residents of a nearby house.
Her attacker was described as male, white, 5ft 7in tall, well-built, with dark spiky hair. He is believed to have had an Eastern European accent.
He was wearing jeans and a dark hooded top, with the hood up.
He ran off in the direction of the airport after the attack.
The woman was taken by ambulance to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley for treatment. She has since been released.
Police have appealed for anyone with information about the incident to contact them.
Det Insp Louise Harvie, from Police Scotland, said: "Merksworth Way is one of three streets with a grassy area joining them all.
"The lady was cutting across the path in that grassy area when she was attacked by the man.
"She hadn't seen anybody about and just remembers him approaching her and then attacking her.
"Thankfully the woman got help from someone in one of the houses nearby and police were called."
She added: "The area is residential so it's possible that someone may have heard either a disturbance or shouting that was out of the ordinary.
"Either that or they may have seen the man hanging about the area.
"This was a terrifying attack for the lady to go through.
"It is vital we catch this man, so if you have any information that you may think will help police with their inquiries, then please contact Paisley Police Office via 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where details can be given in confidence."
The investigation uncovered a brothel luring undocumented Asian women to the city.
It found the women were being promised work to pay off people smugglers.
Justice Minister David Ford said the extension of the National Crime Agency to NI should help to stop people being trafficked into the sex trade.
Mr Ford said the NCA will have greater powers and resources than the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).
The BBC investigation exposed how women were being recruited to work as prostitutes in Belfast through a classified newspaper advert in the UK China Times.
An undercover reporter, who replied to the advert as part of the investigation, was offered sex work by the Belfast brothel manager, who introduced herself as Lisa.
Lisa told the reporter that she keeps half of the earnings of the prostitutes she recruits.
Speaking to BBC Radio Ulster, Mr Ford said people trafficking into the sex trade was causing "major problems across Europe".
"I think the authorities are doing what they can but clearly the PSNI has limited resources and is not particularly in a position to follow up matters which clearly originated in Great Britain to the Chinese press there.
"One of the key issues there is to see that, using particularly the resources of a body like the National Crime Agency, which has the international reach to see the source countries working alongside the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, as well as the ability to co-ordinate across different regions of the UK.
"When we get the NCA fully operational in Northern Ireland in a few months time I hope that will help," Mr Ford added.
The NCA was introduced in the rest of the UK in 2013, but its powers have been limited in Northern Ireland due to nationalist politicians' concerns over its accountability.
However, following a new agreement on oversight mechanisms, the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) agreed to support the extension of the NCA's full powers to Northern Ireland.
Sinn Féin retains its objection to the move, but SDLP's change of position means the NCA will be fully operational in Northern Ireland within the coming months.
Northern Ireland recently became the first part of the UK to make buying sex a crime, following legislation brought before Stormont by the Democratic Unionist Party peer, Lord Morrow.
Lord Morrow told BBC Radio Ulster: "What my bill is designed to do primarily is to support victims of human trafficking and there are in the bill measures to support those who have been exploited.
"That was what the purpose and the drive of my bill was, and for those who try to say that this might in some way drive it further underground, I just fail to understand that , because quite frankly, this type of activity is already underground."
The BBC Radio Ulster documentary - Vice Girl or Victim - is available on the BBC iPlayer.
Antenucci, 31, was the club's second top-scorer last season, scoring nine times as Leeds finished in 13th.
He moved to Elland Road from Serie A side Ternana in 2014 and scored 19 goals in total for the Whites.
Defender Scott Wootton, who made 71 appearances for Leeds in three years, will also leave the club after his contract expired.
Leeds have offered a new deal to 17-year-old goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell, who made his debut against Queens Park Rangers in April.
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understands that all parties charged by the FA over the transfer deal involving striker Ross McCormack's from Leeds to Fulham in 2014 have been given an extra week until close of play May 27 to respond.
Leeds United and licensed agent Derek Day have been accused of breaching The FA's Football Agent Regulations whilst United chairman Massimo Cellino faces a charge of breaching FA Rules."
BBC Radio Leeds also understands that the club and owner Massimo Cellino have been given an extra week to respond to charges by the Football Association that they breached football agent regulations over the transfer of Ross McCormack to Fulham in July 2014.
The first was at a landing a block of flats at North Anderson Drive at about 01:20. The second, about 10 minutes later, was at flats at Midstocket View.
Police Scotland said inquiries were at an early stage but it was believed the incidents were linked.
Insp Jon Millar said: "Thankfully no-one was injured. It goes without saying such reckless behaviour could have fatal consequences."
The tweet included a shape resembling the Star of David and stacks of money, with text describing Mrs Clinton as "Most corrupt candidate ever!"
It was later deleted then reposted with the slogan contained in a circle.
Mr Trump said the media was "dishonest" for comparing it to the Star of David, a symbol of Judaism.
The Mic website reported the image had first appeared on a message board known for anti-Semitism and white supremacy.
"Donald Trump's use of a blatantly anti-Semitic image from racist websites to promote his campaign would be disturbing enough," Mrs Clinton's campaign team told US media.
"But the fact that it's part of a pattern should give voters major cause for concern."
Mr Trump hit back in a statement, saying it was a "basic star, often used by sheriffs", and that accusations of anti-Semitism were "ridiculous".
He accused Mrs Clinton of trying to deflect attention from her husband's meeting with the US attorney-general.
Dan Scavino, Trump's social media director denied that the image had been lifted from an anti-Semitic site and said it was taken from "an anti-Hillary Twitter user where countless images appear".
Mr Scavino defended himself against the anti-Semitic claims in a tweet on Tuesday.
"For the MSM to suggest that I am antisemite is AWFUL. I proudly celebrate holidays w/my wife's amazing Jewish family for the past 16 years," he wrote, using an abbreviation for mainstream media.
The Star of David features on the Israeli flag, and was used by the Nazis to identify Jews.
Mr Trump has previously come under scrutiny for reposting comments made by supremacist groups on social media.
Earlier this year, he was criticised on his failure to immediately disavow David Duke, a leader of the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan, who had endorsed him.
A new batch of unreleased emails showed exchanges between Clinton Foundation and State Department employees.
A conservative legal group, Judicial Watch, obtained the emails as part of a lawsuit against the State Department.
The Democratic presidential nominee said the emails did not involve her or relate to the foundation's work.
The emails, which were heavily redacted, came from Mrs Clinton's first three months as secretary of state in 2009.
The latest batch was not included in the more than 30,000 emails Mrs Clinton turned over to the State Department last March as part of an investigation.
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In one email exchange, Clinton Foundation official Doug Band asked Mrs Clinton's top aides, Cheryl Mills and Huma Abedin, to find a job for a foundation associate at the State Department.
Ms Abedin replied: "We all have him on our radar. Personnel has been sending him options."
However, State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau told ABC News that the State Department hires political appointees through a "variety of avenues".
"State Department officials are regularly in touch with a range of outside individuals and organisations including non-profits, NGOs, think tanks, and others," she said.
Mrs Clinton's campaign addressed the emails highlighted by Judicial Watch, suggesting that Mr Band was acting as former President Bill Clinton's personal assistant and not in his role as the head of the Clinton Global Initiative.
"They are communications between her aides and the president's personal aide, and indeed the recommendation was for one of the Secretary's former staffers who was not employed by the foundation," a statement said.
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In another instance, Mr Band asked Ms Abedin and Ms Mills to put Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire, Gilbert Chagoury, in contact with the State Department's "substance person" on Lebanon.
Mr Band said the billionaire foundation donor was a "key guy there [Lebanon] and to us".
The newly released batch also included an email to Mrs Clinton from Stephen Roach, then-chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, who said he was scheduled to testify to Congress and was "happy to help in any way I can."
Mr Roach then met with Mrs Clinton over the summer for 30 minutes, according to Clinton calendars obtained by the AP.
Mrs Clinton's campaign did not immediately address the email exchange with Mr Roach.
The Democratic nominee has been mired in controversy over her use of a personal email server while at the State Department, prompting a federal investigation and undermining her trustworthiness among public opinion.
FBI Director James Comey announced in July that though Mrs Clinton was "extremely careless," his investigation did not find any evidence of criminal wrongdoing.
Republican presidential rival Donald Trump's campaign responded to the latest revelations, saying it was "more evidence that Hillary Clinton lacks the judgment, character, stability and temperament to be within 1,000 miles of public power".
The scheme has been led by the Mourne Heritage Trust and the money comes from the Landscape Partnership programme which helps to protect treasured landscapes.
Meanwhile, £1,040,200, is going towards the Ring of Gullion area in Armagh.
The news has been welcomed by Environment Minister Alex Attwood.
"This is great news for two of our most prized landscapes, Mourne and the Ring of Gullion, both of which are designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty," he said.
"It is clear evidence of the growing recognition that investing in our natural and built heritage can produce very significant community benefits as well as a sound economic return."
Head of Heritage Lottery Fund Northern Ireland Paul Mullan said he was delighted at the news.
"The Mournes are one of the most iconic landscapes of such natural beauty we cherish in Northern Ireland," he said.
"They are subject to a high number of designations for their heritage value such as Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) and contain some of Europe's most important tracts of upland heath.
"This scheme will ensure long-term management, promising long-term benefits for the local communities, visitors to the Mournes and to the heritage of this magnificent landscape."
Martin Carey of the Mourne Heritage Trust said the funding would "celebrate and significantly enhance the conservation of our natural, built and cultural heritage".
Thirty individual projects make up the Landscape Conservation Action Plan which covers an area of 223km².
Among the plan's objectives are encouraging healthy heathland; caring for walls and monuments; making recreation sustainable; developing trails with tales; getting people around the Mournes; participative research and learning and sharing stories.
He made an extraordinary transition from commanding IRA men to condemning other Irish republicans as "traitors" when they attacked the security forces.
Many critics find it hard to reconcile his more recent stance on violence with his "lack of remorse" for IRA attacks.
But for one Stormont insider his fierce criticism of dissident republicans was "pivotal" in the peace process.
Stephen Grimason served as the Northern Ireland Executive's director of communications for more than 15 years and during that period he worked very closely with Mr McGuinness.
Speaking to the BBC's Talkback programme, the spin doctor's stand-out memory was Mr McGuinness's reaction to the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll in 2009.
The 48-year-old Catholic was the first officer to be killed since the formation of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
At a Stormont press conference at the time, Mr McGuinness declared the killers were "traitors to the island of Ireland".
"I remember very much the traitors statement was a really, really pivotal moment in 2009 addressing dissidents," said Mr Grimason.
"I remember walking back in with him up the steps afterwards and he said to me: 'Well, what do you think of that?'
"And I said to him: 'Every now and again I get to be a bit proud of the people I work for and this is one of those days.'"
"I said: 'I just hope this isn't going to be a Michael Collins moment for you.'
"He said: 'Oh, thank you for that.'"
The spin doctor was referring to the former IRA leader Michael Collins, who was shot dead by republicans in 1922 after signing a treaty with the British government that led to the partition of Ireland.
Mr Grimason added: "I said: 'You've got to remember, Martin, that this [statement] is going to make you a very big target for the dissidents.'
"And he said: 'I have been a target all my life and everywhere that I go in the world, when I'm being asked about the peace process and what you do, I simply write one word on the blackboard - leadership.'
"That was the nature of him," said Mr Grimason, who is also a former political editor at BBC Northern Ireland.
However, condemning dissident murders while condoning IRA murders appeared hypocritical to some at Stormont, including the DUP's Nelson McCausland.
"I think we need to be mindful, when we look at his legacy, to bear in mind all of those who suffered down through the years through the IRA campaign," Mr McCausland told Talkback.
"Obviously there are questions over the particular, precise role that Martin McGuinness had within the Provisional IRA and how extensive his role was.
"But certainly if we look even at Londonderry down through the years, there are many victims; there are many people whose hearts are broken still today because of the murder of their family members, and that's part of the legacy of Martin McGuinness.
"Then you have that second part of the story - where he moved from terrorism to politics - and those are two things that I sometimes find difficult to reconcile."
Mr McCausland served twice as a minister in the Northern Ireland Executive while Mr McGuinness was deputy first minister.
"One of the sad things, I think, is that there was no expression of what I would see as remorse for what had been done," said the DUP MLA.
"I think the comment in the Saville Inquiry where he talked, effectively, about an IRA oath curtailing what he could say - that I found quite chilling at the time."
The Saville Inquiry examined the killings of 14 civilians by British soldiers in Derry in 1972.
Mr McGuinness told the inquiry that he was second-in-command of the IRA in Derry at the time of the Bloody Sunday shootings - the first time he had publicly acknowledged his membership of the paramilitary group.
However, he denied claims that he fired the first shot and refused to answer several questions about the IRA's operations at the time.
Mr McCausland also said that as a minister, Mr McGuinness was not a man for details, which he found surprising.
However, despite his past reputation, the Sinn Féin politician became a popular figure among staff at Stormont.
The head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, Sir Malcolm McKibbin, released a statement on Tuesday saying his employees would feel his loss acutely.
Mr Grimason said he would remember Mr McGuinness as someone with an "impish sense of humour" who was "always winding people up in those terms".
"He had a tremendous amount of patience when things were going badly," he said.
"I don't think I ever saw him lose the rag completely as we saw everyone else do.
"There is that enigma around where he's been, where he's gone to, but I just know that everyone who worked with him became incredibly loyal to him.
"There were a lot of officials in the government who had been through different experiences and were a bit wary about Sinn Féin, and him," added Mr Grimason.
"And ultimately, pretty much all the people who worked on this staff were incredibly devoted to him."
The Stags called the game off when John Thompson had his nose broken and become the third player to require hospital treatment after challenges by Ricketts.
Ricketts has been given a final written warning about his conduct.
"We're satisfied Gary is genuine in his remorse and we will stand by him," said chairman Dave Mantle.
"However, that certainly does not mean that we condone any action that causes another player to be injured.
"This is not a decision that we have taken lightly. I have taken advice from numerous people - those involved within football as well as our professional advisors - and we believe we have taken the right course of action."
The ban came into effect on 4 August, resulting in Ricketts missing the Northern Premier Division One South club's first two league games of the season.
Mansfield recently stated their intention to sue Ilkeston for loss of earnings following the friendly match on 3 August.
Prosecutors in Frankfurt said the 28-year-old suspect was motivated by a "xenophobic background".
A student, 22, said to be a co-conspirator, has also been arrested.
The soldier was first detained by Austrian police in February after he tried to retrieve a handgun he had hidden in a toilet at Vienna airport.
He was released but police subsequently discovered the suspect had registered as a Syrian refugee at a shelter in central Germany in December 2015 and later officially requested political asylum in Bavaria, prosecutors said.
No concerns were raised at the time, despite the man speaking no Arabic. German media report that he even received monthly payments and accommodation.
"These findings, and indications of a xenophobic background of the Bundeswehr soldier, suggest that the accused was planning a serious crime endangering state security with the weapon that was earlier deposited at Vienna airport," the prosecutors' statement said, according to AFP news agency.
The gun is reported not to have come from the German armed forces.
The man is a lieutenant normally stationed on a base near Strasbourg in north-east France, but he was arrested in Hammelburg in Bavaria, southern Germany, on Wednesday.
Police searched 16 properties in Germany, France and Austria on the same day. Items banned under weapons and explosives laws were found in the student's home in Offenbach, near Frankfurt. Offenbach is also the soldier's hometown.
They are the first to be included in the table since 2011, when elements 114 and 116 were added.
The first true iteration of the table was produced in 1869 by the Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev.
The new additions were formally verified by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) on 30 December 2015.
The body announced that a team of Russian and American researchers had provided sufficient evidence to claim the discovery of elements 115, 117 and 118.
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IUPAC awarded credit for the discovery of element 113 to a Japanese team at the Riken Institute.
The teams responsible for the discoveries have been invited to come up with permanent names and chemical symbols for the now-confirmed elements.
"The chemistry community is eager to see its most cherished table finally being completed down to the seventh row. IUPAC has now initiated the process of formalising names and symbols for these elements," said Prof Jan Reedijk, president of the inorganic chemistry division of IUPAC.
New elements can be named after a mythological concept, a mineral, a place or country, a property or a scientist.
After the responsible IUPAC division accepts the new names and two-letter symbols, they will be presented for public review for five months.
The chemistry organisation's council will then make a final decision.
The artwork, which was painted on the side of the Thekla 10 years ago, had been on long-term loan to M Shed in Bristol by the ship's owners.
The design will now take up permanent residence at the museum from 3 June.
It was painted on the side of the Thekla, a ship and nightclub venue, just above the waterline on its steel hull. It was removed last August.
Experts found that exposure to the elements was causing ongoing deterioration to the iconic artwork.
While the Thekla was in dry dock last August, its owners removed the Grim Reaper and loaned it to Bristol Museums, Galleries and Archives on a long-term basis.
It was also assessed by a conservator to prevent further damage, and was cleaned, before it went on display at M Shed.
Ray Barnett, head of collections and archives at Bristol Museums, Galleries and Archives, said he was "very pleased" to have preserved the work of art.
"The Thekla and its associated art has been an established part of the Bristol docks for a long time," he added.
"Many Bristolians will be able to relate to the image but also, by association, to the contribution the Thekla has made to the city's night life."
George Akins of DHP Family, which has owned the Thekla since 2006, said its aim was to preserve the art "before it deteriorated too much".
The Thekla has been a fixture in the harbour since the early 1980s.
The venue, at East Mud Dock in the city's floating harbour, completed a 13-week refurbishment last year.
The boat has about 100,000 visitors a year, and celebrated its 30th birthday in May 2014.
Michael Foster, who donated £400,000, said he was worried about "apparent manipulation" of the rules after Labour's governing body voted 18-14 to allow the Labour leader on the ballot.
His rivals Angela Eagle and Owen Smith need the backing of 51 MPs or MEPs.
Labour deputy leader Tom Watson called the legal challenge "very unhelpful".
The party's ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) had made a decision, he said, and questioning that was "destabilising" to the party.
"We must respect that decision and give our members a choice of candidates as soon as possible," he said.
The Labour leadership contest was sparked when Ms Eagle, who resigned from Mr Corbyn's cabinet, announced she was challenging her leader and secured the necessary nominations.
There was a dispute over the interpretation of Labour's rules, and whether they allowed Mr Corbyn to automatically defend his leadership, or whether he would also be required to secure 51 nominations.
After a reportedly highly-charged meeting, at which Labour's governing body considered legal advice, the NEC ruled in Mr Corbyn's favour.
But Mr Foster, who stood as a parliamentary candidate in Camborne, Redruth and Hayle in Cornwall, said he was concerned that "everyone in the room had a different political agenda".
He insisted his legal challenge was "not about politics", saying: "I'm simply concerned that this is an important issue. It's about the rule of law.
"The advice given was certainly not given the expert consideration given by a high court judge."
Mr Foster said three contrasting pieces of advice had been given by three different lawyers, and the matter must be considered by a neutral court of law.
"When you conduct a membership association and it has a set of rules, you cannot, in Britain, a democracy that stands or falls by application of law, bend the rules to suit a particular circumstance or particular position," he added.
He expected a court to hear the case within days, he said.
Labour Party members, affiliated trade union supporters and so-called registered supporters are able to vote although there are some key differences from the 2015 contest, which Jeremy Corbyn won:
Speaking after Tuesday's decision, Mr Corbyn said he was "delighted" and would fight to keep his position.
Ms Eagle said she welcomed the contest and was "determined" to win.
She said she had eventually decided to launch a formal challenge because Mr Corbyn was unwilling to stand down and she could provide the real leadership he could not.
On Wednesday, Owen Smith, also a former shadow minister in Mr Corbyn's cabinet, announced he would also run.
The Pontypridd MP, who quit as shadow work and pensions secretary last month, said he could "heal" the party and "turn the page" on its internal strife.
Tweed admitted four offences including assault by beating and criminal damage at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court.
The 27-year-old, from Buckhurst Hill, Essex, was given a community order, 100 hours of unpaid work and told to pay compensation to the staff member.
He was also ordered to pay £2.50 to McDonald's to cover damage to cups and napkins at an outlet in the city.
During an appearance at the same court in January, prosecutor Phil Pearson said Mr Tweed had been to the McDonald's outlet in Boreham at around 03:30 BST on 9 October while "under the influence of alcohol".
Mr Pearson said Tweed started to become disorderly and began throwing cups, napkins and other items around with his friends.
Tweed married Big Brother contestant Jade Goody, 27, days before she died from cervical cancer in March 2009.
His opponents had said he needed the support of 51 MPs or MEPs to stand.
Mr Corbyn said he was "delighted" with the result of the meeting of the NEC, which also imposed restrictions on who could vote in the contest.
His challenger, former shadow minister Angela Eagle, said she welcomed the contest and was "determined to win".
The secret NEC vote went 18-14 in the Labour leader's favour following hours of talks.
A Labour Party spokesman said: "The NEC has agreed that as the incumbent leader Jeremy Corbyn will go forward onto the ballot without requiring nominations from the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) and the European Parliamentary Labour Party (EPLP).
"All other leadership candidates will require nominations from 20% of the PLP and EPLP."
Only those who joined Labour on or before 12 January will be able to vote in the leadership contest.
Anyone who joined after then will have to pay an extra £25 to become a "registered supporter" - and will get a two-day window in which to do so.
Speaking outside the meeting, Mr Corbyn told a crowd of journalists and supporters: "So I'm on the ballot paper... and we will be campaigning on all the things that matter.
"The inequality and poverty that exists in this country, the need to end the privatisation of our National Health Service, the need to give real hope and opportunity to young people all across this country...
"That will strengthen our party in order to defeat this Tory government and bring in a government that cares for the people."
He said he was sure Labour MPs "will understand that the party has to come together... to present to the British people the options of a different and better way of doing things".
"I have been elected last year - ten months ago today - with a very large mandate," he said.
"I respect that mandate, it's a responsibility I am carrying out."
The Labour leader made a last-minute decision to attend the emergency meeting of the NEC in London.
He had been due to address the Unite union conference in Brighton on Tuesday afternoon.
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell, a key ally of Mr Corbyn, said on Twitter: "Jeremy on the ballot. Democracy prevails. We will use leadership election to sign up even more members and prepare ground for general election."
And shadow secretary of state for defence Clive Lewis said the rules showed "quite clearly he should have been on the ballot" and said he would be supporting Mr Corbyn.
But Lance Price, a former Labour director of communications, warned there was still the potential for the party to split.
"I wouldn't say this is the death knell of the Labour Party - it's not - but it means we are entering very difficult dark days ahead," he said.
The BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg said it was highly likely that the Labour Party itself would challenge the decision in the courts.
Former shadow business secretary Ms Eagle - who has already secured 51 nominations from MPs - has been calling for Mr Corbyn to resign for days.
She said she had eventually decided to launch a formal challenge because he was unwilling to stand down and she could provide the real leadership he could not.
Reacting to the vote on Tuesday night, Ms Eagle said: "I'm glad the NEC has come to a conclusion. I welcome the contest ahead and I am determined to win it."
Mr Corbyn was elected as leader overwhelmingly in a vote of Labour members and registered supporters last year.
But following the EU referendum, he was hit by mass walkouts from the shadow cabinet and shadow ministerial positions in protest at his leadership.
Labour's former work and pensions spokesman Owen Smith has said he would consider making a rival leadership challenge.
Glentress Forest gets more than 300,000 visitors a year.
The proposals include about 65 cabins to provide accommodation, an enhanced visitor centre, better roads and more parking.
The draft scheme will now be subject to a three-month consultation period before it is brought back to Scottish Borders Council for final approval.
Stuart Bell, executive member for economic development at the local authority, welcomed the move.
"The Glentress masterplan outlines some of the aspects of how that site could develop and improve considerably in terms of the attraction for mountain bikers," he said.
"It also opens up the opportunity for a cabin development which could attract a wider range of family visitors."
He said the development plan could have an impact throughout the Tweed Valley.
"When I go and talk to people in Peebles, it's not really understood that at the moment 300,000 visitors come to Glentress and they're hardly seen in the hills because the landscape can encompass them so well," he said.
"As well as that, we've got the opportunities of development and growth further down the river at Innerleithen which could attract many of the visitors.
"People would want to see the opportunity to make a combined visit to the sites at Glentress and the site at Innerleithen.
"The masterplan opens up the opportunity for aspects of that."
The test looks for minute traces of a protein that signals that the heart muscle may have been damaged.
Standard tests still used by much of the NHS only detect higher levels of this protein, called troponin.
Research from the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh shows the standard test misses many cases of heart attack in women with symptoms like chest pain.
A heart attack is a medical emergency and early diagnosis and treatment can mean the difference between life and death.
Doctors rely on blood tests to help them judge if a patient with chest pain might be having an attack, but a normal result can mean the diagnosis is overlooked.
The British Heart Foundation-funded study, reported in the BMJ, included 1,126 men and women who had been admitted with a suspected heart attack.
Using the standard troponin test, almost twice as many men as women were diagnosed as having a heart attack - 117 versus 55.
When the researchers used the more sensitive test, the number of women diagnosed with heart attacks doubled to 111 or 22%.
In comparison, the sensitive test only spotted a handful of extra cases among the men.
And the researchers noticed that the extra men and women picked up by the sensitive test were at higher risk of dying or having another heart attack in the following year.
Researcher Dr Anoop Shah said that while similar numbers of men and women attend A&E with chest pains, women are less likely to be diagnosed with a heart attack.
"At the moment one in 10 women with chest pains will be diagnosed with a heart attack compared to one in five men.
"Our findings suggest one reason for this difference in diagnosis rates of men and women is that we, as doctors, may have been using a threshold for troponin testing that is too high in women."
He said doctors can rely heavily on blood tests and that faced with a normal result there is the temptation to rule out a heart attack too quickly.
"For some reason, women are less likely to have obvious symptoms and if the test result comes back negative then they might be sent home only to have an event [heart attack] in the next few months because they were not treated appropriately."
Jenni Stevens, 41, from Edinburgh, had dismissed her chest pains, putting them down to stress.
When the pain got much worse her concerned colleagues called an ambulance, which took her to the Royal Infirmary.
"As much as I was frightened, I felt a sense of reassurance when I got to the hospital. They took my blood and did other tests."
Her sensitive troponin test, along with a heart trace called an ECG, alerted doctors that she was having a heart attack.
"I was treated with a stent to save my life. I'm genuinely so grateful that my heart attack was spotted and treated so well and with such compassion."
Not all UK hospitals use the sensitive test, although two different versions of it (troponin I and troponin T) have been approved by regulatory bodies.
Dr Shah and his team say more research is needed to ascertain if using a lower troponin threshold for women will save more lives - they have begun a trial to look at this.
Prof Peter Weissberg of the British Heart Foundation said: "If these results are confirmed in the much larger clinical trial we're funding, using a high sensitivity troponin test, with a threshold specific to each gender, could save many more women's lives by identifying them earlier to take steps to prevent them dying or having another, bigger heart attack."
The animal welfare charity fears there is a "distinct possibility" someone may be targeting the animals.
The body of the first badger was found at the Ravenscraig Steelworks site in April.
A member of the public discovered the second animal four miles away in the Riccard Johnston woodland on Thursday 7 July.
A Scottish SPCA undercover inspector said a post-mortem examination "conclusively" proved that it had been killed by dogs.
He said: "We are beginning to suspect that there is a distinct possibility someone is actually targeting these animals.
"The previous incident is still under investigation and we are working with local wildlife crime police and Scottish Badgers.
"We are still looking into names that were highlighted as a result of our last appeal for information and we are very keen to speak to anyone with information about individuals who have potentially been involved in either of these cases."
All 30 volunteer bell-ringers were told by the Minster that bell-ringing activity had "ceased with immediate effect" at a meeting on Tuesday.
Peter Sanderson said he would "love to know" what was going on.
Rev Vivienne Faull, Dean of York Minster, said the move was for "health and safety and security" reasons.
The Minster said the bells would be silent until Easter, with a new head bell-ringer and peal team recruited in the new year.
A petition calling for the bell-ringers to be reinstated to peal the bells on Remembrance Sunday, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve has received more than 12,000 signatures.
Mr Sanderson, who has been ringing master at the Minster for 10 years, said he was "devastated, frustrated and bewildered" after Tuesday's meeting.
He said: "I make a plea to the Dean here and now - let's meet, let's talk and come up with a sensible and achievable plan that addresses all of the concerns which the Minster have, whatever they may be.
"That would then allow the sound of those glorious bells to be heard across the city again immediately."
Recruiting a new team and having them ring to "the standard the Minster expects in three months" would take a miracle "on the scale of the feeding of the five-thousand", he said.
Speaking to BBC Radio York, the dean said the ringers were currently an "autonomous organisation" which needed to be "brought back in-house".
She said: "We have been working through all our teams of staff and volunteers to make sure that things like security, health and safety and governance are in good order.
"I think everyone will acknowledge that ringing bells is something that needs to be done with particular attention to health and safety and security."
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The first episode of the new series saw the original cast back in Manchester.
It was seen by an average of 5.8 million viewers, rising to 6.1 million when those watching on ITV+1 were included.
The Sun's Andy Halls described it as a "triumphant return" and commended the show for its "brilliant scriptwriting".
He added that the show stayed true to its core formula: "Normal people - that the audience can relate to - being honest, touching and very funny."
Writing in The Daily Telegraph, Michael Hogan said: "Could the old magic be recaptured with this heavily hyped comeback? Largely, yes.
"This was witty, well-made drama - no longer as fresh or original, perhaps, but still compelling and warm."
He added: "It worked because it wasn't purely wallowing in nostalgia or trading on past glories, offering something more sobering and poignant."
The Times's James Jackson said fans who thought the show should have been left in the past would have been pleasantly surprised.
"We didn't think we wanted Cold Feet back, but perhaps we needed it. It's a comfort blanket for the middle-aged," he said
"Cold Feet 2.0 was warm, funny, confident, and, as always, cleverer than it looked."
The show's writer, Mike Bullen, was praised by The Guardian for treating the characters with care and attention in their older years.
Sam Wollaston said: "Bullen - and the cast - tackle the challenge with the same wit and warmth and humanness that they did last time out.
"It is a relief, then, that something that could have been a really bad idea isn't."
The Daily Mail said although the plot sometimes strayed "into sheer fantasy", the show was like becoming reacquainted with old friends.
"Cold Feet is a show to be enjoyed for the emotions it evokes: the overriding one was a wave of warmth at meeting old friends, people we thought we'd never see again," Christopher Stevens wrote.
But Digital Spy was less complimentary, with Jordan Paramor commenting: "Somehow the cast don't seem as great together as they were."
"As for the plot, some moments are touching, some are cliched, and it definitely feels like they've tried to cram far too much into the first one-hour show."
Cold Feet was not the most-watched programme on Monday evening - that accolade went to the first episode of Coronation Street, also on ITV, which was watched by a live audience of 6.5 million.
But more viewers tuned in to Cold Feet than both BBC One's Poldark and ITV's Victoria, which each attracted about five million people on Sunday evening.
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Ann Bird from East Preston completed 10 laps of a 28ft (8.55m) circuit in 26.93 seconds.
Australian Peter Dimmers is now the official world champion with a time of 23.12 seconds.
More than 100 people competed in the final round of the championship on Saturday in Goring-By-Sea.
Most were from East and West Sussex, but one intrepid racer, Al Wood, travelled from Cambridge to take part.
The event, hosted by Worthing HO Racing the slot car club, decided the winner of the 2014 Scalextric World Championship, following similar rounds in Singapore, Barbados and Australia.
Champion Dimmers recorded his time in Australia.
Previous UK rounds were in Devon, Moray, Kent and at the Heritage Motor Museum in Warwickshire and Maldon Motor Show in Essex.
Six competitors at a time raced against each other using the same layout, the same 1/64th scale cars and the same controllers as the other championship events.
Co-founder of the club, Andy Player is an official adjudicator for Scalextric, which is based in Margate, Kent.
Like Tiger Woods, Justin Rose and Rory McIlroy before him, Plant intends to follow the feat of finishing as leading amateur by turning professional.
But Plant, 25, will not do it until after the Walker Cup in September.
"I'm hopefully going to be picked for the Walker Cup, then I will turn pro. Then I will try for (European) Tour School after that," he said.
"There's probably a lot of discussions that need to be had with management companies regarding the business side. I'm sure they're going to start happening thick and fast. I'd like to definitely get something set in stone so that side of it is all done.
"The brand, Team Alfie, whoever I sign with, hopefully they can sort me out. But I feel like I'm something different out there. I'm quite relaxed. I don't mind having a laugh and a joke."
The Millwall fan, who keeps his favourite football club's flag in his bag, carried by his brother, may or may not go on to emulate Woods, Rose and McIlroy by winning a major one day.
But he said it will take a lot to match the elation of walking down the 18th at Birkdale on his way to signing for a three-over final-day 73 - six over for the championship.
"It sent shivers down my spine walking up the last," said Plant, who qualified for his trip to west Lancashire as European amateur champion. "It's been an amazing week.
"We started out with four of us in our house in Formby and we've ended up with 16 of us in there, on sofas and blow-up beds. I don't want to think about how much it's cost.
"And it was great having my brother on the bag. He's out there to make me laugh, make me smile, and keep my mind off things, and he did a great job of that.
One feature of Alfie Plant's golf bag was the inscription it of 'Do it for nan' to commemorate his late great-grandmother, whose funeral will take place this week.
"Nans and grandparents are always on your mind when you lose them," he said. "You think about it too much and you're going to start crying out there.
"I tried to put it to the back of my mind, as best as possible. But, every time I looked at the bag, I got a gentle reminder, and she was definitely with me this week.
"Not just today, she's been there for 72 holes. It's a sad loss and it's not going to be a nice day on Tuesday."
Plant knew on Friday that he would win the Silver Medal, assuming that he completed his final two rounds.
He was the only one of this year's five amateurs to survive the halfway cut - and to do that he had to fight back from dropping five shots over the first seven holes of his second round for a 73, making it through by two shots on four over.
Scottish international Connor Syme finished on nine over after 36 holes, Italy's Luca Cianchetti was two shots worse off and American Maverick McNealy and Hampshire's Harry Ellis, the Amateur champion, were both on 12 over.
Hal Sutton - 1981 (Sandwich)
Jose Maria Olazabal - 1985 (Sandwich)
Paul Broadhurst - 1988 (Royal Lytham)
Tiger Woods - 1996 (Royal Lytham)
Justin Rose - 1998 (Royal Birkdale)
Rory McIlroy - 2007 (Carnoustie)
Chris Wood - 2008 (Royal Birkdale)
Tom Lewis - 2011 (Sandwich)
Matthew Fitzpatrick - 2013 (Muirfield)
Artist Warren Elsmore led a team, which included volunteers, in building the 6ft 6in (2m) version of the piece known as the Berserker.
The Lego model will be on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh until 24 March.
The chessmen are thought to have been made in Scandinavia, possibly Norway, in about AD1150-1200.
The 93 figures were found buried in a sand dune near Uig on the west coast of Lewis in the 1800s.
Senators Richard Blumenthal and Edward Markey said passengers often bring extra items through the security screening process to save money.
They asked major US airlines to suspend the fees during the busy summer season.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has struggled with long queues at major airports.
"Passengers report waiting for so long in these lines that they miss flights, despite arriving at the airport hours in advance." the senators wrote in a letter to the airlines.
"Travel officials, including TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger, have expressed fears of a meltdown this summer as travel increases."
A spokeswoman representing the many of the airlines said the senators plan is a misguided attempt to re-regulate airline and would raise ticket prices.
Jean Medina of Airlines for America said the TSA should hire additional staff at the busiest airports instead.
Federal budget cuts have recently reduced the number of TSA screeners.
American and Delta airlines said they planned to loan employees to the TSA to handle low-level tasks.
The TSA was created in response to the 9/11 attacks, but the agency has been often accused of mismanagement and using inept screening procedures.
American Airlines recently complained to Congress about TSA checkpoints, saying more than 6,000 American passengers missed flights in one week because of security delays.
"The lines at TSA checkpoints nationwide have become unacceptable," said Ross Feinstein, a spokesman for American.
Many airlines introduced baggage fees in 2008 to cope with soaring fuel costs.
Despite historically low oil prices and record airline profits, the fees have not been revoked.
The guns and explosives were found in the town of Louhossoa, near Bayonne in south-west France, officials said.
However, French human rights lawyer Michel Tubiana said those arrested were activists who wanted to destroy Eta weapons and hand them to authorities.
Eta declared a ceasefire in 2011 but has refused to give up its weapons.
Mr Tubiana, honorary president of the Human Rights League of France, said he had initially intended to be with the activist group, but did not attend the meeting.
"We didn't hide, our plans were clear from the start," he told French media.
"There is a total blockage in the Eta disarmament process, a blockage which comes from the French and Spanish governments' side. Several civil society members wanted to re-launch the process, by carrying out a first destruction of weapons."
He added: "This police operation is clearly political."
Sources close to the case said those arrested were to be transferred to Paris to be questioned by anti-terror prosecutors.
French Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux said on Saturday that "nobody has the right to proclaim themselves a destroyer of arms".
He said in an earlier statement that the arrests were "the result of excellent co-operation" with Spanish authorities and "a new blow to Eta".
The Spanish government has refused to negotiate with Eta. In 2014 the group said it had put some of its weapons "beyond use" but the government dismissed the statement as "theatrical".
Eta was formed more than 50 years ago in the era of Spanish dictator General Franco to fight for an independent Basque homeland.
It killed more than 800 people over four decades of violence.
Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi admitted to leading rebel forces who destroyed historic mausoleums at the world heritage site in Mali in 2012.
Judges at the court in The Hague found he had shown "remorse and empathy" for the crime.
It is the first sentence based on cultural destruction as a war crime.
It is also the first time the court has tried a jihadist.
Al-Mahdi - described as a "religious scholar" in court documents - led rebels who used pickaxes and crowbars to destroy nine of Timbuktu's mausoleums and the centuries-old door of the city's Sidi Yahia mosque.
The court found he not only offered "logistical and moral support" for the attacks, but also took part in the physical destruction of at least five out of the 10 buildings.
However, al-Madhi had at first advised rebel leaders not to attack the shrines.
Admitting to the charges last month, al-Mahdi claimed he had been swept up in "an evil wave".
The win in both sides' final Group J qualifier takes Ethiopia to 11 points, leaving them with an outside chance of qualifying as a best runner-up.
After the visitors took a shock lead, Getaneh Kebede's first-half strike and a Saladdin Said penalty turned the tie.
The two best runners-up will join 13 group winners at the finals in Gabon.
1962 champions Ethiopia will need eight other results to go their way this weekend if they are to reach their first Nations Cup since 2013 and only their second since 1982.
Algeria, who finish their campaign against Lesotho on Sunday, had already qualified from the group, with 13 points, while Seychelles could only muster four, a point more than Lesotho.
One of the results Ethiopia needed already came in on Saturday night as Cape Verde - who needed to beat Libya to have any chance of progress - lost 1-0.
A home win would have taken Cape Verde to 12 points, so eliminating the Ethiopians, but instead the islanders' dreams were left in tatters as the visitors scored in the 89th minute.
Elsewhere, Nigeria had Kelechi Iheanacho to thank for their first official win in Group G as they beat Tanzania 1-0 thanks to the Manchester City star's long-range thunderbolt after 79 minutes.
The 2013 African champions, who have failed to qualify for the last two Nations Cups, had recorded an opening day victory over Chad only for the result to be annulled when the latter withdrew from qualifying.
The Super Eagles finish the campaign with five points from four matches, trailing group leaders - and qualifiers - Egypt by five points.
Cameroon, another side to have qualified before their final game, finished Group M unbeaten when beating The Gambia 2-0 in Limbe.
Striker Karl Toko Ekambi was the stand-out performer, winning a penalty - which Benjamin Moukandjo converted - before scoring his maiden international goal after 53 minutes and then hitting the post with a late free-kick.
The win left Cameroon with 14 points, comfortably ahead of Mauritania (8), South Africa (7) and The Gambia, who finished with two points.
In another dead rubber, Ghana ended Group H with a 1-1 draw at home to Rwanda to give the Black Stars a total of 14 points.
There were swathes of empty seats at the Accra Sports Stadium, which could be explained by Ghana having already qualified while some fans are dissatisfied with the way the country's football is being run.
"Public affection for the Black Stars is an at all time low," Ghanaian journalist Gary Al-Smith told BBC Sport.
Those who stayed away missed Samuel Tetteh giving Ghana the lead with a shot that goalkeeper Jean-Luc Ndayishimiye might not want to see again, before Muhadjiri Hakizimana equalised late on with a stunning free-kick.
In Maputo, Mozambique - who started the day bottom of Group H with four points - leapfrogged opponents Mauritius (six points) after beating them 1-0.
In Luanda meanwhile, a fearsome Gelson strike brought Angola from a goal down to register a 1-1 draw at home to fellow Group B also-rans Madagascar.
Ospreys face Cardiff Blues while Newport Gwent Dragons take on Scarlets in the Pro12.
Record try-scorer Williams says the games will be an opportunity for players to impress ahead of Wales' summer Tests against Tonga and Samoa.
"It's a shop window to get on this tour," Williams said.
"Derbies don't usually need any motivation. It seems to bring out the best in the players and I certainly used to love them and couldn't wait until I played the match.
"It's going to be exciting and the Judgement Day matches have been fantastic in the past and I don't see it being any different on the weekend."
Head coach Warren Gatland leads the British and Irish Lions in New Zealand and will be assisted by Rob Howley and Neil Jenkins while Robin McBryde will coach Wales on their summer tour.
Former Wales and Ospreys wing Williams, who retired from rugby in 2014, could himself feature at the Principality Stadium on Easter weekend.
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The 40-year-old has been included in local club Amman United's squad for their final against Caerphilly in the National Bowl competition.
"I had a bang on the jaw a couple of weeks ago in the semi-final, but I've managed to make myself available for this," Williams added.
"My priority is helping Amman get to the final. I've been coaching and helping out and played a number of games and we've been able to do that.
"All credit goes to the lads. They've had a great season, they've worked hard and it's all local lads as well that have really got themselves into this final.
"It's very little to do with me and I keep telling them that really.
"My priority is the lads winning and if they do that without me even getting on the pitch, I'll probably be even happier to be honest with you because they've thoroughly deserved it."
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Rio was our last chance to delight in the talents of sprinter Usain Bolt, swimmer Michael Phelps, cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins and heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill on the biggest sporting stage of all.
While British cyclists Laura Trott and Jason Kenny, and American decathlete Ashton Eaton, among others, are young enough to continue to carry the torch of Olympic greatness, new stars must come to the fore for Tokyo 2020.
The list is not definitive - and no-one knows what the future will hold - but here we select 10 athletes who could be the headline acts in four years' time.
With a stunning attack on the final sprint to win gold, Dibben stirred the 8,000-strong crowd during the points race at the World Championships earlier this year.
It was a performance that had team-mate Owain Doull tweeting of his tears.
The world champion - and European omnium bronze medallist - was also part of the men's team pursuit that won world silver in London in March.
But the 22-year-old Team Wiggins rider was not selected for Rio, with Mark Cavendish - who went on to win omnium silver - preferred.
The 30-year-old Manxman is unlikely to compete in Japan and with Rio also being Wiggins' Olympic farewell, Tokyo could be Dibben's time.
Rio 2016 saw Britain's 'other' divers come to prominence. Jack Laugher became the nation's most successful diver in Olympic history with gold and silver, while Dan Goodfellow ably supported Tom Daley as the pair won 10m platform synchronised bronze.
Daley is still his sport's headline act, but the 22-year-old cannot twist and tuck forever and failed to reach the 10m platform final.
Step forward Toulson, at 16 one of the youngest British athletes competing in Brazil. The teenager from Huddersfield was accustomed to winning medals in junior championships and was ranked third in the world, with partner Tonia Couch, in the women's synchronised 10m prior to the Games.
Toulson - who will soon receive her GCSE results - and Couch did not finish in the top three in Brazil, extending Britain's run without a women's Olympic diving medal to 56 years, but Tokyo could be the city where the long wait ends.
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Many a British gymnast will return home with their reputations enhanced and names in British sporting history - such as double Olympic champion Max Whitlock, 16-year-old bronze medallist Amy Tinkler and Nile Wilson, the high bar Olympic bronze medallist.
It was a record seven Olympic medals for Britain's gymnasts, but amid the celebrations, it is easy to forget those who did not win a medal.
Downie, the first British woman to win an all-around medal at a major gymnastics championships, described Rio as a "rollercoaster experience".
She fell on her neck during the qualifying stages and went on to finish 13th in the all-around, but the Nottingham athlete will only be 20 when the Olympic flame arrives in Japan and, along with Tinkler, could by then be matching the world's best somersault for somersault.
There will be no Bolt at the next Olympics to inspire and entertain. While no-one can replace the greatest track and field athlete who has ever lived, De Grasse could be the man to dominate men's sprinting once the nine-time Olympic champion says his final goodbyes to the sport.
The 21-year-old, who only took up athletics seriously four years ago, recorded personal bests in both the 100m (9.91 seconds) and 200m (19.80 seconds) in Rio. He went on to win three medals - 200m silver, 100m bronze and sprint relay bronze - to become the first Canadian since 1932 to win three medals in track and field at the same Games.
"He has a lot of talent," Bolt has said of De Grasse, who himself has made clear his intentions. "It's a dream come true for me," he said of his Rio spoils. "For next time around, I just want to upgrade those medals."
It is Adam Peaty, the Olympic champion and world record holder, who will return to Britain as the nation's swimming superstar.
But in Tokyo, he may have to share the limelight with 21-year-old team-mate Ben Proud, the man acknowledged as the fastest junior swimmer in history.
Proud set a new British record of 21.54secs in qualifying for the 50m freestyle final and went on to finish fourth - 0.19secs adrift of 35-year-old champion Anthony Ervin.
His performances in Rio have strengthened many people's belief he could become the world's fastest swimmer. They enhanced the reputation he gained two years ago in winning double Commonwealth gold - an achievement that included a stunning swim to beat South African heavyweights Roland Schoeman and Chad le Clos to the 50m butterfly title.
Fiji have dominated men's rugby sevens for decades and it was the Pacific islanders who beat Britain emphatically in the final to become Olympic champions.
But semi-finalists Japan played their part in the sport's successful Olympic debut, rocking the old order by beating New Zealand in sevens for the first time in 17 attempts and rekindling memories of the Brave Blossoms' sensational victory over South Africa at last year's Rugby World Cup.
Described as an "outstanding team" by Britain's coach Simon Amor, Japan's magnificent seven would also have drawn with Britain but for a missed late conversion by Lomano Lemeki.
Such was the impact of their success, Japan's players were told to turn off their phones because of the number of supportive messages they were receiving from home.
Japan will host the next World Cup in 2019 and, with the Olympics in Tokyo the following year, both formats of the game could grow significantly in the country.
"This is for the entire nation," said Dina Asher-Smith after winning sprint relay bronze, Britain's first medal in the event since Los Angeles 1984.
Britain's fastest woman will end her first Olympics with a medal and an individual fifth-place finish in the 200m. For a 20-year-old who combines athletics with studying for a history degree, that is no small feat.
Four years ago, Asher-Smith was a kit carrier at London 2012 and since then has gone on to become the first British woman to win the European 200m title, plus the British record holder over 100m and 200m and, in finishing fifth at last year's World Championships, the fastest teenager ever over 200m.
She is almost certain to create more history over the next four years and, who knows, could become the first British female to win Olympic medals over 100m and 200m since Dorothy Hyman in 1960.
Tokyo 2020 could be the Games where Kanak Jha - the first American born in the 2000s to qualify for Rio - will come of age.
The 16-year-old has been described as a table tennis prodigy. Even though he failed to progress in Rio, the youngest male player to compete in his sport at an Olympics has potential.
"When he was six or seven years old, he just had that knack," his father Arun has said. As a junior, this Californian son of Indian parents reached the national semi-finals of the men's senior tournament.
Can he help break China's hegemony over the sport? They have won 28 of the 32 gold medals since table tennis made its Olympic debut in 1988 so it is a tall order, but any teenager who moves from the US to Sweden to hone his skills is clearly planning for a big future.
It might seem strange to name a five-time Olympic champion as a potential headline-maker, but for Missy Franklin, Tokyo could be the Games where her star is reborn.
The American cleaned up in the pool in London 2012 when she was just 17, winning five medals - four of them golds. Yet she did not advance to the final in either of her individual events in Rio - although she did win relay gold.
She appears not to have regained form or confidence following a back injury in 2014 and was upstaged in Rio by Katie Ledecky, her country's new darling in the pool. Franklin described her performances in Brazil as heart-breaking, but could she become Phelps-like again in Tokyo? It will be interesting to find out.
Japan has grown accustomed to dominating men's gymnastics, with Kohei Uchimura, the two-time all-around Olympic champion, their superstar.
The 27-year-old is a great of his sport, winning 10 world titles as well as three Olympic golds, but whether he can still dominate in four years' time and win a record third consecutive all-around gold is open to question.
The man who could be the heir to Uchimura's throne is 19-year-old Shiral. In 2013, aged 17, he mesmerised on the floor to become world champion on that apparatus and retained his title in 2015.
He surprisingly failed to shine on the floor in Rio, with Britain's Whitlock claiming gold, but that should not rule him out of potentially vying for Olympic titles on home soil. He did, after all, win team gold and vault bronze in Brazil.
The Commons Members Estimate Committee has approved an annual budget of £25,000 to help MPs with mental health problems access treatment.
It is hard for MPs to access mental health services in their constituencies because of "their profile in the community", the committee said.
The arrangement was not "preferential treatment", Labour MP Kevan Jones said.
Mr Jones, the MP for North Durham, said: "It's not easy for MPs to go to their own GP to talk about issues such as depression or anxiety. I welcome this decision from the Members Estimate Committee to help remedy this situation.
"This is not about preferential treatment. It's about giving MPs the opportunity to find solutions here in Westminster and have access to the types of services available to their constituents."
The committee said MPs were "often unwilling" to seek treatment in their constituencies because of "their frequent contact with local healthcare commissioners".
Under the plans, doctors will be contracted to work at the House of Commons.
In a Commons debate in June 2012 on mental health, Mr Jones told MPs he had suffered from "quite a deep depression related to work issues" in 1996.
He said he had "thought very long and hard" about whether to speak publicly about the matter.
"Like a lot of men, you try and deal with it yourself. You don't talk to people. I just hope you realise, Mr Speaker, what I'm saying is very difficult right now."
Another MP taking part in the debate, the Conservatives' Charles Walker, said he was a "practising fruitcake" as he described how he had lived with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder for more than 30 years.
The pair earned praise from charities for their "historic" speeches.
Spokesman for the committee and Lib Dem MP John Thurso said: "All conscientious employers want to help those with mental health issues and often assistance in accessing help is the first vital step.
"Being an MP is a privilege but brings particular stresses as we heard in the debate in June. It is therefore appropriate for us to take this initiative to assist members to access the help they need."
In a separate development, a Private Member's Bill that will end a ban on people who have had serious mental health problems being MPs completed its passage through Parliament on Monday.
Currently, MPs detained under the Mental Health Act for more than six months are stripped of their seat.
Tory MP Gavin Barwell, whose Mental Health (Discrimination) Bill won government backing, told the Commons in September 2012: "The current law is both discriminatory and an ass."
He said: "My bill's purpose is very simple: to tackle the last legal form of discrimination in our society. To our shame the law of the land still discriminates against those with a mental health condition.
"An MP or a company director can be removed from their job because of mental ill health even if they go on to make a full recovery."
The legislation will now go for royal assent, and the provisions relating to MPs will come into force within two months.
This is not the first time Qatar's neighbours have expressed their displeasure over its individualist foreign policy - diplomatic relations were severed for nine months in 2014.
Tensions have arisen from Qatar's support for the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood; its close relationship with groups such as the Taliban and certain al-Qaeda affiliates; and its relationship with Iran, which has most recently led to allegations from Saudi Arabia that the state-funded broadcaster Al Jazeera is supporting Houthi rebels in Yemen fighting government forces backed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Doha has strongly denied Riyadh's accusations, and said it has taken more robust counter-terrorism measures than some of its neighbours.
Yet this latest row is shining a particular light on the role Qatar plays with its immense wealth.
In April, it reportedly paid a ransom of as much as $1bn (£790m) to a former al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria and to Iranian security officials as part of a deal that resulted in the release of 26 royal family members reportedly kidnapped by Iranian-backed Iraqi Shia militiamen and of dozens of Shia fighters captured by jihadists in Syria.
Thus it is Qatar's alleged continued funding of radical ideology and extremism that is seemingly the cause of concern this time.
Since 9/11, the United States-led global effort to disrupt terrorist financing has been relentless. Domestic laws and United Nations Security Council Resolutions have been passed; entities and individuals have been subject to national and UN sanctions; and suspected conduits for terrorist funding, such as remittance companies and charities, have been shut down.
But despite all this, the commitment of some key nations, including Qatar, has been repeatedly questioned.
In 2014, then-US Treasury Under-Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen noted: "Qatar, a long-time US ally, has for many years openly financed Hamas, a group that continues to undermine regional stability. Press reports indicate that the Qatari government is also supporting extremist groups operating in Syria."
He also drew attention to the "permissive" environment in Qatar that allowed fundraisers to solicit donations for extremist groups such as al-Qaeda and so-called Islamic State.
In 2016, Mr Cohen's replacement at the US treasury department, Adam Szubin, noted that despite showing willingness to take enforcement action against terrorist financiers, Qatar had "a way to go" and lacked "the necessary political will and capacity to effectively enforce their counter-terrorism finance laws against all terrorist financing threats".
In response to these failings, the US has sanctioned several Qatari citizens for financing terrorism.
Yet despite leading the opposition to Qatar's financial activities - and no doubt emboldened by the recent visit to Riyadh by US President Donald Trump - Saudi Arabia has not escaped similar criticism.
Fifteen of the 19 aircraft hijackers on 9/11 were Saudi citizens; diplomatic cables from 2009 published by Wikileaks reflect regular US frustration at the difficulty of persuading the Saudi government to treat terrorist financing donors as a strategic priority; and the country has used its considerable hydrocarbon wealth to propagate its fundamentalist Wahhabi strain of Islam via schools and mosques around the world which have been accused by some of being a source of extremism.
Although a small number of individuals and entities in Saudi Arabia are alleged to have financed terrorism, the country is seemingly on much more supportive ground than Qatar, and is recognised for its efforts.
Indeed, during President Trump's visit, the US and Saudi governments announced the inauguration of a jointly-led regional Terrorist Financing Targeting Centre to counter new and evolving threats from terrorist financing, perhaps reflecting the extent to which Saudi Arabia has, in Washington's view, moved from being a terrorist financing problem to a key part of the solution in the Gulf region.
Yet this apparent commitment by Saudi Arabia to tackle terrorist financing may not be enough.
Although the direct financing of terrorist groups has unsurprisingly been the primary focus of policymakers and security authorities, more recently attention has expanded to include those who fund organisations and individuals who promote radical or extremist ideologies.
Speaking in December 2015 during a House of Commons debate on extending UK bombing of so-called Islamic State from Iraq into Syria, then-Prime Minister David Cameron committed to "establish a comprehensive review to root out any remaining funding of extremism within the UK... [examining] the nature, scale and origin of the funding of Islamist extremist activity in the UK, including any overseas sources".
Recent media reports suggest that, whilst completed, this review is unlikely to be made public.
Which brings us back to the current state of Gulf affairs.
The suggestions are that, as before, this crisis will quickly pass. But the increased focus this spat has brought to the financing of terrorism and extremist ideology will endure and, however unreasonable it believes this to be, Doha can expect to remain the centre of intense suspicion.
Tom Keatinge is director of the Centre for Financial Crime & Security Studies at the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi). Follow him on Twitter
Mr Lamont has been selected as the Tory candidate to take on the SNP's Calum Kerr in Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, Scotland's most marginal seat.
He announced he will quit as the MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire on 4 May, triggering a by-election.
Holyrood's presiding officer will set a date for that vote in due course, but it could also potentially be on 8 June.
The UK goes to the polls that day in a snap general election.
Mr Lamont has been an MSP since 2007, and currently serves as the chief whip and parliamentary business manager for the Scottish Conservatives.
He has contested the Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk seat on three occasions already, having lost to Mr Kerr by 328 votes in 2015, with both men beating the sitting MP, former Scottish Secretary Michael Moore, into third place after a recount.
The MSP said the election was "one of the most important general elections Scotland has ever had".
He said: "In the Borders, it will be straight fight between myself and the SNP. I have decided to stand down as an MSP to allow me to focus all of my energy on this important contest and to ensure that the electorate have a clear choice between the two contenders.
"I've taken this decision because I believe that I am best placed to help increase the number of Scottish Conservative and Unionist MPs at Westminster so we can stop the SNP bandwagon in its tracks. With this decision, no one can doubt my commitment to representing the Borders to the best of my ability."
Mr Kerr said he welcomed the opportunity to "make a renewed case for representing the region I'm proud to call home".
He said: "Since I was elected, I have fought first and foremost for the issues that matter most to my constituents.
"On the front bench at Westminster and in our local communities, I have stood up for the interests of the rural economy, taken forward the pressing issue of digital connectivity and worked with people of all parties, and none, on issues that matter to the Borders.
"I cannot overstate how much of an honour it has been to represent the people of Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk over the past two years."
The Lib Dems meanwhile have selected Catriona Bhatia, currently deputy leader of Scottish Borders Council, as their candidate for the seat, which was held by the party for more than 50 years.
She said: "Having grown up in the area, it is an honour to be selected to be the local candidate.
"The Borders has a strong Liberal tradition, and I have already been speaking to many voters who are keen to come back to support the Lib Dems this time as they are fed up with the politics of division which is being promoted by the Tories and the SNP.
Three more MSP have so far confirmed they will stand in the Westminster election, all Conservative colleagues of Mr Lamont - Douglas Ross, Ross Thomson and Miles Briggs.
None have yet indicated they will quit and as all three men are list MSPs none would, in any case, trigger a by-election.
The papers from 1979 show Edna Healey, wife of Sir Geoffrey's predecessor, warned of the "antediluvian" room at Number 11 Downing Street.
Three calls were made to "nag" Mrs Thatcher to approve the refurbishment.
Replies from a private secretary suggest the PM may have been reluctant to become involved amid spending cuts.
The exchanges are revealed in the late chancellor's secret papers in the National Archives from 1979-1983.
They show his predecessor Denis Healey was the first person to contact Sir Geoffrey after he was appointed after the Conservative landslide general election win.
But the new chancellor was said to be even more surprised to hear Mr Healey was passing on a message from his wife, Edna, to Sir Geoffrey's wife, Elspeth, warning her not to move into the flat at Number 11 unless the kitchen was updated.
An estimate for the work was submitted but it took three calls by Treasury officials over a three month period to elicit a reply from Mrs Thatcher's staff.
In his reply, one of Mrs Thatcher's private secretaries, Colin Paterson, wrote: "I am very sorry that this has been so long outstanding. I was under the impression that the prime minister had had a word with the chancellor.
"If not, I am sure that she would wish to leave this to the chancellor's discretion, keeping in mind how sensitive expenditure of this kind can be."
Another document in the National Archives outlines radical plans to end universal free healthcare.
The document stamped "secret" was called, in keeping with films and books of that era, "The Omega Project".
Civil servants noted that "for the majority it would represent the abolition of the NHS".
But in spite of what was described as the nearest thing to a Cabinet riot in the history of the Thatcher administration, the prime minister secretly pressed ahead with the plans - before later backing down.
Carr, who plays forensic examiner Clarissa Mullery, was with her personal assistant when the assault happened near London's Euston station.
A man has been detained under the Mental Health Act, police said.
"Thanks to everyone who has sent their love and good wishes following last week's stabbing," Carr said.
"Just to reassure you that whilst it was very frightening at the time, I came out of it relatively unscathed and was even back home later that night.
"Looking forward to returning to filming on Silent Witness next week where thankfully all the violence is fake!"
The 45-year-old, who uses a wheelchair, suffered minor cuts. Both women were taken to hospital and later discharged.
She also tweeted: "I want to say an extra thank you to the amazing paramedics, ambulance crew & A&E staff #SaveTheNHS."
The incident happened on 10 August. A Scotland Yard spokesperson said: "A man - aged in his 20s - was arrested at the scene on suspicion of GBH.
"He was taken into custody at a north London police station. He was subsequently detained under the Mental Health Act."
Carr, also a comedian whose recent work includes Assisted Suicide: The Musical, has been using a wheelchair since she was seven.
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Two days after the attack, her Silent Witness co-star Emilia Fox described Carr on Twitter as "one of the most phenomenal women alive, thank goodness!".
Carr replied by thanking Fox for "all the love today and always".
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Mr Mukherjee, a veteran of the ruling Congress Party, was elected by members of the national and state parliaments.
The position is largely ceremonial but he could help determine who forms the next government after elections in 2014 if there is no clear winner.
Mr Mukherjee's term runs for five years. He replaces Pratibha Patil, who was India's first woman president.
The veteran Congress party leader Pranab Mukherjee was born in 1935 in West Bengal.
He was a teacher, a journalist and a lawyer before being elected in 1969 to the upper house of parliament. He has served as finance, foreign and defence minister, and has held other influential positions in the government.
He fell out with the Congress leaders in 1986 and started his own party, but returned to the party fold two years later. He has served on the boards of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
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He defeated Purno Sangma, a former speaker of the lower house of parliament who had the backing of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party.
The BBC's Asia analyst Jill McGivering describes Mr Mukherjee as a grand old man of the Congress Party, a smart operator with political savvy who knows how to forge alliances.
The 2014 elections are not expected to produce a clear result. In that case, the president could play a decisive role.
Correspondents say Mr Mukherjee's victory will come as a big boost to the Congress Party, which has been under pressure over a series of corruption scandals and a slowdown in the Indian economy.
Mr Mukherjee has headed several top government ministries during his career, including the foreign, home, defence and trade ministries.
Atkinson, 22, played seven games for the Cumbrians at the tail end of the 2014-15 season before his release at the end of the term.
The Shildon-born player helped Boro to the Under-21 Premier League Second Division title last season.
"David comes from a good background," manager Keith Curle said.
He told the club website: "He's at an age where he needs to be playing games and developing his own football profile.
Meanwhile fellow defender Nathan Buddle has also agreed a short-term deal "in principle" to be completed once the squad returns for pre-season.
Launching its campaign, he said Labour must stand up against cuts to services and show a different way of running the country "for the good of all".
He criticised the government's record on housing, benefit cuts and low pay and plans for more academy schools.
The 5 May elections are the first UK-wide ballot box test for Mr Corbyn since his election last September.
As well as the local authority elections in England, polls are also being held for the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish administrations as well as to elect a London mayor and police and crime commissioners in England and Wales.
Labour made big gains at the expense of the Conservatives and Lib Dems the last time these seats on 124 councils in England were contested in 2012.
Mr Corbyn will be hoping to hang on to those gains and make progress in the south of England and the Midlands - areas where Labour did poorly in last year's general election - to silence internal criticism of the party's electability under his leadership.
In a speech in Labour-controlled Harlow, Mr Corbyn said he was the first Labour leader for 80 years who had served as a councillor and had personal experience of the role they played.
Accusing Conservative town halls of stripping out services and turning many areas into "cultural deserts", he said a Labour council was "the best protection" against an "onslaught" of cuts.
A visit to Bristol had shown him people being "socially cleansed out of a community they have lived in for many, many years" due to rising rents, with the same happening in cities across the country, he said.
Labour councils, Mr Corbyn said, were "standing up" for residents by introducing a "genuine living wage" for town hall staff and insisting it is matched by council contractors.
"Even in the toughest of times it is Labour councils that are making better choices."
He praised Labour town halls' record on building council housing but argued more needs to be done across the country to increase the supply of affordable homes.
He urged activists to take Labour's message to "every doorstep" in the country.
"Let May 5 be the turning point when Labour grew, Labour got support and Labour showed there is a different, much better way of running this country for the good of all not just for the benefit of the very few wealthy people who have had it easy for too long."
In the speech, he also urged the government to "act now to save the steel industry" by bringing forward £35bn of infrastructure projects using British steel.
"This industry is too important to our manufacturing economy and our security to fail," he said.
"This government's ideological allergy to public ownership is stopping it taking the steps needed to save steel."
The Conservatives hit back at Mr Corbyn's attack on their housing policies, saying the government had doubled the housing budget with the number of new homes up by 25% in the past year.
Housing Minister Brandon Lewis said: 'The Labour Party left the lowest level of housebuilding since the 1920s and has opposed every measure this government has taken to boost ownership and supply."
The 25-year-old spent a week in St Mary's Hospital, London after his clash of heads with Chelsea's Gary Cahill.
Both Hull and his former club Tottenham wore training shirts with printed wishes of support for Mason.
No timeframe has been placed on a return to action and Mason added: "I will be taking each day as it comes."
Hull supporters had a minute's applause for Mason in the 25th minute of their League Cup semi-final with Manchester United last week, a reference to his squad number at the club.
At Tottenham's FA Cup match with Wycombe at White Hart Lane, Spurs fans sang that academy graduate Mason was "one of our own".
"It has been an emotional rollercoaster and I feel I am lucky to be alive, but I'm happy to say that I'm now at home resting and recovering," Mason's statement said.
"I would like to thank everyone for the overwhelming support that has been shown to both me and my entire family."
Police are reported to be guarding the village of Hpakant in Kachin state, after failing to stop Buddhist villagers setting the mosque ablaze.
Last week, a group of men destroyed a mosque in central Myanmar in a dispute over its construction.
The UN has warned the government led by Nobel Peace Prize Aung San Suu Kyi to crack down on religious violence.
The latest attack took place on Friday, when a group of villagers stormed the mosque and set it on fire.
Reports said they attacked police officers guarding it, and stopped the fire brigade from reaching the site.
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"The problem started because the mosque was built near a (Buddhist) pagoda. The Muslim people refused to destroy the building when the Buddhists discovered it," Moe Lwin, a local police officer, told the AFP news agency.
The situation had now calmed he said, adding that no arrests had been made.
In a similar incident in central Bago state last week, the Muslim community was forced to seek refuge in a neighbouring town, after their mosque was burnt down and a Muslim man was beaten up. It happened in a village called Thayel Tha Mein.
Local media reported that more than one building was burnt down in the attack, which has been blamed on a group of more than 200 Buddhists.
Police were deployed to the village to protect the Muslim community there.
There have been religious and ethnic tensions in Myanmar since 2012, when waves of deadly violence between Buddhists and Muslims, largely thought to be Rohingya Muslims, engulfed parts of the western Rakhine state.
Yanghee Lee, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar, said she was concerned by reports that the government would not investigate last week's attack on the mosque.
"This is precisely the wrong signal to send. The government must demonstrate that instigating and committing violence against ethnic or religious minorities has no place in Myanmar," she said at the end of a 12-day visit to the country.
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Robin Hollyson, 31, from Luton, was sentenced to 24 years in prison last year, at Bristol Crown Court.
The trial heard he was filmed abusing a baby as part of a gang of seven paedophiles, who streamed some attacks on children over the internet.
He killed himself in his cell after he was taken off suicide watch at Horfield prison in Bristol, the BBC understands.
Last year's trial heard the gang raped and assaulted a baby, a toddler and a young child, between 2013 and 2014.
Other members of the gang were from Manchester, Hampshire, Somerset, Wiltshire, East Sussex and East Yorkshire.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice said Hollyson, who had changed his name to James King, had been found unresponsive in his cell last Friday.
"Prison staff attempted CPR and paramedics attended, but he died in hospital on Sunday," he added.
"As with all deaths in custody, the independent Prisons and Probation Ombudsman will conduct an investigation."
The rising was a republican rebellion that lasted from 24 April (Easter Monday) to 30 April 1916.
A series of events in Belfast to mark next year's centenary were announced on Monday.
Organisers have said they hope unionists as well as republicans will take part.
Tom Hartley, one of the organisers and a former Sinn Féin mayor of Belfast, acknowledged some unionists may not want to commemorate an event that effectively paved the way for Irish independence, but he said others appreciated the rising's significance in what was such an important historical period for everyone on the island.
"What I find inside loyalist communities is there are many, many people who are already engaging in history and hopefully we can create a template where we can deal with what I call the combustible period of Irish history in a way that allows engagement and discourse," he said.
"There will be some who will engage, others who won't. But we do think it is important for us from early on in this process to say 'look, we want this to be a period of hospitality, of bringing people in and getting other people's views and dealing with difficult views of 1916'. We have no difficulty with that."
Next year will mark two major centenaries in Irish history.
While the 1916 Rising in Dublin is a seminal moment in republican history, the sacrifice made by Irish soldiers, both Protestant and Catholic, at the Battle of the Somme in the First World War is extremely important in the unionist narrative.
Mr Hartley was the main speaker as the programme of events to mark the rising in Belfast was unveiled in the city hall.
Parades, re-enactments, lectures, exhibitions, cycle tours and a commemorative walking trail are all planned for next year.
There will be a weekend of events focusing on the contribution of Winifred Carney, the County Down-born suffragette, socialist and trade unionist who acted as secretary to one of the Rising's leaders, James Connolly.
One of Ms Carney's relatives, Desmond Cassidy, attended the launch event in City Hall.
"It's the greatest thing that has come to pass in the family that this is all happening for Winifred at the moment," he said.
"The more people that get to know about her, the more pleased the family are going to be.
"I look around the city hall and I think to myself if Winifred was still alive and seeing what was happening here in the city hall she would be well pleased."
In a statement, a spokesperson for the Progressive Unionist Party said: "As unionists and loyalists we don't think people will want to participate in any celebration events, however it is a matter for the individual to decide.
"The unionist and loyalist community will have their eyes firmly focused on remembering those who sacrificed their lives on the battlefields of France that very same year.
"On the other hand there will be those who want to gain a better understanding of the conflict and British and Irish history and that will be a personal choice for the individual."
On his first trip to Pakistan since becoming UK prime minister, he said he wanted to foster mutual trust.
Last year he provoked anger when he accused elements in Pakistan of promoting the "export of terror".
On Tuesday, he pledged to create a "new era" and to "clear up the misunderstandings of the past".
At a news conference with the Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Mr Cameron said he believed the Pakistani government was committed to fighting terrorism within its borders but said it was "not unhelpful" to urge its ally to do everything it could to tackle the threat.
"What you see in Pakistan today is a huge fight taking place by the government against terrorism and Pakistan has lost many, many people in that fight," he said.
After taking part in the first meeting of the UK-Pakistan National Security Dialogue - a civilian and military counter-terrorism forum - Mr Cameron said there would be increased co-operation at the "sharp end" to disrupt the work of terrorist groups.
"We have no higher shared priority than tackling terrorism together," he added.
"That means challenging the extremist ideology that fuels it and ensuring effective operational co-operation between our police and intelligence agencies."
He was criticised last year for claiming that Pakistan "looked both ways" when it came to the issue.
On Tuesday he said: "Let us make this the start of a new era in the relations between our countries, our governments and our peoples. Let us clear up the misunderstandings of the past, work through the tensions of the present and look together to the opportunities of the future.
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"A Pakistan that is safe for its citizens, free from the threat of terror on your doorstep and in your neighbourhood, a Britain working alongside you for our mutual benefit."
The BBC's deputy political editor, James Landale said Mr Cameron was offering to share the UK's expertise in fighting roadside bombs at a new centre being established in Pakistan.
The site, near Peshawar in the north-west of the country, will provide training in detection and forensic investigation of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) as well as bomb disposal.
British officials have played down fears of links between the Pakistani security services and the Taliban, James Landale added, insisting they were no longer providing support to the insurgency in Afghanistan and were committed to defeating them both in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Mr Cameron is being accompanied on his trip by the head of the armed forces, General Sir David Richards head of MI6, Sir John Sawers.
The prime minister, who earlier visited a school and Pakistan's national mosque, also pledged £650m of additional aid for Pakistan's schools system.
He said the four-year package of support would help an extra four million children go to primary schools, train an extra 90,000 teachers and provide six million text books.
He defended the initiative, at a time when spending on public services including education is being cut in the UK, as an "investment for Britain".
"I would struggle to find a country that is more in Britain's interests to see progress and succeed than Pakistan," he added. "If Pakistan is a success, we will have a good friend to trade with and deal with in the future.
"If we fail, we will have all the problems of migration and extremism that we don't want to see. It is in our interests that Pakistan succeeds."
But he warned that Pakistan must do more to provide for their own public services, including tax reform and making the rich pay more.
Mr Gilani said illiteracy was at the "root cause" of extremism, adding that Pakistan had paid a "heavy price" for its fight against terrorism - losing 30,000 people to domestic attacks.
More broadly, Mr Cameron said there was no question about the strength of UK-Pakistan links.
"Britain's friendship with Pakistan is unbreakable," he said. "From the grassroots links between our peoples, with [the] one million-strong Pakistan diaspora in the UK and 1.4 million journeys between Pakistan and the UK every single year."
The two leaders also agreed to seek to double bilateral trade to £2.5bn by 2025.
Jean Galligan, 82, from Dumfries, died when her car caught fire after it was involved in a collision with a Vauxhall Zafira on 14 May.
Police Scotland said Mrs Galligan was driving a red Daihatsu which was burnt out as a result of the accident on the A76 at Holywood.
Neither the driver nor the front seat passenger in the Zafira were injured.
It comes as First Minister Alex Salmond urged operators Ineos to "fire up the plant and do it now".
Ineos has asked the Unite union to make a commitment to call no further industrial action this year.
Unite said it would agree, but on the condition that Ineos would not impose cuts planned for the same period.
Management and unions failed to reach a deal on Friday which could see operations restart.
The plant was shut down last week as a result of the dispute, which came close to industrial action by the union.
Speaking on the BBC's Sunday Politics Scotland programme, Mr Salmond said: "I think Unite should give a no strike - without strings - guarantee.
"Once that is done Ineos should fire up the plant and then the various discussions, negotiations, consultations on terms and conditions, should take place against the background of a working plant, not a plant that is lying cold."
He added: "Let's get the plant up and running so that everybody has a vested interest in coming to terms in a plant that is working, as opposed to this current situation, which is wholly dangerous for the workforce and the Scottish economy, of a plant that is lying cold."
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Pat Rafferty, Unite's Scottish secretary, said: "Rather than demonstrating, workers want to be working to make sure that Grangemouth has a successful future. Instead their livelihoods are being thrown into turmoil because of Ineos' irresponsibility which risks the future of the site.
"Anger is growing among workers and the company now risks destroying good Scottish jobs and a powerhouse of the Scottish economy."
He added: "Once again I call on Ineos to drop the cynical blackmail, start the plant up and talk seriously about securing a future for Grangemouth."
Unite has published a strongly-worded advert in a number of Scottish Sunday newspapers titled: "A message to the people of Scotland".
It described Grangemouth as the "powerhouse" of Scotland's economy and urged management to open the plant.
The advert said: "This climate of fear has been created to try to force working men and women into signing away their rights and the pensions which they have saved all their working lives.
"This is a company out of control. This is holding Scotland to ransom."
The advert asked people to support the workforce and contact MPs and MSPs.
Ineos said the dispute had cost it £20m on top of monthly losses of £10m. The company has warned that the plant would close in 2017 without fresh investment and changes to workers' terms and conditions.
It has put forward a survival plan for the site and asked workers to back changes to their contracts and conditions as part of the proposals by 18:00 on Monday ahead of a shareholders meeting on Tuesday.
In an interview with the Sunday Times, Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe said the fate of the Grangemouth site rested with the workforce.
He said: "This is not a bluff. The clock is ticking, Grangemouth could have a future but that is absolutely in the hands of the workers."
Gordon Grant, Ineos site manager at Grangemouth, said: "We have to address the facts and the facts are that we need the survival plan to have a long-term future, a very, very good long-term future for Grangemouth, and for Scotland.
"That's what we are putting forward and that's what we are asking our employees to support."
The dispute that led to a vote for strike action had centred on the company's treatment of union official Stephen Deans.
Hull are 17th in the Premier League, a place and two-points above the Swans with six games still to play.
Ricketts says Hull's momentum began they day they beat Swansea in March, who have since slumped
"Up until then, since [manager] Paul Clement came in, they were fantastic," Ricketts told BBC Wales Sport.
He continued: "I thought Swansea were going to stay up. I went to the Hull v Swansea game thinking Swansea, who had just had a fantastic win over Burnley, just needed to come up to Hull and not lose and they would have been safe.
"But Hull won that game and from then, they have been winning and have the momentum. They have a two point advantage at the minute so I am afraid to say, with my Swansea hat on, I think Hull are favourites at the moment to stay up."
After an initial upturn in form when Paul Clement replaced Bob Bradley at the turn of the year, Swansea are without a win in their last five Premier League games and struggling for form.
"Ultimately I think this has been coming for two years, ever since Garry Monk had that fantastic year where Swansea over-achieved and had their highest finish ever in Premier League," Ricketts added.
"I don't think the club took on from that, progressed and invested in new players and really tried to strive and push forward.
"No-one wants to see it happen, but if they do go down, re-form and come back a stronger side then it's not the end of the world.
"But ideally you stay up and Paul Clement can do that [re-build] anyway in the summer."
In November 2013, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) hired nurses from Greece, Spain and Portugal to reduce spending on agency staff.
It followed criticism of the trust over its staffing levels.
Bosses said they would now look at recruiting from other areas of Europe and do more to promote the county.
To date, about a third of the 99 foreign nurses brought in have left.
ULHT's Garry Marsh, who was involved in the recruitment process, said he was disappointed.
However, he said: "The important thing is we have met with those nurses and fully understand why they are leaving.
"It's not about the quality of their working experience - it's about the locality of the hospitals."
Mr Marsh said most of the nurses who left worked in Boston and wanted to move closer to airports so they could visit their families more often.
The trust, which is responsible for hospitals in Boston, Lincoln and Grantham, said it was now considering recruiting staff from Eastern Europe, particularly in Boston, where there are a significant number of people from Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.
It said the move would provide benefits for patients as well as helping nurses integrate better.
It is also looking to recruit more staff from local universities and to do more to promote the county as a place to live and work.
Republican Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed a revised version of his religious objections bill that he hopes addresses these concerns.
The amendments mean his state's law more closely mirrors what Bill Clinton signed into federal law in 1993.
Indiana also approved law changes which were signed off by its governor.
The Indiana amendment prohibits businesses from using the law as a legal defence if they refuse to provide services to gays and lesbians, or other groups.
The change does not apply to churches, religious schools, or non-profit religious organisations.
It also prohibits discrimination based on race, colour, ancestry, religion, age, disability, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and military service.
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Neither the Indiana nor Arkansas law - so-called Religious Freedom Restoration Acts - had specifically mentioned gays and lesbians.
But opponents of the original laws said the language contained could offer a legal defence to businesses with religious objections to same-sex marriage - for example, caterers, florists or photographers that refused to offer services to same-sex couples.
The federal law of 1993 was designed to protect infringements by the government on individuals, particularly in relation to Native Americans who were being fired for smoking peyote, which was encouraged by the Native American Church.
It does not allow businesses to use the law as a way to discriminate.
"This mirrors the federal law," Mr Hutchinson said at the signing ceremony, broadcast on cable television. "That was the objective. We did that."
The spotlight of criticism came to Indiana at an unwelcome time. The state is preparing to play host to the nation's college basketball championships in coming days.
The controversy has gripped the US political debate as the number of states that allow same-sex marriage has steadily increased. The US Supreme Court is expected to rule this summer in a case that could make gay marriage legal across the United States.
Indiana lawmakers and business leaders, some of whom had originally spoken out against the law, stressed their state's history of hospitality and inclusiveness.
House Speaker Brian Bosma offered a personal apology to Greg Louganis, the gold-medal winning diver, who had told him he felt hurt by the law.
The House chamber was packed with lawmakers, members of the news media and local business leaders.
One gay rights activist told us after the news conference ended that the state still needs to do more to protect the rights of gay, lesbian and transgender people.
The gathering, which will take place in Pyongyang from 6 May, will be only the seventh in the party's history and the first under leader Kim Jong-un.
It will be closely watched for signs of major policy shifts, movement among senior officials or comment on North Korea's nuclear programme.
It comes as North Korea is believed to be preparing a fifth nuclear test.
North Korea has often timed its controversial tests to coincide with big political occasions.
Its fourth test, in January, was followed by the launch of a satellite.
Both were violations of existing sanctions and resulted in the UN imposing further measures limiting trade and contact with the North.
The last North Korean congress was in October 1980, before the current leader Mr Kim was born.
It lasted four days and among other issues saw Kim Jong-il formally named as the intended successor to then leader Kim Il-sung.
Expectation has been growing for months that the leadership was about to announce the seventh congress.
The statement from North Korea's KCNA news agency on Wednesday gave no details of the event, and did not specify how long it would last.
But it is widely expected that Mr Kim will use the gathering to both reinforce his role as Supreme Leader and to push his agenda of economic development coupled with nuclear progress.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Tuesday that the North had finished preparations for its fifth nuclear test and could carry it out it any time.
It would be the latest show of defiance to the international community in recent weeks, which have seen a series of missile launches.
The North also claimed last week to have used "cold launch" technology to fire a missile from a submarine, while South Korean officials say it also appears to be preparing another test launch of its medium-range Musudan ballistic missile.
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The 35-year-old has 113 caps, one behind Leonard, who retired in 2004.
The game at Twickenham Stoop (19:30 GMT) is the first in a series, with New Zealand, Canada and Ireland to follow.
"When I got my first cap, I never imagined I would go on to get so many," Worcester player Clark told BBC Sport.
Clark, who was appointed MBE for services to rugby in 2015, is also two behind Scotland women's world-record holder Donna Kennedy.
"Getting my 100th cap was special and I imagine it will feel like that," said Clark. "I just want to get through the warm-up and make sure I am in one piece."
Clark said she aspired to be a stalwart of the team like Leonard had been, adding: "I've looked up to him for a long time."
England will be without key centre Emily Scarratt for the game after the 26-year-old Lichfield player was ruled out with concussion, while Bristol's Amber Reed will miss the series with an ankle injury.
Clark, who made her debut in 2003, has seen the women's game develop over the past few years, helped by England winning the 2014 World Cup.
"Each year the level of fitness improves, training sessions and the demands on your body are harder," she said.
"Thanks to the help of the physios and the strength and conditioning team, I think I am in better shape than probably 10 years ago. The body has hardened and the injuries are healed and the mind is raring."
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Here we assess three of the toughest issues on the EU's agenda: migration, Brexit and jobs.
In his State of the Union speech last month, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker lamented the EU's current "existential crisis".
He warned that weak European "solidarity" was allowing the agenda to be set by anti-EU populists, scornful of liberal democracy.
To inspire young people, he said, the EU should launch a European Solidarity Corps by the end of this year. Young volunteers would be able to help in emergencies, including the refugee pressure points.
A stark illustration of Europe's lack of solidarity is an emergency scheme launched in 2015 to relocate 160,000 refugees.
The Visegrad Group (Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia) opposes the policy, which applies only to Syrians and Eritreans with legitimate asylum claims.
As of 13 October, only 4,716 had been relocated from Greece - far below the target of 66,400. Out of a target of 39,600 to be relocated from Italy, only 1,316 had been moved. More than 144,000 migrants have arrived in Italy this year alone.
Resources in both countries are severely stretched, as most of the overcrowded migrant boats arrive there.
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said he would be "very tough" towards EU countries "shirking their commitments" in the migrant crisis. Their refusal to help ought to trigger cuts in EU funding, he said.
The EU has launched a common European Border and Coast Guard agency, with an initial deployment on Bulgaria's borders. It is part of efforts to prevent a repetition of last year's crisis, when more than a million irregular migrants arrived in the EU.
At least 1,500 border guards will be available for rapid deployment to pressure points such as the Greek islands. EU specialists are already working at "hotspots" in Greece and Italy - camps that register migrants and assess asylum claims.
The camps are controversial, not least because living conditions there are often squalid.
The migration challenge is complex and demands action on many fronts. The EU wants to speed up deportations of economic migrants, many of them from sub-Saharan Africa. But push factors fuelling the exodus are deep-rooted: conflicts and human rights abuses are rife in Africa and the Middle East.
Deciding on safe countries of origin is another thorny issue. The EU is sending many migrants back to Turkey now - a major transit country. Yet Turkey is hosting 2.7 million Syrian refugees, few of whom can get work.
The numbers reaching Greece from Turkey have fallen dramatically since the controversial Turkey deal took effect.
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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.
The UK vote to pull out of the EU threatens to gouge a big hole in the EU budget. The UK's estimated net contribution was £8.5bn (€9.4bn; $10.4bn) in 2015, the House of Commons Library says.
On a per capita basis the UK made the third-largest net contribution to the budget in 2015. It was €215 per capita, behind the Netherlands (€331) and Sweden (€262).
Only Germany paid in more last year than the UK, though in previous years the French contribution had been similar to the UK's.
It remains to be seen which EU programmes, if any, the UK chooses to stay in after formal Brexit.
Businesses and many other stakeholders are worried about the uncertainty and lack of detail.
The EU refuses to hold even informal negotiations before Prime Minister Theresa May triggers the Article 50 exit clause. That should happen by next April.
EU officials say there will be no compromise over free movement of people - it is a condition for remaining in the EU single market.
European Council President Donald Tusk warned of a "hard Brexit", meaning the UK risks losing its single market advantages.
He mocked UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson's remark about the UK "having our cake and eating it" in a Brexit deal.
"Brexit will be a loss for all of us. There will be no cakes on the table," Mr Tusk said. "There will be only salt and vinegar."
Trade terms will be the big battleground - and the battle is likely to drag on for years.
That is why there is great attention now on the EU-Canada trade deal, Ceta, which could finally be launched early next year.
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The aftershocks of the 2008 financial crisis are still being felt in Europe. This month there was further bleak news from the banking sector: 20,000 jobs to be cut, including 9,600 at Germany's Commerzbank and 5,800 at Dutch bank ING.
The EU is slowly putting in place a Capital Markets Union, to diversify funding for businesses. The goal is to help businesses - especially start-ups - get venture capital or market funding. Despite the 2008 crash, banks dominate lending in Europe, yet debt problems have forced many to rein in business loans.
Unemployment remains stubbornly high. In June 2016 the highest jobless rates were in Greece (23.4%) and Spain (19.5%), Eurostat reports. Germany's rate in August was 4.2% - the lowest apart from the Czech Republic.
Nearly 21 million were unemployed EU-wide in August, 16.3m of them in the 19-nation eurozone.
The picture is bleaker for young people, the under 25s. The youth unemployment rates in Greece and Spain in June 2016 were 47.7% and 45%, respectively. Italy's rate in August was also very high - 39%.
EU-wide, about 4.2m young people are unemployed, 3m of them in the eurozone.
The EU's Youth Guarantee scheme is targeted at the most precarious group - about 7.5m young people who are not in education, employment or training (Neets). It aims to ensure that within four months of leaving school or losing a job they get a good-quality job, further education or training.
The EU allocated €12.7bn to the scheme for 2014-2020, but the European Court of Auditors (ECA) says a funding shortfall from national governments has put the initiative at risk.
The UK is among several countries that chose not to participate. UK data for 2015 suggests that British support programmes for Neets reached only one in five of them.
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) said funding of about €21bn annually could make the scheme really effective.
The cost of having so many young people unemployed is enormous, in terms of benefit payments, lost earnings and taxes. The ECA estimates it to be €153bn annually.
In Spain, only one in 10 Neets has benefited from the Youth Guarantee, the daily El Pais reports. Spanish bureaucracy has been blamed.
The take-up is also poor in Italy, Hungary and Malta. In contrast, a majority of Neets in France and Germany have benefited from it.
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Mr Jonathan's comments seem to suggest that he fears corruption investigations will be launched against his allies, a BBC correspondent says.
He became the first Nigerian leader to give up office, after losing elections to Gen Buhari in March.
Mr Jonathan said some of his friends had "abandoned" him after his defeat.
Gen Buhari, a former military ruler, is due to be inaugurated on 29 May.
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Mr Jonathan was widely praised for accepting defeat rather than plunging Nigeria into a crisis by challenging the election result.
But he said some of his allies were not impressed.
"If you take certain decisions, it might be good for the generality of the people but it might affect some people differently," he said at a church service held on Sunday to thank him for his leadership.
"So, for ministers and aides who served with me, I sympathise with them. They will be persecuted. And they must be ready for that persecution," Mr Jonathan added.
During the election campaign, Gen Buhari pledged to tackle corruption in Nigeria, Africa's main oil producer.
The BBC's Muhammad Kabir Muhammad in the capital, Abuja, says many people want him to live up to the promise by investigating numerous corruption scandals that hit Mr Jonathan's government.
Mr Jonathan became president in 2010 following the death of then-President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua.
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The Saudi government and and security forces said they are looking for the wanted man.
A Snapchat video showed him using a rifle to shoot cats in neighbourhood areas.
It prompted online anger with tens of thousands calling for the "cat butcher" to be held to account.
In the video, the cats are shown writhing in pain after being shot.
Commenting on his actions in the same video, the man - who also applied a Snapchat cat filter to his face - said this was "the price for four car washes".
Several online users called for his execution while some said he was "sick" and shared a ministry hotline for anyone witnessing acts of animal cruelty.
Some tweeted that his violent acts contravened Islamic teachings on care for animals, where an act of cruelty to an animal is considered a sin and equated to an act of cruelty to a human.
Among those who tweeted their thoughts was journalist Turki Shalhoub who said: "God will have mercy on those who show mercy toward others."
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This isn't the first case of serial cat killers on the loose.
In June, 200 cats were poisoned inside a month in the French village of Saint Pierre la Mer.
In July, a man in California was jailed for 16 years after admitting he stole and tortured cats, killing 18 of them.
And in 2016, up to 30 cats were thought to have been mutilated and decapitated in south London over the course of two years.
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Saudi authorities are investigating a case of animal cruelty after a video surfaced online showing a man shooting and killing cats in Jeddah.
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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust was rated as "requires improvement" by the Care Quality Commission in January.
The watchdog raised concerns about the quality of risk assessments, staff training and long waiting lists for some services.
Now the trust has been rated "good" after a follow-up inspection.
It was praised for better risk management, having more ward activities and removing the sewage smell at the Whiteleaf Centre in Aylesbury.
Dr Paul Lelliott, deputy chief inspector of hospitals, said: "We found that generally the trust had taken action to identify and manage ligature points that could endanger people at risk of suicide.
"Patients and carers told us they felt highly involved. Although the trust were trying to mitigate the issue, staffing levels remain an area of concern and we still require improvement in safety.
"However we have found all services to be effective, caring and well led. I anticipate that the trust will continue to work on those areas which require further improvement."
A trust spokesman said the sewage smell had been a "teething problem" with a new centre.
The trust provides health and social care to people in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
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A mental health trust criticised for taking a year to fix a leaky roof that caused a sewage smell in a bedroom has made "significant improvements".
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However, his opponents accuse him of being the latest in a long line of authoritarian rulers in Africa, who will win the 4 August election after his regime brutally suppressed the opposition and killed some of his most vocal critics - a charge his allies vehemently deny.
One of the first African leaders to set up a website with a presence on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Flickr, Mr Kagame believes the IT revolution has meant there are "few excuses" for political intolerance and poverty.
"There is a global awareness of national events - for example, in China, and days before that, in Iran, that is due to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and relatively inexpensive access to technology," the 59-year-old Rwandan leader said at the World Technology Summit in 2009, long before many other African leaders had grasped the significance of social media.
"These moments in history are captured and diffused in remote corners of the world, even as the events unfold," he added.
His comments are ironic, given that the international media watchdog Reporters Without Borders identifies him as a "predator" who attacks press freedom, citing the fact that in the last two decades, eight journalists have been killed or have gone missing, 11 have been given long jail terms, and 33 forced to flee Rwanda.
"A lot of effort has been made to improve internet access, but the idea is still to control discourse on social media, including by trolling journalists," Reporters Without Borders Africa head Clea Kahn told the BBC.
Mr Kagame, who received military training in Uganda, Tanzania and the US, is seen as a brilliant military tactician.
A refugee in neighbouring Uganda since childhood, he was a founding member of current Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's rebel army in 1979.
He headed its intelligence wing, helping Mr Museveni take power in 1986.
Then he spearheaded the launch of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) rebel movement. It took power in Kigali to end the 1994 genocide which killed some 800,000 Tutsis - the ethnic minority group to which Mr Kagame belongs - and moderate Hutus.
Once in government, Mr Kagame, who first served as Rwanda's defence minister and vice-president, backed the rebellion in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo to overthrow Mobutu Seso Seko's regime, only to then become embroiled in a new war there that involved six countries.
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"Julius Nyerere [Tanzania's founding president] played an influential role in fashioning his regional outlook, and activist approach to resolving conflicts," says William Wallis, from the UK's Financial Times newspaper, who has followed Mr Kagame's career closely.
"This led him to [DR] Congo, just as Tanzania invaded Uganda in the 1970s," he said, referring to the overthrow of Idi Amin.
According to Mr Wallis, Mr Kagame has been "extremely cunning" by playing on the "conscience" of Western powers for failing to intervene to end the genocide.
He says the Rwandan leader also has strong support from the UK and the US, because he has used aid money "more effectively than his African peers" and has wooed powerful lobby groups in the US, including Christian evangelicals and businessmen, to keep Washington onside.
Ghanaian analyst Nii Akuetteh, a former executive director of Washington-based think-tank Africa Action, once dubbed Mr Kagame as "one of America's friendly tyrants", pointing out that he had trained at its military academies and had even addressed cadets at the prestigious West Point military academy when his son was there.
Mr Kagame's powerful network of spies have been accused of carrying out a spate cross-border assassinations and abductions.
They are alleged to have even targeted their former intelligence chief Col Patrick Karegeya, who fled Rwanda after falling out with Mr Kagame.
He was murdered in 2014 in his suite at an upmarket hotel in South Africa's main city, Johannesburg.
"They literally used a rope to hang him tight," said David Batenga, Col Karegeya's nephew.
Mr Kagame did little to distance himself from the killing, while officially denying any involvement.
"You can't betray Rwanda and not get punished for it," he told a prayer meeting shortly afterwards. "Anyone, even those still alive, will reap the consequences. Anyone. It is a matter of time."
Still believing that he has a patriotic mission to fulfil, Mr Kagame - Rwanda's de facto ruler since the 1994 genocide - is running for a third term on 4 August.
This followed a controversial constitutional amendment in 2015 allowing him to run for three further terms, meaning he could theoretically remain in power until 2034, although he sought to play down the possibility by saying that he did not want to be an "eternal leader".
The amendment was approved by more than 95% of voters in a referendum, official results showed. The opposition said the vote was rigged.
For leading rights group Amnesty International, the election is taking place in a "climate of fear created by years of repression against opposition politicians, journalists and human rights defenders".
"They have been jailed, physically attacked - even killed - and forced into exile or silence," it says in its latest report on Rwanda.
In the most recent high-profile case, a pregnant British-Rwandan woman, Violette Uwamahoro, was arrested in February on suspicion of plotting to undermine Mr Kagame, sharing state secrets and helping to form an armed group when she went to Rwanda to attend the funeral of her father.
Mrs Uwamahoro, who returned to the UK after a court ordered her release on bail, believes she was targeted because her husband, Faustin Rukundo, is a member of the banned Rwanda National Congress (RNC).
"I had chains around my ankles and handcuffs. I started bleeding after my arrest and thought I was losing my baby. I asked for a senior doctor but the doctor they sent only examined my eyes," she said, as she recalled her ordeal in an interview with the London-based i News.
Against the backdrop of state repression, Mr Kagame is expected to win the election against his two opponents, Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party and the independent Philippe Mpayimana, with the only question being whether he will surpass his victory margins of 95% and 93% in the 2003 and 2010 elections respectively.
Mr Kagame has told his campaign rallies that the election is a "formality".
One London-based veteran critic of Mr Kagame, who prefers anonymity, told the BBC that Rwanda is still heavily divided along ethnic lines, and in a free election Mr Kagame would not win.
For the president, it would signal that his biggest political mission - to end the ethnic divisions that caused the genocide - had failed.
And probably this fear, more than any other, is driving him to repel threats to his rule.
"Kagame's biggest mistake has been to say that we are Banyarwanda [all Rwandans]. He is ignoring the root cause of the problem: The tribe. How can anyone say there is no tribe in Rwanda?" the Rwandan critic said.
Mr Kagame - who sees Singapore and South Korea as model states - believes the key to reconciliation is continued economic development.
"He has pursued it with single-minded determination… and deals ruthlessly with his adversaries," Mr Wallis explains.
Rwanda was in ruins when Mr Kagame's RPF took power after the genocide but its economy is now growing at an average of 7% a year, and poverty levels have fallen.
Under Mr Kagame's rule, Rwanda opened its first maize flour factory, improved its road network, established a national airline, is building a new $800m (£605m) international airport and plans to boost its status as a business hub with a conference centre that will cost at least $300m.
"Kagame is known as a doer and an implementer, not somebody who says things just like everyone else," UK charity Oxfam's Desire Assogbavi told AFP news agency.
As for his African peers, most of them appear to hold him in high regard, as he has been given the task of spearheading efforts to reform the African Union.
"Without an African Union that delivers, the continent cannot progress, and we face the likelihood of yet another decade of lost opportunity," Mr Kagame said in a report tabled at a meeting of African leaders in January.
"Tens of thousands of young African bodies have been swallowed by the sea or abandoned in the desert, in pursuit of a decent life for which they are prepared to risk everything, because they believe there is no hope at home. They testify to the urgent need to act," he added.
As far as Mr Kagame's allies are concerned, his reputation as a visionary and a doer will guarantee him a landslide in Rwanda's elections.
But for his critics, he is among Africa's most repressive leaders, and has dashed hopes of turning Rwanda into a democracy that all its citizens can be proud of.
Burglars broke into the ATM next to the Express store in St Mary's Street, Southampton, on Sunday afternoon.
They entered through the store's roof, police said, and would have needed to make several trips.
Two men carrying large blue bags were seen running across the rooftop at about 14:40 BST. They fled the scene in a red van.
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Det Con Miles Wilson of Hampshire Constabulary said the "well planned burglary" took place in a busy residential area.
"We would like to speak to anyone with information regarding this incident and anyone who saw these men or a red coloured van on Golden Grove on Sunday afternoon," he added.
According to the shop's website, it is open from 06:00 until 23:00 every day.
But the use of agency nurses and midwives has increased substantially for the third year running.
Health secretary Shona Robison said the government was providing people with "the high-quality healthcare they deserve".
The Conservatives said the use of agency staff showed there were not enough people to cover essential work.
The figures showed that, at the end of March, 161,656 people were employed by the NHS in Scotland.
Since 2006, the workforce - excluding GPs and dentists - has increased by 9%.
Ms Robison said: "Under this government, NHS staff numbers have risen significantly, with more consultants, nurses and midwives and allied health professionals now delivering care for the people of Scotland."
She added: "In addition to having record staffing levels, Scotland is leading the UK in developing mandatory nursing and midwifery workload and workforce planning tools that help health boards to plan for the number of staff they require, ensuring the best possible care for patients.
"We know our NHS faces many pressures and is treating more patients, with more complex illnesses, than ever before.
"Despite these pressures, the fantastic staff working in the NHS continue to deliver high-quality care."
The Scottish Conservatives raised concerns about the continuing use of nurses hired through agencies.
Health spokesman Donald Cameron said: "This is a clear indication that there are not enough staff to cover Scotland's wards.
"Everyone accepts there will be times when cover needs to be called in, and that it comes at a price.
"But for millions of hours to be covered by non-permanent members of staff is quite incredible."
Scottish Labour health spokesman Anas Sarwar said: "We have seen from the GP crisis and consultant vacancies rates that the SNP government has utterly botched workforce planning in our NHS, meaning our hospitals have to turn to expensive agency staff to deliver the care patients need.
"At a time when only a third of NHS staff feel there is enough of them to do their job properly, it will leave a sour taste in the mouth that so much is being spent on agency staff."
The £5m facility, run by Newcastle College, has indoor and outdoor tracks, overhead lines and signal boxes.
It is thought to be the first of its kind in the UK, and aims to address a national skills gap, due to an ageing workforce in the rail sector.
About 500 students are expected to be trained in the next five years.
The academy was developed with support from the National Skills Academy for Railway Engineering and Network Rail.
Mark McPake, head of the academy, said it aimed train workers in a different way.
"We're trying to create experiential learning where the students can actually learn by using their hands", he said.
"They will be doing the job they would be doing when they get into the live network, but doing it on the infrastructure we've got here in a safe environment."
From next year, the new GCSE will require pupils in England to study two religions but not humanism.
The parents fear excluding humanism may lead children to believe religion "has a monopoly on truth and on morality".
In February, former Archbishop of Canterbury the Right Reverend Lord Williams urged a government rethink.
He was among 28 religious leaders to sign a letter urging the government to allow students "the option of systematic study of humanism in GCSE".
The three claimants asking for judicial review of the government's decision are all parents of children due to take GCSEs in the next few years.
"I completely recognise the importance of children learning about the different religions, especially in our increasingly diverse society," said Kate Bielby, from Somerset, whose daughter Daisy is 12.
"What I object to is the lack of parity between religious beliefs and non-religious worldviews in the school curriculum, which in the eyes of children may well lead to the belief that religion, in whatever form, has a monopoly on truth and on morality.
"This is not accurate, it reflects neither the views of the population nor the traditions of the country, and we shouldn't be encouraging our children to believe it."
The one-day High Court challenge is backed by the British Humanist Association (BHA).
Chief executive Andrew Copson said the new subject content amounted to a breach of the government's obligations to ensure a broad and balanced religious studies syllabus.
"The law is clear that when teaching about religions and beliefs, schools should follow a broad and balanced syllabus which includes both religious and non-religious worldviews like humanism on an equal footing," he said.
"The religious studies GCSE is therefore incompatible with the rights of non-religious parents and the entitlement of young people to an education that does not indoctrinate them, even by omission.
"It amounts to a breach of the government's obligations and that is what we are seeking the court to affirm, in line with overwhelming public and professional opinion."
The proposed course will require pupils to study two faiths and aims to develop a stronger understanding of the central role of religion in British culture.
The faiths included are:
The Department for Education launched the plans a year ago, saying it had worked closely with experts from all the major faith groups to develop the "more academically rigorous qualification", which it maintains will allow students to choose options that can include humanism and other religious beliefs.
A ruling on the challenge is expected within the next few months.
It follows The Mirror's report the soap was "in chaos" after 81-year-old Knox was forced to miss a "crucial rehearsal" after falling ill.
But assistant producer Ella Kelly told BBC Radio 5 Live they had spoken to the actress today, and she is taking part.
The special live episode is to help celebrate ITV's 60th anniversary.
Coronation Street last broadcast a live episode to mark its own 50th anniversary in 2010, attracting more than 14 million viewers.
Kelly told 5 Live's Afternoon Edition with Dan Walker and Sam Walker on Tuesday that the cast and crew were all in "fine form" and "poised for the run-through tonight".
She added: "There's just such a buzz in the building. All the actors in one space is just amazing."
Kelly also spoke about last week's announcement that producer Stuart Blackburn will be leaving at the end of the year, and is being replaced by Emmerdale's Kate Oakes.
"There's no surprise, it's something that happens as part of these shows that people reach the end of their tenure," said Kelly, adding: "We're really sad to see Stuart go."
"He's just seen a wonderful exit for Hayley which brought regularly over 10 million viewers, which is incredible, and two Baftas for us... So it's all mixed emotions really," she said.
When questioned by TV reviewer Kevin O'Sullivan, who was also a guest on 5 Live, Kelly denied the timing of the announcement was "incendiary", coming just ahead of the live episode.
"I think it was absolutely a sensible thing to do, because there [were] obviously lots of rumours about who's going to take over... as always happens after a period of two-and-a-half, three years," she said.
"It felt like it was much better to announce that, and for us all to hear it first, and announce that properly, and then just get on with doing the live and have a fantastic event."
She added she hoped negative press coverage, which has suggested cast members were celebrating the end of Blackburn's tenure, would "go away", adding, "it's all such nonsense".
Kelly said fans could expect "lots of firsts" from Wednesday's live show and that they were being "a little bit daring". She also promised it would be "classic Corrie".
"It will be tension with the Platts, and laughter with the Websters and everyone's poised to see what happens with Roy, and of course farewell to Lloyd and Andrea," she said.
Anthony Knockaert wasted Brighton's best first-half chance, dithering before being thwarted by Craig Ross.
Tilley, 19, replaced the winger at the break and swept home a rebound after Liam Rosenior's effort was parried.
Barnet almost forced extra time when Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro's shot was deflected on to a post.
Jamal Campbell-Ryce forced a fine save from Brighton keeper Niki Maenpaa, but the Premier League club did enough for a first victory of the season.
Knockaert, Championship Player of the Year last season, impressed during his 45 minutes on the pitch as he continues his recovery from an ankle injury.
Bees keeper Ross made his debut after first-choice Jamie Stephens pulled out in the warm-up.
Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Barnet 0.
Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Barnet 0.
Attempt blocked. Ricardo Santos (Barnet) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Mauro Vilhete (Barnet) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Uwe Hünemeier (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Justin Amaluzor (Barnet).
Attempt missed. David Tutonda (Barnet) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Taylor.
Attempt blocked. Jack Taylor (Barnet) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Offside, Barnet. Harry Taylor tries a through ball, but Justin Amaluzor is caught offside.
Aaron Connolly (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ricardo Santos (Barnet).
Substitution, Barnet. Ruben Bover replaces Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Aaron Connolly replaces Tomer Hemed.
Attempt saved. Jiri Skalak (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomer Hemed.
Attempt blocked. Jiri Skalak (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomer Hemed.
Attempt blocked. Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ales Mateju.
Substitution, Barnet. Justin Amaluzor replaces Shaquile Coulthirst.
Ales Mateju (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mauro Vilhete (Barnet).
Attempt blocked. Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro (Barnet) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Taylor.
Attempt blocked. Mauro Vilhete (Barnet) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simeon Akinola.
Attempt blocked. James Tilley (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ales Mateju.
Substitution, Barnet. Simeon Akinola replaces Jamal Campbell-Ryce.
Richard Towell (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by David Tutonda (Barnet).
Attempt saved. Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rohan Ince.
Jiri Skalak (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Barnet).
Attempt missed. David Tutonda (Barnet) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
Attempt saved. Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Barnet) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wesley Fonguck with a headed pass.
Corner, Barnet. Conceded by Liam Rosenior.
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Barnet 0. James Tilley (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Attempt blocked. Liam Rosenior (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
Attempt blocked. James Tilley (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Rosenior.
Foul by Ales Mateju (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro (Barnet) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Barnet 0.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Tilley replaces Anthony Knockaert.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ales Mateju replaces Gaëtan Bong.
Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
There were red faces in the police department when it emerged in 2013 that Mr Putin had wrongly been put on the database as a suspected contributor to Russian gang-related crime.
An appeal court cleared the last of them and charges against two others were quashed earlier by a lower court.
The Kremlin has not yet commented.
Russia has occasionally had prickly relations with its neighbour, but when the mistake first emerged, the Kremlin was said to have reacted with "irony" and not pressed for action to be taken.
Finnish prosecutors established that a list of those suspected of crimes which could carry a sentence of at least six months was full of errors. The Russian leader happened to be on it, though it is not clear why.
Clearing the officer, the appeal court found that, though in charge of the internal database, he could not be held criminally liable because his duties has not been clearly enough defined.
The revelation by Finnish media of Mr Putin's presence on the list led police to apologise for a "serious error".
An investigation was launched and the list examined to expunge erroneous entries.
During his confirmation hearing to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Gen Joseph Dunford called Russia's recent actions "nothing short of alarming".
Relations between the US and Russia have deteriorated since Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea region last year.
A pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine has also prompted US sanctions.
"So if you want to talk about a nation that could pose an existential threat to the United States, I'd have to point to Russia." Gen Dunford told senators on Thursday.
Some US lawmakers have pushed for the military to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine's government, a move Gen Dunford called "reasonable".
"Frankly, without that kind of support, they are not going to be able to defend themselves against Russian aggression," Gen Dunford said.
Thus far the US has only provided non-lethal equipment and training for Ukrainian forces.
More than 6,000 people have been killed in fighting in Ukraine, which began in April 2014, between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Russia denies arming the rebels or sending troops there.
The 21-year-old is yet to make his debut for the Blues but has had spells on loan at Scunthorpe, Peterborough and Norwegian Tippeligaen side Stabaeck.
Centre-back Davey played under Crawley head coach Dermot Drummy in Chelsea's youth system, having joined the Premier League club at under-11 level.
He becomes the West Sussex club's 19th signing of the summer transfer window.
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The A31 Magherafelt bypass was officially opened by Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard.
The four-mile route loops round the town, carrying traffic from the west towards the main roads for Derry and Belfast.
That traffic previously had to pass through Magherafelt, often with lengthy delays.
About 25,000 vehicles a day travel through the town centre.
Opening the bypass on Thursday morning, Mr Hazzard said it would ease congestion in the town by as many as 50,000 vehicles a week.
"In addition to reducing congestion, the bypass will help improve road safety and reduce journey times," he said.
That is expected to fall to around 18,000 with the opening of the bypass.
Many traders in the County Londonderry town have welcomed the new road, saying it will make Magherafelt a more attractive shopping option.
But some are concerned at the loss of passing trade.
Sara Jane Knox, a member of the town's Chamber of Commerce who runs a shop in the town centre, was looking forward to the road opening.
"It can get quite bad, mornings and afternoons especially," she said.
"To queue for half an hour to get into Magherafelt before you even think about parking - I'm sure it puts some people off at certain times of the day."
The new road links a roundabout on the Moneymore Road with an existing roundabout at Castledawson.
"The Olympics are a business and they want to attract those younger viewers for all these big television deals," said Lorenzo Fertitta.
"Where we're going with UFC, eventually we (MMA) will be part of the Olympics."
Fertitta claimed that the appeal of snowboarding and half pipe shows that sports like MMA have an Olympic future.
"That's what the kids want to watch - and that's where we are going," he said.
The UFC returns to London on Saturday for the first major event in the capital since 2014.
Britain's Michael Bisping is due to take on Brazilian former middleweight champion Anderson Silva.
BBC Three is covering the contest with a live text commentary page, which will include some clips from the fights.
The event at the O2 Arena features nine British athletes, with the live text commentary starting at 1930 GMT.
Conor McGregor, the sport's biggest star right now. is also preparing to enter the octagon again.
Ireland's featherweight world champion fights American Nate Diaz in Las Vegas on 5 March.
The files, including advice given to then-President Francois Mitterrand, will be able to be viewed by researchers and victims' groups.
The mass killings in 1994 claimed more than 800,000 lives, mostly ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus.
France has admitted making mistakes over the genocide but denies Rwandan claims of complicity.
Last year France pulled out of 20th anniversary commemorations after the Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, renewed allegations France played a direct role.
The violence was triggered by the death of President Juvenal Habyarimana, an ethnic Hutu who was killed when his plane was shot down.
The genocide came to an end after Mr Kagame's Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) - a Tutsi-led rebel group - defeated government troops later that year.
Bishop James Jones chaired the Hillsborough Independent Panel, whose report led to the quashing of the 1989 tragedy's inquest verdicts.
The cleric will be honoured later at a ceremony in the city.
Bishop Jones, 68, was made Knight Commander last year for his services to the Hillsborough Inquiry.
He is now adviser to the Home Secretary on Hillsborough.
Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Councillor Roz Gladden, said the bishop had been "a towering figure in Liverpool life for almost two decades", and had spoken up on behalf of those with no voice.
"We all owe him a huge debt of gratitude for his work leading the Church of England in the city and latterly chairing the Hillsborough Independent Panel, which shed light on what really happened during and after the disaster," she said.
Bishop Jones, who served as Bishop of Liverpool from 1998 to 2013, said the city had never wavered in its support for the Hillsborough families.
"To become a freeman of this city is a permanent reminder to me of the way the families have fought and been vindicated in their struggle for truth, justice and accountability," he said.
As chair of the Hillsborough Independent Panel he supervised the disclosure of documents relating to the 1989 disaster, which resulted in the deaths of 96 people attending the Liverpool v Nottingham Forest FA Cup Semi-Final.
The panel's report led to the quashing of the original inquest into the tragedy and the opening of fresh inquests, which concluded in 2016 the fans were unlawfully killed.
Last year the council gave a posthumous Freedom of the City to the disaster's 96 victims as well Professor Phil Scraton, who led the Hillsborough Independent Panel's research team, and Kenny and Marina Dalglish - who represented the football club at the time.
All flights to and from the resort were stopped on Wednesday because the British government wanted to make sure the airport was as safe as possible.
The decision was made after a Russian plane crashed near there last weekend.
There are currently 20,000 British tourists on holiday in Sharm el-Sheikh.
Only eight out of 29 planned flights to bring British holiday makers back will operate.
Two planes have already taken off from the Egyptian resort, but it is unclear which others will be allowed to.
Egypt said this was because there was too much check-in luggage left at the airport.
British passengers are allowed to take only hand baggage on board with a plan in place to take suitcases and bigger bags on separate planes.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has now ordered that all Russian passenger flights to Egypt be stopped until the cause of the crash is established.
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Jolly Tumuhirwe, 22, was charged in court with the torture of a girl of 18 months. A video of the assault caused outrage when it was posted online.
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Martin succeeds Jim Shaw, who has held the post since November 2010, following his election on Tuesday evening.
He has previously held the positions of Deputy President, Vice President and Treasurer of the organisation.
"I am honoured to have been elected and look forward to serving the football community across NI," said Martin.
"It has been a remarkable few weeks for the international team in France and my aim will be to help the Association build on that success and to help grow the game at all levels," he added.
Linfield FC board member Jack Grundie was elected to the role of first Deputy President at the meeting, with Crawford Wilson, former President of the County Antrim FA, was elected as the second Deputy President.
Martin was voted in as one of the IFA's deputy presidents in 2013, having failed to be voted into the position in 2011 after failing a suitability assessment.
That aspect of the criteria for occupying senior office in the organisation has since been removed.
Martin initially resigned in the wake of the sacking of former chief executive Howard Wells in 2010 but returned to the Association on the back of a unanimous vote at a meeting of the IFA Council three years ago.
Wells' dismissal cost the association £500,000 in an unfair dismissal case and both Martin and former president Raymond Kennedy were subsequently removed from their positions under pressure from the then Sports Minister Nelson McCausland, who deemed the organisation not fit for purpose.
The BBC has obtained records of 92 hotel stays by West Midlands and East of England ambulance services chief Anthony Marsh.
They included 20 nights at a four-star hotel that cost the taxpayer £4,514.
The ambulance services said Mr Marsh's combined role actually saved £130,000 in public money.
Mr Marsh, chief executive of the West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS), took on the part-time role as head of the troubled East of England Ambulance Service (EEAS) in January this year.
He works three days a week for EEAS and two days for WMAS.
The combined role brought a salary increase of £50,000.
His new role was criticised earlier this month by health minister Dr Dan Poulter, the MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, who described the salary package as "unacceptably high" and said it sent a "very bad message" to front-line staff.
A Freedom of Information request has found Mr Marsh's expenses included 20 nights at the £215-a-night Pullman St Pancras.
This forms part of the more than £13,000 in expenses Mr Marsh has claimed for hotels between July 2013 and now.
He has also claimed more than £10,000 in taxi and car costs and more than £6,000 on train fares.
An ambulance services spokesman said: "Like every ambulance service chief executive in England, Mr Marsh spends time in London meeting MPs, other stakeholders, officials from NHS England and working on national projects through the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives.
"As he is currently representing two ambulance services, this work is being delivered more effectively and efficiently for the taxpayer.
"Mr Marsh is currently running two ambulance trusts; he does not receive the salary of two chief executives saving the taxpayer approximately £130,000 on the cost of having a substantive chief executive in each ambulance trust. By comparison, within the same two areas, there are 11 chief fire officers and 10 chief constables.
"As Mr Marsh works several days a week in the East of England each week, it would not make sense to have him travel down on a daily basis and therefore requires accommodation. This is governed by NHS guidelines. The lowest cost is always sought for his overnight accommodation such as using standard government negotiated rates."
Batting first, they slumped to 15-3, but 21-year-old Duckett and skipper Alex Wakely (53) put on 123 as the 2013 winners recovered well to reach 161-8.
England opener Alex Hales went for a second-ball duck as Notts fell short on 153-9 despite Andre Russell's rapid 39.
Northants will play the winner of Durham and Yorkshire in the final.
Despite heavy rain overnight and during the morning in Birmingham and a poor forecast, the groundsmen, helped by Edgbaston's excellent drainage, ensured play got under way just 30 minutes late at 11:30 BST.
After the three early wickets, one a disastrous run-out of opener Adam Rossington four balls in, Duckett played a Twenty20 innings of high quality.
The England Lions batsmen mixed reverse sweeps, including a maximum over point off Samit Patel, scoops over the wicketkeeper's head and shots down the ground to bring up his half-century off 28 balls.
By the time he was bowled by Jake Ball in the 16th over, Duckett had struck 12 fours and two sixes, and made sure the Steelbacks would have a decent score to defend.
Nottinghamshire's innings began in a similar fashion, also falling to 15-3, including flat footwork from Hales as he was bowled by a Rory Kleinveldt inswinger.
West Indies all-rounder Russell, who took 3-20 with the ball, bludgeoned three huge sixes in his brief cameo which was ended by Rob Keogh's stunning diving effort on the leg-side boundary.
Chris Read gave Notts some hope with a 20-ball 30 to take the chase to the final couple of overs, but once he holed out to the long-on boundary off Steven Crook (3-28), the Outlaws knew they must wait for at least another year to lift the domestic T20 trophy for the first time.
His death at the age of 106 came on the same day 76 years ago when the train carrying the largest number of children - 241 - departed from Prague.
The reluctant hero worked to find British families willing to put up £50 to look after the boys and girls in their homes.
His efforts were not publicly known for almost 50 years.
More than 370 of the children he saved have never been traced and do not know the full story.
"One day my father called my brother and me and he said, 'sit down boys, you're going on a long journey'," said John Fieldsend, now 84.
Born in Germany, Mr Fieldsend's original name was Hans Heinrich Fiege.
His family fled to the Czech Republic when the Nazi persecution of the Jews began, prior to the outbreak of World War Two.
"As the train was leaving my mother took her wristwatch off, passed it through the window and simply said, 'remember us'."
Lia Lesser, 84, now lives in Birmingham but was originally taken in by a woman who lived on the Isle of Anglesey.
"We didn't know we wouldn't see our parents again," she said.
"I think they must have known there was a good chance they wouldn't see us again, and they were very brave to let us go."
"I never knew how my mother arranged it, she never talked about it," said Zuzana Maresova, who was born in Prague and later returned there.
She said her mother gave her a book about flowers and said, "you're going to a place where these flowers grow".
"That's all I knew," she said.
The humanitarian goals of Winton, who was born in the Hampstead district of north London in May 1909, were helped by a 1938 Act of Parliament that permitted the entry to the UK of refugee children under the age of 17, as long as money was deposited to pay for their eventual return home.
He set up an office in a hotel in Prague where he was quickly besieged by families desperate to get their children out before Nazi Germany invaded Czechoslovakia.
"There was a long queue and at the end of the queue was a small office, and we got some forms to fill in," said Ruth Halova, who was born in Prague.
"Within three months we got the names of foster parents who were prepared to take us in, and mine were a Mr and Mrs Jones from Birmingham."
The 90-year-old added: "There was a steam engine, the old wagons were made of wooden planks.
"Everybody got this label on cardboard with a piece of string with a number [on it], and then we were shoved into the carriages."
Winton, who lived in Pinkneys Green in Maidenhead, until his death, worked with relief organisations to set up the Czech Kindertransport, just one of a number of initiatives attempting to rescue Jewish children from Germany and the Nazi-occupied territories.
He organised a total of eight trains from Prague, with some other forms of transport also set up from Vienna.
Ms Maresova said: "We were rather excited because we thought it was some kind of adventure."
However, she added the image of all the parents' "pressed faces to the windows and tears running down their faces, and wondering why they're crying", had remained with her all her life.
Mrs Lesser said: "The only thing I had was a pendant with a picture of Moses on one side, and on the other were the Ten Commandments, and that's the only piece of jewellery that I brought with me.
"Apart from that I had a Czech storybook... I had no dolls, teddy bears or anything like that. I just had two suitcases with clothes in."
"The next thing I remember was being handed over to a gentleman who couldn't speak Czech," said Ms Maresova of her arrival in England.
"He had a paper with all sorts of questions in English and Czech.
"Whenever he wanted to ask me something he pointed: 'Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something? Do you want to drink something? Do you want to use the toilet?'"
Mrs Lesser said: "In the early days I corresponded with my parents and then we corresponded through the Red Cross, and then eventually the letters stopped.
"I think that's when they were in Auschwitz."
When the war ended she said realised they had "perished".
Mr Fieldsend received a letter just after the war, in 1946, and said his first thought was: "Hooray, they're alive."
"My mother wrote: 'When you receive this letter the war will be over... we want to say farewell to you - to our dearest possession in the world, and only for a short time were we able to keep you'," he said.
The letter went on to list other members of his family who had been "taken".
In the letter, his father wrote: "We are going into the unknown with the hope that we shall yet see you again when God wills."
Mr Fieldsend described the letter as "fantastic", adding: "What wonderful parents I had."
Ms Halova was lucky to be reunited with her mother after the war and described it as "the answering of my biggest prayer".
Milena Grenfell-Baines, 85, who now lives in Preston, Lancashire, was born in Prague and taken in by a family in Ashton-under-Lyne, near Manchester.
Her parents also survived the war but how she got on the train "remained a mystery" for many years, she said.
It was not until 1988, when Sir Nicholas's wife Grete discovered a scrapbook in their attic containing a mass of documents, including the names of the rescued children, that his heroism became known.
That year he was reunited with some of the rescued children, now adults, on the BBC's That's Life programme.
"It was an amazing surprise, but no more so than to Mr Winton who had come to the studio, totally unprepared that he was going to be confronted by us," said Mrs Grenfell-Baines, who had been invited to the TV studio without being told why.
Ms Halova described Winton as "an exceptional human being", adding: "We loved him from the first moment - who wouldn't love Nicky?
"He took so many risks and it was such a brilliant piece of organising," said Mr Fieldsend of Winton's efforts.
"I just thought it was amazing that a single human being could save 669 children and nobody knew about it," she added.
"Nicky, I am so proud to be one of your very many children."
Winton, whose work has been likened to that of the "saviour" of Jewish prisoners Oskar Schindler, was knighted by the Queen in March 2003.
A year earlier he was reunited with hundreds more of the children he saved, including Labour peer Lord Dubs and film director Karel Reisz.
Interviews compiled by Chris Browning for Saved by Sir Nicholas - a BBC Radio Berkshire documentary.
Leonard Cheshire Disability, which provides voluntary services to people with disabilities, said the reporting of such crimes was "surprisingly low".
Last year, 70 disability hate crimes were reported, an increase of 100%.
The organisation said there were several reasons why people failed to report such crimes, and it was not just the victim's responsibility to do so.
A series of billboards highlighting the issue is being unveiled.
The group's director, Tonya McCormac said: "We are launching this campaign to encourage everyone to recognise disability hate crime and for victims and witnesses to come forward and report these incidents.
"We started our disability hate crime advocacy service, the first of its kind in the UK, as a response to major concerns expressed to us by disabled people.
"Despite an estimated one-in-five people in Northern Ireland having a disability, the reporting of disability hate crime remains alarmingly low."
Ms McCormac said the reasons people failed to do so included communication barriers, access issues, fear, and previous poor experiences.
"While victims have become reluctant to report such crime, society has become reluctant to notice," she said.
"If victims and witnesses of disability hate crime don't report or notice the issue, victims will continue to suffer in silence."
The initiative is being supported by Justice Minister David Ford.
"By its very nature, hate crime is repugnant to every right-thinking person. Hate crime is carried out by bullies who target people they wish to intimidate," he said.
"Directing hate crimes at people who may be vulnerable due to having a disability must be condemned without equivocation.
"Leonard Cheshire Disability is to be commended for this campaign which provides support for disabled people to ensure their voices are heard and the crimes committed against them highlighted.
"That's why I'm pleased to be able to offer some funding towards this thought-provoking campaign."
Thousands of people have condemned the photograph, which was originally posted by Ricky Rogers on his Instagram site.
It shows two men pretending to surf on the turtle on the beach in Fraser Island, Queensland. The caption on the post read: "Surfed a tortoise on zee weekend.. gnarly duddddeeeee."
More than 10,000 people shared the picture when it was re-posted by wildlife photographer Matt Wright, who commented: "When your brain is the size of a peanut, your thought process is ridiculous. Share this around and let's see if we can get this fool a nice hefty fine."
Some people who shared Mr Wright's post included a link to Mr Roger's Facebook account, encouraging others to voice their criticism directly.
However, the security settings on the page have since been increased so they can no longer be accessed by people he does not know. It appears his Instagram account has also been closed. We haven't therefore been able to independently verify the picture.
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services has said there is some evidence to suggest the turtle was dead when the photograph was taken but the pair could face a fine if they are found to have interfered with a natural resource.
A spokesman confirmed that rangers were taking the matter seriously and investigating further.
By Annie Flury, UCG and Social News Team
The inquiry is looking into allegations of an alleged incident at Laburnum Court in Lower Broughton, Salford.
The home cares for up to 68 elderly people and provides specialist care for residents who have dementia.
Four Seasons Health Care, which runs the home, said its manager had reported a relative's concerns to authorities.
A spokeswoman for the Wilmslow, Cheshire-based company, which runs 400 homes across the UK, also said: "When concerns were raised by a relative about the conduct of a member of staff towards a resident the home manager notified Care Quality Commission, safeguarding and the police so that the concern could be investigated in an unbiased and transparent way.
"We are also co-operating actively in a separate police investigation that was initiated after a member of staff and a resident discovered apparent financial irregularities at the home."
Salford City Council said it is "confident appropriate measures" are in place at the home, adding that it will work closely with all relevant agencies.
"The investigation is in the early stages so we cannot comment further at this stage."
Greater Manchester Police said it was "called to a care home in the Salford area on 7 April following reports a resident had been assaulted".
A recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission rated the home as requiring improvement.
The group says new findings about the virus make it "unethical" for the games to go ahead in an open letter to the World Health Organization.
They call on the WHO to revisit its guidance on Zika, which is linked to serious birth defects.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said in May it sees no reason to delay or move the games due to Zika.
The outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease began in Brazil a year ago, but now more than 60 countries and territories have continuing transmission.
While Zika's symptoms are mild, in the letter the experts say it causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads and may also cause a rare and sometimes fatal neurological syndrome in adults.
The letter is signed by 150 international scientists, doctors and medical ethicists from such institutions as Oxford University and Harvard and Yale universities in the United States.
They cite the failure of a mosquito-eradication programme in Brazil, and the country's "weakened" health system as reasons to postpone or move the Olympics in "the name of public health".
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"An unnecessary risk is posed when 500,000 foreign tourists from all countries attend the Games, potentially acquire that strain, and return home to places where it can become endemic," the letter says.
The biggest risk, it adds, is if athletes contracted the virus and returned home to poor countries that had not yet suffered a Zika outbreak.
They also express concern the WHO has a conflict of interest through its partnership with the IOC.
The Rio Olympics take place between 5-21 August.
The WHO, which has declared the Zika virus a global public health emergency, is yet to comment on the letter.
Several public health experts had previously warned that having hundreds of thousands of people arriving in Rio will speed up Zika's spread and lead to the births of brain-damaged babies.
But on Thursday, the head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, whose advice is quoted approvingly in the letter, said the threat did not warrant halting the games.
"There is no public health reason to cancel or delay the Olympics," Dr Tom Frieden said.
He however urged the US to act more quickly to prevent pregnant women contracting Zika, amid congressional deadlock over the release of $1.9bn (£1.3bn) in funding.
Ethan Couch's family money didn't just buy him the best defence, it was his defence.
When Couch, 18, appeared before a Texas court in 2014, his lawyers argued that he suffered from affluenza, an unusual - and not medically recognised - condition in which a gilded upbringing is said to prevent the sufferer grasping the consequences of their actions. And it worked.
Couch's controversial excuse ranks alongside a long list of unusual and creative criminal defences offered up over the years. Here are five of the most notable.
When San Francisco official Dan White shot dead the city's Mayor George Moscone and pioneering gay supervisor Harvey Milk in 1978, he faced a possible death penalty.
But White walked away with an eight-year sentence, and ended up serving only five. He was acquitted of murder and convicted of voluntary manslaughter, despite shooting the men in cold blood.
How? The defence that got him off the hook went down as one of the most famous in US justice history, and became just as widely misunderstood.
White's lawyers argued diminished capacity, based on his bouts of depression. The defence described how he turned in the days before the murder to junk food, including the US snack cake Twinkies.
The junk food was a symptom of White's state of mind, they said, but he went down in history as the man who got off a murder charge because he had eaten sugary snacks the night before.
Driving at four times the limit doesn't usually leave you with too much room for manoeuvre with the police.
But one unnamed 35-year-old schoolteacher stopped in New York State had charges against her dropped after her lawyers told the court that her digestive system sometimes converted food into alcohol.
The condition, called auto-brewery syndrome, causes high levels of yeast in the intestines to ferment high-carbohydrate foods, doctors say.
"She can register a blood alcohol content that would have you or I falling down drunk, but she can function," her lawyer Joseph Marusak told the Buffalo News newspaper.
In 1980, Sandie Craddock, a London barmaid, stabbed a co-worker to death. She was charged with murder but convicted of manslaughter, and her defence was a first.
Craddock, who had a long list of prior convictions, argued that her mood had been significantly affected by her period.
PMS - or pre-menstrual syndrome - has been used as a criminal defence in the UK several times since, and in 1995 the American Psychiatric Association added it to its list of real depressive disorders.
When Heather Specyalski was charged with causing a fatal car crash in Connecticut in 1999 she had to prove she wasn't behind the wheel.
Ms Specyalski surprised the court when she said she couldn't have been driving because she was, in fact, performing oral sex on the driver, who died.
Her lawyer noted that the driver's trousers were found to have been loosened before the crash, and Specyalski was acquitted.
"A defendant has a right to offer a defence no matter how outlandish, silly or unbelievable one might think it will be," said Superior Court Judge Robert Holzberg.
John Hinckley appeared in court in 1981 on one of the most serious charges you can face in the US - attempting to kill the president.
Earlier that year, Hinckley opened fire at Ronald Reagan, wounding the president and three others.
Part of Hinckley's defence argument was that he was inspired by the film Taxi Driver, starring Robert De Niro and Jodi Foster. He said he had watched the film 15 times and identified with De Niro's character.
He also told the court he had become fixated with Foster and shot the president to get her attention. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
A security source told the BBC the flag was flown from a bridge in the eastern Muthanna district on Tuesday night.
Anti-IS graffiti has also appeared on walls recently, as locals protest against the occupation of their city.
Mosul has been under IS control since 2014, but Iraq's government is planning to launch an offensive to recapture it.
Commanders say it could begin by the second half of October.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the US was prepared to send more "trainers and advisers" to assist Iraqi troops during the battle.
Mr Abadi said they would not play a combat role, and that their number would be "reduced immediately after the liberation of Mosul".
One US official told the Associated Press that about 600 additional troops would be sent as the operation ramped up.
Mr Abadi met US President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden last week on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, though it is not clear whether they agreed to the deployment there.
Gen Joseph Votel, who oversees US forces in the Middle East, said in July that he expected to send additional troops to Iraq.
Some 4,600 US military personnel are already there as part of a multinational coalition against IS, providing air support, training, and advice to the Iraqi military, which was routed by IS militants in June 2014 as they overran much of northern and western Iraq.
Pro-government forces, including Kurdish Peshmerga and Shia-dominated paramilitary fighters, have retaken almost half of the territory since then.
But for Mosul, the largest occupied city in the "caliphate" proclaimed by IS, is likely to be the biggest yet.
The United Nations has warned that the humanitarian impact could be "enormous", and possibly affect up to 1.2 million people living in and around Mosul.
A "technical difficulty" at Bilston Glen in the early hours of the morning meant 999 and 101 calls had to be diverted to other centres.
The control room took the initial call after the fatal M9 crash, which police failed to investigate for three days.
Police Scotland confirmed the fault at the centre had now been resolved.
A tweet from Unison, the union which represents many police staff in Scotland, said the call centre had been taken out of action at 03:30 on Tuesday, but Police Scotland said the public would not have noticed any difference in the level of service.
Ch Supt Alan Speirs said: "I can confirm that in the early hours of Tuesday 15 December 2015 the Service Centre at Bilston Glen experienced a technical difficulty which resulted in 999 and 101 calls being diverted to other regional service centres. The issue has now been resolved and the system is working normally.
"Police Scotland has robust and tested plans in place for eventualities such as this and I am pleased that they worked extremely well.
"There was no interruption to the emergency and non emergency services and no delays in calls being answered or officers being dispatched."
Staffing shortages at Bilston Glen were highlighted after an HM Inspector of Constabulary (HMIC) report into the M9 crash in July in which Lamara Bell and John Yuill died.
Ms Bell, who was discovered critically injured in the crashed car, had been in the vehicle next to her dead partner Mr Yuill for three days. She died later in hospital.
Police Scotland admitted they did not investigate a report they had received about the crash until three days after it happened.
In the report, HMIC Derek Penman said Bilston Glen had insufficient staff and that this had resulted in poor call-handling performance, although he noted the force had made "considerable efforts to address this".
The Scottish government said in September it would delay plans to two close police call centres in Aberdeen and Inverness in line with the recommendations made by HMIC.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said he had become aware of the problem when a member of the public told him their 101 call had not been answered.
He said the public should be given more information about how to communicate with the police when the system is down.
Scottish Labour's justice spokesman Graeme Pearson said the shut down of Bilston Glen "suggests a failure to learn the lessons of the HMICS report into call handling, which exposed systemic, fundamental failings because of the SNP government's botched reforms of our police service."
Margaret Mitchell of the Scottish Conservatives said it was particularly concerning that Bilston Glen had been out of action at one of its busiest times of the year.
"This would be hugely concerning at any time but especially in the run up to Christmas and New Year, one of the busiest times of the year.
She added: "Furthermore the fact it happened at Bilston Glen control room, which was the control room involved in the tragic M9 crash case, makes complete nonsense of the cabinet secretary for justice's standard response that 'it's all sorted now'."
Moshoeu had been suffering from stomach cancer and lost his battle against the disease on Tuesday.
The midfielder won 73 caps and will be particularly remembered for starring in Bafana Bafana's 1996 Africa Cup of Nations-winning team.
Neil Tovey, captain of the 1996 team, told BBC Sport: "It is very, very sad. He was a tremendous footballer - similar to Lionel Messi."
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Moshoeu's career began in 1987 with local side Giant Blackpool and he went on to play for eight other teams including Kaizer Chiefs and Turkish giants Fenerbahce.
He first played for South Africa in 1993 - a year after their return from a decades-long ban because of apartheid - and, incredibly, he was still part of the Bafana Bafana team at the 2004 Nations Cup at the age of 38.
Moshoeu carried on playing professionally for four more years before finally hanging up his boots when he was 42.
Tovey added: "He was an extreme athlete, a very balanced footballer. He was nimble and could drop a shoulder to send a whole defence in one direction and he would go in the other direction.
"He is up there as one of the best South African players. And for someone to finish their professional career at the age he did, that says a lot. He lived his life the correct way."
South Africa Football Association president Dr Danny Jordaan said: "Our deepest condolences to his family and friends for their loss, hope they find strength in these difficult times. The passing on of this legend saddens us.
"Shoes was a genius on the field, an intelligent man off it. He was humble and always willing to give advice. He will be remembered for almost single-handedly defeating Ghana in South Africa's path to lifting the 1996 Nations Cup title. We have certainly lost a hero."
Abdul Abbasi was jailed for two years and four months for reversing at speed and knocking down 65-year-old Rehana Abassi on Redmire Close, Hull, in October.
The 33-year-old, of Thorndale, Hull, was convicted in March of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
At a Court of Appeal hearing, his sentence was reduced to 16 months.
His six-year driving ban was also cut to two years by judges Sir Andrew Smith and Geoffrey Marson QC.
At his trial, heard at Hull Crown Court, Abbasi was cleared of attempted murder and causing grievous bodily harm.
The court heard the taxi driver had struck his mother as she went to the boot of the car after a disagreement.
He then crashed into a parked car some 10 to 15 metres behind him before driving off at speed with the boot still up and his mother still under the vehicle, the court was told.
Mrs Abbasi was in hospital for two weeks with serious injuries including broken ribs but has since forgiven her son, the court heard.
The court was told the jury was "not satisfied" that he knew his mother was behind the car when he reversed into her.
Sir Andrew told the court that Abbasi, who had no previous convictions and no previous record of bad driving, was "mentally fragile' and a "decent man who lost control under pressure".
Those close to him had been concerned about his mental wellbeing in the past but he had not engaged with mental health professionals.
Dave Small was voluntarily interviewed by officers from West Mercia Police after they were alerted to "concerns" over his social media posts.
A property in Redditch was also searched, police said.
The force stressed Mr Small was not arrested but it would pass an evidence file to the Crown Prosecution Service.
Mr Small, who sits on Redditch Borough Council, was expelled from UKIP on Wednesday.
He was initially suspended after allegedly calling African migrants "scroungers" and Clare Balding and Sir Elton John "perverts".
In an interview with BBC Hereford and Worcester he denied being racist but admitted he was homophobic.
Iago Falque put the hosts in front after 15 minutes as he burst clear down the right and picked out the bottom corner with a left-footed strike.
The striker then turned provider, sliding in Marco Benassi to finish one-on-one against Ciprian Tatarusanu.
England keeper Hart saved Borja Valero's deflected strike but could not prevent Khouma Babacar's late header.
The win follows last week's 3-1 victory over Roma as Torino extended their unbeaten run to four games.
Elsewhere, AC Milan fought back from 3-1 down to beat Sassuolo 4-3 thanks to three second-half goals, including a stunning volley from 18-year-old Manuel Locatelli.
Match ends, Torino 2, Fiorentina 1.
Second Half ends, Torino 2, Fiorentina 1.
Foul by Nenad Tomovic (Fiorentina).
Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Antonio Barreca (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Daniele Baselli following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Afriyie Acquah (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Torino. Conceded by Matías Vecino.
Attempt blocked. Adem Ljajic (Torino) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Belotti.
Corner, Torino. Conceded by Carlos Salcedo.
Davide Astori (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andrea Belotti (Torino).
Foul by Khouma Babacar (Fiorentina).
Luca Rossettini (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Torino. Daniele Baselli replaces Marco Benassi.
Attempt missed. Antonio Barreca (Torino) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt saved. Josef Martínez (Torino) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonio Barreca with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Andrea Belotti (Torino) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Benassi.
Goal! Torino 2, Fiorentina 1. Khouma Babacar (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hrvoje Milic with a cross.
Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Afriyie Acquah.
Attempt blocked. Adem Ljajic (Torino) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mirko Valdifiori.
Foul by Carlos Sánchez (Fiorentina).
Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Mauro Zárate (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Mirko Valdifiori (Torino).
Carlos Salcedo (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Carlos Salcedo (Fiorentina).
Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Josef Martínez (Torino) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Adem Ljajic.
Corner, Torino. Conceded by Carlos Salcedo.
Attempt blocked. Adem Ljajic (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Belotti.
Foul by Matías Vecino (Fiorentina).
Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Carlos Salcedo (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andrea Belotti (Torino).
Foul by Carlos Salcedo (Fiorentina).
Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Torino. Josef Martínez replaces Iago Falque.
Attempt saved. Andrea Belotti (Torino) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iago Falque with a cross.
Attempt missed. Hrvoje Milic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nikola Kalinic with a headed pass.
Borja Valero (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
The hosts took the lead when Mani Dieseruvwe, who joined the Stags on loan from Chesterfield this week, sent Matt Green through to coolly finish.
Pompey levelled before the break when Ben Davies' corner deflected off Ryan Tafazolli's legs and into his own net.
Neither side could find a winner, but Portsmouth came close when Scott Shearer saved Michael Doyle's strike.
Portsmouth stay sixth, with a three-point cushion on eighth-placed Wycombe, while Mansfield are 13th, seven points off the play-off places.
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Portsmouth manager Paul Cook told BBC Radio Solent: "I'm very disappointed with the game, very disappointed with how we played, very disappointed with us in general, but that's where that team's at.
"I think anyone who's watched us all season now could probably say it's a typical Portsmouth performance.
"My job is to make these players better, see us finish the season in whatever position we finish - which hopefully will be a position that there's still something to play for at the end of the season - and we build from there."
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Coronation Street actress Barbara Knox, who plays Rita Sullivan, is in "fine form" and "poised" for Wednesday's live episode, a producer has told the BBC.
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Substitute James Tilley scored his first goal as a much-changed Brighton edged past League Two side Barnet to reach the EFL Cup third round.
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The last of three Finnish police officers charged with negligence over the appearance of Vladimir Putin's name on a crime database has been cleared.
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A general in line for the highest US military post says Russia poses the greatest threat to national security.
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League Two side Crawley Town have signed Chelsea defender Alex Davey on loan until 3 January 2017.
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A £35m road scheme, which will take 7,000 cars a day out of a busy town, has opened weeks ahead of schedule.
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Mixed martial arts will eventually become an Olympic sport, the co-owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship has told BBC World Service.
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France has declassified documents relating to the Rwandan genocide, the president's office has said.
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The bishop who was a key figure in the campaign to uncover the truth about the Hillsborough disaster is to receive the Freedom of Liverpool.
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Planes have starting bringing some of the British tourists stranded in the Egyptian holiday resort of Sharm el-Sheikh back to the UK.
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David Martin has been elected as the new president of the Irish Football Association at a meeting of the organisation's Council at Windsor Park.
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Rooney, 27, was absent from United's squad for the 2-1 win over Swansea on Sunday and Ferguson confirmed the club had refused his transfer request.
"I don't think Wayne was keen to play, simply because he has asked for a transfer," Ferguson added.
"I have seen players join Real Madrid and other great clubs in Europe. But they always want to come back."
Asked whether the England international will stay at the club, Ferguson told the BBC: "It's not my decision now."
However Ferguson earlier told Sky Sports: "We are not going to let him go."
It is the second time Rooney has asked to leave United, the first having come in October 2010, before he opted to stay and signed a five-year deal.
His future is now set to be one of the first items on the agenda of incoming United manager David Moyes, who is to leave Everton at the end of the season and take over at Old Trafford from the retiring Ferguson on 1 July.
Rooney played under Moyes as a teenager at Goodison Park, before joining United in August 2004.
Although Rooney did not figure against Swansea, he did join his team-mates in the Premier League title celebrations after the match when United were presented with the trophy.
Ferguson added: "I think he should go away and think it over again.
"He wasn't happy about being taken off a few times this season but a Wayne Rooney in top form wouldn't be taken off.
"He wants to think it through, which is a good idea."
Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville, who spent 19 years at the club, winning eight Premier League titles, told Rooney that United was "the only club he should be playing at".
"I have seen players join Real Madrid and other great clubs in Europe," he told Sky Sports. "But they always want to come back.
"Wayne needs to surround himself with his family and his players. The ones who have been here for a long time will bring him around.
"If you play for this club for 20 years, it is not a bed of roses. You struggle mentally at times. He will be going through a difficult moment.
"But, in a couple of weeks, he will be coming away with England. Then he needs to have the summer off and hopefully get his head back to being a Manchester United player."
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Sir Alex Ferguson said Wayne Rooney "was not keen to play" in his last home match as Manchester United manager.
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Only 24 of those chosen are outgoing MPs from the current parliament.
Some 52% come from civil society and exactly half are women, the secretary-general of La République En Marche (Republic on the Move) said.
Richard Ferrand said the choices marked "the definitive return of citizens to the heart of our political life".
Mr Macron still needs to select more than 100 candidates for the 577-seat parliament and the party says its door is open to politicians from other parties to join.
The movement received more than 19,000 applications, Mr Ferrand said at a news conference, with 1,700 telephone interviews conducted with candidates.
The average age of the list is 46 "compared to 60 years for the average of outgoing MPs", he said.
The youngest candidate is 24 years old, while the oldest is 72. Around 10 candidates are unemployed, double that are retired and a handful are students.
All of the outgoing MPs chosen to run come from the Socialist Party of departing President François Hollande.
Mr Ferrand confirmed that Mr Macron's ex-cabinet colleague Manuel Valls - the former prime minister who has now burned his boats with his Socialists - had not been selected.
He said that he did "not meet the criteria" because he had already served three parliamentary terms.
But the party will not be running a candidate against him in his constituency in Essonne, south of Paris.
France had been waiting to see if the party list would live up to Mr Macron's pledge to clean up France's public life.
Many of the candidates are unknown to the public and there are few well-known personalities on the list.
Among the diverse candidates is Cédric Villani, a famous mathematician with a penchant for flamboyant bow-ties and spider brooches. He won the Fields Medal - seen as one of the highest honours in mathematics - in 2010.
François Hollande's communications advisor Gaspard Gantzer, former judge Éric Halphen and former bullfighter Marie Sara are also on the list.
Although no MPs of the Republican party are candidates, at least two former allies of Alain Juppé - who lost the centre-right party's presidential primary - have been selected.
It has escaped no-one's attention that there are nearly 150 names still missing.
Why this lack of clarity? Why the delay? Why is Mr Macron's party unable to do what it said it would do and give the country the full roster of names?
The answer is that it is engaged in some very old-style political calculation.
Emmanuel Macron knows that his weak point is his connection with the outgoing regime. He is a socialist at heart, as he has often said, and made his name serving a Socialist Party president.
If his party goes into the election fielding too many ex-Socialist MPs, it will be a sitting target for a vengeful Republican Party, eager to get its own majority and force the new president into a "cohabitation" (where the government is of a different colour from the president).
So the party wants a few more days to tempt over Republican Party defectors. Only in the middle of next week will it draw up its definitive list.
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Some of the names previously announced include:
French media are already reporting errors on the list - including one candidate with a criminal record (the party said no-one with a criminal record would be eligible). Several people on the list have also denied they are candidates.
Mr Macron was only elected on Sunday and the two-round parliamentary vote takes place on 11 and 18 June. But with only one month to go, every political party is now focusing on the race for the National Assembly.
His recently rebranded party is only 13 months old and Mr Macron needs to show he will have not just a mandate but the power in parliament to push through his programme.
Nearly 20,000 people applied and a few thousand only added their names in the past few days following the election.
We know the Macron team set out five conditions:
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The party of French President-elect Emmanuel Macron has selected a diverse list of 428 candidates for parliamentary elections next month.
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New Wasps signing Danny Cipriani is one of seven full-capped players selected for the tour to South Africa.
Head coach Ali Hepher has picked a 27-man squad for two games against South Africa A.
"The squad has a good mixture of experienced players and emerging talent," said Hepher.
Wasps wing Christian Wade, Gloucester's Matt Kvesic, Northampton's Luther Burrell and Kieran Brookes, and Bath's Dave Attwood and Semesa Rokoduguni are the other players with Test experience.
"It is an incredibly exciting opportunity for the players and management to prove themselves," Hepher added.
Ashton, 29, helped Saracens win the European Champions Cup and reach the Premiership final but was omitted from the 32-man England squad that will play three Tests against the Wallabies next month.
He missed this year's Six Nations, which England won under new boss Eddie Jones, after being given a 10-week ban for making contact with the eyes of Ulster's Luke Marshall during a European Champions Cup game.
Jones feels Harlequins star Marland Yarde is a "better fit" and has said Ashton needs to "fix" certain parts of his game.
Ashton was given a place in the Saxons squad before he decided not to accept it.
Monday's Saxons squad announcement came a day after Cipriani also failed to make the senior tour.
The 28-year-old missed out to Owen Farrell and George Ford for a place at the Rugby World Cup last year under Stuart Lancaster but took part in an England squad training session in Brighton last week.
With Saracens and Exeter players involved in Saturday's Premiership final, Jones needed to supplement his squad for Sunday's friendly against Wales at Twickenham.
Several of the Saxons squad - Attwood, Kvesic, Burrell, Wasps forward Tommy Taylor and Bath centre Oliver Devoto - will plug the gaps.
Exeter assistant coach Hepher will be assisted by Alan Dickens (Northampton Saints) and Andy Titterrell (Wasps) for the two games in Bloemfontein on 10 June and Outeniqua Park in George on 17 June.
Bath: Dave Attwood (22 caps), Semesa Rokoduguni (1 cap)
Gloucester: Matt Kvesic (2 caps)
Northampton Saints: Kieran Brookes (16 caps), Luther Burrell (13 caps)
Wasps: Danny Cipriani (14 caps), Christian Wade (1 cap)
Forwards
Ross Harrison (Sale Sharks), Alec Hepburn (Exeter Chiefs), Tommy Taylor (Wasps), George McGuigan (Newcastle Falcons), Jake Cooper-Woolley (Wasps), Kieran Brookes (Northampton Saints), James Craig (Northampton Saints), Mitch Lees (Exeter Chiefs), Charlie Ewels (Bath), Dave Attwood (Bath), Dave Ewers (Exeter Chiefs), Donovan Armand (Exeter Chiefs), Matt Kvesic (Gloucester), James Chisholm (Harlequins), Sam Jones (Wasps).
Backs
Dan Robson (Wasps), Michael Young (Newcastle Falcons), Oliver Devoto (Bath), Danny Cipriani (Wasps), Christian Wade (Wasps), Semesa Rokoduguni (Bath), Sam Hill (Exeter Chiefs), Nick Tompkins (Saracens), Luther Burrell (Northampton Saints), Alex Lewington (London Irish), Sam James (Sale Sharks), Mike Haley (Sale Sharks).
Head coach: Ali Hepher (Exeter Chiefs)
Assistant coach: Andy Titterrell (Wasps)
Assistant coach: Alan Dickens (Northampton Saints)
Team manager: Richard Hill
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Saracens wing Chris Ashton has rejected an England Saxons call-up after being left out of the senior tour to Australia this summer.
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Abu Firas al-Suri died, along with his son, in the raids in Idlib province on Sunday, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says.
The dead militants were also said to include foreign fighters.
The reports said it was not clear whether the air strikes were carried out by Syrian or Russian forces.
Syrian Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP news agency that Abu Firas was meeting other leading jihadists in the village of Kafar Jales at the time.
Another al-Nusra target and one from allied Islamist group Jund al-Aqsa had also been also attacked, he added.
A temporary ceasefire between government forces and rebels has largely held for more than a month but it does not cover al-Nusra or so-called Islamic State.
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A senior member of the al-Qaeda linked al-Nusra Front was among 20 or so jihadists killed in air strikes in northern Syria, activists report.
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There will be radio commentary on BBC Radio 5 live and BBC Radio 5 live sports extra throughout the event, as well as a live text page for each evening session to bring you the medals as they happen.
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Live coverage - 19:30-22:15, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
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The World Para-athletics Championships come to the London Stadium between 14 and 23 July.
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Whoever wins at Lord's will be crowned champions, while Somerset - who beat Nottinghamshire - will win their first title if the match is drawn or tied.
Tim Bresnan (142 not out) and Ryan Sidebottom guided Yorkshire to the four batting bonus points required to ensure a Yorkshire win would secure the title, regardless of Somerset's result.
Middlesex closed on 81-2, 39 behind.
The home side had been reduced to 2-2, but first-innings centurion Nick Gubbins and Dawid Malan remained unbeaten through to the close.
Earlier, the hosts missed opportunities to take control of the match in the morning session as Yorkshire's Azeem Rafiq was dropped twice on his way to 65.
Bresnan reached his hundred off 222 balls but he started to run out of partners, and last man Sidebottom was required to help the visitors past the pivotal figure of 350.
The pair came together at 334-9 and added 56 to forge a 120-run lead.
A rain shower took the players off with Yorkshire 349-9, and spinner Ollie Rayner bowled a brilliant maiden over after the hour-long break before Sidebottom struck a boundary off Toby Roland-Jones.
The home side's response to Yorkshire's 390 began dreadfully as Sam Robson edged to Alex Lees off Sidebottom for a second duck in the match.
Brooks then bowled Nick Compton for one, with Middlesex trailing by 118, before Gubbins and Malan led the recovery.
Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie told BBC Radio Leeds: "Tim Bresnan did wonderfully well. It's one of the best knocks I've seen by a Yorkshire player during my time here. Take into account the situation and what was at stake - it was an incredibly disciplined knock.
"People questioned the decision to bat him at five, but the reality is he's been one of our most consistent batsmen of the summer. It allowed us to play a fifth seamer and we could attack because we knew we needed to take 20 wickets here to win the match.
"We know Somerset have won and we've got work to do, and both sides here at Lord's know they've got to win if they want to win the title. It's going to be a fascinating and massively entertaining final day."
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Yorkshire's fighting third-day display against title rivals Middlesex kept alive their County Championship hopes.
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Tony Phoenix-Morrison, better known as "Tony The Fridge", appeared at Sunderland Magistrates' Court to face four charges of assault and one of using violence to get into a home.
The 50-year-old from Hebburn, South Tyneside, denied the charges and was bailed to appear in court in September.
He was named fundraiser of the year at the Pride of Britain Awards 2014.
His challenges include running the length of Britain with the 42.5kg fridge on his back.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend an outdoor parade, complete with flybys by the air force and a Singapore Airlines A380 airliner.
Singaporeans are also being asked to join together in reciting the national pledge and singing the national anthem.
Singapore became independent when it was ejected from the Federation of Malaya amid social unrest.
In 50 years, the former British colony has transformed itself into one of the world's wealthiest countries.
But its critics say the rapid development has been accompanied by a strict control on free speech and politics.
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The city state celebrates its independence day in style every year, but this year's SG50 events are being billed as the country's biggest ever celebration, with months of build-up in shops, schools, work places and in the media.
One student, Yang Jie Ling, told Reuters: "It's only 50 years for a small nation like us, so we have achieved so much. It's a year that Singaporeans will want to remember forever."
The parade this year includes a special tribute to Lee Kuan Yew, who led Singapore into independence and was its prime minister until 1990.
The much-respected leader died in March this year, prompting public mourning.
A recording of him reading the Proclamation of Independence was played on radio and TV at 09:00 local time (01:00 GMT).
Speaking on the eve of the celebrations, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Lee Kuan Yew's son, said: "At 50 years, as we stand at a high base camp, we look back and marvel how far we have come. We are grateful to those who made it happen."
Key figures attending Sunday's celebrations include Malaysian PM Najib Razak and Australian Deputy PM Warren Truss.
Despite achieving such goals as 90% home ownership and per capita GDP above $56,000, critics continue to point to the strict political controls.
The ruling People's Action Party (PAP) has been in power for more than 50 years and the opposition hopes to make more inroads in elections that could be called in September.
The last election saw the PAP suffer its worst performance, though it still kept 80 of the 87 seats.
It will hope the boost of the anniversary and recognition of the legacy of Lee Kuan Yew will help it at the next election.
Analysis: Tessa Wong, BBC News, Singapore
The National Day Parade is a chance for tiny Singapore to flex its military muscles and also celebrate its sovereignty - never mind that independence was unplanned thanks to its ejection from Malaysia.
The event usually features a military march past with fighter jet displays, large-scale performances by community groups, and a retelling of Singapore's history. It ends with a massive firework display as the country recites the pledge and sings the national anthem.
In its early years, organisers used it to push social messages such as courtesy and diligence.
These days it's a more sophisticated, glitzier affair, held by the shiny skyscrapers of Singapore's Marina Bay.
Though the propaganda still gets heavy, Singaporeans love it anyway for its pomp and splendour. Tickets for the parade and its rehearsals run out every year.
The Sons beat Hibs 3-2 on Saturday, allowing Scottish Championship leaders Rangers to open up a gap of 11 points.
Liam Henderson and Farid El Alagui replied after the hosts had raced into a three-goal lead in Dumbarton.
"No matter who you are, you can't give someone a 3-0 lead and expect to bring it back," Stubbs told BBC Scotland.
"But I've got to say, we gave it a good go.
"We've more or less gifted Dumbarton the three points with the goals we've conceded.
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"I can't fault the players' effort but in the last couple of games we've contributed significantly to our downfall. We're just making silly individual errors and unfortunately right now we're getting punished for them.
"It's lapses in concentration. More often than not you can get away with one but in the last two games we've been punished. We need to have better discipline when we're defending set pieces and stay with our men."
It was a second straight loss for Hibs with Greenock Morton having won 3-0 at Easter Road on Wednesday.
"There will be no concession because mathematically we can still do it," said Stubbs, whose side have 10 league games left.
"But we're obviously making it really difficult for ourselves and making it easier for Rangers.
"We've lost four games all season so there's certainly no monkey on our back but we need to bounce back very quickly.
"We wanted to do it today and it wasn't for the want of trying."
Dumbarton manager Stevie Aitken described the final 15 minutes of the game as "probably the longest I've had in my career as a manager".
Kevin Cawley, Christian Nade and Darren Barr had netted for the hosts in the opening 50 minutes before Hibs' resurgence.
"I was desperate for the final whistle and we had to dig in deep," added Aitken.
"To beat a good Hibs side twice now; I'm delighted we got the win and I think over the piece it was deserved.
"It was tough towards the end. Credit to Hibs, a lot of teams might have flung the towel in at 3-0 but they came at us, scored a couple of good goals and put us under severe pressure."
Options include bringing in full restrictions across central roads between 08:30 and 18:30, or limiting charges to the afternoon.
Another alternative sees restrictions between 13:00 and 18:30 on all streets except main roads, where charges would also operate in the morning.
Councillors have agreed in principle to extend parking controls to Sundays.
They will work out exactly how the change will be implemented on Tuesday.
Chief electoral officer Ezra Chiloba told reporters the systems were not compromised at any point.
He spoke out after presidential candidate Raila Odinga rejected provisional results indicating a strong lead for President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The opposition's claim led to sporadic outbreaks of violence.
Mr Chiloba said his team had "established that the claims being made could not be substantiated".
He added: "I wish to take this opportunity to confirm that our elections management system is secure. There were no external or internal interference to the system at any point before, during or after the voting."
His comments were made amid repeated calls for calm.
The government has denied that anyone died in clashes on Wednesday between security forces and Mr Odinga's supporters in the capital, Nairobi, and the western town of Kisumu, an opposition stronghold.
Earlier reports quoting police said two protesters had been shot dead in Nairobi after police were attacked with machetes while two men had been killed by officers in Kisumu when a gang attacked a vote tallying station.
Many fear a repeat of the violence after the disputed election 10 years ago when more than 1,100 Kenyans died and 600,000 were displaced.
Raw polling data published on the website of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) says that with almost 97% of results in, Mr Kenyatta - who is seeking a second term - is leading with about 54.3%, to Mr Odinga's 44.8% share of the vote.
These suggest Mr Kenyatta is heading for a first-round victory.
However, it has been emphasised by the IEBC that these results are preliminary, and have yet to be certified officially.
But Mr Odinga said in a tweet that his party's own assessment put him ahead of Mr Kenyatta.
He alleged hackers had gained access to the IEBC computer system by using the identity of the commission's IT manager, Chris Msando, who was killed last month.
Observers from the African Union and the European Union among others issued a joint statement urging political parties "to use the legally provided channels of dispute resolution in case of any dissatisfaction with the process", adding that police should "avoid excessive use of force".
They also said the IEBC should carry out the tallying process "with full integrity and transparency".
Speaking to the BBC, John Mahama, former president of Ghana and head of the Commonwealth Observer Mission in Kenya, said the responsibility to maintain calm fell to the two leading candidates.
"They can take Kenya down the slippery slope of violence like in 2007, or they can both rise to the occasion and let Kenya surmount this democratic hurdle and become one of the leading democracies in Africa," he said.
The commission has not said when it will publish the final results. Legally, it has to announce the results within seven days of polling stations closing.
Wales captain Williams, 32, left Swansea to join Everton in August.
Swansea were denied only their second win of the season in a 1-1 draw to leave them bottom of the Premier League
"It does seem a little bit weird when you're in the tunnel and looking across at people you've played with for a number of years," he said.
"You try and keep it as normal as possible but at the same time you understand you're playing against your former team and a lot of good friends."
Gylfi Sigurdsson had put the Swans ahead at Goodison Park with a penalty in the 41st minute after he had been dragged down by Everton captain Phil Jagielka.
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But Seamus Coleman scored a minute from time, with a looping header to salvage the draw, and deny Swansea a first victory under manager Bob Bradley.
The Swans, who have not won since their opening day 1-0 victory at Burnley in August, are five points off safety at the bottom of the Premier League.
But Williams, who played more than 350 games in eight years for the Welsh club, says his former club can get themselves out of their current predicament.
"When I was there we were down there a couple of times and we fought," Williams added.
"There's a strong set of lads there and some really good players as well with a good mentality and good attitude.
"I'm sure they're working hard to get themselves out of it.
"They defended really well in the second half and they played some good stuff as well."
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Organisers said the 21st year of the festival will take place from Friday 3 to Sunday 26 June.
Plans are being developed to bring back the street parade in the years ahead.
The parade was previously dropped in 2012 after the costs of road closures, security and clearing-up could not be met from sponsorship income.
Organisers said the festival would feature more than 400 events, including a festival of singing, a big band concert and a series of rock concerts.
Many of these will be held at the bandstand in Kelvingrove Park.
Festival chairwoman Liz Scobie said "Our 21st birthday is a truly significant milestone.
"We have evolved from a few events to a programme of more than 400 and the participation of hundreds of thousands of people of all ages supported by a small army of volunteers.
"As we take time to develop our new-look festival, we have decided that there will not be a parade in Byres Road this year, whilst making plans for it to return bigger and better in the years to come."
The full programme for the festival will be launched in April.
Kezia Dugdale said the election was the "most interesting, exciting and important we have ever faced".
And she said new powers coming to Holyrood meant voters would "see who our leaders really are".
Ms Dugdale was addressing delegates at the party's conference in Glasgow.
She said Scottish Labour would be standing for the election on its "most radical manifesto ever", and pledged to end austerity by introducing a fiscal rule that would dictate there could be no tax cuts at the same time as public spending is being reduced.
And she said a Scottish Labour government would invest £500m into primary care health services over the next five years, and that everyone in Scotland would be guaranteed a GP appointment within 48 hours.
She also promised that everyone waiting for assistance in hospital would get an assessment and a care package within a week.
Ms Dugdale claimed Ms Sturgeon, the Scottish first minister and SNP leader, had positioned herself as the "great anti-austerity alternative" in England, only to see her come home to force through the Tories' cuts in Scotland".
She added: "Nicola Sturgeon keeps confidently announcing that Labour is only fighting for second place.
"Just think about what that means - she's already declared victory before any of us have cast a single vote. How utterly arrogant of her.
"We're here to tell the first minister that there are no foregone conclusions in a democracy."
Ms Dugdale was setting out - plainly, bluntly and directly - the fundamental offer which will dominate these coming elections.
Labour, she said, would use tax powers to counter cuts. Labour would "use the real powers we have to deliver real change". By contrast, she accused the SNP of timidity.
We will learn Nicola Sturgeon's detailed thoughts on tax next week. But she will not sanction an increase in the standard rate of income tax, condemning that again today as "tax hikes on low-earning households." The SNP insist their package will involve the defence of vital services.
And there we have it. Other parties will play a very significant role. The Tories say Scotland should pay no more tax than elsewhere in the UK - and they offer to form a bulwark to that effect. The Lib Dems offer a penny for education. The Greens, UKIP, others will have their say.
But today Labour's Kezia Dugdale sought to set out a key dynamic in this election in direct contradistinction to Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP. Indeed, she personalised the contest on occasion in her speech.
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Polls have suggested the SNP holds a commanding lead ahead of the election on 5 May, with Labour facing a strong challenge from the Conservatives for second place.
Ms Dugdale told the BBC's Daily Politics programme last month that she thought her party would finish second.
Speaking at the conference, she admitted that last year's general election, which saw Labour left with just one MP in Scotland as the SNP won 56 of the 59 seats, was the most painful in her party's history.
But she said Scottish Labour had renewed itself since then, with a new leadership team, new candidates, "thousands of new members" and a "new vision" which the party would be taking to the country.
She added: "This is the most interesting, exciting, important election we have ever faced. We are having new debates, unfamiliar to politicians in parties who have only answered the easy questions of how you spend money, and never the hard questions of how we raise it.
"People say this election is a foregone conclusion, that there is no interest in this campaign. They couldn't be more wrong.
"This is the election where we will see who our leaders really are. Who will stop the cuts? Who will care more for the vulnerable? Who will invest in the future of our economy? Who will be bold, and who will just settle for more of the same?"
Ms Dugdale said the debate over new powers for Holyrood was over, with the question now over how those powers should be used.
She said Labour would use them to create a better NHS, more opportunities for young people, better housing, decent jobs and a "fair day's pay for a fair day's work".
The party has previously proposed a 1p rise in income tax rates in Scotland to help pay for local services.
And she told party activists that Labour would increase funding for the NHS each year of the next parliament in real terms.
She added: "Labour will use our powers to offer a real plan for the future of our NHS.
"Our Labour Party, that established the NHS in the 1940s, will be there to ensure that our health service is fit for the challenges of the 2040s.
"Because the NHS isn't just another policy agenda for Labour - it is part of who we are as a party, our pride in its creation inspires everything else we do."
Ms Dugdale also declared: "I am a socialist" as she set out her vision of a Scotland where "we can choose to be better as a society" and where "people aren't fated to be rich or poor".
Earlier, a student teacher who said she was facing homelessness when her loan funding comes to an end urged Scots to vote Labour "because I need someone who is going to care for me, not neglect me".
Eireann McAuley, 18, was given a standing ovation by activists after she told of her struggle to escape poverty and create a better life for herself.
Ms McAuley, who is studying at Stirling University, told the audience that when her student loan funding comes to an end next month she may have to apply for temporary accommodation.
The teenager said: "I was predicted to fail my exams, I was predicted to make friends with my drug-dealer neighbour."
She sat her school exams while living in temporary accommodation in a homeless flat, she said, studying to get to university "though many thought this ambition was unrealistic".
A number of its main supports on the eastern side appear to have been washed away, splitting the former pavilion into two sections.
The pier, which is not maintained and was shut in 1975 after being deemed unsafe, burnt down in 2003.
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Only 24 of those chosen are outgoing MPs from the current parliament.
Some 52% come from civil society and exactly half are women, the secretary-general of La République En Marche (Republic on the Move) said.
Richard Ferrand said the choices marked "the definitive return of citizens to the heart of our political life".
Mr Macron still needs to select more than 100 candidates for the 577-seat parliament and the party says its door is open to politicians from other parties to join.
The movement received more than 19,000 applications, Mr Ferrand said at a news conference, with 1,700 telephone interviews conducted with candidates.
The average age of the list is 46 "compared to 60 years for the average of outgoing MPs", he said.
The youngest candidate is 24 years old, while the oldest is 72. Around 10 candidates are unemployed, double that are retired and a handful are students.
All of the outgoing MPs chosen to run come from the Socialist Party of departing President François Hollande.
Mr Ferrand confirmed that Mr Macron's ex-cabinet colleague Manuel Valls - the former prime minister who has now burned his boats with his Socialists - had not been selected.
He said that he did "not meet the criteria" because he had already served three parliamentary terms.
But the party will not be running a candidate against him in his constituency in Essonne, south of Paris.
France had been waiting to see if the party list would live up to Mr Macron's pledge to clean up France's public life.
Many of the candidates are unknown to the public and there are few well-known personalities on the list.
Among the diverse candidates is Cédric Villani, a famous mathematician with a penchant for flamboyant bow-ties and spider brooches. He won the Fields Medal - seen as one of the highest honours in mathematics - in 2010.
François Hollande's communications advisor Gaspard Gantzer, former judge Éric Halphen and former bullfighter Marie Sara are also on the list.
Although no MPs of the Republican party are candidates, at least two former allies of Alain Juppé - who lost the centre-right party's presidential primary - have been selected.
It has escaped no-one's attention that there are nearly 150 names still missing.
Why this lack of clarity? Why the delay? Why is Mr Macron's party unable to do what it said it would do and give the country the full roster of names?
The answer is that it is engaged in some very old-style political calculation.
Emmanuel Macron knows that his weak point is his connection with the outgoing regime. He is a socialist at heart, as he has often said, and made his name serving a Socialist Party president.
If his party goes into the election fielding too many ex-Socialist MPs, it will be a sitting target for a vengeful Republican Party, eager to get its own majority and force the new president into a "cohabitation" (where the government is of a different colour from the president).
So the party wants a few more days to tempt over Republican Party defectors. Only in the middle of next week will it draw up its definitive list.
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Some of the names previously announced include:
French media are already reporting errors on the list - including one candidate with a criminal record (the party said no-one with a criminal record would be eligible). Several people on the list have also denied they are candidates.
Mr Macron was only elected on Sunday and the two-round parliamentary vote takes place on 11 and 18 June. But with only one month to go, every political party is now focusing on the race for the National Assembly.
His recently rebranded party is only 13 months old and Mr Macron needs to show he will have not just a mandate but the power in parliament to push through his programme.
Nearly 20,000 people applied and a few thousand only added their names in the past few days following the election.
We know the Macron team set out five conditions:
The fears and anxieties about their injury and rehabilitation, how the injury will affect their career and the downright devastation at having to spend such a long time not doing the one thing that we love.
Lukas Jutkiewicz has just become the fifth Burnley player to suffer from cruciate ligament injury in the past 18 months. Tyrone Mings at Bournemouth and Nouha Dicko at Wolves are two other players to suffer anterior cruciate ligament injuries injury this season.
I suffered the same injury in 2008 and I was out for nine months. ACL surgery is not now considered to be a career-threatening injury like it was maybe 20 or 30 years ago, but I have seen several players in the past not being able to be the same player post-injury as they were before.
The majority of the time it is down to how hard you are prepared to work on your rehab, but there are occasions when the hardest worker cannot overcome the circumstances put in front of them.
I also missed a year of football from August 2012 through a groin injury, so I have had two experiences of suffering long-term injuries.
The physical side of the injury can be monitored and altered and with expert help and the correct work ethic, the chances are these days that you can overcome most injuries.
The mental side of the injury is often the toughest part to deal with. I have found that the only way to deal with it is for a complete change in your state of mind.
You have to stop thinking like a footballer, about results and teams and opposition. You have to immerse yourself in your rehabilitation exercises and almost become a full-time gym junkie.
The two times that I spent a while out of action I almost became addicted to the gym and the workouts that I did.
So much so that I had to stop completely when I came back from my ACL because I had put on too much bulk and felt a bit heavy. You have to continue to get your buzz from somewhere and that was where I found mine.
Watching the lads preparing for the game is tough and attending the matches is horrible. Your close mates are heading out to fight for three points and all you can do to help is wish them good luck.
Most of the lads playing in the Championship and above will have two or three years remaining on their contracts, so the immediate worries about money and a contract won't be as strong as players in League One or League Two. But they will still be there.
I wish the lads mentioned all the best in their recoveries and hope to see them back out on the pitch as soon as possible.
Japanese media reported that Mr Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) retained its House of Representatives majority.
The LDP will govern with the Komeito party after the parties won 325 seats out of 475.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called the snap vote to secure support for his "Abenomics" economic reforms.
Public broadcaster NHK said the LDP had won 290 seats, with Komeito taking 35.
The main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan, won 73 seats, an increase of 11, NHK said.
Mr Abe was elected in 2012 and has tried to revive the economy by raising public spending and printing money.
After an initial burst of growth, Japan slipped back into recession in the second half of this year, which many economists have blamed, at least in part, on an increase in sales tax, from 5% to 8% in April.
The tax increase was legislated by the previous government in 2012 to curb Japan's huge public debt, which is the highest among developed nations.
Mr Abe says he called the election to get a mandate to delay a second increase in the tax to 10%, scheduled for 2015.
"My 'Abenomics' policies are still only half-way done," Mr Abe said on Sunday, adding that his government would not become "complacent".
"I am aware that there are still a lot of people who are still not feeling the benefits. But it's my duty to bring [benefits] to those very people, and I believe this election made that clear."
Many Japanese were bemused by this election. Most thought it completely unnecessary. Some were angry at the huge waste of money. But Shinzo Abe is nothing if not a canny politician. The turnout may have been a record low, but he got what he needed - a new majority, and four more years in power.
Why he felt the need is still unclear. Some observers think he has been facing stiff resistance to his economic policies from within his own ranks. A big election win will help him crush that resistance.
Others think it a cynical move to lock in four more years before his popularity slips further. Whatever the truth Mr Abe is now the most powerful prime minister Japan has had in many years.
The question now is how will he use that power? He says he is determined to push ahead with difficult and potentially unpopular economic reform. His opponents on the left fear he will use it to push Japan further to the right - to try again to overturn Japan's pacifist constitution, and to further whitewash Japan's historic crimes during World War II.
What's behind Japan's snap election?
Japan is the third-largest economy in the world, according to the World Bank, but it has struggled in recent years.
Among his pledges, Mr Abe vowed to help more Japanese women enter and remain in employment by tightening anti-discrimination laws and setting employment targets.
The US hopes Mr Abe will be able to expand Japan's military role, so that it can play a bigger part in their alliance. That challenge to Japan's constitutional pacifism - traditionally opposed by Komeito - is expected to lead to heated debate in 2015.
Voters were choosing who sits in the 475-seat lower house of Japan's parliament, the Diet.
Reports said turnout at polling stations was low due to voter apathy and heavy snowfall in parts of the country. The government said turnout was at just 35%, two hours before polls closed.
Several surveys in recent weeks had pointed to a win for Mr Abe's party.
Observers said this was partly due to the lack of a real political alternative, with the opposition in disarray.
Shinzo Abe's economic policy, launched in 2013, was so wide-ranging that it was named after him. It was designed to help pull Japan out of two decades of deflation and kick-start its stagnant economy.
It involved three main proposals:
Economic growth briefly returned, helped by a weaker yen that boosted exporters, but 18 months on, Japan's economy is back in recession, and support for Mr Abe has been dwindling.
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Businessman Neil McArthur's £30m plan would see a footpath and cycleway run alongside six miles (9.5km) of tracks between Salford and Trafford.
The proposal also includes rebuilding three stations and reinstating the Cadishead Viaduct.
Mr McArthur said the "economic, social and environmental benefits" of reopening the line "would be huge".
The plans for the new line, which would run from Irlam to Timperley, and a report by Mr McArthur have been submitted to two councils, Network Rail as well as other transport bodies for consideration.
The businessman, who has proposed the idea through his charity, the Hamilton Davies Trust, said the nearby East Lancashire Railway, which runs from Bury to Rawtenstall, showed what could be achieved.
"The East Lancs heritage railway shows the demand with 200,000 passengers a year, so there is a local example to learn from," he said.
"We're asking the political representatives and transport bodies to join with us in exploring the art of the possible."
He added that as the entire route was owned by Network Rail, the realisation of his vision would be "reasonably uncomplicated".
Mr McArthur has previously financed the £2m restoration of the station at Irlam and his new plan would see stations rebuilt at Cadishead, Partington and Timperley.
The 22-year-old forward has made over 100 appearances since his Rugby Park debut in April 2011.
Having scored three goals in 33 appearances last season - often in a wide position - McKenzie is hoping to play a more central role.
"I'm looking forward to next season. There have been big changes at the club," he said.
"The whole place needed a revamp."
Manager Lee Clark is planning a major overhaul after keeping Killie in the top flight following a play-off final with Falkirk.
Eight out-of-contract players have moved on and another seven were placed on the transfer list, with Kevin McHattie, Mark O'Hara and David Syme having found new clubs.
She was speaking at Holyrood after last week's UK referendum resulted in voters backing to leave the EU by 52% to 48%.
Electors in Scotland, Northern Ireland and London voted to remain in the EU.
Ms Sturgeon, who will travel to Brussels on Wednesday for talks, said she was "utterly determined" to protect Scotland's relationship with Europe.
She will meet European Parliament President Martin Shulz and was hoping to talk to President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, but he said it was not appropriate at this time.
On Tuesday afternoon, Ms Sturgeon told MSPs that "all the impacts" of the referendum result needed to be set out and evaluated and "all of the options" open to Scotland in securing its relationship with the EU needed to be looked at.
Scotland's leader said the expert council would be chaired by Professor Anton Muscatelli, Glasgow University's principal and vice chancellor, and would have 17 members, including politicians, economists and constitutional experts.
Ms Sturgeon explained: "Members will consider the impact of proposed changes to the UK's relationship with the EU on Scottish interests and advise ministers throughout our negotiations on the best way to secure Scottish interests and objectives."
The SNP leader also said that while she was not seeking endorsement to hold a second independence referendum "today", she would put the option forward if it emerged as the only or best way to protect Scotland's place in the EU.
However, Scottish Conservative leader and Remain supporter Ruth Davidson fired a warning over a second independence vote.
She said: "You don't dampen the shockwaves from one referendum by lighting the fuse for another."
Ms Davidson also said that the Brexit vote was a "defining moment" in "our country's story".
Her speech included a message to EU migrants;. She said: "This is your home, we don't just need your labour, we want your brains, values, culture - we want you."
What might a second independence referendum be?
By Brian Taylor, BBC Scotland political editor
Remember that we are in deeply uncertain times. Nobody has a fixed idea as to what might emerge. We are all constantly pressing the refresh button on the BBC's excellent Online pages to find out who is the latest to resign.
But the chat at Holyrood - inevitably speculative - mostly seems to centre upon a possible indyref2 in spring 2018. I stress that is very, very far from fixed. Emphatically not, to quote the FM. It may happen in 2017 or not at all.
The 2018 timetable works like this. It is expected that the UK Government will initiate the Section 50 process of departure from the EU in autumn this year.
There then begins two years of negotiations about the terms of departure in which the UK will seek to obtain the best possible trade deal - consistent, presumably, with the Leavers' key demand that there must be substantial constraints placed upon freedom of movement to these islands.
That takes us to Autumn 2018 - unless all 27 remaining EU member states agree to an extension. At that point, either a deal is struck or an extension is agreed or the UK departs without a deal, resorting to WTO rules.
If Scotland is to be permitted to sidestep that departure, there would need to be a referendum within the two year period. There would need to be a clear vote in favour of independence in time to permit even the prospect of Scotland retaining / recreating EU membership. I stress, even the prospect.
Which points to Spring 2018 at the latest.
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The debate which followed Ms Sturgeon's statement included responses from Labour, the Scottish Greens and the Scottish Liberal Democrats as well as the Tories and the SNP.
The first minister's motion - to explore options for protecting Scotland's relationship with the EU - was supported by 92 MSPs with 31 abstaining.
In her address to the chamber, Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale said her party would support the government's efforts "to not only mitigate the worst of Brexit, but to strengthen Scotland's ties with our European neighbours and allies".
She insisted that the priority "must be" to secure jobs and the rights of workers.
Patrick Harvie, co-convener of the pro-independence Scottish Greens, backed early preparations for another independence referendum.
He told the chamber: "It may be that after exploring all options far more people than voted Yes in 2014 may conclude that independence is the only way to achieve it.
"The 2014 [independence referendum] result is now fundamentally superseded."
Ms Sturgeon is expected to win cross-party support from the emergency debate which followed her statement.
On Wednesday, the first minister will travel to Brussels to meet Mr Shulz. However, there is no planned get-together with Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission.
The leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrat Party, Willie Rennie, said he welcomed Ms Sturgeon "reaching out" to other parties.
However, he cautioned: "I immediately agreed to participate as long as it is not a cunning plan to deliver independence.
"I want to explore options; whether it is reverse Greenland; working with London, Northern Ireland, Gibraltar or some other arrangement.
"But we need to fully understand before we move ahead. And rushing head long to independence will undermine those efforts."
Cheshire East Council waived its rules when it granted three contracts to Core Fit Ltd, owned by the physiotherapist of former council leader Michael Jones.
A police investigation into misconduct in a public office is under way.
Mr Jones denied any wrongdoing when he stood down on 8 December. He was unavailable for comment.
Core Fit Ltd, which is owned by Amanda Morris, runs fitness classes in schools and was given contracts collectively worth £156,000 by the council.
A Cheshire Police spokeswoman said investigators would look into the awarding of contracts and "the involvement of all relevant individuals".
"The purpose of the investigation is to establish what happened and who was involved."
Mr Jones said at the time of his resignation that he was stepping down to avoid infighting within the Conservative group.
A panel of historians also revealed that 13 musicians were driven out of the orchestra for being Jewish or married to Jews.
The report follows claims of a cover-up by the world famous orchestra.
Austria is due to mark the 75th anniversary of its annexation by Nazi Germany on Tuesday.
The Anschluss (union) was complete when German forces marched into the country unopposed on 12 March 1938.
For decades the Philharmonic allowed only selective access to its archives.
But political pressure led the orchestra to commission three historians, led by Oliver Rathkolb, to delve deeper into the years 1938-45.
Mr Rathkolb also attempted to solve a mystery surrounding a ring of honour presented to Baldur von Schirach, a Nazi governor of Vienna, who oversaw the deportation of tens of thousands of Jews.
The ring, originally presented in 1942, was lost by Von Schirach but a replacement was given to him, apparently in late 1966, after his release from Spandau prison for crimes against humanity.
For years, historians have tried to uncover the identity of the man who gave Von Schirach the replacement ring.
According to historian Wilhelm Bettelheim, who was interviewed in a documentary film on Sunday, the man in question was Helmut Wobisch, a trumpeter who was a member of the Nazi party and later joined Hitler's notorious Waffen SS.
Wobisch was sacked in 1945 but resumed his career six years later.
Mr Rathkolb describes the interview as "very plausible".
The BBC's Kerry Skyring in Vienna says that - like Austria itself - the Vienna Philharmonic has been slow to get to grips with its past during World War II.
But for the first time historians have been given access to records detailing the orchestra's role as a Nazi propaganda tool and the persecution of its Jewish members, our correspondent adds.
Details revealed on Sunday showed that 60 of the orchestra's 123 musicians were members of the Nazi party - a much higher percentage than in the broader Austrian population.
Of the 13 musicians driven out of the orchestra for being Jewish or married to Jews, five died in concentration camps, others were deported, but none returned, the report says.
There are details too on how the orchestra's famous New Year's Day Concert had its origins as a propaganda instrument for the Nazis.
The historians' full report will be published on the orchestra's website on Tuesday - the 75th anniversary of the Anschluss.
The revelation that a replacement ring was given to Von Schirach after his release from prison came to light only recently. Von Schirach's son Richard wrote about it in a book in 2004 but refused to name the man who gave it to his father.
Orchestra Chairman Clemens Hellberg had initially been accused of failing to include details of the Philharmonic's Nazi links in his 1992 book Democracy of Kings, which is widely regarded as the orchestra's official history.
He has since said he did not have access to all the relevant documents when he wrote the book.
On Sunday Mr Hellberg said the historians' report was "long overdue". But, he added, "we know that we are together on the same path".
Xia Lin, whose clients include artist Ai Weiwei, was found guilty of fraudulently obtaining $700,000 (£550,000) to pay off gambling debts.
But supporters say he is innocent and that the move is designed to intimidate human rights lawyers.
Last year, China detained hundreds of rights lawyers, in what critics described as an organised crackdown.
Many lawyers have since been released - but several remain in detention, with their wives and families denied access to them.
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Maya Wang, Asia researcher at Human Rights Watch, said the 12 year jail term was likely to send a "chill" through the human rights community.
She told AFP: "The sentence is shocking, not only because of its length, but also because it was handed down to a rights lawyer who has tried to protect himself by deliberately taking a low-profile, technical approach to his work."
Xia Lin is known for defending Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei.
He also represented fellow human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, who was detained after a private seminar discussing the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, while in 2009 he successfully defended a hotel worker who killed a local government official who had tried to rape her.
Xia Lin was arrested in November 2014, as he was preparing to defend Guo Yushan, a rights activist and head of a Chinese think tank.
'History will not forgive this': Media roundup by Kerry Allen, BBC Monitoring
Chinese state media have not reported on the 12-year sentence for Xia Lin, so social media users have mainly been learning of the news via independent publications, or word of mouth.
Luo Changping, a journalist at the independent Caijing magazine, posted a picture of Lin Ru, Xia Lin's wife, crying in someone's arms.
The image has been shared widely, with hundreds of sympathetic, yet resigned comments.
Many social media users refused to accept the verdict - but also acknowledged that the likelihood of a successful appeal was low.
User Zhanzhan080808 wrote: "Xia Lin is innocent", while user Liu Suli said: "I curse this court, and those behind it and their strength. History will not forgive this trial."
The trial against Mr Xia opened in June this year.
He was originally charged with fraudulently obtaining 10m yuan ($1.5m; £1.1m), but his lawyer Dong Xikui said the court eventually accepted a lower figure of 4.8m yuan.
However, friends say they loaned the lawyer the money willingly.
Mr Xia's wife, Lin Ru, said: "I firmly believe that my husband is innocent. So we need to appeal."
The Chinese Human Rights Defenders group called the sentence a "severe retaliation against a human rights advocate who defended the rule of law".
There was no immediate comment from the court.
Eleri Edwards, 32, made 10 allegations to ChildLine claiming she was a pupil at Ysgol Ardudwy in Harlech, Gwynedd.
A disciplinary hearing in Cardiff heard she told the charity Tudur Williams touched her inappropriately.
Ms Edwards was struck off indefinitely on Friday.
The hearing was told Mr Williams was "devastated" when Ms Edwards, who taught under the name Eleri Roberts, made the allegations via the charity's website after she was dismissed from his school.
Police interviewed Mr Williams, but investigations led to them concluding it was a hoax.
Detectives traced the reports to Ms Edward's computer and she was cautioned.
Ms Edwards was employed at a high school 55 miles (88km) away at Llanidloes, Powys, when she made the bogus claims. She has since left the school.
She told the hearing: "I was a good teacher and I'm honest. I apologise to Tudur Williams. He continued to work after the allegations which makes him a credit to his profession."
Richard Parry Jones, chairman of the professional conduct committee of the Education Workforce Council, said: "The nature of her conduct was too serious to consider a temporary order.
"She has failed to act with honesty or integrity and her conduct has breached key principles set out for registered teachers."
Speaking after the hearing, Mr Williams said: "She obviously decided to try to take her revenge on me personally.
"What she did was inexcusable and could have had a devastating effect on me personally and my career."
The Bank of Scotland examined house prices in towns within an hour's commute of Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
It measured them against average earnings, both locally and in relation to the nearest city.
Despite being almost 40 miles away, Motherwell topped the list as the most affordable commuter town to Edinburgh.
The North Lanarkshire town had an average house price of £130,268 compared to £225,133 in the capital.
Greenock was found to be the most affordable town in commuting distance to Glasgow, with an average house price of £120,927 compared to the Glasgow figure of £161,623. Motherwell came in second.
The report on Aberdeen found Arbroath - more than 50 miles and an hour's drive away - was the best value, with an average house price of £127,497 compared to £210,522 in Aberdeen.
The bank said commuters with a half-hour drive into Aberdeen faced average property prices of £234,143.
A separate study, How Scotland Lives, found that a shorter commute to work led to increased happiness, with those having less than a 15-minute journey claiming to be happiest.
Graham Blair, mortgage director at Bank of Scotland, said: "The length of the commute to work is a key factor when deciding where to set up home. Scotland has some great commuter towns where considerable savings on property can be made.
"However, the decision to commute is not one that should be made just on the finances. We know from our How Scotland Lives research that those who don't have to travel long distances to work are often happier.
"There are many things to take into account when looking for a new home, not just the journey time to work.
"Quality of schools, sense of space and sense of community are also important to many house hunters across Scotland."
Teams from Northern Ireland and Wales featured in this season's competition.
And Welsh side The New Saints will play St Mirren in Sunday's semi-final at the Paisley 2021 Stadium.
Sligo and Bray have been chosen after finishing highest of those Premier League sides not playing in European competition in season 2017-18.
Rovers were fifth and Wanderers sixth in 2016.
"Following discussions with the Scottish FA, both Bray Wanderers and Sligo Rovers will be entered into the Irn-Bru Scottish Challenge Cup for next season," the league confirmed on their official website.
The Challenge Cup features sides from the Scottish Championship and Leagues One and Two as well as teams from the Highland and Lowland Leagues.
Another new feature for 2016-17 was the inclusion of colt teams - under-20s sides - from Scottish Premiership clubs.
Queen of the South and Dundee United contest the first semi-final on Saturday before TNS face the Buddies the following day.
St Mirren v The New Saints will be broadcast live on BBC Alba and the BBC Sport website.
Last year, about 400 people were picked from a lottery draw to ride a flume in Flaxengate in the city centre.
After testing on Sunday morning, officials said the flume planned for Steep Hill was "much faster".
The Rotary Club of Lincoln Colonia event will take place on 17 July.
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Duncan Gerrard, from the Rotary Club, said: "We thought it best to keep testing under wraps until we were sure we could handle it safely."
He said: "The boffins tell me that twice the slope, which this is compared to Flaxengate, will go about four times quicker.
"We've no need for Fairy Liquid this year."
He added they would be using bales to help stop the riders at the bottom of the slope.
Riders will have the chance to buy £3 lottery tickets to secure a place at the event, which is aiming to accommodate about 700 people.
Thieves cut a 3ft-wide hole in the wall of the university's Oriental Museum and stole a bowl and figurine. Durham Police said it was almost certainly a well planned operation.
A police spokeswoman said both artefacts had now been recovered.
Officers have arrested five people in connection with the theft. Two men are still being sought.
The five people arrested are all from Walsall, West Midlands.
Durham University said the museum would reopen on Monday.
The stolen bowl dates from 1769 and has a Chinese poem written inside, while the figurine is of seven fairies in a boat and stands about 12in (30cm) high. Both are from the Qing Dynasty, China's last imperial dynasty.
Security at the museum is being reviewed.
The 23-year-old Sale Sharks winger had been a doubt for the two-Test series after suffering a foot injury during a recent training camp.
The ex-Samoa rugby league international qualified to play for England on residency in March.
"He's going well, he trained well with no repercussions so he's progressing nicely," said Jones.
"He hasn't had any discomfort from his foot. At first we were quite pessimistic about it but it's nice that it looks like he can go on tour and we can see what he can do."
New Zealand-born Solomona made a controversial cross-code switch from Castleford Tigers to Sale in December.
Harlequins' Marland Yarde remains with the England squad as cover, but Jones is confident Solomona will be on the plane on Saturday.
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Jones admits Solomona still has a lot to learn in rugby union, but he has seen enough to be excited at his potential.
"We're only training at this stage," added Jones. "Certainly he's got a nice feel for the game and he can sniff out and score a try.
"He does that at training now - he's scored a couple of cracking tries at training where he just sees the opportunity, takes it and makes the right decision.
"He's got enough gas to turn that opportunity into points and that's the the beauty of him."
Tommy Taylor and Nick Schonert have been ruled through injury, while Tom Wood is suspended.
England are also monitoring the fitness of Chris Robshaw (ankle) and Nathan Hughes (neck) following Saturday's Premiership final.
Sam Underhill is also recovering from the shoulder injury he suffered in England's victory over the Barbarians on Saturday.
England are also missing a number of experienced players who are part of the British and Irish Lions squad touring New Zealand.
Their two-match series against Argentina starts on Saturday, 10 June.
MPs were told it was "not easy" to balance noise disruption with the economic impact of a reduction.
The Airports Commission has recommended a third runway but also a ban on flights between 23:30 and 06:00.
One committee member, Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith, criticised the "absence of clarity".
Giving evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee, Heathrow chief executive John Holland-Kaye said the west London airport could comfortably expand to include a third runway and still stay within environmental targets. He also added that road traffic would not increase.
He said night flights were "something that we are looking at and we will make a comment on in due course".
There are "huge benefits" for local communities in stopping arrivals scheduled between 04:30 and 06:00, he said, but there was also "a big cost" to the UK economy as they involve "valuable trading routes to the Far East, Singapore and Hong Kong".
He added: "It's not easy to resolve that. We are working on it. I'm confident that we will be able to find a way through that and that there's a real opportunity to significantly reduce night flying at Heathrow with expansion."
Heathrow's director of environment and sustainability, Matt Gorman, added: "We can reduce night flying at Heathrow.
"This is a significant change. We're not saying exactly what yet but it is a clear commitment."
Mr Goldsmith, the Richmond Park MP who has campaigned against a third runway, asked Mr Holland-Kaye if he expected the government to make a decision on expansion "in the absence of clarity from you on that very core condition" of night flights.
Mr Holland-Kaye said this was a question for the government, which has yet to announce its final decision.
Also giving evidence was Sir Howard Davies, who led the Airports Commission.
He said he did not want to "add or take away" anything from his report, adding that a fourth runway, which campaigners fear could follow if permission is granted for a third, would not be manageable "in air traffic terms" as the skies would become too congested.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson claimed the session showed Heathrow was "willing to undermine the Airports Commission in pursuit of its own ends".
Edward Samuel Fear, of Wellington Terrace, Newnham, appeared before Cheltenham magistrates charged with six counts of handling stolen goods.
The charges relate to six 4x4s found at a business park in Sling after police acted on a tip off from the community.
Further searches at another site have discovered five more of the vehicles.
Gloucestershire Police said they are working through the items, including the cars which are from around the country, and will make contact with the car owners.
The seamer, who had overnight figures of 2-17, returned to the pavilion with figures of 5-78 as the hosts closed on 159-7 - 109 runs behind Somerset.
Only 44 overs were possible with no play taking place after 15:00 BST at Scarborough's North Marine Ground.
Adil Rashid carries Yorkshire's hopes into day three with an unbeaten 30.
The only batsmen to score more than the England spinner were debutant Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Harry Brook, who each made 31.
The pair were at the crease at the start of the day and took their fourth wicket stand to exactly 50 before Brook was caught at second slip by Marcus Trescothick off Overton.
Tim Gronewald bowled Kohler-Cadmore off his thigh shortly afterwards to leave Yorkshire on 88-5.
Acting captain Tim Bresnan fell cheaply to Overton, who also removed Hodd after a seventh-wicket stand of 48 with Rashid.
The company had been ordered to help the FBI circumvent security software on Farook's iPhone, which the FBI said contained crucial information.
In a statement, Apple chief executive Tim Cook said: "The United States government has demanded that Apple take an unprecedented step which threatens the security of our customers."
"We oppose this order, which has implications far beyond the legal case at hand."
Since September 2014, data on the latest Apple devices - such as text messages and photographs - have been encrypted by default.
If a device is locked, the user's passcode is required to access the data. Entering an incorrect code 10 times will automatically erase the phone's data, if this option has been enabled.
Apple says even its own staff cannot access the data.
The FBI has asked Apple to do two things.
Firstly, it wants the company to alter Farook's iPhone so that investigators can make unlimited attempts at the passcode without the risk of erasing the data.
Secondly, it wants Apple to help implement a way to rapidly try different passcode combinations, to save tapping in each one manually.
The FBI wants to use what is known as a "brute force" attack, trying out every combination until stumbling across the correct one and unlocking the phone.
Farook is understood to have used a four-digit passcode which means there are 10,000 possible combinations.
Could Apple do what the FBI has asked? - Dr Steven Murdoch, cybersecurity expert
"It's difficult to say with any degree of certainty - Apple does not disclose enough about its operating system to know.
Other secure products such as smart cards are designed so that the security cannot be changed after they leave the factory.
Some devices such as bank computers wipe themselves if you try to change the software.
But phones are not designed primarily from a security perspective.
It's possible that forcing a new version of iOS onto the phone would wipe it. Apple may have designed it in this way - and it would certainly be the more secure way to do it."
Apple said the FBI's demands set "a dangerous precedent".
"The FBI wants us to make a new version of the iPhone operating system, circumventing several important security features, and install it on an iPhone recovered during the investigation," wrote Mr Cook.
"The government is asking Apple to hack our own users and undermine decades of security advancements that protect our customers.
"Opposing this order is not something we take lightly. We feel we must speak up in the face of what we see as an overreach by the US government."
Farook and his wife killed 14 people in the California city last December before police fatally shot them.
Analysis - Dave Lee, BBC North America Technology Reporter
Apple decided to enable encryption by default to avoid precisely this kind of ethical dilemma.
If it was impossible to access the data, the courts wouldn't even ask - so this approach by the FBI may have taken them by surprise.
What is striking about Apple's letter is that it does not say whether or not the court's demand is technically possible.
Some believe it is, via a process called a Device Firmware Upgrade.
In fighting the court order, Apple will have the support of its technology peers, and perhaps the majority of its users.
For the FBI, yet more frustration over an issue it feels Apple's skilled developers should be able to solve safely.
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"We have no sympathy for terrorists," said Mr Cook.
"We are challenging the FBI's demands with the deepest respect for American democracy and a love of our country."
The BBC SSO, Glasgow School of Art, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the University of Glasgow will all collaborate for the first time.
Director Graham McLaren will work with them to create performances, exhibitions and screenings.
They are all inspired by A Midsummer Night's Dream.
The idea is to look at how Shakespeare's words and stories continue to influence hundreds of years on.
The festival will culminate with one multi-media event at Glasgow University's Bute Hall and its atmospheric Cloisters on 23 April next year - the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare.
Mr McLaren, the man behind critically-acclaimed National Theatre of Scotland productions including The Tin Forest and In Time O' Strife, will be curating and directing the work of students, professional artists and academics from all four partners for the final festival, Dream On!.
He said: "Thirty years ago I was taken to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (then RSAMD) by a wonderful, canny drama teacher to watch Shakespeare for free.
"I sat in the Old Athenaeum Theatre and, quite simply, a fire in me ignited and a lifelong love of this great institution started.
"You will understand then the real privilege I feel leading RCS students with such a remarkable array of local and international collaborators and artists in what is certain to be Scotland's most significant response to celebrate Shakespeare's 400th anniversary."
Prof Anton Muscatelli, the principal of the University of Glasgow, said he was proud to be hosting the event.
He added: "The University of Glasgow will play centre stage in what will be a creative, inspiring evening of performance, dance and music - a fitting tribute to William Shakespeare, a man whose own artistic skills and creativity helped shape the English language and English literature around the world."
Engineer Pascal Cotte has spent three years using reflective light technology to analyse The Lady with an Ermine.
Until now, it was thought the 500-year-old painting had always included the ceremonial animal.
Mr Cotte has shown the artist painted one portrait without the ermine and two with different versions of the fur.
Leonardo experts have described the new findings as "thrilling" and said the discovery raises new questions about the painting's history.
The Lady with an Ermine is a portrait of Cecilia Gallerani, a young woman in the Milanese court who was mistress to Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan.
It is believed to have been painted between 1489 and 1490.
The Duke was Leonardo's main patron during his 18 years in the city, and he was nicknamed "the white ermine".
Mr Cotte, who is a co-founder of Lumiere Technology in Paris, has pioneered a new technique called Layer Amplification Method (LAM).
It works by projecting a series of intense lights on to the painting. A camera then takes measurements of the lights' reflections and from those measurements, Mr Cotte is then able to analyse and reconstruct what has happened between the layers of the paint.
Following the discovery, new theories have now been applied to the well-known portrait, including a suggestion the artist may have introduced the ermine into the painting to symbolise Gallerani's lover, later enhancing the animal to flatter his patron.
Another theory is that Gallerani asked the artist to add the animal into the painting, so that the Milanese court was made fully aware of her relationship with the Duke.
Mr Cotte said: "The LAM technique gives us the capability to peel the painting like an onion, removing the surface to see what's happening inside and behind the different layers of paint.
"We've discovered that Leonardo is always changing his mind. This is someone who hesitates - he erases things, he adds things, he changes his mind again and again."
Martin Kemp, Emeritus Professor of the History of Art at the University of Oxford, said: "What Pascal Cotte is revealing in France is remarkable.
"It tells us a lot more about the way Leonardo's mind worked when he was doing a painting. We know that he fiddled around a good deal at the beginning, but now we know that he kept fiddling around all the time and it helps explain why he had so much difficulty finishing paintings.
"Leonardo is endlessly fascinating, so getting this intimate insight into his mind is thrilling."
The painting belongs to the Czartoryski Foundation and is usually on display at the National Museum in Krakow, Poland. It is currently hanging in nearby Wawel Castle while the Museum undergoes renovation.
The Lady with an Ermine was one of the star attractions at the National Gallery's 2011 exhibition, Leonardo Da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan.
The painting has previously undergone several examinations using X-ray and infra-red analysis.
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Emergency services were called out to search for Jerzy Florkowski, from Lancashire, at about 20:30 on Tuesday.
He had been reported as "overdue" having left Burnmouth earlier in the day.
He was found in the water close to the town and brought to the shore but died a short time later after attempts to revive him had failed.
Insp John Scott said: "This is a tragic set of circumstances and our thoughts are with Jerzy's family as they come to terms with their loss."
World number one Murray, 29, was a convincing 6-3 6-0 6-2 winner against 19-year-old Russian Andrey Rublev.
Evans earlier fought back to win 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-3 and cause a major upset against former US Open champion Cilic.
It is the second time the 26-year-old British number three has beaten a player ranked in the world's top 10.
Murray will face American world number 32 Sam Querrey in the third round, while Evans will take on Australian 27th seed Bernard Tomic.
It took Murray just 63 minutes to race into a two-set lead against Rublev, who was making only his second Grand Slam appearance.
But there were concerns for the Scot at 1-1 in the third set when he rolled his right ankle and cried out in pain as he fell to the floor.
A tournament doctor came out to check on Murray, who expressed his discomfort towards coach Ivan Lendl in the players' box.
But he was soon moving more freely, although still with the occasional grimace, to wrap up the match and stay in contention for his first Australian Open title.
"It's just a little sore. It's not too serious," he said.
"I definitely rolled it a bit and I'm sure I'll get some ice on it. I was moving OK. I can put weight on.
"Sam Querrey in the next round will be a tough one. He's got a big game, a big serve and takes chances with his forehand."
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Birmingham's Evans had earlier required the third of three match points to finish off the seventh seed on his own serve.
"To come through in the last match point was pleasing for me," he said.
"I struggled with the shade on the court and his pace on the ball was coming through pretty quick, but when the sun went down I got into the match."
It is the fourth time Evans has progressed to the last 32 of a Grand Slam - he reached the third round of the US Open in 2013 and 2016, and at Wimbledon in 2016.
He struggled with an eye problem early in Wednesday's match and lost his composure as Cilic breezed through the first set in 31 minutes.
However, the Briton grew more confident, frustrating the 2014 US Open champion and forcing him to make a slew of errors.
The final two sets were a tussle, with service breaks from both players, but Evans held his nerve to win.
Russell Fuller, BBC tennis correspondent
This was the most impressive scalp of Dan Evans' career - and there is a growing shortlist from which to choose.
The 26-year-old has reached the third round in each of the last three Grand Slams and is likely to feature in the world's top 50 for the first time as a result.
He took a while to get used to the power of Cilic's ground strokes but once he had won the second set from a break down, he was simply the best player on the court.
There was no drama in Andy Murray's rapid victory over Andrey Rublev - until he turned his right ankle in that fall.
As animated as ever, he told his support team as the match resumed that "it's not good news", although he continued to move well and the prognosis seems positive.
Compatriots Heather Watson and Naomi Broady were knocked out of the women's doubles in the first round, losing 7-5 2-6 7-6 (7-5) to Italy's Karin Knapp and Luxembourg's Mandy Minella.
Watson is in second-round singles action on Thursday against American Jennifer Brady.
British number one Johanna Konta takes on Japan's Naomi Osaka at 00:00 GMT, and compatriot Kyle Edmund plays Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta.
Like Konta, world number 46 Edmund is first on court, with Watson to follow at approximately 01:30 GMT.
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The Queen's Diamond Jubilee state coach made its way to the Palace of Westminster carrying the Imperial State Crown before both houses came together for her speech.
It is a moment when the unity of state is on very purposeful display.
But after the gilded regalia is gone and the red carpets are stripped away a more prosaic political reality returns.
Her Majesty's Government is drawn from a party with a small majority locked into public division over an EU referendum with the potential to decide the fate of her prime minister and members of the cabinet.
In press released comments to accompany the speech, David Cameron said the government's legislative programme involved "difficult choices" and "big and bold reforms".
But those reforms are likely to be a little less difficult and perhaps a touch smaller and less bold than they might otherwise be - because the wrong referendum result has the potential to terminate the prime minister's oversight of all of them.
This is a moment when Mr Cameron can ill afford controversies over planned legislation or public spats with his own backbenchers threatening to rebel over upcoming bills.
It is striking that some of the most heavily trailed parts of the Queen's Speech are those that have the effect of promoting the government's desire to be seen as compassionate.
The programme sees legislation introduced "to tackle some of the deepest social problems in society, and improve life chances".
The planned laws involve changes to adoption and social work designed to lift children out of poverty and prison reform for "changed and reformed lives" for offenders.
The prominence given to these announcements follows a series of damaging climb downs in which critics accused ministers of having to be forced to take the compassionate argument in the face of threatened backbench rebellions.
Take the recent changes of heart by the government - which has a working majority of just 17 - over housing child refugees from Europe or over planned welfare cuts for the disabled.
The latter involved the resignation of Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith, who after a fierce battle with the Treasury left behind him excoriating comments suggesting the government had lost its way in helping the poorest.
Of course, Mr Duncan Smith - who opposes Britain's membership of the EU - leads us back to the prime minister's bigger battle - the referendum. The campaign has split the Conservative Party and is becoming increasingly embittered with rows having the potential to bleed through into other areas of policymaking.
The government's plans for a "British" Bill of Rights is one such area likely to become a battleground for the competing sides in the EU debate.
The proposal formed a meagre eleven words towards the end of the Queen's Speech with little additional detail from the government - other than to say the rights would be based on those set out in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), while taking into account UK laws. The lack of detail may help avoid a potentially explosive row over the bill - for now.
But Mr Duncan Smith has attacked David Cameron for abandoning other key legislation, citing a failure to include a planned Sovereignty Bill to re-assert the supremacy of the UK Parliament.
It is another sign of how hard it can be during the campaign to disentangle the usual process of government from the deepening divisions over the referendum.
But despite the challenges for the government, the speech does contain some striking and potentially controversial measures.
Proposals to privatise the Land Registry will provoke a fierce response from unions, which have already raised concerns over thousands of jobs.
The Counter-Extremism and Safeguarding Bill includes stronger powers to disrupt radicals' activities and is likely to provoke strong debate.
The Prison and Courts Reform Bill gives new powers to prison governors to control their own jails, which the government claims is the "biggest reform of our prisons since Victorian times".
The former Home Secretary Michael Howard says all this shows the government "is not distracted by the referendum". That's despite his own opposition to the government's position on remaining within the EU.
These are awkward times indeed for the government - but ones from which attention is deflected for one morning only, thanks to the gleaming regalia of the Queen's Speech.
They have competed together for several years, coming fifth at the Olympics and taking European gold in 2012.
However, Couch was paired with 16-year-old Lois Toulson at last week's National Cup, where they came second.
"It wasn't great, to be honest," Couch, 26, told BBC Spotlight.
"Especially as we're leading up to the World Cup in less than a month, so being apart for a month and a half was not great preparation for it."
The duo are hoping to secure an Olympic Games qualification spot at the event, which is also being held in Brazil.
Barrow had been dropped from the 10m synchro line-up following a series of shin injuries but the Plymouth divers have been selected as part of a 15-strong GB World Cup squad, which includes Tom Daley.
"We're just going to put it to the side - we're back together in synchro now so there's a lot of hard training coming up," added Couch.
Cocaine, heroin and ecstasy were all involved, Birmingham Crown Court heard.
The drugs were sealed behind riveted panels inside a fleet of Dutch ambulances entering UK ferry ports with bogus patients and paramedics on board.
Police believe at least 45 trips, involving drugs with an estimated street value of £1.6bn, took place.
The sentencing hearing came after three Dutch nationals were jailed for their part in the same operation last year.
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National Crime Agency officers tracked one of the ambulances on 16 June 2015, after it entered the UK via Harwich Port and went to a car park in Smethwick, Birmingham.
Vogelaar and Engelsbel got out of the ambulance wearing paramedic uniforms and met with Schoon and Bijlsma who arrived in a Mercedes car - all four men were arrested.
They were with a bogus patient on crutches who was later seen by officers walking around without them.
Officers found 193 kilos of cocaine, 74 kilos of heroin, two kilos of MDMA crystal and 20,000 ecstasy tablets with a combined potential street value of over £38 million.
The drugs had been bound with different coloured tape which correlated to a list of 20 customers found inside the car.
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CCTV showed that during some drug smuggling trips the men stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in Colchester, Essex.
An industrial unit in the Moorside Business Park, Colchester, was often used as a location to transfer the drugs from the ambulances.
Brent Lyon, operations manager at the National Crime Agency, which led the operation to catch the smugglers, said their jailing has "disrupted" organised crime groups in the UK.
"This was an audacious plot by organised criminals who were driven by profit and who went to extreme lengths to avoid law enforcement attention," he said.
Sentencing the men at Birmingham Crown Court, Judge Francis Laird said: "This was a highly sophisticated, meticulously planned and well-executed conspiracy involving the importation of Class A drugs on a truly colossal scale."
The "unassuming" piece, dating to 1873, had been valued at £1,000 because of the damage, Charterhouse Auctioneers in Sherborne, Dorset, said.
The walnut table received interest from Paris, London and a dealer who was bidding from Glastonbury Festival.
London's Victoria and Albert Museum holds the original drawings for the table which is attributed to Victorian designer Edward William Godwin.
The table, which had a small part of the leg missing, had been owned by a woman near Bristol who sold it because she was moving house.
Auctioneer Richard Bromwell said: "By today's standards it is not too avant-garde, but back in 1873 there had been nothing quite like it ever produced before."
The Belfast club's leading goalscorer is leaving Solitude for an undisclosed fee after a four-year association with the Irish Premiership side.
Gormley scored 40 goals in 2014-15, including five hat-tricks, breaking the club's record for goals in a season.
The 26-year-old had three years remaining on his contract.
"Another signing to compliment our young squad," Posh owner Darragh MacAnthony tweeted.
"Won't be a lot this summer but key ones in key areas we feel we have been missing."
Gormley, the Northern Ireland Football Writers' player of the year in 2014, joined Cliftonville from amateur club Crumlin Star in 2011.
He won back-to-back Premiership titles with Tommy Breslin's side, as well as three successive League Cup triumphs.
Former Northern Ireland midfielder Grant McCann is now assistant manager to Dave Robertson at Peterborough following a spell with Linfield.
Shootings and bomb blasts left 129 people dead and hundreds wounded, with more than 100 in a critical condition.
The attacks have been described as an "act of war" organised by the Islamic State (IS) militant group.
Those who died "are in our prayers", Michael Foley told the BBC.
"All these lives matter," he said.
"Their deaths are not in vain. It's very important to continue to push their memory, so that the rest of us don't forget what they gave up, what they lost."
On Thursday, the US said it was "reasonably certain" that a US drone strike in Syria killed the Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John".
Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born British militant, appeared in videos of the beheadings of Western hostages, including US journalist James Foley in August 2014.
Mr Foley's brother Michael said Emwazi was a "misguided lowlife".
"I pray for the others that are still over there."
Mr Foley said he thought about his brother every day and the tragedy of the Paris killings would have "torn him apart".
"He lived in the middle of daily attacks in Aleppo. He saw what it did to the families. It drew him closer to the conflict."
"This was an everyday occurrence in northern Syria. I know it would have torn him apart. It's important that Jim's lasting memory and message continue to ring through.
"We need to get behind our journalists, who allow the world to see what's going on in these regions.
"It's very important, as we can see from what can happen from these groups," he said.
The 29-year-old Chinese thrashed 1995 Crucible runner-up Nigel Bond 10-2 on Wednesday.
Former world semi-finalist Ding was required to qualify at Pond's Forge after his ranking dropped to 17.
"It doesn't matter who I play," he said. "They don't want to play me."
Ding lost only seven frames across his three qualifying matches and will pose a serious threat when paired with a top-16 player in the first round of the tournament, which starts on Saturday.
Also through to the main draw are 2002 champion Peter Ebdon, 2006 winner Graeme Dott, two-time finalist Ali Carter and Crucible veteran Alan McManus, who will be making his 20th appearance in Sheffield.
Notable casualties of the final qualifying round were 1997 champion Ken Doherty, beaten 10-6 by Ryan Day, and twice-finalist Matthew Stevens, likewise losing 10-6, to Kyren Wilson.
The Knutsford Suite, at Watford General Hospital, will shut on 1 May.
The decision was made after "immediate feedback" from a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection, the hospital said.
One patient said she was "absolutely devastated" and had started a petition to keep the suite open.
Mothers-to-be who paid for care at the suite will either be looked after by the NHS or will need to book into another private hospital.
Lauren Latner, 36 weeks pregnant with her second baby, was booked into the Knutsford Suite in May.
She said she felt "absolutely devastated, apprehensive, anxious and nervous".
"What am I going to do? It's a stressful time for me as it is and this has just added to that," said Ms Latner.
"I am writing to Jacqueline Kelly MBE (executive director) and the board to ask that they do not stop private care and private deliveries of babies at Watford General."
The CQC is expected to publish its formal report "within the next couple of months".
The hospital's chief nurse, Professor Tracey Carter, said: "We will respond to findings at that time.
"We also apologise for the inconvenience caused," she said.
The 27 women due to give birth at the £430-per-night suite have the choice of either becoming an NHS patient in Watford or a private patient elsewhere.
First Minister Carwyn Jones' special award was presented by April's parents Paul and Coral at an event in Cardiff.
The minister said the community's spirit during the "horrifying events of October 2012 remains an inspiration".
Olympian Jade Jones, singer Cerys Matthews and scientist Dr Lyn Evans were also among those honoured.
The St David Awards recognise inspirational people making a difference in Wales.
The people of the Powys town received the special award for their resilience following the disappearance of April Jones in October 2012, for whose murder Mark Bridger is serving a life sentence.
Carwyn Jones told the ceremony: "We heard incredible stories coming from this community. The help came from every area - from the bin men who searched endlessly, to the head teacher who offered support in helping the children come to terms with what had happened, to the hundreds of people who searched day and night, donating food, making sandwiches, helping any way they could."
The Reverend Kathleen Rogers, speaking for the Machynlleth community, said: "April Jones, in her very short life, has left a lasting legacy to our community and that is the true meaning of unity, compassion and love. She will always be in our hearts.
"It is the intention of the representatives to arrange a family day in the summer for the community of Machynlleth - a day to say thank you."
Categories for the new awards included bravery, citizenship, culture, enterprise, innovation and technology, international, sport and a young person's award.
The winners were unveiled at the ceremony at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff on Thursday night.
Carwyn Jones, who first announced the introduction of the honours last year, said: "The winners of these awards are exceptional people.
"They have done extraordinary and inspiring things and I'm proud that the Welsh government has been able to recognise their achievements through these first-ever St David Awards."
Or is it the story of a medium-sized power whose standing in the world reflects the new global reality?
Which way should we face: towards Europe, or US?
The US Secretary of State Dean Acheson in 1962 described the UK as a nation which had lost an empire, but had yet to find a role.
Others, such as former Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd preferred the idea that the UK "punches above its weight" in world affairs.
And in the wake of the 11 September terrorist attacks on the US, Tony Blair put forward his own view of Britain's place on the international stage: if no longer a super-power, then at least a force for good in the world.
Well, the debate about the UK's role in the world goes on. Or does it?
The first television debate of the UK election campaign led some people to ask why there was not a single question on foreign policy.
The explanation might be that not every topic can be squeezed in during a short time.
But in a curious way it was a taste of things to come in that foreign policy - defence spending and Trident aside - hasn't really featured in a big way during the election campaign.
This is puzzling at a time when the world is engulfed in multiple crises.
There are military conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Yemen; Libya is falling apart; and in the very heart of Europe, the battle over Ukraine continues.
Policy makers have no real idea how to handle a resurgent Russia or how best to counter the growing power of China.
But what is the UK's role, if any, and more to the point, even if it wanted to do something, what is realistic and feasible at a time of shrinking budgets?
In some ways the Hurd remark about Britain punching above its weight frames much of the ongoing debate.
The UK, the plucky nation that once ruled an empire, is still at the top table, with a bigger voice and role than its current global position might merit.
In this narrative, the slow withdrawal from being a global superpower has to be tempered with other examples of the UK's power and might.
This narrative points to our involvement in the Iraq Wars and Afghanistan, as well as the conflicts in Bosnia and Kosovo.
It highlights Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair as big players on the international stage, standing shoulder to shoulder with the US on all the big questions of international policy.
Those on this side of the argument - let's call them the foreign policy activists - believe this strength is now slowly eroding and that we are witnessing a clear decline in the UK's standing, a nation, they say, ghosting into the shadows.
Everywhere across the globe, as the crises and wars multiply, the UK is reduced to being a bit-part player.
Look at the eurozone stand-off with Greece over its debt, they say: the UK doesn't have a voice and can't play a part.
They point to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's recent attempts, alongside France, to rein in President Vladimir Putin over Ukraine. Again, they ask, where was the UK?
They add to this roll call the decision of Parliament back in 2013 not to support putative American action in Syria as another example of abdication of leadership in foreign policy.
Other examples are cited such as the Iran talks, where they claim France now has a bigger voice at the table than the British.
In other words, big and important foreign policy issues in which the UK might once have stepped up and led the way but no longer.
The alternative view goes something like this. The UK public is exhausted by military intervention in the wake of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The more recent chaos in Libya, following Western military action to overthrow Col Muammar Gaddafi, say some, has only added to this sense of public scepticism.
The UK needs to get real, according to this viewpoint.
It is a middling power, at best, with other priorities at this time.
It doesn't and cannot straddle the world stage, nor should it want to. It must pick and choose its fights carefully for a different day and age.
So, it currently stands shoulder to shoulder with the US in the fight against IS and is party to the military action to push back IS in Iraq.
It still carries a big voice at the UN where it has a prized permanent seat on the security council.
It is a senior member of the EU and a founding member of Nato, and its voice still counts for a great deal in the corridors of power.
And then of course there is the so-called Special Relationship with the US. The UK, in this view, is a wise friend.
The UK, they argue, is better off pursuing its foreign policy goals via other means such as trade and soft power.
These voices point to the post-war success of Germany and Japan as big and important economies.
These countries, it is argued, show that trade and economic success is a better and more productive route to global success than mere military posturing.
The 26-year-old amateur, who does not even have a world ranking and is seeded 121 for the event at the York Barbican, won 6-2 to cause one of the biggest upsets in the tournament's history.
"I am still in shock," the Sheffield star told BBC Sport.
"But I knew how well I was playing and was confident, and I pulled it out."
Two-time UK Championship winner Ding heavily criticised the playing conditions after his exit.
But Duffy, who faces Northern Ireland's Joe Swail in the second round on Saturday, was "buzzing".
"It's crazy," said Duffy. "What a feeling. He is a class player. Playing Joe Swail will be tough, but I am looking forward to it.
"In the last couple of years I have not been putting in the hours I should have done and have been punished.
"But I have been working really hard and been putting in loads of hours. If I do that I know how good I am."
The talks are aimed at ending more than five decades of armed conflict. Here, we take a closer look at the discussions ahead.
Yes, the ELN and the government first announced their intention to start formal peace talks at a news conference on 30 March 2016.
They had originally been expected to start in May 2016, but did not go ahead.
Later, the two sides said the negotiations would start in the Ecuadorean capital, Quito, on 27 October, but that date also came and went.
A new date was set for 7 February 2017.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said that a precondition for the talks was the release of hostages the ELN was holding.
The ELN has long used kidnapping for ransom as a means of financing itself. It also considers the kidnapping of soldiers and police officers a legitimate tactic.
The rebels eventually agreed to free a soldier they had recently seized and former Congressman Odin Sanchez in exchange for a pardon for two of its jailed members.
The move finally paved the way for formal talks to start.
However, future delays cannot be ruled out as the ELN has been reluctant to hurry the negotiations along.
In an answer to an open letter by Colombian intellectuals asking the rebels to negotiate speedily, ELN leader Nicolas Rodriguez said that "for the ELN, setting a deadline for peace means obstructing it".
President Santos has set his aims high. He says he wants to "achieve complete peace".
The ELN says it also wants peace but Mr Rodriguez, better known as Gabino, says he does not want the negotiations just to be between the government and the ELN but for civil society to be involved, too.
The six points on the agenda are currently rather vague. They are:
The group was founded in 1964 and follows a Marxist-Leninist ideology.
It was inspired by the Cuban revolution of 1959 with an aim to fighting Colombia's unequal distribution of land and riches.
It feels particularly strongly that the country's oil and mineral riches should be shared among its people rather than exploited by foreign multinationals.
Over the decades, the guerrilla group has attacked large landholders and multinational companies. It has repeatedly blown up oil pipelines.
In the talks, its representatives are likely to call for social change to achieve more equality and for the inclusion in politics of Colombians whose voices they say have gone unheard for too long.
The ELN is believed to have fewer than 1,500 active fighters, according to intelligence reports seen by Colombian media.
They are backed up by a larger number of "militants" or sympathisers who provide logistical support and back-up.
Its strongholds are in rural areas in the north and on the border with Venezuela, and also in the provinces of Casanare, Norte de Santander and Cauca.
The ELN is made up of regional commandos which have a certain degree of autonomy, which could make implementation of any deal hard to achieve.
Both sides say they are completely committed to the negotiations succeeding.
The government would like to see a deal signed before the presidential election in May 2018 but the ELN has said it will not be rushed.
Observers of the peace process think the ELN may prove harder to negotiate with than Colombia's largest rebel group, the Farc, with whom the government signed a peace deal in November.
That is because the ELN is less hierarchical in its structure and its members are believed to be more wedded to their Marxist ideology than the Farc.
The ELN also has not yet sworn off kidnappings for good, something the government says it will demand.
Previous peace talks with the ELN failed. But analysts say the current talks will benefit from the experiences gained from the successful negotiations between the government and the Farc.
After a ceremony marking the beginning of the formal peace talks on 7 February, the two sides are due to get down to the business of negotiating on 8 February.
The opening and closing rounds are scheduled to take place in Ecuador, but the current plan is for the other rounds to take place in the other countries acting as guarantors: Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Norway and Venezuela.
However, the head of the government delegation has lobbied against this plan, arguing it will cause too much disruption and delay the process unnecessarily.
The children were arrested after police raids on cannabis factories and later convicted of drug offences.
The judge said they were victims of a "vile trade in people" and should not have been prosecuted.
The Crown Prosecution Service said it would not have bought charges if it had had all the evidence at the time.
The Court of Appeal overturned the convictions and issued guidance to courts about how potential trafficking victims should be treated by the criminal justice system.
Barrister Parosha Chandran, a lawyer for one of the victims, said the cases "represent miscarriages of justice".
"They were prosecuted, convicted, and punished by imprisonment for the very crimes that their traffickers forced them to commit or they were compelled to commit as a result of the trafficking."
One of the children, now 18, said he had been brought to England in a freezer container. In 2011 he told police he was "relieved to see them" when he was arrested at a house in Bristol where cannabis was being grown.
The court found his criminal activities were "integral" to his status as a trafficked child.
Another victim, 18 at the time, was caught tending to cannabis plants in Harrow in 2009 after escaping from the care of Kent County Council two years earlier.
He was sentenced for two years in a young offenders institution.
The third was sentenced to eight months' detention after he was found barefoot by police near to a house full of cannabis plants.
He admitted looking after the crop but said he did not know it was illegal.
Neighbours had reported seeing the 16-year-old being taken from the house with his hands bound by a group of men in Mansfield last March.
Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice, said: "This vile trade in people has different manifestations.
"Whether trafficked from home or overseas, they are all victims of crime. That is how they must be treated and, in the vast majority of cases they are, but not always.'"
The guidance issued in the wake of the case makes it clear it is not for the courts to decide whether someone should be prosecuted.
But in cases where issues of trafficking arise, the court can stop the prosecution if it is thought the defendant is a trafficking victim and committing offences as a result of their exploitation.
In an entirely separate case, heard at the same time, a Ugandan woman in her mid-30s also had her conviction overturned. She had been sentenced to six months in prison in 2011 after pleading guilty to possessing a false passport.
But the court heard she was suffering from complex post-traumatic stress disorder after "prolonged exposure to involuntary prostitution and enforced control" and that the passport offered her the prospect of escape.
The CPS said its policy clearly stated that "very careful consideration" should be given before charges are brought against victims of trafficking.
It added: "In light of the fresh evidence received in all of these cases the CPS did not resist these appeals.
"Had this evidence been available at the time of the decision to prosecute the CPS would not have prosecuted."
It said the judgement had highlighted a number of issues around identifying and communicating when a defendant may be a victim of trafficking, adding that more needed to be done "to ensure every part of the criminal justice system plays their part".
The Association of Chief Police Officers said it is working with the CPS on new guidance, but a spokesman admitted it was "challenging" to determine whether those committing crimes were victims of trafficking.
"When the police find people working in cannabis farms, they look for any evidence that proves that the individual is a victim of trafficking," a spokesman said.
"It can be difficult to gather this evidence. Traffickers have such control over their victims that many victims will not disclose their situation to the authorities."
Speaking after the ruling, Wendy Hewitt from the Equality and Human Rights Commission's deputy director said the judgement would have "a significant effect" on how the criminal justice system treats child victims.
She added: "The court has made it clear the relevant authorities must properly investigate these cases before pressing charges, especially where children are involved."
The charities Anti-Slavery International and ECPAT noted in a statement that the Court of Appeal had recognised the importance of Article 8 of the EU Trafficking Directive which enshrines the right for victims of trafficking to not be prosecuted for involvement in criminal activities.
Klara Skrivankova, Anti-Slavery International's trafficking programme coordinator, said: "We know there are hundreds of cases of men, women and children trafficked into the UK for forced criminality and many of them end up being prosecuted instead of the traffickers.
"This judgement as a milestone in making sure that victims of trafficking are protected against criminalisation."
She, along with fellow YouTubers Alfie Deyes and Joe Sugg, was invited by Bob Geldof to join in on the chorus of the revamped version of Do They Know It's Christmas?
"It was really fun (and scary)," she later told fans during a Twitter Q&A.
One Twitter user said Geldof's decision to include YouTubers was a "fail".
Zoella responded: "If you were asked to help raise awareness and money for Ebola by Bob Geldof would you seriously say no?
When the same person added that Geldof should not have asked them to join in, Zoella said: "I'm afraid that's not your decision.
"Have a nice day! Hope you enjoy the song :)"
One Direction, Emeli Sande, Bono and Sam Smith are among some of the stars appearing on the song, which aims to raise money to help the Ebola crisis in West Africa.
Many of the musicians dropped other commitments in order to be a part of the fundraising.
Rita Ora was the first to record her lines and left early so she could travel to Salford to film BBC One's The Voice.
Ed Sheeran flew in from his tour in Germany, while Bastille cancelled two US arena gigs to be involved.
Tweeting after the recording, Joe Sugg wrote: "Well.. Today has been eventful! But AMAZING! Feeling so grateful for all the amazing opportunities that have come my way."
Alfie Deyes shared a picture of Harry Styles going in to the recording studio and also posted: "Today has been the most surreal day of my entire life."
He added: "I'm so thankful to be involved with @BandAid30! Let's make a real change."
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A Muslim alliance called the Seleka seized power in March 2013. A band of mostly Christian militias, called the anti-Balaka, rose up to counter the Seleka as the country descended into sectarian violence.
A transitional government was formed in January 2014 and elections have been postponed four times since February 2015 due to insecurity and logistical challenges, in spite of the presence of international peacekeepers.
Who is running for president?
Former Prime Minister Martin Ziguele, an economist, heads the one-time ruling party, the Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People (MLPC). He has pledged to restore state authority and prosecute perpetrators of abuses.
Fidele Gouandjika, a wealthy businessman with years of experience in previous governments, has struck a nationalistic chord with voters by calling for the country to be wrested "from the clutches" of France, the former colonial power.
Also in contention are two sons of former CAR leaders, Sylvain Patasse-Ngakoutou and Jean Serge Bokassa.
Former Humanitarian Action Minister Regina Konzi-Mongot is the only female candidate.
The Constitutional Court has cleared 30 candidates and rejected 14 others, including ousted President Francois Bozize and the "national coordinator" of the anti-Balaka militia, Patrice Edouard Ngaissona. The two are seen as the leaders of the Christian militia who were blamed for wide-scale massacres against the minority Muslim population.
Not likely. The exclusion of armed groups from the vote could possibly set the ground for conflict in the near future. There are estimated to be tens of thousands of fighters in a country of 4.8 million.
The militia, who have no formal command structures, do not respect state authority and have become increasingly belligerent.
The leader of a Seleka faction, "General" Noureddine Adam, had said there would be no voting in the autonomous republic which he declared in the mainly Muslim north.
However, after talks with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Chad just days before the election, he said he would "contribute positively and sincerely" to the poll and withdrew his call for a separate state.
The referendum on constitutional changes earlier this month was marred by violence.
The presence of UN and French troops has largely failed to stabilize the country. An election dispute is unlikely to trigger conflict on its own, but will feed into existing political tensions. Armed groups could take advantage of a fresh political stand-off and perpetrate violence.
With Muslims displaced from most of the south, including the capital, support for the Seleka has been confined to the north-east and a few other pockets in the north.
The Seleka remain powerful in their heartland in the north-east.
Pope Francis ignored safety concerns to visit CAR last month.
As well as celebrating Mass, he gave a speech in a mosque, saying "Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters".
But sectarian divisions remain deep in the country where some view Muslims as foreigners. Most of the leading candidates are Christians and even if they shy away from inflammatory rhetoric, are likely to pander to the Christian majority.
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Three players will make debuts at Eden Park, Auckland, with six more uncapped personnel named on the bench.
Wales are without 12 leading players who are with the British and Irish Lions with several others missing through injury.
"It's not labelled a development tour," said McBryde.
"It's not a case of trying to give everybody a game on the tour, it's a case of winning two games.
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"There's been no promises made to the rest of the squad, but let's see where we are after Friday, but there are certain positions where we have more strength in depth than others."
Ospreys wing Keelan Giles - one of the most talked about players in Wales last season - could have to wait for a first cap.
McBryde says the squad's youthful nature has led to selection headaches he did not expect.
"It made selection that much harder for us," said McBryde.
"To be honest, I didn't expect to have the headaches that we've had as coaches looking at the selection for the first game because of the way that these youngsters have put their hands up."
Uncapped Cardiff Blues lock Seb Davies partners five-times capped Newport Gwent Dragons player Cory Hill with two more uncapped locks, Rory Thornton and Adam Beard, also on tour.
Wales' leading lock, Alun Wyn Jones is with the Lions while Luke Charteris and Jake Ball are injured and Bradley Davies is at home for the birth of a child.
"There's a number of people missing from the lock area, whether it's because of Lions commitments or injuries or whatever so there really is a void to be filled at second-row," said McBryde.
McBryde is leading the team in the absence of Lions head coach Warren Gatland and assistant Rob Howley.
Officials said three officers were attacked by two men on a motorcycle.
The interior ministry said police in the city, 140km (90 miles) south of the capital Tunis, had launched a vast search for the gunmen.
Tunisia's tourism industry has suffered badly since the Sousse beach killings and an attack in Tunis in March.
"Three policemen were the target of gunshots fired by two men on a big motorcycle," a statement from the interior ministry said.
"One of them died during transport to the hospital, the other two were not affected," it added.
Sousse is still trying to recover after a gunman killed 38 tourists on a beach in the city on 26 June in an attack later claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group.
Officials say more than 3,000 Tunisians have left to fight with IS in Iraq and Syria and increasingly in neighbouring Libya.
The gunmen in the Sousse massacre and an attack on the Bardo Museum in Tunis on 18 March were trained in militant camps in Libya.
Tunisia emerged as a model for democratic transition in the Middle East after an uprising in 2011 ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali - but it has faced a growing militant threat.
One of the victims, Matt Grimstone, was a member of the Championship club's ground staff team while another, Jacob Schilt, was a Seagulls supporter.
"I have have been incredibly impressed with the way the club and the community have come together, right through this period," Hughton told BBC Sussex.
"It is about us showing our respects."
Grimstone and Schilt were among 11 victims of the crash which occurred on 22 August when a Hunter Hawker jet crashed on to the A27.
There will be a minute's applause before kick-off against Hull, while Brighton are also planning other tributes before the match begins.
"Matt was highly thought of while Jacob was a very big supporter," Hughton added.
"We were at the funeral of Matt on Monday, and the turnout from the club and the local community was exceptional.
"It is a Brighton and Hove Albion day and a day we pay our respects, using it as a celebration of their lives. That is the way the family and the community would like to remember it."
Both Grimstone and Schilt played for Sussex non-league side Worthing United, who dedicated last Sunday's FA Vase match against East Preston to the duo.
The prince said many of the children had been "traumatised by the horrors of what they've witnessed".
He also praised the "extraordinary generosity" of the Jordanian people and called for greater assistance.
The prince and the Duchess of Cornwall were visiting the King Abdullah camp, which is home to 1,500 Syrians who have fled the two-year conflict.
More than a million Syrians have now been registered by the UN as refugees in countries including Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt.
In pictures: Charles at refugee camp
Prince Charles and the duchess, who are on a three-day tour of the Middle East, were greeted by UN staff at the camp.
The couple visited a craft skills training centre for women and children, and went to a nursery where 20 children sang songs to them.
The prince said some of the children had lost parents and suffered "horrendous experiences". He praised the work of the "wonderful" NGOs (non-governmental organisations) and the generosity of the "truly remarkable Jordanian people".
"They've managed to cope with and deal with all these hundreds of thousands of refugees and it's very nearly the second anniversary," he said.
"The generosity is extraordinary but it's putting more and more strain on food and hospitals so clearly the Jordanians need more assistance and help to be able to cope with this immense challenge."
The Duchess of Cornwall echoed her husband's sentiments, and said she found the experience "very humbling".
"Seeing all these children, some of them have lost their parents and been adopted by others, I feel it is quite heartbreaking," she said.
This is the couple's second full day in Jordan. Their next stop after the camp was the historic Roman city of Jerash.
The couple are travelling to Qatar followed by Saudi Arabia and Oman.
The King Abdullah camp, near Jordan's northern border with Syria, is one of the smaller camps in the country. It is run by the UN, Unicef and Save the Children.
The BBC's Wyre Davis, who is at the camp, said thousands of people were crossing the border into Jordan every night and half of them were thought to be children.
Extended families are crowded into one portable home but at least they have access to education and food in Jordan, he said.
The royal couple's visit comes as Save the Children warns that some two million children are in need of help in Syria.
Their report says increasing numbers are being recruited as guards, informers, fighters and, in some cases, human shields, for both sides involved in the conflict.
Save the Children's chief executive, Justin Forsyth, said the royal couple's visit would help publicise the plight of the refugees.
"There are still two million children inside Syria. If action is not taken soon to bring this conflict to an end, the physical and mental harm done to them could irreparably damage a generation of children," he said.
Earlier this month, Jordan's King Abdullah called on world nations to help his country, Turkey and Lebanon to shoulder "the tremendous burden" of caring for the huge influx of people.
The conflict in Syria began almost two years ago with demonstrations against the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
The protests quickly turned violent as opponents of Mr Assad took up arms to try to resist a brutal crackdown by the authorities.
The conflict has left more than 70,000 people dead and two million internally displaced, of a pre-conflict population of 20.7 million.
The British Medical Association (BMA) in Scotland said regulation was weak, driving obesity and alcohol problems, while the NHS "picks up the pieces".
The BMA has joined calls for stricter licensing, including a ban on TV adverts before the 21:00 watershed.
The Scottish government has written to Westminster calling for the ban, which the Tories branded "a brainless idea".
Dr Peter Bennie, chairman of the BMA Scotland, said: "Despite the serious health harms associated with excessive alcohol consumption and obesity in the UK, these industries use marketing to promote consumption of their products.
"The cost of alcohol to our society is significant and, inevitably, the NHS picks up the pieces.
"Obesity rates too are worryingly high, driven by the promotion and availability of unhealthy foods.
"Obesity brings with it increased risk of a wide range of serious life-threatening and chronic diseases. While doctors have a role to play in supporting overweight patients, there is a limit to what they can do.
"The UK government could take decisive action to change the culture of excess that the junk food and alcohol industry promotes, and tougher regulation of advertising would be a positive first step."
Barbara O'Donnell, deputy chief executive at Alcohol Focus Scotland, said: "Although current rules prohibit alcohol advertising around children's programmes, alcohol adverts are allowed during early evening family viewing when the largest number of children watch television."
Children surveyed were more familiar with alcohol brands than biscuits, crisps and ice cream, she added.
Control over broadcast advertising is reserved to Westminster.
Scottish Public Health Minister Maureen Watt has written to UK government ministers calling for alcohol and junk food advertising to be prohibited before the TV watershed.
"There is a wealth of research which shows that children seeing these adverts while they are watching their favourite family programmes respond positively towards them and they affect their behaviour," she said.
"That's something that needs to be addressed."
Scottish Conservative health spokesman Jackson Carlaw said: "This brainless idea is more evidence of an SNP which thinks state always knows best."
He added: "It's not Nicola Sturgeon's role to act like a deranged head nanny in the SNP's increasingly scary nanny state."
The 26-year-old striker has made 28 appearances, scoring four goals, since being signed by former Red boss Brendan Rodgers from AC Milan for £16m in 2014.
Balotelli also held talks with Swiss club FC Sion after being told to find a new club.
Nice came fourth in Ligue 1 last season to qualify for the Europa League.
Balotelli spent time on loan with Italian side AC Milan last season, scoring one goal in 20 games in Serie A.
The outgoing UKIP leader told MEPs the ex-Belgian prime minister was the "high priest" of federalism and should be replaced by someone "who likes the UK".
Mr Verhofstadt is one of three officials chosen by EU institutions.
He told MEPs earlier he didn't want to "punish" the UK but to build "sound relations" after the UK's departure.
Although the Belgian politician, who leads the Alliance of Liberal and Democrats grouping in the European Parliament, will not actually lead the EU's talks with the UK, the European Parliament has said he will have a "central role" in discussions expected to last at least two years.
The European Parliament's approval is required before any settlement is agreed with the UK.
Mr Farage, who will officially step down as UKIP leader on Friday but remain as an MEP, criticised the appointment during a debate in Strasbourg, saying it showed the EU had not "learnt any lessons" from the UK's rejection of its membership.
"If you think of this building as a temple, then Mr Verhofstadt is the high priest," he said.
Responding to Mr Verhofstadt's statement earlier in the session that the EU was the "counterweight" to growing nationalism on the continent, Mr Farage said his fellow MEP was the "only real nationalist in the room" because he supported the EU having its own "flags, anthems and armies".
He added: "I frankly think this appointment pretty much amounts to a declaration of war on any sensible negotiating process.
"I think what we really need is for this Parliament to recognise it has made a mistake and find someone who actually likes the UK to lead these talks."
Mr Farage also urged UK PM Theresa May to get on with the process of the UK leaving the EU. She has ruled out official talks until the start of next year at the earliest.
Mr Verhofstadt, who was given the role of negotiator by the leaders of the main party blocs in the parliament, said he was not out for revenge against the UK and called for an end to what he said had been the "collective depression on both sides of the channel" after June's Brexit vote.
"Brexit is not a liability," he said. "I see it more as an opportunity...The British government wants to make from Brexit a success. Fair enough; it's their duty.
"But we have also our duty. And our duty, our responsibility is to make from Brexit a success for Europe, for all the citizens of Europe.
"Brexit is not a matter of punishment. It's not a matter of revenge... It's in my opinion a question of the sound relations between Britain and Europe."
Backing the European Commission's plans for a "common military force" - outlined earlier by its President Jean-Claude Juncker - he said the solution to the rise of Euroscepticism was "not to kill Europe but to reinvent Europe".
Europe's other top Brexit negotiators will be Belgian Didier Seeuws and French finance expert and former EU Commissioner Michel Barnier, representing the European Council and European Commission respectively.
On Wednesday, the European Commission said it would set up a new "task force" manage negotiations with the UK once it invokes Article 50 and begins the formal process of leaving the EU - led by Mr Barnier.
Also speaking in Wednesday's debate, Syed Kamall - who heads the group of Conservative MEPs in the European Parliament - said the EU had to heed the "warning signals" flagged up by the Brexit vote by heading in a radically different direction.
"The more you propagate EU supra-nationalism, the more nationalism has arisen in our member states. The more you ignore or condemn scepticism, the more likely the prospect of a President Le Pen or Prime Minister Wilders."
A difficult season at Borussia Dortmund may have chipped, very slightly, away at his burgeoning reputation but the floppy hair, the stubble, the designer frames, the unique sense of humour and the hugely engaging manner have long marked him out as a man who stands out from the crowd.
His decision to end his seven-year love affair with Dortmund came as a shock to many and immediately prompted speculation about his next move. Having ruled out a sabbatical from the game, BBC Sport looks in detail at where 'Kloppo' may end up next.
Manchester City: The latest information I have on the long-running 'Klopp to Manchester City' talk, is that the German is no longer on the club's radar. Now, clearly it is dangerous to be definitive about anything in football but it seems Klopp goes in the 'no interest in him' list alongside Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone.
In the past Klopp has hinted that his philosophy may not tally with City's anyway, having said: "I don't want the most money for a team because that brings problems. I don't want these problems." It is no secret that City, along with Chelsea, discussed Klopp as a candidate before appointing Manuel Pellegrini and Jose Mourinho respectively two summers ago.
At the time, he indicated that he wanted to stay with his outstanding young Dortmund team, intent on rising to the challenge posed by the arrival of Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich that summer. With Pellegrini's tenure looking increasingly under threat, City want Guardiola, although it remains to be seen if the feeling is mutual. Chances: 1/10
Manchester United: A year ago, Old Trafford felt like a very different place. David Moyes was no longer the chosen one, but the sacked one, and the search had begun for a new manager with Louis van Gaal very much to the fore from the early stages.
Klopp was asked whether he wanted the United job and responded by saying: "Man Utd is a great club and I feel very familiar with their wonderful fans. But my commitment to Borussia Dortmund and the people is not breakable." With Van Gaal in the process of turning United into contenders again, the door is now firmly closed.
It is far more likely we will see centre-back Mats Hummels making the journey from Dortmund to Manchester, than his manager. Chances: 0/10
Liverpool: The Liverpool owners may have had their faith in Brendan Rodgers tested at times this season, particularly in early December, but the Northern Irishman is very much their man for now.
Klopp's name featured prominently on the shortlist put together by Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group in the wake of Kenny Dalglish's departure in 2012, but he quickly made it clear that he had no wish to leave Dortmund, then champions of Germany.
Almost three years later and Rodgers has already mounted one title challenge and, for now, is still seen as the man to mount another, despite this season's problems. Chances: 1/10
Any other Premier League club? In an interview last November, Klopp made it clear that England was his next challenge. "It's the only country, I think, where I should work, really, next to Germany, because it's the only country I know the language a little bit and I need the language for my work."
With Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea apparently out of the running, it remains to be seen if he is still as interested as he was before.
West Ham are likely to be in the market for a new manager, as will Newcastle, but neither match the ambition of a man who wants to conquer Europe again.
Arsenal admire Klopp, the German admires them and - whenever the Gunners endure a rough patch - his is the first name on the lips of many of their fans. However, the chances of him replacing Arsene Wenger this summer are miniscule.
Wenger is less than a year into a new deal that runs until 2017, he has never broken a contract, his current team are looking better than any of their recent predecessors and few are calling for the Frenchman's head. In the future it might happen but, barring a disastrous end to the season, not now. Chances: 2/10
Real Madrid: The Bernabeu is certainly a potential destination for Klopp because Carlo Ancelotti's future is far from clear.
Notably, at a recent news conference staged to deny he was on the verge of sacking Ancelotti, Real president Florentino Perez pointedly stated Ancelotti would be in charge for "days and weeks" ahead - but refused to commit himself further than that.
The major stumbling block is Real legend Zinedine Zidane, who is being groomed as a future manager by Perez and is currently gaining experience in charge of the club's reserve team.
If this summer comes too early for Zidane, however, Klopp would be a major contender. Chances: 7/10
Barcelona: Despite leading his team to 20 wins from their last 22 games, Barcelona boss Luis Enrique may be out of a job after one season in charge because of presidential elections which will take place in June or July.
Current president Josep Maria Bartomeu is mandated to serve until 2016, but he recently brought elections forward by a year after a series of damaging scandals.
Former president Joan Laporta - Bartomeu's sworn enemy - is expected to stand for election, and whoever wins the battle will want to make a statement by appointing their own man as coach.
Whether Klopp is prepared to enmesh himself in Catalonia's political infighting remains to be seen. Chances: 5/10
Atletico Madrid: In many ways, Atletico Madrid are the best natural fit for Klopp in Spain.
Like his team at Dortmund over the past few years, Atletico have overachieved by marrying a fast-paced, counter-attacking style with whole-hearted physical effort, backed up by passionate fans who revel in their ability to get one over the nation's big boys.
Current Atletico boss Diego Simeone, though, has just signed a new five-year contract to stay at the Vicente Calderon and appears fully committed despite strong interest from elsewhere.
But if Simeone broke Atletico's hearts by making a U-turn and deciding to leave, Klopp would be the perfect replacement. Chances: 2/10
A manager jumping ship to join their biggest rivals, it could never happen could it? Unless your name is Harry Redknapp perhaps, no.
Treble-seeking Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has a watertight contract until 2016 and, according to chairman of the board Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, the Spaniard is "unsackable".
Even if Guardiola chooses not to prolong his stay in Bavaria, there isn't a vacancy at Bayern until next year.
By that time Klopp will, rest assured, be safely installed as an employee of a money-rich Premier League club, where the effervescent German will astound everyone with his near flawless English skills, as well as his coaching ability and motivation skills. Chances: 3/10
A move to Italy or France would be very unlikely.
It's not that there is no love to be had in Serie A or Ligue 1, it's more like arriving at the disco two hours too late, everyone good is already taken.
It's hard to see Juventus divorcing Massimiliano Allegri, a man who has just masterminded a comfortable Champions League win over Dortmund in favour of the very coach he outthought over two legs.
Only Klopp knows for sure but it seems the established elite are what may well tempt him, but a move to (for example) Inter Milan is also unlikely. After too many years in the shadows of Jose Mourinho, former Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini looks like he's beginning to turn things around there.
Despite sitting two places above Inter in eighth, their city rivals are perhaps the most likely (or least unlikely) Italian destination. Former AC Milan player Zvonimir Boban is one of many to voice strong criticism of current boss Filippo Inzaghi in recent weeks.
If he's likely to swipe "no" to Serie A on world's football's management carousel then the pool of potential in France may be even smaller.
If everything we hear about Klopp is correct it's hard to see anyone outside of Paris St-Germain or Marseilletempting him.
PSG have had a great season under Laurent Blanc and are in the Champions League quarter-finals as well as chasing a domestic treble.
While Marseille would have been screaming out for a suitor like Klopp 12 months ago, they are now firmly in a relationship with Marcelo Bielsa, who has them challenging again domestically for the first time in years. Chances of Ligue 1 or Serie A move: 3/10
Nokia's law suits have been filed in three courts in Germany and one in Texas.
The claims cover patents for displays, user interfaces, software, antennas, chipsets and video coding.
On Tuesday, Apple started legal action against Acacia Research and Conversant Intellectual Property Management, alleging they had conspired with Nokia to extort money from Apple.
Nokia said: "Since agreeing a license covering some patents from the Nokia Technologies portfolio in 2011, Apple has declined subsequent offers made by Nokia to license other of its patented inventions which are used by many of Apple's products."
Between 2009 and 2011 the two companies were locked in a series of tit-for-tat legal battles over the patents for the technology they used in their mobile phones.
At the time Nokia was still the world's leading mobile phone manufacturer, but was being rapidly undermined by the rise of Apple's iPhone.
In the end the two companies settled, with Apple making an undisclosed one-off payment, and making further royalty payments to use Nokia technology.
Nokia eventually sold its mobile phone business to Microsoft in 2014, though earlier this year it said it would re-enter the mobile phone business by licensing its technology and brand name to a new Finish firm called HMD, which is making Nokia-branded phones once more.
The 50-year-old, who previously managed Llanelli in Welsh football's top-flight, succeeds Neville Powell.
Powell was sacked after nine years in charge, having won three Welsh Cups and the Welsh Premier League in 2010-11.
Legg started his professional career at Swansea City and also played for Notts County, Birmingham City and Cardiff City.
"For me, Bangor City FC is the biggest club in the Welsh Premier League and enjoys the best support," said Legg, who won six caps for Wales.
"There was only one team that would bring me back to the Welsh Premier League and that's Bangor City.
"I'm looking forward to the challenge."
Tory and Lib Dem members are to receive an e-mail explaining the decision in a move that will be seen as preparing the ground for a hike in tuition fees.
Lord Browne's review of fees in England is expected to recommend more than doubling fees to about £7,000 a year.
The business secretary says he is still committed to a "progressive" element within the final fees package.
The Liberal Youth group immediately called on the party's MPs to reject any fee increase.
The National Union of Students (NUS) says it is an "insult to the intelligence" to try to "re-brand" an increase in fees as "progressive".
At the general election, Lib Dem MPs, including party leader Nick Clegg, signed personal pledges that they would vote against any increase in tuition fees.
Now they face the prospect of a major U-turn if the coalition government accepts recommendations for a sharp increase in fees.
There were immediate signs of grassroots opposition to such a change of policy.
The Liberal Youth group says that its supporters will lobby against any fee rise and warned that it would expect Lib Dem MPs to rebel against any attempt to push such a fee hike through Parliament.
Lord Browne's report on university funding is expected to be published on Tuesday.
There are already expectations that it will recommend allowing fees to rise from the current £3,290 per year to £7,000 or more.
The repayments on loans to cover these fees are set to be charged at a higher interest rate than at present - with the expectation that high-earning graduates could be charged at an even higher interest rate.
The Liberal Democrats are pre-empting the report by highlighting such "progressive" measures - in which repayments on loans will be more expensive for graduates in higher-paid jobs.
"I am entirely committed to a progressive system of graduate contributions, the details of which we will be able to confirm shortly," says Mr Cable in his letter.
But he accepts that a graduate tax, which Mr Cable had raised as an alternative funding mechanism but the Tories have always been against, has been effectively ruled out.
"A 'pure' graduate tax - is not the way forward. While it is superficially attractive, an additional tax on graduates fails both the tests of fairness and deficit reduction," he has written in an e-mail sent to Liberal Democrat and Conservative members.
Mr Cable will want to dampen worries within his own party that the coalition government is about to move directly against a key election promise.
Martin Shapland, chair of Liberal Youth, says that any attempt to raise fees would be "against everything the party stood for in the election".
He said that he did not think such a switch in direction would be accepted by the party's MPs.
NUS president Aaron Porter said if the Liberal Democrats were about to attempt such a policy reversal it would represent "an absolute betrayal of the electorate to abandon one of their most popular flagship policies and to sell students out in the process".
"There is nothing fair about extending top-up fees further still and doubling tuition debt. It would be an insult to the intelligence of students and their families to attempt to re-brand the regressive and unpopular top-up fee system,"said Mr Porter.
There have been intense political negotiations around the review of student fees.
Universities, which already face a reduction in budget in the forthcoming spending review, say they are in urgent need of extra funding.
But increasing fees threatens to be a major problem for the Liberal Democrats, who made their opposition to higher fees a flagship election issue.
It will also raise sensitivities for the Conservatives of another squeeze on the middle classes, with the prospect of a three-year degree costing £21,000 or more, plus higher interest repayments on student debt.
The firm said the vulnerability concerned its OneTouch Ping pump which is only sold in the US and Canada.
However, it told the BBC there had been no reported attacks and the risk was "extremely low".
"It would require technical expertise, sophisticated equipment and proximity to the pump," it said.
The disclosure was made in a letter to patients on 27 September, the firm said.
The Animas OneTouch Ping pump, which was launched in 2008, enables diabetics to dose themselves with insulin using a Wi-Fi remote control. This removes the hassle of directly accessing the device, which can be worn under the patient's clothes.
Johnson & Johnson said the pump was not connected to the internet or to any external network.
But Jay Radcliffe - a diabetic and researcher with cyber security firm Rapid7 - said he had discovered it could still be hacked from a distance of 25 feet.
He found communications between the pump and its radio frequency remote could be hijacked - in theory allowing a hacker to administer unauthorised injections.
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) said it had confirmed Mr Radcliffe's findings but that the pump remained "safe and reliable".
It said worried patients could take precautions, such as not using the pump's remote and programming the device to limit its maximum dose.
There are growing concerns over the risk of medical device hacks.
In February, cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab revealed it had hacked into a hospital's IT infrastructure - with its permission - and was able to access an MRI device.
And the US Food & Drug Administration is said to be preparing formal guidance for manufacturers on how to respond to reports of cyber attacks.
The agency has previously urged medical firms to work with cyber security experts to mitigate risks - however it says it knows of no cases where criminals have hacked a device to cause harm.
It said it had taken the step as part of an ongoing strategy to be more accessible and open about the work it does for the UK.
The first tweet that it sent from the @GCHQ account was just two words: "Hello, world."
It said it would be sending messages about its history as well as languages, maths, the outcomes of missions and technology.
In a statement, GCHQ media head Andrew Pike said the agency would not share intelligence updates or give away the "tradecraft" it employs. Instead, he said, it would be a way for GCHQ to get involved in debates on technology and cyberspace which was key for a "technical organisation with computing at its core".
This technical focus also drove GCHQ's choice of its maiden message, said Mr Pike. The short phrase is often the first that people learning to code get displayed on screen as they wrestle with a programming language.
One of the first accounts @GCHQ followed was @007 - the official account for fictional spy James Bond.
Many people on Twitter said it was ironic that they were now following GCHQ, given the agency's widely reported work on large-scale surveillance.
The Twitter account follows other moves by GCHQ to engage with the technical world. It also maintains a repository on the Github code-sharing site through which it has shared one of its internal tools called Gaffer. The tool helps with the analysis of large-scale graphs.
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Mr Rosa denied six counts of doping athletes in court in Nairobi.
They include Jeptoo, who was banned for two years in 2014 after testing positive for blood-boosting drug EPO.
Kenya passed emergency new anti-doping measures in May to avoid a ban on its athletes attending the Olympic Games in Rio.
Mr Rosa, who is a director of Italy-based sports management company Rosa and Associati, was remanded in police custody until Monday, when the court will rule on his bail application.
It will also decide whether he should be given back his passport so that he can travel with his athletes to Europe and Latin America.
However the Italian has been defended by one of his athletes, Asbel Kiprop, who is the reigning 1,500m world champion.
Kiprop - who has a vehement anti-doping stance - said he had worked with Mr Rosa since 2008 and never seen any evidence of doping.
"What I can tell, with my own judgement, is that Federico is innocent. With due process, I think justice is going to prevail," he told the BBC in Monaco, where he is due to race on Friday.
"If there was doping, they would have given me first because many times I have attempted to run the world record and I'm not getting it. They'd have given it to break the world record," he added.
More than 40 Kenyan athletes have failed drugs tests since 2011.
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Meanwhile, British Athletics has said it is reviewing its policy of holding winter training camps in Kenya due to allegations of widespread doping in the country.
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The £22,000 memorial garden, in south Belfast's Village area, was built by the NIHE to commemorate the WW1 dead.
Recently however, loyalists have added a memorial stone to Ulster Volunteer Force members killed in the Troubles.
The NIHE said it is trying to reach agreement with the local community to have the paramilitary display removed.
NIHE staff have also been denied access to the garden after the locks they placed on the gates were changed.
The garden was built by the NIHE as a replacement for a previous paramilitary-style UVF memorial that had been removed during housing redevelopment in the Village.
In a statement, a NIHE spokesman said: "The Housing Executive did not provide a UVF memorial. Instead, we provided a garden that reflects the sacrifices of men from south Belfast during the First World War."
The garden was paid from the NIHE's own budget and money provided by European Union peace funding.
The EU fund is designed "to encourage greater levels of social integration in the housing sector" and "help promote the idea of a shared society".
But the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) MLA John Dallat said the scheme will now have the opposite effect.
"I am very disappointed and very angry that public money intended to bring communities together is being spent in a way that promotes division and regenerates paramilitary groups that should have been gotten rid of," Mr Dallat said.
"The UVF memorial stone should be taken away because it dishonours and disfigures the very men the project was intended to honour."
However, the NIHE spokesman said: "Great care was taken in consultation with the local community about the design of this garden in order to ensure there would be no paramilitary imagery included. The contract also clearly stipulated this."
"We are disappointed that since its construction, other images have been added to the garden. We did not agree to any additional images.
"We are now trying to reach agreement with the local community to remove the additional images. The lock currently on the garden was not provided by the Housing Executive."
UKIP Belfast City Councillor Bob Stoker, who works in a neighbourhood renewal scheme in the Village area, said: "We are looking at moving on and putting the past behind us.
"We can't go on whinging and complaining at every turn.
"It is in a local area that is not going to give offence to anyone, and I have not heard anyone making an complaints about it," Mr Stoker added.
A spokesperson for the Housing Executive added: "Issues around expressions of cultural identity and sense of place, which manifest themselves in mural, monuments and flags, are extremely difficult and often dangerous to deal with.
"The Housing Executive has been at the forefront of moving towards more acceptable expressions of cultural identity.
"Over recent years we have been working with others to roll out a successful programme of re-imaging to encourage communities to move away from aggressive expressions of cultural identity to more inclusive, historically accurate and informative depictions of our history.
"Despite the work that we and others have carried out over recent years, many of our existing estates are single identity and segregated."
It is thought there are around 100 memorials - 53 of them republican and 47 loyalist - on NIHE property.
According to the executive, the Village memorial and another at Annadale in south Belfast were the only two of this type paid for and built by the NIHE.
"We have however, provided support for numerous re-imaging projects across Northern Ireland, helping communities to move away from more aggressive expressions of cultural identity," the executive's spokesman said.
It is also investigating former secretary generals Jerome Valcke and Markus Kattner.
Fifa also handed its former vice-president Jeffrey Webb a life ban.
Blatter and Valcke are already banned from football-related activities for breaches of Fifa's code of ethics.
Blatter is currently suspended for six years, while Valcke is serving a 10-year ban.
Fifa says the pair, along with Kattner, are being investigated for possible violations of its code of ethics regarding rules of conduct, loyalty, conflicts of interest, offering and accepting gifts and other benefits, and bribery and corruption.
The violations relate to the salaries and bonuses paid to each of the three.
In June, Fifa's lawyers said there was evidence that the trio made "a coordinated effort" to "enrich themselves" between 2011 and 2015.
Webb, who is from the Cayman Islands, is also a former president of Concacaf and was one of seven people arrested in Zurich in May 2015 before Fifa's annual congress.
In November last year, he pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy, three of wire fraud conspiracy and three of money laundering conspiracy.
He has been banned from all football-related activities for life and fined 1m Swiss francs (£771,300).
Paul Burns, 55, from Clermiston, was at a training event at Hibs' ground in Easter Road when he was hit by a ball, which triggered a heart attack.
Hibs physiotherapist, Kitty Forrest, shocked Mr Burns with a defibrillator to bring him back to life.
He has now beaten his target of raising £5,000 to buy more defibrillators.
Mr Burns said: "On the 3 April 2016, I decided not to go a run up the Pentland Hills, instead I would go to play football at the Hibernian training ground - a decision that saved my life.
"Many thought that I was having an epileptic fit, but they weren't to know that I was having a massive heart attack which resulted in a cardiac arrest.
"Thank goodness Kitty and the defibrillator machine were at hand otherwise I would most certainly have died.
"My life was saved by the use of a defibrillator."
A spokesman for Hibernian Football Club said: "We are delighted to support what Paul is doing and would urge people to back what is a very good cause.
"The club is delighted he is very much alive and well, thanks to the superb team effort of several of our staff, led by two of our physiotherapists, on that day.
"The application of the defibrillator undoubtedly saved Paul's life - and having more of these machines in public places will undoubtedly help save others in future."
Crab and lobster catchers in north Norfolk have agreed a compensation deal with Dong Energy, which is planning to build 91 turbines off the coast.
Boats have been excluded from the Race Bank site since February.
Dong said boats may be allowed in for two months in January and full-time when construction is finished in 2018.
Fishing boats were involved in a dispute with the Danish energy company over proposals to pay £220-a-day per boat for loss of income.
An agreement was reached over payments although neither side would reveal the size of the new offer.
Nicky King, chairman of Wells and District Inshore Fishermen's Association, said: "However, it doesn't look like we'll be able to go back there for another three years and, although there's the possibility of being allowed back for a couple of months next year, we're not hopeful because we were told that could happen this year and it hasn't.
"Personally I feel the compensation won't quite make up for the loss of income, but it's impossible to quantify precisely because catches are unpredictable and weather-dependent."
The energy firm said construction would mean the 75 sq km (29 sq miles) exclusion zone had to remain in place.
A Dong Energy spokesman said: "Where and when it is safe to do so in relation to the ongoing preparatory and construction works, some areas could be reopened for certain types of fishing activities.
"The zone may be reopened to fishing for a period of around two months starting in January.
"Although all future closure/reopening dates will remain subject to short-term alteration, Dong Energy will keep affected fishermen up-to-date via the regular issue of Notices to Fishermen."
Heidi, a four-year-old continental giant rabbit, has had sessions in a heated pool while wearing a lifejacket.
Hydrotherapy pool owner Linda Prove admitted she was sceptical when a vet referred the rabbit, but the treatment was "working incredibly well".
Heidi's owner Amanda Williams, from Christchurch, said her pet took to it like a "duck to water".
Heidi, who weighs about 7kg, had been diagnosed with arthritis in her hips and knees and spondylosis in her neck.
Ms Prove, owner of the pool in Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire, said: "We've had lots of success with dogs - it's good for the joints as it gets them moving and means they don't stiffen up."
While rabbits can swim in the wild, Heidi wears a buoyancy jacket during the sessions and is carefully dried afterwards to prevent hypothermia.
Ms Williams said: "None of us thought she would tolerate even one minute in water.
"She is certainly a lot more lively and is obviously benefiting from this treatment."
Jamie Hutcheon, 25, founded Cocoa Ooze in 2008 and now employs more than 20 staff.
He sought £70,000 for a 10% share of his business, and four of the Dragons turned him down.
But retailer Touker Suleyman offered it for 35%, which he agreed to reduce to 20% once he has his money back.
Mr Hutcheon's aim is to use the money for a new production unit.
He said: "It's a fantastic opportunity. I am a self-taught entrepreneur. I am 100% passionate about it."
He was 17 when he started the business in the family kitchen. The business now features a retail shop and coffee shop, as well as running parties for children.
He was described on the programme as Aberdeen's wannabe Willy Wonka, from Roald Dahl's children's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Mr Suleyman told him: "I think you are the business. I am going to make you an offer.
"I look forward to working with you - and eating lots of chocolate."
Mr Hutcheon said afterwards: "Getting that offer was a sigh of relief.
"I came here with nothing, I go away with a well-connected Dragon."
With her ringlets, dimples and precocious talent, America's "Little Princess", charmed audiences during the 1930s Depression.
For four years, she was Hollywood's biggest box-office star, representing the kind of sweet, innocent girl everyone wanted as their daughter.
And, after a period of domesticity, she re-emerged as a successful businesswoman and politician.
Shirley Temple was born in Santa Monica, California on 23 April 1928.
Encouraged by her mother Gertrude, she learned to dance while she was still a toddler and was enrolled in a Los Angeles dance school at the age of three.
This led to her being signed up by a talent spotter for Educational Pictures, which promptly featured her in a series of one-reelers entitled Baby Burlesques.
Temple later described them as "a cynical exploitation of our childish innocence that occasionally were racist or sexist".
When Educational went bust in 1933, she signed up with Fox Film Corporation, appearing in a number of bit parts.
In 1934, Stand Up and Cheer became her first feature film and she stole the show with her rendition of Baby Take a Bow.
Her box-office potential was obvious and by the age of six she was earning $1,250 (£760) a week; more than $21,000 (£12,750) at today's values.
The income from her films was doubled by sales of merchandise, including Shirley Temple dolls and a host of girls' clothes and accessories.
Temple's mother always accompanied her during filming. Years later, Temple recalled how her mother had been furious when a director sent her on an errand and then made Temple cry by frightening her.
"She never again left me alone on a set," Temple said.
Her mother was also said to have done her hair for each movie, with every hairstyle having exactly 56 curls.
Across the world, audiences flocked to see her in films such as Little Miss Marker and The Little Colonel and The The Littlest Rebel.
The success of her films, such as Curly Top, was credited with helping save 20th Century Fox from bankruptcy.
Everyone sang along to her songs, especially On the Good Ship Lollipop, which appeared in the film Bright Eyes.
In 1935 she was awarded a special juvenile Oscar and her foot and handprints were added to those of stars such as Jean Harlow and Mary Pickford outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
On her ninth birthday, Temple received more than 135,000 presents from around the world, according to The Films of Shirley Temple, a 1978 book by Robert Windeler.
The gifts included a baby kangaroo from Australia and a prize Jersey calf from schoolchildren in Oregon.
The late Roddy McDowall, a fellow child star and friend of Temple, once said: "She's indelible in the history of America because she appeared at a time of great social need, and people took her to their hearts."
By the age of 10, Temple was the country's top box-office draw. President Roosevelt even credited her with helping to raise American morale during the trials of the Great Depression.
Her own assessment of this period is somewhat different. "I class myself with Rin Tin Tin," she once said, referring to the canine star. "They fell in love with a dog and a little girl."
Goodness always triumphed over evil in her plots, which were often based on traditional fairy stories.
As she got older her character was altered slightly as the fresh-faced little six-year-old turned into a pre-adolescent.
The studio, aware that time was not on their side, began to invest more money in her films which, certainly in the early days, had been made on a tight budget.
Directors of the stature of John Ford were hired and his collaboration with her, Wee Willie Winkie, remained Temple's favourite.
The peak of her film career came in 1939 when The Little Princess, her first outing in Technicolor, became a critical and box-office success. It was loosely based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, about a girl who is left in a boarding school while her father goes off to fight in the Boer War.
Not everyone was enamoured. The author Graham Greene said she was just too nubile for a nine-year-old.
In a magazine article he accused "middle-aged men and clergymen" of finding it acceptable to respond to her "desirable little body" because "the safety curtain of story and dialogue drops between their intelligence and desire".
The studio and Temple successfully sued for libel.
Fox turned down a huge offer from MGM for her to play Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, the role went to Judy Garland, and instead cast her in Susannah of the Mounties.
The film did not go down well with audiences and neither did her two follow-ups in 1940.
At the age of 12, Temple's star had finally burnt out: Her parents bought out the remainder of her contract and sent her to an exclusive girls' school.
An attempted comeback with MGM in 1941 came to nothing. She made two films for David O Selznick during World War Two but he was not interested in seeing her develop.
She had become typecast as the sweet six-year-old and Selznick suggested she move abroad, change her name and develop her acting skills.
In 1945 she married John Agar, an army physical training instructor, and had a daughter, but the union lasted only four years.
Although Temple appeared from time to time on television, she retired from films in 1950.
Charles Black, a wealthy San Francisco businessman, became her second husband, and she disappeared from the limelight for nearly 20 years.
When she returned to the public eye in 1967, it was as Shirley Temple Black, Republican candidate for Congress.
Following her defeat in this election, Temple Black continued to work for the party, even travelling to Europe the following year to rally support for Richard Nixon.
In 1972 she was diagnosed with breast cancer and became one of the first high profile women to talk openly about the disease.
When he became president, Nixon rewarded her with an appointment to the American delegation to the United Nations. Then, in 1974, President Ford appointed her the United States ambassador to Ghana.
She fell out of favour with Ronald Reagan, with whom she had once appeared in a film called That Hagen Girl, but his successor, George HW Bush, appointed her ambassador to Czechoslovakia.
An outspoken opponent of racial discrimination, she quickly gained popularity and a reputation for hard work, charm and an unorthodox way of working.
In July 1976, she became the first woman Chief of Protocol at the White House with the rank of Ambassador, but left office six months later, when Jimmy Carter became president.
The veteran of some 43 films later rued some lost aspects of her childhood.
"I stopped believing in Santa Claus at the age of six when my mother took me to see him in a store and he asked for my autograph."
And she drew a line between her childhood stardom and her later political career.
"Some people are stuck on this image of the little girl," she once said. "She is not me. We shouldn't live in the past; my life is now."
Nevertheless, for many across the world, the name Shirley Temple always called to mind a superstar cherub, banging out a tune, bouncing her curls, toe-tapping her tiny feet and representing all that was happiest about childhood.
In 1999, the American Film Institute included Temple in its list of top 50 screen legends.
"I have one piece of advice for those of you who want to receive the lifetime achievement award," she said in 2006 as she was honoured by the Screen Actors Guild. "Start early."
She is survived by her children Susan, Charlie Jr and Lori, granddaughter Teresa and great-granddaughters Lily and Emma.
She replaces Owen Smith, as the Pontypridd MP is promoted to the work and pensions brief.
Rhondda MP Chris Bryant stays on the front bench but moves from culture to shadow leader of the House of Commons.
Veteran left-winger Mr Corbyn won the leadership battle by a landslide over his three rivals despite starting as a rank outsider.
Ms Griffith said she was "very honoured" to be promoted to Labour's front bench.
"I am proud to be part of a strong shadow cabinet that will work tirelessly to expose the Tories' callous approach," she said.
Mr Smith reacted to his new role by tweeting: "A great honour to have been asked to speak for our party on Work & Pensions. Thanks to all who have offered congrats. I won't let you down."
First Minister Carwyn Jones welcomed Ms Griffith's promotion to the shadow cabinet, saying it was "well-deserved".
Speaking about Mr Corbyn's election as leader, he told BBC Wales: "I do not think it's possible for anyone to ignore the scale of the victory."
Calling for unity, he said: "I think anybody who tries to split the party in some way would be mad to do so.
"In the traditions of the party it's important to get behind the person who is leading in London."
Mr Corbyn said he had created a "unifying, dynamic, inclusive new shadow cabinet" with women taking the majority of roles.
Key appointments include defeated leadership candidate Andy Burnham as shadow home secretary, John McDonnell as shadow chancellor, and Maria Eagle as shadow defence secretary.
Her sister Angela Eagle has been named shadow first secretary of state and will stand in for Mr Corbyn at Prime Minister's Questions when David Cameron is away.
Several leading Labour figures had resigned from the shadow cabinet in the wake of Mr Corbyn's victory.
Pontypridd AM Mick Antoniw, who had backed Mr Corbyn for the leadership, said on Twitter that Ms Griffith was "a great choice and look forward to Wales/UK Labour partnership".
Former Euro-MP Baroness Eluned Morgan tweeted that it was the "Strongest welsh representation in shadow cab for years".
Mr Bryant told BBC Radio Wales he had been offered the defence brief but had declined because of differences of opinion over defence policy with the new leader.
Speaking about his new role, Mr Bryant said: "I loved the [Department of Culture, Media and Sport] brief and I'd have been happy to remain there ... but I also care about the business of how we do our politics and I worry that the Tories are gerrymandering Parliament.
"They're using it in ways which I think are undemocratic and unfair and we need to take the fight to them."
Mr Bryant, who had backed Yvette Cooper in the leadership contest, acknowledged it could be difficult working with a leader with whom he had some differences.
But he added: "I think there's going to be a bit more give and take within the top team and maybe voters will respect that."
One of the key tests for Labour under its new leader will be the party's performance at the Welsh assembly election in 2016.
Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said the campaign would now take on an "even greater significance".
He accused Labour of "abandoning mainstream politics in favour of a hard left agenda that would make Ken Livingstone uncomfortable".
"It is more important than ever that we take this opportunity to deliver a prosperous new Wales and put an end to a generation of Labour failure," he added.
1 March 2017 Last updated at 07:02 GMT
The Moon hasn't been visited for more than 40 years.
The space tourists will skim its surface but won't land on it.
Lift off is scheduled for 2018.
As thousands of families head to the coast this summer, is that fear is justified? Just how dangerous are UK jellyfish?
Dr Peter Richardson, the head of biodiversity and fisheries at the Marine Conservation Society, had a short answer to our query: "Not very".
As far as he is aware, no one has ever died from a jellyfish sting in the UK - but plenty have had a nasty shock.
And the charity, which has recently launched a nationwide survey of jellyfish, has urged beachcombers not to touch the animals.
It really depends on what kind of jellyfish you have crossed.
Among the worst offenders are the Portuguese man-of-war, which is not really a jellyfish but a "floating colony of hydrozoans".
It has been responsible for deaths overseas but it is rare in the UK and if it is spotted, it should be reported to the local authorities.
But more common in British waters are the Mauve Stinger and Lion's Mane - both of which can give "electric shock" like stings.
"No one has been fatally stung by the Lion's Mane in the UK, apart from in a Sherlock Holmes' story," said Dr Richardson.
Some fishermen with hard, calloused hands have found that they don't tend to feel the stings of the Lion's Mane.
Dr Richardson said: "In recent years they have occurred in quite large numbers particularly on the north-east coast of Scotland.
"Fishermen in Caithness were finding that their nets were being inundated with them. They don't tend to feel stings on their hands but on their face it hurts."
Others deal out a less painful shock - Dr Richardson compared the stings of blue and compass jellyfish to that of a nettle.
When a jellyfish is washed up on a beach and exposed to the wind and sun, the relatively fragile creatures are unlikely to live long.
Only the Barrell jellyfish - the "Arnold Schwarzenegger of jellyfish", according to Dr Richardson - can realistically survive a stranding without dehydrating.
But - dead or alive - if their tentacles are wet, jellyfish can still sting.
"So long as it's still hydrated, even if the jellyfish isn't alive, the sting cells can still fire off," said Dr Richardson.
Jellyfish use their stings to defend themselves from predators and to attack smaller creatures.
The sting is "like a little harpoon with a coiled spring behind it", said Dr Richardson. "The harpoon has the toxin in it - and it can paralyse a small animal."
But it can't always defend itself from predators like leatherback turtles, ocean sun fish and gulls.
Turtles migrate from the east coast of the US and the Caribbean and they time their arrival to coincide with jelly fish blooms.
And gulls attack them from the surface of the water, therefore avoiding their stinging tentacles.
In one famous episode of Friends, Chandler urinated on Monica after she suffered a painful jellyfish sting.
But that, according to Dr Richardson, is not a medically recognised remedy - in fact it is "rubbish", he said.
Instead, he said it was important to remove the tentacles as soon as possible - as they will continue to sting while they are attached to the body.
His advice is supported by the NHS, which recommends using tweezers or a clean stick, and gloves if possible, to remove them.
A heat pack or immersion in hot water can reduce pain and swelling, and painkillers such a paracetamol could also help.
If symptoms become more severe, or a sensitive part of the body has been stung, you should seek medical help.
The design echoes the mascot of its national carrier.
The $2.3 bn (£1.8bn) airport is located in Ashgabat, the capital, and has the capacity to process more than 1,600 passengers an hour.
But few foreigners visit the isolated Central Asian country, known for its autocratic leadership and vast energy reserves.
Just 105,000 tourists visited in 2015, government figures show, and it is difficult to get a visa.
President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov touted his country's "solid transit potential".
Ashgabat boasts several other unique structures, including a publishing house in shape of an open book.
The city also has two giant golden statues of both Mr Berdymukhamedov and his late predecessor Saparmyrat Niyazov.
Major High Street lenders have been selling complex financial contracts to small business clients without properly explaining the risks involved.
The products were offered to thousands of small firms - including pub owners, haulage firms, care-home operators and vets - when they asked their bank to take out a loan.
The borrowers were told that the product would provide an "insurance" or "hedge" against the risk of interest rates rising.
But with interest rates having instead fallen since 2008 to historic lows, many of these businesses have discovered they are now sitting on tens of thousands of pounds in losses.
What have the banks been doing?
Small businesses claim to have been sold "Interest Rate Swap Agreements" and other complicated interest rate hedging products such as "collars" or "caps and floors" without being properly told the risks they were taking.
Many borrowers claim that they were pressurised into buying these products. They say the "hedge" was made a condition of the loan they needed being granted, and that in some cases they were given very little time to make a decision.
What are the risks of these products?
The hedges were supposed to protect borrowers from the risk of interest rates going up.
But the quid pro quo was that borrowers paid more when interest rates fell. After 2008, the Bank of England slashed interest rates to help out struggling borrowers - but these borrowers did not benefit from cheaper interest rates because of their hedges.
What's more, borrowers have found themselves stuck with these hedges. For example, some businesses have tried to shrink their businesses in response to the tough trading conditions, by selling off properties and using the proceeds to pay off their loans. But when they have asked to cancel the hedges for these loans, they have sometimes been told they must pay tens of thousands of pounds in cancellation costs.
Some products also contained additional risks. For example, the lender - but not the borrower - had the right to cancel the hedge without paying any compensation.
In the case of an electrical retailer who has spoken to BBC business editor Robert Peston, the borrower actually ended up paying a higher interest rate on the hedge as the Bank of England cut lending rates below a trigger level.
Why do some businesses claim these products were inappropriate?
In many cases, borrowers say they have ended up with hedges for loans that do not even exist.
For example, some claim they were told to take out hedges for significantly more than the amount of money they were actually borrowing.
In other cases, borrowers say they were pushed into taking out hedges that would last many more years than their loans, because the bank said they were likely to reborrow the loans when they came up for repayment.
But the bank made no commitment to relend them the money. So the borrower faces the risk of being stuck in an expensive hedge for a loan the bank refuses to renew.
In one case that has been settled out of court, the borrower even claimed that their bank had already agreed to cap their monthly loan repayments - meaning there was no need for an interest rate hedge at all.
How widespread are the allegations?
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said 40,000 of these products were sold by four banks - Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and RBS.
After ordering the banks to set up reviews, the FCA reported that the first compensation offers were accepted at the end of August 2013. In September 2013, it said that a further 2,000 letters offering compensation were being sent out.
Jeremy Roe, who runs a chain of holiday cottages, founded the Bully-banks campaign website after he said he himself fell victim to mis-selling.
He says that hundreds of aggrieved businesses have registered on his website since it was highlighted by the Daily Telegraph, although he has no idea how large the problem could turn out to be.
What can businesses do about it?
The four banks - Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and RBS - are now each setting up a review of the cases of potential mis-selling. The banks are prioritising those in financial difficulty.
Those businesses affected will be contacted by the bank to tell them that they are eligible to be part of these reviews, if they agree to it. They might have to provide some information to the bank.
In due course, the bank will propose "fair and reasonable" redress on a case-by-case basis, which will reviewed and agreed by the independent reviewer.
If the business are not satisfied with this offer then they can refer the complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service. However, if the business is unhappy, and thinks that it has suffered losses of more than £150,000, then it may have to take its case to the civil courts.
Some customers who purchased caps are not included in the scope of the review unless they complain to their bank.
Mr Roe, of Bully-banks, recommends businesses collect as much documentary evidence as possible - legal documents, sales materials provided by the banks, and email records.
He also points out that borrowers have a right to demand that their bank provide them with transcripts of any telephone conversations they have had with bank representatives, which the banks routinely record.
Any business in hardship can apply to have its loan repayments suspended while the reviews are taking place.
Should small businesses avoid these products in future?
Not necessarily.
Interest rates can go up as well as down. Indeed, interest rates cannot go a lot lower - the Bank of England can only cut them a further 0.5% before they hit zero. Rising interest rates can be a real risk for businesses, as they were in the 1970s.
However, financial adviser James Ducker says anyone considering entering into one of these transactions should speak to an expert to get independent advice - so the banks know they cannot charge a huge profit.
"Swaps can be a useful service which to help insulate business customers against fluctuations in interest rates," according to the British Bankers' Association.
"As with every other purchase, customers should consider if this is the right product for them, shop around and be sure they fully understand what they are signing up to before making a commitment."
However, a number of banks have said that they sold these complex products to relatively few businesses.
Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and RBS have also all agreed to stop marketing structured collars to retail clients.
Almost half involved women and girls living in London, NHS Digital found.
A third were women and girls born in Somalia, while 112 cases were UK-born nationals.
The practice is illegal in the UK and it is compulsory for family doctors, hospitals and mental health trusts to report any new cases in their patients.
FGM - intentionally altering or injuring the female external genitalia for non-medical reasons - carries a sentence of up to 14 years in jail.
It is the second time that NHS Digital has released annual FGM figures for England.
Most of the cases were spotted by midwives and doctors working in maternity and obstetric units.
The majority had originally had FGM done to them abroad and as a young child.
The NSPCC says more should be done to end the practice: "FGM is child abuse. Despite being illegal for over 30 years, too many people are still being subjected to it and it is right that health services have started to properly record evidence of this horrendous practice.
"It takes courage to report concerns as many feel ashamed or worry they will betray friends and family. But we need to end the silence that surrounds FGM to better protect children."
The National FGM Centre, which is run by the children's charity Barnardo's and the Local Government Association (LGA), tries to prevent the practice, but its director Michelle Lee-Izu is warning it could be at risk of closure if government funding is withdrawn.
Cllr Simon Blackburn, from the LGA, said the government "must act now" to secure the National FGM Centre's "long-term future" by providing guaranteed funding.
He said: "Social work provision to girls and families affected by FGM has been quickly and significantly improved through the intervention of Centre social workers, embedded in council safeguarding teams, and hundreds of referrals have been received in areas that previously only recorded a handful of cases each year.
Mr Blackburn added that the government needed to back its commitment to ending FGM in the UK "with the long-term funding required to make that vision a reality".
Anyone concerned about someone who has suffered, or is at risk of FGM, can contact the NSPCC FGM Helpline anonymously on 0800 028 3550 or visit nspcc.org.uk.
Wendy Preston, from the Royal College of Nursing, said: "Mandatory reporting and compulsory sex-and-relationships education are important weapons in the fight against FGM, and school nurses play a vital role in both educating children and young women, and spotting those who may be at risk.
"The government must act to attract and retain school nurses, to help address the problem at grassroots level, and maintain momentum in the fight to eradicate FGM."
A government spokesman said the start-up money for the centre came from the £200m Children's Social Care Innovation Programme, and was designed to lead to self-sustaining work, not ongoing core funding.
But he added: "Protecting women and girls from violence and supporting victims is a key priority for this government and a personal priority for the Minister for Women and Equalities, Justine Greening."
The two-week operation saw officers from Police Scotland's licensing and violence reduction team join local officers carrying out patrols.
Eight people were arrested on outstanding warrants, while 13 were reported for drugs offences and seven for anti-social behaviour.
One man was reported for possession of an offensive weapon.
Ch Insp Gary Ogilvie said: "We will continue to send a strong message that any criminality will not be tolerated.
"Along with local officers, specialist support teams from across Scotland are specifically tasked to tackle violence, disorder and anti-social behaviour in our communities. We will use every resource available to deal with offenders in order to keep people safe."
Police in Gloucester have agreed to surrender the 230-year lease on the 1960s' Bearland building to the county council in exchange for £400,000, .
It had become an "unwanted drain" on resources, according to Police and Crime Commissioner Martin Surl.
He said people would see "no difference" as a public access reception area would be retained.
The force will also retain its CCTV room and parking spaces as part of the deal.
Gloucestershire County Council is planning to redevelop the building, along with its adjacent Shire Hall base.
Meri Huws said 92.5% of calls to the Welsh language line of the British Cattle Movement Service between September and February were not dealt with in the language.
In November, two calls were dealt with in Welsh out of a total of 124.
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) which oversees BCMS, said it took its Welsh language obligations seriously.
Ms Huws concluded the agency had breached its own Welsh language policy and recommended the agency provides her office with monthly statistics for a year to monitor the situation.
The RPA said it would consider the recommendations in the report so it could "continue to support Welsh-speaking customers".
The patient was based in the area covered by South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb).
The details came from the NHS's 111 Easter SitRep internal report, showing how long patients had to wait for call backs between 26 March and 1 April.
Secamb disputed the 11-hour figure but said safety was its main priority.
The report was first published in medical industry magazine Pulse.
The new 111 non-emergency telephone advice line is expected to replace NHS Direct in dealing with non-emergency calls in June.
The service is being rolled out in stages around the country.
In Kent, Medway, Surrey and Sussex, it is being piloted from two call centres in Ashford and Dorking run by Secamb.
Charlie Elphicke, Conservative MP for Dover and Deal, said: "It's very hard for people to get emergency appointments, fast appointments to see their local GP.
"On top of that, you then phone the 111 service, if it sounds serious and they can't help you on the phone or they get to the end of their 'what you should do' chart, then they say 'go to hospital'.
"People are being funnelled into A&E services and East Kent Hospital is saying A&E's are now chock-a-block with people.
"It's not a great system, not a great situation and it does need to be sorted out."
In a statement, Secamb said: "Patient safety is our number one priority which may account for longer than average call back times for our region.
"Secamb is contracted to undertake three attempts to call back a patient. These are all included in the call back time data, whether they are successful or not.
"In addition, if no one answers on these attempts, and we feel it is important for us to speak to the patient because of the nature of their call, we will leave that call in the queue for a clinician to try again later on.
"These are also included in the overall call back time.
"We are currently looking to establish whether the data we are providing for this is in line with other organisations."
The spokesman said the implementation of the phone line was at a "very early stage".
"We recognise that there is a need for improvement which is why we are working closely with commissioners to resolve any issues," he added.
"Secamb, along with all part of the NHS, both in our region and nationally, is currently extremely busy.
"Demand in all areas has risen to levels far in excess of our expectations throughout 2012-13."
It said that it was recruiting extra staff to deal with the demand.
Irfon Williams, 44, from Bangor, Gwynedd, was told last year he had two years to live because of bowel cancer.
He went to live with relatives in order to get funding for the drug Cetuximab, which can extend patients' lives.
The Welsh government said all patients had access to "proven" treatments.
Father-of-five Mr Williams has been told his tumours have shrunk by 60% since having treatment and is expecting an operation to remove them in September to rid him of the disease completely.
Betsi Cadwaladr health board, which made the decision not to fund Cetuximab, said at the time decisions of that kind were "highly sensitive".
Mr Williams's treatment was paid for by the Cancer Drugs Fund, which does not exist in Wales.
As a result of his experiences the health services manager has campaigned to highlight the issue, with questions put to the first minister in the Senedd as a result.
A Welsh government spokesman said: "In Wales, we have a system in place which ensures all patients get access to proven and effective treatments for all conditions - not just cancer.
"Cancer patients in Wales have quicker access to NICE-approved cancer drugs than those in England.
"The Cancer Drugs Fund in England funds non-approved medicines that deliver little or no benefit for patients. We have no plans to introduce a cancer drugs fund in Wales."
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy can kill tumours and the cells which make sperm.
A study, published in the journal Cell Stem Cell, extracted sperm-producing stem cells before cancer treatment and later placed them back into the monkey.
Sperm which could fertilise an egg were produced, which experts labelled a "milestone" in research.
Most men who have cancer treatment which could affect their fertility can choose to freeze sperm before their treatment starts. This is not an option for patients who have not yet gone through puberty.
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However, they do have the spermatogonial stem cells which would start to produce sperm in their teenage years.
The researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and the Magee-Womens Research Institute took samples of the stem cells from macaques and stored them in a freezer.
The monkeys were then given a chemotherapy drug.
Their own stem cells were implanted back where they came from after the course of chemotherapy had ended. Nine out of 12 adult monkeys and three out of five prepubescent monkeys were later able to produce sperm again.
Separate experiments showed eggs could be fertilised with sperm produced after the procedure.
Dr Kyle Orwig, from the department of obstetrics, gynaecology and reproductive medicine at Pitt School of Medicine, said: "This study demonstrates that spermatogonial stem cells from higher primates can be frozen and thawed without losing their activity, and that they can be transplanted to produce functional sperm that are able to fertilise eggs and give rise to early embryos."
He said there were still many challenges before this could be used in people: "Should we re-introduce the spermatogonial cells as soon as treatment is over, or wait until the patient is considered cured of his disease, or when he is ready to start a family? How do we eliminate the risk of cancer recurrence if we give back untreated cells that might include cancer cells?
"These are issues we still must work through, but this study does show us the concept is feasible."
Dr Allan Pacey, senior lecturer in andrology at the University of Sheffield, told the BBC that the idea had been discussed repeatedly but "experiments have never come close to suggesting it might work in humans".
However, he said: "This report is a very useful step forward and clearly shows that the science of spermatogonial stem cells transplantation might one day work for humans. And, although the authors report relatively low efficiency so far, in the context of someone who does not have any banked sperm to fall back on, these odds are probably very encouraging to make this kind of approach worthwhile."
He also highlighted safety concern saying: "It would be a disaster to give the cancer back to someone because cancer cells are lurking in the transplant.
"But also we need to make sure that the genetics of sperm produced from transplanted spermatogonial stem cells is correct and leads to the birth of healthy offspring which themselves give rise to healthy grandchildren and great grandchildren."
Pierre Fouchet, a researcher at the CEA Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiobiology in France, said the results: "Constitute a milestone in the field of reproduction and generate hope for restoring fertility in survivors of childhood cancer."
However, he said advances in fertility research needed "intense debate" about the social consequences.
The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) said footfall numbers were 4.2% down on a year ago.
It was the worst performance on record for nearly three years.
SRC said footfall was impacted by Black Friday promotions, which saw consumers opting to buy online instead of in stores.
In the UK as a whole, shopper numbers were 2.1% lower than a year ago.
SRC director David Lonsdale said: "Until the November data for Scottish retail sales is published later this week we won't know what impact this plunge in footfall and surge in online shopping has on the total value of sales.
"Those retailers with a strong multi-channel offer - allowing customers to shop in store, at home and on the move - will have been well placed to capitalise on this further milestone in the development of our digital economy.
"Retailers will be hoping that the finance minister's twiddling of the fiscal dials in the Scottish government's budget this week will help lift consumer spirits and generate greater levels of confidence and propensity to spend going forward."
He added: "The retail industry is undergoing profound structural change at a time of weak demand and falling shop prices, and this requires supportive government policies which keep a tight lid on costs such as business rates, other taxes and levies and regulation."
Hibs earned promotion back to Scotland's top tier at the third time of asking this campaign.
And although the PFA's Championship player of the year hopes boss Neil Lennon will augment his squad, he says the current crop are top-six material.
"If we keep the same bunch together, I'm sure we'll be more than capable of competing in the top half," he said.
"Hopefully the boys that are out of contract can get signed up, and the manager and board can add some quality as well to try and make us more equipped for the top flight."
During their three-year absence from the Premiership, Hibs have overcome numerous top-flight opponents in cup competitions, including rivals Hearts, Aberdeen, St Johnstone and Ross County.
Last season, the Easter Road side sensationally ended a 114-year wait to lift the Scottish Cup, and fell narrowly short of reaching the final again this year, when they were edged in the last four by the high-flying Dons.
While a host of first-team players - including captain David Gray - are out of contract, or have loan deals expiring, Lennon has said he expects the majority to sign new terms, and has acquired St Johnstone midfielder Danny Swanson on a pre-contract.
"I think we've proven in cup competitions over the past couple of seasons that we're more than a match for the Premiership opposition we've come up against," McGinn added.
"So if we keep the core of the squad together and add to that with a bit of quality, like we already have done, then I'm sure we can challenge in the top half of the table, and I'm sure no team will want to face us.
"I think it proves the quality we've got in the dressing room that we were bitterly disappointed to lose by a single goal to a top-class Aberdeen team.
"I think that proves we're more than capable of competing at the top end of the Scottish game - we've got the ability and personality to compete with the best teams in the country and that gives us confidence going into the next season."
McGinn, 22, was the fulcrum of the Hibs midfield that lifted the cup, and went on to seal promotion, and earned his Scotland honours while still a Championship player.
He has two years left on his Easter Road contract and, while he anticipates summer interest from other clubs, is eager to view any speculation as plaudits for his performances.
"I'm looking forward to getting back for pre-season and seeing where it takes me," McGinn said.
"There will be interest from elsewhere if you're doing well, and I feel I am doing well at the minute, so I just need to take that in my stride, take it as a compliment and try and improve all the time.
"I'm a bit more used to speculation now. I think it's a good thing, I think it means you're doing something right and it's always nice hearing managers saying nice things about you.
"But you just need to try and keep the head down, don't let it get to your head or it'll mean nothing. That's what I'm trying to do at the minute and I hope the nice things keep coming my way."
Beren and Lúthien has been described as a "very personal story" that the Oxford professor thought up after returning from the Battle of the Somme.
It was edited by his son Christopher Tolkien and contains versions of a tale that became part of The Silmarillion.
The book features illustrations by Alan Lee, who won an Academy Award for his work on Peter Jackson's film trilogy.
More on this and other stories from across the south of England.
It is being published on Thursday by HarperCollins on the 10th anniversary of the last Middle Earth book, The Children of Húrin.
Tolkien specialist John Garth, who wrote Tolkien And The Great War, said the Hobbit author used his writing like an "exorcism" of the horrors he witnessed in World War One.
He said: "When he came back from the trenches, with trench fever, he spent the winter [of 1916-1917] convalescing.
"He'd lost two of his dearest friends on the Somme and you can imagine he must have been inside as much of a wreck as he was physically."
Mr Garth said on a walk in an East Yorkshire wood Tolkien's wife Edith danced in a glade filled with white flowers, which became the key scene in Beren and Lúthien.
He said: "Mr Tolkien felt the kind of joy he must have felt at times he would never feel again."
The names Beren and Lúthien are carved on the gravestone Tolkien and his wife share in Wolvercote cemetery in Oxford.
The story is about the fate of lovers Beren and Lúthien, a mortal man and an immortal elf who together try to steal from the greatest of all evil beings, Melkor.
For the new book Christopher Tolkien, now aged 92, has kept his father's story in the original form in which it was written and has also shown how the narrative changed to become part of The Silmarillion.
Published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings was the sequel to The Hobbit and is one of the most successful novels ever written, having sold more than 150 million copies.
The film adaptation, released from 2001 to 2003, is one of the highest-grossing series of all time, with the final movie also winning 11 Academy Awards, tied for the most ever with Ben Hur.
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And while he cannot match the superstar status the Wales and Real Madrid forward has attained, his striking talent at non-league level has brought him more goals than Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy combined this season.
The 25-year-old netted a hat-trick on Easter Monday to take his league tally to 41 for the season - unofficially crowning him the most prolific striker in the top eight tiers of English football.
And he has not given up hope that a professional club may decide to take a chance on him after being watched by scouts from a couple during the current campaign.
Bentley, who spent five years in the Saints academy alongside Bale, now plays for Southern League Division One South and West side Winchester City and has scored more than 100 goals for them in less than two seasons.
"I had a quality time there, I played a few times with Gareth Bale and I trained with Adam Lallana and Theo Walcott," Bentley told BBC Sport.
"Bale was not as good then as he is now and he certainly was not the standout player.
"As a player myself, I have never been blessed with great speed or strength, so it's all down to technical ability and movement.
"When I was younger I looked up to [Dennis] Bergkamp and [Gianfranco] Zola."
Following his release from Southampton, Bentley went on to study at Bedfordshire University and now works full-time as a PE teacher.
He rejoined Winchester in 2014, and is hoping to eclipse his own personal scoring record of 51 league goals three seasons ago for Alresford Town.
Late-bloomer Vardy, who has spearheaded Leicester City's Premier League title challenge, and current Southampton striker Charlie Austin, formerly of Poole FC, are obvious inspirations for Bentley.
"I have played against Charlie Austin quite a few times in the Wessex League, but it's a one-in-a-million shot [to make it as a professional] and Vardy is the only one who has popped up relatively late," he said.
"My ratio is improving slowly. I think every goalscorer in non-league knows exactly how many they are on after each game.
"I am quite happy playing non-league football, but like any boy's dream, you want to play professionally.
"I am ambitious and if the opportunity came up this summer I would probably like to pursue it."
"We have submitted a realistic plan for Greece to exit the crisis," he said.
Mr Tsipras said the plan included "concessions that will be difficult".
His statement follows talks in Berlin attended by the heads of both the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank.
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde and ECB president Mario Draghi's presence at the meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and France's Francois Hollande underlined the seriousness of the talks.
Reports suggest the meeting was aimed at coming up with a "final proposal" to issue to Athens.
But Mr Tsipras, who was not included in the meeting, said he had not yet been contacted by the IMF and European officials.
"We are not waiting for them to submit a proposal, Greece is submitting a plan - it is now clear that the decision on whether they want to adjust to realism... the decision rests with the political leadership of Europe," he added.
A €300m (£216m) payment from Greece to the IMF is due on Friday.
There are fears Greece does not have the necessary funds to pay and could default on the debt, ultimately leading to its exit from the eurozone.
Friday's payment is the first of four totalling €1.5bn that Greece is due to pay to the IMF in June, and it is understood that the payments could be all bundled together and repaid in a single transaction at the end of the month.
If Greece decides to repay the funds in this way, it would have to notify the IMF, but it has not yet done so.
The country remains in a four-month long deadlock with international creditors over the release of €7.2bn in remaining bailout funds.
European lenders as well as the IMF are pushing for greater austerity reforms in return for the cash, which the Greek government has so far refused to make.
Germany's Vice-Chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel, said he supported efforts by the French and German governments to reach a deal in negotiations about Athens' massive debts, warning Greece's exit from the eurozone would have "gigantic consequences".
"The political consequences of a Greek bankruptcy in the eurozone would of course be gigantic. I think a lot of people have the impression that we're better off without Greece in the eurozone.
"The truth is that if we break the first piece out of the European house, Europe would be in a different state."
But Syriza parliamentary spokesman Nikos Filis reiterated that the government would not sign an agreement that was incompatible with its anti-austerity programme.
"If we're talking about an ultimatum... which is not within the framework of the popular mandate, it is obvious that the government cannot co-sign and accept it," Mr Filis told Antenna TV.
Specialist "Tornado" teams were sent into HMP Swaleside, on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, after a disturbance at about 19:00 GMT on Thursday.
A Prison Service spokeswoman said all those involved at the category B jail had "surrendered and were back in cells by 1am".
No prisoners or staff were injured, she added. A police inquiry is under way.
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The disturbance happened less than a week after inmates at HMP Birmingham rioted for 12 hours - the latest in a number of disturbances in the past two months.
Former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg and former home secretaries Ken Clarke and Jacqui Smith have said the incident at Birmingham should act as a "wake up call".
In a letter to the Times, they said jails had become unacceptably dangerous and called for inmate populations to be reduced by about half from their present levels to 45,000.
The Prison Service said "challenges in our prisons are longstanding and won't be solved overnight".
But, it added, Justice Secretary Liz Truss was "committed to making sure our prisons are stable while we deliver wholesale reforms to the prison estate to help offenders turn their lives around and reduce reoffending".
'I lived in fear every day'
HMP Swaleside is a category B jail, which houses 1,100 male prisoners serving terms of more than four years. It has eight wings made up of single cells.
During the disturbance, the Prison Service said the incident had been "contained to one landing on A Wing".
The A wing of the prison houses the Open Academy, a study centre with a computer suite.
The rest of the jail was put on "lockdown" while the prison was brought back under control.
Earlier, Prison Officers Association (POA) chairman Mike Rolfe said fires had been lit.
Mr Rolfe described Swaleside as "a particularly difficult place to work".
He said: "Staff recruitment and retention there has been poor.
"In the last few years they've lost lots of experienced staff and new recruits haven't wanted to stick the job out due to the toxic nature of the job."
Gordon Henderson, Conservative MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, said prison officers are better off financially if they get a job in a local warehouse than if they stay in the prison service.
"They've got to pay prison officers what they're worth," he said.
A man claiming to be an inmate at the jail contacted the BBC and said the unrest had been sparked when officers raided cells.
He made further claims, which have not been verified, that the use of inexperienced staff and a reduction in certain privileges had caused "tension" between prison officers and inmates.
An HM Inspectorate of Prisons report in July said the centre was used by 50 of the 126 prisoners on the wing, who were enrolled on open and distance learning courses.
The report described the prison as "dangerous" and found levels of violence at the jail were "far too high" with many incidents classed as serious.
Some 550 prisoners were moved to other jails after last week's Birmingham riot was quelled, but the Ministry of Justice did not say whether any had been sent to Swaleside.
Richard Burgeon, Labour's shadow justice secretary, told the BBC: "In July the Independent Monitoring Board said this prison is not safe and staff shortage is the major cause.
"As with Birmingham prison, the public will once again wonder what action the justice secretary actually took in response to the board's concerns.
"She needs to tell us."
John Podmore, a former prison governor at HMP Swaleside, said: "We should be sending fewer people to jail in absolute terms but we need to be looking at who we are locking up, why we are locking them up and how we deal with the way in which they are offending against society.
"We need a much more subtle approach than what we have at the moment."
A clearer sense of what happened is coming to light. The Prison Officers Association said there were disputes between inmates and prison staff over how many hours people would be locked up over Christmas.
There were raids of cells where personal possessions were then confiscated.
After that a riot broke out and prison officers lost control and retreated.
Prisoners were brandishing snooker balls which are often used as weapons and they let off fire extinguishers.
Tornado squads were brought in and by 01:00 the wing was under control.
President Mohammed Morsi, a member of the group, was ousted by the military, senior leaders and thousands of members have been detained, and its headquarters have been ransacked and burned.
Protest camps set up in the capital Cairo to call for his reinstatement have been stormed by Egyptian security forces with great loss of life. The Brotherhood described the action - which brought international condemnation - as "a massacre".
In December, the interim Egyptian government declared the group a "terrorist organisation", blaming it for a string of attacks, which the Brotherhood denied.
The movement is the country's oldest and largest Islamist organisation, meaning its ideology is based on the teachings of the Koran.
Founded by Hassan al-Banna, the Muslim Brotherhood - or al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun in Arabic - has influenced Islamist movements around the world with its model of political activism combined with Islamic charity work.
The movement initially aimed simply to spread Islamic morals and good works, but soon became involved in politics, particularly the fight to rid Egypt of British colonial control and cleanse it of all Western influence.
While the Ikhwan say that they support democratic principles, one of the group's stated aims is to create a state ruled by Islamic law, or Sharia. Its most famous slogan, used worldwide, is: "Islam is the solution."
After Banna launched the Muslim Brotherhood in 1928, branches were set up throughout the country - each running a mosque, a school and a sporting club - and its membership grew rapidly.
By the late 1940s, the group is estimated to have had 500,000 members in Egypt, and its ideas had spread across the Arab world.
At the same time, Banna created a paramilitary wing, the Special Apparatus, whose operatives joined the fight against British rule and engaged in a campaign of bombings and assassinations.
The Egyptian government dissolved the group in late 1948 for attacking British and Jewish interests. Soon afterwards, the group was accused of assassinating Prime Minister Mahmoud al-Nuqrashi.
Banna denounced the killing, but he was subsequently shot dead by an unknown gunman - believed to have been a member of the security forces.
In 1952, colonial rule came to an end following a military coup d'etat led by a group of young officers calling themselves the Free Officers.
The Ikhwan played a supporting role - Anwar al-Sadat, who became president in 1970, was once the Free Officers' liaison with them - and initially co-operated with the new government, but relations soon soured.
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After a failed attempt to assassinate President Gamal Abdul Nasser in 1954, the Ikhwan were blamed, banned, and thousands of members imprisoned and tortured. The group continued, however, to grow underground.
This clash with the authorities prompted an important shift in the ideology of the Ikhwan, evident in the writing of one prominent member, Sayyid Qutb.
Qutb's work advocated the use of jihad (struggle) against jahili (ignorant) societies, both Western and so-called Islamic ones, which he argued were in need of radical transformation.
His writings - particularly the 1964 work Milestones - inspired the founders of many radical Islamist groups, including Islamic Jihad and al-Qaeda.
In 1965, the government again cracked down on the Ikhwan, executing Qutb in 1966 and transforming him into a martyr for many people across the region.
During the 1980s, the Ikhwan attempted to rejoin the political mainstream.
Successive leaders formed alliances with the Wafd party in 1984, and with the Socialist Labour Party and the Socialist Liberals Party in 1987, becoming the main opposition force in Egypt. In 2000, the Ikhwan won 17 seats in the lower house of parliament, the People's Assembly.
Five years later, the group achieved its best election result up to then, with independent candidates allied to it winning 20% of the seats.
The result shocked President Hosni Mubarak. The government subsequently launched a crackdown on the Ikhwan, detaining hundreds of members, and instituted a number of legal "reforms" to counter their resurgence.
The constitution was rewritten to stipulate that "political activity or political parties shall not be based on any religious background or foundation"; independent candidates were banned from running for president; and anti-terrorism legislation that gave the security forces sweeping powers to detain suspects and restrict public gatherings was introduced.
At the beginning of 2011, anti-government demonstrations, apparently encouraged by the Tunisian street protests which prompted the sudden departure of Tunisia's President Ben Ali, kicked off across the country.
Though many members of the Ikhwan joined the protests, they maintained a low profile. The group's traditional slogans were not seen in Cairo's Tahrir Square.
But as the protests grew and the government began to offer concessions, including a promise by Mr Mubarak not to seek re-election in September 2011, Egypt's largest opposition force took a more assertive role.
In the first parliamentary elections after Mr Mubarak's overthrow in February 2011, the Ikhwan's newly formed Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) won nearly half the seats in the People's Assembly, eclipsing the earlier performances of independents allied to the movement.
The ultraconservative Salafist Nour party came second, meaning that Islamists controlled 70% of the seats in the lower house. There was a similar outcome from elections for the upper house, the Shura Council.
This allowed the Ikhwan and their allies to control the selection of candidates for the 100-member constituent assembly tasked with drafting Egypt's new constitution, prompting criticism from liberals, secularists, Coptic Christians, young people and women, who complained that the panel did not reflect the diversity of Egyptian society.
Concerns that the Ikhwan might be seeking to monopolise power were heightened when they announced they would field a candidate in the presidential election, despite having previously promised they would not.
In 2012, the FJP's then chairman, Mohammed Morsi, became Egypt's first democratically elected president. He won 51% of the vote in a deeply polarising run-off against retired air force commander Ahmed Shafiq.
Mr Morsi sought to reassure opponents of the Ikhwan by insisting that as president he wanted to build a "democratic, civil and modern state" that guaranteed the freedom of religion and right to peaceful protest.
Significant public opposition to Mr Morsi and the Ikhwan began building in November 2012.
Wishing to ensure that the constituent assembly could finish drafting the new constitution, the president issued an interim constitutional declaration granting himself far-reaching powers. He agreed to limit the scope of the declaration after days of opposition protests, but there was further outrage at the end of that month when the constituent assembly approved a rushed version of the constitution - despite a boycott by liberals, secularists and the Coptic Church, who said it failed to protect freedom of expression and religion.
As opposition mounted, President Morsi issued a decree authorising the armed forces to protect national institutions and polling places until a referendum on the draft constitution was held in December 2012, which critics said amounted to a form of martial law.
The army returned to barracks after the charter was approved, but within weeks it was forced to deploy in cities along the Suez Canal to halt deadly clashes between opponents and supporters of Mr Morsi and the Ikhwan. At the end of January 2013, the military warned that the political crisis might "lead to a collapse of the state".
In late April, opposition activists set up the grassroots Tamarod (Rebel) protest movement. It focused on collecting signatures for a petition, which complained about Mr Morsi's failure to restore security and fix the economy, and accused him of putting the Brotherhood's interests ahead of the country's as a whole. Tamarod also organised mass protests to mark the first anniversary of the day Mr Morsi took office. On 30 June 2013, millions of people took to the streets to demand his resignation.
The unrest and rising death toll prompted the military to warn Mr Morsi on 1 July that it would intervene and impose its own "roadmap" if he did not satisfy the public's demands within 48 hours and end the political crisis.
On 3 July, the military deployed troops and armoured vehicles in the streets. It declared that the constitution had been suspended and the chief justice of the SCC would assume presidential powers, overthrowing Mr Morsi.
The Ikhwan denounced the "military coup against the elected president and the will of the nation", and vowed that they would refuse to deal with Egypt's interim leaders.
Brotherhood supporters set up protest camps in Nahda Square and near the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque and refused to disband them, despite repeated calls by the interim government.
After weeks of deadlock, hopes rose that the protests would remain peaceful. However, on 14 August security forces swept into the camps and the authorities imposed a state of national emergency.
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Shivy, 18, who prefers to be identified by his first name, is an Indian citizen but has been living in the US since the age of three.
He has alleged that his parents tricked him into coming to India on holiday and then took away his passport and green card.
He says that they then tried to forcibly marry him off to a man.
His parents have refused to comment on the allegations.
Shivy, who was born female but identifies as male, told BBC Hindi that his parents brought him to the north Indian city of Agra to "fix" him, once they found out that he had a girlfriend.
"They took away my mobile phone and laptop even while we were in America, but I still never imagined then that our annual holiday to India in July would have any other motive," he said.
The Delhi High Court termed the alleged harassment as nothing short of "bigotry" and said that India was a land of tolerance.
Transgender activists and the support group Nazariya arranged legal counsel and shelter for Shivy in Delhi after he ran away from Agra earlier this month.
Shivy has alleged in his petition that his father and some unknown men posing as police officers came to the residence of the activists who helped him, adding that he fears for their, and his own, safety.
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The Delhi High Court has asked his parents and state police to respond to the allegations.
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Abdul Kader Mullah of the Jamaat-e-Islami party was found guilty of crimes against humanity during Bangladesh's independence war in 1971.
He could now be hanged at any time unless President Abdul Hamid or the Supreme Court intervenes.
Jamaat-e-Islami has called for a national strike on Monday in protest.
The special court has been trying Bangladeshis accused of collaborating with Pakistani forces and committing atrocities in 1971.
However, human rights groups say the war crimes tribunal falls short of international standards.
There are concerns that the execution of Mullah could trigger a fresh wave of violence across the country.
Mullah, who denied all the charges against him, was accused of being a member of the shadowy al-Badr force, which Jamaat is alleged to have created and which is accused of the kidnapping and murder of more than 200 Bengali intellectuals in the dying days of the war.
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In September the sentence was increased by the Supreme Court to the death penalty.
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Mr Bo's wife, Gu Kailai, testified that a rich Chinese entrepreneur bought gifts for the family to gain favours.
Gu Kailai was herself convicted last year of the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood.
The scandals involving Mr Bo's family, which used to be one of the most elite in China, have captivated the country.
Despite the fact the trial is thought to have a predetermined outcome, Mr Bo has launched an unexpectedly vigorous defence.
By Celia HattonBBC Beijing correspondent
The first day of Bo Xilai's trial certainly yielded some unexpected fireworks. Mr Bo mounted a surprisingly spirited defence of the charges that have been levelled against him so far.
However, many in China are waiting to see if the second day of the trial will deal with something far juicier: the abuse of power charges.
The former top official is accused of exploiting his lofty position for his own benefit. He is alleged to have ordered a cover-up of his wife's involvement in the murder of British businessman, Neil Heywood.
When dealing with corruption charges, the court prosecutors relied on the testimony of Bo Xilai's wife, Gu Kailai, and the wealthy businessmen who reportedly greased the palms of the powerful Mr Bo.
The authorities in charge of the trial have taken pains to demonstrate that Mr Bo is receiving a fair, open hearing. But when dealing with the abuse of power charges, how much will they allow prosecutors to reveal about the inner workings of the Party itself?
What Chinese make of trial
Analysts say the court hearing is as much about getting rid of a popular politician as it is about criminal wrongdoing - and Mr Bo is widely expected to be found guilty.
The trial is set to continue for a third day on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported.
Mr Bo, who used to be the Communist Party chief in Chongqing, is accused of bribery, corruption and abuse of power.
Video footage and written testimony from his wife was posted on the court's official microblog.
In it she said she felt Neil Heywood was a threat to her son, Bo Guagua.
She also spoke of receiving gifts from a Dalian entrepreneur, Xu Ming, from whom Mr Bo is accused of taking bribes.
On Thursday Mr Bo denied bribery, saying he had been forced into admitting it to prosecutors.
He also rubbished testimony from witnesses including his wife. Of her testimony, he reportedly said: "In her unstable mental state, prosecutors put pressure on her so she would turn on me."
Foreign media are not being allowed into the trial, which is taking place in the city of Jinan in Shandong province.
But the Jinan Intermediate People's Court is posting updates and relevant testimony on its official microblog in Mandarin, excerpts of which have been translated by the BBC.
It remains unclear, says the BBC's Celia Hatton in Beijing, whether the events as described by the court constitute tightly-scripted political theatre or an unexpectedly colourful legal showdown.
But Steve Tsang, professor of Chinese studies at Nottingham University, said: "It would be inconceivable if the verdict has not already been agreed."
"The trial of someone as important as Bo Xilai is not something that could be left to the judges presiding over it," Mr Tsang said.
Transparency or theatre?
Mr Bo's downfall was seen as the biggest political shake-up to hit China's ruling elite in decades. In February 2012 his police chief, Wang Lijun, fled to the US consulate in Chengdu amid an apparent fall-out with Mr Bo.
Shortly afterwards, Chinese authorities announced that they were reinvestigating the death of Mr Heywood, who died in a Chongqing hotel in November 2011.
Gu Kailai has since been jailed for the murder of Mr Heywood - a crime she carried out, state media say, because of differences over a business deal.
In written testimony to the court, she said she believed that the personal safety of her son "was under threat".
"In the second half of 2011 Guagua made a video call to me on his iPad telling me that Neil Heywood threatened him," she said. Subsequent e-mails between the two scared her, she said.
"After the video call I was very worried which led to the 15 November crime [when Neil Heywood was killed]."
Written testimony from Patrick Devillers, a French architect, meanwhile, pointed to conflict between Gu Kailai and Neil Heywood over a financial deal related to a villa in France that has been a focus of the bribery charges.
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It was paid for by Xu Ming, the court heard on Thursday, one of two men from whom Mr Bo is accused of receiving bribes totalling 21.8m yuan ($3.56m; £2.28m).
In her video testimony Ms Gu said it was true that Xu Ming had bought things for her and her son, Bo Guagua.
"When we need to book a flight, family members know to ask from Xu Ming," she said.
Bo Xilai, responding to his wife's testimony, is reported to have said: "How much credibility is there are about Gu Kailai's testimony, and her written material? Gu Kailai has changed and she became crazy and lies all the time."
It is not clear how long the trial will last. Mr Bo is the last major player in connection with the Neil Heywood case to face judicial proceedings.
His son, Bo Guagua, remains in the US, where earlier this week he said any verdict would carry no moral weight if his "well-being has been bartered for my father's acquiescence or my mother's further co-operation".
There has been speculation that both Bo Guagua's parents agreed to demands from Chinese officials in return for a guarantee that he would not be pursued.
Bo Guagua also said his mother had been unwell since 2006, following a "sudden collapse of her physical health".
Two other cars and a caravan were also damaged in the blaze in Caerleon Road, Ponthir.
Firefighters from Cwmbran and Malpas in Newport were sent to the incident at 00:25 GMT on Sunday. It took almost an hour to bring the fire under control.
South Wales Police and South Wales Fire and Rescue Service are investigating.
Frank Knight, who published his apology on the website Facebook, is also paying £20,000 damages to the Oystons.
The family is seeking £150,000 damages for allegedly defamatory comments on the Back Henry Street website.
Karl Oyston is being investigated by the Football Association over abusive texts sent to a Blackpool supporter.
In a statement published on his Facebook page, Mr Knight, 67, said he apologised for the "harm, distress and financial losses my comments have caused both BFC and the Oystons".
He added: "I note that the combined net assets value at cost of Segesta [a company that operates the club and its stadium] and BFC were £32 million as at May 2014, compared with -£42,000 as at May 1987, when the Oystons took over BFC.
"I accept the Oyston family's main objective is, and always has been, for the financial stability and success for, and of, BFC."
Football fans around the country have responded to an appeal on a crowd-funding website to help pay the pensioner's damages.
A total of £2,795 has been raised in the last 24 hours with Blackpool supporters joined by fans of clubs ranging from Liverpool to Middlesbrough and non-league teams such as FC United and Stockport County.
In February Tim Fielding, a director of a personal injuries law firm and the former chair of the Blackpool Supporters' Trust apologised for comments he had made.
Earlier that month, dozens of Blackpool fans attended a court hearing in Manchester for a separate legal action brought by the Oystons against a fan.
David Ragozzino, 32, was given 21 days to respond to a claim for damages from the club. He is due to meet with the club next week.
On 30 January another fan, Stephen Sharpe, apologised to the Oystons over his online comments, withdrawing his posts after accepting they were "false, defamatory and, in some cases, threatening".
Blackpool supporters have been involved in demonstrations, match boycotts and social media campaigns over the way Oyston family run the club.
A justice ministry statement cited by state media said the offices of the Wefaq National Islamic Society had also been closed and its assets frozen.
A lawyer for Wefaq, whose leader has been jailed for inciting unrest, said the move had came "out of the blue".
Wefaq has helped lead pro-democracy protests in the country since 2011.
That February, demonstrators took to the streets to demand greater political rights and an end to discrimination against the Shia majority.
The following month, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa brought in troops from neighbouring Sunni-led Gulf states to restore order and crush dissent. The unrest left at least 30 civilians and five policemen dead.
Opposition activists say dozens of people have been killed in ongoing clashes between protesters and security forces, while bomb attacks blamed on Iran-backed militants have left a number of police officers dead.
The justice ministry statement published by the official Bahrain News Agency said it had filed a request with a court to suspend Wefaq to "safeguard the security of the kingdom"
A lawyer for Wefaq, Abdullah al-Shamlawi, told the Associated Press news agency that he had been served court papers on Tuesday morning that alleged the grouping had damaged Bahrain's national security since its inception in 2001 and also included claims that it caused unrest during the 2011 uprising.
Within hours, the court had approved the justice ministry's request, he said.
Mr Shamlawi added the court had scheduled a hearing for 6 October to decide whether to "liquidate" Wefaq.
Wefaq is Bahrain's largest legally recognised opposition political society and says it advocates non-violent activism.
Last month, an appeal court more than doubled the prison sentence of Wefaq's secretary-general from four years to nine, overturning a trial court's decision to acquit Sheikh Salman of advocating the overthrow of the government by force.
The appeal court increased the sentence despite what Human Rights Watch said was strong evidence that his trial was unfair and the fact that two of the charges on which he was convicted violated his right to freedom of expression.
The government's decision to suspend Wefaq comes a day after the family of the leading human rights activist Nabeel Rajab said he had been detained by police.
Another prominent activist, Zainab al-Khawaja, fled to Denmark last week after reportedly being threatened with being imprisoned again.
In a speech on Monday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Raad al-Hussein, noted that at least 250 people had also lost their citizenship in Bahrain in recent years "because of their alleged disloyalty to the interests of the kingdom".
"Repression will not eliminate people's grievances, it will increase them," he said.
Anglesey council has granted outline planning permission for the 500-berth development at Newry beach.
One opponent said it would destroy the beach, but a town councillor said the area needed progress.
The developers say it will create 700 jobs, but one economics analyst described that forecast as optimistic.
Prof Peter Midmore of Aberystwyth University said other development across the UK had delivered only half the proposed jobs, in the best case scenario.
Prof Midmore said: "It's very, very difficult to argue against something that will definitely create jobs, but the problem is, I think with many developments - not just marinas - the predications of developers are very rarely tested."
He said the level of jobs proposed and then actually created had "never been tested in the case of any marina in the UK".
But he said at other similar developments, the best "have been around about half the predicted level".
He also added that because of the affects on other parts of a town, in some cases, it could actually lead to fewer jobs in an area.
Despite receiving eight petitions with more than 4,000 names and over 300 letters against the plans, the outline proposals were accepted by councillors on Anglesey at a meeting in Wednesday.
The plans include:
Eilian Williams, the solicitor representing the opponents said after the meeting: "It's not what I wanted, but it is what I expected. The economic argument is always a very forceful argument."
But David Lloyd Williams, of the Newry Beach Residents Association, where the marina will be built, said: "It is absolutely ridiculous to attempt to build an aquatic housing estate on the Newry beach, which is frankly the only amenity in Holyhead.
"It's the only convenience area which everybody enjoys.
"What this scheme will lead to is the destruction of the Newry beach as we know it.
"We already have a very good marina which has been trading now for about 12 years, and still after 12 years trading, half of the berths are not taken up.
"Nobody denies the need for jobs in Holyhead, especially for young people, but this is not the way forward."
However, Anne Kennedy, a town councillor for the ward, said she still supported the development.
"I've always said that these decisions are taken by professional people, long discussions, forensic questioning - which is what we did in the chamber in Holyhead council," she said.
"I was born and bred in that area and I don't give away my heritage lightly.
"We mustn't forget that Stena owns all of the land and they are investing, effectively, in their own property.
"With the lack of investment, nothing progresses, and that I'm afraid is the position with Newry beach at the moment.
"We need additional investment."
The recommendation comes in a report from the UK Drug Policy Commission, which undertook six years of research.
Its detailed report concludes the UK is wasting much of the £3bn it spends each year on tackling illicit drugs.
The Home Office says drug use is falling and it does not plan to alter its approach.
The report, called A Fresh Approach to Drugs, says the annual estimated cost to England and Wales of class A drug use is £15bn.
It says that while drug use and drug problems have declined in the UK in recent years, there are still about 2,000 drug-related deaths each year and 380,000 problem drug users.
Some 42,000 people in England and Wales are sentenced annually for drug possession offences and about 160,000 given cannabis warnings, it says, which "amounts to a lot of time and money for police, prosecution and courts".
The commission says giving people cautions and criminal records for having small quantities is not "proportionate" and suggests imposing civil penalties, such as fines, or drug treatment orders instead.
It also recommends individuals who grow a small number of cannabis plants should be treated leniently, to undermine organised crime networks that produce stronger types of cannabis.
However, it does not call for the decriminalisation or legalisation of most drugs.
"We do not believe that there is sufficient evidence at the moment to support the case for removing criminal penalties for the major production or supply offences of most drugs," it said.
It calls for a review of the Misuse of Drugs Act and drugs classification, which it says has "lost credibility" for many people.
It suggests technical decisions about the classification of individual drugs should be taken by an independent body, with parliamentary oversight.
The report says some key planks of government policy - including major drug seizures - have little or no impact, and some programmes in schools could even have increased the use of drugs.
It says there is "little evidence" that a recent increase in prison sentence lengths for drug production and supply has deterred dealers or affected availability.
It recommends that the main political parties should establish a cross-party forum to agree on how drug problems can be addressed "in a cost-effective and evidence-based way".
Dame Ruth Runciman, the charity's chairman, said: "Over the last three decades, UK governments have done much to reduce the damage caused by drug problems.
"Needle exchanges have reduced HIV among injecting drug users to one of the lowest rates in the world. The investment in treatment for people addicted to drugs has also helped many to rebuild their lives.
"Those programmes are supported by evidence, but much of the rest of drug policy does not have an adequate evidence base.
"We spend billions of pounds every year without being sure of what difference much of it makes."
The commission also said a new approach was needed because the rapid creation of new drugs was changing the market too quickly for the traditional methods used to control it.
It says that, between 2009 and 2011, 114 new psychoactive drugs were identified in the European Union.
A Home Office spokeswoman said: "While the government welcomes the UKDPC's contribution to the drugs debate, we remain confident that our ambitious approach to tackling drugs - outlined in our drugs strategy - is the right one.
"Drug usage is at it lowest level since records began. Drug treatment completions are increasing and individuals are now significantly better placed to achieve recovery and live their lives free from drugs.
"I want to take this opportunity to thank the UKDPC for its work in this area over the past six years."
The Foxes are just one point above the relegation zone following Sunday's 3-0 defeat at home by Manchester United.
Leicester are yet to win a league game in 2017 and have not scored in their previous five league outings.
"We're the reigning champions but quite frankly it's been terrible," Schmeichel told Sky Sports.
"Every player is hurting. It's not a situation that is comfortable. It's time for everyone to stand up and be counted because if we don't we're going to end up getting relegated."
This time last year, Leicester won 3-1 at Manchester City to move five points clear at the top of the table and put them on course for an unexpected title.
Now they are 38 points behind leaders Chelsea with reports suggesting manager Claudio Ranieri has lost the support of his players.
Schemeichel would not comment on the speculation but Ranieri insisted his squad is behind him.
"We're together. I'm happy with the players and they're happy with me. We have to stay together and keep fighting," he said.
Leicester full-back Christian Fuchs said the players must start to show more fight if they are to pull away from trouble.
"We keep our heads high, we have to fight as a team and give everything until the last game," he said.
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"We have to stick together. We are not there to stick our head in the sand, we want to fight back."
Former England international Jermaine Jenas, speaking on Match of the Day 2, said: "Watching the game against Manchester United, it was not a great performance, but I didn't see players downing tools, or players that had completely given up on a manager.
"I saw players low on confidence and not given much direction of where to play.
"In the stadium there seemed to be no atmosphere and the longer that continues, the more they will be in trouble."
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Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho had sympathy for his counterpart's predicament.
Mourinho was sacked by Chelsea in December 2015, just seven months after winning the Premier League, and the Portuguese coach said Ranieri deserves respect for his achievement at Leicester.
"For many years people will remember what he did," he said.
"They are finding it difficult. But we know their strength well. I'm sure they will get enough points to stay in the league."
Ex-England defender Phil Neville, speaking on Match of the Day's Facebook Live, said: "As much as last season was an absolute fairytale, they have got to get that out of their heads quickly because they are in a relegation battle.
"Everyone kept telling me of the qualities of Leicester last season but I have not seen any of that - the hard work, discipline.
"They must have been wracking their brains but what they have got to do is shape up. Ranieri has to take some of the blame and find a system that will get them results."
Jenas added: "If Ranieri hadn't won the league last season he would have gone. He is in a tough spell. The fact the club are sticking with him is the right decision."
Neville added on Match of the Day 2: "With the fixtures they have got coming up, you can't see where their next three points are coming from.
"In the next eight games, if they pick up one win, they will be lucky and that's why I think they're in serious trouble.
"The barometer is not last season when they won the league - that was a one-off - the barometer is two seasons ago when they had 21 points and were bottom of the league and won seven of their last nine games. They will have to do something similar."
Southern Rail, serving south London, had substantial delays in the morning and evening rush hours because of leaves on the line.
Trains to and from Victoria and London Bridge were hit on Tuesday morning.
South West Trains reported similar problems on its London and Surrey branch lines.
Network Rail sent out additional staff and equipment to clear the lines.
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South West directed customers to a statement on its website, explaining that leaves form a coating on the line which "reduces the grip between the wheel and rail".
The company said drivers have to brake earlier when stopping at stations or signals.
Southern said its morning services had also been affected by two broken-down trains and an "operational incident" at Norwood Junction in south London.
Services from Uckfield, East Grinstead and Tattenham Corner to London Bridge and London Victoria were particularly badly affected.
It advised passengers to use Southeastern services between Tunbridge Wells and London, and Metrobus services between East Grinstead and Crawley.
Many commuters vented their frustrations on social media. Laurie Hooper tweeted: "Poor rail conditions!? It's not cold, it's not raining, it's not hot, it's not snowing, it's not very windy! Ridiculous."
Paul Jarvis was unimpressed with the explanation offered to him, tweeting: "Bank of excuses runs dry. Guard at East Croydon today says delay of 15 mins is due to 'rail problems'!"
A Southern spokesman said the morning had been "extremely challenging" and conditions had been "exceptionally poor".
He added: "We would like to apologise to our passengers."
The ancient reptiles are preserved in "superb detail" down to scales of skin, the tip of a tongue and tiny claws.
Two of the fossils are related to modern-day chameleons and geckos, revealing how features such as sticky toe-pads evolved.
The lizards inhabited tropical forests in what is now Myanmar during the Mid-Cretaceous Period.
Researchers in the US have published their assessment of the specimens in the journal Science Advances.
"The fossilised amber provides a view into a lost world, revealing that the tropics of the Mid-Cretaceous contained a diverse lizard fauna," Dr Edward Stanley of the Florida Museum of Natural History told BBC News.
Some of the lizards are representatives of modern groups such as geckos, while others have no modern equivalent and eventually died out.
One of the fossils appears to be a transitional form between the "standard" lizard form and chameleons, said Dr Stanley.
"This 'missing-link' is roughly 80 million years older than the next oldest chameleon fossil, and shows that features like the chameleon's projectile tongue was present deep in its ancestry," he added.
"But its strange fused toes (adaptations for climbing along branches) evolved later."
The amber fossils were obtained by private collectors and were acquired by museums in the US. They have now been collated and studied for the first time.
"They provide details of external morphology, which is something that is pretty rare to find," said Juan Diego Daza, of Sam Houston State University in Texas, who led the research.
"These fossils represent most of the diversity of lizards with a superb amount of detail."
Soft tissues and internal organs - as well as bones - can persist in amber for millions of years.
"We can pretty much see how the animals looked when they were alive," explained Prof Daza.
"They provide a really nice snapshot of the past. To me it is like going back in time and doing a lizard collecting trip when we can see what these animals looked like."
Some of the smaller specimens are whole lizards but others are fragments of animals.
Together, they could resolve some of the gaps in the family tree between ancient reptiles and their modern relatives.
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The Social Security and Treasury departments have finished a two-year review of the tax system in the island.
Deputy Gavin St Pier said the review found anomalies in the way the island treats certain incomes for certain ages.
He said: "There are many people who are self employed who would say they are already paying too much."
The review, which started in 2013 looked at ways to incentivise people to work and support themselves.
It also examined how to ensure the tax system was competitive with other areas and States expenditure is controlled.
Deputy St Pier said: "If you are self employed your tax and social insurance burden is 30.5% up to the upper earnings limit of £132,000.
"One thing the survey has identified is that some of those anomalies, particularly in the way we treat certain incomes for certain ages and how social insurance is attached to those incomes, is something that needs to be looked at."
He said the departments plan to publish their findings in February for debate by the States in March.
Nine people were killed in a shootout between rival biker gangs on Sunday.
The company said the management team "did not uphold the high security standards we have in place to ensure everyone is safe at our restaurants".
Separately, Texas officials suspended the Waco location's liquor licence.
Waco police Sgt Patrick Swanton told reporters on Sunday that the Waco Twin Peaks has "some answering not only to do to y'all, but to our community as well".
Waco police said trouble had been brewing for months, causing them to station officers outside the restaurant on Sunday even before the shootings broke out.
The Waco location had promoted Thursdays as "bike night" on its website, courting a motorcycle rider clientele.
One of the business' partners, Jay Patel, wrote in a Facebook post that the management was "horrified" by the shootings.
"Our management team has had ongoing and positive communications with the police and … we will continue to cooperate with the police as they investigate this terrible crime," Patel said.
But the Associated Press reported that Waco police "described the management as uncooperative with authorities in addressing concerns about the gangs".
Dubbed a 'breastaurant' by its CEO Randy DeWitt, Twin Peaks is one of the fastest growing restaurant chain in the US.
With about 70 locations in the US, the Dallas-based restaurant chain is known for its waitresses who wear tight plaid shirts and mini-shorts.
Last year, Twin Peaks sales increased 45% as other chain restaurants such as Olive Garden and Red Lobster struggled to retain customers.
Lords King, Blair, Carlile and West wanted measures on communications data, rejected by the Lib Dems in 2012, to be included in the bill, saying they were vital tools for combating terrorism.
But they withdrew their amendment and it did not go to a vote.
The counter-terrorism bill will give new powers to UK security services.
It will also allow the home secretary to impose temporary exclusion orders on British terror suspects.
The legislation had already cleared its first hurdle in the House of Lords, and undergone detailed scrutiny in committee.
During the first of two days of report-stage scrutiny, Lord King, a Conservative former defence secretary, said there was a "significant gap," exposed by the recent Paris shootings, which could be plugged by a temporary stop-gap measure.
But he said that without the required support the amendment to add communications data powers was doomed to fail.
He said: "We will lose an opportunity to put in place a temporary stop-gap measure that could have reduced the threat to our nation from terrorism at the present time.
"We just have to pray that we don't pay too high a price for that."
Along with former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lord Blair, former Lib Dem independent reviewer of anti-terror laws Lord Carlile and former Labour security minister Lord West, Lord King wanted to add whole sections of the defeated Communications Data Bill to the counter-terrorism legislation.
The proposed amendments sought to require internet service providers to log more of what people do online and to make that data more easily accessible to law enforcement and security services.
They scaled back the number of agencies that could demand access to the data from the hundreds included in the original bill to just three: the police and the two security services.
Opponents of the so-called snoopers' charter say it would amount to mass surveillance of internet communications by the state.
The Counter Terrorism Bill also includes a requirement on universities and councils to take steps to counter radicalisation.
It also includes:
Under the exclusion orders proposal, Home Secretary Theresa May would be able to sign an order to ban a suspected extremist from returning to the UK, for up to two years at a time.
The individual could return if they agreed to some kind of investigation or monitoring arrangements to ensure they were not a threat.
Labour has called for a judge to have a role when the orders are imposed, a view echoed by David Anderson QC, the government's independent reviewer of terror legislation.
Thomas de Maiziere also proposes deporting criminals more quickly and relaxing doctor confidentiality rules.
He is due to announce some ideas on Thursday, and back some ideas from ministers in his party next week.
There have been repeated attacks in German cities recently, some of them related to Islamist terror.
In July, an axe-wielding teenager from Afghanistan injured five people on a train in Wuerzburg before he was shot dead by police.
The same month, a failed asylum seeker from Syria killed himself and injured 15 people when he set off a bomb outside a music festival in Ansbach.
Both attacks were claimed by the so-called Islamic State group.
What is going on in Germany?
The Islamic veil across Europe
German press concern at spate of violence
What drives individuals to commit mass killings?
The burka is a strict Muslim veil for women that covers the full head and body. Not many people in Germany wear it.
The country has very few restrictions on people's dress. A committee of the government issued a report in 2012 saying it would be unconstitutional to ban the full burka or the niqab facial veil.
But there are some exceptions. For instance, it is illegal to cover your face in a football stadium in Germany.
Burka bans exist in other parts of Europe, notably France, Belgium and some towns in Italy.
In Germany, doctors who breach patient confidentiality can face up to a year in prison or be forced to pay a fine.
But under Mr de Maiziere's proposed changes, they would have to inform the authorities if they became suspicious that a patient was planning to harm other people.
The proposals have drawn sharp criticism from across the political left and from doctors.
Frank Ulrich Montgomery, the head of the German Medical Association, said: "Patient confidentiality protects patients' privacy and is a basic right under the constitution.
"The tense domestic security situation must not tempt us into rash political and legal measures.''
On Thursday, Mr de Maiziere is expected to announce the plans for speeding up the deportation process, making being a "threat to public security" grounds for deporting migrants, and relaxing doctors' confidentiality obligations.
Next week, he is expected to back a series of measures being considered by a grouping of German states' interior ministers from within his own Christian Democrat party and its Bavarian sister party.
The ministers propose:
German law requires non-EU citizens to give up their existing nationality when applying for German citizenship.
Mr de Maiziere says the terror threat to Germany is high. "We live in difficult times," he said on Wednesday.
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, a fellow Christian Democrat, has previously said information sharing should be ramped up in the wake of the attacks on Germany this summer.
The hosts, missing a string of regular first-teamers, fell behind to Hayley Lauder's early strike.
They were up against it after that and Sam Kerr, Abbi Grant, Leanne Crichton and Leanne Ross added more.
Hibernian won the first of a double header with Stirling University 2-0 to stay within one point of City.
Celtic bounced back from their SWPL Cup final defeat to take the three points with a 4-0 win over Hamilton, while Rangers beat bottom club Aberdeen 4-1.
Glasgow City returned to the scene of their only defeat of the season, an extra-time loss to Hibs in the SWPL Cup semi-final.
Since then City have been relentless in their pursuit of an 11th league title, and it took them just a few minutes to take the lead.
Lauder raced onto a simple long ball and lobbed goalkeeper Rachel Harrison.
Harrison was to be in for a busy afternoon. She denied a Crichton header then a Grant shot, but was left exposed when Kerr made it 2-0 on 26 minutes.
Nic Docherty's cross sailed over everyone and bounced off the right-hand stanchion and into the path of the unmarked Kerr, who slotted into the far corner.
City kept going forward and Harrison's save on 31 minutes was top drawer; tipping over Crichton's powerful header.
Grant's nodded in on 43 minutes only to be ruled offside, but within two minutes she collected a long diagonal pass and, although Harrison blocked her initial effort, she thumped in the rebound.
Spartans deserve credit for the way they did everything to stem the tide in the second half, limiting the visitors to very little.
Eventually though City found a way through. Megan Foley cut back to Crichton to side foot in a fourth.
Harrison showed more heroics in front of watching Scotland manager Anna Signeul, pulling off a fine double save to deny Carla Boyce.
However, from the corner kick, a training ground routine gave Leanne Ross a free shot at goal and she fired low into the bottom corner.
Glasgow City head coach Scott Booth: "It was a good win because Spartans have done well this season, they've tried to match teams physically and I thought they did that today when we got a bit sloppy in possession. They do threaten because they break quite quickly.
"But all in all a lot of the things we'd worked on this week the girls put into practice, lots of things I was really happy with. They got a bit sloppy in the second half, a bit messier, but I still felt we were a real threat."
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The National Front leader was speaking to BBC Newsnight in her first broadcast interview since the referendum.
Ms Le Pen said her party had been given a boost by the result.
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But, it said there were signs of the upturn slowing.
July saw a rise in demand for staff and an increase in average starting salaries, the report said.
However, in each case the rates of improvement were well below the highs reached one year ago.
The Bank of Scotland Labour Market Barometer for July was measured at 58.2.
That is well above the 50 "no-change" level, pointing to a further improvement in overall labour market conditions north of the border.
But, the latest reading was the lowest since May 2013, and well below last July's survey-record high of 67.3.
The equivalent UK index recorded a six-month low of 61.1 at the start of the third quarter.
Donald MacRae, chief Economist at Bank of Scotland, said: "Scotland's labour market continued to improve in July.
"The number of people appointed to both permanent and temporary jobs rose in the month but the number of vacancies for permanent jobs increased at the slowest pace in just over two years.
"Salary inflation remained solid although slowing to a five-month low.
"These results show an economy demonstrating both confidence and growth in the second half of 2015."
The report also said:
Coups d'etat have been on my mind these past few weeks.
It started, of course, with Captain Amadou Haya Sanogo and his antics in Mali.
Then, just as I thought we were getting to the end of that one, I woke up to the news last Friday morning that there was a military takeover in progress in Guinea-Bissau.
It is not yet clear how the soldiers' adventure in Bissau will turn out, but what is clear is things have changed or, at least, are changing in my part of Africa.
Barely an hour or so into the news, and out comes a very strong condemnation from Ecowas, the West African regional group.
But even that speedy response has not stopped the entire sub-region being dragged into the mess - with the reference in the news to the "West African" nation of Guinea-Bissau.
I tell you, this fills me with impotent rage.
It is the type of anger you feel when everybody on your street is doing their best to keep the area a bit upmarket and there is this one household with an overgrown garden and uncollected rubbish, to which the police keep getting called.
The whole neighbourhood gets a bad reputation.
We in West Africa used to be notorious for our coups.
Between 1963 - when the first elected president of Togo, Sylvanus Olympio, was overthrown - and the year 2000, there were 27 military takeovers in West Africa. And those are only the successful ones.
Senegal, of course, stands out proudly as never having had military meddling in politics.
Even though in recent times Ivory Coast has gained a reputation for instability, it is worth mentioning that it was only on Christmas Eve 1999 - almost 40 years after independence - that Ivorian soldiers first came out of their barracks.
Nevertheless, during this time you would have been forgiven for thinking that coups were an infectious disease endemic in West Africa.
Nigeria and Ghana led the way and others followed.
And the reasons each group of soldiers gave for their topplings sounded eerily similar: A government had to be overthrown because economic conditions were intolerable, and ministers were growing fat on greed and corruption.
And there was an echo in the names given to the bodies they formed to rule their countries: A "national liberation", "redemption", "salvation" or "revolutionary" council.
And as daylight follows night, they all turn out to be more corrupt than the people they overthrow; the economic conditions worsen and the human rights situation worsens.
It took a while but we in West Africa learnt the very hard way that, given the opportunity, uniformed men are certainly more cruel and just as corrupt as their civilian compatriots.
The surprising thing was how easily the coups were accepted:
This, in a region that prides itself on being the most politically astute on the continent - and where the people always answer back.
When Ecowas was formed in 1975, the majority of its members states had military heads of state - and a new coup leader was therefore warmly welcomed at meetings, without anybody batting an eyelid.
I recollect only one occasion when a coup-maker was told he was not welcome.
That was when Nigeria's then-President Shehu Shagari would not tolerate the presence at an Ecowas meeting in Togo's capital, Lome, of Liberia's Master Sergeant Samuel Kanyon Doe - who had arrived with the blood of his putsch fresh on his hands.
I have tried - without success - to work out why the region provided such fertile ground for coups.
I wondered if the mosquito and malaria had anything to do with it.
Remember, this part of Africa was supposed to have been the white man's grave - and it certainly saved us from a certain type of colonial experience.
Or maybe it is because we are better at football - and hopeless at long-distance running.
Whatever the reason, I am convinced things have changed.
Ecowas now issues a statement condemning a coup even before the troop movements have settled.
As Captain Sanogo in Mali has learnt, this neighbourhood has developed zero tolerance for coups.
The chaps in Bissau will also learn, eventually.
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Authorities are accusing Howard Lam of providing misleading information.
Mr Lam claimed last week he was abducted because of his efforts to get in touch with Liu Xia, the widow of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.
He had showed reporters what he said was evidence of torture, including staples embedded in his thighs.
The BBC's Hong Kong correspondent Juliana Liu says Mr Lam's revelation shocked the city, and many people demanded an inquiry into what they called a serious potential violation of the city's autonomy.
Mainland agents are not allowed to operate in Hong Kong, which is a semi-autonomous territory responsible for its own law and order.
But now Mr Lam himself is under arrest and his home has been raided for evidence, with officers removing mobile phones, a tablet and other personal items.
Police say there were inconsistencies in the account Mr Lam gave to them, including his claim that he was pushed into a car by his alleged abductors.
Officials said he left by public transport instead, reported the South China Morning Post.
Independent investigative journalism agency FactWire, which obtained CCTV footage from the area which Mr Lam said he was abducted from, said he appeared to be alone at the time of the alleged incident.
Our correspondent says the Democratic Party, of which Mr Lam is a member, continues to support him, saying there was no reason for him to fabricate what happened to him.
Police are appealing for witnesses after the incident in the Racecourse Drive area on Monday night.
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Guernsey Sarnians won three and lost four of their 10 matches in the Sussex Cricket League's Second Division this summer, the first time a Channel Island side has played in an English league.
"It's an absolutely priceless experience," Wright told BBC Guernsey.
"If we can take a development team there, mixed with a few of the senior guys, then I think we have to go."
Wright took over as the head of cricket last December, after the decision to join the Sussex League had been made.
He was initially sceptical of the move, but says last weekend's performances have persuaded him it is right to carry on.
"If I look at the team that I'm looking to get forward, there are potentially five lads who have been exposed to cricket that they never would have done," he said.
"It's changed my opinion from midway through the season to the end of the season.
"It was absolutely brilliant the way the boys gelled together and the learning they got from the experience and we put up a really good fight."
Thousands of fans queued at bookshops to get their hands on the West End production's script when it was released at the weekend.
Its publication has allowed the play to reach a wider global audience of fans unable to see the sold-out show.
But critics complained reading the script was an "incomplete experience" as the story "demands to be seen".
One added it was "lacking the richness that acting and staging would add".
Written by Jack Thorne and approved by Potter author JK Rowling, the production focuses on Harry and Draco Malfoy's sons - Albus and Scorpius - who travel back in time and set off a domino effect of consequences that radically change the present.
On stage, the production received a number of five star reviews when it officially opened last week, with one critic describing it as "a game-changing production".
But reviewers commented that reading the script in isolation provided a different experience.
Whether encountered on stage or on the page, this trip back into the magical world of Hogwarts is thrilling. One of the most successful things about the live theatre show is its jaw-dropping on-stage special effects. It can be hard to visualise these through stage directions alone: the reader is left wondering how on earth characters visibly become one another, exchange magical spells and transform objects into new things before the audience's eyes.
More fundamentally, the stage show's success rests on a combination of plot, performance, direction and sheer spectacle - on the page, the script feels like a skeleton of that overall intended experience. But the emotional climax is devastating even on paper.
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On stage, perhaps, this would be a delight. To see how JK Rowling envisioned Harry as a 37-year-old man, to see magic turned real by invisible theatre tricks. Reviews of the play all seemed to think so.
But as a mere script, where everything besides dialogue is written as bland stage commands ("Albus is sleeping in a pew. Ginny is watching him carefully. Harry is looking out the opposite window"), it feels nothing like the detailed-filled paragraphs of the Rowling we love. It's more like sneaking a peek at her unfinished notes or finding a fetching piece of fan fiction. The magic is stunted.
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The eighth story in the series goes Back to the Future with disappointing results. The Cursed Child becomes a convoluted time-travel adventure that honestly is a bit of a slog.
JK Rowling should be applauded for pushing the boundaries of form. The easiest thing for her to do would have been to just write a new book - or even skip the new book and got right to the movie.
The big problem is The Cursed Child is less an original story than a remix of the existing Potter mythology. The been there, done that feeling to the whole thing is its greatest weakness.
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[The] latest Potter instalment should be read for what it is - a play and not a novel.
Potter fans expecting Rowling's authorial stamp or the depth of magical and fantastical description that created an entire alternative world for them in their imaginations, will be disappointed with this offering.
I would happily join the queue for tickets to the play when the next batch are released to the public for sale, and you would be better off following my lead, saving the €19.99 for some popcorn at the interval.
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While reading the script is an incomplete experience - noticeably lacking the richness that acting and staging would add to a realised production and the familiar Rowling prose a novel would have contained - it may capture just enough of the old Potter magic to please even the most sceptical of fans.
As a script only, it takes a little too long for Cursed Child to draw a reader in. The stage directions, though cheeky and fun at points, are overly vague, leaving much to be desired in descriptions of setting and action scenes. Without actors behind them, unestablished characters feel flat and underdeveloped.
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The result is a script that demands to be seen. For perhaps the first time ever, the ceaseless wonders of Rowling's wizarding world now come accompanied with an indescribable "How?" that cascades over the entire narrative. It's theatre, plain and simple, and this interrogative purview of Harry's existence is not a distraction but a gleeful new challenge tasked to readers and their imaginations. (Cynically, it's also the ultimate marketing tool in getting thee to a box office.)
The introduction of primary protagonists Albus and Scorpius is, largely, perfect. Both characters immediately spring from the page and stake their claim as the wizarding world's greatest new (yes, new) creations.
One wonders what Rowling would have done had Cursed Child manifested itself in her home medium, with her inimitable mode of description guiding readers rather than leaving them to fill in the acting blanks in their vision of how this piece operates on a stage.
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It is not actually a novel, but a play script, which may annoy some people expecting a Harry Potter adventure in the typical format.
When it comes to the plot, it is harder to form an understanding of what exactly is going on because it really is written to be viewed live in a theatre.
I enjoyed the plot, but I may have thought better of it in the form of a novel. I don't feel it deserves the title of the eighth Harry Potter book.
Overall, it is worth a read if you are interested in Harry Potter and have read all the other books in the series. In any other case, I believe it isn't really worth it.
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His centre-right Fidesz has polled 45%, with most of the votes counted.
A centre-left opposition alliance is trailing with 25%, while the far-right Jobbik party is credited with 21%.
The Hungarian left has never fully recovered from its heavy defeat in the 2010 ballot, in which Mr Orban swept to power with a two-thirds majority.
Sunday's election has been mainly fought over the state of the economy, correspondents say.
"No doubt we have won," Mr Orban told supporters gathered in the capital, Budapest, late on Sunday evening.
"This was not just any odd victory. We have scored such a comprehensive victory, the significance of which we cannot yet fully grasp tonight."
He said the election results showed that Hungarians wanted to stay in the European Union, but with a strong national government.
"I'm going to work every day so that Hungary will be a wonderful place," he declared.
Fidesz is predicted to win around 135 of the 199 seats in parliament.
It now also seems likely that Jobbik will become the second-largest party in parliament, the BBC's Nick Thorpe reports from Budapest.
Although the Socialist-led opposition is in second place, the five parties making up the alliance plan to form their own factions after the elections, our correspondent says.
Observers say Jobbik's adoption of a softer image has paid dividends, as a recent opinion poll found leader Gabor Vona to be the most popular opposition politician.
Fidesz supporters say Mr Orban's victory is a tribute to his leadership powers. But opposition parties have accused the prime minister throughout their campaign of undermining Hungarian democracy.
They have also accused Mr Orban of curtailing civil liberties and harming free speech.
Fidesz has insisted that reform was needed to complete the work of eradicating the legacy of Communism from the country, and reduce the budget deficit to below the EU's required 3% of gross domestic product.
Mr Orban's populist and Eurosceptic approach has proven popular with many Hungarians.
"The left had eight years to show what they can do, and they showed us all right," he told Hungarian media on Saturday.
"Why on Earth should we believe that the same people and the same parties would not do the same if given another opportunity?"
This includes significant work at Vazon and Fermain after both sea walls were breached.
The Environment Department has already spent its £77,000 annual budget for coastal defence maintenance.
Minister Roger Domaille said his department did not have the money and had asked the treasury to release it.
He said: "I should imagine they will say yes, if they are to say no I think they may have some problems... we'd have to take the matter to the States."
The Treasury and Resources Department has yet to comment on funding the repairs.
Last year the Environment Department was given £20m to improve coastal defences.
However, Deputy Domaille said this was earmarked to improve defences at three key areas - Belle Greve, the Bridge and Perelle - identified in a report as open to significant coastal flooding so could not be used for the repair work.
Ron Jones from Bassaleg, Newport, is awarded a British Empire Medal for his volunteer work with the Royal British Legion.
Former Welsh Assembly chief executive Claire Clancy has been made a dame.
Hilary Boulding, ex-principal of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, is also given the title.
All of the recipients will be invited to a Buckingham Palace garden party to celebrate their achievements.
For 10 years Ms Clancy served as the chief executive and clerk in the Welsh Assembly, overseeing it becoming a full law-making parliamentary body through devolution.
She said was was "immensely proud to have played a part" in the progress of the assembly and working "at the heart of Welsh democracy had been a privilege".
"This is a very special moment in my life and I am hugely grateful," she added.
Angela O'Sullivan from Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff, receives a British Empire Medal for her volunteer work with St John Cymru.
She first joined as a nursing cadet in Aberpergwn Division in 1973 and in 2014 took over the role of County Commissioner for Mid Glamorgan.
Each year she completes 1,500 duty hours.
Keith Dunn, chief executive of St John in Wales described her as an "outstanding volunteer who has done so much for St John and the community over many years".
Michele Adams, who has given over 40 years of service to women's football in Wales, has been awarded an MBE.
She joined Cardiff City as a player in 1981 and won 28 caps for her country, and captained the side several times.
She took up coaching in 1997 and coached the Wales under 19s girls team as well as Cardiff City Ladies. She is credited with nurturing hundreds of youth players through club to international level.
Other recipients across south east Wales include:
Lawro's opponent for this weekend's Premier League fixtures is Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones.
Jones grew up in the south Wales village of Cwmaman and became a Leeds United supporter "on the basis that my elder brothers were fans".
He told BBC Sport: "I was born in 1974 so I was brought up with lots of itchy Admiral Leeds kits handed down to me from the Don Revie era, and with my brothers basking in the glory of the Revie days. I took on that role with them."
The Stereophonics are Wayne Rooney's favourite band, and the England captain has the name of their 2001 album Just Enough Education to Perform tattooed on his arm.
Rooney let Jones use his executive box at Old Trafford when Leeds beat Manchester United in the FA Cup in 2010.
"That was probably the best Leeds game I've ever seen," Jones said.
"Wayne had been winding me up all week saying we had no chance but, fair play to him, he came up to the box afterwards and gave me the shirt he was wearing that day. It takes a big man to do that I think."
Make your predictions now, compare them to Lawro and other fans and try to take your team to the top of the leaderboard by playing the new BBC Sport Predictor game.
Our scoring system has changed this season and a correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is now worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.
Last weekend, Lawro got four correct results from 10 Premier League games, including one perfect score.
His score of 70 points saw him beat England cricket star Stuart Broad, who picked three correct results with one perfect score, for a total of 60.
We are keeping a record of the totals for Lawro and his guests (below), and showing a table of how the Premier League would look if all of Lawro's predictions were correct (at the bottom of the page).
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Lawro's best score: 140 points (week three v Jack Whitehall & week four v Darren Campbell)
Lawro's worst score: 20 points (week one v Graeme Swann)
The 37-year-old tied for seventh place at the Hong Kong Open at the weekend, securing a top-110 finish in the Race to Dubai and his card for 2016.
This year was Ford's first on the European Tour, having come through Qualifying School last year.
"I was very emotional afterwards. It is hard to stop it when you have been pushing it back for so long," he said.
Ford had started the week 118th in the Race to Dubai, and says he had doubts about whether he would be able to remain on the Tour.
"I was always in a good position but the thoughts build as the week goes on," Ford told BBC Radio Kent.
"You have to accept you are nervous and the mind will wander. It was heightened even more as you know what it means.
"People asked me whether, on the 18th green, I knew what the scenario was and what I needed to do.
"It was the last hole of the year so there was no comeback. I had to keep those thoughts at bay and focus on the single shot in front of me and that's what I'm most proud of."
Ford's best result this year came when he finished second at the Africa Open in March, and he believes he can capitalise further in 2016.
"I can pick and choose which events I play," he said. "I am pretty much guaranteed nearly all the big events and it is huge from that point.
"My game is suited to certain courses so I can make sure I am ready for those tournaments."
Professor Kyle Quinn who works at the University of Arkansas was mistakenly identified as one of the unmasked protesters taking part in far right protests on Friday.
The professor's ordeal began on Saturday when thousands began sharing an image of a bearded man posted by Twitter user Yes Youre Racist. It has been publishing photos of those who attended the rally under the hashtag #ExposetheAltRight.
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The request didn't go unheard. The internet's digital detectives found an image of Professor Quinn and claimed he was the man pictured at the rally. Although the professor may share a similar look and build to the man photographed, he was in fact more than 1,000 miles away from the demonstrations in Virginia.
But the close resemblance was enough to satisfy many of the internet's amateur sleuths. More than 11,000 people retweeted the photo. One social media user posted: "My Facebook feed says this is University of Arkansas faculty member, Kyle P. Quinn."
Others tweeted the University of Arkansas posting: "@UArkansas FIRE KYLE P. QUINN. There cannot be any negotiation or wavering on this issue."
Another user posted: "@UArkansas FIRE KYLE P QUINN Engineer!!!! OPEN RACIST ON STAFF! What kind of University would keep him employed?"
On Saturday Professor Quinn was forced to defend his character by by tweeting: "The man in the photo is not me. I am in Fayetteville, Arkansas, not Virginia.
A day later he took to social media again posting: "The individual who wore an engineering shirt in #Charlottesville is not me. I proudly support a diverse environment at U of A."
But his responses didn't stop scores of people from calling him a racist, threatening him, publishing his home address and demanding he lose his job. The reaction prompted a further explanatory tweet from the professor:
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The controversial act of publishing the details of an anonymous social media user without their permission and potentially leaving them open to harassment is known as 'doxxing.'
After the Charlottesville rallies many social media users 'doxxed' those they believed had taken part, in an attempt to expose their identities to friends and employers. But unlike the instance with Professor Quinn their efforts did yield the results they wanted.
Cole White, one of those who attended the rally has now reportedly been fired by his employer, the Top Dog hotdog restaurant chain in Berkeley, California.
Peter Cvjetanovic, a 20-year-old student who was captured in one of the most widely shared photos, has defended his right to attend one of the rallies.
Doxxing meanwhile remains a controversial way of outing people despite social media platforms considering it a violation of their rules.
A recent doxxing story came in July when CNN were accused of "blackmail" by prominent alt-right social media influencers following the broadcaster's investigation into the identity of a Reddit user who had made a viral wrestling gif.
The controversy arose after CNN, which has not revealed the true identity of the user, took steps to delete offensive material the user had posted. CNN said it: "Reserves the right to publish his identity should any of that change".
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Increased size is common among domesticated plants but the reason for increased growth is little understood.
The increase in the biomass is of interest to plant breeders as it could affect productivity, such as reducing grain yields, they added.
The findings have been published in the journal Plant Biology.
A team of researchers in Spain investigated the traits that were responsible for the difference in size.
Comparing and contrasting various factors, such as biomass, leaf size and photosynthesis rates, the scientists were able to identify a number of characteristics that differed between domesticated plants and wild varieties.
They reported that domestication generally increased the above-ground biomass. The added that the domesticated specimens invested less in leaves and more in stems than their wild counterparts.
However, photosynthesis rates remained similar between the two strains, raising questions about how the domesticated plants were able to produce larger leaves if they were no more efficient at turning energy from the Sun into sugars.
"What we found was that, primarily, it looked as if physiology had more of a role than other aspects," explained co-author Ruben Milla from King Juan Carlos University, Madrid.
"In plants, the initial size of the organism is the size of the seed, which are larger for domesticated plants. This finding, along with other research that has been published, suggests the increase in size of plants has little to do with physiology but has more to do with the size of the seeds."
In another paper, unrelated to the research by the Spanish scientists, a team also concluded that increased yields among domesticated crops originating from the Fertile Crescent in the Middle East, which is considered to be the birthplace of modern agriculture, was a result of an increase of the plants' seed size.
Dr Milla explained why the difference in size between domesticated plants and their wild relatives was of interest to researchers.
"It's relevant for agriculture in general because the fact that plants become larger has some drawbacks on the plants production," he said.
"Larger plants tend to spend more biomass on their stems etc, and this affects its productivity in terms of grain yield,
"This is something that has to be taken into account when plant breeding when you are looking to produce more efficient crops."
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The Prime Minister said she had been Mr Clarke's "rock" in his long political career, which saw him rise to be Chancellor of the Exchequer.
She died on Thursday aged 74 and had been battling cancer.
The couple, who have two children, met while they were students at Cambridge University and married in 1964.
The prime minister and his wife Samantha sent their condolences to the Clarke family, and described her death as "incredibly sad news".
Mr Cameron added: "I know that Gillian was Ken's rock, supporting him through his many years of frontline politics.
"They were always there for each other through thick and thin, so it is with enormous sadness that we think of Ken and his family today.
"We're holding them all in our thoughts and prayers."
Fellow Tory MPs also described Mrs Clarke - who lived in Nottinghamshire, in her husband's Rushcliffe constituency - as "brilliant" and "wonderful".
Tory MP Robert Jenrick, who represents Newark in Nottinghamshire, said: "All our thoughts in Nottinghamshire are with Ken Clarke and his family following the death of the brilliant and much-loved Gillian."
Solicitor General Robert Buckland, the MP for Swindon South, said: "Very sad to hear about the death of the wonderful Gillian Clarke - my thoughts are with Ken and his family."
The daughter of two teachers, from Sidcup, Kent, the then Gillian Edwards gained a first in history at Newnham College from the University of Cambridge.
The ad lib "crocodile" comment emerged during answers to the press, so the DUP's Gavin Robinson was only half joking when he advised party activists that the longer they cheered the better, as it would cut down the time for those pesky enquiries from reporters.
Mrs Foster originally made her "crocodile" quip after vowing there would not be an Irish Language Act under her watch.
On Inside Politics last week, I questioned her several times about whether this remained her position - she did not repeat the formula, instead insisting that few people other than political activists had told her they wanted such an Act.
Questioned by the Newsletter's Sam McBride, the DUP leader clarified she had ruled out an Irish Language Act "in the context of nothing else happening in terms of culture and language".
She emphasised the need to respect all cultures in Northern Ireland, including "the Ulster Scots, the Orange and British cultural identity".
She added that any moves forward had to be within this overall context.
This change of tone on the Irish language appears to imply greater flexibility in the negotiations on restoring devolution due to recommence after the Westminster election.
A senior DUP figure told me: "There's a deal there to be done, provided Sinn Féin want to do it."
Previously the DUP suggested a "Public Duties Act," which would have incorporated both the Irish and Ulster Scots languages and the implementation of the Military Covenant.
That was rejected by both Sinn Féin and the SDLP, on the grounds there should be a stand alone Irish Language Act.
The latest Arlene Foster comments may point to a compromise, which would see an Irish Language Act introduced alongside separate legislation dealing with the Ulster Scots, Orange and British identity issues the DUP leader highlights.
However, movement on the language issue is not going to take place without Sinn Féin dropping its refusal to share power with Mrs Foster until she's cleared of responsibility for the Renewable Heating Scandal.
It's now clear that Sir Patrick Coghlin's inquiry into the Renewable Heating Incentive Scheme (RHI) will take at least a year if not longer.
It's unimaginable the DUP leader would contemplate sitting on the sidelines for such a lengthy period.
Will Sinn Féin moderate their position on the RHI in the same way that Mrs Foster has changed her tone on Irish?
Or will they add to their "red lines" perhaps by elevating the importance they attach to other matters, like EU Special Status for Northern Ireland after Brexit or the introduction of same-sex marriage?
What the candidates and party leaders say during this campaign should provide us with plenty of clues about whether the next round of talks is for real or just another exercise in going through the motions.
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Next shares dived nearly 15%. The firm reported a rise in annual profits, but said the year ahead "may well be the toughest we have faced since 2008".
Next was the biggest faller on the FTSE 100, with the index down 92.63 points, or 1.49%, at 6,106.48.
Its comments hit shares in other High Street retailers, with Marks and Spencer down 4.9%.
Mining shares were hit as the prices of metals and oil fell. Shares in Anglo American fell 4.3% while Glencore dropped 1.5%. Both companies recovered some of their losses from earlier in the session.
Oil prices continued to slide on news of rising US stockpiles. Brent crude fell 0.6% to $40.22 - having at one point fallen below the $40-a-barrel mark to $39.65.
On the currency markets, the pound was up 0.19% against the dollar at $1.41450, while against the euro it rose 0.32% to €1.441.
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Two are British citizens - the third a UK resident. At least one of them is reported to be of Iraqi Kurdish origin.
The men were in possession of 22 firearms and more than 200,000 rounds of ammunition, police say.
They are suspected of being part of a "criminal gang". They are due to be charged on Tuesday.
They have reportedly asked to speak in court in Kurdish.
The UK Foreign Office says it is "urgently looking into the reports".
No names have been released.
The weapons were not combat rifles but could have been used for training, a police official told Reuters news agency.
Acting on a tip-off, the Greek police and coast guard set up a surveillance operation over several days which led to the arrest of two of the men at the entrance to Alexandroupolis port.
They were driving a car towing a caravan. Concealed inside it, police found 18 guns, 39,750 cartridges, currencies including Turkish lira and Iraqi dinars, and seven mobile phones.
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The France international, 26, suffered a head injury when he collided with Romelu Lukaku's knee late on in Sunday's game, which finished 0-0.
Spurs said Lloris was cleared to resume by the club's medical team.
He was in a bad way but by the time he came around he was wanting to stay on. He's a little bit dazed but he's a lot better
But brain injury charity Headway said the club were guilt of an "irresponsible and cavalier attitude".
Initially, Lloris looked like he would be taken off on a stretcher after colliding with Everton striker Lukaku in the 78th minute of the Premier League game at Goodison Park.
But, following a lengthy delay and with Brad Friedel preparing to come on, the keeper was allowed to stay on by manager Andre Villas-Boas.
"It was a big knock, but he looked composed and ready to continue," said Villas-Boas.
"Hugo seemed assertive and determined to continue and showed great character and personality. We decided to keep him on based on that. The call always belongs to me."
That decision was backed by Tottenham's head of medical services.
"Once the relevant tests and assessments were carried out, we were totally satisfied that he was fit to continue playing," said Wayne Diesel.
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But Headway spokesman Luke Griggs felt Spurs made the wrong call.
"When a player - or any individual - suffers a blow to the head that is severe enough for them to lose consciousness, it is vital they urgently seek appropriate medical attention," he said.
"A physio or doctor treating a player on the pitch simply cannot accurately gauge the severity of the damage caused to the player's brain in such a setting as there may be delayed presentation of symptoms.
"By continuing to play, the player may have caused greater damage to his brain. He should have been removed from the game immediately and taken to hospital for thorough tests and observation."
Lloris underwent a precautionary scan following the game and was given the all-clear, travelling back to London that night.
Lukaku, who was cautioned for the challenge, had to put ice on his knee after being replaced shortly after the incident.
Fifa's chief medical officer also felt Lloris should have been substituted - in accordance with the governing body's guidelines.
"The fact the other player needed ice on his knee means it's obvious the blow was extensive," said Professor Jiri Dvorak.
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All clubs shall ensure that any player having left the field of play with a head injury shall not be allowed to resume playing or training without the clearance of a qualified medical practitioner. The same provision shall apply where a head injury is sustained in training.
"It's a 99% probability that losing consciousness in such an event will result in concussion.
"I know that the Premier League doctors are extremely good and I can imagine that the doctor may have recommended he be replaced.
"We have a slogan: if there is any doubt, keep the player out."
Spurs posted several tweets in response to the criticism.
One claimed Lloris was cleared to resume playing after examination by the club's medical team, while another confirmed the player underwent a precautionary CT scan following the match and was "given the all-clear".
Football Association guidelines state that a player who leaves the field of play with a head injury "shall not be allowed to resume playing or training without the clearance of a qualified medical practitioner".
Spurs captain Michael Dawson appeared to try to persuade Lloris to go off after he got to his feet.
The centre-back admitted his initial feeling was that the goalkeeper should not have continued.
"He took a really bad whack and I was worried when he went down and stayed down," said Dawson. "When he got up his legs gave way, but he stayed on and made two good saves.
"I lead those boys but safety is the most important thing. He was in a bad way, but, by the time he came around, he was wanting to stay on."
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Guidelines from Headway and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence state people should not play any contact sport for at least three weeks after suffering a concussion.
Griggs added: "Sports science has evolved significantly over the past decade and yet we're still faced with the antiquated concept that a player should be brave and try to continue at all costs.
"Mr Villas-Boas's comment that his player's determination to play on was proof of his 'great character and personality' is simply wrong and dangerous."
Swansea City striker Bafetimbi Gomis took questions in English from 40 pupils at Ffynone House School and answered in French.
The visit was also used to help the 29-year-old improve his English as he was taught by the school's French teacher Francoise Robert.
"When I first came to Swansea I could only say 'hello'," said Gomis.
The two clubs are understood to have agreed a £3.75m fee for the 23-year-old, who has represented Portugal at youth level.
London-born Ilori joined Liverpool for £7m from Sporting Lisbon in 2013 but has made only three FA Cup appearances
He has had loan spells at Aston Villa and Bordeaux, where he scored one goal in 14 games for the Ligue 1 side.
Carl Rogberg, Christopher Bush and John Scouler have been charged with fraud and false accounting, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said.
The three are due to appear in court on 22 September.
Tesco said there had been "an extensive programme of change" since 2014.
Mr Bush was managing director of Tesco UK, Mr Rogberg was UK finance director and Mr Scouler was UK food commercial director.
Mr Bush's solicitor said that he was not guilty and planned to fight the allegations.
The SFO started a criminal investigation in October 2014, a week after Tesco announced that its profits had been overstated by £263m.
Later, that figure was revised upwards to £326m when Tesco included previous accounts.
Auditors found that the inflated profit figure was the result of Tesco booking payments from suppliers before the company had been due the money.
The affair damaged the company's share price and led to court action by US shareholders.
In November last year, Tesco paid $12m (£9m) to settle a lawsuit alleging that accounting irregularities had inflated the share price of the company.
The company was also being investigated by the UK's Financial Reporting Council (FRC), which polices accountants. The regulator has since closed its investigation into Laurie McIlwee, the former chief financial officer at Tesco.
The FRC, however, is still investigating Tesco's accountants PwC as to how the firm audited its accounts in the run up to the scandal.
Tesco said in a statement: "We note the decision of the SFO to bring a prosecution against former colleagues in relation to historic issues and acknowledge the investigation into the company is ongoing.
"Tesco continues to cooperate with the SFO's investigation. The last two years have seen an extensive programme of change at Tesco, but given this is an ongoing legal matter, we are unable to provide any further comment at this time."
Mr Scouler is now commercial director at the telecoms company TalkTalk.
In a statement Talk Talk said: "We are aware of the SFO's announcement, but as this is an ongoing investigation unrelated to TalkTalk we cannot comment further."
Josh Magennis' first-half strike looked to have given Russell Slade's men their first three-point haul since 20 August, but they were dealt a late blow for the second home match in a row.
The Addicks' opener came in the 22nd minute when Ricky Holmes powered his way into the box to lay the ball off to Magennis, who blasted it past Connor Ripley.
Charlton strung together 21 passes for the goal, however, it would have counted for nothing if Chris Solly was not on the line to block Freddie Ladapo's close-range strike moments later.
The Londoners could have doubled their lead before the hour mark, but Magennis curled the ball over the bar after good footwork.
Oldham's equaliser came when Paul Green's lofted free-kick was met by Clarke who headed past Declan Rudd to send the 120-plus travelling fans home happy.
The Latics held on for the point despite suffering a scare when substitute Ademola Lookman struck the bar with five minutes remaining.
Report supplied by Press Association.
Match ends, Charlton Athletic 1, Oldham Athletic 1.
Second Half ends, Charlton Athletic 1, Oldham Athletic 1.
Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Paul Green.
Hand ball by Fredrik Ulvestad (Charlton Athletic).
Attempt blocked. Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Marc Klok replaces Ryan Flynn.
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Nicky Ajose replaces Lee Novak.
Delay in match (Oldham Athletic).
Morgan Fox (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ousmane Fane (Oldham Athletic).
Ademola Lookman (Charlton Athletic) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
Goal! Charlton Athletic 1, Oldham Athletic 1. Peter Clarke (Oldham Athletic) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paul Green following a set piece situation.
Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Morgan Fox (Charlton Athletic).
Ricky Holmes (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Darius Osei (Oldham Athletic).
Attempt saved. Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Charlton Athletic).
Billy McKay (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Darius Osei replaces Ryan McLaughlin.
Attempt missed. Ricky Holmes (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
Foul by Chris Solly (Charlton Athletic).
Ryan McLaughlin (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Lee Erwin replaces Freddie Ladapo.
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Kevin Foley replaces Andrew Crofts.
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Ademola Lookman replaces Johnnie Jackson.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Attempt missed. Billy McKay (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Attempt missed. Fredrik Ulvestad (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
Ryan McLaughlin (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Chris Solly (Charlton Athletic).
Attempt missed. Josh Magennis (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt missed. Freddie Ladapo (Oldham Athletic) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Foul by Andrew Crofts (Charlton Athletic).
Freddie Ladapo (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
It was all about the hosts early on, with Oliver Hawkins seeing a sixth-minute penalty saved before Jake Sheppard fired in from distance to open the scoring just before the break.
Luke George restored parity five minutes into the second half, before Tom Shaw side-footed Chester into the lead in the 58th minute.
With the clock winding down, Johnny Hunt saw red for saving a goal-bound effort on the line in the 84th minute and Corey Whitely made no mistake with the penalty, before Maguire-Drew clinched it in stoppage time to move Dagenham up to second.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Dagenham and Redbridge 3, Chester FC 2.
Second Half ends, Dagenham and Redbridge 3, Chester FC 2.
Substitution, Chester FC. Danny O'Brien replaces Elliott Durrell.
Paul Benson (Dagenham and Redbridge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Dagenham and Redbridge 3, Chester FC 2. Jordan Maguire-Drew (Dagenham and Redbridge).
Ryan Astles (Chester FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Joe Widdowson (Dagenham and Redbridge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Elliott Durrell (Chester FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Dagenham and Redbridge 2, Chester FC 2. Corey Whitely (Dagenham and Redbridge) converts the penalty with a.
Johnny Hunt (Chester FC) is shown the red card.
Tom Shaw (Chester FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Paul Benson replaces Fejiri Okenabirhie.
Substitution, Chester FC. Sam Hughes replaces Evan Horwood.
Craig Robson (Dagenham and Redbridge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Luke Howell replaces Frankie Raymond.
Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Jordan Maguire-Drew replaces Luke Guttridge.
Goal! Dagenham and Redbridge 1, Chester FC 2. Tom Shaw (Chester FC).
Goal! Dagenham and Redbridge 1, Chester FC 1. Luke George (Chester FC).
Second Half begins Dagenham and Redbridge 1, Chester FC 0.
First Half ends, Dagenham and Redbridge 1, Chester FC 0.
Goal! Dagenham and Redbridge 1, Chester FC 0. Jake Sheppard (Dagenham and Redbridge).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Barnet Council plans to demolish Copthall Leisure Centre and open two new sites - with no diving facilities.
A council document published last year showed it would cost an extra £676,000 to keep the centre's diving boards.
The authority said it would look again at the plan after a petition opposing it gathered 2,000 signatures.
Both the Tom Daley Diving Academy and the Barnet Copthall diving club are based at the leisure centre.
The Tom Daley Academy launched at the London Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park in east London in 2014 and now has 500 divers registered at different centres across the capital.
Barnet Copthall diving club member Chloe Hackett, 11, told BBC London: "There's a lot of us here who dream of diving for Great Britain.
"If the diving pool shuts we don't have as big a chance to achieve our dreams."
The leisure centre is to be demolished and replaced with two new centres in a £30m project, but the diving facilities are not set to be replaced.
Parents say if the centre closes the nearest diving facilities will be 15 to 20 miles away.
Wendy Kravetz, who is campaigning to keep the diving pool, said: "We don't have another diving facility in the borough... it doesn't feel right it's being taken away."
Barnet Council said the new leisure centres would be "state of the art" and offer "a varied mix of facilities, which are fully supported by Barnet Copthall's swimming club".
Great Britain has won gold, silver and bronze medals at the Rio Olympics.
Formal identification is yet to take place, however, the family of William Clark have been informed.
Mr Clark, known as Billy, was reported missing from the Muirhall Road area of Perth on Saturday evening.
Emergency services had been conducting searches in and around the River Tay.
The Trump campaign has made claims of "election rigging" for months, blaming the "dishonest and distorted media" and the "Clinton machine" for the Republican's slide in battleground states in the polls.
But now the rhetoric has reached new heights, with Mr Trump launching a twitterstorm to hammer home his allegations and declining to say, in his third debate, that he would accept the result if he loses.
So what are the claims, and how do they stack up?
Mr Trump's assertion that "large scale voter fraud" is happening is arguably Donald Trump's most serious allegation.
He's not alone in this sentiment. Only a third of Republicans say they have a great deal or quite a bit of confidence that votes will be counted fairly, according to the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
However, studies suggest voter fraud isn't a widespread problem in the US.
In 2014, Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Law School, found 31 known cases of impersonation fraud in one billion votes cast in all US elections between 2000 and 2014.
And in 2012, News21 analysis of 2,068 alleged election-fraud cases since 2000 turned up 10 cases of voter impersonation.
The idea that the US election will be rigged is "ludicrous", and "certainly not stolen in the way that Trump has alleged," according to Professor Richard Hasen, an expert in election law.
"We cannot have thousands of people voting 5, 10, or 15 times as he's suggested without it being detected," he says.
Commentators point out the US election administration is highly de-centralised, with each state setting its own rules and local officials administering them. In most states, observers keep tabs on poll workers too.
Voter ID requirements and voting machines also have huge variations, so widespread rigging would be hard to co-ordinate.
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, a Donald Trump supporter, told CNN: "I can reassure Donald Trump, I am in charge of elections in Ohio and they're not going to be rigged.
"It's bipartisan, it's transparent, and there's just no justification for concern about widespread voter fraud."
On Sunday, Donald Trump's adviser Rudy Giuliani told CNN he'd have to be a "moron" to say he thought the Philadelphia and Chicago elections would be fair, suggesting American cities, controlled by Democrats, are hotbeds of voter fraud.
He also said he recalled 720 dead people voting in the 1982 election in Chicago, and "dead people generally vote for Democrats instead of Republicans".
Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, a professor of law at the University of Notre Dame, says every election cycle sees a handful of allegations that people voted in the name of a dead person, but "the numbers are very, very small".
Philadelphia came under scrutiny in 2012 after it emerged Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney didn't receive a single vote in 59 voting divisions in the city.
The Republican Party looked into the allegations and found nothing irregular. It also transpired there were precincts in Utah that only voted for Mitt Romney.
One Philadelphia elections inspector didn't take kindly to the allegations resurfacing on Fox News recently - refuting the claims in a tweetstorm of 23 tweets.
Mr Giuliani also said some people voted eight or 10 times when he ran for the mayor of New York City in 1989, because of "bussing people in from Camden".
It is common for voting rights groups and political campaigns to provide transport to take people to the polls.
Buses often target areas where residents are more likely to support a particular candidate or political party.
Mayer says although there are sometimes allegations people are bussed to multiple polling stations in order to vote multiple times, he is not aware of any significant number of prosecutions or convictions for voter fraud based on such tactics.
Former House Speaker and Republican Newt Gingrich harked all the way back to the Richard Nixon versus JFK 1960 election this weekend, saying no "serious historian doubts that Illinois and Texas were stolen".
His comments refer to allegations that JFK's operatives - allegedly with the collusion of public officials - fixed tallies in Texas and Illinois, giving him 51 electoral votes, and ultimately winning him the closely contested election.
Douglas Brinkley, a professor of history at Rice University, told CNN it's still "undetermined issue" among historians.
"There were actually recounts in Illinois in 1960. And they didn't find that there was enough fraud to throw the election," he said. "In Texas it's also unclear that it threw the election."
Voter suppression has gone on throughout history, notably in the South in the 1950s and 60s, says Brinkley, but Trump's claim of election rigging now is "bogus and anti-historical".
Professor Mayer says the ability of law enforcement authorities, political parties, and the media to monitor such activities in 2016 is "much, much greater", so a repeat of "such 'stealing' of a presidential election, even if it occurred, would be impossible".
The irony with the Trump campaign's remarks about election rigging is most of them suggest there will be in-person voter impersonation on election day, which studies show is the rarest form of voter fraud, according to Professor Mayer.
He says the most common forms of voter fraud are election official fraud - either in the form of stuffing ballot boxes, or "losing" ballots - and absentee ballot fraud.
But even these are becoming increasingly rare, largely because jurisdictions have adopted relatively easy ways to combat them, he adds.
Police Scotland said the Class B drug was seized from an address in Hawthorn Street on 27 February following an "intelligence-led operation."
A 63-year-old man was arrested and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.
Insp Christopher Stewart said information from the local community played a "crucial role" in the raid.
He said: "This latest recovery again demonstrates our ongoing commitment to tackling drug crime in Forth Valley."
Sally Ann John, whose body has never been found, went missing while working as a prostitute in Swindon in 1995.
A postcard which she allegedly sent shortly after disappearing is to feature on the BBC's Crimewatch.
Wiltshire Police said analysis of the postcard has led detectives to conclude it was not written by Ms John, but its author is unknown.
8 Sept 1995 - Sally Ann John is last seen on Aylesbury Street, Swindon at 10:45 BST. Her disappearance is treated as a missing person inquiry
17 Nov 2014 - Wiltshire Police launch a murder investigation following a review of the case and the discovery of "significant new information"
14 Sept 2015 - Police search her last-known address in Kimmeridge Close in the Nythe area of Swindon
17 Sept 2015 - Three men in their 50s are arrested on suspicion of Sally Ann's kidnap and murder
18 Sept 2015 - All three men are released on bail
20 March 2017 - Detectives announce the existence of a postcard purporting to have been sent by Sally Ann shortly after her disappearance - which they believe is a forgery
Ms John was 23 years old when she went missing on 8 September 1995. She was last seen on Aylesbury Street in Swindon, close to the town's red light district.
Her vanishing was initially treated as a missing person inquiry: a murder investigation was eventually launched in 2014.
"It is a horrible feeling that your daughter has been murdered," her mother, Lesley John, told Crimewatch.
"I just want her found. I want whoever did this to be counted for."
Wiltshire Police is now offering a £25,000 reward for information leading to the discovery of her body, or a conviction.
Det Supt Don Pocock said: "It has been nearly 22 years since Sally disappeared. I appreciate this is a long time and no doubt friendships, relationships and lives will have changed dramatically since then.
"But if you have any information about what happened to Sally, it could be the missing piece in our jigsaw."
Cubestormer 3, designed by David Gilday and Mike Dobson, recorded a time of 3.253 seconds at Birmingham's NEC.
The previous record of 5.27 seconds was set by the same design team three years ago.
Craig Glenday, editor in chief of Guinness World Records, was at the NEC to verify the claim as well as two other records set by Mr Gilday at the Big Bang Science and engineering fair.
The robot uses a mobile phone to take pictures of the Rubik's Cube and then works out the quickest way to solve it, using four robotic hands.
The robot is powered by an ARM processor. Mr Gilday, a principal engineer at ARM, and Mr Dobson took 18 months to design and build the robot in their spare time.
Mr Gilday said the attempt was "a bit of fun".
"Our real focus is to demonstrate what can be achieved with readily available technology to inspire young minds into taking a greater interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics," he said.
"We knew Cubestormer 3 had the potential to beat the existing record but with the robot performing physical operations quicker than the human eye can see there's always an element of risk.
"Our big challenge now is working out if it's possible to make it go even faster."
Mr Gilday also set new new records during the Big Bang fair for the fastest completion of 4x4x4 and 9x9x9 cubes, which are considerably more complicated than the classic 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube.
Ben Patey, 33, was on a train when he saw the real-life seven sisters waiting on the platform.
He took the photo on his way home, telling the Express: "I had to do a double-take. It was one of those strange but amusing moments."
The Tube and overground station, near Tottenham, is thought to be named after a circle of Elm trees.
People have been sharing the photo on social media, with one person saying it had made them "irrationally happy".
But others have expressed doubts that the photograph shows seven nuns - suggesting that eight or even nine sisters are shown in the photo but are obscured.
Manning took to Twitter after her release, photographing her "first steps of freedom" in civilian clothes.
In a brief statement, she said she was focused on the future, which "is far more important than the past".
She served seven years of a 35-year sentence for leaking hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables and military files to Wikileaks.
Most of her sentence was commuted by then-US President Barack Obama in January.
In a statement issued through the American Civil Liberties Union, which provided her with legal support, Manning said: "After another anxious four months of waiting, the day has finally arrived. I am looking forward to so much!"
She added: "Whatever is ahead of me is far more important than the past. I'm figuring things out right now - which is exciting, awkward, fun, and all new for me."
A US Army spokesperson confirmed that she left Fort Leavenworth military prison in Kansas in the early morning.
The 29-year-old soldier was born Bradley Manning.
A day after she was sentenced to 35 years in prison in 2013, Manning said she had felt female since childhood and wanted to live as a woman called Chelsea.
"For the first time, I can see a future for myself as Chelsea," she said in a statement last week ahead of her release. "I can imagine surviving and living as the person who I am and can finally be in the outside world."
Speaking to the BBC, Manning's friend, the journalist Glenn Greenwald - who was involved in the publication of leaks from Edward Snowden - said she faced a difficult life outside prison.
"She's going to live in a country where the top officials have expressed extreme denunciations of her, condemnations of her, who regard her as a traitor," he said.
"But the reality is that if you look back at what it is that she achieved, she revealed unquestionable war crimes, her disclosures led to reforms around the world."
President Obama's decision to commute her sentence drew criticism from leading Republicans, including Senator John McCain, who called it a "a grave mistake".
Manning was convicted of 20 charges in connection with the leaks, including espionage. She was acquitted of the most serious charge, aiding the enemy.
She defended the leaking by saying she had wanted to spark a public debate in the US about the role of the military and US foreign policy, but later apologised for "hurting the US", saying she had mistakenly believed she could "change the world for the better".
In January she tweeted that she wanted to move to Maryland after being released, a state where she previously lived.
On Monday she tweeted: "Two more days until the freedom of civilian life ^_^ Now hunting for private #healthcare like millions of Americans =P".
Manning will remain on active army duty while her military court conviction remains under appeal. She will have healthcare benefits but will be unpaid, the army says.
An online campaign set up by her attorney has raised $150,000 (£115,725) to pay for her living expenses for the first year after her release.
If the appeal is denied, she could be dishonourably discharged from the army, US media say.
Manning was deployed in Iraq as an intelligence analyst when she leaked hundreds of thousands of files to Wikileaks.
Included in those files was video footage of an Apache helicopter killing 12 civilians in Baghdad in 2007, and many sensitive messages between US diplomats.
Manning twice attempted suicide last year at Fort Leavenworth, a male military prison.
She also went on a hunger strike last year, which she ended after the military agreed to provide her with gender transition treatment.
She was speaking after a late night meeting of the Scottish government's resilience committee, which discussed security at public events.
Scottish teenager Eilidh MacLeod remains missing while her friend Laura MacIntyre suffered serious injuries.
Six people were also treated at Scottish hospitals after returning from Manchester following the attack.
Four of those patients have since been discharged. Two remain in care, but their injuries are not life threatening.
Monday night's attack at the Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena left 22 people dead and 59 injured.
The Scottish government's resilience committee met for a third time late on Tuesday after the UK's security level was raised to "critical", its highest alert status.
Ministers were briefed by Police Scotland about the practical implications for Scotland for coming major events such the Scottish Cup Final.
In a statement afterwards the first minister said: "While raising the UK terror threat level to 'critical' has been judged a necessary response to the despicable attack in Manchester, we must not allow terrorism to triumph.
"I urge the people of Scotland to be vigilant but not alarmed and, as far as possible, to go about their business as usual.
"Police Scotland have already visibly increased their presence in locations such as transport hubs and city centres as a precaution.
"Security arrangements for upcoming public events, including this weekend's Scottish Cup Final, are being thoroughly reviewed and the public should anticipate additional safety measures such as full body and bag searches.
"Our emergency services prepare extensively for situations such as this, and those well-rehearsed plans are now being put into practice."
She added: "Anyone who was in Manchester and witnessed the terror attack or its immediate aftermath will undoubtedly be feeling stressed or upset.
"Anyone with concerns about themselves or their children should contact their GP for support or NHS 24 if their GP surgery is closed."
Scotland's Justice Secretary Michael Matheson told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that preparations had been put in place overnight to ensure "the right level of security was in place".
He said: "Police Scotland have significantly increased the number of armed officers on duty.
"There's been an increase in the number of armed response vehicles and officers at key locations, such as our main transport hubs and other large infrastructure areas where people gather."
Political campaigning in the general election has also been suspended for a second day with no events planned in Scotland on Wednesday.
Police have named the suspected suicide bomber as 22-year-old Salman Abedi, who died in the blast after detonating an improvised explosive device he had been carrying, at about 22:35 on Monday night.
So-called Islamic State has said it was behind the attack, via IS channels on the messaging app Telegram.
Anyone who has concerns about loved ones should contact the Greater Manchester Police emergency number on 0161 856 9400.
The UK threat level has been has been judged to be severe for nearly three years - which means an attack is considered highly likely.
But in recent months the tempo of counter terrorist activity has been increasing with - on average - an arrest every day.
After the attack in Westminster by Khalid Masood in March, police and security officials have been warning that further attacks were almost inevitable.
But they also believed that those were more likely to be low-tech involving knives or vehicles. The fact that the Manchester attack involved explosives will worry them.
It may not have been at the level of complexity seen in Paris in 2015, when multiple attackers sent from Syria used guns and suicide belts, but it will still have required planning to make an improvised explosive device.
Read more from BBC home affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani
Police believe the boy had taken the drug MDMA at the disco in Ilfracombe, before being admitted to North Devon District Hospital.
He died in the early hours of Saturday, and his next-of-kin have been informed.
Police say the incident could be linked to two similar cases in Plymouth in the same evening.
Two other "young adults" were admitted to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth after taking a "recreational drug" suspected to be MDMA.
Currently police say they are "unsure" whether the two incidents are linked, or if there is a "tainted batch" of the drug in circulation.
Local inquiries have begun into the young man's death.
The Communication Workers Union said it had struck a deal with Royal Mail after about 700 workers staged a walkout.
The action affected the main mail centre in Swindon as well as offices in Royal Wootton Bassett, Faringdon, Devizes and Chippenham, the union said.
Royal Mail confirmed that its employees had now returned to work.
A spokesman said: "Mail deliveries and collections have now resumed.
"We are working to ensure any disruption to mail services as a result of today's action is minimised."
Direct City Networks (DCN) is developing a plan for "the world's fastest underground system".
But the plans have been discounted as "laughable" by a leading industry expert.
Transport for the North (TfN) said the plans needed more "development".
The Liverpool Echo reported how the DCN300+ would be a Maglev - magnetic levitation - system in which vehicles hover above tracks and are propelled by electrically-charged magnets.
That reduces friction to a minimum and means vehicles might go at up to 350mph - faster than any conventional train in Europe.
But Tony Miles, who writes for Modern Railways, said the plans were not based in real science.
He told the BBC: "I have seen similar things being discussed over the last year from what I would call the mad scientists.
"What they don't work out is the fact that accelerating to that speed and then braking again would probably vaporise the people inside the train.
"I think serious scientists would fall about laughing at it."
The DCN plan would see Maglev trains put into a tunnel stretching across the north of England. Its initial plans suggest the journey from Liverpool to Hull could take just 29 minutes.
A line between Manchester and Leeds is said to have a journey time of nine minutes.
Rather than using long "trains", the system would instead use passenger pods, or capsules. The plans could cost over £3bn.
If approved the Maglev could work alongside Northern Powerhouse Rail, the proposed high-speed rail link from Liverpool to Manchester and Leeds that could connect to HS2.
A TfN spokesperson said: "TfN have been provided with information by Direct City Networks (DCN) PLC regarding a proposal to initially link Manchester and Leeds with a high speed 'MagLev' connection, with the possibility of this being extended to Liverpool and Hull.
"We have responded to DCN highlighting several areas where we think substantive additional development work would be needed before any proposal could be given more detailed consideration."
In 2015, a Maglev train in Japan set a world speed record of 373mph on a test track.
DCN could not be contacted for comment.
Earlier this year, Mr Blenkiron relived the horror of his school days, telling an inquiry into child abuse about how he would be pressed against the wall at the back of the classroom while his teacher physically and sexually abused him, with the other students ordered to look away.
"If there was no sexual abuse after the belting, then you knew you'd had a good day," the 53-year-old told a hearing of Australia's landmark Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Giving testimony from his hometown Ballarat, in regional Victoria, and hearing harrowing stories from other survivors of child abuse brought back the pain, Mr Blenkiron told the BBC.
"I was a mess for about two months," he says.
But he was determined to shine a light on the abuse that has claimed the lives of many of his peers, through suicide and substance abuse, and that turned him into "a ticking time bomb".
The Royal Commission is an historic opportunity to draw a line in the sand under that pain, he says.
"It has to uncover the horrors of the past, it has to help those who were affected to get the best possible ongoing support today, and it has to make sure all our children are safe in future," he says.
That's a measure of the huge challenge facing the Royal Commission, set up in 2013 in response to public outrage over allegations the Catholic Church had for years covered up evidence about paedophile priests.
The then Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard promised the investigation into how government and private institutions responded to allegations and instances of child sexual abuse would "change the nation".
The signs are hopeful, with the Commission acting on a scale and scope that few expected, and with a sensitivity to those abused that the UK's fledgling Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has indicated it may follow.
But the stakes are high. Many victims - or survivors as the Commission describes them - want people at the highest levels to be held accountable, and they want meaningful compensation.
Over the past two and a half years, six commissioners have held 32 public and 4,000 private hearings at sites across the country, from an outback orphanage run by the Sisters of Mercy to one of Australia's most prestigious schools, Geelong Grammar, once attended by Prince Charles.
It has documented abuse by teachers, priests, nuns, foster carers and fellow students, and this year, extended its investigations into sporting bodies and the entertainment industry.
It will make recommendations on how to improve laws, policies and practices to prevent and better respond to child sexual abuse in institutions.
Commission's work so far
Last year, the Australian government granted the Commission's request to extend its work for another two years, for a total cost of about A$500m ($351m, £231m).
It has called high-profile witnesses to give evidence about what they knew of abuse in their institutions, most notably Australia's most senior Catholic Cardinal George Pell, who is now the finance chief at the Vatican.
The Commission, which will report at the end of 2017, has exceeded expectations by highlighting abuse "from almost every area of society, every walk of life", and by showing that such abuse continues today, says Sydney University Law Professor Patrick Parkinson.
"They've been very wise and shown beyond reasonable doubt the level of the problem in Australian society and the level of cover-up," he says.
Its impact is apparent, he says, with organisations "scrambling to review their policies and procedures" about child protection and very senior people "embarrassed" by their failures to prevent or report abuse.
But he says there are big issues to settle, including the Commission's call for Australian governments to set up a single national redress scheme for survivors.
Such a scheme is estimated to cost up to A$4bn but would still only pay compensation of, on average, A$65,000 per survivor. Many say that is not enough.
In any case, the federal government has said it will not be part of a national scheme, a response that shocked many survivors who fear they will have to deal with the very institutions involved in their abuse if they want compensation, says lawyer and doctoral researcher Judy Courtin.
It is too early to judge whether or not the Royal Commission will meet survivors' expectations, Ms Courtin says.
Her research shows survivors want to tell their stories and have them publicly acknowledged, to hear the truth from institutions about what happened, to be compensated for the long-term impact on their lives, and for those in senior positions who concealed abuse to be held accountable.
"They want the bishops and others who have covered up crimes to be criminally accountable," she says. "That's high up on the list."
The Commission's work has prompted more police prosecutions of historic cases of child abuse, says lawyer Warren Strange.
In the past, a lack of witnesses and the fact it can take most victims up to 20 years to report their abuse have been stumbling blocks for police investigations.
But Mr Strange says any long-term systemic change about how institutions deal with claims of abuse will be more important than the number of prosecutions that result from the Commission's work.
He is an executive officer of knowmore, a government-funded independent free legal service that is often the first point of contact for victims who want to give evidence to the Royal Commission.
They come, he says, from all backgrounds - from great disadvantage to people with successful careers.
They want the scale of what happened and the failure of institutions to respond appropriately exposed. But the main motivation for many of the people who tell their stories is not about themselves, he says.
"They say 'I don't want what happened to me to happen to any other children in future'."
The government of British Columbia (BC) says the requirement is discriminatory as well as being a health and safety issue because they are dangerous.
It says that high heel wearers face a risk of physical injury from slipping or falling as well as possible damage to the feet, legs and back.
Footwear should be designed to allow workers to operate safely, it says.
The announcement of the ban comes after a provincial Green party politician in March introduced a bill in the BC legislature aimed at preventing employers from setting gender-based footwear requirements.
BC Green Party leader Andrew Weaver filed a private member's bill "designed to prevent employers from setting varying footwear and other requirements based on gender, gender expression or gender identity".
His bill covered all workplaces, including retail and corporate offices. But instead of implementing it, the provincial government opted instead to amend footwear rules under the Workers' Compensation Act.
BC Premier Christy Clark said that in some provincial workplaces, women were unfairly required to wear high heels.
"Like most British Columbians, our government thinks this is wrong. That is why we're changing this regulation to stop this unsafe and discriminatory practice," she said.
The new regulation states that workplace footwear must be of "a design, construction and material that allows the worker to safely perform their work and ensures that employers cannot require footwear contrary to this standard".
The new guidelines, drafted by WorkSafeBC, are expected to be available by the end of April.
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Hamilton, who must stop Rosberg winning to take the title fight to the final race of the season, was 0.102 seconds quicker in a tense battle.
Rosberg heads into the race with a 19-point advantage and will be crowned champion if he gains seven points or more on Hamilton.
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was third.
The Finn was 0.668secs behind Hamilton and ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo completed the top six.
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The rain that had threatened throughout the day held off for qualifying, with only occasional light drizzle that did not affect the track.
But heavier and more persistent rain is predicted in Sao Paulo for the race on Sunday, which could bring the Red Bulls and Ferraris into play in the battle between the Mercedes drivers.
Hamilton looked on top form throughout qualifying, topping both the first and second sessions and leading by 0.162secs after the first runs in the top 10 shootout.
Both men improved on their final runs but Hamilton had just enough to hold off the German.
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Hamilton, who has never won in Brazil, said: "I felt quite comfortable in qualifying as I have done all weekend. Nico has been getting quicker and quicker but I have generally had him covered.
"This is the best I could have hoped for coming here. I think it is only my second pole here."
Hamilton said he "did not really mind" if rained, adding: "I am ready for anything."
Rosberg said: "It was an exciting qualifying, very close, Lewis was just marginally quicker in the end. My lap was very good as well, but as we have seen this year, pole is not always the guy who wins the race."
Mercedes were in a different league from the rest as Raikkonen edged a tight battle for third between the Ferrari and Red Bull drivers with a strong final lap.
The Finn was just 0.081secs quicker than Verstappen, with Vettel a further 0.01secs adrift and Ricciardo 0.045secs behind him.
Haas driver Romain Grosjean took an impressive seventh, ahead of the Force Indias of Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez, who leapfrogged McLaren's Fernando Alonso with their final laps.
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But it was an improved performance from McLaren after a disappointing time in the past three races, with their most competitive-looking performance for some time. Alonso was in the top 10 throughout qualifying.
Alonso's team-mate Jenson Button, likely racing in his penultimate grand prix, was knocked out in first qualifying, in which he was 0.576secs slower than the Spaniard and qualified 17th.
Button complained of "very little front grip", but also of high-speed oversteer, a characteristic with which he has never been comfortable.
The gulf between the two was illustrated by the fact Alonso was quick enough on his first lap to not even feel the need to go out again to make sure of his place in second qualifying, for perhaps the first time in McLaren's new Honda era.
Jolyon Palmer put in another impressive performance for Renault, who have announced this week they are retaining him for 2017.
The Englishman qualified 16th, ahead of team-mate Kevin Magnussen, who was 18th, for the third time in four races.
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The charity says that in the year to March there was a 14% increase in the numbers getting into financial difficulty, as a result of having to pay the money back.
But HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has denied that people are being harassed to repay what they owe.
The overpayments happen when people's income rises unexpectedly.
They are then asked to pay back money they have received from Child or Working Tax Credits.
In some cases people have been asked to repay £7,000, after their circumstances changed.
Maureen Grosvenor was asked to repay £2,600 in tax credits, after her husband left her. HMRC admitted it had made a mistake, and eventually cancelled the demand.
But the experience was very stressful.
"I was devastated. I was depressed," she told the BBC.
"I couldn't afford to pay them back. I thought they were going to have to send me to prison," she said.
Citizens Advice said it handled nearly 30,000 such cases last year.
"For thousands of families, Whitehall calculations are leading to household debt," said Gillian Guy, the chief executive of Citizens Advice.
"Tax Credits are there to make sure people get a decent standard of income, but the sharp rise in debts from overpaid tax credits suggests this policy is having the opposite effect."
In total, more than £1.5bn was overpaid to claimants in the year 2012-13.
But HMRC has hit back at the claims, saying underpayments and overpayments are a necessary part of the system.
Releasing new figures, it said there were 1.5 million overpayments in 2012-13, down from 1.6 million the previous year.
It said it was targeting people who refuse to pay the money back, after being asked repeatedly to do so.
"Most people pay their taxes on time, but a minority do not, and some refuse to engage with us at all," said a spokesman.
"It is wrong that this should hand an advantage to those who simply dodge their obligations, and it is unfair on the vast majority who pay their taxes in full and on time," he said.
HMRC now uses private debt collection agencies to help recover the tax credits it is owed. Last year, it made 215,000 such referrals.
People who owe money are sent text messages and called on the phone, but are not visited by bailiffs.
From 2015, HMRC will be given the power to take money directly from people's bank accounts, providing they are left with £5,000 in the account.
It's thought that around 17,000 people could be affected by the new powers.
The Thai police officer died after he and his motorbike were dragged some distance down a road.
Police said they had followed a petrol trail to the family estate where they detained Vorayuth Yoovidhaya, 27.
Bangkok's police chief took over the inquiry as a lower-ranked officer was alleged to have covered up the matter.
The police superintendent involved was transferred to another post after a bogus suspect was detained.
Vorayuth Yoovidhaya was led away from the family home as police inspected a dark grey-coloured Ferrari sports car with a dented front bumper, a crumpled bonnet and a damaged windscreen.
The officer killed, 47-year-old Sgt Maj Wichean Glanprasert, had suffered a broken neck and multiple broken bones, the Bangkok Post reported.
The suspect's grandfather, Chaleo Yoovidhaya, died earlier this year, having built up an estimated $5.4bn (£3.4bn, 4.5bn euros) fortune from the worldwide sale of the Red Bull energy drink, which he established in partnership with Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz.
Police chief Lt Gen Comronwit Toopgrajank himself went to the family's estate on Monday as part of the investigation.
"A policeman is dead. I can't let this stand. I don't care how powerful they are. If I can't get the actual man in this case, I will resign," he told reporters, according to AP news agency.
The Red Bull heir is facing a charge of causing death by driving and failing to stop at the scene and could face 10 years in jail.
The leading Republican presidential candidate has said Muslims should be banned from entering the US, in the wake of the deadly California attacks.
But Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said such talk "bolsters Isil's narrative", referring to IS.
There has been a global outcry since Mr Trump made his remarks.
US Secretary of State John Kerry joined the onslaught of condemnation on Tuesday afternoon when he said they were "not constructive" in the fight against IS.
The IS militants are the target of a US-led bombing campaign in Syria and Iraq.
Mr Trump announced his plan days after an attack in California raised US fears about homegrown terrorism.
A Muslim couple, believed to have been radicalised, opened fire and killed 14 people at a health centre in San Bernardino.
One of the two perpetrators, Tashfeen Malik, reportedly pledged allegiance to Islamic State on the day of the tragedy.
But responding to Mr Trump's remarks, the US Pentagon said a border closed to Muslims would harm American efforts to counter extremist ideology.
Without mentioning Mr Trump by name, Mr Cook said: "Anything that bolsters Isil's narrative and pits the United States against the Muslim faith is certainly not only contrary to our values but contrary to our national security."
With Mr Trump's latest rhetorical flourish, Republicans can likely "write off" the support of Muslim US citizens.
And his ongoing diatribes against immigration from Latin America aren't going to win the hearts of Hispanics, either.
Even if he doesn't capture the nomination, he's pulled his party to the anti-immigrant, nativist right and forced his fellow candidates to take positions that could be harmful when the general election comes around next November.
In perhaps the greatest irony, Mr Trump is waging his war with the Republican establishment and the US media with tools that the conservative movement fashioned and had previously used with gusto.
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The Pentagon's view echoed a tweet from Hillary Clinton that said Mr Trump's proposed ban is "not only counter to our values - it plays right into the hands of terrorists".
The outcry was swift as soon as Mr Trump said in a statement on Monday night that Muslims nursed a "hatred" towards America and should be banned "until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on".
The property billionaire and reality TV star later said it would not apply to people living in the US.
He defended the idea on Tuesday, comparing it to policies implemented by President Franklin Roosevelt during World War Two against Japanese, German and Italian people in the US.
But Muslim leaders, the UN and foreign leaders have criticised the call as dangerous and divisive, while the White House said Mr Trump should be disqualified from the race.
Attempting to explain his comments, Mr Trump said parts of London were "so radicalised the police are afraid for their lives".
London Mayor Boris Johnson said that was "ridiculous" and added: "The only reason I wouldn't go to some parts of New York is the real risk of meeting Donald Trump."
UK Prime Minister David Cameron said Mr Trump's comments were "divisive, unhelpful and quite simply wrong".
Republican leaders were strong in their condemnation. House Speaker Paul Ryan said: "What was proposed yesterday is not what this party stands for. And more importantly, it's not what this country stands for."
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Most of Mr Trump's rival Republican candidates were equally forthright.
But Ted Cruz praised the frontrunner "for standing up and focusing America's attention on the need to secure our borders", although he said he disagreed with the policy.
It is not the first time Mr Trump has come under fire for anti-Muslim remarks.
After the terror attacks in Paris, he suggested they register on a database and he said the US should refuse all Syrian refugees.
The bodies of a man and woman, believed to be in their 90s, were found inside the building on Spout Lane in Stannington, Sheffield.
At the height of the blaze, 20 firefighters from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue were called in to tackle the fire.
An investigation is under way. The victims have yet to be named.
Since the beginning of June, Isis - which has recently rebranded itself as "Islamic State" - has burst out of its stronghold in eastern Syria to seize Mosul, Iraq's second city, then advance down the length of the Euphrates Valley to threaten the edge of Baghdad itself.
Wherever it has taken over, its black-clad and balaclava'd fighters have imposed a draconian version of Sharia, or Islamic law, prompting thousands to flee as refugees.
Analysts point out that seizing territory is one thing, governing it is quite another.
But given the internal problems and weaknesses besetting both the Syrian and Iraqi states, there is no sign that Isis is about to be dislodged soon. So, are they actually in a position to rule?
That, of course, depends on many factors - local tribal support, economic viability, access to fuel and water, perceptions of their religious authority and that of their leader and self-appointed caliph, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and whether or not Isis overreach themselves.
So far, Isis has enjoyed phenomenal short-term military success, largely through a combination of fear and firepower.
Even if they were crushed tomorrow, military historians are unlikely to forget the effect of their blitzkrieg "psyops" campaign, the Isis psychological operation to terrify their opponents by flooding social media on the internet with gruesome images and videos of what happens to their enemies.
The sight of beheadings, crucifixions and summary executions, all filmed with a ghoulish commentary, was enough to make Iraq's poorly motivated security forces lay down their weapons and flee last month.
But Isis has effectively been "punching above its weight", to use a boxing analogy.
As the remnants and successors to a badly damaged "al-Qaeda in Iraq", the group had only about 10,000-15,000 fighters at most when it began taking over much of western Iraq in June.
Reportedly, Isis took over Mosul with no more than 800 fighters. But these were just the shock troops.
Isis' fortunes were, and still are, heavily dependent on the support of local tribes and militias, without whom they could not hope to hold down a city of two million like Mosul.
"Isis' ability to control lands has been based on deals with local militants willing to do the 'ruling' for them," says Mina al-Orabi, assistant editor of pan-Arab Ash-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper and originally from Mosul herself.
"Some of these deals are based on fear, others on a temporary meeting of interests, at times it is as crude as financial deals being struck between different gangs," she adds.
Maintaining power, order and loyalty in the longer term will mean keeping those interests onside and sufficiently "invested" in rule by Isis.
The last time jihadists ruled a sizable chunk of Iraq for a sizable amount of time was when Isis' predecessors held sway over much of Anbar province in 2006, and they blew it.
Under the crude, brutal, and sadistic leadership of the Jordanian ex-convict, Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, the jihadists managed to alienate most of the local population.
They cut off the heads of Sunni sheikhs who refused to pledge allegiance, they blew up Shia mosques, trying to start a sectarian civil war, and they cut off the fingers of people they caught smoking (a practice they deem as un-Islamic).
This did not exactly win them hearts and minds.
Stop persecuting your fellow Muslims, implored al-Qaida's leadership back in Pakistan, but it was in vain - al-Zarqawi ignored his nominal masters.
In the end, Jordanian intelligence tracked him down, he died in a US airstrike and the jihadists were driven out by the local tribes backed by a "surge" of US troops.
Eight years on and the jihadists of Isis are firmly back in Anbar after a spectacular squandering of the advantage by the Iraqi government of Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, who sent troops to besiege a protest camp in Falluja late last year.
So has Isis learned from the mistakes of its antecedents?
Ask some of the residents of Raqqa in north-east Syria, where Isis has been in control since May 2013, and they would say "no".
Stories abound of harsh punishments imposed for the slightest of offences, women being confined to the home, public crucifixions, kidnappings and extortionate levies imposed on businesses.
Once again, al-Qaeda's much diminished leadership scolded Isis or its excesses, and in February they formally disowned the whole organisation.
But others under Isis rule tell a different story.
Reports have filtered out of efficient municipal garbage collection, safer streets, generous distribution of fuel and food to the poor.
Sound familiar? This is exactly how the Taliban started out in Afghanistan in 1994, gradually increasing their territory until the 9/11 attacks on the US provoked the campaign that drove them from power in 2001.
One of the biggest advantages for a puritanical, religiously-cloaked militant organisation like Isis is the poor governance and perceived corruption of its secular alternative - the national government of Iraq.
To succeed as a viable state, let alone as a transnational "caliphate", Isis will need access to oil and water.
It has both. In Syria its forces control the oil-producing region around Deir Az-zour, including Syria's largest oilfield at al-Omar, reportedly even selling oil to their enemies, the Assad regime itself.
They also control Syria's largest dam, the Tabqa Dam at Lake Assad.
In Iraq they control the Falluja dam and have some, disputed, access to Iraq's largest oil refinery at Baiji. In a part of the world where oil and water are the two key commodities, Isis finds itself in a powerful position.
Leaving aside for now whether or not the wider Muslim umma (community) will accept the recently proclaimed khilafa (caliphate) of Isis - and it has been swiftly denounced by many Muslim scholars - the fact remains that Isis controls a large area of the Middle East and it is not going away.
Neither the forces of President Assad in Syria, nor the forces of the Iraqi government alone can dislodge Isis from the ground it has taken, it is too well entrenched.
Syrian air strikes will have some impact, so will Iraq's newly bought Sukhoi-25 jets and assistance from the US and Iran, but ultimately this is about holding onto territory on the ground.
The only force capable of permanently ejecting Isis will be the tribes in those regions, and they have little incentive to do so while the Syrian civil war rages on and a non-inclusive government sits in Baghdad, led by a Shia prime minister perceived as discriminating against Sunnis.
Which leaves the prospect of a violent, extremist, well-armed, well-funded and religiously intolerant militia becoming a permanent part of the Middle East landscape, a sort of de facto "jihadistan".
Would it stop there?
Unlikely. As far back as last year its adherents were proclaiming their ultimate aim of conquering territory as far away as Spain (ruled by Muslims for centuries as al-Andalus), Austria and China.
Even if Isis remained within the boundaries of the areas it has taken so far, it would likely be a springboard for attacks on neighbouring countries like Jordan and Lebanon, as well as attracting hundreds of young jihadists from the UK and the wider West.
Shiraz Maher, an expert on the Syrian jihad at King's College London, says there is little appetite for concerted international action to dislodge them.
"The fact Isis has taken a large amount of territory is not unique. We've seen jihadist organisations achieve this in the past, for example, in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Horn of Africa, and Mali most recently.
"In every one of those cases, Western-backed intervention tipped the balance against jihadist gains. That's the key difference here. Both Iraq and Syria are failed states with ineffective armies, and there is no appetite in the West to intervene."
Isis, concludes Mr Maher, could therefore continue to hold their ground, ruling an area the size of Pennsylvania for the foreseeable future.
But Mina al-Orabi believes there are signs that Isis deals with local militants are already starting to unravel, meaning:
"Isis can only rule depending on brute violence or the threat of using it."
The claim: The Metropolitan Police is facing cuts of £400m by 2021.
Reality Check verdict: The Metropolitan Police's budget will be flat in cash terms, so there is not going to be a cut in that sense, but the Mayor of London's team calculates that rising costs will mean savings of £400m will need to be found between 2017-18 and 2020-21.
Later, a spokesperson for the Mayor of London said: "It is simply not true to say that the Met's budget has been protected... the Met now has to find a further £400m."
But on Wednesday's programme, First Secretary of State Damian Green said: "There are no police cuts. We have protected police budgets in this parliament."
So who is right?
The Met is getting the same amount of cash each year, so it is not being cut in that sense, but its costs are rising.
Reality Check has looked at the overall funding of policing in England and Wales before. Overall the police budget in England and Wales has been protected in real terms, but not every individual force will feel the benefit because the money is being targeted at specialist areas of policing. The relatively small funding boost comes off the back of five years of deep cuts.
The calculation that rising costs will mean that the Met needs to find savings of more than £400m by 2020-21 comes from the Mayor of London's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) budget submission from December last year.
It says the extra costs cover "a range of items" including:
The Home Office said: "Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary has been clear that there remain significant efficiencies in policing to be delivered from digitisation, collaboration and improving workforce capability," so it seems confident that efficiencies can be used to cover the extra money needed.
Speaking to the London Assembly on Wednesday, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick outlined some of the areas where savings could be made and said that despite those: "If we don't get any further money it will be very difficult for us to provide some of the services we currently provide."
Deputy Commissioner Craig Mackey said: "It's like saying you take home £1000 a month and in four years time you'll still be taking home £1000 a month. Will you still feel as well off? No you won't."
There are two other issues surrounding the Met's funding. The first is that the government has been considering a review of the police funding formula, which dictates how money is shared out between police forces.
There was concern that this might leave the Met with less money. There were reports on Tuesday that those plans had been scrapped, but the Home Office has stressed no decisions have yet been taken on that.
The £400m calculation was based on the old funding formula, so any changes to funding would be on top of that.
The other issue is that the Met gets a National, International and Capital City (NICC) grant, to cover the extra work it needs to do as a result of operating in a major city.
The tightened security in London means it is likely to have to spend more on these sorts of functions, but MOPAC says there is a £170m a year shortfall between what the Met is currently spending on such functions and how much it receives from the Home Office.
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Paul Martin, 37, from Stroud, Gloucestershire, was killed at the Frampton Mansell level crossing in May.
John Wilson, from British Transport Police, told the court Mr Martin and two other riders had failed to contact signallers who would have told them of the approaching train.
A verdict of accidental death was recorded by coroner Katy Skerrett.
She said Mr Martin had multiple injuries consistent with being hit by a train.
But Mr Wilson told the court he was satisfied the train driver had done everything he could to avoid the collision.
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Jim McIntyre's side currently occupy a lofty fourth place in the Premiership and also maintain an interest in the country's other main domestic cup tournament.
But can they make the next step and reach the League Cup final for the first time in their history?
There's belief within Dingwall that they can and some within the club have experience of pulling off the unlikely.
Take defender Scott Boyd, the club's record appearance holder. 2010 marked one of his career highlights, alongside team-mate Michael Gardyne, when the Highland club upset Celtic 2-0 in the Scottish Cup semi-finals at Hampden Park.
The scoreline prompted former BBC commentator David Begg to describe it as "the most incredible result in the 125 years of Scottish Cup history".
It was a thoroughly deserved victory for a County side still then in Scotland's second tier, against a Celtic team including the likes of Robbie Keane, Scott Brown and Aiden McGeady.
"As a club, we've been there before and we've managed to upset Celtic before," Boyd told BBC Scotland.
"We know it'll be a tough match. There's a belief in the squad similar to 2010 - one that we can go and compete at the highest level.
"Whether everybody else gives us a chance, that's another matter, but we definitely believe we can go there and get a result.
"There are a lot of good things happening at Ross County just now and hopefully it can continue."
Captain Andrew Davies also has previous.
He was part of last season's Bradford City side that came from two goals down to stun Jose Mourinho's Chelsea 4-2 at Stamford Bridge in one of the FA Cup's biggest-ever upsets.
"That game was just unbelievable," he said. "I don't think anyone expected us to go there and get a result.
"A lot of the lads have been in games when you go in as the underdogs and you think 'I've got nothing to lose'.
"In these occasions, you've got to try and find a balance between the pressure and enjoying it and, if you can get it right, anything can happen.
"You've got to take inspiration from those experiences and take it into this weekend."
If further inspiration was required, County goalkeeping coach Scott Thomson was the man who saved Paul McStay's shoot-out penalty as Raith Rovers shocked Celtic to win the League Cup in 1994.
Shocks don't come much bigger in Scottish football history, and add to the evidence that the unlikely can happen.
But manager Jim McIntyre knows that in Celtic, County face a side finding their form as they pursue a domestic treble.
Ronny Deila's side lead the Premiership by six points and, like County, are in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.
And they have scored 19 goals in five games in all competitions so far in January.
"You've got to believe going into any game you have a chance of winning it," said County boss McIntyre.
"We know we're facing a team playing with real confidence. We're going to have to bring a level of performance that's right up there.
"I know we're capable on our day of beating any team."
What is different from the last semi-final meeting between these sides is that County are a stronger proposition. Celtic arguably are too.
But, as history highlights, in cup football anything is possible.
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Despite Ross County's current standing in Scottish football, not too many would back them to pull off a shock and emerge victorious in Sunday's Scottish League Cup semi-final against Celtic.
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Tries from Iain Henderson and Garry Ringrose helped the hosts to a 17-0 lead but the Wallabies fought back with three touchdowns to move into the lead.
Keith Earls' score proved decisive but it was the Irish forwards who laid the platform in a breathless encounter.
The result ended Australia's hopes of a Grand Slam over the home nations.
They had defeated Wales, Scotland and France and will face England in the final match of their northern hemisphere tour next week.
Dane Haylett-Petty scored the tourists' first-half try, with Tevita Kuridrani and Sefa Naivalu crossing the line after the interval.
Paddy Jackson kicked two penalties and three conversions for injury-ravaged Ireland, with Bernard Foley contributing 12 points with the boot for Australia.
The battling triumph made it a successful November Series for the Irish, Joe Schmidt's men having already beaten New Zealand in Chicago, seen off Canada in Dublin and then losing a bruising encounter to the All Blacks at the Aviva Stadium last week.
Ireland were led out by skipper Rory Best, who joined an elite band of players to win 100 caps, following Brian O'Driscoll, Ronan O'Gara and Paul O'Connell and John Hayes in reaching the significant milestone of a century of appearances in the green shirt.
Australia, who also lost when the nations last met on Irish soil two years ago, made nine changes for the match, bringing back key men like Israel Folau and Michael Hooper, who sat out last weekend's 25-23 win over France.
In the end though, it was Joe Schmidt who came out on top over Michael Cheika in the battle of the former Leinster coaches, both of whom had led the Irish province to European Cup success.
The home side enjoyed sustained periods of pressure in the first half, bossing territory and possession with accurate crisp passing and domination up front and at scrum time, but Australia defended resolutely for the most part, despite infringing repeatedly and conceding a series of penalties.
Jackson's first successful kick was scant reward for his side's early supremacy, but Ireland took advantage of Dean Mumm's 10-minute absence in the 'sin bin' for a tip tackle on Tadhg Furlong.
Henderson crashed over for the opening try after a fine grubber kick by Simon Zebo, which Earls collected smartly, before off-loading to the Ulster second row.
Despite losing Rob Kearney and Andrew Trimble to injuries, the Irish continued to have the upper hand.
Exciting centre Ringrose showed enterprise and invention to increase the lead when he weaved and ducked his way through an admittedly porous-looking Wallabies defence to score beside the uprights.
Haylett-Petty completed an exquisitely executed passing move by touching down under the posts in the final minute of the opening half to reduce his side's arrears to 10 points at the break.
Ireland's growing injury woes - with Johnny Sexton, Robbie Henshaw ruled out during the week and Sean O'Brien just over an hour before kick-off - were exacerbated when Jared Payne, a pre-match fitness doubt, failed to appear for the second half.
The subsequent reshuffling of the Irish backline left Connacht scrum-half Kieran Marmion to enter the fray on the right wing, another replacement, Leinster fly-half Joey Carbery, having earlier slotted in at full-back as Irish resources were stretched to the limit.
Cheika's resurgent side came out with renewed intensity and Henry Speight had a try disallowed for a forward pass, before Kuridrani dived over in the corner in the 46th minute, with replacement Naivalu repeating the feat 10 minutes later as the visitors nudged ahead for the first time.
Ireland regained the lead when Earls finished clinically for a score in the 66th minute and Joe Schmidt's men showed indomitable spirit to retain their advantage in a fiercely contested finale, repelling all Australian attacks to celebrate a memorable success over another southern hemisphere giant.
Captain Best rounded off his special occasion by leaving the field to a standing ovation in the closing minutes, while Foley's late yellow card for a dangerous tackle on Devin Toner had little impact on the final outcome.
Ireland displayed outstanding character and resilience throughout to end 2016 on a high by winning their 12th Test of the year in heroic fashion, with the odds seemingly stacked against them, last week's defeat by the All Blacks having taken a hefty toll in the treatment room.
The highlights of 2016 were a first away win over South Africa, and a first victory over New Zealand after 111 years of trying.
They continued the form which saw them rise into the top four of the world rankings, a position they will hope to retain by performing well in the Six Nations, as they bid to secure a high seeding for May's draw for the 2019 World Cup.
TEAMS
Ireland: Kearney; Trimble, Payne, Ringrose, Earls; Jackson, Murray; McGrath, Best, Furlong; Henderson, Toner; Stander, O'Brien, Heaslip.
Replacements: Cronin, Healy, Bealham, Dillane, Van der Flier, Marmion, Carbery, Zebo.
Australia: Folau, Haylett-Petty, Kuridrani, Hodge, Speight, Foley, Genia; Sio, Moore (capt), Kepu; Arnold, Simmons; Mumm, Hooper, Pocock.
Replacements: Latu, Slipper, Alaalatoa, Douglas, Timani, Phipps, Cooper, Naivalu.
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Ireland won a pulsating Test against Australia to clinch victories over the 'big three' southern hemisphere teams in the same year for the first time.
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Lucy Ward claimed she was sacked because she was former head coach Neil Redfearn's partner.
Ms Ward, who worked as the club's education and welfare officer, travelled to Canada to work as a BBC pundit at the 2015 Women's World Cup.
The club, which denied any wrongdoing, claimed she was sacked for exceeding her annual leave entitlement.
At the tribunal, employment judge Stephen Keevash said, on the balance of probabilities, club chairman Massimo Cellino told then club executive director Adam Pearson that Ms Ward had to leave the club.
There were no grounds to disbelieve Ms Ward's testimony concerning her application for time off to commentate for the BBC, the judge added.
Speaking outside the hearing, held in Leeds city centre, Ms Ward said her "name had been cleared".
"I spent 17 years building up a really good reputation at Leeds for it to be destroyed by the current ownership," she said.
"It's a club that I love dearly and I'm very proud to have been a part of Leeds United and all of the lads I have looked after."
She added: "I look forward to the rest of my career, hopefully back into football."
Ms Ward, who worked in the club's academy, had previously told her managers about her BBC analyst work with their "full support", the tribunal heard.
Leeds United claimed Ms Ward "repeatedly failed to work on a Wednesday", but she responded she worked from home on that day and her working pattern was "well-known" and agreed with her line manager.
The hearing previously heard Mr Cellino decided to sack her because she and Mr Redfearn came as "a pair".
The judge agreed with Ms Ward's legal team that the club had taken a "sexist" view and ruled the reasons for her dismissal were "a sham".
Ms Ward earlier told the tribunal she was "treated like a piece of meat" in the way she was dismissed.
Leeds United secretary Stuart Hayton, giving evidence as a witness, said Ms Ward was a strong character who "intimidated" her line manager and "was ruling the roost".
Judge Keevash said Ms Ward was not aggressive nor disruptive and found her and Mr Redfearn "credible and truthful" witnesses.
He added the former Leeds United executive director Adam Pearson was "evasive" in giving his evidence.
The hearing previously heard of an alleged conversation between Mr Cellino and Gary Cooper, the chairman of Leeds Ladies FC.
Ms Ward said she was told by Mr Cooper that Mr Cellino had said to him: "Football is no place for women, they should be in the bedroom or the beauticians."
Mr Cellino did not give evidence during the tribunal.
A further hearing is due to take place to arrange compensation.
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A Leeds United employee has won her case for unfair dismissal and sex discrimination against the club.
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Suzanne Wilson made no plea or declaration when she appeared at Ayr Sheriff Court and she was freed on bail.
Henry Wilson, 71, was found seriously injured at a house in Ayr at about 23:45 on Saturday.
Emergency services were called to the house in Woodfield Road but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Mark Bullock, 50, from Stoke-on-Trent, died after he was badly scalded when steam from elsewhere in the system fed into the area where he was working.
John Pointon and Sons was fined £660,000 at Stafford Crown Court after admitting health and safety breaches.
The firm was also ordered to pay £187,000 in costs following Mr Bullock's death in 2011.
Health and Safety Executive Inspector Wayne Owen said: "The cookers in operation at the company form the core part of the business.
"Precautions should have been taken to ensure all avenues which had the potential to allow steam to be fed back into the cooker had been suitably isolated."
John Marshall, 69, from Longbenton, North Tyneside, faces eight charges of indecent assault against three boys.
North Tyneside Magistrates' Court heard the offences were allegedly carried out between 1980 and 1985.
Mr Marshall denied all the charges and was granted unconditional bail before his next appearance at Newcastle Crown Court on 12 July.
The court was told that his team had been based at Wallsend Boys Club.
Clare Irving, prosecuting, said: "He was a coach for a team which was linked to the Northumberland Association of Boys' Clubs which was based at Wallsend Boys Club."
Mr Marshall was arrested as part of Northumbria Police's Operation Tide, which is an ongoing investigation into allegations of child abuse at football clubs in the North East.
Currently third in the world football federation's ranking of top international teams after Spain and Germany, it is also only one step away from qualifying for the 2014 World Cup.
But for many Colombians, the team which still captures their hearts is not the current one, but that captained by Carlos "El Pibe" (The Kid) Valderrama in the 1990s.
Not surprisingly then, a soap opera telling Valderrama's story and that of three other iconic players from that squad - including former Newcastle star, Faustino Asprilla - has become the most watched programme in the country.
"To have a TV series making you relive those moments that gave you so much happiness is great," says Edgar Vittorino, the actor who plays Valderrama in La Seleccion, the 60-part series by Caracol Television.
"The series is cheering many Colombians up. It is reminding us of how it feels to be going to a World Cup," he says.
Memories of Carlos Valderrama's squad are particularly vivid because it qualified for three World Cups in a row - Italy '90, USA '94 and France '98.
It also achieved a legendary 5-0 away victory over Argentina in a World Cup qualifier in 1993.
Vittorino was only five years old at the time but he says that when he started playing football in his home town of Barranquilla he would imitate Valderrama and members of his legendary squad.
"When I played with my friends, I would be El Pibe or [Rene] Higuita. I would try to do the scorpion kick with a rubber ball," he says referring to goalkeeper Rene Higuita's trademark back-heel mid-air kick which stunned the world during a 1995 friendly against England.
Vittorino says he never dreamt of playing Valderrama, as he thought he bore little resemblance to the legendary midfielder with the blonde afro.
"I was called for the casting, and turned it down," he recalls.
"Then I saw photos of him when he was younger, I noticed that we did look alike," Vittorino says.
But he knew that to play the role he would have to do more than just don a blonde wig.
He trained three hours a day, studied numerous videos of Valderrama's matches and read almost everything that had been written about the player.
He also met Valderrama at his home in Barranquilla and found the 51-year-old "less reserved than everybody believes him to be".
Vittorino also travelled to Santa Marta, where Valderrama´s father, known as Jaricho, and other relatives gave away more details of the player's life.
"Jaricho told me stuff about his son's childhood that El Pibe didn't mention. You know how parents embarrass you, they tell it all," he says, laughing.
Vittorino also went to the neighbourhood where the footballer grew up.
"I went to Pescaito to capture some of the energy, the atmosphere of that place, to get to know him better and to find out where he came from and why he fought do hard to make it."
It is that fighting spirit which in the eyes of Vittorino, defines Valderrama.
Passion and discipline
"His essence are his passion and discipline," he says.
"I remember Valderrama playing against [Paraguayan goalkeeper Jose Luis Felix] Chilavert and [Argentine defender Diego] Simeone, as if he was a lion about to devour them. He was defending the Colombian colours.
"That is why he achieved what he achieved, and that is why he is the undisputed captain, the leader: he had lots of passion. He really loved his team, really loved the country and wanted to make his dream come true: to take Colombia to victory."
Vittorino, for his part, is proud that his portrayal of Valderrama has been praised by the midfielder himself.
"El Pibe is really happy. He reckons I am doing a good job imitating how he talks and acts," he says.
But it is above all the comments from football fans saying that he brought to life the heyday of the legendary footballer which make the actor proud.
"The people I meet on the streets hug me and tell me I've done a good job. They tell me they feel like they're watching El Pibe."
The PSNI, Coroner and Prisoner Ombudsman have launched investigations into the death.
Prison Service Director General Sue McAllister said: "I extend my sympathy and that of the Northern Ireland Prison Service to the family of the prisoner who has died.
"This is a tragedy and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time."
A Prison Service statement added that ‎"while investigations are ongoing it would be inappropriate to provide any further comment".
A previously secret file from the 1980s briefed Margaret Thatcher on Sir Peter Hayman's "sexual perversion".
Ex-Cabinet Secretary Lord Armstrong told the BBC his priority had been national security implications, rather than whether he should be prosecuted.
But the file said foreign intelligence did not know of his "vulnerabilities".
The newly released file notes that he kept "explicit records of his sexual activities and fantasies", some of which related to children, but these had not been acted on.
Lord Armstrong, who as cabinet secretary briefed the then prime minister, said in a BBC interview: "I was not concerned with the personal aspect of it or whether he should or should not be prosecuted or pursued.
"That was something for the police and the prosecuting authorities to consider and if they thought that he should be cross-questioned and prosecuted, then he should be.
"My concern with it was with possible implications for national security and international relations."
Sir Peter Hayman, who served as High Commissioner to Canada, died in 1992. He also worked for MI6 and has often been described as an intelligence services "operative".
He was a member of the Paedophile Information Exchange, the security briefing said.
But it found "no evidence" he had sought to "approach children for sexual purposes".
Despite the fear his "vulnerabilities" might be used to blackmail him, foreign security services had not been aware of his history, the file, made public for the first time on Friday, concluded.
In 1978, he left a package containing paedophilic literature on a bus and was investigated by the police.
They found similar material when they raided his flat.
However, he was never charged, to the dismay of Conservative MP Geoffrey Dickens, who raised the case in Parliament in 1981.
The file contains "lines to take" for government officials when asked questions by the media about Hayman's 1978 arrest.
One of these was that there had been "no cover-up".
BBC home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds said that while much of what was contained in the file had been widely reported in the 1980s, the fact that it had been made public was significant.
"This file has been released after just a week of pressure from media and other people after it was discovered in a Kew public records office database," he said.
"It shows there is a lot of pressure for this sort of material about historical child abuse to be revealed."
The briefing file, covering the end of 1980 and the start of 1981, is entitled "SECURITY. Sir Peter Hayman: allegations against former public official of unnatural sexual proclivities; security aspects".
It was held by the Cabinet Office, but marked "closed" until it was released to The National Archives at Kew, south-west London, on Friday.
The file does not appear to have been uncovered by a review of historical government child abuse records conducted last year by Peter Wanless, the head of the NSPCC.
His report claimed to have made enquiries widely across the government estate and other public services, including the Cabinet Office, where this file was being held.
Home Secretary Theresa May has suggested Mr Wanless may have unearthed a copy but not the original file.
It says most victims were human rights leaders or members of left-wing groups, and calls on the government to provide protection.
Areas with illegal drug crops were the most dangerous, it said.
The UN warned that armed groups were moving into territories previously occupied by Farc rebels.
Under a peace deal signed in November, the Farc rebels have moved to transition zones where they will remain until they fully demobilise.
The UN said the illegal armed groups were fighting for territory and resources.
The UN representative in Colombia, Todd Howland, said the groups were often involved in drug trafficking and illegal gold mining and see activists as a threat.
Mr Howland called on the government to recognise that the deaths formed a pattern and to provide protection to those in danger.
Colombia's Interior Minister Juan Fernando Cristo, said violence against rights defenders could undermine the peace deal.
"We're all interested in facing these threats and these murders because we know that it seriously affects the chances of consolidating peace in Colombia," he said.
Stephen McCrossan was arrested at his home in Kingsmere Gardens on Thursday night by a specialist team of police officers from Belfast.
He appeared at Londonderry Magistrates Court accused of breaching the order by possessing a computer in his home.
He was remanded in custody until 22 October when he will appear for a video link hearing.
A member of the PSNI's public protection unit told the district judge that he believed he could connect the defendant to the charge.
He said McCrossan would be accepting the charge at the earliest opportunity.
In February of last year, the defendant was jailed for three and a half years after pleading guilty to possessing 20,000 images of children being sexually abused.
The images were found on his computers .
He committed those offences between August 2011 and February 2013.
McCrossan was released on license from prison earlier this year and his period on license lasts until May 2016.
The world number two, chasing a 23rd Grand Slam singles title, won 6-1 6-3 in 63 minutes on Rod Laver Arena.
Williams, 35, goes on to face Czech 16th seed Barbora Strycova, who beat France's Caroline Garcia 6-2 7-5.
"She's human, and she is beatable," Strycova said of facing Williams in the last 16.
"This is a Grand Slam, and we are talking that she already won, but I don't like these talks."
Russian 30th seed Ekaterina Makarova came through a dramatic match to beat Slovakian sixth seed Dominika Cibulkova 6-2 6-7 (3-7) 6-3.
Croatian veteran Mirjana Lucic-Baroni also advanced to the fourth round for the first time with a 3-6 6-2 6-3 win over Greece's Maria Sakkari.
Before this year, the 34-year-old Lucic-Baroni's only previous win at the Australian Open came back in 1998.
She next faces American qualifier Jennifer Brady, the world number 116 who followed up her second-round win over Heather Watson by defeating 14th seed Elena Vesnina 7-6 (7-4) 6-2.
Joshua James Corbett, 39, is accused of stalking, burglary and possession of a machine gun, among other charges.
Police found an arsenal of weapons at his California home following his arrest at Bullock's Beverly Hills home in June 2014.
Bullock was at home during the alleged break-in and locked herself in her bedroom closet until police arrived.
Mr Corbett is being held on bail and faces more than 20 years if convicted on all counts.
A pre-trial hearing has been scheduled for 8 June, a year to the day of his 2014 arrest.
Mr Corbett was found carrying photos of the Oscar-winning actress and a notebook containing a letter to her.
In the letter, released to the media last month, he describes the Gravity star as his "girl" and describes himself as her "husband".
"You are very special to me and without you in my life there is only misery," the two-page letter reads.
Mr Corbett's lawyer said his client "really thought he was married" to the actress "but doesn't think that anymore".
He said Mr Corbett was "mentally disturbed", had been "getting some help in jail" and had "never intended to hurt Miss Bullock".
A recording of Bullock's 911 call was played at a pre-trial hearing last month, in which the 50-year-old could be heard sounding panicked and tearful.
Matt Cranch, from Newquay, Cornwall, who had only been working as a cannonball stunt man for a few weeks, died after a safety net collapsed at a show on Monday.
An investigation into the incident at Kent County Showground is under way.
Jacob Axtell, 22, originally joined the Scott May daredevil team, based in St Just, with Mr Cranch but left because of family commitments.
Mr Axtell said he was devastated by his best friend's death.
He said: "He was the sort of friend who would do anything for you and he was like that with everyone.
"He knew a lot of people and no one had a bad word to say about him. He did not have a bad bone in his body."
Mr Axtell met his friend when they worked together at the Watergate Bay Hotel, near Newquay, where they shared staff accommodation.
He said Mr Cranch's main hobby was his cars and he often worked on vehicles in his small garage.
Mr Cranch worked as a barman at the Watergate Bay Hotel but left only "a few weeks ago" said Will Ashworth, the hotel's managing director.
He was "extremely popular" at the bar where he worked for three years and everyone was very shocked, Mr Ashworth added.
He said as a barman Mr Cranch was in a "high profile position" and was popular with colleagues in his team and guests there.
"He was always cheerful and very friendly and was a pleasure to be around," he said.
"... I don't think I could over-estimate how popular and what a nice guy he was."
Many tributes have been left to Matt Cranch on Facebook.
Some are from old school friends of the 23-year-old who was originally from the Isle of Man.
They paint the picture of a young man remembered for his kindness, fun personality, as well as his "multi-coloured VW camper van" and old Beetle cars.
He was also remembered for playing in a band while living in the Isle of Man and going to youth theatre.
Ruth Harrison writes on the social network site that he was a loveable character who "made me smile even on a bad day".
While Heather Watson describes him as having "one of the purest hearts I have ever come across".
Following a highly critical report by the Banking Standards Commission in April, Sir James asked for his knighthood to be removed.
The report described him as the "architect" of the strategy that led to HBOS' downfall.
Mr Crosby served as chief executive of the bank between 2001 and 2006.
He was given the knighthood in 2006 after he had left HBOS.
The announcement, which came in the London Gazette, said: "Letters Patent dated 11 June 2013 have passed the Great Seal of the Realm cancelling and annulling the Knighthood conferred upon James Robert Crosby on the 6 December 2006 as a Knight Bachelor."
Mr Crosby said in April that the Banking Standards Commission's report "made for very chastening reading".
"Although I stood down as CEO of HBOS in 2006, some three years before it was taken over by Lloyds, I have never sought to disassociate myself from what has happened," he continued.
"I am deeply sorry for what happened at HBOS."
Mr Crosby also resigned as a non-executive director of Compass Group and gave up 30% of his £580,000-a-year HBOS pension, meaning he will waive around £174,000 this year.
At the height of the financial crisis, Lloyds took over the collapsed HBOS, the group that owned Halifax and Bank of Scotland. But the government ended up with a stake of about 40% in the new Lloyds Banking Group.
The report by the Banking Standards Commission, a government body set up to improve the UK's banking system, estimated that 96% of shareholder value was wiped out when HBOS collapsed, costing taxpayers £20.5bn.
Lloyds Banking Group has since cut tens of thousands of jobs and remains 39% state-owned.
The banking crisis also precipitated the economic slump from which the UK is still struggling to recover.
Mr Crosby's knighthood is the second casualty of the banking crisis. Fred Goodwin, the former chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, was stripped of his knighthood in 2012 after leading the bank to near-collapse in 2008, and an eventual multi-billion pound government bailout.
Luke Williams' men trailed at the break after Gwion Edwards continued his prolific start to his Posh career by scoring a fourth goal of the season.
Edwards headed home a 36th-minute Marcus Maddison free-kick which appeared to have been harshly awarded following a challenge from Michael Doughty.
But Doughty got over that disappointment when he levelled from the penalty spot six minutes into the second half after seeing his shot handled by defender Michael Bostwick.
But the hosts hit the front again on 63 minutes when new recruit Sean Murray endured a nightmare Town debut.
The former Watford man tripped Chris Forrester to concede a penalty only four minutes after his introduction as a substitute and Maddison made no mistake in beating Lawrence Vigouroux.
But Swindon rallied to claw their way level again when a dangerous Doughty cross was turned into his own net by Posh defender Jack Baldwin with 14 minutes to go.
And they came closest to winning it when substitute Luke Norris flashed a last-gasp shot wide.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Peterborough United 2, Swindon Town 2.
Second Half ends, Peterborough United 2, Swindon Town 2.
Attempt missed. Sean Murray (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Jermaine Anderson.
Attempt blocked. George Moncur (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
George Moncur (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lloyd Jones (Swindon Town).
Substitution, Swindon Town. Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill replaces James Brophy.
Foul by Paul Taylor (Peterborough United).
James Brophy (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Lawrence Vigouroux.
Attempt saved. Jermaine Anderson (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution, Peterborough United. Nathan Oduwa replaces Tom Nichols.
Own Goal by Jack Baldwin, Peterborough United. Peterborough United 2, Swindon Town 2.
Substitution, Swindon Town. Luke Norris replaces John Goddard.
Jack Baldwin (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lloyd Jones (Swindon Town).
Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Jack Baldwin.
Attempt blocked. John Goddard (Swindon Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
Foul by Paul Taylor (Peterborough United).
Nathan Thompson (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal! Peterborough United 2, Swindon Town 1. Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty Peterborough United. Chris Forrester draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Darnell Furlong (Swindon Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
Tom Nichols (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by James Brophy (Swindon Town).
Substitution, Peterborough United. George Moncur replaces Gwion Edwards.
Substitution, Swindon Town. Sean Murray replaces Anton Rodgers.
Attempt saved. Paul Taylor (Peterborough United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Lloyd Jones (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Darnell Furlong (Swindon Town) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
Attempt saved. Tom Nichols (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Goal! Peterborough United 1, Swindon Town 1. Michael Doughty (Swindon Town) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Penalty conceded by Michael Bostwick (Peterborough United) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Lloyd Jones.
Attempt blocked. Paul Taylor (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. John Goddard (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Second Half begins Peterborough United 1, Swindon Town 0.
First Half ends, Peterborough United 1, Swindon Town 0.
Goalkeeper Michel Vorm could return to the squad but Danny Rose is still absent with a knee injury.
Arsene Wenger has given centre-back Laurent Koscielny a "60% chance" of playing after suffering a knee injury against Leicester.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is fit but Shkodran Mustafi is missing with a thigh problem.
Guy Mowbray: "Tottenham's best approach would be to forget the title race for one day.
"Park all thoughts of Chelsea and concentrate on winning a derby - to end 21 seasons of St. Totteringham's Day.
"They'll have their own name for Arsenal not being able to catch them already. T-shirts might be on sale outside at full-time if it happens - but there's that 'if', which seems stronger now than a couple of weeks ago.
"The Gunners have rediscovered their scrapping gene in their last three games, and will (surely?!) fight tooth and nail to ruin their North London rivals' title bid.
"Arsenal's last visit to White Hart Lane as it stands and the 50th Premier League meeting of the teams could and should be memorable."
Twitter: @Guymowbray
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino: "My feeling is now, when you are so close - only four points the gap - I will be very disappointed if we don't win the title.
"My challenge or my aim is not to be above Arsenal. My aim is to be above 19 teams and to be first, to be on the top.
"You cannot ignore Chelsea's game before us, but we played the day after they lost to Crystal Palace and it didn't affect our preparation."
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: "This is one of the only times where Spurs look in people's minds as the favourites.
"I expect an open, committed match with high pace and there could be goals as both teams play positive football.
"I don't think that the top three is decided. We have an opportunity to be in there only if we win our games, we don't have to speculate at all.
"There is a lot that can happen until the end of the season."
Spurs have now won eight league games on the spin but I just have a feeling that Arsenal will put a spanner in the works of their bid to catch Chelsea.
Prediction: 1-1
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Kalambaie wa Kalambaie was one of 116 people, including many South Africans, who died.
In 2015, a coroner in a Lagos court said "the church was culpable because of criminal negligence".
Mr Joshua and his church have consistently denied any wrongdoing.
The pastor has so far not been charged, but the engineers responsible for the building are facing criminal charges.
The two children, aged three and six, are looking for at least $520,000 (£370,000) in damages, say Lagos court papers quoted in the Nigerian media.
This is supposed to compensate for the money that their father would have been expected to provide them with until he turned 70.
Their lawyer Bolaji Ayorinde told the BBC that he has had a lot of inquiries from relatives of people who died in the building collapse about the possibility of taking action.
Mr Joshua, referred to by his followers as a "prophet", is one of Nigeria's best-known evangelists and is popular across Africa.
He blamed the 2014 incident on a small plane which he said had been circling the building, which was a multi-storey guesthouse in a Lagos compound belonging to the Synagogue, Church Of All Nations.
This was dismissed by the Lagos coroner.
Mr Ayorinde said he was not concerned about taking on the popular preacher arguing that "the law treats everyone as equal".
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Mr Flowers was arrested in November following newspaper allegations he was involved in a drug deal. He had stepped down from the Co-op six months earlier over concerns about his expenses.
He has been charged with two counts of possession of a class A drug and one count of possession of a class C drug.
A second man has also been charged with offering to supply drugs.
The charges against Mr Flowers relate to possession of cocaine, methamphetamine and ketamine.
Accompanied by two minders, Mr Flowers fought through waiting photographers and TV crews as he arrived at Stainbeck Police station in Leeds earlier.
His solicitor Andrew Hollas told those gathered outside his client would make a full statement following his appearance at Leeds Magistrates' Court next month.
"He has been hounded for six months by certain elements of the press and they have included many allegations within their papers that have been completely without foundation," Mr Hollas added.
Claire Stevens from the Crown Prosecution Service said Yorkshire and Humberside's Complex Case Unit had "carefully considered a file of evidence gathered by West Yorkshire Police" in relation to the alleged offences.
"Following a review of the evidence, I have concluded that there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to charge Paul Flowers with possession of Class A and Class C drugs relating to an incident on 9 November 2013," she added.
The second man, Gavin Woroniuk, is accused of offering to supply cocaine, methamphetamine, cannabis and ketamine, the CPS said.
Mr Woroniuk also faces a charge of possession of criminal property.
The drugs allegations put Mr Flowers at the centre of a political row as the Conservatives highlighted his connections to the Labour Party.
Chancellor George Osborne launched an inquiry into how he was deemed suitable to chair the bank.
The Methodist preacher had previously served as a Labour councillor in Bradford and on an informal board advising Ed Miliband on banking.
But his appearance before the Treasury Select Committee in November last year was widely criticised.
It has also since emerged that Mr Flowers left Lifeline, a drugs charity based in Manchester, after allegations about his expense claims.
William Fearn, from Hodge Hill, Birmingham, served in North Africa in 1940 before being deployed to Malta for two years.
He was decorated with the Africa Star, the Defence Medal, the 1939-1945 Star and the 1945 War Medal.
Police said the medals, taken between Thursday and Tuesday, were "worth a few pounds" to anyone trying to sell them.
But they were "priceless" to Mr Fearn and his family, the West Midlands force said.
PC Lee Parry said the thieves may have stolen the medals "thinking they were of high value".
Officers were checking CCTV and speaking to residents, local stores and second hand dealers.
Under CT Plus' contract with the States the subsidy it is paid is reduced when services are not run.
In June 2013 it was fined £68,679, after drivers held a one-day strike and weekday services were reduced.
Most of the fines have been allocated by the Environment Department to improve specific bus services.
The company has had service credits - the financial penalties - deducted in 11 of the past 12 months.
The most number of services were dropped in June 2013 when changes in working conditions led to drivers striking and working to rule, which led to the loss of a number of weekdays services.
Environment Minister Roger Domaille said if services had not improved from their low in June then the contract would have been terminated.
He said the money from the penalties was used to put on extra journeys, such as those that improved the frequency of services to Torteval.
Deputy Domaille said: "[Service credits have] proved to be a spur to encourage them... to get a much better service, which is what we have now."
The company's three-year contract is due to end in March, when it is due to go out to tender.
Rooney, looking a shade offside, looped in a 69th-minute header from Andrew Considine's nod across goal.
McLean tapped in from close range late on after keeper Andy McNeil turned away a low strike from Niall McGinn.
The Dons hit the crossbar twice in the first half, while Morton's Jai Quitongo was denied by a good Joe Lewis save.
Aberdeen were beginning to look forlorn when Rooney eventually made the breakthrough. Their fans had grown restless as Morton gained in confidence, but a clever goal from the Irishman changed the nature of the game.
Rooney reacted swiftly to Considine's downward header from Graeme Shinnie's cross, and steered the ball over McNeil and covering defender Gavin Gunning. Aberdeen needed Rooney to be sharp, because much of their play until then had lacked purpose.
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Their initial drive, which brought a series of early corners, with a McLean effort blocked at the near post and a Johnny Hayes header against the bar, soon dissipated.
Rooney also struck the bar with a header just before the interval, but otherwise Aberdeen did not play with the kind of swagger or authority that might have been expected, mostly because their opponents would not allow them to.
The Championship side had to endure a frantic opening spell, when composure was glaringly absent in a team containing six players 21 or under.
Once the impressive duo of Jamie Lindsay and Andy Murdoch began to stand their ground in midfield, though, and the centre-back pairing of Thomas O'Ware and Gavin Gunning stood tall, Morton began to contribute to the semi-final.
Their threat rested almost entirely with the lively, edgy figure of Quitongo, who played on the shoulder of the Aberdeen centre-backs, or hared into the channels after the ball.
He saw a first-half effort blocked by the outstretched leg of Lewis, while a second-half shot flashed past the top-corner and an overhead kick flew over.
The rashness of the finishing reflected the lack of poise that was the most obvious deficiency in Morton's play. They were game throughout, but drained, physically and mentally, by the time Aberdeen added a second when McGinn's shot was pushed away by McNeil into the path of McLean, who turned the ball into an empty net.
The story of the game ought to have provoked a deeper sense of occasion. The lunchtime kick-off, though, contributed to a crowd of a little more than 16,000, while the nature of the game also subdued supporters.
Large areas of Hampden were empty, and Aberdeen at times seemed unable to inject passion or dynamism to their play, at least until they scored.
Morton, too, spurned good moments, not least the opportunities to deliver dangerous cross balls from the right flank. Their doggedness was obvious and Aberdeen had to overcome that organisation and industry as well as the flat atmosphere and then grumbles of frustration from their fans.
Ultimately, the victory was merited since they took their chances with a clear-eyed ruthlessness. It was a pragmatic victory, rather than an impressive one.
Match ends, Morton 0, Aberdeen 2.
Second Half ends, Morton 0, Aberdeen 2.
Attempt missed. Wes Burns (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Miles Storey replaces Niall McGinn.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Wes Burns replaces Graeme Shinnie.
Substitution, Morton. Lee Kilday replaces Jamie Lindsay.
Goal! Morton 0, Aberdeen 2. Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Ryan Jack replaces James Maddison.
Andrew Considine (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Andrew Considine (Aberdeen).
Scott Tiffoney (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Scott Tiffoney (Morton).
Attempt missed. Andy Murdoch (Morton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
Attempt blocked. Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. James Maddison (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
Substitution, Morton. Scott Tiffoney replaces Jamie McDonagh.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Mark Russell.
Attempt blocked. Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Foul by Andrew Considine (Aberdeen).
Jai Quitongo (Morton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen).
Jamie McDonagh (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt blocked. Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Morton. Aidan Nesbitt replaces Kudus Oyenuga.
Attempt missed. Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Goal! Morton 0, Aberdeen 1. Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Andrew Considine.
Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Dangerous play by Michael Doyle (Morton).
Attempt missed. Jai Quitongo (Morton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt missed. Jai Quitongo (Morton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Adam Rooney (Aberdeen).
Gavin Gunning (Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
James Maddison (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andy Murdoch (Morton).
Jamie Lindsay (Morton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corrie Mckeague, from Fife, vanished after a night out in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, on 24 September.
The 23-year-old's Nokia was tracked from Bury to Barton Mills, but was not found.
Suffolk Police said it would be impossible to link the phone back found in Mildenhall, near Barton Mills, with the airman's disappearance.
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The police said the telephone had no essential components. As a result, no further investigations will be carried out on it.
On Monday, it was revealed Mr Mckeague was due to become a father.
Forbes McKenzie, of McKenzie Intelligence Services which was brought in to assist the search, said the whereabouts of Mr Mckeague's telephone was "key".
Mr McKenzie said: "Where the phone finished is indicative of where Corrie last was.
"I'm very interested in what other phones were co-located with Corrie's phone."
Mr Mckeague's Nokia Lumia 435 phone is thought to have been in a black PVC case which was frayed and worn around the edges.
Fletcher, in at number six as a nightwatchman, helped his side from their overnight 96-4 to 305 all out.
He was run out just short of a maiden first-class century, slipping after been sent back by James Pattinson (59).
Durham reached 162-5 at the close, leading by 19 runs, but with opener Keaton Jennings unbeaten on 62.
Much will depend on England Test batsman Jennings if the hosts, who began the season on minus 48 points because of last season's financial issues, are to start 2017 with a positive result.
The match was turned in Notts' favour by an eighth-wicket partnership of 108 between Fletcher and Australia pace bowler Pattinson, who made a career-best 89 not out in the win at Leicestershire in their first match of the season.
Jake Ball (2-46) made early inroads with the ball before Pattinson (2-24) broke a fourth-wicket stand of 71 between Jennings and Paul Collingwood (40) when the latter edged to Riki Wessels, who took a stunning high catch at first slip.
The prolific director began his career in television before going on to direct more than 30 films over six decades.
Oscar-nominated for popular weepie Love Story, his other films included Author! Author!, Silver Streak and The In-Laws.
Current Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs said the organisation was "deeply saddened" by his passing.
"I was a member of the Board during his presidency and fortunate enough to witness first-hand his dedication to the Academy and his lifelong passion for visual storytelling," she said in a statement.
"Our condolences go out to his loved ones."
Hiller's work included successful collaborations with playwrights Neil Simon and Paddy Chayefsky and the comedians Steve Martin and Richard Pryor.
But he remains best known for Love Story, a tale of ill-fated lovers that featured the famous line: "Love means never having to say you're sorry."
Starring Ryan O'Neal and MacGraw, the film was nominated for seven Oscars but only received one, for its score.
Hiller had to wait until 2002 to be recognised by the body he presided over from 1993 to 1997, when he received its Jean Hersholt humanitarian award.
Rocky star Carl Weathers, Superbad director Greg Mottola and comedy actor Fred Willard have been among those to pay tribute on Twitter.
MacGraw released a statement, in which she remembered the film-maker as "a remarkable, gifted, generous human being."
"Arthur Hiller was an integral part of one of the most important experiences of my life," she wrote. "My heart and love go out to his family."
The director, whose wife Gwen died in June, is survived by daughter Erica, son Henryk and five grandchildren.
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14 November 2014 Last updated at 06:56 GMT
He had to pull together a group of children and celebrities to record and perform a single for Children in Need.
The choir are singing a cover version of Avicii's smash hit Wake Me Up, and it is doing well in the UK music charts.
Some of the celebrity singers include CBBC's Radzi Chinyanganya, Bake-off presenter Mel Giedroyc and Strictly meanie Craig Revel Horwood.
Ricky caught up with Gareth to find out how the rehearsals are going.
The double Olympic champion defended his World Championships 5,000m and 10,000m titles in Beijing in August.
His involvement next March in Wales would be a major coup for the event, which will be held over the same course as this Sunday's Cardiff Half-Marathon.
"We've got a really good dialogue with Mo Farah," said Matt Newman, the chief executive of organisers Run 4 Wales.
"I was speaking with his agent only yesterday in fact.
"We were talking about Mo's programme for 2016 which they're really just putting together."
It has been a difficult summer for Farah, with a series of allegations made against his coach Alberto Salazar - all denied by the American, and with no suggestion Farah has done anything wrong.
But the 32-year-old Briton remains one of the biggest - and most popular - stars of distance running and underlined his talent last month by defending the two World titles he won in 2013 in Moscow.
Farah remains favourite to also successfully defend his Olympic titles at the 2016 Games in Brazil next August.
"Of course, what Mo Farah has come out and said is it's all about the Olympics in Rio in the summer, but there are some options for him in March," Newman added.
"Just before the World Half-Marathon Championships in Cardiff is the World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Oregon.
"Obviously he lives in that part of the world so that will also be something of interest to him.
"But at the moment we've got a really healthy dialogue with Mo Farah so we'll be doing our best to persuade him that Cardiff's a better option than Portland in Oregon."
Beloy moved to Belgium from what was then Zaire now DR Congo as a young boy, and says he had bananas thrown at him in his early football career.
He says racism is still an issue at varying levels in Belgian football.
"In Mechelen, I was the first black person," he told BBC Sport.
"People came to our garden to look at the young black kids as they told each other: 'Their parents live in Africa and still live in the trees.' We were a novelty, a curiosity" said Beloy.
The 59-year-old claims the abuse continued into his playing career and in April 1978 during a game between his Beerschot VAC side and Antwerp, a banana was thrown at him from the stands.
"I picked up that banana and put it aside to continue playing," he continued.
"The next day the newspaper published a cartoon, depicting 'Beloy' with a banana skin. But that was the only reaction, that was it, full stop."
Beloy believes not much has changed over the years especially for youngsters. He currently works with a club in Antwerp whose youth teams are predominantly made up of immigrants.
"Everywhere they go, they face racism - it's the black team playing against the white team - but these kids are just six, seven or eight years old," he says.
"At youth level, matches shouldn't be competitive. That's what Club Brugge do.
"Alternative solutions to combat the problem would be time outs or a centralised hotline for complaints."
Beloy also feels that even at senior level there are issues.
"Beveren were a team entirely made up of Ivorians, who cost Beveren nothing and they sold them on to the biggest clubs in the world," he points out.
"For me that was pure human trafficking, another form of racism."
It seems that there are still problems in the lower leagues too according to Anthony Mbachu, a striker of Nigerian origin, who plays for amateur side Kalmthout.
He highlights abuse he suffered while playing against Maria-ter-Heide.
"The assistant coach [Patrick] Supilie began to shout - 'it is always the same with you, banana head' - all kinds of racial slurs were hurled my way," said Mbachu.
Supilie later apologised for his comments after the Kalmthout players walked off in protest.
The Belgium Football Association (KBVB) awarded the match to Maria-ter-Heide because the game had to be abandoned.
However Maria-ter-Heide were eventually sanctioned with a three-point deduction for racism.
"I played with Christian Benteke at Standard Liège at youth level and I never encountered a problem then," Mbachu continued.
"It all changed when I went to the provincial level. Opposing defenders often say 'go back to your country.'
"Why? I don't understand. I swallow it, but privately it destroys me."
Crystal Palace striker Benteke was born in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa and was one of ten players with African ancestry who featured in November's Belgian squad for a friendly against the Netherlands and a World Cup qualifier against Estonia.
"The Red Devils are the standout example of how a multicultural society can function," said Frank Van Laeken, who co-authored a book on racism in Belgian football with Beloy.
"They are a mix of traditional Belgians and 'new' Belgians, all working together at the top but it's an exception, you don't find that mix of colours and different backgrounds anywhere else in society."
Beloy believes one of the problems is that the football association has been left to deal with the issue of racism.
"One of the problems is that Belgium doesn't have a federal minister of sport," he explained.
"The FA is responsible for the national team and the amateur leagues, the Pro League for the professional club game, but the Belgian system is too fragmented to monitor racism," highlighted Beloy.
The KBVB says that it receives about 25 complaints about racism a year.
"We can't hide behind the Red Devils. Every case of racism is a case too many. It's totally unacceptable," said Belgian FA president François De Keersmaecker.
"We focus on three issues: regulation, repression and prevention.
"To end racism is difficult, but it is paramount that at youth level, in clubs, in schools and in work shops, we act. Young people understand the problem better than the older generation."
The country's military ruler dropped objections to accepting help in the case after being pressed on the issue by UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
The bodies of David Miller, 24, and Hannah Witheridge, 23, were discovered on a beach on 15 September.
Two Burmese men are under arrest but the Thai inquiry has been criticised.
The UK Foreign Office summoned the Thai charge d'affaires earlier this week to express concern about the police investigation.
Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun, both migrant workers from Myanmar, also known as Burma, are alleged to have confessed to the killings earlier this month.
Police have denied subsequent reports that the pair, both aged 21, then withdrew their confessions.
The two suspects were in court for a pre-trial witness hearing on the island of Koh Samui on Tuesday, but did not testify.
They are charged with conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to rape and robbery, and could face the death penalty if found guilty.
Thai Prime Minister Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha met Mr Cameron at a summit in Italy and agreed that a delegation of British officers could travel to Thailand, having previously rejected offers of assistance.
A diplomatic source said that Thai authorities were leading the investigation, but it was important that the victims' families could be reassured about the justice process.
He said: "There are two areas we are particularly concerned about. One is the verification of the DNA samples of the suspects, making sure there is further independent verification.
"And the second is the investigation into allegations of mistreatment of the suspects.
"What the PM secured was agreement from the Thai PM that we can send some British police investigators to Koh Tao to work with the Royal Thai Police on this."
The discussion between the leaders came at the Asia Europe Meeting in Milan.
Post-mortem examinations found Mr Miller, from Jersey, died from drowning and a blow to the head, while Miss Witheridge, from Great Yarmouth, died from head wounds.
Police have said DNA found on Ms Witheridge matched samples taken from the suspects.
Concerns about the murder investigation include the fact the crime scene was not sealed off after the killings, as well as the fact an early statement was released by police saying that no Thai person could have committed such a crime.
Mr Zaw's mother Phyu Shwe Nu has said her son was being made a "scapegoat" by police.
Miller was signed for six T20 Blast group games and maybe available if they reach the knock-out stages.
"Early exploration has been made, that's not taking away our focus from the games right now," said coach Robert Croft.
Nick Selman is in line to replace Miller at Hampshire on Thursday.
Young Welsh paceman Lukas Carey is set to continue for group leaders Glamorgan, with Timm van der Gugten still out injured.
Carey, 20, bowled Kent's Daniel Bell-Drummond in the opening over of his T20 debut against Kent and followed up by dismissing Surrey's England opener Jason Roy first ball at a packed Oval.
"It was a great game to be part of in front of 20-odd thousand, I didn't think I'd be involved in the T20 so this is a bonus," said Carey.
"For Jacques (Rudolph) to come up and say I was bowling the first over feels like quite an achievement.
"There's definitely more pressure playing in front of big crowds and where we are in the group, but I try to remain relaxed and get on with my job."
If Carey plays against Hampshire, Glamorgan would field three Welsh players in their T20 side after being down to two because of injuries at one stage, while Kiran Carlson could challenge for a place soon after injury.
"Welsh players will play in the side if they force their way in and they're good enough," Croft told BBC Wales Sport.
"Don't forget the Welsh players are learning off some blinking good overseas players, which will stand them in better stead for longer careers, and that's what important to us."
Glamorgan would be almost assured of a last eight place with victory in Southampton, but Croft is unwilling to take anything for granted.
"We pride ourselves on a positive brand of cricket, and we'll see where that gets us. Our focus and determination hasn't changed," he said.
Glamorgan won the One-Day Cup match in Southampton earlier in 2017, but Hampshire won in Cardiff in the opening match of the T20 Blast.
The home side are without batsman Rilee Roussow and wicket-keeper Lewis McManus, both having surgery on broken fingers.
Hampshire (from): J Vince (capt), J Adams, T Alsop, G Bailey, L Dawson, S Afridi, S Ervine, C Wood, I Holland, C Dickinson, G Berg, K Abbott, M Crane, F Edwards.
Glamorgan (from): J Rudolph (capt), A Donald, C Ingram, N Selman, C Cooke, G Wagg, C Meschede, A Salter, M De Lange, L Carey, M Hogan, R Smith, T Cullen.
The 22-year-old, who lives and trains in Cardiff, broke the world record with a throw of 41.68m but broke it again in her final throw to win gold.
Davies beat South Korea's Young Dae Joo 14-12, 4-11, 11-9, 11-5 in his final.
Arnold beat New Zealander Holly Robinson and Poland's Katarzyna Piekart who won silver and bronze respectively.
Arnold finished 11th and fifth in the event at Beijing 2008 and London 2012.
"This has been my absolute dream - I cannot believe I am Paralympic champion and double world champion. It is so surreal," Arnold told Channel 4.
"I've been injured for two months but coming here has been as clean slate and I just went out there with nothing to lose.
"I actually thought I had one more throw! When my coach told me I had won gold I just burst into tears. I didn't expect to break the world record by that much."
Welsh world number one Davies is a former Brecon rugby player who suffered a broken neck in September 2005 following a collapsed scrum against Ynysybwl.
"I'm not really sure how I'm feeling right now! I can't believe I kept it together. I have played Young Dae Joo twice in competition before and lost both times," Davies told Channel 4.
"I must thank everybody for their support. We've been working hard behind the scenes and it has paid off. I'm chuffed I managed to keep it together.
"I haven't beaten any of the Koreans for a while so to do it on the biggest stage is brilliant. Come on!"
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Three women were attacked between 6 and 10 February in Moseley and Kings Heath, West Midlands Police said.
The teenager, from Sparkhill, appeared at Birmingham Youth Court to admit conspiracy to commit robbery.
He has been remanded in custody and is due to be sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on 27 February.
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The conspiracy charge also includes an incident on 10 February when two boys were stunned with a device during a robbery in which a mobile phone was stolen.
Earlier, police said two more teenagers have been arrested in connection with the attacks.
Both aged 16, the boys were arrested at their home addresses in Moseley and Balsall Heath on suspicion of conspiracy to rob.
A suitcase containing several sets of machetes, knives, hammers and mobile phones was found at one address, police said.
9 January 2015 Last updated at 08:46 GMT
Adventurers visit Yosemite National Park in the United States to conquer the steep rock face.
Free climbing means Tom and Kevin will use just their hands and feet to climb, rather than pulling themselves up on ropes.
But they will be attached to a safety rope to stop them from falling.
The two climbers will try to free climb the steepest part - the Dawn Face.
Young adventurer Ella has climbed El Capitan and visited Newsround to describe her experience.
Hannah Birt was navigating through a bridge at about 15:00 GMT on Saturday when heavy currents caught her, pinning her up against the bridge arch.
"The boat flipped over and it just pinned my legs in the boat.
"My hips were taking the full force of water, I was pinned under the water so I went for the surface," she said.
"I yelled up 'I'm gonna die' and I called for ropes and people dropped them down. I couldn't move, I was cold and hypothermic. The rescue services were brilliant, I couldn't thank them enough, as well as the people who were shouting and keeping me awake."
It took nearly an hour to rescue Ms Birt from the river.
In the ambulance on the way to hospital, she lapsed in and out of consciousness and, at one stage, her body temperature dropped dramatically low.
She is grateful to everyone who helped save her life and said in the first moments after the kayak tipped, she could have easily died.
"I would've drowned, if I had not got my head above water at that time," she said.
Paul Coyle, northern area commander with the Fire and Rescue Service, was at the scene said: "The flow of the water was pinning her against the canoe and the bridge.
"She had nowhere to go and she had a suspected broken leg and was in pain."
Fire and rescue workers were joined by Lough Neagh Rescue, the police, the ambulance service and some of her friends who had been out on the river.
"The operation to rescue her took about an hour," Mr Coyle said. "This was a great team effort and it took that to rescue her."
He said that Ms Birt had a good life jacket and dry suit which protected her from hypothermia.
"It was a very challenging incident but it had a great outcome," he said.
Ms Birt was taken to Antrim Area Hospital and has since been discharged.
The ex-England Under-18 international, who made his Town debut on the final day of the season, is one of 17 players whose deals are set to expire.
"It's a case of waiting to see what happens," Burton told BBC Shropshire.
"There are a lot of lads out of contract here, because a lot signed two years ago," added 19-year-old Burton.
Speculation has previously linked him with Wolves, Aston Villa and even Glasgow Rangers.
But Newport-born Burton has witnessed the route to the top taken by England's number one, fellow Shropshire lad Joe Hart, who did a full season as Shrewsbury keeper a decade ago.
"I've grown up watching the club," he said. "I want to stay and play for the team as much as I can. We will have to see what happens to everyone.
"It feels like I've been waiting a long time to get on the pitch, because I've been here since I was 10. But I couldn't wish to make my debut for a better team."
The League One club have until 23 May to tell their soon-to-be out-of-contract players if they want to keep them or not.
Shrewsbury, who finished 20th, remained at the third tier of English football by four points in the end, having secured their safety on the penultimate weekend of the season.
Town boss Micky Mellon last week revealed that he is to remain as manager next season, following their relegation near-miss.
Christopher Halliwell was jailed on Friday for the 2003 murder of Becky Godden, having already been convicted of killing Sian O'Callaghan in 2011.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, ex-detective Steve Fulcher said Halliwell told him "police want to interview me about eight murders".
Mr Fulcher said he "concluded" it meant Halliwell was linked to other cases.
"There's no question, from all the information I gathered when I was running this inquiry in 2011, that he has committed other murders," he added.
In particular, he suggested Halliwell could have been involved with the disappearance of Linda Razzell, who was last seen on her way to work in Swindon in 2002.
The 41-year-old mother-of-four's husband, Glyn Razzell, was sentenced to life in prison for her murder but claims to be innocent and the victim of a conspiracy.
Ms Razzell's family, however, told BBC Wales they have "no doubt" that Razzell is guilty.
"We were 100% happy with the police investigation," a family spokesman said.
Mr Fulcher said police were aware Halliwell had a "direct relationship" with Mrs Razzell.
However, he denied newspaper reports he had suggested Halliwell could be linked to the disappearance of missing York chef Claudia Lawrence.
The Sunday Express reported Mr Fulcher as saying Ms Lawrence's case "fitted Halliwell's behaviour".
But North Yorkshire Police said they were "not aware" of any evidence to link Halliwell to Ms Lawrence. She vanished in York in March 2009.
Wiltshire Police are also not linking Halliwell to any other murders but were due to liaise with other police forces over cases.
Det Supt Memory said: "It is fair to say that there may be other victims as there is an eight-year gap, however I am not linking him to any other investigation at this time."
Mr Fulcher resigned from Wiltshire Police in 2014 after being found guilty of gross misconduct for failing to follow the proper procedures when arresting Halliwell in 2011.
During the investigation into the disappearance of Ms O'Callaghan, Halliwell offered to take police to "another one" and led Mr Fulcher to a field in Gloucestershire, where Becky Godden's remains were found.
The evidence gathered by Mr Fulcher, however, was ruled inadmissible as he had not cautioned Halliwell.
Ms Godden's mother, Karen Edwards, has praised Mr Fulcher for his actions but he has been repeatedly criticised by her father John Godden.
The 52-year-old taxi driver from Swindon was jailed for life in 2011 for killing Ms O'Callaghan.
Ms O'Callaghan mother, Elaine Pickford, said she felt there was "too much speculation going on" around other suspected victims of Halliwell.
"Despite my belief that there is likely to have been more victims, I personally do not feel it is helpful to either the police or those families to publicly speculate on those victims, scenarios and to presume," she said.
"Having been through the awful five-day experience when Sian was missing, you are, as a parent and a family, imagining all sorts of things, as well as trying to retain some small hope.
"Public speculation I don't feel would have helped us, just facts, which we were kept up to date on during those days and sadly when Sian was found."
Becky Godden's remains were also discovered. in 2011, in a field in Eastleach, Gloucestershire.
Christopher Halliwell was arrested outside a supermarket in Swindon at the height of the search for office worker Sian O'Callaghan.
At the time, it was still a search for a missing person and former Wiltshire Police detective Steve Fulcher "pleaded" with Halliwell "for Sian O'Callaghan's life".
"After a period of time all he said was 'have you got a car? we'll go'
"On that basis I allowed him to direct us to the White Horse at Uffington, where subsequently Sian O'Callaghan's body was found."
It was at this point - when police realised that Sian was dead - that Halliwell should have been taken to a police station and given access to a lawyer.
But Halliwell dropped a bombshell. He told Mr Fulcher "there was another one".
The detective chose to break guidelines saying there was a flaw which "doesn't allow police officers to act in the interests of the parties whose lives are threatened".
"It's a straight case between a victim's right to life and an offender's right to silence."
He led officers to a field in Eastleach, Gloucestershire, and paced out to the final resting place of Becky Godden.
The Flybe flight 1274 from Amsterdam to Manchester was forced to ground early after passengers alerted cabin crew.
Birmingham Airport was closed for half an hour from 15:25 BST due to the incident, a spokeswoman said.
No-one was injured but flights were delayed on the ground and in the air while safety checks were carried out.
Passenger Suhail Ahmed-Qadri, from Manchester, said he and others on board felt "a big shudder" shortly after the plane took off.
"We looked out of the window and could see the tyre of the plane had burst," he said.
"It hadn't gone back up into the undercarriage. We called over one of the cabin crew who couldn't believe it. She informed the captain who made an announcement.
"We had to circle Birmingham Airport for about an hour to burn fuel before we could land. The runway was shut because of the emergency landing and we could see ambulances and emergency services crews and their flashing lights from up in the sky.
"It was a scary experience and I have mixed feelings about it. A couple behind me were very upset and were crying and hugging. I thought we would make it and that we would be OK."
A Flybe spokesman apologised to passengers for the inconvenience, and said the decision to redirect the flight was taken "as a precautionary measure, to take into consideration more favourable wind conditions".
The company also confirmed passengers would be taken by bus from Birmingham to Manchester.
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Brian McKandie was found beaten to death with a "heavy weapon" in his home in Rothienorman on 12 March.
Police believe he may have known his killer. Two men were seen speaking to him the day before, and a burgundy or maroon car was also seen at the time.
Crimestoppers has offered the reward of up to £10,000 for information that leads to conviction in the case.
The murder was featured on BBC One's Crimewatch Roadshow on Wednesday morning.
Det Ch Insp Iain Smith, of Police Scotland, told the programme it was a "brutal" and "senseless" crime.
Angela Parker, the Crimestoppers national manager for Scotland, said: "Brian was a quiet and gentle man who was well-known in the local community.
"His family is understandably devastated and keen to find out what happened to Brian and for those responsible for his death to face justice.
"We are offering a substantial reward and are urging anyone with information to contact Crimestoppers anonymously.
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Audi said the upgrade would "improve emissions behaviour in real driving conditions further beyond existing legal requirements".
The carmaker added it was convinced the programme would counteract possible bans on diesel cars.
In recent days, rival German carmakers Mercedes and Daimler issued recalls involving three million vehicles.
The Audi recall affects cars fitted with six- and eight-cylinder diesel motors meeting the Euro 5 and Euro 6 emissions criteria, including some models made by parent company Volkswagen and sister firm Porsche.
The upgrade is available for Audi cars with affected engines in Europe and other markets outside North America.
The Reuters news agency reported that German car industry officials and politicians had agreed to improve diesel vehicles' emissions through software updates in order to avoid diesel bans in cities.
Arndt Ellinghorst, an analyst at investment bank Evercore ISI, said there could be many more of these fixes to come: "What Audi and Mercedes have announced is just the tip of the iceberg. All other carmakers will follow and offer improvements to the engine management software.
"If this isn't an industry-wide action, city driving bans might be the painful alternative."
A bomb was detonated on board a train pulling out of Maelbeek station, close to the European institutions, in the morning rush hour on 22 March. The attack followed suicide bombs at Brussels airport which also killed 16.
People can write their tributes to the victims on a commemorative wall inside Maelbeek station.
The metro system is now fully open.
The Brussels public transport authority (Stib) said that military and police officers would be present to "ensure the security of the entire network".
The metro would be running to the same timetable as before the attacks; however, the number of entry points is limited to one or two per station, Stib said. Since the attacks, the metro system had been running from 06:00 to 22:00 but on Monday resumed its normal hours of 04:30 to 00:30.
Survivors and relatives of the victims were able to visit the station on Saturday, before it re-opened.
The explosion on 22 March did not damage the structure of the metro station, according to Stib; the work carried out included re-tiling and painting.
A commemorative art work will eventually replace the tribute wall.
A new amendment to the Immigration Bill from Labour's Lord Dubs was backed by 279 votes to 172.
It would force ministers to arrange the relocation of children who have made it to Europe into the UK, with the total number to be decided by the government.
The government has warned against encouraging people to place children in the hands of traffickers.
It announced last week it would take in as many as 3,000 refugees, mostly vulnerable children, from the war-torn Syria region by 2020.
But campaigners, including charity Save the Children, are calling for unaccompanied children who have already made it into Europe to be allowed into the UK.
On Monday night, MPs rejected Lord Dubs' attempt to force the government to admit 3,000 children from Europe.
His revised amendment - which was backed by the Lords - did not include the 3,000 target, instead requiring the government to consult with local authorities to come up with a total.
Labour peer Lord Dubs arrived in the UK in 1939 as a six-year-old refugee fleeing the persecution of Jews in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.
He was one of 669 children who escaped the Holocaust on trains from Prague organised by British stockbroker Sir Nicholas Winton.
After a 48-hour journey, the young Alf Dubs was met by his father, who had fled to England the day the Nazis entered Czechoslovakia, at Liverpool Street station in London.
Profile: Lord Dubs
In the Lords debate, Home Office minister Earl Howe said the issue of child refugees was "highly emotive" and that the UK had a "moral duty to help those in need".
He said the government was "already fulfilling that duty", adding that "physically transporting unaccompanied children from one part of the EU to another is not the best or most effective way to fulfil our duty".
Lord Dubs said he welcomed government support for refugees, but added: "When all is said and done, the government will still leave thousands of children in Europe.
"Children who are vulnerable, children who are in an unhappy situation, children who are in danger possibly even to their lives and certainly to their wellbeing."
He said he was "astonished" at the support for his amendment.
Speaking before the vote, the prime minister's spokeswoman said the government wanted to protect vulnerable people but not "fuel a system that is incentivising people to be exploited by trafficking gangs and make perilous journeys".
The government suffered further defeats on the Immigration Bill over the detention of pregnant women in immigration custody and holding people in detention for more than 28 days.
It will now decide whether to try to overturn the latest defeats when the bill returns to the Commons.
The Isle of Wight Council tried to fine Jon Platt £120 for taking his daughter on a once-in-a-lifetime family holiday to Florida during term time.
But magistrates backed the father, so the council appealed to the High Court, which again ruled in Mr Platt's favour.
The Supreme Court has said it will allow a final challenge by the council.
On Wednesday, a panel of three justices who reviewed the case decided a hearing should go ahead.
It is expected to take place on January 31.
Isle of Wight Council, as the local education authority, took the case to London's High Court but senior judges backed the magistrates' ruling in favour of the father.
He had argued he should not be fined over the absence because his daughter's attendance was considered good.
The council submitted papers to the Supreme Court for permission to launch a final legal challenge.
It made the application at the request of Schools Minister Nick Gibb.
The council argued the case raised important issues for schools and families up and down the country.
The Department for Education said it would work with the Isle of Wight to consider the next steps.
"Our position remains that children should not be taken out of school without good reason.
"That is why we have tightened the rules and are supporting schools and local authorities to use their powers to tackle unauthorised absence.
"The evidence shows that every extra day of school missed can affect a pupil's chances of achieving good GCSEs, which has a lasting effect on their life chances - vindicating our strong stance on attendance."
But parents face much higher flight and accommodation prices during the school holidays, and some choose to miss a few days to take advantage of this.
Mr Platt said in response: "I am disappointed that the appeal has been allowed.
"Their position is so shocking I hoped the court would say it was not arguable, let alone winnable.
"The decision creates uncertainty and distress for parents, who will be worried sick for the next few weeks that they may have committed a criminal offence by taking their children out of school.
"But I am delighted we won't have to wait long for the hearing. Usually it would take six months for a full hearing, so it has been expedited."
The Bluebirds were 2-0 up at the break through Aron Gunnarsson's unmarked header from Peter Whittingham's corner and Joe Ralls' close-range finish.
The hosts' hopes of a comeback were thwarted by Thomas Lam's sending-off for pulling back Anthony Pilkington.
Henri Lansbury's late penalty, after the Forest skipper was bundled over by Gunnarsson, set up a nervy finale.
Cardiff have picked up seven points from a possible nine under new boss Neil Warnock and are now 20th in the table, behind Forest on goal difference.
Forest's display was characterised by defensive errors, with a string of saves from goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic and Cardiff's profligacy helping to keep the score down.
Left-back Armand Traore gave away possession for the second goal and Lam was dismissed - receiving Forest's fourth red card of the season - after he gifted the ball to Pilkington.
Forest have had to contend with off-field distractions recently, including an impending takeover of the club and late payments and unpaid bonuses for players.
Philippe Montanier's side lacked creativity and their only chances came from long-range efforts until Lansbury's spot-kick gave them hope of an equaliser in stoppage time.
Nottingham Forest head coach Philippe Montanier:
"It was a poor, poor result. It's always the same story. We had a repeat of individual mistakes.
"At 1-0 you can come back, but then we had another mistake. It's never the same player making the individual mistake. At 2-0, it is difficult to come back.
"We never gave up, even when we went down to 10 men, and we scored at the end, but we keep making individual mistakes."
Cardiff manager Neil Warnock:
"Nottingham Forest are a good side with some very good players. I was hoping for a clean sheet, but once again we've let ourselves down at the death.
"It was a game we should have won comfortably.
"I've been asked about promotion. But I just said: 'Let's get out the bottom three first'. We just get carried away, don't we?
"We're nowhere near the finished article, but we've got a good bunch of players and the fans get behind us."
Match ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Cardiff City 2.
Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Cardiff City 2.
Chris Cohen (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stuart O'Keefe (Cardiff City).
Substitution, Cardiff City. Stuart O'Keefe replaces Peter Whittingham.
Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
Attempt blocked. Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Cardiff City 2. Henri Lansbury (Nottingham Forest) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty Nottingham Forest. Henri Lansbury draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) after a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt blocked. Pajtim Kasami (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henri Lansbury.
Damien Perquis (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City).
Attempt blocked. Pajtim Kasami (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
Kieran Richardson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Pajtim Kasami (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kieran Richardson (Cardiff City).
Henri Lansbury (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City).
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jorge Grant replaces Armand Traore.
Attempt blocked. Pajtim Kasami (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Pajtim Kasami (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
Henri Lansbury (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Peter Whittingham with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Henri Lansbury (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Armand Traore.
Pajtim Kasami (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
Attempt missed. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Armand Traore.
Attempt blocked. Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
Hand ball by Kieran Richardson (Cardiff City).
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Britt Assombalonga replaces Nicolao Dumitru.
Foul by Apostolos Vellios (Nottingham Forest).
Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Craig Noone (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Vladimir Stojkovic.
Attempt saved. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Anthony Pilkington.
Attempt saved. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
Their ninth album is "utterly entrancing", "mesmerising" and "an incisive portrayal of emotional vulnerability", the critics said. Fans, too, lavished praise on the album, noting a return to melodicism after the fractured and fatigued King Of Limbs five years ago.
Many of the songs are elevated by guitarist Jonny Greenwood's orchestral arrangements and the presence of the 13-person choir from the London Contemporary Orchestra.
The band haven't spoken about the record since it was released, but Greenwood dropped into BBC 6 Music to chat to Matt Everitt earlier this week.
Their conversation covered the "traumatic" recording sessions, Radiohead's career-spanning live shows, and their rejected theme song for the Bond film, Spectre.
The setlists for your recent live shows have changed radically every night. How many songs did you rehearse?
We started with 120. It's crazy. I mean, it's just every song we've done. And then we gave up and realised that was stupid and got it down to about 60 or 70, and we played 24 songs a night. So there's a lot to choose from.
What was the thinking behind that?
Variety. Keeping it fresh and interesting. It drives our crew crazy, as you might imagine, because they don't know what to do with the lights. But that's okay. We've always been like that. We've always decided the setlist just before we play.
The image that's grown around Radiohead's studio work is that it's very tortured, very emotionally draining... a very difficult experience for everybody concerned. Is that is that true?
It's by turns really exciting - and there's usually Thom [Yorke] in the middle of it getting very excited and motivating everyone and getting worked up about how well it's going - and then there's periods when nothing's happening and it's just not working and it's frustrating.
But it's like that for everyone with work. When it's going well it's such an exciting and "up" and happy time that gets you through anything, really. It's only torturous looking back.
Such as?
We recorded No Surprises [from 1997's OK Computer album] and then worried about it. And then we recorded it again because it didn't sound very good. And then we recorded it again. And then went back to the very first recording and released it.
So it's tortuous in that way. It's not like you're sitting looking for a kick drum sound for two weeks, it's more effort than that. More hitting brick walls over and over again. That's just how it goes.
What are your memories of headlining Glastonbury in 1997 - a gig that is now regarded by many as one of the greatest Glastonbury performances ever.
I just remember it being very stressful and the monitors breaking and Thom walking off because he couldn't hear anything and it just being a disaster!
It was pretty bad. It was like, "We can't hear ourselves, and we don't know what's coming across," and then I remember asking Andy Watson, our lighting guy, to illuminate the audience so we could finally see them. I remember that. You can't hear what you're playing and you hope everyone is hearing each other and that something is coming across, but it was a struggle.
You released your track Spectre on Christmas Day - explaining it had been intended as the theme as a James Bond theme, until Sam Smith's track was chosen instead. What happened?
It wasn't right for the film, what we did. So we thought, "Great! Then it's ours. We can finish it how it's meant to be and we can release it." So that side of it was really positive, you know?
But I guess there's lots of people interested in who does it [the Bond theme]. There's a lot riding on it and the song we did was just too dark or whatever, so that's fine. [It] means we get to have it back and it's ours and we got to put it out.
We're really, really proud of it. Why be attached to an old fashioned idea of what a James Bond thing was and it being a big deal? It's like it's sort of stupid to get worked up about, really.
A Moon Shaped Pool features a lot of arrangements by the London Contemporary Orchestra, who you're a great champion of.
Well there's songs like Burn The Witch which, very rarely for us, we managed to get strings on near the beginning. We left it unfinished on purpose and left lots of room for the strings and we never do that usually. Usually the strings are the icing on top.
At the end of Daydreaming I got the cellos to all tune their bottom strings down about a fifth [of an octave] but then still try to play the music. So you can hear them struggling to stay in tune and you have the low growl sound.
You want to use strings in a way that isn't just pastiche and that can be hard to avoid. That was fun, trying to square that circle.
I was lucky enough to see a couple of the recent shows and it looked like you were really enjoying being on stage.
Yeah, it was really enjoyable. I think we're appreciating being in a band with each other in the moment and enjoying the sound that we put across. So it's a very happy time, yes. What can I say? There's nothing to complain about really!
The First Time with Jonny Greenwood will be broadcast at 13:00 BST on Sunday, June 19 on BBC 6 Music.
Four miners were killed when a methane leak triggered two explosions in the mine near Vorkuta on Thursday.
Rescuers were trying to rescue 26 trapped miners when a new blast occurred, killing five rescue workers and a miner.
The rescue operation has been halted and those missing are presumed dead.
The incident is one of the worst Russian mining disasters in recent times.
"The circumstances in the affected part of the mine did not allow anyone to survive," Russia's Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov said.
"In the underground space where the 26 miners were, there are high temperatures and no oxygen", he added.
All the rescuers who were killed or injured in the operation would be given state awards, the TASS news agency reported.
Rogers, 25, who was released by Leeds in January after a loan spell at Stevenage, is only the third footballer to publicly declare his homosexuality.
"I always thought I could hide this secret. Football was my escape, my purpose, my identity," said Rogers.
"Now is my time to step away. It's time to discover myself away from football."
The Football Association said it would fully back Rogers, regardless of whether he continues his career.
We do have players who've said that, while they are gay, they don't feel comfortable enough to come out
The California-born player, who won 18 caps for his country, made the announcement in a message posted on his personal website on Friday.
"For the past 25 years I have been afraid, afraid to show who I really was because of fear," said Rogers.
"Secrets can cause so much internal damage. People love to preach about honesty, how honesty is so plain and simple. Try explaining to your loved ones after 25 years you are gay.
"Football hid my secret, gave me more joy than I could have ever imagined… I will always be thankful for my career.
"[Now] my secret is gone, I am a free man, I can move on and live my life as my creator intended."
Only two other footballers have publicly said they are gay, despite a number of high-profile male and female homosexual athletes from other sports openly discussing their sexuality in recent years.
In 1990, former England Under-21 international Justin Fashanu was the first professional footballer in Britain to reveal he was gay. He took his own life eight years later, aged 37.
Swedish lower league player Anton Hysen, son of former Liverpool player Glenn Hysen, publicly announced his homosexuality in an interview with a Swedish football magazine in 2011.
Darren Bailey, the FA's director of football governance and regulation, added: "Following the announcement by Robbie Rogers on Friday, the FA is trying to make contact with him offering our support.
"Whether Robbie stays in the game or steps away for a break he has our full backing."
The FA last year launched a six-point action plan to make the game more inclusive, as well as tackling homophobia and transphobia.
"We do have players who've said that, while they are gay, they don't feel comfortable enough to come out," said chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association Gordon Taylor.
"It's not dissimilar to many black players, and we need to create a safe environment for them on and off the field.
"We know of players who are playing who are gay who've not had that confidence as yet. But, as the rest of the world becomes more civilised, hopefully that will come."
The six-member executive committee of the German carmaker's supervisory board praised Mr Winterkorn's "vigour and success" and proposed extending his contract.
The move is seen as a defeat for VW chairman Ferdinand Piech.
He had "distanced himself" from Mr Winterkorn in a recent interview.
Those comments prompted speculation about Mr Winterkorn's future at the company.
However, Mr Piech, who is a member of the executive committee, was outnumbered by five to one, according to company sources quoted by Reuters.
Mr Winterkorn is "the best possible'' chief executive of Volkswagen, according to a statement issued by the committee and had its "full support".
When Mr Piech made the comments, VW board member Wolfgang Porsche said Mr Piech had given his "personal opinion".
Mr Piech - who is a former chief executive of the car maker - did not specify the nature of his issue with Mr Winterkorn.
Analysts said that concerns about the profitability of the main Volkswagen brand and a disappointing market share in the United States were possible factors.
Volkswagen sold just over 1.6m vehicles in Europe last year, an increase of 3.9% and far in excess of Ford's total of almost 962,000.
Mr Piech is the grandson of Beetle inventor Ferdinand Porsche. Together, the Piech and Porsche families control 51% of VW.
Shares in Volkswagen closed down 1.8% at €228.60 in Frankfurt, valuing the company at more than €111bn (£80bn).
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Inter scored with their first shot on target when skipper Mauro Icardi pounced to smash in a loose ball.
Dusan Tadic missed a controversial penalty in first-half injury-time, but Virgil van Dijk hooked in to level as Saints improved after the break.
And they claimed all three points after Yuto Nagatomo's own-goal howler.
The Inter defender, under little pressure, allowed Tadic's left-wing cross to bounce off his thigh and loop over his keeper Samir Handanovic.
Victory keeps Saints second in Group K with seven points from their four matches, meaning they could clinch a last-32 place if they win at leaders Sparta Prague in their next game on 24 November.
Southampton's rapid rise over the past seven seasons might be still fresh in the memory of most football observers, but hosting one of the world's biggest clubs in a competitive European fixture offered a reminder to those who had forgotten.
The fortunes of the two clubs back in the 2009-10 season could not have been more stark.
Inter were being managed by Jose Mourinho, had a star-studded squad led by Javier Zanetti and Samuel Eto'o, and went on to win an unprecedented Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia treble.
Southampton won the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. And, after entering administration the previous year, they went on to finish seventh in League One.
No wonder a fervent home crowd of over 30,000 greeted this victory with the sort of elation usually reserved for a trophy-lifting celebration.
The Nerazzurri are far from the force of old, lacking the star names of years gone by and unable to replicate their success as a consequence.
And the 12th-placed Serie A side arrived in England having sacked manager Frank de Boer on Tuesday, replacing him on a temporary basis with youth-team coach Stefan Vecchi.
Nevertheless beating a club of such magnitude - 18-time Italian champions and three-time European champions - represents arguably Southampton's greatest night in continental competition.
Two weeks ago, Inter snatched an undeserved 1-0 win in the reverse fixture at the San Siro thanks to Antonio Candreva's second-half goal.
After 45 minutes it looked as though Southampton might be left frustrated again.
After 90 minutes it was a victory that never looked in doubt.
Inter skipper Icardi put the visitors ahead with their first shot on target and many Saints fans probably feared the worst as their team trailed at the break following a chaotic end to the first half.
Polish referee Pawel Gil failed to send off Candreva for violent conduct after striking Saints defender Sam McQueen in the face, shortly after Saints were awarded a fortunate penalty for an accidental handball by Ivan Perisic.
Tadic faced a long wait as the situation was diffused, then saw his tame spot-kick blocked by Inter's penalty-saving expert Samir Handanovic.
But any perceived injustice that Southampton had from not having an numerical advantage was channelled positively after the break.
Southampton manager Claude Puel:
"I am happy for all the fans and players. They saw a very good game with a good result. It is a fantastic scenario.
"It was difficult at the beginning. We dominated all the game but we lost a goal and missed a penalty. But we did very good work.
"We knew how important it was to win tonight. It is a good result but we are not finished yet. We want to qualify. The work is not finished.
On whether Candreva should have been sent off: "Yes I think he should have been. Also there was a foul for their goal.
"It was important to continue the way we were playing and comeback in the second half. We played a good game. This is really important for my players to know they have such character in difficult situations."
Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk:
"The most important thing was that it was well deserved. We played good football, we were the dominating side, like before in Milan and today we rewarded ourselves with a win."
Inter Milan caretaker coach Stefano Vecchi:
"Southampton played with a lot of intensity. We faded in the second-half in terms of how we managed the ball, but the players gave everything.
"Southampton scored a couple of fortuitous goals and we lost the game. We need the rub of the green, which we are not getting.
"Some of our physical limitations came out in the second-half. When we started to tire, we needed to take the sting out of it. We dropped deeper and that can be lethal."
Ninth-placed Southampton return to Premier League action when they travel to Hull City on Sunday (14:15 GMT).
Inter, along with continuing the search for a new manager, must focus on improving their Serie A position, starting with Sunday's home game against bottom-side Crotone.
Match ends, Southampton 2, Inter Milan 1.
Second Half ends, Southampton 2, Inter Milan 1.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Felipe Melo.
Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan).
James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Inter Milan).
James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
Miranda (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
Offside, Southampton. Nathan Redmond tries a through ball, but Charlie Austin is caught offside.
Substitution, Inter Milan. Jonathan Biabiany replaces Antonio Candreva.
Attempt missed. Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Inter Milan).
James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Felipe Melo (Inter Milan).
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Samir Handanovic.
Attempt missed. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution, Inter Milan. Felipe Melo replaces Assane Demoya Gnoukouri.
Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Charlie Austin.
Attempt saved. Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution, Southampton. Steven Davis replaces Dusan Tadic.
Foul by Charlie Austin (Southampton).
Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Inter Milan).
Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Sam McQueen.
Attempt missed. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross following a corner.
Substitution, Inter Milan. Éder replaces Gary Medel.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Andrea Ranocchia.
Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.
Foul by Cuco Martina (Southampton).
Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Oriol Romeu.
Own Goal by Yuto Nagatomo, Inter Milan. Southampton 2, Inter Milan 1.
Goal! Southampton 1, Inter Milan 1. Virgil van Dijk (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
Oriol Romeu (Southampton) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nathan Redmond following a corner.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Samir Handanovic.
Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Yuto Nagatomo.
David Gill has formally indicated he will apply for fresh permission to run South Lakes Safari Zoo in Dalton in Furness, Cumbria, where a keeper was killed by a tiger in 2013.
His current licence expires in January.
In July, inspectors recommended the zoo's licence should not be reissued until new management was in place.
They said Mr Gill, 55, had refused to "implement modern zoo practices" resulting in significant concerns over the safety of staff, the visiting public and the animals.
At the time the zoo's chief executive officer, Karen Brewer, said great strides had been made to improve the zoo.
The law allows the licence holder six months to start again with an entirely fresh application, but notice of the intention must be given at least two months before the end of this time.
Mr Gill has now submitted a 200-page document on the deadline for doing so.
The inspectors had previously said Mr Gill should have no role in managing and running the zoo he created more than 20 years ago.
He has been working with two consultants on proposals for the zoo's management in the future.
The zoo was fined £297,500 for health and safety breaches when keeper Sarah McClay, 24, was mauled to death by a tiger.
Mr Gill 55, had faced individual charges on the same allegations, but was formally acquitted.
The zoo's collection has grown from 290 animals to more than 1,000 across 50 acres, attracting more than 250,000 visitors and generating £3m a year.
Barrow councillors will make a decision on any new application after a further inspection of the zoo.
Jonny Bairstow, Roy's likely replacement on Wednesday, went in to the nets first and Roy, who did not bat until after the rest of the team, was dispatched to throw balls back from the long-on boundary. It was a brutal fall from grace.
Before this tournament began, skipper Morgan said he could not see a scenario where Roy would be left out.
It was a bold statement. It is quite right that every player is supported, but there also has to be fairness and integrity in selection.
Roy has made only 68 runs in his past nine one-day international innings and, even though we can sometimes be a little soft over dropping players, it is time for a change.
Roy, the Surrey right-hander, is a good player. He will be back in England's plans, probably in the Twenty20 series against South Africa later this summer.
However, he was making bad choices and not giving himself the chance to score runs. Against Bangladesh he played a pre-meditated sweep and was caught at short fine leg. Against New Zealand he moved too far across his stumps and was bowled.
So, even though England are entering the semi-final of a major tournament, it seems right that a change is made.
Even though Bairstow has not batted in a match since the third ODI against South Africa, he is not the sort of character who will be fazed.
He is not a natural opener but has been batting at the top of the order for Yorkshire and made 174 against Durham in the One-Day Cup in May.
Still, he faces a tough task. To possibly opening the batting against a talented Pakistan pace attack with a white ball at 10:30 in the morning is not easy.
Bairstow will have to give himself a chance to get in. If he does that, he scores so freely that there will be plenty of opportunities to catch up later on.
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If the questions over Roy and the top of the England order remain, then Morgan's bowlers have certainly answered any doubts there may have been before this tournament.
Liam Plunkett is the tournament's second-highest wicket-taker, a fully fit Mark Wood is running in hard in the middle overs and leg-spinner Adil Rashid, surprisingly overlooked for the opening game, has been terrific.
Rashid is showing the value of the investment that England have made in him since the 2015 World Cup. He bowls an excellent googly, one that even the best batsmen have trouble reading.
Morgan has plenty of options and the skipper is having an excellent tournament, not only tactically but with the bat.
He said beforehand that it is a weight off a captain's mind if he isn't worrying about his form because that is one kind of pressure that isn't allowed to build, either in the dressing room or in the media.
Without that problem, Morgan is scoring runs and guiding his troops through the tournament. When he leads, he appears incredibly calm, even if he isn't inside.
And so England turn to Pakistan, who will be full of confidence after winning a tight game against Sri Lanka on Monday to qualify for the semis.
That game was full of mistakes - poor shots and fielding errors. That is what can happen when the pressure is on and the match actually means something.
Pakistan are a team that have flair and a knack of lifting themselves in big tournaments. However, I've seen nothing to suggest that England will lose, other than this is one-day cricket and the wheel of fortune can turn.
Having said that, if England end up batting first and put on a big total, the heat really will be on for Pakistan.
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England are aiming to win their first global 50-over tournament and now find themselves two games away.
One chance they did have for the elusive major honour was the 1992 World Cup final, when they were beaten by Pakistan.
I was commentating that night in Melbourne and saw Wasim Akram produce an amazing spell of swing bowling.
Earlier in the game, Javed Miandad could have been lbw to Derek Pringle, a decision that went Pakistan's way and was quite crucial to the outcome of the match. Pringle drones on about it and, after seeing it many times, I have to concede that he's probably right.
England have not played Pakistan in a knockout match since then. A quarter of a century on, it might be time to put it right.
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew was talking to BBC Sport's Stephan Shemilt.
The surviving groups all met an end-of-2016 deadline to obtain launch contracts - and these have now been verified by the organisers of the Google Lunar X-Prize.
To stand a chance of winning the $20m top purse, however, the teams will need to leave Earth by 31 December.
The winner will be the first to roam at least 500m, and stream hi-res imagery.
The remaining teams are:
In confirming the five teams still in with a crack at the grand prize, the X-Prize organisers also announced on Tuesday that a $1m Diversity Prize would be split among all 16 groups that had been competing up to this point.
The hope is that teams dropping out will continue with their work to develop low-cost solutions to space exploration.
The Google Lunar X-Prize was initiated in 2007 and had to have its timeline extended when competitors struggled to raise investor funds in the aftermath of the financial crash. But Chanda Gonzales-Mowrer, the senior director at the Google Lunar X-Prize, said she was now confident the race to the Moon was entering its exciting end-stage.
"In entering the final stretch, we wanted to see and prove that these teams were on manifested launches. That’s important because it shows they must have money in place because they’re now having to make payments to those launch providers," she told BBC News.
"That gives us a lot of confidence. And we're now working with the teams on developing their mission profiles and in setting up the process to judge them."
To give the teams a bit more scope, the organisers have adjusted the current competition guidelines requiring that the mission be “completed” by 31 December, 2017, to be merely "initiated" by that deadline instead. In other words, they must have left the launch pad by the end of the year.
The X-Prize Foundation administers a number of competitions aimed at incentivising technological breakthroughs in a range of fields, including climate, healthcare, education and exploration.
In 2005, a privately funded rocket plane, SpaceShipOne, won the Ansari-funded X-Prize by completing two flights above the Earth's atmosphere inside a week.
The vehicle's technology now forms the basis of a spaceliner being developed by entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson and his Virgin Group.
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Universal Engineering opened a new factory last year in Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf which has 81 workers.
It followed £600,000 of a planned £2m investment from the Welsh government with hopes of expansion and another 200 jobs.
The company also has a plant in Weymouth, Dorset, with 43 workers.
It blamed declining investment in the oil and gas industry.
It is understood workers were told to go home and return next Tuesday, to hear of developments.
The company said at the moment staff are only at risk of redundancy and a decision would be taken once the administrator was appointed.
It insisted the £600,000 paid in grant funding by the Welsh government was not at risk.
The Welsh government called it "very disappointing news".
"We will work closely with the company to try to find a buyer for the site and offer support to the employees to find new work," a spokesman added.
Chairman James Gaggero met with staff in Weymouth to tell them the bad news and said the company would work with the administrators to try to find a solution.
"It's awful to have to accept that circumstances have conspired to make this business vulnerable to this situation," he said.
The company was set up in 1959 and taken over in 2009.
Henry Game, the chief executive of parent company Bland Group UK, added: "We deeply regret having to take this decision. We appreciate that this will be a very difficult time for all employees and we will try to provide as much information and support as we can during this process."
It had been looking to expand into the defence and aerospace sectors and take on 200 workers.
The new plant in Llantrisant was only officially opened four months ago with Economy Minister Edwina Hart saying it was "exactly the type of advanced manufacturing investment we want to attract".
Universal said it had received a £600,000 first stage of Welsh government money in March 2015 on condition of a specified number of staff being hired and was at "pains to stress" the money was safe.
"This is the only grant that Universal Engineering has been received and it is not at risk," said a spokesman.
"The directors acknowledge the extensive support from the Welsh government at all levels and thank them for all they have done to support the establishment of the site in Llantrisant."
The Welsh government added: "We are in discussions with the company about recovering the finance we provided them to create jobs."
Early results confirmed the exit polls, with his centre-right VVD Party on course for 31 out of 150 seats.
Three parties are projected to win 19 seats each: Geert Wilders' anti-immigration Freedom Party (PVV), the Christian Democrats and D66.
Mr Wilders' party had been leading in opinion polls but support for the party appeared to slip in recent days.
With 10.9% of votes counted early on Thursday, the VVD had polled 17.8%.
Voter participation in the general election was high; the 81% turnout was the highest for 30 years.
Analysts say a high turnout may have benefited pro-EU and liberal parties.
"Today was a celebration of democracy," Mr Rutte said, adding that the Netherlands had said no to the "wrong kind of populism".
Although the VVD had lost several seats since the last election, many had expected the party to lose much more ground to the Freedom Party.
Many had been watching the vote in the Netherlands closely, as an indication for how populist parties may fare in other elections in EU countries.
France goes to the polls next month to elect a new president, while Germany is due to hold a general election in September.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called Mr Rutte to congratulate him, while Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has also tweeted his congratulations.
Martin Schulz, president of the European Parliament until earlier this year, said he was "relieved" Mr Wilders' party had lost.
"We must continue to fight for an open and free Europe!" he added on Twitter (in German).
However, Mr Wilders warned that Mr Rutte "has not seen the last of me".
He previously said that the "patriotic revolution" would continue to take place, and "the genie will not go back into the bottle".
Pharrell Williams' song Happy pumped out across a conference hall converted to host the victorious VVD.
"Of course he'll still be prime minister," a loyal party member with black rimmed glasses told us. "He's the best man for the job."
Entry to the gathering was invitation only. Most of the foreign press were contained in a side room. The champagne was flowing but there wasn't much fizz. The mild-mannered, measured Mark Rutte appears to have been given a mandate.
He will say he stopped the "dominos of populism" from falling, but to do that he shifted himself to occupy the populists' territory, talking tough on immigration and integration.
As parliamentary seats are allocated in exact proportion to a party's vote share, the VVD party will need to go into coalition with other parties.
The VVD had ruled out a coalition with the Freedom Party - but not the other two runners-up, the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party, and the Democrats 66 (D66) party, which are both pro-EU.
The CDA said it was delighted with its election result and looked forward to helping form a coalition.
The VVD will need at least three other parties before it can secure a majority.
Hence, the other smaller parties will be seen as potential power-brokers.
Exit polls suggest the Green-Left party performed strongly, winning a total of 16 seats, compared to four in the last parliament.
Meanwhile, the Socialist Party took 14 seats, while the VVD's previous coalition partner, the Labour Party, saw its number of seats plunge from 38 to nine.
Analysts said it appeared to have been punished for its role in the coalition government, where it helped pass austerity measures.
Party leader Lodewijk Asscher called it "a bitter evening for labour - unbelievably disappointing".
"Rebuilding the party begins today," he said.
Nathan Gill has criticised his party's general election campaign pledge to ban full face veils worn by Muslim women.
He said the move to announce it early in the campaign meant the party could not talk about anything else.
Mr Gill told BBC Wales, government should not dictate what "you can and can't wear" and said he did not want to associate himself with the campaign.
UKIP said the veil was an "instrument of oppression", adding it sought to "lift the veil" on "that oppression" and it had been banned in other countries.
"If we are to bring communities together, we must begin by removing the implements of oppression and division," a party spokesman said.
UKIP saw its UK-wide vote share fall by 10.8% to 1.8% at the 2017 general election. It won no seats and leader Paul Nuttall resigned the day after.
At the launch of the party's general election manifesto, which took place in the days after the Manchester terror attack, former leader Mr Nuttall said radical Islam was a "cancer that needs to be cut out".
Mr Gill said: "I don't want our party's raison d'etre to become anti-Islam.
"Ultimately we all live on a very small island. We've all got to get on.
"It's pointless us talking about very emotive words like cancers and things like that, when we should be talking about harmonisation and us getting on together as a people.
"My perception that the amount of people who have a problem with Islam, or Muslim immigration or things like that, must be 1% of the population."
Criticising the fact that UKIP's campaign was "kicked off" by the announcement of a face veil ban, Mr Gill said: "It meant that we couldn't talk about anything else because that was always going to be brought up by the media and by the opposition.
"We should have kicked the campaign off with a positive vision of a post-Brexit Britain."
Mr Gill, who sits as an independent AM in the assembly and led UKIP Wales during the EU referendum campaign, said: "I don't want government dictating to us, to the level of what you can and can't wear, and to the level of how you worship, or all these different things.
"I didn't do anything during the general election campaign - I didn't really want to be associated with it."
Mr Gill also said a claim by Neil Hamilton, assembly UKIP group leader, that there was no problem with Islamophobia in Britain was "nonsense".
"Some people just enjoy media attention. I never sought that," he said.
"There's no point making silly claims and there's no point saying things that you don't really fully understand or that you've not fully researched.
"I just feel that we don't have to tout ourselves in front of the media saying outrageous things."
Fans invaded the pitch at Hampden after Hibs beat Rangers 3-2 on 21 May.
Officers have already made 40 arrests over the disorder - most recently two men aged 18 and 27 who were arrested last week.
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Thousands of Hibs fans jumped the barriers at the final whistle after their team won its first Scottish Cup Final in 114 years.
A number of Rangers fans also came on to the pitch.
The pitch invasion delayed the presentation of the trophy and there was no lap of honour for Hibs players.
Annette Henderson was a learning support worker at Maes Ebbw School when the incident happened in January 2016.
The Education Workforce Council hearing in Cardiff found allegations of unacceptable professional conduct against her proven.
She was issued with a reprimand but has not been struck off from teaching.
The disciplinary panel heard the girl - who was known as "Pupil A" and has learning difficulties - was tied to the chair with the sleeves of a hooded top in a double knot after allegedly hitting another pupil.
Mrs Henderson, from Cwmbran, Torfaen, then left the classroom leaving another member of staff to untie her.
She was reported to the deputy head teacher and an investigation was launched at the school.
Mrs Henderson, who had been working at the school for 16 years, admitted tying up the pupil but denied using a double knot or that her behaviour amounted to unacceptable professional conduct.
She told the hearing: "I would never do anything to harm any child.
"I know it looks bad but it wasn't done maliciously, it wasn't done as a restraint but from a safety point of view."
Mrs Henderson was found to have breached school rules on child protection and restraining pupils at the hearing.
The Department for Work and Pensions said online applications meant its buildings were used less.
The PCS Union, which represents job centre workers, said it was "outraged" by the closures.
But jobcentres in Glasgow's Castlemilk and in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, which were due to shut, have won a reprieve following local campaigns.
The DWP said its plans reflected the fact that eight out of 10 claims for Jobseeker's Allowance and 99% of applications for the Universal Credit full service were now made online.
But the SNP condemned the "callous" plans saying Glasgow had been targeted disproportionately by cuts.
SNP MP Chris Stephens, who has been campaigning against the closures, said: "The UK government is shamefully yet to publish an equality impact assessment on those with disabilities and those with caring responsibilities.
"This is a brutal attack on the poorest and most vulnerable in our society as well public sector staff in the Department for Work and Pensions."
Some smaller jobcentres will be merged with larger ones under the proposals while others will be co-located with local government premises.
The department first announced closure plans at the turn of the year and has now confirmed 21 of its 119 offices in Scotland will close, including 10 jobcentres.
Employment Minister Damian Hinds said: "We will always make sure that people have the support they need to get into and progress within work.
"These changes reflect the fact that more people access their benefits online, resulting in many of our buildings being under-used.
"We're merging some offices and locating other jobcentres with local authorities to make sure that the welfare state and our employment support works for those who need it and those who pay for it."
But Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken said she was "deeply disappointed" by the decision and that it "flies in the face" of what the DWP was told by the communities and individuals across Glasgow.
Ms Aitken said: "What I can promise people in Bridgeton, in Parkhead, in Easterhouse and in Maryhill, Anniesland and Langside is that the city government will do everything it can to retain crucial services for jobs and skills in their neighbourhood."
Lynn Henderson, PCS national officer, said: "While we welcome the handful of decisions not to close sites, especially the job centres in Castlemilk and Cambuslang, it is clear that DWP intends to force through the vast majority putting our members' jobs at risk and devastating the job centre network and services we provide.
"This Tory government is abandoning unemployed, sick and disabled people, making it harder for them to access the service they need, and putting jobcentre jobs at risk.
"We will continue to oppose these plans in every way we can."
More than 70 jobcentres are to be closed across the UK, affecting up to 750 jobs.
The DWP said it would be able to offer a more efficient service, while delivering good value for the taxpayer and saving more than £140m a year for the next 10 years.
Its original proposals, which were unveiled in December, were for eight of the 16 Jobcentre Plus offices in the Glasgow area to be closed.
In April, a report from the Scottish Affairs Committee (SAC) said the plans "showed a lack of clear planning".
The 34-year-old excelled as an amateur before winning IBF inter-continental titles after turning professional.
O'Kane's last fight was a defeat on points to Tureano Johnson in a final world title eliminator last year.
"After listening to my family and also my body, I have decided it's time I hang them up," he said on Monday.
O'Kane's gold medal was won in Delhi with the Northern Ireland team captain securing a 16-4 victory over England's Anthony Ogogo in the final.
"I am retiring from the sport I have loved and taken part in since being a teenager," he added.
"After a much-needed rest from the Johnson fight I picked up an injury to my neck while getting ready to do it all again.
"It has been a very hard decision to make and one I have fought with but one that ultimately I feel is the best one to make."
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In 1966, Bobby Moore captained England to a famous World Cup win at Wembley against Germany and capped the year off by being named Sportsview Personality.
In keeping with the recognition of World Cup achievement, the England team were also named Team of the Year and Portugal striker Eusebio claimed the Overseas Personality award.
Moore went on to make 108 caps for his country.
BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2015 is broadcast live from Belfast on Sunday, 20 December from 19:00 GMT on BBC One. Further coverage on BBC Sport's online platforms and Radio 5 live.
In the first attack, two Israelis were stabbed to death by a Palestinian man at the entrance of a shop that serves as a synagogue in the city of Tel Aviv.
Later, a third Israeli, a Jewish American and a Palestinian were killed in an attack near a Jewish settlement.
A wave of violence over the past two months has claimed the lives of 15 Israelis and dozens of Palestinians.
Many of the Palestinian fatalities were knife-wielding attackers of Israelis, shot by their victims or security forces. Others have been killed in clashes with troops in the West Bank or in cross-border violence in Gaza.
Thursday's first attack took place in a busy commercial building on Ben Tzvi road in southern Tel Aviv.
Witness Shimon Vaknin told the Jerusalem Post newspaper that the afternoon prayer service had just begun at the shop when a man attacked a number of worshippers.
Other worshippers then pushed the attacker outside the shop and barricaded the door shut, he said.
One of the victims, a man in his 20s, was declared dead at the scene by the Magen David Adom ambulance service. The second was rushed to Tel Aviv's Ichilov Hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival.
The assailant, who security officials said was a 36-year-old man from the West Bank village of Dura, was reportedly lightly wounded and is in custody.
The militant Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas posted a tweet praising "the heroic attack in Tel Aviv", adding: "We ask the fighters to keep doing so."
Hours later, an attacker in a car opened fire at a busy junction and then crashed into a group of pedestrians, killing three people and injuring several others, the Israeli military said.
Two of the dead were identified as Jewish - an 18-year-old American tourist and a 50-year-old Israeli. The third was a Palestinian.
The military said the assailant was apprehended and was being questioned, while security forces were searching the area for possible accomplices.
The Tel Aviv attack was the first by a Palestinian on Israelis since Friday, when a rabbi and his son were shot dead south of the West Bank city of Hebron, according to the Haaretz newspaper.
The last attack in central Israel, it reports, was two-and-a-half weeks ago, when four people were stabbed and wounded in Rishon Lezion and Netanya.
The surge in violence began in September when tensions at a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem revered by Jews and Muslims boiled over, amid rumours that Israel planned to relax long-standing rules to strengthen Jewish rights at the complex. Israel has repeatedly denied such claims.
It has launched an urgent appeal for homes for the animals after it said it had no room in its rescue centres for any more.
There are currently about 640 horses in RSPCA care in England and Wales.
In Wales alone the charity dealt with 2,166 complaints about the animals last year.
The most came from Swansea (289) and Cardiff (229), while 203 came from Carmarthenshire.
The RSPCA said the main reasons for horses being taken into its care were injuries, starvation, untreated wounds and irresponsible ownership.
RSPCA Cymru's Steve Carter said: "The situation in Wales remains critical and the number of equines dealt with by RSPCA officers, that have been neglected and abused, is worrying.
"The numbers of calls we are receiving remain a strain but the work that is being done by the RSPCA is paying off thanks to a lot of hard work being put in."
An Ipsos MRBI opinion poll for The Irish Times suggests the odds of a hung Dáil (parliament) are increasing.
The survey indicates a drop in support for Labour and Sinn Féin, with Fianna Fáil and Independents improving their position.
The figures would mean an indecisive result if it was replicated on polling day.
The poll shows no change in Fine Gael support since the election campaign began and a drop in Labour Party support to just 6%.
Fianna Fáil has moved up two percentage points to 23%, Sinn Féin is down four points to 15%, according to the poll.
There appear to be significant gains for independents and smaller parties, who are up three points to 28%.
With four days campaigning to go, RTE reports that there is no sign of momentum for the Taoiseach (Irish prime minister), Enda Kenny.
It adds that Labour will be "deeply worried at a fall-off in party support at this stage".
For Fianna Fáil, the figures will confirm what the party described on Sunday as an increasingly positive response on the doorsteps.
The Irish broadcaster suggests that Sinn Féin will be disappointed by a major slide in the numbers backing the party.
The 55-year-old South African left his role as Sri Lanka coach in 2014 to take charge at The Oval.
In 2015, he led Surrey to promotion from County Championship Division Two and to the final of the One-Day Cup, where they lost to Gloucestershire.
"He has played an integral role in the progress that we have achieved," said director of cricket Alec Stewart.
"He has worked tirelessly with the players and his efforts can be seen in their individual performances and the team's results, culminating in promotion back to the First Division.
"It was a very tough decision for Graham to leave Surrey but we understand that the opportunity to go back and coach at international level with Sri Lanka was too good to turn down.
"Despite the timing of his decision, we wish Graham all the best and we will immediately start our search for a new head coach."
Ford, who has also worked for Kent and South Africa, was shortlisted for the England coach's job in 2009, with that role eventually going to Andy Flower.
The FTSE 100 closed up by 14 points or nearly 0.2% at 7,248.10.
HSBC reported a 19% fall in first-quarter profits, but the drop was not as big as expected, and its shares ended 2.8% higher.
Fashion retailer Next saw the biggest decline, finishing 5.1% lower after it reported falling sales.
Shares in IAG had gained 2.97% by the end of trading, while TUI had risen by 2.92.%.
Shares in Shell were up nearly 0.5% after it reported a sharp rise in first-quarter profits, helped by higher oil prices.
Elsewhere though falling commodity prices hit shares in mining companies.
On the FTSE 250 copper miner KAZ Minerals ended as the worst performer, down 10%. Vedanta Resources dropped by 6.9%, and gold miner Hochschild Mining lost 3.8%.
The UK's fourth-largest supermarket chain, Morrisons, reported another quarter of healthy sales growth, but after a bright start to trading the shares fell back and finished 1.9% lower.
But the worst performing shares in the FTSE 100 were those of fashion retailer Next.
Rival Marks and Spencer also saw its shares shed 2.5%.
On the FTSE 250, shares in Ladbrokes Coral were down by 4.3% at the close after it reported a 2% drop in UK net revenues at its betting shops.
The bookmaker said tougher trading on the High Street had led to a 7% fall in bets made over the counter, although this had been offset to some extent by an increase in revenues from machines in its shops.
Revenues from online betting jumped 22%, helping total group revenue to rise 5%.
On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.4% against the dollar at $1.2921, but fell 0.4% against the euro to 1.1774 euros.
The price of a barrel of the benchmark Brent Crude oil fell to its lowest level since November - it was down 3.8% at $48.85. Brent crude prices tumbled 2.8% to $49.13.
Earlier the Kremlin said no decision had been made on whether Russia would extend oil cuts into the second half of 2017.
Using computers to trawl through vast amounts of medical data speeds up the diagnosis process.
The system will help assess individual tumours and suggest which drug should be used to target them.
Doctors have welcomed the new computer which will learn from each case it examines.
"When you are dealing with cancer, it is always a race," said Dr Lukas Wartman, assistant director of cancer genomics at the McDonnell Genome Institute at Washington University in St. Louis, one of those signed up to use the Watson system.
"As a cancer patient myself, I know how important genomic information can be.
"Unfortunately, translating cancer-sequencing results into potential treatment options often takes weeks with a team of experts to study just one patient's tumour and provide results to guide treatment decisions. Watson appears to help dramatically reduce that timeline," he explained.
Most people currently diagnosed with cancer will receive surgery, chemotherapy or radiation treatment.
But as genetic sequencing becomes increasingly accessible and affordable, some patients are starting to benefit from treatments that target their specific cancer-causing genetic mutations.
However the process is very time-consuming - a single patient's genome represents more than 100 gigabytes of data - and this needs to be combined with other medical records, journal studies and information about clinical trials.
What would take a clinician weeks to analyse can be completed by Watson in only a few minutes.
"The technology that we're applying to this challenge brings the power of cognitive computing to bear on one of the most urgent and pressing issues of our time - the fight against cancer - in a way that has never before been possible," explained Steve Harvey, vice president of IBM Watson Health.
According to Mr Harvey, Watson "will look for actionable targets", although he acknowledged that, "when institutions do genetic sequencing, only about half the cases come back with something actionable".
Sometimes it is impossible to identify the main mutation and, in other cases, no targeted therapy currently exists.
Those collaborating with IBM include the Cleveland Clinic, the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Centre in Omaha and the Yale Cancer Centre.
Eleven others will join the programme by the end of 2015 and each will pay an undisclosed subscription fee to IBM.
The link-up is part of an increasingly close relationship between the medical community and technology corporations.
Apple revealed this week that it plans to develop apps for the iPhone that will allow users to take DNA tests which may reveal which diseases and health conditions they are likely to develop
It also recently teamed up with IBM to allow the software that helps gather health data from iPhones to be used by Watson.
IBM is convinced that Watson can "help change the face of healthcare" but it has even bigger ambitions for its cognitive computing platform.
Speaking at an IBM event this week, the firm's chief executive Ginni Rometty made a bold prediction for the technology, saying: "in the future, every decision mankind makes, every decision, is going to be informed by a cognitive system like Watson and, as a result, our lives in this world are going to be better for it."
John Edwards, 61, was buried on Friday in Halifax and resurfaced on Monday.
He said he had "brought words of light from the grave" in a bid to reduce the number of addicts' funerals he has to attend.
The Walking Free charity founder works with suicidal addicts and their families.
Mr Edwards streamed his incarceration live via a smartphone and also was in contact on social media.
He said he had talked to "people all over the world".
He thanked his supporters and said he felt a bit "woozy" after his time confined to the 8ft long, 3.5ft high and 4ft wide (2.4m x 1m x 1.3m) coffin.
Mr Edwards said he was "looking forward to using a toilet and having a shower".
During his stay he received food and water through a pipe and a second pipe was connected to a caravan toilet.
He said he had been buried to help give hope to people suffering addiction.
"It's an extreme thing to do, but so is suicide and drug addiction," he said before been buried.
"But extreme times demand extreme measures."
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Footage from a police dashboard camera shows Alexander Blood, 21, swerving between lanes of the southbound M6 as officers pursue him.
The 23 May incident lasted 25 minutes before Blood crashed into a central reservation, writing off his partner's car.
He had earlier fled after attacking his partner in the bedroom of a Blackpool hotel.
Blood, of Yardley, Birmingham, admitted assault, drink-driving and aggravated vehicle-taking at Preston Crown Court.
He was jailed for nine months and received a 12-month driving ban, after which he must complete a fresh extended test before he is allowed back on the road.
The woman was driving a Ford Focus which was involved in a collision at about 12:50 on the A82 at Lochend, near Inverness.
Three people in a Land Rover Discovery were not injured.
Earlier, three people were taken to hospital after a two-vehicle crash on the A9 at the Slochd Summit.
Police said the casualties were not thought to have life-threatening injuries. They were taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness for treatment.
The collision involved a Peugeot van and a Renault Scenic and the A9 was closed for several hours after the crash at about 09:30, before it was later fully reopened.
The A82 remains closed around the scene of the crash.
The incidents came amid snow falls and heavy rain showers.
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Also having the title the Duke of Edinburgh, he will be 96 years old next month.
Due to their age, the Queen and Prince Philip had already stopped travelling long distances and doing as many public appearances.
Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip made this decision himself and is supported by the Queen.
The younger members of the family like Prince William and his wife Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge, along with Prince Harry, will now be doing more of these royal duties.
The Duke of Edinburgh is the Queen's husband - they've been married for nearly 70 years.
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Council seats in Coventry, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Rugby and Stratford-upon-Avon will all be decided.
Voters also took part in European Parliamentary elections which will select seven West Midlands MEPs.
Polls closed at 22:00 BST, with the first of the councils expected to declare on Thursday night.
The results of European Parliament elections are due to be declared in the early hours of Monday.
The former actress, who turns 90 on Friday, is the last surviving member of the main cast of David Lean's classic 1945 film, which starred Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard.
The black-and-white tearjerker tells the story of housewife Laura Jesson (Johnson) who has an affair with married doctor Alec Harvey (Howard) after he helps remove a piece of grit from her eye in a railway station refreshment room.
Margaret Barton plays the young waitress Beryl Walters, who appears in most of the film's famous cafe scenes alongside prim and bossy manageress Myrtle Bagot (Joyce Carey) and ticket inspector Albert Godby (Stanley Holloway).
"I must have seen the film quite a few times, as I'm often asked to talk about it!" says the former actress from her home in Dorset, where she is better known locally by her married name of Mrs James.
Although the film was made more than 70 years ago, she is still asked to attend screenings and events associated with Brief Encounter.
"Young people come dressed up in the style of the 40s. They bring a handkerchief for the last few scenes because they know they're going to cry.
"They love it when I talk about the film and how marvellous it was to work with David Lean."
Brief Encounter, which was adapted for the big screen by Noel Coward from his own one-act play Still Life, is considered one of the best British films of the 20th Century.
In 1946, it was nominated for three Oscars - for director, actress and screenplay. Its soundtrack famously features Rachmaninov's heart-stirring Piano Concerto No 2.
"I think the film's appeal is partly to do with the music," says Mrs James. "It was David Lean's idea to have the Rachmaninov."
The actress was cast when she was 18 years old after Lean and Coward spotted her on the West End stage during World War Two.
"I started my theatre life at the age of 12," Mrs James recalls. "During the war I became very well known for playing children and young people because I was so small for my age."
At the age of 17, she appeared in Pink String and Sealing Wax at Duke of York's Theatre when the first flying "buzz bombs" started to fall on London.
"It was nerve-wracking, but fascinating as well. You could hear these things coming over and then the sound stopped. I knew they were going to drop but you didn't know where.
"I remember how the audience would get down on the floor and you could hear the seats going back. And then this great explosion would happen and dust would drop down from the top of the theatre."
Because filming took place during World War Two, Carnforth Station in Lancashire was chosen as a location for the film's fictional Milford Junction as it was remote and presumed safe from attack.
Mrs James, however, filmed all her refreshment room scenes on a set at Denham Film Studios in Buckinghamshire.
"David Lean would ask me on the set sometimes, even when I wasn't needed, to come and watch from behind the camera. I enjoyed that very much. He wanted me to see the two main characters working their scenes."
She remembers the long waits for the camera and lights to be set up between scenes. "I don't remember how many days filming lasted but I was paid jolly well for it," she laughs.
"I got to know Celia Johnson very well and we worked together quite a lot on the radio during the 40s. In the 1950s we had a three-week visit to Italy with a production of Twelfth Night."
She never worked with Trevor Howard again, but would often see him if they were working on separate films at the same studios.
After the war, she married and made more films and expanded her career into television including the BBC's Sunday-Night Theatre in the early 1950s.
"They were pioneering days," she says. "Everything was live. It was a marvellous time to be working, I loved every minute of it."
Aside from acting, Mrs James has focused most of her time on the Michael James Music Trust - a charity set up with her husband Raymond in memory of their son, who died from cancer in 1981 when he was 30. Raymond died earlier this year, aged 93, after a short illness.
Mrs James says she still gets letters, many from abroad, from fans of Brief Encounter. "David Lean would have been utterly amazed to know how much it's loved all over the world."
Recently, she opened a local tea rooms and will soon be attending a revival of Noel Coward's Still Life being staged in a train carriage at restored railway station Shillingstone in Dorset.
She has already met the actress playing the role of waitress Beryl. "She looks just like I did at the time of Brief Encounter," she says.
Given her role in such a famous film, does Mrs James feel like a movie star?
"No," she laughs. "Some people say to me you're our film star and I say I'm awfully sorry I was never a film star. But I was a jolly good film actor - and that's the best thing of all to be."
Still Life is at Shillingstone Station in Dorset on 2, 3, 9 and 10 July
Messi was punished for using "insulting words" towards an assistant referee during Thursday's 1-0 win over Chile.
Juan Carlos Arce and Marcelo Martins scored for Bolivia, while Everton defender Ramiro Funes Mori was taken off on a stretcher for Argentina.
Argentina are now in fifth place.
Messi will also miss three of Argentina's remaining four games against Brazil, Uruguay and Venezuela later this year, though Argentina plan to appeal against the severity of his ban.
Only the top four teams in South America will qualify automatically for the World Cup in Russia next summer, with the team in fifth facing the winners of the Oceania group in a two-legged play-off.
Colombia are now second behind now qualified Brazil as they beat Ecuador 2-0 with goals from James Rodriguez and Juan Cuadrado.
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"Bolivia won fair and square," Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza said.
"We are still alive and we want to qualify for the World Cup. We know that this is going to be a battle and we are going to keep fighting."
Funes Mori was taken off with a knee injury just four days after Everton team-mate Seamus Coleman broke his leg playing for the Republic of Ireland.
The body of Jordan Kane Woonton, from Nottinghamshire, was found at the residential Pentwyn School at Clyro near Hay-on-Wye in June 2012.
The school was closed in December 2012 by Hampshire-based owners, Hillcrest.
Hillcrest said it gave tailored care to Jordan but a jury found it failed to assess his suicide risk.
It cited ineffective time management regarding administration, including handovers, risk assessments and daily logs, and said an adequate post-restraint policy was not in place.
It found no risk of suicide was identified as the home's risk assessment was not appropriately worded to consider this, and no additional measures were in place to appropriately assess risk of suicide or suicidal thoughts.
Hillcrest was fined £2,400 in 2014 after being prosecuted by the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales in relation to Jordan's death.
A statement from the company said: "The safety of those in our care is our utmost concern and following Jordan's death in 2012 we rigorously reviewed all our safety procedures to prevent another tragedy like this from occurring again.
"This remains the only suicide to ever occur in our long history of providing care."
Jordan, from Carlton, was taken into care by Nottingham City Council in 2010, but regularly tried to run away from children's homes so was moved to Pentwyn in an attempt to prevent him from absconding.
The school cared for boys with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties and accepted children from across the UK.
The inquest heard how the staff member in charge on the night of Jordan's death was not appropriately qualified and there was confusion as to who was in charge.
There was an incident on the night of Jordan's death involving another student spraying him in the face with a fire extinguisher which left him visibly distressed.
Many of the staff were not aware he had made previous threats to harm or kill himself before and during his time at Pentwyn.
Jordan was the youngest of three brothers and enjoyed football, playing his guitar and developed an interest in fishing and golf once he was moved to Wales.
His mother Sally Woonton, 47, who works in the laundrette at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, said: "Jordan had problems yes, but he was let down badly by the system that was meant to be looking after him.
"When he was moved to Wales he used to call me and tell me how unhappy he was and how much he hated being there. His behaviour got worse and worse but I don't feel that anything was done by the staff at Pentwyn to try and improve the situation."
Jordan's father Alan Stevens, 48, added: "What we have been through is horrific and I don't want any other family to have to suffer like we have."
She was admitted to the Western General Hospital on Thursday after developing a fever.
However, there has been no confirmation that she is suffering from the deadly virus.
She was taken by secure ambulance to the hospital's infectious diseases unit and was being kept in an isolation unit.
Melanie Johnson, Director of Unscheduled Care at NHS Lothian, said: "A patient who recently returned to Scotland from west Africa has been admitted to our Regional Infectious Diseases Unit (RIDU) at the Western General Hospital after they reported a raised temperature.
"As a precautionary measure, and in line with agreed procedures, the patient will be screened for possible infections and will be kept in isolation.
"We have robust systems in place to manage patients with suspected infectious diseases and follow agreed and tested national guidelines."
The suspected Ebola case in Edinburgh comes around 24 hours after Northampton General Hospital said it was treating a possible case.
The hospital has since confirmed that the female patient, who has a history of travel to west Africa, tested negative for the virus.
A Scottish government spokesperson said: "We are aware that, as a precautionary measure, NHS Lothian has admitted a patient who has returned from West Africa.
"In line with agreed procedures, the patient will be screened for possible infections including Ebola and will be kept in isolation, again as a precaution.
"Scotland has a robust health protection surveillance system which monitors global disease outbreaks and ensures that we are fully prepared to respond to such situations."
Last month a Scottish nurse, Pauline Cafferkey, from South Lanarkshire, became the first confirmed UK case of Ebola after she returned from Sierra Leone where she had been working with the charity Save the Children.
She is being treated at London's Royal Free Hospital and was in a critical condition although she has since improved.
Ms Cafferkey, 39, had travelled home to Scotland via Casablanca, Morocco, and Heathrow Airport in London.
She was later placed in an isolation unit at Glasgow's Gartnavel Hospital after becoming feverish, before being transferred by RAF Hercules plane to London on 30 December, and taken to the Royal Free's specialist treatment centre.
Ebola is transmitted by direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person, such as blood, vomit or faeces.
The virus has killed more than 8,400 people, almost all in West Africa, since it broke out a year ago.
The World Health Organization says the number of people infected by the disease in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea has now passed 20,000.
Patrick Collins, of Lower Nassau Street, Londonderry, was reported to police on 1 August 2016.
A passer-by said they saw the puppy lying on its side and being pulled "like a dead weight".
When police came to his home, he lifted the unresponsive terrier by its ears and held it in his arms.
When examined by a vet, it was noted that the puppy's heart rate was slow, it had cuts on its paws and there were fears it would not survive, but it did eventually recover.
On 2 August, Collins was interviewed and said he did not believe he had ill-treated the dog in any way.
He then became abusive to police officers and accused them of beating the dog.
He later admitted two counts of animal cruelty.
Collins's defence solicitor said it was quite clear from the probation report that he now accepted his wrongdoing.
The lawyer said that, at the time it happened, his client was "hardly able to look after himself, never mind an animal".
He had acknowledged his behaviour was completely unacceptable, not only in terms of the animal but also his son, for whom the dog was bought.
The judge said the puppy had survived thanks to the excellent care of the vet, rather than because of any actions by Collins.
As well as being jailed for three months, Collins was also disqualified from owning a pet for life and ordered to pay £909 in costs.
Paul Hemming beat mother-of-three Natalie Hemming, 31, to death in the lounge of their Milton Keynes home while their children slept upstairs.
Miss Hemming was found dead in woodland at Chandlers Cross, Hertfordshire, on 22 May, 21 days after she disappeared.
Hemming, 43, was found guilty at Luton Crown Court and told he must serve a minimum term of 20 years.
The noise of the attack woke the couple's six-year-old son, who went downstairs.
When he peeked through a gap in the door he saw his mother's body, which by then his father had wrapped in a blanket.
Not realising she had been killed and fearing he would be told off for being awake, he crept back to his bedroom.
When the youngster and his two sisters got up the next morning, their father claimed their mother had left the house while they were asleep.
He then took them to Whipsnade Zoo for a day out.
Hours earlier, while the children slept, Hemming had carried his partner's naked body out of the house, transferred it in the boot of his car and driven 30 miles from the family home in Alderney Avenue, Newton Leys, Milton Keynes, to Toms Wood, Chandlers Cross, south Hertfordshire.
There, he dragged her corpse by her feet into thick undergrowth.
He left her face down beneath the trees, where she was found three weeks later by a man who had been mowing a meadow nearby.
Hemming had earlier admitted manslaughter, claiming he never meant to kill Miss Hemming or cause her serious bodily harm.
He claimed she died when he threw a heavy ornament at her which, he said, accidentally hit her on the head.
Hemming said by the time he got to her she was not breathing and he knew she was dead.
But Simon Russell-Flint QC, for the prosecution, said Miss Hemming had been killed "in a fit of rage and jealousy" when Hemming learnt she had been unfaithful to him and was planning to leave him and take the children.
In sentencing, Judge Richard Foster told Hemming: "Natalie Hemming knew, you were overbearing, controlling, jealous and on occasions violent. You said you would mend your ways but you did not.
"The manner in which you have conducted yourself since the murder indicates a complete lack of remorse."
The judge passed a concurrent sentence of five years for the offences of obstructing the coroner and preventing Natalie's lawful burial.
Developer Dong Energy said it had made the final investment decision to build the Hornsea Project One.
The company claimed the 157 sq mile (407 sq km) site, expected to be operational by 2020, would be the world's largest offshore wind farm.
Turbines will be manufactured by Siemens in its newly-built Hull factory.
Brent Cheshire, Dong Energy UK's chairman, said the project would help create local jobs.
"To have the world's biggest ever offshore wind farm located off the Yorkshire coast is hugely significant, and highlights the vital role offshore wind will play in the UK's need for new low-carbon energy," he said.
The firm said it expected to create about 2,000 jobs during construction and up to 300 additional jobs, both directly and indirectly, when it was running.
Bird welfare charity the RSPB said it had concerns over the development due to the "high collision risk for seabirds using the area".
The development is one of eight renewable energy projects being subsidised by the government under its £16.6 bn Contracts for Difference (CfDs) scheme which effectively guarantee prices for renewable energy suppliers.
CfDs was criticised in a report by the National Audit Office which claimed too much money was awarded to the project "without price competition" and is concerned this could ultimately increase costs.
The government said the projects will provide jobs and private investment.
The site will cover an area the size of more than 58,000 football pitches and will be located 75 miles (120 km) off the coast. Each of the 174 turbines will be 581ft (177m) high.
A cable connecting the site to the National Grid will come ashore at a site in Killingholme in North Lincolnshire.
Dong Energy has already built the Westermost Rough wind farm which consist of 35 turbines located 16 miles (25km) off the Holderness coast.
Now, Addenbrooke's Hospital treats nearly 900,000 patients a year, has an income of more than £719m and is Cambridge University's teaching hospital.
It will mark its anniversary by opening a museum at the hospital, using papers and artefacts from its archive.
Cambridge University Hospital's archivist Hilary Ritchie said one of the exhibits included a ledger from the day of its opening.
"We have the first minute book [from] 13 October 1766 and like all the other paper archives, it has never been on display before," she added.
The original building on Trumpington Street was funded by a bequest of £4,500 - worth about £13m today - from necromancer and St Catharine's College, Cambridge fellow, Dr John Addenbrooke, who died aged 39 in 1719.
Miss Ritchie said not much was known about him.
She added: "He was a very mysterious man and burnt all his documents, including a portrait, before he died."
In the later 19th Century, the hospital strengthened its links with the University of Cambridge, due to the work of physician George Paget and surgeon George Humphry.
However, when they died the connection ended.
Miss Ritchie said: "University students would do the theory here and do their clinical practice in London because they didn't think that the right kind of patient came to Addenbrooke's."
The hospital began its move to its current site on Hills Road in 1961, which included a neurological centre and "that's when it all changed".
Surgeon Roy Calne developed links with Terence English at nearby Papworth Hospital, to expand the hospital's transplant programme. The world's first heart, lung and liver transplant took place jointly with Papworth in 1986.
Addenbrooke's Hospital is now part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, including the Rosie Maternity Unit.
The trust, which has a deficit of £32.3m, has had a troubled few years after Dr Myles Bradbury was convicted of abusing young cancer patients.
In 2015, the Care Quality Commission found its governance to be inadequate - although it rated the quality of its care as outstanding.
Following an inspection in May, the rating was lifted to "requires improvement".
Anthony Small, 33, was found not guilty of disseminating terrorist publications and supporting a proscribed group.
A trial at the Old Bailey heard accusations that he put boxing gloves items and a championship belt on eBay to raise money to get to Syria.
Mr Small was also cleared of conspiracy to possess false identity documents with improper intention.
He had been arrested after Michael Coe, 34, of Central Park Road in east London, and Simon Keeler, 44 of Solander Gardens in east London, were found with false documents in the back of a lorry at the port of Dover in November last year.
Coe has also been cleared of conspiracy to possess false identity documents with improper intention.
However both Coe and Keeler have already admitted a separate charge of possessing false documents.
They will be sentenced at a later date.
When Coe and Keeler were found with the false documents, Coe told police he was trying to get to Sweden to visit his wife, and Keeler that he was trying to reach his wife in Turkey.
The jury was told Mr Small - who won the British and Commonwealth light middleweight championships in 2009 - was not with the pair as he had broken his hand two days earlier.
Mr Small told the court he had intended to visit his Turkish ex-wife on urgent family business. He insisted he had "never" supported people who encouraged terrorism.
The jury could not agree on a final charge against Mr Small of supporting a terrorist organisation, and the prosecution has until Friday to decide whether to pursue it.
Natasha Bradbury was found dead in a property at Haverfordwest's High Street on Monday.
Luke Jones, 33, also from the town, was remanded in custody by magistrates in Llanelli. He will appear before Swansea Crown Court at later date.
Dyfed Powys Police said officers were providing support to Ms Bradbury's family.
The Leone Stars drew 1-1 with Ivory Coast on Saturday and would have reached the Gabon finals with a win.
"We could have knocked them out in Bouake, they were so lucky to qualify," Bangura told BBC Sport.
"I don't think they are one of the favourites to win the Nations Cup."
The Elephants, who beat Ghana on penalties to win the trophy in 2015, finished top of Group I but only managed to take six points from four games, narrowly defeating Sudan 1-0 in their sole win along with three draws.
If we would had not qualified, it would have been a disaster
On Saturday, Aston Villa's Jonathan Kodjia gave Ivory Coast the lead with an acrobatic overhead kick in the 37th minute but USA-based Kei Kamara equalised for Sierra Leone in the second half.
"Ivory Coast were not that impressive in the qualifiers and I think they need to do more to raise their game if they're serious to defend their title," Bangura added.
"I also think they need to strengthen their squad, experienced players like Yaya Toure must be in the squad."
Ivory Coast played the entire 2017 qualifying campaign without their skipper and four-time African player of the year Toure, whose last competitive international was the 2015 Nations Cup final.
The Elephants coach Michael Dussuyer says he will soon have a meeting with Toure to discuss the Manchester City midfielder's future with the team.
Forward Solomon Kalou was involved in the qualifiers and has admitted his side will have to improve if they are to make an impact at the tournament, which run between 14 January and 5 February.
"When we go to the Africa Cup of Nations we'll raise our game," Kalou told BBC Sport. "We raised our game in the last Afcon and we won it, so it's possible we do it again.
"We have enough quality players to play this kind of competition.
"The most important thing for now is that we have qualified. We are the champions, if we would had not qualified, it would have been a disaster.
"It's a great thing that we are going to defend our title after coming back from a difficult match with Sierra Leone, who played very well."
North Dakota Senator John Hoeven said the Army Corps of Engineers had been directed to allow work under Lake Oahe, a reservoir on the Missouri River.
Native Americans, who have protested against the Dakota Access Pipeline for months, vowed legal action to stop it.
President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order signalling his support for the pipeline.
But the president has insisted the order was contingent upon pipeline makers using US-made materials and equipment.
The US Army Corps of Engineers, which has approval authority, decided last year to explore other routes for the pipeline amid huge protests by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
In an announcement on Tuesday, Mr Hoeven said that the acting Secretary of the Army, Robert Speer, had ordered the corps to allow the work necessary to complete the pipeline.
The US Army said on Wednesday it had taken the first steps to "expeditiously review requests for approvals" to build and operate the pipeline, but that does not mean the project is set to move forward.
"The Assistant Secretary for the Army Civil Works will make a decision on the pipeline once a full review and analysis is completed in accordance with the directive," the Army said in a statement.
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe had earlier said that the Army has to wait for the results of a scheduled environmental impact study (EIS) that was ordered in January.
"The Army Corps lacks statutory authority to simply stop the EIS," they said in a statement.
The $3.7bn (£2.8bn) pipeline is designed to transport about 470,000 barrels of crude oil a day across four states, from North Dakota to a terminal in Illinois, where it can be shipped to refineries.
The Sioux say the final section would contaminate drinking water and damage sacred burial sites. They and their supporters have set up a Sacred Stone spiritual camp near the Missouri river.
Just four days after taking office, President Trump signed an executive order in favour of the pipeline. He told the Army to quickly reconsider its decision to explore other routes.
After his election in 2013, the new president - seen as a moderate abroad - promised to work to lift years of sanctions which have crippled the economy and made life ever-harder for average Iranians.
Iranian hardliners have opposed concessions and compromise over Iran's "national right" to nuclear energy, but the balance so far appears to be heavily in favour of President Rouhani and his team of negotiators.
In the end, the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has the final say.
He has publicly backed the negotiating team and in recent days provided them with more flexibility over some aspects of the negotiation while at the same time hardening his stance towards the West.
All UN and US "economic, financial and banking" sanctions must be lifted "immediately" a deal is signed - and the remaining sanctions lifted "within reasonable time intervals", Ayatollah Khamenei said in a speech on Tuesday. He made no mention of EU sanctions.
The hardliners have been at pains for more than a year-and-a-half to refrain from any public criticism of the government while the nuclear talks were in progress.
The instructions to desist came from the Supreme Leader himself, who has called on all officials to ensure a united front was conveyed until the 30 June deadline.
Double-edged remarks from Ayatollah Khamenei, such as "I am neither for nor against the deal", have kept both the pro- and anti-camp in Iran satisfied.
The Supreme Leader has juxtaposed his position in several speeches, not only to survive a possible negative outcome but also to ensure he does not antagonise the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC).
The IRGC has never been too convinced by the talks, except for the obvious benefits of lifting sanctions which have affected its multi-billion dollar business empire, though it has given the negotiators its cautious backing.
Over the past few months there have been intensive debates inside the conservative-dominated parliament between the two camps.
Most of the heated discussions have been behind closed doors, but some of it has slipped out on social media and the wider press.
"The closer we get to the signing of the deal," said reformist Sharq newspaper on Monday, "the bigger becomes the wave of attacks, and insults on the government of Hassan Rouhani."
Another article blamed former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's camp for "scheming for months" to ruin the prospects of success in the deal for Iran.
The main voice of opposition in parliament is the faction that supports Mr Ahmadinejad, Mr Rouhani's predecessor.
In moves not dissimilar to the Republicans in the US Senate, the faction known as Paidary (persistence) Front, has tabled several motions to try to give parliament the power to challenge a final deal.
None has been successful, and its latest bill was amended in such a way as to take away the power of veto from parliament and put it in the hands of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), the top decision-making body in Iran and loyal to the Supreme Leader.
It is chaired by President Rouhani and includes parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani and his brother Sadeq Larijani, who heads the judiciary.
Its members are mainly hand-picked by Ayatollah Khamenei and also include the chiefs of the army and the IRGC, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and a handful of other ministers.
That is why despite the verbal battles over the past few months, once the deal is sealed by the Supreme Leader there is little anyone can do to oppose it.
The room for Iran's nuclear team to manoeuvre is limited. The oversight by SNSC would ensure that all requirements laid down by the Supreme Leader and the IRGC are met.
Ayatollah Khamenei has made it clear he will not accept any inspection of military sites (a key demand of the so-called P5+1 interlocutors), backing the requirement laid out by the IRGC.
Despite the red lines, President Rouhani and his negotiators are protected by the Supreme Leader's endorsement.
The danger, however, would be if the deal failed or faced serious obstacles after the 30 June deadline.
In that case, although Ayatollah Khamenei may continue to call for calm, the IRGC, and the conservatives, angered at the failure to lift sanctions, would push the Supreme Leader to take a harder line, switching their substantive majority in parliament against the president, making it difficult for him to increase the reformist share of seats in the next parliamentary election due in February.
The president may continue to wield support from the public at large, but the machinations of those dominant groups are likely to make his position untenable for the next presidential elections due in June 2017.
It is with a view of those elections that not only the president but also all parliamentary factions are leaving themselves room for jockeying.
Dr Massoumeh Torfeh is a research associate at the London School of Economics (LSE) and School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas), specialising in the politics of Iran, Afghanistan and central Asia. Formerly she was the UN director of strategic communications in Afghanistan.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg admitted the settings had "gotten complex" for users.
It follows a storm of protest from users over a series of changes on the site that left its members unsure about how public their information had become.
"We needed to simplify controls," he told a press conference.
"We want people to be able to share information in the way that they want," he told BBC News.
"Our goal is not to make your information more private or more open."
By Rory Cellan-JonesTechnology correspondent
On the face of it, Mark Zuckerberg has delivered on his promise to make the privacy settings simpler.
One button which will change everything is certainly an advance on what went before.
There's also the opportunity to opt out completely from sending your data out of Facebook to other applications.
But questions remain - the recommended settings still look designed to encourage users to share just about everything.
And I'm still working out just how I can stop my list of friends being visible to the whole world.
Experience shows that every change at Facebook seems innocuous at first - and creeps up later to bite some users and the company itself.
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The new system will offer users one privacy page with a list of all their applications and a choice of three settings for each.
The redesigned privacy page allows users to see all their information in one grid and apply privacy settings to each. Facebook will suggest defaults.
As with the changes made in December, users will be able to choose to share their applications with just friends, friends of friends or everyone.
"We've focused on three things: a single control for your content, more powerful controls for your basic information and an easy control to turn off all applications," said Mark Zuckerberg, speaking at Facebook's Palo Alto headquarters.
People who want more "granular control" will still be able to access existing settings.
Facebook has also reduced the amount of information that is visible to everyone. People will now be able to control who sees their interest pages and friends lists.
Users will also be able to turn off applications to ensure no information is shared without consent.
One of the things users found complicated was the need to apply new settings to every new feature introduced on the site.
From today, whatever setting users choose for "Sharing on Facebook" will now automatically be applied to any new products.
Initial reactions to the changes questioned whether Facebook had gone far enough.
"The vast majority of people don't use privacy settings so the reforms are not likely to have as great an impact," said Simon Davies, director of Privacy International.
"If the default is for less information then we've really made a step forward," he said.
With European privacy commissioners calling for companies to set defaults for the minimum sharing of information, the big battle could be "yet to come", he warned.
"That's where the rubber hits the road at a legal level."
Andrew Walls, a research director at analyst firm Gartner wondered how the changes would affect Facebook's business model.
"Some questions not really answered were issues around the sharing of personal data with advertisers for doing targeted ads based on profile content. That's a tricky one - how do you make money if you can't sell targeted ads? How do you compete with Google?"
"They want sufficient privacy to attract users into service and take advantage of it but some sharing of data is also required in order for Facebook to make money," he said.
But Mr Zuckerberg told BBC News that it was a "misconception" that the site relied on people sharing information to make money from adverts.
"No information is sold to advertisers. For the business part of Facebook, it makes no difference what your privacy settings are."
Mr Zuckerberg said that developers had "worked weekends, camped out in the conference centre" in order to overhaul its privacy settings.
"The number one thing we've heard to that the settings have gotten complex and hard for people to use," he said.
"It is something we take very seriously," he added.
He spent time explaining how Facebook has evolved from a very basic system when it was launched in 2004 to the 400m user site it is today.
"When we started Facebook, we built it around a few simple ideas. People want to share and stay connected with their friends and the people around them. When you have control over what you share, you want to share more. When you share more, the world becomes more open and connected," he said.
But since then the site has rolled out hundreds of new features and, alongside them, a raft a privacy settings.
Changes made to the site earlier this year and in December 2009 infuriated users and led to formal complaints from privacy groups.
The European Commission described the changes as "unacceptable".
The Scot, 40, has won the ranking tournament three times in the last six years, and four times in all.
"It doesn't really matter," the defending champion told BBC Radio Scotland. "There are probably other players that are more favoured than me.
"It would be great if I could win it for a fifth time but we will just have to wait and see."
Four-time world champion Higgins opens the defence of his title against Andy Hicks, 42, a former World and UK Championship semi-finalist, on Monday.
"He used to be a really good player," Higgins noted. "He is is not a professional anymore, he just plays for fun now. But he won't have any expectations on him to win, he can just enjoy himself, so it is a tough game for me."
Higgins is one of 12 Scots in the 128-man first-round draw and is monitoring the progress of youngsters like Ross Muir, 20, Rhys Clark and Scott Donaldson, both 21, and Eden Sharav, 23.
"Young Rhys Clark just beat [1997 world champion] Ken Doherty in the China Open qualifiers," Higgins noted. " I was playing on the next table and was 3-1 up thinking I was going quite well, and he'd already won 5-0.
"He's left-handed and plays just like Jimmy White, really quickly. It is brilliant to see some of these young Scottish players coming through."
While the younger generation strive to make progress, Higgins - who has won two more ranking titles this season in Australia and China to take his haul to 28 - has no plans to retire.
"I have got nothing else to do!" he joked. "I am going to keep playing as long as I can.
"The practice gets harder as you get older. I saw how the likes of Steve Davis, John Parrott and Jimmy White found it tougher to practise once they had families. I am the same, with three kids.
"There is a lot more travelling nowadays, but I still love competing against the best players around the world."
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Maamria, 44, took charge in November after former manager Paul Carden left by mutual consent.
The Sandgrounders are without a win in their last five home games and let a 3-0 lead slip in Saturday's 3-3 draw with struggling Welling United.
They are 17th in the table, but eight points above the relegation zone with eight games left to play.
In his final interview prior to his departure, Maamria said his side needed to lose their uncertainty if they were to improve their inconsistent league form.
"For some reason the team at home are very hesitant and I've got to find out why," he told BBC Radio Merseyside.
"That's been happening before my time here and we need to get to the bottom of it to give the players confidence."
After winning four consecutive home matches following his appointment in November, Southport are yet to win at Haig Avenue since the beginning of January.
"Ranting is going to get you nowhere because these are the players I inherited and I've got to work with them at least until the end of the season," Maamria added.
"From day one I said I don't really get sucked into the table too much because you end up losing focus on the next game."
The country's media authority has banned the show for 15 days after complaints about the comments.
The guest, Tamour al-Sobky, has said his comments were taken out of context.
Other TV shows have also been suspended recently, triggering worries about freedom of speech in Egypt.
Mr Sobky said that "almost 30% of women, especially in Upper Egypt, have the tendency to be unfaithful" and that "many women have extramarital affairs while their husbands work abroad to earn their living".
He also said that women cheated because married life was boring and they were immoral.
The interview was aired last December on the Momken (Possible) programme, broadcast by the privately owned CBC channel, but it did not get much attention until a clip of it was posted on social media, drawing huge public criticism and anger.
Mr Sobky is the administrator of a Facebook page entitled Diary of a Suffering Husband, which has more than 1m followers.
In his apologies after receiving death threats, he also said that his own mother is from Upper Egypt, a conservative region that is often a source of jokes in the country.
Broadcaster CBC has also apologised, saying in a statement that the video of Mr Sobky was part of a long discussion and that the programme's host immediately rejected and refuted the remarks.
Authorities reportedly issued a statement, stressing the need to respect all Egyptian women.
They said the move was partly intended to show support for a lawsuit filed against Mr Sobky accusing him of offending public morals, the website Egypt Independent reported.
The media body has also called on all TV channels to boycott Mr Sobky.
Human rights groups have raised concerns about freedom of expression in Egypt, and Amnesty International says that individuals have faced prosecution and imprisonment on charges such as "inciting sectarian strife" and "defamation of religion".
Other TV programmes have been taken off-air in recent years, many accused of making fun of the country's powerful army or President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, including the show of the popular Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef in 2013.
The latest cuts are in addition to the 4,000 job cuts announced last month and are part of the bank's efforts to reduce annual costs by 800m Swiss francs a year (£580m; $820m).
The company blamed a "high and inflexible cost base" and "volatile market conditions".
The global markets business trades bonds and other financial products.
Tidjane Thiam took over as chief executive of Credit Suisse last July, having spent six years leading the UK-based insurer Prudential.
In a statement accompanying today's announcement, he described the performance of the global markets business as "disappointing", blaming the company's exposure to financial products that were difficult to trade in "challenging" market conditions.
"In this context, we have taken immediate action to reduce outsized positions in activities not consistent with our new strategy and systematically reduced our exposures," he said.
The bank is leaving some business areas altogether, including distressed credit products.
Credit Suisse is investing in its equities (shares) business which it described as "a core area of focus for the bank".
Credit Suisse expects to report a loss in the first quarter of 2016, due to a charge of $346m to cover the costs of the reorganisation.
In 2015, the bank made a pre-tax loss of 2.4bn Swiss francs ($2.4bn; £1.6bn) - its first annual loss since 2008.
The accident happened when the man was in the area of Coire an t-Sneachda, close to the Cairn Gorm ski centre.
The Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team said the climber had been airlifted to hospital but his injuries were thought to have been fatal.
Resuming on 318-5, Durham captain Paul Collingwood hit 120 out of Durham's 448, aided by a 73-run stand from Chris Rushworth (57) and Barry McCarthy.
McCarthy (4-52) and Rushworth (3-61) then reduced their hosts to 123-8.
But a so far unbroken stand 88-run stand between Northeast (97*) and Yasir Shah has put Kent within reach of avoiding the follow-on, on 211-8.
Northeast, within three runs of an 18th first-class century, and Shah, on his debut, will start again in the morning needing 88 runs to avoid the threat of following on.
Earlier, Collingwood led his side to a fourth batting bonus point before being caught at slip, having completed his 34th first-class century.
He became the fifth wicket for Darren Stevens - the 17th time in the County Championship that he has collected a five-wicket haul for Kent - but his fifth this summer, one short of his 2014 best of six.
Pakistan international Yasir sent down 26 overs on his first Kent appearance, finally getting his first wicket by removing McCarthy for 24, to end his stand with Rushworth.
Three have been named as Alexandra Binns, 18, Brandon Brown, 20, and Terrie Kirby, 16. A fourth person has been named locally as Ryan Beal, 20.
The group died when a sports car collided with the bike they were on at 00:30 BST on Sunday on the A6201 between Upton and Hemsworth.
Upton Methodist Church said it wanted to offer support to the community.
Peter Finneran, from the church, said: "I think the main feeling is shock and disbelief that four young lives have been removed so terribly tragically.
"As the church in the community, we wanted to be involved, to be the hub where people could be here and just vent what they feel."
Mr Finneran said a book has been opened for each of the young people who died.
"Anybody can wander in, sign the books and sit around and just think. There will be a minister here if people want to talk or to pray," he said.
West Yorkshire Police said the quad bike was unregistered and believe a bronze-coloured Nissan sports car was travelling towards Hemsworth on the A6201 when it collided with the bike.
Three of the victims died at the scene, the fourth died later in hospital.
Two men who were in the car were questioned about the crash and bailed.
Messages of sympathy have been posted by friends and family of the four victims on social media and suggest the four had been celebrating Terrie Kirby's 16th birthday.
The recent hostage crisis, in which some 37 foreigners died, was "a reminder that what happens in other countries affects us at home", he said.
He also defended Western intervention in the conflict in neighbouring Mali.
He is the first British prime minister to visit the North African country since it became independent in 1962.
Following the recent siege at the In Amenas gas plant in the Sahara, in which up to six Britons lost their lives, Mr Cameron discussed the threat of terrorism with his Algerian counterpart Abdelmalek Sellal in the capital Algiers.
He announced that two had agreed a security partnership, including co-operation on border and aviation security, as well as joint action on trade, investment and education.
The UK has also invited Algeria to participate in a joint contingency planning exercise to share experience in responding to crisis situations.
"Both Britain and Algeria are countries that have suffered from terrorism and we understand each other's suffering," he said.
"What we have agreed is a strengthened partnership that looks at how we combat terrorism and how we improve security of this region. This should be about sharing our perspectives, about the risks and dangers that there are, but also sharing expertise."
Before holding talks with senior government figures, he told reporters that the UK's focus was "very much about helping this neighbourhood to help itself".
He said he wanted to "work with the Algerian government and with other governments in the region to make sure we do everything we can do to combat terrorism in a way that is both tough and intelligent, and uses everything we have at our disposal, which will make them safer, make us safer, make the world safer".
The UK announced on Tuesday it is to send 330 military personnel to Mali and west Africa to support French forces battling Islamist militants.
The deployment will include as many as 40 military advisers in Mali and 200 British soldiers in neighbouring African countries, to help train the Malian army.
Critics have warned of "mission creep", but Mr Cameron said the UK was an "open, international" country and, linking instability in north and west Africa to British national interests, said the country's "posture" was to protect its citizens around the world.
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But Mr Cameron said the UK and its allies "don't look at this region of the world and think that the answer is purely a military one".
"What is required in countries like Mali, just as countries like Somalia on the other side of Africa, is that combination of tough approach on security, aid, politics, settling grievances and problems."
BBC political editor Nick Robinson said the prime minister, who earlier laid a wreath at the martyrs memorial in Algiers and met British Embassy staff, was keen to use this trip to address fears that he is risking a protracted military engagement in north Africa.
He wanted to stress the situation in Mali would not become "another Afghanistan or even another Libya", our correspondent, who is travelling with the government entourage, added.
The PM's national security advisor Kim Darroch, the head of foreign security service MI6 Sir John Sawers and trade minister Lord Risby are accompanying Mr Cameron.
Wylie, 19, took victory in the S9 50m freestyle while Hamer, 17, triumphed in the S14 200m freestyle.
Paralympic champion Jonathan Fox marked his return from injury with gold in the S7 100m backstroke.
And Scotland's Andrew Mullen retained his S5 50m butterfly crown.
There were also silvers for Jessica-Jane Applegate (S14 200m freestyle) and Ollie Hynd (S8 100m freestyle).
Wylie, who set a new British record of 25.69 seconds in recording a Rio qualification time at last week's British Paralympic swimming trials in Glasgow, was the fastest qualifier from the morning heats.
He finished strongly in the final in a time of 25.85secs to edge out Finland's Leo Lahteenmaki by 0.27secs.
"I couldn't be happier with that really," said the Sunderland swimmer. "I'm in a good place at the moment.
"I didn't expect to win that race. I did expect to swim a little bit faster than that but coming away with the gold is really good."
Hamer, who also managed a Rio qualification time in Glasgow, had a superb final 50m to overhaul Iceland's Paralympic champion Jon Margeir Sverrisson by 0.10secs in a thrilling finish.
"I went out easy in the heats this morning to save all of my energy for the final and it paid off," he said.
"I'm over the moon with the gold and it's given me confidence for the rest of the season."
Fox, who had almost three years out with a shoulder injury, was satisfied with his victory over Andrei Gladkov of Russia who had taken Fox's European and world crowns in the Briton's absence.
"Having to miss the Europeans in 2014 and the worlds in 2015 was tough but I'm back," said Fox. "Coming here and seeing the results of my training paying off is very satisfying."
Both players are set to be made available to other clubs in the January transfer window.
The move to drop two of the club's more experienced players is understood to have been made with the full backing of the Shamrock Park directors.
McAllister and Mackle will both become free agents in the summer.
Mackle is one of the longest-serving players on the books at Portadown, having joined the club in 2009.
"Both have been told they are no longer in my first-team plans and the club will listen to offers for Mark and Sean ahead of the January window," McGibbon told the News Letter.
"I do not want to get into specifics but a decision had to be made. I have made the call for what I consider the best interests of the team and club."
Portadown started the Irish Premiership season with a 12-point deduction imposed by the Irish Football Association and have won just two of their opening seven fixtures ahead of Saturday's visit of Cliftonville.
The club's appeal against their points penalty and a suspension from all football-related activity is scheduled to be heard on Monday 3 October.
Greek party leaders once more postponed plans to meet on Tuesday and approve terms of a new bailout.
This comes as the European Commission's Neelie Kroes told a Dutch newspaper that there would be "absolutely no man overboard" if Greece left the euro.
But Prime Minister Lucas Papademos' office told the BBC that a draft agreement has been finalised.
A formal sign-off on the reforms demanded by international lenders - including a 20% cut to the minimum wage, pension cuts and civil service job cuts - is hoped to be concluded on Wednesday, the BBC's Athens correspondent Mark Lowen said.
Meanwhile, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte also told public radio that a Greek exit from the eurozone now would be less risky than if it had happened in 2010 when its debt crisis first broke.
"There is less risk now," Mr Rutte said. "It is in our interest that Greece remain [in the eurozone] and to achieve that it must do all it has promised to do but if that does not work out, then we are stronger now than a year and a half ago."
But German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday there would be "unforeseeable consequences" if Greece left the euro.
"I will have no part in forcing Greece out of the euro," she said.
Meanwhile, public transport and the country's ports ground to a halt as two of the largest Greek public sector unions began a strike on Tuesday in protest at spending cuts, tax rises and job losses.
Police had to use tear gas to prevent some protesters on Syntagma Square from breaking a cordon around the parliament building.
'Tough' negotiations
The government held meetings with EU, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank delegates on Monday.
Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos said the negotiations were "so tough that as soon as one chapter closes another opens".
At the same time, as part of Greece's new 130bn euro ($170bn; £110bn) bailout deal, private sector lenders are negotiating with Greece to write off up to 70% of the value of the money that the Greek government currently owes them.
The leader of the left-wing Syriza party coalition, which is not part of the interim government, repeated a call on Tuesday either for Greece's debts to be written off, or else for the country to pause its debt repayments for three years.
"The debt is not sustainable," Alexis Tsipras told Greek television channel SKAI.
"With the [debt restructuring], most of the [bailout] money will go to the banks and to the bondholders."
The Greek trade unions called for an end to the policies promoted by the government and the so-called "troika".
In a petition delivered to parliament, the unions expressed "opposition to measures included in the new memorandum which, aside from the dramatic impact on workers, it is also a confession of the dead-end economic policy followed and its adverse consequences on real economy".
Outside Greece, European leaders turned up the pressure.
"What's a man overboard?" Mrs Kroes told the Dutch newspaper Volkskrant. "It's always said that if you let one country get out, or ask it to get out, then the whole structure collapses. But that's simply not true.
By Mark LowenBBC News, Athens
This is a day that shows the bind this government is in: as ordinary Greeks gather on Syntagma Square to protest against austerity, party leaders are locked in crucial talks on more cuts to unlock Greece's bailout funds.
The country is dangerously close to the financial abyss. If the loan money doesn't flow into Greek coffers within the next month, Athens will be unable to pay bond redemptions and would be forced into a potentially catastrophic default.
The framework of a deal to reduce the minimum wage and fire 15,000 civil servants is there, but needs a sign-off by politicians unwilling to back unpopular measures.
Once again Greece seems to be edging towards agreement at the eleventh hour - the fear of failure still appears too great to contemplate by Greece and the eurozone.
"The Greeks have to realise that we Dutch and we Germans can only sell emergency Greek aid to our taxpayers if there's evidence of good will."
A similar message was delivered with a more optimistic spin by Jean-Claude Juncker, chairman of the "eurogroup" of eurozone finance ministers, who said he had no doubt that Greece would remain within the eurozone, provided that it met its obligations to other members.
"The euro will outlive us all," he said.
On Monday, Greece agreed to pass a new law allowing more government employees to be fired - it is likely to lead to 15,000 civil service jobs being cut.
They are also likely to agree to a 20% cut in the minimum wage, BBC correspondents in Athens say.
The Greek economy is expected to suffer a fifth consecutive year of recession this year, and has already shrunk 12% since 2008.
The device was discovered by metal detectors at the Old Tram Bridge in Avenham Park, Preston, on Saturday at about 16:00 BST.
The area was cordoned off by the police and customers in a nearby cafe were evacuated.
Police said the mortar - believed to be from World War Two - was detonated by experts from the Army.
Chandima made 100 from 107 balls as the tourists finished on 303-7.
Ireland were 164-4 when the rain came down, but after three overs were lost they never threatened to reach a Duckworth-Lewis revised target of 293.
They were bundled out for 216 as Dasun Shanaka finished with 5-43, having earlier clubbed a quickfire 42.
Barry McCarthy took two wickets in as many overs to restrict Sri Lanka to 48-2 after the powerplay, but Kusal Mendis led the recovery with a half-century before being caught and bowled by Kevin O'Brien.
Chandimal anchored the innings, hitting just six fours, as Angelo Mathews (49) and shanaka provided the pyrotechnics, with the latter firing 42 off only 19 balls prior to being bowled by Boyd Rankin.
Between them, Mathews and Shanaka hit nine fours and five sixes - the only maximums in the Sri Lanka innings.
Ireland's reply got off to a strong start, but Shanaka bowled Paul Stirling for 27 after a 53-run opening stand.
The seam-bowling all-rounder then had Ed Joyce and John Anderson caught behind cheaply, and when skipper William Porterfield fell to Shaminda Eranga for 73, Ireland had fallen well behind the required rate.
O'Brien hit three sixes in making 64 from 49 balls either side of the rain delay, but he was trapped lbw by Nuwan Pradeep as the last six wickets folded for 18 runs, with Shanaka doing most of the damage.
The two sides meet again at the same venue on Saturday before Sri Lanka return to England for a five-match ODI series.
In a statement, the 23-year-old revealed his mother is suffering from a "serious, incurable illness".
"In the run-up to the match against Burnley, I felt completely frazzled and unable to concentrate properly," said the centre-back.
"I thought that my distraction may result in an error."
He added: "After much thought and consultation with the gaffer, my family and my team-mates, I felt unable to guarantee my usual standard of performance and said as much to the gaffer."
Tarkowski was originally named in the starting XI to face Burnley in the Championship, but was subsequently omitted from the matchday squad as the Clarets beat Brentford 3-1.
The former Oldham player was disciplined by the west London club and has since returned to training, but was left out of the squad for Saturday's trip to Preston and will not feature against Leeds on Tuesday.
"I would like to apologise to my team-mates, the gaffer and the fans," said Tarkowski.
"I hope you can understand the pressure I was under and that no offence or insult was intended to anyone associated with the club.
"I have taken the sanction given to me by the club with good grace."
Brentford have rejected transfer bids for Tarkowski this month, saying offers have not met their valuation of the defender.
Bees head coach Dean Smith says he has been "reintegrated" into the squad, but the situation is "too raw" for Tarkowski to return to action immediately.
"We will try to help him through this tough period he has had," said Smith.
Allegations emerged last week that Australian officials had paid people-smugglers who were taking 65 asylum seekers to New Zealand to return the boat and its passengers to Indonesia.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has refused to confirm or deny the allegations but, if true, the country's international standing and its relations with Indonesia would be put at risk, say experts.
Indonesia could perhaps take action against Australia under the 2000 United Nations Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, says Australian National University law professor Donald Rothwell.
However he thinks that unlikely given it had not done so after several incursions by Australian navy vessels into Indonesian waters in recent years as part of border security policy.
"To date, Indonesia has not shown much inclination for (legal action), especially in the context of more egregious breaches of Indonesian sovereignty," he says.
However, paying people-smugglers to return refugees to Indonesia could put more strain on an already fractious relationship between the two countries.
Diplomatic relations sank to a new low in April after Indonesia ignored repeated Australian requests to spare the lives of two Australian drug-traffickers on death row.
Professor Rothwell says Indonesia might now be less inclined to help Australia combat people-smuggler activities.
On the domestic front, it is unclear whether such a policy would be in breach of Australian law.
The Australian Greens have written to the Australian Federal Police asking them to investigate what laws have been violated. Some experts suggest the alleged policy would be a breach of the provisions of the Criminal Code outlawing people smuggling.
However, they note that the government itself would have to initiate and investigate any charges.
But it would also depend on the circumstances, according to Professor Rothwell. He says Australian immigration and border security officials have been given "a fair degree of discretion" under wide-ranging maritime and migration laws introduced by the current government to support its "stop the boats" policy.
Legalities aside, the government must come clean with the Australian and international communities by confirming, denying or investigating whether Australian officials made the payments, leading refugee lawyer David Manne told the BBC.
"As a matter of fundamental democratic accountability, the government must disclose to the Australian and international communities, firstly, whether it is now Australian policy to pay people-smugglers to turn back asylum seekers and, secondly, did it do so," says Mr Manne.
"This type of conduct is likely to seriously harm Australia's reputation, credibility and authority on the international stage," he says, adding that if every country followed Australia's lead the international refugee protection framework "would collapse".
'No evidence'
Barrister, human rights and refugee advocate Julian Burnside said it would be "politically scandalous" if the allegation was correct, particularly given the government's hard-line rhetoric towards people-smugglers.
"A person with any sense of decency will not provide money to someone they regard as 'scum of the earth'," he says.
He warns such a policy could backfire on the government's efforts to stop people-smuggling "because they would reckon they would be in with a chance to get paid by the Australian government as well as by their passengers".
Mr Burnside says he has no evidence beyond what is in the public domain about whether the allegations are true. But he says that "as a person familiar with the forensic process of deciding facts, the prime minister's repeated refusal to come to grips with the question suggests strongly it was done".
"[The prime minister] was asked again and again and again whether it happened and he never directly answered it. Instead, he said: 'We've stopped the boats, we'll do anything 'by hook or by crook to stop the boats' ... If that was in front of a jury, the jury would find 'yes, it happened'."
Requiring just six off the final over to win, Matt Coles had England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler and Steven Croft caught off consecutive balls.
James Faulkner drove the final ball for two, with three runs needed to win.
Kent were earlier bowled out for 142 and Lancashire claimed victory having lost only six wickets at Canterbury.
Their reward is a semi-final draw at Edgbaston against Hampshire on 29 August, a side they beat at the same stage last year.
Northants will play holders Birmingham Bears in the other semi-final.
Having been put in to bat, Kent's innings got off to a poor start as Kyle Jarvis struck twice in two balls having Daniel Bell-Drummond caught cheaply at extra cover before Buttler dived to hold onto an edge from Joe Denly.
Aaron Lilley produced a sensational jumping one-handed stop on the boundary, before throwing the ball to Karl Brown as he went over the rope, to dismiss the dangerous Darren Stevens off Stephen Parry.
After the hosts collapsed to 86-7, James Tredwell (31 not out) and Fabian Cowdrey (27) shared a stand of 52 including 16 off a Faulkner over, before the Australian bowled Mitchell Claydon and Ivan Thomas off the final two balls of the innings.
Lancashire's promotion of Alex Davies to the top of their order failed as Coles (3-22) trapped him lbw to give Kent the early wicket they required.
Brown and Liam Livingstone both fell cheaply to bring Buttler to the crease and the 24-year-old signalled his intent by launching his fourth ball over long-on for six, before smashing 53 off 37 balls, which included five fours and three sixes.
Opener Ashwell Prince's (62) steady half-century anchored the innings before the fall of his wicket in the penultimate over started 11 balls of mayhem.
However, Faulkner stayed calm and middled the final ball of the innings to see Lancashire home.
Kent captain Sam Northeast:
"It was just one of those things and we fell on the unlucky side of it.
"We were a little bit short and James Tredwell played well just to get us up there.
"Our death bowling has been brilliant all year, but we just didn't get enough runs."
Lancashire captain Steven Croft:
"We've been in that situation a few times, but today just scraped through.
"Hats off to them (Ashwell Prince and Jos Buttler) they played two gems of innings.
"The pitch was a bit tricky but those two set the game up brilliantly for us."
Police officers were contacted at 08:10 GMT about a suspicious package on a bus in Watchouse Road, Chelmsford, Essex.
PC Alan Conran tweeted saying he was one of those who responded to the call, only to find the rucksack in question contained a packed lunch.
The box had contained a soft roll filled with crab paste and a ready-sliced malt loaf.
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The Easyjet service from Edinburgh was bound for Funchal in Madeira on Monday but had to make an emergency landing in Lisbon.
The flight was met by police in the Portuguese capital and then made its way to Madeira.
It was delayed by about two hours. The passenger was found not to have a gun.
The airline has apologised for any inconvenience caused to passengers but stressed it takes such incidents seriously.
An Easyjet spokeswoman said: "Easyjet can confirm that flight EZY6957 from Edinburgh to Funchal on 1 August diverted to Lisbon and was met by police due to a passenger behaving disruptively.
"Easyjet's cabin crew are trained to assess and evaluate all situations and to act quickly and appropriately to ensure that the safety of the flight and other passengers is not compromised at any time.
"Whilst such incidents are rare we take them very seriously, do not tolerate abusive or threatening behaviour on board and always push for prosecution.
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Allegations he brought Cardiff council into disrepute have been referred to a tribunal.
It has now emerged the case apparently relates to whether a single comment was made to a council officer in a threatening way.
A Cardiff Plaid spokesman called the investigation an "outrage".
It is understood that Mr McEvoy, who has been investigated in his role as a Cardiff councillor, has denied that the remark - a promise to restructure the council - was threatening.
The investigation, which has been referred to the Adjudication Panel for Wales for a later hearing, came about following a complaint brought by Cardiff Labour councillor Paul Mitchell.
BBC Wales has now learned the details of the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales investigation, which considered whether he breached parts of the councillors' code of conduct.
Mr McEvoy, who is leader of Cardiff council's Plaid group, was alleged to have made a comment in a threatening manner to a city council officer after a court hearing at Cardiff civil justice centre in July 2015.
The hearing concerned an application to suspend a warrant of eviction of a Cardiff council tenant.
Mr McEvoy went to the hearing to assist the tenant, which was also attended by council officers.
Following the hearing the AM allegedly said: "I can't wait until May 2017 when the restructure of the council happens."
The council officer alleged that Mr McEvoy was intimidating, and took it as a threat to her job.
Mr McEvoy is thought to have accepted that he made the comment about restructuring, but argues that he made it while speaking to the tenant about political matters.
His Plaid group proposes to restructure the authority's senior management, and there are council elections taking place in May.
He denied making the comment to council officers, and suggested it was soothing to the tenant to be informed there would be no repeat of the incident.
The investigation examined whether there were breaches of parts of the code of conduct relating to:
Mr McEvoy himself is not discussing the case.
A source sympathetic to Mr McEvoy said: "How does saying that he wants to restructure the council justify sending this complaint to the adjudication panel? It's a farce."
A Cardiff Plaid spokesman said it was their long standing policy to restructure Cardiff council.
He said: "It's an outrage that a government-appointed Ombudsman thinks he has the right to interfere in this process.
"It's also farcical that everybody can talk about this, except Neil".
The ombudsman's spokeswoman said: "Information obtained by the ombudsman during an investigation of a possible breach of the code of conduct for local authority members may only be disclosed for specific purposes under the Local Government Act 2000.
"The ombudsman's report following the investigation into a complaint against Councillor McEvoy has been referred to the Adjudication Panel for Wales for consideration by a tribunal.
"It would not be appropriate for the ombudsman to comment at this time as this may prejudice the tribunal proceedings."
In response to the Cardiff Plaid Cymru spokesman's comments, the ombudsman's spokeswoman added: "The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales is not appointed by the Welsh Government.
"The appointment process is conducted by the National Assembly for Wales.
"The current ombudsman was interviewed by an assembly panel, which was chaired by an elected Plaid Cymru member.
"As preferred candidate he was then interviewed by the cross-party [Assembly] Communities, Local Government and Equality Committee.
"The committee's recommendation was then put to the full assembly for confirmation".
Alex Jeffery, 21, was hit after being involved in a fight outside the Cambridge City Hotel, on Downing Street, on 1 November, police said.
Mr Jeffery, of Orchard Road in Melbourn, was taken to hospital but died from his injuries a week later.
A post-mortem examination is due to take place in the next few days.
In a statement, Mr Jeffery's family said he was a "fun loving, kind and caring son, grandson and brother".
Det Ch Insp Jerome Kent, who is leading the investigation, said he believed some people had seen what happened during the incident at 03:40 GMT but had not yet spoken to police.
"In particular I am keen to speak to the two security guards who came to Alex's aid," he said.
"I would also urge anyone who may have been travelling in the car involved in this incident or knows who the driver is to come forward.
"This is a devastating and traumatic time for the family and is it vital we catch the person responsible."
Admiral's shares fell 7.7% after it said falling interest rates since the referendum had affected its solvency ratio, although it stressed the ratio "remains strong".
Its shares were the worst performers on the FTSE 100, with the index closing down 34.77 points at 6,859.15.
Admiral also cited other risks to its business following the Brexit vote.
These include interest and exchange rate volatility, and the possible withdrawal of passporting rights that allow UK financial services firms to trade in Europe.
Admiral's comments overshadowed the news that its pre-tax profits increased by 4% to £193m for the six months to 30 June.
Balfour Beatty shares rose 3% after the construction company restored dividend payments and said it was seeing "tangible benefits" from its turnaround plan.
The company reported a pre-tax loss from continuing operations of £21m, compared with a £150m loss a year earlier.
On the currency markets, the pound was given a temporary boost by slightly better-than-expected UK jobs figures. But the effect soon wore off, with sterling down 0.3% against the dollar at $1.3001 and 0.2% lower against the euro at €1.1543.
Mike and Diane Hockin had been claiming £30m in damages after losing their property business in 2012.
Mr Hockin told the BBC's Wake Up to Money that he had wanted to expose the bank on behalf of other small businesses, but felt he had to settle.
RBS has admitted no liability and the final amount has not been disclosed.
The two sides reached an agreement three days into a five-week trial earlier this month, ending a four-year legal battle.
"I was gutted, I didn't want to (settle) because I don't feel that justice has been done," Mr Hockin told the BBC.
"It's not us, it's hundreds of small businesses who have been completely stuffed by this crowd and we weren't able to completely expose them because it would have put us in jeopardy basically.
"I made the decision to call it a day but I wasn't happy. But I really had no choice with it," Mr Hockin said.
A number of small business owners have claimed RBS pushed them towards its former turnaround division known as the Global Restructuring Group (GRG).
They then alleged it attempted to profit from their problems by charging them high fees and buying their properties at discounted prices.
The Financial Conduct Authority is investigating GRG but has cleared RBS of trying to deliberately profit from those business transferred to it.
RBS has admitted some shortcomings in the level of service it provided and has set aside £400m to compensate affected small business owners
The Hockins ran London and Westcountry Estates, a commercial property business based in Plymouth, with hundreds of small business tenants across 27 business parks.
They had banked with RBS for years, and as the business grew, so did their debts - reaching £55m by 2008.
That year they took on an insurance product called an interest rate swap that was designed to protect against the impact of rising rates on their repayments.
But during the financial crisis interest rates plunged to record lows which meant the company incurred extra heavy repayments.
This put the company under pressure and it was moved into GRG.
London and Westcountry's debt was later sold on to another company, Isobel Assetco - 75% owned by RBS - which appointed administrators in 2012.
RBS strongly contests the allegation that it caused London and Westcountry to fail, arguing in court papers that the business had prior experience of interest rate hedging products.
It said the company went to GRG because the downturn had caused cash flow problems and it had too much debt.
Mr Hockin said: "People say to me, 'you've been paid out'. But I'm still angry - what makes me angry is this has gone on for eight years.
"It's been completely deceitful. It's been done by a government-sponsored bank with effectively my money, it's cost a fortune and our business was a good business, a perfectly good business."
The Hockins' legal fight began with an action against the accountancy group EY. As administrator, EY held the right to sue RBS, but would not pass that on to the Hockins until it was forced to do so in a 2014 court judgement.
Mrs Hockin said: "Until the assignment court (the EY case) we spent about £250,000 and then subsequently the costs have risen greatly to circa £12m.
"The RBS solicitors kept going back to court and each time you go to court it costs you a fortune.
"We went to mediation in September which was an absolute total waste of time - and that's £100,000. The costs are horrendous," she said.
The case was initially funded by a large inheritance, but the couple then turned to a litigation funder, which invested in the case in the hope of securing high returns if the case was settled.
In a statement RBS said: "We have a duty to act in the best interests of all of our shareholders, including the UK taxpayer. We had strong defences to this claim and were thus prepared to defend ourselves vigorously in court."
"We are pleased to have resolved this matter, with no admission of liability. The settlement allows the bank to minimise material litigation expense and management distraction."
Microsoft had agreed to provide customers with a screen to allow them to chose internet browsers other than its own Internet Explorer.
In a statement, Microsoft conceded it had "fallen short", blaming a technical error.
The European Commission said penalties for non-compliance would be "severe".
EU competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia said it appeared the browser choice screen (BCS) had not been provided since February 2011, meaning 28 million customers might not have seen it.
Microsoft said PCs running the original version of Windows 7, as well as Windows XP and Windows Vista, did have the screen.
But it added: "Due to a technical error, we missed delivering the BCS software to PCs that came with the service pack 1 update to Windows 7.
"While we have taken immediate steps to remedy this problem, we deeply regret that this error occurred and we apologise for it."
Mr Almunia said: "Needless to say, we take compliance with our decision very seriously.
"If the infringement is confirmed, there will be sanctions."
To date the European Union has fined Microsoft 1.64 billion euros (£1.29bn).
The company's shares rose 2.35% to $48.73 in New York trading after it announced the cuts.
The new losses, combined with 7,500 job cuts announced in 2011 and 2012, amount in total to 20% of its workforce.
Merck said it will be shifting its focus to areas it sees as high growth, such as cancer treatment.
It is also pulling products in late-stage trials it estimates will not be so successful, and licensing other products to alternative companies.
The New Jersey-based company anticipates its costs will be reduced by $1bn at the end of 2014, from cutting marketing, administrative, research and development operations.
Kenneth Frazier, chief executive at Merck, said: "While these actions are essential to ensure that Merck can continue to fulfil its mission into the future, they are nevertheless difficult decisions because they affect our dedicated and talented colleagues.
"We appreciate the contributions of all our employees, and we will support them during this time of transformation."
Merck will also be selling property in New Jersey to help save costs.
Alex Arfaei, analyst at BMO Capital Markets, said he was concerned Merck was putting too much faith in a handful of experimental drugs.
He said these include a new type of cancer drug that boosts the immune system, a treatment for Alzheimer's disease, improved versions of its cervical cancer vaccine and its treatment for hepatitis C.
"Overall, today's announcement makes us more cautious about the potential of Merck's pipeline" of experimental drugs, Mr Arfaei said.
Ms Berenson, 40, was arrested in 1995 for her alleged role in a plot to attack the Peruvian Congress.
A military court found her guilty of collaborating with the left-wing Tupac Amaru rebel group and sentenced her to life imprisonment, later reduced to 20 years in prison.
She has always denied the charges.
The judge ordered her to stay in Peru for five years in order to serve out the remaining years of her sentence on conditional release.
The daughter of university professors, Ms Berenson broke off her studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston to travel to Central and South America.
During her travels, she is believed to have made contact with the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, or MRTA, a Marxist rebel group active in Peru in the 1980s and 1990s.
Tupac Amaru guerrillas became notorious for taking more than 70 people hostage in the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima in 1996 and holding them for 126 days.
Ms Berenson was arrested after she gained access to the Peruvian Congress on false journalist credentials alongside the wife of MRTA leader Nestor Cerpa.
Military prosecutors accused her of gathering information for a rebel plot to kidnap members of Congress and exchange them for imprisoned rebel leaders.
Her original life sentence was reviewed by a civil court in 2001.
She was convicted on the lesser charges of terrorist collaboration and her sentence reduced to 20 years.
In 2003, Ms Berenson married fellow prisoner Anibal Apari, who was serving 13 years for his affiliation to the same rebel group. She gave birth to their son a year ago. Mr Apari is also her lawyer.
Her parents have been fighting for her release since her arrest and have always maintained her innocence.
The Dons are four points behind leaders Celtic with 10 league games remaining.
Cooper said Celtic lacked "fight, passion and desire" when Aberdeen beat Ronny Deila's side at Pittodrie earlier this season.
"It [the title] is there for Aberdeen to do," Cooper said on BBC Scotland's Sportsound. "I honestly believe that."
Aberdeen capitalised on Celtic dropping two points at home to Dundee by claiming victory at Tannadice to narrow the gap at the top of the table.
And Cooper believes his former club have the chance to win their first title since 1984/85.
"I said when Aberdeen the last game against Celtic and Simon Church scored the winner: that night I saw a Celtic team I hadn't seen in years," he said.
"I thought they lacked fight, passion and desire - which all Celtic teams have shown in the past.
"I know Aberdeen have had a few draws when Celtic drew and then Aberdeen fell back because they drew as well.
"But it [the win against Dundee United] was a massive result for them.
"It's very tough to finally get it done. The last time we won the league in 1984/85 when I was playing, we didn't beat Celtic in two games at Parkhead.
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"That's quite hard to believe and then go on and win the title that season. I think there's a great confidence at Aberdeen.
"It's put more pressure on Celtic but I feel Celtic have missed all season a star player. It's all very well putting pressure on Leigh Griffiths and he'll score goals - but not just him alone.
"I don't really see anyone else who's really star quality in that side."
Cooper hailed the progress the Dons have made under Derek McInnes, a manager he believes is proving to be the best at Pittodrie since Sir Alex Ferguson.
"He's brought a buzz about the town," said Cooper. "Okay, being out of both cup competitions was a blow. Now they're totally focused on the league. The fans are totally behind him and the city is really supporting Aberdeen in a massive way."
Hull were put up for sale in 2014 by owner Assem Allam after the Football Association turned down his request to change their name to Hull Tigers.
An agreement to sell to a group led by Dai Yongge and Dai Xiu Li was reported to have been struck a fortnight ago.
That deal has fallen through amid speculation they do not meet the FA's fit and proper person test.
"As I understand it, the problem is not Hull City on the takeover being off," said BBC Radio Humberside's David Burns.
"It's nothing Allam has done so I assume it's the fit and proper person tests. The Premier League have told me they can't comment on the situation."
Hull's return to the Premier League this season has been overshadowed by off-the-pitch issues.
The club have been without a manager since Steve Bruce resigned in July after a fall out with vice-chairman Ehab Allam.
Bruce had reservations about the direction of the club and the lack of transfer activity, and Hull did not make a summer signing until 30 August.
The club put takeover talks on hold until after the window closed to "ensure stability".
Caretaker-boss Mike Phelan managed to bring in six players before the deadline, including midfielder Ryan Mason from Tottenham.
Hull fans protested against the "ill-considered ideas" of the promoted club's owners during their first two home games of the Premier League season, against Leicester City and Manchester United.
E.ON had been working with Pelamis Wave Energy, based in Edinburgh, to test one of the company's wave energy converters at the European Marine Energy Centre.
E.ON has blamed the decision on delays in the development of wave energy technology.
It said it will now focus its efforts on wind, biomass and solar energy instead.
A spokeswoman told BBC Scotland the company still believed marine energy could provide commercial opportunities in the future.
She said: "Delays in wave technology progress and a focus in E.ON on other more mature renewable technologies have been part of the decision to reduce our level of effort in the marine area.
"Having successfully built up a leading position in the marine energy area, we will continue to monitor technologies and work towards being prepared when marine energy is more mature and we are in the right position to move forward."
Pelamis Wave Power said the decision by E.ON would not affect its plans to begin generating electricity on a commercial scale.
The company will continue to work with Scottish Power Renewables on the development of its P2 wave energy device at the European Marine Energy Centre, known as EMEC, in Orkney.
The company said: "E.ON's decision at this stage does not in any way change our development trajectory.
"We will be continuing operation of the first P2 machine at EMEC over the coming months, alongside the Scottish Power Renewables-owned P2 unit.
"Together these have now delivered over 8,000 hours of grid connected operation in a broad range of conditions, including some 160 MWh of electricity generation.
"This experience in conjunction with the major development programme we are undertaking with the Energy Technologies Institute gives us a unique and solid platform from which to deliver the first commercial Pelamis machines over the next couple of years."
The family, from Leeds, arrived for their daughter's graduation in Hull on Wednesday and parked in a rush.
As reported in the Hull Daily Mail, they approached St Stephen's staff Carmen Railton and Ebrima Touray after spending an hour looking for their car.
The vehicle was eventually found at the King William car park.
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Ms Railton, a customer service operator, said: "They had been looking around for an hour when they approached me at about 17:30.
"They said they knew the car was in a pay and display car park, which was £2.50 all day and closed at 18:30."
Ms Railton showed the woman - who was with two of her children aged six and four - photographs of Hull car parks on her phone to see if she could jog her memory.
But she said they realised it was King William car park when her husband returned and "could remember a gold horse statue".
Ms Railton and Mr Touray took the family to the car park but found it was locked.
"There was a number on the gate but there was no answer because we later found out the security man was visiting family," she added.
The family eventually got their car back at 21:30 BST when the night security at St Stephen's were contacted by security at King William, and drove home after paying £20.
Mr Touray told the Hull Daily Mail the pair had worked later than their shift, but it was worth it.
The changes were agreed by Finance Secretary John Swinney as part of his negotiations with the Treasury over Scotland's future finances.
The Scottish Fiscal Commission already scrutinises the Scottish government's forecasts for devolved tax receipts.
MSPs passed a bill laying out its full role and responsibilities.
Holyrood's finance committee had initially called for the independent body to be allowed to produce official forecasts.
But it later voted down its own proposals under pressure from Mr Swinney, who had proposed that the Scottish government would put together the forecasts.
Mr Swinney had questioned whether the fiscal commission would be able to make "robust and reliable" tax forecasts.
And he said allowing the commission to make forecasts would increase its operating costs and could "give rise to significant duplication" or even threaten its independence.
His comments led to SNP MSPs Kenneth Gibson, Mark McDonald and John Mason and independent Jean Urquhart voting to reject the committee's original recommendations.
The move was described by Conservative MSP Gavin Brown as "a poor day for parliament, a disastrous day for the finance committee and bad news for the scrutiny of Scotland's finances".
Mr Brown added: "Several committee members reversed their position from an agreed finance committee report just a few weeks ago.
"The stark contrast between what the finance committee agreed in its report and what certain members argued today is staggering. We are left with a bill that creates an advisory body instead of an independent scrutiny body."
Just a fortnight later, Mr Swinney confirmed that the commission would be able to make forecasts after all.
This was as a result of the deal he had struck with the Treasury over the fiscal framework that will underpin the devolution of new tax and welfare powers to Holyrood under the Scotland Bill.
Mr Swinney told the finance committee: "The key issue I've agreed with the Treasury is that forecasts of tax revenues and GDP must be undertaken by an independent body, and that will be the focus of my attention in drafting the amendments.
"I'm not at all keen to reconstruct the fiscal commission, as it is operating independently, but the very precise agreement we've arrived at is in relation to the issue of forecasting."
They warn that growing numbers of skyscrapers, wind turbines, power lines, planes and drones are threatening billions of flying animals.
Researchers in Argentina and Wales have called for airspace zones where human activity is partially or totally restricted to reduce the aerial conflict.
The report is published in the journal Science.
Sergio Lambertucci, from the University of Comahue and the Argentina Research Council (Conicet), said: "Most of the conservation in reserves and national parks is mainly focussed on the ground or more recently on water. None of them have focussed on the airspace."
Human cost
The skies are becoming increasingly crowded.
Scientists estimate that millions of animals die each year from collisions with tall buildings, power lines and wind turbines.
But the aerial conflict can cause problems for humans too.
The research team, also from Swansea University in Wales, says that bird strikes with planes have killed more than 200 people globally and have damaged thousands of planes.
The impact of drones is yet to be assessed, but the researchers fear they could be a growing problem.
The scientists say that areas of pristine airspace should be created.
These could be temporary zones, for example to help protect birds on their seasonal migrations, or more permanent areas, put in place over key habitats.
The scientists add that the impact on wildlife needs to be taken into account in the planning stages of major construction projects.
Dr Lambertucci said: "If you know all the species that use that area before you build an airport or a building or a wind farm, you will probably be able to reduce a lot of the conflicts."
Kate Wilson, an environmental campaigner, had a two-year relationship with Mark Kennedy.
The Metropolitan Police has settled seven other cases out of court - but this is the first time the force has dropped its defence before judges.
Ms Wilson told the BBC that she still did not know why she had been targeted.
Last November, Scotland Yard issued an unprecedented public apology and paid compensation to seven women who had relationships with undercover officers.
Speaking at the time, Assistant Commissioner Martin Hewitt of the Metropolitan Police said the relationships had been "wrong" and were a "gross violation of personal dignity and integrity".
Ms Wilson was the eighth member of that group and fought on in an attempt to discover more about what had happened.
Who were the deceived women?
On Friday last week, lawyers for the Metropolitan Police told a High Court judge that the force had already apologised and was formally withdrawing its defence against Ms Wilson's wide-ranging claims.
The withdrawal of the defence means the force can no longer challenge any of Ms Wilson's legal action, including that police chiefs had been negligent in failing to stop relationships from forming.
But, in a legal twist, Ms Wilson's victory also means she may never see documents that explain how and why she was targeted.
Ms Wilson said: "It is now clear that wrongdoing goes far beyond the individual undercover officers.
"Yet we are denied access to any information about the extent of the intrusion into our lives, who knew and how far up the hierarchy it went.
"How many more women may have been affected by these abuses?
"How many more children may have been fathered by these undercover officers?
"The only way there can be real justice is if the inquiry releases the cover names and opens the files so that these women can come forward themselves."
Campaigners predict the Wilson judgement could help seven similar cases - including one revealed on Monday.
A joint investigation by the BBC's Newsnight and the Guardian newspaper revealed a new undercover officer, known only as Carlo Neri, who proposed to an activist he met while infiltrating socialist groups.
Scotland Yard has tried to maintain a position of neither confirming nor denying the existence of specific undercover officers, other than those that judges have ruled should be named.
Campaigners say that unless police chiefs reveal how many officers had undercover relationships in the last 40 years, potential victims will never know the truth.
The forthcoming inquiry into undercover policing is expected to consider in the coming months whether more information can be disclosed to the public - or whether police chiefs have a duty to protect the identity of former undercover officers.
PSNI Superintendent David Moore said the number of deaths for 2013 was still one of the lowest recorded in 80 years.
But he added that one death is "one too many".
Environment Minister Mark H Durkan said reducing the number of deaths and serious injuries on Northern Ireland's roads was vital.
"It only takes one bad choice to ruin a life. We all share the road, so we all share the responsibility to prevent these collisions," he said.
"Our ambition is now that of zero road deaths and I urge all road users in Northern Ireland to commit to sharing the road to zero."
Road to Zero is a safety campaign launched by the government in April 2013 that aims to portray the human sorrow behind road deaths by showing the impact on the families left behind.
The minister said that, subject to executive approval, a Road Traffic Amendment Bill would be introduced in 2014 to take further steps to tackle those who choose to drink and drive.
It would also seek to address the high numbers of young people killed on the roads.
Supt Moore said: "If everyone slowed down, did not drive after drinking or taking drugs, wore a seatbelt and drove with greater care and attention, then more people would live. It really is that simple."
The latest statistics show that 24 people who died in car accidents last year were driving.
Twelve of those killed were passengers; 10 were motorcyclists; seven were pedestrians and three were cyclists.
Two children died on Northern Ireland's roads last year, compared with five in 2012.
A total of 14,626 people have lost their lives on NI roads since records began in 1931 and 75,070 have suffered serious injuries since these were first recorded in 1971.
In 1931, there were 114 road deaths. This number increased over the years and peaked in 1972 with 372 deaths.
In 2012, road fatalities were the lowest on record.
Sixteen championship events across 12 Commonwealth Games sports will take place in 2017, including athletics, gymnastics and swimming.
And some events will act as qualifying opportunities for the Gold Coast 2018 Games.
A selection of the Team Scotland events will be live streamed by BBC Scotland later this year.
"Almost every athlete who competes for Team Scotland at the next Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast and onwards to 2022 and beyond, will have competed in their sport's Scottish Championships on their path to international success," said chair of Commonwealth Games Scotland Paul Bush.
"So when we are watching these events we are watching Team Scotland's future stars in action.
"I am particularly delighted that BBC Scotland has recognised the important role that the Team Scotland Series will play in showcasing the best of Scottish sport and the build-up to Gold Coast 2018 and would like to thank them for their support."
Glasgow 2014 gold medallist Kimberley Renicks will be among those competing in Saturday's judo event at Meadowbank Sports Arena.
And retired judoka Euan Burton, who was Scotland's flag bearer at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, said: "The Scottish Open has always played a part in the development of Scottish judo athletes. All our medallists from Team Scotland in Glasgow 2014 had utilised the event at some stage along their performance pathway.
"In all sports, that goal of competing in the Commonwealth Games is a progressive journey, which includes the key milestone of a Scottish Championships. The Team Scotland Series is a great way to highlight the importance of these events. I'm really proud that judo is the sport to kick it all off on Saturday."
14 January: Scottish Open Judo Championships
28 January: Scottish Indoor Athletics Championships
4 March: Scottish Table Tennis Championships
4 March: Scottish Artistic Gymnastics Championships
1 April: Boxing Scotland Elite Championship Finals
29 April: Hockey Scottish Cup
1 June: Scottish Open Table Tennis Championships
3 June: Scottish Netball Finals
30 June: Scottish Open Swimming Championships
14 July: Scottish 50m Shooting Championships
24-29 July: National Bowls Championships
26 August: Scottish Beach Volleyball Championships
26 August: Scottish Athletics Championships
September: Scottish National Bowls Championships
November: Scottish National Track Cycling Championships
9 December: Scottish Short Course Swimming Championships
The club are 15th in Serie A, four points above the relegation zone after securing only one win from their last 11 games.
Colantuono, 53, was only appointed last June on a two-year contract.
De Canio, who signs a contract until the end of the season, previously managed Udinese from 1999 to 2001.
Their next match is away to seventh-placed Sassuolo on 20 March.
He added: "The only thing she's got going is the woman's card, and the beautiful thing is, women don't like her."
Putting to one side for a moment Mr Trump's claims regarding Mrs Clinton's chances, we ask - how would a female Trump fare in the US presidential race?
Does being a woman confer electoral advantage - would our putative "Mrs Trump" be a winner?
Hillary Clinton is more popular among woman voters than among men, as Vox explains using recent polling figures from Morning Consult.
She is also, contrary to Mr Trump's assertion, much more popular among woman voters than he is. But what the polls do not show is whether those woman voters are Clinton supporters because of her gender or because of her policies.
In fact, younger women in some polls are more likely to support Bernie Sanders than Mrs Clinton for the Democratic nomination. Millennials "do not care" that Mrs Clinton is a woman, wrote Molly Roberts in her contribution to a Politico article entitled Hillary's woman problem.
In February FiveThirtyEight commissioned Morning Consult to find out if voters were more or less likely to support a woman candidate. While most of those polled said that a candidate's gender would have no impact on how they voted, they did find that more Republicans than Democrats said they would be more likely to vote for a candidate who was male.
Indeed, for Republican voters, the preference among women for a male candidate is nearly as big as among men. This suggests that Mr Trump would not be at an advantage - at least during the primary season - if he were a Mrs Trump instead.
Donald Trump's bombast does not seem to put his supporters off. His speeches are peppered with outspoken criticisms of his rivals and his Twitter insults are so frequent that the New York Times even maintains an inventory.
Could a Mrs Trump get away with this?
Probably not, according to linguistics professor Deborah Tannen, who explains the double-bind facing women who run for office:
"If a candidate - or manager - talks or acts in ways expected of women, she risks being seen as under-confident or even incompetent," she wrote in the Washington Post.
"But if she talks or acts in ways expected of leaders, she is likely to be seen as too aggressive and will be subject to innumerable other negative judgments - and epithets - that apply only to women."
Donald Trump: The schlong and the short of it
Can Donald Trump really change his image?
Mr Trump's hair and perma-tan have attracted more column inches than the appearance of most male politicians. But has he had to deal with the sort of personal attacks that female contenders face daily?
Take this, from Mr Trump himself, on former Republican contender Carly Fiorina: "Look at that face. Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president?"
Ms Fiorina responded: "I think women all over this country heard very clearly what Mr Trump said."
Barack Obama has acknowledged the extra sartorial challenges facing female candidates, telling Politico that in 2008 Mrs Clinton, then his rival for the Democratic nomination, "had to do everything that I had to do, except, like Ginger Rogers, backwards in heels.
"She had to wake up earlier than I did because she had to get her hair done."
Female politicians - and professional women generally - have to fork out for a large number of different, appropriately styled and flattering outfits in a range of colours (not for nothing does Mrs Clinton describe herself as a "pantsuit aficionado" in her Twitter biog). Their male counterparts can get away with a narrow selection of suits and ties, saving the mental energy needed to plan a campaign wardrobe.
Is insulting women's looks the same as mocking Trump's hair?
Mr Trump has been married three times, divorced twice, and has five children. His current wife, Melania, a Slovenian-born former model, is nearly 24 years his junior.
Would a woman with such a marital track record succeed in politics - or would she need to demonstrate her cookie-baking credentials and discuss the strains of "having it all" as she combined her career with her large family?
Mrs Clinton's personal life (one high-profile marriage, one daughter) has been pored over for decades.
And her decision to stay married was attacked by Ms Fiorina in a Republican debate earlier this year: "Listen, if my husband did what Bill Clinton did, I would have left him long ago," the Republican said.
And Mrs Clinton was roundly criticised when she dismissed cookie-baking in favour of policy-making.
"You know, I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas, but what I decided to do was to fulfil my profession, which I entered before my husband was in public life," she said in 1992, when her husband was running for president.
Mr Trump has made several public comments praising the physical attractiveness of his oldest daughter Ivanka.
In 2006 he told a talkshow audience that "if Ivanka weren't my daughter perhaps I'd be dating her". And in 2015 he told a Rolling Stone reporter: "Yeah, she's really something, and what a beauty, that one. If I weren't happily married and, ya know, her father..."
If any readers can remember a female politician joking about fancying her adult son, please write in.
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Mr McDonnell, 62, and his wife were found guilty in 2014 of accepting gifts from a businessman in exchange for promoting a dietary supplement.
The high court rejected the government's broad interpretation of what constitutes bribery.
The court was unanimous in its decision.
"There is no doubt that this case is distasteful; it may be worse than that," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the opinion.
"But our concern is not with tawdry tales of Ferraris, Rolexes, and ball gowns. It is instead with the broader legal implications of the government's boundless interpretation of the federal bribery statute."
Mr McDonnell was convicted of taking in excess of $175,000 (£135,504) in gifts and loans - including a Rolex watch, designer clothing and vacations - from Star Scientific boss Jonnie Williams in return for promoting the businessman's vitamin firm.
Mr Williams had testified under immunity as the prosecution's witness.
The Republican governor, once a rising star in his party, has said he was never behind any "official acts" or government favours to benefit Mr Williams.
He argued he only performed routine courtesies for the businessman like setting up meetings and hosting events.
The Supreme Court agreed with Mr McDonnell, ruling that "setting up a meeting, calling another public official, or hosting an event does not, standing alone, qualify as an official act".
The ruling provided a more limited interpretation of what bars public officials from taking gifts in exchange for "official acts", which could make it more difficult to prosecute similar cases in the future.
The former governor was sentenced to two years in prison, but was released on bail while he awaited his appeal.
His wife, Maureen McDonnell, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, but also remained free during her appeals process.
The case will be sent back to lower courts to decide whether prosecutors have enough evidence to retry Mr McDonnell.
In October, 15% of people left Maelor Hospital without being seen- its target is 5% by next March.
It also has a higher risk-adjusted mortality rate than regional neighbours Ysbyty Gwynedd and Glan Clwyd.
The two issues are in a report that will be discussed by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board on 8 December.
It was written by chief operating officer Morag Olsen, who said: "We need to understand why Wrexham Maelor Hospital is such an outlier in terms of north Wales performance."
In the report, she added that comparisons with similar-sized English trusts showed "there is something unique to Wexham Maelor, its practices and how its population uses the emergency department service".
Its north Wales neighbours have already hit the A&E target, with 4.36% of patients leaving Ysbyty Gwynedd and 4.54% leaving Glan Clwyd without being seen.
In the same report Ms Olsen says the reason for the risk-adjusted mortality rate - a figure that takes into account risk of death - is also being reviewed as it is higher than that at the other two general hospitals.
The report said findings "will be discussed and advise the focus for future improvement efforts".
Betsi Cadwaladr was put into special measures - the highest possible level of Welsh government intervention - in June over concerns about its leadership.
One of the suspects is understood to be 28-year-old Muslim convert Michael Adebolajo, according to sources.
He and another man are under arrest in hospital after being shot by police after Wednesday's attack in Woolwich.
Prime Minister David Cameron has said the UK will "never give in to terror or terrorism".
Shortly after the killing a man, thought to be Mr Adebolajo, was filmed by a passer-by, saying he carried out the attack because British soldiers killed Muslims every day.
Sources said reports the men had featured in "several investigations" in recent years - but were not deemed to be planning an attack - "were not inaccurate".
They confirmed one of the suspects was intercepted by police last year while leaving the country.
Speaking outside 10 Downing Street on Thursday, Mr Cameron said: "One of the best ways of defeating terrorism is to go about our normal lives."
He said there was no justification in Islam for the attacks, which were "solely and purely" the responsibility of the individuals involved.
Across London there are 1,200 extra police officers on duty in response to the attacks, Assistant Commissioner Simon Byrne said.
Earlier officers raided a flat believed to belong to one of the attackers on a Greenwich housing estate.
Neighbours said two sisters in their 30s, an older woman and a teenage boy were taken away in a police van.
An address in Saxilby, Lincolnshire, is also being searched in connection with the attack.
According to BBC sources, Mr Adebolajo, a Briton of Nigerian descent, comes from a devout Christian family but took up Islam after leaving college in 2001.
He was described as "bright and witty" when he was at college.
Witnesses said the soldier was attacked at 14:20 BST with knives and a cleaver in Artillery Place, near Woolwich Barracks, by two men shouting Allahu Akbar (God is Great).
The men made no attempt to flee and encouraged people to take pictures of them and the victim.
In footage obtained by ITV News, one of the men was filmed wielding a bloodied meat cleaver and making political statements.
"You think politicians are going to die?," he said. "No, it's going to be the average guy - like you - and your children.
"So get rid of them. Tell them to bring our troops back so you can all live in peace."
Another eyewitness said the police "didn't even get a chance to get out of their car".
"They just had to shoot him because he was just hurtling towards them," Graham Wilders told the BBC. "And then the other one, with the handgun, lifted it up and obviously they shot him."
In other developments:
Mayor of London Boris Johnson said it would be wrong to blame the killing on either Islam or British foreign policy.
Visiting the scene, Mr Johnson said: "Plainly this was a horrific incident. Everything that I have seen and heard this morning leads me to conclude two things: that those guilty will be brought speedily to justice and second, I have no doubt that Londoners can go about their lives in the normal way today."
Mr Cameron highlighted the actions of cub scout leader Ingrid Loyau-Kennett as demonstrating "confronting extremism is a job for us all".
"When told by the attacker he wanted to start a war in London, she replied, 'You're going to lose. It is only you versus many.' She spoke for us all," Mr Cameron said.
According to the Daily Telegraph Ms Loyau-Kennett asked the man: "Would you like to give me what you have in your hands?"
"He was covered with blood," she said. "I thought I had better talk to him before he starts attacking somebody else."
By Dominic CascianiHome affairs correspondent
The fact that the suspects were "known" to the authorities doesn't at this stage explain at all which agency knew precisely what and when.
The Security Service and police have finite resources - which is why they seek to focus on the most dangerous or immediate threats - and then later try to find out what they can about anyone else on the "periphery" of that investigation.
The P word emerged some years ago when it emerged that MI5 and the police had partial information about the ringleader of the 7/7 bombs. They both insisted at the later inquests they had no intelligence that he would become a threat to life.
So these are the questions that the security services will now need to answer: did they know very little - or did they know enough to justify devoting further resources to investigating either man.
The fact that one of the pair may have been stopped in relation to his travel plans - and the circumstances of that are not clear - could prove to be highly significant.
She says the suspect told her the dead man was a British soldier, adding: "I killed him because he kills Muslims over there and I am fed up that people kill Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan."
The Muslim Council of Britain said the murder was "a truly barbaric act that has no basis in Islam and we condemn this unreservedly".
Communities Minister Baroness Warsi said there would always "be individuals and groups who will try and use these moments to divide us... but I think what we are seeing coming out of this tragedy and what is emerging is faith communities coming out together and showing a unified condemnation of this."
Meanwhile, armed forces personnel based in London and elsewhere have been told to be more vigilant.
That is on top of the extra precautions now being taken at London's 10 or so main barracks.
Chief of Defence Staff General Sir David Richards: "This was outside the base and I am confident that security is as tight as it has ever been. It is a very difficult balancing act. We are very proud of the uniform we wear. We have huge support around the country. I think this is a completely isolated incident - we will wait for confirmation - but that is my view."
He said there was "no reason we should not wear our uniforms with pride but on a common-sense basis".
BBC defence correspondent Caroline Wyatt said that, since British forces intervened in Iraq and Afghanistan, they and their families have been well aware they might be targets at home.
At least two plots by Islamist extremists to kill soldiers in the UK have been foiled in recent years.
Lawyers for singer Katy Perry contacted Fernando Sosa, who had sold the design via an online directory of blueprints.
Left Shark became a viral hit after appearing to forget its steps during a routine with the 30-year-old artist.
3D-printing is becoming an increasing headache for companies trying to protect their intellectual property.
Falling costs of 3D printers, coupled with a growing community of model designers, means many small products can be made to a relatively high quality.
In a letter, the lawyers said Perry had not consented to the use of the shark, which was being sold through Shapeways.com.
"Your unauthorised display and sale of this product infringes our client's exclusive rights," read the letter, posted on Instagram by Mr Sosa.
Mr Sosa was selling the design for $24.99 (£16). After the item was removed by Shapeways, Mr Sosa submitted the design to a different site, Thingiverse, and offered it free-of-charge.
On the site, Mr Sosa wrote: "Apparently sharks, palm trees and beach balls are all now copyrighted... anyways I'm making this available to everyone.
"Now you can 3D print your very own Left Shark. Just make sure you download this file ASAP since just in case it's taken down."
Intellectual property lawyer Dai Davis told the BBC he expects disputes like this to become more common, and that industry must adapt to facilitate demand.
"In the same way copyright is difficult to protect in music because of the way the internet has allowed piracy sites, in the same way you already have lots of sites popping up which will increasingly allow unlawful copies of design rights [for objects]."
He suggested that companies would perhaps be wiser to offer their own official 3D-printed designs, rather than putting effort into removing designs by others.
The man inside one the shark costumes, professional dancer Scott Myrick, said of the performance: "The visibility was terrible. I ran into a palm tree but the camera missed it."
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Twelve people were taken to hospital as a precaution after an underground cable caught fire, releasing carbon monoxide outside the shop on Spencer Road.
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said it received a report of a smell of gas at about 12:20 BST.
The 12 people have since been released from hospital.
Joe Kincaid, the managing director of the Sandwich Company, told BBC Radio Foyle that the situation could have been worse.
"My staff were quite unsure about what was happening at the beginning.
"We have one staff member who lives in the apartment above the shop and he felt quite nauseous.
"You don't realise with these cables underneath the ground what can happen."
Kieran Doherty, district commander with the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue, has said there could have been fatalities if this incident had happened at night.
"As a matter of procedure we always bring our gas monitors and straight away picked up large quantities of carbon monoxide.
"The amount we picked up would have been life-threatening.
"We then evacuated the premises."
The Union Chain Bridge - built in 1820 - crosses the River Tweed from Fishwick in Berwickshire to Horncliffe in Northumberland.
It has been on Historic England's Heritage at Risk register since 2013.
Investigation work starts on 26 June for up to four weeks meaning it will be shut to vehicles from 3 July on weekdays for a fortnight.
When it was officially opened nearly 200 years ago, the structure was the longest wrought iron suspension bridge in the world.
However, it has become structurally unsafe and can now only be accessed by one light vehicle at a time.
Northumberland County Council (NCC), Scottish Borders Council (SBC) and the Friends of Union Chain Bridge are working together on the project to safeguard the future of the bridge near Berwick-upon-Tweed.
It requires urgent conservation and engineering repairs to secure its future.
A funding bid for the restoration is now being prepared for the Heritage Lottery Fund, with a maximum of £5m available towards the bulk of the work.
The county council's cabinet will meet next month to consider recommendations to contribute funding over three years towards the scheme, which it is hoped can be completed by 2020 - the 200th anniversary of the bridge's opening.
Other stakeholders are also expected to make "significant contributions".
The investigation work hopes to provide a greater understanding of the status and condition of the bridge - allowing a "more robust bid" to be submitted to the HLF.
Diversions will be in place for traffic on weekdays while the bridge will be open to pedestrians and cyclists at all times and to vehicles at weekends.
Glen Sanderson, cabinet member for environment and local services at NCC, said: "The Union Chain Bridge is of international significance but its condition has been of growing concern for a number of years.
"Along with our colleagues in Scotland we are committed to safeguarding its future and status, both as a key transport link and as a contributor to the local tourism economy.
"The site investigation work is vital ahead of any major project starting and engineers will be working to keep disruption to a minimum throughout."
His counterpart with SBC, Gordon Edgar, also welcomed the move forward.
He said: "I am pleased we are seeing progress in the bid to retain the Union Chain Bridge as the world's oldest single span suspension bridge still used by traffic.
"The iconic crossing has provided a vital link between Scotland and England for almost 200 years, and we want that to remain the case.
"The short-term closure of the bridge to vehicles will cause some inconvenience but will provide important information for its long-term future."
Robbie Hunter, who chairs the Friends of the Union Chain Bridge, said it was pleased with the "significant financial support" of both councils.
He said they would continue to "lobby hard" for HLF funding.
"It would be an unforgivable tragedy if we failed to save this engineering icon," he said.
Britain's largest retailer said stores in Bristol, Bracknell, Nottingham, Denton, Bromborough and Preston will close next month.
Six Homeplus stores, which sold clothing, electrical goods and furniture, were included in 43 store closures Tesco revealed in January.
Tesco will try to offer affected workers alternative roles, it said.
"We've taken the difficult decision to close our remaining six Homeplus stores. Our priority is now to explain what this announcement means for our colleagues and wherever possible, offer them alternative roles with Tesco," said a spokesman for the retailer.
Chief executive Dave Lewis is cutting costs and closing and selling parts of the Tesco empire in the wake of stiffer competition from cheaper rivals such as Aldi and Lidl.
Tesco reported the worst results in its history with a record pre-tax loss of £6.4bn for the year to the end of February.
The supermarket giant is still being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) after it overstated its half-year profit forecast last August by £263m.
Police hope the messages will bring forward new evidence and eyewitnesses to the murder of John Hatch last year.
The phones have been identified as being in use on 16 December close to the route Mr Hatch travelled on the night he was killed.
About 7,500 people are expected to receive the messages asking them to contact police.
The messages will also direct people to a website to answer a few questions that the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said would help its officers.
"We believe this new investigative technique will reach witnesses," said OPP detective superintendent Dave Traux in a statement.
"They may help us solve it by volunteering information and potentially remove a dangerous offender from society before they harm someone else," he said.
The OPP said it used a court order to discover the numbers of all the active phones known to have been used last year in the vicinity of the murder location in Nepean, Ontario.
Ontario police have used the mass-messaging technique, known as a tower dump, before now, but its use was challenged in Canadian courts after one local force applied to use it to contact more than 100,000 people.
After that, the courts ruled that any requests to use tower dumps had to minimise any potential invasion of privacy.
OPP said its court order only sought phone numbers rather than names or other personal information about the owners of the handsets.
A C$50,000 (£30,000) reward for information leading to the arrest of Mr Hatch's killer was put up in June by Ontario's government. In August, police used a van bearing Mr Hatch's image to canvas the route he is believed to have travelled.
Both were already through to Finals Day on 21 August, but Vipers' bonus-point win means that Lightning now contest the semi-final with Western Storm.
Spinner Linsey Smith's 3-16 helped bowl out Lightning, chasing 157, for 97.
Meanwhile, Anya Shrubsole's five-wicket haul helped Storm beat Yorkshire Diamonds by six wickets at Headingley.
Little-known 21-year-old spinner Smith again continued to look at home at Southampton, bowling against some of the best players in the women's game.
Smith bowled internationals Dane van Niekerk and Sophie Devine in her first over before trapping the well-set Evelyn Jones lbw in her second to dismantle Lightning's top order.
Former England all-rounder Arran Brindle continued to impress as her 3-24 finished Lightning off with seven balls remaining.
England strike bowler Shrubsole's superb four-wicket final-over maiden blew the Diamonds away at Headingley, as the 24-year-old claimed the first five-wicket Super League haul.
Having earlier bowled Holly Armitage for an eight-ball duck in the third over, Shrubsole then dismantled Jenny Gunn and Katie Levick's stumps, had Shabnim Ismail caught behind and Danielle Hazell caught, to bowl the hosts out for 118.
Rachel Priest's half-century, which came off 35 balls and included six fours and two maximums, eased Storm home with 21 balls spare, to give Heather Knight's side momentum going into Finals Day.
He beat the pound, the monarchy and the BBC, according to the poll commissioned by think tank Demos.
Parliament and the legal system came bottom.
Some 75% agreed with the sentence "I am proud of William Shakespeare as a symbol of Britain", but only 47% agreed with the sentence "I am proud of Parliament as a symbol of Britain".
The poll's participants were asked if they were proud of a range of things as symbols of Britain.
The results were: Shakespeare 75%; National Trust 72%; armed forces 72%; Union Jack 71%; the pound 70%; NHS 69%; the monarchy 68%; BBC 63%; sporting achievements 58%; the Beatles 51%; the legal system 51%; Parliament 47%.
Demos said it believed volunteering was the biggest single factor determining how patriotic people were.
About 40% of those who had volunteered in the last 12 months "strongly agreed" with the statement "I am proud to be a British citizen", compared to 25% of those who had not volunteered.
A Demos spokeswoman told the BBC: "People who volunteer were far more likely to say they were patriotic.
"Patriotism isn't a top-down thing when politicians say we should be proud of our flag... that's not how you make the public more patriotic."
The organisation recommended 16 hours of volunteering as part of the UK citizenship test.
People who volunteer also appear more optimistic about the state of the country than those who do not, the poll suggested, with 27% of those who had volunteered in the past year disagreeing with the statement "Britain's best days are behind her", compared with 19% of those who do not.
The Demos poll was carried out by YouGov and polled 2,086 British citizens online and in focus groups between 4 and 9 May.
It accompanies the think tank's A Place For Pride report on pride and patriotism, which is launched on Monday.
Gabriela Kocisova, 32, was found dead at about 04:50 on Saturday morning on Lovers Walk, between the river and the main road.
Police Scotland said her death was being treated as unexplained pending further inquiries.
But officers said there was nothing to suggest her death was suspicious and they were not looking for anyone else.
Ms Kocisova is understood to have lived and worked in the Stirling area for a number of years.
French academics in an IVF clinic took regular pictures of an egg from the moment it was fertilised until it was ready to be implanted into the mother.
At all stages of development, embryos from smokers were consistently a couple of hours behind, a study showed.
The lead researcher, from Nantes University Hospital, said: "You want a baby, quit smoking".
Smoking is known to reduce the chances of having a child. It is why some hospitals in the UK ask couples to give up smoking before they are given fertility treatment.
As eggs fertilised through IVF initially develop in the laboratory before being implanted, it gave doctors a unique opportunity to film the embryos as they divide into more and more cells.
Researchers watched 868 embryos develop - 139 from smokers.
In the clinic the embryos of non-smokers reached the five-cell stage after 49 hours. In the smokers it took 50 hours. The eight-cell stage took 62 hours in smokers' embryos, while non-smokers' embryos reached that point after 58 hours.
Senior embryologist and lead researcher, Dr Thomas Freour, told the BBC: "Embryos from smoking women, they behave slower, there is a delay in their development.
"On average it is about two hours, it is significant and nobody knew that before."
This study cannot say what impact the slower development has, or if this affected the chances of having a child.
Dr Freour speculated that "if they go slower, maybe something is starting to go wrong and they wouldn't implant."
His advice was simple: "You should quit smoking, it couldn't be easier. What else can I say? You want a baby, quit smoking."
Dr Allan Pacey, senior lecturer in andrology at the University of Sheffield, said it was an "interesting" study which pioneered the use of new technology.
"It uses a fancy piece of equipment called an embryoscope which allows scientists to watch in real time how embryos develop without disturbing them.
"It's early days for this machine but we need trials like this to test its potential, we know our current methods of embryo selection are based on what looks good down the microscope to a trained eye."
The findings were presented at the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) meeting in Turkey.
Carl Wood, 58, also denies being the passenger in a white Transit van pictured being driven by one of the robbers over the weekend of the raid.
Mr Wood is accused of involvement in the first part of the burglary on the night before Good Friday.
He is one of four men who deny charges relating to the £14m jewellery and diamonds raid.
The gems were taken on Easter Saturday after raiders bored through a wall into a vault at Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd.
Mr Wood is charged with conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to conceal, convert or transfer criminal property.
His friend Daniel "Danny" Jones has previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary.
Prosecutor Philip Evans presented the jury at Woolwich Crown Court with surveillance images showing a man entering the building where the raid took place.
Mr Evans said: "That man has glasses, lives in Cheshunt, is called Carl, is white, about the right height, and he knows Danny Jones, and is in regular contact with Mr Jones.
"It is you isn't it?"
Mr Wood replied: "I totally disagree. It is not me."
He also denied being party to drilling a hole through the 6ft (1.8m) concrete vault wall and that he got "spooked" on the second night of the burglary.
Mr Evans showed the court a picture of a white Transit and said to Mr Wood: "The person who is driving is Mr Jones (Danny Jones) and you are in the passenger seat."
He also accused Mr Wood of lying about his alibi for the Easter Saturday evening, the second night of the burglary, where he said he was at home with his wife and daughter having a barbeque.
Mr Wood denied he was lying.
His wife told the court she was "shocked" when her husband was arrested on 19 May.
Prosecutor Philip Stott suggested that Mrs Wood would do anything for her husband of 40 years, suggesting she had lied about her husband's whereabouts.
Mrs Wood replied: "I have not lied."
William Lincoln, who is accused of helping to plan the raid and dispose of the loot, told the court he could not have been involved because he was at Billingsgate fish market on the morning of the burglary.
He regularly bought eels for his mother there.
He said he was introducing a man he knew only as 'Jimmy Two-baths' to the fishmongers.
He told jurors he met "Jimmy" at Porchester Hall Steam Baths in Westminster. "(He's called) Jimmy Two-baths because he goes down twice."
Jurors heard Mr Lincoln suffers from sleep apnoea, bladder issues and severe osteoarthritis which has led to him having a double hip replacement.
As a result of his ailments, he is unable to work and receives disability living allowance and employment support allowance.
Daniel Jones, 60, 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
A police spokesman said the officers were shot dead when they tried to evict landless protesters who had occupied a property in the east of Paraguay.
The interior minister and chief of police have resigned over the incident.
The owner of the land in Canindeyu province said about 100 families had invaded his property three weeks ago; it is not clear how many remain.
Local doctors say dozens more police and farmers have been injured.
The farmers said the land was illegally taken during the 1954-1989 military rule of Gen Alfredo Stroessner and distributed among his allies.
"The police entered, trying to evacuate the place, to get the people out, and then there were shots at the police. From that point on, there were clashes," Interior Minister Carlos Filizzola told reporters before handing in his resignation. Police chief Paulino Rojas also stepped down.
According to police official Walter Gomez, the officers were ambushed in a wooded area.
He said they had not been expecting violence and had wanted to negotiate a "peaceful eviction".
Landless leader Jose Rodriguez told Paraguayan radio that those killed "were humble farmers, members of the landless movement, who'd decided to stay and resist".
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo has ordered the military to intervene.
"All the forces are working towards re-establishing calm and security to the area," he said during a news conference.
The Paraguayan Congress and the Senate have convened an extraordinary session to decide whether to declare a state of emergency in the region.
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The Typhoons were dispatched from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire following the alert involving a civilian aircraft with three crew.
The Romanian plane was escorted to Birmingham International Airport, where the runway was closed for half an hour.
A spokesman said the response was routine and part of the RAF's air defence role to protect UK airspace.
One plane from Dublin was diverted to East Midlands Airport while the runway was closed.
The Saab 340 plane travelling from Bucharest landed in Birmingham at about 07:30 GMT.
The Typhoons were dispatched on a "quick reaction alert", which is used to intercept unidentified aircraft because they cannot be identified any other way.
This can be when the plane is not communicating with air traffic control, there is no flight path filed, or the plane is not transmitting a recognisable radar code for surveillance.
A Voyager aircraft from Brize Norton in Oxfordshire was also dispatched to respond to the alert.
A Birmingham Airport spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that a private Saab 340 aircraft inbound from Bucharest to Birmingham and carrying three crew encountered communication difficulties during a flight earlier today.
"In accordance with normal operating procedures the aircraft was intercepted by military jets on arrival into UK airspace and was escorted up to its scheduled arrival into Birmingham."
According to Ministry of Defence figures, there were quick reaction alerts on 12 days in 2015. Eight were in response to Russian aircraft and four were to investigate other planes.
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The man, who was driving a Hyundai Tucson, was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary with minor injuries following the incident on Almondvale Boulevard in Livingston at 10:25.
The crash, also involving a Vauxhall Zafira, happened at the roundabout's entrance to Asda.
The road has now been reopened but one of the cars is still to be removed.
The man, in his 50s, crashed off Corn Du, near Pen y Fan, at about 15:20 BST on Thursday.
Rescue teams were called and treated him for suspected spinal and pelvic injuries, Brecon Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) said.
He was then flown to Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales.
Central Beacons and Western Beacons rescue teams were also involved, along with a helicopter from the Maritime Coastguard Agency.
Brecon MRT team leader Mark Jones praised passers-by who helped the injured man.
"In this instance having help from passers-by was critical," he said.
"Those members of the public that helped this gentleman were calm and professional and were able to help his breathing difficulties without compromising any spinal injuries that he may have suffered until mountain rescuers were on scene."
Last month a tribunal heard officers used anti-terror legislation in 2012 to find out the source of damaging leaks.
Announcing a major overhaul of their professional standards department, Iain Spittal said he personally apologised to the Northern Echo journalists.
He said the division needed changing and would face a "thorough review".
The announcement was made along with Police and Crime Commissioner Barry Coppinger.
"There needs to be a fundamental change in how we deal with complaints and how we investigate wrong-doing - and now is the right time to begin the change," Mr Spittal said.
The force will look at how other regulatory bodies operate and its new head could come from outside the police.
Although the findings of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal will not be released until later this month, Mr Spittal said the panel had indicated the use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) was "unlawful".
He said: "Whilst we have not received the final judgment, on behalf of the organisation, I feel it is right to apologise for the use of RIPA in 2012.
"As a result, before Christmas I made contact with the individuals concerned to offer personal apologies to them."
Cleveland Police previously claimed it was justified in using RIPA - which has since been replaced.
Reigning world champion Lauren Steadman is included, as are Andy Lewis and Alison Patrick, who won European gold in Lisbon in May.
The announcement brings the GB Paralympic squad up to 201 athletes across 18 sports.
ParalympicsGB team manager Penny Briscoe said she expected the sport to be "embraced" as a "fan favourite".
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Also in the squad for the Games are Clare Cunningham, who competed in the 1992 and 1996 Paralympics as a swimmer, and Ryan Taylor, who won bronze at the 2015 World Championships.
The Rio Paralympics take place between 7 and 18 September.
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Joe Townsend (category: PT1); Phil Hogg (PT1); Andy Lewis (PT2); Ryan Taylor (PT2); David Hill (PT4); George Peasgood (PT4)
Women
Lauren Steadman (PT4); Faye McClelland (PT4); Clare Cunningham (PT4); Alison Patrick (Guide: Hazel Smith) (PT5); Melissa Reid (PT5. Guide: Nicole Walters)
Dallas opened the scoring with a fine low shot from 20 yards and his second was a 25-yard strike into the top corner past Marcus Bettinelli.
Fulham pulled a goal back through Ross McCormack's 67th-minute penalty.
But Brentford confirmed victory with Judge's curling free-kick, before Jota fired home a half-volley.
Fulham are now seven points above the relegation zone with just one win from their past six games, while Brentford, who began the day in seventh, had moved up to fifth by full-time.
The home side had the game's first chance with Alex Kacaniklic twisting into space in the box and forcing a good save from Brentford keeper David Button at his near post.
But it was Brentford who took the lead with Dallas's 24th-minute shot beating Bettinelli.
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Fulham went in search of an equaliser and Cauley Woodrow forced a save from Button with a low 25-yard strike, before Dallas doubled Brentford's lead after half-time with a stunning shot from 25 yards.
Brentford should have wrapped the game up shortly after the hour but Andre Gray fired over from close range with the goal gaping.
And Fulham put themselves back in contention when Toumani Diagouraga was adjudged to have tripped James Husband in the box and McCormack scored from the spot.
The Cottagers pressed for the equaliser and Kacaniklic's free-kick was off target, while late on Bettinelli superbly kept out Judge's volley.
But Judge soon found the net, with his set-piece from 20 yards curling into the top corner via the underside of the crossbar in the last minute.
And Brentford added to Fulham's misery in injury time, with Jota converting a pass across the box on the half-volley from 12 yards.
Brentford manager Mark Warburton:
"I'm really pleased. After that 15-minute spell I thought we were very good.
"It keeps us going. We are in contention, be that for top or the play-offs we are still in with a chance.
"We can't worry about what other teams do. I don't know how many points we will need.
"We can only worry about ourselves and make sure we do all the things we need to do."
Fulham manager Kit Symons:
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"Ultimately people just look at the scoreline at the end of the game and 4-1 looks like a hammering.
"But the actual fact of the matter is that it wasn't.
"We were well in the game but obviously we didn't get anything out of it. We shot ourselves in the foot for the first two goals.
"We are not out of it (relegation trouble). We have work to do, especially with Millwall winning today."
This year, he starts as a genuine title contender and with a recent clay court record second to none.
The Italian Open champion has won more matches than both Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in the three clay Masters events leading up to the French Open.
Crucially, Murray is now able to play his natural game.
He is no longer compromised by his back or by his movement, he trusts himself on clay, and the results have been remarkable.
Murray has always felt he needed to play himself in on clay, but, all too frequently the courts changed to grass just as he was getting his eye in.
He was also hindered by that lower back injury, which started troubling him as early as 2011.
Clay puts greater strain on the back. It is a slow surface, which requires greater rotation to impart the same amount of power.
Murray was too often in discomfort, so he decided surgery was the answer.
The operation in the autumn of 2013 was a success and opened up possibilities on a surface that had appeared likely to remain his weakest suit.
Fast forward to Munich last May and the sight of Murray donning a pair of lederhosen to celebrate his first clay court title.
He then beat Nadal on home soil to win the Madrid Masters the following week, then won all three of his matches on clay as Great Britain beat Belgium in November to clinch the Davis Cup.
After a semi-final exit in Monte Carlo this year, Murray has faced Djokovic in the final in both Madrid and Rome.
His victory at the Foro Italico was his first over the world number one on any surface for nine months.
Murray's run of success may have been unexpected, but it was not achieved without hard graft.
"I worked a lot on my movement last year," Murray told BBC Sport.
"I didn't play Monte Carlo last year and I did a training block in Barcelona where I spent loads of the time working on my movement.
"It's a big strength in my game on the other surfaces, then on clay it was something that was letting me down. I wasn't sliding well or timing the slides properly."
Success has also stemmed from a decision to treat clay more like a surface for all seasons.
"I worked a lot on it the weeks before the World Tour Finals and Davis Cup," Murray added.
"I've been trying to spend more time on the clay throughout the year rather than just a six-week period, so I'm not forgetting how to play on the surface. That's helped."
Practising with British number two Aljaz Bedene on indoor clay at The Queen's Club before the Davis Cup final paid dividends.
Murray also has the green clay courts of The All England Club to call upon.
He is a fabulous returner, a master of constructing a point and, on his better days, a formidable practitioner of the drop shot.
In other words, he should be a natural on a surface that encourages long rallies.
Some extra muscle on his forehand in recent weeks has also helped curtail some rallies, while his beefed up serve gives him an opportunity to win points more quickly than he is accustomed to on clay.
With Djokovic's recent dominance and Nadal looking more like the player who has won nine French Open titles, it is no surprise Murray starts as third favourite.
But if he can maintain his recent form and sustain his intensity over five sets, then the Scot has the credentials of a clay court Grand Slam champion.
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Twice a French Open runner-up, Murray first called on Spaniard Alex Corretja to help improve his clay court game during the 2008 season.
The pair eventually parted company in 2011 with Murray still searching for an elusive title on the surface, but five years on Corretja believes the Scot is showing more consistency in his game.
"I always felt he had a great game to play anywhere," the former world number two told BBC Sport. "He can adjust very well to the surfaces.
"He is more mature, more calm - he understands the game better. This year he came into the clay court season knowing he has a good chance.
"Right now I see him - in the best of five [sets] - as someone very difficult to beat. Physically he is very strong. Mentally, I see him as much more consistent now."
Corretja, who won 17 career titles, has also recognised a change in Murray's approach.
"He doesn't need to be talking to his box the whole time," added the 42-year-old. "He loses focus, he loses energy and he doesn't think about playing the next point.
"I talked to him a lot about that, and I'm very happy the way he is controlling his emotions right now because I think it's much better.
"When we worked together we never had this feeling that he was arguing too much - but it was the way he was.
"I see him now and his focus is better for his game, because he doesn't spend that much time thinking about the past point. He is more thinking about the present and the future."
Corretja feels surgery on Murray's back towards the end of his time as coach may also have helped the current world number two "appreciate the game he has".
"When you get through difficult situations and moments in your career, that is when you realise you can do a lot of things and maybe you were not doing things properly," he added.
Corretja, a Sydney Olympics bronze medallist, says Murray will head into Roland Garros with confidence after beating both Djokovic and Nadal on clay this season.
"Now I see him with much more patience on clay. He knows that he can be on there for a long time but he doesn't care. He's a very tough opponent right now," he said.
"Against Rafa, sometimes tactically it's a little easier, because he can play up to Rafa's backhand and then step in and go inside out, or even step in and hit a cross-court backhand," he added.
"Against Djokovic, he faces someone that is similar to him. Very consistent, tough to win points, tough to hit winners, tough to hit even serves. Djokovic returns very well.
"For him mentally, beating Djokovic in the final in Rome helps him to get into the French Open knowing he can beat anyone on clay - even if it's Djokovic or Rafa."
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England's leading wicket-taker made his Test debut in 2003 - two years before the first T20 international.
The 33-year-old, who returned from injury in the second Test against South Africa, said: "It still excites me. I prioritise it in my head and my heart.
"It is what I will concentrate on doing for the foreseeable future."
While Test cricket is finding it difficult to compete with the huge crowds and big salaries in the shorter format of the game, a stadium-record 85,095 fans turned out for the drawn match in Cape Town, where Ben Stokes scored the fastest double-century in Tests by an Englishman.
Another bumper crowd is anticipated at the Wanderers in Johannesburg for the third Test on Thursday as the Proteas attempt to prevent the tourists clinching the series after their first-Test victory.
Anderson has 427 Test wickets in 111 Tests, but played the last of his 19 T20 internationals in 2009, against South Africa in Centurion.
He added: "There is a slight worry with the domestic T20 competitions doing so well.
"But speak to players and there is a still a passion to play Test cricket. It's a real test of someone's character and skill, to perform in this form of the game.
"Hopefully it's not just players but fans too, because we need people to keep supporting the game so that it does flourish."
The midfielder's goal helped his side, four points off the League Two play-off places, claimed their first win on the road in 2017.
With both senior goalkeepers out injured, Barnet handed a debut to Harry Burgoyne, on emergency loan from Wolves.
But he was untested in a first half in which neither side hit the target, with John Akinde's header over the bar from Mauro Vilhete's cross the closest the Bees got.
After the break, Barnet might have gone ahead when Jake Carroll's back-pass was seized on by Vilhete, only for Will Norris to come racing out and block.
However, they would rue the missed opportunity when Harrison Dunk picked out Berry 12 yards from goal and the 24-year-old side-footed a volley past Burgoyne.
Barnet skipper Michael Nelson, Charlie Clough and substitute Jamal Campbell-Ryce all tested Norris late on but the U's keeper was equal to it and Cambridge hung on for a hard-fought win.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Barnet 0, Cambridge United 1.
Second Half ends, Barnet 0, Cambridge United 1.
Substitution, Cambridge United. George Maris replaces Piero Mingoia.
Attempt saved. Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Barnet) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Greg Taylor (Cambridge United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Justin Amaluzor (Barnet) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Greg Taylor (Cambridge United).
Foul by Elliot Johnson (Barnet).
Gerry McDonagh (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Medy Elito (Cambridge United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Charlie Clough (Barnet) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Medy Elito (Cambridge United).
Elliot Johnson (Barnet) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Gerry McDonagh (Cambridge United).
Attempt saved. Mauro Vilhete (Barnet) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Charlie Clough (Barnet) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Gerry McDonagh (Cambridge United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
Foul by Elliot Johnson (Barnet).
Piero Mingoia (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Barnet. Justin Amaluzor replaces Simeon Akinola.
Leon Legge (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by John Akinde (Barnet).
John Akinde (Barnet) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by James Dunne (Cambridge United).
Foul by Mauro Vilhete (Barnet).
James Dunne (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Cambridge United. Medy Elito replaces Harrison Dunk.
Corner, Barnet. Conceded by Mark Roberts.
Foul by Piero Mingoia (Cambridge United).
Elliot Johnson (Barnet) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Barnet. Jamal Campbell-Ryce replaces Ruben Bover.
Attempt missed. Luke Berry (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
Luke Berry (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Michael Nelson (Barnet).
Ruben Bover (Barnet) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Piero Mingoia (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ruben Bover (Barnet).
Attempt saved. Michael Nelson (Barnet) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Foul by James Dunne (Cambridge United).
Ruben Bover (Barnet) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
The 22-year-old's comments come after ex-cyclist Nicole Cooke said British Cycling was run "by men for men".
Cooke, 33, made the claim to a Culture, Media and Sport select committee in Westminster on Tuesday.
However, Barker told BBC Radio Wales Sport that there has never been a better time to be a female cyclist.
"There's still a lot of sexism in cycling today. It's not always blatantly obvious like a pay gap or races not being put on," Barker, who won gold for Team GB in the team pursuit in Rio, said.
"Times have changed a little bit since Nicole's time.
"I can understand her frustrations but, as much as there is sexism in sport today, there's not been a better time to be a female cyclist. I certainly can't complain about the amount of support.
"There are so many more British female riders that can be full-time and don't need to get jobs and hopefully that's going to be on the rise."
While giving evidence to the committee, Cooke answered "yes I do" when asked by MPs whether she thought sexism was culturally embedded in British Cycling.
The 2008 road race champion also said they did "nothing for the women" and that the body showed only "transient" support for female road riders.
Regarding Cooke's accusations, British Cycling said in a statement: "There is always more that can be done and we strive to make continual improvements to ensure that cycling is reaching out to women and girls of all ages and abilities."
Barker says issues beneath the surface of Cooke's accusations do need to be addressed.
"I think sometimes it's the subtle things that can be quite damaging - the choice of music while the women are racing can often be quite trivial and it downgrades the racing a little bit," Barker continued.
"When the men have got awesome rock theme tunes to their racing, it makes it more exciting and it draws the crowd in, whereas when the woman's is on, there's this sort of fluffy music and it doesn't make the crowd that excited.
"There are different levels to it. Equality needs to be across it all rather than just focusing on the pay gap. It needs to be all these little things to raise the profile of women's cycling."
An independent review into British Cycling was set up after former technical director Shane Sutton was accused of using offensive and discriminatory language towards cyclist Jess Varnish.
Sutton was cleared of eight of the nine charges against him, but was found guilty of using sexist language. He denies any wrongdoing.
Energy firm Cuadrilla wanted to extract shale gas at Roseacre Wood but the application was unanimously rejected.
The county council tweeted that the proposal had been refused because of the "impact on traffic".
Cuadrilla said it was "disappointed but not surprised" and would "consider our options including our right to appeal".
The application was being considered after fracking was suspended in the UK in 2011.
Councillors deferred a decision on a second bid to begin fracking another site at Little Plumpton until Monday, after legal advice.
The Little Plumpton bid has been recommended for approval, subject to working hours, noise control and highway matters.
Protests were held outside the hearing in Preston, which began on Tuesday.
All 15 members voted to refuse the Roseacre Wood application, in line with officers' recommendations.
A related application for a monitoring array, to monitor seismic activity and water quality was approved.
In a statement Cuadrilla said: "We are committed to the responsible exploration and development of the huge quantity of natural gas locked up in the shale rock deep underneath Lancashire.
"If we can unlock this shale gas potential it will help create jobs, generate economic growth, help fuel and heat local businesses and homes, and boost local tax revenues for Lancashire."
The council meeting will resume on Monday.
This decision is very significant. It is the first test case on whether fracking will be given the go-ahead in Lancashire and it has been turned down because of traffic.
Speaker after speaker said the proposal would make local roads too dangerous.
Business leaders said the county needed fracking to go ahead for jobs and the local economy, but councillors felt overwhelmingly the application should be turned down.
Whether this will have any effect on the Little Plumpton decision on Monday remains to be seen.
Friends of the Earth North West campaigner Furqan Naeem said the decision was a "tremendous victory" for people across Lancashire and the UK who campaigned against the application.
But he said the "fracking threat still hangs ominously over the community near Preston New Road".
He added: "Poll after poll shows people want renewables, not fracking - and the clean energy and long-term jobs they would provide."
Fracking - or hydraulic fracturing - is a technique in which water and chemicals are pumped into shale rock at high pressure to extract gas.
The woman told Southwark Crown Court her father Aravindan Balakrishnan, 75, had also said parts of the house would "blow up" if she went against him.
She alleges that she was born into the collective and held against her will.
Mr Balakrishnan, denies 16 charges, including rape, indecent assault, false imprisonment and mistreating a child.
The woman, who cannot be identified, told the court her father had run "a hate cult basically, full of hate, violence and horror."
Speaking about the nursery rhyme, the woman said she had overheard a neighbour singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star when she was 13 and began to sing it herself.
However, when her father heard it he accused her of being a fascist agent and hit her.
"The whole day there was nothing but shouting and beating, and crying, crying, crying," she said.
Speaking via video link she also said Mr Balakrishnan would tell her objects in their house would stop working or "blow up" if she went against him.
"I went and hugged the tap and toilet for thanking them for being nice to me... I kissed them because they did work," she said.
The woman said the incident had left her "at rock bottom".
"I couldn't bear it. I felt so lonely I really felt like dying that day," she said.
The woman told the court she had also been repeatedly "denounced" for perceived breaches of communist thinking and protocol and was often called a "crook and criminal" while she was at the cult.
She told the jury she was once denounced as a prostitute for hugging another woman in her sleep when she was 11.
The trial continues.
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"It's a sad decision to take," admits AG Barr's commercial director, Jonathan Kemp. "It's the end of an era."
Irn Bru, made by AG Barr, may dominate Scottish sales now, in a battle for supremacy with Coca-Cola, but it wasn't always that way.
Other names were on the horse drays and flat-bed trucks bringing wooden crates of bottles to corner shops and for doorstep deliveries, as with milk. In Aberdeen, it was Bon Accord. In Edinburgh, it was James Dunbar.
A gentlemen's agreement between Scotland's fizzy pop barons meant that they kept off each other's turf, at least until the 1970s, when the smaller, weaker firms began to go under, or to be bought up by the AG Barr family firm.
It had trademarked 'Irn Bru', while others sold Iron Brew and their own Cola, or Kola. And with a heavy, imaginative marketing spend, it established itself as a national icon.
This consolidation grew from the 19th century market, which had been shaped by the distance a horse can haul a load of bottles in a day. That was 10 miles out from the factory, and ten miles back, so the country had soft drinks plants roughly 20 miles apart.
It was in 1996 that AG Barr built its plant in Cumbernauld. And while others had moved from glass to plastic and aluminium, the company installed a glass bottling line.
This continued a line going back to the company's founding in 1875, when all its drinks were in glass bottles. They were routinely returned, but without a deposit.
In 1905, four years after Barr's began making its Iron Brew (it became Irn Bru in 1947), the west of Scotland trade association adopted a deposit of half an old penny.
The industry began to adopt aluminium cans in the 1960s and plastic in the 1970s. Yet for Barr's, as it became national, returnable glass reached its peak in the 1980s, representing half its market in about 100m bottles.
So too in other markets around Britain. But the demise of returnable bottles was slower in Scotland than in England.
And according to Jonathan Kemp: "I believe we are the last manufacturer with returnable glass bottles in Britain, although a few are imported, and I believe there's one line left in Northern Ireland."
When it moved into its Cumbernauld plant, bottles had fallen to less than 60m bottles. Around 90% were returned.
We're now down to 10m or so, and only half are returned. Even when the deposit went up from 20p to 30p in 2008, it didn't make much difference to the return rate. And from 2012, when legislation required a kerb-side collection of glass for re-cycling, the returns plummeted.
The bottle remains an icon. Having helped shipyard workers with the energy they needed, it's still often associated with drinking at the workplace, and often bought chilled.
Although working, buying and drinking habits change, investment in a new bottling line will keep it on the shelves for perhaps another 20 years. A more likely change before then for the £14bn soft drinks industry is to reduce the sugar content. One can of Irn Bru gives you 38% of your recommended daily intake.
As for the packaging: "A lot of people will tell you 'ginger' tastes best in glass, and there is science behind that," says the company's commercial director.
"In plastic, some carbon dioxide will escape, but not from glass, so there may be more fizziness in a glass bottle."
The hosts led 2-0 at the end of the first period thanks to Darryl Lloyd and Mike Radja goals before Jordan Pietrus pulled one back for Coventry.
James Demarais (2) and Craig Peacock netted as the Giants pulled clear.
Cale Tanaka struck twice to close the gap to two before Kris Beech sealed the points with 33 seconds remaining.
It was a much closer affair on Friday night, with Belfast prevailing in a penalty shoot-out after the match ended 1-1.
David Rutherford had a Giants debut to remember after scoring the only penalty while Stephen Murphy repelled three Blaze efforts.
Although Switzerland's government already has a plan to decommission the country's five nuclear plants "at the end of their natural lives", opponents of nuclear power claim the strategy is too vague, and may allow the plants to keep operating indefinitely.
The proposal before voters, brought by the Green party, calls for nuclear plants to be closed after a maximum 45 years in operation, and for a ban on construction of any new plants.
This would mean that three of the five plants would have to shut next year, the fourth in 2024 and the last in 2029.
The 2011 accident at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant was, for many Swiss voters, the deciding factor in a relationship with nuclear power that has always been uneasy.
In the wake of Fukushima, the Swiss government announced the plan to gradually phase out nuclear power, once the plants were no longer viable on the advice of the businesses which run them and the Swiss nuclear watchdog.
The announcement coincided with neighbouring Germany's decision to abandon nuclear power too, but did not go as far, in that the German government set fixed dates for decommissioning.
It is the perceived vagueness over dates, and concerns over safety, which lie behind the current vote on a faster phase-out.
Switzerland is a densely populated country, none of its five plants is more than 70km (43 miles) from urban centres and the government issues iodine tablets to communities within a certain radius, to be taken in case of a release of radioactive material.
Due to public concern, no new nuclear power stations have been built in Switzerland since 1984.
The Beznau 1 plant is the world's oldest, dating back to 1969, while Muhleberg is close enough to the Swiss capital Berne for all its citizens to have iodine tablets in their bathroom cabinets. It came on stream in 1971.
For campaigners like Nils Epprecht of the Swiss Energy Foundation, Switzerland is just not the right country for nuclear power. An accident would be "catastrophic", he argues, making large parts of the country uninhabitable.
Supporters of a quick phase-out of nuclear also say that Switzerland, already famous for strict environmental policies, ought to be providing Europe with a shining example of renewable energy, rather than relying on elderly nuclear reactors. More than 60% of Swiss power already comes from a renewable source - hydropower.
And, they argue, unless the government commits to a firm date for a nuclear phase-out, there will be no economic impetus to invest in renewables.
But Swiss business leaders, very influential on Switzerland's political scene, have their doubts.
Thirty-eight per cent of Switzerland's energy currently comes from nuclear power, and Hans Ulrich Bigler, member of parliament for the centre-right Radical Party, and director of the Swiss Association of Small and Medium Businesses, believes that without a clear solution on how to fill that gap, such a rapid exit from nuclear power would be the real catastrophe.
"Energy prices would rise," he claimed, "and we would have to import energy from France or Germany."
Imported French energy, Mr Bigler claims, would almost certainly be nuclear, while German terawatts would likely come from coal. Neither, he argues, would really achieve the environmental aims of those calling for an end to nuclear.
Latest opinion polls show the vote is likely to be very close, with many voters agonising over their desire to do what they think is right for the environment, and a reluctance to damage the Swiss economy, currently ranked as the world's most successful.
The BBC's Tulip Mazumdar has returned to Freetown, Sierra Leone to see how plans to eliminate Ebola are progressing.
Tulip answered a selection of your questions on the topic in a live Twitter Q&A on Friday 17 July 2015 at 1100 BST. This is a transcript of that session - you can see it on twitter using the hashtag #AskBBCTulip.
Ms Kennedy asks by email: Is it safe to assume a survivor of Ebola will always carry the virus in his/her body?
Tulip answers: Not enough research to be conclusive Virus found in survivors' eye & semen. Believed to stay in semen for at least 3 months
G Strachan asks: Is treatment available to those overseas accessible to Africans yet?
Tulip answers: Yes, Zmapp trials are underway here in Sierra Leone. Vaccine trials also happening in all three worst affected countries
Finn Kelly asks: Is Ebola a threat to the western world?
Tulip answers: As long as cases anywhere in world, rest at risk. Only takes someone getting on plane to bring virus to another country
Daniel in Malaysia asks: What is the easiest way to prevent Ebola?
Tulip answers: Ebola passed via infected body fluids so don't touch fluids of sick people. Here in Sierra Leone still "AVOID BODY CONTACT"
Ms Kennedy asks: Why are Guinea & Sierra Leone still struggling with Ebola? What's Liberia doing differently? asks Ms Kennedy
Tulip answers: Cases peaked in Liberia before Sierra Leone. "How to prevent virus" advice seems to be taken on board more comprehensively
Haidar Alaamery asks: Is there a cure for Ebola?
Tulip answers: No proven cure - yet. Trials for treatment underway. Best chance of survival right now = getting supportive treatment early
Adam asks: It seems that a lot of Africans on twitter seem to think Ebola is a weapon? Why is this?
Tulip answers: Ebola rumours on social media have helped fuel fear/mis-information. Scientists believe bats a natural reservoir for virus
Dan asks: Is #Ebola spreading again?
Tulip answers: Liberia #Ebola free for 2 months. Now 6 new cases in 2 weeks. Ebola spreading since Dec 2013, slowed but not stopped since
Daniel asks: How do you identify early symptoms in those suffering from Ebola?
Tulip answers: Ebola usually starts with sudden fever, fatigue. Then vomiting & diarrhoea. Can also be internal & external bleeding,
Peter Onkendi asks: Why are we yet to take control of #Ebola spread in West Africa?
Tulip answers: This is biggest Ebola outbreak in history. Resources were slow to get here to fight virus, but are here now. Pockets of fear & resistance in some communities mean sick people are hiding & infecting others.
Nansinguza Jacob asks: How long does Ebola virus stay in its survivors?
Tulip answers: Research ongoing, but thought to stay in semen for at least 3 months. Also found in eye fluid & breast milk
Mewael Berhe asks: How do you describe the fear that Ebola has created in the majorly affected areas?
Tulip answers: People now used to living with Ebola, but still strikes fear in communities. Constant reminder #Ebola is still here with trading restrictions & "Avoid Body Contact" policy.
Tausif AB asks: What is status of #Ebola vaccine trials by GSK and Merck in Africa?
Tulip answers: Need to check latest. My understanding: trials struggling to get volunteers with #Ebola exposure to generate enough data
Bernard Phiri asks: How many times can a person catch Ebola virus?
Tulip answers: Evidence so far suggests someone can only catch #Ebola once, but research is ongoing
Jetset Eat Repeat asks: Is eradication of bats considered a preventative measure? If so, is it feasible?
Tulip answers: This is not something being considered as far as I am aware
John asks: What is the origin of the Ebola disease?
Tulip answers: Fruit bats thought to be natural #Ebola reservoir. Scientists believe 2014 Ebola outbreak started when two year old infected playing in hollow tree housing bat colony.
Ben Lewis, 25, of Lullington Garth, Borehamwood, has been charged with three offences, police said.
Hertfordshire Police said Mr Lewis was a director of LL Camps, a US-style children's camp in Bushey.
He appeared at St Albans Crown Court on Friday and is next due to appear at the same court on 26 August.
LL Camps had its registration suspended by Ofsted on 6 August.
A Hertfordshire Police spokeswoman said specialist officers from the force and the county council "remain involved to handle any specific concerns of parents and any other information relevant to this enquiry".
The 45-year-old was playing a game of foot volley - which involves kicking the ball over a small net - with his players when he suffered the injury.
It happened the day after Ajax moved top of the Dutch league with a 2-0 over title rivals PSV Eindhoven.
Club officials said the former Netherlands defender may have an operation on Tuesday.
Ajax have six league games remaining this season, with their next match on 3 April against PEC Zwolle.
In the video, Mr Trump says "you can do anything" to women "when you're a star" and brags about trying to grope and kiss women. He has since apologised.
Mr Trump has clearly been an unpredictable candidate but no previous revelation or off-the-cuff comment has generated this much reaction.
So who in the Republican camp is still backing him and who has decided enough is enough?
The Utah governor, who previously supported Mr Trump, tweeted that the comments he had made were "beyond offensive and despicable". He continued: "While I cannot vote for Hillary Clinton, I will not vote for Trump."
A congressman for Utah, he withdrew support live on television.
He said: "It's sad really, but I can't endorse Donald Trump for president after those comments and the way he said them.
"I can't look my 15-year-old daughter in the eye and tell her I endorse this man to become president."
Like his Utah colleague Mr Herbert, he said the video left him at a loss regarding who to vote for, as there was "no way" he would vote for Hillary Clinton.
Mr Chaffetz is the chairman of the committee which is investigating Mrs Clinton's use of emails while she was secretary of state.
She was the only woman who ran for the Republican candidacy for 2016 and was briefly the vice-presidential candidate on Ted Cruz's ticket.
Although she once said she was "horrified" by Mr Trump, in September she finally gave him her support - but only as an alternative to Mrs Clinton.
In response to the tape, she said: "We must have a conservative in the White House to restore accountability, opportunity and security. For the sake of our Constitution and the rule of law, we must defeat Hillary Clinton. Today I ask Donald Trump to step aside and for the RNC to replace him with Gov Mike Pence."
The prominent senator for Arizona and one-time presidential nominee said Mr Trump should "suffer the consequences" of his remarks.
"Donald Trump's behaviour make(s) it impossible to continue to offer even conditional support for his candidacy," he said.
"There are no excuses for Donald Trump's offensive and demeaning comments.
"No woman should ever be victimised by this kind of inappropriate behaviour. He alone bears the burden of his conduct and alone should suffer the consequences."
The former secretary of state wrote on her Facebook page: "Enough! Donald Trump should not be President. He should withdraw.
"As a Republican, I hope to support someone who has the dignity and stature to run for the highest office in the greatest democracy on Earth."
The former California governor, who is more famous for his acting career and who took over from Mr Trump as a host of The Apprentice on NBC, said he would not vote for his predecessor in the presidential election.
He said: "I want to take a moment to remind my fellow Republicans that it is not only acceptable to choose your country over your party - it is your duty."
The former governor of New York tweeted that he was "horrified" at the tape and that Mr Trump's campaign was "a poisonous mix of bigotry and ignorance".
"Enough!" Mr Pataki tweeted. "He needs to step down."
A former governor of Minnesota, he said the comments were "unacceptable, and disqualifying for someone who hopes to serve as Commander in Chief".
A former Utah governor, Mr Huntsman called for the Republican vice-presidential candidate to take over running for president instead.
"In a campaign cycle that has been nothing but a race to the bottom, at such a critical moment for our nation, the time has come for Governor Pence to lead the ticket," he told the Salt Lake City Tribune in his home state.
Another Utah Republican, the senator addressed Mr Trump with the words: "With all due respect sir, you, sir, are the distraction. Your conduct, sir, is the distraction. It's a distraction from the very principles that will help us win in November."
He continued: "I respectfully ask you, with all due respect, to step aside, step down, allow someone else to carry the banner of these principles, these principles that have made our country great, these principles that will stand as a beacon of hope to the American family."
The Colorado congressman was one of the first Republicans to call on Mr Trump to stop running for president after the tapes of his comments were broadcast.
On Friday, he said: "For the good of the country, and to give the Republicans a chance of defeating Hillary Clinton, Mr. Trump should step aside.
"His defeat at this point seems almost certain."
An Alabama senator, she said: "As disappointed as I've been with his antics throughout this campaign, I thought supporting the nominee was the best thing for our country and our party.
"Now, it is abundantly clear that the best thing for our country and our party is for Trump to step aside and allow a responsible, respectable Republican to lead the ticket."
A New Jersey congressman, he said: "I cannot support and will not vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton to be president of the United States. I will write in Governor Mike Pence for President."
The Virginia congresswoman, who had not yet declared support for Mr Trump, said she could not "in good conscience" vote for him.
She echoed calls for somebody else to replace him, saying: "This is disgusting, vile, and disqualifying.
"No woman should ever be subjected to this type of obscene behaviour and it is unbecoming of anybody seeking high office.
"In light of these comments, Donald Trump should step aside and allow our party to replace him with Mike Pence or another appropriate nominee from the Republican Party."
A senator for Alaska who had not yet declared her support for Mr Trump either, she said she watched the video immediately after a meeting about sexual exploitation and she felt "disgusted".
She said Mr Trump had "forfeited the right" to be the Republican party's nominee.
A Nebraska senator, she said: "The comments made by Mr Trump were disgusting and totally unacceptable under any circumstance. It would be wise for him to step aside and allow Mike Pence to serve as our party's nominee."
The Idaho senator also called for another candidate to be put forward instead, and said: "I have reached the decision that I can no longer endorse Donald Trump. This is not a decision that I have reached lightly, but his pattern of behaviour has left me no choice."
A Utah congressman, he said: "I'm incredibly disappointed in our party's candidate. And unlike the Democrats who have proven completely unwilling to hold secretary Clinton accountable for her illegal activities that endangered our national security, I am willing to hold Mr Trump accountable.
"I am therefore calling for him to step aside and to allow Mike Pence to lead our party."
An Arizona senator, he tweeted that "America deserves far better" than Mr Trump and that he should withdraw from the race.
A Nebraska congressman, he called for Mr Trump to step aside "and allow Mike Pence to become the Republican nominee".
A New Jersey congressman, he said: "Donald Trump's comments are inexcusable. I am appalled that he would brag about violating a woman's physical boundaries.
"As a husband and father of two daughters, I denounce his comments and the behaviour that it incites. I believe that Mike Pence would be the best nominee for the Republican Party to defeat Hillary Clinton."
A Nevada congressman, he had previously said he was "100%" behind Mr Trump.
But on Saturday, he pulled his support, saying: "I think that when we degrade that mother, wife, housewife, whatever you want to deal with, daughter - that you degrade America."
Another Nevada congressman, he said he was "disappointed in our choices for president" and did not support Mr Trump any more.
He said: "I can no longer look past the pattern of behaviour and comments that have been made by Donald Trump."
The governor of Alabama, who had previously endorsed John Kasich, said: "I cannot and will not vote for Donald Trump."
The governor of Nevada said: "This video exposed not just words, but now an established pattern which I find to be repulsive and unacceptable for a candidate for President of the United States."
The governor of South Dakota said: "Enough is enough. Donald Trump should withdraw in favour of Governor Mike Pence. This election is too important."
The Minnesota congressman said the comments were "disgusting and offensive" and he would not vote for Mr Trump.
A senator in Alaska, he said: "Keeping Republicans in the Senate majority is critical to the economic and national security of Alaska and America.
"As for the White House, Donald Trump should step aside. I will support Mike Pence for president."
An Alabama congressman, he said: "There are absolutely no circumstances under which it would ever be appropriate to speak of women in such a way.
"It is now clear Donald Trump is not fit to be president of the United States and cannot defeat Hillary Clinton."
The Michigan congressman said Mr Trump should "carefully consider stepping aside from the ticket".
He said: "I urge him to think about our country over his own candidacy."
An Illinois congressman, he took the rare step of referencing his sons when explaining why he would not support Mr Trump any more. Many others had referenced their female relatives.
In a statement, he said: "As parents of a teenage daughter and teen twin boys, my wife and I teach them to respect women and that they will be judged by their words and actions.
"The abhorrent comments made by Donald Trump are inexcusable and go directly against what I've been doing in Washington to combat assaults on college campuses. Because of this, I am rescinding my support for Donald Trump and asking to have my name removed from his agriculture advisory committee."
The Florida congressman originally supported Marco Rubio for the presidential nomination, but then called for party unity behind Mr Trump.
Following the publication of the tape, he said: "My greatest responsibility in life is to try and be a good husband and father. If I support him for president, I will be telling my boys that I think it's okay to treat women like objects - and I'll have failed as a dad. Therefore, I can no longer support Donald Trump for president and will not be voting for him or Hillary Clinton."
The Missouri congresswoman said: "As a strong and vocal advocate for victims of sex trafficking and assault, I must be true to those survivors and myself and condemn the predatory and reprehensible comments of Donald Trump."
The New Hampshire senator, who is running for re-election in November, withdrew her support from Mr Trump and said she would write Mike Pence's name on her ballot paper instead.
She said: "I'm a mom and an American first, and I cannot and will not support a candidate for president who brags about degrading and assaulting women.
Also facing a re-election battle, this Ohio senator said: "While I continue to respect those who still support Donald Trump, I can no longer support him."
Mr Glenn is running for the Senate. From Colorado, he asked Mr Trump to "do the honourable, selfless thing" and step aside to allow Mr Pence to run for President.
In a statement, he wrote: "If Trump is truly committed to making America great again, then this is the only way forward.
"As a father, as a Christian, and as a Republican, I believe that we simply cannot tolerate a nominee who speaks this way about women."
The chairman of the Republican Conference and senator for South Dakota said: "Donald Trump should withdraw and Mike Pence should be our nominee effective immediately."
The former secretary of education served under Ronald Reagan. He is now a conservative commentator and it was only in August that he said Republicans who opposed Mr Trump "suffer from a terrible case of moral superiority and put their own vanity and taste above the interest of the country".
But after seeing the video, he too called on Mr Trump to stand down, saying: "It's over. I hate to say it, but it's over."
"It's a shame, a crying shame, but he can't win," he said.
The House speaker, who endorsed Mr Trump just a few weeks ago, has withdrawn an invitation for the presidential candidate to attend the Republican Fall Fest in his home state of Wisconsin this weekend.
Mr Ryan has not pulled his endorsement, but it does pack a powerful punch for a candidate to be uninvited from an event just one month before the election.
Mr Ryan said: "I am sickened by what I heard today. Women are to be championed and revered, not objectified. I hope Mr Trump treats this situation with the seriousness it deserves and works to demonstrate to the country that he has greater respect for women than this clip suggests. In the meantime, he is no longer attending tomorrow's event in Wisconsin."
The Senate majority leader said the comments were "repugnant", adding that Mr Trump "needs to apologise directly to women and girls everywhere".
He also said that Mr Trump should "take full responsibility for the utter lack of respect for women shown in his comments on that tape".
The Utah state house speaker said he hoped for an apology from Mr Trump but did not rescind his support.
He said: "To say I'm disappointed would be a gross understatement."
The former Florida governor, who ran unsuccessfully for president this year, tweeted: "As the grandfather of two precious girls, I find that no apology can excuse away Donald Trump's reprehensible comments degrading women."
He did not mention his cousin Billy Bush, who was Mr Trump's interlocutor in the incriminating video.
The former presidential candidate has been critical of Mr Trump in the past and said he would not vote for him.
After the video emerged, he tweeted that the comments the current candidate made were "vile degradations" with an impact on women and on the image of the US around the world.
He wrote: "Hitting on married women? Condoning assault? Such vile degradations demean our wives and daughters and corrupt America's face to the world."
The California congressman said: "In my career as a law enforcement professional I was confronted with and worked tirelessly to end the horrific reality of violence toward women.
"After hearing Donald Trump's inexcusable comments I was deeply disturbed & reminded of that reprehensible behaviour.
"While I've never before endorsed a Presidential candidate, I've felt compelled to strongly condemn many of Mr. Trump's previous outrageous remarks. And after serious consideration, I have decided that I cannot support either candidate for President."
The governor of New Mexico had never endorsed Mr Trump. She said: "What Trump brags about is appalling and completely unacceptable.
"No woman should ever be treated the way he claims he treated women. Unfortunately, there is a pattern of disturbing conduct and offensive rhetoric that raises serious questions about his fitness to be President.
"That's why I have withheld my support from the very beginning, and will not support him now."
The Ohio governor, who also ran for the presidency and was beaten by Mr Trump, had already said he would not vote for him. He tweeted his condemnation of Mr Trump's comments, with the words: "Make no mistake the comments were wrong and offensive. They are indefensible."
A congresswoman from Utah, where much of this wave of condemnation of Mr Trump began, she said: "For the past several months I have been one of the few who refused to endorse Donald Trump.
"I have said all along that I was still waiting for Mr Trump to demonstrate his commitment to the kinds of principles and policies the people in Utah's 4th Congressional District want in their elected leaders. Mr Trump has yet to clear that bar and his behaviour and bravado have reached a new low.
"I cannot vote for him. For the good of the party, and the country, he should step aside."
The senator for Colorado called on Mr Trump to stand down, calling him "a candidate whose flaws are beyond mere moral shortcomings and who shows a disgust for American values and a disdain for dignity unbecoming of the Presidency".
The lieutenant-governor of New Jersey had not endorsed Mr Trump, despite working closely in her home state with his prominent supporter Chris Christie.
In response to a question on Twitter, she wrote: "No apology can excuse away Mr. Trump's reprehensible comments degrading women. We're raising my three boys to be better than that."
She later said she would vote, but not for Mrs Clinton and not for Mr Trump.
The Pennsylvania congressman was another Republican politician who had declined to endorse Mr Trump, deflecting a question when asked his stance back in May. After the 2005 video surfaced, he called for Mr Trump to "end his candidacy" and said: "This sort of vile talk is appalling, it's offensive, and there's no place in public or private for it. It's simply wrong.
The Governor of Tennessee called on Mr Trump to stand aside and make way for Mr Pence. He said he would write another Republican's name on the ballot paper otherwise, and added: "Character in our leaders does matter. None of us in elected office are perfect, but the decisions that are made in the Oval Office have too many consequences to ignore the behaviour we have seen."
In a text message to his local newspaper, the Texas congressman wrote: "I never endorsed Trump and I cannot in good conscience support or vote for a man who degrades women, insults minorities and has no clear path to keep our country safe. He should step aside for a true conservative to beat Hillary Clinton."
A congressman from New York, he has previously disavowed Mr Trump's "tone and rhetoric" but after the video, told his local newspaper that "what he was talking about is tantamount to sexual assault".
Mr Katko called on Mr Trump to stand aside and let somebody else run, saying: "I've talked repeatedly with my family and people I consider close to me. We are all roundly disgusted.
"We just all came to the same conclusion that he does not deserve support. You just can't explain this away."
A congressman for Idaho, he said: "While I've never endorsed Donald Trump, I find his recent comments about women deplorable. In my opinion, he has demonstrated that he is unfit to be president and I cannot support him."
The only woman who represents Texas in the US Congress had previously declined to endorse Mr Trump. After the video surfaced, she said: "We have heard rumours about the insensitive and vulgar things Mr. Trump says about women. But watching that video is disgusting. Mr. Trump should remove himself from consideration as Commander in Chief."
A Washington congresswoman, she said she will write in Paul Ryan's name on her ballot paper, instead of voting for Mr Trump. In an email, she wrote: ""For months I've left the door open for Donald Trump to earn my vote. That door has now slammed shut."
Two Russian jets flew within metres of the ship on Monday, US officials said.
Russia's defence ministry said the Su-24 fighter jets "turned away in observance of all safety measures" after observing the USS Donald Cook.
Mr Kerry criticised the gesture and said contact had been made with Moscow.
"We condemn this kind of behaviour," he told the Miami Herald and CNN Espanol in a joint interview.
"It is reckless. It is provocative. It is dangerous. And under the rules of engagement, that could have been a shoot-down."
He added that the US "is not going to be intimidated on the high seas" and that a message had been conveyed to Russia over the danger of such a gesture.
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Individual Nato members' rules of engagement should clearly outline what are defined as "actions that might be construed as provocative", according to the organisation's own guidelines.
Applying those rules of engagement "requires commanders at all levels to exercise considerable judgment", Nato says.
Mr Kerry did not specify why the US Navy did not fire at the jets.
The two Russian jets flew over the US destroyer almost a dozen times, American officials said.
At one point the jets were so close, about 9m (30ft), that they created wakes in the water around the ship.
The ship was sailing close to a Russian navy base, Russia's defence ministry said.
"After spotting the ship, Russian pilots turned away from it in full compliance with safety measures.
"All flights of the Russian aircraft are in strict compliance with international rules of the use of air space above neutral waters."
The commander of the Donald Cook described the flights as a "simulated attack".
The passes were "unsafe, potentially provocative" and "could have caused an accident," officials said in a release.
The actions of the Russian jets may have violated a 1970s agreement meant to prevent dangerous incidents at sea, but it is not clear whether the US is going to protest.
A Russian helicopter taking pictures also passed by the ship seven times.
The Donald Cook was conducting deck landing drills with an allied military helicopter when the jets made their passes, according to a statement from the United States European Command.
The US suspended flight operations from the ship until the Russian jets left the area.
The next day, a Russian KA-27 helicopter flew circles at low altitude around the ship, followed by more jet passes.
The aircraft did not respond to safety warnings in English or Russian.
Tesco has already sold Dobbies Garden Centres, restaurant chain Giraffe and Harris + Hoole coffee shops, among other businesses.
The coffee shop firm Soho Coffee will buy Euphorium's high street stores and Islington factory.
Samworth Brothers will take over its Weybridge factory.
In-store Euphorium's bakeries will now be run by Tesco, which said it will be offering bakery staff the opportunity to transfer to the supermarket.
A Tesco spokesperson said: "We know how important a great bakery offer is to our customers, and this agreement will mean we can continue to serve shoppers with great quality Tesco bakery products."
Tesco and its big rivals Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons have all come under pressure from German discounters Aldi and Lidl, which have attracted customers with consistently low prices.
Financial details of the deal were not given.
Wessex Water issued the notice to 250 homes in Bratton Seymour, Shepton Montague, Yarlington, and Maperton on Tuesday after tests found the water "was not of its usual standard".
The problem was traced back to a reservoir which has now been "drained, cleaned, and refilled", the firm said.
Tests held earlier now show the water quality is "excellent".
Nigel Martin, water supply general manager, said: "We have carried out extensive tests and they all show the quality of the water is excellent and there is now no need to boil it."
He added that all customers would receive compensation in due course for the inconvenience caused.
Wessex Water added that at no point was the parasite cryptosporidium - which affected thousands of homes in the Lancashire area last month - found in water samples.
"People are getting angry, we want action fast but we feel they are not listening. They say 'we can hear you,' but all they really hear are our whistles and our drums. They just don't listen to our words," says Gergana, who runs an advertising company.
The words chanted by the crowds are blunt and uncompromising, led by one with three syllables: "Ostavka!" (Resign!)
It is written everywhere in the Bulgarian capital, on the sides of municipal rubbish bins, and on the statues of the founders of Sofia University. The streets thunder with the word.
Each day the protesters produce surprises - on Sunday it was air-raid sirens, on Monday it was a rain dance, as the crowds jabbed the skies with banners, like umbrellas, with a tribal roar.
Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev says the protesters' main demand will not be met.
"A possible resignation of the government would result in a deepening of the crisis and the country would go into a spiral," he tells me.
But he admits the current stand-off between the state and the street cannot continue.
"If we leave the protest so long... and these people cannot find a real mechanism to resolve their problems, this is the first step to radicalisation."
One of the frustrations for the government is that the protests have no obvious leaders for them either to negotiate with, or to blame. Many groups have sprung up which brainstorm ideas on social media sites and organise specific actions, to mock the government, thank foreign ambassadors who sympathise with them, or simply to entertain their fellow protesters.
"There are three reasons why this government's chances of survival are slim," says Daniel Smilov of the Centre for Liberal Strategies.
"The longevity of the protests, the unity of the protesters behind a single demand, and the popularity of the protesters in the country."
The latest survey suggested 58% agree that the government should resign - protest organisers claim that is a gross underestimate.
Both the government, and the protesters themselves, fear a radicalisation of the streets.
"The most important group of people are those who spontaneously go to protest against their lack of representation in this political system, and against... a lack of justice," says the interior minister.
"We should listen very carefully to these people and support their right to protest."
But there is another group, he alleged, which is looking for violence.
A facebook event organised in front of parliament this Thursday, the birthday of the 19th-Century revolutionary, Vasil Levski, is advertised under his slogan: "The patience of the people has reached the point of no return."
A comment attached to it by a respondent calling herself Muffin Dinosaur says: "I will do everything to come. Go there and beat the crap out of them."
One, Tichomir Gergov, adds: "I'm coming with a baseball bat."
In February, the previous, centre-right Gerb government was toppled by protests, which began over high heating bills, and grew into a wave of discontent with the whole ruling elite. There are big differences, but also similarities, between the protests then and now.
In February, those on the street were poorer, and more desperate. Now they are better-off and more confident.
There is more humour now. The wave of self-immolations, which claimed the lives of six Bulgarians, is over. What the winter and summer protests have in common is a disgust with politicians and businessmen in each others' pockets.
A number of scenarios are emerging which could end the stand-off. Cracks have appeared in the parliamentary parties which support the fragile government.
The French and German ambassadors made a joint statement criticising the government. The president says he has lost confidence in it.
The US, British and other ambassadors are busy behind the scenes. There is disquiet in Brussels, and in the Party of European Socialists, that a Socialist-backed government is held in place by the vote of the far-right Ataka party.
Protesters mock Plamen Oresharski's government as a "coalition" of socialists, liberals and extreme nationalists".
Above all, the government seems weakened by the lack of a joint plan to present to the nation.
"At this moment there is no clear plan," the interior minister admits, with remarkable honesty.
The government argues that new elections would just produce a similar stalemate in parliament.
Commentators suggest that is not necessarily true.
They say a lowering of the electoral threshold to allow more parties into parliament would allow better representation, more coalition options.
And that the broad use of the remarkably fast internet in Bulgaria would allow citizens to switch their skills from monitoring the state, to participating in democracy.
Also, that a strict ethical code to split rich businessmen from politics - the "mafia" which protesters claim runs the country - would help bridge the gap between those in power, and the people.
Warriena Wright met Gable Tostee for the first time on the night she died.
He pleads not guilty to her murder. There is no allegation that he pushed her - rather it is believed she was trying to climb down.
The court also saw photographs the couple took together.
They had been chatting on the dating app Tinder and met in person at a seaside resort called Surfers Paradise, on Queensland's Gold Coast.
The prosecutor said Mr Tostee intimidated Ms Wright so much that she felt the only way to escape his apartment was by climbing down his balcony.
According to the prosecutor's account of events, Mr Tostee became angry after Ms Wright threw ornamental rocks at him and hit him with a telescope.
He allegedly choked and restrained her before locking her out of his apartment on his balcony.
The defence lawyer said the case "doesn't fit" murder and manslaughter definitions, and that Ms Wright had become aggressive towards Mr Tostee after a night of drinking alcohol and being intimate.
On the recording made on Mr Tostee's phone, Ms Wright threatened to "destroy (Mr Tostee's) jaw".
Later in the recording, he called her "a goddamn psycho".
She was later heard to scream: "Let me go home."
"I would, but you've been a bad girl," he replied.
"You're lucky I haven't chucked you off my balcony. I should have never given you so much to drink.
"I'm gonna walk you out of this apartment just the way you are, you're not going to collect any belongings.
"If you try to pull anything I'll knock you out."
Ms Wright then screamed "No" and repeated "Just let me go home" before falling and screaming.
The court also heard from a neighbour, Nick Casey. He said he heard noises before going outside, where he saw Ms Wright climbing over the edge of the balcony. He had told her "You can't get down this way, go back," he said.
Another neighbour, Gabriele Collyer-Wiedner, said she was woken at 02:00 by the sound of furniture banging and when she looked outside she saw a pair of feet dangling from Mr Tostee's balcony.
She said: "I froze there, then the body fell on my balcony railing. I screamed and somebody else screamed, I assumed it was her voice."
After Ms Wright's fatal fall, Mr Tostee called his father and said: "I didn't cause this, I didn't push her or anything."
Ms Wright, who was from New Zealand, was on a short holiday in Australia when the pair met in August 2014.
If Mr Tostee is convicted of her murder he could face a life sentence.
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Love him or loathe him, Rob Ford is not your typical politician.
While allegations of crack-smoking might see most politicians ducking for cover, the mayor of Toronto instead admitted taking the drug in a "drunken stupor" and called on local police to distribute the footage.
"Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine," Mr Ford said outside his office.
"I want everyone in the city to see this tape," he told reporters at city hall. "I don't even recall there being a tape or video. I want to see the state that I was in."
The video's existence was first revealed by the gossip website Gawker and the Toronto Star newspaper in May, followed by a steady stream of damaging stories about the mayor's drunken behaviour and lies.
He had denied taking crack cocaine and even claimed the video did not exist.
But after Toronto police announced last week that it was in their possession, Mr Ford's approval rating actually climbed five points to a healthy 44%.
Which begs the question, how does he do it?
Marci McDonald, a journalist with the magazine Toronto Life, puts it down to the unswerving loyalty of the so-called Ford Nation.
On an investigation into an aide: "It's actually no-one's business what happens in my office."
On his Toronto neighbourhood: "This is an insult to my constituents to even think about having a homeless shelter in their ward."
On cyclists: "My heart bleeds for them when someone gets killed. But it's their own fault at the end of the day."
On public health: "If you are not doing needles and you are not gay, you wouldn't get Aids probably, that's the bottom line."
On his visit to western Canada: "I'm telling you, you can insult their wives, but don't insult their football teams. It was an amazing experience."
The concept, she says, comes from the sports world, "the idea of a groundswell of hardworking, beer-drinking people rallying around an ordinary guy".
The "ordinary guy" she refers to appeared in public after the crack-smoking allegations resurfaced, trick-or-treating with his kids in a Toronto Maple Leafs ice hockey team jersey.
This is the same man who, having abandoned his pledge to lose weight as part of a diet campaign, slipped off the scales and twisted his ankle during a public weigh-in.
Earlier this year, while attempting to evade reporters at city hall, he walked face first into a camera, shouting expletives while nursing his eye.
"You watch this guy with wonder. He's the antithesis of the image-savvy, controlled politician," says Ms McDonald. "No journalist wants to miss one of his unscripted appearances."
Mr Ford's popularity was borne out of a conflict between the suburbs and downtown Toronto.
Lorne Bozinoff, chief executive of Forum Research, which conducted last week's popularity poll, says the amalgamation of the city in the late 1990s created tensions.
Mr Ford gave a voice to car-driving, conservative suburbanites, who felt neglected by downtown politicians. His "everyman" campaign for low taxes and smaller government won massive support in the suburbs.
"In the last few days, downtown politicians have been saying he should resign," says Mr Bozinoff. "The Ford Nation say that's not fair, that he hasn't even been charged, that he hasn't been convicted, which is true."
Still, it seems strange that a politician known for behaviour befitting a teenage delinquent should enjoy such strong support in the conservative suburbs.
Mr Bozinoff believes that people are willing to shrug off the mayor's "black sheep status".
"He's a common-touch politician," he says. "He returns his own phone calls.
"Whatever problem you have, he'll come out to your house and deal with it. He doesn't have a limo. He drives his own car.
"He's just a very familiar person."
Joe Warmington is a columnist with the Toronto Sun, a right-leaning tabloid widely read by the mayor's core supporters. He spotted Mr Ford early in his political career, about a dozen years ago.
"Rob Ford has always been grassroots," says Warmington. "I was the guy who told him, just be you, the everyman, the guy who's going to fight for the taxpayers."
Despite receiving a volley of abuse from Mr Ford after making reference in a recent column to his drunken exploits and alleged fondling of a mayoral candidate, Warmington continues to support him.
"Just because he yelled at me, I'm not going to turn on him," he says.
Joe Mihevc, a left-leaning councillor at city hall, points out that Mr Ford, the son of a successful businessman who grew up in a wealthy home, is not the "everyman" he claims to be.
"We're in an era where people just want to stick it to the man. People forget he's a rich man who grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth. They think he's the guy who sticks it to the system," he says.
Mr Mihevc believes that Mr Ford has developed a rather disingenuous "outsider" narrative, pitching himself as a victim of "the elitist downtown latte-sipping media and socialist hordes".
But, looking at Mr Ford's background, neither would he appear to be an "insider". His family members have been embroiled in a tangled web of violent incidents over the years.
In 2005, his sister Kathy was shot in the face during an altercation between two men at her parents' home. Last year, one of those men, a convicted drug dealer, threatened to murder the mayor.
As Mr Ford once told the Toronto Star: "Our family has been through everything - from murder to drugs to being successful in business… Nobody can tell me a story that can shock."
Not much is known about Mr Ford's private life. Marci McDonald, who spent months trying to gain access to his inner circle, found it impossible to get so much as a glimpse of his "invisible wife".
Over the years, the only signs of Renata Ford's existence have been a couple of 911 calls, one of which was made on Christmas morning 2011, to alert police that a drunk Mr Ford was planning to take the children to Florida against her wishes.
If the Toronto mayor's past seems to be a catalogue of unbelievable incidents, his future looks set to continue in the same vein.
Toronto-based communications specialist Scott Reid says that the mayor seems to be engaged in a juggling act right now - apologising for getting "hammered" and "a little out of control" at recent public events - allegations he had previously denied - while side-stepping the crack allegations.
On Monday, he was on fighting form, daring doubting colleagues to quit. "I'll be running the ship even if it is by myself," he told a talk radio station.
"But, the truth is bearing down on him like a locomotive," says Mr Reid.
"I think there's a willingness to suspend disbelief and to be tolerant but it has its limits. His cartoonish handling of the situation has separated him from reasonable supporters."
The police have not pressed charges against Mr Ford. His associate and driver Alexander Lisi is accused of threatening two gang members who had been trying to sell the video. Police reports detail repeated meetings between Mr Ford and Mr Lisi this year.
The decision on whether the video is made public will be made by the courts.
Mr Mihevc's descriptions of Mr Ford suggest a troubled character.
"I sat beside him for 10 years and he's as quiet as can be," said Mr Mihevc. "He's a brooder. However when he talks football, he actually smiles.
"But, he's not a happy guy."
Martin Matthews, 48, and Bobby Smith, 33, used a ladder to gain access to the Queen's Gallery on Sunday afternoon.
They were arrested on suspicion of trespassing on a protected site after police officers were called to a report of a protest.
The Queen and Prince Philip are not thought to have been at the palace at the time.
A spokesman for the two men said they had scaled the roof at 15:15 GMT on Sunday.
Scotland Yard said its officers were called to the scene at 16:28 and that the men came down from the building of their own accord at about 23:00.
The men sat on a roof about 18ft (5m) high at the entrance of the public art gallery, which is located on a road to the side of the main gate to Buckingham Palace.
One of the men held a banner reading: "I'm Harry's dad. Stop the war on dads."
The protesters' spokesman said the demonstration was part of a campaign by the groups New Fathers 4 Justice and Stop The War On Dads.
They were campaigning over rights for fathers in divorce and separation proceedings and the reform of the family courts.
Met Police chiefs say there are more guns on the streets which have fuelled a "significant" rise in the number of shootings in the past three months.
There were 226 shootings in 2015. So far this year there have been 122, with a particular rise since March.
Newham, Haringey and Brent were also highlighted as shooting hotspots.
Operation Viper, with 50 officers, will aim to crack down on gun crime in the six areas, with marksmen accompanying officers on traffic stops.
The Viper squads will also carry out weapons sweeps and targeted raids.
Met Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said the difference between life and death can be "an inch, or alternatively a good surgeon".
Rewards of £2,000 are being offered for information that leads to the seizure of guns and the prosecution of criminals linked to them.
Scotland Yard said the majority of shootings last year involved handguns. In 2015, 56% were handguns, 27% shotguns, 2% automatic weapons and 15% unknown or converted imitations.
Among the victims, 42% had links to gangs and half of victims had links to drug dealing.
Sir Bernard said a rise in shootings nationally suggests more weapons are getting on to the streets.
He said it was possible more guns than police knew about had "got through" and had landed in the hands of criminals.
"Clearly in some areas there is a gang element to it but that doesn't account for all of it," the Met boss added.
"The fact that we're seeing it across the country in the big cities probably indicates that we're talking about more supply."
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The Dons led through Adam Rooney after keeper Jack Hamilton parried Peter Pawlett's effort into his path.
Esmael Goncalves levelled after the break before Anthony O'Connor replied and Hearts' Jamie Walker was sent off.
The Dons are nine points and 23 goals better off than third-placed Rangers with three games to play, meaning they are virtually uncatchable.
Fifth-placed Hearts, meanwhile, remain six points behind St Johnstone in the battle for a top-four finish and European football.
Undefeated in their three previous meeting with Hearts this season, Aberdeen started with plenty of confidence and Andrew Considine should have done better than nod wide from eight yards after three minutes following excellent set-up work from Jonny Hayes.
Dons winger Niall McGinn was causing the home defence problems with his pace and after bursting clear of Krystian Nowak he tried his luck on goal. However, Hamilton reacted quickly to palm the ball away for a corner.
The Hearts keeper could not repeat that feat after 21 minutes and it cost his side a goal.
Pawlett won possession in midfield, drove forward and unleashed a fine drive that Hamilton parried straight into the path of Rooney, who produced a cool finish.
Walker was having one of his quieter afternoons for Hearts but when he tumbled to the ground in the box after a challenge by Ash Taylor there were claims for a penalty. Referee Willie Collum was unmoved.
Pawlett went off at the break with O'Connor coming on, while Hearts boss Ian Cathro sent on Liam Smith for Andraz Struna.
Youngster Smith provided the delivery for Hearts' equaliser just after the hour, with Goncalves sneaking in between defenders Taylor and Shay Logan to head the ball beyond Joe Lewis.
The home fans' joy lasted all of three minutes.
Hayes floated a free-kick high into the area and O'Connor rose brilliantly to nod the ball back across Hamilton and into the net.
McGinn had a chance for a third when slack play by the home defence allowed the winger a clean sight of goal, but he was unable to keep his effort down.
Bjorn Johnsen was introduced for Hearts with Don Cowie making way, a decision that brought a huge round of boos from the Tynecastle faithful.
Rooney then fired another chance wide before referee Collum sent Walker off for a second yellow card.
Aberdeen are now almost certain to finish second in the table for the third year in a row and it is no more than Derek McInnes and his charges deserve.
At times lethal in attack and so often solid at the back, the Dons look to have passed the test that came with Rangers' promotion to the Premiership in the summer with a bit to spare.
With the Scottish Cup final ahead against Celtic, the challenge facing the Pittodrie men is to ensure they do not finish the season as runners-up in all three domestic competitions.
Match ends, Heart of Midlothian 1, Aberdeen 2.
Second Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 1, Aberdeen 2.
Second yellow card to Jamie Walker (Heart of Midlothian) for a bad foul.
Foul by Jamie Walker (Heart of Midlothian).
Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Moha (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen).
Mark Reynolds (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Liam Smith (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mark Reynolds (Aberdeen).
Attempt blocked. Bjorn Johnsen (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Jayden Stockley replaces Adam Rooney.
Attempt missed. Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Anthony O'Connor (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Foul by Jamie Walker (Heart of Midlothian).
Andrew Considine (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Arnaud Sutchuin-Djoum (Heart of Midlothian).
Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Mark Reynolds.
Attempt blocked. Bjorn Johnsen (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Alexandros Tziolis (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Anthony O'Connor (Aberdeen).
Attempt missed. Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Esmael Gonçalves (Heart of Midlothian).
Ash Taylor (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Bjorn Johnsen replaces Don Cowie.
Attempt missed. Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Prince Buaben (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Adam Rooney (Aberdeen).
Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1, Aberdeen 2. Anthony O'Connor (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jonny Hayes with a cross.
Foul by Liam Smith (Heart of Midlothian).
Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Esmael Gonçalves (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ash Taylor (Aberdeen).
Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1, Aberdeen 1. Esmael Gonçalves (Heart of Midlothian) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Liam Smith.
Foul by Arnaud Sutchuin-Djoum (Heart of Midlothian).
Anthony O'Connor (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Moha replaces Lennard Sowah.
Attempt missed. Alexandros Tziolis (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Prince Buaben (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
The accident, involving a Route N98 bus, happened at about 02:00 BST at the street's junction with Harewood Place.
Emergency crews tried to help the injured man, aged in his 30s, but he was pronounced dead at the scene at 02:04. His next of kin have yet to be informed.
The bus driver stopped at the scene and is assisting with police inquiries. The driver has not been arrested.
Formal identification and a post-mortem examination is expected to be carried out in due course.
Officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit are investigating and anyone with any information about what may have happened leading up to the crash is asked to contact them.
The two sides had drawn 1-1 at the same venue on Saturday in League Two, when Danny Denholm's equaliser cancelled out an opener from Ouzy See.
But this time there was no way back for the League Two leaders, who have now gone six games without a win.
City are away to League One side East Fife in the third round.
The Edinburgh side had gone 17 league and cup games without a win since beating East Stirlingshire in the play-off to win promotion from the Lowland League.
Match ends, Forfar Athletic 0, Edinburgh City 1.
Second Half ends, Forfar Athletic 0, Edinburgh City 1.
Ouzy See (Edinburgh City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
(Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ouzy See (Edinburgh City).
Attempt blocked. Gavin Swankie (Forfar Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
David Cox (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ross Guthrie (Edinburgh City).
Gavin Swankie (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Sean Muhsin (Edinburgh City).
Corner, Forfar Athletic. Conceded by Aaron Dunsmore.
Corner, Forfar Athletic. Conceded by Chris McKee.
Corner, Forfar Athletic. Conceded by Andrew Stobie.
David Cox (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Chris McKee (Edinburgh City).
Sean Muhsin (Edinburgh City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Forfar Athletic. Allan Smith replaces Jim Lister.
Substitution, Edinburgh City. Ouzy See replaces Ross Allum.
Foul by Gavin Swankie (Forfar Athletic).
Joseph Mbu (Edinburgh City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Thomas O'Brien (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Shaun Harrison (Edinburgh City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Shaun Harrison (Edinburgh City).
Substitution, Forfar Athletic. Gavin Swankie replaces Danny Denholm.
Substitution, Forfar Athletic. Mark Scott replaces Murray MacKintosh.
Josh Peters (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dougie Gair (Edinburgh City).
Murray MacKintosh (Forfar Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Murray MacKintosh (Forfar Athletic).
Ross Allum (Edinburgh City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Forfar Athletic. Conceded by Aaron Dunsmore.
Aaron Dunsmore (Edinburgh City) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Jim Lister (Forfar Athletic).
Aaron Dunsmore (Edinburgh City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Dougie Gair (Edinburgh City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Thomas O'Brien (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aaron Dunsmore (Edinburgh City).
Eoghan McCawl (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mark McConnell (Edinburgh City).
Substitution, Edinburgh City. Ian McFarland replaces Marc Laird.
The UUP's Doug Beattie has described as "perverse" Mr Adams' comments that his refusal to name IRA figures was like journalists refusing to reveal sources.
Mr Stack, chief prison officer at Portlaoise Prison, was shot in the neck as he left a boxing match in 1983.
He was left paralysed and died 18 months later.
"You're a journalist, you protect your source, I'm about the business of making peace," he told BBC News NI.
"I listened to a journalist yesterday from the Irish Independent being asked who gave him the email which I sent to the Garda, he says 'I'm not going to give away my source'.
"I listened to another TD, Mattie McGrath, who said he was approached by a journalist say 'no I will not give away my source'."
On Thursday, Brian Stack' son Austin confronted Mr Adams during a Sinn Féin press conference and accused him of lying in the Dail (Irish parliament).
He said Mr Adams should give police the name of a senior republican with knowledge of his father's murder who met the Sinn Féin leader, Mr Stack and his brother Oliver.
Mr Stack told Mr Adams it would be an absolute disgrace if he didn't do so.
On Sunday, the UUP's Mr Beattie said: "There is something inherently perverse about a political leader who says he protects the identity of a source in the same way the media protect the identity of sources.
"The only difference being of course, is that Gerry Adams is referring to a murder, is an elected representative and the leader of a political party - Sinn Féin."
Sinn Féin's Máirtín Ó Muilleoir was answering questions from members of the assembly's finance committee.
Under the Fresh Start deal, the executive made a commitment to cut the tax rate to 12.5% in 2018, on the basis that the measure is affordable.
A cut in corporation tax will mean less revenue is collected for the Treasury.
European rules mean the executive will have to make up the shortfall through a cut in its block grant.
That is likely to mean a cost of about £200m a year when the measure reaches a steady state.
Mr Ó Muilleoir said he was "rebooting" negotiations with the treasury on the issue of "secondary benefits".
That refers to the additional consumption tax revenues, such as VAT, which would be collected if the corporation tax cut leads to significant economic growth.
There is currently no mechanism for any of those additional revenues to be assigned to Stormont.
Mr Ó Muilleoir said it was "unacceptable" that the Treasury would get all the secondary benefits.
TUV leader Jim Allister put it to Mr Ó Muilleoir on Wednesday that the public perception is that corporation tax is "a done deal".
Mr Ó Muilleoir said that had not been his perception.
The first bones were found as Northern Powergrid replaced underground cables in the Knavesmire area in November 2013.
York Archaeological Trust said radiocarbon dating of two of them suggested they had died in the 1460s.
The trust said the men could have been soldiers or criminals executed at the nearby Tyburn.
Following the discovery of the first skeleton, further excavations in two trenches revealed all 12 remains.
All were male and had been aged between 25 and 40 at the time of their death.
Two have evidence of significant bone fractures which archaeologists said could be evidence of fighting, perhaps associated with professional soldiers.
Ruth Whyte, osteo-archaeologist for York Archaeological Trust said: "We knew this was a fascinating find as, unlike 15th century Christian burial practice, the skeletons were all together and weren't facing east-west.
"The Knavesmire was the site of York's Tyburn, where convicted criminals were executed right up until 1802. Were these individuals criminals or could they have been Lancastrian soldiers?
"They may have been captured in battle and brought to York for execution, possibly in the aftermath of the Battle of Towton during the Wars of the Roses, and their remains hastily buried near the gallows."
The Battle of Towton, fought on 29 March 1461, saw the Lancastrian forces of Henry VI defeated by those of Edward of York who became King Edward IV, the older brother of Richard III.
The battle location is nine miles (14km) from York.
It was taken from St Giles' Cathedral at about 15:30 on Sunday by a man who removed it before making off, via the shop, on to the High Street.
The tapestry - which is made of 305 individually embroidered panels - went on display last week.
Nearly two years ago a panel from the Great Tapestry of Scotland was stolen, and has never been found.
The suspect in the latest incident was described as white, 6ft tall with a slim build, a receding hairline with short cropped hair at the sides and a fair complexion. He was wearing a long-sleeved white top, light trousers and carrying a jacket.
The stolen panel is a 50cm x 50cm white linen square displaying hand stitched religious images.
Det Con Chris Harding said: "The Scottish Diaspora Tapestry is a priceless piece of artwork with great historical significance and this brazen act of destruction and theft has left the owners of the tapestry and the staff at St Giles Cathedral shocked.
"As part of our inquiries we are keen to hear from anyone recognises the description of the suspect, or who is approached by anyone looking to sell or pass on the stolen panel.
"In addition, anyone with any further information that can assist with our ongoing investigation should come forward."
Sarah O'Connor Phemister, visitor centre manager at St Giles' Cathedral, said: "We're disappointed and very sad that a panel of the Scottish Diaspora Tapestry was stolen while on display in St Giles.
"We are doing everything we can to assist the police in their investigation and are hopeful that the panel will be recovered.
"This beautiful artwork has been lovingly sewn, by people across the globe as a celebration of the contributions of Scottish people and their descendants. As such, its value is beyond price.
"We appeal to whoever took the panel to return it as soon as possible."
In September 2015, a panel from the Great Tapestry of Scotland was stolen while while it was on display in Kirkcaldy.
A team of stitchers last week unveiled a panel they had painstakingly recreated to replace the missing piece.
Almost every one of Canvey Island's 13,000 inhabitants had to leave their homes during the North Sea tidal surge.
The floods have been depicted on panels along a mural on Concord Beach, painted by professional artists and Canvey inhabitants.
The project was made possible with a £10,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The idea to paint the mural was put forward by the charity Friends of Concord Beach.
Its chairman, Colin Letchford, said the mural was intended to "involve and educate the community".
He said school groups and others had already been to visit the wall and learn about the history of the island and its relationship with the sea.
"People have wept at the pictures because of the memories they've brought back. They've also wept with joy," he said.
There had been a suggestion she would attempt the double in Rio after winning the 400m, 800m and 1500m on the same day at the South African trials.
Semenya, 25, is unbeaten over 800m this season and posted a world leading time of one minute 53.33 seconds at July's Diamond League meeting in Monaco.
She was subject to gender testing after winning world 800m gold in 2009.
Semenya was cleared to compete by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 2010 after being sidelined for 11 months while she had tests.
She won silver at the 2011 World Championships and 2012 Olympics, but she failed to qualify for last August's world final, finishing last in her semi-final in 2:03.18.
Semenya has recorded three of the four fastest times in the world this year and her world-leading time lowered her personal best by more than a second.
New regulations requiring female athletes to take testosterone-lowering medication if their natural levels were above the legal mark were suspended for two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport last July.
Sharapova, 30, needs an invitation to compete at this month's French Open after defeat in the Stuttgart Open semi-finals at the weekend.
The tournament was the Russian's first since serving a 15-month doping ban.
"Loads and loads of press went there to cover the event - whereas the Slams don't need that coverage," said Murray.
"It probably doesn't change their event much either way, so they have a different decision to make."
There is something to be said for working your way back up the rankings
Upcoming events in Madrid and Rome have also taken the decision to award wildcards to Sharapova, who was suspended in 2016 after testing positive for meldonium.
The five-time Grand Slam winner needed to reach the final in Germany to make the world's top 200 and be eligible for French Open qualifying. But defeat to Kristina Mladenovic in the last four pegged her ranking at 262.
She requires a wildcard to compete in qualifying or the main draw at the tournament in Paris, which starts on 28 May.
The French tennis federation is set to announce its decision on 16 May.
Briton Murray, 29, said the French Open and Wimbledon can do "whatever they want" regarding wildcards but added "there is something to be said for working your way back up" the rankings.
"[Sharapova's] playing at a level where she's capable of winning a tournament like Stuttgart already - it would be a three-, four-week period before she'd be competing at the biggest events again," he said.
"To reach the semis in the first tournament back shows that very soon she's going to be back up at the top of the game. It will be a matter of months."
Murray added, however, that he "wouldn't imagine" Sharapova's form would have any bearing on a Grand Slam tournament's decision to issue a wildcard.
The decision to assist Sharapova's return to the WTA Tour has been criticised by rival players, with 2014 Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard branding the former world number one "a cheat" who should not have been allowed to play again.
Having missed Great Britain's Davis Cup quarter-final defeat to France with an elbow injury before returning in Monte Carlo, Murray continued his comeback at the Barcelona Open where he was beaten by Dominic Thiem in the semi-finals.
He will next compete on clay at the Madrid Open, starting on Monday, followed by the Italian Open on 15 May.
"My elbow is always sore, so that's nothing to do with the injury - for the last three or four years, it's always been a bit stiff," said Murray, speaking at The Queen's Club, where he will defend his Aegon Championship title next month.
"It was great in Barcelona for the amount of tennis I played - I pushed it, playing three hours and then having to come back the next day and play again, and the elbow felt really good.
"I just need to start serving better which hopefully will happen over the next few weeks."
Versatile forward Henderson, who scored a try in Ireland's 27-24 win over Australia in Dublin, is expected to overcome a slight shoulder problem.
McCloskey is set to return after suffering a fractured bone in his foot against Glasgow earlier in the season.
Andrew Trimble and Jared Payne will miss the game through injury.
Both Irish internationals are major doubts for a crucial forthcoming series of fixtures, including the European Champions Cup double-header with Clermont Auvergne in December.
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Trimble and Payne sustained injuries in the hard-fought victory over the Wallabies at the Aviva Stadium and are still waiting to find out the full extent of their problems.
Trimble is suffering from an ankle injury, while Payne has a rib injury which means he is likely to have played his last game of 2016.
Centre Stuart Olding damaged a hamstring while training with the Ireland squad at Carton House, but his injury is regarded as the least serious of the three.
Rory Best and Paddy Jackson will miss the trip to Cardiff under the IRFU's player management programme, but prop Rodney Ah You is available after not featuring since the Champions Cup triumph over Exeter in October.
Flanker Chris Henry is in line for his first appearance of the season after being named in the line-up for the home game against Zebre, which was called off on Friday night because of a frozen pitch.
Ulster have dropped to sixth in the Pro12 table after suffering four consecutive defeats, but have a game in hand over their rivals above them in the standings following the postponement of their game with the Italians.
A report into the incident was compiled by the Police Ombudsman after a complaint by the girl's mother.
The girl reported that the assault happened in north Down in late 2014.
Prosecutors dropped the case 18 months later as the officer had not submitted medical records or witness statements.
"We will never know what decision the PPS (Public Prosecution Service) might have reached if the investigating officer had conducted a full and prompt investigation," a Police Ombudsman investigator said.
The Ombudsman report indicated that the incident happened after the girl was involved in a fight with the man's daughter.
It said that the girl's mother had described the incident as having a "profound and ongoing impact on her daughter" but that the officer had "failed to obtain all relevant evidence and had not responded to her calls or pleas for him to progress the case".
The report said that, at one stage, the girl's mother arranged for a witness to be at her house to submit a statement at the same time the officer was due to take a DNA sample from her daughter.
However, the officer failed to turn up and the mother said she had not heard from him since.
The Police Ombudsman investigator said that the officer failed to obtain forensic evidence from the golf club and independent witness evidence, both of which were vital to the case as there were conflicting witness reports as to whether a golf club had been used.
The investigator also pointed out that the PPS had remarked on the poor quality of the file submitted by the officer and the slow response to requests for more information.
"The lack of progress in the investigation speaks for itself," said the investigator.
"The officer failed to speak to witnesses and to follow up on evidential opportunities and generally failed to take action until directed to do so by his supervisors.
"Even then his response was unusually tardy."
The PSNI has confirmed that the officer has been disciplined following the Ombudsman's report.
Paul Heckingbottom and Tommy Wright are currently sharing managerial duties after Johnson joined Bristol City.
Heckingbottom has been with the Tykes since 2015, while Wright was Johnson's assistant at Oldham and Barnsley.
"There's two people at the club who are very competent and we're not in any rush to appoint a new manager," Mansford told BBC Radio Sheffield.
"In Paul, we have someone who is Barnsley through and through. His focus is to do what's best for Barnsley as a club.
"He's supported by Tommy, who is committed, and we're very confident they will continue to succeed."
Barnsley have won seven consecutive league matches to move them up to 10th place in League One.
Recently sacked Rotherham manager Neil Redfearn, who made 292 appearances for Barnsley as a player, has been linked with a return to Oakwell.
"If Paul and Tommy can continue this run they give themselves every opportunity to knock on our doors and see if they can secure it permanently," Mansford added.
"The players showed on Sunday they won't let Lee's departure adversely affect them. We've stayed strong as a team and that's the most exciting thing."
The political wing of the Islamist organisation, the Islamic Action Front (IAF), is contesting nearly every parliamentary seat.
Throughout central Amman, where the roadsides are plastered with colourful election posters, its candidates feature prominently.
At public debates in the capital, a traditional bastion of support, they also get the biggest rounds of applause.
"I think this is a strong comeback. It's enabled us to go back to our grassroots and present our political agenda in a clear, acceptable way," said IAF candidate, Dima Tahboub.
In the past, the IAF was Jordan's main opposition party - bolstered by the Muslim Brotherhood's large network of support and social welfare programmes.
However it boycotted the last two legislative polls, following an election marred by fraud in 2007.
Recent electoral changes, introducing a form of proportional representation, only partly satisfy demands for reform, but the IAF was determined to join this vote.
In challenging times, the party desperately needs to prove its relevance and is casting itself in a nationalist, reformist light.
"We in Jordan have our own unique example of political participation," says Ms Tahboub. "As an Islamic movement, we're part of the system. Even when we were boycotting we were part of the official opposition."
Back in 2011, the Muslim Brotherhood emerged as a key player in uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Syria.
Its followers in Jordan were emboldened and joined anti-government rallies.
While they worded calls for reform carefully, they did not escape the regional backlash when Egypt's Brotherhood president, Mohammed Morsi, was overthrown.
Jordan's King Abdullah was quoted describing the Islamists as a "Masonic cult… run by wolves in sheep's clothing".
Only last year, the original Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, dating back seven decades, was declared illegal and its offices were closed after defectors registered a new society.
However, the Jordanian authorities now hope that the IAF contesting the parliamentary poll will boost the elections' legitimacy and voter turnout.
"The people will decide how many representatives they will have," says minister of political and parliamentary affairs, Musa Maaytah.
"But anyway, I am not worrying, the government is not worrying. And we are happy that everybody is participating in this election."
Amid concerns about a lack of public enthusiasm, Jordanian television is broadcasting cartoons explaining how to register and cast ballots.
New political parties are being encouraged in the hope of electing a parliament with broad representation.
This could share with the king the burden of a weak economy and social tensions over a huge influx of refugees from Jordan's war-torn neighbours.
Violence and turmoil in Syria and Iraq have recently spilled over Jordan's borders, raising security fears and leading to further clampdowns on home-grown extremism.
Analysts suggest this is a good time to give more moderate Islamists a voice.
"I think the name of the game is inclusion rather than exclusion," said pollster and security expert, Fares Braizat.
"The experience of the Islamists in Jordan in the last few years is that when they are inside the system rather than outside then they tend to moderate their discourse."
Already changes can be seen in the IAF during this campaign.
With the new system setting seat quotas for religious minorities and women, the party has included Christians on voting lists and as speakers at election events.
It is confronting new rivals like Zamzam, a Brotherhood splinter group, which recently set up its own National Congress Party, and claims it takes a distinct political line.
"We are so different. We are looking for a civil state not an Islamic state," said Kamal Awamleh, deputy chair of the new party's steering council.
"Islam is a background we believe in, but Islam is not politics. Religion is good but it will not deal with our daily crises, solving economic problems, health problems."
Five years on from the Arab Spring, the political landscape has shifted.
Business Secretary Greg Clark and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said such a deal would be "in the interests of public health and safety".
"The UK would like to find a way to continue to collaborate with the EU," they wrote in a Financial Times letter.
There are fears Brexit may cause delays in UK patients getting new drugs.
Currently the London-based European Medicines Agency (EMA) authorises drugs for use across the EU, including the UK.
However, it is expected to move out of the UK after Brexit, raising uncertainty over whether the UK will need to develop its own separate drug approval system.
Industry experts have warned that if this happens pharmaceutical firms could be slower to seek permission for their drugs to be used in just one country, focusing instead on getting their drugs approved for larger, more lucrative markets.
The UK pharmaceuticals trade association has also warned that Brexit could undermine future investment, research and jobs in the country.
But speaking on the BBC's Today programme, the UK managing director of US drugs giant Pfizer, Erik Nordkamp, said there were other issues than Brexit that the industry wanted to see addressed.
"The letter in the FT this morning is significant... because it acknowledges there are some risks that need to be addressed with regulation, with trade, but at the same time the government needs to address the long-standing issues that are there."
The ministers wrote that the UK "will look to continue to work closely with the European Medicines Agency (EMA)."
"Our overall aim is to ensure that patients in the UK and across the EU continue to be able to access the best and most innovative medicines," they added.
In the letter, they cited examples where the UK and EU partnership had helped patients, including the licensing of 130 products to treat rare diseases.
In an attempt to reassure the industry, they also said if it wasn't possible to arrange "our desired relationship with the EU", then Britain would "set up a regulatory system" to process drugs licences "as quickly as possible."
In April, EMA executive director Guido Rasi said continued co-operation was theoretically possible but it would be up to EU governments to decide whether to offer such a deal.
Pharmaceutical firms have been pushing for some kind of clarity over what the UK's exit from the EU will mean for the industry.
Mike Thompson, chief executive of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, said the ministers' letter was "a welcome recognition that the future of medicines regulation is a key priority for the government".
May Brown, 23, from Weymouth in Dorset, said she had been told by her consultant that her sister Martha is a "10 out of 10" tissue match.
The African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust (ACLT) said Martha had been refused a visa because her income was too low.
The Home Office said immigration rules were applied to all visa applications.
Mrs Brown, a patient at King's College Hospital in London, has been told her only chance of survival is an urgent stem cell transplant.
Medical tests identified Martha as a perfect match, the ACLT said, but she was refused a visa because her teacher's salary of £222 per month was too low.
The charity said Mrs Brown had offered to cover all of her sister's costs.
It has set up an online petition, signed by more than 2,000 people, to reverse the visa decision.
The Home Office said it could not comment on individual cases.
A spokesman added: "We are sensitive to cases with compassionate circumstances but all visa applications must be assessed against the immigration rules.
"The onus is on the individual to provide the necessary supporting evidence to prove they meet the requirements."
Powys's cabinet wants to replace two schools in Brecon with a new-build English medium secondary, and close Llandrindod Wells High School.
The council said three schools were in special measures and it had to "take action for the sake of our learners".
The cabinet has voted for a full consultation to be carried out.
People from Llandrindod Wells gathered outside the town's council offices to oppose the plan to shut Llandrindod Wells's school and the dual-language Builth Wells High School, replacing both with a new dual-language site in Builth Wells.
Deputy mayor Jon Williams, who is also on the board of governors at Llandrindod Wells High, said the council's figures did not add up.
"We have got the full backing of the townsfolk and the business people because if the high school was to shut and move to Builth Wells it would have a knock-on effect on the town's businesses and the future of the town," he told BBC News.
He said no other option had been put forward, but suggested a better solution to sustain both schools would be to retain Llandrindod Wells High as an English-medium school and convert Builth to a Welsh-medium only school.
"Llandrindod has a bigger catchment area so we are already drawing in pupils from 10-15 miles away," he said.
"It would extend their journeys to up to 23 miles every day [to go to Builth] or they'd have to travel 30 miles the other way to Newtown."
In south Powys, Gwernyfed and Brecon secondary schools would also close and be replaced by an English-medium secondary school in Brecon under the plans.
Arwel Jones, schools' cabinet member, said the plan allowed for a broader post-16 curriculum at one location, would improve cost effectiveness and efficiency, cut maintenance costs and reduce surplus places.
He also said the proposed new site in Builth Wells would provide a "critical mass" of pupils at post-16 level, enabling more subjects to be taught in one location and reduce travel and transport needs.
He added: "Decisive action is needed in the region to strengthen our secondary provision. Three of the four secondary schools are in special measures and the fourth is subject to Estyn monitoring.
"We must take action for the sake of our young learners."
However, with 39 out of 85 seats it was four short of a majority, meaning the party will now attempt to form either a coalition or minority administration in the city for the first time.
Glasgow had been under Labour control for almost 40 years.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon hailed it as a "fantastic, historic result" and the "end of an era for Glasgow but the start of an exciting new era".
Labour, which had been in power in the city since 1980, dropped to 31 seats, while the Tories increased their number of councillors to eight and the Scottish Greens took seven seats. The Liberal Democrats lost their only councillor.
Ms Sturgeon played down suggestions her party had not done as well as expected.
"We've won this election today, or certainly we look as if we're on course to winning the election," she said. "I can't but feel proud of the SNP today.
"More seats, more votes, more councils won, bringing nearly 40 years of Labour administration to an end and becoming the largest party in all of our major cities.
"The SNP hasn't lost ground across Scotland today, what we've seen is the collapse of Labour and that's the reason for the increase in the Conservative vote."
Labour's former council leader Frank McAveety, who retained his seat in Shettleston, said: "The SNP predicted they could return 56 councillors, they've only returned 39 councillors.
"The people of Glasgow have made a quite clear signal to the SNP to stop dividing the country and stop dividing Glasgow. They claim that Glasgow was a 'Yes' city, today they have said 'no thanks' to the SNP."
Thomas Kerr, 20, was one of the Conservative councillors elected as the party's fortunes rose, taking a seat in Shettleston.
He said: "I'm shocked... when you stand as a candidate for the Conservatives in the east end of Glasgow you don't expect something like this to happen, but I think people recognised I'm a local voice and will stand up for local issues."
SNP group leader Susan Aitken retained her seat in Langside and hinted at forming a coalition to run the council, rather than running as a minority administration.
Green co-convener Patrick Harvie, whose party is seen as a front-runner for a coalition pairing, praised the surge in the Green vote and said a more "balanced" council would give the elected Greens the chance to push for a more radical agenda.
The threat it poses has only grown since then.
Deutsche Bank shares hit their lowest level in over three decades today as investors had their first chance to react to unconfirmed reports in Friday's German media that Angela Merkel had ruled out state financial assistance for the once mighty bank.
Shares were down over 7% today and are down 52% this year.
On paper, Deutsche Bank is worth over €60bn. It is currently valued at less than a quarter of that.
Why is state aid even being discussed for Germany's biggest bank?
Already weak, the bank was in no shape to withstand the shock last week of US authorities first estimate of the amount it could owe to settle litigation stemming from the subprime mortgage scandal. $14bn was their opening gambit.
That is nearly triple the amount Deutsche Bank has put aside for that purpose and would put the bank's finance under life-threatening pressure.
No one expects Deutsche to pay that amount but even half that would pose a serious problem.
Germany's flag-carrying bank needs more capital - and that can come from only three places.
It can sell stuff to raise money.
Its already started this process and hopes to sell its stake in a Chinese bank by year end. However this process has been much delayed and would only raise around $4bn.
It can sell more shares in itself to raise money.
That makes the current shares worth less each and is something current boss John Cryan has so far resisted as it would be another bitter pill for investors who have swallowed massive losses already.
Third - and very much a last resort - would be assistance from the German government.
Eight years after the financial crisis, that would not only be extremely unpopular but probably illegal under EU state aid rules.
Nevertheless, the Italian government is currently exploring ways to help its ailing banking sector and it has been thought that if Italy was allowed to bend the rules, Germany would be too.
If that option is ruled out - then Deutsche Bank is truly on its own in a world where being a bank is tough even when you have a strong balance sheet.
Deutsche Bank's is not.
The world's most dangerous bank just got more dangerous.
Police said the man entered the Mamies Day to Day store in McKenzie Street at about 21:40.
He threatened staff with a weapon and demanded money before running off in the direction of Tannahill Road.
Officers said the robber escaped with a "two-figure sum of money". No-one was injured in the incident.
Det Insp Thomas Parker said: "Officers are in the process of reviewing CCTV footage in an effort to gain more information about the suspect and the incident.
"It's imperative we trace the man responsible and I am appealing to anyone who may have been in area of Tannahill Road and McKenzie Street around the time of the incident to get in touch with us - you may think what you saw or noticed is unimportant but please do pass it on to police."
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The young midfielder nodded in Craig McGuffie's cross to set up a last-eight tie away to either Hearts or Hibernian.
Declan McDaid's 20-yard strike early in the game put Ayr ahead, but Clyde created plenty of chances.
And in-form David Gormley headed the Bully Wee level after 88 minutes before the extra-time heartache.
The League Two hosts had been unbeaten in nine games against Ayr at Broadwood and were looking for a seventh straight win over the Honest Men in Cumbernauld.
But it is Ayr, whose only other win in their last 13 games came against Queen's Park in the previous round, who reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 2012.
It was Ayr youth product Wardrope's first goal of the season and proved to be a highly important one, despite being a tad harsh on the home side, who visiting boss Ian McCall felt deserved to win the game.
Hearts assistant head coach Austin MacPhee was at Broadwood to watch who his side might face if they get the better of Hibs next week.
One thing the Northern Irishman will have noted is the potency of former Partick Thistle midfielder McDaid's right foot, which unleashed a terrific low drive from outside the box to beat Quinn at his near post after good work by Alan Forrest.
Barry Ferguson's Clyde had two great chances either side of that goal. MacDonald's lob landed just the wrong side of the post and Higgins hit his own 20-yard drive narrowly wide as well.
MacDonald would have two further chances saved by Fleming before United's Brian Gilmour spurned an excellent opportunity from 10 yards out - the midfielder controlling a cross well but lifting the shot well over the crossbar.
Gormley, a goalscorer in the 1-1 draw at Somerset Park on Saturday, played in Higgins again perfectly before the break, but he dragged his effort wide of the far post.
The second half started in just as lively a manner. Clyde winger Scott Ferguson created space for himself nicely and got a shot away that the Ayr defence blocked.
At the other end, McDaid fizzed another effort wide and Ayr substitute Michael Rose went close from distance too.
Both sides had penalty shouts - with Clyde appealing when Scott Ferguson was felled and Ayr making their claims when Chris Smith appeared to bring down McDaid, who was booked for a dive.
Gormley brought Clyde level with a brilliant header from Scott Linton's corner and substitute Aaron Millar put a good chance wide in extra-time.
With the game a couple of minutes away from penalties, Wardrope got on the end of McGuffie's delivery from the left to bundle a header into the bottom corner.
Clyde manager Barry Ferguson: "The boys are disappointed, but I think we were the better team.
"I said to the boys that football can be cruel sometimes and it was certainly cruel to us - we deserved it.
"If you had a neutral at the game tonight, you would think we were the Championship team and they were the League Two team.
"That's not being disrespectful to Ayr because we wish them all the best in the next round.
"I'm just disappointed because some of our players will not get the chance to play at places like Easter Road or Tynecastle."
Ayr United manager Ian McCall: "It's great for our club to come from where we were a couple of years ago to get into the last eight of the Scottish Cup.
"But I must admit I felt Clyde deserved to win tonight - I don't think we deserved to go through.
"Although after Saturday, when Barry Ferguson said they deserved a draw, I thought it should have been 4-0 to us at half-time on Saturday.
"One key moment of the game was what looked like a penalty for a foul on Declan McDaid. There was contact and it looked like a stone-wall penalty and that would have killed the game.
"I'm delighted for Mick Wardrope and I'm delighted we're in the hat for the last eight."
Match ends, Clyde 1, Ayr United 2.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Clyde 1, Ayr United 2.
Philip Johnston (Clyde) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Sean McKenzie (Ayr United).
Attempt missed. Craig McGuffie (Ayr United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Goal! Clyde 1, Ayr United 2. Michael Wardrope (Ayr United) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Craig McGuffie.
Foul by Aaron Millar (Clyde).
Daryll Meggatt (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Clyde. Jon Paul McGovern replaces Sean Higgins.
Corner, Clyde. Conceded by Ross Docherty.
Foul by Sean Higgins (Clyde).
Ross Docherty (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Ayr United. Michael Wardrope replaces Paul Cairney.
Foul by Matthew Flynn (Clyde).
Paul Cairney (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half Extra Time begins Clyde 1, Ayr United 1.
First Half Extra Time ends, Clyde 1, Ayr United 1.
Attempt missed. Peter MacDonald (Clyde) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Foul by Aaron Millar (Clyde).
Peter Murphy (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card.
Conrad Balatoni (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Chris Smith (Clyde) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Aaron Millar (Clyde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Peter Murphy (Ayr United).
Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Ross Perry.
David Gormley (Clyde) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Daryll Meggatt (Ayr United).
Attempt saved. Paul Cairney (Ayr United) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
Hand ball by Matthew Flynn (Clyde).
Substitution, Ayr United. Sean McKenzie replaces Brian Gilmour.
Attempt missed. Ewan McNeil (Clyde) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Aaron Millar (Clyde) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Peter MacDonald (Clyde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Conrad Balatoni (Ayr United).
Peter MacDonald (Clyde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Nicky Devlin (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Nicky Devlin (Ayr United).
Philip Johnston (Clyde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Paul Cairney (Ayr United).
First Half Extra Time begins Clyde 1, Ayr United 1.
"You've got the classic pattern of someone who's in a fatigue cycle," she says.
"You're running on survival energy. Your sympathetic nervous system is in overdrive. I would guess you feel pretty shattered mid-afternoon which would mean you are running on adrenalin, noradrenalin, cortisol."
I'm turning into a dopamine junkie - the brain chemical associated with pleasure that is released when we are stimulated, whether that is by food, sex, excitement... or screen time.
It sounds convincing. Or am I being blinded by pseudo-science?
Dr Ramlakhan works at the privately run Nightingale Hospital, and is a member of its technology addiction treatment team.
Surely tiredness is a by-product of a busy modern life - children, work, hobbies etc - rather than that relaxing time spent watching Netflix in bed?
"The thing many of my patients have in common is the fact that they are in front of screens all the time. Even when they try to sleep at night. It has become so pervasive," she says.
"They go to bed but can't sleep, or fall asleep exhausted and wake up tired. People started telling me they couldn't switch their brains off."
One patient was suspended from work after sending an inappropriate email to a client in the early hours of the morning, she adds.
"When we unpicked the story we realised he was spending more time at work and finding it more difficult to switch off."
He is now on the road to recovery - and hopes to return to his job.
Another recent patient was a 17-year-old who had suffered a seizure.
It turned out he was up all night playing computer games.
Tech-related burnout is also common in people with certain personality traits, Dr Ramlakhan continues.
"Are you a perfectionist? Are you a control freak? Do you grind your teeth at night?
"That's an A-type personality - they are driven, competitive, aggressive, run on imperatives - have to, must do, should do," she says.
"They are likely to find themselves unable to switch off, they can't relax, if they do they crash into exhaustion.
"Even if they are watching TV they have multi screens. It's a level of hyperactivity driven by a fear of not being in control."
I suggest that perhaps they just want to multi-task.
"It's the accessibility, the sensory experience of swiping that screen, the instant gratification… there is something quite pleasurable about that," she counters.
"Our generation hasn't got the hang of how to respond to it so we respond very reactively.
"For a lot of people it's the lack of offline time which causes hyper-arousal of the brain. People walk about in a state of distractibility."
Author and psychologist Catherine Steiner-Adair also thinks multi-tasking - or multi-screening - is a dangerous game, especially for children.
"We see a decrease in memory, a decline in grades, they're not developing the part of their brain that's a muscle that needs to be developed for singular focus," she told the BBC.
"It seems to decline the more people do split screening."
The Steiner-Waldorf School philosophy actively discourages any screen time at all for under-12s, and British health watchdog NICE guidelines suggest a limit of two hours of screen time a day for adults and children, although this is more in order to increase physical activity.
"It takes us decades to adjust to new technology," says Dave Coplin, Microsoft's curiously titled chief envisioner.
"Technology is a wonderful thing if we use it properly - and we need to use it properly."
It is the current generation, those of us who remember life before the internet, for whom the draw to technology is irresistible, agrees Dr Ramlakhan.
She says her 11-year-old daughter is already "bored" by Facebook and suggests I ask my four-year-old son to collect up the family gadgets as he will find it far easier than me to initiate switch-off.
"Up-and-coming digital natives will be more discerning than us," she explains.
"We're still in the 'Ooh, isn't it wonderful?' phase of technology, we are still excited by it. Our generation hasn't got the hang of how to respond to it so we respond very reactively."
After a few days of following Dr Ramlakhan's advice I have to admit that I do feel better. I am definitely sleeping more and despite medics disagreeing over whether drinking extra water is actually beneficial, it does seem to make me feel more alert.
Of course, it could well be a placebo effect - I know what I'm doing is supposed to be improving my wellbeing.
At the Wilderness festival in Oxfordshire, where the phone reception is terrible but it still costs £5 to charge your mobile, I meet Dr David Cox, a former Accident and Emergency doctor who is now chief medical officer at subscription-based meditation app Mindfulness.
He echoes Dr Ramlakhan's words.
"I don't believe we can be engaging with something to this extent and for it not to be having an effect on our brains," he says.
"The reason we are feeling stressed about all this stuff is that our brains aren't used to doing what we are asking them to do.
"Our brains are very good at adapting and they will continue to do that."
So how is the next generation shaping up?
A recent study by the London School of Economics suggested that in schools which banned mobile phones, children's test scores increased by more than 6%.
I pay a visit to my son's former pre-school, Wildflowers, in Hampshire - a forest school where there are no screens and outdoor play is non-negotiable, rain or shine.
Head teacher Helena Nilsson says children are like "bees to a honeypot" if she gets out her laptop but without the distraction they engage in much more creative play.
The little ones, however, seem less convinced about the benefits of their enforced digital detox.
"Do you think we should have a computer, tablet or TV at Wildflowers?" she asks.
"YES!" chorus the enthusiastic under-fives unanimously.
Listen to the Business Daily report on tech addiction, from the BBC World Service
Arthur 'Misty' Thackeray, who was chief of staff for the party's MEP David Coburn, appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
He pleaded guilty to offences which occurred between October 2007 and December 2015.
Sheriff Martin Jones QC deferred sentence until next month and continued bail.
The court heard all of the calls took place at Thackeray's home in Glasgow, at 1 Colme Street in Edinburgh and "elsewhere".
Thackeray admitted nine charges of intentionally sending, or directing "sexual verbal communication" between December 2010 an December 2015.
One charge pre-dates the Sexual Offences Act introduced in 2009 and was a breach of the peace charge between October 2007 and February 2008.
Police linked him to the calls when they discovered he had also called for a taxi from the same phone as he had used to speak to one of his victims.
The court heard none of the women, whose ages ranged from 25 to 66, knew Thackeray or how he obtained their numbers. But it is believed he contacted some after seeing posters advertising slimming classes.
Several women said it appeared from noises in the background Thackerary was watching pornographic material while he was talking to them.
The matter was first reported to the police in September 2013.
Procurator fiscal depute Mark Allan said: "Whilst the police investigated there was insufficient evidence at that time.
"This was until December 2015 when another woman contacted the police and reported the calls being made to her."
Although the calls were made from a withheld number, the woman's phone service provider was able to help trace the number registered to Thackeray.
His home was searched and phones recovered and analysed. It was found Thackeray had made a call to Central taxis in Edinburgh on 18 December 2015.
Mr Allan added: "Between 10 and 11pm there was a call, the accused's voice identified, made to the taxi company using his nickname Misty.
"He arranged for a taxi to take him from the office where he worked in Edinburgh where he was the chief of staff for an MEP, to take him to Haymarket Station."
The women involved described being "disgusted" and one said she also felt "violated and alarmed".
The group are part of an experiment to chart how a person's thinking power changes over their lifetime.
The reunion takes place 70 years to the day since many of the participants sat an intelligence test in the 1947 Scottish Mental Survey.
Some of the group - members of the Lothian Birth Cohort 1921 - are 96.
The other group involved in the study, from the 1936 cohort, are now aged 81.
They will meet the University of Edinburgh researchers behind the project to mark their achievements on the understanding of the ageing brain.
As well as regularly re-sitting mental tests, both groups have, in the recent decades, taken three-yearly medical examinations, including blood and ultrasound tests, brain scans and retina examinations in older age.
They have also reported on their diet, social background, activity and feelings of wellbeing.
Researchers have looked at a number of mental and physical functions of the group as they grow older including memory, speed of thinking, and many aspects of fitness and health.
During the reunion of the Lothian Birth Cohort, the researchers will reveal some of their key findings.
The University of Edinburgh's Prof Ian Deary, who originated and leads the study, said: "These anniversaries of Scotland's national intelligence testing in June 1932 and 1947 are a lovely way to bring these special individuals together to celebrate what they have contributed to ageing science.
"From the start of the Lothian studies, almost 20 years ago, I've made sure that the participants see their basic results before we report them.
"Of course, it's also a happy occasion in which to have a good blether and to swap the pleasures and pains of growing older."
The project has been funded by Age UK.
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A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere in the world this week.
The first is that their back story will be available online so there is no need to ask about it. The second is that there would not be enough time anyway.
Debbie Jevans, the chief executive of next year's England 2015 Rugby World Cup was different - is different - which perhaps explains why the Guardian named her the most influential woman in British sport earlier this year.
A cynic might say that sounds a bit like topping a list of famous Belgians, Welsh World Cup heroes or English lacrosse legends, and Jevans would probably agree.
When the main funding bodies in British sport declared they wanted female representation of at least 25% on the boards of national governing bodies by 2017, Jevans did not mince her words.
"Is it ambitious enough? I don't think so," she said. "Surely we've got to be aiming at 50%.
"The talent is out there, the problem is that too often the default position is to see jobs in sport as male."
But the thing about default positions is they are usually triggered when something goes wrong - Jevans' life in sports administration seems to be an exercise in preventing that from ever happening.
A former junior champion at Wimbledon, Jevans had a professional playing career that probably went under the radar at the time but would earn her a fortune now.
Between 1979 and 1983, she played in 10 Grand Slam singles tournaments, with the highlight a run to the fourth round of Wimbledon that was ended by Virginia Wade.
She also played a lot of doubles, reaching the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 1978. Her partner was Andrew Jarrett, a man she would later marry. He is now Wimbledon's tournament referee.
After her time on the pro circuit came to an end Jevans moved smoothly into the ranks of officialdom.
By 1987, aged just 27, she was director of the women's game at the International Tennis Federation, and four years later she became general secretary.
She then set up her own consultancy firm, working at one stage for the International Rugby Board in its bid to get rugby union back into the Olympics.
But the really big break, or brave move, came in 2003 when she joined London's bid team for the 2012 Olympics. Her job was to draw up the budget and strategy for staging the sports (not building the venues!), a job she saw through to glorious completion nine hard, but happy, years later.
Having managed 20,000 staff and a budget of £160m so successfully, it was not a surprise when she was given the chance to lead England Rugby 2015, an event that some claim is now the third biggest sports event in the world.
Yet hers is a name the vast majority of British sports fans will not know, a face they have rarely seen on television, a voice they have rarely heard on the radio.
And those previous six paragraphs of biography are pretty much all that is available for a woman who is well down the road to delivering her second global sports spectacular in three years.
"I'd much rather be judged by the work of my team than talk about me," she said when I tried to get her to talk about herself.
"A public profile isn't important to me. But I will answer personal questions. Or you can at least ask them!"
I tried for a bit - she is now amicably divorced from Jarrett, no kids, still plays doubles, born in Essex, lives in Chelsea, supports Leeds United.
But half of the stuff we know about people with important jobs is none of our business. What matters is that they can do those jobs. Jevans can.
"When I look back to the Olympics, what really made me happy was sitting in the stadium and just seeing how well everything went," is her greatest memory of the greatest summer most British sports fans can remember.
It went so well because Jevans and her team worked methodically from milestone to milestone - "proper milestones, not soft deadlines that can be missed" is how she describes it. She is following the same strategy for the Rugby World Cup.
We were talking on the morning the window for registering for tickets was opened. A week before it had been the announcement of the tournament's training venues. A week later it would be a series of events to mark a "year to go".
Now, a month on, Jevans is dealing with a problem she foresaw at least two years ahead. With demand for tickets, particularly England tickets, outstripping supply, the tournament risks being tarnished by cynical touts and their eye-watering prices.
Nobody can accuse Jevans of sleepwalking into this. She spent the first two years of her job cajoling the Government to grant the Rugby World Cup the same legal protection from touts that the Olympics enjoyed and football gets.
She failed, or was failed, but it is to her credit that she is not whining about it.
"We lobbied Government about that but they decided against any new legislation," she told me.
"They didn't feel it was necessary. We have accepted that and respect the decision."
What Jevans did next was to put in place a series of measures that should at least limit the scope for blatant profiteering, and make sure as many genuine fans as possible can get to the games without second mortgages.
If last month's public ballot for tickets is an indication of things to come, Jevans is very much on the case: calmly, quietly, but ever so effectively.
It is a style that, despite my earlier bad joke about the lack of influential women in British sport, is becoming increasingly, and better-late-than-neverly, common.
This year's magnificent Tour de France Grand Depart was understatedly engineered by another woman who earned her stripes with London 2012, Nicky Roche.
Last year's well-regarded Rugby League World Cup was partly run by Sally Bolton, whose next trick will be to organise the 2017 World Athletics Championships.
Throw Sport England's boss Jennie Price, UK Sport's chief executive Liz Nicholl and the Sports Minister Helen Grant into the mix and you have quite a sisterhood.
Not content with shaking up one male-dominated sport, Jevans joined the Football League's board as an independent director this summer.
"It's definitely getting better," she acknowledged when I asked about the progress so many talented women were making in the higher ranks of British sport now.
"But if I have a frustration it's that is has taken too long. It's great that people have been overt in their statements about equality, but it was frustrating.
"We're getting there, though, and not just in sport. It's happening at FTSE-100 companies and in 'male' industries like construction. So the tide is turning."
Soon, the likes of Jevans will have washed away the last vestiges of a world where administrators were always, to paraphrase the former England rugby union captain Will Carling, boring, old, windy and male.
Jevans is speaking at the Transforming Sport conference at Lord's on Thursday, 30 October.
Shell is today setting out plans to break up its Brent field platforms, after nearly 40 years of being battered by the elements.
As BBC Scotland's Kevin Keane explains, it takes a lot of planning to remove the topside, and a whole lot more for the jacket and seabed storage tanks.
To do the job, the double-hulled, Swiss-owned Pieter Shelte has recently arrived in the North Sea from South Korea, capable of lifting 48,000 tonnes of topside, and a 25,000 tonne jacket.
(Its name, crewing and Panamanian flag are rather less awe-inspiring to the RMT trade union, which points out it is named after a Nazi war criminal).
Now, multiply that Brent Delta by 475 other offshore installations, 5,000 wells, 10,000km of pipelines and 15 onshore installations. And more are now being installed east and west of Shetland, which will need removed after a few more decades.
I was writing about this big economic opportunity in the world's biggest scrapyard more than four years ago, and about the giant ships being built to lift equipment.
When I wrote that, the estimated cost of decommissioning had just risen from £19bn to £27bn. It has most recently been put at £37bn, spread out until 2040. But it has been slow to get started, while the oil price has remained high.
Oil & Gas UK, representing the industry, published its projections before the rapid slide in the price of Brent crude, and it reckoned that the £900m spend on decommissioning last year will rise to an annual average of £1.3bn for the rest of this decade, peaking at £1.7bn next year.
That schedule may change a lot if fields are becoming less economic. The boss of BP has today said that he's heard, anecdotally, a third of North Sea fields are now running at a loss.
BP has confirmed plans to cut back harshly on its capital expenditure plans for this year, down by between £2.6bn and £4bn to less than £14bn. The value of its global reserves has been slashed by £2bn, and those of fellow UK energy company BG Group by £4bn.
For these big oil companies, the North Sea is among the more mature and least profitable of basins. In trying to cut costs, at least two companies plan a rota change from working two weeks on and two weeks off, to a three-week turnaround.
And where fields are getting old, much more decommissioning could be brought forward.
Who gets the work?
Teesside seems to be in the lead. Shell intends to send its equipment for breaking up and recycling on a quay at Hartlepool yard.
Norwegian yards are also poised to grab a share.
The facilities, supply chain and expertise can be found in Scotland, but they appear to be lagging somewhat.
The argument that the decommissioning boom will be brought forward depends on that oil price remaining low. Yet it's bouncing back. Having fallen close to $45 last month, it's now trading above $56.
"People are very, very skittish," according to one trader.
If there's one explanation for the rise, it is the self-correcting nature of the oil glut.
Oil exporters, led by Saudi Arabia, have kept pumping rather than cutting supply to support price. The price fell.
Data published last Friday showed the industry quickly cut back on the number of shale rigs at work in North America. That should feed through to falling supply in about nine months, as pressure runs down in the shale seams.
For BP and others, there's less money being put into exploration, and that will feed through to less supply in a few years.
It's expected that some expensive fields will be plugged earlier than planned. So taken together, there are lots of reasons why supply will fall. And so the price can be expected to rise again.
However, don't expect it to be without bumps along the road. The harsh winter in America is boosting demand for heating oil. There are huge inventories being built up, with marine tankers now being used to store oil in anticipation of a higher price, and that in itself depresses the price.
If the price lifts to about $70 per barrel, you can expect those fracking rigs to become viable once more, and they can quickly be put back to work.
While the price will surely remain volatile, that seems a more comfortable equilibrium price on which exporting companies can get along with their American competitors.
It's unfortunate for the North Sea, meanwhile that the long-term break even point for a significant number of oil fields is above $70.
And after this week's Aberdeen summit of oil industry leaders and Scotland's two governments, it's worth remembering that all the talk of tax cuts in next months' Budget may be not only too late, but of little consequence.
If oil fields are not profitable, then there is no profit on which to levy tax.
From September, SIA will fly four times a week to Canberra and then on to Wellington, New Zealand's capital.
The Capital Express route marks the first time New Zealand and Australia's capitals have been linked by non-stop flights.
Tickets for the new route will go on sale from 25 January.
Canberra International Airport has been so called for many years.
But its international customs teams have mostly only processed dignitaries or stars on chartered flights by special arrangement.
Among them are Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, US President Barack Obama and actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
Mr DiCaprio used Canberra's airport as a means to celebrate New Year's Eve twice in one year - once in Sydney and then again in Las Vegas, a Canberra Airport spokesperson told the BBC.
Canberra's curfew-free status meant it was the only airport that would allow a chartered flight to leave for an international destination at the appropriate time.
Canberra airport was privatised in 1998 when it was purchased by the Capital Airport Group, headed by prominent local businessman Terry Snow.
Mr Snow has long wanted to see the airport become an international one. His group has invested some $2bn Australian dollars ($1.37bn; £968m) in the airport since purchasing it from the Commonwealth.
He said the decision by Singapore Airlines to begin its scheduled flights was "justification for the long-term vision" of the airport.
"As long-term locals committed to the prosperity of the capital region, our campaign to see Canberra become linked directly to the rest of the world has been constant," said Mr Snow.
SIA's new route will add to its existing network in Australia and Virgin Australia will codeshare some of the flights.
"This new service linking Singapore, Canberra and Wellington reflects the close ties between the three countries," said Singapore Airlines boss Goh Choon Phong.
The route, which is subject to statutory approval, will significantly cut travel time between Australia and New Zealand and Asia, and is expected to boost tourism.
However aviation experts have said there is likely only space for one carrier to operate.
Wales has qualified for what is called "structural funding" for the third time in a row because it is one of the poorer parts of the EU.
But is confirmation that another £2bn of EU funding for poorer areas coming to Wales good news or a sad reflection of the weakness of our economy?
It depends how optimistic you are really but it has to be used to generate growth and create jobs. If it does that, Wales will be happy.
David Hughes, head of the European Commission office in Wales, says the commission recommends how the money is spent.
This latest amount has to be used exclusively by the Welsh government for long-term sustainable economic growth and jobs.
It is the third time in a row that Wales has qualified for these types of funds.
The latest tranche runs from January 2014 until 2020. There will be £1.7bn for west Wales and the valleys and £350m for east Wales.
When Wales first qualified for this type of funding in 2000 and was given £1.6bn, First Secretary Rhodri Morgan called it a "once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform our economy and make a major difference to the lives of people in west Wales and the valleys" .
But we were given another opportunity when for a second time we were one of the poorer parts of the EU - and in 2007 were awarded £1.8bn.
Now Wales has been given this special tranche of money again.
Wales has qualified for the third time in a row because it remains one of the poorer parts of the EU.
The money is given to areas where the value of what is produced is three-quarters or less of the EU average.
Mr Hughes said: "The European money that Wales has had since 2000 has made a difference and if the extra money had not been coming in it would be worse than now."
He added: "We have to focus on the added value that this funding can bring in addition to regional and UK funding and it gives the Welsh government a stable, seven-year long funding programme to invest in long-term projects and growth."
The money arrives in January 2014.
Nile Wilson, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Steve Cummings, Saskia Clark, Richard Chambers and Sophie Ainsworth were named by hackers Fancy Bears on Friday.
Rio 2016 gold medal-winning cyclist Fabian Cancellara is also named.
The records mostly detail therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs), which allow banned substances to be taken for athletes' verified medical needs.
There is no suggestion athletes named are involved in any wrongdoing.
American golfer Patrick Reed, who will play in the Ryder Cup next week, is also on the list as is South African swimmer Cameron van den Burgh, who won gold in the 100m breaststroke at London 2012.
The files were stolen from a World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) database.
Olympic champions Mo Farah, Laura Trott and Nicola Adams, current Tour de France champion Chris Froome and 2012 Tour winner Sir Bradley Wiggins are among the British athletes to have had their records made public in four previous batches of hacked data.
Cummings won the Tour Of Britain in early September, having also claimed stage seven of this year's Tour de France.
Clark took gold in the 470 women's sailing at Rio 2016, along with partner Hannah Miles, while gymnast Wilson took bronze in the horizontal bar.
Aikines-Aryeetey was part of the GB relay team that finished fifth in the 4x100m at this year's Olympics. Chambers made the semi-finals of lightweight men's double sculls and Ainsworth was eighth in the 49ers FX sailing.
A TUE allows an athlete, for medical reasons, to take a prescribed substance or have treatment that is otherwise prohibited.
British athletes must contact their national governing body or follow UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) guidance 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.
To be successful, the Scot will have to complete the 18,000 mile route in less than half the time he took when he set the record nine years ago.
He will also have to knock more than 40 days off the current world record.
Beaumont, 34, will begin his trek on 2 July and will have to travel 240 miles a day to get around the world on time.
Beaumont set the world record in 2008, completing his cycle around the globe in 194 days.
Since then, riders have whittled the record down to the current level of 123 days, set by New Zealand's Andrew Nicholson.
Beaumont, who lives in Perthshire, told BBC Breakfast that this latest attempt had been "three years in the planning".
As a warm-up to the trip, he will first cycle around the coastline of Britain, beginning on Tuesday.
The 3,500-mile, 15-day training ride will be at "80 days" pace and will see Beaumont cycle for 16 hours and 240 miles per day.
He said: "I know what I'm getting into. I cycled around the world 10 years ago but that was unsupported, wild man-style, trying to find clean water and a place to sleep.
"This time it is Tour De France-style. I have a support team behind me and it is just about performance. That makes a huge difference."
He will be supported by a team including a mechanic, nutritionist, physiotherapist and manager.
Beaumont said: "I will be travelling 240 miles and be riding for 16 hours a day so there are not many reference points for this level of endurance.
"The whole point of the next couple of weeks going around the coastline of Britain is to test the theory, to know that I can hold that 80-day pace."
The cyclist said his average day would see him on the bike at 04:00 and riding for four sets of four hours with half-hour breaks in between.
"I'll get off the bike at 9.30 at night, get some recovery, into bed and the alarm goes off at 3.30 and back on the bike."
He said he would need to take on about 8,000 calories a day and he had a top team looking after his nutrition.
The world tour route starts from Paris goes through Europe, Russia and Mongolia to Beijing in China.
It goes across Australia, up New Zealand, across North America from Anchorage and then the final "sprint finish" is Lisbon, through Madrid and back to Paris.
The rules state a rider has to go more than 18,000 miles and has to go through two points on the opposite side of the planet.
Beaumont said he had "not rolled out of bed" and thought cycling round the world "sounds like a good idea".
He said he had cycled across Scotland as a 12-year-old boy and had been doing endurance rides for the past 20 years.
"I know what I'm taking on," he said.
"It scares me. It intimidates me but this is me putting all my cards on the table. I believe this is possible."
The adventurer is raising funds for Orkidstudio, which works to benefit communities worldwide through innovative architecture and construction.
Former BP executive John Manzoni told MPs that the civil service was having to do "30% too much across the board".
While it was their duty to implement government policy, he said "we have to be clearer about where it is possible and where it is impossible".
"We sometimes get sucked into things which are very difficult to achieve."
Mr Manzoni, who has been in the newly-created job for a month and first joined the civil service in February, said his objective in his new job was to "improve execution across government".
Making his first appearance before the Commons Public Accounts Committee since being appointed, he said the civil service had always been over-extended but the situation had become acute in recent years.
"We are doing 30% too much across the board, we always have been," he said.
"We have got too much activity. No company would undertake the level of transformative change that this government has. No company would do this."
Mr Manzoni, who was previously head of the Major Projects Authority, said it was the civil service's function to "undertake the wishes of the government of day" while not "promising the earth" and ensuring changes were delivered in the most efficient way to ensure ministers' primary objectives were met.
There was no easy way to address the current situation, he suggested.
"We have to stop people having great ideas and everybody saying yes to them."
In his largely administrative role, Mr Manzoni - who said he had "no value" to add to policy development - will report to the Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood.
The roles of cabinet secretary, the most senior civil servant in Downing Street, and civil service head were split in 2012 but were consolidated following the recent retirement of Sir Bob Kerslake.
Mr Manzoni said the job was "much more challenging" than running a multinational company, since a company chief executive would "control the entire agenda" while Whitehall was a lot less centralised and the "exogenous" environment changed more.
He conceded, in his role, that none of the most senior civil servants in individual departments would report to him but he insisted he had "30 years' experience of delivery" and was confident he could improve the way government worked.
Mr Manzoni's former boss at BP, Lord Browne, recently resigned from his job appointing business leaders as non-executive directors of government departments.
From 20 February parking fees around the Aquatic Centre will increase in a bid to plug a financial black hole.
This will put the cost of using the facilities "out of the reach of most ordinary people", campaigners say.
The London Legacy Development Corporation, which runs the London 2012 Games site, said the charges were "consistent with other local pools".
But Dave Wardell, whose two daughters use the swimming programme at the centre, said the price hike would cost him £2,000 a year.
"Not really an Olympic legacy", said the policeman, who was recently stabbed by an armed robber in an attack that left his police dog needing emergency surgery,.
A London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) report said the fee increase was "intended to generate a surplus" to pay for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park's upkeep.
The LLDC's expected budget deficit for 2017-18 is £23m and the corporation will need to increase income fivefold to break even, according to its most recent draft budget submission.
At present, parking is free for the first hour, which includes a pick-up and drop-off point near the entrance.
Customers are then charged £1.50 for up to two hours, with a maximum charge of £15 for a 24-hour stay.
Under the new system drivers will be charged £2 an hour from 7am each day, capped at £20, and pick-ups and drop-offs will not be exempt.
A spokesperson for the London Legacy Development Corporation said: "The majority of people who use the London Aquatics Centre do not come by car and therefore will be unaffected by this change."
The teenager was pronounced dead by the side of a railway line in Wrenthorpe, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on Saturday.
A 16-year-old boy and a woman aged 18 were also taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries at 18:40 BST.
British Transport Police (BTP) said the death was not thought to be suspicious.
A spokesman said all three were from the local area.
"At this stage it would appear that the two boys and the female were on the railway line and the 15-year-old boy had climbed on to a freight train at the location," he said.
The Office of Rail Regulation has been informed of the death and a file will be prepared for the coroner, he added.
Spurs have been drawn in Group H alongside Spanish side Real, German giants Borussia Dortmund and Apoel.
The draw pits Spurs against Wales winger Gareth Bale, who left the Premier League side for Real in a world record deal in 2013.
Scottish champions Celtic face a tough test in a group with Bayern Munich, Paris St-Germain and Anderlecht.
Premier League champions Chelsea have been drawn to play Atletico Madrid, Roma and Qarabag in Group C, while Europa League winners Manchester United face Benfica, Basle and CSKA Moscow in Group A.
Manchester City are up against Shakhtar Donetsk, Napoli and Feyenoord in Group F, and Liverpool will meet Spartak Moscow, Sevilla and Maribor in Group E.
Follow reaction to the draw here.
More to follow.
Manchester City were charged last week for failing to ensure anti-doping officials knew where players were for testing.
The Premier League club face a potential fine, but Minichiello feels punishments should be harsher.
"Football isn't testing to the same level as athletics," he said.
In response to Minichiello's comments, the Football Association said it operates "one of the most comprehensive national anti-doping testing programmes in the world", adding that 3,200 tests will have been completed by the end of the current season.
Testing is carried out across first teams, reserve teams, under-21 teams and youth teams for Premier League and Football League clubs as well as Women's Super League 1 and 2 teams.
Players who miss a test receive a "strike". Three strikes in a rolling 12-month period result in a disciplinary charge and a possible two-year ban.
However, Minichiello does not believe individuals are being tested often enough for that to be an effective deterrent.
"Let's say a club have 30 players, that is only about two players a month being tested," he added.
"The testing programme doesn't go on for 12 months according to the Football Association, so it would take you more than a year to test everybody at least once at the club.
"Jessica Ennis-Hill was tested between 12 and 15 times a year. And that's a combination of whereabouts, in-competition and out of competition testing."
Minichiello suggested that footballers need to be monitored more closely in the months after a season ends and before a new one starts.
They can still be tested at any point during this time, but clubs only need to provide residency information for their players.
"In athletics, you always have to be available, even in the off-season, for that one hour a day," added Minichiello. "If you go on holiday, you have to put down the address of the hotel.
"For football to be able to just give [a player's] residential address - yet they could spend two months abroad somewhere - seems unusual to me, and ought to be something that actually the FA tighten up on."
The Android-powered device, which was funded by a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, will now launch in June, manufacturer Playjam said.
In a statement, the company said it was victim "of the success we have created".
The console faces competition from other similar products, including the Ouya which began shipping in March.
Gamestick will be sold exclusively at Game stores in the UK, with other retail partners set up in 26 other countries.
Over $600,000 (£392,000) was raised when Playjam placed the Gamestick on the Kickstarter website.
In a message to its 5,691 backers, the team explained the setback.
"The main production run has gone from a few thousand units to tens of thousands of units. This has meant that we have had to change production methods and move to high-volume tooling."
The company now predicts the first backers will receive their consoles in the last week of June - more than three months later than planned.
Many backers reacted angrily to the update.
"The biggest problem with this update is that there is no apology for the delay to all the Kickstarters who are eagerly waiting for Gamestick to ship," wrote one backer, Sandesh Deshmukh.
"Looks like Gamestick is taking its backers for granted and I do see a hint of arrogance in that attitude."
Others lamented that due to their nature, Kickstarter projects are prone to delays.
"Shame about the news, but I can live with it," wrote Simon Dick.
"It's not as if Kickstarter is like placing an order on Amazon, I'd be way more concerned if they were silent about anything."
Upon its release, the Gamestick will enter a small but rapidly growing market for cheap games consoles.
The Ouya console, also a Kickstarter project, began shipping last month.
Now, he's decided to mark his historic win in the 100m butterfly in a more permanent fashion - ink.
The 21-year-old swimmer showed off a new tattoo of the Olympic rings on his right bicep at a press conference, with a video of him getting it posted online by the Singapore Swimming Association.
Schooling posted on Facebook and Instagram that he had "finally earned that tattoo".
Singaporean fans mostly agreed, with many posting approving comments.
Some, however, questioned the artwork. Mauri Tien said a "smaller, subtler one would have been nicer", while Lim SJ warned Schooling would not be able to "touch water" for two weeks.
Singapore delights as Schooling beats Phelps
But Schooling is far from unique in choosing to spill blood to commemorate an Olympics feat.
British diver Tom Daley did the same days after winning a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics.
US swimmer Michael Phelps, whom Schooling idolised as a teenager and defeated to take his Rio gold, also sports the rings, though in a less prominent location - on his right hip.
Olympics-related tattoos seem to be especially popular among swimmers, though athletes from archery to gymnastics to judo have also been spotted in Rio bearing ink.
An official of the Interior Ministry of Pakistan filed the complaint, which mentions some Pakistani mobile numbers provided by Indian authorities.
The move comes a day after Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said Pakistan was "sleeping" over the case.
India had blamed Pakistan-based groups for the four-day attack on the Pathankot air base in January.
Indian troops killed six militants during the four-day battle. Seven Indian soldiers also died in the clashes.
Delhi subsequently blamed Pakistan-based Islamist militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed, and gave Islamabad "specific and actionable" information on the attack.
The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says there are doubts over how serious a move this could be given that neither the group Jaish-e-Mohammad nor any of its members have been named in the complaint.
The investigation is going to be "open-ended" and likely to dabble through a maze of clues to chase "unknown functionaries" of "a proscribed organisation", our correspondent adds.
The assault started on 2 January when a group of gunmen - wearing Indian army uniforms - entered the residential quarters on the base. Three days of heavy gunfire followed as Indian troops battled the attackers.
The attacks had also temporarily derailed the renewed peace initiative between India and Pakistan.
Hopes for Delhi-Islamabad detente were raised in late December after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid an unexpected visit to his counterpart Nawaz Sharif on his way back from Afghanistan, and the two sides announced plans to resume peace talks.
On 14 January, officials from both sides said the talks remained on the agenda, but they are yet to announce a date for when their foreign secretaries would meet.
The neighbours have a history of mistrust and have fought three wars.
The £100m scheme, with options for better slip roads and signalling south of the city, has divided Chichester,
Some campaigners want a bypass to the north while environmental groups are calling for more sustainable solutions to traffic congestion.
Scores of protesters demonstrated outside West Sussex County Hall before the scrutiny committee meeting.
Divisions were clear between those against road expansion and those wanting a bypass, which is not among the options currently put forward by Highways England.
"We need to work out how to move people not limit ourselves to just working out how to move cars," Chichester Green Party councillor Sarah Sharp said.
She said park and ride schemes, bus lanes, improved public transport and better cycling and walking provision should be considered.
In the meeting, Conservative councillor Andrew Barrett-Miles said the options were selected "behind closed doors", but Independent Graham Jones said improvements to the A27 were long overdue.
Council leader Louise Goldsmith said she was sad the debate was so polarised.
The committee was formulating the county council's response to a Highways England consultation which runs until 22 September.
It refused to recommend any of the options but called for the northern bypass route to be re-examined.
Highways England says the A27 Chichester improvement scheme is essential to improve traffic, safety and economic growth in the region.
It is part of a £2.2bn programme of road improvements announced by the government last year.
Consultations on two further schemes at Arundel and Worthing will be held in 2017.
The hearing is due to take place at Highbury Magistrates' Court on 28 November.
Last month, Islington Council voted to permanently revoke the licence following the drug-related deaths of two people.
A campaign has raised more than £250,000 towards the club's legal fees.
As well as the appeal, club bosses said they would also try to change the guidance under the Licensing Act and has contacted trade and industry bodies for their opinions.
Matthew Sharpe is accused of killing Andrew Hasler, 28, of Houghton Road, St Ives, Cambridgeshire.
Mr Hasler was found at his home at about 12:40 GMT on Sunday, 8 January with multiple stab wounds to his chest. He died at the scene.
Mr Sharpe, 40, from St Neots, has also been charged with the attempted murder of a woman, 27, who was seriously injured.
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He appeared before magistrates earlier and will next appear at Cambridge Crown Court on 16 January.
Most of all, it's a chance for more women and girls to get involved in physical activity. In fact, a number of sports organisations and clubs are using this week as an opportunity to introduce females to their sport, offering sessions to try out something new.
Here's just a small sample of the ways that you can get involved in Women's Sport Week:
In honour of Women's Sport Week, BBC Get Inspired and Radio 1Xtra present Body Talk, an intimate and interactive discussion on body image issues for women in and around sport.
Radio 1's Adele Roberts will be chatting with a collection of open and honest women from the sport and entertainment worlds.
Five-time Paralympic gold medallist Hannah Cockcroft, So Solid Crew's Lisa Maffia, two-time Olympic cycling champion Joanna Rowsell Shand, Olympic boxer Natasha Jonas, rapper Nadia Rose, TV psychologist Emma Kenny and Liverpool's own Olympic heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson are just some of the people we'll hear from.
What you need to know
The group will be talking at FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) in Liverpool on Thursday, 6 October at 14:00 BST.
If you want a seat in the audience, you can apply for a ticket at the BBC Radio 1Xtra Live website. It's first come first served so be quick!
For anyone not lucky enough to be in Liverpool, you can see it live on the BBC Sport and BBC Radio 1Xtra websites.
Want to try out a new activity? Or maybe you are looking for a way back into a game you used to play?
Lets us inspire you to revisit your childhood memories with some of these activities that you can get involved in where you live.
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Hockey is physically taxing and mentally stimulating. Plus, once hooked, players tend to make hockey friends for life.
In England and Wales, Back To Hockey is a campaign offering women and men of all ages either a complete introduction to the game, or a return to hockey if you've had a break from it.
If you are keen to get back into the game in Scotland and Northern Ireland, contact the hockey associations in your area who will be happy to help.
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Gymnastics helps to improve your flexibility, balance and co-ordination as well as boosting concentration.
From toddlers learning motor skills to adults looking for a fresh way to workout, everyone can get a kick out of learning gymnastics.
Check out our guide for information on all different versions of the sport you can take part in.
Like running, swimming or cycling? Fancy doing all three, one after the other? If you answered yes to the previous two questions then triathlon is the sport for you!
The Olympic distances are a 1.5km swim, followed by a 40km cycle, rounded off with a 10km run. But don't feel daunted, it really is for everybody
British Triathlon will be running tailored women only novice training days find out more here.
If you have the basics but are no pro, this programme is for you. Tennis Tuesdays is hitting the courts in more than 80 venues across England, Scotland and Wales.
Each week's session focuses on a different area of the game and you will improve your ability with a mixture of skills training from professional coaches and match play with other women at your level. You can have fun and be as competitive as you want, without feeling under pressure.
If you are an improver or intermediate standard female player, find your nearest venue and sign up today.
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Whether you are new to netball or you have played in the past and would like to ease back into playing, there are schemes across the UK to help you.
In Scotland, Bounce Back to Netball offers sessions that provide a gentle introduction or re-introduction to the game A similar programme run in England, Back to Netball, encourages beginners or anyone who is a little rusty to come back to the game. Contact Welsh Netball or Netball NI to find out about introductory schemes in these areas.
Join over 24,000 adults a week and play rounders! All you need is basic equipment; bat, ball a decent bit of outdoor space and some willing friends and family.
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In aid of Women's Sports Week, Rounders England are hosting the Golden Bat Relay the idea is that one team will play a game starting on Monday and then pass the bat onto another team who play with the gold bat on Tuesday and so on for five evenings.
Matches are taking place in Gloucester, Cornwall, Winchester, Leeds and Burnley. There will be a mix of indoor and outdoor rounders played throughout the week. To find out more information head to the Rounders England website.
Not in one of those areas but still want to give it a go? Try our guide to find a team near you!
Yoga develops strength, flexibility and physical and mental stamina through a variety of stretches and postures.
There is a type of yoga for everybody, and it is perfect for those looking to increase their fitness, flexibility or just trying to relax after work.
Find out how you can get involved in yoga with our handy guide. Remember, Yoga isn't competitive, so you don't need to worry about being the new one in the class!
The term martial arts covers such a large number of different sports, so there is sure to be one discipline that appeals to you.
What all have in common is the benefits you can gain to your fitness and confidence.
The scope is vast, so if you're thinking of getting involved but don't know were to start, we've got all the tips you need here.
Dancing is good for your soul! What's more, it's a fun (and very social) way to work up a sweat and stay fit.
Are you inspired to try dance? Or maybe you are a keen enthusiast already? With many different styles in our dance guide you are sure to find the right fit for you.
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Boxing is a dynamic sport that teaches physical and mental discipline, and the training that comes with it is amongst the most intensive in sport. It provides a thorough full-body workout, and can be a lot of fun too.
It's also a fun and effective way of developing communication skills and can help people with self-esteem.
Looking to perfect your punch or just wanting to keep fit, find out how with our boxing guide.
For some the idea of gym fees and exercise equipment can easily put us off, let alone trying to find time for it in our busy lives!
We've done some research to find you some ways to get started that are free and, best of all, that you can do from home or anywhere else that fits your schedule. Find out more here.
1. Gather your female friends and family and have some fun - test yourself with one of our #MakeYourMove challenges you can try Hula Hoop, Tai Chi and even the YMCA!
2. Put your postcode into our Women's Sport Week promotion on the Activity Finder to find a session near you.
3. Use #BBCBodyTalk to join the conversation or put your own question to the panel. You can also email us. Join the conversation on Facebook or Twitter.
4. Date for your diary - Sport Scotland have an Active Girls Day on Friday 28th October, where they are encouraging girls to get active within their communities. For more information visit their website here.
5. Fill us in on your week by sending us your Women's Sport Week videos and pictures using #WSW16.
Eric Wayman, of Gosberton, near Spalding, was caught following an investigation into a Canadian company which marketed child pornography.
His details were found on the company's customer database and details passed to UK police who raided his home in December 2013.
The 63-year-old was jailed for six months at Lincoln Crown Court.
Richard Thatcher, prosecuting, said: "Wayman accepted he had a sexual interest in corporal punishment and he regularly visited spanking websites."
The images included pictures of boys as young as 11, the court was told.
However, the court heard the offending took place after he retired from Spalding Grammar School in 2004.
More than 4,000 indecent images were found on computers recovered from Wayman's home. Twenty-four showed boys being spanked.
He admitted possession of indecent images of children and a further 11 charges of making an indecent image of a child.
Sentencing him, Judge John Pini QC said that for each of the images in the most serious category a young child somewhere in the world had been sexually abused to produce them.
"I would be failing in my public duty if I were to impose anything other than an immediate custodial sentence," he told him.
Michael Cranmer-Brown, defending, said his client recognised "he has this distorted thinking and he very much wants something to be done about it".
"He has shown remarkable candour. His interest in corporal punishment was not exclusively paedophilic. He recognises he needs help and he wants to be helped," he told the court.
The bill incorporates a deal Governor Jerry Brown reached in the Assembly. Governor Brown said he would sign the bill on Monday.
Meanwhile, New York state has a tentative deal to raise its minimum wage.
The deal outlines a faster rise for big businesses in New York City.
Smaller businesses and regions in the north of state will have a $12.50 minimum wage.
In California, the measure is set to gradually raise California's hourly minimum wage from the current $10 to $15 by 2022 for large businesses and by 2023 for smaller firms.
"If you work full time, your family shouldn't live in poverty," Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, a Southern California Democrat, said in support of the bill in a debate.
Republicans had said the annual increases, eventually tied to inflation, would give California an image of being hostile to business.
Cities including Seattle and Los Angeles have already passed legislation to raise their minimum wages to $15 an hour.
And in the UK, the National Living Wage of £7.20 for employees over 25 will come into effect on 1 April.
The squad had been due to depart for Slovenia at 13:30 BST but as a result of an issue with the plane, that has been put back at least three hours.
Aberdeen and NK Maribor are level at 1-1 after the first leg.
"When there's an itinerary there you want to stick to it but it's no drama from our point of view," said McInnes.
A similar travel scenario surrounded the Dons' trip to Latvia in the previous round, when they played Ventspils.
McInnes stressed it would make "no difference" to how they prepare for the third qualifying round match.
"We weren't planning on training at the stadium tonight (Wednesday) anyway," he added.
"We wanted to be a bit more specific and train here this morning so there's no real change from that other than the players will arrive a bit later, we get to the hotel and just go straight in for dinner.
"We hoped to be in watching the Celtic game. Hopefully, we can still get to see that and then the plans on Thursday will be as normal so there's not really too much change to our preparation."
The Dons boss also admitted the match paled in significance to the deaths of two young Maribor players in a car accident on Tuesday.
A minute's silence will be held before the match for Damjan Marjanovic and Zoran Baljak.
"You never know how they react to that. In a football sense, it's secondary," said McInnes.
"Firstly it's awful news. Our sympathies go to everyone involved - the club and the families especially - from our club.
"It's not the news you want to hear and regardless of how that affects them, it's just awful.
"You try to put it into perspective with how it would be if it was a 19-year-old and 20-year-old from our club and you start to identify who those players could be and how close they are to the first-team players as well."
The government wants parents to agree their child maintenance agreements "amicably" or face a charge.
It said the changes were necessary as the old set-up was costly for taxpayers.
But a charity said the changes could force some parents into "unstable" arrangements.
Child maintenance is financial support that helps towards a child's living costs when its parents have separated.
If parents split, maintenance should be paid to the person who takes care of the child on a day-to-day basis.
Under the old system many single parents used the Child Support Agency (CSA) to sort out maintenance payments, but ministers announced last year the CSA would be abolished.
A government spokesman said the old CSA was using an IT system that was "totally inadequate and notoriously riddled with defects", and as such it was costing £74 million per annum to run in operating costs alone.
Source: Department for Work and Pensions
The spokesman added that the old maintenance system "took responsibility away from parents, encouraging conflict and hostility at huge expense to the taxpayer".
In an effort to improve the situation the new replacement "Child Maintenance Service" has been gradually rolled out, which the government said is designed to act as a backstop for parents having trouble.
This week more than 50,000 letters are being sent out by the Department for Work and Pensions to parents in England, Scotland and Wales who currently pay and receive child maintenance through the old CSA.
Ministers want to encourage people to come to voluntary arrangements but if that is not possible - and the new statutory service is used - then both parties will be charged.
Under the new rules if an amicable arrangement cannot be reached the paying parent - usually the father - will have a 20% fee added to the maintenance payment, while the receiving parent will pay 4% to get the money.
The charges will be introduced later this year, and all single parents will be charged an upfront fee of £20 for registering with the new service.
However, the chief executive of the single-parent charity Gingerbread, Fiona Weir, said she was "concerned" by the reforms.
She said: "While many parents are able to agree private child maintenance arrangements, for many other parents, this just isn't possible without government help.
"We're very concerned that closing CSA cases and bringing in charges may deter some parents from making new child maintenance agreements or pressure single parents into unstable arrangements, and children will lose out on vital support."
For further help and assistance with child maintenance parents can visit www.cmoptions.org.
But after fearing he could lose his foot to the condition, he chose to delve deeper into its devastating effects by speaking to those who have shared his painful journey.
Eczema, also known as dermatitis, is a dry skin condition which, according to the National Eczema Society, affects one in 12 adults in the UK and about 20% of children.
Though a fairly common ailment, it is highly individual and the severity of the condition can vary wildly.
Professor Mike Cork, a consultant dermatologist at the University of Sheffield, describes it as "one of the most destructive diseases we have".
"The very mildest form of atopic eczema could be a tiny bit of dry skin on a baby's face and all you need is to avoid soap and detergents, [apply] some nice moisturisers and maybe a couple of days of steroids in a year - 85% of eczema is mild or moderate," he says.
"But, when we come to severe, things are so different: 100% of the skin surface can be affected, bright red, bleeding, infected. It can be hard to move, impossible to work, they can't have relationships, their life is totally destroyed."
Steve, 40, from Bradford, has presented the BBC Yorkshire Early Show since 2013 and lectures in media and journalism at the University of Huddersfield.
But, though his career involves talking to people each and every day, he has never been able to talk openly about his eczema.
"I'd imagine 80% of the time it's ruling how I think I'm perceived by other people," he said.
"I'm either red, swollen, inflamed, or sore, and I feel like I have to make excuses for that. It's embarrassing.
"The itch can become so intense that I want to rip my skin off in order to let the flesh underneath breathe."
He said his suffering was taken to new level when his foot became infected in 2013.
"I think I made the excuse that I had dropped a wardrobe on my foot to cover up the fact the eczema was the real reason.
"It got to one point when I thought I was actually going to lose my foot.
"I was on antibiotic after antibiotic and eventually, thank God, it worked. Hopefully I'm never in that position again."
Steve's wife Charly said she thought the condition had actually brought them closer together, with her often having to help with treatments.
She said: "There's definitely no inhibitions in our relationship.
"As a girlfriend I was happy to help out and as a wife I'm just as happy to help out. I'd rather I be useful than you have to go to hospital every day and get somebody else to do it."
Jenny Stradling, 26, from Leeds was born with eczema, but when she turned 16 her condition worsened and lead to her spending the night in A&E.
In 2013 she set up the blog I Have Eczema to share her experiences.
"It can be so bad that you actually stick to your bedding. You can have really raw areas and kind of look almost like a burns victim," she said.
But it is the urge to itch which Jenny, like many sufferers, struggles with particularly.
"It's just this bone-deep itch that you can never scratch," she said. "It never goes away."
Professor Andrew Wright, associate director of the Centre for Skin Sciences at the University of Bradford, said the "itch-scratch cycle" was a vicious circle.
"If you scratch the skin enough to produce some discomfort and some pain, that that will almost certainly override the lower grade sensation of itching," he said.
"[But] the scratching isn't helping, it is damaging the skin and, undoubtedly, leading to the development of more eczema."
Equally common is the impact the condition can have on sufferer's personal life.
Jenny said she had lost partners and friends as a result, and had been left housebound at times.
It has also affected her self-confidence and left her feeling so embarrassed by her constant scratching she would hide herself away for "secret skin-picking sessions".
"There's a kind of guilt that people put on you even though its not your fault. You can't help it. You just have to quench that itch," she said.
It is not just those with eczema who shoulder the burden of the condition.
Sue's 17-year-old daughter Alice was born with eczema and she spent much of her childhood in hospital.
But, at home, Sue has also had to learn to live with her daughter's condition, at times having to change her bed sheets on a daily basis, buying wipe-clean furniture and replacing washing machines damaged by the creams and lotions that seep into her daughter's clothes.
Sue said: "It's very difficult as a mum. You have to be strong, you're a nag, you have to bully them in to doing their treatment. You have to cope with normal life, working and being a carer.
"I struggle but I get on with it. I have to put that front up that everything is all right, I can't cry here so I go elsewhere and cry."
The effects are both emotional and physical.
"When she's gone through what she's gone through all her life, I do want to protect her. I don't want to see my little girl in hospital.
"I don't sleep cause I hear Alice scratching. When she was young, she used to sleep with me so that I could hold her hands and stop her scratching so that she could get some sleep."
Their struggle was compounded when Alice was targeted by bullies, but, together, they have been able to move forward.
"My mum is my rock," said Alice. "If anything goes wrong, I just go to my mum. She is just my world. I could not have done anything I've done up to now without her."
For 17-year-old Sam from Bradford, a combination of the desperate urge to scratch, the loss of control and comments about his skin left him feeling angry, upset and embarrassed.
"The whole of my body was itching and I've only got two hands, it was impossible to deal with," he said.
"I like being in control and that was the one thing I was not in control of, it made me frustrated and angry.
"I was probably quite ugly. I didn't like looking at my own skin because it was all dry and all red and all cracked.
"Little comments by people about how my skin looked, that made me feel worse about it.
"I was quite ashamed of my skin because it looked really horrible compared with everybody else's. I didn't want anybody to see it and think badly of me."
His mum, Lindsay Dobby, said that when Sam's condition worsened during his first year at secondary school, she was forced to give up work to look after him.
She said: "Daily life became really hard. I could not have gone to work and looked after Sam because he simply could not go to school.
"You end up shouting and snapping at each other because you're all tired."
She said her decision to give up work, however, was the only option.
"It's your child and you would literally do anything for them," she said.
"To see your child in that state literally ripping themselves to shreds, it's horrendous."
Eczema: More than Skin Deep will be broadcast on 29 August at 09:00 BST on BBC Radio Sheffield and on BBC Radio Leeds at 18:00 BST.
Bellew's champion status was changed as a result of potential ongoing involvement in the heavyweight division.
The 34-year-old has held the title since May, but the WBC made him Emeritus Champion - so he can return to contest the title at any time.
Latvian 32-year-old Briedis remains unbeaten with a 22nd career victory.
The three judges scored the fight 118-109, 116-111 and 117-110 in his favour, with German 32-year-old Huck suffering a fifth defeat in 41 bouts.
The American world number two, 35, has not played since reaching the semi-finals of the US Open in September.
Williams' place could go to British number one Johanna Konta, who is ninth in the rankings, although she has an abdominal injury.
The top eight players qualify automatically for the end-of-season finals, which run from 23-30 October.
Konta, who reached the final of the China Open this month, pulled out of last week's Hong Kong Open and will not compete in this week's Kremlin Cup.
She will be overtaken in the rankings if Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro or Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, 10th and 11th in the rankings respectively, win the tournament in Moscow.
Konta, 25, is aiming to become the first British female player since Virginia Wade in 1980 to reach the finals.
Williams, who has won five Tour Finals, said: "I am really, really bombed that I won't be able to compete.
"It has been a really tough year for me, just dealing with my shoulder injury.
"My doctor insists that I stay at home and heal it every single day so I can have a chance to play next year."
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Gayle, 25, will undergo a medical with the Championship club, managed by Rafa Benitez, and it is believed they would pay a fee of about £10m.
He has scored 26 goals in 74 games for Palace following a £6m move from Peterborough United in July 2013.
The Magpies have already signed Belgian goalkeeper Matz Sels from Gent.
It described the suggestion in a pro-Union Better Together campaign leaflet as "entirely speculative".
A spokesman for Tesco said the company was "neutral on the referendum" which was "a matter for the Scottish people."
But Labour's Jackie Ballie, speaking on behalf of Better Together, said a "Yes" vote would "cost families in Scotland dear".
The statement from the UK supermarket was made after pro-Union literature used Tesco prices in Ireland to suggest that shopping in Scotland could cost 16% more after a "Yes" vote.
In a letter to a customer who had inquired about the claim in the leaflet, Tesco said "I can confirm that this is not true", adding that it had "a great business in Scotland" and would "continue to offer the best prices whatever the outcome of the referendum".
Tesco said that higher labour and energy costs, along with government levies on certain products such as wine, pushed up some prices in Irish supermarkets.
But the company insisted that "some items of fresh produce, meats and other household items" were actually cheaper in Tesco's stores in Ireland than in its stores in the UK.
The people of Scotland go to the polls on Thursday, 18 September, when they will be asked the "Yes/No" question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?"
Ms Baillie said experts had made it clear that leaving the UK would increase prices in Scotland.
She pointed to the work of Alan McKinnon, who is professor of Logistics at the Kuehne Logistics University in Hamburg.
He is reported to have said that if Scotland left the UK, the "the distribution of supplies from warehouses in England to shops and businesses in Scotland, many of which are currently internal inventory transfers, would become international trade".
The academic went on to say that would "be a very costly option and result in higher prices in the shops".
Ms Baillie said: "Times are tough enough already for families here without putting more pressures on the household budget. We know from the supermarket bosses and the experts that the cost of doing business in Scotland is more expensive than elsewhere in the UK.
"Being part of the UK means we can spread this extra cost amongst customers across the whole of the UK, rather than the burden falling on Scottish families alone."
However, the Yes Scotland campaign said that the intervention of Tesco to clarify its position had left the Better together campaign embarrassed.
The SNP's Derek Mackay said: "Tesco's clarification is welcome - the No campaign must withdraw their misleading leaflet as a matter of urgency.
"People across Scotland have already started casting their votes in the referendum - for them to be able to make the right choice they must be given the facts.
"That the decision was taken to include these ridiculous claims in their official referendum communication says it all - their complete lack of vision for Scotland means all they can do is scaremonger in a desperate attempt to convince people to vote No."
The 34-year-old Lancashire swing bowler, England's highest Test wicket-taker with 462, moved 12 points ahead of India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
Anderson topped the standings for the first time in his career in May, after taking eight wickets against Sri Lanka.
England's win in the third Test gave them a 2-1 lead in a four-match series.
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Yorkshire Water brought the prosecution against Chesterfield Poultry Ltd after contamination led to a tap water ban.
The company, of Coulman Street, Thorne, indicated it would plead not guilty to all the alleged offences at Doncaster Magistrates' Court.
A trial has been scheduled at Doncaster Crown Court for 21 September.
The company has been charged with failing to get the proper authorisation to carry out modifications to pipe work.
A further 36 offences relate to alleged failings with the work that caused or were likely to cause contamination of the water supply.
All the charges have been brought under the Water Supply Regulations 1999.
Contamination was discovered in late July and Yorkshire Water subsequently said E.coli and a related group of bacteria had been found in some samples collected.
Some 3,600 properties in the Thorne area were subject to water use restrictions.
The former Labour leader told ITV's Peston on Sunday June's Leave vote must be respected and there was "no question" of the UK staying put.
Some Labour and Lib Dem MPs have said they will oppose starting formal Brexit talks unless ministers promise a subsequent vote on the eventual deal.
Mr Miliband also called for curbs on freedom of movement rules in the UK.
The government is appealing against a High Court ruling which stated that it must seek the consent of Parliament before it triggers Article 50 - the mechanism by which member states leave the EU.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said his party will not seek to "frustrate" the Article 50 process but several of his MPs have said they will oppose it if a vote is held in the House of Commons early next year.
While supporting calls for a parliamentary vote on Article 50, Mr Miliband said he did not agree with MPs threatening to withhold their support unless certain conditions were met.
Despite sympathising with the 48% of Remain voters who felt "angry and frustrated" by the outcome, he said the result could not be overturned.
"We had a referendum and we've got to respect the result. We are leaving the EU."
Mr Miliband said his focus was on getting the government to reveal more details about its plans and that a parliamentary vote was the best way to do that.
But he suggested a vote against Article 50 could make the prospect of a "hard Brexit" - a phrase which assumes the UK will leave the single market as well as the EU - more likely.
"If we cede the field and we say 'we're the people who want to reverse the result', then there are two choices in Britain: hard, destructive Brexit, or reversing the result. I know what's going to win - hard Brexit's going to win."
Asked if he agreed with the UKIP leader Nigel Farage that anything other than "hard Brexit" - the UK exiting the European single market as well as the EU - would be "a betrayal", Mr Miliband said: "Nigel Farage might be our liaison with Donald Trump, but he doesn't get to decide UK government policy as far as I know."
He continued: "The reality is there are lots of different modes for Britain outside the EU. There's Norway, there's Switzerland, there's Turkey in the customs union outside the single market."
Mr Miliband's comments bring him into conflict with Lib Dem leader Tim Farron, who has demanded a second referendum on the terms of the final settlement agreed, describing this as a "red line" for his party's MPs and peers.
Speaking on Sunday, Mr Corbyn said Labour would hold the government to account during parliamentary debates on Article 50 but not stand in the way of invoking it.
"We will respect the referendum," he told the BBC's Andrew Marr show. "Therefore, there is going to be a departure from the European Union.
"We will demand that we have market access, workers' protection, consumer protection, environmental protection, justice issues through the European Court."
In the ITV interview, Mr Miliband also said the current unrestricted right of EU citizens to live and work in the UK would have to come to an end - a stance that potentially puts him at odds with his successor Jeremy Corbyn.
"If you are asking me should we carry on with free movement as was, I don't think we should. I do think in the Brexit negotiations we have got to look for change in terms of free movement.
"One of the things from the referendum is that free movement cannot carry on exactly as it did before."
The government has said it wants controls on freedom of movement, something EU leaders have said would be incompatible with continued membership of the single market.
Marc Martin, 22, and Matt Preece, 21, died when a BMW crashed in High Beeches Lane, Handcross, on 17 December.
Driver Kyle Witney, 20, of Lindfield has been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and being unfit through taking drugs.
He is due to appear at Crawley Magistrates' Court on 22 July.
Mr Martin, from Haywards Heath, and Mr Preece, of Lindfield, were both sitting in the back of the BMW when it crashed just after 22:00 GMT.
A girl aged 16 was also hurt in the incident.
Their application was unanimously approved, meaning they can now compete in the European Team Championships.
The Sarnians have followed in the footsteps of fellow islanders Jersey, who made their debut last year.
"It will inspire players to improve their game, get on court and train," Watts told BBC Radio Guernsey.
"It's very easy on an island to become a little bit stagnant and not have the interest from players, but if you have something for the top players to aim for that filters down through the system."
Guernsey will enter a men's and women's team into division three of the European tournament in April, where they could face the likes of Italy, Greece and Portugal.
Chris Simpson, the island's highest-ranked player, won division one with England in Romania this year and must now choose whether to represent them or Guernsey.
"Chris is a professional athlete so we've got his best interests at heart as well," added Watts.
"It's the next level down really, for the guys that are looking to possibly aspire to Chris' standard in the future.
"The reason we've done it is squash isn't always in the Island Games and it's becoming much harder for our players to get into the Commonwealth Games, so we need something for our elite players to aim for."
A two-minute silence was observed on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month - the time in 1918 when the guns finally fell silent along the Western Front.
Services took place in Wrexham, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, and the Infantry Battle School, Brecon, Powys.
Commemorations in towns and villages throughout Wales have also taken place.
At the Cenotaph in London, singer Cerys Matthews read an extract from The Times newspaper from October 1915 about the deaths of 41 only sons in battle.
In Cardiff, an exhibition has opened at the Senedd which tells stories of soldiers and their families from World War One.
In Wrexham, a two-minute silence was held, while a wartime air raid siren will be sounded at 18:30 GMT.
At the same time, in Caernarfon, the names of almost 11,000 men who died in World War One were projected on to the walls of the castle.
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Akai Gurley was shot in the chest after he entered the stairwell of his apartment building last month.
The decision comes days after a grand jury opted against charging a New York policeman in the chokehold death of another unarmed black man, Eric Garner.
The decision has sparked protests across the country.
The US was already facing race-related unrest over the decision not to indict a white police officer who had shot dead a young black man, Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri.
In New York City on Friday, protesters briefly laid down in Macy's flagship store, at Grand Central Terminal and at an Apple store.
Hundreds streamed along Fifth Avenue and other parts of Manhattan, with banners and chants of "Black lives matter" and "I can't breathe" - a reference to the words of Eric Garner as he was being restrained by a white police officer.
In other protests on Friday:
Protests were also held in other US cities including Chicago, Washington, Denver, and Boston.
Meanwhile, a memorial service was held for 28-year-old Akai Gurley in New York ahead of his funeral on Saturday.
At an earlier news conference, his mother tearfully demanded justice for her son.
Speaking alongside her, Kevin Powell, president of the advocacy group BK Nation, called the shooting part of a "series of modern-day lynchings".
In announcing the grand jury - a body that determines whether to bring criminal charges - Brooklyn's District Attorney Ken Thompson said it was important to conduct a full and fair investigation.
Police say Mr Gurley and his girlfriend had opened a door into the unlit stairway and an inexperienced officer on a routine patrol fired his gun.
The medical examiner has ruled that the death is a homicide. New York Police Commissioner William Bratton called the shooting an accident.
Civil rights leader the Reverend Al Sharpton had initially planned to speak at Mr Gurley's memorial service but later said he would pay his respects without making an address.
UN human rights experts earlier expressed "legitimate concerns" about US grand juries failing to charge the two policemen involved in the deaths of Mr Garner and Mr Brown.
In a statement, UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Rita Izsak, said it was part of a broader "pattern of impunity" concerning minority victims.
Following the outcry over the Garner case, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered the city's 22,000-strong police force to be retrained in how to better communicate and remain calm when making arrests. They will also be fitted with body cameras.
US President Barack Obama welcomed the move and said "too many Americans feel deep unfairness" in how the laws were applied.
Activists have called for another march in Washington on 13 December, followed by a summit on civil rights.
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By 2020, GDP in the UK could be more than 3% below the level it might otherwise have been if it had remained in the EU, the think tank said.
In the rest of the EU, GDP would be about 1% weaker as a result, it said.
John Longworth, chair of the Vote Leave Business Council, said the report was flawed.
The OECD said lower trade openness would hit the UK's economic dynamism and productivity in the long term as well.
"The weaker UK economy, as well as possible new restrictions after exit from the European Union, would lower net migration inflows, adding to the supply-side challenges by reducing the size of the labour force," it said in its latest economic outlook.
"Some of these effects could be offset by reductions in domestic regulatory burdens, but the overall net effect on living standards would be strongly negative. By 2030, UK GDP could be over 5% lower than otherwise if exit had not occurred."
How trade and the UK's economy are affected by membership of the EU.
The OECD said that the impact of a Leave vote would not be merely confined to the EU, which warned of "substantial negative consequences for the United Kingdom, the European Union and the rest of the world".
"Weaker demand in the European economies also adversely affects the rest of the world, with GDP in the Brics and other non-OECD economies lowered by over half a percentage point by 2018," the OECD said.
"Within these groups, Turkey and Russia are relatively heavily hit, reflecting their comparatively strong trade linkages with the European economies."
In the OECD's analysis, which is of course vigorously contested by Leave supporters, it's not just Britain that would pay an economic price in the event of a vote to exit. By 2020, economic activity in the rest of the European Union would be 1% lower than it would otherwise have been - not lower than it is now, but it would grow less.
That is a significant impact, if it's right, though only a third as large as what the OECD predicts for the UK's own economy. Part of the predicted damage inflicted on the rest of the EU is due to a fall in sterling - which for the UK itself, actually cushions the shock.
A Leave vote could also reinforce uncertainty about the future of the EU and the single market, leading to more difficult financial conditions in other European countries.
The OECD identifies three countries that are especially exposed to the UK economy - Ireland, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. It also points to two European, but non-EU nations which have strong links - Norway and Switzerland.
The OECD downgraded its forecast for UK growth this year to 1.7%, from the 2.2% that it predicted in February. This forecast assumes that the country will remain in the EU.
Chancellor George Osborne welcomed the report, saying: "While the Leave campaign indulges in the fantasy politics of uncosted and unworkable proposals, in the real world we have had today another wake-up call of the grim economic consequences of leaving the EU and the single market.
"The highly respected, independent OECD has significantly downgraded Britain's growth today because of uncertainty about the outcome of the referendum, and they are clear that is just a taste of worse to come if Britain leaves the EU."
John Longworth, chair of the Vote Leave Business Council, said the OECD report found that the UK economy would continue to grow if there was a vote to leave the EU.
"But this is a flawed report that makes assumptions which have been roundly dismissed by senior economists," he added.
In its wider assessment of the global economy, the OECD said that eight years after the financial crisis, "the recovery remains disappointingly weak".
It forecast global GDP growth of 3% in 2016, unchanged from last year, with "only a modest improvement foreseen in 2017", while global trade growth remained "subdued".
"Many emerging market economies have lost momentum, with sharp downturns in some, especially commodity producers," the OECD said.
"The upturn in the advanced economies remains modest, with growth held back by slow wage gains and subdued investment," said the report.
"All this culminates in growth rates much weaker than anticipated a few years ago and well below pre-crisis norms."
The OECD said the global economy was stuck in a "low-growth trap" which required collective action and structural reforms.
"It is clear that reliance on monetary policy alone has failed to deliver satisfactory growth and inflation," it said, adding that "almost all countries have scope to reallocate public spending towards more growth-friendly items".
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New Zealander Ko, 18, finished joint seventh in the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship in Naples.
South Korean Park and American Thompson missed birdie putts on the 17th which would have put them ahead of Ko in the season's standings.
American Cristie Kerr won the $500,000 tournament on 17 under par.
Ko carded a final-round level-par 72, missing a putt for birdie on the 18th and did not know she had topped the rankings until she had walked off the green.
"It was kind of a tough day. The hole is smaller than the ball today," said Ko, who in September became the youngest winner of a major by lifting the Evian Championship.
"Every emotion went through me. I'm happy that the season is over and I can relax now."
South Korea's Ha Na Jang and American Gerina Piller shared second place at the Tiburon course, one shot behind Kerr.
Thompson went round in 68 to finish fourth on 14 under, while world number two Park was sixth, two shots back.
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Police say 45 people died in the attack by unidentified gunmen on Egba village in in Benue state.
But local politician Audu Sule told the BBC 81 villagers had been killed by the attackers, who were all armed with Kalashnikov rifles.
Clashes between herdsmen from the Fulani ethnic group and farmers over grazing rights have plagued the region.
"They opened fire on the sleepy village, killing residents including women and children," Mr Sule said.
Police are hunting the attackers but no arrests have been made yet, state police spokesman Austin Ezeani told AFP news agency.
"This area has been volatile for some time," he said.
Benue has a history of violent attacks and reprisals between semi-nomadic herdsmen and farmers, sometimes in revenge for cattle raiding.
Last year, at least 100 villagers were killed in central Kaduna state in an attack linked to a dispute between local farmers and herdsmen.
Councillors voted by 30 to 15 in favour of a motion declaring the UK would be better off outside the EU.
The UKIP group leader on the council Lawrence Webb described it a "fantastic result".
The sole Labour member, Keith Darvill, said it had been "wrong" to hold the vote.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage offered his congratulations to Havering councillors on their decision.
Havering Council's move is significant because of the signal it sends, rather than what it can actually achieve because the views of 30 local councillors will clearly not determine the outcome of the EU referendum.
But here we have an elected body that's supposed to focus on local services, taking sides in a national debate over Britain's future in Europe.
That's a powerful symbol for UKIP - who were behind this motion - and for Tory euro sceptics to hold up as a victory for their argument on the national stage.
But scrutiny of the wording of the motion voted on reveals it claimed EU directives had "a negative impact" on "the ability and cost of Havering Council to fulfil its obligations". There is no mention of the EU funding that Havering has benefited from over the years - thought to be almost £2m since 2005.
This debate in north east London, just as in the wider national campaigns to "Leave" or "Remain" in the EU, highlights what opposing sides omit to tell us, just as much as what they do say.
The motion does not have any formal implications, but Mr Webb said he hoped it would encourage other local authorities to adopt the same stance.
An alternative motion was tabled by the East Havering Residents' Group in favour of allowing individuals to make up their own minds.
Mr Darvill, who voted for that motion, said it was "wrong to hold the vote when we haven't got the outcome of negotiations yet" but that he believed it was in the "best interests" of Britain to remain within the EU.
He accused UKIP and Conservative councillors of working to "sideline more important issues and deny residents a debate".
Records seen by the BBC appear to show council projects have been allocated over £1.9m in funding from EU projects since 2005.
But Mr Webb argued: "EU money has to be match-funded by the council - if we cut ties we'd have more say over how to spend that money."
He said: "We as local councillors have to make decisions on rules and regulations that come out of the EU. They have a direct impact on local services.
"It is important that message gets out. Hopefully other councils will be minded to have a vote and we will have a better, more honest, open debate."
Alexandria Norman, from Worthing in West Sussex, saw the service to soften blemishes, facial lines and acne when viewing her daughter's school photo.
"The photo's not supposed to be about perfection," she said.
Yellow School Photos, which is based in Southampton, said the retouch service was "a popular and helpful option".
It apologised for any offence the service might have caused, and explained that it was "not an airbrushing service, and is a common feature offered by many photography companies, and is a popular and helpful option to remove marks on jumpers, scratches, glass glare etc".
Managing director Mark Keeling said the service had now been withdrawn "in light of the current publicity".
Ms Norman said she was horrified to have been offered the chance to airbrush the photo.
"In the media at the moment there's so much about retouching and airbrushing - and that's with models and celebrities," she said.
"So why should a topic like that... be put to our primary school children?
"The photo's not supposed to be about perfection. It's just to capture them at that moment in time."
Ms Norman added: "I'm not saying that this on its own is going to lead to giving children body image problems, but I just think it's planting a seed in their mind about a topic that children shouldn't even be thinking about."
Martin Garratt, the headteacher of Vale First and Middle School in Worthing, where the photo was taken, also apologised for any offence caused.
The murder of 17-year-old Alfie Stone in west London earlier this month was the 13th fatal stabbing of a teenager in London this year.
Recent weeks have also seen stabbings on the premises of two south London schools.
The Met has pledged to do all it can to reduce knife crime.
The families of Alfie Stone, 21-year-old Josh Hanson and 24-year-old Sabrina Moss were among the activists who gathered in Trafalgar Square before proceeding to New Scotland Yard via Downing Street.
Protesters chanted: "We are losing a generation", and "enough is enough".
A list of the names of young people killed was read out in Downing Street.
In a statement last month, the Met said: "There has been a disturbing increase in the number of murders and stabbings, often with young black men the victims."
It continued: "We will do all we can to reduce knife crime, to tackle London's gangs and take more knives and weapons off our streets."
Met operations are under more intense scrutiny than usual in the build-up to Chancellor George Osborne's spending review, with several prominent officers stressing the dangers of cuts to their budgets.
Speaking on the BBC Sunday Politics programme, Labour MP David Lammy said: "Knife crime is spiking because officers aren't there to know the young people."
But Conservative MP Victoria Borwick, a former deputy mayor of London, said it was "extremely unlikely" that policing was going to be cut, and that the key was that the Met should decide how to allocate its resources.
Knife crime has become an area of tension between the Met and the Home Office, with Scotland Yard recently suggesting Theresa May had "misunderstood" the way it used stop and search in the effort to combat use of the weapons.
The plan could increase the number of seats on its Boeing 777 aircraft by almost 20%, from 280 to 332.
Each row would have 10 seats rather than the current nine.
BA said: "We are flying more customers than ever before... To meet this demand, we are updating our (Boeing) 777 cabins to bring us into line with many of our competitors."
It said it would also be upgrading its in-flight entertainment systems with bigger screens.
There are also reports that BA intends to add a dozen extra seats on its short-haul Airbus A320 aircraft, based at Heathrow.
The latest figures from BA's parent, IAG, showed operating profits in the July to September quarter fell 4% to €1.2bn.
It said the weak pound had cost it €162m (£145m) in the third quarter of the year.
The airline said it expects operating profits for the full year to be up by about 7%, a lower rate than the one it forecast in July.
Its lower profits guidance followed similar moves from rivals Easyjet and Ryanair.
In a BBC interview, President Maithripala Sirisena said the country did not need to "import" specialists.
Both the army and the Tamil Tiger rebels are accused of atrocities in the civil war that ended in 2009.
The government previously backed a UN resolution calling for a war crimes court supported by foreign judges.
But on Thursday the president said: "I will never agree to international involvement in this matter."
"We have more than enough specialists, experts and knowledgeable people in our country to solve our internal issues," he said.
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"This investigation should be internal and indigenous, without violating the laws of the country, and I believe in the judicial system and other relevant authorities in this regard.
"The international community need not worry about matters of state interest."
Asked when the court might be set up, he said: "These things cannot be done instantly or in a hurried manner.
"We will certainly reach our target but it's a process."
In October 2015, Sri Lanka co-sponsored a UN Human Rights Council resolution calling for a special judicial mechanism to prosecute war crimes to be established - with support from Commonwealth and foreign judges, prosecutors and investigators.
As many as 100,000 people are thought to have died in the Sri Lankan civil conflict.
The final months of the 26-year war were the most bloody, with the government accused of repeatedly shelling safe zones set up to protect civilians. The Tamil Tiger rebels were accused of holding civilians as human shields and firing on those who tried to flee. Both sides denied the allegations.
President Sirisena said that while the UN report released in September 2015 had pointed to army involvement in war crimes, the report had failed to mention names. He said it was important to determine whether such crimes actually took place.
He said: "If the Sri Lankan Army is alleged for such crimes, our concern should be to free them from those allegations. If anyone has committed a crime, there's no doubt that they should be punished. However it is wrong to make the entire army guilty for what happened."
The president also dismissed reports from the advocacy group Freedom from Torture that people in detention were still being tortured.
Saying the claims were made by people who were close to the Tamil Tigers, President Sirisena added: "I totally deny that. If some one can prove with evidence, I am ready to give them the opportunity. Justice is served equally in this country."
The most recent investigation from the not-for-profit disability organisation reveals almost a quarter of all fashion retailers have no step-free access, with only 10% offering hearing loops to help deaf shoppers.
When compared to a wider survey carried out in 2014, the results show a similar or in places poorer performance than before.
It's been two years since DisabledGo shocked the government with evidence that highlighted the inaccessibility of the British High Street for disabled people.
In 2014, the accessibility information providers visited over 25,000 shops and restaurants in person. It was one of the largest assessments of its kind in the UK.
But fast-forward to 2017 and their most recent snapshot of 1,295 fashion retailers shows that not much has changed.
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Speaking about the findings, Anna Nelson, executive director of DisabledGo.com, says: "progress has been slow".
"We were hoping the survey would show improvement over the past two years, but sadly this is not the case."
This week I'm looking into disability and the fashion industry, as part of the BBC's Disability Works week and have been given these exclusive figures.
Of the 1,295 fashion retailers DisabledGo visited, over 60% didn't provide staff with any disability awareness training - a slight improvement on the 2014 audit.
However, fewer retailers were able to provide a hearing loop, and the situation for wheelchair users was also slightly worse.
Of the 1,295 fashion retailers DisabledGo visited:
The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions show the collective spending power of disabled people, often referred to as the "purple pound", has risen to £249bn.
"You would think that this together with the legal obligations for every retailer to make reasonable adjustments would have been a catalyst for change," says DisabledGo.com's Anna Nelson.
"To us, providing great service to disabled people should just be about providing great customer service."
The Equality Act 2010 is meant to ensure disabled people have equal access in all areas of life. This may mean changing the way in which services are delivered, providing extra equipment and/or removing physical barriers.
But when it comes to fashion, the barriers facing disabled people don't just stop at physical access. According to the disability charity Scope, the representation of disability on the High Street is "simply not up to scratch".
Yet there are signs that the government is now recognising this issue.
In a statement to the BBC, Penny Mordaunt, the Minister of State for Disabled People, said: "Our shop windows, magazine pages and catwalks should reflect the diversity of our society, and I want to see businesses making a real effort to be open to everyone.
"That's why this week I've announced new champions to address the issues faced by disabled consumers, from buying clothes to travelling abroad. They'll highlight the importance of being inclusive, whilst tapping into the £249bn spending power of disabled consumers."
One woman on a mission to change things is Channel 4 presenter and product designer Sophie Morgan.
In 2010 she designed and developed the "mannequal", a wheelchair for a sitting mannequin.
Having modelled in the past, Sophie is passionate about fashion being "for every body".
Around 2012 she managed to get her mannequal in the shop front of a large High Street store. Her product was used as part of a campaign during the London Paralympics.
But as soon as the Games came to an end, so did the campaign and Sophie's mannequal.
Disillusioned by the endless obstacles, Sophie put her mannequal to bed.
But now, she feels it's the right time to try again.
I met Sophie in London to see her product, fresh off the production line. It's the first time she's seen it in a shop front in nearly five years.
"Fashion designers are opening up to the creative opportunity of diversity. But while the public and the press recognise and celebrate equality on the catwalk, this has yet to filter down to the High Street.
"The product itself is just a small thing. We've got to make a push so that retailers actually go, 'yeah, OK, we'll listen,'" says Sophie.
"This chair is just one small thing in the bigger picture, but I feel that's why I did it, it was like taking baby steps and see what happens. And this is that step."
Responding to the findings of the latest survey, the British Retail Consortium said retailers were working hard to ensure stores were as accessible as possible.
"For example, many have wide aisles, offer ramps as alternatives to stairs and have members of staff on hand to provide any additional assistance if required.
"Unfortunately retailers can be restricted on what reasonable adjustments can be made due to the age or design of a building but will have other policies in place to help access to that service."
Away from the High Street, British design duo Teatum Jones have taken a giant step forward at this year's London Fashion Week.
The casting of Kelly Knox, who was born without the lower half of her left arm, and amputee Jack Eyers is a first for London Fashion Week.
But this is not a stunt, nor is it a campaign. Catherine Teatum and Rob Jones are thinking about disabled people when they design - something they don't feel is particularly revolutionary.
"They [disabled people] have a spending power that no one seems to be interested in tapping into. So that's a big enough reason to be honest, to begin with," they say.
"We haven't adapted anything for this collection, we approached the styling and the casting of this collection as we would any other collection. The main key message for us, is I feel like we are all the same.
"Why should someone with perhaps a seated disability… have any less desire for luxury fashion?"
The ship was greeted with fireworks and cheers from a crowd that had gathered at the Cocoli locks to celebrate.
The Panamanian President, Juan Carlos Varela, described the waterway as a route that would unite the world.
The president thanked the nearly 30,000 people who had worked on the canal's expansion.
Construction on the new lane for the canal, which runs for 77km (48 miles), began in 2007 and was due to finish in 2014.
But strikes and disputes over costs delayed the $5.2bn (£3.8bn) project.
Panama Canal expansion prompts safety concerns
The original Panama Canal was first used in August 1914. It was built by the US and handed over to local control in 1999.
The expansion allows a new, much-larger generation of container ships to pass through the isthmus.
Some 35 to 40 vessels transit the waterway everyday.
Panama hopes the expansion will increase the revenues it gets from the canal, reported to have been $2.6bn (£1.9bn) in 2015.
But the canal could face competition from a new passage in Nicaragua.
The controversial 278km (172 mile) scheme, being built by a Chinese firm, will be longer, deeper and wider than the Panama Canal.
Its construction started in 2014 and it is estimated to cost $50bn (£32bn).
Jermaine Baker, 28, was shot dead on 11 December during an alleged attempt to spring two convicts from a prison van in Wood Green, north London.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) told a meeting held to address community tensions that the officer was arrested on Thursday afternoon.
The IPCC has opened a homicide inquiry.
IPCC commissioner Cindy Butts said evidence suggested Mr Baker was in a black Audi when he was shot.
"In that car was what appeared to be a non-police issue firearm," she said.
She told the meeting the IPCC was taking detailed statements from a number of significant witnesses but at this stage no relevant CCTV had been found.
Further forensic examinations were taking place on the firearm found in the car and the gun discharged by the police officer, she added.
The Police Federation said it wanted to find out why the IPCC was "bandying words about" like homicide.
"I've never heard of that before," said spokesman Ken Marsh.
"It's a week before Christmas and this individual's [the officer] life has been thrown into disarray."
Haringey Borough Commander Victor Olisa said police did not believe Mr Baker was a gang member, as had been suggested in some newspapers.
Community spokesman Darren Henry said: "The police officers murdered Jermaine.
"He was asleep when he was shot. There are witnesses who are afraid to step forward because of the witness intimidation in the Mark Duggan case."
Some in the audience raised the fact that after Mr Duggan's death there were promises that body cameras would be worn by all police but it had yet to happen.
Mr Duggan, 29, was shot by armed police in Tottenham on 4 August 2011. The shooting sparked rioting across London and other parts of England.
An inquest in January 2014 found he had been lawfully killed.
Passions were high at Tottenham Town Hall, where the main room was filled with 100 or more people.
There was anger whenever the shooting was described as a "death" with calls of "murderers" and "liars" echoing around the room.
Forced laughter was clearly audible when the police and IPCC said they "respected all lives".
The Rev Nims Obunge of the Peace Alliance had to intervene to try to quell the, at times, hostile mood.
There were also stern words for the many journalists pressed against the back wall for the way some had described the area and its history and "made up" sources about gangs.
Mr Baker was fatally shot at 09:00 GMT on Friday 11 December close to the back of Wood Green Crown Court.
He died from a single gunshot wound, the IPCC said.
The shooting took place as Erwin Amoyaw-Gyamfi, 29, and Erun Izzet, 32, were due to be transported to the court for sentencing having pleaded guilty to a range of offences, including possession of a sub-machine gun.
The sentencing went ahead a short time later with both jailed for 14 years.
Earlier on Thursday, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe described the action by the IPCC to launch a homicide investigation as an "unusual turn of events".
He said: "The difficulty for me, and for us, is that we don't know what's led to their conclusion.
"If we got it wrong let's understand that, if we didn't let's understand that and deal with it quickly. I don't think it should linger on for the community's sake."
The Met said it had suspended the firearms officer while the investigation was conducted.
Following Thursday's meeting, Haringey Borough Commander, Ch Supt Victor Olisa, said: "We are all keen that they establish the full facts, as quickly as possible.
"I have reminded those attending the meeting tonight that this is why the IPCC will be diligently and independently examining the exact circumstances that led to Jermaine's death.
"It is only right and proper that any officer who has made the decision to use lethal force fully accounts for their actions.
"To this end it is only through a transparent and meticulous investigation that the best interests of justice and of all those affected can be served."
It is the 28th consecutive month there has been a fall in the claimant count, with the total figure now at 44,300.
Over the last 12 months, the number of people claiming unemployment benefit has fallen by almost 12,000.
The figures have been published by the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency.
The other measure of unemployment, the Labour Force Survey, showed an unemployment rate of 6.2% in the first quarter of this year.
That is one percentage point less than the figures for last year and half a percentage point less than the previous quarter.
The Northern Ireland jobs market has recovered in parallel with the UK as a whole.
However, the Northern Ireland performance has been weaker than the UK average.
The annual drop in jobseekers claimants in Northern Ireland was 20.9%, which was the lowest decrease of the 12 UK regions.
The annual decrease for the UK as whole was 31.4%.
Northern Ireland also continues to have a distinct problem with economic inactivity; working-age people who are classed as neither in work nor seeking unemployment.
The Northern Ireland economic inactivity rate for those aged 16-64 stood at 26.9% which is the highest of the 12 UK regions.
In the first quarter of the year, the numbers classed as inactive fell by 20,000 to 557,000.
BBC News analysed the bills of more than 8,500 town and parish councils from 2013-14 to 2016-17.
Parish councillors say they are being asked to take on more responsibilities as their larger local authority counterparts make cuts.
The government said it expected parish councils to "demonstrate restraint".
BBC England's data unit and BBC Newcastle found:
Larger authorities are obliged to hold a referendum for any increases above 2%, although those responsible for adult social care are now allowed to increase bills by a further 3% for this purpose only.
Parish councils, which generally represent people with populations of less than 2,500, are not subject to the same cap.
Jonathan Owen, of the National Association of Local Councils, said: "England's 10,000 parish councils are being asked to do a lot more.
"They are being asked to do a lot more by their residents, by government, and indeed by larger councils who increasingly can't afford to run services they previously provided.
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A Department of Communities and Local Government spokesman said it had consulted on extending the referendum principles to parish councils and would keep it under review.
He said: "Parish and town councils play a key role delivering services within the communities they serve.
"We expect them to demonstrate restraint when setting their precepts."
Delaney, an ex-London Irish player, returned in 2012 and had spells as forwards coach and interim head coach before taking the role in 2015.
However, changes have been made to the rugby department following relegation from the Premiership last season.
"The difficulties of relegation have meant that inevitably people have moved on," chief executive Bob Casey said.
He told the club website: "Glenn has been a great servant to London Irish and has been passionate about moving it forward. We will all miss him and wish him and his family well for the future."
Delaney added: "It is unfortunate that my time at London Irish has come to an end. It is a club I hold dear and have many fond memories of.
"The players and staff have been magnificent to work with and I am sure they will serve the club well."
Meanwhile, Samoa back row forward Ofisa Treviranus has extended his contract with the club by two years.
The 32-year-old has made 85 appearances for the Exiles since joining in 2011 and captained his country at the 2015 World Cup in England.
Officials said they are investigating how an aircraft travelling to Calgary on Thursday night from Kelowna, British Columbia, plunged to the ground.
Local media report the plane was a corporate jet and that four people aboard died.
Mr Prentice held prominent cabinet positions, including Minister of Indian Affairs and Environment Minister.
Among those killed in the crash was Ken Gellatly, the father-in-law of one of Mr Prentice's daughters.
"Words cannot express our profound shock," the Gellatly family said in a statement.
"To lose two family members at once is unbelievably painful."
Canadian politicians have been paying tribute to Mr Prentice, including interim Conservative Party Leader Rona Ambrose.
She got to know Mr Prentice when they were both in the cabinet of former prime minister Stephen Harper and as federal representatives for the province of Alberta.
"He taught me how important it is to serve the people of Alberta and the people of Canada," she said, holding back tears while addressing the press on Parliament Hill.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also expressed his sorrow at Mr Prentice's passing.
"He was broadly respected in the House of Commons - on both sides of the aisle - for his intelligence, commitment and honest, straightforward approach on tough issues."
Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper wrote that Mr Prentice was "a proud Canadian".
"His legacy will live on through his loving family and decades of public service", the former PM, and Alberta resident, wrote on Twitter.
Members of Parliament have been tweeting their condolences.
"Through a storied career, Jim Prentice said a defining moment was voting same-sex marriage into law. Rest in Peace," tweeted Liberal MP Seamus O'Reagan.
"I'm heartbroken to hear my friend Jim Prentice was killed last night in a plane crash," wrote Green Party Leader Elizabeth May in a statement.
Mr Prentice first gained political recognition in 2004 after being elected to serve Calgary Centre-North.
Known as a "red Tory" for his socially progressive views, Mr Prentice voted in favour of a 2003 controversial same-sex marriage law, which he later called a defining moment in his career.
He retired from federal politics in 2010 to go into the private sector, but four years later mounted a successful bid for leadership of the Conservative Party in Alberta.
As leader, he was faced with the difficult challenge of uniting a party still reeling from spending scandals and from deep division within Alberta's right.
He successfully convinced nine members, including the leader of Alberta's right-wing Wild Rose Party, to cross the floor.
But in 2015, the Conservatives were voted out of office in Alberta for the first time in 44 years, losing to the New Democratic Party in a historic election.
The son of Eric Prentice, the youngest person to ever be drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs, Mr Prentice moved from northern Ontario to Alberta as a child when his father went to work in a coal mine.
Although he never had a career on the ice, he said that he learned hard work from a young age, spending his summers away from university in a coal mine.
"I always said I got my education there," Mr Prentice once said about this time in the mines.
"I learned teamwork, I learned respect for other people. I learned the fact that the smartest guy in the room is often not the guy you think is the smartest guy."
He leaves behind his wife Karen and three children.
The Institute of Directors (IoD) said only "serious breaches" made the headlines, but attacks on British businesses "happen constantly".
The government said it was "committed to tackling cyber-crime".
A number of TalkTalk customers have complained that their bank accounts or credit cards were targeted.
However, no losses have so far been confirmed as being directly attributable to the attack on the phone and broadband services provider.
One customer, Hilary Foster, told the BBC she had lost £600 from her account, which the bank said it would refund.
"I'm still very angry [about] the fact that my details are potentially out there somewhere on the internet and I'm going to have to keep checking my bank statements now for a long time," she said.
Another customer, Barbara Manley, said she and her husband had lost £9,000 from their bank account on Wednesday, after being contacted by a caller purporting to be from TalkTalk last Sunday and then again on Tuesday.
"They appeared to know all about us and asked my husband to start the computer up and it went on from there," she said. "It all seemed so genuine."
Mrs Manley's daughter, Sarah, said the timings suggested TalkTalk "knew about this for some time and didn't warn" customers.
She said that when her father contacted TalkTalk to complain the company apologised and sent him a Freeview box.
TalkTalk said it was investigating customer queries and complaints on a case-by-case basis and was not commenting on individual cases at this stage.
It said fraud suffered by its customers "may not be the result of the cyber attack on Wednesday".
The Metropolitan Police says it is in the early stages of investigating the hacking as well as a ransom demand from a group purporting to be behind the attack.
No arrests have been made.
News of the reported losses suffered by customers comes two days after TalkTalk said it had been subject to a cyber-attack in which the personal and banking details of up to four million of its customers may have been accessed by hackers.
The company has said it does not know how much of the customer information was encrypted.
Cyber-crime consultant Adrian Culley told BBC Breakfast the hackers had obtained "high-value" data and it was "going to take time to fully investigate" the attack.
He said he had already seen online what "very much appears to be genuine" TalkTalk customer bank details.
He said those who uploaded the data had redacted account numbers but published customers' bank sort codes.
A number of TalkTalk customers have told the BBC they are unhappy about the company's response to the attack.
Several said TalkTalk was failing to keep them informed about what had happened and what it was doing about it. "The silence is deafening," one customer, Frank Wilde, said.
Others said they had lost confidence in the company and complained about its refusal to waive early-exit charges for those who wished to end contracts early because of the attack.
TalkTalk chief executive Dido Harding told the BBC on Friday: "Waiving standard terms and conditions is not something sensible I can do today."
The company said it would consider requests on a case-by-case basis later when more information was known.
Former home office minister Hazel Blears said the TalkTalk data breach was "a wake-up call". She said it should prompt a debate about whether further regulation was needed "because this is probably the biggest threat to our economy".
IoD senior corporate governance adviser Oliver Parry urged the police to make cyber-crime an "urgent priority and investigate theft of data just as it would theft of physical property".
He said companies should review risks regularly to "ensure they know where the potential threats are coming from and are prepared in case the worst happens".
BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones said TalkTalk had apparently fallen victim to a simple hacking trick known as an SQL injection, which it should have been able to protect against.
TalkTalk said it could not confirm this was the technique used.
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Labour MP Keith Vaz, chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, told the BBC he would be writing to TalkTalk chairman Sir Charles Dunstone to ask for a "timeline as to what they did" when the attack was discovered.
He said the company should have informed its customers "immediately" and said TalkTalk's explanation that it had done so within 36 hours "would not be regarded by the public as acceptable".
The company has said its website is now secure again, and that TV, broadband, mobile and phone services were not affected by the attack.
However, the sales website and "my account" services are still down, despite the company having hoped to restore them on Friday.
TalkTalk said there was a chance that some of the following customer data had been accessed:
This is the third time this year that TalkTalk has been targeted by hackers.
In August, the company revealed its mobile sales site had been targeted and personal data breached.
And in February, TalkTalk customers were warned about scammers who had managed to steal thousands of account numbers and names. The attacks are understood to be unrelated.
Google and McAfee estimate there are 2,000 cyber attacks every day around the world, costing the global economy about £300bn a year.
"I don't like the way they treat their workers," she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
Ms Long-Bailey claimed Uber drivers were being "exploited" and should have the same rights as workers with permanent jobs.
Uber said its drivers liked "being their own boss".
Ms Long-Bailey told Today: "I don't personally use Uber because I don't feel that it is morally acceptable but that's not to say they can't reform their practices."
She added: "I don't want to see companies model their operations on the Uber model."
The San Francisco-based company argues that its drivers are not employees but self-employed contractors.
An Uber spokesman said: "Millions of people rely on Uber to get around and tens of thousands of drivers use our app to make money on their own terms.
"Almost all taxi and private hire drivers have been self-employed for decades before our app existed and with Uber they have more control.
"Drivers are totally free to choose if, when and where they drive with no shifts or minimum hours. In fact the main reason people say they sign up to drive with Uber is so they can be their own boss.
"Drivers using Uber made average fares of £15 per hour last year after our service fee and, even after costs, the average driver took home well over the National Living Wage.
"We're also proud to have moved things on from this industry's cash-in-hand past since every fare is electronically recorded, traceable and transparent."
An employment tribunal last year ruled that Uber drivers were entitled to holiday pay, paid rest breaks and the national minimum wage.
The tribunal described Uber's claim that its London operation was a network of 30,000 small businesses linked by a common technology platform as "faintly ridiculous".
The company's appeal against the employment tribunal decision will be heard later this year.
The tribunal said Uber drivers were not employees in the traditional sense, so were not entitled to the full range of employment rights, but could be classed as workers while they were using the Uber app and so were entitled to the minimum wage.
A government commissioned report by Tony Blair's former adviser, Matthew Taylor, recommends creating a new category of worker called a "dependent contractor", who should be given extra protections by firms such as Uber and Deliveroo.
But Ms Long-Bailey said this would not necessarily help them.
"We don't really need a new status, the court victories that we've far have proved that many of these so-called self-employed people who work for the likes of Uber, for example, are workers and should be given adequate protections.
"And I do worry that if this isn't dealt with in sufficient detail, it could undermine the court rulings of Uber, for example, which it was hoped to have wide-ranging implications for the industry."
Ms Long-Bailey's deputy, shadow business minister Chi Onwurah, said she used Uber, but would have to reconsider if workers' rights were not strengthened.
The Labour MP told Sky News: "These services bring real benefits to people. As a single woman leaving a meeting at 11 o'clock at night, being able to trace and see that your Uber is approaching is a benefit.
"We are not putting the blame on consumers and users of these applications."
But, she added, "if the regulatory form doesn't come through then I would find it very hard to use Uber or Deliveroo because it is important that we support strong working rights".
Linda Norgrove, from Lewis, had been working in Afghanistan when she was seized by rebels in September 2010.
She was killed during a rescue attempt by US special forces.
Linda Norgrove Foundation is helping Ascend, a project that teaches mountaineering skills to young women in Afghanistan.
Last year, Ascend supported a team of 13 women climbed three peaks over 16,000 feet, including one previously unclimbed mountain which they subsequently named.
As they did not have enough boots for everyone, the women climbed in two teams, one getting use of the boots before swapping over so the others could go up.
Linda's mother, Lorna Norgrove, said: "We were hugely impressed by what this project is doing for women's empowerment in Afghanistan. News of their achievements has already reached more than 4 million Afghan women and the project is changing the lives of these young women for ever.
"I think the project particularly resonated with us because as a family we are all keen hillwalkers and climbers.
"We know Linda would have loved this project and we're sure that it will appeal to the many people in the UK who enjoy climbing the hills and mountains. We take for granted the freedom to climb the hills, but this is something which can change lives for these young women in Afghanistan."
The Lewis-based foundation raise funds for projects that benefit women and children in Afghanistan.
The figures, provided by 27 police forces in England and Wales, suggested an average of one dog a week was being shot.
The highest, 54, was in West Yorkshire.
The National Farmers Union (NFU) estimates more than 18,000 livestock were killed or seriously injured last year.
Landowners are legally allowed to fire at dogs as a last resort, to protect their animals from attack, but any shootings must be reported to police within two days.
Last month a flock of 116 sheep was killed in the UK's "worst sheep-worrying attack in memory".
The animals, many of them pregnant, were discovered on 7 March by farmer Gordon Wyeth in a field at West Dean Estate near Chichester, West Sussex.
Farming Today said they were several recent reports of lambs being killed, so asked police for numbers of dogs being shot on private land for sheep-worrying between January 2010 and December 2015.
27 of the 43 forces in England and Wales provided figures.
Charles Sercombe, of the NFU, said attacks were "forever increasing" and "some farmers can no longer keep livestock near large conurbations."
He blamed "a lack of understanding by dog owners" about animals' natural behaviour and said dogs must be kept on leads near fields of sheep. He warned farmers would "shoot dogs if they are causing a nuisance".
Ken Jordan, who runs a 30 acre farm near Canterbury, Kent said: "Two years ago a husky got in among a hundred sheep. It pulled one down and took about 30 to 40 minutes to kill it. The police told the owner to keep the dog on a lead when it is out of its own environment and be muzzled.
"A year later the same dog got in with sheep again, and started pulling them down by their back legs and scoring their skin with its teeth, so I shot it"
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Former Walt Disney chief executive Michael Eisner has told BBC Sport he thinks he is "the reasonable choice".
He has bid £5.67m to buy a 100% stake and invest a further £10m in equity.
"Fans have to decide if I'm the reasonable choice or if there's some other choice or other direction," he told BBC South Today.
Eisner will address shareholders and members of the Pompey Supporters' Trust (PST) at a town hall-style meeting at the city's Guildhall on Thursday.
"I've analysed what it's going to take financially and it's daunting," Eisner said. "It's not just the acquisition of the team, that's the least daunting.
"It is the stadium, it's the academy, the pitch, it's all the way I'm used to serving the public. Coming out of Disney, we're interested in everything. Every single detail, every seed, every piece of food.
"We've made an offer, which we believe is completely fair, completely consistent with what you would make in account of the investment and offer I make.
"I hope the fans and the investors see it that way. If they don't see it that way, they have an alternative, which is not ridiculous. So if that's the way they want to go, that's fine."
Portsmouth will be playing in League One next season after winning automatic promotion from the fourth tier and there is a possibility they could finish as champions if they win their final game at home to Cheltenham on Saturday.
Cheyenne Dunkley's glancing header from Chris Maguire's corner gave the U's, who finished second in League Two, the lead early in the second half.
Chris Maguire added a second from the penalty spot after Kemar Roofe was brought down in the area by Chairboys defender Aaron Pierre.
Callum O'Dowda sealed the win late on with a shot from inside the box.
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Having dropped out of the Football League in 2006 before winning promotion four years later, Oxford will play in the third tier for the first time since 2000-01 next season.
With defender Dunkley breaking the deadlock after 53 minutes, Oxford's second-half domination was rewarded with two more goals.
First, Maguire fired in from 12 yards after Roofe was shoved over in the box by Pierre and then, in injury time, O'Dowda dribbled past two defenders before slotting home from six yards.
Wycombe, last season's beaten play-off finalists, finished the season in 13th place, 11 points below the top seven.
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Oxford United manager Michael Appleton told BBC Radio Oxford:
"It feels fantastic. It's been a fantastic season what with the FA Cup run beating Swansea and reaching the final of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.
"To top it off today with the performance the players put in, certainly in terms of the way they went about their business, they were very professional.
"Although it was 0-0 at half-time, we knew we were starting to turn the screw. We knew that if we kept a clean sheet, we'd score goals.
"We tried to play it down. It was about playing the game, not the occasion. We knew that when we got the opportunity to counter-attack, we'd hurt Wycombe."
Match ends, Oxford United 3, Wycombe Wanderers 0.
Second Half ends, Oxford United 3, Wycombe Wanderers 0.
Goal! Oxford United 3, Wycombe Wanderers 0. Callum O'Dowda (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
Foul by Chris Maguire (Oxford United).
Jason McCarthy (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Oxford United. George Waring replaces Kemar Roofe.
Substitution, Oxford United. Jordan Bowery replaces Danny Hylton.
Jonjoe Kenny (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Gozie Ugwu (Wycombe Wanderers).
Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Dan Rowe.
Foul by John Lundstram (Oxford United).
Marcus Bean (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Gozie Ugwu (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
Substitution, Oxford United. Callum O'Dowda replaces Alexander MacDonald.
Liam Sercombe (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Max Kretzschmar (Wycombe Wanderers).
Attempt saved. Chris Maguire (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Liam Sercombe (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jason McCarthy (Wycombe Wanderers).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Rowan Liburd (Wycombe Wanderers) because of an injury.
Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Rowan Liburd replaces Paul Hayes.
Goal! Oxford United 2, Wycombe Wanderers 0. Chris Maguire (Oxford United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Penalty Oxford United. Chris Maguire draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Anthony Stewart (Wycombe Wanderers) after a foul in the penalty area.
Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Ryan Allsop.
Attempt saved. Chris Maguire (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Anthony Stewart (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kemar Roofe (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Anthony Stewart (Wycombe Wanderers).
Chris Maguire (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Marcus Bean (Wycombe Wanderers).
Attempt saved. Chris Maguire (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Kemar Roofe (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
Kemar Roofe (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aaron Pierre (Wycombe Wanderers).
Attempt saved. Kemar Roofe (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Gozie Ugwu (Wycombe Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Benji Büchel.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Last month cousins Resham Khan and Jameel Muhktar were left with life-changing injuries after a corrosive liquid was thrown at them through a car window.
And in April clubbers in east London were caught up in an attack involving acid, which left 20 people injured.
Assaults involving corrosive substances have more than doubled in England since 2012, police figures show.
The vast majority of cases were in London.
It is legal to purchase strong acid but there have been growing calls for regulations to be tightened in the wake of recent incidents.
The National Police Chiefs Council lead for corrosive attacks, Assistant Chief Constable Rachel Kearton, told the BBC Asian Network that reported acid attacks had seen a significant rise in percentage terms, but that compared with knife crime the number of incidents were "tiny".
Takeaway restaurant owner Imran Khan was attacked while out delivering food in Barking, east London, in November.
He was confronted by a group of youths who demanded money and food while hurling racist abuse at him. When he got back into his vehicle they squirted a corrosive liquid in his face.
Mr Khan says the pain "overtook everything" and he feared he would be left completely blind.
He was saved from long-term damage by a quick thinking shopkeeper who washed his face with clean water at the scene of the attack.
He says the attack affected him "big time" leaving him feeling unsafe in public, especially after dark.
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caused serious injuries, 1 was fatal
118 robberies
10 of which left victims with serious injuries
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Metropolitan Police figures obtained by the BBC show men are twice as likely to be victims of acid attacks in London than women after being linked to a number of gang crimes.
The vast majority of cases never reach trial.
Dr Simon Harding, a criminologist and expert on gangs at Middlesex University, says acid is becoming "a weapon of first choice".
"Acid throwing is a way of showing dominance, power and control, building enormous fear among gang peer groups," he says.
Gang members know there are advantages in using acid to hurt someone rather than a knife because "the charges are more serious if you are caught with a knife and the tariff for prison sentences are much higher".
Dr Harding added that "acid is likely to attract a 'GBH with intent' charge while using a knife is more likely to lead to the attacker being charged with attempted murder"
"There's no specific offence of throwing acid. It's a harder offence to prove because there is rarely any DNA evidence and its much easier to dispose of a plastic bottle than it is a knife."
Dr Harding says the government needs to attack the problem on three fronts.
He says acid is too easily available, sentencing needs to be brought into line with knife crime and a programme of education is required.
"Gang members do respond when they realise a victim of an acid attack may never work again or may need 15 or 20 plastic surgery operations."
"This is a horrendous crime, it maims, it disfigures," ACC Kearton explains.
"What particularly disgusts me about this crime is that it's premeditated, no-one carries acid around on the streets for any other reason than using it for this reason.
"The intention behind this is for someone to live with this for the rest of their lives.
"That is lasting physical and emotional damage, its sometimes why some people choose this as a form of attack."
Asked what can be done to stop it she says: "To have an acid in a different bottle to the one it was purchased in can be an offence, we can also regulate volumes of sale, we can regulate ages at which people can buy it."
Jaf Shah, from the London charity Acid Survivors Trust International says the phenomenon isn't new and dates back to the Victorian times in Britain, but says the recent figures are shocking.
"The recent spike in attacks means the UK has the highest number of reported acid attacks per capita in the world."
He is among those calling for regulations on the sale of acid to be tightened.
There are no age restrictions on buying household bleach or drain cleaning products containing acid in the UK.
There are rules which limit the sale of certain substances under the explosives precursors and poisons (EPP) rules aimed at businesses who sell or supply such chemicals in bulk.
The Met said it was working with retailers to raise awareness that people might be buying corrosive substances to use as weapons.
But Jaf Shah wants the government to make it compulsory when purchasing corrosive chemicals to pay by card that is traceable to an individual and to make acid available only under licence.
Labour MP for East Ham Stephen Timms has tabled an adjournment debate for Monday in the House of Commons on the rise in the number of acid attacks.
About a third of last year's acid attacks in the capital took place in the London borough of Newham, which is in his constituency.
Mr Timms says he is "most concerned about sulphuric acid" and that carrying a bottle without justification should be treated as an offence, like carrying a knife.
More than 40,000 properties in the North East - 3.8% of the area's housing stock - are empty, compared with more than 600,000 nationally.
Twelve councils in the region have formed a group to reduce the number.
Empty Property Forum chair Susan Cousins said vacant homes were a "waste of a valuable resource".
"We work with the owners to find out why the house is empty and provide the advice and support they need to bring their property back into use," she said.
"But, if we can't find an owner, or if they refuse to talk to us, we will consider taking enforcement action."
Properties have been left empty because of negative equity, unaffordable repairs, inheritance and a growing private rented sector, the council said.
More than 200,000 homes in England - and 20,00 in the North East - have been unoccupied for longer than six months.
Northumberland County Council cabinet member for housing, Allan Hepple, said this could have "a negative influence on the sustainability of an area".
Thirty privately rented homes that have been empty for two years or more will be repaired using a £750,000 government grant, the council said.
They will be chosen according to cost of repair, housing need and the impact of them remaining empty.
Some will be bought and rented out by the council.
It will take over further properties - either with or without the owners' consent- by using empty dwelling management orders.
The paper's Tehran correspondent, Jason Rezaian, is accused of "collaborating with hostile governments" and spreading "propaganda", his lawyer said.
Mr Rezaian was arrested in July and charged in December but the accusations against him were not known until now.
The Washington Post has called the charges "absurd and despicable".
A statement from the paper's executive editor, Martin Baron, accused Iran of "indefensible silence" in having kept Mr Rezaian in jail for nine months without revealing why.
It urged Iran to clear the names of its correspondent and his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, who is also a journalist and was also taken into custody in July.
"The world will be watching; any just outcome to this tragic charade can result only in Jason and Yegi's exoneration and immediate release," the statement said.
The US State Department said the charges against Mr Rezaian, if confirmed, were "patently absurd", Reuters news agency reports.
The US is one of a team of world powers negotiating with Iran over its disputed nuclear programme. It has repeatedly pressed Iran to release Mr Rezaian and other detained US citizens.
Mr Rezaian's lawyer, Leila Ahsan, learnt of the charges after meeting him for the first time on Monday, the Washington Post says.
The charges against him are said to include gathering information about "internal and foreign policy" and providing it to "individuals with hostile intent".
Ms Ahsan said she had not seen any evidence against her client. She defended him, saying that as a journalist, "it is in the nature of his profession to gain access to information and publish it".
"My client, however, has never had any direct or indirect access to classified information to share with anyone."
Mr Rezaian, a US-Iranian citizen, is being held at Tehran's Evin prison, and is due to be tried at the Revolutionary Court, which hears national security cases. No trial date has been set.
Western news organisations, including the BBC, have difficulty operating in Iran, with journalists facing detention and surveillance.
Iran-based family members of BBC journalists have been questioned by intelligence services, and authorities have tried to intimidate London-based BBC Persian staff.
The three proposed sites, which are currently derelict, include Smithfields General Market, the market's basement and the red-brick Red House, built in the 1800s.
In total, the new museum would cover 27,000 sq ft instead of the current 17,000 sq ft.
The plan, which is in its early stages, aims to double annual visitor numbers.
Andrew Marcus, a spokesman for the museum, said they had more artefacts than they could display, meaning many were not given justice, such as the first piece of stone the word London was written on from 160 AD.
He said it is "tucked away in a corner".
The situation also meant many items were in storage - such as the remains of 20,000 people at the London Wall site and the world's largest archaeological archive at Hackney, he said.
The museum explores the history of London dating back to 4,500 BC.
Its collections include Roman archaeological discoveries, a medieval gallery, bricks burned in the Great Fire and an original, art deco lift shaft from Selfridges.
Museum of London director Sharon Ament said there would be "many issues to be resolved" before a new one opens.
She said she would now look into how and if it can relocate with the Greater London Authority and City of London Corporation.
She added: "We have the aim of creating an unrivalled experience and contributing to the regeneration of a vibrant and historic part of London. "
London Mayor Boris Johnson said the museum told the "incredible story of this great city".
He added: "The London 2012 cauldron, the head of Serapis found in the Temple of Mithras, the Cheapside Hoard and the original lift from Selfridges are just some of the objects held by this cultural gem, but it desperately needs more space."
The use of live ammunition against mostly unarmed civilians has killed around 1,100 people, says the report.
It also documents arrests on a massive scale. Investigators believe as many as 10,000 people have been detained.
Investigators used evidence from rights groups and people who had fled Syria, but were denied entry to the country.
President Bashar al-Assad is facing the gravest threat to his family's 40-year ruling dynasty, as unrest that first erupted in the south of the country has now engulfed the north - near the border with Turkey - and is threatening to spread eastwards towards its border with Iraq.
As anti-regime demonstrations continued in many parts of the country, the government on Wednesday mobilised its own demonstration of popular support as thousands of people turned out in a Damascus suburb to wave a giant Syrian flag 2.4 km (1.4 miles) long.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has repeatedly appealed to Syria to let in a humanitarian team make a proper assessment, but the Syrian authorities have refused.
By Jim MuirBBC News, Beirut
The people of Maarat al-Numan fear they may be next for the attention of the Syrian army's troops and tanks, which have been gathering on the town's outskirts for the past few days. According to residents and activists, many of the town's 100,000-strong population have been fleeing in all directions. Officials say they're planning a "limited military operation" to restore security there.
Continued anti-regime demonstrations are reported in many areas, including at Deir al-Zour in the east, Latakia on the coast, Homs and Hama in central Syria, and some suburbs of Damascus. But in a big show of organised support for the regime, many thousands of people turned out to witness what's being billed as the world's biggest Syrian flag, running along a big stretch of main road on the western outskirts of the capital.
They waved pictures of President Assad and chanted slogans praising him. State TV said the event was organised to show the Syrian people's cohesion, and rejection of foreign interference.
But despite being denied access by the Syrian government, the new UN report documents reliable evidence of widespread violations, says the BBC's Imogen Foulkes in Geneva.
"The most egregious reports concern the use of live ammunition against unarmed civilians, including from snipers positioned on rooftops of public buildings and the deployment of tanks in areas densely populated by civilians," says the report.
It cites "the excessive use of force in quelling demonstrators, arbitrary detentions, summary executions, torture".
The authorities appear to have denied civilians the right to food and medical care by laying siege to towns and preventing supply deliveries, it adds.
The preliminary report was commissioned by the UN human rights council in April, adds our correspondent. A more definitive account will have to wait until the Syrian government allows UN investigators in to see the situation for themselves.
Meanwhile, Syria has called on the people of Jisr al-Shughour to return, three days after an army attack restored government control there.
More than 8,000 Syrians have fled from the north-western town into Turkey in the past week to escape military operations, which the government says are aimed at tackling "terrorist organisations".
Officials said the city of around 100,000 people - which has been the focus of large anti-regime demonstrations - was returning to normal, but that army units were still pursuing "militants" through the hills around the town.
Damascus says some 120 security personnel were killed by "armed gangs" in the town on 6 June, and on Wednesday state TV said a "mass grave" containing three bodies had been found.
At the same time, troops and tanks are reported to be massing for an attack on Maarat al-Numan, 25 miles (40km) south-east of Jisr al-Shughour. One eye-witness told BBC Arabic there were "no more than 7,000 people" left in the city, which has a population of some 90,000.
Syrian state media have reported attacks on government buildings and security headquarters in the town, which straddles the main highway between Syria's two biggest cities, Damascus and Aleppo.
Meanwhile, Jordan said it had reopened a border crossing 10km from the southern Syrian city of Deraa, where the current unrest started in March.
Although it has not yet responded to the UN report, Syria has expressed "surprise" at Arab League Chief Amr Moussa's position that the situation there was "dangerous and worrying".
Syrian rights groups put the overall death toll in Syria at 1,297 civilians and 340 security force members.
Refugees arriving in Turkey describe the regime's operation in the northern mountains as a "scorched-earth" campaign, and Syrian soldiers who deserted have said they were forced to commit atrocities.
Syria has prevented foreign journalists, including those from the BBC, from entering the country, making it difficult to independently verify reports from there.
European powers are campaigning for a draft UN Security Council resolution condemning the crackdown, but they face opposition from Russia and China, both of whom wield veto powers and object to UN action against President Assad.
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Located on a street in London's Soho district, the historic centre of the city's adult entertainment industry, the entrance is designed to look like a sex shop.
Beside the recessed black door, neon lights proclaim "adult video", "peep show" and "girls, girls, girls".
In no way would a passerby guess that the venue was a Mexican restaurant - there is no restaurant signage whatsoever.
Instead you pass into a gloomy entrance area, and then walk down a dark stairway, until you then finally see the basement restaurant appear.
First opening in 2012, La Bodega Negra has been at the forefront of a growing global trend - the rebirth of the "speakeasy", bars and restaurants that hide their location.
The word speakeasy was first coined in the US during the prohibition era, when the sale of alcohol was generally illegal from 1920 to 1933.
To avoid police raids and prosecution, bars that sold alcohol would keep a very low profile. And their customers were told to speak quietly (speakeasy) about them.
Fast-forward to today, and with alcohol legal and freely available in most countries, why do some venues want to hide themselves away? And in doing so, how do they, at the same time, go about attracting customers?
Will Ricker, owner of La Bodega Negra, admits that "there is a fine line between keeping something exclusive and generating revenues".
Yet the 44-year-old adds that "you've got to stand out" in London's competitive restaurant market, and he says that the sex shop frontage has certainly got people talking.
Mr Ricker has also been very successful in attracting celebrities to La Bodega Negra, with rock band U2 hosting a Halloween party in the restaurant a few years ago, and former footballer David Beckham hiring the venue for a party.
Such celebrity approval has helped La Bodega Negra become a fashionable place to be seen, and it is packed out most evenings with people happy to pay its premium prices.
Berlin cocktail bar Beckett's Kopf is another modern day speakeasy.
Located on a quiet side street in the hipster neighbourhood of Prenzlauer Berg, rather than have its name outside, the owners have simply hung a picture of Irish poet Samuel Beckett (from whom the bar takes its name) in the window.
"We wanted to create an atmosphere of discovery, and bring back the curiosity you have as a child," says Oliver Ebert, 42, who opened the venue with his wife Christina in 2004.
With no name on display, and reliant solely upon word of mouth to build up business, Mr Ebert admits that it took three or four years to establish a strong customer base.
Now as many as 120 drinkers pour into Beckett's Kopf on weekend evenings.
For New York-based marketing and branding expert Allen Adamson modern day speakeasies are all about selling exclusivity, which is increasingly desirable to higher-end consumers.
"Exclusivity still drives desire and premium-ness," he says. "Part of effective luxury marketing is some sort of scarcity, or the need to dig deeper to find the story."
Robert Jones from London-based brand consultancy Wolff Olins agrees, saying: "There's a huge cachet in rarity, obscurity, mystique. Inaccessible means desirable."
In Toronto, Canada, the Libertine is another speakeasy bar which thanks in no small part to its exclusivity is regularly packed out.
Instead of having the bar's name outside the venue in the city's West End district, there is a neon sign offering palm readings.
"From the outside it looks like a dive, or a place to get your fortune read," says Philipp Dumet, who bought the bar last year.
"[The speakeasy model] caters to our target clientele - the influencers, the tastemakers, the sort of quote, unquote cool kids of the west end, who operate really solely through the internet."
To engage with his customers, and promote the business, Mr Dumet, 29, extensively uses social media services Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Mr Adamson and Mr Jones both agree that the growth of social media in recent years has transformed a company's ability to create positive word of mouth, making it much easier, and cheaper, for would-be speakeasies to built up an exclusive customer base.
"Social media is the rocket fuel that has changed the marketing game," says Mr Adamson, while Mr Jones says word of mouth has been "turbo-powered by social media".
Meanwhile, fellow branding expert Rebecca Battman, says that word-of-mouth marketing "is now at its most powerful and effective" and affordable, thanks to social media.
However, Mr Adamson cautions that whatever the buzz a hidden bar or restaurant manages to create, it cannot forget the basic need to offer excellent service, drinks and food.
"In today's world, nothing will undo you more than a product that's disappointing," he says.
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If finding the La Bodega Negra restaurant isn't enough of a challenge, you then have to brave walking inside.
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More than 5,000 coins were found buried in Lenborough, near Padbury, Buckinghamshire, a year ago.
The hoard was declared treasure by an inquest in November and is now at the British Museum awaiting valuation.
Once this is known, trustees will decide whether the museum has enough money to buy the collection.
They hope the public support will boost the museum's chances of getting grants from funding bodies.
Brett Thorn from the museum said: "It's a fantastic start."
The 5,251 coins were found wrapped in a lead sheet by Weekend Wanderers Detecting Club member Paul Coleman, from Southampton, on 21 December last year.
It is the largest Anglo Saxon coin hoard discovered since the Treasure Act was introduced in 1996 and is thought to be worth up to £1.3m.
An appeal for pledges was launched in August to assess the amount of local support for the museum to buy them once the value was known.
"It looks good to funding bodies if they can see significant local support," said Mr Thorn.
Once an official valuation is determined, the museum, and the finder and landowner get a chance to comment on it, before the Treasure Valuation Committee decides on the final value.
Mr Thorn said: "Once we know how much it will be, our trustees will make a decision as to whether or not we are going to try to raise the money.
"Hopefully we will be able to, as we feel it is important to keep this in Buckinghamshire, and keep it available in public hands for future research.
"If it's a 'yes' our fundraising will begin in earnest, as we'll be doing our best to promote it across the county, and get everyone behind keeping it safe."
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A museum fighting to keep a hoard of Anglo Saxon coins in the county where it was found has attracted £12,000 in donation pledges
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The firms are two of the largest selling toddler learning toys in the UK, the Competition and Markets Authority said.
The regulator is concerned about price rises and quality issues.
VTech has until Wednesday to address the CMA's concerns, or it will face an in-depth investigation, the CMA said.
An initial inquiry by the CMA found that the companies compete closely in supplying toddler products to retailers and there are few other competitors.
The CMA raised concerns that the deal may lead to a "substantial lessening of competition in the market".
It added that, without the merger, both firms would have been close competitors in the supply of "child electronic reading systems," with audio narration accompanying a physical book.
Kate Collyer of the CMA said: "VTech and LeapFrog are two of the largest and best known brands supplying electronic toys and learning products for children.
"Retailers see them as close rivals and rely on competition between the companies to keep prices down.
"We are concerned that the merger could lead to prices rising, the quality of products going downhill or the range on offer being reduced.
"Given this, the merger warrants an in-depth investigation - unless VTech is able to offer suitable undertakings to address our concerns."
Hong Kong-based VTech bought US firm Leapfrog Enterprises for $72m (£55m) in April, bringing together two of the biggest names in children's electronic toys.
Officials in Oregon are set to vote on whether the two places should become "sister communities".
If the vote is passed, the community council in Dull insists it could have real benefits for the Scottish village.
They intend to mark the "exciting" new partnership with a road sign and a street party.
The potential link between the two locations was the brainchild of Perthshire resident Elizabeth Leighton, who passed through Boring while on a cycling holiday.
With a population of 12,000, Boring is too big to be officially twinned with the tiny village of Dull.
Marjorie Keddie, the chairwoman of Dull and Weem Community Council, said the result of the vote was likely to become known in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
If the vote is in favour, a street party will take place in Dull on 23 June.
Mrs Keddie said: "The party will show that we are neither dull or boring.
"We are also excited at the prospect of a new road sign, which will say something like: 'Dull, in association with Boring' or 'in sisterhood with Boring'.
"I'm sure it will stop a few people in their tracks for photos."
Mrs Keddie, 68, said it was hoped that the move would bring in more tourists.
"Already we've have four cyclists from overseas, who were travelling from John O'Groats to Lands End, stop here," she said.
"It wasn't on their original route, but they had heard about it because of what's been going on and decided to do a stop-off in Dull.
"Extra tourism is the main reason we're doing this, as most of the businesses here are holiday homes and lodges."
Boring was named after William H. Boring, an early resident of the area and former Union soldier in the American civil war.
Dull's name is thought to have come from the Gaelic word for meadow, but others have speculated it could be connected to the Gaelic word "dul" meaning snare.
Jacee Dellapena was upset during her mother's labour because, she said, she was too short to see her brother born.
So the doctor suggested she suit up and take part - delivering her baby brother under the doctor's supervision, and even cutting the umbilical cord.
She later told US media: "I was nervous I was going to mess up... but it was the best moment of my life."
"I started crying because I thought I wasn't going to get to see him be born, because I was too short," Jacee told WBTV.
"He let me actually push down and pull the baby out... I was like, wow, like I've played fake doctor before, but this is, like, the real thing, this is is the real deal," she said.
Cayson Carraway was born safely at 7lb 6oz (3.3kg).
Mother Dede Carraway said the emotions on her daughter's face brought her to tears. "It was just a good moment for me," she said.
Family friend Nikki Smith shared the photos of Jaycee's emotional experience on Facebook, where they were shared more than 170,000 times.
Some Facebook comments questioned the doctor's decision, or suggested Jacee may have been distressed, despite the teen's own words about the experience.
"This beautiful moment will always be remembered by both her mother and herself," Nikki said in response.
"There is absolutely nothing wrong with allowing her daughter to witness this beautiful moment. It's not for everyone but jacee was a rockstar and helped deliver a newborn!"
The increasing popularity of having siblings attend the delivery room became a subject of debate last year, when TV chef Jamie Oliver revealed his two eldest daughters had watched his new son be born.
At the time, one family psychologist told the BBC that if all goes well, "it can be a fantastic experience".
But, given the potential for pain or complications, the National Childbirth Trust recommended that preparation is essential.
The couple, who married in 2015, already have a one-year-old daughter, Sophia.
The news come as the 30-year-old prepares for his opening match at Wimbledon on Monday as defending champion.
He told reporters: "We're both obviously very happy and looking forward to it."
The world number one also confirmed he was fit to play following his recent hip injury, saying: "It's felt much better the last few days."
Asked if the news of the baby on the way would put any extra pressure on him going into the tournament, he said: "No, I wouldn't have thought so."
He said family life was "certainly not a distraction in the slightest".
Regarding his wife, Murray added: "She'll be coming to Wimbledon. And we found out a while ago. But I'm not interested in discussing the dates of that in here."
Andy and Kim were married in Murray's home town of Dunblane in April 2015 and their daughter Sophia was born in February 2016.
The world number one has spoken about how his family is the most important thing in his life and he has said becoming a husband and father has helped his tennis.
Murray said he was feeling "good" after practising three times on Friday as he recovers from a hip injury which saw him pull out of his final warm-up match ahead of the tournament.
He will face Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik, who is world number 134, on Centre Court at 13:00 BST on Monday.
Paint was thrown at the wall, in Glasnevin Cemetery, in Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. It was discovered on Sunday morning.
The wall bears the names of all those who died as a result of the 1916 conflict.
The Glasnevin Trust, which operates the historic graveyard, described it as "an act of callous vandalism".
"Glasnevin Trust is currently engaging with the Gardaí on the matter and will not be commenting further at this time," the statement said.
Gardaí (Irish police) in Mountjoy are investigating the incident.
The paint is not confined to any category of deceased.
Powers to vary income tax will be devolved to Cardiff Bay under plans published by the UK government.
This is expected to happen within the next five-year assembly term.
The Tories previously suggested a 1p cut in the basic rate, and are offering a 5p cut in the higher 40% rate.
Writing in the Sunday Times, Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said: "This election is a watershed moment for Wales, with the assembly set to receive powers to vary income tax levels for the first time.
"At last we will have a mature, accountable legislature, and an executive which is forced to take responsibility for some of the money it spends and raises. A bona-fide Welsh parliament."
The Conservatives would not raise any income tax levels, he added.
"It is my aim to make Wales the low tax capital of the UK. When powers on tax are devolved, it is our ambition to reward taxpayers," he said.
"A 2p cut to the basic rate should be within reach."
The basic rate of income tax is currently 20p, and the higher rate, levied on annual income above £43,000, is currently 40p.
Cutting the basic rate of income tax in Wales by 1p would cost around £180m a year, with a 2p cut costing around £360m.
The Conservatives have not released detailed costings of the tax plans, but the party's policies on tuition fees and means-testing prescription charges would represent savings in the Welsh Government budget.
Mr Davies said last month that only health spending would be protected if his party won the election.
Welsh Labour, which has promised not to change income tax rates over the next five years, said the Tory policy was a "desperate last throw of the dice".
"They have already taken £1.2bn out of Wales and today's announcement would see a further £360m lost," said Jane Hutt, the finance minister.
"This uncosted promise would drive a bulldozer through Wales' finances and would mean huge cut to critical public services."
Plaid Cymru say they would not increase income tax, but they would introduce a new "middle rate" of income tax, representing a small cut in the current higher rate.
The Welsh Liberal Democrats back a 1p cut in the basic rate, while UKIP wants a referendum to be held before the tax is devolved.
Chancellor George Osborne announced he was scrapping the requirement for a referendum on the issue while presenting his autumn statement in November.
Defoe's darting run and firm low finish made him just the eighth player in Premier League history to bring up the milestone and set Sunderland on their way to consecutive top-flight wins for the first time since May.
The in-form Victor Anichebe scored twice after the break for David Moyes' rejuvenated side, who remain inside the bottom three but are now two points ahead of Swansea and just two behind third-bottom Hull.
The Tigers had more possession and more chances than their hosts in an open and entertaining game, but in Jordan Pickford they found an impressive young goalkeeper in no mood to be beaten.
Papy Djilobodji's late red card for a second caution took some of the gloss off for Sunderland, whose fans nevertheless went away jubilant after a first home win of the season.
Relive Sunderland's victory
It was fitting that Defoe brought up his personal milestone with a trademark strike, latching on to Duncan Watmore's flick-on, running at and beating Curtis Davies and ghosting past Ahmed Elmohamady before tucking the ball home with a short-backlift shot that has been his bread and butter at this level for a decade and a half.
Defoe scored his first top-flight goal for West Ham in 3-2 win over Ipswich on 28 October 2001, and over 15 years later his instincts in front of goal remain as sharp as ever.
The goal elevates the 34-year-old into an elite group of Premier League predators, comprising Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney, Andy Cole, Frank Lampard, Thierry Henry, Robbie Fowler and Michael Owen.
Having also scored in the battling 2-1 win over Bournemouth before the international break, Defoe's importance to Sunderland's Premier League hopes cannot be overstated.
And in Anichebe it would seem Defoe has the perfect foil up front.
The burly forward linked well with his diminutive partner throughout and took both of his goals superbly, first finishing low past David Marshall after good work by Patrick van Aanholt and then killing the game off late on with a thunderous effort off the post.
It was Anichebe's first Premier League double since December 2006, when he played for Moyes' Everton against Newcastle.
Sunderland fans can tick a few boxes on their entertainment checklist after this match.
Big win? Check. Clean sheet? Check. Off the bottom of the table? Check. Floodlights on the blink? Check.
Play was suspended for 10 minutes after the lights inside the stadium flickered out in the 49th minute, triggering cheers from the crowd and followed moments later by the light of thousands of mobile phones illuminating the stands.
Referee Lee Mason was seen sharing a joke with the two managers as the lights slowly came back on, although even after the resumption the game was played in an eerie half-light.
If the players could not see as well it did not show, with the action fast and furious after the restart.
Anichebe's first goal was followed by a string of good chances for Hull, with Pickford saving well from Robert Snodgrass' overhead kick and then getting down superbly to keep out Davies' header at a corner, although team-mate Van Aanholt was required to preserve his clean sheet with quick-fire goal-line clearances from Dieumerci Mbokani and David Meyler.
Sunderland boss David Moyes said: "Victor Anichebe was immense, probably even better than he was [against Bournemouth last time out] and he has this capability of doing it.
"He needs to be loved and I think the supporters are helping him because he wants that.
"The supporters are enjoying him and I hope they keep backing him. He is a handful and really powerful - if he adds goals to it he's a terrific player."
On the floodlights failing in the second half, Moyes added: "When the lights go out, you never know what the reason is. We maybe spent all our money and not on the electricity bill.
"The worry was they wouldn't get it back on, but thankfully they did and we got through it."
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Hull City boss Mike Phelan said: "It was all the emotions in one game today, frustration from the point of view that we didn't take our opportunities - and there were quite a few.
"But then there is the annoyance. The disappointment is you lose a game 3-0 with a team you believe in. We actually probably deserved a little bit better overall."
On the floodlight failure, he added: "There was no doubt about the game. The referee conducted himself right.
"He was a little bit concerned about the ground being only partially lit, but at the end we needed to get the game going and the supporters demanded that.
"It probably changed the game a little bit at one point."
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Sunderland face a tough assignment away at Liverpool on 26 November (15:00 GMT), while Hull are back in action on the same day and at the same time at home to West Brom.
Match ends, Sunderland 3, Hull City 0.
Second Half ends, Sunderland 3, Hull City 0.
Jarrod Bowen (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland).
Foul by Markus Henriksen (Hull City).
Victor Anichebe (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Hull City).
Victor Anichebe (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Second yellow card to Papy Djilobodji (Sunderland) for a bad foul.
Jarrod Bowen (Hull City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Papy Djilobodji (Sunderland).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Sunderland. Donald Love replaces Paddy McNair because of an injury.
Delay in match Paddy McNair (Sunderland) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Robert Snodgrass (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Clucas.
Goal! Sunderland 3, Hull City 0. Victor Anichebe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jermain Defoe.
Substitution, Sunderland. John O'Shea replaces Jason Denayer.
Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Papy Djilobodji.
Attempt blocked. David Meyler (Hull City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dieumerci Mbokani.
Attempt missed. Michael Dawson (Hull City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
Attempt blocked. Michael Dawson (Hull City) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Dieumerci Mbokani (Hull City) header from very close range is blocked.
Attempt saved. Curtis Davies (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross.
Substitution, Hull City. David Meyler replaces Ryan Mason.
Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Papy Djilobodji.
Jarrod Bowen (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Didier Ndong (Sunderland).
Foul by Dieumerci Mbokani (Hull City).
Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Sam Clucas (Hull City) because of an injury.
Delay in match (Sunderland).
Billy Jones (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Hull City. Jarrod Bowen replaces Josh Tymon.
Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Didier Ndong.
Attempt blocked. Jake Livermore (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dieumerci Mbokani.
Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
Attempt saved. Robert Snodgrass (Hull City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Bahrain cut travel and diplomatic ties with Qatar on Monday.
Mr Tillerson said the blockade was having humanitarian consequences.
But while praising Qatar's emir for working to limit the funding of terror groups, Mr Tillerson said more needed to be done.
Meanwhile US President Donald Trump has accused Qatar of funding terrorism, and urged it to stop.
"I decided with Rex Tillerson that the time had come to call on Qatar to end funding and extremist ideology in terms of funding," he said.
"Stop teaching people to kill other people... We want you back among the unity of nations."
The Qataris deny accusations that they support Islamist extremists.
President Trump had previously tweeted support for the move to isolate Qatar over its alleged financing of extremist groups.
He repeated that message forcefully from the podium, despite US efforts to diffuse the crisis: he even claimed to have been part of the decision made by Saudi Arabia and others.
Indeed, his tone and approach undercut that of Secretary Tillerson, who barely an hour earlier had delivered a more nuanced appeal for de-escalation, making clear he expected all parties to end the crisis.
While Tillerson said Qatar must respond to its neighbours' concerns, he also urged the others to take action against extremists within their borders.
US officials insisted the two men were sending the same message with different emphases, aimed at encouraging their Arab allies to put aside grievances and focus on fighting terrorism.
But it was the differences that resonated: another example, it seemed, of Trump forging a path at variance with that of his top officials.
Notably, while he criticized Qatar, he thanked Saudi Arabia. His embrace of Riyadh on a recent trip there seems to have influenced his thinking, and raised questions about the direction of any US mediation.
On Monday, the tiny, oil- and gas-rich state was cut off and isolated by some of the Arab world's most powerful countries.
Qatari planes were banned from using some of their neighbours' airspace.
The dramatic moves came after years of tension between Qatar and its Gulf neighbours, in particular Saudi Arabia.
Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE gave Qatari nationals two weeks to leave, and banned their own citizens from travelling to Qatar.
"There are humanitarian consequences to this blockade," Mr Tillerson said in Washington. "We are seeing shortages of food, families are being forcibly separated and children pulled out of school."
Earlier on Friday, Mr Trump discussed Qatar and the need for Gulf unity with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Mr Tillerson said the ongoing row was having an effect on regional co-operation on countering extremism. Qatar is home to the biggest American airbase in the region, with about 10,000 troops.
The US secretary of state added that the blockade was "impairing US and other international business activities in the region" and that the US backed mediation efforts being pursued by Kuwait.
His statement came hours after German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel called for the "sea and air blockades" to be lifted.
In other new developments:
Saudi Arabia has said Qatar needs to cut ties with the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, if it wanted to end its isolation.
On Thursday, Qatar's Sheikh Mohammed said his country had been isolated "because we are successful and progressive" and called his country "a platform for peace not terrorism".
He added: "We are not ready to surrender, and will never be ready to surrender, the independence of our foreign policy."
It is not known exactly when they began disappearing, as their absence was only noticed recently.
Police said it was "unlikely the theft of hundreds of animals could be completed at once, and is more likely that multiple thefts could be carried out over a period of time".
The cows are reportedly worth at least NZ$750,000 ($0.5m; £0.4m) in total.
A friend said the farmer was "absolutely gobsmacked, and deeply embarrassed".
"If you had three-quarters of a million dollars go missing, you wouldn't want to talk about it either," Willy Leferink told the Associated Press.
Locals told AP they had never heard of cattle rustling on such a scale before.
The farm's original 1,300 cows are thought to have last been counted in July.
Sr Sgt Scott Banfield of Ashburton Police urged farmers to check on their stock numbers once a week.
"Farmers should also be keeping an eye out for unexpected signs of herding near their boundary lines too."
New Zealand is home to around 10 million cows, more than twice the human population.
Mr Melenchon, of the Left party (PG - Parti de Gauche), said the means of production, trade and consumption must be changed, and cited climate change as one of his concerns.
He said: "This is a tremendous opportunity to loose the bonds that paralyse us today."
Mr Melenchon made an unsuccessful bid for the French presidency in 2012.
He received 11% of the votes, putting him in fourth place.
He is a former senator and currently serves as an MEP.
2012 profile: Melenchon harks back to the Revolution
The current president, the Socialist Party's Francoise Hollande, has not yet confirmed whether he will seek a second term.
It is expected that Marine Le Pen of the National Front will run.
The group, made up of Tibetans and Swiss nationals, were detained on Sunday for flouting restrictions set up by police in the capital, Bern.
One man was also prevented from setting himself on fire, said police.
Mr Xi is in Switzerland for a state visit ahead of the World Economic Forum which begins in Davos on Tuesday, a first for a Chinese president.
Sunday's protest had taken place in Bern's centre and was scheduled by police to end at noon, before Mr Xi's visit.
City authorities said the demonstration mostly proceeded peacefully but a number of participants had continued to protest past the deadline, refused identity checks, and caused other disruptions.
Police spokesman Christoph Gnaegi told the Associated Press that those arrested were later released.
Doctors had taken care of the man who had tried to set himself on fire.
The demonstration attracted between 700 and 800 protesters, organisers said.
China's policies in Tibet have frequently prompted overseas protests by Tibetans calling for freedom from China and acceptance of their spiritual leader-in-exile the Dalai Lama.
In 1999, a similar pro-Tibet protest took place during a visit by China's then-president Jiang Zemin, who was said to be angered when demonstrators threw eggs at the Chinese delegation.
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Fire crews were called to the blaze on the eastbound hard shoulder, between junction 1 at Cadnam and junction 2 for Ower, just after 08:00 GMT.
Two lanes were closed for a short time.
An eyewitness said the driver of the Seat Leon managed to get out of the car before it was engulfed in flames.
The vase was made between 1722- 1735 during the Yongzheng period and has been glazed with celadon.
Auctioneer Robin Fisher said its "solid provenance" resulted in the vase fetching the highest price ever achieved at the auction house.
The sale took place at Mallams in Cheltenham.
The vase has been decorated with chrysanthemum petals and bamboo-shaped ribs at the neck.
When it was first bought by the collector Charles George in 1952 it was valued at £12.
The vase also appeared at an exhibition in 1947 by the Oriental Ceramic Society.
Bowery, 25, was released by Oxford at the end of last season.
He started his career at Chesterfield and later had a two-year spell at Villa, where he made 22 appearances, 15 of them as a substitute.
In 2014. he was signed by Rotherham before moving on to Oxford in the January transfer window.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
The man made a distress call just after midnight after his 40ft boat hit rocks near the Skerryvore lighthouse, to the south west of Tiree.
The rescue effort was carried out in very rough seas and severe gale force winds, according to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
They said the man was not injured and required no hospital treatment.
A commercial cable-laying vessel provided some shelter from the weather during the rescue mission.
Two RNLI lifeboats were also involved. The Islay attempted to secure a line to the yacht and a vessel from Barra was also sent to assist.
Angus MacIver, the UK Coastguard maritime operations controller, said both rescue vessels were being returned to base.
He added: "The winds in the area were gusting at severe gale force with very rough seas which created a very testing environment in which this rescue could be carried out."
The Foreign Office said the move was temporary and a precautionary measure after protests in the country.
A controversial vote on Sunday for a constitutional assembly was held by President Nicolas Maduro and 10 people were killed during clashes.
Two opposition leaders who boycotted the election were put in a military prison on Tuesday.
The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice, advising against all but essential travel to the country because of "ongoing unrest and instability".
It said that British people in Venezuela should consider leaving on commercial flights as there was a "risk of significant disruption to transport links in and out of the country".
The advice added: "If the political situation worsens, the British embassy may be limited in the assistance that it can provide."
Foreign Office Minister Sir Alan Duncan said President Maduro was "bringing Venezuela to its knees".
He told the BBC: "They have got hyper-inflation - about 700% - they have shot demonstrators, they have arrested members of the opposition. This is a disgraceful regime.
"If the United Nations were to apply sanctions, we would be part of that."
Sir Alan also called for Jeremy Corbyn to condemn the acts of the Venezuelan government after praising it in 2015 - before he became Labour leader.
"There are too few people on the Labour side criticising this government, having expressed massive admiration for Venezuela over so many years," he said.
Shadow transport secretary Andrew McDonald said a statement released by shadow foreign minister Liz McInnes earlier in the week was a "clear condemnation" of the actions of the Venezuelan government and made the Labour Party's position "abundantly clear".
Ms McInnes's statement urged the country to "end the bloodshed immediately".
She added: "President Maduro must respond personally to the legitimate concerns of the international community about the increasingly authoritarian nature of his rule and the growing hardship facing his people."
Roedd adroddiad a gafodd ei gomisiynu gan Lywodraeth Cymru yn argymell y dylid lleihau cyllideb a chyfrifoldebau Llenyddiaeth Cymru. Roedd e hefyd yn feriniadol o Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru sy'n cyllido Llenyddiaeth Cymru.
Dywedodd cadeirydd Llenyddiaeth Cymru ei fod wedi'i "gythruddo" gan adolygiad annibynnol o'r corff a'i fod yn llawn "camgymeriadau".
Ddydd Mercher dywedodd Mr Skates ei fod wedi'i synnu gan y "datganiadau personol sydd wedi ymddangos ar lein" ac y gallai hynny danseilio ei adroddiad.
Roedd yr adroddiad, a gyhoeddwyd o dan gadeiryddiaeth yr Athro Medwin Hughes, yn nodi nad oedd gan Lleynyddiaeth Cymru "y sgiliau na'r profiad" i wario arian cyhoeddus.
Dywedodd hefyd nad oedd tystiolaeth o arweinyddiaeth gref yn Llenyddiaeth Cymru a bod eu cenhadaeth a'u bwriadau yn "afrealistig ac yn amhendant".
Wrth ymateb, cyhoeddodd Ken Skates y byddai llawer o'r cyfrifoldebau yn cael eu trosglwyddo o Llenyddiaeth Cymru i'r Cyngor Llyfrau.
Ymhlith y cyfrifoldebau hynny mae gwobr Llyfr y flwyddyn, grantiau i awduron a digwyddiadau llenyddol.
Mae Mr Skates bellach wedi ysgrifennu at Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru a Llenyddiaeth Cymru i ddweud wrthyn nhw ei fod yn ymwybodol o'r "pryder" sydd ganddynt am elfennau o'r adroddiad.
Mae e wedi gofyn i'r Athro Medwin Hughes a'i banel i ystyried y feirniadaeth ar yr adroddiad ac i ymateb yn ystod yr haf.
Yn y llythyr, mae e'n sicrhau y sefydliadau bod "eu pryderon yn cael eu hystyried" ond mae e'n feirniadol o'u hymateb cyhoeddus.
Dywedodd: "Mae rhai ohonoch wedi canfod materion difrifol yn yr adroddiad.
"Ry'ch wedi codi'r materion yma gyda fi ac wedi cytuno y dylai'r panel adolygu ystyried y pryderon ac ymateb iddyn nhw.
"Rwy' felly wedi fy synnu bod cymaint o ddatganiadau personol wedi ymddangos ar lein yn ystod y dyddiau diwethaf a mi allai rhain gael eu gweld yn tanseilio'r broses ry'n oll wedi ymrwymo iddi.
"Dydi hyn ddim o gymorth.
"Rwy'n gobeithio bod modd i ni symud ymlaen mewn ffordd sy'n caniatáu i'r gwaith hwn ddirwyn i ben - ac wrth wneud hynny gobeithiaf y bydd modd cynnal perthynas waith gynhyrchiol nawr ac yn y dyfodol. "
A BBC investigation found thousands of Kettering General Hospital patients had waited a year or more for operations.
David Phelan, a hospital trust governor, claims patients were removed from lists because national targets were being missed.
The hospital admitted there had been "anomalies" and that a thorough review of data had been carried out.
A hospital review has found that 138 patients were harmed - including one who had substantial sight loss - as a result of the long waits.
Mr Phelan, who raised concerns under whistleblowing procedures, was working as associate general manager in the trauma and orthopaedics department when he discovered discrepancies in the referral to treatment time (RTT) data in October 2015.
He warned managers that the daily RTT report was understating the true position by half when checked against patient records.
He told the BBC he discovered managers at Kettering General Hospital had used six exclusion categories to remove patients from their official waiting list data.
"It became apparent to me that a systematic fiddling of the waiting list figures was taking place," he said.
"I made a whistle-blowing submission about this. I have been stonewalled about this for two years."
He says the trust manipulated the figures to avoid being fined for patients waiting longer than 52 weeks.
The NHS regulator fines for breaches of waiting times are per patient.
House sale consultant Andy Hames is one of the forgotten patients.
The 45-year-old from Corby had been suffering from a painful prostate complaint.
"I went for my pre-operation at Kettering General Hospital. I was told then the operation would be performed within two weeks. Two weeks passed and no notice of the operation.
"I waited and waited and still no joy. By that time a year had passed. I went to my GP who made a complaint. They chased it up for me and the operation was carried out a couple of weeks after.
"During that year I was suffering discomfort. It was hard to urinate."
Mr Hames, who has since made a recovery, said he was never told he had been dropped from the list but is now angry that he was forced to suffer so long.
An inspection report by the Care Quality Commission said when these data problems were identified, the number of patients found to be waiting more than 52 weeks leapt from just eight to 25,000.
The hospital, which has a deficit of £25m, has spent more than £3m trawling a million records to try to find the true number of people waiting for treatment.
The hospital trust was put into special measures last month by the regulator as it tries to clear the backlog.
Waiting times for hospitals are heavily regulated - and for good reason.
The sooner a patient is seen by a consultant, the easier it is to nip a problem in the bud.
At one time hospital trusts were fined for every patient who waited too long. In Kettering's case this would have added up to many millions of pounds, money they could not afford to lose at a time when deficits were starting to fall into the red.
Accurate computer data is vital not just for the regulators, but for the trusts themselves who need to monitor their own progress and spending.
Many of the patients left waiting were elderly and many didn't complain.
It is a feature of our investigations that, in the cases we found, the patients only got their operations after complaining on social media, or to their GPs or MPs.
Whatever the reason, it is astonishing that so many were apparently lost in the system.
A hospital spokesman said: "We suspended reporting of our waiting list data to the Department of Health in December 2015 when we became aware of some anomalies which suggested there could be some issues with our systems.
"In March 2017 we returned to reporting our waiting list data.
"This means we are confident we have now addressed our data quality and system issues and that our waiting list data is reliable."
Kettering General Hospital's chief operating officer Rebecca Brown said: "I want to reassure our patients that throughout this period - in the vast majority of cases - patients' treatment pathways have progressed as normal.
"However the intensive review of our waiting list data and systems has found, as of May 21st 2017, 282 patients who have waited more than a year (52 weeks) to be seen.
"This is unacceptable and we profoundly regret that these cases were not seen appropriately much earlier."
While accepting the UK was leaving, Shadow Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer said Labour would press for a different deal prioritising jobs and work rights.
It would also seek an early deal on transitional arrangements to smooth the way for the UK's departure in 2019.
The Conservatives said only they had a clear plan for exiting the EU.
Ahead of a campaign visit to Wales on Tuesday. Theresa May said the Brexit vote should have been a "wake-up call for a generation of politicians who have taken the people for granted for too long" but instead other parties had "closed ranks".
Labour, most of whose MPs backed a Remain vote in last year's referendum, is in a fight to hold onto seats in Leave-voting constituencies on 8 June.
The Conservatives are hoping to take seats from Labour in areas which voted to leave the EU, including the Midlands, the north-east and north-west of England and across Wales, with a message that it is implementing the will of the people expressed in last year's vote.
Labour has been criticised by, among others, former prime minister Tony Blair, for what he says is a lack of clarity in its approach to Brexit.
Unlike the Lib Dems, it has ruled out a second referendum, but suggested Parliament could stop a so-called "hard Brexit".
In Labour's first major policy statement on the issue of the election campaign, the party is signalling that it would take a different approach to the two-year process of negotiating the EU's exit - expected to start in earnest in June.
It would scrap Theresa May's Brexit plan - outlined in a White Paper in February - which envisages leaving the single market and customs union.
Instead, it will focus on delivering a deal which "retains the benefits" of single market and customs union membership.
On immigration, a Labour government would on its first day in office guarantee the legal status of the three million EU nationals living in the UK to correct what it says is a "shameful injustice".
It would then press for reciprocal guarantees for the 1.2 million Britons living on the continent.
In a further break from the government's policy, Labour says leaving the EU without a deal would not be a "viable option" - although it is not clear whether its promise of a "truly meaningful" vote in Parliament on the final deal would amount to a potential veto.
In addition, it would replace the government's proposed Great Repeal Bill - which would scrap the 1972 European Communities Act and transpose the myriad of existing EU law applying to the UK into domestic law - with an EU Rights and Protections Bill.
It insists there can be no "rolling back" of workplace protections, environmental standards and consumer rights acquired through EU membership and the Bill will not include any measures to limit the lifespan of laws or directives, such as sunset clauses.
"This will make sure that all EU-derived laws are fully protected without qualifications or limitations," Sir Keir Starmer will say.
"A Labour government will never consider these rights a burden."
Labour would negotiate with the remaining 27 EU members in the interests "of the many, not the few", he will claim.
"We will approach negotiations in a completely different way to a Tory Brexit.
"We will scrap the government's Brexit White Paper and replace it with fresh negotiating priorities that reflect Labour values.
"The White Paper will have a strong emphasis on retaining the benefits of the single market and customs union, as Labour knows that is vital to protecting jobs and the economy."
Labour has previously set out six tests for a successful Brexit - including maintaining a strong, collaborative relationship with the EU, protecting security co-operation, delivering for the whole of the UK and introducing a fair immigration system.
In response, the Conservatives said Jeremy Corbyn was a "weak leader of a divided party who could not get the right deal for the UK".
"We have a clear plan for the Brexit negotiations, and every vote for Theresa May will strengthen her hand in those negotiations to get a good deal for the UK," said MP and former minister Dominic Raab.
"Only Theresa May and the Conservatives can provide the strong and stable leadership the United Kingdom needs to see us through Brexit and beyond."
In a fresh intervention on Tuesday, Mr Blair said the Conservatives' position on Brexit must be "turned against them".
Writing in the Guardian, he warned Mr Corbyn "this is not the time to fight a conventional partisan election".
It began two weeks ago after it emerged that some vehicles had been equipped with a device that cheated emissions tests in the US.
The company told RTÉ that customers will be contacted about what it called its "action plan to correct the emissions characteristics of certain diesel vehicles".
The recall will involve 34,387 Volkswagen passenger cars, 16,485 Audi cars, 4,365 SEAT cars, and 16,004 Skoda cars.
The recall will also include 8,107 commercial vehicles sold under the Volkswagen brand.
In a further clarification, the company said an additional 30,000 cars may be recalled.
These are understood to be imported second-hand cars.
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The company is to set up an online service for customers to check if their car will be affected.
The company says the process of correcting the emissions will begin shortly, but said that all vehicles are "technically safe and road-worthy".
Earlier on Thursday, Volkswagen announced it was suspending the sale of 4,000 vehicles in the UK in the wake of the emissions scandal.
The company said the vehicles may be equipped with the same device that cheated emissions tests in the US.
The move will involve vehicles across the VW group including the VW, Audi, Skoda and Seat brands.
The company said it was a temporary measure and that it intended to return the vehicles for sale once a fix is identified for the cars.
The cars taken off the market represent 3% of VW's stock in the UK.
She told reporters that she was a "perfectionist" and - due to lack of rehearsal time - "did not feel comfortable taking a risk".
"I wanted to make him [Obama] and my country proud, so I decided to sing along with my pre-recorded track."
"I'm very proud of my performance," she said.
The star opened the press conference in New Orleans by asking reporters to stand before performing a live rendition of the national anthem.
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Millions of people tuned in to watch President Barack Obama sworn in for his second term in office on 21 January, which included performances by James Taylor, Kelly Clarkson and Beyonce.
The pop star's performance of the Star Spangled Banner at the inauguration was considered one of the highlights of the ceremony, but later reports suggested the singer had recorded her vocal.
"I am a perfectionist and one thing about me is that I practise until my feet bleed and I did not have time to rehearse with the orchestra," the Grammy-winning artist said on Thursday.
She said her decision to mime the track was triggered by the weather, delays and "no proper soundcheck", adding that pre-recording is "very common in the music industry".
"It was a live television show and a very, very important emotional show for me and one of my proudest moments," she said.
However, she insisted she would be singing live for her half-time Superbowl performance on Sunday - one of the most-watched TV events in the United States.
"I will absolutely be singing live. This is what I was born to do, it is what I was born for."
The National Football League also announced that singer Jennifer Hudson would be performing America the Beautiful with the chorus from Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School, where 20 children and six adults were killed in a mass shooting in December.
Last year's Super Bowl half-time show, performed by Madonna, was watched by an average of 114 million viewers, while Janet Jackson's notorious 'wardrobe malfunction' - in 2004 - generated a record number of complaints for broadcaster CBS.
Thomas Anthony Carlin has also instructed lawyers to seek bail as he seeks to overturn the three-month prison sentence imposed for his approach to Lord Justice Gillen.
His application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court will be dealt with at a specially arranged hearing in Belfast on Friday.
On Wednesday, the 43-year-old PSNI officer was found guilty of contempt of court in proceedings brought against him by the Attorney General.
Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan held that he had acted with premeditation and determination.
Sir Declan described him as a man driven by self-importance and attention seeking who "revelled in being the spotlight".
The judge told Mr Carlin that if he seeks to apologise after 28 days the rest of his sentence will be set aside.
He had tried to arrest Lord Justice Gillen following the verdict of a repossession matter between Mr Carlin and Santander.
Elizabeth Campbell said "words and apologies" would not be enough, and the authority needed to take action.
But she would not give detail about how much money the council, which has £274m in reserves, would spend on buying houses to rehome survivors.
Grenfell Action Group has called on the council to buy social housing stock.
At least 80 people are believed to be dead after the blaze on 14 June - 32 of whom have been formally identified.
The Met Police confirmed the latest victim as 22-year-old Zainab Deen. Her family said they were still waiting for news on her son, Jeremiah.
On Tuesday, the force also confirmed 29-year-old Berkti Haftom had been identified.
A statement from her family said: "Berkti was a generous, caring, loving mother, partner, sister, aunty and friend and she will be missed by us all forever."
Ms Campbell was chosen as the council's new leader at the start of the month after Nicholas Paget-Brown stepped down over the council's poor response in the aftermath of the fire.
She is expected to be formally confirmed as leader next week.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, the Conservative councillor said: "I was at the Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre last week and this man stood up and said 'my family died in that fire, how are we ever going to trust you again?'
"I said, I think it is going to take a very long time. It is going to take a generation and over the next months and years we have to give you reasons to trust us again.
"That won't just be words, that won't just be apologies, it has got to be actions."
By Frankie McCamley, BBC News
It is four weeks on, but people are still coming to terms with what has happened, and there is also a huge distrust with the council.
There is a new council leader stepping in next week, but there is a real sense that people do not believe what the council are saying and they don't think that they are moving quickly enough.
The community is coming together, trying to work out what has happened here, why it has happened here… there are so many questions.
But they want to stand together in unity to bring some light on what is a very dark situation.
Ms Campbell also revealed she had never been inside a high-rise block in the borough despite working with vulnerable families in North Kensington.
But she said she had experience "with people on the ground" after heading up family and children's services for the council.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said there was a "disconnect" between the council and residents' lives, and the community felt like their views were being neglected by the authority.
Renewing calls for the government to send in commissioners to take over the council, he added: "When residents hear that the people who are supposed to be running the council now - the 'new brood', the 'breath of fresh air' - have never been in a tower block, it is not going to instil confidence is it?"
Kensington and Chelsea Council is known to be one of London's wealthiest boroughs with reserves of £274m. It has pledged to use some of that to build new council houses.
Ms Campbell said they were also "looking at buying" private properties for a faster fix to rehouse Grenfell survivors, but she would not reveal how much they were willing to spend.
"We live in an overcrowded London borough," she said. "We have got to find homes in the area where they live.
"We are looking at buying, but I can't give you pounds, shilling and pence of exactly how much of our reserves."
Pilgrim Tucker, of the Grenfell Action Group, said the biggest issue for survivors right now was finding a permanent place to live, with only 14 out of 158 families rehomed since the blaze.
However, she said the new leader could make a real difference, although it would take some "quite big, dramatic steps".
"We have a massive shortage of social housing stock [which means] it is going to be almost impossible to rehouse these people anywhere near their community, which has been so important to them for decades.
"She needs to take this opportunity to actually purchase housing stock and make that available for people in housing need."
Grenfell resident Miguel Alves said: "We had a lovely home and now we are stuck in four walls in a hotel.
"It is not a sense of family. We feel lost in the crisis," he told BBC Breakfast.
"I have wonderful kids… I want to close the past and I want to go to the next chapter. I am very lucky to be alive and I have to think that way, as it is easier for us to have hope."
It is exactly four weeks since fire engulfed the 24-storey building in west London.
A vigil will take place later to mark the anniversary as emergency services continue their work.
Sergeant Alistair Hutchins, who is co-ordinating the recovery operation at Grenfell Tower, said that volunteer officers were scouring every flat on their hands and knees, sieving through debris in an attempt to identify victims.
He expected it to take four months to clear the whole block, he told the BBC's Today programme.
He added that he felt "passionately" about getting the victims back to their loved ones and asked for their patience, adding: "We are doing our utmost for you and we are working as hard as we can."
The organisations said the new memorandum of understanding formalised a long-standing relationship.
UHI and CNPA said areas they worked together on include forestry, land use and conservation and outdoor pursuits.
UHI principal Prof Clive Mulholland and CNPA chief executive Grant Moir signed the agreement.
The national park covers parts of the Highlands, north east Scotland and Perthshire.
Prof Mulholland said: "We are excited to be formalising and extending our relationship with the Cairngorms National Park Authority.
"The national park has an international reputation as a tourist destination and for its nature conservation and there are many links between our aims, specialism and challenges.
"We look forward to working together to maximise the opportunities for those living, working and visiting the national park and the Highlands and Islands region."
Mr Moir added: "There are already numerous connections between the Cairngorms National Park and the University of the Highlands and Islands and we are delighted to be strengthening our relationship in this way.
"Many areas of the university's research are directly relevant to management challenges here in the Cairngorms and, in turn, the national park provides a fantastic learning resource for students at the university."
Cornwall beat Hertfordshire 45-28 on Saturday to top their pool and stay on course for a third title in a row.
It is the fourth time in the past five years that they will meet Lancashire in the final of the competition.
"We know what they bring. They've got a good coaching set-up and obviously they know what we can bring," Shepherd said.
"It's a battle because we know last time we played them it was 18-13, so we're looking forward to the challenges ahead.
"We've got to really nullify what we know they can do."
It is the fifth year in a row that Cornwall have reached the showpiece final, with Graham Dawe's side losing twice to Lancashire, but beating them most recently in 2015.
"We've obviously not achieved anything apart from three wins, so we'll still got a final to prepare for," ex-England hooker Dawe told BBC Radio Cornwall.
"This Cornwall team - it's a good team, it's a fresh young team, but they certainly know how to play for each other.
"They defend like a bunch of tigers and full credit to them."
In 1913, No.2 Squadron Royal Flying Corps established the air station at Montrose to protect the Royal Navy.
The site was chosen on the orders of Winston Churchill, who feared a German attack across the North Sea.
The centenary is being marked by a special exhibition at Montrose Air Museum.
Montrose airbase, which now houses the museum, tells the story of how the Angus town became a part of military history.
Alan Doe, chairman of the Montrose Air Museum, said: "In 1913, Churchill was First Lord of the Admiralty, with a major responsibility for the safety of the fleet and he saw that the Germans could come across the North Sea without warning, as there was no radar in those days.
"So, he pointed at the map and saw a place more or less halfway between those two areas and said we will have an operational airbase here.
"And No.2 Squadron, the Royal Flying Corps was tasked with establishing Montrose as a base."
At the beginning of World War 1, the squadron moved to France and were the first to land there.
The aerodrome fell into a period of inactivity until the Royal Naval Air Service and then the Royal Flying Corps took up residence again in May 1915.
It became a major training airfield, with pilots who fought in both world wars honing their skills at the aerodrome next to the Angus town.
David Oswald was an RAF wireless operator at the airbase at the start of World War 2 and he said he learned a lot from his time there.
"You can imagine a young 17-year-old wandering about here with aeroplanes all over the place," he said.
"People, who I would call 'sweats', I was learning from them most of the time, it's a very happy place for me to think back on."
After the war, the airfield became home to 63 Maintenance Unit, but as there were no tarmac runways, aircraft brought in for repair were moved out by road.
As a result, the airfield was permanently closed on 4 June 1952.
The centenary exhibition features relevant displays from other museums and visitor attractions as well as displays from Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre's extensive collections.
Mr Doe said: "These have been built up over the years by the dedicated team of volunteers who have transformed the decommissioned base into a highly popular heritage centre."
The museum's chairman said the base and town had a very good relationship.
"The town was very kind and helpful to the people," he said. "The people here never felt isolated. The town effectively embraced them, in many ways."
The affection for the base continues to this day, with the centenary exhibition being opened by the Provost of Angus, Mrs Helen Oswald.
She said: "It is a true honour to be asked to open this exhibition.
"In Angus, we are rightly proud of the ancient history of our county, but this is an opportunity to celebrate our more recent, but equally fascinating, history.
"The pilots, aircraft and support staff of Montrose Air Station, and the debt we owe them for their sacrifices in the lead up to and during both world wars, should be remembered at all times and especially throughout 2013, the 100th anniversary of the air station."
The official campaign for Britain to stay in the EU - Britain Stronger in Europe - raised £6.9m - more than twice as much as Vote Leave's £2.8m.
But the sum raised by all registered leave campaigners was £8.2m - higher than the remain campaigners' £7.5m.
The referendum on whether the UK leaves or remains in the EU is on 23 June.
The figures published by the watchdog cover the period between 1 February to 21 April, detailing money raised by campaigners spending more than £10,000 in the referendum and individual donations of more than £7,500.
Britain Stronger in Europe raised £6.88m, boosted by two donations totalling £2.3m from the supermarket magnate and Labour peer Lord Sainsbury,
Other prominent Remain donors included hedge fund manager David Harding (£750,000), businessman and Travelex founder Lloyd Dorfman (£500,000) and the Tower Limited Partnership (£500,000).
Conservatives In, the party's pro-EU campaign group raised £362,534 while the European Movement of the UK, Michelle Ovens Ltd and Scientists for EU raised £57,494, £95,000 and £60,000 respectively.
Vote Leave, the official Leave campaign, raised £2.78m. Its largest supporter was businessman Patrick Barbour, who gave £500,000. Former Conservative Party treasurer Peter Cruddas gave a £350,000 donation and construction mogul Terence Adams handed over £300,000
Rival groups Leave.EU and Grassroots Out, which lost out in the race for the official designation, raised £3.2m and £2m respectively.
Leave.EU received a single £3.2m donation from stockbroker Peter Hargreaves while Grassroots Out was given £1.95m by Better for the Country, a company with links to Leave.EU founder Arron Banks.
In addition, the Leave.EU campaign reported three loans worth a total of £6m.
Other groups campaigning for EU exit have also disclosed money raised above £10,000. They are the Bruges Group (£10,000), WAGTV Ltd (£110,000) and Trade Unionists against the European Union (£22,000).
By virtue of winning the official designations, Britain Stronger in Europe and Vote Leave can spend a maximum of £7m and are entitled to £650,000 in public funding for TV broadcasts, a mailshot and other publicity.
The limits apply to any reportable spending during the regulated campaign period, which began on 15 April and ends at the close of polling on 23 June.
The limits also apply to spending that took place before the regulated period on campaign materials, such as leaflets, which are then used during this period.
The government was criticised by Leave campaigners for spending more than £9m on sending leaflets to all UK households backing EU membership, which happened before the spending limits came into force.
In a separate development, the Electoral Commission has removed 11 groups that were part of the Grassroots Out movement from its official register of campaign groups, meaning they will not be allowed to spend more than £10,000 on campaigning. Groups on the register can spend up to £700,000.
Britain Stronger In Europe said the Commission's ruling was "a damning verdict on Leave campaigns' attempts to circumvent the strict spending rules".
But Conservative MP and co-founder of Grassroots Out Peter Bone said Britain Stronger in Europe's allegations were "absurd, wrong and very disturbing".
He said the 11 groups had been set up in anticipation of Grassroots Out being designated as the official Leave campaign, which it failed to do, and the leaders of the groups had written to the Electoral Commission to say they would not be carrying out any campaigning activities.
Spurs are confident of completing a deal for the 25-year-old Anzhi Mahkachkala player in the coming days.
Willian has also attracted interest from Liverpool this summer.
The former Shakhtar Donetsk player would become the club's fifth major summer signing following the arrivals of Paulinho, Nacer Chadli, Roberto Soldado and Etienne Capoue.
If Spurs pull off the signing, it would be the third time this summer they have broken their transfer record.
In July, they signed Brazil midfielder Paulinho for a fee of just under £17m from Corinthians and earlier this month they spent £26m on Valencia's Spain striker Roberto Soldado.
Their previous high was the £16.5m paid for Darren Bent from Charlton in 2007.
Willian joined Anzhi in January for a reported £30m after five-and-a-half seasons at Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk.
But the attacking midfielder has become available as Anzhi attempt to cut costs after a change in strategy by their owner.
This summer, Spurs have also signed 25-year-old French midfielder Etienne Capoue, 25, for £9m from Ligue 1 club Toulouse and Belgium international winger Nacer Chadli from Dutch club FC Twente for £7m.
The signings come amid continuing rumours about Gareth Bale's future at Spurs. The Wales forward, 24, has been ruled out of action for two weeks by a foot injury, but speculation continues that Real Madrid will make a formal £80m move.
VisitScotland chairman Mike Cantlay is to visit the historic Annandale Distillery building to see progress.
It was built in the early 1830s and was later run by Johnnie Walker, but closed down in 1919.
Restoration work got under way two years ago and is due for completion this month, with an opening in early 2014 planned.
In 2007, the site, which was on the buildings at risk register, was bought by Prof David Thomson and his wife Theresa.
Once it reopens the facility will offer distillery tours, whisky tastings, educational facilities, a visitor centre, shop and café.
It is hoped it can attract some 50,000 visitors a year.
Mr Cantlay said: "The redevelopment of Annandale Distillery is absolutely fantastic news for Dumfries and Galloway and indeed Scotland.
"The project being developed sounds magnificent and this substantial investment into tourism is an investment into Scotland's, and indeed the region's, future.
"It's so exciting that Annandale Distillery will be ready to welcome visitors during Scotland's year of homecoming, which looks set to impress visitors from near and far."
The International Maritime Bureau says 35 people who were held hostage by Somali pirates died in 2011.
Levels of violence against seafarers in coastal waters around east Africa and the Gulf of Aden also remained high.
While the number of successful hijackings decreased, hostages are being held for longer, the report said.
Most of the hostages who died were killed while trying to escape during rescue operations.
The other deaths were directly at the hands of the pirates or due to malnutrition or disease during captivity.
While figures for hostages killed in previous years are patchy, the report says the 2011 figure does reflect a significant increase, and accounts for 3% of the total number of hostages taken.
BBC Africa analyst Mary Harper says it used to be rare for hostages to die in captivity since their value while alive has enabled pirates in the past to successfully obtain large ransom payments.
Source: 'Human cost of Somali piracy', International Maritime Bureau
The report also outlined some of the violence faced by seafarers and those taken hostage.
Last year nearly 4,000 seafarers were fired upon by Somali pirates, the report said
Of that number, 968 seafarers faced armed pirates who managed to board their vessels, while some 413 of those seafarers were rescued from secured rooms on their vessels by naval forces.
At least 1,206 hostages were held by Somali pirates in 2011, including 555 seafarers attacked and taken hostage during the year, and 645 captured in 2010 who remained in pirate hands.
Half of those held were subjected to punching and slapping and 10% suffered violent abuse such as being locked in freezers, burned with cigarettes and having their fingernails pulled out with pliers.
The average length of captivity also increased by 50% over the last year, up to an average length of more than eight months.
Some have been kept for more than two years, such as the crew of the Panama-flagged MV Iceberg who have been held hostage since March 2010.
The report says the ship's owner has gone out of business so there is nobody to negotiate the crew's release.
Father-of-two Adrian O'Kane was on a stag do in Magaluf at the weekend.
He was returning to his hotel in the early hours of Sunday when he was hit by a driver whom the local council said tested positive at the scene.
Mr O'Kane, from Birmingham, did not have travel insurance, say friends fundraising to bring his body home.
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A page on the JustGiving website has already raised more than three times the £8,000 originally hoped for.
Mr O'Kane's sister, Stephanie, said: "The holiday was booked by others and he would never have thought about the travel insurance side of things.
"He was a very easy-going, lovely, lovely man. He loved a laugh.
"It just should not have happened. He's not even a big drinker, he was on his way home.
"Everyone is in complete shock. We're devastated."
Any money leftover from the fundraising efforts will be given to Mr O'Kane's two daughters, Stephanie said.
A spokesperson for Calvia Council in Majorca said: "The driver was arrested after testing positive for drink and drugs at the scene "
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office said: "We are supporting the family of a British man who sadly died in Majorca on 23 April and are in contact with the local police."
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A Kyle Owens header which went in off Crues skipper Colin Coates for an own goal gave Ballymena the win which puts them just five points off the top.
Crusaders had led through a Jim Ervin own goal with Tony Kane levelling from the penalty spot.
Elsewhere, there were wins for Linfield, Cliftonville and Glentoran.
The match between Carrick Rangers and Glenavon ended in a 0-0 draw.
Linfield, now the only unbeaten team in the top flight now, are just two points behind Crusaders and will take over at the top if they win at Cliftonville on Tuesday night.
Ballymena's win was the eye-catching result of the day as it came against the team which hammered them 6-0 on the opening day of the season.
Former Ballymena winger David Cushley set up the opener as his low ball was eventually diverted in by defender Ervin for an own goal.
Ballymena, on a high after beating Linfield 4-1 in the League Cup on Tuesday night, hit back and equalised before half-time with a Kane penalty after Michael Gault's foul on Cathair Friel.
The hosts were reduced to 10 men when keeper Ross Glendinning was shown a straight red card for handling outside his area.
Instead of trying to hang on for a draw, David Jeffrey's United grabbed all three points as defender Coates could not keep out a 90th-minute header by Owens.
Linfield striker Andrew Waterworth scored his first league goal of the season to set the Blues on their way to a 4-0 home win over Ballinamallard United.
A free-kick by former Northern Ireland midfielder Sammy Clingan made it two with Mark Haughey and Paul Smyth adding further goals in the second half.
Gary Haveron celebrated his first win as Glentoran boss as a late Jonathan Smith penalty secured a 1-0 win away to Dungannon Swifts.
Carrick Rangers, under new manager Aaron Callaghan, ended a run of seven defeats in a row by drawing 0-0 at home to Glenavon who had defender Andrew Doyle red-carded for an off-the-ball incident 15 minutes from time.
Cliftonville made it four Premiership wins in five matches as goals by Daniel Hughes and skipper Jason McGuinness sealed a 2-0 home win over Ards.
In the late kick-off, Portadown lost for the seventh league game in a row as Brad Lyons of Coleraine scored the only goal at Shamrock Park.
She was the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia in 1930. She died when her plane crashed into the sea off Herne Bay on 5 January 1941.
Searches off the Kent coast failed to recover her body and the aircraft.
A service celebrating her life was held by Herne Bay Pier, where members of her family floated a wreath in her memory.
An information board about Johnson, who was born in Hull in 1903, was unveiled at the entrance to the pier last year.
A life-size bronze statue of the pioneering pilot, who was 37 when she died serving her country, has also been commissioned for the seafront.
8,600
miles to Darwin
£10,000 award from the Daily Mail for her heroics
75 hours of reported flying experience prior to journey
Awarded CBE by King George V upon her return
The circumstances surrounding her death remain a mystery, but it is known that she had taken off alone from Blackpool Airport to deliver an RAF aircraft to Kidlington airbase in Oxfordshire for the Air Transport Auxiliary.
The flight should have taken 90 minutes, but four-and-a-half hours later her plane ditched in the Thames Estuary, 100 miles off course and 12 miles off the coast of Herne Bay.
Vessels in the area at the time witnessed the crash, but were unable to rescue her.
The remembrance service, led by the Reverend Martin Belgrove of Herne Bay United Church, also officially launched a fund raising campaign to complete the bronze statue.
The sculpture will show Johnson dressed in flying clothes, striding forward, adjusting her goggles and looking to the skies.
The Amy Johnson Herne Bay Project said it would be unveiled by bi-plane pilot Tracey Curtis-Taylor, who is currently attempting to become only the second woman to fly single-handedly from the UK to Australia, following a similar route to Johnson.
Amy Johnson's nieces, Susan Crook and Judy Chilvers, said the statue would be "a great lasting tribute to her and all her achievements".
Sweeep Kuusakoski is recycling glass from more than 4,000 cathode ray TVs each day, and recovering up to 1kg (2.2lb) of lead from each set.
The leaded glass tubes were previously re-used in the production of new TV sets by firms in Malaysia.
But, after global demand for cathode ray TVs dried up, the firms re-using them closed leaving the glass unusable.
Sweeep Kuusakoski, in Sittingbourne, worked with a British inventor, Simon Greer, to build what it claims is the first furnace capable of extracting lead from the glass tubes to produce pure lead ingots and inert glass.
A Sweeep spokeswoman said: "It is the only solution available as we stand today. In five years no one else has come up with anything else.
"All over Europe, and the US glass stocks are piling up."
The furnace heats up the glass to over 1,000C.
Mr Greer said: "At that temperature we can chemically separate the lead from the glass and get the lead to fall from the bottom of the furnace and let the glass to continue on its journey.
"The glass is now good for turning into aggregates for road use. You wouldn't want to make drinking glasses out of it, but it's not hazardous any more."
Much of the recycled lead is used for car batteries.
Justin Greenaway, of Sweeep Kuusakoski, said: "Out of every waste TV we get 1 kg of lead. It's a valuable rare-earth commodity which would otherwise have had to have been dug up."
About 2 tonnes of lead are extracted each day by the Sittingbourne plant, fetching £1,300 per tonne.
The company employs about 200 people, including 18 from Thamesteel on Sheppey which went into administration in January with the loss of 350 jobs.
The company has now begun negotiations to build a furnace in the United States.
Witnesses told the state-run al-Ahram newspaper that he was dragged from his vehicle after running over one of the protesters at the rally on Monday in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura.
A preliminary medical report said he died from a deep cut to the neck. A photo of his body was posted online.
The interior ministry said that police had arrested 10 suspects.
The protester who the taxi driver is said to have run over was in a critical condition in a hospital in Mansoura, al-Ahram quoted a Facebook page called "Al-Azhar University in Mansoura" as saying.
The protesters were reportedly supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist movement of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.
Security has deteriorated in Egypt in the nearly three years since the uprising that forced President Hosni Mubarak to resign. There were a number of lynchings during Mr Morsi's one-year rule.
In June, four Shia Muslims were lynched by a mob apparently led by ultraconservative Salafist clerics in a village outside the capital, Cairo.
Three months earlier, vigilantes hanged two suspected thieves in a rural Nile Delta village as a crowd of thousands watched.
Could show creator Lin-Manuel Miranda be persuaded to play the role when the show opens in London in November?
The 37-year-old is in London shooting Mary Poppins Returns and is understood to have sat in on auditions.
According to the Daily Mail, however, he will not be available "until some time in 2018".
A press spokesperson for the show acknowledged there had been speculation but did not comment any further.
The hip-hop musical about one of America's founding fathers dominated last year's Tonys, walking away with 11 prizes.
Yet none of its award-winning stars will be reprising their roles in the show's initial run at London's Victoria Palace theatre.
The role of Aaron Burr will be played by Giles Terera, who was seen at the National Theatre last year in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.
The actor, who has also appeared in Avenue Q and The Book of Mormon, will play Hamilton's political rival, a role that saw Leslie Odom Jr win the Tony for best actor in a musical.
Miranda himself described Terera as "CRAZY good" on Twitter.
Hamilton's wife Eliza will be played by Rachelle Ann Go, the Filipino actress who played Gigi in Sir Cameron Mackintosh's 2014 revival of Miss Saigon.
Go will be reprising that role on Broadway this March, after which she will travel to London to begin Hamilton rehearsals.
Fellow Filipino Christine Allado will play the dual role of Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds, while Rachel John will play Angelica, the oldest of the show's three "Schuyler Sisters".
Actress Lea Salonga, Miss Saigon's original star, welcomed the casting of "two Pinay Schuyler Sisters" in the West End production in a congratulatory tweet.
Jason Pennycooke will play the dual role of the Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson, while Cleve September will double up as John Laurens and Hamilton's son Philip.
George Washington, America's first president, will be played Obioma Ugoala, currently to be found playing Smokey Robinson in Motown the Musical.
Newcomer Tarinn Callender, meanwhile, will make his professional stage debut in the dual role of Hercules Mulligan and James Madison.
There is no news yet on who will play the role of King George III, the British monarch who was on the throne at the time of the American Revolution.
Set during the American War of Independence and its aftermath, Hamilton uses hip-hop, rap and R&B to chart the life of the new nation's first treasury secretary.
Tickets that went on sale earlier this month are being offered on resale sites at more than 10 times their face value, despite the official retailer introducing measures to combat touts.
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All routes between Cardiff and Newport and Arriva Trains Wales services between west Wales and the Valleys are subject to alteration.
No trains will run between Cardiff Central and Cardiff Queen Street.
Passengers had faced cancellations and delays before new year as a result of re-signalling work in Cardiff Central.
Changes include:
Engineering works for the Christmas period are scheduled to be completed before 3 January.
The surge of water is also reported to have swept away 11 homes in the village of Nuugaatsiaq.
Police chief Bjørn Tegner Bay said he was unable to confirm whether there had been fatalities, according to KNR, Greenland's broadcasting corporation.
The authorities believe a magnitude four earthquake caused the tsunami.
According to the police chief, it struck off Uummannaq, a small island well above the Arctic Circle.
Meteorologist Trine Dahl Jensen told Danish news agency Ritzau that for such an earthquake to hit Greenland was "not normal", as she warned of the risk of aftershocks.
Emergency services were initially called at 22:15 local time (00:15 GMT) to reports of major flooding in the village, the Greenland Police's Facebook page said.
There were also reports of waves striking two other villages.
A helicopter flying over the area reported "big waves" spotted about 24 miles off the coast.
A total of 39 people have been evacuated from Nuugaatsiaq. A number of injuries have been reported.
Gordon Strachan's side were utterly dominant and rewarded the loyalty of a large travelling support with an emphatic if meaningless win.
A Chris Martin header and Shaun Maloney's curling shot had Scotland two up at half-time.
Steven Fletcher's second-half hat-trick and Steven Naismith's late finish gave the Tartan Army more to cheer.
The resounding nature of the victory does little to assuage the disappointment at failing to qualify for next year's tournament in France.
The fourth-place finish has already resulted in much soul-searching, not least by the manager who has yet to indicate whether he will still be in charge when qualifying for the 2018 World Cup commences in Malta next September.
The travelling supporters made their thoughts on the matter clear, with renditions of 'Only one Gordon Strachan'. Whether the manager is minded to give them the answer they desire should become clearer in the coming days.
Whether Strachan learned anything over the course of these 90 minutes that would help him in future preparations - should he stay - is arguable.
The match resembled a training exercise, often a shooting practice, against a team that, for all their endeavour, still looks out of place on the international stage.
That said, Scotland played some nice football and, with a bit of fortune and care, might even have scored double their final tally. Maloney went close on three occasions before his goal, Fletcher hit a post, Matt Ritchie had a header cleared off the line and Johnny Russell was denied by Jamie Robba from close range.
An assured performance by Andy Robertson - surely the first-choice left back for the next campaign - was another positive element, as was a marauding display on the right by Alan Hutton, free of defensive concerns.
So too the endless willingness and quick-thinking of Maloney, though for him and one or two others in the team another attritional campaign may have limited appeal.
Fletcher made a strong case for his continuing inclusion up front with his second hat-trick of the campaign against Gibraltar.
Buoyed by his stunning strike against Poland, the striker looked lively throughout and, though frustrated in front of goal in the first period, he headed in Hutton's cross early in the second half.
That was quickly followed by his second - a clever slotted effort in off a post.
But he saved the best till last - a curling shot reminiscent of Thursday's goal, which came off the underside of the bar before nestling in the net.
Mr Fillon's campaign has been dogged by claims, which he denies, that his wife and two of his children were paid for non-existent parliamentary work.
While an initial investigation is already under way, a decision on a more formal probe has yet to be made.
"I am the candidate and I will continue until victory," he said.
"The closer we get to the date of the election, the more scandalous it would be to deny the Right and the Centre of a candidate," he told Le Figaro, adding that he had hoped a decision would have been taken sooner.
The first round of the election will be held on 23 April, with the second round run-off between two candidates two weeks later.
On 26 January, he had told the TF1 channel that "the only thing that would prevent me from being a candidate is if my honour was tainted, if I was placed under examination".
While France's financial prosecutor decided to keep an initial investigation open on Thursday, the decision to launch a more formal probe would need to be taken by a magistrate. It could take months or years to reach that point.
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Media reports say Mr Fillon's Welsh-born wife Penelope earned €831,400 (£710,000; $880,000) as her husband's parliamentary assistant between 1998 and 2012, and questioned how much work she had done.
It subsequently emerged that Mr Fillon had hired two of his children to act as lawyers, paying them €84,000 between 2005 and 2007 - when they were students.
In early February, he said that although what he had done was legal, French people no longer accepted the practice and that he had made a "mistake".
The controversy has hit Mr Fillon in the polls, with one new survey by Ifop for three French media outlets on Friday suggesting he is neck-and-neck with centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron.
But the poll places both behind the far-right's Marine Le Pen.
"Despite the prominence of 'PenelopeGate' in conversations in France, and the storm around his campaign, Francois Fillon has this week managed to stop the electoral haemorrhage, and even to progress a little," Ifop's analysis said.
Polls indicate Mr Fillon or Mr Macron would easily beat Ms Le Pen in the second round of the election in May.
Darren Moorhouse, 49, died after being attacked at Athol Close, Halifax, on Wednesday, West Yorkshire Police said.
A post-mortem examination found that Mr Moorhouse died as a result of a stab wound to the chest. 　
Christopher Churchill, aged 33, of Athol Close, Halifax, and Dale Dwyer, aged 25, of Alma Street, Buxton, Derbyshire, were charged on Saturday.
They are due to appear at Bradford Magistrates' Court.
A 31-year-old woman arrested on Wednesday evening has been released without charge.
Mr Assange denies sexually assaulting two women in Sweden. He was remanded in custody pending a hearing next week.
A judge at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court refused bail because of the risk of the 39-year-old fleeing.
A Wikileaks spokesman said the arrest was an attack on media freedom and pledged to continue publishing.
After the court appearance Mr Assange's lawyer Mark Stephens said he would be applying again for bail.
He claimed the accusations were "politically motivated" and said the judge was keen to see the evidence against Mr Assange, an Australian citizen.
Mr Stephens said Wikileaks would continue to publish material and added: "We are on cable 301 and there are 250,000 secret cables."
A Downing Street spokesman said Mr Assange's arrest was "a matter for the police" and there had been no ministerial involvement.
The Pentagon welcomed the arrest, with US Defence Secretary Robert Gates saying on a visit to Afghanistan that it was "good news".
Prosecutors in Sweden have insisted the extradition request is a matter of criminal law and they "have not been put under any kind of pressure, political or otherwise".
Five people, including journalist John Pilger, film director Ken Loach and Jemima Khan, the sister of Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith, offered to put up sureties.
But district judge Howard Riddle refused bail for Mr Assange and he was remanded in custody until 14 December.
Judge Riddle said he believed Mr Assange might flee and he also feared he "may be at risk from unstable persons".
Gemma Lindfield, for the Swedish authorities, gave details of the allegations against Mr Assange.
Profile: Julian Assange
One of the allegations is that he had unprotected sex with a woman, identified only as Miss A, when she insisted he use a condom.
Another is that he had unprotected sex with another woman, Miss W, while she was asleep.
Mr Assange, who was accompanied by Australian consular officials, initially refused to say where he lived but eventually gave an address in Australia.
Afterwards Ms Khan explained why she was willing to put up a surety: "I offered my support as I believe that this is about the universal right of freedom of information and our right to be told the truth."
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At a full hearing, which is not likely to take place for some weeks, Mr Assange will be able to raise his arguments against extradition.
The "fast-track" European arrest warrant system is based on the concept that all the participating countries have legal systems which meet similar standards, and fully respect human rights.
If Julian Assange is to avoid extradition he would need to show the warrant is politically motivated. This has been argued successfully in the past by Russian oligarchs, though Sweden has a better judicial record than Russia.
Or he would need to use technical arguments - arguing the warrant does not show specifically what law has been broken. But most technical mistakes could be resolved eventually and the warrant reissued.
Wikileaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson said it would not stop the release of more secret files and told Reuters on Tuesday: "Wikileaks is operational. We are continuing on the same track as laid out before.
"Any development with regards to Julian Assange will not change the plans we have with regards to the releases today and in the coming days."
He said Wikileaks was being operated by a group in London and other secret locations.
Secret locations
US State Department spokesman PJ Crowley said it was possible the US would make an extradition request for Mr Assange but he said it was premature as the criminal investigation into Wikileaks was still ongoing.
Mr Assange was arrested by appointment at a London police station at 0930 GMT.
Wikileaks' struggle to stay online
Police contacted Mr Stephens on Monday night after receiving a European arrest warrant from the Swedish authorities.
An earlier warrant, issued last month, had not been filled in correctly.
Mr Assange has come in for criticism in the past week for the revelations made on Wikileaks.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has criticised the website for publishing details of sensitive sites, including some in the UK, saying they could be targeted by terrorists.
But, in an article for The Australian newspaper, Mr Assange denied he had put lives at risk and said Wikileaks deserved to be protected.
Mr Crowley said: "The (US) constitution enshrines the freedom of the press and we respect that, even if we have concerns about how that is exercised".
Gerard Batten, a UKIP MEP, said the Assange case highlighted the dangers of the European arrest warrant.
He said: "I don't know of the quality of the evidence in Mr Assange's case but it does seem that he is involved in political turmoil and intrigue and there are a lot of people keen to shut him up and there is nothing a court in the UK can do to look at the evidence before they extradite him."
Mr Assange's supporters have written an open letter to Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, asking her to protect him.
Mr Pilger, who appeared in court to support Mr Assange, said Ms Gillard's threat to remove his passport smacked of "totalitarianism".
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They said 727,947 people had signed their petition to have a vote - more than required by Ecuadorian law.
President Rafael Correa has promised that any oil earnings from the park would be used for poverty alleviation.
But critics say one of the world's most biodiverse areas would be damaged.
The signatures were gathered by Yasunidos, an organisation of environmentalist and indigenous groups.
"With these signatures we are certain that the popular consultation vote will go ahead," Carla Espin of Yasunidos told reporters in the Ecuadorian capital, Quito.
The signatures, which came from as far away as Australia, Mexico and Europe, still need to be validated by the Ecuadorian electoral authorities.
It would then be up to the Constitutional Court to authorise a referendum on the issue.
Limited oil exploitation has been taking place in parts of Yasuni, which covers nearly 10,000 sq km (3,860 sq miles), since the 1970s.
But last year President Rafael Correa abandoned a conservation plan that would have seen rich nations pay Ecuador not to drill in previously untouched parts of the park.
Mr Correa said the initiative had attracted only a fraction of the $3.6bn (£2.1bn) it had aimed to raise, leaving Ecuador with no choice but go ahead with drilling. Oil is the country's main export.
There were protests in Quito against his decision.
The park supports a huge variety of wildlife, including unique species of birds, monkeys and amphibians.
It is also home to the Huaorani and other indigenous people who had virtually no contact with the outside world until recent decades.
Yasuni oilfields hold an estimated 846 million barrels of crude, 20 percent of Ecuador's reserves.
Last year, MPs approved new guidance for judges making clear a criminal's right to a family life had limits.
But in the Mail on Sunday, Mrs May said she now wanted to introduce a law to require most foreigners guilty of serious crimes to be deported.
Some judges were choosing to "ignore parliament's wishes," she argued.
Last year's guidance was designed to put an end to circumstances in which the right to a family life as set out in Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights was used to justify granting foreign criminals the right to remain in the UK, rather than being deported.
Last year, Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke obtained Home Office figures suggesting that 177 foreign criminals avoided deportation in the year 2011 to 2012 after convincing judges of their right to a family life in Britain.
At the time, Labour questioned whether the guidance would be sufficient to override the precedent set by earlier cases and said it would support primary legislation.
* Source: Home Office
The home secretary, in her newspaper article, blamed judges who had "got it into their heads that the ECHR Article Eight 'right to family life' could not be curbed".
"Unfortunately, some judges evidently do not regard a debate in Parliament on new immigration rules, followed by the unanimous adoption of those rules, as evidence that Parliament actually wants to see those new rules implemented," she wrote.
She noted that one judge had justified his decision on the basis that the new guidance had been subject only to "a weak form of Parliamentary scrutiny".
Mrs May went on: "It is essential to democracy that the elected representatives of the people make the laws that govern this country - and not the judges.
"Yet some judges seem to believe that they can ignore Parliament's wishes if they think that the procedures for parliamentary scrutiny have been 'weak'. That appears actually to mean that they can ignore Parliament when they think it came to the wrong conclusion."
The home secretary said she was determined to bring forward a new law making it clear the deportation should be the norm in everything but "extraordinary circumstances".
However, she warned the delay in getting that onto the statute book would inevitably mean "more victims of violent crimes committed by foreigners in this country".
The home secretary stressed there was not a dispute about respect for human rights, which she said she agreed was "an essential part of any decent legal system".
"It is about how to balance rights against each other: in particular, the individual's right to family life, the right of the individual to be free from violent crime, and the right of society to protect itself against foreign criminals," she said.
Despite her criticisms of what she said was a minority among the judiciary, Mrs May insisted that she was "a great admirer of most of the judges in Britain".
And she accepted the need for the power of government ministers to be "reviewed and restrained" by the judiciary.
However, she stressed that UK laws are "made by the elected representatives of the people in Parliament", adding: "Our democracy is subverted when judges decide to take on that role for themselves".
Human rights lawyer and Labour peer Baroness Kennedy described Mrs May's position as a "populist bit of politicking".
On the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, she said the number of cases that would be affected by the new law was "minuscule".
"This depresses me," Baroness Kennedy said. "It's a common story with home secretaries that this is what they end up doing.
"We've got to remember that this is about the independence of the judiciary and why that's so important.
"It's absolutely imperative that judges are not under the thumb of home secretaries, and it can be frustrating for home secretaries of course, but it is not good to see this kind of vocal attack on the judges, and I am sad that she has done this."
It was the job of the criminal courts to decide how best to protect the community from offenders by imposing custodial sentences, and subsequent judgements on whether to deport a foreign criminal on their release from prison could be "very difficult, subtle decisions", she said.
Then she compromised - tabling an amendment designed to sidestep a row.
And then almost 50 rebels ignored her instructions.
Were she Labour's permanent leader, her authority would be in tatters.
But it's not about her; she'll be gone by the autumn.
The real question is: could any of her would-be successors persuade the party that welfare must be reformed now?
Would they want, or dare, to try?
One of them, Andy Burnham, says he's "firing the starting gun on Labour's opposition" to the welfare bill, but he didn't vote against it.
How come? Labour's compromise amendment said the party "declines to give a Second Reading" to the Bill.
So Labour MPs who did what they were told last night - Burnham among them - voted for a Labour amendment that said they wouldn't give the bill a second reading, then abstained 15 minutes later when they got a chance to vote for real on whether to give the bill second reading.
Confused? That's political compromise for you.
Burnham can fairly hint he fell out with Harriet Harman over the idea of accepting cuts and pushed her to change her position - and say he would do things differently if he got elected leader. But the comments below his Facebook posting explaining all this suggest some potential supporters are unimpressed.
One reads: "I am so sorry Andy, but tonight you lost my vote for leadership."
Posts on the net are no certain judge of sentiment, but it's fair to say if George Osborne hoped to create splits, confusion and rancour in Labour's ranks, he succeeded.
There have been bigger tussles between left and right in Labour's history, and bigger and more memorable rebellions.
But this drama is staged in plain sight, with fresh, young MPs playing leading roles, at the moment the party chooses a leader who may - perhaps - be in place at the general election.
In influencing what positions the leadership candidates take, it could help define the sort of party that fights the 2020 campaign.
And it could reveal how much space in the centre ground of British politics is left for the chancellor to try to claim for his own.
Southern Fail: The Musical includes songs such as "Imagine There's No Southern" and "Haywards Heath" to the tune of 1970s hit Echo Beach.
Director Mark Brailsford and writer Simon Levenson joined forces to create a musical that would "force the rail operator to reflect on its conduct".
It premieres in Brighton this weekend, with more dates in the pipeline.
The musical uses snippets of The Treason Show, a comedy sketch series running in Brighton for 17 years, plus new material.
Mr Brailsford, 51, said: "I like the Peter Cook quote about the Berlin cabarets which helped 'stop the rise of Hitler and prevent the Second World War'.
"Satire doesn't really change the world, but it can add its little 10 pence. It channels people's anger and shines a mirror up to the issue.
"It's insulting that Southern Rail refers to us as customers, implying we have the choice to use another rail service."
The musical centres around two commuters, who become friends and stand up to the firm.
It features songs including Imagine There's No Southern.
Another tune includes the lyrics: "Grayling's failing, Once again I'm late for tea. Grayling's failing, he's not bothered, and he blames the RMT."
The year-long dispute between Southern Rail and the RMT union and train drivers' union Aslef, centres around Driver Only Operated trains.
All deal negotiations so far have failed, and more strikes are expected, after the latest action was called off after the Manchester attack.
Regardless of whether a deal is made, Mr Brailsford said they would never be short of Southern material, as "it was never a good service".
This year, the company was ranked lowest in a UK-wide customer satisfaction survey.
A Southern spokeswoman said the musical was written when industrial action meant the firm was having to cancel trains, but now they were in the process of "transforming and future-proofing" the service with "extensive infrastructure rebuilding and upgrades, new trains and technologies".
"We are still in transition but we are starting to see performance improvements and this will continue."
The show premieres at the Brighton Fringe Festival on Friday 2 June and Saturday 3 June, with shows scheduled for 10 June at Shoreham Ropetackle and 24 June at Brighton's Sallis Benney Theatre.
A crowdfunding page has been set up to try and take the show to other venues along the rail line into London.
After sweeping across the Great Lakes, the storm dumped 5ft (1.5m) of snow in the Buffalo area, with more forecast.
The storm caused seven deaths there - one in a car crash, one trapped in a car and five from heart attacks.
Freezing temperatures were recorded across the country, and there were more deaths elsewhere in the country.
"We have tried to get out of our house, and we are lucky to be able to shovel so we can open the door," said Linda Oakley, a resident of Buffalo.
"We're just thinking that in case of an emergency we can at least get out the door," she added. "We can't go any further."
Residents were reported trapped in their homes and cars, and strong winds and icy roads caused motorway accidents and forced school closures in parts of the US.
More than 100 vehicles were reported trapped along a New York state roadway on Wednesday.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo deployed more than 100 National Guard members to assist in clearing roads and removing abandoned vehicles.
"This is an historic event," he said. "When all is said and done, this snowstorm will break all sorts of records, and that's saying something in Buffalo."
The National Weather Service said some places could top the record for a single-day of snowfall, which is 6ft 4ins (1.93m).
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Train service in parts of New York state was suspended on Wednesday, while long stretches of highway near Buffalo were shuttered.
As well as the fatalities in New York, there were two other weather-related deaths reported in New Hampshire and Michigan.
About 20 people have died across the US since Saturday.
Three firefighters in Indiana were also injured when a trailer struck a fire truck on a snow-covered roadway.
Amid the weather, the State University of New York Buffalo announced it planned to go ahead with a nationally televised football game on Wednesday evening, although all pre-game activities were cancelled.
Malusi Gigaba added that more than 60 employees of retail chain Spar "without documentation" had been arrested.
Mr Gigaba warned that firms would be "penalised" if they breached the law, and said they should not fuel tensions by "playing locals against foreigners".
His comments come amid concern that xenophobia is rising in South Africa.
Many unemployed South Africans accuse foreigners of taking their jobs.
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In the past week, Nigerian nationals have been attacked in the capital Pretoria; on Monday, 34 foreign-owned shops were looted in parts of Pretoria, and a local group has called for a march for Friday to protest at immigrants it says are taking their jobs.
The attacks triggered condemnation by the Nigerian government and a call by MPs for Nigeria's ambassador to South Africa to be recalled.
But South Africa's foreign affairs department dismissed claims that Nigerian nationals were targets of xenophobic violence.
Spokesperson Clayson Monyela said the attacks were nothing more than sporadic criminal incidents. The government also said inflammatory social media statements by South Africans and foreign nationals against each other were unnecessary.
However, Thursday saw protesters in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, target the head office of South African telecoms company MTN in apparent retaliation for violence against Nigerians in South Africa.
Mr Gigaba, whose comments have been published on the government's Twitter account, said South Africans should not be portrayed as "mere xenophobes".
He added that 33,339 people had been deported in 2015-16.
South Africa's Home Affairs Department is getting tough on business - but will it work? The sense in some circles is it'll be all talk and no action - purely because they aren't enough people to carry out the job. The country is among the top 10 picks in the world for migrants looking for safety or a fresh start, according to the office of the president.
In the spirit of "Ubuntu"- humanity - South Africa has been hard-pressed to turn away its neighbours when they came knocking in their millions over the years. So what's the problem? Businesses have been accused of taking advantage of the situation by hiring illegal immigrants as cheap labour to avoid complying with government policy of fair pay.
This is partly where the "foreigners are taking our jobs sentiment" touted at the moment comes from. But the government can't afford to not act - those frustrated with the challenges presented by the country's porous borders are taking to violence to get their voices heard and making like difficult for foreigners living in their communities.
Still, the current trend of migration is placing additional pressure on the already struggling economy and something has got to give. While some are calling for stricter laws altogether, a more immediate response could be a more careful vetting of who is in the country and why. Are they actual asylum seekers or economic migrants - with the latter more likely to get caught in the eye of the storm.
In his budget speech on Wednesday, South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said that 35% of the labour force was unemployed or had given up looking for work.
South Africa experienced its worst outbreak of violence against foreigners in 2008, when more than 60 people died.
Two years ago, similar unrest in the cities of Johannesburg and Durban claimed seven lives as African immigrants were hunted down and attacked by gangs.
There are 20 MPs and peers from different parties who act as trade representatives abroad.
Mr Duncan Smith said it was "absurd" that this list should include "people who are viscerally opposed to Brexit".
Trade envoys have responded that Brexit is irrelevant to their work.
The former work and pensions secretary was commenting on the fact that some of the current trade envoys voted against the government during the passage of the bill which enabled the triggering of Article 50.
He told the website BrexitCentral: "It is quite unacceptable and high time we appointed new people who believe that what we are doing is positive and full of new opportunity."
But one of the envoys in question - Lib Dem Baroness Northover, who represents the UK in Angola, told the BBC: "He seems to have misunderstood the role of the UK's trade envoys."
She added: "We worked to increase trade before the referendum, and we continue to do so now... Where we stand on the referendum is irrelevant."
The envoy to Oman, Conservative former defence minister Lord Astor of Hever, said he and his colleagues were "doing a huge amount of work around the world, but we'd be doing this whether or not we are in the EU".
He specified that Brexit "hasn't been mentioned" in his interaction with Oman.
He stressed that, like Iain Duncan Smith, he wants to "follow the will of the people in leaving the EU".
A government spokesman said: "The trade envoy programme is a cross-party network of parliamentarians from both Houses whose role is promoting trade and investment between the UK and overseas markets.
"The voluntary roles are appointed by the prime minister and all envoys bring a wealth of experience to help support British businesses in growing and succeeding internationally."
The programme was set up in 2012 under David Cameron to help the UK build links with markets where there is less ministerial engagement, usually developing countries.
The BBC understands all the envoys recently received a letter from the international trade secretary, Liam Fox, confirming they would continue in their roles and the government sees their work as "crucial".
That is a notion raised by Daniel Finkelstein in The Times today. This idea - which has fans in Westminster and Whitehall - strikes me as a misreading of the situation in Europe.
This idea has arisen because Yanis Varoufakis, the former Greek finance minister, is a game theorist, a type of economist who studies interactions in simplified versions of reality.
These stylised scenarios are known, in the jargon, as "games". Famous ones you might have heard of include "the Stag Hunt", "The Ultimatum Game" and - most famously - "the Prisoner's Dilemma".
One famous game is called "Chicken". Imagine two cars racing towards one another. If neither swerves, both drivers lose. If either swerves, however, that person is deemed to lose.
This is a bit like the Greek negotiation. Neither side wants to give in first, but neither side wants to end with no deal.
This is a hard game to be good at - unless you can send a worrying signal to the driver of the other car.
You could try to convince the other driver that you have no control of the car, so they will be forced to move.
Rip off the steering wheel and wave it out of the window, perhaps? Or you could behave like you enjoy crashes - or are indifferent to the pain they cause. That, Lord Finkelstein has suggested, was part of the Greek negotiating strategy.
Lord Finkelstein wrote: "Varoufakis believed that if his negotiating partners - the Germans, the IMF, the Commission - concluded he was a bit bonkers, a bit reckless, they would appreciate that he might crash the Greek economy and bring down the whole edifice of the euro on top of him. Persuading your adversary that you are mad is a classic game theory gambit."
I think you can understand the Greek position much more simply: they predicated their negotiating position on notions that turned out to be untrue.
Here is another simple idea from game theory: a classic negotiation between two parties is best understood by looking at ideas called the "outside option" and the "inside option".
The outside option is the outcome for each individual if the negotiation fails. The inside option is what you get if the negotiation is completed. Negotiation is usually the process of changing the value of the inside option.
If you are trying to buy a car from a salesperson, then the outside option is walking away - keep your cash, take no car and retain the option of starting a negotiation with other salespeople.
For the seller, the outside option means keeping the car, having less cash and retaining the option of selling that car to someone else.
Fair and free negotiations will usually fail unless the inside option is better than the outside option.
If it is better not to agree for any party, they won't. My assumption (largely based on Duncan's great reporting) is that Mr Varoufakis, a few months ago, thought that the outside option for Europe was gruesome.
So he could demand a lot, and they would still agree because it would be better for them.
For example, we know that he estimated that a messy Greek default would lead to financial contagion: for the sake of not saving little Greece, Europe could make investors worry about lending to Portugal, Spain or Italy.
He wrote in 2012 "the notion that Europe is ready for a Grexit is absurd."
Measures then under way by the ECB could not limit "the damage on Spain, then Italy etc."
In short, if Europe did not cut a deal, Greece would rip Europe in two. That would make the outside option for Europe a catastrophe.
And Mr Varoufakis also assumed that the outside option for Greece was not all that bad. That means his hand, in a negotiation, would be very strong.
That is because, quite recently, Greece was running a so-called "primary surplus" earlier this year.
That means if it got cut off from financial markets because it failed to pay its debtors, it could still keep its public services running.
I would presume he also thought the banks would be kept afloat by the European Central Bank: in previous chapters of the crisis, it actually rewrote its own rules to keep the banks open and liquid in Greece.
In that situation, Mr Varoufakis thought the damage of a failure to agree would be much worse to Europe than it would be to Greece.
And, in that situation, the best strategy for Greece is to wait. This isn't a "madman" strategy. It's a quite rational calculation about the outside option.
So he wanted to wait for investors to start fretting and fussing, for bond yields to rise, for bank shares to start shedding value and for a credit squeeze to start moving through Europe.
If contagion ever made it look like Spain or - heaven forbid - the vast Italian debt could not be serviced, the Eurogroup would race to offer a deal to Greece on good terms.
There was a catch, though. All of his assumptions were wrong.
First, investors have been very unconcerned by Greek default. They see the politics and arithmetic of Greece as different to the rest of the continent and do not see parallels between them.
So the market panics never came. The Eurogroup could afford to wait.
Second, Greece nosedived into recession. It is surely not now running a primary surplus.
That means that Greece needs help just to run the existing level of public services. That means pain to Greece for not being able to access new financing. It cannot wait.
Third, the ECB did not keep Greece's banks going, which means the economy is being suffocated.
Every day that this runs on makes the situation worse, businesses being shut down and individuals suffering. This whole scenario is dismal for the Greeks - and worsens every day.
In short, the outside option turns out, in the past few weeks, to have been much worse for Greece and a lot less damaging to the rest of Europe than they thought.
So the inside option they thought they might be able to extract from the rest of Europe turns out to be much worse than they once imagined.
That all strikes me as a simpler explanation of the Syriza strategy than a "madman at the wheel" gambit.
Indeed, put this argument another way: if you were to pursue that strategy, would you do it like this?
If I were pursuing that approach, I would start openly preparing for a messy default and exit from the Eurozone.
This is not to say that I think Syriza solely misjudged the economics.
Natural allies in Rome and Paris were alienated. Syriza misunderstood what role the US State Department would play.
They made it politically difficult for German and Dutch politicians to help them.
They also behaved, at times, as though the governments who lend them money do not have their own democratic mandates.
But I think a misreading the outside option for the rest of Europe is a major part of what went wrong - not a failed plea of insanity.
Yasmin Seweid, 18, said three men had called her a "terrorist".
She has been charged with filing a false report and obstructing governmental administration.
She reportedly later admitted to police she had been out drinking and had made up the story as an excuse.
The student originally told police the men had told her to "get out of this country" and to "get the f****** hijab off your head!", NBC reports.
She said they had tried to tear off her headscarf and that no bystanders had intervened during the alleged incident on 1 December. She also said that one of the men had grabbed her bag, breaking the strap.
"It breaks my heart that so many individuals chose to be bystanders while watching me get harassed verbally and physically by these disgusting pigs," she said on Facebook one day later, according to NBC.
But officials reportedly got suspicious when they could not find witnesses or any significant video.
Then, last Friday, the woman was reported missing, in a case that was widely reported on US media. She was found one day later.
She was arrested on Wednesday and admitted fabricating the story to avoid getting into trouble with her parents.
Ms Seweid was arraigned at Manhattan Criminal Court, where she appeared without a veil and with her hair shaved. Unnamed sources told the NY Daily News her parents had forced her to cut her hair over the incident.
Released on Thursday, she faces up to a year in jail for each charge.
In the days after the election of Mr Trump in November, hundreds of alleged cases of intimidation and abuse were reported in the US. Many of the cases were linked to Trump supporters, a monitoring group said.
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The regulator, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), said there had been public complaints that they prompted curiosity in "innocent children".
Pakistan is a socially conservative country and such commercials were already rare.
Last year a specific advert for Josh condoms was banned as "immoral".
Pakistan, the world's sixth most populous nation, has a lower rate of access to birth control than the average for the region, according to the World Health Organization.
In a video message posted on Twitter, Kathy Griffin "begged" for forgiveness and said she had "crossed a line".
She said she was asking celebrity photographer Tyler Shields to remove the photo from the internet.
The gruesome image brought a storm of online criticism, including from Mr Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr.
"Disgusting but not surprising," he tweeted. "This is the left today. They consider this acceptable."
Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of Mr Trump's 2016 election rival Hillary, also condemned the image, calling it "vile and wrong".
"It is never funny to joke about killing a president," she tweeted.
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney also waded in, tweeting: "Our politics have become too base, too low, & too vulgar, but Kathy Griffin's post descends into an even more repugnant & vile territory."
The 56-year-old Emmy award-winning actress and comedian has been a staunch critic of President Trump.
In her video apology, she said: "I'm just now seeing the reaction of these images. I'm a comic, I crossed the line. I moved the line and then I crossed it. I went way too far.
"The image is too disturbing. I understand how it affects people. It wasn't funny, I get it. I beg for your forgiveness."
Dante Gabriel Rossetti pictured his "muse and lover" Jane Morris in many of his Pre-Raphaelite works.
Thirty paintings, sketches and photos of her feature in the Rossetti's Obsession exhibition at Lady Lever Art Gallery, Wirral, until 21 September.
Galleries director Sandra Penketh said the exhibition marks 100 years since Mrs Morris' death.
Ms Penketh said: "Jane Morris as a model, muse, wife, lover and artist in her own right was at the heart of this explosive group which challenged the art establishment of the time."
Rossetti had a long affair with model Mrs Morris shortly after she married William in 1859.
Ms Penketh said Rossetti, who died in 1882, depicted Mrs Morris as the "ultimate femme-fatale".
"Her striking features, tumbling long hair and haunting stare appear in so many of Rossetti's finest works that they have become indelibly associated with the movement," Ms Penketh added.
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was founded 150 years ago by Rossetti, William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais who wanted to revolutionise the Victorian art world.
Under the plan, production at the plant in Peterlee, County Durham would be moved to other sites in the UK, owner PepsiCo said.
It said the decision had been taken in an effort to find "crucial savings" and to ensure the long-term growth of the business.
Manufacturing managing director at the Peterlee site, Tracey Foster, said union consultations had begun.
In a statement, she said: "In order to improve the efficiency of our UK snacks manufacturing operations, we are proposing the closure of our factory at Peterlee.
"Crisps currently produced at the site would be manufactured at our other facilities in the UK.
"Peterlee has been an important site for our business but the changes we are proposing present significant productivity and efficiency savings crucial for ensuring the long-term sustainable growth of our business in the UK.
"We appreciate this is upsetting news for everyone at the Peterlee site.
"No decisions will be made without first consulting employees and their representatives. We would also like to reassure colleagues that we will be providing on-going support and assistance from this point onwards."
Labour MP Grahame Morris, whose Easington constituency includes the Peterlee factory, described the announcement as a "bitter blow" for East Durham.
Sheena Ramsey is to take voluntary redundancy at the end of the month.
A management restructure will also result in the loss of "several senior manager posts" to "realise more savings", the authority said.
The council said the review had only just started and that it could not say how many senior roles would be axed.
In a statement, Knowsley Council said: "One of the ways in which we plan to achieve savings is by further reducing our senior management costs.
"In view of this, Sheena Ramsey has decided to step down from her role as chief executive and take voluntary redundancy.
"We will also be looking to restructure our senior management arrangements resulting in a loss of several senior manager posts to realise more savings, as well as reducing our workforce by 200 jobs."
Ms Ramsey, who earns a salary of between £175,000 and £192,000, has worked at the authority for nine years.
The 19-year-old, who made 19 appearances for the Scottish Premiership side last season, has agreed a two-year deal at the Amex.
Centre-back Hall, who is a Northern Ireland Under-19 international, will initially join Albion's under-21 squad.
"Ben is an excellent young prospect," Seagulls boss Chris Hughton told the club website.
"His challenge is not only to progress but to be ready to make that step up into the first-team squad."
Motherwell say Hall, who joined Well from Dungannon Swifts in 2013, was offered several new contracts to stay at Fir Park.
"We have been in discussions with Ben for the best part of five months," manager Mark McGhee told his club website.
"However, we have always been conscious that this may happen and, as such, have been working on a replacement, which we hope to announce soon."
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Matt Baggott said an "over zealous" approach could have inflamed the situation.
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Created in 1922, the bronze casting of Degas' original wax figure fetched a record sum for one of his sculptures.
The Sotheby's auction also saw the first work to be sold from Cornelius Gurlitt's trove of Nazi-looted art.
Max Liebermann's Two Riders on a Beach, which was among more than 1,200 works found in Gurlitt's Munich apartment three years ago, went for £1.87m.
The 1901 oil painting made more than three times the pre-sale upper estimate of £550,000.
"My family and I are very pleased with Sotheby's sale of my great-uncle's painting," said David Toren, the only living heir to have seen Liebermann's artwork hanging in situ before it was seized by the Nazis.
"Recounting the circumstances of this painting's journey and revisiting of my family's history has been very poignant."
The auction also included a Gustav Klimt portrait lost to Jewish owners during the Nazi regime, which came to sale after the resolution of a dispute between descendants of the artist and the subject.
Portrait of Gertrud Loew sold for £24.8m, exceeding the pre-sale estimate of £18m and fetching the second-highest price for a portrait by the artist at auction.
Helena Newman, Sotheby's co-head of impressionist and modern art, described it as "one of his finest portraits to appear at auction in over 20 years".
The Degas sculpture took the French Impressionist three years to finish and was the only sculpture he ever exhibited in his lifetime.
The 28 bronze repetitions that appear in museums and galleries around the world today were cast after his death in 1917.
One of them was previously offered for auction at Christie's in New York in 2011 but failed to sell after the bids stopped at $18.5m (£11.8m).
Other highlights Wednesday's the sale included the first version of Edouard Manet's famous Le Bar aux Folies-Bergere (1881), which fetched £16.9m.
The same work sold for £4.4m when it last appeared at Sotheby's in London in June 1994.
The amusement park announced in March 2016 that it was no longer breeding orcas and would stop making whales do tricks at its amusement parks.
It's all come about after SeaWorld faced lots of criticism from people who say keeping the whales in captivity is cruel and unnecessary.
The chain had another big setback when One Direction's Harry Styles urged his fans not to visit their parks. In October 2015, Californian authorities banned SeaWorld from breeding animals in captivity.
SeaWorld say many of the criticisms aren't fair and that they carry out vital research with the mammals. In announcing the closing of the shows, SeaWorld CEO Joel Manby said , "We are proud of our part in contributing to the human understanding of these animals. As society's understanding of orcas continues to change, SeaWorld is changing with it."
SeaWorld also has big water parks in Texas and Florida which will also be stopping trick shows soon.
They say a new show "Orca Encounter", will open in San Diego from summer 2017 which won't be a theatrical show, but will focus on the animals themselves, their exercise and their overall health.
In the meantime, SeaWorld San Diego say they will still have an temporary orca presentation in an underwater viewing pool.
The government called the move the "largest resettlement programme for children in the world".
It is in addition to UK prime minister David Cameron's pledge to take 20,000 refugees by 2020.
But critics said it would do nothing to help the thousands of lone Syrian children who had made it to Europe, but were at risk of trafficking and abuse.
The government scheme will target unaccompanied children in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as those considered at risk of abuse and exploitation, such as children threatened with child labour and child marriage. It will resettle children and their families "where the UNHCR deems resettlement is in the best interests of the child."
Several hundred people are expected to be resettled in the UK by April 2017 "with a view to resettling up to 3,000 over the lifetime of this Parliament", the government said.
The five-year Syrian civil war has created more than 4.5 million refugees across the region - half of them children in need of food, education and a home. The UN has warned that a whole generation of Syrian children is at risk.
Immigration Minister James Brokenshire said: "We have always been clear that the vast majority of vulnerable children are better off remaining in host countries in the region so they can be reunited with surviving family members. However, there are exceptional circumstances in which it is in a child's best interests to be resettled in the UK.
"We have engaged with a number of NGOs, including the UNHCR on the best way to provide protection to refugee children and ensure their welfare and safety remain at the heart of every decision made."
The scheme will be reviewed after two years.
The announcement was welcomed by Children's Commissioner for England Anne Longfield, who said the children would get the "vital protection and support they need" in the UK.
But Yvette Cooper, chairwoman of Labour's Refugee Taskforce, said the announcement included "nothing new to help the thousands of child refugees alone in Europe who are at risk of trafficking, sexual exploitation and abuse".
"Children are risking their lives every day making dangerous journeys, and Europol estimate at least 10,000 children have disappeared in the crisis, many trafficked into prostitution and modern slavery. Many children are sleeping rough or in makeshift camps because children's homes are full, and many have been sexually abused and exploited too."
And Lib Dem leader Tim Farron suggested that the move was a "cynical" ploy - a bid to "buy off" Conservative backbenchers ahead of a Commons vote on the issue of unaccompanied children in the camps next week.
He told the BBC the announcement would not help the 30,000 unaccompanied children who have made it to Europe already but are at risks in camps: "Of those 30,000, 10,000 have gone missing. David Cameron has the ability, should he wish to do so, to step in and prevent these children who are go missing into the hands of child sexual exploiters, human traffickers... And yet once again he's failed to take the opportunity."
The government has already committed to resettle another 20,000 Syrian refugees under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme, 1,000 of whom have already arrived, including more than 500 children.
Campaigners have been fighting the measures since they were announced in the Budget in 2015 but they only came into effect on 6 April.
A number of high-profile opposition politicians have rounded on the UK government over the policy and rallies have been held calling for the clause to be scrapped.
The child tax credit is a benefit to help with the cost of raising a child. Parents and carers might be able to get them if their children are under 16 or, if they are in eligible training, up to the age of 20.
The amount they are given depends on their income, how many children are living with them and their childcare costs.
It can be worth up to £2,780 per year for each child.
Child Tax Credit is one of the six benefits that are being phased out and replaced by Universal Credit.
The two-child policy will also apply to the new "Child Element" of Universal Credit.
The move was announced two years ago by the then Chancellor George Osborne.
The UK government said it wanted to limit child tax credit to the first two children because it wanted "people on benefits to make the same choices as those supporting themselves solely through work".
Exemptions to the changes were announced for those;
There was also an exception for a child born as a result of "non-consensual conception". This is the so-called 'rape clause'.
It states that a woman can claim for a third or subsequent child if it was conceived "as a result of a sexual act which you didn't or couldn't consent to" or "at a time when you were in an abusive relationship, under ongoing control or coercion by the other parent of the child".
A woman cannot claim this exemption if she lives with the other parent of the child.
However, it states she can qualify whether or not there has been a court case or conviction of a criminal offence.
The advice from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is that women affected should get support from women's aid, Victim Support or Rape Crisis.
The DWP said it would operate a "third-party model" so that women did not have to describe the details to a member of its staff.
Instead, women would talk to healthcare professionals, a social worker or an approved rape charity.
The UK government has been accused of forcing victims of rape to endure further trauma, making women "prove" they have been raped to receive child benefits.
A campaign group - Scrap The Rape Clause - was set up by SNP MP Alison Thewliss and a petition calling on the government to abandon the plans was signed by 10,000 people.
Ms Thewliss wrote: "I believe that women having to prove that they had been raped to DWP employees in order to receive social security payments is morally wrong and would cause needless additional trauma, as well as being completely unworkable in practice."
The UK Tory government insists its system will ensure women who had a child through rape are not denied tax credits.
That includes allowing an "approved person" to give evidence to HM Revenue and Customs to spare victims the trauma of reliving their ordeal.
Its guidance says: "In developing this requirement, the government has sought to strike a balance between the need to treat such cases with sensitivity and the need to ensure that child tax credit is paid only to persons who are genuinely entitled to it."
A DWP spokeswoman: "We have always been clear this will be delivered in the most effective, compassionate way, with the right exceptions and safeguards in place."
The spokeswoman said that, in cases where victims have accessed support from third parties or charities, the DWP will be notified by these organisations and it will not be investigated.
The spokeswoman was unable to explain how claims would be verified when made by a woman who had never accessed support or told anyone about being raped.
The government added that the policy was debated and voted on in parliament and the exceptions were consulted on widely.
The government requires a form to be filled in which is a declaration by the claimant and by the third-party professional that the terms of the exemption have been met.
The HMRC website states: "You'll need to complete the non-consensual conception form with the help of an approved third-party professional". It says: "You don't have speak to, or give details about the circumstances of the conception to HMRC staff."
The interpretation of this requirement has caused dispute, with Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson hitting out at the "misinformation" about the changes, saying women would not have to fill out a form saying they had been raped.
She said: "They don't have to speak to the DWP, they don't have to declare that they have gone to the police, they don't have to have a medical intervention.
"All they have to do is write their name and someone who is either a healthcare worker or a social worker does everything else for them."
However, Scottish Health Secretary Shona Robison said she had "grave concerns that there was no suitable infrastructure or training to support the implementation of the policy".
She said there was "little advice" on how to conduct the exercise in an appropriate way or provide specialist support to women who have experienced sexual violence.
Ms Robison said: "There should not be an expectation that healthcare professionals act as gatekeepers to the benefits system unless formally contracted."
The Royal College of Nursing Scotland said they "do not believe it is appropriate for a nurse or a midwife to arbitrate if a woman's claim is consistent with rape".
The health secretary said she would not "disseminate" the UK government's guidance to NHS Scotland.
The DWP could not say how many people it thought would qualify under the rape clause.
During her interview at the Women in the World summit in New York, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the 'rape clause' was a "disgusting and disgraceful policy".
In her newspaper column, Ms Sturgeon condemned the Scottish Conservatives' "complicity" in the "utterly immoral policies" of the UK government.
Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson said she supported the exemptions placed on restrictions to child tax credits and wanted to see them implemented in the "most compassionate" way possible."
Ms Davidson added that Holyrood had the power to create new benefits and could provide funding for families with more than two children if it wanted.
She said: "Of course this would have to be paid for, but if the SNP government believes this to be of such importance, then it can act."
The first minister responded by saying: "Let's be clear, the answer to Tory cuts cannot simply be for the Scottish government to get out the sticking plasters and patch up the Tories' mess - using money intended for public services, while the UK government pocket the savings from their cuts.
"The solution is for the Tories to scrap the rape clause and the two-child policy - not just in Scotland but across the whole of the UK."
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale wrote a newspaper column urging Ms Davidson to confront Prime Minister Theresa May about the "barbaric" changes.
She has also written to Ms Davidson asking her to "join with us and condemn this appalling act", saying the clause "should shame every single Tory MSP".
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Police Scotland Chief Constable Phil Gormley revealed the figure in a letter to the Commons Home Affairs Committee.
Local police and fire services were exempt from VAT but this ended with the creation of national bodies in 2013.
The VAT issue remains controversial as Audit Scotland recently warned Police Scotland faced an £85m funding gap.
Westminster's Home Affairs Committee recently requested information from Police Scotland regarding its work training police forces of foreign governments.
At the end of a submission, sent on 2 June, Chief Constable Gormley stated: "Finally you ask, in reference to a question posed by Mr McDonald (SNP MP Stuart McDonald), how much VAT Police Scotland is unable to reclaim, or has paid.
"Since Police Scotland was formed in April 2013 we have paid £76.5M in VAT and we remain the only police organisation in the United Kingdom to pay VAT."
The situation arose as policing and fire services in Scotland were previously controlled by local council which can claim back VAT.
The new national forces are controlled by the Scottish government, which cannot.
The anomaly was known about when the Scottish government was piloting its single forces Bill through Holyrood.
It has since lobbied Westminster for a reintroduction of the VAT exemption, without success.
Following the committee meeting, a Scottish government spokeswoman said: "We remain deeply concerned about the glaring disparity of treatment between the service in Scotland and those in other parts of the UK where none of the other 44 forces have to pay VAT.
"We will continue to press the UK Government to bring their VAT status into line with all other British and Northern Irish Forces, as requested in the letter of 24 February 2016."
Recent concerns about budget shortfalls within Police Scotland have ensured that the issue has remained topical.
In October last year, the Scottish Police Authority, which oversees the national force, heard that Police Scotland was facing a £25m budget overspend by the end of the financial year.
Two months later, then Finance Minister John Swinney announced an extra £55m in funding for Police Scotland in his draft budget.
The same week, financial watchdog Audit Scotland warned of "significant issues" in the force's accounts, with a potential funding gap of £85m developing by 2018/19.
The annual VAT bill for the single Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is estimated to be about £10m.
On a blameless surface, the tourists played a string of reckless strokes to be reduced to 87-4 and 144-5.
They were rescued in part by Jonny Bairstow, who made 89 in partnerships of 69 with the recalled Jos Buttler (43) and 57 with Ben Stokes.
England closed on 268-8, with India set to take control if they can wrap up the innings and bat long on the second day.
The home side, 1-0 up in the five-match series after a big win in the second Test, were accurate rather than brilliant with the ball, and could have been in an even better position if they had held their catches.
England, so often blighted by top-order failures, are once again relying on their lower order and bowling attack to remain in the match, and will be hoping that a dry pitch deteriorates to make batting last difficult for India.
"A high-class team would have made 450 or 500 on here," said former England captain Michael Vaughan on Test Match Special.
"Some of the dismissals have been poor and England will know that. They also know India will have to bat last on a pitch that, by day three and four, will be much more difficult."
Bairstow, the world's leading Test run-scorer in 2016, showed the patience that almost all of the rest of England's batsmen lacked to spare them from a complete calamity.
Promoted to number five after Ben Duckett was dropped, he showed solid defence against the pace bowlers and accumulated with pushes, punches, sweeps and rapid running - he scored only six fours in his 177-ball stay.
On 54, he could have been caught or stumped by Parthiv Patel off Ravichandran Ashwin, with the wicketkeeper also dropping another edge off Jayant Yadav when Bairstow was on 89.
But, from the next ball, Bairstow was given out lbw on the front foot, failed to overturn the decision on review and departed along with England's hopes of a first-innings score anywhere near par on this pitch.
"Bairstow is playing on a different planet," said Vaughan. "He made batting look so, so easy - balanced on front and back foot, and with options on both sides of the wicket against spin.
"Some of the other England batsman should be sitting next to him in the dressing room and hoping it rubs off on them."
At the end of play, Stokes was handed an official reprimand by the ICC for using "obscene, offensive or insulting'' language.
It related to his reaction to Indian players' celebrations of his dismissal when he was stumped after playing a rash shot off Jadeja's bowling.
In addition to the reprimand, one demerit point has been added to Stokes's disciplinary record. If Stokes reaches four points within a 24-month period, they will be converted into suspension points and he will be banned.
Two suspension points would result in a ban from one Test or two ODIs or two T20Is, whatever comes first. Stokes admitted the offence and accepted the sanction.
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The poor form of Duckett and Gary Ballance in India and Bangladesh respectively forced England to recall reserve wicketkeeper Buttler as a specialist batsman for his first Test in 13 months, despite the right-hander playing only one first-class match in that time.
His footwork was initially tentative, but time at the crease built enough confidence for Buttler to play trademark reverse-sweeps and handsome square drives.
He eventually joined the list of England batsmen to fall in sloppy fashion, tamely pushing left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja to Virat Kohli at extra cover.
Chris Woakes arrived to add 45 with Bairstow but was bowled by the pacey Umesh Yadav in the penultimate over to leave the tail exposed on Sunday morning.
With batting likely to become harder as the match progresses, England had the advantage of winning the toss, only to throw away wickets to some disciplined India bowling.
Haseeb Hameed was powerless in the face of some extra bounce extracted by Umesh, but Joe Root played an awful swipe across the line to Jayant, and captain Alastair Cook, who was dropped twice, edged a loose cut shot off Ashwin to depart for 27.
Moeen Ali, promoted to number four, was caught hooking the excellent Mohammed Shami, and Stokes, after battling hard with Bairstow, was frustrated into running past a Jadeja delivery to be stumped.
Bairstow showed his team-mates what could be achieved with the necessary application but, even after his effort, England are likely to need something special to get back in this match and possibly even the series.
England batsman Jos Buttler on TMS: "It was great to be out there in the middle and playing again. There are times when you question if you will get another chance.
"The day could have gone better for the team. There were a few dismissals that we could have been avoided, but at the end of the day a few started to spin and keep low.
"You're always in the game with runs on the board. We need as many as we can tomorrow."
England team-mate Jonny Bairstow: "Having won the toss, it was disappointing to lose the wickets that we have as the pitch will be its best today and tomorrow. It could have been a disastrous day if we didn't knuckle down and work hard. We could have been bowling tonight.''
India bowler Umesh Yadav: "England should have scored more runs - 260 is only a decent total because the pitch is not turning too much yet.''
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Carlisle led at the interval through a Charlie Wyke goal, his 16th of the campaign, but Bogle's double made it 18 league goals for the season and the striker also helped lay on a debut strike for substitute Adi Yussuf.
It took Carlisle until the 28th minute to find a shot on target, Shaun Miller forcing an alert save from Dean Henderson at the near post.
The home side then made the breakthrough in the 31st minute, Miller sliding the ball through to Wyke who kept his cool as he beat the advancing goalkeeper.
Minutes later the same combination almost produced a second goal, Miller picking out Wyke at the far post only to see Henderson get his fingertips to the ball and turn the header over the bar.
Grimsby missed a clear chance to level just before the break when Andrew Boyce met a Danny Andrew cross at the far post but contrived to send his close-range header wide.
Carlisle were caught napping three minutes after the restart when Bogle muscled his way through and kept his composure to squeeze the ball past Mark Gillespie from a tight angle.
Bogle was proving a handful for the Carlisle defence and he was on target again in the 74th minute, rising to meet Andrew's corner from the right and plant a header into the bottom corner.
Debutant Yussuf came on as a substitute and made it 3-1 to the Mariners in the 78th minute. The ex-Mansfield forward latched on to Bogle's backheeled pass and picked his spot calmly, beating Gillespie low down from 10 yards.
Jabo Ibehre missed a sitter and Jamie Devitt hit the post as Carlisle tried in vain to rescue the situation late on.
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Match ends, Carlisle United 1, Grimsby Town 3.
Second Half ends, Carlisle United 1, Grimsby Town 3.
Attempt missed. Derek Asamoah (Carlisle United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Foul by Michael Raynes (Carlisle United).
Brandon Comley (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Michael Raynes (Carlisle United).
Shaun Pearson (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Adi Yussuf (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Corner, Carlisle United. Conceded by Shaun Pearson.
Attempt blocked. Jason Kennedy (Carlisle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Carlisle United. Conceded by Shaun Pearson.
Corner, Carlisle United. Conceded by Danny Andrew.
Substitution, Carlisle United. Derek Asamoah replaces Reggie Lambe.
(Carlisle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Adi Yussuf (Grimsby Town).
Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Michael Raynes.
Corner, Carlisle United. Conceded by Craig Disley.
Attempt blocked. Adi Yussuf (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Jamie Devitt (Carlisle United) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
Attempt blocked. Jason Kennedy (Carlisle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Shaun Brisley (Carlisle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adi Yussuf (Grimsby Town).
Goal! Carlisle United 1, Grimsby Town 3. Adi Yussuf (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Omar Bogle.
Nicky Adams (Carlisle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Brandon Comley (Grimsby Town).
Attempt saved. Jabo Ibehre (Carlisle United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution, Carlisle United. Jabo Ibehre replaces Tom Miller.
Goal! Carlisle United 1, Grimsby Town 2. Omar Bogle (Grimsby Town) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Andrew following a corner.
Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Michael Raynes.
Attempt missed. Ben Davies (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
Foul by Michael Raynes (Carlisle United).
Adi Yussuf (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Josh Gowling replaces Andrew Boyce.
Attempt missed. Charlie Wyke (Carlisle United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Michael Raynes (Carlisle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adi Yussuf (Grimsby Town).
Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Tom Miller.
Delay in match Michael Raynes (Carlisle United) because of an injury.
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Adi Yussuf replaces Scott Vernon.
Nicky Adams (Carlisle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
They said they want to devise a new method of transferring pupils from primary schools within two years.
The party launched its assembly election manifesto on Thursday.
The UUP said successive Sinn Féin ministers have pushed for an end to academic selection, but there is no evidence that this would shorten the tail of underachievement.
Instead the Ulster Unionist manifesto says the party will pursue numeracy and literacy initiatives and provide extra help for children through a "book buddy" scheme.
They believe a new method of transferring Year 7 pupils should be based on continual assessment of pupils during the course of their primary education.
Last year, the party pulled out of the Northern Ireland Executive in a protest over IRA activity in the wake of the murder of Belfast man Kevin McGuigan.
The manifesto says they will rejoin the power sharing coalition, provided its programme for government is progressive, and there is a collective political will to deliver it.
The manifesto does not link the UUP's participation in government to the question of IRA activity. Instead, the party says it has engaged positively with the group established under the Fresh Start agreement to recommend ways to end paramilitary groups.
The Ulster Unionists say the next executive must prioritise tackling what they describe as the current "crippling hospital waits". They pledge to increase the number of GPs here by 400 over the next five years.
On the economy, the party pledges to implement a strategy to tackle the high level of economic inactivity in Northern Ireland. That strategy was drawn up for the last executive, but was not funded and so not implemented.
The party wants to celebrate the centenary of Northern Ireland in 2021 with new community facilities in each of the six counties.
They propose a centre piece could be a "people park", as a tribute to the famous people born in Northern Ireland or who have chosen to settle there.
They suggest the new park could be sited in the Titanic Quarter and argue that the cost to the public purse would be minimal as the development would be attractive to commercial and philanthropic funders.
"The main message of the manifesto is that we are offering real choice to the electorate on 5 May because we are now refreshed and we are, as it were, reborn," Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt said.
"We've gone through a bad period and now we're saying to the electorate we have the vision to make this work, we have the policies to make it work and we have the people in terms of our 33 candidates."
Sixteen category one academies will join the tournament next season.
"The decision to support the proposal (strictly for one season only) was not taken lightly," said Tagg in a statement on the club website.
"This is not a precursor to B teams entering the league structure, which Exeter City would be against should it ever be proposed."
Exeter have never made the final of the tournament, coming closest in 2011 when they lost to Brentford over two legs in the southern area final.
And Tagg feels the opportunity to play against the best young players in the country will help Exeter's players develop.
The club has a reputation of blooding youngsters from its own academy in the first team, while players such as Matt Grimes and Tom Nichols have left for large fees in recent seasons.
"The EFL Trophy will allow a unique opportunity for our own under-21s to gain genuine valuable first-team experience. The possibility of being drawn away to a category one Premier League academy/under-21 side at a Premiership venue, would provide both crucial player experience, and an event for fans to enjoy," added Tagg.
"Secondly, the much needed reboot of the competition, currently without a sponsor, will provide increased revenue from central funding, match-day receipts and TV and prize money (which is double next season); an opportunity the club could ill-afford to lose out on.
"Exeter City understands that many supporters may be surprised, or not agree with the decision. However, after careful consideration and discussion the club feels that it is important to support and explore ways to ensure the competition can survive."
Spending on 16 to 18-year-olds has faced cuts too often while education spending overall has risen, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
However, government plans mean schools as a whole face "real-terms cuts for the first time in 20 years", it adds.
Ministers say they will protect further education until 2019-20 in cash terms.
According to the IFS, the last 30 years as a whole have seen increased spending per pupil for most age groups, and particularly for nursery age children.
But spending on 16 to 18 education has been "a notable exception".
The authors warn that spending cuts in the pipeline for the coming years "present a challenge to continuing to provide high-quality education at every stage", but spending on further education will fall the most.
The report says government plans will mean that:
"There is a strong case for the increased spending on early years education," said report author Luke Sibieta, an IFS associate director.
"The rationale for focusing cuts on 16 to 18-year-olds and in further education is much less obvious.
"The actions, as opposed to the rhetoric, of both Labour and Conservative governments suggest that they are agreed this is a low priority area for spending.
"Why they think that is unclear."
The report highlights how back in 1990 spending per pupil in further education colleges was 45% higher than in secondary schools.
But by 2019-20 it will be 10% lower.
This is because spending in further education and sixth forms has grown more slowly than school spending during periods of expansion and has been less well protected from recent cuts, say the authors.
For schools, the challenge will be coping with the real-terms funding cuts at the same time as substantial reforms to the way funding is allocated under the government's planned National Funding Formula, they add.
David Hughes, chief executive of the Association of Colleges, said the continued failure to protect the 16 to 18 budget was "not acceptable" and urged the government to review how money was divided between age groups.
"The biggest losers, of course, are 16 to 18-year-olds who miss out on the breadth, depth and support that they deserve as they make the daunting journey from childhood into adulthood.
"Colleges are on the front line of this under-investment and yet are critical to delivering the solutions. With the likely skills gaps created by Brexit we simply cannot afford to have this part of education underfunded," said Mr Hughes.
A Department for Education spokesman said it was "transforming" post-16 education and investing £7bn to ensure there was a place in education or training for every 16 to 19-year-old who wanted one.
"As a result we have the lowest proportion of young people not in education, employment or training since consistent records began in 1994."
Norway's ruling party voted against funding the city's bid, leaving Beijing and the Kazakh city of Almaty as the only two potential hosts.
Stockholm, Krakow and Lviv have already pulled out of the race.
The junior partner in Norway's minority coalition government had already voted against funding Oslo's bid in May.
In a statement, Christophe Dubi, the International Olympic Committee's executive director of the Olympic Games, said: "This is a missed opportunity for the City of Oslo and for all the people of Norway who are known worldwide for being huge fans of winter sports.
"And it is mostly a missed opportunity for the outstanding Norwegian athletes who will not be able to reach new Olympic heights in their home country."
Norway is due to host the Winter Olympic Youth Games in Lillehammer in 2016.
Chagnaadorj Usukhbayar was sanctioned after testing positive for testosterone, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) has announced.
The 19-year-old competed in the -56kg division, but did not finish the event.
Usukhbayar's was the seventh case dealt with Cas, which for the first time opened an office in an Olympic host city to fast-track the process.
Previously, cases were first heard by the International Olympic Committee, but it has delegated its powers to Cas.
Any further violations from the Olympics will be dealt with by the Cas offices in Lausanne.
Nicholas Robert Hankin, 54, of Colwyn Bay, pleaded not guilty to three charges - one while he was head at Ysgol Tanyfron between 2014 and 2015.
The other two relate to when he worked at Ysgol Gwenfro in 2015.
Mold Crown Court heard he had been suspended from his job for the past 16 months.
Judge Rhys Rowlands released Mr Hankin on bail ahead of a trial set for 30 October.
The attackers used sophisticated weapons such as anti-personnel bombs and rocket-propelled grenades, one local official said.
A religious leader told the BBC that villagers feared being caught up in further revenge attacks.
This is the most deadly attack on the police in Kenya's history.
Internal Security Minister Katoo ole Metito vowed to bring those responsible to justice, the Standard newspaper reports.
The officers were attacked in Baragoi in the northern Samburu County as they attempted to recover stolen cattle.
"They were ambushed by attackers bearing sophisticated weapons, including machine guns," Rift Valley provincial commissioner Osman Warfa told the Reuters news agency.
The religious leader, who did not want to be named, said the situation was "tense, with heavily armed security personnel patrolling villages".
"We fear the anger of these security people could fall on innocent civilians, as those who may have killed the policemen are nowhere now," he said.
A security source who said that 42 bodies had been found told the BBC that the final death toll could be even higher.
Police spokesman Eric Kiraithe said three of the attackers had been killed, while nine injured officers remained in hospital.
The local Samburu and Turkana communities often steal cattle from each other, and clash over grazing rights and access to water points.
A similar attack, in which 12 people were killed, took place nearby two weeks ago, Kenyan media report.
Zoe Smith, a Northampton borough councillor, said she had been gardening along Stimpson Avenue for about a year.
Ms Smith, who walks to work along the road with a watering can, said she "thought it would be fun to create a mini free food resource" for residents.
She buys the plants herself and tends them in her spare time, she said.
Ms Smith began her "guerrilla gardening" with a fellow green-fingered friend, county councillor Danielle Stone.
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At first they planted the soil around the base of some trees in the Abington road where Ms Smith lives.
She then moved on to other "unloved" areas along the street.
As well as flowers, she is growing tomatoes, runner beans and beetroot.
"I was a little surprised to see I was 'a mystery' as I tend to do this in broad daylight and at the weekends," Ms Smith said.
"I just do it to brighten the area a bit and it does help to get people engaged. Lots stop and chat, which is really nice.
"Just the other day I passed a schoolboy and heard him say to his mum, 'I wonder where the next guerrilla garden will pop up?', which I thought was lovely," she added.
The announcement was expected after a referendum approved constitutional changes to allow him to run for three further terms and could potentially see him to stay in power until 2034.
Mr Kagame said Rwandans had made clear they wanted him to lead the country after 2017, and he could only accept.
He has dominated Rwandan politics since his rebel army ended the 1994 genocide.
Last month's referendum result means Mr Kagame can run for a third seven-year term in 2017 and then two further five-year terms.
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Third terms and the arrogance of power
In a televised New Year's address at midnight (22:00 GMT), the president, 58, said Rwanda did not need a president for life, and that someone else would take over sooner rather than later.
"You requested me to lead the country again after 2017. Given the importance and consideration you attach to this, I can only accept.
"But I don't think that what we need is an eternal leader," he said.
Part of the president's New Year's message was directed towards his critics abroad, says BBC Africa security correspondent Tomi Oladipo.
He was clearly telling them that democracy was at work in Rwanda and that he was only responding to the people's wishes, our correspondent adds.
The US and the EU have said Mr Kagame should step down in 2017 to allow a new generation of leaders to emerge.
They also denounced the results of the referendum, saying voters were not given enough time to make informed decisions.
President Kagame has received widespread praise for bringing economic development to Rwanda, but critics have also accused him of a heavy-handed rule, our correspondent says.
Rights groups accuse the government of stifling the media and political opposition.
Mr Kagame became acting president in 2000 and was then elected in 2003 and 2010. However, he has effectively held power since 1994, when his rebel force entered the capital, Kigali, to end the country's genocide.
Mr Kagame's announcement comes at a time when two other presidents in the region - of the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - are also seeking third-term extensions.
In Burundi, the president's decision to seek a third term unleashed violent protests, in which at least 100 people have died since April.
The partnership between One Laptop per Child (OLPC) and the East African Community (EAC) aims to deliver 30 million laptops in the region by 2015.
OLPC has also announced a partnership with a UN agency which aims to deliver 500,000 machines in the Middle East.
Both the UN agency and the EAC first need to raise cash for the laptops.
The two groups aim to find donors to help pay for the machines, which currently sell for more than $200, despite intentions to sell them for less.
"At the end of the day, it all comes down to money," Matt Keller of OLPC told BBC News, talking about the EAC partnership.
"Ideally, we would live in a world where governments can equip every kid to be educated, but that's not the case."
He said the EAC was currently drafting a letter to US President Barack Obama to ask if the US could provide assistance to pay for the project. The countries were also exploring links with the aid community, he said.
Laptops given to Gaza's children
"This is a very ambitious project for which we will have to partner with various people and institutions to mobilise and fund the resources required to meet our objectives by 2015," said Ambassador Juma Mwapachu, secretary general of the EAC.
The organisation represents the governments of Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda and Burundi.
Some of the countries have already run small trials with the machines, including Rwanda which has more than 20,000 pupils using them.
Mr Keller said the country already had an order for 70,000 more and had shown the other countries in the area the benefit of technology in schools.
The partnership with the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) aims to distribute half a million laptops to Palestinian children throughout the Middle East.
UNRWA looks after more than four million Palestinian refugees in five countries
It has been conducting trials with 1,500 machines in the region and has begun to distribute a further 2,100 to a school in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza strip.
"For us it is vital to get computers to our kids," Adnan Abu Hasna of UNRWA told BBC News.
"We think many people and individuals will support the idea."
OLPC has had difficulty selling its computers and its alternative vision of education around the world.
The organisation - a spin out from US university MIT - originally aimed to sell the low-cost laptops in lots of one million to governments in developing countries for $100 each.
However, it had difficulty getting governments to commit to bulk orders.
The rugged machines - which are designed specifically for children in the developing world and run both Linux and Microsoft Windows - are now offered in single units for around $200 each.
Mr Keller said that there were currently around 1.6 million machines distributed around the world, with commitments for another 400,000.
He admitted the project had still not reached its "tipping point", but said if the EAC was successful it may prove to be the decisive moment for the project.
"We want [these computers] to be as a fundamental as electricity," he said.
Lord Janner's son Daniel says that, as civil proceedings by several alleged victims are "already in train", the courts are the best place to hear them.
He says the inquiry will not offer his family an opportunity to fully cross-examine those who accuse Lord Janner.
Lord Janner's children plan to use the proceeds of his estate to defend him.
A former Leicester MP, Lord Janner is accused of sexually abusing more than 30 men and women during visits to childrens' homes, schools, hotels and Parliament between the mid-1950s and late-1980s.
Lord Janner was not prosecuted despite three police investigations, all started in the 1990s.
A fresh attempt to prosecute him was halted by his death in December last year.
But the ongoing independent national inquiry into child sexual abuse in England and Wales has identified the Janner case as one of 13 separate strands it intends to investigate fully. Others include allegations of abuse in Rochdale, assaults carried out in the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches, attacks by people exploiting children in foreign countries, and abuse facilitated by the internet.
Daniel Janner QC, himself a criminal barrister, told the BBC the child abuse inquiry was wrongly focusing one of its most high-profile investigations on a man who was now dead, had never been convicted, and could not defend himself.
He has prepared a submission for the Home Affairs Select Committee, which will question the former chairwoman of the inquiry, Dame Lowell Goddard, and Home Secretary Amber Rudd, next month.
He and his two sisters, Marion Janner and rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner, are furious that the inquiry will consider their father's past, as part of an investigation of potential "institutional failings" within Leicestershire social services.
A review of the case by retired High Court judge Sir Richard Henriques found opportunities had been missed and the Labour veteran should have been charged.
But Daniel Janner says he has been told that under the terms of the inquiry, the family could only question those who accuse Lord Janner "sparingly", rather than subjecting them to a full cross-examination.
"This process actually discredits the important work of the inquiry", he said, "This makes a mockery of justice."
He said the inquiry was "working on an assumption of guilt".
Dozens of people are considering suing the estate of Lord Janner, and Daniel Janner said it was right that the civil courts should hear their evidence, ahead of the inquiry.
"Our family has decided this is what we want, to use such inheritance as there is to clear his name," he said.
The family believes Lord Janner is innocent and that all of the 33 men and women who have accused Lord Janner have fabricated their accounts.
Daniel Janner said the earliest claims, investigated by three police inquiries, were "rubbish".
He believes they prompted others to make allegations, tempted by the prospect of compensation and "bolstered by the weight of numbers". Some, he claimed, had colluded to falsify their accounts.
"I have no doubt that some of them have been abused and of course, my heart goes out to them but they were not abused by my father and it is here where we have to fight back because these are false allegations."
However Liz Dux, who represents some of those accusing Lord Janner, said there was a risk a court would not be able to rule on the truth of the allegations because of legal time limits for bringing a civil action.
She said the inquiry would have decided to consider the case regardless of whether Lord Janner was prosecuted.
Peter Saunders, one those representing child abuse victims within the inquiry, said it was vital the Janner case was fully investigated.
21 March 2017 Last updated at 06:47 GMT
They've hired an entire team of gamers to compete in big eSports competitions, or video game tournaments.
What are eSports?
The funny thing is though, they don't play a football game, in fact some of them don't even like football!
BBC Sport went behind the scenes to speak to Kirei, Steve and their manager YellOwStaR at their training camp in Berlin to find out more about what it takes to be a professional gamer...
The recently discovered document offers fresh insight into the life of Jane Haining from Dunscore.
In total some 14 of her relatives attended the event in Edinburgh.
One of them, Catriona Topping, said she felt that her connection with Ms Haining had "deepened" by holding the will in her hand.
Ms Haining died in Auschwitz in 1944 at the age of 47.
She is the only Scot to be officially honoured at the Yad Vashem memorial in Israel for giving her life to help protect Jews during the Holocaust.
Joyce Greenlees, 59, of Cumbernauld - whose grandfather was Ms Haining's cousin - only learned about family links to Northern Ireland, Belgium and England after reading about the discovery of the will.
It was among a number of documents found in attic space at the Church of Scotland's headquarters in Edinburgh.
"I am so proud and pleased to meet members of a family I did not realise existed," said Ms Greenlees.
"Jane Haining was a very brave lady who was totally selfless and I think it is very important that everyone knows her story because we can learn lessons from the fact she deeply cared about all people, regardless of religious belief."
Ms Topping, whose late grandmother was Ms Haining's half-sister, said she that the will had helped to transform a "mystical figure" from her childhood into a real person.
The Bristol University biochemistry PhD student added: "The lesson we should take from Jane Haining is to be humble and not consider ourselves to be superior to others.
"She did not see herself to be a hero, she was just doing what she thought to be right and respected everybody."
The reception in Edinburgh was hosted by the Moderator of the General Assembly Right Rev Dr Russell Barr who said it was a "privilege" to welcome the family of a remarkable woman for afternoon tea.
"Jane's story is one of the most remarkable stories of courage and loyalty," he said.
"There was something quite special about seeing her family holding the various photographs and letters and to feel their immense sense of pride in what Jane did and in the ways in which her life and death have now been recognised."
Rob O'Brien, from Ballygally, County Antrim, said he was very proud of his aunt, Ms Haining, and described the reunion as very moving.
"Jane was a person of very deep religious faith and a woman of great resolve and determination," he said.
"She had no desire to be a heroine, all she wanted to do was live out her faith and care for children.
"She had love for everybody and I think that is a great example to us all."
The reunion event was held on Armistice Day.
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The country has started to monitor air quality in 10 of its cities, include the capital Delhi.
Signs showing pollution levels will be on display, allowing people to decide whether to stay inside or go outdoors.
One of the main reason behind the pollution is the huge increase in the number of vehicles on the roads.
The World Health Organisation - a group who keep an eye on the health standards in different countries - found that 13 of the world's 20 most polluted cities were in India.
Watch Jenny's report to find out how India plans to tackle its pollution problem...
Bonamy Grimes, Barry Smith and Gareth Williams are backing Decidz, a free app designed to help people organise events together and chat about them.
An initial funding round, which included the trio, is understood to have raised nearly £500,000 for the business.
Decidz was founded in July last year and employs 10 staff in Edinburgh.
It is based at tech incubator CodeBase.
Decidz's co-founders are former senior Skyscanner executives Tom Williams and Craig Parker. Tom's brother is Gareth Williams.
Tom Williams said: "We think the scheduling space is missing a trick and we're developing a product better designed to fit the user's lifestyle rather than being just another tool.
"Decidz is less about calendar management and more about creating a conversation that leads to people doing more together."
Former Skyscanner chairman Ray Nolan, who is also an investor in Decidz, said: "Decidz is solving a problem that has dogged the internet since people first discovered email.
"A simple get-together of more than a couple of people can take literally hours to organise."
Decidz said it was targeting a local audience in Scotland and the UK before extending its user base internationally.
As part of its strategy, the company will use the Edinburgh Festivals in August to showcase the product.
It plans to secure further funding rounds to accelerate growth and scale, including in the fast-growing markets of Asia-Pacific and the Americas.
The general consensus is that refereeing standards are getting worse and people are quick to point out their mistakes but, when you have a week like this one where there are no obvious errors, nobody says how well they have done.
The FA Cup third round is admittedly a little different to a Premier League weekend because some of the ties are less even and so less competitive.
But out of 32 ties, the biggest talking points concerning refereeing decisions were the red card given to Chelsea's John Terry and the penalty awarded to Manchester City in their 5-0 win over West Ham.
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Terry appealed against his dismissal for a professional foul in Chelsea's 4-1 win over Peterborough, but I have no idea why. It was no surprise when the decision was upheld.
City's penalty, when Pablo Zabaleta went down under a challenge from Angelo Ogbonna, was less clear-cut but, again, I can see why the referee gave it.
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This weekend was not the first time I have watched games while getting a referee's perspective - through my TV work, I have watched a lot of Premier League matches recently sitting next to former top-flight official Howard Webb.
What I have learned from him is how quickly referees have to make a decision, and how certain things affect it.
One of them is players crowding around the official. Webb felt it made a big difference earlier in the season when the rule was being enforced that you cannot surround the referee to protest against a decision, but he feels it has not been policed as much in recent weeks and it has crept back in.
He was not sure why they have stopped warning players not to do it, because it makes it harder for referees when they have got a big call to make but they have got all kinds of people chatting away in their ear.
Enforcing that crowding ruling again would be a relatively simple fix but there are other more revolutionary ways to help referees get things right more often.
In-game video refereeing is probably the most talked about idea, and has already been trialled by governing body Fifa.
For me, it is 100% the way forward and should be brought into the Premier League as soon as possible - it is just a matter of deciding how to implement it.
You could have a video official who looks at incidents automatically, have a system where the referee requests which incidents are reviewed, or let managers get involved and give them one or two 'challenges' each half to use when they want to appeal against a decision or flag up something they think has been missed.
A combination of all three might be the answer.
I would hope that the video official and the referee could work together as a team and be in constant contact anyway, especially for big game-changing decisions - there should be no need for managers to request a review of those.
The technology is already there to use video refereeing, and I think we are being a bit stubborn not using it.
I know from my TV work that for all Premier League games, the number of cameras at grounds mean video analysts can offer replays of an incident from several different angles within a few seconds.
At the moment, that footage is seen pitch-side in the press box as well as by us in the TV studio, but not by the referee or any of his team of officials.
If you could offer that same facility to them then you are going to get more correct decisions.
There are obviously plenty of incidents where replays are inconclusive, but at least this would give officials the chance to take a second look before making their minds up.
Part of the criteria for deciding which system to implement should be the potential time it could add to the game and I think everyone would agree that part of it has to be right.
I don't see it being a problem in football. Rugby League has embraced video refereeing, and it can be annoying when every try is reviewed, but overall it does not affect the flow of the game, or dramatically extend every game.
If we are talking about five minutes being added on at the end of each match then that would work fine in the Premier League - the 30 extra minutes or so you get added on in the NFL would not.
Going by what has happened in other sports like cricket and tennis, I don't think it would take long for everyone - referees, players, managers and fans - to get used to it.
Crucially, I cannot think of a sport that has started using it and then stopped.
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We have already seen the benefits of football trusting in goal-line technology, for getting things right and also avoiding any argument about the decision afterwards - most of the time.
The only time I have ever seen a debate about it was during Manchester City's win over Burnley at the start of January, when there was a decision to be made over the order of events - City keeper Claudio Bravo was fouled in a goalmouth scramble, but the goal had already been given.
I cannot imagine referee Lee Mason had been in that situation before, where his watch buzzed to tell him the ball had crossed the line but he did not automatically give a goal because he had to think about what had gone on before it.
Mason got that bit spot-on, but it did not appear he communicated his thought process to the managers via the fourth official.
That is the only criticism I would make of that situation because it led to City boss Pep Guardiola boiling over during his interview to the BBC after the game, or at least that is what I assumed he was unhappy about.
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It annoyed me because that confusion could have been cleared up in five seconds if anyone had explained to Guardiola what had happened. Do that, and everyone looks good.
The ideal time to get that kind of information across is through the fourth official during the game but, failing that, the communication should definitely happen afterwards.
Before Christmas, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger complained that referees were "protected like lions in a zoo" because it is not possible to question their decisions without getting into trouble.
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Wenger had just seen his side beaten by two Manchester City goals that he felt were offside and, just as with Guardiola against Burnley, it would have been easy to explain those decisions to him before he faced the media.
The best way to do that would be to have a debrief after every game where the manager can get clarity on anything he wants from the referee.
I don't agree that the referees should face the media, however. Let the managers talk to them and then they can decide whether to talk about it in the press conference afterwards.
If they do pass on that information, then at least the decision-making process is clear even if the decision itself is wrong. From my own experience as a player, that would make things easier for everyone to accept.
Rachel Brown-Finnis was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
The 40-year-old former India captain, who retired from one-day internationals in December 2012, will end his career with two matches against West Indies.
"It's hard to imagine a life without playing cricket because it's all I've ever done since I was 11," he said.
Tendulkar is the highest scorer in both Tests and ODIs, with 15,837 runs in 198 Tests and 18,426 runs in 463 ODIs.
Test matches (198)
He has scored 15,837 runs at an average of 53.86, hitting 51 tons and 67 half centuries. His top score was an unbeaten 248 against Bangladesh in Dhaka in December 2004
One-day internationals (463)
He has scored 18,426 runs at an average of 44.83 and a strike rate of 86.23. He has scored 49 centuries (highest score 200) and 96 fifties
Twenty20 internationals
He only made one international appearance in the shortest form of the game, scoring 12 from 15 balls against South Africa in December 2006
Tendulkar's full career statistics (Cricinfo)
He made his international debut aged 16 in November 1989 and last year became the only batsman in the history of the game to reach 100 international centuries.
"All my life, I have had a dream of playing cricket for India. I have been living this dream every day for the last 24 years," Tendulkar said.
He played his final Twenty20 match last weekend in the Champions League T20 final between his Mumbai Indians team and a Rajasthan Royals side led by another former India skipper, his long-standing team-mate Rahul Dravid.
Tendulkar's final appearances will also take place in India and he said: "It's been a huge honour to have represented my country and played all over the world. I look forward to playing my 200th Test match on home soil, as I call it a day."
He also holds the record for the most number of Test appearances, with Australians Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh joint second on 168, followed by Rahul Dravid (164) and South African Jacques Kallis, who is still playing, on 162.
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The president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, N Srinivasan, said: "He is without doubt the greatest cricketer India has produced.
"In fact, one should really say he ranks among the top of all-time great sportspersons in the world. No one has served Indian cricket as Sachin has.
"He has truly been an ambassador for India and Indian cricket. He has been an inspiration for generations of sportsmen, not just cricketers.
"We respect his decision to retire, although many of us can't imagine an Indian team without Sachin."
Tendulkar was tipped for greatness from an early age, and whilst still at school in 1988 he made an unbeaten 326 in a stand of 664 with Vinod Kambli in the semi-finals of the Harris Shield.
His first Test century came in his 14th innings and was against England at Old Trafford in 1990.
There were six double centuries, the first of which came against New Zealand in 1999 and the most recent a 214 against Australia in Bangalore in October 2010, with his highest score an unbeaten 248 against Bangladesh in 2004.
Tendulkar racked up 16 Test hundreds before he turned 25 and in 2000 became the first man to score 50 international tons, while in 2010 he became the first double centurion in a one-day international.
It was hoped his 100th international hundred would be in the 2,000th Test match, which was against England at the home of cricket, Lord's, in 2011 but he was dismissed for 34 and 12 and the feat was achieved in an ODI the following year.
One of his most memorable Test centuries was an unbeaten 103 that inspired India to victory against England in December 2008 and came shortly after terror attacks hit his home city of Mumbai.
Tendulkar was popular across the world, and in 1992 became the first overseas player to sign for Yorkshire, scoring more than 1,000 runs in the summer.
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew said on Twitter: "Perfect symmetry to Sachin's retirement: 200th Test, not confirmed, surely to be played in Mumbai. Also a charming man to deal with, which I have been fortunate to do many times."
Former England captain Michael Vaughan tweeted: "One of the greatest ever Sachin Tendulkar is retiring. One of my heroes and an absolute joy to play against."
And England batsman Kevin Pietersen also took to Twitter to dub Tendulkar: "Undisputed Champion of Cricket!"
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Prisoners are currently eligible to apply for parole after serving half of their sentence.
They are released automatically after two-thirds of their jail term.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced that in future no-one will get automatic release.
Experts have raised concerns about prisoners being released "cold" after serving all of their sentence in prison, rather than spending some of it supervised on licence in the community.
However, the first minister also announced a guaranteed period of supervision for prisoners guilty of serious offences coming out of custody.
Ms Sturgeon said the provisions of the Prisoners (Control of Release) (Scotland) Bill, currently making its way through Parliament, would be tightened to ensure that no prisoners serving time for serious offences would be automatically released on licence after two thirds of their sentence.
For non-sexual offenders, the bill currently applies only to prisoners sentenced to ten years or more.
The announcement follows confirmation by Justice Secretary Michael Matheson of a "radical" new approach to offending, following the scrapping of plans for a female prison in Inverclyde.
The first minister said the new "dual approach" would ensure those who do not require to be in prison access community services, while offenders who should be in jail remain there longer.
Ms Sturgeon said: "The safety of the public is an absolute priority of this government, and we have made significant progress in recent years, with an additional 1,000 police officers on our streets and recorded crime now at its lowest level in 40 years."
She added: "But we are not complacent, and we recognise that tough action is required to tackle those offenders who commit the most serious crimes, ensuring that communities are kept safe while at the same time making efforts to reduce the likelihood of reoffending."
The bill already included proposals to end automatic early release for certain categories of prisoner but this announcement extends that provision.
Susan Gallagher, acting chief executive of Victim Support Scotland said: "For those who live in all of the communities in which we work this should be viewed as a step closer to achieving a system in which sentences are straightforward and understandable to the victim and those communities.
"We also support the guarantee of a period of post-release supervision for prisoners, as we recognise the significant role played by community supervision, not only in facilitating enhanced reintegration into the community, but also in supporting offenders to desist from further offending."
The Scottish Conservatives claimed that the plans did not go far enough.
The party's chief whip, John Lamont MSP, said: "This is clearly welcome news but it still falls short of what the SNP has been promising to do since first getting elected in 2007.
"It will still mean that 97% of prisoners will be automatically released from prison half way through their sentence, no questions asked."
He added: "Automatic early release of prisoners is an insult to victims and makes a mockery of our justice system. Despite the announcement today, the vast majority of offenders will continue to enjoy the benefits of our soft touch justice system."
Police said a group of men - some with bladed weapons - entered the Gurdwara Sahib in Leamington Spa at 06:45 BST.
A former treasurer at the Warwickshire temple said a marriage between a Sikh and non-Sikh was due to take place.
Jatinder Singh Birdi said mixed marriages had been a contentious issue in the local Sikh community.
Officers remain inside the temple on Tachbrook Drive and a police cordon is in place outside.
Supt David Gardner said the protest was being treated as "an aggravated trespass" from "the escalation of a local dispute". He said a "significant number of bladed weapons" were seized, but no injuries were reported.
"Over the coming days we will be working with the local Sikh community to address some of the ongoing issues that have culminated in today's events," he added.
Mr Birdi said: "There have been tensions that have been going on for a couple of years with some people objecting to mixed marriages in taking place in the gurdwara.
"The general consensus is people are respectful of mixed marriages if the traditions are respected.
"Nothing has happened on this level before.
"This is meant to be one of the happiest moments of somebody's life - it shows a lack of respect."
Mixed marriages taking place at Sikh temples in the UK have been disrupted by protestors.
The Sikh Council has argued the marriage ceremony, known as Anand Karaj, should be reserved only for Sikhs. Last year it also called for a halt to protests.
Umair's mother, Pakistani national Riza, and his father, Newport-born Suhail, planned to live in Wales together after their marriage in 2014 but her visa application has been refused twice.
Umair has seen his mother for just six weeks since he was 10 months old.
Riza plans to make a third application.
To bring a non-European spouse into Britain you must have a minimum income of £18,600 and they must have a good knowledge of English.
The rules were introduced by the former coalition government to stop foreign spouses becoming reliant on taxpayers.
Riza's first visa was refused because she failed the English test. On the second occasion Riza passed, but her family believe the visa was refused because Suhail had changed jobs and could not prove his income.
The family say they have the resources to support Riza.
Riza and her child speak on Skype but Suhail worries Umair no longer recognises his mother.
He said: "He thinks it's just a video. She [Riza] cries then because obviously she's not seeing the baby. And the baby's not taking attention of her because he doesn't know who she is."
While Suhail is at work his mother Irena cares for Umair.
Irena said: "As he's growing up he's forgetting her so we have to remind him all the time on Skype or on email or WhatsApp - 'that is your mother'. He doesn't realise that at all."
The family had to mark Umair's first birthday without his mother: "I cried my eyes out. I really, really cried because she wasn't there to have a look at his first birthday," said Irena.
The family want Umair, who has the right to live in the UK, to remain in Newport because he attends an English speaking nursery and they want him to attend a local school where they think he will get a good education.
In 2015, the children's commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, said up to 15,000 British children were growing up in "Skype families" because of immigration rules that were causing children significant stress and anxiety.
Suhail said he's determined to get his "beautiful" wife to Newport: "I didn't think it'd be this hard but it's come to a stage where you just struggle so much and there's only so much you can do.
"I keep thinking of what's happening and keep crying."
The family feature in BBC Wales documentary Strangers in a strange land.
The programme also tells the story of 25-year-old Bashar, who fled Syria three years ago.
He paid a people smuggler to take him on a boat to Italy before travelling to Calais where he boarded a ferry by clinging to the underneath of a lorry.
Once he reached the UK he faced a harrowing motorway journey under the vehicle: "The lorry was driving for 50 to 60 minutes. I was holding on with all my strength because if I let go I die."
Eventually the lorry pulled into a service station and Bashar handed himself over to the authorities and made his claim for asylum.
He was sent to Cardiff and four months later given leave to remain in the UK.
He has found work in a Middle Eastern restaurant in Cardiff.
He said: "I want to support myself. I don't want anyone to support me."
A Russian military official said "panic and desertion" had started among the militants and some 600 "mercenaries" were trying to escape to Europe.
However, Britain said Russia's strikes were supporting its ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The West says Russia is also hitting non-IS rebels. Moscow denies the claim.
There have been reports that a number of Syrian civilians have been killed in the Russian air strikes, which began on 30 September.
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In a statement (in Russian), Col Gen Andrey Kartapolov said Russian aircraft had already made more than 30 sorties with the aim of hitting more than "50 infrastructure targets of the Islamic State terrorist organisation".
"Our intelligence shows that militants are leaving areas under their control. Panic and desertion have started in their ranks," he said.
"Some 600 mercenaries have abandoned their positions and are trying to get to Europe."
Col Gen Kartapolov stressed that because of these results, Russia would now "not only continue but intensify" its air strikes.
In Britain, Prime Minister David Cameron accused Moscow of not "discriminating between IS and the legitimate Syrian opposition groups".
"As a result, they are actually backing the butcher Assad and helping him.
"Rightly, they [Russia] have been condemned across the Arab world for what they have done and I think the Arab world is right about that," Mr Cameron added.
Meanwhile, British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said military intelligence suggested suggested only one in 20 Russian air attacks so far had been on targets to damage IS.
On Friday, US President Barack Obama said the Russian bombing was driving moderate opposition underground and "only strengthening" IS.
Mr Obama said he rejected the Russian assertion that all armed opponents of the "brutal" Mr Assad were terrorists.
Russia earlier said its aircraft had hit IS command centres, arms depots and military vehicles. Targets included the IS stronghold of Raqqa, but also Aleppo, Hama and Idlib - provinces with little IS presence.
The air strikes in Syria are Russia's first military engagement outside the borders of the former Soviet Union since the end of the Cold War.
In a statement earlier this week, the US, UK, Turkey and other members of the coalition targeting IS with air strikes called on Russia to cease air strikes they said were hitting the Syrian opposition and civilians, adding that they would "only fuel more extremism".
Why is there a war in Syria?
Anti-government protests developed into a civil war that four years on has ground to a stalemate, with the Assad government, Islamic State, an array of Syrian rebels and Kurdish fighters all holding territory.
Who is fighting whom?
Government forces concentrated in Damascus and the centre and west of Syria are fighting the jihadists of Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra, as well as less numerous so-called "moderate" rebel groups, who are strongest in the north and east. These groups are also battling each other.
What's the human cost?
More than 250,000 Syrians have been killed and a million injured. Some 11 million others have been forced from their homes, of whom four million have fled abroad - including growing numbers who are making the dangerous journey to Europe.
How has the world reacted?
Iran, Russia and Lebanon's Hezbollah movement are propping up the Alawite-led Assad government, while Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar back the more moderate Sunni-dominated opposition, along with the US, UK and France. Hezbollah and Iran are believed to have troops and officers on the ground, while a Western-led coalition and Russia are carrying out air strikes.
Under the plan the two counties would share an elected mayor to oversee transport, highways maintenance, house building and strategic planning.
They would get £750m over 30 years for infrastructure and £130m for housing.
The government said the cash would go elsewhere if the idea was rejected, and councils have been given two weeks to vote on whether to support the offer.
Four Norfolk councils - Norwich, Great Yarmouth, North Norfolk and Breckland - have already pulled out of discussions.
But the government decided East Anglia devolution should go ahead with the remaining 12 authorities.
"This is one of the most ambitious deals in the country," said Andy Wood, the Suffolk businessman who oversaw the negotiations.
"But the secretary of state is clear that if we don't agree the deal the funding on offer will be spent elsewhere in the country."
Under the plans the mayor would have a cabinet comprising one representative from each council and one from New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership.
The cabinet will have the power to vote down the mayor's decisions.
Councils have expressed concerns about loss of powers, and critics have questioned if the money on offer really is new.
It is understood the government will announce that if any of the four councils have a change of heart they would be allowed to join at a later date.
But with significant opposition at King's Lynn and West Norfolk Council and Norfolk County Council, the deal could yet be scuppered.
Plans for a mayor in Cambridgeshire have already been agreed.
Nadal, 31, came through 6-2 6-3 6-1 against the Swiss third seed to claim his 15th major title.
He becomes the first man or woman in the Open era to have won a Grand Slam tournament 10 times.
Wawrinka, 32, was beaten in a major final for the first time after winning his first three.
Nadal moves above Pete Sampras on the list of all-time Grand Slam winners into second place behind Roger Federer, who beat the Spaniard to win his 18th at the Australian Open in January.
Only Australia's Margaret Court has more victories at a single Grand Slam tournament, with 11 Australian Open wins between 1960 and 1973.
The Open era, when the Grand Slam tournaments allowed professional players to compete with amateurs, began in 1968.
Securing a 10th title in Paris - La Decima - further entrenches Nadal's place as the greatest clay-courter in history.
The Spaniard won the title for the loss of just 35 games over the course of seven matches, second only to six-time champion Bjorn Borg's 32 at the 1978 French Open.
He extended his record at Roland Garros to 79 wins and two losses since his first victory in 2005, the only defeats coming against Robin Soderling in 2009 and Novak Djokovic in 2015.
Martina Navratilova won Wimbledon nine times, while Roger Federer and Pete Sampras are the only post-war players among a group of six men to have won a Grand Slam seven times.
Despite a 15-3 career record against Wawrinka, and an imperious run to the final over the last two weeks, Nadal still had questions to answer heading into the final.
He responded in emphatic fashion, proving he was back to the kind of form that saw off all-comers in Paris for the best part of a decade.
Wawrinka's firepower off both forehand and backhand had seen off world number one Andy Murray in the semi-finals, but he could not dominate Nadal in the same way.
The Spaniard's relentless depth and power left Wawrinka trying for his spectacular winners from too wide and too deep, opening up the court for Nadal's forehand to deliver the decisive blows.
A scrappy start from both men in hot conditions saw Wawrinka miss the first break point in game three, and fail to earn another.
While the Swiss could not stop leaking errors, Nadal found his rhythm and began skipping around his backhand to fire off forehands, breaking serve at 4-2 and again to seal the set.
Four winners and 17 errors from Wawrinka told its own story, and he found himself 3-0 down in the second as Nadal stretched his run to seven games in a row.
Wawrinka's frustration boiled over as he smashed his racquet on the clay - snapping it over his knee for good measure - moments before losing the second set.
Another fizzing forehand winner swept Nadal through to a love break of serve at the start of the third and the nine-time champion had too much experience to let such a commanding lead slip.
The Philippe Chatrier Court crowd did their best to haul Wawrinka back into the match but Nadal was now simply unstoppable, breaking serve twice more before collapsing in joy when the Swiss netted on the second match point.
Analysis from former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash on BBC Radio 5 live.
"I don't like to use the term 'greatest of all' but it's hard not to with this guy. It's just absolutely phenomenal.
"Rafa's style of play is so effective on clay, he's lightning fast and ruthlessly tough. He's got incredible power.
"He's got all the attributes you need to just go on and on. He's in the minds of his opponents. Even the greats are crumbling at his feet on this surface. They cannot even compete with him.
"The only two times he's lost here, he's been injured. He cannot be touched on this surface. It was an incredible performance."
Rafael Nadal, speaking on court, said: "I play my best in all events but the feeling I have here is impossible to describe and you can't compare it.
"The nerves and adrenaline I feel on this court is impossible to compare. It's the most important event in my career."
Stan Wawrinka said: "Rafa, I have nothing to say about today. You were too good.
"You are a great example and it's always been an honour to play against you. Congratulations on your career, to you and your team."
VW Group's total EU sales were 0.5% down from October 2014, while market share slipped to 24.9% from 25.37%.
The data from the Association of European Carmakers (ACEA) also showed a slowdown in EU growth as a whole.
Just more than 1.1 million cars were sold in the EU last month, up 2.9% on last year but 9.8% down on September.
Analysts suggested that buyers may have been put off purchases while they await the outcome of investigations into the VW scandal, in which it was discovered that Europe's largest carmaker was falsifying emissions tests.
"October marks a break in the trend," said Flavien Neuvy, head of Cetelem's automobile research division.
"The Volkswagen affair may have caused collateral damage. We can't rule out that the size of the scandal has been such that drivers have cancelled or postponed purchases," he told the AFP news agency.
VW's mass market brands suffered falls in sales last month, with Seat sales down 11.4%, Skoda's down 2.6%, and the carmaker's own-brand vehicles down 0.2%.
However, premium brands Audi and Porsche recorded healthy growth in the EU, with sales last month rising 4.1% and 13.9% respectively.
Jean-Francois Belorgey, at consultants EY, said the forthcoming release of the ACEA's November figures should give "a much clearer idea" on the lasting impact of Volkswagen's emissions scandal because VW was still delivering cars ordered before the scandal broke.
"They had a very big book of orders which they are now delivering," he said.
For the first 10 months of the year, EU new registrations were up by 8.2% to 11.523 million cars.
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Reading Borough Council said it would build 28 prefabricated flats for those who need urgent housing because they cannot afford private rents.
Currently 130 households in the town are staying in bed and breakfasts.
Between 2015 and 2016, the council spent £1.37m on housing families in bed and breakfasts.
Legally councils can only house families in temporary accommodation for a maximum of six weeks.
The flats will be built on a former mobile home park site in Lowfield Road, Caversham.
The council has said the stock of affordable housing in Reading has reduced because of high land prices and rents, as well as Right to Buy sales.
The 28 homes are intended to house families while the council tries to house them in authority-owned accommodation.
Councillor Richard Davies said: "Living in bed and breakfast accommodation for any length of time for those families is a pretty horrible experience.
"They're often in one room, overcrowded and don't have cooking facilities."
Gerald Francis Quinn, 75, from Torquay in Devon was a "committed Catholic" who lost his wife to cancer in 1988 and whose daughter died in 1999.
He died at the scene on the A35 Bridport after a crash involving his car and a lorry on 4 August.
Officers are still appealing for witnesses come forward.
Mr Quinn's family said in a statement: "Gerald was a kind and considerate man who devoted 30 years of his life as a secondary school French teacher in Torbay.
"He will be much missed by his remaining two children, three grandchildren and wider family and friends."
Police said the crash, involving a white curtain-sided lorry and Mr Quinn's orange Daewoo Matiz, happened in Sea Road South just before 05:00 BST on 4 August.
Sgt Dave Stroud from Dorset Police said: "The lorry was heading toward Crown Roundabout on Sea Road South when it collided with the car, which was heading in the opposite direction, between West Bay Roundabout and the fire station.
"I am appealing to anyone who witnessed this collision, or the manner of driving of either vehicle, prior to the incident."
Witnesses said fighters of the Movement for Unity and Jihad group took the town after a brief stand-off with the local self-defence militia.
The move brings the militants closer to the government-held south-west.
The militants overran all of northern Mali after a military coup threw the country into turmoil in March.
Residents of Douentza, about 800km (500 miles) north-east of the capital Bamako, said a convoy of pick-up vehicles carrying bearded men entered the town early on Saturday.
Islamist leader Oumar Ould Hamaha told the Associated Press news agency that the attackers had encircled the town and asked the local militiamen to surrender.
"They tried to make phone calls to ask for reinforcements, but when they saw that no-one was coming to help them they laid down their arms," he said.
Residents said some of the militia's members had fled, while others were now were being held by the Islamists.
Together with secularist Tuareg rebels, the Islamists rapidly overran the northern half of Mali after the March coup, but have since ended the alliance and are now largely in sole control of the area.
They have been accused of war crimes and attempting to impose a literal interpretation of Islamic Sharia law, prompting fears the region could become a regional hub for al-Qaeda-linked militancy.
Islamist fighters in the historic city of Timbuktu have demolished several Sufi shrines and mosques - regarded as idolatrous by the hard-liners - prompting international fears for the future of the Unesco world heritage site.
Under regional pressure, the coup leaders in Bamako have since handed over power to a series of shaky civilian governments, but stability remains elusive.
A new unity government formed late in August promised to spearhead initiatives to end the instability in the north.
The regional body Ecowas wants to send 3,000 troops to Mali to help restore order.
In August, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan warned that a military intervention in northern Mali was inevitable if talks with the Islamists fail.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said it was seeking views on revising the Volcker Rule, which stops banks trading with their own money.
The Trump administration has called for "significant changes" to the rule, which they say hampers banks' growth.
But critics say diluting it would make the financial system less safe.
The acting Comptroller of the Currency, Keith Noreika, said voices from across the political spectrum had called for the law to be made clearer.
"A bipartisan consensus has emerged that the Volcker Rule needs clarification and recalibration to eliminate burden on banks that do not engage in covered activities and do not present systemic risks," he said.
Since its introduction, big banks have criticised the Volcker Rule, arguing that it is impossible for regulators to work out what type of trading should be barred.
And in June, the US Treasury recommended changes to the current rule, including exempting banks with less than $10bn in assets and easing compliance requirements.
Supporters say that curbing risky trading by banks is critical to preventing a rerun of the financial crisis.
But some, such as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, have said they are open to improving the legislation.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has not been joined by the other four US regulators charged with writing and enforcing the Volcker Rule.
Any changes would need to be approved by all five under current law.
In a California court, Jawbone accused Fitbit of infringing three of its patents, just a few weeks after alleging the company had poached staff and stolen commercially sensitive data.
Fitbit said it would "vigorously defend" itself against the allegations.
It is preparing to list on the New York Stock Exchange later this month, hoping to raise $358m from the share sale.
A Jawbone spokesperson said: "An extensive review revealed that Fitbit's wearables infringed on our patents.
"In order to protect our investment in products and technology, we felt we had no choice but to take this action."
In the legal complaint, Jawbone said that it had spent more than $100m in research and development for its products in the last two years.
The company said that "Fitbit's acts of infringement" had damaged the company and that it was "entitled to recover from Fitbit the damages they have sustained as a result of Fitbit's wrongful acts in an amount subject to proof at trial".
Fitbit said: "As the pioneer and leader in the connected health and fitness market, Fitbit has independently developed and delivered innovative product offerings to empower its customers to lead healthier, more active lives.
"Since its inception, Fitbit has more than 200 issued patents and patent applications in this area. Fitbit plans to vigorously defend itself against these allegations."
Lord Browne told the BBC business was losing the trust of ordinary people.
His latest book sets out how businesses fail to engage with environmental, social and political issues, a failure he thinks could destroy them.
And he said labelling these issues as "corporate social responsibility", or CSR, had allowed companies to push them into a "side-pocket".
Describing the failure of Enron in 2001 he writes that its CSR "masked a deeply rotten core".
"Mistreating any constituent of society eventually leads to collapse," he added.
In his book Connect, to be published on Thursday, he describes the rift between society and big business.
"Future global development will be constrained... if business is hamstrung by the hate it generates so self-destructively."
Talking to BBC business editor Kamal Ahmed, he said: "It is more and more dangerous."
Lord Browne added: "A lot of my colleagues in business say: 'Well, it's cycles, they come and they go - bankers are hated and then they are loved, people in social media are loved today, they will be hated tomorrow, life goes on.'
"But life goes on at a far faster rate than it used to, companies can disappear when their reservoir of trust is depleted, companies can be wounded many, many times over.
"Getting it right is more important now, because the information moves very quickly around the world," he added.
"One of the props that people have relied upon is corporate social responsibility, and that's allowed a lot of companies to detach the activity of communicating and being involved with stakeholders almost into a side-pocket,"
In his book, he interviews leading figures such as Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg, Goldman Sachs' Lloyd Blankfein, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web.
But he is optimistic that the problems can be solved. He writes: "There has never been a better time to challenge the cycles of anti-business sentiment that have spanned the length of history."
He outlines four tenets of what he calls "connected leadership".
He believes that businesses have to analyse their stakeholders as precisely as their customers, clearly define their contribution to society, apply world-class management to "soft" social topics and have a commitment to "radical engagement".
He writes that the last is perhaps the most important: "It means meeting important stakeholders regularly and making friends before they are needed.
And it means communicating to outsiders in clear language without resorting to propaganda."
Malonga, 27, scored 22 times in 54 Hibs appearances after joining in 2014.
The Congo international has previously played in Italy, including a spell at Torino, and also featured for Spanish outfit Murcia.
Hibs have also confirmed that forward Islam Feruz has returned to parent club Chelsea following a loan spell.
And forward Conner Duthie has left Easter Road by mutual consent, having featured once for Hibs last season.
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The Rio gold medallist had parked in an empty car park in Tunbridge Wells on Wednesday, but found the local farmers' market had set up around the vehicle the next morning.
"I turned the corner and my car was surrounded by fruit and veg stalls. It felt like I was in an episode of Only Fools and Horses," he told BBC Sport.
"I was too embarrassed to say anything so I just went to my brothers' - luckily he knows some of the stall owners and they were fine with it."
Table Tennis England said it was a "classic Will Bayley moment" and added: "He is so focused on table tennis that organisation takes a back seat."
Bayley now has to wait until the market closes on Thursday to retrieve his car.
Andreea Cristea is the fifth victim of the attack on 22 March, in which Khalid Masood drove into crowds on Westminster Bridge then stabbed a policeman to death, before being shot dead himself.
Ms Cristea, 31, who was on holiday with boyfriend Andrei Burnaz, had been in hospital since the attack.
It has emerged that Mr Burnaz had been planning to propose during the day out.
A family statement confirmed Ms Cristea, who was an architect, had died on Thursday.
The family said: "After fighting for her life for over two weeks, our beloved and irreplaceable Andreea - wonderful daughter, sister, partner, dedicated friend and the most unique and life loving person you can imagine - was cruelly and brutally ripped away from our lives in the most heartless and spiritless way.
"She will always be remembered as our shining ray of light that will forever keep on shining in our hearts."
The family said they were "deeply touched and eternally grateful" to the "never-ending dedication" of the medical staff who treated Ms Cristea, saying their "kindness and empathy are beyond compare".
"There are no words to even begin to describe the crushing pain and emptiness that is left in our hearts," they continued.
Mr Burnaz, who sustained a broken foot in the attack, visited Westminster Bridge last week to lay a single white rose.
The couple were in London to celebrate Mr Burnaz's birthday and he had been planning to propose to Ms Cristea that day, Romania's UK ambassador Dan Mihalache told the BBC.
He said it was thought Masood's car had mounted the pavement and hit Mr Burnaz, before pushing Ms Cristea into the Thames.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said he was "deeply saddened to hear of the death of Andreea Cristea".
He tweeted: "Londoners hold her & her loved ones in our thoughts today."
The other people killed on the bridge were Aysha Frade, 44, who worked at a London sixth-form college, US tourist Kurt Cochran, 54, from Utah, and retired window cleaner Leslie Rhodes, 75, from south London.
Father-of-two PC Keith Palmer was fatally stabbed outside Parliament.
Relatives of those killed joined members of the Royal Family at a "service of hope" held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday.
Ms Cristea's family said they would now like money donated for her recovery to be given to charity.
City can equal the record set by Tottenham Hotspur at the start of the 1960-61 season by defeating Celtic.
Guardiola is more concerned with making progress in Champions League Group C.
"Believe me, I'm not focused on this little record, because another team will come and beat the record in the future," the Spaniard said.
"What I want is to play good, to continue what we did in the last months, many things we did really well and aspects we can improve [and] do it to win the game.
"My happiness as a coach is to see the team getting better. Every game is hard. A win helps to win more. Confidence is a real aspect for our development and how we want to play."
Guardiola says he expects a very different Celtic performance on Wednesday to the one that ended with a 7-0 defeat away to Barcelona in the opening round of fixtures.
The City manager watched the Old Firm game, which Celtic won 5-1 at Celtic Park, and he believes Brendan Rodgers' side will play with the intensity and drive they showed against their Glasgow rivals.
"I saw the game against Rangers here how intensive they were," Guardiola said. "It was completely different to the way they were in Barcelona, where they were more passive.
"Against Rangers, it was so aggressive, high, high pressing and that is the game we're going to expect tomorrow night.
"I know Celtic here are so strong. I spoke with my old players and all of them said it's a special stadium, for the environment, the fans, the way they play. It's a good challenge for us to know our level in Europe away.
"What happened in Barcelona is not the most important thing tomorrow. This is two weeks ago - professional players when you win, the day after, two days after you have another game and you are focused on that. When you lose, it's the same situation.
"[It is a] big opportunity to make a huge step forward for our qualification. I am confident, of course, in what we have to do."
Manchester United forward Rashford, 18, has seven goals in 13 outings since making his senior debut in February.
Hodgson has been "very impressed" with the teenager but said it was "unlikely" he would take him to France.
"I think it would be a very bold decision to put him in," added Hodgson.
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Rashford, who is still six months short of his 19th birthday, marked his senior debut with two goals against FC Midtjylland in the Europa League.
Since then, the England Under-20 international has scored four Premier League goals, including winners against Manchester City and Aston Villa.
The youngster also scored at West Ham to help United book an FA Cup semi-final date at Wembley with Everton.
In March, Hodgson said he would "neither rule him in or rule him out" when asked if Rashford could make his squad for France this summer.
Hodgson has numerous attacking options in the shape of United's Wayne Rooney, Tottenham's Harry Kane, Leicester's Jamie Vardy, Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge and Arsenal's Danny Welbeck.
In addition, West Ham's Andy Carroll has staked a claim after scoring six goals in his last five league games.
"I think it would mean possibly leaving someone behind who, at the moment, has more reason to be called up," said Hodgson when again asked about Rashford.
"But you never know. The fact is it would be foolish as well to say 'no, no, he's not ready, he can't do it'.
"I am sure he could do it.
"It's not inconceivable but it looks unlikely to me with the current players we've got and the competition for places in that area of the field."
The former University Challenge quizmaster, 80, inherited West Horsley Place last year from his 99-year-old aunt Mary, Duchess of Roxburghe.
He did not know she had left him the house until he was contacted by his solicitor after her death.
Auctions of the duchess's possessions in London and Geneva have raised £8.8m.
Her Cartier diamond engagement ring raised £167,000 - almost 14 times its estimated value.
The ring was Thursday's final lot in a two-day auction at Sotheby's which raised £3.7m. The proceeds have been added to funds raised at an earlier sale in Geneva.
"While it has been poignant to see the extraordinary array of my aunt's possessions go, it has been heartening to see the enthusiasm with which they were received - both prior to the sale and played out in the sale room," said Mr Gascoigne.
"Importantly, we are now able to start the process of restoring West Horsley Place to secure its future."
Mr Gascoigne and his wife Christina attended both days of the London sale.
Auctioneer Harry Dalmany said there was a great deal of interest in the engagement ring, but he would not disclose the identity of the buyer.
"When I looked round the sale room it was a bit like being in the Light Brigade and looking at the Russian cannons," he said.
"All the telephone bidders were on and the room had people in it bidding."
The duchess, who married the 9th Duke of Roxburghe at Westminster Abbey in 1935, lived at West Horsley, near Guildford, until her death last July at the age of 99.
Other items sold included a photograph of the duchess's godmother, Queen Mary, in a Faberge frame, sold for £22,500, almost four times its estimate.
Sir Thomas Lawrence's work Satan As The Fallen Angel, painted in about 1797, was bought for £122,500, more than four times its estimate.
The 49-year-old has been selected for the island's seven-strong shooting team for Glasgow 2014.
He will shoot with Daniel Richardson in the fullbore events, having previously competed at Edinburgh in 1986.
David Turner, Richard Bouchard and Steve Le Couillard are in the smallbore team while pistol shooters Nikki Holmes and George Winstanley are selected.
"It's a bit of a lay-off," Le Cheminant told BBC Sport.
As an 18-year-old, he missed out on a bronze medal in the individual event by just one point in the 1982 Games at Brisbane, finishing fourth behind Guernsey's Charles Trotter, before teaming up with Cliff Mallett to end the pairs event in 11th place.
Four years later, Le Cherminant took seventh place in both competitions, again partnering Mallett in the pairs.
However, he then decided to put family first ahead of his sport.
"I took time off as my children were growing up," he said.
"Spending half a day or a day at the range, it does impose on your family time. I wanted to be there when the children grew up.
"Thankfully shooting's a sport that, all being well, one can come back to at a later stage, although it's been a bit longer than I envisaged."
The stockbroker's children are now 24 and 22 and he has re-dedicated himself to shooting, although his love of the sport never disappeared in the interim.
"When the Bisley main meeting was on in the summer for a week in July, I was always desperate to see the scores because it's something that's been of great interest for me," he explained.
"But my wife's been great, she's said 'you've missed it for 20 years, off you go back to the range'."
Fullbore shooting is one of Jersey's leading sports when it comes to success at Commonwealth Games.
The island's most recent medals were won in Auckland in 1990 when Colin Mallett took individual gold before teaming up with his father, Le Cheminant's former partner Cliff, to win pairs bronze.
"Jersey has a long shooting history," said Le Cheminant.
"We had the militia here, my great-grandfather won a shooting cup with the Royal Jersey Infantry in the 1880s.
"The facilities we have are really good. We have a range at Crabbé for 200-600 yards and one at Les Landes for 900 and 1000.
"The local range is deemed to be one of those most similar to the range we'll be competing on in Scotland.
"We've just had the Welsh Commonwealth Games team over for three days to get the experience of shooting on a coastal range because the range we'll be shooting on in Scotland is also coastal so it's perfect for practise."
But will Le Cheminant carry on until Gold Coast 2018 and therby complete a unique double of two Australian and two Scottish Commonwealth Games three decades apart?
"That would be great, but it's a long way away," he added.
"I think I'll have to see what happens after this one, relax a bit and get my weekends back and see where I go from there."
The price being paid has not been revealed. According to Thomson Reuters, SCMP has a market value of HK$3bn ($392m; £258.5m).
Alibaba will remove the paywall from the paper's website to make its content freely available.
Alibaba said the title was unique because it covered news from China in the English language.
Such coverage is in demand by readers globally who want to understand the world's second-largest economy, said Joe Tsai, Alibaba Group's executive vice chairman.
In a letter to readers, Mr Tsai said: "We see the perfect opportunity to marry our technology with the deep heritage of the SCMP to create a vision of news for the digital age."
He added: "Only through additional resources will the SCMP be able to stay true to its core values of quality, integrity and trust."
Robin Hu, chief executive of SCMP, said it welcomed Alibaba's commitment to invest in the title.
"With proven expertise especially in mobile internet, Alibaba is in an excellent position to leverage technology to create content more efficiently and reach a global audience."
The paper was founded in 1903 but profits and sales have in recent years been hit by the same declines as newspapers in many countries.
The deal also includes licences for the Hong Kong editions of magazines including Elle, Cosmopolitan and Harper's Bazaar.
Alibaba's New York-listed shares ended down 5.4% after the deal was announced.
His son, Adam, said he died of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on Friday morning.
Nimoy had a long career as both an actor and director.
However he was best known for his portrayal of the half-human, half-Vulcan character in both the TV franchise and series of films.
Last year, the actor revealed he was suffering chronic lung disease COPD, despite stopping smoking 30 years ago.
It was reported earlier this week he had been taken to hospital on 19 February after suffering from chest pains.
He later tweeted: "A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory."
He signed off what was to be his final tweet with "LLAP" - a reference to his character's famous catchphrase, "Live long and prosper".
The same Twitter account was used by his granddaughter to confirm that he died at home on Friday in Bel-Air, California.
Dani Nimoy said her grandfather was an "extraordinary man, husband, grandfather, brother, actor, author - the list goes on - and friend."
She added that special merchandise was being added to Nimoy's website, with all proceeds going to the COPD foundation.
George Takei, who played Hikaru Sulu on Star Trek and was a friend of Nimoy's, paid tribute to the actor.
"The word extraordinary is often overused but I think it's really appropriate for Leonard", Mr Takei told US broadcaster MSNBC.
"He was an extraordinarily talented man but he was also a very decent human being."
Among the torrent of tributes on Twitter was a message from Nasa crediting Nimoy and Star Trek as an inspiration.
Thousands took to Twitter to pay tribute after Nimoy's death was announced, including Star Trek actors past and present.
William Shatner, who as Captain Kirk acted alongside Nimoy for years in Star Trek, said he loved the actor "like a brother".
"We will all miss his humor, his talent, and his capacity to love," Mr Shatner said on Twitter.
Wil Wheaton, who played Wesley Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation, said: "We stood on your shoulders, and wouldn't have had a galaxy to explore if you hadn't been there, first. Thank you, Leonard, Rest in peace."
It was Nimoy's casting as Spock in 1966 that made him in a star and, in many ways, defined his acting career.
He played the character in all three of the original series of the programme and later in several big-screen spin offs.
Nimoy had an ambivalent relationship with Spock, seeming to both cherish and resent his close association with the role.
His two volumes of autobiography - "I Am Not Spock" in 1975 and "I Am Spock" two decades later - seemed to epitomise his mixed feelings.
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1965 appeared in rejected Star Trek pilot The Cage
1966-69 played Spock in original Star Trek series
4 Emmy award nominations, 3 for his character Spock
2013 appeared in Star Trek Into Darkness - his last film
Nimoy did have success outside of his Spock costume, in both acting and directing, and he pursued music, painting, and photography.
After the end of Star Trek's initial run, he played master of disguise Paris in the hit adventure series Mission Impossible.
Later he directed two of the Star Trek films, The Search for Spock and The Voyage Home, and in 1987 helmed the hit comedy Three Men and a Baby, one of the highest-grossing films of that year.
Nimoy announced that he was suffering from COPD last year, writing: "I quit smoking 30 years ago. Not soon enough. Grandpa says, quit now!!"
COPD is an umbrella term for several lung diseases including chronic bronchitis, emphysema and some forms of bronchiectasis.
Sufferers experience increasing breathlessness during the advanced stages of the disease but it can be symptomless for a long time as it develops.
1931 Born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Jewish immigrants Dora (Spinner) and Max Nimoy
1951 Bit-part Hollywood debut in Queen for a Day
1954 Marries Sandra Zober. Two children, Julie and and Adam, follow.
1966 Cast as Spock in Star Trek, which turns Nimoy into a star
1969 Joins cast of Mission: Impossible and plays The Great Paris for two years
1979 Reprises role as Spock in the first big-screen version of Star Trek
1987 Directs the hugely successful comedy Three Men and a Baby
1989 Stars in Star Trek V and then Star Trek VI in 1991
2009 Comes out of retirement to play Spock in new Star Trek films directed by JJ Abrams
2014 Reveals diagnosis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a progressive lung condition
2015 Passes away in Los Angeles
Obituary: Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Nimoy: Life in pictures
The company hopes to attract users with a mixture of officially licensed tracks and its catalogue of 125 million covers, remixes, DJ sets and podcasts.
Called Soundcloud Go, it costs £9.99 per month in line with its rivals.
Soundcloud itself will remain free to use, although listeners in the UK and Ireland will hear advertisements between songs from Tuesday morning.
The launch is a big move for the company, which built its business by allowing artists to upload their music and share it with fans on social media and blogs.
Acts like Drake, Lily Allen, Kanye West and Miley Cyrus have used it to premiere songs, or share works in progress - even when they have a stake in rival streaming services, as West does with Tidal.
It has established the Berlin-based company as an influential player in the music industry, especially in the dance music genre.
Crowded market
The company was valued at $700m (£478m) in a funding round in 2014, but it has only recently started trying to make money from its 175 million users.
The subscription service launches with a free 30-day trial, and allows users to store tracks on their phone for offline use - "the number one requested feature", the company says.
But it is launching into an increasingly crowded market. Apple has attracted 11 million people to its music streaming service since it arrived last summer. Market leader Spotify is approaching 30 million subscribers while Tidal, which recently boasted exclusives from Rihanna and Beyonce, has about three million paying customers.
Soundcloud Go launched in the US in March to mixed reviews, with tech website Engadget calling it "a mess" and "a chore to use".
The Verge noted it offered "far fewer" official tracks than its rivals, with artists like Katy Perry, One Direction, The Beatles and Radiohead missing from its line-up.
CEO Alexander Ljung and senior vice president Sylvain Grande told BBC News those gaps were being plugged, and discussed their plans for the service.
Tell us a bit about Soundcloud Go
Alexander: The cool part about that is you have everything from the biggest hits to all the emerging stuff - new artists and remixes and so on. It's the first time that's ever existed.
And you combine that with actually having this presence from the artists themselves. So you get these authentic moments and tracks you wouldn't have expected - like when Miley Cyrus came out of the studio once and uploaded 100 tracks.
There were a lot songs missing when you launched in the US. Is that going to be the case for the UK launch, too?
Alexander: Not everything was there on day one, but a lot of it has been added since. We're still ingesting huge amount of content every day.
Why launch the product before that work was complete?
Sylvain: We wanted to avoid leaks. 99% of the content is there now.
Will people like Kanye West still put exclusive tracks on Soundcloud now it's become more commercial?
Alexander: For artists generally, one of the things that's special about SoundCloud is they have their own account, which they control. So that's led to a different degree of authenticity. If they have an idea they went to get out to the world, a bit like Twitter, they can publish it instantly. That's become a really powerful way for artists to connect to fans. They can't really do that anywhere else.
Right now, you can find individual tracks from Adele or Coldplay, but there's no way to listen to a complete album. Why not?
Sylvain: We've ingested all the tracks and we're working on it. We never had albums functionality per se on SoundCloud - people might create playlists and so on - but in the coming months we're going to have the album visualisation in the service as well.
It's been reported that Sony and Universal took a stake in the company when you signed a licensing deal with them...
Alexander: We don't comment on any deal terms. There hasn't been any official word on how the deals work.
Does having closer ties with the major labels mean we'll see unofficial remixes and cover versions taken down from Soundcloud?
Alexander: A lot of people believe that doing deals with the majors leads to more takedowns, when it's exactly the opposite. Part of the deal is that it creates a framework for being able to create a revenue stream for all this derivative content - remixes and cover versions. That type of content has never really existed in the music industry before, and now we can start to generate revenue from that and pay it back to the industry. So the incentive is to keep it up and earn money, rather than take it down.
It was widely reported that Soundcloud made a loss of $44m in 2014. Can the subscription service turn that around?
Alexander: We don't really comment on the financial results but the truth is that we're a high-growth start-up. It's a very common path. The reason you raise money is to invest it into growth before you focus on profitability.
Do you have a goal for profitability?
Alexander: I have a point in mind. But we might change it along the way, depending on what we want to prioritise.
Soundcloud Go is launching today in the UK and Ireland. Will it be coming to the rest of Europe?
Alexander: Yes, there will be more territories coming soon.
Capita - which assesses claimants for the government - confirmed the nurse was dismissed two weeks ago.
The Facebook posts were found by Sarah Goldstein, 24, who had been turned down for personal independence payments (PIPs) by the nurse.
Husband Jay Goldstein said he was glad "the right thing" had been done.
Mrs Goldstein, who has fibromyalgia, Raynaud's phenomenon, and suffers with chronic anxiety, migraines and depression, claimed Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and first applied for PIPs in October 2014.
Mr Goldstein said she had been assessed last year but turned down for PIPs because it was felt she was "making everything up".
Mrs Goldstein reapplied for PIPs at the end of 2015 and was assessed at her home in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, in March by the nurse.
But the couple's suspicions were aroused when they found they had been turned down by the nurse on the basis of a number of "falsehoods" in an accompanying report, which has been seen by the BBC.
These included claims that Mrs Goldstein had given birth to 13-month-old daughter AJ naturally. In fact, Mrs Goldstein had a Caesarean and said she was never asked about the birth.
Mrs Goldstein saw the nurse's name on the report and looked her up on social media "to make sure everything was above board" and discovered the posts.
One, written in July 2014, appears to attack a claimant who had lost two legs as a child and had appeared on a programme about benefits.
The post said he should "get a job fitting carpets" and that she "would like to catapult the scrounger back to...[where] he came from".
It is believed the nurse started working for Capita a few months before the July post.
In a statement, a spokeswoman for the outsourcing firm said: "We can confirm that the individual in question no longer works for Capita."
Mr Goldstein, 25, said his wife has had a new assessment and is awaiting the result.
"We are glad that Capita has done the right thing and sacked the nurse," he said.
"We feel a tiny bit of justice has been done."
Preserved tree stumps were uncovered in Norway by a team including Cardiff University researchers.
Scientists believe the forest could help explain a 15-fold reduction in carbon dioxide levels at the time.
Dr Chris Berry said it showed what the landscape was like as "the first trees were beginning to appear on Earth".
The forests, found in Svalbard, an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, grew near the equator during the Devonian period (420 - 360 million years ago).
Dr Berry, from Cardiff University's school of earth and ocean science, said: "During the Devonian period, it is widely believed that there was a huge drop in the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, from 15 times the present amount to something approaching current levels.
"The evolution of tree-sized vegetation is the most likely cause of this dramatic drop in carbon dioxide because the plants were absorbing carbon dioxide through photosynthesis to build their tissues and also through the process of forming soils."
The team found forests were mainly formed of lycopod trees, which grew about 20cm (8in) apart from one another and reached 4m (13ft) in height.
During the Devonian period, Svalbard was located on the equator before tectonic plates shifted and it moved to its current location.
The findings were published in the journal Geology on Thursday.
He says 2015 could be as challenging.
In an interview with BBC 5 live's Wake Up to Money, broadcast on Wednesday, he said discount grocers have had a striking impact on retailing.
Analysts Kantar Worldpanel say Aldi and Lidl have reached a record combined market share of 8.6% of all shopping done at major UK grocery chains.
Their rise has come at the expense of the "Big Four" supermarkets, Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons.
"The level of profitability decline in some retailers over the course of 2014 - we've never seen it before," said Mr Clarke. "It suggests 2015 is going to be equally as challenging."
Although Asda has suffered less than rivals such as Tesco from the rise of the discounters, its market share fell 1% in the three months to December according to Kantar Worldpanel.
The discounters are planning to make bigger inroads into the UK this year.
So confident are they that Danish discounter Netto is returning to the UK after a 4 year absence.
Interestingly, the company is being partnered by Sainsbury, in what some see as a "can't beat them, join them" move.
Established Aldi is on a major expansion drive, with plans to create 35,000 new jobs in the UK and to almost double its total number of stores to 1,000 by 2022.
The former UK managing director of Aldi, Paul Foley, told Wake Up to Money the rise of the discounters was "unstoppable."
"The golden age of food retail profits by big, very successful, very well run businesses is over and discounters are the disrupters."
Mr Foley said the discounters were likely to grow to take a 20% market share.
Morrisons has been hit hard by the rise of Aldi and Lidl. It reported a 6.3% fall in sales in the three months to November and a fall in half year profits of just over 30%.
In October the supermarket responded with the launch of Match & More, a loyalty card that matches prices against Aldi and Lidl, as well as the Big Four.
Morrisons' Group Marketing Director Nick Collard told Wake Up to Money that customer behaviour had "really changed".
"The number one driver of store choice used to be convenience - it's absolutely now about price.
"We still have the same relative number of customers, they're just shopping slightly less frequently and buying slightly less."
The bitter supermarket price war has forced the grocery market into deflation. According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics food prices have fallen by 1.7%.
Kantar Worldpanel reported that the value of UK grocery sales fell for the first time in two decades in November.
Supermarket expert and Loyalty Magazine editor Annich McIntosh, says the changes the industry is experiencing are profound.
"This modern shopper is unlike any we've known before - a person with a mobile phone who can compare prices instantly.
"There are a lot of very worried executives of food stores out there."
Global Research Director at analysts Planet Retail, Natalie Berg describes the rise of the discounters as part of "a perfect storm".
"I think there's been a real shift just in the past 18 months.
"Shoppers are generally more accepting of the discounters. They view it as a badge of honour and they're happy to shop those own brands"
"On top of the shift in mindset the discounters have significantly upped their game."
Despite the threats, Asda Chief Executive Andy Clarke sees grounds for optimism.
"Kwik Save had a place in this market for a good period of time and it disappeared from the landscape.
"I'm not suggesting that's going to be the case with the current discounters but they are a retail format that's been in this country for a good period of time."
"They're a very different shopping experience. They've got roughly 10% of the product range of a superstore."
But Mr Clarke had this warning: "The discounters will grow and there will be winners and losers."
Former Aldi UK boss Paul Foley is bullish about the German retailers' prospects. "The game's only half over."
Mark Price, the managing director of Waitrose, is also upbeat.
The high-end supermarket has grown market share, and said discounters aren't having an impact on sales.
Mr Price had this advice for Waitrose's rivals: "Be very clear with your customers what you stand for.
"The ones that do that well will do extraordinarily well and they'll survive. The ones that do it less well will find the going tougher."
Wake Up to Money is broadcast weekdays on BBC 5 live. You can sign up to the podcast via the 5 live website.
Saturday's "Bare with us" march took place in Waterloo, Ontario. The women say that police told them to cover up whilst cycling in the neighbouring town of Kitchener last month.
They have filed a formal complaint with the police.
It is legal for women to be topless in Ontario after a court ruling in 1996.
Protestors held signs that included the slogans "They are boobs not bombs, chill out" and "Nudity isn't sexual."
The three sisters, Tameera, Nadia and Alysha Mohamed, say that they took their shirts off because it was a hot summer day.
However, they allege that a police officer approached them and told them to cover up. But when they challenged this, the officer said he was stopping them for bike safety reasons.
One of the sisters is an award nominated Canadian singer under her stage name Alysha Brilla.
"I had no idea how polarizing the issue would be. I thought people wouldn't be so disturbed by the female breast," she told CBC news.
"We just want to advocate and let people know that they do have this right," the singer added.
Ontario passed legislation confirming the right of women to go topless in 1996, after the Ontario Court of Appeal overturned a woman's conviction for removing her shirt.
Gwen Jacobs had been fined in 1991, but on appeal the court found that there was "nothing degrading or dehumanising" about her going topless in public.
The AA said the average comprehensive motor insurance figure was £531 at the start of 2014.
This was 5.6% down on the last three months of 2013 and 16.6% down on the figure for the same period last year.
The figure for third party, fire and theft was £725, down 8.4% on the past three months and 18.5% on last year.
The AA said this policy was higher than comprehensive insurance because it is typically taken out by people aged between 17-22 who have to pay the most for comprehensive insurance.
Young drivers did however experience the biggest fall in premiums in the first part of this year, coming down by a fifth; while the smallest movement was for those aged over 70 whose premium went down 7%.
The age bracket which pays the cheapest comprehensive insurance was those aged 60-69, with an average of £299.81.
The figures also show that north-west of England saw the biggest fall at 21% compared with East Anglia with the least at 13%.
However, the AA warned that the downward trend could be under threat.
AA insurance director Simon Douglas said: "Legal reforms introduced by the justice ministry to curb organised attempts at whiplash injury fraud coupled with better fraud detection by insurers have also certainly helped put downward pressure on premiums.
Source: The AA
"But despite this there is no evidence that this is delivering any significant reduction in the number and value of personal injury claims."
He added: "I do expect premiums to start rising again this year unless the fraud issue can be dealt with.
"If not, it's likely to be young drivers, those with a poor claims history or those in localities where there are frequent claims who will find it most difficult to obtain competitive cover."
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said: "We are turning the tide on the compensation culture and doing our bit to help drivers with the cost of running a car.
"We have made major law changes which have been a significant factor in these record falls in car insurance premiums.
"But we want to do more, and we are now going after the fraudsters who force up the costs for everyone else."
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Cecile Pieper put world number seven side Germany ahead in the first quarter with a lofted finish past goalkeeper Maddie Hinch.
England created plenty of chances but were unable to repeat the 4-1 victory of their opening match over Ireland.
Meanwhile, England men opened their campaign with a comprehensive 6-0 victory over Poland in Pool B.
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Two penalty corner strikes from Mark Gleghorne gave England the perfect start.
And before half-time, they had doubled that lead through a deflected Chris Griffiths strike and Sam Ward's drag flick from a penalty corner.
David Condon turned in Phil Roper's pass for the fifth and Ward added his second to round off the victory.
England men face Germany on Monday and Ireland on Wednesday; victory in either of their next two games would see them progress to the semi-finals.
The women take on 17th-ranked Scotland, who drew 0-0 with Ireland, on Tuesday at 11.30 BST. A point from the game would see England into the last four.
President Mahamadou Issoufou told French media that security was being tightened at the Arlit mine after the recent hostage crisis in Algeria.
French company Areva plays a major part in mining in Niger - the world's fifth-largest producer of uranium.
Islamist militants kidnapped five French workers from the mine in Arlit three years ago.
Four of them are still being held - along with three other French hostages - and it is believed they could be in the north of Mali close to where French troops are battling al-Qaeda-linked militants.
Asked if he could confirm that French special forces were guarding the uranium mine, President Issoufou told channel TV5: "Absolutely I can confirm.
"We decided, especially in light of what happened in Algeria... not to take risks and strengthen the protection of mining sites," he added.
France's Agence France-Presse news agency said a dozen French special forces reservists were strengthening security at the site.
Areva gets much of its uranium from the two mines it operates in the country, at Arlit and Imouraren.
Last month, at least 37 foreign workers were killed when Islamist militants seized a gas plant at In Amenas, eastern Algeria.
Connery played past-his-best boxer Malcolm "Mountain" McClintock in the 1957 play Requiem for a Heavyweight, which was broadcast live on the BBC.
Director Alvin Rakoff recorded the play for posterity and stored it in his attic where it remained for 55 years.
"He was tall, good-looking and had charisma from the start," he said.
Connery "was an extra" at the time, said Rakoff. "One of those guys who rang every other day and asked: 'Do you have any work for me?'
"I did a show called The Condemned, in which he played four of five parts for me - one was an old man who had been in prison for a long time and had gone a bit bonkers.
"I tried to get one of the other extras to do it and he wasn't quite right and Sean said: 'I can have a go at that, Al'."
Requiem for a Heavyweight was written for US television in 1956 by The Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling and starred Jack Palance in the lead role. The play won a Peabody Award.
Rakoff said it was his future wife, Doctor Who actress Jacqueline Hill - who he had cast in the BBC adaptation, who convinced him to cast Connery in the Palance role of a boxer who is told that he can no longer fight for health reasons.
He told BBC News: "I got a call from his [Palance's] agent who said: 'Jack ain't gonna show'. Something better had come up and he didn't want to come to England.
"She [Jacqueline] said, 'Have you seen Sean?... the ladies will like him', which was quite a remarkable statement but it was true, women adored him and so I called him and narrowed it to two fellows and Sean got it."
Because the play was broadcast live and no recording was made, it had been thought the performance was lost until Rakoff, 87, remembered the recording he had made during a recent interview and found it gathering dust in his London home.
Speaking on his decision more than 50 years ago to make the recording, he said: "I had suddenly thought: 'Maybe this is an important piece,' and I spoke to the man in the sound booth and asked him to do a reel-to-reel so he had an audio recording, and he did."
The British version was screened on 31 March 1957 on the BBC's Sunday Night Theatre anthology and co-starred Till Death Do Us part actor Warren Mitchell and another young actor by the name of Michael Caine.
"It went out on American television so there were commercial breaks and on the BBC there weren't any and Sean had a big costume change and I rang Rod and said we needed a new scene just to let him change.
"He said, rather nonchalantly, 'I hear you can write Alvin, you write it'.
"I cast two actors as has-been boxers who were struggling and Michael Caine was one of them. People in rehearsals watched the little scene and said: 'That guy's going to go far'."
The crackly recording of Requiem for a Heavyweight features Connery's unmistakably Scottish burr despite the character being written as an American.
Rakoff said: "We worked hard and long on the accent, he was trying but couldn't get rid of some of the Scottish-ness and in fact Michael Barry, who was the head of drama at the time came to rehearsals and he said: 'Are you sure you want to go ahead with this guy, I don't think he can do it'.
"I said: 'Michael I can assure you he can do it'."
In 1962, Connery became a household name when he played James Bond in his first big screen outing Dr No and would go on to become one of the biggest film stars of the 20th Century.
Now in his 80s, Rakoff is still working and has just written the conspiracy thriller The Seven Einsteins.
Strikingly obvious, really. Think of your own budgeting. The chancellor, though, only lays out how he's going to raise money - generally through tax but also borrowing - and what he's going to spend it on, once a year (usually). In the past few decades this has also involved commitments to future years. Many of us, of course, don't bother laying out our budgets, the salary and bills seem to take care of themselves. He has to make a Budget by law as certain taxes have to be approved each year by parliament.
We've already had one this year, but after a new government is elected, the chancellor, even if it is the same one, traditionally announces another one. This year, because the Conservatives no longer have to worry about what their former Liberal Democrat coalition partners think, they are free to spend the nation's money how they want. Like after divorce. Except they get to keep all the assets, the income, and, oh yes, the debts.
Other countries call them finance ministers. Thomas Cromwell, Sir Robert Peel, creator of the police, and Sir Winston Churchill are former holders of the post. Chancellor just means official in Latin, roughly speaking. So that's boring. Exchequer is better. It refers to a special cloth that was used to place counters on. It looked like a chess board.
There have been arguments about this. Is it rising or falling? National debt - household and governments - in total, is rising. There's also debt as a percentage of the whole economy. That falls when the economy grows faster than that pile of debt. Like you've increased your mortgage but your property's value has gone up by more. In 2014-15, net UK debt stood at almost £1.5 trillion.
The gap between income and spending. Simply, shrinking the deficit means either raising taxes or cutting spending. It is sometimes called the country's overdraft. A concept some think is fatuous as unlike households, governments can keep rolling over the debt for years, and inflation, still a usually occurring phenomenon, erodes it. The next generation does not have to wipe out the previous one's debts, as it does in a family.
Excise duty. Like VAT it is an indirect tax applied within a country to goods or services. Unlike VAT, which is charged at 20% of the sale price, it is often a flat amount levied to each item. It is applied commonly to tobacco, alcohol, gambling - and fuel. The fuel duty is the reason why motorists fume when oil prices fall yet petrol prices do not. That and VAT make up 65% of the price. It has been as much as 80%. Governments raise most excise duties in line with inflation. Fuel price rises though tend to annoy the electorate more than just about anything. Most Budgets have either cancelled or deferred increasing it in line with inflation.
The rate of income tax people pay depends on how much they earn: the higher their income, the higher rate of tax. In expanding economies, people's earnings are more likely to increase. In some cases, those people will cross an earnings threshold and find themselves paying a higher rate of tax. If this is widespread, it can act as a brake on how the economy expands, as people have less money to spend. However, it can also be seen as something that stops inflation rising too quickly.
Different rates of income tax are paid on different parts of incomes. People pay nothing on the first £10,600 that they earn. They pay 20% on anything between that and the next £31,785. After that it is 40% on anything higher until you get to an income of more than £150,000. Earnings above £150,000 are taxed at 45%. The "threshold" refers to the barrier between the tax rates. So once someone edges over a threshold, they pay tax at a higher rate on anything they earn above that level. Not, as some think, suddenly on the whole amount, meaning if you're approaching a pay rise that takes you into a higher tax band, you needn't worry you will actually take home less.
Bank levy. Effectively another tax; introduced in 2011 it is charged on the amount of debt held by all UK banks. Initially brought in at the sliver rate of 0.05% it has been quadrupled in that short time to 0.21%. That is too much for some. Analysts cite it as one of the reasons HSBC, which makes the bulk of its profits abroad but is based here and taxed here, wants to move its business base elsewhere. The levy raised more than £2bn last year, of which about a third came from HSBC alone.
The OBR was created in 2010 to provide independent and authoritative analysis of the UK's public finances. It has five main roles: producing five year forecasts; judging the government's performance against fiscal targets; scrutinising the Treasury's costing of tax; assessing sustainability of public finances; and assessing the government's performance against the welfare cap.
The government allows every taxpayer to earn a certain amount before they start paying tax - the personal allowance. It sets a threshold below which people don't pay income tax. Bear in mind that people may earn below this threshold and still pay other types of tax (for instance, national insurance contributions, which raise a lot of the total tax take). In 2015-16, the UK personal allowance is £10,600.
The structural deficit is a relatively new concept. It is basically the current budget deficit adjusted to strip out the cyclical nature of the economy. You would expect, for example, the budget deficit to get smaller when the economy grows. In other words, it's the underlying deficit that is not directly affected by general economic conditions.
Possibly the biggest political potato of this Budget. There are two types: Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit. They are paid to more than four million people who may be eligible if they earn less than £33,000 a year. The taxpayer spends some £30bn a year on them. Formerly barely mentioned, now that the government is planning to cut another £12bn from welfare spending, they are firmly in the spotlight. They were designed to make it worthwhile for people to come off unemployment benefits - even for more low-paid jobs. One argument in favour is that it is better to have people in work, even if that is subsidised to some extent. But some argue that they subsidise low wages, and therefore business profits. The government has begun saying that if these were cut, business would pay more to make up the shortfall.
This is a term used to describe protections for increases in the state pension. Under the triple-lock scheme, the government promises to lift pensions by whatever is the highest out of: inflation, increases in average earnings or 2.5%. It guarantees that pensioners would see their pensions go up even if inflation is low.
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Arlene Foster campaigned for Brexit but the UUP accused her of a "U-turn" after she signed a joint letter to the prime minister outlining several concerns.
Mrs Foster said the UUP had set up Steven Aiken as its "attack dog" but said he was more like a Chihuahua.
He snapped back that Chihuahuas were "small but intelligent and ferocious".
The snarling match began on Wednesday, when Mrs Foster and Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness jointly wrote to Prime Minister Theresa May, outlining their priorities for the Brexit negotiations.
Mrs Foster's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Mr McGuinness from Sinn Féin were on opposite sides of the debate during the EU referendum campaign.
Their joint letter identified five key areas of concern when the UK leaves the European Union - the Irish border; trading costs; the energy market; drawdown of EU funding and treatment of the agri-food sector.
After the letter's contents were revealed, rival unionist parties accused the DUP of shifting their position.
Mr Aiken, the UUP's economy spokesperson, said he was "astonished the first ministers would have the audacity to release this letter".
"These are all concerns that existed before the referendum," he added.
"Indeed given the content of the letter I would question whether this is a DUP u-turn on their position on the referendum after the vote has taken place?"
Mr Aiken said that Stormont's Executive Office was "quickly becoming the Department for Stating the Obvious".
But Mrs Foster denied that campaigning for Brexit was a mistake and said leading the EU provided opportunities as well as challenges.
"Poor Steven Aiken has been sent out once again to be the attack dog against the executive and frankly, he comes across more as a Chihuahua," she told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme.
Responding on his Twitter account, Mr Aiken snapped back that it was the first time he had "ever been compared to small but intelligent and ferocious Mexican attack dog".
His UUP colleague Stephen Nicholl tweeted a photo of an angry Chihuahua and said Mr Aiken had become their party's "new mascot".
The animal antics continued when Claire Hanna from the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) weighed in to criticise the DUP leader over the letter.
"The first minister has serious questions to answer over the breath-taking reverse ferret she is currently performing," said the SDLP MLA.
"Ms Foster has clearly realised the error of her ways in backing Brexit and, now the horse has bolted, is asking the Conservative government to close the gate."
Nidhi Chaphekar, 40, suffered burns and fractured her foot in the explosion.
A photograph of Ms Chaphekar taken moments after the blast has become an iconic image of the attacks.
The attacks at Zaventem airport and Maelbeek metro left 31 people dead and about 300 wounded.
The so-called Islamic State (IS) group has said it carried out the attacks.
Ms Chaphekar was one of the two Indian crew members of a Jet Airways flight bound for Newark in the US who were injured in the blast.
Her husband, who flew from Mumbai to Paris and travelled by road to Brussels, has reached the hospital, reports say.
Jet Airways denied unconfirmed reports in Indian media on Friday, which said Ms Chaphekar had been "placed in coma" at the hospital near Brussels.
"The doctor has confirmed that Nidhi is in stable condition and not in a coma,'' the company said in a statement.
"She is resting and under sedation for her comfort."
Ms Chaphekar's photograph - taken by Ketevan Kardava, a journalist with the Georgian Public Broadcaster network - was widely shared around the world on social media sites with the #PrayForNidhi hashtag.
The picture shows her sitting bloodied and dazed with a leg stretched across a seat.
Her yellow blazer is shredded by the force of the blast, her hair is covered with soot and her face streaked with blood.
"She was in shock, speechless," Ms Kardava, who was her way to Geneva on assignment, told Time magazine.
"There was no crying, no shouting. She was only looking around with fear."
Bradford One wants to turn the derelict site, currently owned by the city council, into a concert setting with a capacity of up to 2,000 people.
Plans also include restaurants, bars and a new office within the building.
A campaign has been under way to save the 1930s landmark, which played host to acts including The Beatles, since its closure in 2000.
It was bought by regional development agency Yorkshire Forward in 2003, which later entered into a development agreement with Langtree Artisan.
That agreement, which would have seen the demolition of the building, was scrapped last September after the Homes and Communities Agency took over the site following the abolition of Yorkshire Forward.
Earlier this year, the building was bought by Bradford Council for £1.
The authority said it would now consider proposals for commercially viable developments which retain all or part of the building.
Bradford One said the redevelopment and use of the building would be funded in a mix of ways including grants, community funding and a community share scheme.
Another bid has also been unveiled by Bradford Live, which is also calling for the building to become a music venue.
The Seagulls, who became Women's Premier League champions on Sunday, have met the necessary WSL licensing requirements.
The Sussex side beat Sporting Club Albion 4-2 in Sunday's play-off and will take their place in WSL 2 in spring 2017.
Brighton lost just two games as they won the Southern Division this season.
The WSL's on- and off-field criteria included finance and business management, facilities and marketing requirements.
"Brighton thoroughly deserve their promotion after such a fantastic season and for their development off the pitch in recent years," the Football Association's head of leagues and competitions Katie Brazier said.
"It is great for the league that we now have a club on the south coast, which will help us to develop a wider fan-base."
Brighton chief executive Paul Barber added: "We are very proud of the achievements of our women's team this season.
"The club's initial ambition has been to reach the Women's Super League and, having achieved that aim, we are now very much looking forward to kicking off the new season in 2017."
Frazer, 26, sustained serious knee ligament damage in a training session with German club Mannheimer.
She will undergone surgery next week and will definitely miss the opening qualifiers in Kuala Lumpur in January.
Frazer could also be a doubt for the final qualifiers next July.
Ireland should be capable of progressing from the Malaysian tournament in January when they will be up against lower-ranked opposition and require only a top-three finish.
However the next stage of the process in either Belgium or South Africa will be much more taxing as Ireland will need to beat higher-ranked nations to qualify.
The Londonderry woman was distraught after suffering the injury in seemingly innocuous circumstances.
She said: "I have completely ruptured my anterior cruciate and partially torn my medial cruciate ligament and I am having surgery on 3 November and it will take six to nine months recovery from then."
"I am completely devastated that I am missing the tournament in Malaysia for definite and also unable to finish my first season with Mannheimer.
"I was running fast with the ball unopposed in training and went to pass it off my right foot but it just gave way and I fell and it was extremely painful."
Mannheimer's Director of Sport, Peter Leemen added: "She will be operated on by a specialist, who has already performed this type of surgery on other players in the team."
"The cartilage in the knee is completely in order which is important for a good healing process but it´s is such a pity as Megan was settling in so well with the club and her team-mates."
Frazer was able to travel with the Ireland squad for two international defeats in Belgium earlier this week and found the experience at least went some way towards cushioning the blow.
She added: "It was great to be around the team again and it really lifted my mood. Luckily I don't have too much pain and have started to work on my pre-surgery exercises."
International metals group, Liberty House, said the deal with Tata Steel UK for the Hartlepool steelworks would also safeguard 140 existing jobs.
Liberty executive chairman, Sanjeev Gupta, said he wanted the site to become a world leader in the gas and oil pipes industry.
Tata Steel will retain a third mill on the site, employing 270 people.
Liberty has already bought Tata's speciality steelworks in Yorkshire, Lancashire and the West Midlands, and Scunthorpe's Caparo Merchant Bar mill.
The company now have a workforce of nearly 5,000 across the UK, it said.
The tourists' 24-21 victory in the second Test, their first over the All Blacks since 1993, set up the decider at Auckland's Eden Park.
Furlong, part of the Ireland side who beat New Zealand in November, expects a backlash from Steve Hansen's side.
"When your pride is dented, you come out and are up for it," he said.
Furlong was one of eight men in the initial Lions squad who helped end Ireland's 111-year wait for a win over the All Blacks with a 40-29 victory in Chicago last November.
Rory Best, Jack McGrath, CJ Stander, Robbie Henshaw, Conor Murray, Jared Payne and Johnny Sexton were also part of the victorious Irish team.
But New Zealand avenged that defeat with a bruising 21-9 win over Joe Schmidt's men in Dublin two weeks later.
"That match in Dublin, I remember coming off the pitch and being absolutely shattered," Furlong added. "I was sore for days afterwards.
"It was one of the most brutal Test matches I've played in my short career. So we all expect to have the same thing again. And we've got to tee ourselves up for it."
It was a physical contest when New Zealand won in Dublin last November, with centre Henshaw forced off early on after a controversial high challenge by Sam Cane.
In the same match, Malakai Fekitoa was sin-binned for the All Blacks for a dangerous hit on Simon Zebo.
"I think you always fear the All Blacks in the way that if you don't get your stuff sorted, if you don't man up and meet them head on head it's a tough day at the office," added Furlong.
"They can score a try from anywhere. They're that dangerous. They've threats all over the park.
"If none of that works, they're just so damn consistent, and good at holding on to the ball. They're a tough team to beat.
"You have to keep attacking them, but it's easier said than done."
Furlong will be going for three wins over the All Blacks in eight months as Hansen's side look to extend their unbeaten run at Eden Park to 40 games on Saturday.
The Lions, meanwhile, are bidding to secure only their second series win in New Zealand.
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Appearing via video link at Norwich Crown Court he admitted attempted intercourse with a horse and trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence.
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The 25-year-old has scored 44 goals in 88 appearances for Leeds since joining from Leicester City on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee in July 2015.
The New Zealand international will have a medical with the Premier League club on Sunday, with the deal expected to be completed early next week.
Wood ruled himself out of Leeds' match against Sunderland on Saturday.
"Due to strong interest from a Premier League team, the ongoing discussions with the club, and given it has always been my ambition to play at the highest level, I don't feel it is right that I play today," he posted on Twitter.
Wood has turned out three times for Leeds this term, scoring one goal.
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The attack in Tunnmeade, Harlow, in March is being treated as attempted murder by Essex police.
Officers earlier executed search warrants at four separate properties in various parts of Harlow.
Two men, aged 31 and 28, and a woman, 31, all from the town, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and aggravated burglary.
The father and son were left seriously injured. The three people arrested are currently being interviewed at Harlow police station.
The 37-year-old had been available since his sacking by the Magpies in March, when the club were one place above the League One relegation zone.
Former Crystal Palace and QPR midfielder Derry replaces Richard Money at a side currently 18th in the fourth tier and has signed a deal until 2018.
As a player, he made a total of 652 career appearances for eight clubs.
"I suppose a lot of my career has been following my instinct and it was absolutely right," he told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
"This club is starting to develop and developing rapidly. The potential here has got legs, the community is huge in Cambridge, and it's something we want to take advantage of.
"There are certain football clubs at this level that have got that ability to go higher and this is one of them."
Derry's only previous managerial experience came at Notts County, the club he supported as a boy and at which he made his professional debut.
He helped them escape relegation from League One in 2013-14, but he was dismissed after a run of just three wins in 24 league matches.
Derry's appointment follows the departure of 60-year-old Money, who had led Cambridge out of non-league in 2014 and to the fourth round of the FA Cup last season, where they took Manchester United to a replay.
"I'd like to go on record by saying I felt Richard has done a fantastic job for this football club, there's some good players left behind for me," said Derry.
"Is it a gamble? Some would say so. Do I feel I'm taking a gamble? No, not really, I'm really confident going forward. I want fans to look at the job I'd done, especially in the early part, of Notts County.
"I think it would be wrong of me to explain the depths of the details of why things went from one extreme to the other at Notts County. I know what I can do as a manager and what the staff can do as a group of people."
"Shaun Derry represents a change in philosophy for the U's. They've exchanged the experience of Richard Money for youth and potential.
"Inevitably some fans will see Derry's appointment as a gamble, but he appears to have accrued plenty of goodwill during his relatively brief spell with Notts County.
"Money was given the boot because the U's board no longer believed he could deliver a top-seven finish come May. For Derry, therefore, the task seems clear."
Daredevil Anthony Martin was pushed out of a plane in handcuffs, chained to the inside of a locked yellow box.
He escaped from his shackles whilst plummeting to Earth at 130mph. The 47-year-old thrill-seeker then deployed his parachute to glide safely back to the ground.
Anthony said: "I didn't feel any force, but what I felt was lot a of jostling."
Everyone involved in the stunt landed safely - but don't try it at home!
Organiser Joshua Virasami said black people should come together "to achieve justice and equality in Britain".
The movement has grown over the past three years in protest at police killings of black people in America.
Small-scale protests have been held near Heathrow and in Nottingham on Friday, resulting in some arrests.
Protesters purporting to be part of the Black Lives Matter movement obstructed traffic en route to Heathrow Airport, meanwhile in Nottingham some protesters have laid down on tracks in the city centre causing delays to the tram network.
The Met Police said they had attended the scene at Heathrow, and 10 people had been arrested. The aviation policing team later tweeted that the last cones were being removed from the M4 spur road, and that the road "should be completely open shortly". Heathrow Airport has apologised for any delays.
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Black Lives Matter activist Adam Elliott-Cooper, 29, from London, said the Heathrow location was appropriate as "many people are either being killed at our borders or being sent back to certain death".
He made reference to Angolan deportee Jimmy Mubenga, who suffered a fatal heart attack after being restrained on a flight, in October 2010. Three G4S guards were found not guilty of manslaughter in 2014, having denied acting dangerously or negligently during the incident.
The protests come the day after the fifth anniversary of the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan by police in north London, sparking riots which spread to several English cities.
In 2014, an inquest jury concluded that Mr Duggan had been lawfully killed by police, but his family won the right to appeal in October 2015.
Last month hundreds of people marched through central London to the Houses of Parliament in protest at the shooting of two black men by police in the US.
Mr Virasami said: "We need black people all over the world to come together, groups and individuals, to build this movement to achieve justice and equality in Britain and all over the world.
"We're asking the government to take responsibility, not just to investigate the statistics but to hear the demands of the communities."
Dr Tony Sewell, from the Youth Justice Board, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that in England and Wales 21% of young men under 18 in custody were black - though black people only made up 4% of the general population.
Conversely, he said, 60% of men under 18 in custody were white, when that racial group made up 82% of the population.
"That is a scandal, that's what we should really be looking at," he said.
Kadija Sesay - who is the cousin of Sheku Bayoh, 31, who died after being arrested and restrained in Kirkcaldy in May 2015 - said more needed to be done.
"People need to realise that this happens in the UK all of the time, in state institutions - it happens," she told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme.
Toyin Agbetu, who is a British-African social rights activist, told the programme that since the Brexit vote there had been "increased racism" within the UK, and said the problem was "more hidden" compared with the US.
He added that the UK's Black Lives Matter movement was saying "treat us with dignity", and he described deaths after police restraints as a "normalised form of terrorism" that black people faced.
Activist Marcia Rigg said: "It's absolutely vital that there is a platform for the families in the UK and BLM [Black Lives Matter] is perfect for that."
Her brother Sean Rigg, who suffered from schizophrenia, died at Brixton police station in 2008.
An IPCC investigation identified no police misconduct but in 2012 an inquest jury found that police had used "unsuitable" force after arresting Mr Rigg.
Five police officers could face criminal charges following the death of Mr Rigg while in police custody.
"Families like mine have been suffering for a long time and there has been an injustice," Ms Rigg said.
"Deaths are not just happening in the US at the hands of police; they are happening in the UK too, and so therefore it's the perfect platform to highlight those deaths in Britain because people are not aware of them."
Cdr Mak Chishty, National Police Chiefs' Council lead for Race and Religion, told the BBC: "I know that cases like Sean Rigg are infrequent and few and far between, but that doesn't mean they're any less important to us.
"Cases like that are extremely important - we want to learn, we want to improve and we want to give confidence back to the whole of our communities."
In recent weeks in the US, two white officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, killed a black man during an incident and an officer in Minnesota shot and killed a black motorist during a traffic stop, sparking protests.
The 35-year-old striker was injured in last week's Europa League quarter-final second-leg win over Anderlecht.
United boss Mourinho revealed that Ibrahimovic, whose contract expires this summer, will undergo "big" surgery followed by a long period of recovery.
"Now, before such important surgery, it is a waste of time to speak about what next," said Mourinho.
When pressed about the Swede's future, Mourinho replied: "I don't know, I don't want to know, I am not interested in it.
"I just want the difficult surgery to go, for him to recover from the injury and prepare for the next step.
"I think the next step will be something that he really wants, which is what I was saying before the injury in the period of doubt about his future."
Following his injury, Ibrahimovic posted a message on Instagram that read: "I will be out of football for a while. I will go through this like everything else and come back even stronger.
"So far I played with one leg so it shouldn't be any problem. One thing is for sure, I decide when it's time to stop and nothing else. Giving up is not an option."
Speaking before Thursday's Manchester derby, Mourinho added: "It looks to me as though he is not going to give up and is going to fight. I am very pleased. This is the Zlatan I know - he has fought all his life.
"The future is big surgery and long recovery but the future is also in the hands of a very strong guy - mentally very, very strong."
A skull and rose, and a crown and sword are just some of the pictures that will be on £2 coins to represent Shakespeare's work.
To mark 150 years since the birth of Beatrix Potter, a 50p coin has been designed with Peter Rabbit on.
The latest portrait of the Queen also appears on all seven new coins.
The Royal Mint, who make all of the UK's money, say the new coins are meant to give a snapshot of Britain over the past 1,000 years.
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The incident, which took place at Ducketts crossing near Pudsey, Leeds, saw a cyclist ignoring warning lights and narrowly avoiding a passing train.
Over the past year and a half, 18 similar incidents have been recorded at the same crossing.
Network Rail said ignoring railway safety procedures can have "life-changing consequences".
Ahmad, currently the head of Madagascar's FA, had already outlined his intention to challenge long-standing Caf ruler Issa Hayatou in March's elections in Ethiopia.
Cosafa announced their backing for Ahmad following a meeting of FA Presidents in Johannesburg on Saturday.
In a statement, Cosafa also announced they would only support sitting FA presidents vying for Caf or Fifa elections.
"This was our first meeting since the new executive was voted into office and we are happy with the resolutions taken by the Council which I think will change the face of the region," said Cosafa President, Dr Phillip Chiyangwa.
Issa Hayatou, who has presided over African football since 1988, is seeking an eighth term.
The Cameroonian was re-elected unopposed during the last Caf presidential elections in 2013.
He had previously stated this term would be his last until a change of regulations altered his stance.
In 2015, Caf voted to change the statutes which previously stopped officials serving past the age of 70.
Party conferences are a great opportunity to test the platform rhetoric against any delivery plans.
Yesterday, Nick Clegg told the Lib Dems that plans for further devolution to Wales could be revealed within months - on the same timetable as Scottish "home rule".
He said: "I'm very keen that [Wales Office Minister Baroness] Jenny [Randerson], and I know Jenny is doing this already, should work within government, so that on the same timetable as the government publishes draft articles - draft legislative articles - on the devolution of powers to Scotland around the beginning of next year - I hope - Jenny's looking rather alarmed by this - but I hope we can seek to do the same for Wales."
So today I asked Lady Randerson to expand on the deputy prime minister's statement.
She told me: "Well he means that we understand that Wales needs to have urgent attention to its devolution settlement and it shouldn't be allowed to lag behind Scotland, it shouldn't in any way be conditional on progress on Scotland - that Wales deserves its own limelight.
"Well we've got a very good foundation there - the Silk Two report has already been produced. We've had some time to think about it. We are getting to work on those bits of the second Silk report that don't need legislation, that can be done quite quickly, and we hope to be able to get an announcement on that in the next few months."
Those parts of the report that don't require legislation are said to be those that relate to the mechanics of intergovernmental changes.
Lady Randerson added: "But I think that the really important thing is that we start to draft some legislation, maybe on the reserved powers model of the legislation that's now being recommended for Wales, and we look at that and we get ready with that so that day one - after the next election - we're ready to go.
"We'll be drafting legislation, I hope we can agree on some aspects of the legislation that we can draft by the beginning part of next year."
Nick Clegg gave the impression it was a UK government initiative - so are the Conservatives onside with these Lib Dem plans?
"Well it's my job as a Liberal Democrat - remember Nick Clegg makes his announcement to a Liberal Democrat conference - and it is my job as a Liberal Democrat to persuade my colleagues in the Wales Office and across government that we need to make rapid progress. But I think it is important to take note that it's already clear that there is support within the Wales Office for the reserved powers model."
There may be cross-party consensus on the need for a reserved powers model but there is no agreement on which powers should be reserved to Westminster and which devolved. That could limit progress by the Lib Dems' deadline, although any draft clauses will, of course, just be draft as there won't be time to legislate before next year's general election.
In other news, the prime minister appears to have ruled out giving the Welsh government extra funding from Westminster.
Activist monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the pull-back in Syria's second city came after days of heavy fighting.
State media confirmed the military had taken over the whole of the old city.
Government forces now control about 75% of eastern Aleppo, held by the rebels for the past four years.
The rebels, who had been left with just a spit of land north-east of the citadel after recent government advances, abandoned it by Wednesday morning, retreating to territory they still hold further south.
In a separate development, Syrian state news agency Sana reported that several Israeli missiles struck the Mazzeh military air base outside the capital Damascus overnight, causing a fire but no casualties.
The SOHR said remaining rebel-held areas in the south-east of the city came under heavy artillery fire overnight.
At least 15 people were killed in government bombardments on Tuesday, it added.
Tens of thousands of civilians are still trapped in the last of the rebel-held districts.
The BBC's Lyse Doucet in Aleppo says officials there are preparing for another exodus, as families try to flee under fire in an extremely dire situation.
A statement by the rebel Aleppo Leadership Council said civilians were in great danger, and it would support any initiative to ease their suffering.
"Civilians should be either protected or evacuated to a safe area where they will not be under the mercy of [Syrian President Bashar al-]Assad and his henchmen," it said.
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Food supplies are exhausted in eastern Aleppo and there are no functioning hospitals after months of heavy bombardment.
However, the Syrian government has ruled out any further truces in Aleppo, and Russia and China on Monday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on a week-long ceasefire.
French President Francois Hollande responded to the veto by accusing Russia of "systematic obstruction" which "bolsters the regime of Bashar al-Assad in its destructive drive which is harming the defenceless civilian population".
In a conference call on Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described all the remaining rebels in eastern Aleppo as "terrorists," saying that they had united around the jihadist group formerly known as al-Nusra Front.
Meanwhile the Russian defence ministry reported that a Russian military adviser in Syria had been killed by rebel artillery fire.
Col Ruslan Galitsky died of his wounds several days after the attack, on a residential area of government-held western Aleppo, it said.
Gwent Police was called to an address in Clarence Place, on Tuesday at about 19:50 GMT.
A 36-year-old man later died from his injuries at the Royal Gwent Hospital and has been named as Rhys Jones from Newport.
Magistrates in the city remanded a 28-year-old man in custody to appear at Newport Crown Court on 30 November.
The bird was first spotted in Earlham Road in Norwich on 17 June and reported to Kevin Murphy, who runs the voluntary Norfolk Wildlife Rescue.
He has tried to coax it from a tree using birdcalls to save it from being attacked, but it ended up on a rooftop.
The peahen escaped again and he is now awaiting more sightings.
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Mr Murphy said he was contacted by a member of the public who saw the bird on Hingham street "with youths attacking it with metal poles".
"By the time I got there the youths and bird had gone," he added.
The bird has been spotted wandering around a water company site and even popped in to an office, but has always disappeared by the time Mr Murphy arrives.
Mr Murphy began chasing the peahen, which is a female peafowl and mates with the more flamboyant peacock, after seeing reports of sightings on social media.
"I don't know for sure where it has escaped from, but I do know that walking around the streets of Norwich isn't the best place for it," he added.
Mr Murphy has been involved in helping to rescue animals, including foxes, badgers, otters, seals and stoats, for about 20 years.
The OBR has cut its estimate of tax income from the North Sea between 2020 and 2041 by a quarter, to £40bn.
The fall is down to lower production forecasts over the next few years.
But its assessment was dismissed as "stuff and nonsense" by Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond.
The Scottish government has argued that the OBR figures are based on a "very low estimate of future total production", which resulted in them being more pessimistic than other estimates, including those produced by industry body Oil and Gas UK.
The OBR was created by George Osborne in 2010 in one of his first acts as chancellor to provide independent economic forecasts and analysis of the UK's public finances.
Its latest fiscal sustainability report predicted that UK government debt will peak in 2015-16, a year earlier than expected, at 78.7% of GDP.
This is 6.9 percentage points lower than previously forecast.
The latest figures also showed total debt at £1.273bn, or 76.1% of GDP. This is the equivalent of £48,200 per household.
The OBR warned that governments will have to raise taxes or implement further spending cuts in the coming decades, mainly because, as life expectancy grows, the cost of health, social care and the state pension will increase.
Lower revenue from taxes on North Sea oil producers will exacerbate the problem, along with falling income from road taxes as cars become more efficient, it added.
OBR chairman Robert Chote said the body was now forecasting revenues of £61.6bn from the North Sea between 2013/14 and 2040/41 - down from £82.2 billion.
If production levels are low, oil and gas receipts could be only £40bn for the period 2018/19 to 2040/41, he said.
But with higher production levels and oil prices, these could be as high as £81.5bn, Mr Chote added.
In May, the Scottish government lowered its own estimates of the country's oil and gas tax revenues over the next five years, although its figures were still higher than those of the OBR.
The Scottish government's figures put the likely total between £2.9bn and £7.8bn in 2016/17, which could be the first full year of independence under its timetable.
Last year, it estimated the sum would be between £4.2bn and £10.7bn for the same period.
And its central prediction suggested that the country could benefit from £34.3bn of North Sea oil and gas and revenues over the next five years - equal to almost £7bn a year.
Speaking to BBC Scotland, the first minister delivered a scathing response to the OBR assessment, describing it as "stuff and nonsense".
Asked about the potential impact of the OBR report on the Scottish independence debate, Mr Salmond said: "The OBR are suggesting 10 billion barrels of oil and gas remaining. Oil and Gas UK say up to 24 billion barrels. Sir Ian Wood, who did the report just last year, says up to 24 billion barrels.
"The Professor of Geology at Aberdeen University says it is more like over 30 billion barrels.
"Now, all of these people know infinitely more about the extent of the reserves remaining in the North Sea than the Office of Budget Responsibility in London does. I think they should start talking to the experts."
But a spokesman for the UK Treasury said it was becoming "harder and more expensive" to extract North Sea oil and gas, which he said was reflected in the OBR's decision to downgrade expected tax receipts.
The spokesman added: "The broad and diverse UK tax base means we are able to support the oil and gas industry, for example through targeted tax reliefs for oil and gas fields that are technically or commercially challenging.
"A separate Scotland would be more reliant on income from the North Sea so is unlikely to be able to provide the same level of support, which comes at a cost in the short-term, and would therefore miss out on the long-term economic potential it has to offer."
But it plans to open 60 new outlets under its Screwfix brand.
"Kingfisher has said for some time that B&Q UK & Ireland can adequately meet local customer needs from fewer stores and that some of the store should be smaller," it said in a statement.
Kingfisher also announced a 15.2% fall in pre-tax profit to £644m for 2014.
And in a separate announcement, it said that Kevin O'Byrne, chief executive for B&Q UK & Ireland, would leave the firm on 15 May 2015 "allowing a smooth handover of his responsibilities" with further details to be announced "in due course".
The store closures, which will result in a £350m one-off cost, mark Veronique Laury's first major move as chief executive. The former Castorama boss took over from Sir Ian Cheshire as chief executive last September.
The firm, which currently has 360 B&Q stores, has so far confirmed the locations of six store closures: Southampton, Dundee, Baums Lane in Mansfield, Station Road in Stechford in Birmingham, Hyde in Greater Manchester, and Barnsley.
But it said the impact on jobs from the B&Q store closure plan is expected to broadly neutral due to the planned Screwfix openings and plans to redeploy staff to other parts of the business.
Ms Laury said it was "clear" the firm needed to organise itself "very differently to unlock our potential", and described the move as part of a set of "first sharp decisions" she was taking.
She said the group could achieve "significant benefits" from unifying the group, noting that "customers needs are already largely the same" with the markets it serves "fundamentally more similar than different".
B&Q said top executives' roles would now be more focused on the entire company, it would cut the number of products it sold, as well as unify its IT platform across the group.
Other plans include making the most of its vacant store space and it said it was in discussions with several retailers about sub-letting opportunities.
"We are getting on with this at real pace," it added.
The announcement comes a day after the group, which also owns Castorama and Brico Depot in France, walked away from its planned €275m purchase of French DIY chain Mr Bricolage after one of the latter's shareholders opposed the deal.
The firm's performance in France continued to be weak, with sales down 6.6% for the year, which it blamed on "an ongoing soft market", driven by weak consumer confidence and a declining housing and construction market.
But in the UK and Ireland, sales rose 5.4%, which it said reflected a stronger UK economy and more buoyant housing construction.
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On the morning of 13 February, Raymond Koh was exiting a highway in the leafy suburb of Kelana Jaya just outside of the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.
A widely circulated CCTV clip appears to show what happened next. A convoy of black SUVs and motorcycles is seen swooping down on his car and boxing it in by the side of the road.
Then, several men jump out and run to Mr Koh. There is a flurry of activity, and the convoy moves off - along with his car. It is allegedly the last time anyone sees him.
At first, it appeared to be an isolated case of a possible kidnapping.
But as the weeks wore on, more reports of missing Malaysians began to surface.
Many now believe these incidents are connected in what some call an "unprecedented" spate of disappearances, which has mystified the country and raised fears of religious vigilantism.
Mr Koh's apparent abduction - an episode that takes place in just under a minute - took place in broad daylight and was witnessed by other drivers who later lodged police reports. Police are investigating the clip.
"The operation was very well planned. They knew who he was, where he was going, and probably had been tracking him," Mr Koh's son Jonathan tells the BBC.
"It was very professionally executed."
Abductions are not unheard of in Malaysia, but kidnappers usually make contact quickly with victims' families for a ransom.
Two months on, however, Mr Koh's family has not heard a single word from him or his alleged abductors.
They believe it is no ordinary kidnapping, and that "religious elements" took the pastor in an act of "vigilantism or terrorism".
Mr Koh runs a non-government organisation called Harapan Komuniti (Hope Community) in Kuala Lumpur, which helps the poor, single mothers, and drug addicts.
"He's passionate, he loves people, he loves God," says the younger Mr Koh.
In 2011, Raymond Koh's organisation was investigated by Malaysia's Islamic authorities.
His group was accused of attempting to convert Muslims when they hosted a party with Muslim attendees at a church. Apostasy is an offence in Muslim-majority Malaysia.
The allegations were later dropped. But he remained a target of online rumours and even received two bullets in the post shortly afterwards, his family claims.
Such accusations have resurfaced with Mr Koh's disappearance.
Last week, it emerged that several people had lodged a police report against Mr Koh, alleging that he tried to convert Muslim youths to Christianity in January.
"He would never ask anyone to leave Islam," says his son, Jonathan Koh.
"His alleged proselytism is not an excuse for kidnapping. If he did anything wrong, he should have the right as any citizen to trial."
Malaysian police have given few updates, other than they were pursuing three angles: that Mr Koh had "personal issues", extremist groups were involved, or that he was kidnapped for ransom.
They did not respond to the BBC's request for comment.
Amid the media blitz over Mr Koh's disappearance and the video clip, stories about other missing Malaysians began to emerge.
All of these cases were recent disappearances and many remain unexplained.
Peter Chong: Social activist and former city councillor who disappeared last weekend near Kuala Lumpur. Police have since said he was seen crossing the border into Thailand.
Joshua and Ruth Hilmy: Pastor and his wife who were last seen near Kuala Lumpur in November.
Amri Che Mat: Muslim social activist allegedly snatched from his car in November, in the northern state of Perlis. His wife has denied allegations that he was spreading Shia Islam, which is banned by religious authorities.
There is no evidence these are in any way linked but in the absence of concrete information, many have come up with their own theories - including that the authorities may have had a hand in all this.
The "unprecedented mysterious" vanishings has led to "public perception and speculation... of forced disappearances", says the Malaysian Bar, using a term which usually refers to state-sponsored abductions.
"It is shocking and outrageous that a growing number of Malaysians could inexplicably disappear and not be found for days, weeks and months."
The police has not taken kindly to such rumours. Last month, the country's top police officer told citizens to "please shut up", and on Wednesday he told reporters there "was no connection".
Others have taken up the Kohs' theory and believe religious vigilante groups may be responsible.
Malaysian Muslims practise a moderate version of Sunni Islam, but in recent years the country has seen the rise of vocal Islamist groups.
Authorities have arrested dozens of suspected extremists, and last year the country saw its first attack by the so-called Islamic State.
Against this backdrop, the disappearances have unnerved many. The Malaysian Bar also says they raised "alarming doubts" about the country's security.
Mr Koh's disappearance in particular has sent a "worrying signal" to Christians, says Hermen Shastri, general secretary of the Council of Churches of Malaysia.
"It's a question on our minds, and some churches are worried it may be a trend... where those involved in activities related to the poor [are targeted by] vigilante groups," he tells the BBC.
Meanwhile, the families of the missing Malaysians can only hope and wait.
The Kohs have offered a reward for information, made repeated public appeals, and held vigils. Last week, senior Christian leaders and various heads of churches held a prayer service for Raymond Koh.
"We have been very stressed, it's been very frustrating," says Jonathan Koh.
"But we are working on leads. I still think he's alive."
The birds were observed bending twigs into hooks to extract food hidden in wooden logs.
Previously this skill had been seen in captive birds kept in laboratories.
The study, published in the journal Open Science, suggests that this talent is part of the birds' natural behaviour.
In 2002, a captive New Caledonian crow - called Betty - astonished scientists.
Researchers at the University of Oxford presented her with an out-of-reach bucket of food.
To retrieve it, she bent a piece of wire into a hook - the first time such tool-making skills had been seen in the animal world.
Betty died in 2005, but over the years, the experiment was successfully repeated with other captive birds - including rooks, which have not been seen to use tools in the wild.
Lead author Dr Christian Rutz, from the University of St Andrews in Scotland, said: "It seemed as if this was something that the birds spontaneously invented in the lab."
While it has long been known that wild New Caledonian crows use twigs to extract grubs from wooden logs, the researchers say there is now enough evidence to confirm that they also bend them into hooks just like their captive counterparts.
In a series of experiments, the researchers captured crows from the tropical forests of New Caledonia, and placed them for short periods of time in make-shift aviaries.
Dr Rutz said: "This means we can test them under highly controlled experimental conditions - but the kind of experiments we do there, they don't look at how smart these animals are, they ask what sort of tool behaviour they express naturally."
The crows were presented with a wooden log, which had some tasty snacks tucked into holes in the surface.
"The only other thing we provided in the aviary was the plant material, which we knew they naturally used for tool-making in the wild," explained Dr Rutz.
"So the task was very simple, we asked our subjects to make tools, then use these tools to extract the hidden food."
The crows did not need to fashion hooks to retrieve the treats, but 10 of the 18 wild-caught birds did so.
The researchers observed them snapping thin branches off of the shrubs, holding the twigs down with a foot, then bending the end into a hook - just as Betty had done with the wire.
During further field research, the scientists also saw the birds manufacturing hook-shaped contraptions outside of the aviaries - confirming that this was part of the crows' natural behaviour.
The researchers say they believe that the New Caledonian crows are fashioning twigs into hooks to improve the performance of the tools.
"We think the bending helps with the tool ergonomics," said Dr Rutz.
"It helps them to position their tools in their bill, and centre the tip of the tool - the functional end they insert into holes and crevices - to centre that in their field of binocular vision."
He said the finding that wild New Caledonian crows had this ability shouldn't detract from Betty's original performance.
"But", he added, "it raises the possibility that she just expressed natural behaviour rather than assessing the task and then coming up with a clever solution."
The researchers now want to find out how tool-use comes about - to see if it is innate or learned as younger birds watch the older generation. The team also want to know whether other species of birds use tools to see whether this behaviour is rare or widespread.
Prof Alex Kacelnik, from the University of Oxford, who carried out the original experiments with Betty, told BBC News: "I'm delighted to see that the findings made one and a half decades ago in the lab are now corroborated by work in the field."
"It would be surprising if an ability displayed by captive animals were not within the range of what wild animals can do."
He added that Betty used a number of different methods to bend wires into hooks, and could also unbend them when required - behaviour not yet seen in the wild.
"We never claimed that Betty was a freak with exceptional intelligence, and as they correctly say, this is evidence neither for or against an exceptional cognitive capacity in the animals."
Also commenting on the research, Dr Nathan Emery, from Queen Mary University of London and author of Bird Brain: An exploration of avian intelligence, said it was an interesting study but added that Betty still deserved some credit.
"Despite the fact that New Caledonian crows naturally bend pliable yet strong material into hooks, there still remains the significant finding that Betty solved a novel problem using an innovative solution with a novel material," he said.
"I think it wouldn't be wise (or fair) to completely dismiss Betty's ability to solve a novel problem using a novel material, even if the means of making a hook were part of her biology."
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The company exported 279,000 packets to the country in 2013 - up from 46,000 in the previous year.
The Canadian market now makes up about 40% of Mackie's export sales turnover.
The figures were announced as Commonwealth Games Secretary Shona Robison visited a store in Toronto which stocks the Perthshire firm's products.
Ms Robison has been in the country as the Queen's Baton Relay continues its journey through Canada.
Ms Robison said: "This is another terrific example of a Scottish firm making a big impact on the international stage, and it's great to see Scottish brands on supermarket shelves abroad.
"Mackie's have been working extremely hard to gain a foothold in Canada and this has resulted in tremendous sales figures - a six-fold increase in one year is remarkable."
Ronnie Wilson, commercial director for Mackie's Crisps, said: "The response to our crisps in Canada has been tremendous, and our Scottish provenance has proven to be a key selling point in this market.
"Following the introduction of our dedicated Canadian packaging at the beginning of this year, which is bilingual and features a prominent saltire flag, we now have scope to broaden our distribution into mass grocery channels.
"Furthermore, we are about to launch 13 new lines into the Canadian market - in addition to the nine lines we already supply there."
Mackie's Crisps was founded in 2009 as a joint venture between Aberdeenshire-based Mackie's of Scotland and Perthshire potato company Taypack.
Fans threw bottles onto the field after the home side were all out for 92 in game two of a three-match series.
The match was halted for periods of 20 and 25 minutes during the South Africa reply, and English match referee Chris Broad ordered organisers to improve security before it could resume.
The touring side reached their victory target in 17.1 overs.
Seamer Albie Morkel was the pick of the South Africa bowlers, taking 3-12 as only four India players reached double figures.
In reply, JP Duminy hit 30 not out as South Africa reached 96-4 to take an unassailable 2-0 lead.
Norman Martin, 93, and Islwyn Morgan, 89, joined Treorchy Male Voice Choir in 1947 - and are still going strong.
The pair, who are both vice presidents of the choir, have attended more than 6,500 rehearsals and notched up over 2,000 concerts.
Choir chairman David Bebb said their achievement was "staggering".
"Surely, they must be the longest serving male voice choir members in the world today," he said.
"Their contribution to the choir knows no bounds and we look to them frequently for advice and support when decision-making takes place."
One of 10 children, Mr Morgan was the son of a well-known Treorchy choir conductor, and followed his brothers into the choir when it reformed after World War Two in 1947.
"The Treorchy Male Choir has played such a massive part in my life that I cannot imagine being without it," said the former officer for the old Rhondda District Council.
The chorister, who performs in the ranks of the first tenors, added: "I've made lifelong friends, met some wonderful people and travelled the world - things I would never have done had I not been part of the choir."
Choir colleague Mr Martin also joined up in the same year, after hearing the sound of singing as he walked past a rehearsal at a local school.
He spent 25 years working in the coal industry after becoming a collier at the Park Colliery when he left school at age 14.
Determined to better himself, he studied at night school to gain engineering qualifications, and was eventually appointed as a lecturer at Rhondda College, where he spent the next 27 years until his retirement.
Along with Mr Morgan, the two have performed alongside the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Burt Bacharach, Katherine Jenkins and Julie Andrews, as well as guest appearances on the Royal Variety Show and for the Prince of Monaco.
"To think that one moment you're being introduced to the Queen and the next you're singing in the Sydney Opera House or visiting the White House. It is absolutely unbelievable," added second tenor Mr Martin.
A police spokesman said the flags had been removed from Gornja Maoca before the officers arrived.
The village has been investigated on previous occasions because of suspected links to radical Islamist groups.
Many residents follow Wahhabism, a strict branch of Sunni Islam.
More than 150 Bosnians have gone to fight with jihadist groups in Iraq and Syria, according to local media.
Images showed black flags - similar to those of the Islamic State (IS) group - flying from several homes in the village, and symbols painted on a wood shed.
Police arrived on Thursday to investigate but "IS flags were not found", according to a statement.
It is not clear who put up the banners.
Bosnia's Muslim community has condemned those leaving to fight for jihadist groups in Iraq and Syria.
The country passed a law last April introducing prison terms of up to 10 years for convicted Islamist radicals and their recruiters.
The 20-year-old, who has featured four times for City's first team, spent last season on loan at Dutch club FC Twente.
The Kosovo international scored five times in 27 appearances for the top-flight side and becomes Ipswich's fourth new arrival of the summer.
He follows the signings of Joe Garner, Emyr Huws and Tom Adeyemi, while Jordan Spence extended his stay at the club.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
There are no sprinklers in flats in more than 300 high-rise buildings in towns and cities across the country, including Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Every high-rise built in Scotland since 2005 must have sprinklers, by law.
But there is no obligation on councils or social landlords to fit the systems in older tower blocks.
There were no sprinkler systems in Grenfell Tower in Kensington, west London, when it was engulfed by a devastating fire last month that killed at least 80 people.
It has led to renewed calls from firefighters and politicians to retrofit the devices in high-rise buildings.
And the Scottish government has pledged to review the evidence about the effectiveness of the systems.
An independent report published earlier this year found that sprinklers were 99% effective at controlling or extinguishing fires.
BBC Scotland contacted local authorities and housing associations across Scotland in a bid to determine how many high-rise homes were fitted with sprinklers.
Of those which replied to our request, only South Ayrshire Council said it had fitted the system into flats in its tower blocks.
They were fitted in 234 homes in three tower blocks in Ayr during a refurbishment of the flats in 2003.
Fife Council, the City of Edinburgh Council and Glasgow Housing Association have sprinklers in their bin stores - a move being considered by Aberdeen City Council.
But there are no sprinklers in high-rise homes operated by the following social landlords:
(South Lanarkshire Council has not yet supplied the information to BBC Scotland)
There is no suggestion that any of the councils or housing associations are breaching fire regulations and they have reassured tenants about fire safety in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy.
In response to the BBC Scotland inquiry, a number of landlords said they would act on any of the findings or recommendations made following the London fire.
Sprinkler systems can be a "cost effective and potentially lifesaving intervention in the early stages of a fire," according to Assistant Chief Officer David McGown, of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS).
Indeed, an independent report published shortly before the Grenfell tragedy found that sprinklers - or fire suppression systems - were 99% effective at controlling or extinguishing fires when they operate.
The study, which was commissioned by the National Fire Chiefs Council and the National Sprinkler Network found that they reduce damage in residential properties by 75%.
Lead author Peter Wood, of Edinburgh-based Optimal Economics, told BBC Scotland he was confident of the effectiveness of sprinklers but he had "no idea" whether they would have prevented the Grenfell Tower fire.
He said they "very, very occasionally" do not work when they are overwhelmed by a fire but he dismissed concerns that sprinklers could be easily triggered, causing flooding, as a "myth".
"Sprinklers don't go off on a whim," he said. "They need heat to go off."
According to the SFRS, many sprinklers are only triggered by heats of around 68C - 11C higher than the highest temperature ever recorded in Death Valley in California.
They said firefighters often use 15 times more water from hoses to do the same job as a single sprinkler.
Earlier this month Strathclyde's former chief fire officer, Brian Sweeney, said the installation of sprinklers in all high-rise buildings should be a "government priority".
Writing in the Sunday Post, he said: "As a rough estimate, there is currently up to 1,000 high rise blocks across Scotland, and more could be done to improve their safety."
His comments follow a 2015 report commissioned by the Scottish government which examined the "cost benefit analysis" of fitting sprinkler systems in homes across Scotland.
It found that the cost of fitting sprinklers in individual flats would range from around £1,000 to £3,000.
And it concluded that it was not cost-effective to fit sprinklers in individual houses, but a "targeted installation" would benefit at-risk groups.
People who live in deprived areas, those with drug and alcohol problems, or mental health problems, and elderly people are at greater risk from fire.
MSP David Stewart pressed the Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Angela Constance, on the issue in the Scottish Parliament earlier this week.
"The cabinet secretary will be well aware from the Scottish government's own 2015 report that almost a third of accidental dwelling fires and deaths occur in the 15% most-deprived areas, yet there have been no multiple fire deaths in Scotland where a working sprinkler system has been installed," he said.
He told BBC Scotland he would like to see sprinklers installed in the homes of vulnerable people, which included tower blocks.
Ms Constance has agreed to meet Mr Stewart - a member of the cross-party working group on accident prevention - to discuss the issue.
The Scottish government has confirmed that the provision of sprinklers will be considered in a review of fire legislation and building regulations - to which the fire service will contribute.
Assistant Chief Officer David McGown said: "The SFRS recognises the value these installations can add whilst acknowledging that they may not be appropriate in all cases when applied on a risk basis."
He added: "The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service works closely with local authorities and housing associations to help ensure the safety of occupants in high-rise buildings. The SFRS is here to support communities, most notably through our free home fire safety visits."
A spokesman for the Scottish government said: "While we continue to be confident that we have stringent building and fire safety regulations which contribute to keeping people safe, following the tragic events at Grenfell Tower it is imperative that we undertake a thorough and critical review of our regulations.
"The Ministerial Working Group overseeing this process will consider all relevant measures to ensure the safety of residents in high-rise domestic buildings, including a review of evidence on fire suppression systems."
The case was filed on behalf of six serving transgender members of the armed forces.
Mr Trump signed a memo to reinstate a ban on transgender people serving on Friday, after announcing it on Twitter last month.
The policy was lifted by Barack Obama's administration last year.
The ACLU argues that the ban is discriminatory and violates constitutional guarantees of equal protection.
It described the ban as "cruel" and being based on "myths and stereotypes" and a "desire to harm transgender people".
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It was the second lawsuit announced on Monday, after a separate complaint was filed on behalf of LGBT groups and three other transgender individuals. Two sought to join the armed forces, and a third is already a serving member.
Between 4,000 and 10,000 US active-duty and reserve service members are believed to be transgender.
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On a statement on the ACLU website, Joe Block, a senior staff lawyer for the ACLU's LGBT & HIV Project said: "Each and every claim made by President Trump to justify this ban can be easily debunked by the conclusions drawn from the Department of Defence's own review process.
"Allowing men and women who are transgender to serve openly and providing them with necessary health care does nothing to harm military readiness or unit cohesion."
One of the listed plaintiffs in the case has served in the US navy for 11 years, including a stint in Afghanistan.
She, like thousands of others, has been left in limbo after President Trump left Defence Secretary Jim Mattis to decide whether to retain existing transgender recruits.
The recruitment ban was justified on grounds of cost and the memo halts the use of government funds for sex-reassignment surgery for active personnel.
The justification was heavily criticised when it was revealed the US military spent ten times as much on erectile dysfunction medication as it does on transgender healthcare.
Of these, almost 4,000 children could not be traced by the authorities.
The National Children's Bureau said some may be at "serious risk" of abuse and exploitation, including forced marriage, FGM and radicalisation.
The Department for Education said it had issued "new guidance" to schools.
Ofsted has previously raised concerns that some missing children could be hidden away in unregistered, illegal schools.
The figures, obtained by the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme, show that 33,262 school-aged children were recorded as missing from education in the academic year ending in July 2015. They were collated from a Freedom of Information request to 90 local education authorities in England and Wales.
Children were recorded as "missing from education" if they were of compulsory school age, and the authorities were unable to trace them - typically for four weeks or more, or two to three days in the case of vulnerable children.
More than 10% of these children - 3,897 - could not be traced by local authorities.
Manchester recorded the highest figure - 1,243 children were missing from education, including 810 children whose whereabouts were unknown in July 2015.
In Bradford 985 school-aged children were missing - the authority was unable to trace 321 of them after "extensive enquires".
In some cases, children were recorded as missing because they had moved out of the area, or gone abroad, and their parent or guardian had failed to tell the school. However, in most cases where a child had been traced, local authorities could not give a reason why they had disappeared.
"When I was 15, my dad thrust a picture of my cousin towards me and said, 'This is who you're going to marry'.
"I didn't know what to say, I was scared. The only thing I could think to do was run away from home, but my brother found me."
Zainab - not her real name - says that from then on, she was, in effect, a prisoner in her own home.
"I was pulled out of school, I wasn't able to finish my GCSEs. The school did send two letters home to my dad. But he just chose to completely ignore them.
"And then we moved house, and the school didn't know. I was completely off the radar."
After seven months of being locked inside, Zainab managed to call a charity from her brother's phone.
The National Children's Bureau believes there are a number of "very serious risks" with children going missing.
Enver Solomon from the charity said: "Some councils do a fantastic job, but unfortunately some councils don't do a good enough job by any stretch of the imagination.
"There shouldn't be one child in the country who isn't in school and can't be tracked, because of the potential risks.
'We know [of some] horrendous cases, of sexual exploitation. We also know about the correlation between missing children and the possibility that they may be involved in forced marriage, and of course, issues relating to young people's involvement in extremist activity."
The charity - as well as other child protection agencies - said the figures were likely to underestimate the scale of the problem.
Children can easily disappear from education without being reported, it said, because families may tell a plausible story to the school - like they are home-schooling or going abroad.
In response to the figures, a spokesman for the Department for Education said: 'We have issued new guidance to local authorities and schools making clear that they have a duty to establish the identities of children who are not registered at a school or receiving a suitable education.
"Where children are being put at risk, local authorities and the police have clear powers to take action."
The Victoria Derbyshire programme is broadcast on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel.
Davi Kopenawa of the Yanomami tribe in the Amazon rainforest said armed men had raided the offices of lawyers working with him.
He said they were hired gunmen who had asked for him and wanted to kill him.
In February a major operation began to evict hundreds of gold miners from Yanomami land.
Davi Kopenawa has been at the forefront of the struggle to protect Yanomami land for decades.
He told the BBC: "Illegal gold miners are still invading our land. They have leaders who organise the supplies and transport and support the invasion of our land. Ranchers have also invaded with their cattle.
"This group is angry with me because I send the police and Funai (Brazilian Indian Agency) in to destroy their rafts and dredgers.
"The gold dealers in town have money to hire gunmen to get rid of me."
Davi Kopenawa said last May that the association he heads had received a message from gold miners that he would not be alive by the end of the year.
He has registered his concern with the police and made a formal request for protection for himself, his son and colleagues.
A friend of environmental activist Chico Mendes, who was killed in 1988, Davi Kopenawa has travelled abroad on many occasions to raise awareness of the urgent need to protect the Amazon rainforest from destruction.
According to Survival International, of all the indigenous territories in Brazil, Yanomami lands receive the most requests for licences from mining corporations.
When outsiders are arrested, they are often sentenced to hard labour, and that's exactly what it is - compounded by the severe oppression of isolation and helplessness.
The BBC knows of one former prisoner who was broken psychologically by his treatment. Many years later, he remains too traumatised to talk about it easily.
But others have described their experience in detail.
In December 2012, North Korea charged missionary Kenneth Bae with acts "hostile to the republic".
He had visited the country many times, but was stopped on this occasion and a hard drive with Christian material was discovered.
For this "crime", he was sentenced to 15 years hard labour, and only released when his health deteriorated seriously - just as seems to have happened in the current case of Otto Warmbier.
After his release, Mr Bae wrote a memoir, "Not Forgotten: The True Story of My Imprisonment in North Korea" in which he said that he was interrogated from 08:00 in the morning until 22:00 or 23:00 at night every day for the first four weeks of his imprisonment.
Under this pressure, he wrote the hundreds of pages of confessions his interrogators demanded.
Mr Bae said he would work six days a week on a farm, "carrying rock, shovelling coal".
His daily routine was to wake at 06:00, eat breakfast, pray, and then be taken to perform the hard labour from 08:00 until 18:00.
Under this regime, he lost a lot of weight - an estimated 60lbs (27kg) in the 735 days of his captivity.
As his weight dropped, his health increasingly failed and he was repeatedly taken for medical treatment.
Apart from the physical toll, there was a psychological pain, a feeling of isolation.
He said one interrogator kept telling him: "No-one remembers you. You have been forgotten by people, your government. You're not going home anytime soon. You'll be here for 15 years. You'll be 60 before you go home".
He said: "I felt like an insect, tangled in the spider web. Every time I moved it got messier, with no way out."
He does say that, later on, after the month of interrogation was over, he was allowed to see emails and messages from people back home (though this may have been both a comfort and a torment). He seems to have been allowed a bible.
When he became seriously ill, it looks as though the North Korean authorities became concerned that he might die, with all the diplomatic difficulty that would cause.
And so they arranged his release - as it appears might have happened in the case of Otto Warmbier.
Kenneth Bae is an American citizen originally from South Korea, and so spoke Korean. He said he thought his treatment as a prisoner with a cell of his own, including a bed and a toilet, was not as tough as that for North Koreans held in the vast array of camps for ordinary crime or for dissent.
He may be right on this. Amnesty International has described the prison camps as harsh beyond endurance.
"Hundreds of thousands of people - including children - are detained in political prison camps and other detention facilities in North Korea," it says.
"Many of those have not committed any crime, but are merely family members of those deemed guilty of serious political crimes".
Amnesty analyses aerial pictures of the camps and says that one of them is three times the size of Washington DC contains 20,000 inmates. According to one former official it had talked to, detainees were forced to dig their own graves and rape was used as punishment, the victims then disappearing.
Kenneth Bae does not say he was physically tortured or beaten. His decline in health was because the harshness of the prison regime exacerbated his diabetes, high blood pressure and a kidney condition.
That may or may not be the case of Otto Warmbier. But there are questions which the authorities in the United States are surely asking: How did he end up in a coma? And why did North Korea take a year to tell any outside country?
If it was because of some sort of physical attack, there might be political pressure on President Donald Trump to get tougher with the regime in Pyongyang.
There is one other intriguing question: do prisoners influence their jailers?
Stockholm Syndrome is when a hostage comes to identify with the people holding him or her, but is there a reverse Stockholm Syndrome?
Kenneth Bae found that his captors were curious about life in the West. They wanted to know how much a house cost, and whether many people really did own their own home and car.
"At the beginning, it was difficult but because I speak the language I was able to communicate," he said later, after he was freed. North Koreans had been told of a grim life in America where 99% of people lived in poverty.
"I told them most people own a house and a car, and they said: 'That can't be right'."
The four-year-old e-commerce company sells disposable razors and other male grooming products directly to consumers for as little as $1 a month.
Dollar Shave Club has 3.2 million members - but has yet to make a profit.
Founder Michael Dubin, who will remain as chief executive, said he was "excited" by the deal.
His company came to global attention after he posted a humorous marketing video about shaving on YouTube. The video went viral, crashing the company's server within an hour.
It now operates in the United States, Australia and Canada.
But the company is facing legal action from rival Gillette, owned by Procter & Gamble, seeking unspecified damages. It claims that the coating used to strengthen its blades infringes on a Gillette patent.
Since that YouTube video, Dollar Shave Club has taken a sizeable slice out of Gillette's market share. In response Gillette introduced its own Gillette Shave Club last year.
Now the Anglo-Dutch multi-national Unilever wants to use Dollar Shave Club's "innovative and disruptive male grooming brand" to compete with Gillette head on.
Unilever already has a foot in the male grooming market with the Axe brand, known as Lynx in the UK.
"We plan to leverage the global strength of Unilever to support Dollar Shave Club in achieving its full potential in terms of offering and reach," said Kees Kruythoff, president of Unilever North America.
Dollar Shave Club, which now also sells male personal wash, skincare and hair styling products, logged $152m in turnover last year and is "on track" to exceed $200m this year.
The firm was valued at around $615m following its latest venture capital funding round in November.
Dr Mark McClure, with an address at Hazelwood Lane in Lisburn, pleaded guilty to two counts of voyeurism in February 2016.
A judge at Lisburn Magistrates Court imposed a nine month probation order on the 48-year-old.
However, he was not placed on the sex offenders' register.
Two other charges of voyeurism, alleging that he recorded another person doing a private act to obtain sexual gratification without consent, were not proceeded with.
A staff member at the Hillsborough clinic was told by the defendant that he needed access to the inside of an air vent overlooking the unisex toilet, a prosecuting lawyer told the court.
McClure claimed his mobile phone had fallen into the vent when he was attempting to fix it.
The staff member doubted that claim was credible as the vent was fixed to the wall, and expressed concern to the practice manager.
On 23 February, staff followed McClure and saw him going into adjacent toilet, but there was no sound of flushing.
When staff went to investigate, they uncovered the mobile phone still recording behind the vent, although no-one had actually been recorded.
During a police interview, McClure admitted the phone was his and that he went back to get it as he realised he had made a "big mistake", but denied committing any crime, claiming he had been under financial pressure and life stresses at the time.
He pleaded guilty to the offence of "installing equipment or adapting a structure with the intention of enabling [himself] or another to commit an offence under Article 71(1) of the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order".
His defence barrister said the incident has had a "catastrophic effect" on McClure's life.
"One is particularly concerned about potential victims," he said, but stressed that nothing was found on the phone and a police check of his computer revealed that it was also "completely clear".
"He is fortunate that nothing is on the phone and there are no actual victims in this case," said Mr Molloy, who conceded McClure was in a "very dangerous situation", as his "exemplary career" would be threatened if he went to jail or was placed on the sex offenders' register.
The lawyer added: "This has been a complete and utter catastrophe. He lost his marriage, lost his job - subject to appeal - and he has supervised contact with his three children."
Imposing her sentence, the judge said that in light of McClure's clean record and the absence of images on his phone and computer, she was "satisfied that the custodial threshold has not been passed".
While the prosecution had requested the imposition of a Sexual Offences Prevention Order, the judge said she did not feel the order was necessary to protect members of the public from serious harm.
Jamie Vardy struck a 'standing-still' pose to celebrate scoring with his second-half header and was joined by team-mates including Theo Walcott and Raheem Sterling.
"We had a little idea, thought it was the perfect time to get it started and everyone followed," Vardy said.
The trend started in America last month and has since gone viral, with defeated US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, singers Adele and Beyonce, and comedian and presenter James Corden among those joining in.
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The world's top two tennis players, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, were among the first European sports stars to attempt the challenge before the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
Borussia Dortmund, Pittsburgh Steelers and Kentucky Wildcats
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German football team Borussia Dortmund came up with a brilliant effort while working out in the gym, in a clip that also features the NFL side Pittsburgh Steelers and basketball team Kentucky Wildcats.
Asian Tour golfers
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A group of professional golfers practising for the Asian Tour's Manila Masters also did their own version of the challenge.
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BBC NFL pundits Osi Umenyiora and Jason Bell joined members of the show's crew to take part in a superb mannequin challenge - although host Mark Chapman seems strangely unaffected.
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And Dan Walker manages to be in three places at once during Football Focus' nod to the craze.
The trend started in a Florida high school last month and has quickly spread on social media.
The instructions are straightforward: get a load of friends together, everyone strike a pose, and make sure you film it.
Five 16-year-olds say they started the craze and admit they have been surprised at the response - particularly from sports teams, with the Dallas Cowboys NFL team and stars of WWE wrestling among those getting involved stateside.
Discover more in this BBC Trending explainer:
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Here is a selection of pictures capturing the fall-out as more than 1,000 people were evacuated, tens of thousands left without power and streets left under water.
The 42-year-old Scot joined the Shots last April and guided the side to safety this season.
"I had to make a decision for my family," he said.
"The board have given me their full backing throughout the season, but also have understood why I needed to make this decision to return to Scotland."
The former Dundee and Alloa boss has won 15 of his 45 league games at Aldershot and will take charge of the side for the last time at Bromley on Saturday.
The Hampshire side are 16th in the table heading into the final day of the season.
"I would like to thank Barry for his honesty in making what must have been a very difficult decision," Shots chairman Shahid Azeem said.
"We are sorry to lose him but recognise that some things are more important than football."
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Mark Hughes scored for the hosts in the 72nd minute with a low right-foot shot from the edge of the box.
Josh Robinson was sent-off on 87 but O'Carroll levelled after Paul Heatley was brought down by Liam Bagnall.
Ryan Harpur scored a hat-trick as Dungannon leapfrogged Ballymena into eighth with a 4-2 win at Warden Street.
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For the Sky Blues, it was a fifth consecutive league defeat, while the Swifts have now taken 10 points from their last four Premiership outings.
Andy Mitchell swivelled and volleyed into the net when the ball fell to him in the fifth minute, for his 13th goal of the season.
Harpur netted a 15th-minute penalty after he was fouled by Dwayne Nelson, then David Cushley pulled one back with a low left-foot shot into the bottom corner after good build-up play.
Allan Jenkins equalised by rounding Andy Coleman and slotting into the empty net a minute before the interval.
Harpur dinked the ball over Nelson as he came off his line in the 54th minute and completed his treble three minutes later by slotting in left-footed.
Warrenpoint went into their game against the champions at Milltown with a record of five wins and three draws from their previous nine league fixtures, having conceded just once in six Premiership matches.
In the first half, Heatley headed over from a Forsythe cross and the latter then nodded over from Michael Carvill's delivery.
Hughes's strike looked to have earned Barry Gray's side victory and Crusaders' woes deepened when Robinson was dismissed for bringing down John McGuigan as he bore down on goal.
Substitute O'Carroll's late spot-kick salvaged an unlikely point for Stephen Baxter's outfit and 'Point remain 11th in the table.
A new law comes into force in April which makes is compulsory for all dogs to be tagged.
It is hoped this will help to trace lost or stolen dogs and hold irresponsible owners to account.
Microchipping dogs is a quick procedure which involves putting a tiny device between the animal's shoulders.
It can then be easily scanned to show up basic information about the dog, such as who its owner is.
Microchipping will be offered for free at many vets across the country and some animal charities such as the Dogs Trust rehoming centres in Glasgow and West Calder.
About two-thirds of dogs in Scotland have already been microchipped voluntarily.
Owners who do not comply by April could face a fine of up to £500.
A public consultation in 2014 showed that more than 83% of those who took part favoured making microchipping compulsory.
The new law is set to be introduced in England and Wales at the same time.
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Net income for the three months to the end of September fell to $468m (£291m) from $3.8bn in the same period of 2011.
Citigroup took a $4.7bn hit from reducing the value of its stake in the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (MSSB) joint venture, which it is selling.
But the results were still ahead of analysts' expectations and the bank's shares rose 5.5% in New York.
Citigroup reported improved revenues from mortgages in North America.
Excluding one-off items, Citigroup's net income came in at $3.3bn.
The profitability of the bank's loans, excluding credit losses, rose as Citi cut its funding costs by taking in more low-cost deposits.
Deposits rose 11% to $945bn at the end of September from a year earlier.
Analyst Todd Hagerman from brokerage Sterne Agee said Citi now had enough capital to make a case to regulators that it should be allowed to pay 15 cents a share in its quarterly dividend next year, up from its current, nominal one cent.
In September, Citigroup announced that it had agreed a price to sell its 49% stake in MSSB to Morgan Stanley.
As a result, it said that it would reduce the value it attributed to the holding by about 40%.
The joint venture was established in 2009 as a way for Citi to shrink its balance sheet during the financial crisis by transferring its Smith Barney brokerage to Morgan Stanley.
Announcing its results, Citi said it had increased its "buffer" against risk so that it now held 8.6% of assets in almost risk-free form.
Citigroup's chief executive, Vikram Pandit, said that the uncertain economy meant the bank was taking a cautious approach to business: "We are managing risk very carefully, given global economic conditions, so we can continue to grow our businesses safely and soundly."
In August, Citigroup paid $590m to shareholders who had accused the bank of hiding the scale of its exposure to sub-prime mortgages.
Citi denied the allegation but said it wanted to avoid further legal costs.
The payout is one of the biggest settlements connected to the global financial crisis which began four years ago.
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The competition goes on for 23 days, with nearly 200 cyclists from all over the world taking on the 2,000 mile challenge.
Here are the Brits to look out for...
Chris Froome is not only top of the Brits, he's the Tour's reigning champion and favourite to win again this year.
He has won the race three times already: in 2013, 2015 and 2016.
Now he's hoping to add 2017 to his list.
He's not had the best run-up to this year's event though - he finished fourth in the traditional warm-up race, the Criterium du Dauphine, so he'll be hoping to pull it out of the bag for the real thing.
Mark Cavendish is most famous for his daring sprint finishes, which have brought him lots of success in previous years of the Tour.
It's not just the overall winner who matters in the Tour de France - each stage of the race has a winner as well, and that's where Cavendish does best.
He's had an incredible 30 stage wins, which is just four fewer than the all-time record holder - Eddy Merckx.
The flat roads on this year's tour will suit Cavendish's style, but he's also suffered from illness this year which might have affected how well prepared he is for the 23-day challenge.
2017 is Geraint Thomas's seventh Tour de France, and he rides in support of Chris Froome - helping to push him to victory.
Thomas wasn't actually planning to ride in the Tour this year. He was concentrating on another competition, called the Giro D'Italia instead.
But he had to withdraw from that race after a collision with a parked motorbike, so he's changed his focus to the Tour de France instead.
Simon Yates is just 24 years old, and his twin brother won the White Jersey for being the best young rider on last year's Tour.
Yates specialises in climbing, so the steep mountain roads in the Tour de France suit him well and he'll be hoping to have similar success to his brother!
Steve Cummings has raced in the Tour de France four times before, and has had two stage wins.
It wasn't clear if he would be part of the 2017 Tour, after he got injured in a crash earlier this year.
But after a great week at the British National Road Championships, he was finally confirmed to take part.
2017 is Dan McLay's second tour.
He's a sprinter, and won an impressive four top-ten finishes during his first Tour de France in 2016.
He came 170th overall in 2016, but being a fast sprinter, like Mark Cavendish, could put him in with a chance of a stage win.
Luke Rowe is a 'domestique' rider, which means that he works for the benefit of the team, rather than trying to win the race himself.
He's best known for helping teammate Chris Froome who he's supported on both of his last two Tour victories.
Ben Swift is another sprinter appearing for his second Tour de France in 2017.
As well as having speed, he's also known for getting over lumps and bumps on the road better than most sprinters, which is a useful skill on the Tour!
2017 is Scott Thwaites' first appearance at the Tour de France.
As well as getting through the race himself, he's hoping to help Mark Cavendish in the battle for stage wins.
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Mr Smith was appearing as the first witness in the trial of Mr Whyte, who is accused of a fraudulent acquisition of Rangers.
Mr Whyte faces two charges relating to the purchase of Rangers, one of fraud and another under the Companies Act.
He has pleaded not guilty to both allegations.
Giving evidence to Mr Whyte's defence QC, Donald Findlay at the High Court in Glasgow, Walter Smith said the club had a bank overdraft of about £18m in 2011 when he first heard that Craig Whyte would be its new owner.
Walter Smith spent two spells as manager at Ibrox before leaving three days after Craig Whyte took over ownership in 2011.
He acknowledged that Rangers' finances were "distressing" at the time and said a lack of investment or development in new talent had impacted on the club's performance.
Mr Findlay asked him: "Around the period in 2011, did you know how bad things were financially at Rangers?"
Mr Smith said: "Not exactly, because we had had success over the period which I felt was helping the club lower the level of debt that it had, the exact amount I couldn't tell you."
Mr Findlay asked whether the club had been given an indication from the bank that it "had had enough of bank-rolling Rangers".
"Yes, we had an indication of that prior to 2011," he said.
Also giving evidence was former Rangers star player Ally McCoist, who took over management duties from Walter Smith in 2011.
Mr McCoist, who described himself as a "football analyst", told the court that he was aware of pressure being put on Rangers over its debts.
However, he said he was unaware the club had a bank overdraft of £18m and thought the figure was more like £14m.
Mr McCoist told how he first met Mr Whyte during a "brief encounter" at Glasgow's Hilton Hotel.
The former Rangers striker revealed how he later had discussions with Mr Whyte after he took over the club.
Prosecutor Mr Prentice asked the 54 year-old if he had "difficulties" in boosting the squad.
Mr McCoist said: "Yes, there were a number of players we would have liked to have got.
"Grant Holt at Norwich and a lad who played in Israel - Hemed.
"But, I just felt the offers being made were certainly not realistic enough for a chance to get the players."
Mr McCoist admitted signings were made but not, in his opinion, ones which kept the team at the "same standard".
He also agreed that he had "no discussions" with Mr Whyte about the terms of his contract when he took over as manager.
Craig Whyte is accused of pretending to former Rangers owner Sir David Murray, and others, that funds were available to make all required payments to acquire a "controlling and majority stake" in the club.
The funds included clearing an £18m bank debt, £2.8m for the "small tax case" liability, a £1.7m health-and-safety liability and £5m for the playing squad.
The Crown alleges Mr Whyte had only £4m available from two sources at the time but took out a £24m loan from Ticketus against three years of future season ticket sales "which was held subject to an agreement or agreements being entered into between the club and Ticketus after said acquisition".
The second charge under the Companies Act centres on the £18m payment between Mr Whyte's Wavetower company and Rangers to clear a Bank of Scotland debt.
The trial before eight men and seven women continues.
Tennis Australia confirmed on Friday it would no longer offer "on-court signage" to the betting agency.
The ads were criticised in January after the BBC and BuzzFeed revealed evidence of widespread match-fixing at the top level of world tennis.
William Hill was not implicated in the match-fixing allegations.
However, the scandal renewed criticism of the betting agency's deal in 2015 to become the Australian Open's "official betting partner".
Anti-gambling campaigners said the agreement represented a problematic deepening of ties between large bookmakers and the sport.
Richard Heaselgrave, a Tennis Australia executive, confirmed the advertisements had been cut.
"We have discussions with all our partners each year to amend their rights and benefits," he told the BBC. "William Hill won't have on-court signage for 2017."
Senator Nick Xenophon, who previously called for Tennis Australia to cut its "unprecedented ties" with the bookmaker, expressed cautious optimism about the decision.
"It's a welcome step provided there's no sting in the tale," the anti-gambling politician told the BBC.
"Ultimately I want to see an end to all gambling sponsorship at sporting events because so many children are exposed to it."
Australia has the world's highest gambling loss per head, according to UK consultancy H2 Gambling Capital, with Australians losing an average of A$1500 (£900; $1130) a year.
Dr Sally Gainsbury, from the University of Sydney, said the increase in gambling promotions at major sporting events was a concern for the community.
"Sports betters are more likely to say they are influenced by advertisers... because they have more difficulty controlling themselves," she said.
"The other concerns we have in relation to these sporting events is the exposure and normalisation of gambling behaviour to a wide population."
"That's what we're really concerned about, the next-generation effect, where young people might grow up thinking that betting is just a normal part of watching sport."
William Hill has been contacted for comment.
Reporting by the BBC's Greg Dunlop
The Romano-Gothic St Magnus Cathedral, built from red and yellow sandstone, is of international significance.
The foundations were placed in 1137, and the building - dedicated to Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney - took about 300 years to build.
A team from York-based IIC Technologies has been brought in to carry out the work in Kirkwall.
It will not only produce a detailed image of the building inside and out, but also help in future monitoring of its condition.
And 3D models of the cathedral will also be used as part of a major new exhibition within the Orkney Museum.
The 33-year-old suffered serious facial injuries during the attack, which took place at about 22:00 on Friday in the vicinity of Dick Crescent, Burntisland.
He was taken to the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, but was released following treatment.
Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward, particularly anyone who recorded the incident on mobile phones.
Jon Rudd says the Plymouth-based Lithuanian has recovered well after breaking her elbow in a cycle accident.
The 18-year-old will have surgery on Tuesday to remove a plate that was inserted in her arm after the crash.
"The times that she's been doing in training have been first class," Rudd told BBC South West.
Meilutyte burst onto the scene at London 2012, winning 100m breaststroke gold at the age of 15 before going on to claim World Championship gold the following year.
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She took silver at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan and is the world record holder at 50m and 100m breaststroke.
The plate that was inserted in her arm in September has been rubbing on her tendon and the operation to remove it will see her out of the water for up to two and a half weeks.
"I'm really looking forward to January and February once she's right back to where she needs to be and we can do everything we need to do without her having any discomfort," added Rudd.
"There's no doubt in my mind that Ruta can be as good as she was, not just in London, but as good as she was in Barcelona when she broke the world record.
"That's what we're looking for, getting back to being on top of the world. We want to be looking for another world record, that's for sure."
Addressing the UN General Assembly in New York, he said his country would "take whatever measures are necessary to maintain credible deterrence".
Tensions between India and Pakistan have increased in recent weeks with violent protests against Indian rule in the disputed Kashmir region.
On Sunday, militants killed 18 Indian soldiers at a base in the region.
India accused Pakistan of masterminding the deadliest attack on security forces in the region in two decades.
Both countries claim all of Muslim-majority Kashmir in its entirety but only control parts of it.
Mr Sharif said Pakistan was "committed to the establishment of strategic stability in the region" and did not want an "arms race with India".
He accused India of placing unacceptable conditions on any talks.
Bridget Jones's Baby, says the Mirror's David Edwards, is "a laughathon" that fans should "watch at all costs".
Renee Zellweger plays Helen Fielding's perennial singleton for the third time in the film, which this time sees its scatty heroine become pregnant.
Zellweger joined co-stars Colin Firth and Patrick Dempsey at Monday's launch.
The pair play romantic partners of Zellweger's character, either of whom could be the father of her unborn child.
Emma Thompson and pop star Ed Sheeran also appear in the film, which is out in the UK on 16 September.
According to The Guardian, Bridget Jones's Baby is "a better Bridget than the last movie" - 2004's Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.
It is, Peter Bradshaw's review continues, "something resembling a likeable, good-natured one-off TV holiday special".
Jamie East in The Sun writes: "The third in the Bridget Jones series has everything we love about her films.
"Nearly all the cast is back, jokes are razor-sharp and cultural references are on point."
One notable absentee is Hugh Grant, who chose not to reprise his role as the caddish Daniel Cleaver.
His absence, says Variety's Catherine Bray, "is certainly felt" in "a mixed bag" that "doesn't quite hit the heights" of 2001's Bridget Jones's Diary.
"Depending on which side of the age divide viewers fall, Bridget Jones's Baby will either be viewed as charmingly retro or irredeemably irrelevant," writes Screen Daily's Fionnuala Halligan.
The film, she continues, "works best as a nostalgia piece, to help viewers recall where they were in the late 1990s when the world thought it was charming for a woman to be so prettily inept".
Meanwhile, Leslie Felperin writes in The Hollywood Reporter: "There are crisply folded lines, and pleasingly peppery performances from the supporting cast."
But she goes on to suggest "there is a splinter of ice... where its beating heart should be" and that "no-one involved is really doing this for that much love".
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Now the 42-year-old is confined to a wheelchair, struggles with his speech and barely has the strength to hold a sandwich or lift a drink.
For the last two years his body has been ravaged by the debilitating effects of motor neurone disease, which has taken control of everything except his mind. That remains as sharp as ever, but his body has become increasingly disobedient, making every day a challenge.
Van der Westhuizen admits he is on his "deathbed", having been given between two and five years to live when he was diagnosed in 2011.
Joost was part of a golden era of world-class scrum-halves I loved playing against. His blistering pace, raw strength and incredible will to win made him THE man to watch for South Africa. Every time he had the ball in his grasp you felt he could score a try, no matter how small the gap or how big the defender. He is not only one of the greatest scrum-halves of all time but probably one of the top 10 players in the history of the game.
Speaking on the telephone from his home in South Africa, it is difficult to understand what the 1995 World Cup winner and holder of 89 Test caps is trying to say.
His speech is slurred and muffled but you can just about decipher his sentences, so that we know the Springbok great is at peace with himself and his situation.
"I realise every day could be my last," he tells BBC Sport. "It's been a rollercoaster from day one and I know I'm on a deathbed from now on.
"I've had my highs and I have had my lows, but no more. I'm a firm believer that there's a bigger purpose in my life and I am very positive, very happy."
Van der Westhuizen, widely regarded as one of the greatest scrum-halves of all time, now lives in Johannesburg with his friend David Thorpe. Together they run his J9 Foundation, a charity that raises awareness about motor neurone disease.
The former Blue Bulls player first noticed something was wrong at the end of 2008, when he felt some weakness in his right arm.
He presumed it was an old rugby injury flaring up and paid little more attention to it. Then a few months later he was play-fighting in a swimming pool with an old friend, Henry Kelbrick, who is also his personal doctor, and the weakness in his arm became even more apparent.
It was clear this was something much more serious than he had previously thought.
"Kelbrick identified something, so he rang me up later and asked me to come in that afternoon," he said. "He apologised to me, and then he told me what it was."
The diagnosis was amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, one of the most common forms of motor neurone disease.
"First of all I asked him to give me medication, but then he told me about the severity of the condition and that it was terminal."
Van der Westhuizen concedes "it's sometimes difficult to stay positive and motivated" after being diagnosed with a fatal illness. But as a devout Christian, his faith and family have played a big role in helping him come to terms with his condition.
And he says the disease has actually helped him to become a better person.
In 2008 he suffered a suspected heart attack and not long afterwards was at the centre of a sex-tape and cocaine scandal which led to the break-up of his marriage to the singer Amor Vittone. He also lost his job as a television pundit with the South African broadcaster Supersport.
"What I did went against all my principles - my life was controlled by my mind and I had to make my mistakes to realise what life is all about," he said.
"I led my life at a hundred miles an hour. I've learned that there are too many things that we take for granted in life and it's only when you lose them that you realise what it is all about.
"But I know that God is alive in my life and with experience you do learn. I can now talk openly about the mistakes I made because I know my faith won't give up and it won't diminish.
"It's only when you go through what I am going through that you understand that life is generous."
For Van der Westhuizen, life is now chiefly about spending time with his family. He has two children, Jordan, seven, and a five-year-old daughter, Kylie.
He is also committed to helping people with motor neurone through the J9 Foundation and plans a visit to the UK in the autumn to watch his beloved Springboks in action against Wales and Scotland.
The sport he loves has also looked out for one of its own.
"When I talk about the rugby community I am talking about everyone in the sport and I have to say they have been brilliant," he says.
"All the number nines I played against in internationals have been phenomenal. Rugby is a big family."
Source: BBC Health
Memories of his distinguished playing career are a source of comfort and satisfaction for Van der Westhuizen. The highlight was obviously 1995, when he was an integral part of the Springbok side that won the World Cup on home soil in front of new president Nelson Mandela.
His brilliant performance was characterised by a famous tackle on Jonah Lomu, when New Zealand's talisman was going at full tilt after scything past South Africa's captain Francois Pienaar.
He went on to win the Tri Nations in 1998 and captained the Boks at the 1999 World Cup, when they were beaten in extra time in the semi-finals by eventual winners Australia.
The only thing missing on his illustrious CV is victory over the British and Irish Lions. The Boks were favourites to beat the Lions in 1997 but lost the series 2-1. One of the iconic moments actually involved Van der Weshuizen, but not in a way he would have intended.
It occurred in the first Test, when he was one of the players who fell for an outrageous dummy by Matt Dawson, who then went over in the corner for a crucial try,
When he retired in 2003, Van der Westhuizen was the most capped South African player of all time, with 89 appearances, and had scored 38 Test tries, which was a Springbok record until it was recently broken by winger Bryan Habana.
Despite his brilliant record, the former scrum-half is not afraid to laugh at himself, or show humility.
"Everyone still talks to me about that tackle on Jonah Lomu in the 1995 World Cup final," he says, "but every time people mention it, I have to remind them about how I fell for Matt Dawson's dummy in 1997."
That was a rare misjudgement from one of the best players of all time. The archetypal Springbok admits he made mistakes in his life after rugby, but is now finally at peace.
Dutt was sentenced for firearms offences linked to the 1993 Mumbai blasts which killed 257 people and injured 713.
He was convicted of buying firearms from the bombers but said the weapons were necessary in order to defend his family during the Hindu-Muslim rioting of 1993.
The actor was moved to the Yerwada jail in May 2013 to finish his five-year jail term.
But owing to his good behaviour and positive activities like running a radio programme, he was recently granted a remission of 144 days.
His early release, however, has sparked outrage with critics saying that Dutt had already been granted an unreasonable number of parole and furlough leaves owing to his celebrity status.
Meanwhile, there is intense interest in the media about his life inside the jail.
Dutt lived in a 8x10ft (2.4m x 3m) cell and wore the white uniform of prisoners. He had a 100 sq ft garden in front of his cell, where he was allowed to stroll under the watchful eyes of four guards.
According to a former fellow inmate, the actor had been resigned to his fate of the unavoidable jail time, but knew he could be released early if he behaved well.
He was lodged in a high-security cell next to the "faansi" ward, which houses prisoners on death row, and was generally not allowed to interact with other prisoners owing to security concerns.
If he walked to the common area, he would be accompanied by four policemen. If he interacted with other prisoners, the conversations would be listened into.
"I would speak to him often as I was working as the librarian at the prison," said the former inmate.
"Baba, as he is affectionately known, would borrow at least two books every week. He used to read extensively, mainly Hindi literature from Munshi Premchand."
The former inmate added that the actor would "remain immersed in newspapers".
"He had little else to do. In the common area, we had one TV set for every 150 prisoners. But since Baba's cell was a high-security one, he did not have that luxury," he added.
Hitesh Jain, Dutt's lawyer, said that the actor also developed a "spiritual inclination" during his time in the prison.
"He was doing a lot of spiritual reading. These are the things which keep a person encouraged, and provide strength to pass the whole term," said Jain.
Speaking about his daily schedule, officers at the Yerwada prison said that Dutt would wake up at six in the morning. He would take a shower after which he would be served tea and breakfast.
The jail staff would then bring him material to make bags from newspapers. He would spend most of his mornings working, earning 45 rupees (47p; 66 cents) for 100 bags. A little before noon, he would be taken to the radio studio where he would present a programme on 'Radio YCP' (Yerwada Central Prison), the jail's internal radio station.
Soon after, policemen would escort him to the common area where he was allowed to interact with other prisoners and exercise with them.
He would then return to his cell at around 14:00, have lunch and remain there for an hour before again hosting his programme on the radio station.
Dinner would be served by 17:30 and the actor would stay locked in his cell from 18:00 until the next morning.
His radio programme was popular among the inmates.
"He would write his own scripts, and would usually speak about reforms during his radio sessions," a jail officer said.
"He would speak about prison life, how the prisoners could survive it, and how their rehabilitative processes should be once they leave prison."
The officer added that the actor would often repeat his dialogues from popular Munnabhai films and play songs to entertain his listeners.
The actor definitely made some fans with his radio skills.
"Baba might be a big deal outside those prison walls, but inside, he was one of us. He even met my wife and mother during one of their prison visits," the former fellow inmate said.
"My family was elated on meeting him, but to me, and to all of us prisoners, he was ordinary. Prison does that to you. The barracks snatch your worth and render you ordinary, irritatingly ordinary, even if you are a superstar."
Puja Changoiwala is a Mumbai-based independent journalist. Her book on crimes in Mumbai will be published later this year
Benoit de Juvigny said that "large international banks" have undertaken the due diligence needed to set up a subsidiary in the French capital.
He also told Newsnight that "many other companies" had lodged informal inquiries about moving post-Brexit.
He expects similar talks to be going on in Europe's other financial centres.
Authorities in Frankfurt, Luxembourg and Amsterdam have said they would welcome banks moving operations from London for when the UK leaves the European Union.
For many years, British-based financial services companies have been able to operate throughout Europe using so-called passporting rights.
That scheme may end when Britain leaves the EU, with no guarantee that it will be replaced by a similar agreement.
It is that uncertainty that had led many financial companies - and particularly international banks - to make contingency plans that would see them transfer a chunk of their business to an EU member country.
Newsnight has learned that at least eight centres are now actively vying for this business - Paris, Frankfurt, Dublin, Luxembourg, Amsterdam, Madrid, Bratislava, and the Maltese capital, Valletta.
But the extent to which these plans have been progressed has been hard to ascertain - until now.
Mr de Juvigny's disclosure that major banks have gone as far as conducting due diligence shows an important milestone.
Due diligence is the process of close scrutiny that major businesses go through prior to a major deal. It is detailed and expensive, and even wealthy banks don't undertake it lightly. What's more, if Mr du Juvigny is right, then it's being conducted in multiple cities around Europe.
He said that the French regulatory department was likely to be expanded to cope with any influx of companies.
However, he warned about the impact of regulators trying to compete to attract banks, saying: "The danger is the race that we could have for a more lenient regulation with a more lenient regulator."
He said the risk of such leniency was lax regulation that could lead to another financial crisis, and called for Europe to stick "strictly" to existing legislation.
"I don't believe that [lenient regulation] should be the choice of the UK, but nobody knows," he said.
Some of Russia's latest military hardware was on show, including the RS-24 Yars long-range nuclear missile.
Fighters, heavy bombers and helicopters flew over Red Square, including types combat-tested in Syria, where Russian aircraft are helping government forces.
The march past included Russia's new National Guard.
The National Guard will be armed with modernised AK-74M assault rifles and will be tasked with fighting terrorism and organised crime. Those operations are currently the domain of interior ministry Omon and Sobr special forces.
The parade involved 10,000 military staff, 135 armoured vehicles and 71 aircraft.
Victory Day (9 May) is an occasion for the Kremlin to stir up patriotic feelings, as Russians remember the sacrifices made in World War Two.
Russia is ploughing billions of dollars into modernising its military, amid tension with Nato over the conflict in Ukraine. So the annual parade also shows off Russian military might for an international audience.
For the first time a contingent from the Russian space forces joined the parade - officers and cadets from a military academy that produced famous Soviet cosmonauts, including Yuri Gagarin and German Titov.
The heavy armour included new Russian anti-aircraft missile systems - the S-400 and Pantsir - as well as the Iskander medium-range missile. The S-400 is currently protecting Russia's airbase near Latakia in Syria.
Addressing the armed forces, President Vladimir Putin praised the wartime feat of millions of Soviet citizens, who "demonstrated the true strength of our nation, its unity, triumphant spirit and patriotic devotion".
He also called for a "non-bloc system of international security" - reiterating Russian opposition to Nato, without mentioning the Western alliance by name.
There was an aerobatic display by Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack planes, which have been used by Russia to bomb rebels in Syria. The Su-25s trailed clouds of smoke in the Russian red-white-blue colours.
After the spectacular parade a vast crowd of people thronged the streets of Moscow on a march called "The Immortal Regiment", commemorating their relatives killed in World War Two. In Russia it is called "The Great Patriotic War".
In pictures: Thousands march to remember relatives
Among them was President Putin, holding a photo of his father, who was wounded in combat.
More than 23 million Soviet soldiers and civilians died in the war - the heaviest toll among all the countries which fought.
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Fleetwood's Jimmy Ryan came closest to breaking the deadlock but home keeper Magnus Norman tipped his second-half free-kick on to the crossbar.
Southport failed to seriously trouble the visitors' defence, with most of their efforts coming from long range.
Norman had to react quickly to deny Devante Cole a winner in stoppage time.
Fleetwood's Bobby Grant shot wide on the half-hour mark but Uwe Rosler's side could not find a way past on-loan Fulham stopper Norman in the second period.
At the other end, Town keeper Chris Neal was forced to palm away James Caton's shot from just outside the area.
After play was briefly halted when a smoke bomb and a flare were thrown onto the pitch by Southport fans, Fleetwood's best chances came during six minutes of second-half injury time.
First Norman smothered Cole's low shot then Cian Bolger sent a powerful header narrowly wide after losing his marker at a corner.
The winners of next week's replay at Highbury will travel to League One strugglers Shrewsbury in the second round.
Match ends, Southport 0, Fleetwood Town 0.
Second Half ends, Southport 0, Fleetwood Town 0.
Attempt missed. Ashley Hunter (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jimmy Ryan.
Attempt missed. Cian Bolger (Fleetwood Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kyle Dempsey with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Neil Ashton.
Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Declan Weeks.
Attempt blocked. Ashley Hunter (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jimmy Ryan.
Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Ryan Higgins.
Attempt saved. Devante Cole (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martyn Woolford with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Liam Nolan (Southport) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Higgins with a cross.
Foul by Nathan Pond (Fleetwood Town).
Jamie Allen (Southport) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Offside, Southport. Neil Ashton tries a through ball, but Callum Howe is caught offside.
Foul by Martyn Woolford (Fleetwood Town).
John Cofie (Southport) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Southport. John Cofie tries a through ball, but Jamie Allen is caught offside.
Devante Cole (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ryan Higgins (Southport).
Substitution, Southport. Nathan Ferguson replaces Jordan Lussey.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match (Fleetwood Town).
Substitution, Southport. John Cofie replaces James Caton because of an injury.
Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Devante Cole replaces Bobby Grant.
Attempt missed. Bobby Grant (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt blocked. Martyn Woolford (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Southport. Conceded by Godswill Ekpolo.
Attempt saved. Bobby Grant (Fleetwood Town) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Amari'i Bell with a cross.
Foul by Bobby Grant (Fleetwood Town).
Declan Weeks (Southport) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Bobby Grant (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Declan Weeks (Southport).
Attempt missed. Jimmy Ryan (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Ashley Hunter replaces David Ball.
Attempt saved. Jimmy Ryan (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Jimmy Ryan (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Callum Howe.
Attempt blocked. Martyn Woolford (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Jimmy Ryan (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Josh Thompson (Southport) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Bobby Grant (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Torfaen council has become the latest authority to take action against lanterns which can be harmful to animals and cause fires.
RSPCA Cymru is campaigning for an "outright ban" on their use across Wales.
The councils yet to impose a ban are Flintshire, Wrexham, Anglesey, Newport, Merthyr Tydfil and Swansea.
The RSPCA said over 200,000 sky lanterns (also known as Chinese lanterns) are sold in the UK each year. They can be eaten by animals or cause entanglement or entrapment which can have fatal consequences.
They have even been known to injure people.
Paul Smith, RSPCA Cymru's public affairs manager, said: "Sadly, many people are not aware of how harmful they can be for animals - including birds, wildlife and farm animals.
"Stationary candles, LED lanterns and outdoor lights all provide safe alternatives to deadly sky lanterns."
Mr Smith added an "outright ban" remains the charity's primary objective.
"We'd love to see the Welsh Government bringing forward proposals to achieve that in Wales," he said.
The leader of Torfaen council, Anthony Hunt, said: "For some time we have recognised the dangers associated with the use of sky lanterns and have responded to the growing expectation for local authorities to ban the release of sky lanterns and massed balloons from council owned land".
He was phoned in his Eyemouth home on Monday by someone claiming to be a police officer.
The caller told him there was a problem with his bank account and that someone would come to his home the following day to collect his bank card.
The pensioner was then visited at 14:15 on Tuesday and his card taken. All his savings were later removed.
The man who went to his door has been described as being in his early 40s, about 5ft 9in with a medium build, clean shaven face and olive-skinned complexion.
He was wearing a black tammy hat, black trousers and spoke with a Scottish accent.
Det Con Barry Mercer said: "The victim has been left devastated at the theft of his savings and we are pursuing various lines of inquiry to identify the culprits.
"If you recognise the description of the male who attended at the man's home, or if you have any information relevant to this investigation then please get in touch.
"While the caller may have sounded extremely convincing I would like to remind the public that neither police, nor banks will contact you by phone to request you hand over your bank card or account details."
He advised anyone receiving a similar call to hang up and contact the police immediately.
It will be a first senior Wimbledon appearance for Clayton, 23, ranked at number 253 in the world for doubles.
Guernsey's Heather Watson - a defending Wimbledon champion in the mixed doubles - was given a wildcard to the ladies' singles main draw earlier in June.
"When I got the call I couldn't believe it," Clayton told BBC Radio Jersey.
"Yes, I believe I'm the first player from Jersey to be involved in the Championships. I played there as a junior but to be there as a pro player on the tour, it's incredible."
Yorkshire-born O'Mara, 22, who lives in Scotland, recently played with Clayton at the Aegon Open, Nottingham.
On 21 June, Britain's Marcus Willis - who qualified for the main singles draw in 2016 - was awarded a wildcard for the doubles with his partner Jay Clarke.
Since then, as well as Clayton and O'Mara, Britain's Brydan Klein and Joe Salisbury have also received doubles wildcards along with Australian pair Thanasi Kokkinakis and Jordan Thompson, plus British brothers Ken and Neal Skupski.
In a speech to supporters in the capital Caracas, he said the country had to recover the means of production, to counter its deep economic crisis.
On Friday, he introduced a new, nationwide state of emergency.
Opposition protesters have been rallying in Caracas to push for a recall vote to eject him from power.
Mr Maduro said the state of emergency was needed to combat foreign aggression, which he blamed for Venezuela's problems.
And he said military exercises would take place next weekend to counter "foreign threats".
Venezuela has the world's largest oil reserves but its economy has been severely hit by falling global oil prices. Its economy contracted by 5.7% last year and its official inflation rate is estimated to be topping 180%.
There are severe shortages of food, medicines and basic goods which Mr Maduro argues are due to business leaders and the US waging an economic war against his government.
The economic crisis that started three years ago has exacerbated this year, to the point that it has affected immensely the day-to-day life of every Venezuelan.
On top of having to queue for hours every week to be able to buy the basic products, now Venezuelans have to cope with energy and water rationing almost daily.
This, in a country that used to be one of the most developed nations in Latin America, with the highest consumption rates in the region.
Venezuelans have lost interest in Mr Maduro's moves because of the economic crisis. The latest, like the state of emergency decree or the occupation of certain plants, are in fact already happening and have changed little for Venezuelans' daily lives.
The threat to seize closed factories came after Venezuela's largest food and beverage company, the Polar Group, halted production of beer, blaming government mismanagement for stopping it importing barley.
The group's billionaire owner, Lorenzo Mendoza, is a fierce critic of President Maduro.
"We must take all measures to recover productive capacity, which is being paralysed by the bourgeoisie," Mr Maduro told a rally in Caracas.
"Anyone who wants to halt [production] to sabotage the country should get out, and those who do must be handcuffed and sent to the PGV [Venezuelan General Penitentiary]," he said.
"We're going to tell imperialism and the international right that the people are present, with their farm instruments in one hand and a gun in the other... to defend this sacred land," he added.
On Friday he declared a full-blown state of emergency, expanding the state of "economic emergency" he had announced in January.
In an address to the nation, he said the measures would be in place for three months but would likely be extended over 2017.
He did not specify if there would be limits to other constitutional rights but he said the decree would provide "a fuller, more comprehensive protection for our people."
A previous state of emergency was implemented in states near the Colombian border last year.
It suspended constitutional guarantees in those areas but did not suspend guarantees related to human rights.
The Venezuelan Minister for Communication and Information, Luis Jose Marcano, said the state of emergency would allow the government more resources to distribute food, basic goods and medicines.
But he added that it also created "mechanisms for the security forces to be able to guarantee public order needed because of the threats by armed groups".
The opposition has collected and submitted a petition with 1.8 million signatures in favour of a referendum on Mr Maduro, but the National Electoral Board (CNE) has so far not verified them.
The verification process was supposed to take five days but 12 days have already elapsed.
Opposition activists say authorities are not letting them proceed to the next stage when they must collect another four million signatures.
Addressing the crowds on Saturday, opposition leader and former presidential candidate Henrique Capriles said: "We want a country without queues, where we can find medicines. We want change."
He described Venezuela as a "time bomb that can explode at any given moment".
According to the Venezuelan Constitution, if a referendum is held before the end of the year, a recall vote against Mr Maduro would trigger new elections.
Opposition protester Marisol Dos Santos said there would be "a social explosion" if Mr Maduro did not let the recall referendum happen.
The German chancellor said on Sunday that the car maker now needed to provide the "necessary transparency".
"It is of course a dramatic event which is not good," Mrs Merkel said.
"But I think the reputation of German industry... is not so shaken that we are no longer considered a good place to do business."
VW has admitted that as many as 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide were fitted with a so-called defeat device that allowed emissions tests to be rigged.
The gadget detected when the car was being testing and switched the engine to a low-emissions mode.
It then turned that mode off when the car was on the road, meaning that it had far higher emissions than permitted.
Martin Schulz, head of the European Parliament and a German Social Democrat, said the affair was a "heavy blow for the German economy".
"It's hard to believe what was done there negligently and possibly even with criminal energy," he said.
"But I believe that Volkswagen is a strong company that has every chance of surviving the crisis."
The car maker's incoming chairman, Hans Dieter Poetsch, has described the emissions scandal as a threat to the company's survival but one that it could overcome.
His comments, made at an internal VW meeting this week, were reported by the Welt am Sonntag newspaper.
Mr Poetsch could be appointed as head of the firm's 20-member controlling panel at an extraordinary supervisory board meeting on Wednesday, reported the Reuters newswire, citing anonymous sources.
At the same meeting, more could be disclosed from its internal investigation, said the newswire.
The scandal has sent Volkswagen shares down by more than 40% since it broke last month and prompted the resignation of chief executive Martin Winterkorn.
VW has promised to determine who was responsible and has opened an investigation led by a team of US lawyers.
It has set aside €6.5bn (£4.8bn) to cover the cost of the scandal, but analysts say the final bill could be much higher.
VW has said it will have to refit up to 11 million cars and vans that have the rogue software.
The company also took out adverts in German newspapers on Sunday promising: "We will do everything to win back your trust".
Several VW engineers had admitted to installing the defeat devices in the company's vehicles, according to another German newspaper report.
Bild am Sonntag reported that the employees had told the company's internal investigation they installed the software in 2008, but did not reveal their identities or say how many were involved.
The engineers said the EA 189 engine, developed by VW in 2005, could not have complied with pollution regulations and cost targets without the deception.
Dunlop became the first rider to win four races at the Isle of Man TT in successive years in 2014 and was a double winner at the North West 200.
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Dunlop was also named International Road Racer of the Year, with Rea chosen as Short Circuit Rider of the Year.
The late Tom Herron was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Skerries rider Michael Sweeney won National Road Racer of the Year, while Alastair Seeley, winner of the main award in 2012, was Best Rider on UK and Ireland circuits.
Carrickfergus rider Seeley was second in the British Supersport Championship for Mar-Train Racing, winning eight races during the course of the season.
Andy Reid, who was just pipped to the British Superstock 600cc title, was Young Rider of the Year, Lee Johnston received a Special Recognition Award and John Burrows Racing was selected as Team of the Year.
William Dunlop collected the Race of the Year for his last lap duel with brother Michael in Saturday's opening Superbike event at the North West 200.
Bishopscourt race circuit owner Jim O'Brien won the Services to Motorcycling prize and Richard McNeill picked up an Outstanding Achievement Award for winning the Formula 600 British Championship.
Mark McLernon was announced as the Off Road Rider of the Year.
The judging panel could not be separated between Dunlop and Rea for the main award, the Joey Dunlop Trophy, so the accolade was eventually decided by the public online poll, which saw Michael receive 26.5% of the vote.
He was struck on the back of the head in the seventh over and needed support from fielder George Bailey, then sat on the ground to receive treatment.
Morgan played no further part, with James Taylor taking on the captaincy.
"He's got a lump on his head, but he's fine," said coach Trevor Bayliss.
"He's got a bit of a headache but he's up and about now and having a chat.
"When anyone gets hit it's an anxious moment, but the fact he walked off the field was a good sign. He was dizzy for a while and took an hour or so to come good. I'm sure the medical staff will keep a close eye on him."
The hosts had already slipped to 22-3 in the deciding game when Morgan was replaced by Jonny Bairstow. They went on to lose by eight wickets.
The blow to Morgan, who was wearing a helmet, caused immediate concern for the visiting players, less than a year after the death of Phillip Hughes, the Australia batsman who passed away after being struck on the neck by a bouncer.
The fielders immediately went to help Morgan, while a shaken Starc was comforted by captain Steve Smith, coach Darren Lehmann, team-mate John Hastings and Morgan's batting partner Ben Stokes.
"There were a couple of guys that were a little bit shaken up, Starcy in particular," said Smith.
"It was a tough summer for us back home, losing a close mate. Whenever anyone gets hit like that, your first concern is for their health. Mine is that for Eoin, I hope he's OK and can recover well."
The new Australia skipper added: "I don't think anyone ever means to do anything like that. It is part of the game to bowl bouncers.
"You have to get back on the shop as quickly as possible, you still have got a job to do. You need to take it out of your mind, but you don't like seeing anyone get hit like that."
National Savings & Investments (NS&I) will cut the rate on its tax-free ISA account by 0.25 of a percentage point to 1.25%.
The cut comes after NS&I found itself with bumper inflows of cash.
It is required under government rules to ensure that it does not stifle competition in the rest of the market.
NS&I's Direct ISA, with market-leading returns, had been attracting upwards of £800m a year from savers desperate to find a reasonable return, while taking advantage of a 100% government guarantee.
Even more significant was the boost from the highly popular Pensioner Bonds and by the Premium Bond maximum limit going up to £50,000.
Jane Platt, chief executive of NS&I, said it was a "difficult decision" but the institution had to "strike a balance between the needs of our savers, taxpayers and the stability of the broader financial services sector".
The cut will apply to £3.8 billion of savings from 16 November.
Broad (2-31), playing in his second four-day match after injury, got rid of Luke Wells (73) and Chris Nash (86), who put on 161 for the first wicket.
Sussex had been set 434 to win but play was called off with the hosts on 198-2.
Matt Prior, who is hoping to be recalled to England's squad for the series with Sri Lanka, was 19 not out.
And while Broad, who took three wickets in the first innings, seems certain to be included when the squad is announced on Thursday, Prior's place is less clear.
But the Sussex keeper, and England, will be pleased he came through his first game since April unscathed.
Bad weather had been forecast throughout the day, but play surprisingly got under way at 13:10 BST.
Victory for Sussex seemed out of the question as they needed a further 406 runs, but they began in positive fashion as Wells and Nash found batting easy in their stand which lasted 43.1 overs.
However, Broad shattered the stumps of Wells and had Nash caught behind by Chris Read, but they were Nottinghamshire's only successes of the day.
After an over from opener Alex Hales, who smashed 167 with the bat on Tuesday, the two captains shook hands on a draw.
The result left fourth-placed Notts 17 points behind leaders Middlesex, with Sussex two points further back in fifth, although both teams have a game in hand.
BBC Sussex's Adrian Harms:
"The rain which delayed play until 13:10 and took 24 overs from the day's allocation spoilt any chance of a positive result for either side.
"For a fleeting moment when Chris Nash and Luke Wells were comfortably compiling a first-wicket partnership of 161, a run chase looked possible, but two quick wickets from Stuart Broad ended any remote thoughts Sussex might have had of victory.
"Sussex have been badly hampered by poor weather in recent weeks, and they now head to Taunton on Sunday hoping for four dry days and a chance to end a run of five Championship matches without a win."
BBC Radio Nottingham's Dave Bracegirdle:
"Another advantageous position failed to bring a positive result for Notts as the bat continued its dominance over the ball on the final day at Hove.
"A lifeless track stifled the impact of Broad and Peter Siddle, but at least the batsmen made merry, as they had done for the bulk of this contest.
"Samit Patel and Alex Hales were little short of sensational during this match. It has become the norm for Patel this season, but the return of Hales's best form was a delight for all to see.
"Notts are close to being a very good Championship side, but need to start picking up some wins, with Yorkshire at Headingley up next."
The plan marks a climbdown from ministers who had decided they should not get the same UK resettlement rights as interpreters in the Iraq conflict.
A five-year visa will be offered initially to those who worked on the front line for a year or more - covering around half of interpreters.
But there were concerns that a large number of them could be excluded.
A Downing Street source said the proposals would give interpreters a choice either to go on working in Afghanistan or "make a new start in Britain".
While details of the scheme are not expected until the end of May, lawyers said "large numbers" of interpreters might be not be covered.
Rosa Curling, who acts for three of the interpreters, said she was pleased the "bravery of the Afghan interpreters now seems to have been recognised.
"We are, however, concerned that some interpreters may not qualify if the scheme is only available to those employed between December 2012 and December 2014 and limited to front-line staff only, she added.
"This would completely undermine the purpose of the policy."
One interpreter, "Abdul", told the BBC: "We risked everything to do this job. We are glad that the British government has recognised our service and the sacrifices we made for them."
The Downing Street source said: "We should recognise the service given by those who have regularly put themselves in real danger while working for us," the source added.
But campaign group Avaaz, which is behind an 83,000 signature petition calling for all Afghan interpreters to be given asylum, said the plan was "too limited".
It claimed to have seen documents suggesting the scheme would only be open to those who had been made redundant on or after 1 January 2013, although Downing Street said it was more likely decisions would be made on a "case-by-case basis".
The Ministry of Defence said no final decisions had yet been made.
Earlier this month, the prime minister had said the UK should encourage "talented Afghans to stay in their country", including a "really generous" package of support for interpreters.
Labour's Yvette Cooper welcomed what she called the government's "u-turn", saying it was the "right policy" for those who risked their lives.
Many of the interpreters who will be helped say they have received serious threats to their lives, while some have already fled to the UK to claim asylum.
"One of my colleagues was captured, held for months and killed by the Taliban. They returned his body to his family in exchange for ransom," one former interpreter told the BBC.
"Ahmad" - who worked alongside British forces at Camp Bastion - said he had grenades thrown at his house and had to leave the job because the Taliban threatened to kill him.
It means a lot to me to my family and to all those interpreters who have served the British government in Afghanistan.
We risked everything to do this job and we are glad that the British government has recognised our service and the sacrifices we made for them.
Our friends did not abandon us to be persecuted by the Taliban.
The British government has given us the chance to live once more in peace and prosperity.
I would like to thank all our supporters and the British media from the bottom of my heart. They have supported us to get a peaceful life.
Afghan interpreters: 'No life for us here'
Under the plans, those allowed into the UK on a five-year visa will then be able to apply for indefinite leave.
The Border Agency will approve how many close family members they are allowed to bring.
Interpreters who choose to stay in Afghanistan will be allowed to sign up for fully-funded training and education for five years, or instead be paid at their current rate for a further 18 months.
Under the new plan, some other locals who had helped British soldiers in non-front-line roles, such as cooks and security guards, will also be given the choice of training and education, or further payments.
After the Iraq war, Britain gave Iraqi interpreters either one-off financial assistance or exceptional indefinite leave to remain in the UK with help to relocate, or the opportunity to resettle through the UK's Gateway programme run in partnership with the UN's High Commissioner for Refugees.
PC Dave Phillips died after a pick-up vehicle mounted a central reservation in Wallasey, Merseyside, on Monday.
Clayton Williams is also charged with burglary, attempting to wound another police officer and aggravated theft of a motor vehicle.
He was remanded into custody to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday.
During the five-minute hearing at Wirral Magistrates' Court, Mr Williams, of Wheatland Lane, Wallasey, spoke to give his name and date of birth.
Wearing a grey T-shirt and jogging bottoms, he answered "yeah" when he was asked if he understood the proceedings.
Mr Williams is charged as the "initial taker" of the Mitsubishi L200 Challenger vehicle.
A second man, Phillip Stuart, 30, of Mayfair Court, Oxton, has also been charged with burglary and aggravated unauthorised taking of a car.
He was remanded in custody until 22 October when he is due to appear at Liverpool Crown Court for a preliminary hearing.
Three women, aged between 19 and 59, and a 39-year old man, who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, have all been released on bail pending further inquiries.
PC Phillips, 34, was killed as he attempted to use a tyre-puncturing" stinger" device to stop the car, police said.
The married father-of-two had been responding to reports of a burglary in Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead with a colleague.
Fellow officers tried to save his life before he was taken to hospital, but he died shortly after arriving.
Northern Ireland's Acting First Minister Arlene Foster told the BBC's The View programme the policy could end when the report is published next week.
The DUP is currently moving its ministers in and out of the Executive in response to Kevin McGuigan's murder.
His killing sparked a political crisis at Stormont over the status of the IRA.
It led to a breakdown in trust between unionist ministers and Sinn Féin, which has repeatedly condemned Mr McGuigan's murder.
Mrs Foster is the only unionist minister left in the Executive after a police assessment that members of the Provisional IRA may have been involved in the fatal shooting.
She is standing in for DUP leader Peter Robinson, who stood aside as first minister and warned it would not be "business as usual" at Stormont until the issue of paramilitaries was dealt with.
Last month, the government appointed an independent panel to assess the current status of paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Foster told The View: "We will look at the panel's report.
"If we believe there has been substantial progress in relation to it, then we will seriously consider making that move."
The £136m scheme covers 15 miles (25km) near Bradford and Leeds.
Technology has been installed to monitor traffic, provide information and ease congestion with variable speed limits and utilising the hard shoulder.
Up to 160,000 vehicles use the section of road, between junctions 25 and 30, on the busiest days.
Read more updates on this story and more from across Leeds and West Yorkshire.
The greatest time savings are being made by drivers travelling westbound during the afternoon peak, between Rothwell and Brighouse, according to Highways England statistics.
However, the AA has told Parliament it has concerns about the smart motorways, and believes "all lane running" is not sustainable in the long term.
Its concerns include the safety of drivers who have broken down, and access for emergency services who need to reach major incidents.
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The Black Cats have endured a poor season, winning just five times in the top flight and falling into the second tier with four games still remaining.
"I know what needs to be done to get back in the Premier League," he said.
The Scot also said striker Jermain Defoe, who has scored 14 goals this season, could leave the club.
Moyes, who joined Sunderland on a four-year contract last summer, said: "Jermain has a clause in his contract so it is possible [that he will leave in the summer], but goalkeeper Jordan Pickford is under contract."
Last week, the Scot had said it was "too soon" to commit his future at the Stadium of Light, but the former Everton and Manchester United boss met chairman Ellis Short and chief executive Martin Bain this week.
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He added: "We had initial discussions about how we move forward. I wouldn't say it was an uplifting kind of meeting, but we will meet again in a few weeks. Ellis and the board want me to stay.
"We need to make sure we get a good bit of momentum heading into next season by winning a few games.
"Our performances have been good in recent weeks but the results haven't matched that.
"I will know more come the end of the season, once we see exactly what we are able to deal with, what we can work with, then we will know exactly what we can do,"
Last month, Moyes faced calls from supporters to quit, with chants of "We want Moyesy out" heard during their 1-0 defeat against Middlesbrough.
He is also in trouble with the Football Association, being charged for bringing the game into disrepute by telling BBC reporter Vicki Sparks she might "get a slap".
It's a fierce rivalry in north-east England, but this year has added edge with both teams battling relegation and old foes Rafael Benitez and Sam Allardyce going head-to-head.
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Six farmers are pursuing damages, saying their eviction is the result of a "flawed" law enacted by the Scottish Parliament in 2003.
They were all granted secure tenure after an amendment was made to the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act.
But this was overruled by the UK Supreme Court in 2013, who said it breached landlords' human rights.
This has led some landlords to serving eviction notices on the tenants so they can reclaim vacant possession.
All the farmers seeking compensation had previously held their tenancy in a "limited partnership", which can prevent tenants enjoying long-term security.
The amendment to the Agricultural Holdings Act was designed to provide this security - but the UK Supreme Court ruled in the test cast Salvesen v Riddell that it was not compliant with the European Convention on Human Rights.
The court said landowners before and after a specific date had been treated differently, which amounted to discrimination.
Two of the tenants facing eviction - brothers John and Ian Paterson - said the Scottish government had initially been "sympathetic" to their situation, but told the BBC the "roller doors had now gone up".
Ian Paterson said the eviction was the result of a "flawed" law and would have a "huge financial impact" on the family.
"We're due to be evicted on 28 November and we've got over 1,400 ewes, 100 cattle. I've got 78 breeding falcons that are all facilitated there," he said.
The brothers' father, Jim Paterson, had taken on the lease of Glenree farm on Arran with a 10-year limited partnership in 1996. In 2003, he passed the lease onto his son, John, who became a secure tenant following the Scottish government's amendment.
Ian Paterson runs a falcon-breeding business on the farm.
John Paterson added: "The flock of ewes we've got on the farm we've worked on for 20 years and put a lot of work into very expensive tups to produce very high quality animals and now I'm getting forced to sell them.
"I've got a farm sale booked for 24 November and I'm going to be selling everything down to my kitchen table because there's nowhere to take it."
The Scottish government said it was committed facilitating and finding mediation between tenant farmers and their landlords, but added ministers were unable to comment on live litigation.
The crash happened near a meat factory on the A5 Doogary Road just after 08:00 GMT on Saturday. The road has now reopened.
SDLP MLA Daniel McCrossan said the community was shocked by what had happened.
"There are no words to justify just how devastating, awful and heartbreaking the news is today," he added.
"Two families, an entire community deeply devastated by the reality of these people losing their lives by what is, and continues to be, an extremely dangerous road."
Speaking after the collision, Assistant Chief Constable Alan Todd appealed to all road users to drive carefully: "Our statistics illustrate that there is an increased risk of collisions during the holiday period," he said.
"To date this year, unfortunately, 66 people have been killed on our roads.
"Over the Christmas holidays we will have additional police resources on the roads across Northern Ireland and we will be liaising closely with our An Garda Siochana Traffic Corps colleagues in the border counties."
The 1,111-carat stone was recovered from its Karowe mine, about 500km (300 miles) north of the capital, Gaborone.
It is the biggest diamond to be discovered in Botswana and the largest find in more than a century.
The 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond was found in South Africa in 1905 and cut into nine separate stones, many of which are in the British Crown Jewels.
"The significance of the recovery of a gem quality stone larger than 1,000 carats, the largest for more than a century... cannot be overstated," William Lamb, the CEO of Lucara Diamond, a Canadian diamond producer, said in a statement.
Lucara says two other "exceptional" white diamonds - an 813-carat stone and a 374-carat stone - were also found at the Karowe mine.
"This has been an amazing week for Lucara with the recovery of the second largest and also the sixth largest gem quality diamonds ever mined," Mr Lamb said.
The stone is yet to be evaluated, but commodities and mining analyst Kieron Hodgson, told AFP news agency that "the potential to be one very expensive diamond."
In April a flawless 100-carat diamond was sold for $22.1m (£14.8m) at Sotheby's in New York.
The gem, originally mined in South Africa, had taken more than a year to cut, polish and perfect.
Botswana is the world's largest producer of diamonds and the trade has transformed it into a middle-income nation.
The Eriovixia gryffindori, measuring just 7mm in length, closely resembles the magical artefact in the series.
The spider takes its name from Godric Gryffindor, the fictional owner of the hat.
It was discovered in the mountainous Western Ghats region of south-western India.
"We were searching the area (when) we bumped into the spider," Javed Ahmed, one of three researchers who made the discovery, told the BBC's Five Live.
"When we found it we decided that we were going to name it after the sorting hat," the self-professed fan said.
The spider is an "ode to draw attention to the fascinating, but oft overlooked world of invertebrates,", said the scientists in a paper published by the Indian Journal of Arachnology.
The spider mimics dried foliage in order to hide from its predators.
The find did not go unnoticed by JK Rowling, the author of the wizarding books.
"(Ms Rowling) is absolutely thrilled. She said she was honoured and congratulated us," said Mr Ahmed.
"How many science geeks and nerds get to name a species after their favourite character and actually get congratulated by the author?", he said.
The discovery coincides with the recent release of Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which tells the tale of an animal-loving magic zoologist.
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Australian Open semi-finalist Konta won her first women's main tour title in Stanford, USA, on 25 July.
British number three Naomi Broady climbed three spots to 81st, while there was no change for 67th-placed Heather Watson.
Wimbledon champion Andy Murray remains second in the men's rankings.
Jo Durie is the last British woman to be ranked in the top 10, reaching a career-high fifth in 1984.
Konta, Watson and Murray are among those in the Great Britain squad for the Olympics, which start in Brazil on Friday.
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Metal detectorist Christopher Preece, along with his wife June, found a number of small metallic objects under a slab of clay on Sandown Beach.
The couple, from Banbury, Oxfordshire, took the finds to a visitor centre where staff passed them on to experts.
The copper alloy knife, most likely used as a leather working tool, has been dated to 800-1000BC.
The couple also found a button from the 17th Century during their holiday last month.
Mr Preece said: "I have a keen interest in history and immediately thought they were very old, because the knife has a green colour which is often found on old copper."
His wife added: "To be told the knife is several thousand years old is just incredible.
"As it was found on the island, we are very keen for residents and visitors to enjoy it and were happy to donate it to the council's museum's service so it can go on display."
The knife and button are now on display at Newport Roman Villa.
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They remain open until Tuesday 12 April, and candidates have to pay a deposit of £150.
The elections are being held on Thursday 5 May when 108 MLAs will be elected to serve at Stormont, six for each of the 18 constituencies.
Information about the election and how to register to vote can be found on the Electoral Office website.
Officials say the raids are part of a new strategy to target producers and traffickers rather than poor farmers who grow the coca plant.
The raids took place where Farc rebels have been operating. Their leaders have denied involvement in the drug trade.
Police said the labs could produce around 100 tons of cocaine a year.
"This is a structural blow to the finances of drug-trafficking," anti-drug police director General Jose Angel Mendoza told Reuters news agency.
The groups running the cocaine trade in Colombia tax coca growers, run production laboratories and smuggle the drug out of the country in partnership with Mexican cartels.
The government outlined its ambition to host it last year. It has until 31 October to put the country forward.
Ashton Moss in Tameside has been identified as a "suitable" site to host the global event, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) said.
The World Expo takes place every five years and Dubai was chosen to host the event in 2020.
The expo is a huge six-month showcase of technology, manufacturing, and culture from across the world.
Representatives of 145 countries attended World Expo 2015 in Milan, which boasted 54 national pavilions at a sprawling site.
Greater Manchester Combined Authority said it was encouraging the government to seize the "opportunity for a global shop window" to demonstrate that the UK is open for business and committed to international trade following the vote to leave the European Union.
Local politicians feel this bid has huge potential, and you can see why - a billion pounds of investment ahead of more than 20 million visitors, and then a legacy that could last for decades afterwards.
The chosen site in Tameside would see one of the most deprived boroughs in the conurbation receive a huge economic boost.
I'm told that when former Chancellor George Osborne was still in position and championing his plans to support the northern economy, he had indicated that Greater Manchester would become the UK's chosen location for the bid.
But with him now gone, they are seeing this as a test of the new prime minister's commitment to that Northern Powerhouse project.
Sir Richard Leese, GMCA lead member for economic strategy, said it was important the government continued to show commitment to the Northern Powerhouse concept.
He added: "It is ambitious. But as the London Olympics, and the Manchester Commonwealth Games before them showed, tremendous economic and social benefits can flow from bold and concerted backing for a big idea."
The 110-ha site at Ashton Moss is less than 10km from Manchester city centre and within 15km of Manchester airport, and has been identified as a Greater Manchester "economic priority".
Councillor Kieran Quinn, GMCA lead member for investment strategy and finance and leader of Tameside Council, said it "made sense to have it here".
"We believe Greater Manchester, and Tameside, can make a compelling case to stage this hugely significant event and it can be a powerful ingredient in the drive to rebalance the nation's economy."
The first games of the domestic season will be against Ireland, the first time the teams have met in England.
Three more one-day internationals with South Africa follow before the Champions Trophy from 1-18 June.
After three Twenty20 games, Test matches will not start until 6 July, with seven matches in 67 days against South Africa and West Indies.
The county schedule has also been re-arranged, with the Royal London One-Day Cup final, traditionally held in September, held on 1 July.
The T20 Blast Finals' Day will take place at Edgbaston on 2 September.
One-day internationals:
5 May: England v Ireland, Bristol
7 May: England v Ireland, Lord's
24 May: England v South Africa, Headingley
27 May: England v South Africa, Southampton
29 May: England v South Africa, Lord's
Champions Trophy, one-day international tournament:
1-18 June: Staged in England and Wales
Twenty20 internationals:
21 June: England v South Africa, Southampton
23 June: England v South Africa, Taunton
25 June: England v South Africa, Cardiff
Test matches:
6-10 July: England v South Africa, Lord's
14-18 July: England v South Africa, Trent Bridge
27-31 July: England v South Africa, The Oval
4-8 August: England v South Africa, Old Trafford
17-21 August: England v West Indies, Edgbaston
25-29 August: England v West Indies, Headingley
7-11 September: England v West Indies, Lord's
Twenty20 international:
16 September: England v West Indies, Durham
One-day internationals:
19 September: England v West Indies, Old Trafford
21 September: England v West Indies, Trent Bridge
24 September: England v West Indies, Bristol
27 September: England v West Indies, The Oval
29 September: England v West Indies, Southampton
It needs to save £18.5m in the year ahead.
NHS Grampian wants to see a reduction in the use of locums and agency nurses, as well as cutting back the reliance on the private sector to help meet treatment time guarantees.
The health board will hear it faces financial challenges replacing £44m of ageing medical equipment.
It is also predicted that £100m will need to be invested in GP practices in the coming years to cope with a potential rise in patient numbers.
The Championship club sold the ground on a lease back deal in November 2004 after relegation from the top flight.
Owner Andrea Radrizzani said: "Today is an important day in our history and a proud day for me and my team.
"When I met with management and supporters during my first few months here the purchase of Elland Road was very high on their list of priorities."
The club added in a statement that the deal would allow them to "significantly reduce their expenditure" and re-direct money to the academy, senior squad and improvements to the stadium.
Previous owner Massimo Cellino said in 2014 that he wanted to "buy back our house" but he did not manage to do so before selling his remaining 50% stake to fellow Italian Radrizzani in May.
Managing director Angus Kinnear, who could not confirm the financial details of the deal, told BBC Radio Leeds: "I'm very excited. This is a fantastic day.
"I've been in the city for a couple of weeks but already it has been impressed on me by the people of Leeds how important it was to own our home.
"Andrea has only had full ownership for a few weeks and he has delivered on his promise. The transaction has not been easy but we are all delighted and there is a fantastic feeling around Elland Road.
He added: "There is a fantastic opportunity for development and you can't do that if you don't own the ground. We want to look at how we can enhance supporters' experience on a matchday."
Analysis - BBC Radio Leeds sport reporter Katherine Hannah
This is huge news for Leeds United fans.
Many previous owners have talked about buying back Elland Road and making it their priority. But up until now - for various reasons - it's never happened. For chairman Andrea Radrizzani to state his intention of buying back Elland Road and actually deliver it so soon into his ownership, will be an incredibly popular move.
It's a matter of pride for fans of Leeds United for the club to regain control of the stadium. They don't want to see huge sums being paid out to rent their own ground when that money could be invested elsewhere.
Elland Road is an iconic stadium, and for Leeds United to be able to say "this is ours" again means a great deal.
Mickey Demetriou's stunning header put the visitors in front.
But goals from Jabo Ibehre and Nicky Adams in three second half minutes helped Carlisle go from 10th to sixth.
Newport stay two points above the drop after Hartlepool lost at Cheltenham.
Carlisle's promotion hopes will rest on how their fare at fellow play-off rivals Exeter on Saturday, 6 May.
At the same time, Newport's duel with Hartlepool will rest on their game against mid-table Notts County while Hartlepool host League Two champions Doncaster.
Newport caretaker boss Mike Flynn told BBC Radio Wales: "I said a couple of games back we've got six cup finals.
"We're down to one and I want to make sure we win so we're not checking our phones or listening to the crowd on how Hartlepool are doing.
"So it's not going to be easy. Notts County have won again today against a good Blackpool team so it's going to be a tough game.
"But we've got to go and get the three points."
Match ends, Carlisle United 2, Newport County 1.
Second Half ends, Carlisle United 2, Newport County 1.
Corner, Carlisle United. Conceded by Dan Butler.
Substitution, Carlisle United. Tom Miller replaces Nicky Adams.
Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Macaulay Gillesphey.
Foul by Gary Liddle (Carlisle United).
Dan Butler (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Tom Owen-Evans (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Tom Owen-Evans (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Reggie Lambe (Carlisle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tom Owen-Evans (Newport County).
Attempt saved. Aaron Williams (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Carlisle United. Conceded by David Pipe.
Attempt missed. Mickey Demetriou (Newport County) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
Foul by Gary Liddle (Carlisle United).
Dan Butler (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Lenell John-Lewis (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Corner, Carlisle United. Conceded by Mark O'Brien.
Michael Raynes (Carlisle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Aaron Williams (Newport County).
Foul by Jabo Ibehre (Carlisle United).
Mickey Demetriou (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Carlisle United. Conceded by Joe Day.
Attempt saved. Reggie Lambe (Carlisle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution, Carlisle United. Shaun Miller replaces Jamie Proctor.
Attempt blocked. Lenell John-Lewis (Newport County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Nicky Adams (Carlisle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Newport County. Lenell John-Lewis replaces Ryan Bird.
David Pipe (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Danny Grainger (Carlisle United).
Attempt missed. Sean Rigg (Newport County) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Macaulay Gillesphey (Carlisle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Aaron Williams (Newport County).
Attempt saved. Jabo Ibehre (Carlisle United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt saved. Jabo Ibehre (Carlisle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Reggie Lambe (Carlisle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ryan Bird (Newport County).
Attempt missed. Jamie Proctor (Carlisle United) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, Carlisle United. Conceded by Joe Day.
Attempt saved. Luke Joyce (Carlisle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Environment Minister Alex Attwood has approved the Royal Exchange project, which aims to redevelop an area between Royal Avenue and the Cathedral Quarter.
He said it was "tremendous news" for the economy and the environment.
The scheme, first announced in 2006, aims to regenerate run-down and semi-derelict parts of the city centre.
The 11 acre Royal Exchange development will be constructed in the area bounded by Royal Avenue, Donegall Street, Garfield Street and High Street.
It takes in the North Street Arcade, an architecturally significant shopping arcade which was extensively damaged by a major fire in April 2004.
By Kevin MageeBBC NI Business Correspondent
It is one thing getting approval - it is another getting the funds to build a development of this magnitude, especially when we have flat consumer spending and a depressed property market.
The plan includes 200 apartments when we already have a surplus of apartments in the city.
However, what planning permission does offer is a strategic way forward to develop what is a run down part of the city.
Any talk of new jobs in construction at this stage is premature.
What this announcement is really doing is clearing a planning hurdle for the future development in that area - it does not mean the wrecking ball and construction team moving into Donegall Street for some time yet.
A planning application for the development was finally submitted in October 2010.
The proposal includes the construction of more than 200 apartments, a 25-bedroom hotel, an arts centre, bars, cafes, offices, and parking space for 1066 vehicles.
It also provides up to 50,000 sq m (539,000 sq ft) of new retail floorspace - almost half of which will be taken up by a single "anchor" department store.
The area was historically the centre of Belfast as the city developed in the late 1800s, but it has been in decline for years.
The Department of Environment (DOE) said the proposed development involves the demolition of a number of existing buildings but other listed buildings and facades would be restored.
It said the work will included the "reinstatement of the North Street Arcade rotunda and its facades".
Belfast's oldest public building - the Northern Bank building on Bridge Street - will also be restored and brought back into use under the plans.
In a statement, Mr Attwood said: "The proposal aims to create a new environment in the city and revitalise an area of Belfast that has been without meaningful development for a number of years.
"It is estimated that it will bring 3,000 much needed jobs - 1,000 for the construction phase and 2,000 jobs in retail and leisure once completed," the minister added.
However, given the economic climate and the depressed state of the Northern Ireland property market, it is unclear when building work on the project will get underway.
Andrew Irvine, the head of Belfast City Centre Management, said the development was being viewed as something that would take place "down the line a bit, timewise".
"It's not something that is going to start developing today, so we don't need to look at this in the light of the economy in 2012," he said.
Mr Irvine added that he believed that Stormont was "interested in continuing to assess the retail capacity of the city".
The Royal Exchange project is one of the biggest applications to come before planners in Northern Ireland.
It cost in the region of £1m to put together, runs to 11 volumes and it is understood it had to be delivered to planners in a van.
The company behind the proposed development is Leaside Investments, a consortium of two Northern Ireland firms, William Ewart and Snoddons.
The Dutch firm ING had been part of the consortium but withdrew some time ago.
In a statement on Wednesday, Leaside Investments said the minister's decision to approve its plannling application sent "a positive message to large retailers without a presence here that Belfast is open for business".
"We are pleased that the investment we have made, backed up by the hard work and professionalism of our development team over a number of years, is now beginning to take shape in the form of urban regeneration that can have a real, lasting and positive impact on Belfast."
Isabella Jackson also pleaded guilty to making bomb threat to Harrods, London's Kings Cross Station and Edinburgh Airport and sending white powder labelled as "death" to police.
She previously served a two-year jail term for threatening to blow up a plane carrying then-President Barack Obama.
Jackson, from Buckhaven, Fife, admitted a series of charges at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court.
Sheriff Grant McCulloch deferred sentence until later this month for social work background reports and remanded Jackson in custody.
The pensioner pleaded guilty on indictment to behaving in a threatening and abusive manner towards Theresa May on 24 November 2014 and towards Fife Police between 4 January and 17 January this year.
She further admitted sending a bomb threat to Harrods, Kings Cross Station and Edinburgh Airport on 4 January this year and a charge under the Communications Act committed on 10 September 2015.
On 24 November 2014 Jackson sent an e-mail from her home in Buckhaven to aides of then-Home Secretary Theresa May.
In it, she threatened to kill the now prime minister.
An allegation she sent images and details of bombs, explosives and violence in a string of other emails was deleted by the prosecution.
Then on 4 January this year, Jackson - who was at the time on bail for the Theresa May threats charges - made the bomb threats against Harrods, Kings Cross Station and Edinburgh Airport.
Shortly after the bomb threats, Jackson sent a package by post to the Levenmouth CID office in Sea Road, Methil, Fife.
In it, she sent a packet of white powder and a card with the word "death" written on it.
That sparked a major incident following receipt of the suspicious package.
Jackson had not guilty pleas to charges that she made bomb threats against US Embassies in Paris and London accepted by the Crown.
She had been released on bail with conditions not to go within 100 yards of Harrods or any diplomatic or consulate premises anywhere in the world, or to approach or contact Theresa May or her aides, as well as other conditions about her use of computers.
Charges that she twice breached that order were also dropped.
In 2013 Jackson was given a two-year prison sentence at Dunfermline Sheriff Court after sending email threats to the US Embassy in London claiming there was a bomb on a US airplane and that President Obama "was to be killed".
In the emails, sent from her home in the Methil area, she threatened US Embassy staff that there were to be explosions at the building in the London's Grosvenor Square.
She further claimed that there was a bomb aboard a US plane, and that the President of the United States, Barack Obama, was to be killed.
Jackson later sent letters through the regular post, again containing "threats to cause explosions there".
The emails were written between 16 March and 7 July 2011.
Almost six months later she later sent similar emails to the US Embassy in Paris.
The court was told she sent threats that there was a bomb in the premises, located on Avenue Gabriel, just off the Champs Elysee and yards from the Place de la Concorde.
The new Metro North Line should be in operation by 2026/27.
It is part of a 27bn euro (£20bn) plan for funding on capital projects in the Republic of Ireland from 2016 to 2021.
The plan should lead to 45,000 new construction jobs and a series of new road and schools projects across the Republic of Ireland.
The company that owns Dublin and Cork airports welcomed the news.
"We have been highly supportive of the plans for a rail link from Dublin Airport to the city centre for many years and we're pleased that the government has approved the new Metro North option," said Dublin Airport Authority chief executive Kevin Toland.
"A rail link to the city centre is an essential element of Dublin Airport's long-term growth plans and we welcome the fact that the new Metro service will be underground at the airport. This will allow an efficient transfer of passengers from the Metro to the terminals and vice versa."
Mr Toland said the transfer time from O'Connell Street, Dublin to the airport would be about 19 minutes.
For a few moments, the whole process of sifting, mixing and baking helps take her mind off her personal plight.
Not only has she lost a well-paid and enjoyable job because of a life-threatening illness, she is also one of about a million Dutch people who suddenly find themselves in negative equity.
Maureen needs to move to sheltered accommodation as soon as possible. Yet she has only had one offer for her flat, way short of the 200,000 euros that she paid just two years ago.
But this is not just a story of over-optimistic lenders who tempted the Dutch to pile into property in the mistaken assumption that it would continue to rise in value.
The housing dam has broken. Holland is sitting on some 650bn euros in mortgage loans, with many properties worth 25% less than they were before the financial crisis.
No other EU consumers are as deeply in debt. The bursting of the Netherlands real estate bubble is now on a scale only previously seen in the United States and Spain.
Worst of all, it is endangering banks and jobs - stalling the longed-for recovery that is starting to emerge in neighbouring north European countries.
And all this in a country that until recently was seen as an exemplary economy - one that was quick to criticise others in Europe for not living within their means. The irony is not lost on Dutch citizens.
What remains one of the most open and competitive countries in the eurozone finds itself busting EU deficit limits and having to rapidly impose painful state austerity measures on its people against the clock.
For Maureen Wachtels, it is a surprising turn of events because she thought she was being frugal.
When she was in the market to buy, she borrowed some 200,000 euros, but was told she could borrow almost 500,000 euros - and many did just that.
"We were all forced to buy because at the time there didn't seem to be any property to rent. Now we are stuck with houses we can't sell," she says.
"I never expected that in just two years my asking price would come down from over 200,000 euros to 179,000.
"All I have is an offer for 153,000 euros which I have sent to the bank - but they have not responded."
She has advised her children to decline their inheritance on her death - because otherwise they could be stuck with her unexpected debts which will total some 35,000 euros.
The estate agent handling the sale, Dennis Stello, principal of Match Makelaars in Rotterdam, says the price falls are a good thing - not least because a return to affordability has revived the previously moribund rental market.
Despite this, he feels desperately sorry for clients like Maureen Wachtels who have been caught up in financial events. Mr Stello believes the origins of the crisis lie in botched economic policy of the previous government.
For instance, until recently tax breaks for mortgage borrowers in the Netherlands were so generous that they inflated the market to the point where most people could no longer afford to buy.
He suggests the fault lies with politicians looking for votes who failed to act on warnings and correct the state's unsustainable generosity; the mortgage tax breaks were costing taxpayers an estimated 14bn euros a year.
Finally, the system was changed but by then the market was falling.
"The price drop began in 2008 and it won't stop. In my opinion prices will keep coming down 2 or 3% a year until they end up around half of what they were," says Mr Stello.
"They could fall even more as and when the European Central Bank raises interest rates."
For some, the Dutch experience provides an economic lesson of the risks for a prosperous economy caught up in a post-bubble crunch when it has ceded control of its monetary policy, interest rates and currency.
One man who has closely followed the Dutch housing market is Maarten van Wijk, an economic specialist for the Algemeen Dagblad newspaper.
"If you have a house worth 150,000 euros, but it has a mortgage of 200,000 this has a large psychological effect. You can't move, you just have to struggle to pay down the mortgage as fast as possible.
"That is money you can't spend in the economy. It has also come as a surprise to most people.
"If you went to a dinner party before the crisis and told people you were renting a house, people would probably consider you financially backward.
"It was received wisdom that house prices would always go up."
So far forced sales are relatively low - estimated at only 3,000 or so since the crisis began.
Banks are offering various relief measures to try and keep people in their homes - not least because the lenders themselves want to avoid writing down their home loans.
One possible future escape route for some stressed homebuyers might be tapping into their accrued personal pension funds - if they have any.
It is an idea under active consideration in a country now exploring any possible avenue to escape a debt crisis of its own making.
After late night talks in Brussels, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said all the sides would work to "bridge" remaining differences.
EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said a deal was close but it was now necessary to move to a "happy ending".
Greece faces default at the end of June if it fails to repay €1.5bn to the IMF.
The EU and IMF want further economic reforms before they release €7.2bn (£5.3bn) of bailout funds to Athens.
Earlier this week, Athens submitted a revised reform plan to the EU and IMF, after Mr Tsipras rejected a set of reforms put forward by EU Commission President Jean Claude Juncker.
It is believed Athens has conceded ground on VAT reforms, pensions and the country's primary surplus target.
Mr Tsipras is expected to hold further talks with Mr Juncker later on Thursday.
"We decided to intensify efforts to resolve the differences that remain and to move towards a solution," the Greek prime minister told reporters after his meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande.
"The European leaders realised that we must offer a viable solution and the chance for Greece to return to growth," Mr Tsipras added.
Ms Merkel and Mr Hollande left the talks without making public comments, however a German government statement said the three leaders had agreed that the negotiations "must be intensified".
The statement also said the meeting in Brussels was constructive.
EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici told French radio on Thursday that the talks with Greece had progressed in recent weeks to the extent that "we're now ready for landing".
"I really like Greek tragedy, but I think now we really have to move on to the happy ending."
In his comments, Mr Tsipras indicated he had stuck to his demand for some debt relief for Greece, the BBC's Damian Grammaticas in Brussels reports.
But European leaders will not countenance writing off debts before Greece commits to reforms. So there appears to have been little achieved and only a few more days for all sides to find a solution, our correspondent adds.
Last week, Greece "bundled up" a €300m payment to the IMF, delaying the payment until the end of June when a total of €1.5bn is due to be paid.
Mr Tsipras has warned earlier that a failure to reach a deal on Greece's bailout by the end of June would be the beginning of the end for the eurozone.
Jeremy made the big reveal during his appearance this morning on BBC Radio Two's The Chris Evans Breakfast Show.
Jeremy said of joining Strictly, "I love it. Things I love:
1. Len shouting SEVEN.
2. When someone suddenly pulls off an astonishing dance that makes you cry, like Natalie Gumede.
3. Watching it with my young daughters when so few programmes have family overlap these days."
When asked about the judges, Jeremy commented "They are the scariest bunch of people I have ever seen assembled in one place, but I love the fact that their expertise shines through."
The 13th series of Strictly will start in September.
The other celebrities taking part will be announced over the course of the next few weeks.
Last year's competition was won by new Xtra Factor presenter Caroline Flack, who beat celebrities including Saturdays singer Frankie Bridge and EastEnders actor Jake Wood to win the glitterball trophy.
Many popular courses at universities in the Republic are inaccessible to Northern Ireland students.
This is due to a system that compares A-level results with the Republic's Leaving Certificate qualification.
Now, Trinity College Dublin and Dublin City University say they want to change entry requirements for NI students.
Sixth-form pupils in Northern Ireland sit A-level exams, whereas students in the Republic sit Leaving Certificate exams.
Most pupils in Northern Ireland study for three A-levels, whereas pupils in the Republic study for least six Leaving Certificate subjects.
In 2005, a points system was devised to help universities on both sides of the border compare the results of pupils taking the different exams.
However, that has meant that many Northern Ireland pupils cannot apply for popular courses in the Republic unless they do four A-levels.
In the 2011/12 academic year - the most recent for which there are figures - only 925 out of almost 7,500 pupils in Northern Ireland took four A-level exams.
Under the current points system, the top A-star grade at A-level is worth 150 points, whereas the top A1 grade in a Leaving Certificate subject is worth 100 points.
Therefore a student getting six top grades at Leaving Certificate level will get 600 points, whereas a student getting top grades in three A-levels can only achieve 450 points.
Most popular courses at Irish universities - such as law, maths or psychology at Trinity College Dublin - require a pupil to get well over 500 points to apply for entry.
Janet Goodall, a senior teacher at Portora Royal School in Enniskillen, says that this means some of their brightest pupils cannot apply to southern universities.
"I have one student who is likely to achieve an A-star in A-level maths and an A-star in further maths."
"Because he is not doing four A-levels, he will have no access to study maths at Trinity."
Prof Brian Walker of Queen's University Belfast is a Trinity graduate. He says that it is vital that the admission procedures are changed.
"Trinity has a tradition as a major educational institution with an open door to people of talent from every part of Ireland," he says.
"That has been lost and it needs to get back to that."
The Dean of Undergraduate Studies at Trinity, Dr Patrick Geoghegan, says that he wants the university to consider unilaterally adopting a different scoring system for applicants from Northern Ireland.
In 2012, the university admitted only 77 new undergraduates from Northern Ireland out of a total of 3,759 students - just over 2% of the total.
In the Republic as a whole, Northern Irish students account for just over 1% of the university population.
By contrast, 1,118 first-year undergraduates from the Republic were admitted to Northern Ireland universities in 2011/12 - the most recent year for which there are figures - which is about 7% of the total.
This is despite the fact that university undergraduate tuition fees in the Republic are currently lower at 2,500 euros (£2,072) a year compared to £3,575 in Northern Ireland.
In a statement, Dublin City University said it was also "exploring the development of a special entry route mechanism for Northern Ireland students".
It makes it the first major Christian church in the UK to allow same-sex marriages.
The vote to amend canon law on marriage, removing the stipulation that it is between a man and a woman, was carried by the Synod in Edinburgh.
It means that gay Christians from any Anglican Church can now ask to be married in a Scottish Episcopal Church.
Clergy who wish to officiate at gay marriages will have to "opt-in".
The church said this meant that those who disagreed with gay marriage would be protected and not have to act against their conscience.
The Episcopal Church's Bishop of Edinburgh, The Right Reverend Dr John Armes, said: "I am very pleased for the couples who can now have their relationships recognised by the church and blessed by God.
"I'm also pleased for what this means about our church and the way we have been able to do this. But obviously any change like this creates pain and hurt in some as well, so as a bishop of the church I feel for them."
The vote to allow same-sex marriage - which required the backing of at least two thirds of each house of Bishops, Clergy and Laity - has left the church at odds with most of the rest of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
A group of global Anglican traditionalists have now announced that they will appoint a missionary bishop "to serve the needs of those who oppose gay marriage".
A senior figure in the group, Archbishop Foley Beach, said: "Today's decision by the Scottish Episcopal Church to change the biblical and historic definition of marriage has highlighted the need to respond to the cries and pleas of those Scots who today have been marginalised by their leaders.
"The attempt to redefine marriage is not one that a faithful Christian can support."
At last year's Synod, members of the Church agreed to send the issue for discussion to its seven dioceses.
Six of them voted in favour of amending the law. Only Aberdeen and Orkney voted against the proposal.
This vote to change canon law, opening marriage to same sex couples, isn't just the latest skirmish in the religious war between traditionalist Christians and those of a more liberal leaning.
It will have profound consequences, because the issue of gay relationships has become a touchstone for those who believe that the Anglican Church has lost its way, and needs to be renewed.
Many Christians who live in the global south, where the 80-plus million Anglican Communion is at its strongest, look with horror at what they see as moves to legitimise gay relationships and lifestyles.
They not only disapprove of those lifestyles, but they see moves such as the ordination of gay clergy as evidence that the church is ignoring the will of God.
The head of the Anglican Communion is the Archbishop of Canterbury and he's come under enormous pressure from bishops in Africa and Asia to stand firm on this issue.
Those bishops are growing in influence and have formed an organisation - Gafcon - which is directly challenging the more liberal Christians of the global north.
They will be emboldened by this vote, even if they disapprove of it - and it may hasten a split in the communion, with power moving south to the churches of Africa.
Same sex marriage became legal in Scotland at the end of 2014 but the Church of Scotland and the Roman Catholic Church opposed the move.
The issue has provoked passionate debate within the Anglican Communion.
In January last year, the communion sanctioned the US Episcopal Church when it decided to allow gay marriage in church.
However, last month the Church of Scotland voted to approve a report which could allow ministers to conduct same-sex weddings in the future.
And in February, a report opposing gay marriage was opposed by the Church of England's Synod.
The Secretary General of the Anglican Communion described the Episcopal Church's decision as "a departure from the faith and teaching upheld by the overwhelming majority of Anglican provinces on the doctrine of marriage".
Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon said: "The churches of the Anglican Communion are autonomous and free to make their own decisions on canon law. The Scottish Episcopal Church is one of 38, soon to be 39, provinces covering more than 165 countries around the world.
"As Secretary General, I want the churches within the Anglican Communion to remain committed to walking together in the love of Christ and to working out how we can maintain our unity and uphold the value of every individual in spite of deeply-held differences. It is important to stress the Communion's strong opposition to the criminalisation of LGBTIQ+ people.
"The primates of the Communion will be meeting in Canterbury in October. I am sure today's decision will be among the topics which will be prayerfully discussed. There will be no formal response to the SEC's vote until the primates have met."
The equality campaign group Stonewall Scotland said it was "delighted" with the outcome of the vote.
The groups's director Colin Macfarlane said: "This step allows couples to celebrate their love within their faith and sends a really positive message to other LGBT people, both here and around the world.
"It signals that members of the church welcome, recognise and respect LGBT people as part of the faith community."
The Student Christian Movement UK said: "We hope this is a watershed for LGBT inclusion in UK churches.
"Our prayers go out to all LGBT Christians who have been hurt by the Episcopal Church, and we hope this may be a turning point for healing and reconciliation."
The world's largest economy grew at an annual rate of 1.2% in the three months to June, far below forecasts of 2.6%,
Growth for the first quarter was revised down from 1.1% to 0.8%.
Conversely, consumer spending surged in the three months to June by an annual pace of 4.2% - the fastest pace since the fourth quarter of 2014.
The Federal Reserve indicated on Wednesday it was still on course to raise interest rates this year after "near-term risks", such as slowing employment, diminished.
Steven Englander, global head of foreign exchange strategy at Citigroup, said: "This isn't bad enough to signal that the US economy is falling apart, but it's another nail in the coffin of a September Fed hike."
Although consumer spending grew, business investment, which includes stock, supplies, equipment and buildings, fell by 9.7% in the second quarter. Investment in business inventories fell by $8.1bn between April and June, the first decline since the third quarter of 2011.
Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit, said: "Inventories are always the unpredictable wildcard in the GDP statistics, and the second quarter weakness was in part due to inventories falling for the first time since the third quarter of 2011.
"The good news is that firms should hopefully start rebuilding stock levels in the second half of the year, boosting growth."
Government figures released on Thursday had hinted at subdued business spending. The US trade deficit - the different between imports and exports - had widened to $63.3bn in June from $61.1bn the month before.
The latest GDP figures are the first estimate of growth for the April-to-June quarter, and a second reading based on more data will be announced on 26 August.
The US Fed has three meetings remaining this year, in September, November and December.
Mr Williamson said: "While no doubt disappointing, the GDP data are backward looking and whether or not the Fed hikes interest rates again this year depends more on the future data flow than what happened back in the second quarter.
"However, the ongoing softness of growth in the second quarter will no doubt add to calls for policymakers to err on the side of caution and as such greatly reduces the chance of any rate hike before December."
The UK charity had previously said cod should not be eaten because stocks were only slightly above sustainable levels.
But it says it can now be eaten as an occasional treat following a recovery in numbers and having been removed from its red list of endangered fish.
Samuel Stone, from MCS, said the announcement was a "milestone", but fishing levels still needed to reduce.
The MCS said cod levels may never fully recover to their peak numbers of the 1970s and early 1980s.
There were now nine endangered stocks, which need "some of the attention that North Sea cod has had", it added.
Source: Seafish, National Federation of Fish Friers
North Sea cod numbers collapsed during the 1980s through a combination of sustained overfishing and changes to the environment.
But the MCS said the fishery was now showing signs of improvement.
It said strict limits on catch sizes over the past 10 years were helping numbers to recover and North Sea cod could now be eaten about once a week as a treat.
Mr Stone said "years of sacrifice and a lot of hard work" had led to population increases, but added: "Efforts of recent years need to continue in order for the fishery to head towards the green end of the spectrum."
Scotland's minister for rural affairs, food and the environment, Richard Lochhead, said the news was "a vote of confidence in North Sea cod" and reflected the "hard work put in by our fishermen".
Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen's Federation, welcomed the announcement, but said the organisation still did not believe North Sea cod should have been classed as a fish to avoid in the first place.
"It is not just North Sea cod, the majority of fish stocks of interest to Scottish fishermen are in a healthy state and being fished sustainably, which is fantastic news for consumers looking for great tasting and healthy to eat food for their shopping baskets," he said.
Don Tyler, a fish merchant at Billingsgate Fish Market, said customers would feel the benefits from the announcement.
He said cod sold in the UK had been coming from the Atlantic in the last few years but - following a meeting with Scottish fisherman this week - North Sea cod would soon make a return.
"The trade will win and the British public will win, because they will get a better product at a more reasonable price," he added.
Another merchant, Mark Morris, added: "We've known in the industry for a while it was coming but it is a case now that we can go back to it being a British product, caught by British fisherman, on a British plate."
Bernard Arnault is the boss of LVMH, which runs Louis Vuitton and Moet champagne, and is also the main shareholder in Christian Dior.
Under the complex deal, the Arnault family will offer to buy the rest of Dior that it does not already own.
LVMH will also buy Dior's high-end fashion line for 6.5bn euros (£5.5bn).
That will unite Christian Dior Couture, the 70 year old fashion label which has been worn by film stars from Elizabeth Taylor to Jennifer Lawrence, with the Christian Dior perfume and beauty business already owned by LVMH.
The move was welcomed by investors, who have called for Mr Arnault to simplify the structures of LVMH and Dior.
Shares in Christian Dior jumped about 11% and LVMH shares rose 5.4% on Tuesday.
Mr Arnault said the move would be an "important milestone" and underlined the confidence of his family group in LVMH.
"The corresponding transactions will allow the simplification of the structures, long requested by the market, and the strengthening of LVMH's Fashion and Leather Goods division thanks to the acquisition of Christian Dior Couture, one of the most iconic brands worldwide," he said.
Christian Dior Couture, which almost exclusively sells its goods through its 198 high-end stores, had revenues of more than 2bn euros last year and profits of 270m euros.
Mr Arnault has a fortune of nearly $51bn (£40bn), according to Forbes.
As well as LVMH and Dior, he also owns stakes in French luxury goods rival Hermes and supermarket chain Carrefour.
LVMH, which was created through the merger of Louis Vuitton and Moet Hennessy, owns more than 70 brands worldwide. They include:
The 31-year-old will provide cover for the injured Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere, while Mathieu Flamini is suspended for the next three games.
Wenger said: "He has proven quality at both club and international level. We welcome Kim to Arsenal."
Meanwhile the Gunners boss has ruled out buying Schalke's Julian Draxler.
Kallstrom said: "Arsenal is an amazing club with a lot of great players and a coach who has done really well here for a long time.
"I am so pleased to come here to learn as much as possible. I'm here to do my best for Arsenal and to help out the team, so we can achieve good results for the last part of the season."
The Draxler situation has been created by the newspapers, not by me... he will stay at Schalke
Kallstrom joined Spartak in 2012 following a six-year spell with Lyon, where he played more than 200 games and helped the French side to the Champions League semi-finals in 2010.
Wenger added: "We've been hit by the red card of Flamini, and Jack Wilshere is also not available. So in the area where we had plenty of players, suddenly we are a bit short."
Attacking midfielder Draxler, 20, who has played 10 times for Germany, was linked with a move to Arsenal and reportedly would have cost £37m.
He helped Schalke make it out of the group stage of the Champions League before Christmas.
The German side will play Real Madrid over two legs in the last 16.
"The Draxler situation has been created by the newspapers, not by me. He will stay at Schalke," said Wenger.
The €8.7bn (£6bn; $9.6bn) Fehmarn Belt project will get €589m of EU funding.
The EU Commission said it complied with EU state aid rules and would boost transport links between central Europe and Scandinavia.
The tunnel will connect the Danish island of Lolland with Germany's Fehmarn island. Construction will start in January, and it should open in 2024.
There will be a four-lane motorway alongside a double-track railway.
The link will provide a fast corridor between Copenhagen and Hamburg. It is expected to slash that rail journey from just under five hours currently to little more than two hours.
The Oresund road-rail bridge already connects Copenhagen with Malmo in southern Sweden.
The EU contribution to the Fehmarn tunnel will come from the Connecting Europe Facility, a scheme for modernising Europe's transport infrastructure.
In a statement on Thursday, the Commission said the new tunnel would be integrated with Denmark's public transport and it was "neither liable to distort competition nor to affect trade between member states".
The tunnel will be built by Denmark's state-owned Femern A/S.
At least 717 people taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage were killed and more than 860 injured, local officials said.
About 25,000 British Muslims have travelled to Saudi Arabia. It is not known if any of the dead are British.
Meanwhile, British Muslim families are hoping for contact with relatives who had been making the pilgrimage.
Prime Minister David Cameron said his "thoughts and prayers" were with the victims' families, while Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said he was "saddened".
"Our staff remain in close contact with the Saudi authorities and tour operators, and are checking hospitals and other locations to urgently gather information about British nationals who may require assistance," said Mr Hammond.
The UK Foreign Office said the British embassy in Riyadh and British consulate-general in Jeddah were also urgently seeking more information and were ready to offer support to any British nationals involved.
The Foreign Office said those worried about friends and family could call 020 7008 1500.
The incident happened in Mina, about 5km (3 miles) from the Islamic holy city of Mecca, as two million pilgrims took part in the Hajj's last major rite.
There they throw seven stones at pillars called Jamarat, which represent the devil. The pillars stand at three spots where Satan is believed to have tempted the Prophet Abraham.
Rashid Mogradia, from the Council of British Hajjis, an organisation which looks after the welfare of British pilgrims going to Mecca, said: "On the one hand we have Muslims around the world and here in the UK celebrating Eid and on the other hand we have this tragic incident unfolding before us.
"We've been in contact with a number of tour operators who have taken around 20,000 British pilgrims out for the Hajj... and [we are]advising them on the next step in trying to locate their pilgrims to account for them.
"We are seeing on a hourly basis and now minute-by-minute the numbers [of dead] are increasing and we hope that's the end of what we hear."
Qasim Ahmed, from Glasgow, said he was still waiting to hear from his father who is in Mecca.
"I am beside myself with worry," he said.
"Something doesn't feel right. He hasn't been in touch all day and today is Eid."
Kashif Latif, from Birmingham, is taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage and said he was not aware of the stampede until relatives contacted him.
He told the BBC: "The Hajj itself, you feel a high level of euphoria, you're doing a pilgrimage that's required of you once in a lifetime, and then to hear of the deaths and numbers that are escalating exponentially, it's a very sombre mood, a very, very sombre mood."
Humza Yousaf, the Scottish National Party minister for Europe, said his parents were in Mecca, and he tweeted: "Big sigh of relief to hear they're safe. Heart goes to those who haven't heard news and to those affected."
He told the BBC there should be an investigation into how it happened.
The pilgrims were walking towards the five-storey structure which surrounds the pillars, known as the Jamarat Bridge.
The incident happened when there was a "sudden increase" in the number of pilgrims heading towards the pillars, according to Saudi officials.
The stampede is the worst incident at the Hajj in 25 years.
Sir Iqbal Sacranie, secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain until 2006, said efforts were made to keep order but it was difficult with such huge numbers of people attending from around the world.
Each year the numbers going to Hajj were increasing by about 8%, he said.
The Saudi authorities have spent billions of dollars on improving transport and other infrastructure in the area in an attempt to try to prevent such incidents.
The FTSE 100 closed up 9 points to 7,424.96, although that is just short of the record intra-day high of 7,444.62 hit on Thursday.
RBS was among the risers on the FTSE 100, closing up 1.4% after upbeat comments from analysts at Natixis.
In the FTSE 250, shares in Tullow Oil slumped by 14% on news of a rights issue.
Tullow said it was planning to raise about £607m through the share sale in order to cut its debts.
Housebuilder Berkeley Group was the biggest riser in the FTSE 250, climbing 6% after it said its full-year profits were set to be at the top end of forecasts.
The company added that the housing market in London and the South East had now "stabilised" since the post-Brexit vote fall in sales.
On the currency markets, the pound was up 0.21% against the dollar at $1.2385 and sterling was also up 0.4% against the euro at 1.1521 euros.
Police were called to reports of a fire on Barlow Terrace in Chorlton-cum-Hardy shortly after 06:45 GMT on Friday.
On arrival, officers discovered the body. Police remain at the scene with firefighters to find out what happened and to identify the person.
Det Insp Mark Astbury appealed for information about this "terrible set of circumstances where someone has tragically lost their life."
Mr Burke, 19, from Ripon in North Yorkshire, was last seen leaving Zero Zero nightclub in Bath on Thursday.
His body was recovered from a stretch of the river off Old Orchard on Saturday.
A post-mortem examination has confirmed he died as a result of drowning. Police have said the death is not being treated as suspicious.
Campaigners are calling for greater safety after several deaths in the River Avon in recent years.
They featured on a shortlist of three nominees including Hallé Orchestra music director Sir Mark Elder.
In a ballot of university staff and former students, Mr Sissay received 7,131 votes while Sir Mark polled 5,483 and Lord Mandelson gained 5,269 votes.
Mr Sissay said: "My primary aim is to inspire and be inspired."
He added: "Reach for the top of the tree and you may get to the first branch but reach for the stars and you'll get to the top of the tree."
The writer, who has authored plays and books of poetry, is also an associate artist at London's Southbank Centre.
He will start the seven-year role on 1 August, replacing current chancellor, property developer Tom Bloxham MBE, the founder of Manchester-based company Urban Splash.
"I am proud to be Chancellor of this fantastic University and extremely grateful to everyone who voted for me," he added.
Mr Sissay recently campaigned successfully for a police investigation after complaints of historical physical and sexual abuse at a former children's home in Wigan.
Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, who is president at the university, congratulated Mr Sissay on his role, adding it was a ceremonial office, which involved "significant ambassadorial responsibilities in helping to promote the university's achievements worldwide".
"Each one of the nominees had excellent credentials and would have made a fine ambassador for the University."
A university spokesman said there could be "other ways" that Sir Mark and former Labour cabinet minister Lord Mandelson could support the institution, which has nearly 38,000 students.
Lord Mandelson, who was a key figure in the Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, recently said he wanted the post "because the city of Manchester is becoming the most exciting, edgy place to be around in England".
An installation ceremony will be held at the university in October.
Factfile: Lemn Sissay
Source: Lemn Sissay blog and British Council
The vote went through by a two-thirds majority in a congress dominated by his supporters.
He has been in power since 2005, but the amendment discounts his first two terms, as those elections took place under a previous constitution.
The amendment is to go to a national referendum next February.
Speaking in New York where he has been participating in a meeting of the UN General Assembly, Mr Morales said he had been invited to extend his term in office.
"It's the feeling of the people, even of Congress; I understand perfectly. I'm not trying to stay in power forever. I also want to tell you, some have said, 'Evo forever'."
Mr Morales has said that he wants to complete his government's "Patriotic Agenda" by taking action on "13 pillars of action" by 2025.
They include the eradication of extreme poverty, ensuring health and education for all and ensuring Bolivia has an independent financial system and national control over food production and the exploitation of national resources.
Above all, Mr Morales has put at the centre of national life the culture and ideology of the Andean indigenous majority - he himself is an Aymaran indian.
He won a landslide victory in elections last year and his party, the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) dominates Congress.
Opponents of Mr Morales have protested that the constitutional reform is an attempt by the government to undermine democracy.
There were protests in Congress on Saturday from opposition parties during the debates in the lead-up to the vote.
Mr Morales is one of the most popular presidents in the world, with ratings standing at over 70%.
The PM claimed a win for Labour would mean a "chaotic Brexit" but Mr Corbyn said the Tories were "strong against the weak and weak against the strong".
Mrs May also declined to confirm the so-called triple lock on the state pensions would be kept in place.
The SNP's Angus Robertson, who raised the issue, said the PM's answers showed she planned to "ditch" the commitment.
The triple lock, which has been in place since 2010, guarantees that pensions rise by the same as average earnings, the consumer price index, or 2.5%, whichever is the highest.
With a general election looming on 8 June, the exchange could have been the last between Mrs May and Mr Corbyn. And it is thought to have been the longest on record, lasting for about 58 minutes, as Commons Speaker John Bercow allowed MPs stepping down at the election to ask questions.
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Mr Corbyn opted to read out questions from members of the public, about low wages, house prices, school spending and the NHS, reverting to an approach he used regularly in his first months as leader.
Millions of people were struggling to "make ends meet" following seven years of austerity, he claimed, while lack of investment in housing had led to the lowest levels of house building for 90 years.
"The election on 8 June is a choice...between a Conservative government for the few and a Labour government that will stand up for all of our people," he said.
The PM defended the government's record and repeatedly said the Conservatives offered "strong and stable" leadership.
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Prime Minister's Questions today was brutal, noisy, and obvious.
Obvious in that the Tories are going to spend as many days as they can of this campaign trying to compare Theresa May to Jeremy Corbyn. They want it to be personal.
It's been early days, but there's not much evidence so far to suggest the Tories will go much further in this campaign than to say "don't trust him, trust her".
Labour's not going to publish its manifesto for another couple of weeks. They believe their policies could be popular, which would help to combat some of the perceptions of Jeremy Corbyn. But they have to act fast if they want this election to be much more than a referendum on Jeremy Corbyn versus Theresa May.
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She contrasted this with what she said was her opponent's "refusal to say he would strike against terrorism, to commit to our nuclear deterrent and to control our borders".
"Every vote for him is a vote to weaken our economy. Every vote for me is a vote for a strong economy with the benefits felt by everyone across the country," she said.
Responding to Mr Robertson's question about pensions, Mrs May declined to give a guarantee over future spending but insisted "pensioner incomes" would continue to increase under the Conservatives.
The SNP MP said the prime minister had failed to answer a "simple question", adding that "the only reason they will not guarantee it is because they want to cut pensions".
Labour has pledged to retain the triple lock, although the policy has been criticised by MPs as being financially "unsustainable" and an independent review last year said it should be reconsidered.
Lib Dem leader Tim Farron used his question to criticise both the two main parties, claiming the Conservatives "had "never been nastier" while Labour was the most incompetent opposition in history.
In his first intervention of the election campaign, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said the UK needed strong leadership in "uncertain and unstable times" and a "serious and clear-sighted" approach to global challenges.
Addressing foreign diplomats in a speech at the Mansion House in central London, he highlighted Theresa May's support for the renewal of the UK's nuclear weapons system and her determination to place a strong transatlantic alliance at the "bedrock of global security".
Ms Harman said she did not report the "horrible" incident at the time, but rejected the advances from Prof TV Sathyamurthy, who has since died.
His widow has called the allegation - made in the MP's forthcoming memoir - "very dubious" and "hard to believe".
The University of York has called the claims "extremely concerning".
Speaking to the BBC's Andrew Marr, Ms Harman recalled how she had been invited to a meeting with her university tutor, who told her she was "borderline" between a 2:1 and 2:2 grade.
She claimed the tutor told her: "It will be a 2.2 unless you have sex with me."
Asked why she did not report him, she replied: "I thought nobody would listen, that he would deny it and that they would take his side. He was in a position of authority."
"A man in a position of authority that can actually shape your future life can abuse their power for sex," she added.
Prof Sathyamurthy died in 1998, but his ex-wife, Carole Satyamurti, 77, told the Daily Mail: "That's horrible. I find this very hard to believe. The story sounds very dubious to me.
"He was very brilliant and full of jokes, but very respectful of women. I'm sure he wouldn't have done that."
But Ms Harman told the BBC: "The idea that I would invent it - why would I?
"I've said it happened now, having not said anything about it before, because I think we need to look at how we make sure those people who are put in that position, feel able to complain, and those who do that, are held to account."
Ms Harman, who graduated in 1972 aged 21, said she still gained a 2:1 in politics, despite rejecting his advance.
York University's registrar and secretary, Dr David Duncan, said the university strongly condemned all forms of sexual harassment.
"The allegations made by Ms Harman are extremely concerning," he said.
"Behaviour of the sort described by Ms Harman would constitute gross misconduct and would lead to dismissal."
Claire Sumner, 41, from Leeds, said her son Noah suddenly went downhill one night and started thrashing around in bed as his temperature soared.
"I was worried about meningitis or that he would start having convulsions. It was awful," she recalled.
Claire was reliving her concerns as English health officials launch an expanded winter flu jab campaign.
The vaccination programme starts this week - and this year it will be extended to children in school year three (seven and eight-year-olds).
She said that at one point that night she almost took Noah to hospital, but once she had got his temperature down she waited for an emergency appointment with a GP the following day.
Flu was diagnosed and Noah, who was two at the time, eventually started getting better.
"It took him three weeks to get over it," Claire said. "There were times when he was really lethargic and off his food. You just don't expect children to get flu like that."
She said this year she will make sure he gets the flu jab along with his older brother Oliver.
The expanded campaign means there are four million children eligible this year for the vaccination, which is given to them via a nasal spray rather than an injection.
Chief medical officer Prof Dame Sally Davies said: "Flu can be much more dangerous for children than many parents realise and when children get flu they tend to spread it around the whole family.
"Every year thousands of children have flu and it is not uncommon for them to be admitted to hospital."
The vaccination is also offered to the over 65s, and those in at-risk groups such as people with long-term conditions such as diabetes and respiratory problems, and pregnant women.
The launch of the vaccination campaign will be accompanied by a TV, radio and online advertising push encouraging people to get immunised.
Only half of school-aged children eligible for the vaccination got it last year and around a third of two to four-year-olds.
Over-65s had the best uptake - nearly three-quarters received it, while for pregnant women and at-risk groups it was under half.
Two children were among the dead in the Nihm district, which is held by the rebel Houthi movement, medical and security sources told AFP news agency.
Initially the rebel-controlled Saba news agency put the death toll at eight and said the school was "flattened".
There has been no comment by the coalition, which has conducted air strikes on the rebels since March 2015.
The coalition says it does not target civilians, but the UN says its air strikes have caused thousands of civilian deaths and injuries.
Saba cited residents and rescuers as saying the al-Falah primary school, about 53km (33 miles) north-west of the rebel-controlled capital Sanaa, had been "flattened" in Tuesday's attack.
The agency reported that eight children were killed and 15 others critically wounded, and that other casualties might be buried under the rubble.
But medical sources told AFP that two children were killed, identifying the other fatalities as three members of staff.
AFP also initially reported that the school had been hit but later corrected its story, saying a market near the school was struck.
The conflict has taken a toll on children's access to education in Yemen.
The UN says more than 1,600 schools are currently unfit for use due to damage, presence of displaced people, or occupation by combatants. Some two million children are out of school.
In August, 10 children were killed in what medics said was a coalition air strike on a Koranic school in the northern province of Saada. However, a coalition investigation subsequently concluded it had not bombed the area at the time of the incident.
Murray will face the 19-year-old Russian, ranked 152nd in the world, on Wednesday from 09:30 GMT.
Fellow Briton Dan Evans will also be in action in Melbourne, against seventh seed Marin Cilic around 07:00 GMT.
"I've never hit with him or played against him, but I've seen him play and he goes for it," Murray said.
"I know a little bit about him and he doesn't hold back. He hits a big ball.''
Rublev is appearing in his second Grand Slam - he was knocked out in the first round of the US Open in 2015.
"I'm so excited, I have nothing to lose. He's the best tennis player at the moment. So I will just try to take a great experience from this," he said.
Murray was left frustrated after his first round victory over Illya Marchenko, taking two hours and 48 minutes to register a three-set win.
"I have had a lot of tough losses here, for sure,'' said Murray, who has been beaten in the final in Melbourne five times in seven years.
"I have played some of my best tennis on hard courts here. But I keep coming back to try. I'll keep doing that until I'm done.''
Elsewhere, Roger Federer faces American Noah Rubin from 04:00, while fourth seed Stan Wawrinka will play Rubin's compatriot Steve Johnson.
World number one Angelique Kerber plays Germany's Carina Witthoeft, while Serena and Venus Williams appear in the first round of the doubles, playing Hungary's Timea Babos and Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Great Britain's Davis Cup captain Leon Smith
We'll learn a lot more about Rublev in this match. He is a big-hitting player who goes after the shots and plays high-octane tennis.
It'll be good to see what this young man can bring but it's a very tough ask for someone of that age against Andy.
It's an environment that Andy really enjoys. You would expect him to get the job done, but he will study him and won't take anything for granted.
She was giving evidence earlier against Det Sgt Andrew Mottau, who denied gross misconduct while working as a South East Counter Terrorism Unit supervisor.
The woman said he used a key-ring sized black monkey to signal whose turn it was to make tea and coffee.
She said the toy was put on her desk in August when she came back from leave.
The investigator, whose name has not been released, said she felt "ridiculed" and as though other members of her team were laughing at her.
She and Det Sgt Mottau had known each other for more than 20 years, a misconduct hearing was told.
She said: "I'm a black person, serving the public. I was shocked and offended to see a black monkey on my desk.
"He was jeering [at] me and harassing me about the black monkey... I felt violated and grabbed my fags and walked out."
She added: "His actions have racist undertones. The toy remained on my desk for three weeks and it's unthinkable that no-one did anything... I raised an objection more than once."
"He bullied, harassed me and violated my dignity. It dented my confidence and I went home crying."
Det Sgt Mottau is also alleged to have told the woman to make him cups of tea "when the black monkey starts to sing".
Furthermore, he is accused of making racist remarks and asking her to "embrace" the monkey in the period between 15 August and 15 September 2016.
The misconduct hearing is being held at Thames Valley Police's Kidlington headquarters and is scheduled to last four days.
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She danced with President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle.
She told them that her secret to dancing was just to keep moving!
Take a look.
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Virginia McLaurin showed off her moves when she finally got to visit the White House aged 106!
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Startling photos and videos posted online in recent days show rats scavenging for food, singly or in groups, yards from snacking tourists.
The Louvre gardens are popular as a resting-place for the gallery's tens of thousands of daily visitors.
Parisians also use the gardens as a lunching spot.
But at the height of summer, museum authorities are having difficulties keeping the gardens - which consist of lawns intercut by lines of thick hedge and studded with early 19th Century statuary - clean.
Rubbish and scraps of discarded food accumulate beneath the hedges, whose interiors are occasionally used as a toilet. Crows peck among the detritus next to overflowing bins.
The rat alert was raised by photographer Xavier Francolon, who was taking pictures of the nearby Tuileries funfair when he got sidetracked by the more interesting story unfolding beneath his feet.
"It's quite common to see rats in Paris at night," he told Le Point magazine. "But what was weird was seeing them in broad daylight. They were going right up close to the people picnicking." In two days he saw more than 30 of the pests.
"A Dutchman with his family asked me what those animals were. The family must have been to Disneyland because when I told him, his children started shouting: 'Look, it's Ratatouille!'"
The Eurodisney theme park outside Paris has just opened a new attraction based on the exploits of the culinary rat. According to a pest expert quoted in Le Parisien newspaper, there is now a "Ratatouille effect" which renders children almost friendly towards rats.
"In the Louvre gardens you even see people feeding the rats, which is the very last thing they should be doing," he said.
The Louvre museum says it is aware of the problem, and has a regular programme of rat clearance in the gardens. Following the latest sightings, pest controllers have been in again and for now the rats seem to have disappeared.
Various reasons have been put forward for this year's proliferation at the Louvre. The mild winter will have encouraged reproduction (and with five litters a year of between five and 12 pups, rats breed fast).
The vast urban reconstruction project at Les Halles, which is nearby, may have displaced many of the animals. And recent rainstorms caused water to accumulate in sewers, bringing rats to the surface.
But above all it is the lack of cleanliness at the Louvre gardens which is at fault.
According to Frederic Devanlay of the pest-control company Avipur: "There has been a steady increase in the number of rats in Paris going back eight years. They get used to human presence and as time goes by they come closer and closer to contact with people."
According to an unofficial figure quoted in all the French press, it is reckoned there are now six million rodents in Paris - 2.5 per human inhabitant.
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The Louvre in Paris has called in the pest controllers after picnickers in the museum gardens encouraged an infestation of rats.
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Serco said the move had not cost the taxpayer any extra money and that it was a one-off.
Seven African men were transported in a 16-seat Hummer from a hotel to their new homes, the Daily Mail reported.
They had been staying in the hotel while their claims were processed.
New procedures have been introduced to prevent it happening again, Serco said.
The asylum seekers were staying in the village of Longford near Heathrow, which has been used as a temporary stopping-off point for new arrivals.
Pub landlord Rana Saif told the Mail: "The limo was here for about half an hour. I thought it must be a stag do. There were seven migrants, all young African men.
"The driver said he was going to take them to Manchester and he was being paid £3,000. He said the Home Office would pay him."
A Home Office spokesman said Serco was responsible for arranging the transport and there was no additional cost to the taxpayer.
"However, this incident was totally inappropriate and Serco has apologised," the spokesman added.
"The terms of our contract with Serco requires them to take all reasonable steps to ensure transport is appropriate. We have reminded the company of their contractual obligations and expressed our strong disapproval."
Jenni Halliday, Serco's director for the Compass contract with the Home Office, said, "The transport provided, on this one occasion in July, was clearly inappropriate.
"There was no additional cost to the taxpayer. We have apologised to the Home Office and our internal processes have been changed to ensure that this will not happen again."
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A Home Office contractor has apologised for the "clearly inappropriate" decision to hire a stretch limo to take a group of asylum seekers from London to Manchester.
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John Morgan, 59, was attacked in Peterborough on 18 August by PCs John Richardson, 50, and David Littlemore, 35, Luton magistrates heard.
The officers confronted Mr Morgan while seeking a missing man.
The two were each sentenced to three months in jail, suspended for two years, for common assault.
They were found to have used excessive force.
Richardson must also complete 200 hours community service while Littlemore must complete 150 hours.
They were also each ordered to pay £500 in costs, £450 compensation and an £80 victim surcharge.
Both officers were put on restricted duties while the investigation was being carried and suspended from duty following the guilty verdict. They will now face internal misconduct proceedings.
The officers, based at Thorpe Wood police station in Peterborough, saw Mr Morgan sitting on a park bench as he was out walking his Jack Russell dog, the court heard.
Mr Morgan told police he was not the missing man they were looking for, but he refused to give his name and address, magistrates were told.
The retired engineer, who has poor sight and diabetes, was approached by Littlemore who "was suspicious of him because he thought he was putting on an accent because he spoke with a Welsh accent", magistrates heard.
Mr Morgan said he was "dragged to the floor" by Littlemore and Richardson, who twisted his arms behind his back. His phone and glasses fell to the ground.
"He [Richardson] then stamped on my hand repeatedly and a lot of pressure was put on my back by officer one [Littlemore]. It could have killed me," said Mr Morgan.
Mike Humphreys, prosecuting, told magistrates that the PCs had "no legal authority to do what they did".
He said: "They had no lawful authority to stamp on his hand and push him to the ground. He was simply walking his dog in the park."
The court heard that the missing man, Bill King, had a black and white dog with him. Mr Morgan was released only when Littlemore confirmed via his radio that the missing man's dog was a Staffordshire Bull Terrier type - not a Jack Russell.
The pair pleaded not guilty, but were convicted by Luton magistrates.
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Two policemen who attacked a man after one became suspicious of his Welsh accent have been given suspended sentences.
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In his first public intervention on the issue, Mr Modi told MPs on Thursday that he disapproved of Niranjan Jyoti's comments that voters had to choose between "a government of followers of Rama and a government of bastards".
But opposition parties - dissatisfied with his refusal to sack her - have vowed to continue their blockade of the government's legislative agenda, and vowed to hold a joint protest outside parliament on Friday, the Indian Express reports.
Opposition MPs also accused the government of using its "brute majority" to silence them on the issue, with some even claiming that their microphones had been switched off, according to the Deccan Chronicle.
The opposition says it may end the parliamentary deadlock if the government backs a joint parliamentary resolution strongly condemning Ms Jyoti's language.
The Times of India thinks the opposition - united for the first time by the row - has sensed it can could "expose a chink or two in Modi's seemingly impenetrable armour".
For some, the row has revived concerns about latent sectarianism and authoritarianism within Mr Modi's BJP, which has sought to project a moderate image and appeal to India's non-Hindu minorities.
On Thursday, the chief minister of mainly Muslim Indian-controlled Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, was quoted saying by The Pioneer that the BJP's "mask has fallen off".
Commenting in the Times of India, Sidharth Bhatia argues that Ms Jyoti's "revolting" remarks are only the latest of "an almost continuous stream of hateful bile" from the BJP.
"Such hate speech could end up damaging social harmony and build up an atmosphere of hostility and suspicion among communities," he writes.
In Firstpost, Chandrakant Naidu commends Mr Modi for "waking up" to the need to distance himself from "foul-mouthed and openly communal colleagues" but wonders whether he can control "hard core right wingers" in the wider Hindu nationalist community.
"They have gone berserk, insulting the liberal tradition of the country," he says, adding that Mr Modi's "real challenge lies here".
Elsewhere in political news, the BJP and Congress found rare unity in criticising anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal after it emerged that he flew business class.
Mr Kejriwal, whose Aam Admi ("Common man") Party has shaken up Indian politics since launching it on a wave of anger at endemic corruption in India's political class in 2012, is known for his simple lifestyle.
After a photograph of Mr Kejriwal on his flight prompted a debate on Twitter, BJP spokesman Harish Khurana said the incident showed "the double standards of the AAP", the Times of India reports.
"We have been told that Kejriwal refused to fly economy", AAP has been claiming that it promotes austerity, then Kejriwal should not be travelling business."
A Congress MP chimed in, telling the New Indian Express that the AAP "does not do what it says and does what it does not say".
But the AAP has defended its leader, saying his ticket had been paid for by the event organisers. "This is an attempt of BJP and Congress to divert attention from the fundamental issues because they do not want to discuss them," party official Ashutosh was quoted saying.
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Henry Summers was found in his top floor flat in Easter Road on Wednesday by police after concerns were raised.
It is understood that police officers had to break down the door of the flat to gain entry.
A post-mortem examination is taking place and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.
A 41-year-old neighbour told the BBC Scotland news website that he had known Mr Summers for 10 years.
He said he last saw Mr Summers being stretchered out of his flat in February 2012. He never saw him return, and had assumed that he had died in hospital.
"When it's someone you know you feel shocked. I'm very sad," he said.
The neighbour added: "He would whistle when he went up and down the stairwell on his way to get his morning rolls and newspaper.
"I would speak to him on the stairs, but he never speak about his personal life.
"He was a very nice man. He was always clean shaven and always wore a flat cap and a light blue jacket.
"He used to get a number 35 bus in the morning and return in the afternoon, but we never knew where he went and we never saw any family."
Postman Michael Laidlaw, 41, who has been delivering letters to the flat for almost five years, said he had noticed a smell coming from the property.
He said: "Every time I lifted his letterbox I thought something wasn't right, so I asked my colleague who used to live opposite the man's flat if he had seen him. He said no."
It is believed that the alarm was raised when Mr Summers' GP contacted police because he had not been seen for some time.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Police were called to a property on Easter Road following reports of concern for the safety of the male occupant.
"The body of a man was found inside. The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal."
The Campaign for Accountability identified 329 research papers published between 2005 and 2017 on public policies that were indirectly or directly funded by the search giant.
Google hit back saying the group refused to name its own corporate funders.
It added that it valued researchers' "independence and integrity".
The Campaign for Accountability runs a series of projects, including one named The Google Transparency Project, which aims to expose the practices of the search giant.
CfA executive director Daniel Stevens said: "Google uses its immense wealth and power to attempt to influence policy makers at every level. At a minimum, regulators should be aware that the allegedly independent legal and academic work on which they rely has been brought to them by Google."
Mr Stevens continued: "What's good for Google is not necessarily good for the country. Google-funded academics should disclose the source of their funding to ensure their work is evaluated in context and the government makes decisions that benefit all Americans, not just Google employees and stockholders."
The report found that a number of Google-funded studies were spiked during periods when the search giant's business model was under threat from regulators.
It said that they "often blur the line between academic research and paid advocacy".
In a statement, Google said in response: "Ever since Google was born out of Stanford's Computer Science department, we've maintained strong relations with universities and research institutes.
"We're happy to support academic researchers across computer science and policy topics, including copyright, free expression and surveillance, and to help amplify voices that support the principles of an open internet.
"And unlike our competitors who fund the Campaign for Accountability, we expect and require our grantees to disclose their funding."
In a detailed blogpost on the issue, the firm said that it was ironic that the CfA refused to name its own corporate funders.
"The one funder the world does know about is Oracle, which is running a well-documented lobbying campaign against us," it wrote.
The Learning Disabilities Liaison Service will flag up people requiring support when admitted to hospital in the Bridgend and Swansea areas.
It has been created with the family of Paul Ridd, who had learning disabilities and who died at Morriston Hospital after receiving poor care.
His sister said the service - launched on Wednesday - was his "legacy".
An inquest heard 53-year-old Mr Ridd, from Baglan, Port Talbot, died from natural causes contributed to by neglect in 2009.
The hearing was told his nursing care was substantially below the expected standard.
Since then his sister and brother, Jayne Nicholls and Jonathan Ridd, have fought to ensure care standards are raised for patients with learning disabilities - with the new service covering all hospitals in the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board area.
It will ensure a person's learning disability is flagged up on their medical notes, while special stickers will be put on their beds to alert staff.
Three liaison nurses will also be on hand to support patients and awareness training will also be given to NHS staff.
"I was amazed that when Paul died in 2009 there was nothing like this already in place - it's just common sense," said Mrs Nicholls.
She said simple steps could be taken to help people with learning disabilities in hospital - and that would help stop delays which often occurred when staff had to unexpectedly deal with a patient they did not know needed additional support.
"It's things like finding out what would make a person feel comfortable - perhaps they like their bedding from home or they would prefer a family member to feed them," she added.
"Sometimes it's a case of taking them to hospital for a visit before they need to go in so they get used to it.
"It's about forward planning - people with learning disabilities are so complex.
"If you make the healthcare experience better they won't be scared and panicked and that will also help the professionals do their jobs properly."
Consultant nurse Christopher Griffiths, who is leading the service, said the liaison nurses would be on hand to prepare patients for admission to hospital as well as supporting them during their time on the ward and after they return home.
At least six people were also injured in the blast, officials say, which took place outside the offices of the Nepal Oil Corporation
A little-known militant organisation, the Unified National Liberation Front, has said it carried out the attack.
There has been no comment from the government as yet.
"A bomb blast killed two people and injured five in an area near government offices and the district court. The explosion occurred at 1:25pm (0740 GMT)," Nepal police spokesman, Binod Singh, was quoted by news agency Agence France Presse as saying.
"A special team of police have been deployed in the area. They are gathering evidence and the area has been cordoned off."
A person claiming to be a spokesman for the Unified National Liberation Front said it was a group fighting for the rights of indigenous communities and cited the government's inability to curb corruption and fuel price rises as reasons behind the attack, BBC Nepali reports.
To celebrate they had booked a restaurant close to the campus, and as they are walking in, who is coming out but "Veep" - Vice President Joe Biden.
He stops and talks to the family, and takes the young man by the arm and says: "Always honour your mother and father. They've worked hard to put you through college."
I bet if Mr Biden were reminded of this encounter he would have no recollection of it. But for my friend it made the deepest impression, and she has wanted him to run for the Democratic nomination ever since.
What he has is a warmth, a humanity and an easy, authentic charm that many find distinctly lacking in Hillary Clinton.
Yes, he can be verbose and is prone to saying the wrong thing on occasion, but he speaks "human" as a first language; it's not something it looks like he's learnt from a textbook.
And for anyone who watched the heart-wrenching funeral service for his beloved son, Beau, they would have also seen something else.
A man of immense dignity and unbelievable strength as he stood outside the church in his dark glasses and greeted each of the mourners who had come to pay their respects.
No father should have to bury his son - it is against the natural order of things. But Joe Biden is no stranger to pain in his life, having lost his first wife and a child in an earlier car crash.
As Beau lay dying, it was his apparent deathbed wish that his father should mount a challenge for the White House. At 72, Joe is no spring chicken. He also has a problem in that nearly all the big money has been tied up by Hillary Clinton.
So he has a choice, and it's a difficult one. Difficult because the two simple options are not available to him.
Simple choice one is that Hillary is doing so well in her campaign that he simply forgets about all personal ambition, waves an avuncular hand in her direction, wishes her godspeed and asks "what can I do to help?"
Simple option two is the exact opposite: the Hillary campaign is going so badly - wheels coming off the wagon, engine misfiring, scandal engulfing her, poll ratings diving, donors deserting, party establishment banging at his door, while telling Hillary the game is up - that he goes back to Delaware and announces his bid.
Her critics say she's closer to scenario two than one. But you don't come through what Hillary Clinton has been through without developing a personal body armour that has an admirable thickness to it. She is not Teflon coated, it's cast iron.
Let us, though, pause briefly to consider her problems.
Emailgate (which doesn't yet warrant the full "gate" denomination, but might yet) has displayed all that is least admirable about the Hillary campaign. Don't give in. No surrender. Screw the shrill Republican baiters demanding that the server be handed over. Tough it out.
And then five months later surrender in a damage limitation exercise, which hasn't limited the damage - but played to sub-conscious anxieties in voters' minds about the character of Hillary Clinton. Her honesty and trustworthy poll numbers are falling fast.
Meanwhile in the granite state of New Hampshire (which was where she put her presidential campaign back on course nearly eight years ago by beating Barack Obama in the primary there), the latest polls show that the socialist (yes that's how he describes himself) senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, is out in front.
In LA this week, 27,000 people turned up to one of his rallies - 27,000, 15 months away from an election! But Senator Sanders for all his strengths is just NOT going to win the nomination.
All of which leaves Joe with a decision to make, and make it he must pretty quickly. Strategists I've spoken to reckon that - at most - he has two months to decide whether he's in or out.
Any later than that and he won't be in a position to mount a credible campaign in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. I'm told he is making exploratory calls about funding and putting a team together.
Hillary may be stalling, but there's no way she's going out of the race. And she's clearly not setting the US alight either with her campaign to date.
So come on Joe. What you going to do? Are you going to take her on or not?
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The use of such a legal body reflects a stepping up of the investigative process. But how exactly does the system work?
A grand jury is set up by a prosecutor to determine whether there is enough evidence to pursue a prosecution.
In legal terms, it determines whether probable cause exists to believe a crime has been committed.
In order to come to this conclusion, the jury is given investigative powers. It can issue subpoenas to compel people to testify or hand over documentation relating to the case.
Members can also question witnesses, who are not allowed to have lawyers in attendance.
It is in the Bill of Rights. The Fifth Amendment says: "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury."
Members of the public. The US courts handbook says they "are drawn at random from lists of registered voters, lists of actual voters, or other sources as necessary".
Jury members may be called for duty for months at a time, but need only appear in court for a few days out of every month.
This can range from as low as six to as high as 23, although a federal grand jury usually comprises 16 to 23 people.
Hence the term "grand", because the trial - or "petit" - jury is usually smaller.
Unlike the trial jury, the grand jury does not determine whether a person is guilty of a crime.
It also sits in secret. There is no media coverage. Generally, the person under investigation is not allowed to be present.
The reasoning behind the secrecy is that it protects the jurors from intimidation. It also protects innocent people from unfounded charges.
The jury does not have to be unanimous to recommend an indictment - or criminal charge.
The majority can vary. It can take a two-thirds, or three-quarters verdict.
Federal, state and county prosecutors all use grand juries, but all federal crimes must have a grand jury indictment.
However, if the jury does not vote for indictment, charges can be still be brought if prosecutors convince a judge.
Grand jury processes can last months, even years.
While all states have provisions to allow for grand juries, only around half use them, with other states preferring to rely on a preliminary hearing to determine whether or not to indict a defendant on non-federal charges.
BBC Radio Jersey's business reporter, Chris Rayner, has been researching the cost of a basket of shopping at three supermarkets in Jersey and in Hampshire.
He created a basic shopping using items suggested by Jersey's Consumer Council.
It included a litre of milk, a kilo of white potatoes, cat litter, soap, toothpaste and ketchup.
It found items such as coffee at the same shop in the UK cost ??1.32 more in Jersey.
Mr Rayner said: "While the quality of life here may be better, many feel we pay more for the privilege, whether it's through higher rents, more expensive food and travel costs."
The BBC visited three supermarkets in Jersey, the Co-op in Charing Cross, Waitrose at Rue des Pres and Marks & Spencer in King Street; and three in Petersfield in Hampshire: Tesco, Waitrose and Marks & Spencer.
He said he found out that doing business in Jersey was not cheap either.
The Channel Islands Co-op is one of the supermarkets that imports tons of food and other items from the UK every week which costs the business ??60,000 a month.
Colin Mcleod, the Co-op's chief executive, said: "We've got high land costs, we've got high build costs, we've got high labour costs. But we're doing the best we can in that environment for our members."
A spokesman for Waitrose in Jersey said: "We continually monitor our prices to ensure we remain as competitive as possible, and because of this shoppers may find that many of our products now cost less than when we first opened our shops in the island.
"We need to reflect the additional costs of getting products to the Channel Islands in our prices but we pass on the savings of UK VAT to our shoppers in Jersey and have hundreds of relevant and meaningful promotions across our branches each week."
Tony O'Neill, the chief executive of Sandpiper CI, said over half their products in Marks & Spencer are sold on promotion.
The Citizens Advice Bureau and the Community Savings Bank told the BBC they were seeing more clients.
Brian Curtis, executive chairman of the Community Savings Bank, said it was not just those who find themselves unemployed.
He said: "I know some people on middle incomes who have not had any increase [in wages] for three years.
"They have still got a job, so that's fine in itself, but adjusting to a different scenario is not easy for some of these people."
The opener, 24, was this week added to the Test squad for the current tour of India as a replacement for the injured Haseeb Hameed.
Jennings, captaining the Lions, made 101 not out as they chased 175 with 16 of their 50 overs to spare.
"That couldn't have gone much better," the left-hander said.
"To spend some time in the middle for me was great, even if they were one-day runs, which is obviously different to how things will be in India."
The Lions face the UAE again on Saturday before Jennings joins the Test squad in India for the remaining two Tests.
England trail 2-0 in the five-match series. The fourth Test in Mumbai starts on 8 December.
Jennings, who was born in Johannesburg and is the son of former South Africa coach Ray Jennings, captained South Africa Under-19s.
This year he completed a four-year qualification period to be eligible for England.
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The clash happened when a police patrol came under rebel fire in Sukma district early on Tuesday, police said.
The Maoists are active in more than a third of India's 600 districts. They say they are fighting for the rights of the poor.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has described them as the biggest internal security challenge facing India.
Sukma police official Abishek Shandilya told the Press Trust of India news agency that security forces were searching for rebels in the forested area of Puarti village.
"On spotting the security forces, the rebels opened fire and in the retaliatory action, nine rebels were killed and several others were injured," Mr Shandilya said.
Some arms were also recovered from the site of the clash, he said.
In June last year, police claimed to have killed 17 rebels in a gunfight in the rebel-dominated Bijapur area of the state.
But rights activists and local villagers said those killed were local tribespeople and not Maoist rebels.
The suspect - the third suicide bomber at the Stade de France according to French police - entered the Greek island of Leros on 3 October.
He was with Ahmad al-Mohammed, a fellow Stade de France attacker.
Islamic State militants killed 130 people in Paris on 13 November.
French police have not named the man in the latest appeal for information.
But the BBC's Ed Thomas has matched the image released by French police with a photo on the arrival papers at Leros.
Our correspondent says the two men bought ferry tickets to leave Leros to continue their journey through Europe with Syrian refugees.
French media have reported that nine militants carried out the attacks, and seven died on Friday night.
A huge manhunt has been launched for one of the main suspects at large, Belgium-born French national Salah Abdeslam.
One of the men who drove Abdeslam to Belgium told his lawyer that he was dressed in a "big jacket" and may have had a suicide belt.
The lawyer, Carine Couquelet, told French TV this raised questions, including the possibility that Abdeslam was supposed to blow himself up in Paris but then had second thoughts.
Friends of Abdeslam told ABC News they had spoken to him on Skype and said he was hiding in Brussels and desperately trying to get to Syria.
They said he was caught between European authorities hunting him and IS members who were "watching him" and were unhappy that he had not detonated his suicide belt.
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Brogan Warren, 21, from Northampton, died after the Citroen Saxo she was travelling in crashed on the Shrivenham Bypass, near Swindon, on Sunday night.
It is understood the other victims travelling with her from Bristol's vegan festival VegFest were Sam Kay, Nicoletta Tocco and Krop Jones.
Ms Warren's mother Deborah Bryne said her daughter had a "magical soul".
"My heart and soul have been torn away and it hurts so much I can barely breathe," Ms Bryne said.
"I'm hoping the four of you quickly found each other on the spirit side and walked together to eternity.
"I can picture you all holding hands, skipping and dancing up into the clouds and rainbows knowing that you truly have found paradise together."
Ms Warren's partner Grant Brooks said: "You gave the world such joy and you showed us all that the world has magic."
Festival organisers described the four victims as "wonderful people" in a tribute on Facebook.
"We are so sorry to hear such sad news after such an uplifting event," they said.
Also on Facebook, Hannah Greeno wrote: "Heartbreaking! We were dancing right next to them, they were so happy!"
The occupants of a Mercedes also involved in the crash, including a three-year-old boy, were injured and taken to hospital, police said.
Their injuries were not believed to be life threatening.
Donaldson, 41, reached a career high of 28th in the world in 2013.
But he is currently 244th in the world rankings and is 178th on the European Tour's Race to Dubai rankings.
"I've struggled with injuries. These things happen and you've just got to manage the problems and get on with it," Donaldson said.
"I'm pretty fit now and looking for a really good week. I'm starting to play nicely now."
Donaldson tees off in the first round on Thursday morning at Wentworth alongside Felipe Aguilar of Chile and England's Simon Dyson.
Fellow Welshman Bradley Dredge will be in the same first-round group as Australia's Scott Hend and Joost Luiten of the Netherlands.
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And this, despite huge potential for solar energy in the Atacama Desert, where sun shines almost all year round.
Subsole, one of Chile's major fruit producers, decided to give solar energy a try, building a solar park in Copiapo Valley in the north of the country.
The firm's chief excecutive Jose Miguel Fernandez says that Chile should pay more attention to renewables.
Alfred Rouse tried to fake his own death by leaving a man to burn in his Morris Minor in Hardingstone, Northamptonshire, in 1930.
DNA testing based on people with an unbroken maternal line back to a relative from the time have so far failed to identify Rouse's victim.
Techniques that do not require this link will be used to widen the search.
Forensic science expert Dr John Bond, from the University of Leicester, said: "It's looking at more of the genome and it's more sensitive to the nuclear DNA, which means we're not solely reliant on the mitochondrial DNA anymore.
"Hopefully we will at some point reach a positive outcome and be able to put a name on the gravestone finally in Hardingstone Cemetery."
Philanderer Rouse, 36, was in financial trouble when he set his car alight - and was later hanged for the murder.
A DNA profile was found in an archived slide in 2013 and has been used to disprove theories of family connections to the case.
With nine families' claims ruled out earlier this year, Dr Bond said he may have been "somewhat naive" to believe it would be a relatively short search.
"What I hadn't appreciated was just how many families had people who just disappeared around 1930," he said.
Dr Bond said it was believed Rouse, who lived in London, could have tempted the victim to travel with him on the pretence of finding him work in Leicester.
"There were a lot of people at that time of Depression when it would have been difficult to find work, might have had difficulties holding down family life, might have been tempted by the offer of work somewhere else around the country and thought Rouse was doing them a favour," he said.
Dr Bond hopes a renewed appeal based on the next generation sequencing tests in the spring will encourage people with connections to London or Leicester to come forward.
"There's at least two other families who in the past we've had to say no to as they couldn't supply this unbroken maternal line, so in the fullness of time we hope to be able to say 'we'd be able to help you now'," he said.
"He's got to be somebody's relative, we've just got to hit on the right family."
The duo join goalkeeper Joe Lewis, forward Etien Velikonja and midfielder Filip Kiss in departing the Bluebirds, along with four under-21 players.
Turner, 28, joined the Bluebirds in August 2011 and scored a last minute equaliser in the 2012 League Cup Final against Liverpool at Wembley.
He played 31 games for Cardiff in the Premier League in 2013-14 and made 121 appearances for the club in total.
Trinidad and Tobago international Jones joined the Bluebirds in a swap deal involving Peter Odemwinge in January 2014.
However, Jones was allowed out on loan this season and said at the time he had been offered 'no deal' to stay at Cardiff City Stadium.
In January he joined Al Jazira in the United Arab Emirates on loan until the end of the season.
Lewis, 28, joined on a free transfer from Peterborough United in 2012 but made only five senior appearances and had loan spells with Blackpool and Fulham.
Slovenia international striker Velikonja joined Cardiff on a four-year deal in July 2012 but failed to score in five first team games for the Bluebirds
Slovakian Kiss joined Cardiff on loan from SK Slovan Bratislava in July 2011 before the deal was made permanent 12 months later.
The 25-year-old spent two loan spells at Ross County and also spent a season on loan with Norwegian side.
Cardiff have also released Jazzi Barnum-Bobb, Abdi Noor, Tyler Roche and Curtis Watkins from their developmental side.
However, extensions have been offered to Luke O'Reilly, Elijah Phipps, Jamie Veale, Macauley Southam, David Tutonda, Ashley Baker, Dylan Rees, Tom James, Robbie Patten, Tommy O'Sullivan and Theo Wharton.
Jamie Bird, Rhys Abbruzzese, Lloyd Humphries and Rollin Menayese have all been offered their first professional contracts.
The pair - a man in his 30s and a three-year-old boy - were found in a small amount of water in a stream behind housing in Ashington estate.
They were found by a passerby at about 15:00 local time.
The stream runs alongside train tracks and the Royal Canal. The bodies have been removed from the scene.
The area was sealed off and the state pathologist alerted.
Oscar Morel, 35, was also charged with criminal possession of a weapon.
Imam Maulama Akonjee, 55, and Thara Uddin, 64, were shot in the head as they were walking after prayers in the borough of Queens.
Some mosque-goers suggested it was a hate crime, but police said there was no evidence so far that the men had been targeted because of their faith.
Following the shooting, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio said Muslims were living "in the perpetual crosshairs of bigotry".
On Monday, the New York Police Department said Mr Morel had been charged with two counts of second-degree murder.
He was arrested on Sunday following a hit-and-run traffic accident just after the shootings.
The gunmen was seen on CCTV video fleeing the scene in a car. About 10 minutes later a vehicle matching that description hit a cyclist several miles away.
Police gave no details about a possible motive for the shooting.
Also on Monday, hundreds of mourners gathered for an Islamic funeral service for the two victims.
Maulama Akonjee moved to the city from Bangladesh two years ago, US media reported.
Friends of Imam Akonjee told media he had just left the mosque after prayers when he was shot. The mosque serves the large Bangladeshi community in Ozone Park.
Last year the New York Times reported that hate crimes against US Muslims and mosques tripled in the wake of attacks in Paris and San Bernardino.
The Ofsted boss said while standards were rising overall, the number of poorly performing schools in the north and the East Midlands would continue to fuel the sense of a divided nation.
He said the situation was very serious.
The government said 89% of schools were good or outstanding.
In an interview with the BBC in Manchester, Sir Michael said the economic future of the north of England relied on addressing the poor performance of some schools.
He said the European Union referendum result had revealed a wider malaise, with communities feeling their needs were being ignored.
Although some northern city centre areas voted strongly to stay in the EU, large parts of Greater Manchester and some Merseyside towns voted in great numbers to leave.
"The situation is very, very serious. If you look at Manchester, the city we're in, nearly one in three schools [is] not good. In Liverpool, half are good. If you look at satellite towns, things are worse.
"It's feeding into a sense that the people of Liverpool, Manchester and the North are not being treated fairly - that their children have less of a chance of educational success than people south of the Wash.
"And that's feeding into a wider malaise that I sense with the Brexit vote, that actually this wasn't just about leaving Europe, it's about 'our needs being neglected, our children are not getting as good a deal as elsewhere'.
"Parents want to see their children doing well; they want to see them going off to university; they want to see them getting a good job.
"Well, they have less of a chance of that in this city, in Liverpool and elsewhere and that feeds into this sense of discontent in the North and in the Midlands."
His report said there was considerable evidence that schools in isolated and deprived areas where educational standards are low are losing out in the recruitment stakes.
It added that heads in north-west England are reporting an "auction" for teachers - particularly in Greater Manchester for hard to recruit subjects.
But there are also shortfalls in secondary subjects in south-east England.
Sir Michael said addressing education must be a government priority.
The Ofsted annual report, published on Thursday morning, highlights that overall standards are rising, with 1.8m more pupils in good or outstanding maintained schools in 2016 than in 2010.
During this period, the curriculum and assessment regime had become more rigorous and children from poor backgrounds were gaining ground on their peers in national primary tests.
But the report also said to become truly world class, England needed to have:
It also highlighted the poor quality of education in the more geographically and economically isolated parts of the country, including coastal areas.
School Standards Minister Nick Gibb said good and outstanding schools now made up 89% of all schools inspected in England but acknowledged there was more to do.
"That's precisely why we have set out plans to make more good school places available, to more parents, in more parts of the country - including scrapping the ban on new grammar school places, and harnessing the resources and expertise of universities, independent and faith schools," he added.
Malcolm Trobe, interim general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said the reasons for educational underperformance in some areas were complex.
He said: "Industrial decline, generational unemployment and high levels of deprivation have had a devastating impact on many parts of the country, creating extremely challenging social conditions.
"Schools in these areas often find it difficult to recruit staff and are hit particularly badly by the on-going nationwide teacher recruitment crisis."
Sir Michael retires as head of Ofsted at the end of the year. He will be succeeded by Amanda Spielman, who currently chairs exams regulator Ofqual.
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Scott Hilling, 25, was staying with Kathleen Griffin at her Clacton home at the time he killed her, the jury heard.
The court was told he stripped her body naked before trying to burn it.
At Chelmsford Crown Court Mr Hilling denies murdering Mrs Griffin in Old Road in the town on 17 December, but admits manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
Peter Gair, prosecuting, said Ms Griffin, known as Kathy, was struck so hard in the face that she suffered brain damage.
The 57-year-old was tied up by her wrists, a scalpel was used as a "torture device" claimed Mr Gair, to make 'superficial wounds' over the victim's body.
She was then stabbed with a kitchen knife 13 or 14 times in the neck, chest, abdomen and back, he told the court.
The court heard he then doused her body with lighter fuel before attempting to set it alight.
Mr Hilling's clothes which were seized when he was arrested, had the victim's blood on a jacket sleeve and on his trainers, the jury was told.
The trial continues.
The woman was walking her dog in Stoke Orchard near Cheltenham when a man appeared shouting "get off my land" and hit her in the mouth.
She "immediately grabbed the man by his testicles" and he fell to the ground, Gloucestershire Police said.
A spokesman added: "This was an unusual method of self-defence and the attacker got more than he bargained for."
The attack, at about 11:30 BST on Monday, left the woman with bruising and a small cut, police said.
The man is described as white, about 5ft 8in tall, between 25 and 35, with tanned skin and a "young voice".
The police spokesman added: "It would have been a terrible experience for a person of any age and we would urge anyone who can help to come forward."
Sandro Carnemolla, from Italy, was found to be double the legal limit on 6 July as the MV Quercianella was leaving Eastham docks in Merseyside.
The 53-year-old was given a suspended sentence of four months in jail and fined £1,000 at Liverpool Crown Court.
The court heard the captain had an "exemplary record" but had been drinking after a "stressful day".
Prosecutor Rob Jones said Mr Carnemolla believed an onboard pilot had used his mobile phone on the bridge, which is not allowed.
The pilot in turn thought the captain, from Port Sala, Sicily, was drunk and called the police, who then breathalysed and arrested Mr Carnemolla.
Anthony Berry QC, defending, said that although there were two first officers on the bridge who could have manoeuvred the vessel, Mr Carnemolla was guilty because he was officially in charge.
He added the captain had his last drink more than two hours before the incident happened at the Queen Elizabeth II locks in Wirral.
Ex-Sunderland player Cabral, 27, whose real name is Adilson Tavares Varela, was accused of carrying out the attack in January last year.
Giving evidence at Hull Crown Court, he said the woman was lying and that sex at his flat in Gateshead was consensual.
The midfielder who had denied two charges of rape, was cleared by a jury.
The court heard that sex took place after Cabral went back to his flat in with friends, including retired France international Anthony Reveillere.
The woman, who cannot be named, had claimed Cabral - who was born in Cape Verde and now plays for FC Zurich - pinned her down on his bed and attacked her.
He wants politicians to reach consensus ahead of next week's summit on health and social care.
Is this realistic? To some extent, politics and health have always been intertwined.
The national health service, established in 1948, was born out of a political decision.
Its founder Aneurin Bevan set the tone when he said "when a bed pan is dropped on a hospital floor, its noise should resound in the palace of Westminister".
That twin track approach has continued ever since.
From the so-called "War of Jennifer's ear" in the 1992 general election campaign to the current dispute over junior doctors contracts in England, issues involving health are guaranteed to provoke fierce political rows.
In Northern Ireland, the debate can be no less contentious.
There have been political disagreements between the parties on many issues - including proposed hospital closures, prescription charges, abortion and the current lifetime ban on gay men donating blood.
Can this change? Well, politicians in Greater Manchester appear to have reached broad consensus on what they want for their area's health.
In April, they are having the powers over health and social care devolved to them.
It follows a report by a former health Minister Lord Warner which said Manchester was one of England's sickest cities and likened its high death rates with a jumbo jet full of passengers crashing into the region every month.
The new plan, which politicians signed up to in advance, includes integrating health and social care and will reduce the number of emergency departments from 10 to four.
The ten councils and 12 local health authorities will be in control of the £6bn budget.
The Labour leader of Tameside Council, Kieran Quinn, said it was vital they agreed the plan beforehand.
To this end, they have signed what is called a memorandum of understanding.
"Our destination is to have a world class health care system," he said.
"We believe that for a variety of reasons the health care of our residents has been let down by national decisions, taken in Westminister or Whitehall.
"We'd love to have had some of Northern Ireland's devolution at the time you got it. I think how far ahead we could be.
"If we didn't have a consensus about the way forward, then all we'd do is squabble and backbite about the way forward.
"We do that occasionally - Greater Manchester is not a utopia. But when it comes to significant areas like health, that's too important to squabble over."
His Conservative opposite number on Trafford Council, Sean Anstee, said the will to agree was necessary.
"I want people to remember us for taking some of these bold decisions that are going to say 'actually if we don't do this, we've got a health care system that will fall over, a social care system that will fall over'," he said.
"Will our political resolve and resilience be tested over the next few years? Of course it will.
"But is there resolve amongst us to say we've got to do something differently, using evidence to do that? Yes, we will."
Crucially, the plan has the backing of healthcare professionals. Dr Kailash Chand is the deputy chair of the BMA in the UK. He has also been a GP in Greater Manchester for more than 30 years and he said he's hopeful it will work.
He had some reservations over the fact there will be no extra funding.
"I'm to start with very, very optimistic because the people who are working on it, they have a vision and they want to take it forward," he said.
"We will co-operate with them and we will give them another couple of years to deliver it.
"You can't see the results in two days or two months. The real results we'll have to see in four or five years."
Greater Manchester is only at the start of a long process - and its history and politics are very different to Northern Ireland's.
But with their politicians having a signed deal on the way forward for health, at the moment, they are optimistic.
It is now over to Northern Ireland's MLAs to see if they can do something similar.
The blaze broke out at the former North Wales Hospital, Denbigh, at 03:00 BST on Friday.
Denbighshire Council said it was "still committed" to buying the Grade-II listed building despite parts of the property needing to be demolished.
Following a meeting on Monday, it said its main concern was keeping people away from the unsafe building.
The former asylum, which closed in 1996, had been set alight a number of times, most recently in February.
It is currently owned by an offshore company which was granted planning permission for a redevelopment scheme in 2006, but that has since expired.
There had been uncertainty over its future but following a long battle, Denbighshire council won a compulsory purchase order (CPO) and plans were announced last year to preserve it.
The local authority hopes to transfer ownership of the building to a preservation trust.
The 22-year-old left-armer has been out of action since fracturing his hand in April, and has since suffered from a reoccurring back injury.
Topley, who has played 10 ODIs and six T20 internationals, was due to join an England training camp in South Africa later this month.
He joined Hampshire from Essex last season but has played just once since.
The 15th Century heart-shaped brooch probably belonged to Baroness Hastings, who lived in Kirby Muxloe Castle.
The jewel, found by a metal detectorist in a farmer's field, will be sold at auction in August.
Experts say it would have been given to her by Baron William Hastings, who was beheaded in 1483.
The brooch has a guide price of £6,000-£8,000.
It is inlaid with white enamel and engraved with the medieval French inscription "honor et joie" (honour and joy).
The finder, who wants to remain anonymous, will split the proceeds of the auction with the landowner after the British Museum declared it treasure but declined to purchase it.
The jewel was examined by experts at Hanson's Auctioneers and then authenticated at the British Museum.
William Hastings was a supporter of King Edward IV and fought alongside him at the battle of Towton in 1461, where he was knighted on the field of the battle.
He married Katherine Neville, Baroness Hastings, also from a noble family, in 1462. He was executed by Richard III at the Tower of London in 1483.
The group says existing structures are outdated and unable to cope with the expected increase in aviation by 2030.
Flight paths need to be redrawn and more satellite navigation used instead of ground-based radio beacons, it says.
The call comes ahead of a Department for Transport consultation next year into managing the UK's airspace.
The coalition, which calls itself Sky's The Limit, includes the chief executives of air traffic control provider National Air Traffic Control Service (Nats), the Airport Operators Association and trade body Airlines UK.
It calls on the government and MPs to support the changes, describing them as "urgent and necessary".
"Much of the UK's controlled airspace... was designed in the 1960 and 1970s for a different era of aircraft and when traffic was less than half of what it is today," it says.
The proposals, adds the group, can increase capacity in the air, while reducing the number of people who experience aircraft noise and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
According to Sky's The Limit, the number of flights operating in UK airspace is estimated to rise to 3.1 million a year by 2030 from two million in 2015. But it says airline passengers could suffer delays of up to 20 minutes on every flight by 2030.
The chief executive of Nats likened the UK's current system of flight paths to "a network of B roads".
Michael Rolfe said that if it did not change, the UK could end up with a scenario where every flight is delayed.
He said "Either delays will soar from effectively no delay - or very little delay from an air traffic perspective right now - up to millions of minutes a year, which probably means every flight being delayed by 10, 15, 20 minutes," he said.
"Or we end up in a position of any additional capacity that we build in the country - no matter where it is - not being usable and not being of any benefit because we don't have the infrastructure in the airspace to support it."
Nats said modernisation of the UK's airspace would mean aircraft would spend less time at low levels where they create more noise and were less fuel efficient. That would also reduce the need for conventional orbital holding - known as stacking - which would keep planes higher for longer.
But Mr Rolfe admitted changing flights paths was "a contentious topic" as it meant some communities would have more planes flying above them.
He added: "Modernising how our skies are structured is vital, but we are already behind schedule and it is critical that the industry and government now work together to deliver change."
A British Airways spokeswoman said the UK's airspace was "outdated", adding that improvements would provide "operational and environmental" advantages.
Virgin Atlantic chief executive Craig Kreeger said the airline is minimising its environmental impact with new aircraft but it requires a "modern airspace infrastructure to maximise the benefits".
The Department for Transport highlighted its announcement of a consultation on UK airspace policy.
A spokesman added that Transport Secretary Chris Grayling had acknowledged that a "wider programme of airspace modernisation" is needed and had already indicated the consultation would examine a "range of national proposals covering noise and airspace".
Four pints of semi-skimmed milk will drop 11% to 89p, while some bread brand prices will fall by 21%, the firm said.
New chief executive David Potts said the cuts would mean prices for "cupboard essentials will be amongst the lowest on the market."
The move is part of a bitter price war among supermarkets as they battle for customers.
The rise of discounters, such as Aldi and Lidl, and the growth of online shopping has hit all the "big four" supermarkets which as well as Morrisons includes Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda.
But Morrisons has been hit particularly hard.
Last year its profits halved - taking it to the lowest level for eight years. Following the dire annual results, Morrisons said it would commit a billion pounds over the next three years to lowering prices.
It followed similar moves from its rivals, with Asda committing £300m to lowering prices in the first three months of the year, Sainsbury's investing £150m to reduce the cost of 1,000 products and Tesco dropping prices on 2,500 "essentials".
A typical basket of everyday items is now 2.1% cheaper than it was in 2014, with all major retailers offering cheaper like-for-like goods, according to analyst Kantar Worldpanel.
While the major supermarkets struggle, discounters Aldi and Lidl continue to grab market share.
Lidl reached a new record high market share of 3.9%, according to Kantar figures up to 24 May, while Aldi has increased its share to 5.4%.
In densely populated areas with lots of wi-fi networks, the virus can go from network to network finding weaknesses.
Once in control of a wi-fi access point, it leaves computers on the network extremely vulnerable.
The team's lead researcher told the BBC it was working on software to prevent such attacks being possible.
"Rather than rely on people to use strong passwords, you want to integrate intrusion detection systems to the access points," said Alan Marshall, professor of communication networks at the University of Liverpool.
He would not go into detail about the methods in order to prevent the attack being used on real victims but said a proof-of-concept attack had been developed at the university.
The virus, dubbed Chameleon, seeks out wi-fi access points - devices that transmit the wi-fi signal, found in many homes - that have not had their admin password changed.
This password is different from the one used to log on to the wi-fi network itself, and is often left unchanged from the default setting.
Once an access point is under a hacker's control, new firmware can be installed.
"So it's now under our control," explained Prof Marshall.
"Once you do that you can then do other things with it. You can recover passwords, steal data - anything you want."
But it is the next step of the virus that is most unusual.
Once installed on one access point, the virus can - without being controlled by a human - automatically seek out other vulnerable access points, taking them over as and when they are found.
Prof Marshall told the BBC that this was unlikely to be a threat to big business wi-fi networks, which should have enhanced security in place.
However, networks in homes, or at small premises like coffee shops, are typically found with less stringent protection measures in place.
Now that his team has demonstrated the threat, Prof Marshall said attention would turn to creating a product that could be installed in wi-fi access points to prevent this kind of hijacking - without requiring the user to take responsibility.
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Nine-year-old Polly was targeted in the Liverpool Road and Tiger Court Business Park area, in Huyton, on 23 November before 13:00 GMT, the RSPCA said.
She was taken to the vets by her owners after she returned home walking abnormally and bleeding.
A pellet was found lodged in the vertebrae of her neck, which the RSPCA said could have been fatal, and she underwent surgery.
She is now in a stable condition.
RSPCA inspector Claire Fisher said: "The pellet was only 5mm away from severing her spinal cord. Polly must have suffered terribly, but in some ways she has had a lucky escape.
"Many cats shot in this way are fatally wounded and do not survive."
Insp Fisher added: "Anyone caught deliberately using an airgun to injure an animal can be given up to six months in prison and/or a £20,000 fine if found guilty under the Animal Welfare Act."
Anyone with information is asked to call the RSPCA inspector appeal line on 0300 123 8018.
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On Saturday, 24 June, Get Inspired teamed up with British Gymnastics to celebrate the humble move as part of International Handstand Day.
From all corners of the globe, people used #HandstandDay on social media and showed their skills to the world.
Our special live page on the day collated the top efforts as we gathered handstands across the seven continents.
The handstand is one of the most fundamental gymnastics moves. You will not only spot them in British five-time Olympic medallist Max Whitlock's floor routine, but also in other activities like diving, yoga and snowboarding (to name just three).
And from what you shared with us, they can be done just about anywhere.
Thank you to everyone who joined in and see you next year.
[For anyone who is setting themselves the challenge of taking part next year but can't handstand yet, take a look at these tips from Great Britain gymnast, Nile Wilson].
L/Cpl James Brynin, 22, who served with the 14th Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare), was shot in Helmand Province on 15 October 2013.
Another British soldier told the court he fired the fatal shot in the belief he was shooting a Taliban insurgent.
The case has been referred to the Service Prosecuting Authority.
West Sussex senior coroner Penelope Schofield adjourned the inquest at Chichester Coroner's Court under Rule 25(4) Coroners and Justice Act 2015.
It states: "A coroner must adjourn an inquest and notify the Director of Public Prosecutions, if during the course of the inquest, it appears to the coroner that the death of the deceased is likely to have been due to a homicide offence and that a person may be charged in relation to the offence."
The inquest was adjourned on Thursday after hearing six days of evidence.
"The case will stand adjourned pending any decision by the Service Prosecuting Authority," a statement released on behalf of the coroner said.
A Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesman said: "We note the coroner's decision to adjourn the inquest into the death of L/Cpl James Brynin, pending a further review of the case. It would not be appropriate to comment further at this time."
The Service Prosecuting Authority said it had not received a referral in relation to the incident.
In a statement, it said: "Should further evidence come to light and the Royal Military Police reopen the investigation, then the Service Prosecuting Authority will provide advice to that investigation if requested and, if the case is referred for a decision on charging, make any such decision in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors."
L/Cpl Brynin, known as Jay, was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, and based at Cawdor Barracks in Pembrokeshire.
He worked as an intelligence analyst and had been selected for promotion to corporal when his patrol was attacked by enemy fire in Kakaran, north east of Lashkar Gah.
He died at the scene despite receiving "immediate medical attention", the MoD said.
Two Squadron RAF Regiment have returned from a six-month tour protecting the Nato airbase at Kandahar.
Aircraft brought the airmen home from Cyprus to Brize Norton before they travelled on to meet their families at their base at RAF Honington.
Their role in Afghanistan was to protect the key Nato airbase in southern Afghanistan from enemy attack.
However during the tour they lost two airmen.
Senior Aircraftman Luke Southgate was killed in February in an explosion north of the airfield.
On the day the airmen returned a short ceremony was held in his home town of Bury St Edmunds and a plaque was unveiled celebrating his life.
His family also planted a tree in his memory.
Last weekend Senior Aircraftman Kinikki Griffiths from One Squadron RAF Regiment was killed in a road accident while on patrol near Camp Bastion in Helmand province.
Described as an "exceptional" member of the regiment, he died just a few weeks before his 21st birthday.
He said her Republican opponent Donald Trump was a threat to hard-earned civil rights.
President Obama was speaking at a rally in North Carolina.
Mr Trump said Mr Obama should stop campaigning for Mrs Clinton and focus on running the country.
"The bottom line is, no-one wants four more years of Obama," he told supporters in Pensacola, Florida.
He said Mrs Clinton had become "unhinged" in recent days.
"The fate of the republic rests on your shoulders," President Obama told supporters in the key battleground state of North Carolina.
"The fate of the world is teetering and you, North Carolina, are going to have to make sure that we push it in the right direction.
"I am not on the ballot, but I tell you what - fairness is on the ballot; decency is on the ballot; justice is on the ballot; progress is on the ballot; our democracy is on the ballot."
The FBI is now investigating new emails that may be linked to its probe into Mrs Clinton's private email server.
The agency's director, James Comey, has faced a fierce backlash for announcing the move just 11 days before the presidential election.
Earlier, Mr Obama implicitly criticised him over the new inquiry into Mrs Clinton's email use.
In an interview with website NowThisNew, published on Wednesday, Mr Obama said US investigations should not operate on the basis of "innuendo" or "incomplete information".
Mr Obama's remarks were his first public comments since Mr Comey's announcement on Friday that the FBI had discovered a new batch of emails that might or might not be relevant to an earlier, closed investigation into Mrs Clinton's handling of classified information.
"I do think that there is a norm that when there are investigations we don't operate on innuendo, we don't operate on incomplete information, we don't operate on leaks. We operate based on concrete decisions that are made," said Mr Obama.
"When this was investigated thoroughly the last time, the conclusion of the FBI, the conclusion of the justice department, the conclusion of repeated congressional investigations was that she had made some mistakes but that there wasn't anything there that was prosecutable."
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It emerged in March 2015 that Mrs Clinton had been breaking federal rules by operating a private email server while she was secretary of state from 2009-13.
Her lawyers combed through the server and provided the state department with 30,000 work-related emails, but her campaign deleted another 33,000 messages, saying they were personal in nature.
Mr Comey concluded in July that Mrs Clinton had been "extremely careless" in handling classified information, but there were no grounds for any charges.
The latest emails were found in a separate investigation into allegations that former congressman Anthony Weiner sent illicit text messages to a 15-year-old girl in North Carolina. Mr Weiner is married to one of Mrs Clinton's closest aides, Huma Abedin.
The FBI has reportedly obtained a warrant to search the cache of emails belonging to Ms Abedin, which are believed to have been found on her estranged husband's laptop.
There are reportedly 650,000 emails to search through on the laptop, but it is unclear who sent or received the emails or what they were about.
Democrats have angrily demanded that the embattled Mr Comey rapidly make public what the agency knows about the new email trove.
They led at half-time courtesy of Berry's 19th-minute goal, which came when he charged down goalkeeper Adam Collin's kick and saw the ball rebound into the net, before blowing their opponents away in the second half.
Uche Ikpeazu made it 2-0, slotting the ball under Collin following Blair Adams' surging run out of defence, before Berry doubled his tally four minutes later.
His first effort was saved by Collin but he was able to scoop the ball in off the underside of the bar despite being on the ground.
On 69 minutes, Piero Mingoia added a fourth, benefiting from another defensive error as Harrison Dunk robbed Louis Laing and allowed Mingoia to finish easily beyond Collin.
Notts County barely threatened a response, with Will Norris beating a powerful Curtis Thompson shot away with virtually his only action.
They have now lost nine league games in a row while the Us have dropped only two points in their last seven league matches.
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Match ends, Cambridge United 4, Notts County 0.
Second Half ends, Cambridge United 4, Notts County 0.
Substitution, Cambridge United. Conor Newton replaces Uche Ikpeazu.
James Dunne (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Adam Campbell (Notts County).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Notts County. Adam Campbell replaces Jon Stead.
Delay in match Greg Taylor (Cambridge United) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Michael O'Connor (Notts County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Uche Ikpeazu (Cambridge United).
Haydn Hollis (Notts County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Cambridge United. Leon Davies replaces Piero Mingoia.
Luke Berry (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Louis Laing (Notts County).
Attempt saved. Curtis Thompson (Notts County) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Uche Ikpeazu (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Michael O'Connor (Notts County).
Foul by Max Clark (Cambridge United).
Michael O'Connor (Notts County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! Cambridge United 4, Notts County 0. Piero Mingoia (Cambridge United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harrison Dunk.
Luke Berry (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Louis Laing (Notts County).
Piero Mingoia (Cambridge United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Piero Mingoia (Cambridge United).
Michael O'Connor (Notts County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Greg Taylor (Cambridge United).
Jon Stead (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Cambridge United 3, Notts County 0. Luke Berry (Cambridge United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
Uche Ikpeazu (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Louis Laing (Notts County).
Substitution, Notts County. Aaron Collins replaces Jonathan Forte.
Goal! Cambridge United 2, Notts County 0. Uche Ikpeazu (Cambridge United) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Max Clark (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Piero Mingoia (Cambridge United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Corner, Notts County. Conceded by Blair Adams.
Substitution, Cambridge United. Harrison Dunk replaces Ben Williamson.
Attempt missed. Curtis Thompson (Notts County) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
Greg Taylor (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jonathan Forte (Notts County).
Corner, Notts County. Conceded by Mark Roberts.
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The woman, who cannot be named, was 14 in 1966 when she said he offered her a lift home, drove to an alleyway and "lunged" at her.
Mr Clifford, from Hersham, Surrey, faces 11 counts of indecent assault relating to seven alleged victims, aged from 14 to 19, between 1966 and 1984.
He denies all the charges against him.
Jurors at Southwark Crown Court were told the pair met at a Wimpy bar in south-west London.
The woman said Mr Clifford offered her a lift home, and then drove to an alleyway near a sports field, saying he had something to show her.
When he produced a book of photographs showing him with celebrities including The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, she said she would like to meet the Walker Brothers, jurors heard.
The woman told the court: "He said 'I can arrange that, but this is what you've got to do', and he put my seat right back and then he tried to force himself upon me, basically."
"My seat, I think it went almost horizontal, that's the way it seemed, he then sort of lunged at me and put his body on me.
"He was touching me all over."
The woman said she managed to open the car door, wriggle free and run home.
She said she did not confide in her parents because they were strict and she feared they would have banned her from going out.
She went on: "I was just so happy to be in one piece. I didn't know at the time if I was going to get raped or murdered."
The woman said she told friends over the years about meeting Mr Clifford but did not go to the police until recently.
"As he became more of a household name and people would mention him or he was on the television, I'd say I had a really bad experience with him before he was really famous.
"People always said to me why didn't you go to the police?... Because he was so powerful and he virtually controls the media, what chance would I stand?
"If I were to hear it from other people then I would definitely do my bit and tell them what happened, because it was only fair. But I wouldn't have done it on my own because I wouldn't stand a chance."
Cross-examining her, Richard Horwell QC suggested the incident had never happened, and that in 1966 Mr Clifford did not have a car.
She replied: "It did happen, I can't give you the exact date that it happened but it did happen."
The woman said she was not sure of the time of year that the alleged assault occurred, and that it could have been in 1967.
She denied she was "jumping on a bandwagon", saying she had been telling people about the incident for 35 years.
The trial was adjourned until Tuesday.
The fighting in Kumanovo, close to the northern borders with Kosovo and Serbia, left another 20 injured.
Interior ministry spokesman Ivo Kotevski said that the "terrorist group" was armed with bombs and automatic rifles.
He added that it had been planning attacks on state institutions.
Mr Kotevski said that the "well-trained" group was putting up violent resistance and that the operation against it was continuing.
"This is a risky operation because it is an area with narrow streets and police need to perform house-to-house searches very carefully," he told the AFP news agency.
Police armoured vehicles have reportedly helped seal off a suburb of the town, which lies some 40km (25 miles) north of the capital, Skopje.
Witnesses have reported hearing intense shooting there since early on Saturday.
Helicopters are reported to be still circling the town and smoke can be seen rising from several houses.
Several police officers have been taken to hospital with serious injuries, according to MIA news agency. It was not immediately clear if there were any civilian casualties.
Mr Kotevski said that some residents of the Diva Naselba neighbourhood had been sheltering the armed group which had entered the country illegally.
The mayor of the town, Zoran Damjanovski, has urged local people to remain calm.
Local media say that the area of Kumanovo at the centre of the fighting mainly inhabited by ethnic Albanians.
In 2001, rebels demanding greater rights for the ethnic Albanian minority launched an uprising against the government.
Further conflict was averted by a peace agreement, which guaranteed ethnic Albanians greater recognition, but tensions have continued to simmer.
Macedonia's President Gjorge Ivanov has cut short a visit to Moscow and is returning to Macedonia to deal with the incident.
The government is already under pressure over claims of illegal wire-tapping and the alleged cover-up of the death of a man in 2011.
Thousands of protesters clashed with riot police in the capital on Wednesday.
Macedonia's political crisis dates back to last year's elections, when an opposition party made allegations of electoral fraud, denounced the government as a dictatorship, and boycotted parliament.
Douglas, who is on loan at Sporting Gijon from Barca, injured a buttock muscle as the team travelled back from Wednesday's 2-1 defeat at Celta Vigo.
But the 26-year-old Brazilian full-back is now fit to face his parent club on Saturday (15:15 BST).
"I'm physically well and available," said Douglas.
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The emergency services were called to the scene at Fair Head on Wednesday afternoon.
The woman was about 40m up the cliff when she was lowered to safety by her climbing partner.
When the Coastguard helicopter arrived she was winched to safety and taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital.
Officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) were involved in the rescue along with coastguard teams from Ballycastle and Coleraine.
A lifeboat was used to enable crew members to access the woman at the rock face.
She was then placed on a stretcher before she was winched to safety by the helicopter.
For Republicans the weather has meant delays and bad news - at least for their campaign against Democrats.
Every month US state department officials release a batch of emails from former secretary of state Hillary Clinton's private computer server. They're following an order from a federal judge who said that the emails must be shown to the public.
A batch of emails was scheduled for release on 29 January.
On Friday, though, state department lawyers asked the federal court for an extension on their deadline for releasing the emails, saying the blizzard would hamper their work.
They said they'd planned to spend time on the task over the weekend. But now wouldn't have time to process the emails and asked for an extra month to complete their work.
Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, said it wasn't the snow that slowed the state department officials down - but politics.
He said they were trying to avoid "damaging developments in Hillary Clinton's email scandal" this month, shortly before voters go to Iowa caucuses and choose candidates in the New Hampshire primary. The caucuses are on Monday, and the primary is on 9 February.
Clinton and other candidates are campaigning in these states in a tough race for the presidency. Republicans believe that her emails may show signs of wrongdoing - which will embarrass or discredit her as a candidate.
And now the US House of Representatives has cancelled votes all week because of the snow.
This will delay the efforts of Republicans to override US President Barack Obama's veto of a bill that would repeal parts of his Affordable Care Act.
Some Republicans want to knock down the Affordable Care Act, which is also known as Obamacare, because they said it's bad for the US economy, among other things.
House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republicans didn't expect victory with the vote. They knew they didn't have enough support in Congress to override the president's veto.
Still they believed it was important as a symbolic act. Now it will have to be postponed.
"A lot of folks are just annoyed because they're not able to do something that would give the administration heartburn," said Aaron Jones, the director of congressional relations at the Wilson Center and a former staffer for a Republican congressman, Hal Rogers of Kentucky.
Not surprisingly leading Democrats have said little about the delayed vote. This week they've been relatively sanguine about the weather and its effect on the city.
In the past Obama has complained about the way Washingtonians react to snow.
Not long after he arrived, he heard classes at his daughters' school, Sidwell Friends, were cancelled because roads were icy. He thought people should buck up.
"We're going to have to try to apply some flinty Chicago toughness," he said.
This time, though, he hasn't chastised people in Washington for not being flinty enough, especially as the storm has led to fatal car crashes and other deaths.
His own plans the week seem unchanged, however.
He travelled around Washington on Monday and made snow jokes, pretending to hold up a shovel before he got on board a presidential helicopter. Meanwhile his dogs, Bo and Sunny, have been playing in the yard.
Others in Washington said the weather delays mean little.
After digging his car out of the snow, Jones spoke to me on a mobile phone. He said the snow might slow things down. But it wouldn't stop them from getting done.
People would still be able read the Clinton emails even if they're released late. (The court was closed on Monday, and it's not clear what the judges will say about an extension.)
Republicans will vote on Obamacare when they return to Capitol Hill.
"The theatre's going to continue," he said, "once they come back."
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Their ninth album, A Moon Shaped Pool, is up for UK album of the year, alongside David Bowie's Blackstar and Michael Kiwanuka's Love And Hate.
They are also shortlisted for single of the year, while their producer Nigel Godrich is nominated for the main prize, producer of the year.
That prize, however, no longer qualifies the winner for a Brit award.
Godrich faces competition from two-time winner Paul Epworth, who is nominated for his work on Adele's 25 and the Glass Animals album How To Be A Human Being.
The final nominee for best producer is Fraser T Smith, whose recent credits include Kano's Mercury-nominated Made In The Manor album and the debut EP by up-and-coming R&B singer Ray BLK.
The awards, now in their ninth year, also feature a new category, best self-producing artist, which sees James Blake, Jeff Lynne and Tarek Musa of Spring King go head to head.
Winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on 16 February, 2017. The main nominees are as follows:
UK Producer Of The Year
International Producer Of The Year
Self-producing Artist of the Year
Re-mixer of the Year
UK Album Of The Year
UK Single Of The Year
Studio Of The Year
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Celso Banas, 35, from the Philippines, was working on the Manhattan Bridge at Felixstowe Port when he died in January.
A second man was reportedly severely burned in the explosion in the ship's boiler room.
An investigation involving Suffolk Police and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency is ongoing.
The Japanese container ship had been docking at the Trinity Terminal just before midnight on 19 January when the explosion happened.
At the time, the ship's owners 'K' Line Europe said a "boiler back-fire" happened while the vessel was berthing.
Witnesses described hearing the blast up to 10 miles away.
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Assistant Suffolk coroner Kevin McCarthy said: "At some point during his shift he was working in the boiler room when an explosion of steam caused debris to fly all over the place and Mr Banas was struck by debris."
A post-mortem examination gave the medical cause of death as multiple injuries.
Mr McCarthy asked that his "sincere and heartfelt condolences" were sent to the family of Mr Banas in the Philippines.
The full inquest will take place in July.
Officials said almost 1.3 million votes would be recounted after allegations of fraud by the losing candidate - former banker Guillermo Lasso.
Mr Lasso has refused to accept anything less than a full recount.
His rival, the Socialist candidate, Lenin Moreno, won the second round with a slim majority of 51.15%.
He is set to replace his fellow socialist, President Rafael Correa, at the end of May.
The recount of the equivalent of 1.2 million votes, which would account for 12% of the total votes cast, will take place on Tuesday in public in the capital Quito.
The council has not disclosed what sort of ballots would be recounted.
Tom Bradshaw put them ahead with a clever finish from Josh Scowen's cross and skipper Conor Hourihane fired home a superb second before the break.
Norwich were more assertive after the interval and Nelson Oliveira reduced the deficit with a low 25-yard shot.
The Canaries continued to press but Graham Dorrans and Jacob Murphy missed the target as Barnsley held out.
Norwich boss Alex Neil, who played more than 100 games for Barnsley during his playing career, made one change to the side that thrashed Brentford 5-0 last week, with Josh Murphy joining his twin brother in the starting line-up.
They were second best for most of the first half, though, as Bradshaw and Hourihane both scored their first goals since the home side's 4-0 win at Wolves in mid-September.
Neil, twice on the losing side for the Reds against Norwich in 2001-02, made a double change at the break as Josh Murphy and Alex Pritchard were replaced by Youssouf Mulumbu and Martin Olsson.
Oliveira's sixth of the season put them on the front foot, but their best effort in the closing stages was a shot from distance by full-back Ivo Pinto, which was saved by Adam Davies, as they slipped to eighth in the table, with Barnsley moving up to 11th.
Barnsley head coach Paul Heckingbottom: "It was a case of two teams playing two different shapes and I thought we imposed our shape on them better in the first half.
"They made changes at half-time and they imposed their shape and system on us at the start of the second half.
"It changes the mentality and we had to get to grips with the middle of the park again. They were much stronger with their midfield three so we had to change and regain control of the middle of the pitch.
"I don't think there's ever been a dip in confidence or belief. You need to not get down if things aren't going your way and don't get carried away if they are going your way."
Norwich boss Alex Neil: "We basically got bullied in the first half. Physically, we didn't compete.
"They're good at what they do and if you don't match it you're going to have a tough time. "To be fair to them, they thoroughly deserved the win based on their first-half performance.
"It wasn't down to tactics - we just didn't compete well enough, which is hard to accept. In the second half it was roles reversed and I thought we were totally dominant.
"You've got to be flexible in this league, take any test that comes your way and be good enough to overcome it."
Match ends, Barnsley 2, Norwich City 1.
Second Half ends, Barnsley 2, Norwich City 1.
Substitution, Barnsley. Saidy Janko replaces Ryan Kent.
Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Conor Hourihane.
Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Conor Hourihane.
Attempt blocked. Youssouf Mulumbu (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by James Bree.
Hand ball by Youssouf Mulumbu (Norwich City).
Substitution, Norwich City. Kyle Lafferty replaces Robbie Brady.
Foul by Graham Dorrans (Norwich City).
Josh Scowen (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jacob Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Sam Morsy (Barnsley).
Youssouf Mulumbu (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Josh Scowen (Barnsley).
Attempt saved. Ivo Pinto (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Olsson.
Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Marc Roberts (Barnsley).
Graham Dorrans (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Conor Hourihane (Barnsley).
Attempt missed. Stefan Payne (Barnsley) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Scowen with a cross.
Hand ball by Ryan Kent (Barnsley).
Martin Olsson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adam Hammill (Barnsley).
Substitution, Barnsley. Stefan Payne replaces Tom Bradshaw.
Substitution, Barnsley. Adam Hammill replaces Sam Winnall.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Sam Morsy (Barnsley) because of an injury.
Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
Attempt blocked. Robbie Brady (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Graham Dorrans.
Attempt missed. Jacob Murphy (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Olsson.
Attempt saved. Jacob Murphy (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
Attempt saved. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Robbie Brady (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Sam Morsy (Barnsley).
Attempt missed. Graham Dorrans (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
Attempt missed. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Youssouf Mulumbu.
Offside, Barnsley. Ryan Kent tries a through ball, but Josh Scowen is caught offside.
Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Ryan Kent.
Attempt missed. Tom Bradshaw (Barnsley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Hourihane following a set piece situation.
During a campaign stop at a brewery in Michigan, he explained how he had implored young aides, during a picturesque swing through the upper peninsula of the Great Lake State, to avert their eyes from their smartphones and to take in the scenery passing by unnoticed outside.
Though sometimes it meant coming late to the newest Trump Twitter storm or reading the freshest batch of Clinton campaign emails a few minutes after Wikileaks released them - an eternity in this age of hurtling news cycles - I have tried to heed his advice.
For the landscape of America is not just a wonder to behold, but always provided clues to this election.
The post-industrial wastelands of the rustbelt, with their skeletal remains and carcass-like old steel mills, are hardly a new feature of the topography in states like Pennsylvania and Ohio. But to view them again was to look at the seedbeds of Trumpism - rubble-strewn but seedbeds nonetheless.
In New Hampshire, especially when we visited some of the state's pretty university campuses, it was impossible not to notice the Bernie Sanders signs dotting the snow-covered lawns and verges. In Florida, ahead of Super Tuesday, it was the absence of Marco Rubio placards and the proliferation of Make America Great Again signage that pointed towards a Trump victory.
More recently in the suburbs of Philadelphia, the home to many soccer moms, security moms and Starbucks moms, demographics that often have the decisive say in presidential elections, it was the surfeit of Clinton/Kaine markers.
Had we not been looking outside the window as we drove away from Pittsburgh airport one morning, we would have failed to notice the signpost to Clinton, Pennsylvania.
Down that road, greeting drivers as they entered, was a mammoth Trump/Pence billboard, which stood in towering defiance of the name of this small hamlet, and conveyed the message that Clinton was Trump country.
Just this past weekend, had our eyes been trained on our smartphones as we drove through the steel town of Braddock, Pennsylvania, we wouldn't have seen the long queue stretching around the block.
Knowing that these people could not be queuing to cast their ballots, since Pennsylvania doesn't have early voting, we stopped to see what was happening. We found out they were waiting in the damp cold for food handouts.
Many of these working people, inevitably, were supporting Donald Trump, even though none of them could ever afford to stay at one of his hotels or play a round at one of his golf courses.
Indeed, the rule of thumb in this election, in non-urban settings especially, was the more impoverished the landscape, the more likely its inhabitants were to support the billionaire.
Yet this election hasn't only provided a lesson in geography, physical and political. Teachable moments have come in all manner of forms. We've had to study again the fast-changing demographics of the American electorate.
For years we've been talking about the mounting importance of the Hispanic vote, and it is clear already from early voting that this sleeping giant has awoken. In Florida, the Clinton campaign estimates it has increased by 139% over four years ago.
The multi-ethnic make-up of this nation of immigrants could end up being decisive. Indeed, just as a sign hung in the Clinton campaign headquarters in 1992 declaring "It's the economy, stupid," this year it could easily read "It's the demographics, stupid."
Because it is weighted so heavily in the Democrats' favour at present, the Electoral College, the state-based mechanism by which Americans elect their presidents, is also key.
This is primarily because many of the most populous states, like California, New York, Illinois and Pennsylvania, are reliably Democratic. They form part of the famed "blue wall" - 18 states, plus the District of Columbia - that have voted Democrat in the past six elections.
If recent history repeats itself, those states alone would give Hillary Clinton 242 Electoral College votes. If she won Florida, and its 29 electoral votes, she would bust through the 270 mark needed to win.
Understanding Electoral College mathematics is essential for any campaign reporter, but I wonder how many correspondents have, like me, checked the rules in Nebraska and Maine, the only states that are not winner-takes-all. Another teachable moment.
There have been others. Since most of us modern-day journalists like to try our hands at psychiatric portraiture, I have tried to learn more about narcissistic personality disorder.
Many commentators from both sides believe having a basic grasp of the condition was important in making sense of the behaviour of Donald Trump. It also came in handy when the disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner made an unexpected cameo at the end.
On the psychiatric front, I've also learned more about co-dependency or relationship addiction. Defined as "an emotional and behavioural condition that affects an individual's ability to have a healthy, mutually satisfying relationship," it neatly described the media's relationship with Donald Trump.
Covering Hillary Clinton raised the fascinating question of what feminism means for millennial women, many of whom have been singularly unenthused by the prospect of a first female president.
And as with Trump, her personality is endlessly intriguing. Why, for instance, does she struggle to convey the warmth and spontaneity in public that many of us have witnessed in private? Trump, too, can ooze charm when you meet him one-on-one.
Because of the criminalisation of American politics, and, more specifically, the FBI's investigations into Hillary Clinton's private email server, we've all had to brush up on our jurisprudence. If this election turns out to be disputed, maybe we will have to become quickly versed again in US constitutional law, as in 2000, although one can only hope that this year's contest will be decided by voters rather than jurists dressed in black robes.
Because of the "celebritisation" of American politics, the blurring of the lines between pop culture and political culture, we've all had to try at least to keep pace with the zeitgeist.
Katy Perry (Roar), Pharrell Williams (Happy) and Rachel Platten (Fight Song) have provided much of the soundtrack, but I confess that the most memorable musical moment of the campaign came for me when Donald Trump entered on the night of the Empire State primary with Frank Sinatra's thumping anthem, New York, New York, bouncing off the marble walls of Trump Tower.
That night I made the mistake of trying to record what we call a piece to camera while the billionaire was delivering his victory speech.
Blessed with a booming voice, in an atrium that doubles as an echo chamber, for a few seconds my words came close to overpowering his. Thinking he was being heckled, Trump stopped mid-stream, as his security and press team converged on my red-faced cameraman and me.
On other occasions, when Trump harangued the press in a thuggish and abusive way, I would happily have ejected myself from Trump Tower.
This has been an ugly and dispiriting campaign. All the more reason to look out the window at the landscape.
But what of the people who inhabit this great land - the voters who decide this election?
The commonplace has it that a country gets the politics it deserves. But as we reach the end to this absurdly long and costly process, my sense and profound belief is that America is better than this election.
Painted advertisements for products and services that have long gone, but the signs have remained.
Cataloguing and photographing them before they fade completely is Teessider John Rymer's passion.
His Facebook page - Ghost Signs UK - is an indication of how far interest has spread.
"The biggest viewers are from the UK, then the United States," he said.
"But we go all the way down to China, United Arab Emirates, Netherlands, Turkey.
"Virtually every country in the world has appeared on there."
The sign Mr Rymer spotted first, and which got him hooked, is a huge painted advertisement overlooking Redcar bus station.
The paint is flaking, the letters are becoming more indistinct, but it is still possible to make out the 1940s message urging travellers to use the United bus service.
"I just like the fact that somebody 70 years ago would be looking at that and there it is, still here, after the person who painted it is long gone," he said.
One so called ghost sign in the north of England has recently been repainted.
Displayed on a gable end on York's Lord Mayor's Walk, the 1920s sign proclaims the efficacy of bile beans.
The money needed to repaint the sign, about £2,000, was raised by the people of York in less than a week.
"When we decided to repaint it the public response was absolutely overwhelming," said Sir Ron Cooke, former chairman of York Civic Trust.
"There were hundreds of people who expressed an interest in it.
"It brings a smile to people's faces, everybody driving along this very busy road tends to look at it and grin."
A lot of the signs are fading and some argue they should be listed, like buildings of architectural merit.
"Unfortunately you would have to have an agency that would be responsible for them," Sir Ron said.
"At the moment nobody owns them, so it's public goodwill that keeps them going."
Fifty miles north of York another sign, from the 1930s, is still trying to persuade Middlesbrough's motorists to buy Esso petrol.
Like many others it too is fading and, if it cannot be listed and no-one is really responsible for it, the question remains as to how long it will last for future generations.
Santa vs Jesus, made by London company Komo Games, is played by two teams - one for each of the festive figures - who battle through challenges in an attempt to win the most "believers".
It was funded via crowd-sourcing site Kickstarter which said it was the "most complained about game in history".
But fans have called it "good fun".
Danny Webster, spokesperson for the Evangelical Alliance, says he believes a board game helping people learn about Jesus at Christmas would be "a great innovation" but he has a problem with the Santa vs Jesus game because "it trivialises Christian belief and equates them both as fictional characters.
"With over 4 out of 10 people in the UK mistakenly thinking that Jesus was not a real historical person, this game won't help correct that.
"At its heart Christmas is about celebrating the birth of Jesus and the gift of life he brings. Santa comes from the story of St Nicholas who as a Christian bishop was generous to the poor and was very happy to have Christ as his king.
"When it comes to Santa vs Jesus, we're firmly on Team Jesus too."
Some of the opinions of reviewers on Amazon, where the game is for sale, are less measured and include allegations of blasphemy and disrespect: "I dare you, creators of this game and Amazon, to make a game about Mohammed!
"You wouldn't would you! Then why pick Jesus? Christians are currently soft targets so why not jump on the bandwagon!"
Another review reads: "I find it in the poorest of taste and offensive. Jesus (complete with nail holes in hands) and Santa with his followers and friends fighting over a Christmas tree. How upsetting, cheap and nasty to corrupt the beauty and meaning of Christmas in this way."
Despite the controversy, Santa vs Jesus was fully funded within days of the project going live, securing the £4,500 Kickstarter goal in 48 hours and eventually attracting more than £7,000 of investment.
One of the creators of the game, Julian Miller, says sales "are exceeding all expectations and we've had to rush through another order with our manufacturer to keep up with the demand".
Mr Miller, along with David McGranaghan, came up with the game for a family Christmas party a few years ago.
"The enthusiasm of our family and friends and the rise in popularity of games such as Cards Against Humanity and Exploding Kittens made us realise there was a gap in the market for a funny tongue-in-cheek game pitting Santa against Jesus.
"For years people have wondered 'who rules Christmas? Santa or Jesus?'"
Not everyone is enraged by the game, though.
One commentator said: "It looks enormous fun. I am a Christian and am not the least offended by anything I saw.
"Take it in the spirit it is meant to be played."
Buddhist youths armed with sticks roamed the streets in search of Muslim residents to attack, state media say.
Police said at least one person died on Wednesday and Muslim-owned houses and businesses had been set alight.
The clashes were sparked a day earlier by rumours that a Muslim man had doused a Buddhist woman with fuel and set het alight at a petrol station.
Recent months have seen a number of clashes between Buddhist and Muslim communities in Burma.
The violence in Lashio, the capital of Burma's north-eastern Shan state, has spread from western and central regions where tens of thousands of Muslims have been driven from their homes.
The unrest reportedly erupted on Tuesday evening after police refused to hand over to a crowd the man accused of setting the Buddhist woman alight.
Officials said mobs set fire to buildings, although the full extent of the unrest remained unclear.
The woman had been taken to hospital and the man was in police custody, reports said. The authorities imposed a curfew in the town on Tuesday night, according to residents.
The fresh outbreak of clashes on Wednesday came despite claims from the authorities that soldiers and police had restored calm.
Four people were wounded in fighting that began at about 14:00 local time (07:30 GMT), presidential spokesman Ye Htut said in a Facebook post.
One man was "hacked to death", he was reported as saying by the news agency AFP. Police fired guns to disperse rioters.
A Muslim orphanage and a mosque were thought to be among the buildings torched. The Associated Press said Buddhist monks were taking part in the unrest.
Many Buddhists and Muslims stayed locked inside their homes and shops were closed across the town.
"Damaging religious buildings and creating religious riots is inappropriate for the democratic society we are trying to create,'' Ye Htut said on Facebook.
"Any criminal act will be dealt with according to the law."
In March, at least 43 people - mostly Muslims - died in violence that erupted after an argument at a Muslim-owned shop in the central town of Meiktila.
The owner of the shop and nine other Muslims were imprisoned last month for that outbreak of violence. As yet no Buddhists have been convicted over the Meiktila clashes.
Ethnic violence in Rakhine state last year left nearly 200 people dead and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes.
The conflict that erupted in Rakhine involved Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims, who are not recognised as Burmese citizens.
The communities remain largely segregated in the wake of the violence, with many displaced Rohingya Muslims living in tents or temporary camps.
Human rights groups have criticised Burmese authorities for being complicit in the persecution of the Rohingya.
This has perplexed scientists for almost a century, because the alternative metabolic process for energy production - respiration - produces more energy from the same amount of sugar.
But scientists have now calculated that fermentation actually produces more energy per resource spent, once the cost of building the molecular machineries for each process is factored in.
The finding is published in the journal Nature and offers a fresh perspective for cancer research, the researchers believe.
Wine, cheese, and bread are just a few products of fermentation by microorganisms - a process they use to obtain energy from sugar molecules.
However, in the presence of oxygen, microorganisms have a choice between fermentation and respiration.
From the same amount of sugar, respiration yields more than twice the amount of energy that fermentation does.
Despite this, fast-growing cells prefer to use the less efficient fermentation process.
Needless to say, this puzzle has kept the scientific community in a bit of a… pickle since the 1920s when this phenomenon was first discovered (pickling is a food preservation technique that involves fermentation).
To solve the puzzle, Prof Terry Hwa and his collaborators from UC San Diego took a step back and had a look at the whole cell as a system, rather than individual molecules or isolated pathways.
"We used the top-down strategy - understanding the connection between molecules at the bottom and the physiology at the top."
"For bacteria to grow fast, they need lots of ribosomes… and ribosomes making ribosomes", explained Terry as he emphasized that a lot of ribosomes are "tied up" in making the proteins for the fermentation and respiration machineries.
To get a handle on things, the researchers measured the resources involved in making each of these two machineries.
The microorganism they used was Escherichia coli, the well-studied gut bacterium, and the technique was quantitative proteomics, allowing the identification and quantification of the proteins they were interested in.
When they drew the line and calculated the costs involved, Prof Hwa's team found that building and running the fermentation pathway was "cheaper" for fast growing cells.
This idea was first suggested several years ago by a group of theoretical biologists from the Netherlands, and Prof Hwa's team has provided the experimental evidence for it.
"What we discovered could be compared to the difference between generating energy by a coal factory versus a nuclear power plant," said Terry Hwa.
"Coal factories produce energy less efficiently than nuclear power plants on a per-carbon basis, but they are a lot cheaper to build."
"The cell is taking its growth into account. It's making an integrated decision."
Prof Hwa expressed hope that this work could be applied to cancer research.
"Cancer cells, and also stem cells, use fermentation to generate energy aerobically. We think our work brings a new perspective for cancer study."
The results may also have implications for biotechnology.
Prof Terry Hwa added: "Metabolic engineers are always trying to reduce metabolic waste in engineered organisms in order to reduce cost. Our findings suggest different strategies need to be devised to increase metabolic efficiency."
Roedd Huw Jones, cadeirydd S4C, ac Ian Jones, prif weithredwr y Sianel, yn rhoi tystiolaeth gerbron Pwyllgor Materion Cymreig Tŷ'r Cyffredin ddydd Llun.
Mae S4C yn cael eu hariannu gan gyfuniad o ffi'r drwydded deledu, gyda swm llawer llai yn dod o'r Adran Ddiwylliant Chwaraeon a'r Celfyddydau.
Yn 2015 dywedodd S4C eu bod wedi cael gwybod y byddant yn gorfod gwneud arbedion o £1.7 miliwn erbyn 2020 o ganlyniad i Adolygiad Gwariant y Llywodraeth.
Byddai hynny'n golygu y byddai gwariant blynyddol yr Adran Ddiwylliant Chwaraeon a'r Celfyddydau yn cael ei dorri o £6.7m i £5m.
Ond cafodd y toriadau eu rhewi tra bod arolwg yn cael ei gynnal o'r modd y mae'r Sianel yn cael ei chyllido.
Dywedodd Ian Jones, sydd wedi cyhoeddi y bydd yn gadael ei swydd fel prif weithredwr ar ôl yr arolwg, fod y Sianel wedi wynebu "toriadau ar ôl toriadau, ac na all hyn barhau".
Dywedodd AS Ceredigion, Mark Williams fod aelodau'r pwyllgor wedi ymweld ag S4C yn ddiweddar a'u bod yn credu fod y gwasanaeth yn cael ei redeg yn effeithiol a'i "bod yn anodd gweld lle bod modd gwneud mwy o doriadau".
Mae rhai yn amcangyfrif y gallai Adran Ddiwylliant San Steffan dorri £700,000 ar wariant ar S4C yn 2017/18.
Ond mae ansicrwydd ynglŷn â phryd yn union fydd hyn yn digwydd.
Dywedodd Mr Ian Jones y byddai hynny'n cael effaith sylweddol ar S4C ac y byddai'n rhai torri popeth yn ôl i'r asgwrn.
Byddai'n rhaid, meddai, edrych ar leihau'r defnydd o isdeitlo.
Yn ôl Mr Jones roedd hi'n aneglur a fyddai S4C yn wynebu toriadau o £700,000 yn y flwyddyn ariannol 2017/18, neu a fyddai unrhyw doridau yn gorfod aros tan fod yr arolwg ariannol wedi ei gwblhau.
Dywedodd Huw Hones, Caerdiydd S4C, ei fod o'n gobeithio y byddai'r arolwg ddim yn cymryd mwy na chwe mis i'w gwblhau.
Yn ôl Ian Jones, yr unig fodd i S4C allu goroesi yn y dyfodol yw ei bod yn gallu cynnig gwasanethau ar wahanol blatfformiau.
"Mae'n rhaid bod y cynnwys ar gael - a bod cynulleidfaoedd yn gallu ei gael pryd a lle maen nhw moyn."
Ychwanegodd fod y BBC a Channel 4 wedi gallu cynnig gwasanaethau newydd a hynny drwy dargedu cynulleidfaoedd penodol.
Dyw S4C, meddai, heb fod yn gallu gwneud hyn ohewydd diffyg cyllid.
"Rydym angen sicrhau nad yw S4C yn dod yn wasanaeth ail ddosbarth... ydw i'n credu bod yna ddigon o gyllid i wneud hynny nawr? Na, dwi ddim," meddai.
Cafodd y ddau hefyd eu holi am fwriad S4C i symud eu pencadlys i Gaerfyrddin.
Clywodd y pwyllgor fod y cynlluniau yn mynd yn eu blaen yn ôl y disgwyl, ac mai'r bwriad yw i ail-leoli yn raddol ar ôl Pasg y flwyddyn nesaf.
The area near the main administrative block of JNU is filled with passionate students.
They cheer loudly as a speaker climbs on to a stage.
Slogans like "free Kanhaiya Kumar" and "long live revolution" fill the air as hundreds of visibly agitated students pour into the area.
Those gathered here believe that Mr Kumar, the leader of the university's student union, is innocent of the sedition charges levelled against him, and are shocked by the fact that police entered the university to arrest him on Saturday.
Police have alleged he organised an event commemorating the hanging of 2001 Parliament attacks convict Afzal Guru, where "anti-India slogans" were raised.
The students here passionately defend Mr Kumar when I ask them what actually happened at the event.
"We are not terrorists. We are just students and we also condemn anti-India slogans. Our president had nothing to do with those slogans at the event," a student tells me.
But she refuses to speak on camera.
"I don't want to be seen on camera. I am worried about my safety," she says.
Student activist Shreya Ghosh speaks of the fear prevailing inside the university.
"We have been sleeping in different rooms every night to avoid arrest," she says.
Another student activist Deepshita claims that ideological politics lies at the heart of Mr Kumar's arrest.
"Right-wing students want to increase their foothold in the university and that is why they got him [Mr Kumar] arrested. They feel bolstered because the right-wing BJP party is in power at the centre," she says.
Professor Rajarshi Dasgupta agrees.
It's 3pm and speakers are becoming more ferocious in their attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP party.
Among the speakers is Prof Ajith Kanna.
"If Kanhaiya is anti-national, then I am also anti-national," he tells the cheering crowd.
But he pleads with his students to remain peaceful and not pay attention to rumours.
And rumours are not in short supply, flying across the tension filled campus. Among them are that more than 100 armed right-wing activists have entered the campus.
I meet right-wing student group Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) member Saurabh Kumar a few blocks away from the protest site.
"The law will decide whether he [Kanhaiya Kumar] is guilty or not but we won't tolerate anti-India activities inside this campus," he says.
But not everyone is protesting.
At one of the student housing facilities, I meet PhD students Bibas Sewa and Bijay Thapa.
The two condemn the arrest of Mr Kumar, but agree that the protests have disrupted their studies.
Even at a time when politics has gripped JNU, there are some students who just want to get on with their work.
Police, fire and ambulance services were called to the Carlsberg plant in Northampton at about 12:30 GMT.
In total, 22 people - 11 Carlsberg staff, two police officers and nine firefighters - were taken to hospital.
The man who died was a Carlsberg employee in his 40s, while the victim in a serious condition is a 51-year-old man.
Carlsberg confirmed production at the plant has ceased temporarily.
Julian Momen, chief executive officer of Carlsberg UK, said: "We are deeply, deeply saddened by today's tragic incident and subsequent fatality.
"Our immediate thoughts are with the individual's family, friends and colleagues at this very difficult time and we will support them in every way we can."
In a joint statement, the emergency services earlier said the gas leak was confined to the Bridge Street site and staff from within the building were evacuated.
They said there was "no risk to members of the public outside".
Nine firefighters and two police officers were taken to hospital as a "precautionary measure".
Mr Momen added: "Our further thoughts and support are with our colleagues and members of the emergency services who are being treated in hospital.
"Nothing is more important to us than the safety of everyone working for us.
"We are working closely with the authorities to investigate how this tragic incident occurred and we will be in a position to say more once a full investigation has been concluded."
An air ambulance was spotted taking off from the scene and people were seen leaving with tissues over their mouths.
Northamptonshire Police said six fire engines were called to the scene to "secure" the site, but that no cordons or road closures were set up.
The force said it would work with the Health and Safety Executive to investigate the incident.
The court ruled that the controversial Section 66A of the Information Technology Act was unconstitutional.
In recent years, several people have been arrested for their comments on Facebook or Twitter, sparking outrage.
The government had defended the law, saying it was meant to deter people from uploading offensive material.
Tuesday's order was delivered by a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on petitions filed by civil rights groups and a law student who argued that Section 66A violated people's fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression.
"Section 66A is unconstitutional and we have no hesitation in striking it down," news agency AFP quoted Justice RF Nariman as saying in court.
"The public's right to know is directly affected by section 66A," he added.
Section 66A was sweeping in its powers - it could send a person to jail for three years for sending an email or other electronic message that "causes annoyance or inconvenience".
The law was first challenged by a law student after two young women were arrested in November 2012 in Mumbai for comments on Facebook following the death of politician Bal Thackeray.
Shaheen Dhada was held for criticising Mumbai's shutdown after Thackeray's death. Renu Srinivasan, who "liked" the comment, was also arrested. The two were later released on bail.
The arrests led to outrage in India with many calling for the law to be scrapped.
Since then there have been several other arrests under the law, leading to charges of abuse:
Within minutes of Tuesday's court order, #Sec66A was trending on Twitter with many Indians applauding the ruling.
Delhi's governing Aam Aadmi Party welcomed the order:
Journalist Swati Vashishtha said the right to dissent was the most important right for citizens:
Popular author Chetan Bhagat said he was "super happy":
Pankaj Pachauri, communications advisor to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, said "good riddance" to the law:
Profits rose 13.5% to £143m for the six months to 31 July, the first increase in half-year profits for four years.
Like-for-like sales - which strip out the impact of new stores - rose 2% in the May-to-July quarter, the third straight quarter of growth.
Morrisons added it had seen "no negative impact" since the Brexit vote.
"It is too early to know how the recent referendum result could affect the British economy, but customers tell us their food shopping has not changed," it said.
The grocery sector has seen a fierce competition as the big four supermarket chains - Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons - have tried to fight off the threat posed to them by the rapid growth of discount chains Aldi and Lidl.
Morrisons' chief executive David Potts, who took charge of the chain in March 2015, has been attempting to revive the retailer's fortunes through measures such as price cuts and improving customer service.
"We have made improvements to the shopping trip for customers and we plan to do more," he said.
Morrisons chairman Andrew Higginson said: "The new team has made a real difference and delivered further good progress across the board in the first half."
As well as improving sales, Morrisons also said it expected to exceed its three-year cost savings target of £1bn by the end of 2016-17.
It has also cut its net debt by £477m to £1.27bn, which is below its full-year target of £1.4bn-£1.5bn.
Investors welcomed the latest results from Morrisons, pushing its share price up more than 7% in morning trading.
The shares have risen 40% this year and the company is now worth £4.8bn - only £400m less than Sainsbury's.
Neil Wilson, from ETX Capital, said: "Amid a struggling supermarket sector beset by cost pressures, these are very encouraging figures and a big boost for David Potts. His 'fix, rebuild and grow' strategy seems to be paying off well."
Nicholas Hyett, a Hargreaves Lansdown analyst, said Morrisons was "delivering one of the most impressive self help-fuelled turnarounds out there".
"The group is not so much taking a knife to its cost base as a meat cleaver," he said.
However, he added: "Morrisons is not completely out of the woods. Lower sterling will increase the costs of imported foods and how far the supermarket is able to pass that increase on to customers remains to be seen."
The scheme, led by community interest group Shrewsbury Hydro, has already attracted funding of more than £100,000 to carry out studies.
It hopes to generate about 1.7 million kilowatt hours of electricity from the site next to the weir.
A public consultation opened on Wednesday and is expected to run until the end of the month.
Shropshire Council is expected to make a decision on the planning application by the end of May.
Details have also been submitted to the Environment Agency.
Shrewsbury Hydro believe the electricity generated would be enough to power more than 350 homes and save the equivalent of 900 tonnes of CO2 a year.
The project is expected to cost £3m-£3.5m and be funded by selling community shares.
Sadia Ahmed is accused of killing Inayah Ahmed at her home in the city's Drumchapel area on 17 April.
The 26-year-old is accused of "restricting her breathing by means presently unknown" and murdering her.
Ms Ahmed appeared in private at Glasgow Sheriff Court where she made no plea or declaration and was remanded in custody by Sheriff Linda Ruxton.
Ms Ahmed will appear for a full committal hearing next week.
Fourteen-month-old Inayah was reported to have become unwell at her home on 17 April.
She was taken by ambulance to the city's Royal Hospital for Sick Children where she died three days later.
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There are no other known surviving examples of these two pages anywhere in the world, from a book believed to have been printed in London in the 1470s.
The pages had been "under their noses" unrecognised in the library's archives.
Erika Delbecque, special collections librarian at the university, described the find as "incredibly rare".
The two pages, with religious texts in medieval Latin, were produced by Caxton at his pioneering printing works in Westminster - and are now going on public display for the first time since they were sold from his print shop in the 15th Century.
They are believed to be from the earliest years of Caxton's printing press, either 1476 or 1477, and are being hailed as a remarkable discovery.
The only other pages from this book known to be in existence are eight leaves held by the British Library.
An early printing specialist, Andrew Hunter, of Blackwells Books, said that in the world of rare books, a find like this has a "special, almost magic, resonance".
But the leaf of paper, printed on both sides, has not always been treated with such reverence.
"The leaf had previously been pasted into another book for the undignified purpose of reinforcing its spine," says librarian Ms Delbeque, who first recognised the pages' significance.
"We understand it was rescued by a librarian at the University of Cambridge in 1820, who had no idea that it was an original Caxton leaf."
The pages have been owned by the University of Reading since 1997, bought as part of a bigger collection of manuscripts and books with the help of a lottery grant.
But they had not been recognised as Caxton's work until Ms Delbeque was cataloguing a collection of loose pages which had been detached from their original books.
"I suspected it was special as soon as I saw it. The trademark black letter typeface, layout and red paragraph marks indicate it is very early Western European printing," she said.
"It is astonishing that it has been under our noses for so long."
They are of great significance to scholars and book experts and are expected to have a financial value in excess of £100,000.
Caxton expert and former deputy keeper at the British Library, Dr Lotte Hellinga, said that it was a very rare event for a piece of printing by Caxton to be found.
"Its condition is good, considering that it spent some 300 years bound in the spine of a book and another 200 resting forgotten in an album of fragments rescued from other bindings," said Dr Hellinga.
The pages are from a book called the Sarum Ordinal, which was a handbook for priests with details of feast days of English saints.
The text had been written in the 11th Century and copied in the form of hand-written manuscripts.
But the arrival of printing meant that the book could be reproduced much more readily and cheaply - and it is believed that there might have been hundreds of copies produced by Caxton's press.
This copy also shows how books were in a transition from manuscripts to printing - as the red marks on the page, showing paragraph breaks, were added by hand after printing.
But the Sarum Ordinal also has another claim to fame. It was the subject of the first ever recorded book advert. Caxton was an entrepreneur as well as innovator and printed his own adverts urging people to call into his printing shop to buy their own copy.
The pages will go on public display from 10 to 30 May at the Museum of English Rural Life at the University of Reading.
They said the move - extending the policy for 2014 and 2015 - would save an average rail commuter £400 by 2020.
The Lib Dems said they had fought in government to keep rail fares down while the Tories "repeatedly argued" for above-inflation increases.
Labour called the pledge "unfunded, uncosted and... totally unbelievable".
The pledge would affect regulated fares, which cover about half of all tickets sold including season tickets and day returns.
A restriction limiting rises in these fares to RPI (retail prices index) inflation has been in place for the past two years under the coalition government.
Between 2004 and 2013, regulated fares rose by an average of RPI plus 1% annually, in an attempt to reduce taxpayer subsidies to the industry.
In 2014 and 2015 the government limited the increase to RPI only. In January, regulated rail fares in England increased by 2.2%.
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Transport Secretary Patrick McLaughlin insisted that the cap on fare increases could be afforded.
"We've capped them for the last two years, we're also seeing growth on our railways too," he said.
"On some of the railway lines we're seeing 6% growth.
"We're investing record amounts, so it is possible for us to be able to say over the next five years we will stick to an increase of RPI ."
Does the Conservative price "freeze" policy mean rail fares will remain the same?
The Conservatives say they will "freeze" rail fares in England for the whole of the next parliament. However, read the small print, and this doesn't mean your rail fare will stay the same.
As the Tories go on to explain, prices may rise but the policy would ensure the only increases are those pegged to inflation.
This would control costs for many commuters, but would all tickets be subject to the rule?
The Tories' policy only targets "regulated" rail fares - these include season tickets, some off-peak returns as well as anytime tickets in major cities.
The House of Commons Library said in January 2015 that just 45% of fares are regulated. So people buying unregulated fares - such as advance purchase bookings and the other fares that fall outside the scope of regulation - won't necessarily benefit from the Conservatives' pledge.
But Labour's shadow transport secretary Michael Dugher said rail fares overall had risen by 20% on average since 2010, while services had worsened for "hard-pressed commuters".
He said: "Labour wants to see big changes on rail - action on fares, but also an end to the failed franchises, a public-sector operator and for the first time a passenger voice to stop the rip-off railways that have defined David Cameron's government."
Lib Dem Norman Baker, a former transport minister under the coalition, said: "It is astonishing that the Conservatives would now turn around and claim they are going to freeze fares.
"They have shown no willingness to do so in the last five years and no-one should believe them now."
BBC transport correspondent Richard Westcott said fewer than one in 10 people commuted by train, with most using the car to get to work.
But he added: "Rail fares are always contentious, because they went up by more than inflation every year for a decade."
Transport campaigners have called on any future government to start cutting prices.
Stephen Joseph, chief executive of Campaign for Better Transport, said: "Rail passengers have suffered inflation-busting fare rises for most of the last 10 years, which have far outstripped wage growth, so any commitment to end real-terms fare increases is welcome.
"However, more is needed: we want to see flexible tickets for the army of part-time workers who currently pay full fares, and more widely, the whole rail fares system needs to be made simpler, fairer and cheaper."
Mick Cash, leader of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, said: "This latest stunt would still mean annual fare increases that would institutionalise the harsh reality that the British passenger pays the highest fares in Europe to travel on rammed out and unreliable trains."
A few days ago, Sydney woman Karen Nettleton received the knock on her door she had been dreading.
She was told her granddaughter's husband was dead and her daughter's husband was missing, presumed dead.
The Australian government is now trying to verify the deaths of the two Australian men, Mohamed Elomar and Khaled Sharrouf, who left the country two years ago to join the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria and Iraq.
The second-generation Lebanese migrants, born in Australia, shot to notoriety when they posted photos of themselves on social media holding up what were described as severed heads of pro-Syrian government fighters.
One of the photos showed Sharrouf's seven-year-old son holding up a head.
Sharrouf is a convicted terrorist who married Mrs Nettleton's daughter Tara. She and her five children followed Sharrouf to Syria.
Elomar, Sharrouf's friend and boxing partner, is married to Sharrouf's 14-year old daughter.
In a media statement, Mrs Nettleton said she did not want her family "to be collateral damage in this shameful and tragic war".
But it is too late for that. Their story has become part of a wider debate about whether Australians who support IS in any way should forfeit their citizenship.
The Australian government thinks they should and this week introduced a bill into parliament that will strip dual nationals convicted of or suspected of being involved with terrorism of their citizenship.
The Labor opposition is expected to support the bill.
One problem, says University of Sydney law professor Anne Twomey, is the kinds of people the bill targets.
Prof Twomey says the government is suggesting the bill is all about protecting the nation from Australians who were born in another country leaving to fight with overseas terrorist groups.
"But it could include Australians born and bred here but who, for some reason, have citizenship of another country," she told the BBC.
And the categories of conduct that could strip someone of their citizenship "can cover all sorts of things", she says.
"It can involve things that have little relation to those that we traditionally think of as terrorism, for example damaging Commonwealth property or committing a violent act with an ideological motive."
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Tim Vines, a lawyer and vice-president of Civil Liberties Australia, agrees.
"It is a brand new frontier of stripping citizenship as a punishment," says Mr Vines.
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has said a parliamentary committee will consider some of these concerns.
"But the advice from the agencies is that government assets, police, all of these, terrorists would seek to do harm to those people, to those assets," he said.
The government had originally proposed giving the immigration minister the power to decide who should lose their citizenship.
When it was pointed out this would be unconstitutional as only the judiciary has this power, it drafted a bill that says a person "self-executes" the loss of their citizenship by conducting certain acts.
However, by making it a matter for legislation, judicial power has shifted to the parliament, which may also be unconstitutional, says Mr Vines.
There are other problems.
"There are now two classes of Australians. Sole Australian citizens [born here and who have no other citizenship] who are special, who are more Australian compared with those Australians who have dual citizenship."
The Citizenship Act already allows children to lose their citizenship in certain circumstances, for example, if their parents lose it.
However, Mr Vines says because many more adults will now be caught up in the law - some of whom will be parents - the potential number of children who will be affected is larger.
The bill also changes the relationship between the government and a citizen, he says.
"I think morally if we have accepted someone's application to be a citizen and there is a compact between the government and that person... the state has a responsibility to look after and punish a citizen rather than exporting the problem."
The bill is silent on how people can challenge the loss of citizenship in the courts; it does not outline what happens if someone's conviction for terrorism is overturned, and it says nothing about who finds out about a person engaging in the kind of conduct proscribed by the Act.
Who in government will determine that the relevant conduct has occurred, asks University of Sydney law lecturers Rayner Thwaites and Emily Crawford.
"A minister? A bureaucrat subject to ministerial pressure? And what is the process by which that determination will be made?" they wrote in an article for The Conversation.
They noted that all the government needs to strip someone of their citizenship is the kind of low level information that can be used to refuse someone a visa.
The government estimates about half of the 120 Australians fighting with IS in the Middle East are dual nationals. Many other dual nationals are suspected of supporting terrorism from inside Australia.
Ironically, Tara Nettleton and her children are not dual citizens and it appears neither are Sharrouf and Elomar. The new bill would not have stripped them of their Australian citizenship.
Karen Nettleton says her daughter Tara "made the mistake of a lifetime" by leaving the country and has begged Prime Minister Tony Abbott for help.
"They want to come home," she says.
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With younger brother Jonny in second it was the result that the huge crowds in their home city of Leeds had wanted.
Reigning world champion Javier Gomez was well back in fourth.
Britain's Vicky Holland had earlier taken third in the women's race to underline her own medal chances in Rio.
Holland held off the challenge of her compatriot Jodie Stimpson as reigning world champion Gwen Jorgensen came past long-time race leader Flora Duffy on a storming run.
The brothers, Olympic gold and bronze medallists four summers ago, had been part of a small lead pack that also included Gomez as they exited the 1500m swim in Roundhay Park.
Alistair then accelerated away up the hill on to the bike course, with Jonny bridging across from the chase group to form a pack of four with France's Aurelien Raphael and Australian Aaron Royle.
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Working together well round the tight, technical course the four had a two-minute lead coming off the bikes.
And Alistair then hit the front on the run, going out hard to build a 19-second lap after two of the four laps as Jonny pulled clear of Royle and Raphael.
Roared on by crowds four-deep around the city centre course, he had extended that to half a minute as he came back on to the blue carpet for the final time, and was able to high-five his way down the finishing straight as the grandstands in Millennium Square rose to him.
"I had a good day," Alistair told BBC Sport. "My form is nowhere near that good and I think I was carried around by the fact it was in Leeds.
"At the start of the run I would have put my money on Jonny. I was fortunate to have a good day.
"The crowd was just phenomenal - it can lift you and it did today."
Jonny added: "It was a tough day, but a great day and no-one is going to beat Alistair on that kind of day."
Duffy, World Series leader, held a lead of around 40 seconds in the women's race as she and the British pair of Lucy Hall and Jess Learmonth came out of the water.
That had stretched to a minute and a half coming off the bike in transition two, with Jorgensen, Holland and Stimpson in the second group and Britain's 2013 world champion Non Stanford a further 28 seconds back after a disappointing swim.
But Jorgensen, the strongest runner on the circuit, had cut Duffy's lead to just 38 seconds two laps into the 10km run and came storming through coming into the fourth and final lap.
Bermuda's Duffy, who retains her current lead in the rankings, hung on for second while Holland pulled away from Stimpson in the final 100 metres.
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"Vicky was the better athlete on the day," said Stimpson.
"I'm still building at the minute and Vicky is as well. It is really exciting for GB going in to Rio. I think we're going to have a fantastic Olympics."
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Yet Brazil's Havaianas brand took the humble flip-flop to new heights. The company behind them was sold earlier this week for $1bn ($850m). Selling about 200 million pairs every year, it had produced a domestic and international phenomenon.
Across the country, there are whole shops dedicated to them. Rows and rows, in all colours and styles. There are strappy ones, shiny ones, ones in the colour of your favourite football team, ones with huge platform wedges.
The colourful rubber shoes have become synonymous with Brazil. Many carry a little Brazilian flag on their strap. "Havaianas embodies Brazil's fun, vibrant & spontaneous way of life," claims the company's Twitter account. And it is this strong identity that has helped it hold its own, against cheap versions of what is an easy-to-replicate design.
Overseas, they have also proved a hit, and often sell at highly inflated prices: A pair encrusted with Swarovski crystals currently sells for almost $100 (£80) at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York. They are sold all over the world, from the UK to Australia.
The success is a sure sign that the shoe's status has entirely flip-flopped it itself, from its 1960s origins as a purely functional, working-class footwear.
Back then, they were made only in one blue-and-white design, worn by workers across the country and sold by travelling salesmen out of the back of vans.
The company maintains that the first variation happened by accident in 1969, when one batch turned out green and became a surprise hit.
And that, according to local experts, is the secret of their success: they took a simple design and started experimenting.
This really kicked off in the 1990s, according to Daniel Gallas, the BBC's South America Business Correspondent, based in Sao Paulo.
"The company created different prototypes, accepted branding partnerships. With a few tweaks, a product costing 10 reais [£2, $3] could be sold for ten times that amount," he says.
"Brazil's masses could still purchase the old models; rich emerging Brazilians could afford the new, fancy ones. It was a turning point in the company - when it became an international hit and revenues multiplied."
Eduardo Alves, a luxury lifestyle writer based in Rio De Janiero, calls it one of "the most remarkable upgrades in the history of fashion".
Suddenly they were in vogue.
"It was the opposite when I was kid," a Brazilian friend once told me, of growing up in late-1980s Brasilia. "I was mortified when my mum brought us all pairs to wear to school. They felt so uncool."
Back then, they were so commonplace they were put on a list of fundamental products by the Brazilian government, alongside various household groceries, in its attempts to control inflation.
But, says Eduardo Alves, there is also a darker side to the success story.
Alpargatas - the company that make the shoes - was owned by the J&F group, which manages the fortune of the billionaire Batista family and which has recently been at the centre of the biggest corruption scandal the country has known.
In May, news broke that Joesley Batista, chairman of the group's meatpacking business, had secretly taped conversations with President Michel Temer; the pair were allegedly discussing bribes.
The J&F group has since been hit with a record fine of more than $3bn, and the sell-off will pay off some of those debts.
Do Brazilians care? Many have boycotted other products from the J&F group, but not all have made the Havaianas connection.
And now the famous flip-flop is moving on, under the new ownership of three Brazilian banking groups.
But as the tragic events in Brussels demonstrate once again, home and away are not so easily separated.
Indeed, in a fundamental sense, the problems of a fragmenting Middle East are fast-becoming Europe's problems too.
Whether it be terrorism, the tide of migration, Libya's future, Iran's nuclear policies, or the problematic relationship with Turkey, the wider Middle East is now intruding into the European consciousness on a day-to-day basis.
In some ways, this is a reversion to a long-standing historical norm.
Think back to the colonial era, when France, Italy and Great Britain controlled huge swathes of territory in the Middle East.
The collapse of the Ottoman Empire in the wake of the World War One prompted an expansion of the French and British government's responsibilities in the region, with mandates in Syria and Palestine.
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Indeed, the map of the Middle East so much under threat today was largely set by these same European powers after the Great War.
In the past, terrorism too has battered on Europe's doors.
The struggle for Algerian independence in the late-1950s brought terror attacks against French targets.
And a generation later, in the 1990s, Algerian extremists again attacked France, both to highlight their own campaign and to exact revenge against what was seen as the former colonial oppressor.
But what is happening today seems fundamentally different.
In part, the nature of the Middle East's crisis is more severe.
While geography may be immutable, in tangible ways the proximity of the region to Europe has increased.
And the varied forces of globalisation have at one and the same time increased the attractiveness of the European economic area and highlighted the deficiencies of much of the Arab world.
A globalised culture has served to reduce distance as a factor in world affairs.
European governments are struggling to deal with what first presents itself as a security crisis.
Think of the many European citizens who have travelled to join so-called Islamic State.
Belgium, for whatever reason, seems to be the country that has pro-rata produced the largest number of mobile jihadists.
But think then of the significant, and, in many cases, long-established immigrant communities from North Africa in a country such as France and the infamous anomie of the French suburbs.
Problems of identity, xenophobia and lack of integration produce significant minorities within these communities who may be susceptible to the jihadists' message.
What too of the proven role of prisons in radicalising young rootless individuals?
Once again, in Belgium, these links between alienation, petty crime, and radicalisation are apparent.
Then add in the question of how to deal with the wider ramifications of the crisis in the Middle East.
At one level, this is a security and foreign policy matter - should the West intervene? If so, how? And to what end?
Decisions were made with regard to Col Muammar Gaddafi in Libya and President Bashar al-Assad in Syria.
One was removed, the other not.
And both these decisions have influenced the current context.
The refugee crisis raises even deeper questions about Europe's values and the nature of the wider society the European Union countries are seeking to establish.
Indeed, problems that in many cases have their roots abroad are now having a significant impact on domestic politics too.
Think of the rise of populist parties in Scandinavia, the strength of the National Front in France or the gains made by the far-right at the recent regional elections in Germany.
This, in truth, is a problem from hell.
The certainties that informed policy throughout the Cold War and that appeared to triumph at its close are no more.
History didn't end.
It returned to bite the Europeans on the backside.
What governments now face is a Rubik's Cube of problems.
Twist the faces of the cube as much as you like, but you will never align foreign policy, security, immigration, domestic political trends or whatever.
There are just too many moving parts.
And none of the answers is simple.
Europeans know they want to be secure.
But they do not know exactly how this state is to be achieved.
How must security be set against privacy?
Should traditional views about freedom of expression be changed in the light of European countries' changing social make-up?
Does military involvement overseas make matters worse?
Or does not intervening simply lead to the mass migration of refugees seeking safety within Europe's borders?
The European Union countries are facing a profound crisis.
The Middle East - just a short distance away across the Mediterranean - is no longer a collection of foreign countries linked to a barely remembered colonial past.
The Middle East should perhaps rightly be described as Europe's "near-abroad".
The definition, given to people on the "cusp" of type 2 diabetes, has no clinical worth, a joint UK-US team argues.
There is no proven benefit of prescribing drugs as many will not develop diabetes, the researchers write in the British Medical Journal.
But a charity said being identified as being at high risk was helpful.
It offered the chance to reduce risk by eating a healthy diet and being physically active, said Diabetes UK.
People with pre-diabetes have no symptoms of ill health, but their blood sugar levels are at the high end of the normal range.
The term is not recognised by the World Health Organization but has been used in many scientific papers.
According to a new wider definition of pre-diabetes, adopted by the American Diabetes Association in 2010, a third of adults in England and half of those in China fall into this category.
Prof John Yudkin, of UCL, and colleagues at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, US, said current definitions of pre-diabetes risked "unnecessary" medicalisation and created "unsustainable burdens" for healthcare systems.
He said for pre-diabetes, the risk of developing diabetes was probably 10%-20% over 10 years.
"Pre-diabetes is an artificial category with virtually zero clinical relevance," he said.
"There is no proven benefit of giving diabetes treatment drugs to people in this category before they develop diabetes, particularly since many of them would not go on to develop diabetes anyway.
"More people are being included in the medical category of pre-diabetes without the evidence that they are going to benefit from the interventions," he told BBC News.
However, Diabetes UK said that while there may be debate about the exact criteria and definitions of pre-diabetes, more people were developing type 2 diabetes or showing signs of being at risk.
"Being identified as having pre-diabetes, borderline diabetes or being at high risk provides an opportunity for those people who have a major chance of developing type 2 diabetes, a lifelong condition which is associated with extremely serious complications such as blindness and stroke, to walk away from it," said chief executive Barbara Young.
Up to 18 million people in the UK potentially fall into the category of having pre-diabetes, she said.
This highlights the need for public health interventions to avoid a "dramatic" increase in type 2 diabetes in the future.
"Eating a healthy balanced diet, low in salt, sugar and fat and rich in fruit and vegetables, as well as being physically active, is the best way of reducing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes."
Around 3.2 million people in the UK have type 2 diabetes and Diabetes UK estimates that figure will rise to five million by 2025.
The condition develops when the insulin-producing cells in the body are unable to produce enough insulin, or when the insulin that is produced does not work properly.
It is the first time a special outdoor public event has been organised in the city for the Indian Festival.
Diwali symbolises victory of good over evil and is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains around the world.
The colourful festivities featured fireworks, live music, food, dancing lanterns, a laser display and Scottish ceilidh bands.
More than 125 Diwali lanterns, some of them created by children, were hung up in the marquees.
A demonstration featuring 500 large sparklers was due to round-off the event.
Up to 18 students from the forces, known as the Peshmerga, will be trained to counter Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
Mr Hammond said the Peshmerga's battle with IS extremists is "our fight too".
He is in Iraq to meet its new prime minister Haider al-Abadi, discuss IS and the creation of national unity.
Speaking from Erbil, in the Kurdistan region, Mr Hammond said the Peshmerga are on the front line of the battle against Isil - which IS is also known as.
"It is vital that the UK and all in the international community support them in this fight, which is our fight too," he said.
"Given the scale of the threat faced from IEDs, this assistance could prove life-saving for the Peshmerga forces and civilians, and serves as one small but vital part in the package of support being provided by the UK to Iraq to tackle the threat from Isil."
The training course lasts four weeks and will cost £230,000. It is being delivered by a UK firm in the Kurdistan region.
A team of UK troops is also helping to train Kurdish forces in northern Iraq in the use of heavy machine guns supplied by the UK.
And Royal Air Force Tornado jets based in Cyprus have been flying combat missions over Iraq since September.
Earlier, when in Baghdad, Mr Hammond said Islamic State "makes no distinction between the cultures, countries and religions it attacks".
He called IS a "brutal terrorist group unrepresentative of the people of Iraq, the Middle East, or of the Islamic faith".
"If it is left unchecked, we will face a terrorist and criminal cabal with a declared and proven determination to attack anyone who doesn't agree with its twisted ideology," he said.
"The action the UK has taken to date, including airstrikes and surveillance flights, shows the UK will play its part in standing with the Iraqi people in their fight against Isil."
Mr Hammond wrote on Twitter that he and Mr al-Abadi would "discuss support to government in Iraq in fight against terrorism and need for national reconciliation."
He later also said the UK was taking various steps to help the Iraqi authorities counter IS.
These, he said, consisted of the supply of military equipment and training to the Kurdish security forces, providing political support to the new Iraqi government and leading diplomatic action in the UN to disrupt flows of finance to IS.
Also, the UK has supplied £23m in humanitarian assistance to people affected by IS's "barbaric brutality".
"The formation of a new Iraqi government was a critical first step to addressing the serious security, political and humanitarian challenges facing Iraq," he added.
"It is now vital that all communities in Iraq work together to overcome those challenges.
"To do this, it will be important for interior and defence ministers to be appointed quickly and for Kurdish ministers to take up their positions in Baghdad."
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That means that no single party has won enough Members of Parliament (MPs) to automatically be next in power.
Any prime minister needs to have enough MPs on their team to be able to win votes and pass laws in the Houses of Commons.
There are 650 MPs, so the smallest number you need on your side for each vote is 326. That's equal to half of all the MPs, plus one.
So to get to 326, political parties sometimes have to work together.
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Just a week away from the tenth anniversary of the 7 July London suicide attacks, the Metropolitan Police has launched an enormous operation to establish what happened, support families and help the Tunisians pursue every possible lead.
But given that the gunman is dead, what in practical terms will the British police and security officials be doing?
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More than 600 officers and staff have been assigned to the operation because of the scale of the attack and its international nature.
In the UK, some 380 officers and staff have been meeting British tourists at airports to gather evidence. On Saturday alone, the police met passengers returning on 27 flights.
Detectives will want copies of any pictures or video from their cameras and phones that will not just record the attack but, potentially, other scenes that may help establish the lead-up to Seifeddine Rezgui opening fire.
Detectives want to build as complete a picture as possible of what happened and they are appealing to anyone who was in Sousse around the time of the attack to get in touch.
Many of the returning holiday-makers will be asked to give witness statements. Aside from the basic gathering of evidence, some 60 family liaison officers are in contact with relatives across the UK to explain to them how the investigation is proceeding and, where necessary, to help them get professional support such as counselling.
Within hours of the attack, Scotland Yard had sent 16 officers to Tunisia, including senior counter-terrorism detectives and specialist forensics and family liaison officers. That team is being expanded and the first priority remains completing the identification of the dead.
In any disaster, this can be a very difficult and harrowing task as families wait for news on their loved ones. If the Tunisian authorities have an unidentified victim who could be from the UK, they may need to call on the British team to track down dental records or DNA from relatives to help firmly establish who they are.
Tunisia's Interior Ministry spokesman Mohammed Ali Aroui has said the authorities are "sure" that Rezgui had accomplices.
The Tunisian authorities believe that the suspected accomplices will have provided the weapon and helped him to get to the scene.
In the UK, a manhunt of this nature would involve:
The British police will want to know more about the local intelligence picture: What was previously known about the gunman? How much do Tunisia's agencies know about his network? Where and how was Rezgui prepared for his attack? Will this intelligence help prevent other potential attacks inside the country or, possibly, overseas.
Beyond the immediate investigatory priorities, a critical issue for the Tunisian authorities after two major attacks in months will be reviewing the security profile of their resorts - and six British officials are now helping them.
Some holiday-makers have said that security guards look like they are spread too thinly and police tend to be clumped together at key locations.
Home Secretary Theresa May flew to Tunisia on Monday to offer her department's vast expertise and support to its government. In the wake of the 7/7 London attacks a decade ago, British counter-terrorism planners began analysing and preparing for every scenario they could think of to minimise the risk of another catastrophic loss of life.
Parts of London's streets and main public areas have been deliberately, but often very subtly, redesigned to prevent car bomb attacks. Armed police are organised and managed to ensure that a wide security net is thrown over the city to reduce to the minimum the time needed to reach a critical incident and to reduce the chances of a marauding gun attacker going unchallenged for long.
Many countries have a similar approach. Jordan, for instance, has a constant and substantial police presence around its popular tourism attractions with officers stationed at specific points to ensure visitors are reassured and officers have as much ground as possible under guard.
The British government publishes advice on how to protect crowded spaces and it regularly commissions scientific research and live simulations to help emergency services hone their skills.
But the work will start with understanding exactly what happened in Sousse in the hope that both countries can learn lessons that will help cities around the world better prepare for the worst.
But the majority of today's indigenous Americans descend from a single group of migrants that crossed from Asia to Alaska 15,000 years ago or more.
Previous genetic data have lent support to the idea that America was colonised by a single migrant wave.
An international team of researchers have published their findings in the journal Nature.
"For years it has been contentious whether the settlement of the Americas occurred by means of a single or multiple migrations from Siberia," said co-author Prof Andres Ruiz-Linares from University College London (UCL).
"But our research settles this debate: Native Americans do not stem from a single migration. Our study also begins to cast light on patterns of human dispersal within the Americas."
The team analysed data from 52 Native American and 17 Siberian groups, studying more than 300,000 variations in their DNA known as Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms, or SNPs.
This allowed them to examine patterns of genetic similarities and differences between the population groups.
The second and third migrations have left an impact only in Arctic populations whose languages belong to the Eskimo-Aleut family and in the Canadian Chipewyan who speak a language that belongs to the Na-Dene family.
However, even these populations have inherited most of their genome (the DNA sequence contained in the nuclei of cells) from the earliest migration.
Eskimo-Aleut speakers derive more than 50% of their DNA from what the researchers call "First Americans", and the Chipewyan around 90%. This reflects the fact that the two later streams of migration from Asia mixed with the populations descended from the first wave.
"There are at least three deep lineages in Native American populations," said co-author David Reich, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School.
"The Asian lineage leading to First Americans is the most anciently diverged, whereas the Asian lineages that contributed some of the DNA to Eskimo-Aleut speakers and the Na-Dene-speaking Chipewyan from Canada are more closely related to present-day East Asian populations."
Evidence from mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), the genetic information in the mitochondria that power cells, supports descent from a single founding group of colonisers, who crossed from Siberia into America across the Bering land bridge.
This natural bridge appeared during the last Ice Age when sea levels were lower, allowing hunters to trek between the two continents.
But a three-stage migration has been proposed before, based on a controversial interpretation of language relationships and physical features of the teeth of Native American groups.
The team also found that once in the Americas, people expanded southward along a route that hugged the coast, with populations splitting off along the way.
After their divergence, there was little gene flow among Native American groups, especially in South America.
Two glaring exceptions to this simple dispersal were also discovered. First, Central American Chibchan-speakers have ancestry from both North and South America, reflecting a migration back from South America to Central America.
Second, the Naukan and coastal Chukchi from north-eastern Siberia carry distinctive "First American" DNA. Thus, Eskimo-Aleut speakers migrated back to Asia, bringing Native American genes.
The team's analysis was complicated by the influx into the hemisphere of European and African immigrants since 1492 and the 500 years of genetic mixing that followed.
To address this, the authors developed methods that allowed them to focus on the sections of peoples' genomes that were of entirely Native American origin.
The double world champion missed the season-opening race in Australia last weekend after suffering concussion in a crash in pre-season testing.
On Wednesday, he took another step towards a return to the cockpit, later tweeting: "Great day. Lots of meetings and simulator work!"
Before he can race again, Alonso must pass a number of medical checks.
The 33-year-old Spaniard, who spent three days in hospital after the crash, is planning to undergo those checks later this week.
It is normal practice for drivers to prepare for the next race in a simulator, but the session will have helped Alonso determine whether his senses have fully recovered from the effects of the accident.
Sources close to Alonso say that he has been concerned by the crash, the causes of which so far are unexplained, and especially by his loss of memory in the immediate aftermath.
But Alonso is determined to race in the next grand prix in Malaysia on 29 March and has posted photographs of his preparations on Twitter.
Claire Sugden told BBC's The View that she is committed to bringing laws against coercive control to Northern Ireland.
Laws are already in place in England and Wales.
"We've already began the process in terms of legislating for this," she said.
Laws against coercive control target domestic abusers who subject spouses, partners and family members to psychological and emotional torment.
There have been calls for the laws to be introduced in Northern Ireland, including by a domestic abuse victim who said "lives are in danger" if the legislation is not enacted.
Incidents of domestic abuse in Northern Ireland have reached a 10-year high with the PSNI now responding to 78 reports of abuse in the home every day.
That is one report every 18 minutes.
Ms Sugden also told The View that she was looking at all laws on domestic abuse.
"I do think that if we can go someway to addressing domestic violence, we will address a lot of the problems we will find within our society," she said.
At home he has a firm grip on all aspects of government, is the head of the armed forces and responsible for appointing senior judges.
Overseas, as president of one of Africa's major oil producers he has positioned himself as a regional wise man, receiving weekly visits from various African leaders, and has developed strong links with China, as well as Brazil and the United States.
The 70 year old is never criticised by the country's state media organs, and the remaining few private newspapers that have not been bought up by government ministers and which dare challenge his actions are hit with lawsuits.
He is now hoping to win a new five-year mandate when his country holds parliamentary elections on Friday under a new constitution that elects the president from the top of the winning party list.
Analysts say the election is as much a referendum on Mr dos Santos, who celebrated his birthday on the campaign trail this week, and his record as president as it is about appointing a new National Assembly.
For many Angolans who have endured decades of war and disruption, the president is their one continuity, his face beaming out from T-shirts, posters and framed photographs that hang on walls across the country.
As well as steering his county from one-party Marxist rule into a liberalised free-market economy - now one of the fastest-growing in the world thanks to oil - he is hailed for ending Angola's 27-year civil conflict, albeit militarily, and for keeping the country at peace for the last decade.
Under his leadership Angola has risen from the ashes of war to become sub-Saharan Africa's third-largest economy, after South Africa and Nigeria, and a magnet for foreign investment.
But while Mr dos Santos' long stay in office represents stability to his trading partners, one of the largest of which is now China, for some Angolans, particularly the younger generation, the president has outstayed his welcome.
In March 2011 a group of musicians inspired by the fall of the Tunisian and Egyptian presidents started a wave of street protests to call for Mr dos Santos to resign.
Wearing T-shirts emblazoned with "32 e muito" (32 years is a lot) the youngsters accused their president of being a dictator clinging unfairly to power and said not enough of the country's vast oil resources is being shared out among the people.
Their cause has been furthered by Angolan journalist and anti-corruption campaigner Rafael Marques de Morais who has published several reports alleging the involvement of members of Mr dos Santos' family and his close political circle have been involved in reportedly corrupt business deals.
Clearly rattled by the new wave of dissent against him, and events in North Africa, the president has hit back at his critics, publicly denying he is a dictator and explaining he too once lived in poverty and that he shares people's frustrations.
The 2012 election campaign has been focused on making Mr Dos Santos appear more appealing to younger Angolans, whom he has addressed directly at all his rallies, promising more university places and job opportunities.
His previously internet-phobic party, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), has launched a new website featuring campaign jingles and videos and it runs online media conferences.
Gone are the president's stiff suits and silent public appearances. He is now more likely to be seen in a colourful shirt and baseball cap, offering plenty of bright smiles for the camera.
His party call him the "candidato do povo" - the people's candidate - and has used his nickname "Zedu" - a shortening of his first names Jose Eduardo - on posters and billboards which use soft colours to try and soften his appeal.
Nonetheless, unlike other political leaders photographed mingling with voters on the back of motorbikes, Mr dos Santos still travels with a large blue-light and military entourage that can shut down parts of the already congested capital Luanda for hours.
And while trips outside his luxurious pink palace are becoming more frequent, he always sticks to a scripted speech - and where possible shuns direct interaction with journalists.
It has been more than five years since Mr dos Santos took part in a foreign media interview and he rarely attends regional summits of groups like the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) or the African Union (AU), sending ministers in his place.
Analysts say Mr dos Santos' avoidance of the limelight is key to his success because has been able to keep his enemies guessing and he has carefully kept internal rivals at bay.
"Against all odds, he has remained in power since 1979, overcoming challenges of war, elections and at the same time displaying a highly refined political craftsmanship," said Alex Vines, director of Africa Studies at London think tank Chatham House.
Although not considered old for an African president, it is understood Mr dos Santos is looking for a way to step down in the not too distant future.
Earlier this year he appointed Manuel Vicente, his trusted friend and former boss of the state oil firm Sonangol, as minister of state for economic co-ordination and his vice-presidential candidate.
This sent the rumour mill into overdrive that the oilman could become Angola's next president.
"Mr dos Santos is starting to think about stepping down but he will want to ensure his political future is protected first," said Paula Roque, an Angola expert at the University of Oxford.
"He is fearful of being treated like the late Zambian President Frederick Chiluba, who stepped down from office and was then taken to court on corruption charges."
While criticism of Mr dos Santos is growing among small sections of urban Angolans, who are increasingly turning to the internet and social media as an alternative to the heavily censored mainstream media, he still plenty of support.
"I do agree our president has been in power for a long time, but if you think about it, we have only been at peace for 10 years so he's not had much chance to govern," said Henrique Pedro, 25, a bank worker from Luanda.
"For me, he is the best person and the most experienced."
Schoolteacher Manuel da Conceicao, 34, told the BBC: "I think the Angolan context is different. We have only had multi-party democracy since 1991 and we had a very long war after that... I don't think we really have the conditions for a change right now.
"What we definitely don't want is to see our president forced from power violently like how it happened in Libya or Egypt.
"When the time comes, we want a peaceful and dignified transition. Angola does not want any more war," she said.
Fond of music and football, the president is married to Ana Paula dos Santos, who is 18 years his junior, and has several children.
His eldest daughter Isabel dos Santos is regularly cited as one of the most influential businesswomen in Portugal, where she holds shares in energy, telecomms and financial companies.
The latest walkout finishes at midnight but further strikes have been called for Friday and on 24, 25 and 27 January.
Aslef said its action had "solid" support from its members, and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said he would join the union's picket line.
Southern said it would not back down and was "very sorry" passengers faced continued disruption.
The rail company said only peak trains between Caterham and London Victoria are running. It normally runs 2,242 weekday trains across its network.
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The long-running dispute centres on Southern's decision to turn guards into supervisors. In this role they would no longer be responsible for opening and closing carriage doors - this duty would become the responsibility of the driver.
Southern mainly serves Sussex, Surrey and south London. It issued a map of its rail replacement bus links.
Gatwick Express has a reduced half-hourly service and there is a normal timetable for Thameslink, Great Western, Southeastern and South West Trains.
The unions and Southern's parent company Govia Thameslink (GTR) said no new negotiations were planned.
GTR said three-quarters of its Southern services were now driver-controlled with conductors converted into "on-board supervisors".
Its chief operating officer Nick Brown said the change would not be reversed.
"There is very substantial investment going into this network. We are introducing new trains to modernise the railway," Mr Brown said.
But Aslef leader Mick Whelan said supervisors would be less skilled.
He said: "Who is going to deal with the evacuation in an emergency, a fire on a train, sick people on a train or leading people down the track?
"Will it be down to the driver on trains which are 12 cars long with 1,100 people in the peaks? That's untenable."
Speaking on BBC Radio 4, Mr Corbyn said he believed Southern had "behaved in a terrible manner" and called on the government to take GTR's franchise back into public ownership.
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said: "The government is engaged day in, day out trying to get this issue resolved and will carry on doing that."
More than 20m tablets of the banned drug Mandrax, with an estimated street value of $450m (£365m), were seized in the western city of Udaipur in October.
Subhas Dudhani, a Bollywood producer, was arrested in Mumbai in connection with the find, an official told reporters.
It is believed the drugs were bound for South Africa and Mozambique.
Najib Shah, head of the central board of excise and customs, revealed the arrest on Wednesday in New Delhi.
"The total consignment was about 23.5 metric tons with an international value of 3,000 crore (rupees) [1 crore equals 10 million]," Mr Shah said.
The pills - discovered hidden in a secret room - are the largest synthetic drugs haul Indian officials have ever intercepted, according to Mr Shah.
But they are still trying to track down other people involved in the operation.
A customs officer told AFP on condition of anonymity: "We are on the lookout for several people involved in the drug syndicate."
The recreational drug, commonly known as M-Pills, buttons or smarties, is popular on the rave scene in parts of Africa and Asia.
But overdosing on Methaqualone, the chemical name of Mandrax, can be fatal or leave the user in a coma.
In a letter to Lesley Titcomb, MP Frank Field asks whether the pensions hole could be plugged by "acquiring assets other than cash" from Sir Philip.
Sir Philip's assets include yachts. He could not be reached for comment.
The regulator launched an enforcement action against Sir Philip after failing to reach a deal with him.
BHS was left with a near-£600m deficit when the department store chain collapsed earlier this year.
There have been reports that the billionaire has offered between £250m and £300m as part of a deal to restructure the collapsed retailer's pension scheme.
However, the Pensions Regulator has so far rejected the offer. The BBC understands that the regulator wants £350m in redress from Sir Philip.
The regulator has sent warning notices of enforcement action to Sir Philip, his retail group and Dominic Chappell - who was the owner when the department store chain collapsed.
The letter released by Mr Field asks for clarification on several points, including whether it is possible to go after the assets held by Sir Philip, his companies, and Mr Chappell.
Mr Field wants to know what powers the regulator has regarding "a person resident overseas or a company registered off-shore".
He asks "whether the regulator can settle a Contribution Notice or Financial Support Direction through acquiring assets other than cash from a person or company from which payment is being sought".
Mr Field later said that no assets were off-limits, including Sir Philip's yachts and property.
The businessman, whose retail empire includes Top Shop, has been strongly criticised by MPs and former BHS staff for taking delivery this year of another super-yacht - reportedly worth £100m - just as the BHS chain was being closed down with loss of 11,000 jobs.
MPs last month backed a call to strip Sir Philip of his knighthood for his role in the collapse of BHS, although that decision would have to be taken by the Honours Forfeiture Committee.
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The Scot came through 6-3 6-2 6-1 on Centre Court and goes on to face Australia's John Millman, who beat French 26th seed Benoit Paire.
Lu, the Taiwanese world number 76, had won 11 matches in a row on grass and began with a break of serve.
However, second seed Murray responded by winning 17 of the next 20 games to seal victory in an hour and 40 minutes.
"The first set was tough," said 29-year-old world number two Murray, who beat Lu on his way to winning the title in 2013. "There were a lot of close games.
"I managed to hang on at the end of the first set, settled down towards the end of the second, and was hitting the ball much better in third and feeling more comfortable.
"If you can win matches easily it does help because you can rest. It has been a good start.
"I will just try and do my best - work hard, keep my head down and hopefully have a good tournament."
Lu only returned after elbow surgery in May but quickly found some impressive form, winning 15 of 16 matches on grass, and he began in impressive fashion.
The 32-year-old broke Murray's serve in the opening game and impressed at the beginning and end of the first set, but could not contain Murray in full flow.
A poor drop shot from Murray offered up that early break but the same stroke would help him level at 3-3, and go on to repeatedly leave Lu flat-footed.
As Lu's opening burst faded and his first-serve percentage dropped, Murray began to take control of the rallies, forcing two forehand errors on his way to a 5-3 lead.
There was one further bout of resistance from Lu, but Murray saw off two break points before clinching the set and accelerated towards round three.
Over the course of the second and third sets he reeled off 23 winners, broke serve five times and dropped only 11 points on serve as Lu succumbed with a double fault on match point.
Pat Cash, 1987 Wimbledon champion and BBC Radio 5 live analyst
"It was an impressive win. Lu threw everything at him, but Murray was rock solid. In the third set he loosened up and played really well.
"John Millman, who he plays in the third round, is a solid player but I don't think he has the power of Lu. So it will be more of the same for Murray.
"It is all going exactly according to plan for him so far in these Championships."
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Iraqi army forces, who cleared the eastern half of Mosul in January, have encircled fighters in a small pocket of the densely-populated Old City. Commanders say they expect to declare victory imminently.
Hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled what was once Iraq's second largest city since October. But the UN estimates that up to 20,000 civilians may still be trapped there, and warned that some are being used as human shields by IS.
Thousands of Iraqi security forces, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, Sunni Arab tribesmen and Shia militiamen, assisted by US-led coalition warplanes and military advisers, are involved in an offensive to recapture Mosul.
The operation was launched on 17 October 2016 after the rapid advance of IS militants across Iraq and Syria in 2014.
The offensive's progress was initially swift, with forces advancing from the north, south and east, seizing outlying towns and villages despite strong resistance. But progress slowed as troops entered the city limits, with snipers, suicide bombers and shellfire targeting them.
The Iraqi government announced the full "liberation" of eastern Mosul in January 2017. But the west of the city presented a more difficult challenge, with its narrow, winding streets.
According to analysis by IHS Conflict Monitor, IS fighters have lost a significant amount of territory since the regional offensive began.
However, their losses slowed when Iraqi government forces met stiff resistance in the city of Mosul.
But by the beginning of July, Iraqi forces had removed IS from all but a pocket of territory in the western half of Mosul, where militants are making their last stand.
There may be only dozens of IS fighters holed up in the area on the banks of the Tigris, but the densely-packed housing and narrow alleyways have enabled them to target the advancing troops with snipers and suicide bombs.
Contradictory reports have made it difficult to track the progress of the government offensive on the ground.
The maps shown here are based on expert analysis from two different sources, the Institute for the Study of War and IHS Conflict Monitor.
Satellite images have revealed extensive damage to Mosul's infrastructure, buildings and archaeological sites - in particular to the city's airport and bridges.
The jihadists constructed barricades across key routes and razed buildings so fighters could see the advancing troops.
Most recently, the ancient Great Mosque of al-Nuri, where IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi demanded allegiance after declaring a "caliphate", was blown up by IS, according to Iraqi forces. IS claims the mosque was destroyed in a US air raid.
Imagery, released by US geopolitical intelligence company Stratfor in October 2016, showed how IS fighters sabotaged much of the city's airport, with wide trenches carved into it and rubble placed along their lengths.
Imagery also revealed how the jihadists constructed multiple barricades across key routes into the city, including north of the airport.
The barriers were made out of concrete blocks and other rubble, Stratfor's analysis said, possibly from the walls of destroyed buildings.
Meanwhile, coalition air strikes destroyed all bridges linking the east and west of the city across the Tigris river, with the aim of limiting the jihadists' ability to resupply or reinforce their positions in the east.
In the centre of the city, four of the five main bridges were put out of action in October and November by coalition air strikes, with the aim of limiting the jihadists' ability to resupply or reinforce their positions in the east.
The Old Bridge - the only remaining route open to vehicles in the centre of the city - was then disabled in a US-led coalition air strike at the end of December.
Stratfor images showed how the bridges were damaged.
Al-Hurriya Bridge
A US air strike damaged the al-Hurriya Bridge at the eastern end last October, but IS then set up a barrier on the western side, shown below.
Fourth Bridge
In November 2016, a US air strike damaged the Fourth Bridge, but was later rendered impassable by further damage, shown below.
Iraqi military engineers installed a floating bridge across the Tigris river in May, after recapturing eastern Mosul, reconnecting the two halves of the city to facilitate troop deployments ahead of the final assault to dislodge IS.
However, the UN estimates rebuilding the city's basic infrastructure will cost more than $1bn.
Reinstating water, sewage and electricity services, as well as reopening schools and hospitals, would cost more than twice initial estimates, the organisation said.
More than 800,000 people have currently fled their homes as a result of fighting in Mosul, according to the International Organisation for Migration.
Most have taken refuge in nearby camps and reception centres. Others have gone to stay with relatives and friends.
Following the recapture of eastern Mosul in January, there was deep concern for thousands of people remaining in the west of the city, with food supplies reported to be very low and clean drinking water in short supply.
The UN said in late January that almost half of all the casualties in Mosul were civilians. At least 2,463 have been killed and 1,661 injured across Nineveh province since October.
UN human rights officials said in June that they had received credible reports of hundreds of civilians being shot dead by IS militants as they attempted to flee the fighting in western Mosul. Dozens more have reportedly died in Iraqi and US-led coalition air strikes.
The UN says many of those who have fled Mosul have witnessed the deaths of relatives, friends and neighbours and are suffering from psychological trauma.
He said he had wanted Labour's campaign to be more "pro-business" but he had backed Ed Miliband "100%" and he shared responsibility for the party's defeat.
"In the end he didn't persuade people he could be the prime minister but I didn't persuade people I could be the chancellor either," said Mr Balls.
He was speaking exclusively to BBC political editor Nick Robinson.
In his first interview since election night, the former shadow chancellor spoke of his "sense of loss" at Labour' defeat and described losing his seat two weeks ago as "a symbol of the vibrancy of our democracy".
He said: "I always knew if the Tories won a majority I was probably a goner, but the reason I travelled 7,500 miles and went to 45 seats was because I was fighting to win."
He added: "Politics is a brutal business," because "it was a real possibility" his party might win, and he might become chancellor.
Commenting on the campaign, he said: 'I think I wanted to be more pro-business but I also backed Ed Miliband 100%.
"He was the leader I was the shadow chancellor we both worked very hard and in the end neither he or I persuaded people and we need to take our responsibility for that. It's not all on him it's on all of us."
Were you up for that Ed Balls moment - the symbol of Labour's crushing electoral defeat, the trigger for wild Tory celebrations and Labour despair?
Ed Balls was in reflective mood when we spoke - looking back at what he'd achieved as much as forward to what might be next.
For the rest of Nick's article and a full transcript of the interview, click here.
In one of the shock results of election night, the former shadow chancellor lost his Morley and Outwood seat in West Yorkshire by 422 votes to Conservative Andrea Jenkyns.
He had previously had a majority of 1,101 in the constituency on the outskirts of Leeds.
Asked by Nick Robinson if he was one of the reasons Labour was unelectable, Mr Balls replied: "Of course.
"I mean Ed Miliband said straight after the election he took responsibility but all of us have to bear our share of responsibility.
"Ed was the leader I backed him as shadow chancellor 100%. In the end he didn't persuade people he could be the prime minister but I didn't persuade people I could be the chancellor either. I have to take that on the chin.
"People will analyse for weeks and months what happened and that's something that still feels too early for me."
Speaking about his own future, Mr Balls said: "I'm not going to be dashing back" to frontline politics but "never say never".
He was, he said, embarking on "a new chapter, outside of politics. No by-elections, not back in parliament, that is how it feels at the moment. Outside of politics is where I am going next."
He says his wife Yvette Cooper, who is running to be Labour leader, is "brilliant and people will get a chance to see what she stands for" but he insisted that "I am not playing a role in her campaign" except "whilst she is busy I can do more to help family".
Asked whether whether he worries that she is applying for the toughest job in British politics he said: "You have to take your calling when it comes."
Mr Balls did not rule out appearing on Strictly Come Dancing - a prospect his wife has described as "truly terrifying" - but he told Nick Robinson that despite running three marathons "I'm not sure if I'm equipped for Strictly."
He said he'd be spending his time "cooking, running, playing the piano" and using "real time to stand back and think" to write about economics.
He reflected, finally, on his image - and how he was perceived by the electorate: "It is very hard in politics for people to see the real you. You are seen through the prism your opponents set up."
Mr Balls' demise spelled the end of a decade in Parliament which has seen him at the heart of the Labour machine.
He held the position of chief economic adviser to the Treasury in the Blair government from 1997, working on policies including Sure Start, tax credits and the national minimum wage.
Ed Balls first became an MP in 2005 and a year later was made Economic Secretary to the Treasury.
He was a close adviser to then-chancellor Gordon Brown and earned a reputation as a political bruiser.
The 35-year-old left Pittodrie this week after 10 years with the Dons.
"To come to my hometown club is that bit special," Langfield told the Paisley club's website.
"The gaffer made it clear that he wanted me to come in as a coach and use my experience but obviously I said I'm not just here to sit on the bench and make up the numbers and retire."
Langfield, who also played for Dundee and Partick Thistle, made 335 appearances for Aberdeen and was given a testimonial match last month.
"He's going to be a goalkeeper who will compete with Mark [Ridgers] for the jersey now and also the goalkeeping coach, which is great for us all because we needed someone in to help Mark predominantly in that role and someone who will push Mark for a starting position," said Buddies boss Ian Murray.
"Mark will realise that he needs to be pushed and it's always good to have other options.
"Mark's attitude in the whole process has been fantastic, we understand he's not had a lot of specialised goalkeeping coaching and that's what he needs.
"Jamie's at an age where he's maybe got one eye on the coaching role and certainly improving a younger goalkeeper in Mark as well. Hopefully they can work hand-in-hand together and help each other throughout the season and hopefully be behind a defence that doesn't concede many goals."
She said an officer loudly asked her which man "gave her the most pleasure" and which "size she liked best" when she told them she had been assaulted two years ago by a group of men.
The unidentified woman says the "brutal treatment" forced her to withdraw her complaint against her attackers.
The police have denied the allegations.
The woman, a mother of two, said one of her attackers was an influential local politician who had told her to withdraw her complaint or "face the consequences".
"They told me they would kill my children so I took back the complaint," she said, adding that the "humiliation" she suffered at the police station was even worse than the rape itself.
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The woman met reporters with renowned local dubbing artist and social worker Bhagya Lakshmi.
Ms Lakshmi said the woman had called her while she had been presenting a show, appealing to women to come forward about incidents of violence against them.
Scrutiny of sexual violence in India has grown since the 2012 gang rape and murder of a student on a Delhi bus.
However, brutal sexual attacks against women and children continue to be reported across the country.
Jordan Hill, Brittany Covington and Tesfaye Cooper, all 18, and 24-year-old Tanishia Covington are expected to appear in a Chicago court on Friday.
In the video, the assailants can be heard making derogatory statements against white people and Donald Trump.
Chicago police have described the incident as "sickening".
Torture video prompts online race fight
Cook County prosecutors have also charged the suspects with aggravated unlawful restraint and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
Mr Hill is further charged with robbery and possession of a stolen motor.
All the suspects, apart from Tanishia Covington, each face an additional count of residential burglary.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the attack demonstrates "a level of depravity that is an outrage to a lot of Americans".
He said he has not yet spoken to Barack Obama about the incident in his hometown of Chicago, but added that he is certain the president would be angry.
Police said the unnamed 18-year-old victim was dropped off by his parents at a McDonald's restaurant on 31 December to meet his friend, Jordan Hill, who later became one of his attackers.
The pair drove around for two days, sleeping inside a van that Mr Hill had allegedly stolen without the victim's knowledge, before ending up at the Covington sisters' home.
Police said a play fight led to a prolonged assault in a flat on the Illinois city's west side.
The captive was made to drink from a toilet bowl, had part of his scalp removed with a knife, and was bound, gagged and beaten.
Chicago Police Commander Kevin Duffin said the victim finally escaped when his attackers went downstairs to confront a resident who had called police because of the noise.
Cdr Duffin said the racial slurs and references to the victim's mental capacity, depicted in the video, led to the hate crime charges.
One of the female attackers allegedly kicked in the front door of the neighbour's home, resulting in burglary charges for three of the suspects.
The escaped captive was found disorientated and traumatised, walking the streets in shorts and sandals with Mr Hill.
The victim, who had difficulty communicating with police, was taken to hospital for medical treatment, and discharged.
"I've been a cop for 28 years," said Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson earlier, "and I've seen things that you shouldn't see in a lifetime, but it still amazes me how you still see things that you just shouldn't."
In the 30-minute video, the attackers can also be seen cutting the victim's clothes, dropping cigarette ash on him and pushing his head back with a foot.
Several people can be seen drinking, laughing and smoking, while their captive cowers in the corner of the room.
In other videos posted online the young man is forced at knife-point to say: "I love black people".
An African-American woman talks to the camera, sometimes with slurred speech.
But the grandmother of one of the young women charged said her granddaughter is "a good person" who has had her "ups and downs".
Priscilla Covington said the video does not reflect the young woman she said she had raised since she was a baby.
The incident has provoked a strong reaction on Twitter, especially among the alt-right - the fringe group that celebrated US President-elect Trump's election win with Nazi salutes.
Ond fe fydd Cadw, sy'n un o gyrff Llywodraeth Cymru, yn troi'n sefydliad annibynnol yn ôl yr argymhellion a gyflwynwyd i Ysgrifennydd yr Economi, Ken Skates.
Bydd adolygiad annibynnol o Amgueddfa Cymru hefyd yn cael ei gynnal a'i gyhoeddi erbyn yr haf.
Roedd gwrthwynebiad cryf gan Amgueddfa Cymru ac eraill i gynllun gwreiddiol y llywodraeth i uno rhai elfennau masnachol sefydliadau treftadaeth dan gorff ymbarel newydd Cymru Hanesyddol.
Dros y misoedd diwethaf mae trafodaethau ffurfiol wedi cael eu cynnal rhwng Cadw, Amgueddfa Cymru, Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru, y Comisiwn Brenhinol ar Henebion Hynafol a Hanesyddol ac undebau llafur.
Mae'r grŵp o gynrychiolwyr y cyrff wedi cyflwyno naw argymhelliad i Lywodraeth Cymru yn dilyn y cyfarfod olaf ar 27 Ionawr.
Er gwaethaf cyhoeddiad y llywodraeth y llynedd mai ei bwriad oedd dod â swyddogaethau masnachol Cadw ac Amgueddfa Cymru at ei gilydd, dim ond elfennau o gydweithio anffurfiol sydd wedi'u cytuno.
Mae'r argymhellion yn cynnwys:
Dywedodd Mr Skates ddydd Iau y byddai'n "ystyried argymhellion yr adroddiad yn fanwl" ac y bydd yn paratoi ymateb iddyn nhw yn unigol.
Cyhoeddodd hefyd y bydd adolygiad annibynnol o Amgueddfa Cymru.
Bydd yn cael ei gynnal gan Dr Simon Thurley, cyn-brif weithredwr English Heritage, i archwilio perfformiad a photensial yr amgueddfa.
Mae'r amgueddfa wedi dweud eu bod yn croesawu'r adolygiad fel "cyfle i ddangos cyflawniadau'r sefydliad".
Fe ddaeth amheuon am y cynlluniau i uno rhai swyddogaethau yn ffurfiol gan Gymdeithas yr Amgueddfeydd a chyfarwyddwr Amgueddfeydd Cenedlaethol Lerpwl.
Roedd gwrthwynebiad hefyd gan gyn-lyfrgellydd y Llyfrgell Genedlaethol, Andrew Green, a chyn-gadeirydd Cyngor y Celfyddydau, yr Athro Dai Smith.
Wrth ymddangos o flaen pwyllgor o aelodau'r Cynulliad, dywedodd cyfarwyddwr cyffredinol Amgueddfa Cymru, David Anderson y byddai'r amgueddfa yn cael ei "chlymu" os yw'n colli rheolaeth ar rai o'i gweithrediadau masnachol, tra roedd Cymdeithas yr Amgueddfeydd wedi rhybuddio y gallai'r cynllun beryglu sefyllfa ariannol yr amgueddfa.
Roedd creu Cymru Hanesyddol yn ymrwymiad ym maniffesto Llafur ar gyfer etholiad y Cynulliad y llynedd, a dywedodd Mr Skates byddai uno "yn helpu adeiladu sector treftadaeth sydd ag uchelgais byd-eang ac yn enwog yn rhyngwladol," gan sicrhau bod y sefydliad yn fwy "gwydn yn ariannol".
He told LBC 97.3 radio the party had never advocated unilateral disarmament but was currently reviewing its policy.
In recent days, the UKIP leader has faced questions about pledges made in its 2010 general election manifesto.
David Campbell Bannerman, who drew up the 2010 document, said Mr Farage was "in terrible trouble over policies".
Mr Farage said the 2010 manifesto had been binned and the party was working on new policies to be unveiled later this year.
Mr Farage stepped down briefly before the last election to concentrate on winning a seat in Parliament and says he was not involved in drawing up the manifesto.
His successor, former Conservative peer Lord Pearson, appeared not to be familiar with much of the policy programme during the 2010 campaign.
Among other things, the manifesto called for taxi drivers to be required to wear uniforms, for British weights and measures to be "safeguarded" and for the burka to be banned in public buildings.
In a phone-in on the radio station, Mr Farage said he had already acknowledged that much of the manifesto was "nonsense" and UKIP had gone back to a "blank sheet of paper" in terms of its preparations for the next election in 2015.
He claimed the document was nothing more a collection of disparate policy papers.
Mr Farage is understood to have fallen out with the main author of the manifesto, David Campbell Bannerman - an MEP who has since rejoined the Conservative Party.
Mr Campbell Bannerman said in an interview to be broadcast on BBC Radio 4's The World Tonight: "I think Nigel is in terrible trouble over policies. He's never believed in them. He's on the ropes.
"We had 18 policy groups, very professional people. It was a very serious paper, but Nigel could not be bothered to read it, anything to do with policy. I'm afraid it's not good enough for someone who claims to be a serious political leader.
"You're dealing with someone who isn't bothered, isn't serious, is a bit of a joker, and it's not good enough. It's not a political party. It's a pressure group".
Mr Farage signed the foreword to the 2010 manifesto as the "chief party spokesman," along with Lord Pearson and Mr Campbell Bannerman.
It said "While withdrawal from the European Union superstate is central to UKIP's message, the party has a full range of policies that have helped it grow to become Britain's fourth largest political party."
Mr Farage also launched the manifesto at a press conference in Westminster, saying it was time for "straight talking" in British politics.
Explaining why he had now disowned the document, he told LBC: "Malcolm Pearson, who was leader at the time, was picked up in interviews for not knowing the manifesto.
"Of course he didn't - it was 486 pages of excessive detail. Eighteen months ago I said I want the whole lot taken down, we reject the whole thing...
"I didn't read it. It was drivel. It was 486 pages of drivel...It was a nonsense. We have put that behind us and moved onto a professional footing."
But he said he was "really annoyed" by suggestions that UKIP, whose main policy remains taking Britain out of the EU, was not committed to Trident - the independent submarine-based ballistic missile weapons system which dates back to the 1960s.
He rejected suggestions that calls to scrap Trident had appeared at one stage on the party's official website.
"On a discussion forum, about a year ago, someone put up an idea, a policy proposal saying 'what if we scrapped Trident'.
"It has never been adopted or accepted as UKIP policy. It has never formally been put out there as UKIP policy."
UKIP's 2010 manifesto called for Trident to be retained and ultimately be replaced by "four British-built submarines armed with US missiles".
The policy is currently being reviewed and would set out it in detail during the summer, Mr Farage added.
"We have been thinking very hard what to do with Trident...but it will not involve scrapping Trident.
"I think there is an argument that, in tight times, we could go down from four to three submarines, but I think we need to maintain the independent nuclear deterrent."
The government has delayed a decision on the future of Trident until 2016 amid divisions between the two coalition partners.
The Conservatives back like-for-like renewal, but the Lib Dems want a "slimmed-down" version, with a maximum of three submarines.
The celebrations began with a religious ceremony in Bangkok, led by 770 Buddhist monks, an auspicious number.
The 88-year-old king is revered by Thais, for whom he has been a figure of stability through the country's decades of political upheaval.
But he is in poor health and has not been seen in public for months.
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On Tuesday, he had heart surgery, with what the palace said were "satisfactory results".
The procedure, known as balloon surgery, was to widen his arteries after tests showed he had insufficient blood in the heart muscles, the statement said.
The king has spent much of the past few years in hospital, and his health is closely watched by Thais.
"The relationship between Thais and the King is deep, more than one can actually begin to explain," Col Winthai Suvaree, a spokesman for the royalist junta, said to Reuters.
"He is a father to the land."
Several hundred people gathered outside the palace on Thursday morning to wish the king well.
As expected, he did not make a public appearance.
"I want to make merit for the king to encourage him to have good health. That's how I can show loyalty to him even though he can't see it, that's fine," 68-year-old Bangkok resident Chonmanee Smativat told AFP.
"I want him to know that we all love him. He has worked hard for Thais. Since I was little I have seen how hard he works."
The king's popularity stems partly from his long reign and service to Thai people, but also because he is seen as an arbiter in politics.
Thailand has been wracked by political strife in recent years and is currently governed by a military-led government.
Strict lese majeste laws ban any criticism of the king or the royal family.
Officers arrested a 52-year-old man after making a "substantial seizure" of the drug from a vehicle in the Pulrose area of Douglas on Saturday.
The man, from Liverpool, has been charged with possession of a class B drug with intent to supply and is due to appear at Douglas courthouse later.
He faces a separate charge of producing a class B drug to the island.
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Simba Kuuya, 32, of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, knew he was HIV positive when he had unprotected sex with the woman.
Swansea Crown Court heard she only found out he had the virus when one of his former partners contacted her after their brief relationship ended.
Kuuya pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm.
Sue Ferrier, prosecuting, told the court: "One of his former partners contacted her via Facebook and broke the news to her.
"The victim confronted Kuuya about his medical condition but he denied it - however she sought a blood test at Singleton Hospital which came back positive."
Swansea Crown Court heard the woman was "devastated" by the news.
"I have to live with this for the rest of my life," she said in a statement.
Huw Rees, defending, said Kuuya had been in denial about his condition, "something which sadly had consequences for others".
Sentencing him, Judge Christopher Vosper said: "Her life has been completely changed by being infected - something that could easily have been avoided if you had been honest from the start.
"You chose to conceal something from her that you should have been open about. The consequences have been devastating."
Suarez turned in the opener for the visitors from Aleix Vidal's drilled cross, before Neymar tapped in the second from close range.
Barca turned on the style in the second half with four goals in the space of nine minutes, as Messi stroked in the third before Alexis' own goal.
Ivan Rakitic smashed home from inside the area and Suarez added the sixth.
These two sides will meet again on Saturday, 27 May in the final of the Copa del Rey after Barca got past Atletico Madrid and Alaves edged through against Celta Vigo.
The visitors dominated this match and fully deserved their win with 70% possession, as well as scoring with six of their nine shots on target.
Uruguay forward Suarez was on the scoresheet again and now has 18 goals this season, making him the league's top marksman, one ahead of team-mate Messi.
Full-back Vidal was carried off on a stretcher late on and will miss the rest of the season after dislocating his right ankle, after a challenge by Theo Hernandez.
Luis Enrique's side remain second and have played two more games than leaders Real Madrid, who beat Osasuna 3-1.
Corner, Alavés. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Luis Suárez (Barcelona) because of an injury.
Delay in match Daniel Torres (Alavés) because of an injury.
Foul by Luis Suárez (Barcelona).
Daniel Torres (Alavés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Barcelona. Luis Suárez tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
Foul by Lucas Digne (Barcelona).
Óscar Romero (Alavés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces André Gomes.
Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Rubén Sobrino (Alavés).
Goal! Alavés 0, Barcelona 6. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Attempt saved. Neymar (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
Substitution, Barcelona. Jordi Alba replaces Samuel Umtiti.
Goal! Alavés 0, Barcelona 5. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
Corner, Alavés. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
Attempt saved. Rubén Sobrino (Alavés) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Óscar Romero.
Substitution, Barcelona. Andrés Iniesta replaces Sergio Busquets.
Own Goal by Alexis, Alavés. Alavés 0, Barcelona 4.
Attempt saved. Óscar Romero (Alavés) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiko Femenía.
Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona).
Theo Hernández (Alavés) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal! Alavés 0, Barcelona 3. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alexis (Alavés).
Substitution, Alavés. Óscar Romero replaces Aleksandar Katai.
Offside, Barcelona. Jeremy Mathieu tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Katai (Alavés) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rubén Sobrino.
Attempt missed. Christian Santos (Alavés) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Katai with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Alavés. Conceded by Aleix Vidal.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
Attempt blocked. Aleix Vidal (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Vigaray.
Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Víctor Laguardia.
Attempt missed. Christian Santos (Alavés) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross.
The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) says school inspections should be changed to make them fairer and more accountable.
The NAHT wants to see peer reviews, where school leaders lead rigorous and accredited reviews of other schools.
Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw said schools needed "go-getting" leaders.
The NAHT's plea comes as Ofsted launches a consultation on the future of school and college inspections.
The chief inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, is due to give details of the consultation process - to which members of the public will be invited to respond.
Ahead of those details being revealed, NAHT general secretary Russell Hobby said: "Ofsted's legitimacy hangs in the balance.
"Schools can no longer learn effectively from its adversarial approach. The current model of inspection has reached the end of its useful life and now holds the education system back.
"The regime stifles innovation, provokes unnecessary bureaucracy and damages recruitment. Small changes will not be enough - we desperately need a brand new approach to emerge from the consultation.
"Inspection only has a future if it can work with schools to help them improve."
Mr Hobby said currently schools were "investigated, not inspected" and that school leaders were expected to prove there was "no wrongdoing, not to showcase excellence".
He said the recent trend of no-notice inspections had to stop.
"Head teachers have a right and a need to be present during inspection, and a small amount of notice is required to make this possible."
Mr Hobby said the NAHT would like to see a system of peer review, where school leaders led rigorous and accredited reviews of other schools.
Ofsted should be limited to intervening in cases of failure and to moderating these peer judgements, he said.
"Ofsted has expanded its remit relentlessly," Mr Hobby said.
"It does not see itself as just an inspector of standards, it is seeking to set policy, which is a task that should be reserved for elected officials.
"When we look back on this era, we will see that, far from delegating authority to schools, government has only delegated it to Ofsted.
"This massive, unwelcome and antagonistic over-reach creates a strong case for a complete rethink."
The NAHT is urging all political parties to make a general election pledge to reform the watchdog.
Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw said the government was looking to ambitious and "buccaneering" heads to lead school improvement.
"It very much chimes with my own conviction that the future of education in this country depends on these energetic, dynamic, entrepreneurial, and perhaps slightly maverick leaders who thrive on competition and aren't afraid to ruffle feathers," he said.
Sir Michael's comments came in a speech to Norfolk's annual head teacher conference on Wednesday.
He told the conference that schools had responded positively to Ofsted's move to toughen up inspections - including a decision to replace the "satisfactory" rating with "requires improvement".
"I am the first to recognise that Ofsted needs to move towards a more proportionate, risk-based model for inspection which focuses on those struggling institutions that need a greater level of scrutiny and intervention.," Sir Michael said.
"At the same time, we need to move to a new inspection model which keeps a more watchful eye on good schools so that they don't slip back but continue to improve.
"That is why, when we launch our consultation tomorrow [Thursday], I will be suggesting frequent but shorter inspections of good schools led by HMI [Her Majesty's Inspectorate], with a much greater emphasis on professional dialogue."
The 70st (450kg) unarmed, unmanned air vehicle (UAV) crashed at Aberporth airfield during a test flight in October 2014.
It was part of the Army's £1.16bn Watchkeeper surveillance drone programme - due to come online in 2017.
Details of the crash emerged in a Ministry of Defence (MoD) report.
Protests have seen hundreds turn out against the drone testing site at Parc Aberporth.
The drone in this case was being flown by civilian contractors from UAV Tactical Systems Ltd, with the crew including two experienced former RAF pilots.
Weather conditions began to deteriorate after the drone had flown a circuit of the west Wales drone testing area at 5,000ft (1,524m).
Those flying the UAV tried to override its automatic landing system as it came in to touch down because they were worried it would fly into a thunderstorm.
Witnesses described how the Watchkeeper suddenly plunged nose-down from an altitude of about 10-15 feet (3-4.5m), before skidding along the runway.
It had only flown for 13 hours before the accident and was scrapped due to the damage.
An investigation report found the UAV's software falsely detected a landing when the aircraft was still in the air.
A total of 26 recommendations were made to improve safety, including changes to the approach routes at Aberporth.
The MoD's Watchkeeper programme, which aims to provide the Army with a tactical drone, has faced a series of major setbacks and delays.
Contracts were awarded in 2005 to buy 54 UAVs but many have remained in storage and there is a shortage of flight crews.
Unlike the RAF's Reaper drones, which carry weapons, the Watchkeeper surveillance UAVs are designed to be operated by Royal Artillery crews with no previous flying experience.
The MoD said the Watchkeepers should reach full operational capability during the middle of 2017.
Until Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe popped out of a giant green pipe dressed up as video game character Mario from the Super Mario games, one of Japan's best-known exports.
It was then the world got a clue that, for Tokyo2020, the next Olympic hosts would take full and shameless advantage of Japan's pop culture icons.
The Tokyo2020 video beamed to audiences in Rio showed Mario running excitedly around Tokyo then jumping into his famous green pipe.
Cue the slow rise of the green pipe in Rio with a hunched Mario-like figure perched on top.
Japan's prime minister, not famous for his extrovert displays and pop culture references, emerges dressed as Mario and doffs his hat to enthusiastic crowds, then setting social media alight.
Some were quick to point out that Mr Abe was clearly the star of the show, overshadowing Tokyo's newly-elected mayor, Yuriko Koike, who was in attendance waving the Olympic flag and dressed in a kimono.
The parade ended with Mr Abe holding aloft a now glowing red ball, Japan's rising sun.
Mario is a fictional character in the hugely popular Super Mario video game franchise created by Nintendo. A stout Italian plumber famous for his red cap and blue overalls, he has appeared in scores of video games, becoming the world's biggest selling video game franchise of all time.
Mario was not the only pop culture icon in attendance. Doraemon, the animation character with a famous magic pocket from which he can pull out gadgets from the future, also featured in a preview video, along with the mouth-less cat, Hello Kitty.
1. Please can Studio Ghibli help direct the opening ceremony? There were calls for Japan's most famous film studio, Studio Ghibli, known for its fantastical tales and extraordinary animation to have a role in the opening ceremony.
2. Can Pokemon Go become a sport in 2020? There were no Pokemon characters in the ceremony - about the only place they haven't appeared in the past few weeks - but that did not stop people from suggesting it could become a sport in four years time.
3. Can Tokyo2020 be staffed entirely by robots? Many put in requests for robot volunteers to staff the Olympics or at least the ceremonies to employ robots as performers.
In Japan, the interest in the ceremony was also fevered, with people apparently excited and delighted by their cosplay PM's guest appearance.
Some even felt the need to mark the once-in-a-lifetime event with caffeine.
Others, however, weren't as impressed, with one commenting that the event was "nothing compared" to Queen Elizabeth playing a Bond girl in the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.
Yet Mr Abe's appearance has provided some form of positive coverage for the Tokyo Games, which has been plagued by controversy. Tokyo was accused of plagiarising its initial Olympic 2020 logo, which it eventually changed, and the original stadium design by architect Zaha Hadid was scrapped due to spiralling costs.
But for now, it seems many people are putting its bad publicity aside, and expecting their minds to be blown by whatever Tokyo has planned for four years' time.
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Rarely do you get anything out of them; no revelations, no bonhomie, no off-the-record steer.
With Scotland's Kiwi head coach, there's a running joke about how much gold he gives, how many news lines. 'Enough, Vern. Enough. You're spoiling us'. The jocularity normally happens once he's left the room, of course. Nobody's that brave - or that stupid.
Scott Johnson was different. Cotter's predecessor, and now director of rugby, was a master at entertaining the media. A 20-point loss to England? The quotes were magic. A 48-point loss to Wales? Johnson was a tour-de-force at the top table. News, insight, some wisecracks, a few killer one-liners - a genius at play.
What matters is not the coach talking a good game but his players progressing.
That's another over-used word in Scottish rugby in recent times - progress. Andy Robinson swore by it. Few of us could see what he, and Johnson in his wake, could see, but that was the chat. The truth is that this progress they spoke about so often hardly existed.
Cotter doesn't say much, but he doesn't have to. On Saturday evening at the Aviva he also went down the progress route but this time you weren't tempted to cast the eyes to the skies in exasperation.
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The big picture tells us that Scotland finished fourth in the Six Nations by scoring 11 tries, their biggest try tally in the history of the tournament.
Some of them were scintillating. In Stuart Hogg, the Scots have the championship's most lethal attacker and one of world rugby's finest full-backs.
We are in an era of the game that is more physically brutal than any other, a time where the search for space on the field is akin to looking for needles in a haystack. Hogg still manages to find it and when he does he has the ability to light up a game.
On Irish television, their panel of experts - including former Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan and former wing and now outstanding analyst, Shane Horgan - picked Hogg at 15 for their team of the tournament [WP Nel and John Hardie also made it]. There won't have been much chat around the 15 spot. Hogg would have won it in a landslide.
Following the 35-25 loss to Ireland, Cotter didn't want to talk about the season as a whole, preferring instead to focus on what he had just seen.
And he was disappointed.
Ireland battered Scotland in the first-half collisions. They neutralised Scotland's previously wrecking-ball scrum by not making mistakes and not giving them any scrums. Hey presto, one of the visitors' chief reasons for believing they could win was taken away.
They hushed John Barclay and Hardie on the flanks with a back-row effort that was thunderous. CJ Stander, Jamie Heaslip and Tommy O'Donnell won their battle hands-down. O'Donnell carried 12 times, Heaslip 17 times and CJ Stander 21 times. The numbers of Scotland's back-row carriers were eight, four and 10.
It was an odd finale to the championship. Thrilling, but peculiar. When Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw put over his penalty at the end of the first half all rugby logic was cast to the winds of south Dublin.
Ireland had dominated to an outrageous degree. They were winning the breakdown, winning the aerial battle, winning the possession game and the territory game, they had conceded three penalties to Scotland's eight, had played a quarter of the action with a one-man advantage and had spent 82% of their time in Scotland's half.
This was a rout - only it wasn't. It was still an eight-point game.
Ireland should have been out of sight but they couldn't quite shake off their resilient visitors. In years gone by, in a contest of this kind, Scotland would have been in a box awaiting burial at the break.
The fact that they were not just alive but sprightly midway through the second half was a testament to their character and at their ability to execute when chances come their way.
Largely, they fed off scraps but they still managed to score 25 points. That's more points than they have scored against Ireland in the Six Nations in 15 years.
It's the most points they have scored in Dublin in 31 years. Does this come as consolation? Not hugely, but it's a measure of what Scotland's attack can do even off limited ball.
When Richie Gray cantered in under the posts in the 56th minute he brought the deficit back to eight from a high of 15. It was a reminder to the Irish that the kind of processions they have enjoyed against the Scots in recent times are not to be taken for granted any more.
Things have definitely changed under Cotter.
The turning point was Alex Dunbar's yellow card, dished out by referee Pascal Gauzere for flipping Johnny Sexton on his side at a ruck. Gauzere was an unimpressive figure throughout the game and that was a call that had Laidlaw smiling disbelievingly as the card was shown.
Dunbar had no need to take Sexton out - the stand-off reacted somewhat theatrically in the aftermath - and he shouldn't have done it. Having shipped 12 points while Barclay was sin-binned in the first half, they conceded another seven while Dunbar was away.
Laidlaw didn't bite on the question later on, but it was only a few short weeks since he was himself dumped on his back at a ruck in Rome under the nose of a touch judge and yet there was no punishment for the perpetrator.
Where's the consistency? The Six Nations has been an utter shambles on the discipline front.
A minute after Dunbar exited, Devin Toner scored under the posts. That was the game right there.
In truth, a 10-point gap flattered Scotland even though they rallied in the second half and had 71% of the ball. There was a power deficit. Maybe the six-day turnaround from the France game had something to do with that. Maybe Jonny Gray's absence was a big part of the reason. Maybe.
The sobering thing, though, is that Ireland were missing men, too. Stander was a colossus for them but when Joe Schmidt's team have all their back-rows fit again Stander might struggle to make the team. They have Peter O'Mahony to call on at six and Sean O'Brien to bring back at seven.
Scotland are making strides, but Ireland simply have more power athletes.
Cotter is reluctant to stress it - for fear that he comes across as content - but this was a heartening Six Nations by Scotland, the best in 10 years, not that there is much competition. Two wins, two defeats by a converted try or less and then Saturday when they gave themselves a chance, despite everything. It's a step-up.
This time last year there was no Nel, no Hardie, no Duncan Taylor on the scene. All three have been terrific. The attacking game is exhilarating at times.
It's a moot point, but Scotland have arguably been the most attractive team to watch in this Six Nations.
To move it up another level they need more back-row forwards of the quality of Stander and Heaslip - warriors who can play. Cotter will surely put his mind to broadening his options now. The search for new blood continues with a summer tour to Japan.
Scotland will go there in decent heart. So much has been done, but so much is left to do.
Councils in England and Wales were said to be male dominated, with women and ethnic minorities under-represented.
The Fawcett Society and Local Government Information Unit recommend statutory maternity leave, funding childcare and allowing councillors to attend and vote remotely.
Councils said "faster progress" was needed, without "imposing structures".
The report, which draws on online surveys, feedback from public meetings and interviews with female council leaders, concluded that local government in England and Wales was "stuck in the past".
Among its headline findings are that one in three local councillors are female, women account for just 17% of top council jobs while men outnumber women by six to one in terms of jobs in finance and resources departments.
While women make up 78% of the local authority workforce, they account for just a third of chief executives. Of the 35 county, unitary and metropolitan councils in England that had elections in May, only two of them - Oxfordshire and Durham - elected more than 40% women.
In Wales, female representation was below 20% in Blaenau Gwent, Ceredigion, Merthyr Tydfil, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wrexham and Anglesey.
The report identifies significant barriers to entry for women, particularly those with young children and caring responsibilities. Of the 353 councils in England, only 4% have any kind of maternity, paternity or parental leave policy in place.
While the report found some councils have informal arrangements for their elected officials, many of whom are unpaid volunteers, it had learnt of "unacceptable" stories of women being told they would lose their cabinet positions if they became pregnant.
"We call on government to introduce a nationwide policy and end this scandal," it said.
Councillors are not paid a formal salary but they are given allowances to compensate them for their time spent on council business, varying from a couple of thousand pounds a year to £20,000 or more.
The report calls for councils in England to offer a year's maternity leave or shared parental leave to councillors, in line with that available to direct employees, with the guarantee that officials would not be discriminated against for not attending a meeting for six months.
Cabinet officers with executive responsibilities, who often manage multi-billion pounds budgets, should retain all their allowances while on leave.
The Fawcett Society said the paucity of women of child-bearing age currently in executive positions meant the cost of the policy would not be huge and even if half of all council leaders were women and took 12 months off, it would cost about £3.8m.
Among the report's other recommendations are:
The report suggests that many councils have working cultures reminiscent of the 1970s where sexual harassment goes "unchallenged and unchecked". Codes of conduct, are needed, to address sexism and discrimination with proper complaints and disciplinary procedures, it says.
Its findings were described as "shocking" by Labour MP Dame Margaret Hodge, a former leader of Islington Council who co-chaired a year-long investigation into the issue of female participation funded by the Barrow Cadbury Trust, whose work informed the report.
She said: "The way councils do business is still designed by, and for, men. This needs to change and fast."
The Fawcett Society said at current rates of progress, it would take about 50 years to secure gender equality in county councils while the picture was scarcely better in the combined authorities created since 2011.
"We are going backwards and that is fundamentally unacceptable in the 21st Century," said its chief executive Sam Smethers.
But the Local Government Information Unit said there was good practice in many councils which needed to be adopted more widely.
The Local Government Association, which represents more than 300 councils in England and Wales, said it was supporting a range of initiatives to encourage women and other under-represented groups to become involved in local politics.
LGA vice chair Marianne Overton said the report "rightly identifies that progress must be made at a faster pace".
She added: "Local government must be at the forefront of driving change, but it will be important to get the balance right between changing culture and imposing structures.
"Change will also require all political parties, no matter the colour of their rosette, to fully engage and support a wide range of aspiring councillors."
They were announced as part of an extra £12bn of spending on defence equipment - part of the government's £178bn overall defence equipment and support budget during the next decade.
Here are some of the main developments in the government's Strategic Defence and Security Review:
4,500 miles (7,200 km) maximum range without refuelling
490 knots (910km/h; 560mph) maximum speed
28 P-8A Poseidon aircraft in use by the United States
2 other countries, India and Australia, have variants of the aircraft in use or on order
The detention of Deniz Yucel, who works for German newspaper Die Welt, has led to an outpouring of anger and frustration from German politicians and media figureheads alike.
Some politicians have even called into question whether future visits to Germany by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as part of an upcoming election campaign should be allowed to go ahead.
Mr Yucel, 43, is the first German reporter to be detained in Turkey as part of a widescale crackdown on media freedom that has seen more than 150 Turkish journalists arrested in recent months.
The dual German-Turkish national has been Die Welt's Turkey correspondent since May 2015.
He has been held since 14 February, pending charges.
According to his lawyer, he has been charged with membership of a terrorist organisation, spreading propaganda and misuse of information.
The case relates to Mr Yucel's reports on the hacking of a private email account belonging to President Erdogan's son-in-law and Energy Minister, Berat Albayrak.
The emails were made available by whistle-blowing platform Wikileaks. They discussed control of state media groups and influencing the public through fake users on Twitter, Die Welt reports.
Another six journalists who work for Turkish media outlets have been arrested over the leak, dubbed the Redhack affair.
A court in Istanbul ruled on 27 February that Mr Yucel should remain in police custody pending trial - nearly two weeks after he first handed himself in for questioning.
It is not yet clear when his trial will take place.
Germany summoned Turkey's ambassador on 28 February to protest against Mr Yucel's arrest.
Foreign Minister Gabriel said that no country that claimed to be democratic or to respect human rights could "misuse" its judicial system to go after journalists, while German President Joachim Gauck condemned it as an attack on freedom of press.
The move was "disappointing" and "disproportionate", according to Chancellor Angela Merkel, who said Berlin would insist on "fair and legal treatment" of Mr Yucel.
A number of politicians are demanding retaliation in the form of an entry ban to prevent President Erdogan from campaigning in Germany - where Turks form the largest ethnic minority - for Turkey's constitutional referendum next month.
Leftist MP Sevim Dagdelen told Bild newspaper the Turkish government "cannot make an election campaign for dictatorship and death".
It comes just days after Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim addressed a rally in Oberhausen, north-western Germany.
Meanwhile, journalists in Germany and abroad have been rallying in protest against the charges, with full pages in German newspapers dedicated to call outs for Mr Yucel's release.
The Axel Springer media group that owns Die Welt hung a large #freedeniz sign from the roof of its building, with protests reported across the country, as well as in Switzerland and Austria.
German-Turkish ties have been strained since Turkey launched a major crackdown sacking tens of thousands of people from the civil service, police and judiciary in the wake of a failed coup last July.
Mr Erdogan's ruling AK Party has also shut down some 170 media outlets, during a continuing state of emergency, and arrested more than 100 journalists. Critics have condemned the move as an attempt to silence opponents.
Separately, there is an ongoing federal investigation into allegations of spying by Turkish clerics in Germany on suspected supporters of Fethullah Gulen, a cleric who lives in self-imposed exile in the US and was blamed by President Erdogan for the coup attempt.
Turkey is ranked 151st of 180 countries listed in the Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom index.
Since the coup attempt, 170 media outlets - newspaper, magazines, TV stations and news agencies - have been closed, according to Turkey's journalists' association. About 150 journalists have been imprisoned, with the press accreditation of more than 700 journalists revoked.
Among those detained were the editor and several writers of Turkey's oldest secular paper, Cumhuriyet.
Detained Turkish reporters defiant over espionage claim
Mr Gross is suing for at least $200m (£140m) he claims he lost after being forced to leave Pimco in 2014.
The bond manager alleges that executives at his former firm plotted to oust him and spilt his bonus.
A judge ruled there was enough evidence to proceed pointing to a "series of alleged oral promises [and] assurances of continued employment."
Pimco had argued Mr Gross was never guaranteed employment and could have been fired without cause at any time. The company hasn't commented on the latest development.
Mr Gross helped found Pimco - an investment management company that focused on bond investing - nearly 40-years ago.
He left the firm abruptly in 2014 following disparaging reports about his management style.
Mr Gross filed his lawsuit against Pimco in October.
However, Britain's Khan said his speed and movement would win the day.
Britain's Khan, 29, is jumping two weight classes to challenge Mexico's Alvarez, although the match has been made at a catch-weight of 155lb.
"I'm going to hit Canelo and he's probably not going to feel it, but skill is going to win it," said Khan.
"I don't want to be involved in exchanges, standing in front of him giving him free shots. I know he can hurt me with one big shot.
"So I have to make sure I'm balanced when I'm throwing my own shots. It's all about being disciplined and sticking to the game-plan for 12 rounds.
"Before, I've not respected guys who have knocked me down or out. This fight I know I can be hurt so I'll be on the edge and my defences will be sharper.
"A fight against Floyd Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao would have been easier because they're my weight, so physically I would have been stronger.
"Canelo is going to be stronger, but things I have that are better than him are speed and movement."
Khan is a heavy underdog against his 25-year-old opponent, whose only defeat was by American legend Mayweather in 2013.
Bolton boxer Khan is a former light-welterweight world champion but has lost three times, twice by knockout.
"I'm not supposed to win this fight but believe I can," said Khan, who is bidding to become only the third former light-welterweight world champion to win a middleweight world title, after Oscar de la Hoya and Miguel Cotto.
"It's the first time I've been the underdog for a fight. But that's what makes it so exciting for me, wanting to prove so many people wrong.
"This is the same kind of fight as when Sugar Ray Leonard beat Marvin Hagler [Leonard moved up from welter to middleweight to challenge Hagler in 1987]. Leonard was the underdog for that fight but won through speed over power."
Alvarez could be as heavy as 175lb on fight night, almost a stone heavier than the challenger. But the Mexican, who turned pro at the age of 15, believes Khan will be surprised by his own skills.
"I'll show a lot more than power, you'll see," said Alvarez, who is hoping to mark the Mexican celebration of Cinco de Mayo with his 47th win in his 49th fight.
"I bring speed as well. Whatever he brings, I'm prepared for. My best years are yet to come."
Khan also had a message for United States presidential hopeful Donald Trump, who has made controversial remarks about Muslims and Mexicans during his campaign for the Republican candidacy.
"This could be the last fight for me and Canelo if Donald Trump becomes president," said Khan, whose match with Alvarez will be the first at Vegas's 20,000-capacity T-Mobile Arena.
The man in charge of assessing the leaks' damage, Richard Ledgett, said he could be open to an amnesty deal.
Disclosures by the former intelligence worker have revealed the extent of the NSA's spying activity.
But NSA Director Gen Keith Alexander has dismissed the idea.
Mr Ledgett spoke to US television channel CBS about the possibility of an amnesty deal: "So my personal view is, yes it's worth having a conversation about.
"I would need assurances that the remainder of the data could be secured, and my bar for those assurances would be very high, would be more than just an assertion on his part."
By Jonny DymondWashington correspondent
An amnesty for Edward Snowden is an intriguing prospect. But don't hold your breath. Richard Ledgett's boss, General Keith Alexander, the head of the NSA, poured very cold water on the idea when he spoke to CBS News.
And much of Congress, which gave every indication of wanting to see Mr Snowden torn limb from limb when the leaks started, would be apoplectic; it would be an unimaginably hard-sell politically.
But the talk of an amnesty is an indication of the NSA's deepest fears: that Mr Snowden really has got what Rick Ledgett called "the keys to the kingdom", and is prepared to make it public.
Authoritative reports suggest that the agency is finding it very difficult to work out what Mr Snowden did and didn't take. Talk of an amnesty from the agency suggests it is deeply concerned about what comes next from Edward Snowden.
But Gen Alexander, who is retiring early next year, rejected the idea of any amnesty for Mr Snowden.
"This is analogous to a hostage taker taking 50 people hostage, shooting 10, and then say, 'if you give me full amnesty, I'll let the other 40 go'. What do you do?"
In an earlier interview with the Reuters news agency, Mr Ledgett said he was deeply worried about highly classified documents not yet public that are among the 1.7 million files Mr Snowden is believed to have accessed.
Mr Snowden's disclosures have been "cataclysmic" for the agency, Mr Ledgett told Reuters.
Earlier this month, a UK newspaper editor told UK MPs only 1% of files leaked by Mr Snowden had been published by the newspaper.
The state department says its position has not changed and that Mr Snowden must return to the US to face charges, says the BBC's Suzanne Kianpour.
The US has charged Mr Snowden with theft of government property, unauthorised communication of national defence information and wilful communication of classified communications intelligence.
Each of the charges carries a maximum 10-year prison sentence.
At the weekend, the NSA allowed a CBS television crew into their headquarters for the first time in its history, in an effort to be more open about what the agency does with the data it collects.
Stefan Payne grabbed the winner for Paul Hurst's side just a day after signing from Barnsley.
The hosts started brightly with Jon Nolan firing just wide early on, but Rochdale took the lead with a 17th-minute penalty confidently converted by Steve Davies after Toto Nsiala upended Bradden Inman.
Shrewsbury responded positively and referee Andy Haines pointed to the spot for a second time on the half-hour mark, Shaun Whalley picking himself up to slot home a penalty after being brought down by Oliver Rathbone.
Shrewsbury moved ahead three minutes later when Alex Rodman's fine run and cross from the left was volleyed in from close range by Norwich loanee Carlton Morris.
Rochdale keeper Brendan Moore also saved twice from Louis Dodds and Morris as Shrewsbury looked the more dangerous side, although Davies did go close at the other end.
Rochdale pulled level in the 63rd minute, Davies again scoring from the penalty spot after the referee spotted a handball.
But Shrewsbury were determined to maintain their 100% start and in the 74th minute substitute Payne burst through to fire high into the net.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Shrewsbury Town 3, Rochdale 2.
Second Half ends, Shrewsbury Town 3, Rochdale 2.
Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Lenell John-Lewis replaces Shaun Whalley.
Foul by James Bolton (Shrewsbury Town).
Oliver Rathbone (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Junior Brown (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Steve Davies (Rochdale).
Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Ebou Adams replaces Louis Dodds.
Goal! Shrewsbury Town 3, Rochdale 2. Stefan Payne (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jon Nolan with a headed pass.
Attempt saved. Ian Henderson (Rochdale) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Alex Rodman (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Louis Dodds (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jimmy McNulty (Rochdale).
Attempt missed. Oliver Rathbone (Rochdale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Steve Davies (Rochdale) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Dean Henderson.
Attempt saved. James Bolton (Shrewsbury Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Stefan Payne replaces Carlton Morris.
Joseph Rafferty (Rochdale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Shaun Whalley (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Joseph Rafferty (Rochdale).
Harrison McGahey (Rochdale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Carlton Morris (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Harrison McGahey (Rochdale).
Goal! Shrewsbury Town 2, Rochdale 2. Steve Davies (Rochdale) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty conceded by Aristote Nsiala (Shrewsbury Town) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Dean Henderson.
Attempt saved. Ian Henderson (Rochdale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Junior Brown.
Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Jimmy McNulty.
Shaun Whalley (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Joe Bunney (Rochdale).
Attempt blocked. Shaun Whalley (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Steve Davies (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Shaun Whalley (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Joe Bunney (Rochdale).
Attempt missed. Ian Henderson (Rochdale) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Mat Sadler.
Attempt saved. Steve Davies (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Oliver Rathbone (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 79.92 points, or 0.45%, to 17740.63.
The S&P 500 climbed 6.51 points, or 0.32%, to 2057.14 and the Nasdaq gained 19.06, or 0.4%, to 4736.16.
The US Department of Labour reported the economy added 160,000 jobs in April, analysts had been expecting more than 200,000 additional posts.
The rising price of crude oil following Thursday's gains, however, helped lift stocks.
The price of West Texas Intermediate crude rose 26 cents to $44.59 a barrel.
The price jumped on Thursday after producers around the Canadian city of Fort McMurray closed or cut output in response to a wildfire.
Shares of Chevron edged up 0.44% and Exxon Mobile nudged 0.53% higher.
The online review site Yelp was one of Friday's biggest winners. Its share price rose 23.7% after beating earnings expectations on Thursday.
A major faller was mobile payment company Square fell 21.7% after the company reported a bigger than expected first quarter loss.
For the first time, Apple will allow adverts to be blocked by the iPhone and iPad versions of Safari.
The move is likely to please users, but will concern the many companies that depend on advertising.
In a nutshell, the term covers a variety of technologies used to prevent adverts appearing on internet-connected devices.
They are already widely used on PCs, where the most common technique is to install a browser plug-in, but are relatively rare on smartphones and tablets.
That's not to say it's impossible to use them on mobile kit.
Apple and Android devices can already run specialised third-party ad-blocking browsers or be made to stop ads appearing by altering their network settings, but the point is that only a small percentage of people do this.
Apple's decision to open up Safari, however, could take the activity mainstream.
Webpages should be decluttered of distracting content.
Pages should also load more quickly, mobile data allowances should come under less strain and iPhone batteries could also last longer between charges.
Apple's iOS 9 operating system will allow content blocking extensions to be added to Safari.
These browser add-ons can be set to block certain cookies, images, pop-ups and other content from being downloaded.
Until now, the only way to do something similar was to "jailbreak" the handsets, which also made them more vulnerable to malware.
Apple will not offer its own ad-blocking software.
Instead, people will be able to download extensions made by others from its App Store in a similar way to how they can already install third-party keyboards.
By detecting and stripping out scripts in the code of web pages meant to make browsers pull content from ad networks' computer servers.
They will also act to prevent scripts from doing things like tracking how long a user has been looking at a webpage and monitoring how far they have scrolled down a page in order to serve up more ads.
Absolutely. There have already been loud complaints about the spread of ad-blockers on PCs and several of Germany's leading publishers have tried and failed to block their spread via the courts.
Their fear is that the practice could now become widespread on mobile.
About 198 million people - representing roughly one in 20 internet users - already use ad-blockers on desktop computers, according to a recent study by Pagefair, a company that sells a workaround to the extensions.
iPhones and iPads may be outsold by Android devices, but they represent "52% of the mobile browsing market and 14% of total web browsing", its report states, adding that Apple's move could be a "game changer".
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) trade association also warns that the consequences could be calamitous for some sites.
"If you are a medium or small-sized website operating on very tight margins, this could make or break the business," suggests Stephen Chester.
"Particularly news organisations - whose revenues are under fire at the moment as their print circulations diminish but online audiences grow. Those organisations are having to reshape to adapt to the digital world and ultimately this could break them or put them at risk."
Not necessarily.
Cologne-based Eyeo makes Adblock Plus, a free PC plug-in that is the most popular of its kind.
It operates a "white list" of adverts that are still permitted to appear. Such ads must meet certain criteria - for instance they cannot be pop-ups or automatically start playing sounds.
Google, Amazon and Microsoft are among those reported to have paid the firm for "support services" to ensure ads on their sites get through.
Eyeo says it is "confident that our years of experience" will help it compete against others when it brings the service to iOS 9.
But one rival is hoping to prosper by taking a more open approach.
Teesside-based developer Dean Murphy plans to sell the extension Crystal for about £3 and let its users create and maintain their own white lists.
"A lot of websites I love rely on ad revenue, but at the back of my mind I just think advertising needs to change," he explains.
"There's so many terrible ads out there that auto-load videos, and show lots of images and lots of banners.
"And there's often multiple ad networks being used on a single page.
"I tested 10 popular news websites. With Crystal enabled they loaded four times quicker and used half the amount of data."
Of course, marketers try to make adverts obtrusive for a reason - they are more likely to be noticed.
No - it might have the opposite effect.
Apple's iAd service places adverts in apps rather than websites, so won't be affected by the extensions.
In fact, the facility gets a boost in iOS 9 because of its use in a new News app where it will be used to place adverts alongside publishers' articles in curated topic feeds.
Rival app-based platforms - including MoPub and Google's AdMob - as well as social networks that sell space in their own apps - such as Facebook and Twitter - could also scoop up more business.
You might be surprised to hear the firm's view isn't all that different from the ad-blockers themselves.
"The industry needs to do better at producing ads that are less annoying and that are quicker to load," said chief executive Larry Page at a recent shareholders meeting.
"I think we need to do a better job of that as an industry."
It's worth being aware, however, that a recent study by the IAB indicated that the majority of people who had installed ad-blocking extensions on PCs did so because they wanted to be free of all ads, not just certain ones.
Right. Israel-based Shine says it can block ads from appearing in both apps and mobile websites on all handsets.
However, the technology is targeted at mobile operators, rather than consumers, who must add the start-up's software to their data centres.
The firm launched a publicity campaign for its innovation on Monday, somewhat ironically, by placing an ad in the Financial Times.
Witnesses said unidentified jets had targeted the centre of al-Qaim, about 300km (186 miles) north-west of Baghdad, late on Wednesday afternoon.
One strike had missed a mosque used by IS militants as a headquarters and hit residential buildings, they added.
Nineteen children and 12 women were among the casualties, a medic said.
The IS-affiliated Amaq news agency published video purportedly showing the aftermath of what it called a "massacre perpetrated by Iraqi aircraft" in al-Qaim.
The footage showed vehicles on fire on a main road lined with shops, damaged buildings, and the bodies of several children.
Amaq said that more than 120 people had been killed in the air strikes.
One Iraqi MP said he also believed the Iraqi Air Force had carried out the attack.
Ahmed al-Salmani, a member of the Coalition of Iraqi Forces parliamentary bloc, said in a statement that he based the claim on the reported inaccuracy of the strikes and high number of civilian casualties.
There was no immediate comment from the Iraqi military or government.
The US-led multinational coalition that is supporting the government in its fight against IS has also carried out air strikes around al-Qaim.
Al-Arabiya TV put the death toll at 70, but did not say who was thought responsible.
The deadline for self-assessment returns was midnight on 31 January.
The number failing to meet the deadline was greater than last year, but well below the 1.6 million recorded in 2010.
Further fines are imposed if people fail to complete their returns after three, six and 12 months.
However, the number of people meeting the deadline also improved, with 10.24 million people filing before the 31 January.
"This is another record-breaking year for self-assessment, with 210,000 more people filing their returns on time than last year," said Ruth Owen, HMRC's director general of personal tax.
But she also warned people that fines would mount up if they did not complete the forms quickly.
"If you're one of the minority who missed the deadline, you still need to get your tax return to us as soon as possible, to avoid further penalties and interest mounting up," she said.
Apart from the initial £100 penalty, the subsequent fines are as follows:
The 32-year-old triumphed aboard Highland Reel for Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien in the Hong Kong Vase.
Moore, who returned to action in September after two months out with a neck injury, also won the Hong Kong Mile on the Japanese-trained Maurice.
The Hong Kong Cup went to Japan as A Shin Hikari led from start to finish.
Southampton, Portsmouth and Isle of Wight councils want to create the authority to take on services currently managed by central government.
A public consultation on the plans begins on Friday.
Under the deal, the councils would leave the current system of government funding in exchange for keeping business rates of about £210m a year.
They would also secure £900m from government to spend over 30 years on infrastructure.
Each of the councils would continue as separate entities and retain their existing powers but they would also be equal members on a board, led by an elected mayor.
Southampton City Council leader Simon Letts said: "This deal will enable us to be in control of our own destiny and will enable us to secure new powers and funding from government."
A consultation will run until 18 September.
Remarkably, that seemed to be the knee-jerk reaction of at least some of Silicon Valley’s elite in the wake of Donald Trump becoming president-elect on Tuesday.
"I am announcing and funding a legitimate campaign for California to become its own nation,” wrote Shervin Pishevar, a major investor in companies like Uber, AirBnB and Slack.
"I'm in and will partner with you on it,” replied Dave Morin, another major tech investor.
It’s been agreed, the new promised land should be called New California.
"It's the most patriotic thing we can do,” Mr Pishevar said.
The proposal - one that, let’s face it, is faintly ridiculous - represents peak panic in the wake of an election that has left much of Silicon Valley stunned and grasping for answers.
There are two bubbles in this part of the world - one is about money, the other is about its world view.
On her disastrous night, Clinton got more votes in California than in any other part of the country. Here, the prospect of a Trump presidency wasn’t just unlikely, it was unthinkable.
Before the vote, openly supporting Mr Trump was seen by many as a crime worthy of losing your job.
When it emerged that Facebook board member and major investor Peter Thiel was donating more than $1m to the Trump campaign, many called for him to be sacked.
But just a few weeks on, Mr Thiel, a person who has made his vast fortune over long-term bets, proved to be the most astute man in the Valley once again.
“He has an awesomely difficult task, since it is long past time for us to face up to our country’s problems,” he said in a statement after Mr Trump’s win.
"We’re going to need all hands on deck.”
Mr Thiel remains an outlier here. What we’ll likely see over the next few days is an industry and community slowly contemplating what life in Silicon Valley will mean under President Trump.
Chris Sacca, an early investor in Twitter, said technology companies should be open to the new leader.
"We in the tech community are willing to work with President-Elect Trump to help those Americans who need it most,” he tweeted.
"The door is open.
"Very few people were as vocal in their opposition to Donald Trump as I was. But sitting on our hands for four years is a bad option."
As I type, we’re yet to hear from the real key players: Apple, Facebook and Google.
Their message will be instrumental in setting the collective mood here.
Meanwhile, Twitter boss Jack Dorsey may be enjoying one silver lining: shares in the struggling network, still by far the best platform on a day like Tuesday, jumped 4% to its best pricing since October.
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Jochem van den Hoek, 28, from Werkendam, Netherlands, died following a crash near the 11th milestone in the Superstock race on 7 June.
Irish racer Alan Bonner, 33, died in a crash near the 33rd milestone in a qualifying session the same day.
Coroner John Needham passed on his condolences to their families.
Mr Bonner, from Stamullen in County Meath, had finished 30th in the Superstock race on the day of his death.
The inquest at Douglas courthouse heard the plasterer, who was the fastest ever TT racer from the Republic of Ireland, died as a result of head and chest injuries.
Van den Hoek, a bicycle maker from the Netherlands, had achieved his best-ever finish of 27th in the opening Superbike race riding a 1000cc Honda Fireblade for the TC Racing Team.
He died as result of abdominal and head injuries.
With investigations ongoing, the inquests of both men were adjourned with a date to be fixed.
The studios have been the base for hundreds of film and TV productions since they opened in 1958.
They have also been home to a number of Oscar-winning movies including Braveheart and My Left Foot.
Its shareholders, however, have said they believe the "time is right" for the sale.
Its board of directors said the studios were being placed on the market as "a going concern" - but said the sale would have "no impact" on the studio's day-to-day operations.
Majority shareholders - former accountant for U2, Ossie Kilkenny and Paul McGuinness, the band's former manager - have owned the studios for nearly three decades.
In a statement, the studios said the pair would "continue to explore a number of other individual business interests".
Over the years, Ardmore has played host to top names in the movie industry including Mel Gibson during the filming of Braveheart in 1995, as well as Daniel Day Lewis and Brenda Fricker, who starred in My Left Foot (1989).
Big-name directors such as Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard and Stanley Kubrick have also worked with the studios.
More recently it has produced TV shows such as The Tudors, Moone Boy and award-winning drama Penny Dreadful.
In total, productions at Ardmore have received 14 Oscars and a number of BAFTA, Golden Globe and Emmy awards.
Ardmore Film Studios is situated on 18 acres of land in Bray, County Wicklow, and is the largest studio on the island of Ireland.
Productions currently on site include The Professor and the Madman, and Into the Badlands.
In 2016, Ardmore expanded its site and opened a new 47,000 sq ft facility to provide extra studio space, in light of market demand.
The Ethiopia-born Swede, 25, failed an out-of-competition test conducted by governing body the IAAF.
Aregawi, who won gold at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow and 2014 World Indoor Championships in Sopot, has requested a B sample be tested.
Britain's Hannah England finished fourth behind Aregawi in Moscow.
There is no suggestion Aregawi's performance in that race is under scrutiny.
Aregawi ran for Ethiopia at the 2012 London Olympics but began competing for Sweden later that year after being granted citizenship.
She was due to defend her title at next month's World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon.
Her suspension also means her place in the Swedish team for the Rio Olympics in August is in doubt.
The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC) has already withdrawn its financial support for Aregawi.
"The situation regarding her place on the Olympic team is in quarantine as we wait for the result of the B test," added SOC chief executive Peter Reinebo.
Her Dutch manager, Jos Hermens, told the Expressen newspaper that the news had come as a surprise.
"We can't understand it," he said. "We are trying to work out what has happened. It's very strange."
But Sweden's athletics chief has been pretty scathing.
"It is with dismay and extreme disappointment we have to make this statement," said Stefan Olsson.
"We are totally opposed to all forms of cheating, doping and illicit substances. We have zero tolerance and this is totally unacceptable."
American Jenny Simpson, who was second behind Aregawi at the 2013 World Championships, expressed her "grief" at the news.
In a statement to the New York Times, she wrote: "I'm grateful that the sport is taking steps to catch cheaters and meaningfully deter others from violating the rules in the future.
"Justice begins when someone that stole from the sport isn't going to just get away with it. But I grieve the decision that was made by a skilled athlete, capable of greatness, to take a shortcut."
She added: "I'm hopeful that things might really be changing for the better in our sport and I'm sad it didn't start changing sooner."
It has not been a very good few days for Aregawi.
She has been caught up in a tax row in Sweden after telling authorities she had never lived in the country and therefore was not liable for tax.
She was ordered to pay 11,112 Swedish crowns (£932, $1,299) in back taxes.
The explosive back, one of France's key players, sustained the injury in the first half of Clermont's Champions Cup win over Exeter Chiefs on Saturday.
"He will see a surgeon tomorrow for a very likely operation and a long period of unavailability," the Top 14 club said in a statement.
"He is out of the Six Nations."
France - who finished fifth in last year's tournament - begin their 2017 campaign against reigning Grand Slam champions England at Twickenham on Saturday, 4 February at 16:50 GMT.
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Mclean, 31, has been given a three-week ban as a result of a dangerous tackle in the 29-15 win on Saturday.
The ban was cut from six weeks as Mclean pleaded guilty to the offence and a disciplinary committee deemed there were no "aggravating factors".
The 2014 World Cup winner will miss matches against Scotland on 11 March and Ireland six days later.
"Taking into consideration that the player has no scheduled matches on the weekend of March 4/5, the player is suspended until midnight on Sunday, March 26," read a Six Nations statement.
Mclean captained England to victory over Canada in the 2014 World Cup final.
England and Ireland sit first and second respectively in the Six Nations as the only sides with maximum points with two matches left to play.
Trailing 3-0 from the first leg, Bayern revived their hopes through Medhi Benatia's early downward header.
Barca levelled when Luis Suarez squared for a tap-in from Neymar, who drilled in after the pair combined again.
Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller both curled in as Bayern won on the night, but Barca still progressed.
And the Spanish club's success means the tantalising prospect of an 'El Clasico' showpiece against Real Madrid in the 6 June final in Berlin remains alive.
Their La Liga rivals must overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit against Italian champions Juventus on Wednesday for the opportunity to defend their European crown against Barca.
Few outsiders had given German title-winners Bayern any chance of overturning the visitors' advantage after a clinical victory at the Nou Camp last Wednesday.
And ultimately they were proved right as the Spanish league leaders comfortably maintained their ambitions of a La Liga, Champions League and Copa del Rey treble.
But Bayern were left wondering what might have been after wasting several chances and failing to keep out Barca's potent attack with some hazardous defending.
Guardiola's side had made the perfect start through Benatia's first Champions League goal. The defender was allowed a free header to nod into the bottom left corner from 15 yards.
But the optimism that swept across the vast majority of the Allianz Arena lasted less than eight minutes.
Guardiola, in charge of Barcelona between 2008 and 2012, insisted his team would attack sensibly and patiently as they aimed to become only the second team to overturn a three-goal first-leg deficit in a Champions League knockout tie.
However, Bayern were guilty of naive defending as their early lead on the night was wiped out.
Lionel Messi's perfectly weighted pass allowed Suarez to run beyond the home defence, before the Uruguayan unselfishly squared for team-mate Neymar to roll in.
Bayern, still encouraged by their vocal fans, continued on the front foot and created several chances, squandered most notably by Muller and Lewandowski.
But the tactic left them vulnerable - and the Bundesliga champions were punished again on the half-hour mark.
The home side were short of numbers defensively as Suarez and Neymar sprung forward, with the former Liverpool striker again teeing up his team-mate who had time and space to chest down and drill into the near corner.
That goal effectively killed off the tie, leaving Bayern needing to become the first team since 1994 to score six times against Barca.
Barca, who need one win from their final two matches to regain the Spanish title, removed Suarez at the break after the striker complained of a tight hamstring and offered little attacking threat in the second half as Bayern fought back.
Lewandowski showed neat footwork to create space and precisely finish, before Muller guided into the same bottom corner from 20 yards.
But it was too little too late as Barcelona moved within one victory of their fifth European crown.
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Jones, who won 95 caps for Wales and five for the British and Irish Lions, made the decision after he was left out of Wales' Six Nations squad.
"There is no doubt that Adam has played a huge part in Wales' success," said Gatland.
"He has three Grand Slams and a [Six Nations] Championship to his name. That is an unbelievable record."
Gatland coached Jones, 33, for the 2008 and 2012 Grand Slams, as well as the 2013 Six Nations title.
But he left the Cardiff Blues prop out of the Six Nations squad, having omitted him for the 2014 autumn series as well.
Jones was also dropped from Wales' final 2014 Six Nations game against Scotland and his last appearance for Wales was the 38-16 defeat by South Africa in the first Test in June 2014 that year.
His Test future was cast in doubt after he was replaced by Samson Lee after just 30 minutes of that game.
When announcing Jones' omission from Wales' Six Nations squad, Gatland named Scarlets' nine-times capped Samson Lee, 22, as his top tight-head pick.
Gatland had placed Jones on standby for the Six Nations in case of injury, saying the door was open for him to force his way back into the squad for the World Cup.
But Jones has said he made up his mind before Christmas that if he was not chosen for the squad he would retire.
In a statement issued on his behalf, Jones said he had done all in his power to regain his Wales spot.
He added: "I feel like I am more than just injury cover, and have therefore decided to call it a day.
"It has been a tough week for me, but the support from the Welsh fans has been overwhelming, just as it has been ever since my first cap."
After Jones' announcement, the Welsh Rugby Union issued a statement in which Gatland said: "He made a big impact and contribution on the international stage and we all wish him well for his future career with the Cardiff Blues."
Former Wales wing Adrian Hadley believes Jones' decision is final.
"I am a bit surprised. He's been a tremendous servant to Welsh rugby, to the Ospreys and now to the Blues," said Hadley.
"If an injury did happen now and they did ask him to play, would he play?
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"I think he's made his mind up and I don't think he will change it."
Former Wales and Lions prop Graham Price, who won two Grand Slams, believes Jones was underappreciated at times during his glittering career.
"He achieved a lot, not just with Wales but with the Lions," said Price.
"Who could forget the last Lions tour when we demolished the Australians in the scrum? That was largely due to Adam's contribution.
"His talent and his ability was not fully appreciated until he was not there. Every time he was injured, we couldn't wait for him to get back in the side.
"He was such a fundamental part of those Grand Slams we won."
Paul Mallin, 50, of Cecil Road, Ilford, has been charged with murdering a woman in her 50s and a man in his 80s on Saturday.
Mr Mallin is due to appear before Barkingside Magistrates' Court later.
The Met said they knew the identities of the deceased and their next of kin had been informed.
The housing unit falls under the care provision of Redbridge Borough Council.
It follows criticism from two of the three families of those missing who say the rescue operation has been too slow.
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue's chief fire officer Dave Etheridge said: "We did everything we could to try to make our way into that rubble pile."
One person died and five were injured after half of the building collapsed.
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Mr Etheridge said: "On that night we had the very best brains in England and the best equipment at that scene.
"We are dealing with a building which was due to be demolished and the structure of it is naturally weakened.
"What we have to make sure of course is that we minimise the risk to our own people as well, and that's an enormously difficult thing to balance."
The 10-storey building came down as it was being prepared for demolition on 23 February at 16:00 GMT.
The body of Michael Collings, 53 was found following the collapse.
A search operation remains under way at the site to locate the missing workers - Christopher Huxtable, 34, from Swansea, Ken Cresswell, 57, and John Shaw, 61, who are both from Rotherham.
Emergency services have said the recovery operation to reach the bodies of the three men will take rescuers many weeks, if not months.
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Another term for it is "relationship addiction". People form and persist with relationships "that are one-sided, emotionally destructive and/or abusive".
Sitting in the atrium of Trump Tower on Tuesday, as Donald Trump harangued the press - well, you know where I'm going. For all the abuse, for all the belittlement, we as reporters show no sign of ending our relationship addiction with Donald Trump.
Much of our cravenness is easily explained. It stems from the record-breaking television ratings that Trump has generated and, just as important these days, millions of online hits.
A human headline, he more than satisfies the viral requirements of our new media age. At a time when media organisations are struggling still to monetise online news content, and to make the painful shift from print to digital, along comes the ultimate clickbait candidate, a layer of golden eggs.
Understandably, hard-pressed news executives are echoing the words reportedly uttered by Hillary Clinton's campaign manager, Robby Mook, at her Brooklyn headquarters: "I've got to get me some Trump."
It has meant that the default setting for cable news channels here is a split screen showing an empty Trump lectern on one side with pundits on the other, bloviating endlessly as they await the billionaire's arrival.
As for a Trump news conference, it is rather like broadcasting one of those freeway police chases filmed from a helicopter: car crash television that you want to stay with until the end - though perhaps the more accurate analogy is of security camera footage that captures a street fighter who has no qualms about reaching for the broken bottle. It is unedifying, gruesome even, but also utterly compelling.
It explains why none of the news channels cut away from the Trump news conference yesterday, even as it degenerated into a one-way slanging match. Or why none of the reporters present, myself included, simply got up and walked out.
Yet the media's Trump relationship addiction is not explained by commercial imperatives alone.
Political reporters have a tendency of writing a campaign narrative that comports with the race they ideally want to cover. It's not an invented narrative, as such - we can't simply make up storylines. But I would suggest it's a slanted narrative, which, rather than betraying a liberal bias, reveals a "great story" bias.
In a reworking of the old newsroom adage "if it bleeds, it leads", candidates tend to be assessed on the basis of their journalistic entertainment value.
My sense, while covering the 2000 campaign for instance, was that reporters handicapped the race in favour of George W. Bush because the possibility of a son following his father into the White House, with all the oedipal complexity that went with it, was a better story than seeing Al Gore become president.
That would have felt like a Clinton third term, absent its charismatic leading man.
This tendency was even more pronounced in 2008, during the Democratic primary campaign, when journalists were more excited by the prospect of the first African-American president than the first female president, Hillary Clinton. Everyone wanted to compose their own first draft of that dramatic historical moment.
Trump is also a beneficiary of great story bias. Never before has there been a candidate with such journalistic entertainment value.
His unexpected emergence meant that we ditched our initial narrative of Campaign 2016, which we had set up a dynastic showdown between a Bush and a Clinton, in favour of a better storyline.
The media didn't create Donald Trump, the basis of the ever more fashionable "Frankenstein's monster" critique of the press. But we have been more willing enablers than we would care to admit.
So while there has been no shortage of critical coverage of Donald Trump, there has been a reluctance to go for his jugular.
This tendency is most noticeable in broadcast interviews. Jake Tapper's interview with Donald Trump, in which the billionaire failed to disavow support from white supremacists and said he needed to do more research on the Ku Klux Klan before condemning it, offered a case in point.
Tapper, who has done some excellent interviews during this campaign, was tough and probing but did not go in for the kill. An obvious follow-up question would have been "do you really need to do more research on the KKK to condemn it" but he did not ask it.
As for the interview between Megyn Kelly and Donald Trump, it provides the textbook case study of campaign co-dependency.
Kelly rocked Trump in a televised debate last year, with a brilliant and legitimate line of questioning about his misogyny. But when she sat down with him at Trump Tower for a prime time special, and talked about his hate-Tweeting, she described how she imagined him doing it wearing "a crushed velvet smoking jacket, chaise lounge, slippers".
Jon Sopel, my colleague and compatriot, wrote a terrific blog on the Trump press conference, observing: "The remarkable thing that has struck me as a British correspondent living in Washington, and who is used to a robust relationship between journalist and politician, is how Trump has been treated with kid gloves."
I could not agree more. The preference in American broadcast journalism is to end interviews on amicable terms. There is not the adversarial tradition of British interviewing, nor a US equivalent of John Humphrys or Jeremy Paxman.
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What's also striking is that we as journalists do not have the power of old. Trump and other candidates have used Twitter especially, not only to bypass the media but also to become part of the new media themselves.
The billionaire's Twitter account has more followers - 8.5 million - than the Washington Post, ABC News, NBC News, the Huffington Post or Buzzfeed. He has become a self-publisher, and provided an unfiltered commentary of his own. Trump's strength is a measure of the mainstream media's weakness.
That imbalance was evident at the news conference in Trump Tower. He possessed the only microphone. He could drown out every reporter. He controlled who asked the questions, and probably half of the journalists present did not get the chance to do so.
Ever the shrewd media operator, he also knew that the cable news channels would stay with it until the end.
For another illustration of our comparative powerlessness, just witness the number of stories that have been written about Trump, which in an ordinary election cycle would have been disqualifying - his misogyny, his racism, his incitement of supporters to punch protesters in the face, his cussing, his refusal to release his tax returns, his constant flip-flopping on policy, Trump University, etc, etc.
Much has been written about how Trump defies the usual laws of political gravity, but one of the reasons is that modern-day media organisations lack orbital pull.
The Trump obsession has affected our coverage in subtler ways, too.
Had it not been for our fixation with the Republican contest, we would have paid more attention to Bernie Sanders' extraordinary success. Yet we've downplayed that storyline.
This is partly for valid analytical reasons. Early on, it became clear that Hillary Clinton was winning the all-important "black vote" - this race has proven again that it is all but impossible to win the Democratic nomination without it - and had the support of so many super-delegates that her lead became insurmountable.
But I wonder whether another explanation for short-changing Sanders goes to how Trump has impacted our professional pride. We can cope with being proven spectacularly wrong in one race, the Republican contest, but not two.
Absent Trump, journalists would have felt the Bern far more strongly, because it would have been the best storyline on offer. Again, it demonstrates how we as journalists tend to talk up certain narratives and talk down others, of how we are prone to great story bias.
Confessedly, I hated being at that Trump news conference, most of which I spent with my arm thrust skyward trying unsuccessfully to ask a question. But I also admit to being enthralled by the most extraordinary election campaign I have ever covered.
Like every other journalist, I dare say I'll be back the next time he summons us to Trump Tower. Perhaps, if he continues to be so personally abusive, journalists should stage a walkout. That said, I suspect we'll remain planted in our seats, sufferers of co-dependency, fellow Trump relationship addicts.
Mr Trump tweeted that it would be premature to consider any relaxation "until the Ukrainian and Syrian problems are solved".
The president also said he would work "constructively" with Russia after meeting President Putin last week.
Russia meanwhile has insisted that it will not change its policies in Ukraine and Syria because of the sanctions.
"Our policy on Syria and on Ukraine has never been and will never be determined by the pressure of sanctions applied by the USA," parliamentary international affairs spokesman Konstantin Kosachev said.
He said that US policy towards Russia was not determined by the requirements of international relations but by "the zigzags of US domestic policy and [the] confrontation between [President] Trump and Congress".
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who is visiting Ukraine, on Sunday called on Russia to take the "first step" to bring an end to the separatist conflict in the east of the country.
He said the sanctions against Russia would remain "until Moscow reverses their actions".
The secretary of state said it was incumbent on Russia to make sure the Minsk peace agreement, which for Ukraine was fully implemented.
The war in Ukraine, along with Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and its military backing of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, have strained ties between the two countries.
US Senators last month voted overwhelmingly to impose fresh sanctions on Russia over its alleged interference in last year's US election.
The senators also agreed to set up a process by which Congress could block any attempt by President Trump to scale back the sanctions.
The papacy is no longer a lifetime job. Pope Francis could decide to resign at some point, following the example of his predecessor, Emeritus Pope Benedict, frail but still living in retirement inside the walls of the Vatican at the age of 89.
Under a new papal decree, all senior church officials working in the Vatican now automatically lose their jobs on their 80th birthday. But not Pope Francis.
Although he has intimated that he expects his papacy to be a short one, he gives the impression that his as yet incomplete bureaucratic reforms at the Vatican demand that he should stay on as Bishop of Rome for some years to come.
The process of shaping a new generation of church leaders, of promoting new bishops and cardinals within the church in line with his policy of creating "a church of the poor", is necessarily slow.
He has so far replaced only one-third of the members of the electoral college which will eventually choose his successor. The men who used to run the Vatican under the two very different popes whom he succeeded, John Paul II and Benedict XVI, still outnumber his own nominees to top posts.
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Pope Francis' health seems good, despite the fact he lost a lung through illness when he was young. He suffers from sciatica, and leans on the arm of his master of ceremonies when officiating at Vatican masses. But when you see him close up, he seems vital as well as gregarious.
He rarely takes time off, even during the Vatican's long traditional summer holidays. He abandoned the roomy penthouse apartment used by popes for the past century in favour of a tiny suite in the Vatican guesthouse, and turned his back upon the palatial papal summer residence at Castelgandolfo which is now a museum.
Catholic couples danced to the notes of the tango on the cobblestones of Saint Peter's square to celebrate one of the Argentinian Pope's previous birthdays - but some of Pope Francis' 120 cardinals, his senior advisers, are now suggesting that he may be out of tune - or has become tone deaf to Catholic traditional teaching.
Four of them, from Italy, the United States and Germany have even accused him of sowing confusion among the faithful. They asked him to explain exactly where he stands on official church teaching on the remarriage of divorced couples and on the ethics of same-sex unions. He did not reply.
Pope Francis remains unfazed by such criticism.
He claims he is "not losing any sleep" over their challenge to his leadership, which he has referred to as "mean-spirited opinions". He has a refreshingly frank and direct style of speaking, both in public and in private.
He often discards texts prepared for him by his speechwriters in favour of off-the-cuff remarks. In Spanish and Italian, the languages in which he is most comfortable, he still relishes the use of the pithy phrases of his native Buenos Aires dialect.
Unlike his Polish and German predecessors, Pope Francis has for four years resisted the temptation to revisit his native country, Argentina.
His travel plans for 2017 include a whirlwind trip to Portugal, an Asian tour which would take him to India, and two predominantly Muslim countries, Bangladesh and Indonesia, and perhaps a rapid visit to Colombia to celebrate the end of the long civil war there.
The jury is still out on what sort of legacy Pope Francis will leave behind him at the Vatican if he abdicates or when he dies.
The pace of reform has been painfully slow. An advisory council of cardinals from outside the Vatican which the pope set up apparently to bypass the often obstructive bureaucracy of the church headquarters, the Holy See, continues to meet diligently every three months, so far without reaching any radical decisions.
The Vatican Bank has been forced to turn over a new leaf, publishing its balance sheet and promising to avoid future accusations of money-laundering.
The Vatican's accounts are being professionally audited for the first time. Another papal committee has been created to deal with the long history of clerical paedophile scandals and for the future protection of victims of predator priests.
The Vatican's media operations are being merged under new leadership.
The key question, however, is whether the first ever Pope to take the name of Francis, the medieval saint who embraced poverty, could eventually be succeeded by a second Pope Francis. The next papal election is bound to be bitterly contested when the cardinals gather in Rome. It will be the mother of all conclaves.
Aubameyang, 28, had been linked with a summer move to the Premier League as well as Paris St-Germain and AC Milan.
The Gabon international netted twice on Tuesday as Dortmund beat AC Milan 3-1 on their pre-season tour of China.
After the game Zorc said: "We have decided that 'Auba' will stay with Borussia Dortmund. The transfer window is closed as far as he is concerned."
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Aubameyang scored 31 goals in the Bundesliga last season as his side won the German Cup and finished third in the league. He has three years left on his Dortmund contract.
New coach Peter Bosz, who has replaced Thomas Tuchel, added: "I am glad that he is in my team.
"He is an extraordinary player and he has shown that once more against Milan. He's a great bloke and a great footballer."
The Big Hoot has seen 89 owls, 5ft 5ins (165cm) tall and individually designed by professional and amateur artists, perch around the city for 10 weeks.
An app to accompany the project was downloaded over 13,000 times and people have scanned the owls with phones more than 323,000 times, organisers said.
The owls will eventually be auctioned for Birmingham Children's Hospital.
They will go on public display again at Millennium Point on 10 and 11 October, before the auction on 15 October. It is hoped the sale will raise £500,000 for the children's hospital.
Louise McCaffrey, director of fundraising at the hospital, said: "We knew it was going to be adopted and loved by the people of Birmingham, but the success of it is more than we could have hoped for."
Schools designed 122 smaller owls which will not be auctioned off, but returned to them as mementos.
Some 200,000 farmers have blocked dozens of roads, leaving the central province of Boyaca cut off.
The workers want the government to agree to a wide-ranging set of demands including subsidies for their products, and cheaper fuel prices.
The government says it will not negotiate until all roadblocks are lifted.
The strike entered its sixth day on Saturday, sparking fears that residents of the capital, Bogota, could face shortages of basic goods such as potatoes and milk.
Coffee and potato growers, dairy famers and lorry drivers have been staging protests in eleven of Colombia's 32 provinces.
Worst affected have been Boyaca and the southern province of Narino.
The main roads connecting Boyaca with neighbouring provinces have been blocked off by the protesters and local residents have reported a shortage of fuel.
Lessons were cancelled in most schools across the province and many shops remained closed.
The protesters accuse the government of President Juan Manuel Santos of failing to put in place "concrete action to help the farming and agricultural sector".
Dairy farmers also complained about milk being smuggled into Colombia from neighbouring Venezuela and Ecuador and sold at lower prices, undercutting Colombian milk producers.
Interior Minister Fernando Carrillo wrote on Twitter that many of the demands "were just, but violent protests will not bring about solutions, but rather only deepen the crisis".
The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Colombia, Jordi Raich, called on the protesters to let ambulances and emergency workers through the barricades.
He said there had been 12 cases in which emergency workers had been hindered in their work.
The farmers say they need help from the government as the prices for raw materials and fuel needed to transport their goods rise, while the prices their products fetch have been falling.
The government says it will not sit down with the protesters until they lift the roadblocks.
Unlike Caley Thistle, Dundee avoided relegation after bringing in Neil McCann with five games to go.
"Dundee made a brave decision in getting rid of Paul Hartley and replacing him," said ex-ICT man Wilson.
"And I think Inverness were a little bit weak and should have done the same thing then to give them a chance."
Dundee, who were second bottom of the Scottish Premiership at the time and one place above Caley Thistle, won their first two games under McCann, 42, and drew their third. McCann lost his next two in charge and left Dens Park on Monday - the same day as 36-year-old Foran's departure from the Caledonian Stadium.
"Dundee got the bounce and stayed up, while Inverness decided no and paid the consequences of that," Wilson told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound.
Foran joined Caley Thistle as a striker in 2009 and replaced John Hughes as manager last summer.
Wilson, 45, had two spells as a player with Inverness and was surprised the announcement of Foran's exit did not come sooner after last week's boardroom reshuffle that led to the departure of chairman Kenny Cameron.
"Kenny was keen on Richie before they gave John Hughes the job and I think he came out and said one day Richie will be the manager and then obviously 18 months down the line that transpired," said Wilson.
"I think Richie obviously lost an ally there, but the statement doesn't confirm whether Richie resigned, or whether he was sacked, or if there's some kind of negotiation."
Following relegation, Foran had spoken out about "a few bad apples in the dressing room" and Wilson thought that earlier criticism of his players had not helped a manager in his first season in the role.
"There was obviously a bit of a split in the dressing room," he said. "There were some senior players who weren't overjoyed by some of Richie's comments.
"It is different when your ability is being questioned, but when your attitude is being questioned, that's when they can decide whether they are going to play for that manager or not.
"There were a couple of occasions when I thought some had stopped playing.
"At times, he was too honest and there would be an outpouring and I don't think at times the players knew where they were going with him."
Former Caley Thistle assistant Maurice Malpas had been recruited to the coaching staff near the end of the season and they responded with three wins in their last four games.
"There was no mention of Maurice or Brian Rice either," said Wilson of the club statement.
"When Richie got the job, he was told he had to keep Brian Rice and he is a great assistant manager and coach.
"Maurice is there and Brian Rice is there. Is there a combination there? We are guessing at the minute."
However, Wilson says that whoever succeeds Foran has a tough task to return them to the Premiership.
"The Championship is going to be hard to get out of," he predicted.
"Granted, there's going to be no Rangers, Hearts or Hibs and Hamilton are not going to join them.
"There is a chance there, but this next decision is an absolutely huge one."
Bemba was found guilty in March of crimes committed in the neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR) in 2002 and 2003.
He was accused of failing to stop his rebels from killing and raping people.
Bemba's lawyers have already said they will appeal against his conviction.
Judges announced sentences of between 16 and 18 years for five counts of rape, murder and pillaging, with the jail terms running concurrently. The eight years Bemba has already spent in custody will be deducted from his term.
Passing sentence at the ICC in The Hague, Judge Sylvia Steiner said Bemba had failed to exercise control over his private militia sent into CAR, where they carried out "sadistic" rapes, murders and pillaging of "particular cruelty".
Bemba had sent more than 1,000 fighters to the CAR to help former president Ange Felix Patasse put down an attempted coup.
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The court heard that his troops committed acts of extreme violence against civilians, crimes which the judge said Bemba was made aware of but did nothing to stop.
Bemba's conviction was the first time the ICC has focused on rape as a weapon of war, and the first time a suspect had been convicted over crimes committed by others under his command.
He had led the MLC rebel group during DR Congo's brutal civil war and after a 2003 peace deal he laid down his arms and joined an interim government, becoming vice-president.
Geraldine Mattioli-Zeltner, international justice advocacy director at Human Rights Watch, said the sentence offered "a measure of justice" for the victims.
"Other commanders should take notice that they, too, can be held accountable for rapes and other serious abuses committed by troops under their control," she said.
The Communities and Local Government Committee called it "extremely concerning" that detection systems were "still at an early stage".
It also said councils could be left out of pocket by changes.
Ministers insisted strong IT systems were in place for the new benefit, which they say will cut benefit fraud.
Universal Credit will replace benefits including income support and housing benefit with a single payment.
The first trial of the system begins on 29 April in Ashton-Under-Lyne, Greater Manchester.
Millions of existing benefit claimants will be transferred onto the new system over a period of about four years, with the expectation that most people will apply for them and manage them online.
Ministers say Universal Credit will increase incentives to work, reduce in-work poverty and simplify the system.
But in its report the committee said the Department for Work and Pensions "must provide swift assurance that the transition to Universal Credit will not leave the benefit system vulnerable to fraud".
Its chairman, Labour MP Clive Betts, said: "We heard evidence that ICT systems for fraud detection within Universal Credit were still at an early stage in their development. This is extremely concerning given the advanced state of implementation.
"The government must act to provide assurance that the benefit system will not be left vulnerable to fraud either during or after the transition. And it must do so urgently."
The MPs also raised concerns over plans to provide Universal Credit money to be used for housing direct to claimants - rather than housing associations or councils - suggesting that this could lead to rent arrears.
Mr Betts said: "The government has promised a great deal. It has provided assurances that the reforms will not undermine the financial viability of housing associations.
"It has promised guidelines for local authorities on how 'vulnerable' tenants - who will have their rent paid to their landlord - will be identified.
"It has promised an arrears trigger that will switch payments back to landlords when arrears reach a given level. It has promised to take into account the results of the Direct Payment pilots, which show increased levels of rent arrears, before the rollout of direct payments nationwide. These promises are welcome but must be speedily fulfilled."
Changes which came into place on 1 April, including a cap of £26,000 of benefits per household and payment reductions for those deemed to have a "spare bedroom", would "add to pressures on family budgets and local authority and housing association collection rates", the MPs said.
They called for more "joined-up thinking" by government departments to ensure the changes were as trouble-free as possible.
A Department for Work and Pensions spokesman said: "Universal Credit will cut benefit fraud by £200m a year and we are confident that our IT systems will be strong enough to protect us from the threat of fraud.
"We have been running pilot projects with local authorities to ensure that those people who can't manage with monthly or direct payments get the support they need."
But shadow minister Stephen Timms said the government had failed to heed warnings about the time needed to create the Universal Credit system.
He said: "It now appears that the fraud defences haven't been built, even though the first claims will be processed this month. The consequences could be dire."
Gen Marcel Bigeard, 94, died on Friday, his wife told news agency Agence France-Presse.
Gen Bigeard was a commanding officer during the battle of Dien Bien Phu and the Battle of Algiers.
In 2000 he caused controversy in France by telling a newspaper that torture was a "necessary evil" in Algeria.
Gen Bigeard began his military career as an enlisted man, and retired from the army as State Secretary for Defence.
He was called up into the army at the outbreak of World War II and was captured in the Battle of France in 1940.
He managed to escape and joined the Free French in North Africa. From there he was parachuted back in to France to fight with the Resistance.
It was in French Indochina that Gen Bigeard began to make his name as a commander in a Paratroop regiment.
He survived the 1954 Battle of Dien Bien Phu, where French troops were surrounded and defeated by the forces of the Vietnamese Communists, the Viet Minh.
He was then sent to Algeria where he led the "irregular" counter-insurgency campaign against the National Liberation Front (FLN) during the 1957 Battle of Algiers.
He later told Le Monde newspaper that it was "necessary" to torture suspected FLN sympathisers to extract information about bombings carried out by the Algerian insurgents.
In 1975 he was appointed State Secretary for Defence by President Valery Giscard d'Estaing.
He retired from the army in 1976.
He was believed to be one of the most decorated soldiers in France and had received medals from both France and Britain for his wartime service.
Amin Affane gave AIK the lead before the half-hour mark but Bala could not force a reply before half time.
After the break, former Blackburn Rovers and Leicester City defender Nils-Eric Johansson made it 2-0.
Mike Hayes almost scored a valuable away goal late on but Patrik Carlgren saved before he was flagged offside.
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Louise Wright, 29, was cycling to work when she was dragged under Adam Haywood's beer delivery truck in July 2014.
Prosecutors said Haywood, 31, from Whitwell in Derbyshire, failed to check his mirrors before turning left at traffic lights in Nottingham.
He was found guilty of causing death by careless driving by a majority verdict.
He was given an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and has been banned from driving for two years.
A judge also ordered him to do 150 hours of unpaid work and pay £1,500 in costs.
Speaking after the verdict, Ms Wright's mother Sharon Brown said: "Nobody is a winner in this. It is just tragic what has happened. I do feel the right verdict has been reached and the sentence was fair.
"I don't get to spend any more time with her, I don't get to spend a future with her, I don't get to witness her being a wife, a mother, I don't get to be a grandmother.
"Just one short moment in time, one lapse of concentration. You think to yourself, 'what if?'. If she'd just chosen a different route... we might not be here.
"Just one short moment and it's changed everything."
Judge Jonathan Bennett said he had to "balance justice and mercy".
"There are no winners in this particular case," he said.
The trial at Derby Crown Court heard how Haywood had stopped at the lights when Miss Wright cycled down the left side of his lorry and waited near the front of his vehicle.
Jurors were told it is not illegal for a cyclist to come up the inside of a lorry, but the Highway Code recommends not to do so.
The prosecution claimed Miss Wright would not have realised Haywood intended to turn left as he did not have his indicators on.
Mr Haywood told the jury he could not remember if he had put on his indicators, but that was his normal practice.
Jurors were told there is nothing in law to say that a driver must indicate, but the Highway Code says they should.
In his evidence he claimed he checked his mirrors before turning left but did not see Miss Wright, and he believed she must have been in his blind spot.
Miss Wright was killed instantly in the accident, which happened at the junction of Lower Parliament Street and Pennyfoot Street in Nottingham city centre on 3 July 2014.
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Costa trod on Emre Can and Martin Skrtel in a second-leg tie that saw the Londoners progress after extra time.
The Football Association is waiting on referee Michael Oliver's report before deciding on whether to take any action.
Mourinho insisted the Blues striker was blameless, claiming he was only "looking to the ball".
But Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers said: "He has this edge to him. With Emre Can, that was poor, I felt."
The first-half incident involving Can took place close to the technical area and prompted an angry response from the Liverpool player.
Rodgers felt Costa could have avoided treading on his player.
"He could easily hurdle over the young player and he directs his studs right on to his ankle, which could've been nasty," said the Reds boss.
"Again, the one with Martin Skrtel, there's no need to do it. That's the sad thing. He's a top-class player and he's clever enough that the officials don't see it."
Chelsea reached the final thanks to Branislav Ivanovic's goal, although they would have progressed on away goals having drawn 1-1 at Anfield in the first leg.
But most of the post-match talk centred on Costa.
Mourinho feels the Brazil-born Spain international is being targeted unfairly, with one unnamed television pundit in particular leading the way.
"There is a campaign on the television with a certain pundit that is saying Diego Costa 'crimes'," said Mourinho. "This guy must be nuts.
"Great campaign. We know how much that pundit loves Chelsea and particularly loves me."
Mourinho declined to identify the pundit, adding: "I don't know his name, because when I see him I switch off the television."
Costa was involved in three of the game's main talking points - he also had a penalty appeal turned down when tripped by Skrtel - and could face retrospective punishment from the FA for the two alleged stamps.
If he is banned, Costa would miss Saturday's Premier League clash with second-placed Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.
In a fiery second half at Stamford Bridge, Mourinho appeared to row on the touchline with Liverpool counterpart Rodgers.
The Portuguese described himself and Rodgers as "very different people", referencing the time they worked together at Chelsea.
"I don't know if he learned something with me or not," said Mourinho. "Maybe he did, maybe he didn't."
He went on to criticise Rodgers for failing to praise Reds goalkeeper Simon Mignolet in his post-match television interviews.
"He speaks about [Chelsea keeper Thibaut] Courtois, he forgets Mignolet," said Mourinho. "I speak about Courtois and Mignolet.
"He forgets his goalkeeper. I don't forget my goalkeeper, because my goalkeeper helped me to be in the final.
"He is what he is. He is a fantastic manager, but we are different people."
Rodgers played down talk of an issue between the two managers.
"There is no problem," he said. "It's a competitive game between two top sides and the chimp comes out every now and then."
Naismith came on for the injured Muhamed Besic early on and headed in Brendan Galloway's cross before rifling in a shot to put the Toffees 2-0 up.
Chelsea responded when Nemanja Matic scored with a superb 30-yard effort.
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Chelsea's tally of four points from a possible 15 means they have made their worst start to a top-flight season since 1986.
The Blues lost only three games on the way to the Premier League title last season - but after losing three already this campaign they are 11 points behind top-flight leaders Manchester City, who beat Crystal Palace on Saturday.
"It is better not to look at the table," said Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho. "For me it is the first time I look and see my team in that position. I don't look at the table, I look to players, the training session we have and the matches.
"Our next match in the Premier League is against Arsenal and we are candidates to win."
Chelsea's failed pursuit of Everton centre-back John Stones and reports they had a transfer deadline day offer for Paris St-Germain defender Marquinhos rejected shows where Mourinho thinks he needs strengthen.
The Portuguese chose Kurt Zouma to partner John Terry, who was back from a one-game suspension, in central defence and left Gary Cahill on the bench. He also recalled John Mikel Obi to partner Matic and reinforce the defensive side of his midfield.
But the Blues were quickly two down, while keeper Asmir Begovic - in for the injured Thibaut Courtois - was regularly called upon and made several smart saves, denying Arouna Kone, James McCarthy and Romelu Lukaku.
Mourinho's side have now let in 12 goals this season.
England international Stones handed in a transfer request but Everton held on to him resulting in Toffees supporters chanting "money can't buy you Stones" at Chelsea to the tune of The Beatles classic Can't Buy Me Love.
Stones did not take long to show his mind was firmly on the job at hand. Chelsea striker Diego Costa nutmegged him early on but Stones quickly turned to reach the ball before the Spain international and cleared the danger.
When Cesar Azpilicueta stole in on the right to try to haul Chelsea back into the game, Stones also got in the way of the shot to deflect it into the side-netting.
He showed calmness and maturity beyond his 21 years and his partnership with Phil Jagielka blends youth with experience - the latter twice putting in vital tackles on Costa in dangerous situations for the home side.
Costa scored seven goals in his first five league games of last season but has managed just one in the same number of matches so far during the current campaign.
He got little change from the Everton defence and was far from the marauding powerhouse we saw early last season.
Costa may point to the limited service as playmakers Cesc Fabregas and Eden Hazard made little impact, with the former not having scored or assisted a goal in any of his last six league outings.
Mourinho sent on Radamel Falcao for the ineffective Pedro late on but it made little difference, with Everton the most likely scorers as they played on the counter-attack.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho: "I am not feeling pressure. The results are the worst in my career. They are not adapted to my quality, my status, but I am coping well with the situation.
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"I am the man for the job. I don't think there is better man who could come and do my job."
He added: "Even if we win every game between now and the end of season, we still depend on other results."
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Everton boss Roberto Martinez: "A performance like that gives you a feeling of pride. An incredible team performance.
"Steve (Naismith) is a really important player for us, not just today but over the last two seasons he has been growing week by week. He showed everyone that he is ready for his moment and he did it in real style."
Former Blackburn striker Chris Sutton on Final Score: "That result was very unlike Chelsea. Jose won't be going anywhere, but you cannot afford to start the Premier League sluggishly and they have done.
"They are treading water, or really going backwards. This is the first time in his Chelsea career that he has been under real, real pressure.
"Jose Mourinho is talking rubbish, saying his team did not get what they deserved. Everton were much the better side. It's all very well Jose coming out and giving an interview to the media smiling away - he's culpable."
Chelsea face Maccabi Tel Aviv in their opening Champions League group game on Wednesday, while Everton face a trip to Swansea in the Premier League next Saturday.
Match ends, Everton 3, Chelsea 1.
Second Half ends, Everton 3, Chelsea 1.
Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Steven Naismith (Everton).
Diego Costa (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Diego Costa (Chelsea).
Ramiro Funes Mori (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Willian (Chelsea).
Brendan Galloway (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Kenedy (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Steven Naismith (Everton).
César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
Aaron Lennon (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
John Stones (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
Kenedy (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by John Stones (Everton).
Attempt saved. Ross Barkley (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Foul by Willian (Chelsea).
Steven Naismith (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Willian (Chelsea).
Ross Barkley (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Falcao (Chelsea) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
Goal! Everton 3, Chelsea 1. Steven Naismith (Everton) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ross Barkley with a through ball.
Foul by Falcao (Chelsea).
Ross Barkley (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea).
Steven Naismith (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Brendan Galloway.
Attempt blocked. Nemanja Matic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenedy.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ross Barkley.
Substitution, Everton. Ramiro Funes Mori replaces Seamus Coleman because of an injury.
Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Steven Naismith (Everton).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Seamus Coleman (Everton) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Seamus Coleman (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Cesc Fàbregas.
Substitution, Everton. Aaron Lennon replaces Arouna Koné.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by James McCarthy.
It's best summed up in the saying that you should never let a good crisis go to waste - an aphorism so seductive that it has been attributed to all the usual historical suspects, from Machiavelli to Winston Churchill.
It is perhaps in this spirit that the European Parliament has been debating how the EU is going to work in future, in the looming shadow of Brexit.
The UK's vote to leave the EU, last June, came as a seismic shock to most MEPs. And many are quite open in their view that it amounts to a self-destructive decision by the British to uncouple themselves from one of modern history's primary drivers of peace and prosperity.
British Eurosceptics of course would cast the Brexit vote in an entirely different light, and now foresee a future in which the UK will be free to make its fortune - and make its own new global trading relationships - unfettered from the dead hand of stifling Brussels bureaucracy.
It will be years of course - perhaps many years - before we know who is on the right side of that debate.
But one consequence of Brexit is already with us - the EU is now free to debate how it might work in the future without any input from the UK.
In theory that should leave Europe's federalists freer to dream than they have been in the past. Britain's voice has generally been raised to question the wisdom and value of further integration that would give EU institutions greater powers at the expense of individual national governments.
You would expect such dreams to be articulated best by Guy Verhofstadt - the former prime minister of Belgium, who now leads the liberal bloc in the European Parliament and who will represent that body in Brexit negotiations.
In the debate on future reform Mr Verhofstadt said: "The union is in crisis. The European Union doesn't have much friends: not at home, not abroad.
"The Union does not deliver anymore. Rather than to talk about an 'ever closer union', we have a union of 'too little, too late'.
"That's why people are angry: they see all these European institutions, all these summits, all these empty words, but they don't see enough results."
Mr Verhofstadt has a long list of suggested fixes for this continental malaise, including reducing or ending the right of individual members to opt out of collective decisions - something no British government would ever have countenanced.
He has other ideas for how the EU should respond to Brexit too - including moving out of London the headquarters of two EU agencies: the European Banking Authority and the European Medicines Agency.
But for now, at least, it seems radical visions for reform will be quietly kicked into touch.
The vice-president of the EU Commission, Frans Timmermans, politely welcomed the display of "vision" in the proposals, but noted that most of the suggestions would require EU treaty change. He said simply: "We have to acknowledge that treaty change is not on the top of the political agenda now, in member states in particular."
There are plenty of true believers in the European project who would see in the Verhofstadt proposals the start of a kind of counter-revolution against events which have dismayed them - including Brexit, the US election of Donald Trump and the strong opinion poll showing of insurgent parties in a number of European countries.
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But for now a more cautious and pragmatic approach will prevail - partly because there is a general sense in Strasbourg and Brussels that the European institutions will have enough on their plates negotiating Brexit, without kicking off a parallel process of structural reform which would also take years.
That takes us back to the idea that every crisis is an opportunity that shouldn't go to waste.
There are, no doubt, those in Strasbourg who take that view - but it seems for the moment they are outweighed by those who feel that when you find yourself in the middle of a crisis - as they would see Brexit - the smartest course of action is to fix the crisis first and worry about the future later.
Prosecutors said Caballe failed to pay the Spanish treasury 508,468 euros (£368,409) in tax on her earnings.
The 82-year-old singer admitted in 2010 that she lived in Spain but was registered as a resident of Andorra for tax purposes.
The sentence was the result of an agreement with prosecutors that avoided the need for a trial.
Caballe is best-known for Barcelona, her 1987 duet with Queen singer Freddie Mercury, which was a worldwide hit and was played during the 1992 Olympic Games.
She will not go to prison because all first convictions resulting in sentences of less than two years are suspended in Spain.
The Catalan regional justice department said she was also fined 326,000 euros (£236,263).
Prosecutors claim she earned more than two million euros (£1.45m) from a number of recordings and concerts in countries including Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Russia in 2010.
The soprano claimed she was a resident in neighbouring Andorra at the time but it was alleged she was actually living in Spain "with the sole objective of not paying taxes to the Spanish state".
According to court documents, Caballe allegedly signed all her concert contracts through a dummy company registered in Andorra and deposited the income in an Andorran bank account with the aim of "ensuring the Treasury did not have knowledge of her income and her true residency in Spain".
In a career spanning 50 years, Caballe had stints with the Basel Opera and Bremen Opera before her international breakthrough in 1965 in Lucrezia Borgia at Carnegie Hall in New York.
She went on to perform with the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera and Vienna State Opera, appearing opposite the likes of Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo.
The 24-year-old joined the Pilgrims as a centre-back following his release by Blackburn Rovers, but played as a defensive midfielder in the 1-0 loss at Carlisle on Saturday.
"He was probably the standout performer," Argyle manager Derek Adams said after the defeat.
"He's a winner and I think that him going in there a bit further forward than the back three helped us."
With Latvia international Nauris Bulvitis getting international clearance and able to partner former Crawley skipper Sonny Bradley in the centre of defence, former Cameroon Under-21 international Songo'o was able to be pushed further forward.
"I think he's more than comfortable to play in there," added Adams. "You've got to give us a bit of protection, but going forward we have to create more chances than we're creating."
Arguably the performance of the weekend came at Emirates Stadium, where Arsenal sealed their first league win over Chelsea since October 2011.
Liverpool and Tottenham won again but there was more woe for David Moyes and Slaven Bilic as Sunderland threw away a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 at home against Crystal Palace, and West Ham went down 3-0 at home to Southampton on Sunday.
There was a last-minute goal at Stoke as West Brom snatched a 1-1 draw, while Bournemouth inflicted a first league defeat of the season on Everton.
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Last season, far too much emphasis was placed on Cech's arrival at the Emirates. There was an assumption that the title was a formality in what was otherwise thought to be a championship-winning team. A year later and, in an Arsenal side whose defence was unflappable against Chelsea, Cech can still produce the big saves when called upon.
I've only ever seen one goalkeeper whose save turned a season and that was Peter Shilton in Brian Clough's 1977-78 Nottingham Forest title-winning team. His point-blank save from Coventry's Mick Ferguson was a turning point and was regarded as the moment that delivered Forest the championship.
Cech is very capable of producing something similar which is just as well if you are serious about winning the title.
I knew Bellerin was quick but not that quick. Against Chelsea, the only real mistake Gunners centre-back Laurent Koscielny made all game was to allow Pedro a free run at Arsenal's goal. However, that was before Bellerin took evasive action and absolutely destroyed his fellow Spaniard for pace.
What really impresses me about Bellerin, apart from being lightning quick, is the way he attempts to link the play with players like Alexis Sanchez and use the forward almost as a wall to get himself into the opposition penalty area. What a cheek. It really should be the other way round.
There's something rather obtuse about a right-footed midfield player playing left-back. However, Milner seems determined to make it work for Liverpool. The question is for how long?
The position does not, of course, affect a player's ability to score penalties with your right foot - you just have to be on the pitch to do that and have a very cool head. It would appear Milner is making the most of both.
If you are a centre-back and about to face Diego Costa, you are perfectly entitled to wear a gum-shield and place plenty of Vaseline over the eyebrows. To Koscielny's credit, he refused to apply either and relied on his sheer tactical ability to outplay Costa.
In the past, Arsenal have employed more combative defenders like Gabriel to out-battle the Spaniard and the contest has invariably ended in tears. Koscielny offers brain instead of brawn and it worked perfectly.
It was good to see Smalling attacking set-pieces in the opposition penalty area again. Last week he didn't get any luck at all against a rampant Watford but his perseverance against Leicester certainly paid off. To out-jump Robert Huth and Christian Fuchs takes some doing and it produced Smalling's first goal of the season.
Fortunately for United, the goal also came early enough to alleviate mounting pressure created by Watford's surprise victory over United last week. Managers can only do so much to take the pressure off players, perceived or otherwise. The rest, players have to deal with themselves.
Four goals in two matches says all you need to know about Son and the way he is playing at the moment. His two goals against Stoke were pretty amazing and these two against Middlesbrough were just as good.
Eyebrows were raised by some Spurs fans when Nacer Chadli was sold to West Brom and Son remained at the club. No-one is raising eyebrows anymore.
It's about time we saw a little bit of what the fuss was all about. Pogba has cost Manchester United an awful lot of money but it has been Wayne Rooney that has been taking all the flak for United's ordinary start to the season. So, in the absence of Rooney, I was particularly pleased to see the Frenchman take control of the game against Leicester and show us what he's got.
His chip for Zlatan Ibrahimovic to volley in the first half wasn't bad and his shot that had Ron-Robert Zieler scrambling across his goal to make the save was even better. We then saw a wonderful one-two with Juan Mata to set up his finish before Pogba crowned his performance with his first goal for United with a superb header to wrap the game up completely. Now that's more like it.
This guy is my favourite Premier League player at the moment and a real pleasure to watch. Coutinho set up Liverpool's first two goals and then scored an absolute beauty.
I am really interested to know how Jurgen Klopp intends to keep the Brazilian fresh for Liverpool's domestic campaign. Coutinho will have to regularly fly halfway around the world to keep his international commitments and should he ever pick up a long-term injury, Liverpool can kiss goodbye to a top-four place. It's enough to keep a manager awake at night.
This lad keeps on getting better every time I see him. Last season, Sterling couldn't hit a barn door but that was before Pep Guardiola got hold of him and shook the dust of doubt from his heels.
Sterling's superbly taken goal against a desperately unlucky Swansea epitomised the player's rapid development under Guardiola. This time last season, Sterling was scuffing and slicing shots all over the place. Now he is showing remarkable composure he has never displayed before.
What a pity 'sour puss' referee Neil Swarbrick booked Sterling for celebrating his goal with a small contingent of travelling City fans. Does Swarbrick not realise that it's moments like this that motivate fans to travel across the country to see their heroes?
The sheer audacity of the penalty taker was enough to tell you that Aguero had been clearly unaffected by his three-match domestic suspension.
The Argentine had already put his side ahead with a turn that left Swansea's Jordi Amat treading water. Then his penalty chip was so brilliantly executed it sent Lukasz Fabianski so far in the wrong direction he almost had to pay to get back in the ground.
At the risk of sounding treacherous to my former club Tottenham, if Arsenal can manage to keep Sanchez, Mesut Ozil and Santi Cazorla on the field and at the same time, Arsenal must be in with a chance of winning the title.
Sanchez is the most important member of the trio as far as I am concerned. Keep Sanchez fit and present him with sufficient goalscoring opportunities and the Chile international is very capable of bringing Arsenal the trophy that has eluded Arsene Wenger for some considerable time. The thought is enough to give Spurs fans nightmares.
Stone said he would make a movie in India "if there was a great story".
He said Indian cinema was "very prolific and vital" and that he had used that vitality in his 1994 film Natural Born Killers.
The movie is about two young lovers who commit numerous robberies and murders during a wild three-week spree.
Stone is in the western Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) to receive a lifetime achievement award at a prominent film festival.
"Indian cinema is very prolific. I can't keep up. I used that vitality in Natural Born Killers. I love that the films switch from comedy to romance and then to tragedy. I love that," Stone told reporters.
He said he had studied Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray's works in school.
Asked if he would make a movie in India, Stone said: "If there was a great story. If I had Danny Boyle's luck, I'd make Slumdog Millionaire. There was a good detective story [based in India] written two years ago but..."
Stone shot parts of his film Alexander in the Ladakh region which he described as "beautiful".
Stone said his 10-part documentary mini-series, The Untold History of America, will air sometime next year.
Developers intend to site the large turbine structures close to Mr Trump's golfing development on the Aberdeenshire coast.
The US businessman has taken on the Scottish government, which approved the plan.
Mr Trump began his challenge to the decision to grant planning permission more than two years ago.
He was furious when the Scottish government approved plans for the renewable energy development within sight of his multi-million pound golf development on the Menie Estate in the north-east of Scotland.
He said the 11 turbines would spoil the view.
Mr Trump made a series of legal challenges in the Scottish courts and has now taken the fight to the UK's Supreme Court in London.
He has argued that planning consent for the wind farm was so imprecise as to make it legally invalid.
Following Mr Trump's earlier unsuccessful actions in the Scottish courts, the Scottish government said its decision-making process had been vindicated and that the "painstaking work" of Marine Scotland staff who advised it was both fair and reasonable.
The Supreme Court judges are expected to deliver their verdict later.
Even though the trio of satellites were only launched in November, they are already sensing the global field to a precision that took previous ventures years of data-gathering.
Engineers recently finished all their main commissioning tasks.
They have now put the Swarm constellation in full science mode.
The hope is that the satellites can operate together for perhaps 10 years.
Certainly, their fuel situation is extremely positive thanks to a very accurate orbit insertion by the launch rocket.
“We are on our way; we have very good measurements and we are ready to start accumulating all the data that will provide excellent models for the way the magnetic field is generated by our planet,” said Dr Rune Floberghagen.
The European Space Agency mission manager was providing an update here in Vienna at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly.
Earth's magnetic field is worthy of study because it is the vital shield that protects the planet from all the charged particles streaming off the Sun.
Without it, those particles would strip away the atmosphere, just as they have done at Mars.
Investigating the magnetic field also has direct practical benefits, such as improving the reliability of satellite navigation systems which can be affected by magnetic and electrical conditions high in the atmosphere.
Swarm’s three identical satellites are equipped with a variety of instruments – the key ones being state-of-the-art magnetometers that measure the strength and the direction of the field.
Two of the spacecraft, known as Alpha and Charlie, are currently flying in tandem at an altitude of 462km, and will descend over time.
The third platform, Bravo, has been raised to 510km. A drift has also been initiated that will separate B’s orbital plane from that of A and C during the course of the next few years.
This geometry will enable Swarm to see the field in three dimensions, and to better gauge its variations in time and space.
It will mean the different components in the field can also be teased apart – from the dominant contribution coming from the iron dynamo in the planet’s outer core to the very subtle magnetism generated by the movement of our salt-water oceans.
Describing these features in detail will take a while, but as an early benchmark the science team has assembled a model of the global field. It is based on just a few months of magnetometer data gathered in the post-launch commissioning phase.
And it shows that Swarm is providing more or less the same signal as a decade of data from the German predecessor mission known as Champ.
This is illustrated in the image at the top of this page.
“It shows the difference between the Swarm model and the Champ model. And what you see is the model error. Ideally, it should be white all over,” explained Prof Nils Olsen from the Technical University of Denmark.
The fact that the models are in such good agreement so soon was enormously encouraging, he told BBC News.
Engineers are still working a few niggles, which is not unexpected at this stage of a new mission.
For example, a back-up magnetometer on the Charlie platform has failed, perhaps damaged by the intense shaking experienced during launch.
Fully working primary instrumentation means this should not present a problem. But as a precaution, Charlie will now fly in the lower tandem pairing rather than as the lone high satellite, which was originally going to be its role.
Engineers also have some unexpected noise in their data. It is a very small signal but the team told the EGU meeting that they intended to get on top of the issue.
The interference in the magnetic data seems to come and go as the satellites move in and out of sunlight. It is possible that a component inside the spacecraft is evolving its own inherent field as temperatures change.
“It is not so much heating as differential heating that we think may be the problem,” said Prof Olsen.
“It seems on occasions that the Sun is producing some shadows because of features on the spacecraft, and this produces a thermal gradient.
“That’s our current working hypothesis, but I am confident we’ll solve this issue.”
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Scott Fraser's curling shot was saved by Brechin keeper Graeme Smith early on, while United captain Mark Durnan glanced a header wide.
The visitors hit the post before the break and Jordan Sinclair's shot was tipped over by keeper Harry Lewis.
But McDonald scored from close range to seal a third straight win for United.
They remain two points ahead of Dunfermline, who beat Falkirk 3-1, in second, while Brechin have just one point from their opening three games, the same tally as Falkirk and Inverness.
Match ends, Dundee United 1, Brechin City 0.
Second Half ends, Dundee United 1, Brechin City 0.
Attempt missed. Paul McLean (Brechin City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
Foul by Patrick Nkoyi (Dundee United).
Sean Crighton (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Patrick Nkoyi (Dundee United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Sean Crighton (Brechin City).
Substitution, Brechin City. Chris O'Neil replaces Aron Lynas because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Patrick Nkoyi (Dundee United) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
Corner, Dundee United. Conceded by Aron Lynas.
Substitution, Brechin City. Isaac Layne replaces Andrew Jackson.
Goal! Dundee United 1, Brechin City 0. Scott McDonald (Dundee United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
Attempt missed. Finn Graham (Brechin City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Kalvin Orsi (Brechin City) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Dundee United. Patrick Nkoyi replaces Scott Fraser because of an injury.
Billy King (Dundee United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Aron Lynas (Brechin City).
Attempt blocked. Scott Fraser (Dundee United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Brechin City. Liam Watt replaces Euan Spark.
Attempt saved. Stewart Murdoch (Dundee United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Samuel Stanton (Dundee United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Andrew Jackson (Brechin City).
Attempt missed. Mark Durnan (Dundee United) header from very close range misses to the right.
Corner, Dundee United. Conceded by Sean Crighton.
Samuel Stanton (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Willie Dyer (Brechin City).
Samuel Stanton (Dundee United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by James Dale (Brechin City).
Euan Spark (Brechin City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Billy King (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Euan Spark (Brechin City).
Substitution, Dundee United. Willo Flood replaces James Keatings.
Attempt missed. Scott McDonald (Dundee United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Fraser Fyvie (Dundee United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Paul Quinn (Dundee United).
Andrew Jackson (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Andrew Jackson (Brechin City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, Brechin City. Conceded by Harry Lewis.
Attempt saved. Jordan Sinclair (Brechin City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Corner, Brechin City. Conceded by Paul Quinn.
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Debutant Sharjeel Khan began the chase in buccaneering fashion but holed out for 40 to leave Pakistan 55-1 after day four of the final Test in Sydney.
Earlier, Josh Hazlewood took 4-55 to leave Younus Khan stranded on 175 as the tourists were bowled out for 315.
David Warner then followed up his first-innings hundred with 55 off 27 balls, as Australia declared on 241-2.
Warner, who had hit a century before lunch on the first day, opened with Usman Khawaja (79 not out), after fellow first-innings centurion Matt Renshaw was withdrawn from the remainder of the Test because of concussion.
The 20-year-old - whose 184 was his maiden Test century - had left the field after complaining of a headache, following a blow to the helmet while fielding at short leg on day three.
Captain Steve Smith pitched in with 59 from 43 balls as some rapid runs set up Australia's declaration.
Azhar Ali (11 not out) was joined by nightwatchman Yasir Shah after Sharjeel's belligerent knock, which featured six fours and a six from 38 balls, came to an end, but Pakistan, who trail 2-0 in the series, face having to bat through the final day to save the Test.
Nusrat Jahan was reported missing from her home in the Seaton area of Aberdeen at about 22:30 on Thursday.
The 34-year-old had told a friend an hour earlier that she planned to visit the beach.
Police have released a CCTV image of the last known sighting of Ms Jahan in the city's Marischal College at 16:00.
They are also urging any hotel or B&B owners to get in touch if they believe she may be staying or has stayed with them in recent days. She may be using the name Nusrat Dow.
Ms Jahan's disappearance came on the same day as the Aberdeen versus Apollon Limassol match at Pittodrie, which was attended by about 20,000 fans.
Local area commander, Ch Insp Kevin Wallace said she may still be wearing the same clothing as that seen in the CCTV image.
He added: "We are growing increasingly concerned for Nusrat's safety and wellbeing and I must urge anyone with information about her whereabouts to get in touch as soon as possible.
"The (beach) area would have become increasingly busy as the match at Pittodrie ended with fans leaving the stadium, so I would ask anyone who remembers seeing a woman matching Nusrat's description to let us know."
Mr Wallace also issued an appeal directly to the missing woman, adding "if she sees this appeal to please let us know you are safe and well by calling 101."
Ms Jahan is described as being about 5ft 3in tall and slim with dark hair.
When last seen, she was wearing flat black slip-on shoes, black leggings or skinny jeans, a light grey patterned top, black rimmed glasses and using a white handbag with a black band across the top.
Mr Wallace added: "We can't rule out Nusrat being elsewhere in the city, so would appeal to any member of the public to get in touch if they think they could assist."
Justice Scalia's death could shift the balance of power on the US high court, allowing President Barack Obama to add a fifth liberal justice to the bench.
The court's conservative 5-4 majority has recently stalled major efforts by the Obama administration on climate change and immigration.
Justice Scalia, 79, was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986.
He died in his sleep early on Saturday while in West Texas for hunting trip, the US Marshals Service said.
"For almost 30 years, Justice Scalia was a larger-than-life presence on the bench," President Obama said, calling him "an extraordinary judicial thinker" with "an incisive wit".
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The president said he intends to name a replacement in due time, despite calls from Republicans to wait until the next president is elected.
"There will be plenty of time for me to do so and for the Senate to fulfil its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote," Mr Obama said.
"He was an extraordinary individual and jurist, admired and treasured by his colleagues," Chief Justice John Roberts said in a statement. "His passing is a great loss to the court and the country he so loyally served."
Born in 1936 in Trenton, New Jersey, Justice Scalia was the first Italian American to serve on the high court.
He was one of the most prominent proponents of "originalism" - a conservative legal philosophy that believes the US Constitution has a fixed meaning and does not change with the times.
In 2008, Justice Scalia delivered the opinion in District of Columbia v Heller, a landmark case that affirmed an individual's right to possess a handgun.
Throughout his career, the outspoken justice has been a vocal opponent of abortion and gay rights, often writing scathing dissenting opinions.
In the majority, he supported business interests and was a strong advocate for the death penalty, but he often parted with his conservative colleagues on issues of free speech.
He was known for his sense of humour and colourful language, calling efforts to defend President Obama's healthcare reform law "jiggery-pokery" and "pure applesauce".
Justice Scalia was an avid questioner during the court's oral arguments and has been credited with livening up proceedings.
His biting legal opinions and colourful persona made him a celebrity in conservative legal circles and, to a lesser extent, among the general public.
The death of Antonin Scalia has turned the US presidential race, and Washington politics, on its head.
The ability of a president to shape the Supreme Court for years if not decades has been an important consideration for many voters in US presidential campaigns - but it is usually an abstract concern. With the passing of conservative firebrand Scalia, that is no longer the case.
Republicans in the US Senate will do everything they can to prevent Barack Obama, who has fewer than 11 months left in his presidency, from naming a successor to a court that had been sharply divided between liberals and conservatives.
If they succeed, a Democratic victory in November would mean a court with a decidedly more liberal bent. If Republicans prevail they preserve their slender conservative majority on a court that regularly issues landmark decisions on issues like gay rights, immigration law, healthcare reform, campaign finance reform and civil liberties.
Even if Mr Obama gets a nominee confirmed, the power his successor will hold to appoint justices is clear - three of the eight remaining justices are over the age of 70.
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Justice Scalia was the subject of a one-act play and the focus of an opera along with his friend and colleague liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The appointment of Justice Scalia's successor is certain to become a major issue in the presidential race, with stark divisions emerging over whether he or she should be nominated by this president or the next.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, said on Saturday that the new justice should be selected after the presidential election.
"The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice," he said.
His stance was echoed by Republican presidential candidates including senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio.
Senator Harry Reid, the top Democrat in the chamber, called the move to delay the confirmation "unprecedented".
"The Republicans in the Senate and on the campaign trail who are calling for Justice Scalia's seat to remain vacant dishonour our constitution," Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said. "The Senate has a constitutional responsibility here that it cannot abdicate for partisan political reasons."
The Supreme Court will continue to hear cases during the current term, with or without a replacement, including a major case involving abortion rights.
US Supreme Court justices are appointed to life terms by the president with the approval of the US Senate.
The length of their terms along with their influence on US politics makes their selection and confirmation hotly debated.
Appointed by Democratic presidents, associate justices Mrs Ginsburg, 82, Sonia Sotomayor, 61, Stephen Breyer, 77, and Elena Kagan, 55, make up the court's liberal wing.
Appointed by Republican presidents, Chief Justice John Roberts, 61, along with justices Clarence Thomas, 67, Anthony Kennedy, 79, and Samuel Alito, 65, are the court's conservative bloc.
DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds pulls no punches in the News Letter, accusing the Irish government of "mixed messages" and "confusion" over Brexit.
He was reacting to comments by the Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar, who said his government "will not design a border for Brexiteers".
Mr Dodds described it as "politicking".
However, the paper said the taoiseach's remarks angered unionists and whipped up a "political storm".
"It's simply taking things backwards at a time when common sense co-operation between our two countries and between the Republic and Northern Ireland is what is needed," Mr Dodds complained.
The DUP MP suggested Mr Varadkar's stance may have been motivated by the possibility of a forthcoming general election in the Republic of Ireland.
However, a poignant display of cross-border co-operation features prominently in the Irish News and the Daily Mirror as both papers report on a moving tribute to an Irish Coast Guard rescue crew.
A flotilla of almost 100 boats gathered at Carlingford Lough on Sunday to remember the crew of Rescue Helicopter 116, which crashed off the County Mayo coast in March.
The bodies of two members of the four-strong crew still have not been recovered from the sea.
Unanswered questions also persist for victims of the 1972 Claudy bombing, on the 45th anniversary of the IRA attack.
Marjorie Leslie, who was badly injured in the explosions, tells the News Letter she does not believe victims will ever learn the truth about who planted the three car bombs.
"No one has ever been brought to justice over Claudy and realistically, I don't believe anyone ever will," she says.
The Irish News leads with a close examination of top doctors' pay packets.
The paper reports that, on top of their salaries, more than 460 doctors and dentists in Northern Ireland share £5m in bonuses.
Former Stormont health minister Michelle O'Neill says the bonuses are unacceptable "at a time when nurses can't achieve a 1% pay increase".
The Mirror reports on the case of a missing five-year-old girl from Wales who police believe may have been taken to the Republic of Ireland.
Molly Owens, from Holyhead, is believe to be travelling with her father who is wanted by officers after he missed a court appearance on Friday.
Imagine phoning home to wish your mother happy birthday, only to be given the devastating news that she is dead.
That's what happened to Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong, who has been telling the Belfast Telegraph about the worst day of her life.
As part of the paper's Meet the MLAs series, she speaks candidly about her mother's sudden death from cancer in 1992.
Then 21, Ms Armstrong explained how her mother was going into hospital for some tests, just as she was heading off for a summer holiday in Turkey.
"I phoned home a week-and-a-half later to wish her a happy birthday - only to be told she had died the day before."
The Strangford politician also revealed she's had 13 miscarriages.
She said the birth of her daughter, now 14, was the best day of her life.
The Belfast Telegraph also reports on a Mass brawl in Ballymena at the weekend.
The paper says terrified church-goers had to "run back to their pews" after unwittingly walking into a street brawl outside All Saints' Church after Saturday night Mass.
The dispute between building site workers and members of the Travelling community led to "an angry mob beating people with iron bars and shovels," it is reported.
In a dramatic turn of events, the Orange Order is to be "put on trial for treason," according to the Irish News.
The institution's role in Irish history will be cross-examined in a new play, to be staged in a County Louth courthouse next month.
It follows a similar production last year, which focused on the leader of the 1916 Easter Rising, Patrick Pearse.
The case for and against the Orange Order has been penned by Newry playwright, Anthony Russell.
"We kill each other over a misunderstanding of history, and the more we understand history, maybe the less likely we are to kill each other," he says.
Northern Ireland restricted the world champions to a 1-0 win at Euro 2016 as Germany missed a host of chances and keeper Michael McGovern starred.
"They never let us get near the ball," said Evans, 28, of the Paris game.
"The way they controlled the game against us, the timing of the pass, the angles they play at."
Only two nations, Portugal in 1985 and England in 2001, have recorded wins over the Germans in their 86 World Cup qualifiers.
And after Northern Ireland were given the run around in the Euro 2016 game, Evans describes Joachim Low's side as "one of the best teams we've played in a long, long time".
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"It takes a lot of time for a team to understand how to play against a side like that," added the West Brom defender.
"We will have to play almost the perfect game, we will have to defend - they know they will have a lot of possession - but hope that on the break we can put the ball in the box and make more of an opportunity from them."
But with Michael O'Neill having guided Northern Ireland to a 12-match unbeaten run before their defeat by Poland at Euro 2016, Evans says the the Irish will not be daunted by the task.
"We will go there with the belief that we can get something and I think that's a big indication of how far Northern Ireland have come in recent times.
"They will know they will be in for a hard game. They dominated the play at the Euros but they raised their game and hopefully we can catch them on an off-night."
Famously, Northern Ireland achieved 1-0 home and away wins over the then West Germany in the qualifiers for the 1984 European Championships when Ian Stewart scored the winner at Windsor Park with Norman Whiteside netting in Hamburg.
Germany and Azerbaijan both have a maximum six points from their opening two games in Group C with Northern Ireland on four after their 4-0 win over San Marino in Belfast on Saturday.
The England captain, 30, has a knee injury and is a doubt for the trip to Berlin to face Germany on 26 March and the Dutch at Wembley three days later.
Rooney is wearing a brace on the knee, and Van Gaal says it must stay in place for two-and-a-half weeks.
"He has to first be ready for us not the English team," said the Dutchman.
Rooney sustained the knee injury playing against Sunderland on February 13.
He has already missed three matches and will also be in the stands when United play Arsenal in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Sunday.
United play West Ham in the FA Cup quarter-finals on 13 March and Liverpool in the two-leg last-16 of the Europa League on 10 and 17 March.
He is the only celebrity participant to be following the show to its new home.
Fellow judge Mary Berry and hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins left the show after the BBC lost the rights.
"The Bake Off won't change in the sense that the format will stay exactly the same, the tent will stay the same, [as will] the challenges," Hollywood said.
Speaking on the Christmas special of ITV's The Jonathan Ross Show, he said he had been given little warning about the channel switch.
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"It was between the production company and the BBC and they then moved to Channel 4 and obviously it came down to... my job was still there and I didn't want to lose my job," he said.
"I love doing what I do. We knew they were talking, there were negotiations going on.
"We had no idea that we were going to move until it actually happened."
In the interview, to be broadcast on Saturday, Hollywood said he would "make sure" the show stays the same.
"Ultimately, it comes down to when the bakers get in the tent next year, then it will be a special thing," he said.
"I'm really excited about it and I think it will do a great job, I'm going to make sure that we keep it the same."
Speaking about the backlash he received for following the show to Channel 4, Hollywood said: "All the guns were pointed at me."
But, he said, he has maintained a good relationship with his co-stars.
"The press like to cover the story that [Berry and I] have somehow fallen out. We'll always be mates, I was with her last weekend, we had such a giggle.
"Why would it, how could it [affect our relationship?]. She will always be my TV mother as well as Mel and Sue will be my sisters, we are like a dysfunctional family... I'll miss them."
Hollywood added he hopes to continue being a judge on Bake Off for as long as he can, but did not think his career would last as long as Berry's.
"I've got a family and I'm just coming to the end of my career I suppose. I'm 50-odd, I haven't got long left," he said.
"I'm not going to last like Mary, until I'm 81, but while it's here, I will carry on doing my job as a judge on The Great British Bake Off."
Love Productions, which makes Bake Off, has already started its search for contestants for the next series of the baking contest.
Asked about the new judging line-up for the show when it moves to Channel 4, Holly wood said: "There are a few names in the hat, yes."
The original judges and presenters will be seen together later this month when two Christmas specials are aired on the BBC.
Online reports suggest Apple plans to omit the 3.5mm socket to make the iPhone 7 thinner and more waterproof, with more room for the battery.
The Fast Company reported it would rely on the Lightning cable port, currently used for charging, for sound output.
Others suggest Apple will ship the iPhone 7 with wireless headphones.
The Sum of Us, a website "fighting for people over profits", which organised the petition, said: "Not only will this force iPhone users to dole out additional cash to replace their hi-fi headphones, it will singlehandedly create mountains of electronic waste that likely won't get recycled."
Tech website The Verge said: "Removing [the] headphone [socket] from phones is something that no-one is asking for and has serious drawbacks including poor compatibility and accessibility, [and] DRM [digital rights management] audio [ie with built-in copyright enforcement]."
Many complained on Twitter that removing the socket would render expensive headphones useless.
Some complained having to use the Lightning port would mean "no music while charging".
One tweeted: "I am OK with Apple removing the headphone [socket] as long as they bundle Lightning EarBuds with the iPhone 7."
Others said that they would not be upgrading.
But not everyone is convinced that losing the jack is a bad idea.
John Gruber, who writes the technology blog Daring Fireball and is regarded as an authority on all things Apple, makes the point that losing the jack would make more room for a larger battery.
"Removing the analogue headphone jack is inevitable. This is what makes Apple different. They will initiate a painful transition for a long-term gain," he writes.
"In five years we'll look at analogue headphone jacks the way we look at all the other legacy ports we've abandoned."
Apple introduced support for headphones over its Lightning cable in 2014.
In the same year, it paid $3bn (£2bn) for the acquisition of headphone maker Beats.
And the Mac Rumours website suggests Apple could be preparing bespoke headphones for the phone.
It noted that a trademark application had been filed for the term "AirPods" in October last year.
And while Apple was not directly linked to these applications, the site said, "the pattern of filings is consistent with Apple's usual strategy".
If the rumours prove true, it will not be the first time Apple has abandoned what it sees as outdated technology.
In 1998 it released the iMac G3 without a floppy disk, leaving many questioning the wisdom of the move.
But, just more than a decade later, Sony - a pioneer of the floppy disk - announced it was killing off the storage device.
The British author said Depp had done "incredible things" with the character of dark wizard Grindelwald.
Depp makes a fleeting appearance in the first Fantastic Beasts film but will play a larger part in its sequel.
Director David Yates said Depp was an "extraordinary talent" as well as "a huge Potter fan".
"He was beyond excited about working on this material," said Yates at the world premiere of Fantastic Beasts in New York.
The film, a prequel to Rowling's wizarding series, is set 70 years before the events depicted in the first Potter book.
In those stories, Grindelwald was a good friend of Albus Dumbledore, future headmaster at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
But their close relationship eventually broke down - a plot thread set to be explored in the Fantastic Beasts series.
Speaking on Thursday, Rowling said future Fantastic Beasts films would show Dumbledore "as a younger man... at what I think was the formative period of his life."
Yet she refused to confirm speculation that the character would be seen in a gay relationship with Depp's character, simply telling reporters to "watch this space".
The author admitted she had been "in a kind of a bleak mood" as she prepared to travel to the US in the wake of this week's presidential election results.
But she said that working on the second film's screenplay during her flight had made her feel "a whole lot better".
Eddie Redmayne plays Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts, a "magizoologist" who travels to New York to continue his studies of magical creatures.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has its UK premiere in London next week ahead of its release on 18 November.
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The ring, found by a metal detectorist in South Creake, Norfolk, dates from between 1350 and 1430.
Dr Jonathan Good, author of The Cult of St George, said the ring "attests to the popularity of St George" and may be linked to a guild devoted to the saint.
The ring was ruled to be treasure at an inquest in Norwich this week.
It is set to be acquired by Norwich Castle Museum.
Dr Good, who is associate professor of history at Reinhardt University, in Georgia in the US, said the ring "could have have owned by a guild member. It could have been a way of them showing their dedication".
Medieval guilds were formed by groups of people coming together and paying a weekly subscription to celebrate a particular saint, say prayers for dead guild members and provide sickness benefit.
The one with the longest life in Norwich - operating between 1385 and 1548 - was the guild of St George, with each member subscribing a farthing a week and services being held on St George's feast day on 23 April.
"It is in these pre-reformation times that St George came into his own in England," said Dr Good.
Dr Kathleen Kennedy, an expert in medieval rings and associate professor at Penn State-Brandywine University in the US, said it was "a wonderful find for Norwich".
She said the ring was "originally enamelled, so like so much of the medieval statuary remaining to us today, what we see as one colour would have originally been brightly variegated".
Dr Adrian Marsden, a coin expert based at Norwich Castle Museum, said: "The ring has on it St George spearing a dragon. That is unusual and interesting because St George was a very popular saint in Norwich."
Under the Treasure Act of 1996 any object containing more than 10% silver and gold and more than 300 years old must be reported to the coroner who decides if it is classed as treasure.
If museums later acquire the object, the finder is normally rewarded the full market value, determined by experts at the British Museum.
Liberty British Aluminium, which took over the running of the Lochaber Smelter near Fort William last year, also plans to construct a rolling mill.
The company has informed Highland Council of its plan to submit a planning application for the new facilities at a later date.
About 170 people are employed at the site.
In December, plans were announced to create up to 600 jobs and invest £120m in the yard.
Liberty British Aluminium took over the smelter from Rio Tinto in a £330m deal.
Connor McDonald died in October after he fell into the sea at Dymchurch.
Christine Freedman, assistant coroner for Central and South East Kent, sitting at Folkestone Magistrates' Court, also said the cause of death was immersion.
Connor was pulled from the sea by a passer-by but died later.
Paul Ketley, principal at Furley Park Primary School in Ashford, described the schoolboy as a "popular and fun" member of the school community and a talented sportsman.
He said Connor had touched the lives and hearts of all those who knew him.
The inquiry is investigating abuse claims against children's residential institutions from 1922 to 1995.
Nazareth House Children's Home and St Joseph's Home, Termonbacca, were both run by the Sisters of Nazareth.
The inquiry has received statements from 49 ex-residents of the two homes.
Sexual and physical abuse was outlined during Monday's hearing, including children being made to eat their own vomit, being beaten for bed-wetting and being bathed in Jeyes' Fluid.
The inquiry was told that some statements from the nuns came as late as last Friday.
This was despite the initial request for documents being made in November 2012.
The inquiry's senior barrister, Christine Smith QC, welcomed the apology the nuns made at the hearing earlier this month.
However, she added: "This less than wholehearted and rapid response on the part of the congregation has caused considerable difficulties to the work of the inquiry.
"The congregation is not the only body whose approach has produced problems.
"We do appreciate that this is not always avoidable but we hoped that such late delivery could have been avoided, given the difficulties which it causes for the inquiry."
Ms Smith outlined details of the alleged abuse, which included physical assaults using sticks, straps and kettle flexes.
Others involved:
Public hearings began with opening statements on 13 January, but the first evidence is being heard on Monday.
The Derry homes are among a total of 13 residential institutions currently under investigation by the inquiry.
Some of them were run by state authorities, others by voluntary organisations and the remainder were operated by the Catholic Church.
To date, 434 people have contacted the inquiry to allege they were abused as children.
On 14 January, the day after the inquiry's public sessions began in Banbridge, County Down, the nuns were among two Catholic orders who issued apologies for the abuse suffered by children in their residential homes.
The apologies were read out at the inquiry by lawyers representing the Sisters of Nazareth and the De La Salle Brothers.
A representatives of Northern Ireland's Health and Social Care Board also said that if the state had failed in any way it was sorry.
The inquiry is chaired by retired High Court judge Sir Anthony Hart.
It does not have the power to find anyone guilty of a criminal offence, but if it does uncover evidence of criminality, the details will be reported to the police.
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John Oakley will travel from Goole, near Hull, to his home town of Warrington in Cheshire, and is taking Max the dog along for the ride.
The journey will take the intrepid pair through more than 130 locks, and they will share a tent at night.
Max even has his own specially-made life jacket for the trip which is expected to take place in September.
Council leader Mark Pritchard said he was "led to believe" the 101 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineer (REME) unit based in Hightown Barracks could move to Keynsham.
Mr Pritchard said he was "shocked" to hear it could go as part of the Army 2020 Refine restructure.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been asked to comment.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Mr Pritchard referred to a written statement by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon on 15 December.
"Whilst this does not mention Wrexham specifically, I am led to believe that REME might be moving out of Wrexham," he said.
He said it had come as a "real shock", adding: "We are a town with a strong and proud military heritage. We have always worked very closely with our partners at the barracks in Wrexham and we will be hugely saddened to lose this connection if this comes to pass."
The council has also set up an online petition to the UK government to retain an armed forces presence in Wrexham.
At least five people have died and hundreds are still missing from the Eastern Star, which was carrying 458 people.
The ship sank in the Damazhou section of the Yangtze in Jianli county, Hubei, at about 21:30 local time on Monday evening (13:30 GMT).
While most papers have highlighted the quick start of the rescue operation, a commentary in the China.com raises questions over the responsibilities of the relevant departments.
It asks why the meteorological department did not alert the ship about weather change and why the marine traffic department did not take preventive measures to block dangerous waterways in the river.
The article also wonders if the crew shirked their responsibilities and failed to respond to the crisis appropriately.
"The Eastern Star is a huge ship but it sank in a short time. Was the design of the ship faulty, and was it fully equipped with crisis response measures?" it asks, hoping that "all levels in the local government will act in a serious, responsible and speedy manner".
Another article in the Tencent web portal, however, urges readers to avoid blaming the captain who has been saved. It notes that this incident is different from South Korea' Sewol ferry disaster in March last year, where the captain had abandoned the ship.
"The ship sunk and everyone was immersed in the water. Rescuers can't discriminate, so it was impossible for them to not save the captain when they saw him," says the article.
An article in the Hubei-based Jingchu Net, which has been reprinted in the People's Daily online, however, urges the public to focus on the rescue work and avoid criticising authorities at this stage.
"Right now there are many inappropriate voices. Not surprising, at this crucial moment, many netizens are being a hindrance, focusing their attention on whom to blame," it says.
Yuan Shan, a member of the non-governmental Lantian Rescue Team, tells The Paper, a Shanghai-based news portal, that the search and rescue operation is more challenging than that of the Sewol.
"The water current is turbulent and the ship is far away from the harbour," says the expert.
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The victim, a 64-year-old man, was found with critical injuries in Luxfield Road at about 02:10 GMT. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Chris Freun, 52, of Luxfield Road, Mottingham, will appear at Bromley Magistrates' Court on Monday.
Mr Freun and the victim knew each other but were not related, Met Police said.
The 25-year-old New Zealander's award came on the same day that he was called up by England, having qualified on residential grounds.
Chase is only the second Cas player to win the award, following Aussie loose forward Adrian Vowles in 1999.
St Helens scrum-half Jonny Lomax was named Young Player of the Year, while Catalan Dragons' Trent Robinson is Super League Coach of the Year.
The Catalans had double cause for celebration as they were also named club of the year.
While Robinson, in his first season in the job, has transformed them from wooden spoonists to play-off contenders, the club award recognises the investment they have made in facilities at their Stade Gilbert Brutus home in Perpignan, their increased attendance and strong business model.
S Tomkins (Wigan)
Briscoe (Hull)
Yeaman (Hull)
Carmont (Wigan)
J Monaghan (Warrington)
Chase (Castleford)
Dureau (Catalans)
Graham (St Helens)
Roby (St Helens)
Carvell (Warrington)
Westwood (Warrington)
Menzies (Catalans)
O'Loughlin (Wigan)
Leeds president Harry Jepson was presented with the Mike Gregory spirit of rugby league award in recognition of his life-long involvement in the sport and Hull KR forward Jason Netherton was named community champion for his work with youth and schools groups.
Veteran duo Sean Long and Rob Purdham were presented with awards to mark their long service to Super League after their recent retirements.
And the selection of 21-year-old scrum-half Lomax as young player of the year ahead of team-mate Jamie Foster and Wigan winger Josh Charnley is reward for a season in which he has come of age in the Saints first team, getting promoted to England's elite training squad by England coach Steve McNamara earlier this year.
But it was Chase's night, as he collected the sport's most coveted individual honour at a gala presentation dinner at The Hilton Hotel, Manchester.
Chase secured the award, decided by a secret ballot of all Super League players, ahead of Wigan full-back Sam Tomkins and St Helens hooker James Roby.
His selection as Super League's player of the year for 2011 is even more impressive because he plays for such an unfashionable team.
The artful stand-off did help his team reach the Challenge Cup semi-finals, in which they lost narrowly to Leeds, but Cas did not even make the top eight in Super League XVI, after a late season slump which caused them to miss the play-offs.
Former Man of Steel Vowles told BBC Radio Leeds: "He's been outstanding, and the difference between those two other boys [Tomkins and Roby] is that they're in a lot a stronger sides than Castleford.
"The Cas side is quite young and Rangi has stood out and led them during the year. I think Danny Orr has been a huge help for him and organised things while Rangi can do his stuff, which he's done well."
Having joined Cas from Australian club St George Illawarra in 2008, he last week committed his future to Wheldon Road by signing a new contract that will keep him with the Tigers until the end of 2015.
He now qualifies to play for England under the residency ruling, having lived and worked in the UK for the last three years.
The hosts flew into a three-goal lead before the break, with Aiden O'Brien also on the scoresheet, as the Lions remain sixth in the table and in the play-off spots - one point above seventh-placed Southend with three games left.
Millwall striker Lee Gregory saw an early shot hit the post as Northampton struggled to gain a foothold.
O'Brien opened the scoring in spectacular fashion on 27 minutes, lashing in a sublime first-time volley off the bar from just inside the box after neat interplay with Joe Martin.
Ten minutes later Wallace struck a magnificent 25-yard effort which arrowed into the top corner, giving visiting keeper Adam Smith no chance.
Wallace got his second just before half-time, striking home from eight yards after O'Brien's neat cut-back from the by-line.
The Lions continued to attack in the second half but could not add to their tally as the Cobblers defence performed damage limitation to stifle the hosts.
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Match ends, Millwall 3, Northampton Town 0.
Second Half ends, Millwall 3, Northampton Town 0.
Attempt saved. Alex Revell (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, Millwall. Conceded by David Buchanan.
Shaun Williams (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alex Revell (Northampton Town).
Attempt missed. David Worrall (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Alex Revell (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Fred Onyedinma (Millwall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Ben Thompson (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Hiram Boateng (Northampton Town).
Attempt blocked. Matthew Taylor (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Mahlon Romeo (Millwall).
Paul Anderson (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Millwall. Callum Butcher replaces Steve Morison.
Attempt missed. Brendon Moloney (Northampton Town) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Hiram Boateng (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Foul by Fred Onyedinma (Millwall).
Brendon Moloney (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Millwall. Fred Onyedinma replaces Jed Wallace.
Attempt blocked. Aiden O'Brien (Millwall) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Corner, Millwall. Conceded by David Buchanan.
Substitution, Northampton Town. Brendon Moloney replaces Luke Williams because of an injury.
Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Adam Smith.
Attempt saved. Aiden O'Brien (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Foul by Ben Thompson (Millwall).
Aaron Phillips (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Millwall. David Worrall replaces Lee Gregory.
Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Lee Gregory (Millwall) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Hiram Boateng.
Corner, Millwall. Conceded by David Buchanan.
Substitution, Northampton Town. Alex Revell replaces Keshi Anderson.
Lee Gregory (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Hiram Boateng (Northampton Town).
Attempt blocked. Keshi Anderson (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Matthew Taylor.
Byron Webster (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Keshi Anderson (Northampton Town).
According to reports, police in both countries are now co-operating to track down and seize possessions of Chinese citizens who live in Australia and are suspected of fraud.
The Beijing News reports that the US, Canada and Australia are favoured by corrupt former Chinese officials who have fled to these countries and transferred assets worth billions of dollars.
Gao Bo, an anti-corruption expert at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, tells the Chinese edition of the Global Times that the China-Australia co-operation is proof that Beijing's anti-corruption effort has "gained international recognition".
He adds that it will set an example for other Western countries to follow.
"This will also serve as a warning to other officials who are already on the run or planning to do so, that no matter where they go, they will still face the judgement of China's court, so it is a very strong deterrent," explains the pundit.
An unnamed official tells the China Daily that Beijing "faces difficulties over the return of fugitives due to a lack of bilateral extradition treaties and political and legal problems with the United States, Canada and Australia".
Commenting on the obstacles, Dai Peng, director of the Criminal Investigation Department at People's Public Security University of China, urges Western states to drop their "prejudice toward China's political and judicial system".
"They should enhance bilateral judicial co-operation on intelligence sharing and conducting joint operations," he says, suggesting that other nations should "take effective measures to help Chinese police capture and win the extradition of economic fugitives and recover their illegal assets".
Noting that Australia has been termed a "paradise for Chinese corrupt officials", the Beijing News describes the co-operation with Canberra as a "breakthrough".
Meanwhile, discussion on "achieving a law-based society" dominates the press after an important meeting of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, focusing on fighting corruption, started in Beijing on Monday.
The state-run People's Daily publishes a series of articles dedicated to the plenum of the ruling party's central committee. The paper hails the government's drive to strengthen the "rule of law", saying it will help China achieve greatness.
An article in the Liberation Army Daily takes the discussion further and calls for also strengthening the rule of law when it comes to military affairs.
According to the paper, several problems currently plague the Chinese armed forces. Among them it lists loose implementation of rules, lack of self-restraint and displaying dishonesty during military exercises and evaluation.
"All these are undesirable… We have to clearly understand the urgency of strengthening the rule of law when managing military affairs and adopt a law-based system to build up and manage the armed forces so that we can be victorious in war," says the commentary.
And finally, some media outlets express confidence in the Chinese government's ability to contain the Ebola virus if an epidemic occurs in the country.
The outbreak in West Africa has become the deadliest occurrence of the disease since its discovery in 1976.
A commentary in the overseas edition of the People's Daily says that the Chinese government has impressed the world with its rescue operations and reconstruction efforts when having to deal with several disasters in the country in the past few years.
The Global Times reports that China has joined the global fight against Ebola with "generosity" by deploying more than 200 medical experts and offering 234 million yuan (£23.6m; $38.2m) worth of medical supplies and humanitarian aid to the worst-affected regions.
Noting that China's "goodwill" has been met with "suspicions" because of its economic presence in Africa, the paper says Beijing is "caught in a dilemma".
"On the one hand, it is called on to assume more responsibilities in the international community due to its rapid rise, but on the other hand, it is feared that public goods provided by China will change or even overturn the obsolete pattern of benefit distribution. Being needed and being suspected at the same time will probably be a normal state China has to face," writes the Global Times.
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The bank, which operates across the island of Ireland, made just over ??600m in 2014. The compares to a loss of ??1.6bn in 2013.
Ulster is the largest bank in Northern Ireland and the third largest in the Republic of Ireland.
Its 2014 performance was helped by an improving economy and the movement of bad loans into an internal 'bad bank.'
More than half of the profit reflects so-called write backs, meaning that money which had been set aside to cover bad loans can now be released.
Ulster Bank's chief executive Jim Brown said the annual profits were a "clear signal" that the bank's strategy was working and "evidence of sustained progress across all areas of the bank".
"This performance was driven by the underlying strength of the core Ulster Bank franchise and increased lending to customers across personal and business coupled with our proactive debt management and rising asset prices in a recovering economy," he said.
"In 2015 we will continue to focus on the needs of our customers and we have stated our ambition to become Ireland's number one bank for customer service, trust and advocacy."
The bank is owned by the RBS Group.
RBS, which is still state-owned, has reported ??3.5bn loss for 2014, down from ??9bn loss the previous year.
The results were hit by a ??4bn write down on the sale of its US business Citizens.
The bank's chief executive Ross McEwan confirmed he would not receive a bonus this year.
RBS said it had reduced costs by some ??1.1bn and will cut another ??800m this year.
It is cutting back its corporate and institutional banking network from 38 countries at the end of last year to 13, which will mainly be in the UK and western Europe.
Mr McEwan said: "What's really important is that given the success of the last year we want to go further and faster in reforming this bank."
The company describes the update as a "quantum leap forward", thanks to its revamped design and new features.
Android already has an 84.7% share of global smartphone shipments, according to research company IDC.
But engineering chief, Hiroshi Lockheimer, told the BBC that among his team's goals was making Android more appealing to the business sector.
"We've made a concerted effort around focusing on the enterprise-use case," he said.
"If you think about it most people only carry one device.
"The one device that they carry [should] work for various scenarios in their life -obviously for personal use, but also if they want to use it for corporate purposes.
"We wanted to make sure that Lollipop is designed in such way that corporations are happy to endorse it."
One example of this, he said, was the ability for a user to have both a personal and work "personality" on a single device - and the ability to switch "seamlessly" between them.
The two personalities would let apps access different sets of stored data, allowing the user's employer to monitor the contents of one partition but not the other.
Blackberry 10 and Samsung's Knox add-on for Android had previously pioneered this idea.
Mr Lockheimer added that making encryption of stored data the default setting would increase security.
And a new facility allowing Android to be put in "do not disturb" mode for a pre-determined period of time should minimise the risk of missing important calls or notifications after a meeting was over because the user forgot to switch off the setting.
"Given the decrease in market share of Blackberry, there is a big opportunity to gain enterprise customers," said Jack Kent, from the IHS consultancy.
"Apple has also been making a big play for that with the iPhone and iPad.
"Samsung had previously taken the lead with Android with its Knox security product, but it makes sense for Google to try to take the lead itself with what it's doing with Android Lollipop."
For most users, the stand-out change in Android Lollipop will be its new look.
Google calls its new paradigm "material design", and it places fresh emphasis on graphical animations and colour changes in response to the device owner's actions.
"The animations and ripples and things like that are eye candy, but at the same time there's a purpose to them. They give feedback to the customer that you've tapped here, and the software got it, and is doing something about it," said Mr Lockheimer.
"And when one thing moves from one side of the screen to the other it gives you a sense of place and that you're moving forwards in the screens, or up or down.
"These are very interesting visual cues to help the user understand what is happening in the software."
The card-based interface, introduced in the anticipatory search app Google Now, now plays a greater role.
Notifications adopt a card-like appearance on the lock screen, and the design is also used to deliver Google Search results and to switch from one app to another when multitasking.
Another change with notifications is that device owners can customise which types should rise to the top of the list presented to the user or conversely be prevented from appearing on the lock screen, to help device owners prevent information overload.
Furthermore, new notifications now appear at the top of a device's screen rather than covering its centre to avoid the interruption of other activities such as playing a video game.
Android Lollipop also introduces a new feature called "smart lock".
This allows users to set a location - such as their home, car or office desk - or Bluetooth device - such as a smart watch or work keyboard - as a trigger to disable the need to type in a password
Behind the scenes, Android Lollipop uses a different process to execute and compile code than before.
The switch, from Dalvik runtime to Art runtime, should mean that apps work slightly quicker and use less battery power if they are optimised for the new code.
It also means Android becomes capable of taking advantage of 64-bit processors, which have the potential of supporting more RAM memory than before.
Mr Lockheimer added that users should notice fewer glitches as a result of the move.
"There's this notion of what we call garbage collection - the system is managing the memory for you and once in a while it has to collect unused memory and free it up for applications," he explained.
"In the past, with Dalvik, garbage collection could actually take longer than it should have - I'm talking milliseconds, but in terms of a CPU [central processing unit] that's a long time.
"What that would result in were temporary glitches, like an animation jumping and not being quite as fluid as it needed to be.
"In Art we've optimised the runtime to make garbage collection very quick and the glitches much less common than before."
Google will release the software development kit and system images for Nexus 5 phones and Nexus 7 tablets on Friday via the Android developers site- allowing app creators to test their software.
On 3 November, Android Lollipop will become available to the public when the Nexus 9 and Nexus Player go on sale.
Other manufacturers and networks will have to test the software before they release it alongside updates of their own software for their machines.
RSPB Scotland launched an appeal to raise £285,000 for the Mersehead reserve on the Solway Firth in October last year.
The target has been reached enabling it to buy an extra 112 hectares (275 acres) of land in the area.
It will allow two separate parts of the reserve, situated south of Dumfries, to be linked up.
The reserve is a sanctuary for thousands of Svalbard barnacle geese every year as well as a home to natterjack toads and many different types of bird.
David Beaumont, RSPB Scotland reserves manager in south and west Scotland, said: "A huge thank-you to everyone who donated money to this urgent appeal.
"It really was a race against time when we launched our campaign to secure this site for nature.
"Thanks to the overwhelming public response, Mersehead has now been made whole, which is wonderful news for the special wildlife of the Solway Firth."
Over the next two years, RSPB Scotland will be working to restore the special saltmarsh and sand dune habitats on the newest part of the reserve.
This will create more nesting opportunities for birds such as redshanks and skylarks that breed in the saltmarsh and more ponds in the sand dunes suitable for the natterjack toad population to expand into.
Work will begin this spring with the removal of scrub and non-native plant species.
Landlords in the pilot area in Torfaen warn evictions could increase if the trend continues after the system for paying benefits is fully adopted.
Housing benefit is currently paid to the landlord but it will transfer to the claimant under the reforms.
The minister in charge said it would help people to manage finances better.
However, an investigation by BBC Radio Wales' Eye on Wales programme highlights concerns that changes to the benefits system - beginning with the introduction of the so-called "bedroom tax" from April - could push both social housing tenants and landlords into financial difficulties.
Torfaen is one of six areas where the Department of Work and Pensions is running what it calls "demonstration projects" ahead of the introduction of the UK government's flagship welfare reform of Universal Credit in the autumn.
Eye on Wales has learned that the first group of Torfaen tenants selected for the trial saw their total arrears rise from around £20,000 to approaching £140,000 in the seven months from July to January.
Under the reforms, claimants' benefits will be rolled into one credit paid directly to their bank account on a monthly basis.
Housing benefit will become part of the Universal Credit, signalling an end to the current system where payments are made straight to local councils or housing associations, reducing the risk of the 100,000 social housing tenants in Wales falling into arrears.
Bron Afon Community Housing, the biggest social housing landlord in Torfaen with 8,000 properties, has 950 tenants receiving direct payment of their housing benefit.
Chief executive Duncan Forbes described the rise in arrears to almost £140,000 as "significant", adding that a large proportion of the tenants were "never in rent arrears before".
"That was a group of people who had a good track record of payment and pretty low level of arrears, thrust into a position where they are now is significant arrears," said Mr Forbes.
"At the same time we've increased our staff levels by about double what we would normally put into income recovery.
"We've been very successful up to now in getting the number of evictions right down.
"But we can see that inevitably steadily rising.
"The difficulty for us is that if there's no long-term solution to paying that rent we can't sustain business as a landlord."
That combination of reduced income and increased costs concerns Nick Bennett, group chief executive of Community Housing Cymru, which represents housing associations across Wales.
He said its not-for-profit members use funds from the private and public sector with private funding, over 90%, coming from banks.
"If we have a model that starts to unravel because the people that we are trying to help can't afford to pay their rent, then that model could become unsustainable," he said.
"Or you have banks that are under pressure from their regulator to build up their balance sheets, looking for excuses to re-price the debt that is currently held by housing associations.
"So we could end up getting 'whammied' twice - more expensive lending from the private sector, less support from the public sector - and the misery of our tenants getting squeezed and squeezed from both sides."
Steve Clarke, managing director of Welsh Tenants Federation, told Eye on Wales that direct payments are one of the two major causes of concern.
The other is the housing benefits changes - or so-called "bedroom tax" - that come into force next month, which Mr Clarke's organisation has estimated could put 4,000 Welsh social housing tenants at risk of eviction even before Universal Credit begins.
"The general principle of Universal Credit is good but it is happening too fast," he said.
"The voluntary sector can't keep up with the changes, there's not enough support there to help people make the transition.
"There are a lot of people out there that are finding it difficult on very small incomes to be able to manage their budgets.
"You only need a broken washing machine or cooker and suddenly you are in a real difficult bind in missing your rent."
Similar concerns have been voiced by a Commons select committee which last November warned the Department of Work and Pensions not to rush into launching Universal Credit.
Its report said: "We believe that time needs to be allowed for a proper evaluation of the pilots which the government is running on direct payments to tenants, followed by a phased implementation of direct payments, after appropriate safety net arrangements for vulnerable people have been developed and tested."
The Department of Work and Pensions said it was committed to supporting vulnerable claimants.
Welfare reform minister Lord Freud said: "We've always been clear that Universal Credit will be simple and easy for claimants to access and we will ensure that vulnerable people get the support they need to make a claim and budget their finances.
"Millions of people will be better off on the new benefit."
Eye on Wales is broadcast on BBC Radio Wales on Sunday 10 March at 13:30 GMT.
More than 195 countries pledged to reduce carbon emissions in a landmark agreement last year.
The billionaire businessman has said before there is no evidence that humans are responsible for climate change.
He called for more drilling, fewer regulations and the approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada.
"Any regulation that's outdated, unnecessary, bad for workers or contrary to the national interest will be scrapped and scrapped completely," Mr Trump said.
"We're going to do all this while taking proper regard for rational environmental concerns."
Donald Trump's desire to see the end of US participation in the Paris climate agreement is increasing the pressure for a rapid ratification around the world.
But that's not easy as the process can often get bogged down in national parliaments. The Obama administration and others believe they are well on the way to securing that level of support which they feel would then make a US withdrawal, in the face of global condemnation, much less likely. But they could be dead wrong about that.
Mr Trump though doesn't have to go to such lengths to end US involvement. He could choose to ignore or reverse or delay Obama's initiatives on climate including the Clean Power Plan. The real strength of the Paris agreement is that it comes from the bottom up, countries decide for themselves what their emissions cutting commitments will be. But this could also be a huge weakness.
If a President Trump doesn't put emissions cutting regulations into place, no one could force him to. Would China or India and others continue to cut their carbon while the US did not? Unlikely.
Before this speech, he had said he would "renegotiate" the global agreement involving nearly all countries, but this time he went further and said the US would pull out.
The climate change deal is "bad for US business" and said the pact allows "foreign bureaucrats control over how much energy we use".
Under the deal, countries set emission limits themselves, not an outside panel.
Mr Trump has called climate change "a hoax" devised by the Chinese government.
It is uncertain whether Mr Trump, if elected, could actually make any changes to the deal.
The accord will have legal force once it is ratified by 55 countries that contribute 55% of global emissions.
If the deal is ratified by January, a new American president would have to wait four years to withdraw from the deal.
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While the US is the second-largest greenhouse gas polluter, it has been instrumental in helping other countries such as India reduce emissions.
Mr Trump said on Friday that the US would stop funding these efforts.
Environmental advocates called Mr Trump's proposals "frightening".
"Trump's energy policies would accelerate climate change, protect corporate polluters who profit from poisoning our air and water, and block the transition to clean energy that is necessary to strengthen our economy and protect our climate and health," Tom Steyer, a billionaire environmental activist, told Reuters.
On Thursday, he officially became the presidential nominee for his party, surpassing the 1,238 delegates required.
The 33-year-old has made nearly 350 appearances for the Lions, 22 of those coming last season, since joining from Plymouth Argyle in 2008.
He helped the Lions win promotion from League One last season, starting all three of their play-off matches, including the final against Bradford.
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Lucas Leonard died and his younger brother was seriously injured after both were beaten for hours on Sunday.
New Hartford's police chief said the six church members arrested over the death said the meeting was called to talk about Leonard's plans to leave.
His parents deny manslaughter and four other church members deny assault.
Police have described is as a "spiritual counselling session to urge [the boys] to confess sins and seek forgiveness".
On Friday, New Hartford Police Chief Michael Inserra said the congregants under arrest revealed the victim wanted to leave.
But the police "still have not concluded why the session turned so violent", he added.
Leonard's father Bruce, who founded the secretive Word of Life church in New Hartford, New York, has said it was a family meeting that had nothing to do with the church.
He and his wife Deborah deny inflicting the fatal blows.
Their daughter is among the four other people charged with assault.
Some of the defendants appeared in court on Friday afternoon and the case was postponed until Leonard's brother Christopher is able to testify.
He said he had "at this point not ordered military engagement".
But he added: "There would be enormous consequences if we start seeing movement on the chemical weapons front or the use of chemical weapons."
Earlier the new UN special envoy to Syria faced criticism for refusing to say whether President Assad must quit.
President Obama, speaking to reporters at a White House briefing, said the deployment or use of biological weapons would widen the conflict in the region.
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Fears over fate of Syria's chemical weapons
He said: "It doesn't just include Syria. It would concern allies in the region, including Israel, and it would concern us."
He warned President Bashar al-Assad and "other players on the ground" about the use or movement of such weapons.
He said: "A red line for us is [if] we see a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around, or being utilised. That would change my calculus."
Syria holds the world's fourth-largest stockpile of chemical weapons. Last month a Syrian foreign ministry spokesman said the weapons would never be deployed inside Syria.
However, the BBC's Kim Ghattas in Washington says the US has seen unconfirmed reports recently that the Syrian authorities have been moving the country's chemical arms stockpile.
Fighting continued in several Syrian cities on Monday, including Damascus, Deraa and Aleppo.
A Japanese journalist, Mika Yamamoto, was killed by gunfire in Aleppo, the country's foreign ministry has confirmed.
Ms Yamamoto, 45, was a veteran war reporter, working for Japan Press.
The UN says more than 18,000 people have been killed in the conflict, 170,000 have fled Syria and 2.5 million need aid within the country.
Earlier on Monday, the UN's new envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi told the BBC that he was "not in a position to say yet" whether President Assad should go, but was "committed to finding a solution".
Mr Brahimi, a former Algerian foreign minister, last week succeeded Kofi Annan who resigned after both sides largely ignored his peace plan.
On Sunday, UN observers ended their mission to verify its implementation.
Their departure came after the UN Security Council agreed to allow their mandate to expire at midnight, and instead set up a new civilian office in Damascus to pursue political contacts that might lead to peace.
Since being confirmed as the new UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Mr Brahimi has acknowledged that he has no concrete ideas of how to end the conflict, which he believes has been a civil war for some time.
On Monday, he told the BBC that he was not ready to say whether President Assad should step down despite widespread international condemnation of his government's crackdown on dissent since protests erupted in March 2011.
"I am not in a position to say yet, because I was appointed a couple of days ago. I am going to New York for the first time to see the people who I am going to work for, and I am going to Cairo see the Arab League," he explained.
After announcing his resignation, Mr Brahimi's predecessor, Kofi Annan, said: "It is clear that President Bashar al-Assad must leave office."
The main opposition coalition, the Syrian National Council (SNC), said Mr Brahimi's stance showed "disregard for the blood of the Syrian people and their right of self-determination" and demanded he apologise.
Mr Brahimi stressed that he was "committed to finding a solution full stop".
"I am a mediator. I haven't joined any Syrian party. I am a mediator and a mediator has to speak to anybody and everybody without influence or interest," he added.
"Then I'll make up my mind about what to say and what to do."
Michael McMoran said one nun targeted him for 10 years, hitting him about the head with a brush, mop or tree branch.
The 53-year-old told the inquiry, sitting in Banbridge, that one nun lost her temper and he was her scapegoat.
In a statement, the nun said she had not beaten him with a stick or a strap.
She said she was surprised that he had made such allegations.
When that statement was read to Mr McMoran, who has waived his right to anonymity, he said: "She's a liar."
He described the nun as "wicked".
Later, the inquiry heard from a 44-year-old woman who said she had been sexually abused by a priest while she was at Termonbacca children's home.
Allison Diver, who has also waived her right to anonymity, said the priest abused her several times.
In a statement to the inquiry, she said that on one occasion when he assaulted her, she vomited and the nuns made her clean it up.
She never told anyone that the abuse had taken place, the inquiry heard.
Ms Diver said she did not tell told social workers anything, adding that "you learned to sit there and shut up because they could move you to 40 homes".
The priest has given a statement to the inquiry denying all allegations against him.
Afterwards, Ms Diver told the BBC it had been terrifying at the beginning to give evidence to the inquiry.
"I can't believe I was strong and I was able to go through it and I feel so so much better for being able to do it," she said.
"It actually starts to help make sense of things in my own head now. It takes away the keys and locks that I would be putting on my own memories."
She said she had not expected the priest to admit the alleged abuse.
"It would have been nice if he had admitted it, but I would never be lucky that way," she said.
"Although it would have been easier to close the chapter by him being able to say: 'I did that and I'm sorry'."
The inquiry is investigating abuse claims against children's residential institutions in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 1995.
Termonbacca and another Derry home, Nazareth House, were run by the Sisters of Nazareth.
The inquiry, being held in Banbridge, County Down, is chaired by retired judge Sir Anthony Hart and is considering cases in 13 residential institutions.
Public hearings are due to finish in June 2015, with the inquiry team to report to the Northern Ireland Executive by the start of 2016.
Shares in financial firms and healthcare companies also climbed.
The gains helped lift the tech-heavy Nasdaq index by 1.42% to 6,239.01. The S&P 500 index rose 0.83% to 2,453.46 and the Dow Jones was up 0.68% at 21,528.99.
Apple was one of the biggest risers, gaining nearly 2.9%.
Social media platform Snapchat saw its shares rise more than 2% after it announced Time Warner would produce shows for the site.
The increases in the technology sector came as the White House hosted a meeting with industry leaders on Monday.
Energy firms were among the losers on Friday, as oil prices dipped.
Exxon declined almost 0.9%, while Chevron fell about 0.8%.
Big brands are also using the hashtag to get noticed on May 4.
Mark Hamill, who is reprising his role of Luke Skywalker, has posed with his children for a special Star Wars Day family portrait (above).
And Darth Vader himself is joining in.
Many global brands are using #MayThe4thBeWithYou to sell flight tickets, pizzas and camper vans.
The British Museum is on the money for using an actual Star Wars exhibit to celebrate the big day.
Former Dragons Den star Theo Paphitis has joined in the fun and attempted to plug his companies.
Heathrow Airport is winning a lot of plaudits for its funny tweet featuring the Millennium Falcon and X-wing starfighters.
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Some charities are using the #MayThe4thBeWithYou hashtag to raise awareness for their respective charities.
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The volunteer, who is helping with the clean-up operation after the weekend's devastating floods, remembers cars driving close to animals and roads passing near to enclosures.
When the zoo was established here in 1927, it was on the outskirts of Tbilisi.
Today it is in the centre of town near to major highways and a roundabout.
The flood on Sunday submerged half of the zoo, killing hundreds of animals, and the area now looks like a massive construction site.
Thick, slimy mud is everywhere. An army of volunteers is digging, scrapping, carrying mud in wheel barrows and flopping it onto piles.
Huge trucks are on site helping to move the debris and the mud away.
"People feel united in this tragedy. We are here at our own will, because we know that the city needs us," says George.
Tbilisi Mayor David Narmania is also on site, overseeing this major clean-up operation.
As well as volunteers, there are dozens of municipal authority employees here along with government emergency workers and army conscripts.
"It's a big tragedy for us," says the mayor. Nineteen people are now thought to have died, while some are still feared missing and scores of families have lost their homes.
"We have managed to capture some animals that went loose, and we are continuing the search," the mayor adds.
It is still not clear how many of the 300 animals still unaccounted for have drowned, or how many might still be at large. Tbilisi is surrounded by hills and woods which would be natural area for some of the animals to escape to.
The good news is that some animals including crocodiles and boar have been dug out of the mud alive.
But many others are believed to have drowned, including all of the lions and tigers that escaped.
The worst affected part of the zoo was the lower area, once home to bears, tigers and lions kept in special enclosures.
Out of 13 wolves only two survived.
On Sunday, only the peaks of fences surrounding the enclosures could be seen above the muddy water. By Monday, levels had dropped by up to 6m (19.7ft), but there is still a lot of water.
It is only when the area is completely cleared of mud and debris that the authorities will be able to count the total number of dead animals and also have a clearer idea of how many might still be roaming in the vicinity of the capital.
Plans to relocate the zoo to a much bigger area near a reservoir known as the Tbilisi Sea were made several years ago, but funding had been an issue.
Last year, the newly-elected mayor, Narmania, promised to follow up on these plans. Now it looks like he has no choice.
In the wake of the flash flood there was a lot of criticism on social media over the handling of the situation, especially when it came to cases of security services shooting dead some of the escaping animals.
Questions have also been asked about how the construction of a controversial new road, which cuts right through the zoo and neighbouring Mtziuri park, may have affected the river Vere, which burst its banks.
But an engineer-geologist from the ministry of environmental protection, Giorgi Gaprindashvili, says the highway played no role in the devastation.
"In the 1960s the same area got flooded. Back then of course there was no highway there," he says.
The disaster was caused by heavy rain, which caused a large landslide upstream and the River Vere to flood, he says.
"What happened over the weekend is one of the biggest disasters in Tbilisi's recent history."
John Hemming had correctly predicted on Thursday evening that he would lose Birmingham Yardley to Labour's Jess Phillips.
A year after competing to become deputy leader of the Lib Dems, Lorely Burt saw her seat in Solihull taken by Conservative Julian Knight.
The results completed a disastrous night for the Lib Dems.
"The national strategy is what did it for so many of the Lib Dem seats. So the architect of that strategy has to accept some responsibility for that - Nick Clegg," Mr Hemming said.
Mr Clegg later resigned as party leader.
Labour, meanwhile, claimed Wolverhampton South West from the Conservatives, to complete a clean sweep in the city.
Rob Marris, returning to the seat he last held in 2005, said he was "delighted" to be elected, despite "not a good night" for Labour nationally.
Elsewhere, Birmingham Labour MPs Shabana Mahmood and Liam Byrne retained their seats in Ladywood and Hodge Hill respectively, more than doubling their majorities.
Labour MP Steve McCabe also saw his majority in Birmingham Selly Oak rise, while Roger Godsiff saw his majority in Hall Green rocket from less than 4,000 in 2010 to almost 20,000.
Other seats in the West Midlands remained unchanged, with Labour holding all nine Birmingham seats.
The party successfully held off a challenge from UKIP in Dudley North, with Ian Austin increasing his majority to 4,181
But Labour failed to make significant inroads against the Conservatives in the West Midlands.
Julian Knight said he was "stunned" by the size of the result after taking Solihull with a majority of 12,902.
"I'm humbled by the faith people of Solihull have shown in me," he said.
In Meriden, fellow Conservative MP Caroline Spelman increased her majority from 16,253 in 2010 to 18,795.
The party also saw increased majorities in Stourbridge and Dudley South, while former minister Andrew Mitchell held his seat in Sutton Coldfield, with a slightly reduced majority.
It was a remarkable night. John Hemming was telling everyone he'd lose his Birmingham Yardley seat and he was right.
Labour's Jess Phillips, meanwhile, looked like she'd won the lottery but was bundled away from the press, saying she had to relieve her babysitter.
In Hodge Hill, Liam Byrne might have held on to his seat for Labour, but his now infamous note to the incoming government in 2010 saying "I'm afraid there's no money" dogged his party throughout this campaign.
The Seasiders took the lead after 15 minutes from the penalty spot. Jordan Flores' floating cross was adjudged to have been handled by Stevenage skipper Jack King, and Mark Cullen stepped up to convert.
Stevenage should have levelled after 39 minutes, when Dean Lyness produced a great save with his feet to deny King from six yards, before the defender then blasted over from the rebound.
But the visitors were grateful to Luke Wilkinson after 43 minutes, as he produced a superb goalmouth block to keep out Colin Daniel's close-range strike.
Stevenage, who had won eight of their previous nine, started the second half well and Ben Kennedy tested Lyness within two minutes.
Chances continued to come at both ends as Cullen was denied a second when his goal-bound prod from close range was blocked on the line by Kennedy after 62 minutes.
The Seasiders should have extended the lead 10 minutes from time, but Jamille Matt hit the post with a sitter from six yards after Ian Black's strike was parried by Chris Day.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Blackpool 1, Stevenage 0.
Second Half ends, Blackpool 1, Stevenage 0.
Luke Wilkinson (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ian Black (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Luke Wilkinson (Stevenage).
Nathan Delfouneso (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card.
Connor Ogilvie (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jamille Matt (Blackpool).
Attempt missed. Ian Black (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Tom Pett.
Attempt saved. Jack King (Stevenage) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Andy Taylor.
Colin Daniel (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Ian Black (Blackpool).
Charlie Lee (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Tom Pett (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jack Payne (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tom Pett (Stevenage).
Foul by Andy Taylor (Blackpool).
Kaylen Hinds (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Jack Payne (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jack Payne (Blackpool).
Tom Pett (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Jamille Matt (Blackpool) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Attempt saved. Ian Black (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt missed. Tom Pett (Stevenage) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Kelvin Mellor (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Matt Godden (Stevenage).
Substitution, Blackpool. Jamille Matt replaces Mark Cullen.
Foul by Fraser Franks (Stevenage).
Mark Cullen (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Colin Daniel.
Foul by Colin Daniel (Blackpool).
Fraser Franks (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Stevenage. Josh McQuoid replaces Jobi McAnuff.
Attempt blocked. Connor Ogilvie (Stevenage) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Ian Black (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Steven Schumacher (Stevenage).
Substitution, Blackpool. Ian Black replaces Brad Potts because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Tom Pett (Stevenage) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
The malware may have been designed by a state-sponsored group.
It can disguise itself as benign files and does not operate in predictable ways, making it harder to detect.
Experts from Kaspersky Lab and Symantec said it allows the attacker to spy on infected computers.
In September last year, Kaspersky first detected the malware on an unspecified "government organisation" network.
Since then, the firm claims to have found evidence of Project Sauron at more than 30 organisations in Russia, Iran and Rwanda.
These were generally government, scientific, military, telecoms and financial organisations, according to Kaspersky.
Separately, Symantec said it had found the malware in other countries, including at an airline in China and an embassy in Belgium.
Project Sauron is able to disguise itself in a wide variety of ways - as files with names similar to those published by organisations like Microsoft, for example, and does not always use the same methods for sending data back to the attacker.
"The attackers clearly understand that we as researchers are always looking for patterns," the company notes in its report. "Remove the patterns and the operation will be harder to discover."
The malware can steal files, log all keystrokes and open a "back door" allowing wide-ranging access to the compromised computer, according to Symantec.
Project Sauron did not share any code with other known examples of similarly powerful malware, said Kaspersky's director of threat research Costin Raiu.
"It really stands out by itself as something very, very sophisticated," he told the BBC.
Mr Raiu also pointed out that two of the malware's victims had been infected with other highly sophisticated malicious programs. One victim was found to have Regin spyware on their systems, for example.
"This would suggest that the actor behind Project Sauron is perhaps different," suggested Mr Raiu.
One aspect of Project Sauron that demonstrates the malware's sophistication is its ability to steal sensitive data - such as encryption keys - from computers that are not actually connected to the internet.
This is known as "jumping the air-gap".
For this, Project Sauron relies on an infected USB drive being inserted into the target computer.
A hidden cache of files on the drive is then able to deposit malware on to that PC.
It is not yet clear how the attackers would have used this method to control an air-gapped computer, but they believe it might have been via a "zero day" - previously undetected - exploit that they have not yet found.
"We believe it was probably deployed in rare, hard-to-catch instances," notes the Kaspersky report.
Project Sauron is characteristic of state-sponsored style malware, according to cybersecurity expert Graham Cluley.
"These are very stealthy, insidious attacks that can lurk in the background for years gathering information," he told the BBC.
"We have seen the steady progression and evolution of these sorts of attacks. As governments try to protect themselves and get clued up, it is essentially an arms race."
A series of documents from the 1980s reveal the Northern Ireland Office's attempts to promote political dialogue against a backdrop of continuing IRA and loyalist violence.
They cover events in the 1980s running up to 1989.
The files come from the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI).
They have been released under what is known as the 30/20 rule, which refers to the phased release of files that used to be kept secret for 30 years but will in future be released after 20 years.
With IRA bombs exploding and frequent loyalist murders, the men of violence appeared to be setting the agenda in the 1980s.
But the files reveal tentative efforts to get talks underway.
The British government was concerned that John Hume did not seem convinced by its attempts to convene cross-party negotiations.
Officials identified the late Bishop Edward Daly as someone who could influence the SDLP leader and might act as a message bearer.
Representatives from the parties - including the DUP's Peter Robinson - met in secret in Duisburg, Germany in 1988.
The files show that Northern Ireland Office Minister Brian Mawhinney thanked the organiser, a German clergyman called Eberhard Spiecker, at a meeting four months later.
Historian Eamon Phoenix said that the official report of the meeting showed that the government regarded Dr Spiecker as well meaning but harboured doubts "as to how much he really knew about the Northern Ireland political scene".
However, Dr Spiecker summarised the "Duisburg proposal" as a break in governmental meetings connected to the Anglo-Irish Agreement, which unionists had demanded, while acknowledging that so far as the SDLP was concerned "there must be a chance of an all-Ireland dimension".
Dr Spiecker confimed to the minister there had been a fifth person involved, who he said had a difficult role to play - representing the views of the republican movement, but remaining acceptable to the unionists.
The file does not name this fifth man, but subsequently he was revealed to have been the late Redemptorist priest Alec Reid.
The newly-released files contain a report on the Dutch extradition hearing for two IRA Maze escapees, Gerry Kelly and Brendan "Bik" McFarlane, which took place in 1986.
A Northern Ireland Office assessment describes Gerry Kelly, now a North Belfast MLA, as "an extremely dangerous, resourceful and dedicated terrorist... (who) presents a continuing escape risk".
The secretary of state had to invoke a Royal Prerogative of Mercy because some of the men's offences were not extraditable.
But, when the men were due to be returned, an official concluded that the case had "clearly been a success for HMG (Her Majesty's Government)".
"It will be the first time that terrorists have been extradited from a foreign country to NI," he added.
Throughout this period the government struggled with how to address deprivation in areas like west Belfast, where Catholic male unemployment was running at 47%.
Dr Phoenix came across one strongly worded document from April 1987 written by Sir Ken Bloomfield, the head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service.
Sir Ken spoke of west Belfast's "ghetto mentality" and alienation "from normal civilised behaviour".
He feared that if the government engaged in efforts to regenerate West Belfast, unionists might respond "on the lines of "do you have to kill British soldiers... to benefit from a cornucopia of assistance?"
Despite these concerns, the government signed off on a major development programme for deprived areas in Belfast in 1988.
Several documents refer to the government's difficulties combating the influential MacBride principles, an anti-discrimination campaign in the USA that acted as guidelines for US companies doing business in Northern Ireland.
Secretary of State Peter Brooke wrote to cabinet colleagues that the implementation of what he called tough and radical new fair employment laws would be crucial to the success of the government's Northern Ireland policies and to perceptions abroad, especially in the United States.
Four goals in 19 second-half minutes saw the U's take total command to record their third League Two win in a row.
For the hapless hosts this was their second heavy defeat in a week, after they lost 4-0 at Port Vale in the FA Cup to pile the pressure on boss Craig Hignett.
Home defender Toto Nsiala bundled over Luke Berry in the area, but his penalty was superbly saved by Trevor Carson on 43 minutes.
Carson made another fine save to deny Luke Berry, but Pools failed to clear and James Dunne smashed in a fine shot from 15 yards on 51 minutes.
Ten minutes later the lead was doubled as Berry knocked in from close range after being teed up from a powerful run by Uche Ikpeazu on the right.
On 67 minutes, a deep Berry corner was powerfully headed in at the far post by defender Leon Legge.
There was only a four-minute wait for the fourth, Ikpeazu getting a deserved goal with a tap-in.
And on 88 minutes substitute Max Clark's shot was deflected in.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Hartlepool United 0, Cambridge United 5.
Second Half ends, Hartlepool United 0, Cambridge United 5.
Corner, Hartlepool United. Conceded by James Dunne.
Attempt missed. Rhys Oates (Hartlepool United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Lewis Hawkins (Hartlepool United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Lewis Alessandra (Hartlepool United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Goal! Hartlepool United 0, Cambridge United 5. Max Clark (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harrison Dunk.
Attempt blocked. Liam Donnelly (Hartlepool United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Billy Paynter (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Leon Legge (Cambridge United).
Rhys Oates (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Luke Berry (Cambridge United).
James Martin (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Luke Berry (Cambridge United).
Substitution, Cambridge United. Ben Williamson replaces Piero Mingoia.
Attempt missed. Rhys Oates (Hartlepool United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Substitution, Hartlepool United. Michael Woods replaces Nicky Featherstone.
Attempt missed. Leon Legge (Cambridge United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Matthew Bates.
Attempt saved. Lewis Alessandra (Hartlepool United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Rhys Oates (Hartlepool United).
Greg Taylor (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Cambridge United. Max Clark replaces Conor Newton.
Attempt missed. Piero Mingoia (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Substitution, Hartlepool United. Rhys Oates replaces Aristote Nsiala.
Goal! Hartlepool United 0, Cambridge United 4. Uche Ikpeazu (Cambridge United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Berry.
Attempt blocked. Leon Legge (Cambridge United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Foul by Lewis Hawkins (Hartlepool United).
Uche Ikpeazu (Cambridge United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal! Hartlepool United 0, Cambridge United 3. Leon Legge (Cambridge United) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harrison Dunk with a cross following a set piece situation.
Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Billy Paynter.
Attempt blocked. Luke Berry (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by James Martin (Hartlepool United).
Luke Berry (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Padraig Amond (Hartlepool United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Goal! Hartlepool United 0, Cambridge United 2. Luke Berry (Cambridge United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Uche Ikpeazu.
Substitution, Hartlepool United. Lewis Alessandra replaces Nicky Deverdics.
Attempt missed. Josh Laurent (Hartlepool United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Corner, Hartlepool United. Conceded by Leon Legge.
Harrison Dunk (Cambridge United) is shown the yellow card.
Michael Lane, 27, of Portslade, East Sussex, said he was scared and panicked about being blamed for killing Shana Grice.
Miss Grice, 19, was found dead in her bedroom in Portslade last August.
During seven police interviews Mr Lane, who denies murder, continuously changed his story, Lewes Crown Court heard.
Jurors were told he altered his account of where he had been and what he was doing that morning before admitting he had gone to her house and discovered her body.
When asked why he thought it better to lie, Mr Lane said some of his behaviour in the months preceding her death "didn't look good".
The court has already heard Mr Lane, of Thornhill Rise, was accused of stalking Miss Grice after their relationship ended.
He has admitted fitting a tracker to her car and stealing a key to her back door which he used to gain entry.
Jurors have also heard Miss Grice made several complaints to Sussex Police about the defendant, but on one occasion was issued a fixed penalty notice for wasting police time.
On Monday, when asked by prosecuting barrister Philip Bennetts QC whether his actions amounted to stalking. Mr Lane replied: "I suppose so, yes."
The jury was shown CCTV of Mr Lane wearing a white T-shirt and grey shorts with an emblem on the side.
The prosecution claimed that he somehow disposed of these clothes to conceal evidence.
But Mr Lane said the items were at his home and he could not understand why police had not found them when they searched the property.
The trial continues.
The country's anti-trust authority said Orange, which was formerly France Telecom, kept business clients from switching to competitors' phone services.
The firm will not appeal against the decision, and said it would adapt its practices based on the ruling.
An Orange spokesman said the fine would have "no impact" on financial results.
Orange used anti-competitive discounts to discourage business customers from leaving, the Autorite de la Concurrence said.
The firm also used discriminatory practices toward other fixed-line operators that lacked access and inside information about France's copper line network.
The Orange mobile network was bought by France Telecom, the state phone monopoly, in 2000.
France Telecom then changed its name to Orange in 2013.
The UK business of Orange merged with T-Mobile in 2010 to form EE.
The Children's Food Trust (CFT), based in Sheffield, has been offering cookery courses and nutritional advice in schools and nurseries in England, Wales and Scotland for more than 10 years.
A lack of funding has forced it to shut with the loss of 47 jobs, 31 of those in Sheffield, the charity says.
Washington and Sunderland West MP Sharon Hodgson said it was "very sad".
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Charity chief executive Linda Cregan said: "Given the political and economic climate all charities are facing difficulties and we are no different.
"We remain passionate and dedicated to improving child health, but it has proved impossible to continue to deliver our services and extremely reluctantly the trustees have chosen to close the trust.
"It is our priority at this point to speak to all our funders and partners to ensure a smooth transition and a positive legacy."
On social media, Labour MP Ms Hodgson, shadow minister for public health, said: "Very sad news. The @ChildFoodTrust has done amazing work over the years to improve children's health & education. Thank you to all at CFT!"
The charity was set up in 2005 with a £15m grant from the government. Two years later it was awarded £20m by the Big Lottery Fund.
It has also received funding from a number of organisations and companies, including supermarket chains, for fixed-term projects.
More than 11 million children had had "access to better food" since the charity started its work, the trust said.
It said the closure meant "there won't be cooking courses in 5,000 schools anymore and our nutritionists won't be on hand to help and advise school, nursery and early years caterers, as well as families and carers".
Adam Starkey, chair of trustees at the CFT, added: "We still face a crisis in child health. Now more than ever, work in this area is vital."
In the film evil villain Gru is back, but this time he's become good!
Martin went to meet the man behind the voice, Steve Carell, to find out what's in store for Gru and his army of minions.
And he took along ideas you sent in about what the minions should get up to.
An electoral college of 47 people from across Wales will spend up to three days locked in the cathedral from Tuesday while they make their decision.
The decision follows the retirement of Wyn Evans.
The new bishop will be the 129th Bishop of St Davids. There has been a church on the site since the 6th Century.
St Davids diocese includes the west Wales counties of Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion.
The decision to allow women bishops was made following a landmark vote in September 2013.
The much-travelled Portuguese coach, 40, who first moved to English football with Leeds United in 1997, has signed a three-year deal with League One Vale.
Ribeiro, who succeeds Rob Page as boss, will have experienced Vale midfielder Michael Brown, 39, as his number two.
He also brings in former Bury, Port Vale, Crewe and Rochdale midfielder Peter Farrell as coach.
Brown was briefly a team-mate of Ribeiro's at Sheffield United in 2000-01, while Farrell, 57, was previously an assistant to Uwe Rosler at Brentford.
"It has been a long, extensive process," said Vale chairman Norman Smurthwaite. "But I'm absolutely certain we have the right man for the job."
Despite spending the second half of last season up for sale, Vale finished 12th under Page in League One, nine points outside the play-off positions.
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Page left Vale Park in May to become manager of Northampton.
Ribeiro's first task will be player recruitment to plug the holes at Vale Park.
Smurthwaite offered new deals to 13 players at the end of last season, all of them on reduced terms. But, so far, five players have opted to leave Burslem and only one, long-serving defender Adam Yates, has re-signed.
Defender Richard Duffy has moved on to non-league Eastleigh, while midfielder Michael O'Connor has already indicated he will end his two-year association with the club and is considering offers from three clubs in England and one from abroad.
Strikers Louis Dodds and AJ Leitch-Smith have joined Shrewsbury Town, while winger Byron Moore has joined Bristol Rovers.
Vale chairman Smurthwaite, who had set a 21 June deadline to appoint a new manager, was helped in the selection process by Brown, who will remain part of the playing staff as well as being used in a coaching capacity.
Ribeiro started his coaching career at Portuguese top-flight side Vitoria Setubal in March 2011, but was sacked a year later.
He returned to the club in January 2015 before taking over at Bulgarian side Ludogorets, where he lasted only two months.
"My ambition was to come to England," said Ribeiro. "I believe this is a Championship club and I will do my best."
The "Sappers" Colonel-in-Chief inspected an honour guard and met soldiers from bases across the UK at Brompton Barracks in Chatham, Kent.
She also inspected some of the vehicles used by the Corps of Royal Engineers in operations around the world.
In a speech, the monarch paid tribute to the Royal Engineers' "extraordinary" work in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"Your ability to provide a flexible and adaptable force, quickly and without fuss, for the purposes of war fighting, peace building or disaster relief is world class," she told the troops.
Commanding officer Lt Col Sean Cunniff said it was wonderful for the Corps to host its Colonel-in-Chief at its headquarters as the culmination of its 300th anniversary commemorations.
"For me personally, to be in the right place at the right time, commanding the regiment when she's here and commanding the parade, is a remarkable privilege," he said.
Guests at the barracks included musician Jools Holland, who attended in his role as a deputy lieutenant of Kent.
The Queen also met three retired sappers, Dave Henson, Micky Yule and Nick Beighton, who competed in the Paralympics in Rio.
She met five-year-old black American Labrador Max, handled by L/Cpl Alex Farquhar, 25, from Rutland, who explained the dog's involvement in finding weapons and explosives.
"It was an honour to meet the Queen. She was clearly very interested," said L/Cpl Farquhar.
Meetkumar Hiteshbhai Desai told police he had tried to share on Twitter a link to JavaScript code that exposed iOS bugs making phones freeze or restart.
He had hoped Apple would pay him a bug bounty for information about the flaws, but had mistakenly linked to an earlier version of his app that had made users' phones keep on dialling 911.
In a statement, Maricopa County sheriff's office said the link had been clicked almost 2,000 times, threatening emergency services across Arizona.
Because the 911 service is classed as critical infrastructure, interfering with its operation is treated, in Arizona, with the same severity as human trafficking or second-degree murder.
Talking to police after his arrest, Mr Desai said the bug he had been planning to exploit had been sent to him by an online friend. Using it, he intended exploiting it to make a benign but annoying app that people would find "funny".
Writing on the Ars Technica news site, Dan Goodin said the incident contained a valuable lesson for anyone getting started in security research.
"Hacking devices or networks without the explicit permission and cooperation of their owners is dangerous and can result in significant legal penalties," he said.
Afzal Amin was accused of attempting to form a plot with the EDL in which they would announce a march in the Dudley North constituency and he would take credit when it was scrapped.
Mr Amin had denied any wrongdoing
He said earlier on Monday he planned to make a "robust defence" of his actions at a party hearing on Tuesday.
Norman Smith, the BBC's assistant political editor, said the party hopes to have a new candidate in place by the weekend.
A Conservative spokesman said: "Afzal Amin is resigning as Conservative candidate for Dudley North with immediate effect.
"Conservative Chairman Grant Shapps has welcomed Mr Amin's decision and thanked him for his work in the past."
The operating system, which runs on its iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices, will no longer include Google Maps software.
Apple will instead run its own mapping app, which has a high-quality 3D mode, on the platform.
Google announced its own 3D mapping software last week on its competing mobile platform, Android.
Both companies have used fleets of planes to capture the imagery, drawing concerns from some privacy campaigners.
Apple's updated iOS software is being released in beta on Tuesday, and will be available for general consumers by the autumn, chief executive Tim Cook said.
It will be a free update for owners of either an iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS - as well as users of the latest iPad, the iPad 2 and fourth generation iPod touch.
Additional features include "eyes free", a feature on which Apple said it had worked with car manufacturers to integrate a "Siri button" to activate the iPhone's voice-operated assistant.
For the first time on Apple's devices, video calls will be able to be made over a cellular connection, rather than relying on wi-fi.
The switch to its own mapping platform will provide Apple with even more opportunities to monetise its users, said Carolina Milanesi, an analyst for Gartner, who attended the event in San Francisco.
"Maps got the biggest cheer [from the audience]," she said.
"The opportunity that controlling maps gives to Apple for learning more about what their users are doing, keeping that information, and then being able to leverage that for advertising purposes is huge."
Ms Milanesi said the announcements appeared to be warmly received by the developers in attendance.
"iOS6 is a continued evolution," she told the BBC.
"I think the whole operating system is getting more clever. It's learning from what consumers are doing and improving the experience."
The company also announced revamped models in its Macbook Pro and Macbook Air ranges.
Its new Macbook Pro is 0.71 inches thick, with a high-resolution Retina display. It utilises Intel's Ivy Bridge processor.
Its slimline Macbook Air range has also been upgraded with enhanced graphics and processing capabilities.
Both will offer a free upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion, the latest version of the Mac operating system which is set for release in July.
Among its features is enhanced synchronisation between desktop, laptop and mobile, thanks to iCloud, the company's cloud-based storage service.
Once again, predictions that Apple was set to announce a long-rumoured television failed to materialise.
The Moylena team are now in the penultimate place along with CSNI and the holders Instonians while Lisburn are at the bottom.
Saturday 22 July
NCU Premier League
CIYMS v Muckamore
Muckamore 151-8 R Haire 37
CIYMS Duckworth/Lewis target 164 from 41 overs
CIYMS 101
Muckamore won by 62 runs
Instonians v Waringstown - 36 overs
Instonians 177-8 N Smith 52, J McClurkin 40
Waringstown D/L target 198 from 36 overs
Waringstown 204-6 L Nelson 66, A Dennison 45
Waringstown had a last ball four wicket win
Lisburn v Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus 179-5 (44.3 overs) I Burton 57
Lisburn D/L target 196 from 39 overs
Lisburn 153 G Halliday 46, G Browne 35, P Botha 3-33
Carrickfergus won by 42 runs
North Down v CSNI
CSNI 135-5 (41 overs)
North Down D/L target 149 from 34 overs
North Down 149-6
North Down won by four wickets
Long's SuperValu NW Premier League
Donemana, Coleraine and Brigade, the main contenders for the title, all achieved victories but the holders Donemana can narrow the gap on Coleraine at the top of the table with a home win against Bready on Sunday.
Undefeated Donemana still have another game in hand.
Brigade v Fox Lodge
Fox Lodge 100 C Tshiki 43, J Thompson 5-21
Brigade 101-3
Brigade won by seven wickets
Coleraine v Ardmore
Coleraine 174-3 after 44.3 overs S Campbell 78 no
Ardmore D/L target 161 from 28 overs
Ardmore 118 R Alam 61 no, G Cooke 3-22
Coleraine won by 42 runs
Eglinton v Donemana
Eglinton 51 W McClintock 3-18
Donemana 52-2
Donemana won by eight wickets
Drummond v Bready postponed.
Ikeme, 30, was sent off after pushing Wes Hoolahan in the chest, but the club have been advised it is normally considered only a yellow-card offence.
Wolves are hoping Ikeme will be cleared to play in Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round tie against Liverpool at Anfield.
"If it's feasible to win, then we'll try," boss Paul Lambert told BBC WM.
"Next week is a massive game for everyone at the club."
Norwich manager Alex Neil told BBC Sport after Saturday's game: "I don't think the goalkeeper should have responded in the manner that he did and deservedly got his red card.
"Wes has got the penalty and turned around to carry on the game. That was unprofessional from the goalkeeper and he obviously got his punishment."
Ikeme had never been sent off before, having received only three yellow cards in his previous 264 career appearances.
He posted on Twitter: "Apologise if anyone feels let down but this one is hard to take.
"Been mulling over whether to say anything or not . . . It's hard not to be frustrated when someone blatantly dives to win a penalty."
He sits as an independent AM after resigning from Plaid Cymru in October, claiming the party was not serious about supporting stable government.
The move gives Labour a working majority in the Senedd.
On Thursday, First Minister Carwyn Jones denied discussing any offer of a ministerial job with Lord Elis-Thomas.
"Following my recent discussions with the first minister I can confirm my positive intention to support the current Welsh Government for the duration of the fifth assembly," the Dwyfor Meirionnydd AM told BBC Wales on Monday.
"This provides the stable majority a government needs to continue to develop devolution opportunities and negotiate a continuing relationship with mainland Europe, both key issues for the area I am proud to represent."
Responding to Lord Elis-Thomas' announcement, a Plaid Cymru spokesman said: "Tomorrow [Tuesday], the finalised version of the budget agreed by Plaid Cymru and the Welsh Government will be published.
"Constructive working has produced the best budget seen in Wales for many years. Lord Elis-Thomas chose not to participate in that work.
"We have kept the compact with the Welsh Government under constant review and are scheduled to discuss it at our next group meeting in the New Year.
"We look forward to the fruits of the compact being published in tomorrow's finalised budget."
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood had warned that the party would end its co-operation deal with Labour in the Senedd if the first minister appointed another AM from outside the party to be a minister.
A spokesman for the first minister said: "We said from the outset of this assembly that no one party has all the answers and we would seek to work with people across the chamber to deliver for Wales.
"This is all the more important given the deep divisions within the country following the vote to leave the European Union.
"We will continue to seek to work together with others to deliver for the businesses and communities of Wales."
The group is alleged to have convinced Chinese families to deposit money in bank accounts by pretending to be police officers.
Authorities said 13 call centres were discovered and dismantled in Madrid, Barcelona and Alicante.
More than 600 officers took part.
"We are talking about thousands of Chinese citizens, mainly poor families who were robbed of their modest savings," Spanish police crime commissioner Eloy Quiros told a news conference.
The gang is alleged to have used bases in Spain to contact people in China by telephone. Pretending to be friends or family, they would warn their victims of various scams.
The calls would later be followed up by members of the same gang impersonating police officers and claiming to be investigating the scams.
Victims would then be encouraged to help the authorities with their inquiries by depositing money in a number of bank accounts.
Spanish police said in a statement that up to 50 individuals worked "in great secrecy" at the call centres.
The suspects detained are mostly Chinese nationals who arrived in Spain as tourists and then remained in the country.
China said it was seeking the extradition of all of its citizens connected with the investigation.
Andrew MacGillivray, 33, punched Keith Cameron and stood on his chest, causing his ribs to crack, near the Ardview Inn, Port Ellen, on 23 March last year.
He admitted assaulting the 41 year old to the danger of his life.
The High Court in Glasgow heard Mr Cameron was fortunate to be alive. Sentence on MacGillivray was deferred.
The court heard that MacGillivray got into an argument with a woman in the bar and Mr Cameron stepped in to try and calm him down.
MacGillivray was asked to leave the pub but waited nearby for Mr Cameron to leave.
When he spotted the victim, he knocked Mr Cameron down with a punch before battering him as he lay on the ground and standing on his ribs.
Mr Cameron - who is known locally as Cabana - was later spotted by a passing couple who knew him but they were unable to recognise him due to his injuries.
As an ambulance took Mr Cameron to hospital, MacGillivray returned home and told his wife: "I think I've killed Cabana. I hope he's OK. I know I hurt his ribs."
He insisted Mr Cameron had a "go" at him in the bar before MacGillivray later assaulted him.
The father-of-three said he stood on Mr Cameron's ribs, heard them crack and the victim's chest "went as flat as his stomach".
Police later arrested MacGillivray but, before being held, he told his father-in-law: "I did it - I would do it again and worse. If you want to be hard, you have to act hard."
Mr Cameron had injuries to his face, eye and significant fractures to his chest. He was eventually flown to the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow for treatment.
A doctor said the injuries to the chest were more commonly found when a heavy object falls onto a person.
The medic added Mr Cameron's life had been at threat and that he was "fortunate to be alive".
Speaking to BBC Wales, he admitted there were disagreements with the Labour First Minister Carwyn Jones, who he accused of cutting the NHS in Wales.
The prime minister said a bill offering more powers for Wales would be included in the Queen's Speech.
He also promised "fair funding" with the "expectation" that Wales would then hold a referendum on income tax powers.
Mr Cameron said it was right that the Welsh government should take responsibility for some of its funding.
The prime minister said it was important the whole of Wales benefited from what he described as the country's "economic recovery".
"I'm very keen that we remember all of Wales - I think sometimes that north Wales can feel left out of the assembly's deliberations", he said.
Mr Cameron added that while Cardiff stood to benefit from major investment in a so-called "city deal", towns such as Rhyl should be higher up the agenda.
He also ruled out regional pay for public sector workers, saying it was "off the agenda".
Responding to comments on the health service, the Welsh government insisted that it was increasing spending on the NHS - and would be at its highest level ever in 2015-16 at £6.7bn.
"The UK government has cut our budget by £1.4bn. Despite these cuts, we have taken action to protect health, investing additional funding in the NHS," said a spokesperson.
Earlier on Thursday, while visiting Gower, Mr Cameron said the Tories had a "sense of momentum" after their victory in the general election, and were now looking to the 2016 assembly poll.
The Conservatives achieved their best general election result for 30 years, winning 11 out of the 40 Welsh seats.
The prime minister thanked voters who supported his party despite the difficult decisions it had taken in government.
He said Byron Davies's victory in capturing Gower for the Tories was an "enormous achievement", unseating Labour, which had held the seat for more than a century.
Mr Cameron was accompanied in Gower by Stephen Crabb, who was re-appointed Welsh Secretary on Monday.
Earlier on Thursday Mr Crabb met Carwyn Jones in Cardiff to discuss how the UK and Welsh governments could work together to attract investment and support business in Wales.
However, Mr Crabb said legislation on further devolution would not be passed in time to allow 16-year-olds to vote in the 2016 assembly election.
This was an interview which I suspect will provide reassurance for those who did - and those who did not - vote for David Cameron's party in the election.
He clearly is not going to let up on criticism of the Welsh NHS, which is not surprising as many in the party believe it helped them get their hands on a number of seats in Wales, and will be central in their assembly election campaign.
The prime minister also did not give an inch on public sector cuts when I asked him whether he believed any services would have to disappear.
There is a view from some on the right that non-essential services will have to be carried out by volunteers or community groups in future.
David Cameron's answer, pointing to efficiencies by the police, suggests he believes there is plenty more scope for savings.
On further devolution, he kept up his opposition to a constitutional convention, long called for by Carwyn Jones, describing it as an "enormous talking shop with every faddish idea under the sun".
And when it came to future projects, he mentioned Cardiff, which was predictable, and Rhyl, which no doubt had something to do with James Davies winning Vale of Clwyd.
So plenty for Mr Cameron's supporters and opponents to go on as the dust settles on the Tory triumph a week ago and thoughts move to the next five years.
A 22-year-old from Sleaford and a 25-year-old from Bracknell were detained by police on Thursday.
It is believed that the men were involved in repeated attempts to infiltrate the Microsoft network between January and March this year.
Both were charged under the UK's Computer Misuse Act that criminalises unauthorised access to computers.
Police said the pair were part of a larger group that was plotting the cyber-intrusion into the software giant's systems, seeking to steal customer data.
Detectives from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (Serocu) carried out the raids which, said Det Sgt Rob Bryant, also led it to seize devices believed to have been used in the attacks.
He added that Serocu had worked with Europol, the NCA's National Cyber Crime Unit, the FBI and Microsoft to investigate the intrusions.
"After speaking with Microsoft, we can confirm they did not gain access to customer information," he said. "It is too early to speculate on what information the group has accessed."
Tom Burt, Microsoft's vice president and deputy general counsel of the Digital Crimes Unit told the BBC: "Today's action by authorities in the UK represents an important step. Stronger internet security depends on the ability to identify and prosecute cybercriminals.
"This requires not only a strong technical capability, but the willingness to acknowledge issues publicly and refer them to law enforcement. No company is immune from cybercrime. No customer data was accessed, and we're confident in the integrity of our software and systems.
"We have comprehensive measures in place to prevent, detect, and respond to attacks. We also have specialist teams focused on working with law enforcement to identify people who attack either us or our customers, and we're committed to fast and effective action against attackers."
The latest report for Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy (IPACA) said the achievement of pupils was "significantly below average".
It also said senior leaders had not received adequate support from the academy co-sponsors Aldridge Foundation and Dorset County Council.
The school has pledged to "improve outcomes as soon as possible".
The inspection in November also found too many teachers had failed to set work that matched pupils' needs and governors had "failed to challenge leaders over the achievement of pupils".
Inspectors also said pupils' absences and exclusions were "too high" and students with special educational needs and disabilities had not received the "necessary support".
Parent Jo O'Dowd said IPACA had "great potential with the right support" and hoped it would "overcome teething problems".
Laurie Schneider, who has three children at the school which opened in 2012, described the report as "heartbreaking".
She added her children had "gone from children who were enthused with learning to children that don't want to go and come home saying they haven't learnt anything".
The school had been due to join multi-academy trust Aldridge Education from January.
However, in November Aldridge said the move would longer go ahead and it would not continue to sponsor the school.
The previous month saw the the chairman and vice-chairman of IPACA board of governors resign, and the school was also issued with a government warning over its finances.
IPACA principal Joss Hayes described the Ofsted report as "disappointing but not a surprise, as it confirms the view of the governing body that the academy has not fulfilled its core purpose of giving the children of Portland an excellent education".
Aldridge Foundation said the report highlighted IPACA's need for support from a multi-academy trust.
Dorset County Council said as a "minority sponsor represented by just one governor" it did "everything we could to support the academy".
Ms Hayes said the school was now working with the council and regional schools commissioner "to improve outcomes as soon as possible".
Chiltern Railways says it is the first train line to link a major British city to London in 100 years.
Two new stations in the county, Oxford Parkway and Bicester Village, will take passengers into London Marylebone.
Prime Minister David Cameron, who is an Oxfordshire MP, said it was "an historic moment" for the county.
Commuters will be able to travel from the north of Oxford, just off the A34, near Water Eaton park-and-ride, to London Marylebone in under an hour. The direct line into the city of Oxford is expected to open in 2016.
The rebuilt station for Bicester Village has also opened, directly linking the retail park to London.
The journey from Bicester Village to London Marylebone will take 46 minutes.
Oxford Parkway is expected to attract an additional 250,000 return commuter journeys each year.
The new service will offer two new fast trains per hour throughout the day between Oxford Parkway, Bicester Village Station and London.
Network Rail chief executive Mark Carne said the new line would help to boost capacity "as rail travel is forecast to double over the next two decades".
Mr Cameron said the new line meant "there will be more trains, faster journey times and better transport links for people living and working here".
In sub-Saharan Africa, 60% of blood transfusions are given to children, some of whom have severe anaemia.
One British scientist based in east Africa wanted to find out which children really needed the blood - and how much should be given.
Dr Kathryn Maitland, of Imperial College, London, has worked in Kenya for 15 years.
She knew she wanted to work in medicine when her mum took her to the doctor when she was growing up in the north-west of England.
"My mum said 'you won't be able to get the grades'," Dr Maitland recalls.
"I was quite good at sport so maybe I could be a physiotherapist. But I said 'No mum, I really want to do medicine, I want to make a difference.'"
The discovery of blood types in 1900 paved the way for transfusions to be carried out safely.
Donated blood can be given to a patient for various reasons: if someone has had an accident, or has cancer or is anaemic.
Many of the sickest children Dr Maitland and her colleagues see in hospital have a number of problems: malaria; bacterial infections; malnutrition and occasionally sickle cell disease or HIV.
She wanted to find out whether the practice of giving blood transfusions was an effective way of treating them.
"The most basic treatments that we give - fluid, blood transfusions, oxygen - none of those have been subjected to trials in emergency rooms," she says.
"We are asking a very simple question: which children need transfusions?"
Severe anaemia in children - where the haemoglobin level is less than six grams per decilitre of blood (the normal range is 11-13g/dL) - can kill.
Around 9% of children with these low levels will die in hospital, and a similar number perish in the six months after they leave hospital.
Current World Health Organization guidelines recommend transfusions in children with a haemoglobin level of 4g/dL or less - or 6g/dL if there are other medical complications - but these values haven't been tested in a clinical trial.
Dr Maitland's TRACT trial has so far recruited about a third of the 4,000 patients it needs in Malawi and Uganda, at a rate of around 200 children a month.
The trial has also been designed to test whether vitamin and mineral supplements, and antibiotics, can resolve the underlying issues behind a child's anaemia - instead of just using donated blood to "mask" the symptoms.
Emergency care doctors working in very different environments applaud efforts to improve the evidence base in their discipline.
"I think the situation is much better than 20 years ago," according to Dr Adrian Boyle, a consultant emergency physician based in Cambridge, UK.
"The Royal College [of Emergency Medicine] pushes for academic development for doctors, but many see themselves as pragmatic generalists, not as scientists," he added.
An earlier trial carried out by Dr Maitland looked at how intravenous fluids are given to children in shock - where the body starts to "shut down" because of an overwhelming infection.
It had been accepted that giving fluids rapidly in large amounts - known as a "bolus" - was the right thing to do.
But Dr Maitland's FEAST trial demonstrated that giving children fluids in this way meant that more of them died than if they were given the fluids more slowly.
Dr Richard Body is a consultant in emergency medicine at Manchester Royal Infirmary in the north of England.
He remembers hearing about the surprising results of the FEAST trial.
"Until then we gave large amounts of fluid boluses to patients, it was enshrined in practice," he says.
"When the trial came out it was earth-shattering and showed the importance of evidence-based medicine."
Although he recognises that his own patients don't have the same severe symptoms as those seen by Kathryn Maitland in east Africa, he says her work makes him stop and think about how accepted treatments - like large amounts of fluid - may not always be the best answer for individual patients.
Lee Nolan, 48, of Bamford Road, Heywood, was remanded in custody to appear at Manchester Crown Court on 2 November.
Katelyn Parker, 24, was found in a blue Nissan car on River Street, Heywood on Friday, after a tip off to police.
A post-mortem examination revealed Ms Parker was strangled with a ligature, police confirmed.
The Swans want £50m for the 27-year-old, who scored nine goals last season.
Sigurdsson did not travel with the club for their summer tour of the United States, and has since been training with their under-23 side.
Monday's offer is the first Everton have made for the midfielder, while Leicester City have also made an unsuccessful bid for him this summer.
The Toffees have already signed goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, defenders Cuco Martina and Michael Keane, midfielder Davy Klaassen and forwards Wayne Rooney and Sandro Ramirez.
The country's main opposition parties boycotted the elections, saying they would not be free and fair.
Turnout was officially 46% but BBC Sudan analyst James Copnall says many believe the real figure was even lower.
Mr Bashir, who has been in power since 1989, denies International Criminal Court (ICC) charges of ordering a genocide in the Darfur conflict.
Western countries, including the US, Britain and Norway, criticised the polls for not being free and fair.
The African Union monitors said that basic freedoms and human rights would have "enhanced" the polls.
Most Western countries will not accept the elections as meaningful, but 71-year-old President Bashir can count on support from the likes of the Arab League, and Russia, says our correspondent.
The ICC arrest warrant for Mr Bashir relates to the Darfur conflict, which began in 2003, and in which the UN estimates 300,000 people died and more than two million displaced.
The African Union (AU) has rejected the ICC's attempts to have him arrested, arguing that Mr Bashir enjoys presidential immunity and therefore cannot be tried while in office.
In December 2014, the ICC dropped its investigation into the crimes, blaming inaction by the UN Security Council.
In the ad, posted on YouTube, a young woman is in a polling booth considering voting for the governing ANC.
As Nelson Mandela's voice is heard calling for justice, peace, work and bread, she then decides to vote for the Democratic Alliance (DA) instead.
Chief Mandla Mandela accused the DA of abusing his grandfather's name.
"The DA is doing it to benefit a party which Mandela was not a member of," he told the ANN7 news network.
In other comments, Mandla Mandela, who is himself a member of parliament for the African National Congress (ANC), said the DA was seeking to "preserve white privilege" and demanded the ad be withdrawn.
The DA has defended using the voice of the former president, who was a long-standing ANC member, saying "this great man stood for a non-racial South Africa".
"The DA is the only party able to take South Africa to the non-racial future it needs. To say that Mandela does not belong to all South Africans is atrocious," said spokesperson Refiloe Nt'sekhe.
The DA has based its electoral campaign around promises to fight corruption and improve the country's economic prospects.
But it has faced criticism in the South African media in recent weeks over racist remarks made by its members.
South Africans will vote next month in what are expected to be closely contested municipal elections.
President Bronislaw Komorowski is expected to accept it on Thursday.
Under Poland's constitution the whole of the cabinet has to resign alongside Prime Minister Tusk.
Mr Komorowski and the governing coalition are supporting the current parliamentary speaker, Ewa Kopacz, as the new prime minister.
The BBC's correspondent in Warsaw, Adam Easton, says the new PM and cabinet require parliamentary approval.
But this should not be an obstacle because the coalition has a small majority, he adds.
Mr Tusk, who has been Polish leader since 2007, told reporters in Warsaw: "I've handed over my papers."
He is the only Polish prime minister to have been re-elected since the collapse of communism in 1989.
The 51-year-old was punched in the face before being raped by a man in Cheetham Hill Road, close to HMP Manchester, shortly before 04:00 BST.
The attacker, who was driving a dark-coloured car, was described as in his 40s, of medium build, with dark hair and a full beard.
Greater Manchester Police urged anyone with information to come forward.
George Evans, 92, signed up on the advice of a young neighbour who saw him using bricks as weights outside his home in Skewen.
Mr Evans, a widower, has attributed his long life and fitness to never smoking, hardly drinking and good eating.
"My instructor can't get over it. They say I'm marvellous and they don't know how I can do it," he said.
"Most of my friends are either dead or walking around on sticks, so I must be doing something right."
He added: "Hopefully I will still be going when I'm 100. I will aim for that anyway."
Growth in both fixed-asset investment, up 10.9% in August from a year ago, and factory output, at 6.1%, came in below expectations.
The Shanghai Composite index closed down 2.67% at 3,114.80, although Hong Kong's Hang Seng closed up 0.27% at 21,561.90.
The Shanghai index has lost nearly 40% since its peak in mid-June.
Shares of four of China's largest brokerages tumbled as much as 7% following news of fines and penalties from the securities regulator for failing to conduct proper checks on clients.
The four were fined 178.5m yuan ($28m; £18m) and had 62.4m yuan of profits confiscated, according to the securities filings by the companies.
Regulators have been cracking down on trading firms to stem the volatility that has rocked the markets for the past few months.
The rest of Asian shares traded mixed, despite Friday's positive finish on Wall Street, with investors cautious in advance of the Federal Reserve meeting this week.
All eyes are on the US policy meeting, which ends with a decision on Thursday on whether to raise interest rates for the first time in almost a decade.
Economists are split on whether the long-awaited move will happen.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index finished down 1.6% to 17,965.70 points.
Japanese investors are also looking ahead to the conclusion of the Bank of Japan's two-day policy meeting on Tuesday, where they are expected to maintain their easing programme.
In Australia, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.6% to 5,102.30.
Shares in Oil Search reversed earlier losses to close up 0.2% after it rejected an $8bn (£5.2bn) takeover proposal from Australia's biggest energy firm Woodside Petroleum, saying the offer was too cheap.
South Korea's benchmark Kospi ended down 0.5% to 1,931.46.
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Laura Pulley, 35, wanted to travel a few stops on Canvey Island, Essex, with her four-year-old daughter.
The driver said he did not have to accept the coins, which are legal tender for amounts under 20p.
A spokesman from bus group First said it was not a policy to refuse travel to anyone paying with small change.
"I thought he was joking when he said I couldn't pay 25p in coppers. I said 'That's all I've got on me' but he said I couldn't travel," Ms Pulley told the BBC.
She said the driver called police, and an officer spoke to the driver before offering to pay her bus fare.
"We were concerned to learn of Ms Pulley's experience on board one of our buses," said the First spokesman.
"We will be contacting her directly to apologise for any embarrassment or inconvenience caused."
Ms Pulley said she had been left "upset and embarrassed" by the altercation, which happened on Monday lunchtime.
"No one should feel embarrassed for using coppers, it's the Queen's money," she said.
"I'd used my last bit of loose change at the bakery beforehand. I couldn't believe the audacity of the driver to tell me I couldn't travel."
Ms Pulley posted a message about her experience on Facebook, which attracted dozens of responses.
"The majority of people were quite rightly saying you pay with a note and you get the same sort of reaction, the drivers say they haven't got change," she told the BBC.
"A couple of ex-bus drivers had thrown their two pennyworth in, but other than that people were supportive."
Source: Royal Mint and Coinage Act 1971
It relates to the club's approach to a 12-year-old academy player at Stoke City in September last year.
Liverpool will be banned from signing any academy players who have been registered with a Premier League or EFL club in the previous 18 months.
This second year of the ban will be suspended for a three-year period.
In September 2016 Liverpool made an application to register the Stoke City Academy player and compensation was agreed.
But the application was rejected by the Premier League Board.
An investigation by the Premier League found that Liverpool spoke to the youngster and his family before they should have and also paid for him and some of his family to attend a game at Anfield.
Liverpool also offered to pay the player's school fees, which were being paid by Stoke at this time, but this was a breach of newly-introduced regulations which state a benefit can only be offered if it is applicable to all youngsters across the club's academy and this was not the case.
Premier League rules ban the offer of any inducements from clubs to encourage a move.
Liverpool have admitted the rule breaches.
The incident took place at Brunel University in Uxbridge between 19:30 BST on Saturday and 01:30 on Sunday.
The man was held on Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of public order offence but has been bailed.
On Tuesday a student apologised for a "chainsaw-wielding clown" prank filmed on the university grounds.
The self-described YouTube prankster, who said he was a media studies student and gave his name as Kenny, told BBC Radio London he was "only chasing his friends" in a video shot on Brunel University campus.
A man in his 50s was also arrested by police in Hayes, west London, on Tuesday after reports of a man in clown mask possessing what looks like a firearm in a car.
Police said they were assessing three incidents for potential criminal offence.
The Met said it had received several reports of "killer clowns" frightening people across London since last week.
Commander Julian Bennett said: "We are currently assessing a small number of reported 'killer clown' incidents in London, three of which meet the threshold of a criminal offence.
"Our primary responsibility is indentifying and investigating those incidents where a criminal offence has occurred.
"However, anti-social behaviour can leave people feeling scared, anxious and intimidated and I would urge those who are causing fear and alarm to carefully consider the impact their actions have on others."
Officers will carry out "additional reassurance patrols" in the run up to Halloween, he added.
6 October: A man walking towards Latimer Road Underground station in west London was confronted by a man wearing a clown mask and carrying a hockey stick. The suspect jumped out from behind shrubbery and chased the victim. No arrests have been made.
8-9 October: Reports are received of a man in a clown costume deliberately frightening several people at the Brunel university campus. A 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence. He has been bailed until later this month.
10 October: Reports of a woman being chased by a man wearing a clown mask with a knife in Marlborough Road, Islington. Officers said the victim was walking when she saw the suspect on a bicycle and that he followed her before fleeing the scene in the direction of Hornsey Road. No arrests have been made.
Manor House Gardens, Hither Green: A 13-year-old girl said she was chased by someone wearing a clown mask and wig, and possibly carrying a small penknife. No arrests have been made.
11 October: Police were called to Bonham Road in Dagenham to reports of two children on their way to school seeing a person wearing a clown mask. The children ran away.
Church Green in Hayes: A man in a car wearing a clown mask and possessing what appeared to be a firearm reported to police at 15:45 BST. Heathrow Armed Response Unit responded and stopped a car in Uxbridge Road in Hillingdon. An imitation firearm was recovered and a man in his 50s was arrested on suspicion of possessing an imitation firearm.
Gen Buhari's party said his opponent, incumbent Goodluck Jonathan, had admitted defeat and congratulated him.
Mr Jonathan trailed Gen Buhari by about two million votes when he conceded.
Observers have generally praised the election but there have been allegations of fraud, which some fear could lead to protests and violence.
Election results as they happened
A spokesman for Gen Buhari's All Progressives Congress (APC) party praised Mr Jonathan, saying: "He will remain a hero for this move. The tension will go down dramatically."
The APC issued a statement after the result was announced, calling for "calm, sober celebrations" and warning supporters not to attack opponents.
"He or she is not with me, whoever does that," the new president said.
Analysis: Will Ross, BBC Nigeria correspondent, Abuja
This is a hugely significant moment in Nigeria's turbulent history. Never before has a sitting president been defeated in an election.
Since independence from Britain in 1960, there have been numerous coups and most elections have been rigged. Of course in a close election there will be many voters who are not pleased with this outcome but the whole process is a sign that democracy is deepening in Nigeria.
The poll has once again brought to the surface dangerous religious and regional differences and there is still a threat of violence.
The man who has been voted out, Goodluck Jonathan, has played a huge part today in trying to prevent that. He made the phone call when there would no doubt have been some in his camp who would have preferred to dig their heels in.
Five reasons why Goodluck Jonathan lost
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Results at 18:00 local time (17:00 GMT) showed Gen Buhari with 15 million votes, and Mr Jonathan with 12.8 million votes.
Results have been declared in all states, except for Borno, which is viewed as one of the APC's strongholds.
Gen Buhari's supporters took to the streets in the northern cities of Kano and Kaduna, singing and dancing in celebration.
It is the fourth time the former military ruler, 72, has sought the presidency.
He ruled Nigeria from January 1984 until August 1985, taking charge after a military coup in December 1983.
Mr Jonathan had led Nigeria since 2010, initially as acting leader before winning elections in 2011.
Nigeria has suffered from several attacks by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, which has killed thousands of people in its drive to establish an Islamic state.
Many voters have said that they believe Gen Buhari is better positioned to defeat Boko Haram.
The verdict on Mr Buhari's 20 months as military ruler is mixed.
The incredible flanker captained the All Blacks 110 times, played a record 148 Tests, 131 of them wins, and led his team to two World Cup final victories.
McCaw is also a three-time winner of the World Player of the Year award.
Speaking at a conference, McCaw paid his respects to fellow All Black Jonah Lomu, who died on Wednesday.
"Today, I thought about whether it was the right thing to do," said McCaw. "But I'm going to be hanging up my boots."
"My last game was the World Cup final, so the end of something that has been a big part of my life," he said.
"I made no secret this year was probably going to be my last, but deep down I didn't want to shut the door totally. I was worried the emotion might get to me in a World Cup year, by leaving that door open it didn't feel final until now.
" I've been privileged to do what I love for so long. Here's to new adventures," he added.
McCaw says he now plans to look into a career as a helicopter pilot.
North Kessock-based Charlie Phillips has spent years observing and photographing the mammals along the firth's Highland and Moray coastlines.
Many of the dolphins can be easily identified by the WDC field officer and others who work for the charity.
The animals are known by names including Zephyr and Yoda.
Among the animals photographed by Mr Phillips on Thursday was Zephyr's baby.
An estimated 102 individual dolphins breed and feed in the firth, according to a recent survey of the animals.
The Moray Firth and North Sea provide habitat for the world's most northerly resident population of bottlenose dolphins.
The species is protected by European Union rules.
A massive ship is being used in the construction of the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Project in the Outer Moray Firth.
Seaway Heavy Lifting's Stanislav Yudin has a 2,500-tonne, 110m (360ft) revolving crane.
It is also equipped with hydraulic hammers which are being used for installing piles needed for the jacket substructures of the offshore wind turbines.
The ship, which had been berthed at Port of Cromarty in Invergordon, has accommodation for 151 personnel and a helicopter heli-deck.
The Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited is being constructed in the Moray Firth at a cost of £2.6bn. Energy firm SSE is among the scheme's investors.
A total of 84 turbines are to be installed by Seaway Heavy Lifting.
The first cluster of foundation piles were installed on Sunday.
The Nigg Energy Park, also on the Cromarty Firth, is also being used for the construction of the wind farm.
Fife-based Burntisland Fabrications Ltd (BiFab) is manufacturing offshore jacket substructures for the scheme at its yards in Arnish on the Isle of Lewis and Burntisland and Methil in Fife.
Noel Cummins, SSE's major projects liaison manager, said the installation of the foundation piles was among a number of developments in the project.
He said: "Renovation of the iconic Thomas Telford buildings in Wick, which will become our long term operations and maintenance base, is well underway and offshore construction began this weekend, culminating in the successful installation of the first cluster of foundation piles.
"In Moray, we're also making good progress at our substation in Blackhillock and at our works along the export cable route from near Portgordon to the Blackhillock substation."
Last year the number fell by 3% compared with the previous 12 months to 1,282.
NHS Blood and Transplant said fewer people were suitable for donating organs and there had been a fall in families giving consent.
However, the figures are still considerably higher than a decade ago.
A donated heart, kidney or liver can save a life, however, there are massive shortages.
The annual Organ Donation and Transplantation Activity Report showed more than 1,200 people either died on the waiting list or were removed because of deteriorating health.
Yet now the NHS is reporting a 5% drop in the number of live donors - which include people donating a spare kidney or part of their liver - and the first drop in donations after death for 11 years.
The consequence was:
There are many potential factors behind the fall, but doctors are being hit by a shrinking pool of potential donors and families being more likely to reject permission for donation.
Out of the half a million people who die in the UK each year only a tiny fraction die in circumstances that are suitable for donation.
Yet improvements in fields such as stroke and trauma mean patients are more likely to survive and as a result there are fewer donors.
The pool of potential donors shrank to 7,450 in 2014-15 from 8,157 the year before.
However, families giving consent has also fallen from 59% to 58% including 120 families who went against the deceased person's own wishes to donate.
NHS Blood and Transplant is calling for a "revolution in attitudes to organ donation".
Sally Johnson, from NHS Blood and Transplant, said: "The decreases we can see across all types of organ transplant will lead to more deaths if we do not reverse this trend.
"We have always known that because the opportunities to donate are so small, it is essential to increase the number of people who say yes to organ donation.
"If the pool of potential donors is reduced then this is even more important.
"We understand that families are expected to consider donation in their darkest hour so we would remind everyone to tell those closest to you now if you want to donate your organs and then record that decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register."
Wales is due to become the first part of the UK to change their rules to a system where everyone is presumed to have given their consent for their organs to be donated.
People will have to opt out from December 2015.
The British Heart Foundation said the rest of the UK needed to follow suit in order to tackle the number of people waiting for a heart transplant, which has doubled in the past five years.
The charity's chief executive said: "Tragically, these figures show that the number of available organs is outstripped by the number of heart patients waiting for a lifeline.
"We hope the rest of the UK will follow Wales' trailblazing lead."
France midfielder Moussa Sissoko, 26, was the only Magpies player selected for the tournament in his home country.
Benitez agreed a new three-year deal with United, despite failing to keep them in the Premier League after replacing Steve McClaren in March.
"Usually I have maybe 10 players or 15 players go, so I think it will be much better now with one player," he said.
"I think it will be really good for us, especially for the coaches, because we can start working with our ideas almost straight away."
The Spaniard confirmed he would like to keep Sissoko, who reportedly told a French website he wanted to leave Newcastle and expressed interest in joining Arsenal.
"He knows that he's an important player for us so I will try to keep him with us," Benitez told BBC Newcastle.
"These comments in the press, I think it's important to realise that they will not change things.
"We want to keep the squad as strong as possible and then we will analyse every single case, but we will try to do the best for the team."
The up-and-coming funnyman was given the prize by digital TV channel Dave, whose panel put a selection of their favourites to a public vote.
He won for the joke: "I needed a password eight characters long so I picked Snow White and the Seven Dwarves."
Last year's winner, quick-fire joker Tim Vine, was beaten into second place by Helm.
Helm said: "I knew my joke was the funniest joke of all the other jokes in 2011.
"Thank you to Dave and all the people that voted for proving me right."
Veteran entertainer Paul Daniels won the wooden spoon for the worst joke of the festival.
He won the dubious honour for his gag: "I said to a fella 'Is there a B&Q in Henley?' He said 'No, there's an H, an E, an N an L and a Y'."
The top 10 festival funnies were judged to be:
1) Nick Helm: "I needed a password eight characters long so I picked Snow White and the Seven Dwarves."
2) Tim Vine: "Crime in multi-storey car parks. That is wrong on so many different levels."
3) Hannibal Buress: "People say 'I'm taking it one day at a time'. You know what? So is everybody. That's how time works."
4) Tim Key: "Drive-Thru McDonalds was more expensive than I thought... once you've hired the car..."
5) Matt Kirshen: "I was playing chess with my friend and he said, 'Let's make this interesting'. So we stopped playing chess."
6) Sarah Millican: "My mother told me, you don't have to put anything in your mouth you don't want to. Then she made me eat broccoli, which felt like double standards."
7) Alan Sharp: "I was in a band which we called The Prevention, because we hoped people would say we were better than The Cure."
8) Mark Watson: "Someone asked me recently - what would I rather give up, food or sex. Neither! I'm not falling for that one again, wife."
9) Andrew Lawrence: "I admire these phone hackers. I think they have a lot of patience. I can't even be bothered to check my OWN voicemails."
10) DeAnne Smith: "My friend died doing what he loved ... Heroin."
The Three Lions went out of the Euro 2016 last 16 following a 2-1 defeat by minnows Iceland, with manager Roy Hodgson resigning on the same night.
Boothroyd's side begin their Under-19 Championship against France on Tuesday.
"This is what it is about," said Boothroyd. "Taking the players to tournaments, so that they can develop in those environments."
"They are with players they can grow with and go into the older age groups."
England under 19s have been drawn in Group B alongside the French, Netherlands and Croatia for the tournament in Germany.
England's Under 21 side won the Toulon Tournament in May under Gareth Southgate, while the under 17 side lost in the quarter-final of the European Championship to Spain.
"We want to be positive, it is not all doom and gloom," Boothroyd, 45, told BBC Radio 5 live.
Under Hodgson, the senior side reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 before going out of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil at the group stages without winning a game.
Meanwhile Wales, under manager Chris Coleman, managed to provide one of the shocks of Euro 2016 by reaching the semi-finals where they lost 2-1 to tournament winners Portugal.
Former Watford boss Boothroyd added: "We have a plan and we have some good people in the system that are working really hard so that we can be proud of being English and not hear about the Welsh all the time.
"I can say that because my wife is Welsh. That is all I have heard about in my house.
"If you play in tournaments and win them, or get to the latter stages, then you are getting experiences. That is what we are looking to do. That is what the development programme is about.
"We want the players to get tournament football experiences so that we are strong and can deal with pressure and can cope with it."
See the full Under-19 Championship schedule
The 22-year-old finished on 14 under par after five birdies and an eagle in his final nine holes helped him card a second-round 64 at the 36-hole event.
Rai, who will play in his first major, beat Li Haotong of China by one shot.
"It's a dream come true to play in any major, and with it being the US Open it makes it extra special," he said.
Scotland's Richie Ramsay, Welshman Bradley Dredge, Ireland's Paul Dunne and English trio Andrew Johnston, Eddie Pepperell and Matt Wallace also qualified.
Wallace, who recently won the Open de Portugal on only his third European Tour start, said: "My first major, I'm so happy.
"I just can't believe it. Six months ago I was on the Alps Tour, which is crazy. I've just had the best six or seven months of my life."
This year's US Open takes place between 15-18 June in Erin Hills, Wisconsin.
Qualifiers: Aaron Rai (Eng) -14; Haotong Li (Chi) -13; Alexander Levy (Fra) -12; Richie Ramsey (Sco) -12; Oliver Bekker (SA) -11; Joel Stalter (Fra) -11; Bradley Dredge (Wal) -11; Eddie Pepperell (Eng) -11; Brandon Stone (SA) -10; George Coetzee (S Africa) -10; Andrew Johnston (Eng) -10; Paul Dunne (ROI) -9; Matt Wallace (Eng) -9; Thomas Aiken (SA) -9; Wade Ormsby (Aus) -9.
Scientists say pictures of 67P show its two lobes to have "onion skin" layers that intersect in a way that can only be the result of two different bodies having collided and stuck together.
Ever since Rosetta arrived at the comet, the origin of its bizarre form has been one of the major puzzles.
The solution is now due to be published in the journal Nature.
Mission team members have also held a media conference to give further details, at the European Planetary Science Congress in Nantes, France.
Rosetta first spied the duck shape on approach to 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in July 2014.
The idea that it was a "contact binary" - two conjoined comets - was a popular explanation from the word go.
But proving it has not been straightforward. An alternative possibility is simply that the icy dirt ball has been sculpted this way.
Every time it comes around the Sun, 67P's ices warm and it throws off gas and dust, and it could have been that this process has dominated in just one region to produce the distinctive appearance.
The Osiris camera on Rosetta can now settle the debate.
It reveals layers up to 650m thick in the body of the duck that are independent of similar strata detected in its head.
Additional measurements taken by Rosetta of variations in the local tug of gravity across the lobes also support this two-body origin.
The direction of the tugging is more closely aligned with the independent layering than with a centre of mass associated with a single object.
Scientists say that to collide and stick together, the impact must have been a very low velocity one - perhaps just a few metres per second. Any faster and the primary objects would have done enormous damage to each other.
"I would say it's a quite beautiful love story," Matteo Massironi, from the Osiris team, said at Monday's press briefing.
He added that a key piece of evidence was a series of cross-sections of the comet, which the team were able to construct by extending the layers glimpsed on the surface into a 3D model of 67P's interior. These cross-sections painted a clear picture of two distinct sets of layers, reminiscent of a pair of onions.
"You don't know the structure of an onion until you cut across it," Dr Massironi said. "What we have seen is that this stratification is really continuous - and that [the one in the tail] doesn't match that of the head."
The discovery's consequences for what we understand about comet formation could be quite profound, says team member Stephen Lowry from Kent University, UK.
"It shows that comets were forming into large sizes and that they were then still colliding in this grown form to make even larger comets. So, it's not simply a case of independent comets completely forming out of centimetre- or metre-sized planetesimals, to make the comets we see today. And that's really quite fascinating, because it could be quite a ubiquitous process."
Other comets seen at relatively close quarters also display lobed shapes, including comets Halley, Borrelly and Hartley-2. Could they also be the result of low-velocity bump-and-stick events?
The tantalising prospect now is whether what was once two objects could split into two again. Could the constant erosion of gas and dust result in the duck losing its head? And will Rosetta be on hand to witness it?
The European Space Agency (Esa) probe has pictured a crack in the neck region of 67P, says Dr Lowry.
"If a comet is going to split, it's most likely to break along the interface between the two lobes. But I haven't seen any evidence yet that the crack is getting longer or wider. That's a strong indicator to me that perhaps 67P won't split on this orbit of the Sun."
The comet takes just over six years to orbit the Sun and the Rosetta mission, after receiving a 10-month extension, will nonetheless end in September 2016.
At that point the spacecraft will spiral gradually closer and land yet again on 67P, said Esa project scientist Matt Taylor at the press conference - making a reference to the Philae lander's bumpy touchdown in November 2014.
He added that although the comet had passed its "perihelion" (its closest approach to the Sun), the mission was really only just beginning. "The papers are starting to flow."
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World number 50 Pitchford and Drinkhall, ranked 56, are both in the British team for the Rio Olympics.
Drinkhall beat Anton Kallberg of Sweden and will now meet world number 11 Fang Bo of China on Friday.
Pitchford beat South Korea's Jonghoon Lim to set up a tie against world number 13 Youngsik Jeoung.
Fellow British player Sam Walker was eliminated in an earlier round.
Blue flashing emergency lights could be seen in the car's rear window.
Police Scotland confirmed the fire happened about 22:15 on the motorway near junction 16 at Craighall.
They said it was caused by an electrical fault, and nobody was injured.
During the Immigration Bill debate, peers voted by 187 to 170 that detention must be limited to 28 days, except when a court decides otherwise.
The government had argued most of those detained either were foreign criminals, or had broken immigration rules before.
Opponents insisted the limit was needed because detaining people indefinitely had a negative impact on mental health.
It is the second time the government has been defeated over the bill. Lords voted a week ago to allow asylum seekers the right to work if their claims have not been processed within six months.
The 28-day cap was recently recommended by a cross-party group of MPs and peers.
Crossbench peer Lord Ramsbotham, a former HM inspector of prisons, put it forward as an amendment to the bill, saying he had done so because the current system "is not working".
He was backed by Labour and Lib Dem peers.
Recent inspections have found detainees being held for more than a year, and in two cases for as long as five years, at Verne IRC in Dorset and Harmondsworth IRC in west London - which is Europe's largest.
Meanwhile an inspection of Yarl's Wood IRC in Bedfordshire found almost 100 pregnant women among those been detained.
The report prompted Chief Inspector of Prisons Nick Hardwick to say there should be "strict time limits" and vulnerable people should only be detained "in the most exceptional circumstances".
However, peers who supported the government in the debate warned that bringing in the 28-day cap could undermine the government's enforcement of immigration controls and make it more difficult to maintain public safety.
Lord Keen said the limit would give illegal migrants attempting to avoid being deported an "easy target" to aim for.
The change could lead to up to 10,000 people a year could appeal for release from detention, crossbench peer Lord Green of Deddington said.
Concerns were raised by several peers who opposed the amendment that it could lead to a deterioration of race relations - with released detainees potentially facing discrimination from land lords, and a return to the "bad old days of poor police race relations".
Lord Brown of Eaton-Under-Heywood, a crossbench peer, suggested a time limit of nine months would be better, pointing out that Sweden has a 12-month cut-off point.
But Labour peer Lord Rosser said the change would let the courts decide the issue.
Meanwhile, Lib Dem Lord Roberts of Llandudno said detainees should be treated with more compassion, because they are "not criminals, they are people... with lives and dreams".
Labour's Baroness Lister of Burtersett said indefinite detention impacted on people's mental health and the current situation was a "stain on this country's human rights record."
Titled Life on the Road, the movie, unveiled in London, is a spin-off from the hit BBC TV series The Office.
While some critics thought it "excruciatingly brilliant", others judged it a "slowly unfolding disappointment".
The movie sees the former office manager now selling cleaning products but dreaming he is a rock star.
He decides to pursue his goal of stardom by touring with his self-funded band Foregone Conclusion.
As part of the movie's launch, Gervais performed on a makeshift stage in Leicester Square as his smarmy alter ego with his fake band.
The film is released in UK cinemas on 19 August. Here is a selection of the critics' opinions:
Robbie Collin - the Daily Telegraph (4*)
"If Gervais was working with more resources here than he was 13 years ago, there's zero evidence of it on screen. Happily, what's in no short supply is the same mix of uproarious failure and sledgehammer pathos that Brent at his best was always all about."
Sean O'Grady - The Independent (4*)
"If you have missed Brent, more or less absent from our screens in the 12 years since the last episode of the original The Office series was run, then you will be pleased to learn that he is back, and more grotesque, more embarrassing, and more humiliated by life than ever."
Henry Barnes - The Guardian (2*)
"It's clear from early on that this is a Ricky Gervais solo outing. The moderating influence of his Office co-creator Stephen Merchant (not involved - something about 'schedules') is missing, leaving a patchy comedy that lacks discipline. The mockumentary format, used so brilliantly in the original show, goes for a wander once the action gets going."
David Edwards - Daily Mirror (5*)
"Hilarious, horrifying and even heartbreaking - Ricky Gervais has made a movie that is somehow unmissable and often unwatchable at the same time... Not since Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat 10 years ago has there been a mockumentary that is so appalling funny."
Brian Viner - Daily Mail (2*)
"Alas, this big-screen 'mockumentary' sequel, written and directed by Gervais alone, is a slowly-unfolding disappointment. Comic characters conceived for TV very often misfire in the cinema, but there's an even more worrying development here as the line between Gervais and his embarrassing alter ego, Brent, becomes blurred."
Stephen Dalton - Hollywood Reporter
"This time around, Gervais is sole writer, director and star, and keeps the focus firmly on himself... Consequently, much of Life on the Road feels like the debut solo album by the lead singer of a once successful band, who is now surrounded by paid session musicians unwilling to challenge the boss over his substandard, self-indulgent coasting.
"David Brent remains an enduring comic grotesque, but this sporadically amusing big-screen resurrection is more cash-in reunion tour than killer comeback album."
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The panda got caught in bushes so the man and some of his friends rescued it.
Zoologists say that China has more than 1,590 giant pandas in the wild which are protected by the state.
The local government in the area has now asked panda experts to come up with better ways to keep the pandas safe in the area - and has told local residents to keep away from the animals.
Watch Leah's report to find out more.
Defence barrister Stephen Vullo QC told the London court Mr Harris had sought out many witnesses for the case.
"If he is guilty, or suspects he is guilty, why has he embarked or allowed investigators to embark on such an investigation?" Mr Vullo said.
The ex-entertainer denies four charges relating to alleged assaults on three teenage girls between 1971 and 1983.
Mr Harris, 87, was released from prison on Friday and is now appearing in the dock in person, having previously appeared via a video link.
The court was told investigators have tried to find people who were at the venues where the alleged incidents happened.
Mr Vullo said Mr Harris wanted to seek out as many witnesses as possible because he is certain of his innocence, adding that "if he is an idiot then he got lucky".
"Why make efforts to trace eyewitnesses who were there at the time of the events?"
The barrister then suggested this approach would be taken by two types of people.
"[It is] a man who is innocent and knows he is innocent, and knows that if a witness who is there with him on the day was found that she would be able to help him - or a total idiot because you would have to be a total idiot to ask for her to be found."
The court has previously heard statements from people who attended the events where the alleged assaults are said to have taken place.
They included those who denied seeing or hearing anybody upset or anything of concern taking place.
During his closing speech, Mr Vullo also addressed Harris's decision to not take the stand.
"If he cannot remember anything of [the allegations] then what can he say other than he cannot remember?"
Mr Harris is accused of groping a 14-year-old girl during a music event at the Lyceum Theatre in London in 1971.
Two further charges relate to alleged indecent assaults on a teenager in 1978, during filming for ITV celebrity show Star Games.
The fourth relates to a 13-year-old girl who claims he touched her breast after filming BBC children's TV programme Saturday Superstore in 1983.
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Jurors have been told Harris was convicted and sentenced for other offences in 2014.
Earlier, prosecutor Jonathan Rees QC told the jury there is evidence of each alleged victim accusing Harris of assault "before" his name had been linked to any offence.
He described the alleged victims as "wholly independent of each other", and said it would be a "remarkable coincidence" for three women - who didn't know each other - to give police similar accounts.
In recalling a suggestion that an alleged victim may have been seeking compensation, Mr Rees said: "I suggest to you that she did not come across as the sort of lady who would make up evidence to get compensation."
The trial continues.
The Rams have sold Will Hughes to Watford, Tom Ince to Huddersfield and Cyrus Christie to Middlesbrough, while Abdoul Camara left on a free transfer.
Rowett told BBC Radio Derby: "We might not get down to the perfect number.
"Even if it was 26 to 27, that's still too many bodies as the young players don't get the opportunity and too many bodies are not playing and unhappy."
Derby have made two signings in the close season, with defender Andre Wisdom joining for £3m from Liverpool and Curtis Davies signing from Hull City for an undisclosed fee.
Rowett, who watched his side open their pre-season campaign with a 4-0 win against Kidderminster on Tuesday, continued: "We have brought some good players in.
"But we need to get some players out, not necessarily because of financial reasons, although there are implications when you have spent a lot of money over the years.
"We want to have a tight-knit core of players. There is enough flexibility in there to play people in different positions and the young players have the opportunity to step in if needs be and that's the way it should be."
He's been an unstoppable force since winning his first Olympic gold medal in Beijing, China, nine years ago.
Between 2008 and last summer's Rio Olympics in Brazil, Bolt has won an incredible 19 Olympic and World Championship gold medals out of the 20 events he took part in.
It's a medal collection that makes him 'the greatest sprinter of all time', according to the International Olympic Committee.
But why is it not 20 gold medals from 20 races? What happened when world record holder Bolt did not win?
Let's go back to the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, in 2011. It's the 100m final.
Usain has looked good so far during the competition. He's been among the fastest sprinters in the qualifying rounds.
As he get ready for the final, the Jamaican does his famous lightning bolt pose and the crowd cheers.
On your marks, set, go!
Usain springs out of the blocks but then the starter's gun goes off. That's not what's supposed to happen.
Disaster, it's a false start!
A false start happens when an athlete begins a race before the official signal has been given.
They can't start running until after the starter's gun has been fired.
The Jamaican sprinter is well known for starting his races slowly. Some scientists think this is because Bolt is so tall, making it hard for him to get up to full speed quickly.
He makes up for the slower starts with his long strides catching other racers further down the track.
Normally, judging by all the gold medals he's won, his slow start clearly doesn't cause him any problems.
Usain said: "I have worked hard on my start all season. In the first round of the 100m it was perfect, in the second it was OK. But in the final I think I was suffering from anxiety, I was ready to go and get on the track and run. I think anxiety got the best of me."
In the past, athletes were allowed one false start before being disqualified from a race if they did it a second time.
But in 2010, new rules were introduced by the people in charge of athletics, the International Association of Athletic Federations, which disqualified athletes after just one false start.
Many people did not agree with the new rules as they believed that everyone should allowed a second chance.
After Bolt was disqualified from the 2011 final, his training partner Yohan Blake took gold in 9.92 seconds - 0.4 seconds slower than Bolt's world record.
It wasn't the end of the Bolt's World Championships though.
He went on to win the 200m and 4x100m relay with his Jamaica teammates.
Usain then continued to dominate athletics for the next six years.
A medical expert said the 27-year-old German was mentally ill and at most could be held only partly responsible for his actions.
The man reportedly shouted "Allahu akbar" ("God is great" in Arabic), sparking fears of an extremist attack.
But the authorities says they have found no links to Islamic extremism.
"The investigating judge of Munich district court has ordered that the accused today be temporarily placed in a psychiatric hospital," said Bavarian police in a statement.
"According to a preliminary evaluation by a medical expert, the offender has a mental illness, and there are strong reasons to believe he committed the acts in a state of insanity or at least diminished criminal responsibility," the statement said.
The man, known in the Germany media only as Paul H, had been reported as mentally confused on Sunday.
Relatives called the police, but when officers arrived at his home in Gruenberg in the central state of Hesse, they said they could not do anything because the man was deemed not to pose a threat to the public.
They advised the relatives to take him to a mental hospital, which they did. But after a short time on an open psychiatric ward, Paul H walked out and took the train to Munich.
There he attacked four people, on a train and the station platform in Grafing, a Bavarian town 40km (25 miles) east of Munich.
On Wednesday, the steps of the train station were covered with flowers and candles for the victims.
A 56-year-old man died, and three other men aged between 43 and 58 were now all said to be in a stable condition.
On Tuesday the mayor of Grafing, Angelika Obermayr, expressed shock at the attack.
"The idea that people get on an S-Bahn train on a beautiful morning or do their paper round and then become victims of a maniac is terrible," she said.
Monsanto is known as a specialist in genetically modified crops.
The offer comes amid a wave of consolidation in the industry, with rivals Dow Chemical, DuPont and Syngenta all entering mergers recently.
However, any tie-up is likely to depend on regulators' competition concerns.
"There is no assurance that any transaction will be entered into or consummated, or on what terms," Monsanto said in a statement.
It added there would be "no further comment" until the board of directors completed its review of the proposal.
Bayer confirmed the talks saying it "recently met with executives of Monsanto to privately discuss a negotiated acquisition" with the goal of creating "a leading integrated agriculture business."
Shares in Bayer closed down more than 8% on Thursday after the offer was announced.
There has been speculation for some months that Monsanto, the world's biggest seed company, could become a target for either Bayer or BASF.
Bayer, which has a market value of about $90bn, is the second-largest producer of crop chemicals after Syngenta.
Monsanto, which has a market capitalisation of $42bn, attempted to buy Swiss rival Syngenta last year.
However, Syngenta ended up accepting a $43bn offer from ChemChina in February, although that deal is still being reviewed by regulators in the US.
Bayer's acquisition of Monsanto is expected to be bigger in value than the ChemChina-Syngenta deal.
The biggest merger in the chemicals industry took place late last year when Dow Chemical teamed up with Du Pont to form a new $130bn company.
Currently agricultural commodities such as corn and soybean are trading at low prices, hurting farmers' incomes and also profits at seed and chemical companies.
Lower sales of seeds, fertilisers and pesticides have led to higher inventories, forcing companies to cut prices and look at ways to become more efficient.
However, a tie-up between Bayer and Monsanto could raise US competition concerns because of the sheer size of the combined company and the control they would have over the seeds and sprays business.
Farmer groups have raised concerns that such mergers could lead to fewer choices and higher prices.
But then a third-party service spots that change and alerts your bosses. Uh oh.
That’s the scenario LinkedIn has said it is trying to stop being possible. But a judge in San Francisco has just ruled it can do little to stop third-party companies monitoring LinkedIn’s huge trove of data.
LinkedIn must remove any technical limitations it has put in place to prevent the "scraping" of members' data, the court ruled. The BBC understands LinkedIn is considering an appeal.
"We’re disappointed in the court’s ruling," a spokeswoman said.
"This case is not over. We will continue to fight to protect our members' ability to control the information they make available on LinkedIn."
The case sets an interesting precedent over how the data you publish online can be monitored and used.
The row began in May when LinkedIn sent HiQ Labs a cease and desist letter demanding it stop trawling LinkedIn’s public profiles for data - something that takes place, according to HiQ’s website, roughly every two weeks.
HiQ Labs offers what it describes as "a crystal ball that helps you determine skills gaps or turnover risks months ahead of time, and a platform that shows you how and where to focus your efforts”.
The firm does not monitor every LinkedIn user - just those working for companies that have engaged HiQ Lab’s services. The company told me it also does not offer a service that alerts bosses about an individual's profile changes.
LinkedIn, which is owned by Microsoft, said using its data in this way - to predict when staff might leave - was a breach of the site’s terms of service and also potentially of the US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA).
"This is not acceptable,” Linkedin’s letter read.
But HiQ Labs, via a special section of its site set up to discuss the case, has dismissed LinkedIn’s claims of abuse. It said that as the profile information is public, and viewable without being logged in, it should not be “walled off".
"It is important to understand that HiQ doesn’t analyse private sections of LinkedIn,” a spokeswoman for HiQ Labs said via email on Monday.
“We only review public profile information. We don’t republish or sell the data we collect. We only use it as the basis for the valuable analysis we provide to employers.
"Moreover, LinkedIn doesn’t own the data contained in member profiles. It is information the members themselves have decided to display publicly, and it is available to anyone with access to a web browser."
Judge Edward Chen knocked back LinkedIn’s complaints, citing concerns about restrictions on a free and open internet.
He ruled that the CFAA did not apply as the decades-old law dealt with unauthorised access to closed systems, not publicly available data - and the law's authors could not possibly have envisioned such a scenario when drawing up the bill. (You’ll hear that often - this isn’t the first time an ancient law has been crowbarred into a modern dispute.)
Judge Chen also agreed with HiQ that LinkedIn could hinder competition by blocking the data.
The ruling leaves LinkedIn, and its users, in a tricky spot. The usefulness of LinkedIn is in part due to its data being easy to access. If you’re hunting for a job you naturally want people to be able to find you. But in doing so, you don’t want your information being used in ways you did not anticipate.
That’s what LinkedIn is arguing it is trying to protect, and this ruling makes it hard for users to have one without the other.
LinkedIn does work with third parties to share data and insights, the company told me, but the difference is that it's all within the terms of service members agreed to when they signed up to the site.
In contrast, HiQ Labs, and other third parties like it, use data in ways LinkedIn members have little control over - unless they make their LinkedIn profiles private.
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Gordon Ross, 67, from Glasgow, had degenerative Parkinson's disease and was concerned anyone who helped him end his life would face prosecution.
Mr Ross died in January from pneumonia and other medical issues..
Judges at the Court of Session in Edinburgh said criminal law in Scotland on assisted suicide was clear.
They said it would only be a crime if the act of assistance was the immediate and direct cause of a person's death.
Mr Ross's case was heard by the Lord Justice Clerk, Lord Carloway, sitting with Lady Dorrian and Lord Drummond Young.
Delivering the ruling, Scotland's senior judge, Lord Carloway, said: "The criminal law in relation to assisted suicide in Scotland is clear. It is not a crime 'to assist' another to commit suicide.
"However, if a person does something which he knows will cause the death of another person, he will be guilty of homicide if his act is the immediate and direct cause of the person's death."
The judge said the crime may be treated as murder or culpable homicide depending on the individual circumstances of the case.
For example, injecting someone with a lethal substance may amount to homicide.
But when an adult "with full capacity freely and voluntarily consumes a drug with the intention of ending his life", it "breaks the causal link between any act of supply and the death", the judge added.
He said: "In the same way, other acts which do not amount to an immediate and direct cause are not criminal. Such acts, including taking persons to places where they may commit, or seek assistance to commit, suicide, fall firmly on the other side of the line of criminality."
"They do not, in a legal sense, cause the death, even if that death was predicted as the likely outcome of the visit.
"Driving a person of sound mind to a location where he can jump off a cliff, or leap in front of a train, does not constitute a crime.
"The act does not in any real sense amount to an immediate and direct cause of the death," he said.
Lord Carloway added: "There is no difficulty in understanding these concepts in legal terms, even if, as is often the case in many areas of the law, there may be grey areas worthy of debate in unusual circumstances.
"There is no need for the respondent to set these concepts out in offence specific guidelines. They are clearly defined matters of law upon which, if necessary, an individual can seek legal advice."
Lady Dorrian pointed out that it seemed suicide had never been a crime in Scots law, whereas the position had been different in England when it was only decriminalised by legislation in 1961.
Mr Ross, a retired TV producer, was a member of Friends At The End (Fate), an organisation campaigning for a change in the law on assisted dying in Scotland.
He brought his case for a judicial review to the Court of Session in Edinburgh in May last year.
He wanted Scotland's most senior prosecutor, the Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland QC, to set out guidance on what circumstances he would take into account before deciding whether to prosecute somebody who had helped another person end their life.
Similar guidance has been issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions for England.
In a written judgement issued in September, Lord Doherty ruled that the current Crown policy was legal and did not breach the European Convention on Human Rights.
Mr Ross launched an appeal against this decision in December but died the following month.
Reacting to the latest decision, Bob Scott, of Fate, said: "This is a real slap in the face for those who wish to have a choice at the end of their lives and particularly to Gordon who fought long and hard to have the guidelines clarified.
"At the moment anyone helping a friend or loved one, who is suffering intolerably, to die faces a charge of murder or manslaughter."
Dr Peter Bennie, chair of the British Medical Association (BMA) Scotland, said: "While the issues surrounding assisted dying are complex and challenging, it is BMA policy to oppose physician assisted suicide and euthanasia.
"Our focus must be on the provision of resources to ensure that all patients, irrespective of diagnosis, have access to first class palliative care in order to ensure that terminal suffering is properly managed."
The event saw about 5,000 people gather on and around Magdalen Bridge to celebrate the traditional spring festival.
The bridge was open to pedestrians but closed to traffic from 03:00 BST.
In past years revellers have been injured jumping into the river. The city council, police and ambulance called for "responsible" celebrations.
Peter McQuitty, of Oxford City Council, said: "May Morning is a popular traditional celebration and over the last few years we've provided a safe environment in which people can enjoy this event.
"It is always dangerous to enter the river, regardless of the water levels, and you are often unaware of the currents, the river levels or what lies on the river bed."
Each year Hymnus Eucharisticus is sung by 16 college choristers from the top of Magdalen College tower.
The hymn was composed in the 17th Century by a fellow of Magdalen and has been sung every year as the sun rises on the first morning of May.
Bells then ring out over the city for about 20 minutes.
Mark Blandford-Baker, home bursar of Magdalen College, said: "I was struck this morning by just how beautiful and timeless this event is - there's a lot of detailed planning that goes into it - it has to go just right."
Roads in the city centre were closed for the celebrations until about 09:00 BST.
The 20-year-old has had spells on loan with Coventry City and Barnsley and has made 21 first-team appearances for the Magpies since his debut in 2014.
Armstrong scored 20 goals in 40 appearances for Coventry in 2015-16.
"He's a good young player with great potential. We look forward to working with him," manager Phil Parkinson said.
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The display team were due to appear at the Barry at War event on Saturday.
But Barry Coastguard tweeted the team has cancelled its appearance due to bad weather.
The team has been unable to fly into Bristol Airport ahead of the event, the Red Arrows confirmed on Twitter.
The champions - who have now failed to win in their last eight games at Anoeta Stadium - were outplayed and had to come from behind to secure a point.
Willian Jose headed the hosts ahead, Gerard Pique helping the ball over the line while attempting a clearance.
The lead lasted six minutes, Lionel Messi scoring against the run of play.
La Real should have won the game when Juanmi tapped home a rebound from close range after Carlos Vela hit the crossbar, but the former Southampton forward, who had only been on the pitch for seconds, was wrongly ruled offside.
Former Arsenal forward Vela, 27, hit the woodwork for a second time when his 20-yard effort hit a post six minutes from time.
Luis Enrique's visitiors had 47.7% possession, the first time this season they have had less of the ball than their opponents.
Barca, who have now failed to win their last two La Liga games, are second in the table on 27 points from 13 games - level on points with Sevilla.
Real Sociedad - who had won their previous four home games in the league against Barcelona - have 23 points and climb to fifth.
Barcelona host Zinedine Zidane's side at the Nou Camp next Saturday (15:15 GMT).
Match ends, Real Sociedad 1, Barcelona 1.
Second Half ends, Real Sociedad 1, Barcelona 1.
Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Gerónimo Rulli (Real Sociedad) because of an injury.
Offside, Barcelona. Gerard Piqué tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
David Zurutuza (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by David Zurutuza (Real Sociedad).
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergio Canales.
Attempt missed. Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
Substitution, Real Sociedad. Esteban Granero replaces Mikel Oyarzabal.
Denis Suárez (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Denis Suárez (Barcelona).
Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Juanmi.
Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Raúl Navas.
Attempt missed. Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Iñigo Martínez.
Attempt missed. Denis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Yuri (Real Sociedad).
Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Hand ball by Juanmi (Real Sociedad).
Offside, Real Sociedad. Carlos Vela tries a through ball, but Juanmi is caught offside.
Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by David Zurutuza.
Substitution, Real Sociedad. Juanmi replaces Willian José.
Offside, Barcelona. André Gomes tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Neymar (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Substitution, Real Sociedad. Sergio Canales replaces Xabi Prieto.
Attempt missed. Yuri (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Iñigo Martínez.
David Zurutuza (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by André Gomes (Barcelona).
Foul by Willian José (Real Sociedad).
Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Offside, Barcelona. Neymar tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
Offside, Real Sociedad. Gerónimo Rulli tries a through ball, but Willian José is caught offside.
Carlos Martínez (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Carlos Martínez (Real Sociedad).
Until this year, secondary school performance has been judged mainly by what proportion of pupils get five GCSEs at grade A*-C, including English and maths.
Instead two new measures, known as Attainment 8 and Progress 8, have been adopted.
These will now be used by the government to judge whether schools are performing adequately.
For many years, teachers and heads had complained that to judge a school by its results in five GCSEs alone was unfair, because it did not offer broader information about the ability of the pupils being taught.
Obviously if a high-achieving child comes to a school, it will not take as much effort to get them to a good GCSE grade as it would a lower-achieving child.
So schools which were working with more challenging pupils with low prior attainment were effectively marked down in the league tables, because this extra challenge was not considered.
There was also concern that the benchmark only assessed pupils who got results at grade C and above. The new measure takes into account achievement from grades A*-G.
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In basic terms, it aims to measure how well a school is serving its pupils by looking at where they started and where they end up.
It does this by looking at attainment in eight GCSE, or equivalent, subjects from grade A*-G for each pupil.
These results are then compared against the results of other pupils who came into secondary schools nationally with the same attainment levels.
A figure for those results across the school year group is then calculated. This result is then set within confidence levels, which set out how accurate the government believes the Progress 8 score is.
Progress 8 scores generally fall somewhere between -1 and 1.
The number (which is pretty abstract to all but the statisticians, as Progress 8 scores generally fall somewhere between -1 and 1) is then placed into one of five bands:
It is these bandings which will be of most use to parents.
Attainment 8 is about the raw results across individual pupils' best eight subjects.
But they are not just any old subjects. English and maths are compulsory - and worth double points.
Then there is the choice of three subjects from the English Baccalaureate (core academic subjects), and any other three from the DfE's approved list of qualifications - including vocational qualifications.
The results are only recorded at the school level and an average score per pupil is calculated and published.
The maximum number of points per school is 80 points per pupil. The national average across all state secondary school is 49.9 this year.
The short answer is that it is thought to be fairer to see a pupil's best achievement across a broader spectrum of subjects.
Teachers and head teachers had complained that the five good GCSEs measure was too narrow.
They also argued that the more recently introduced English Baccalaureate was too prescriptive and only relevant for the more academic students.
If attainment across a broader range of subjects are be counted, then arts subjects and vocational qualifications count for something in school accountability as well.
This has been a key concern, because the new measures are more complicated to read than the old tables based on five GCSE scores.
Progress 8 scores are far more abstract in that they generally fall somewhere between -1 and 1.
However, there are some figures in brackets below each score on the tables which measure how confident statisticians are that the figure above is accurate.
When the DfE trialled the new measures on panels of parents, many were confused by these scores and so the banded descriptions were introduced to aid understanding.
Secondary head teachers say that while is important for parents to look at a school's Progress 8 score, they should focus broadly on the descriptions such as "above average".
Parents may also wish to look at schools' Attainment 8 scores to have an overall idea of how they perform on GCSE results.
School performance measures are used just as much by officials to monitor standards and ultimately Progress 8 is an accountability measure.
A school is considered potentially failing if its Progress 8 score falls in the well below average band.
No, these new measures apply to England only.
However, there have been changes in terms of school accountability recently in Wales and Scotland.
Data on how well Scottish pupils do in reading, writing and numeracy was published for the first time, as part of a new Curriculum for Excellence.
The Welsh Assembly has recently reintroduced the publication of performance information, after abolishing it in 2001, in an attempt to raise standards.
Schools are now given a colour code - green, yellow, amber or red - according to how well they are performing.
School league tables are not published in Northern Ireland.
On Twitter, the Delta told passengers: "Our systems are down everywhere."
Delays were reported at a string of airports, including in the US, the UK, Iceland and Japan.
The airline has said en route flights are unaffected, but passengers waiting to board should check their flight status while the issue is addressed.
"Delta experienced a computer outage that has impacted flights scheduled for this morning," it said in a statement.
"Flights awaiting departure are currently delayed. Flights en route are operating normally."
One passenger told the BBC he was waiting with "several hundred" fellow stranded passengers at San Francisco airport, after being asked to leave a plane he had already boarded.
"We were ordered off the lane after approximately an hour or more," said Dick Ginkowski.
"Tempers are starting to get just a little bit strained at this point," he added. "They aren't able to rebook anyone on other carriers."
The uncapped 24-year-old was injured during a judo session with Maro Itoje.
"He's worked his socks off to get into contention for England and we're all frustrated for Sam missing out," Wasps director of rugby Dai Young added.
There was some good news for England with Saracens saying they hope fly-half Owen Farrell will return next weekend.
Sarries director of rugby Mark McCall says he thinks the number 10 - who has yet to play this season because of a back problem - will be fit for the Champions Cup game in Toulon.
England's training sessions in Brighton have been criticised by Premiership Rugby, with the umbrella body for the top-flight clubs unhappy with the timing and intensity of the camp, during which several players sustained injuries.
In addition to Jones, Bath winger Anthony Watson broke his jaw, while Exeter counterpart Jack Nowell tore his quad muscle.
England coach Eddie Jones has introduced judo sessions to help players develop skills which will be useful in the tackle area, but Premiership Rugby said the format of the training camp was "not anticipated".
Speaking following Sunday's 30-14 defeat at Saracens, Young refused to criticise Jones' methods but said the training camp should be reviewed.
"The important thing is that we look at it and we learn from it," Young told the club website.
"England and the clubs can't go head-to-head on this.
"England is not more important than the clubs and the clubs aren't more important than England. We have to work together."
"If you want to be selected, one of the things you have to do is sign," said UK Athletics boss Ed Warner.
He wants the agreement in place for the 2016 World Indoor Championships, taking place in Portland, Oregon in March.
He told British MPs such an agreement "has never been tested" in court but said UKA was talking to its lawyers.
Warner also called for Russia to be prevented from sending an athletics team to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The country was banned from international athletics competition following an independent World Anti-Doping Agency report that alleged widespread doping by Russian athletes.
Warner believes the "state-organised" scandal has been so serious that Russia should not be allowed to send athletes to Brazil.
Former British world champion sprinter John Regis told BBC Radio 5 live: "I would have found it very easy to sign for the simple reason that I know that I'm a clean athlete. I would have just read it, said yeah that makes a lot of sense a put my signature down the bottom."
According to Warner, speaking at a Culture, Media and Sport select committee on Tuesday, Doha's bids for the 2017 and 2019 World Championships have been referred to the IAAF ethics commission.
However, he refused to reveal the names of the IAAF figures who had told him of rumours of brown envelopes full of cash being handed out just before the vote for the 2017 World Championships, which London won.
Warner said: "I have had a number of discussions with the IAAF and they have told me the 2017 and 2019 bids by Doha have been referred to their ethics commission."
Asked if IAAF president Lord Coe was one of those who had told him of the rumours, Warner replied: "It could have been any number of people."
Coe was a senior member of London's bid team before succeeding Lamine Diack as IAAF president in August last year.
Leaked emails from Diack's son, Papa Massata Diack, have revealed he appeared to request $5m from Doha while it was bidding against London.
Papa Massata Diack is wanted on corruption charges by Interpol,
French prosecutors are also looking into the awarding of all world championships from 2009 to 2022 as part of their IAAF corruption inquiry.
The Qatari athletics federation has always denied any wrongdoing.
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Sir Benjamin Slade, owner of 17th Century Woodlands Castle in Somerset, thinks the animals migrated from the River Otter in Devon.
Sir Benjamin said: "I can't cope. I won't have any trees left."
However, a beaver expert who has visited the estate said the marks on the trees were not typical of them.
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Sir Benjamin said there were at least two beavers on his property and he fears they could start breeding.
"Every time I go out there's another one [tree] gone down, it's terrible," he said.
The posters on the 12-acre Woodlands estate read: "Beaver sightings! At Woodlands Castle. Wanted dead or alive. £1,000 reward! For crimes against trees. Beavers have been cutting down our trees!"
Natural England, which licensed a pilot beaver release on the Otter, said trapping and possessing beavers would require a licence but shooting them humanely did not. However, the group added it was "not encouraging people".
The Woodlands estate has requested people ask permission to kill the beavers, which are not a protected species, before going onto its land.
However, Derek Gow, who breeds beavers in Devon, said after visiting the site he was convinced the trees had not been damaged by the animals.
"Beavers produce distinctive scalloped chips when they gnaw trees and there weren't any," he said.
"It looks as if it has been done by humans with an axe."
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It won the Diagram Prize over rival titles such as Nature's Nether Regions and Where do Camels Belong?
Margaret Meps Schulte's book chronicles her experiences of talking to strangers while travelling in the US.
It includes an encounter with Carrie, a "topless runner who popped out of the woods at Crater Lake with a bag of flour".
The Diagram Prize, an online vote run by the Bookseller magazine, does not award cash, though the person who nominates the winning entry receives a "passable bottle of claret".
The seven-strong shortlist included menopause memoir The Madwoman in the Volvo: My Year of Raging Hormones and Divorcing a Real Witch: For Pagans and the People that Used to Love Them.
Schulte, who nominated her own book, said: "What does the title mean? Strangers can have gifts for us, if we take the time to talk with them.
"The 'candy' might be a bit of information or a few kind words. It might be the start of a lifelong friendship.
"My willingness to talk with anyone has brought me once-in-a-lifetime experiences, flashes of insight, unexpected gifts, delicious meals and gracious hospitality."
"Quite frankly, I am relieved," said The Bookseller's Tom Tivnan.
"With the public recently giving the Diagram crown to the likes of How to Poo on a Date, Cooking with Poo and If You Want Closure In Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs, I despaired for a populace becoming obsessed with smut and filth.
"I welcome the return to the clean, wholesome fun of the Diagram's roots."
The Diagram Prize was set up in 1978 to provide an entertaining diversion at the annual Frankfurt Book Fair, with Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Nude Mice the inaugural winner.
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Blake Ross was found during a search by Police Scotland.
He had last been seen in Howdenhall at about 15:15 on Saturday.
Earlier a spokesman for Police Scotland said the teenager's health was not at immediate risk.
28 October 2014 Last updated at 08:29 GMT
The team went to a depth of 125 metres, off the coast of Italy - and came across large urns that used for olives, and an altar with Greek lettering.
The Italian government has asked the divers to help excavate the objects.
The drinks company, best-known for brands such as Johnnie Walker whisky, Smirnoff vodka and Guinness beer, said it would cut costs by £200m by 2017.
Around 42% of its sales are from emerging markets.
New rules over gift-giving and spending by Chinese officials dented sales in the country by 66%.
Diageo, and its rivals in the global drinks market such as Pernod Ricard and Remy Cointreau, have suffered from a tightening of rules in China over gift giving by officials.
An anti-corruption drive by the Chinese government in 2013 meant the gifting of expensive items to officials - which has long been a part of the political culture - became prohibited.
Whisky, especially Scotch whisky, has been seen as a particularly attractive luxury item among China's elite in recent years.
Sales in emerging markets were up just 1.3% for the six months, and the company posted a slight increase in pre-tax profits, to £2.1bn from £1.9bn.
Sales in emerging markets were up by only 1.3% overall, it said, impacted by weakness in China and Nigeria, although the company said that emerging markets are still "very attractive" for his company.
Sales increased in North America by 4.6%, but fell in western Europe by 1%.
Over the last six months Diageo's sales increased by 1.8%, weaker than was expected.
Its share price closed down 5%.
Diageo which is one of Scotland's biggest employers said investment in its Scotch whisky distilleries continued "apace".
And on the issue of the independence referendum, the company said it was a decision for the Scottish people.
However in the past the company has told investors that it was drawing up contingency plans so it could continue to operate successfully whatever the outcome.
John Kennedy, president of Diageo western Europe, told the BBC: "What we continue to do is talk to the Scottish and UK governments about what are the conditions that make sure our business and the Scotch whisky industry continue to thrive in the future, so that's an ongoing conversation that we would be involved in across a wide range of issues."
She told the Sunday Times "no-one has anorexia in societies where there is not enough food".
People diagnosed with the condition have told the BBC that her comments showed a misunderstanding of eating disorders in society.
The broadcaster, 82, later apologised for her comments.
Saskia Simm from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, was diagnosed with anorexia two years ago, at the age of 15.
She says her mental illness was not the result of a narcissistic culture, but "may have been exacerbated by it".
"Rather, it sprung from a longing for perfectionism, control and release from depression and hopelessness that cannot be blamed on vanity."
She says she agrees with Baroness Bakewell that western society is becoming increasingly narcissistic.
"Young people in particular are often preoccupied with their appearance as they experience bodily changes, volatile emotions and social insecurity.
"However, I wholly contest the claim that anorexia is a product of narcissism."
She says weight loss is only a symptom of the underlying mental illness.
"Anorexia stems from a desperate need for control in a culture of surface-level freedom. It is a brutal, deadly and manipulative mental illness.
"Restricting one's food intake to the point of starvation in an attempt to experience this control may well be a 'coping strategy' chosen by the victim of a narcissistic, weight-obsessed culture, but the underlying mental illness is not."
Saskia says she is "well into recovery" now.
Susan Morris (not her real name) says she was first diagnosed with anorexia after a traumatic family event when she was 19 years old.
"I struggled to find a way of coping. I found comfort in the physical pain the hunger gave me as it took away from my mental pain.
"Following that, I then found being distracted by the obsession of calories, exercise and body weight useful. I needed that to take away the thoughts of what had happened."
At the age of 21, Susan was admitted to a unit for six months.
She says she is still struggling with the illness years later.
"At the age of 33, married with two children, I still really struggle and try to hide my bones as I feel embarrassed by it.
Susan says Baroness Bakewell's initial comments show that many people do not understand the condition properly.
"I think saying quite hurtful things about something people don't understand will not help the existing stigma with this, nor will it help people who are struggling as life is hard enough."
She says that what people affected by eating disorder really need is empathic support, understanding and more funding for research.
Rob Sayce from Sussex says Baroness Bakewell's comments underline "the ignorance and misinformation" surrounding the discussion about eating disorders.
"These comments simply perpetuate stereotypes about eating disorders and ignore the increasing wealth of research around the causes of these illnesses, such as trauma, genetics and societal factors.
"These are serious mental illnesses that can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender or social status, but often afflict people who have experienced trauma, bullying and abuse."
Rob, 22, was diagnosed with anorexia when he was a teenager.
He now considers himself recovered.
"As someone who has suffered from anorexia myself, I find it deeply worrying that intelligent people who should know better are content to perpetuate myths, without doing the basic research."
He says the suggestion that eating disorders only exist in western countries is wrong.
"The idea that eating disorders didn't exist in the past is also demonstrably bogus. The issues just weren't discussed to the same degree.
"These illnesses kill and destroy lives - anorexia nearly destroyed mine. They shouldn't be trivialised, and neither should the experiences of people who are affected by these conditions."
Click here for more information and support on dealing with eating disorders from BBC Advice.
Compiled by Michael Ertl
The fires had covered an area of 20,000 acres by Saturday evening, sending a pall of smoke south across parts of Los Angeles County.
About 300 people have been evacuated near the city of Santa Clarita.
Public swimming pools in Pasadena and Glendale closed because of smoke and falling ash.
The fires are being driven by high temperatures and strong winds, as forecasters warn the conditions are set to continue.
The wildfires, known as the Sand Fire, broke out on Friday afternoon in the Sand Canyon area near Santa Clarita. Winds quickly fanned them towards the Angeles National Forest.
About 900 firefighters are battling the flames, helped by helicopters and aeroplanes dumping water and fire retardant.
Los Angeles County Deputy Fire Chief John Tripp said that about 1,000 homes were currently in danger but if the situation worsened, up to 45,000 homes, mostly in the San Fernando Valley, could be at risk.
Among those evacuated to safety were about 400 animals from the Wildlife Waystation, a sanctuary for rescued exotic animals within the national forest.
Protesters set up a camp at Upton in April 2014 to prevent work by IGas.
They were removed by police and bailiffs in January after being served with a court order in November.
IGas said following tests, it had "decided not to progress" with the coal bed methane (CBM) exploration wells at the site.
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After being served with the eviction notice, the protesters constructed an elaborate series of fortifications, including a network of tunnels, walls and a moat to try to prevent their removal.
An IGas spokeswoman said the site would be "returned to its former state, including rectifying the damage caused by the protest camp and protesters".
She said the company had carried out a "seismic acquisition programme" on a 42 sq mile (110 sq km) area, which includes the site at Duttons Lane, between September and November.
While the data gathered was still "in the processing and interpretation phase", she said early results showed the Upton site "do not meet criteria for commercial CBM development".
She added the full results would "determine the company's future exploration and appraisal work programme in the area".
The planning permission for the company to run tests at the site runs out on 28 May.
The Juventus midfielder left Old Trafford in 2012 because of a lack of first-team opportunities, but he could become the centrepiece of Jose Mourinho's new-look United side.
Pogba's talent has been evident for years. That was why United signed him from Le Havre in 2009, when he had already captained France's Under-16 team.
He was the same lithe, energetic athlete he is today, if somewhat more gangly. What he has done, according to knowledgeable sources, is apply himself and work at his game.
Now 23, he still has a tendency to float in and out of matches - he was not a consistent performer at Euro 2016 and did not appear to relish the deeper role he was given by coach Didier Deschamps when France lost to Portugal in the final.
But he has developed a greater understanding of his game and, with that mental maturity, more awareness of his positional responsibilities to the team as a whole.
In his first spell at United, he would be walked through specific situations to improve his game management, or be taken to senior matches and told to watch individual players rather than the game itself. This experience has been put to good use.
Under 21 football in England may be derided, but occasional outings alongside senior players also helped his education.
Pogba is not the finished article. But the promise United first identified seven years ago is showing positive signs of being fulfilled, more than enough to persuade the club to potentially pay such a massive fee.
Pogba made three substitute appearances for Manchester United in the Premier League, before joining Juventus for the 2012-13 season.
Pogba was brought to the club as a 16-year-old boy, deemed good enough to play a central role in an FA Youth Cup final triumph in 2011, but was allowed to leave for an overseas rival, before being bought back for a world record fee four years later.
Was it a mistake of gargantuan proportions or the consequence of a couple of isolated events combining to produce a very expensive outcome?
Sir Alex Ferguson wanted to keep Pogba in 2012. Still only 19 at the time, Pogba and his agent Mino Raiola were made a contract offer and rejected it, meaning that all Juventus had to pay was a compensation fee of £1.5m for the teenager.
Raiola believed Pogba should have been in the first team and on first-team wages. Ferguson felt he was still too raw to feature on a regular basis. It can't have helped that Ferguson and Raiola were like "oil and water", in the Scot's own words.
The pivotal decision came when Paul Scholes, at the age of 37, reversed his retirement decision in January 2012.
Scholes played 21 times in that half-season - and a further 21 in the campaign that followed. United were denied the title by Sergio Aguero's injury-time goal for Manchester City against QPR on the final day in 2012. They won it in 2013 - after which Scholes retired for good - but have not challenged since.
There is no way of knowing what would have happened if Scholes had stayed retired and Pogba had played those games instead. It is just as impossible to assess whether the young midfielder would have developed at the same rate in England as he has done at Juventus, with whom he has won four successive Serie A titles.
And had he remained at United, would Pogba now be looking to leave - just as Cristiano Ronaldo did for Real Madrid as he entered his prime?
One thing is for sure: ignoring a player you need, just because you had him once and let him go, would be cutting off your nose to spite your face.
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It is tempting to say that if a club spend going on for £100m on a player, the system fits around him, not the other way around. Football is not quite so straightforward, though.
Even the best players can struggle without a structure - or if they are played out of position.
It is still a source of bewilderment to staff at United as to why Angel di Maria - their previous record signing at £59.7m - was used as a holding midfield player by former manager Louis van Gaal. Di Maria, it is worth remembering, began his Old Trafford career with three goals and three assists in his first five Premier League appearances from the offensive position he was so effective in for Real Madrid.
Pogba is a rarity in the modern game in that he is capable of both attack and defence. He is quick, has stamina and can tackle. Though not a prolific scorer, his average of one goal every five games suggests he is an attacking threat.
And while his average of one yellow card in every four games would put him under threat of suspension if repeated in England, he was not sent off last season.
In short, he is the kind of player United have lacked since Roy Keane left in 2005 - without the red cards. Mourinho will surely stick him in the centre of his midfield and work from there.
In his recent interview with the BBC, Mourinho said he did not understand why there was such uncertainty over Wayne Rooney, who was "the club captain, the players' captain and my captain".
However, there are many reasons why there are doubts about Rooney's future role at United.
Including transfer fees and wages over the respective periods of their contracts, Mourinho - when the Pogba deal is complete - has committed £250m on Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and the Frenchman.
A front-line striker, a creative offensive player and a dominant midfielder are three of the four fundamentals Mourinho identified as needing urgent attention when he replaced Van Gaal.
At various points in his United career, Rooney has filled all these roles.
In noting United's deficiencies and by addressing them in such a calculated manner, it is a fair assumption Mourinho intends to utilise his new additions, particularly in the biggest games.
Rooney, for all his many attributes, is no speed merchant. Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Memphis Depay definitely are, making them better suited to wide positions. If the plan is to play Mkhitaryan wide, or deeper, in midfield, there is an obvious space for Rooney at number 10.
But is that going to get the best from the Armenian? Mourinho likes his central midfield to contain aggressive, athletic players, such as Claude Makelele and Michael Essien from his first stint at Chelsea. Pogba is in that mould. Morgan Schneiderlin and Daley Blind could work effectively alongside him. If that happens, the uncertainty over Rooney will persist.
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The manager who says he is truly happy with his squad, that he has the best player possible for any position and could not countenance spending a little bit more, has not been invented yet.
Mourinho himself has said he would act "if something presents itself before 31 August".
What it is safe to say is that he won't be spending any more money without recouping some. Even accounting for the demands of six pre-Christmas games in the Europa League, United's squad is too bulky as it is.
Yet standards at Old Trafford have slipped so much since Ferguson's departure three years ago that it is hard to argue the issues have been rectified completely by Mourinho's four "fundamental" signings, which go straight through the spine of his team.
For instance, 12 months ago, United were engaged in a concerted attempt to get central defender Sergio Ramos out of Real Madrid.
It did not happen and Van Gaal did not recruit anyone else. In 23-year-old Ivory Coast defender Eric Bailly, who has played only 40 La Liga games, have United really strengthened their defence to Mourinho's satisfaction?
So who might go to create space? German World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger and Belgian wide man Adnan Januzaj evidently have no future at Old Trafford. The same is also true of Tyler Blackett and Paddy McNair, two of the youngsters Van Gaal took pride in promoting.
Of the 23 outfield players Mourinho is prepared to base United's season around, Marcos Rojo's alarming impetuosity identifies him as one potential candidate. Antonio Valencia continues to give the impression of being a winger trying to play full-back, rather than someone sure of his surroundings.
Schneiderlin, Matteo Darmian and Depay were all massive disappointments in their first United campaigns.
It is generally unwise to form concrete opinions on a single season, particularly on players coming to England for the first time - as it is solely on performances in a major tournament. Nevertheless, none of that trio can be sure of themselves.
Ander Herrera is yet to show sustained form. And what of Juan Mata? The incredibly popular Spain midfielder, who United spent £37.1m on halfway through David Moyes' short tenure, was sold by Mourinho during his second spell at Chelsea.
That the questions and doubts are so numerous come as a direct result of both United's fifth-place finish last season and the various awful performances that contributed to it.
Until they wake from their post-Ferguson slumber, the forensic analysis of United and their players will go on.
The Thermomix is a luxury appliance that can steam, blend, chop and cook food in a short amount of time.
Australia's consumer watchdog, which filed the lawsuit, alleges Thermomix in Australia misled consumers over the safety of the TM31 model.
At least 14 customers suffered serious burns from faulty lid seals, it said.
Nearly 90 people had reported issues with a Thermomix, according to a report from consumer group Choice last May.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) launched an investigation into Thermomix in August.
Thermomix in Australia was allegedly slow to disclose the problems with the appliance in 2014 before ultimately issuing a recall for the faulty lids.
Customers were also allegedly made to sign non-disclosure agreements before getting a replacement or refund that prevented them from making negative comments about the brand.
"The law requires that suppliers must act to notify the ACCC as soon as they become aware of any person who has suffered a serious injury associated with the goods they have supplied," ACCC acting chairwoman, Delia Rickard said in a statement.
The kitchen appliance costs around $1,500 (£1,200) each and has gained a dedicated following in Australia for its multiple functions.
Thermomix in Australia has said it is co-operating fully with the ACCC but would not comment further while proceedings were ongoing.
Howe's side are winless in 2017, with two points from seven league matches and an FA Cup exit, conceding 23 goals in total.
The 14th-placed Cherries travel to Manchester United on Saturday.
"We need all our players to excel to have any chance in this game," Howe told BBC Radio Solent.
"That has been the frustrating thing in recent weeks, where we have not quite got the performances individually and collectively that we want.
"Time is running out for us. We need to make sure we hit those levels very quickly."
A defeat on Saturday would mean five successive league losses for Bournemouth for the first time since March 2013, when they were in League One.
"We are in desperate search of a win," said Howe.
"We have been training well. Elements of our game have been very good, and we are hoping the tide will turn for us."
The 24-year-old set a personal best of 28 minutes 28 seconds in the event that acts as the British 10km Championships.
Butchart comfortably beat defending champion Andy Vernon (29:04) and Ben Connor, who was third in 29:23.
Lily Partridge won the women's race, while David Weir and Shelly Woods won the men's and women's wheelchair races.
Partridge ran a new personal best of 33:03 to beat Rachel Felton (33:35) into second, while Hannah Walker was third.
Weir completed a successful couple of days by racing to victory in 21:06, a day after becoming the first wheelchair racer to complete a mile in under three minutes.
Woods was the first woman home in 27:47.
Butchart broke Nat Muir's 36-year-old 5,000m Scottish national record at the FBK Games in Holland last week, his time of 13:13.30 giving him a second qualifying standard to take to the Olympic trials in Birmingham next month.
Butchart, a member of the Central Athletic Club in Stirling, must finish in the top two at the British Athletics Championships from 24-26 June to guarantee his place in Rio, with defending champion Mo Farah already pre-selected for one of Britain's three 5,000m places.
"It would mean everything to me [to secure an Olympic place]," he said. "I sat down with my coach last summer and we thought 'we can potentially get in the team if everything goes to plan'.
"It just so happens that things are going in that direction. But there are lots of guys that have run the standard so it is going to be who is on form on the day."
Nevertheless, Butchart - who took more than a minute off his previous best 10km time of 29:32.43 - admits he is the form of his life four weeks out from the trials.
"I would like them to come tomorrow," he admitted. "A lot of little things are adding up to make a big difference.
"I knew I could run fast, it was just a matter of getting it done. I am really fit, I am doing sessions a lot faster than I anticipated beforehand and today again I exceeded my expectations so I am really happy."
Callers are invited by an automated message to use the priority service for a flat fee of 50 pence.
Some customers, especially those who have been with the company for years, are unhappy that calls are not treated equally.
But EE said that they had set high standards for their customer service operations.
One customer - Andrew Griffiths - told BBC Radio 4's You and Yours that he would consider switching if EE was the only firm to do this.
It added that the "small charges" for certain services contributed to the investment in this side of the business.
The priority answering system is similar in some ways to queue jumping charges at airports and theme parks.
The service has been available for a week to customers on pay monthly on Sim-only plans.
"I thought it was a bad idea for a company to offer to provide what really ought to be a standard level of customer service for a fee," he said.
"It makes you think that perhaps they might not be trying too hard to answer the non-prioritised calls."
The 24-year-old midfielder joined Dale from Stoke in 2013, but missed most of last season with a shoulder injury.
A former Northern Ireland Under-21 international, Lund started his career at Crewe and has also had stints at Oldham, Bristol Rovers and Southend.
"It shows that the manager has got faith in me by offering me a new contract," said Lund.
He joins Peter Vincenti in agreeing a new deal at Spotland this week.
It intends to encourage the public to identify signs of slavery and report them to a new national helpline.
The Human Trafficking Foundation charity estimates 20,000 people are working in slavery in the UK, and says that number is rising.
The Home Office hopes Parliament will pass an anti-slavery bill before the general election.
It is spending £2.3m on the TV, online and poster awareness campaign, which will run until October.
The TV advert shows three of the most common types of modern slavery:
It concludes with the caption, "Slavery is closer than you think".
The national helpline, which is supported by children's charity the NSPCC, will offer information and advice to child and adult victims of slavery, as well as to professionals and members of the public.
The Anti-Slavery Day Act 2010, which established an annual anti-slavery day to raise awareness of the issue, described slavery as including:
Home Secretary Theresa May said the campaign aimed to "bring this hidden crime out into the open".
"It is difficult to accept that modern Britain is home to slavery, but this appalling crime is taking place here - often out of sight - in shops, fields, building sites and behind the curtains of houses on ordinary streets," she said.
One trafficking victim told the BBC Asian Network how she was assured that she would be working as a babysitter when she was brought to the UK at the age of 16 from Eastern Europe.
She was taken to what appeared to be a massage parlour, where she was forced into prostitution.
"I came here and they made me sleep with men - basically I was treated like a slave," she said.
"All the girls had to come out of a room and stand up in a line, and one man chose me, and I went up in the bedroom and there he told me to take my clothes off."
Though the police found her, the traffickers, who raped and abused her, were not arrested.
"I can very easily again be a victim of the traffickers," she said. "I'm afraid when I sleep at night, when I'm walking on the street."
There is no official figure for the number of victims trafficked into the country each year.
However, in 2013 the official body that identifies and looks after those caught up in trafficking, the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), received 1,746 referrals of potential victims of trafficking - a 47% increase on the previous year.
The Modern Slavery Bill, featured in the last Queen's Speech, would grant courts in England and Wales new powers to protect people trafficked into the UK, held against their will and forced to work.
It would ensure compensation was paid to victims and change the maximum jail sentence for those convicted of slavery-related offences from 14 years to life.
Sarah Murphy and Jenny Doherty tried to get treatment from the NHS, but were told they were ineligible.
The women, from Greysteel in County Londonderry, have been together for almost five years.
They said it was important that the procedure was legal and above board.
"That was one of the main reasons why we chose to go through a clinic and not to do it ourselves," Ms Murphy said.
"As we aren't in a same sex marriage or in a civil partnership, Jenny's name will now be on the baby's birth certificate as the legal parent.
"If we had done it ourselves, there could have been a court battle.
"This process makes it easy - from the day she's born, she is Jenny's child as well as mine."
The couple contacted the BBC after an interview with another same-sex couple who were also unable to access fertility treatment on the NHS.
Ms Murphy said she was left feeling inferior and embarrassed when she attended the Western Health Trust and the regional fertility centre.
"The health service weren't very helpful to be honest," she said.
"I think from the moment we walked in the door, we were almost dismissed.
"We felt embarrassed for wanting something that every other human in the world wants."
In a statement, the Western Health Trust said it did not comment on individual cases.
But it added that anyone who has an issue in relation to their treatment should raise it through its comments and complaints system.
Ms Murphy, who is 25, said the procedure by which gay people become parents must become easier.
"For one, [there needs to be] better knowledge among GPs," she said.
"Even if you could be told: 'We can offer you this or we can't offer you that' - that would be a massive help, instead of walking out with more questions than you walk in.
"We've been through a lot of heartbreak."
Although the couple said they felt disappointed by their experience with the NHS, they have no regrets about using a private clinic to enable Ms Murphy to become pregnant, despite it costing them about £6,000.
"We were treated as a couple who wanted to have a baby, just the same as every other couple who were there," Ms Murphy said.
"It has been expensive, and without loans and credit cards and help from my parents we wouldn't have been able to afford it.
"It has been priceless and we would do it again in a heartbeat, but at the same time we wish we didn't have to spend that much."
She said that her parents are particularly delighted that they are going to become grandparents.
When she first told them she was gay, they thought it was "almost like a door shut for them".
"Now they can't wait," she said.
There were 305 detentions of under-18s in the first 11 months of 2013, Radio 4's the World This Weekend found.
Some were detained for more than 24 hours, according to data released under Freedom of Information laws.
Health Minister Norman Lamb said the level of cell use was "unacceptable".
He insisted every area should have arrangements and agreements in place, and police cells should only be used in "very, very exceptional circumstances".
The practice of detaining children suspected of being mentally ill was first uncovered by the BBC in 2012.
Then, the data for 2011 showed there were 385 child detentions.
The latest information revealed that in 2012 there were 317 detentions.
Some children were detained for long periods of time - including 17-year-olds held for more than 24 hours and 15-year-olds for between eight and 15 hours.
A 10-year-old in Gwent was taken to a cell as no bed was available.
Police have the power under the Mental Health Act to take people they suspect of being mentally disturbed and who could be a danger to themselves or others to a "place of safety" to be assessed by a doctor.
This detention may only last up to 72 hours.
Places of safety will usually mean a hospital, care home or any other suitable place but, in exceptional circumstances, it may also be a police station.
In the case of children, this could mean an adolescent psychiatric unit or a children's home.
Sarah Brennan, chief executive of charity Young Minds, described the situation as "really shocking".
"[Children and young people] need to have appropriate care in the appropriate setting and that should never be a police cell when they have mental health problems."
The fact children were still being held in cells two years after it was first reported was a "terrible indictment", she added.
Mr Lamb insisted it was possible to stop using police cells, saying some parts of the country needed to "step up" to the standards as those areas which do not use them, while proper coordination and collaboration of services was paramount.
"We need to have very clear standards of crisis mental health care," he told the BBC.
The Department of Health also said it was trialling two schemes to tackle the issue.
Under its "street triage" scheme, mental health nurses patrol with the police to identify people who need immediate mental health support.
An extra £25m had been made available for mental health workers to be based in police stations and courts, the department said.
The Association of Chief Police Officers welcomed the move, but the association's spokesman on mental health said more needed to be done.
"We were in a position where there was every day at least one young person statistically taken to a police cell," said Chief Constable Simon Cole.
"We're now down to less than one person a day as an average. Has it changed quickly enough and significantly enough? No it hasn't, and I want that change to be quicker.
"I'm a father myself and the thought that either of my kids were ill and that they finished up in a police cell, I regard as abhorrent."
So-called places of safety were, in many parts of the country, not equipped to take on young people, he said, adding: "That's just got to change."
Lorraine Khan from the Centre for Mental Health said the figures were "hugely disappointing".
"The government is currently reviewing the code of practice for the Mental Health Act and should look at ways this could help to stop children being placed in police custody when they should be in a safe hospital environment."
Professor Sue Bailey of the Royal College of Psychiatrists welcomed the government's commitment to mental health but said the pace of change needed to quicken.
Jamie Ogbourne, 35, from Brigstock Road, was arrested on Friday when he was "spotted outside the prison", Avon and Somerset Police said.
Mr Ogbourne, who was also charged with possession of cannabis resin is due to appear at Bristol Magistrates' Court.
HMP Bristol is a category B men's prison in Horfield.
Sgt Arnold Loosemore of the 8th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment won the medal on 11 August 1917 when he single-handedly engaged the enemy.
He was one of seven Loosemore brothers from the city to serve in the war.
The plaque at the Cenotaph is part of a national scheme to remember all World War One recipients of the medal.
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He won the highest award for gallantry that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces when his platoon was under heavy machine-gun fire.
Sgt Loosemore, then a private, crawled through partially cut wire, dragging a machine-gun with him when he engaged a large number of the enemy, killing about 20 of them.
Then his gun was blown up and three enemy soldiers rushed him, but he shot them all with his revolver.
On returning to his post, he also brought back a wounded comrade under heavy fire.
In 1918 he was also awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, was injured by machine-gun fire and had to have his leg amputated just days before the end of the war.
After the war he returned to Sheffield, married and had a family. He died in 1924 aged just 27.
Sgt Loosemore is the last of the city's three VC recipients to be honoured.
Maj William Barnsley Allen VC and Sgt Maj John Raynes VC of Sheffield have also been honoured with plaques.
The Sea-Eye charity says it was asked by the Italian coastguard to assist the C-Star ship because it was in distress.
But the French-based group Génération Identitaire (GI), which runs the C-Star, denied this, saying it had only a "minor technical problem".
GI has vowed to stop the flow of migrants from Africa to Europe.
The C-Star has faced several problems since its mission began last month. It was held up in Egypt and Cyprus and refused access to Tunisian ports.
Sea-Eye, one of the NGOs involved in search-and-rescue operations in the Mediterranean, said on Facebook (in German) that the C-Star was in "distress" off the Libyan coast but that it had "refused" its help.
Earlier, GI said on Twitter that the problem, which started at night, was "about to be resolved".
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The Italian coastguard has not commented.
The exact whereabouts of the C-Star are unclear, but an activist with the group quoted by AFP said the ship was currently "between Malta and the Libyan coast".
GI says migrant charities active in the Mediterranean collude with people traffickers.
But human rights groups say any attempt to turn migrant boats back to Libya could be very dangerous and illegal under international law.
The journey between Libya and Italy is one of the main routes used by migrants who want to reach Europe by sea.
About 600,000 migrants have been rescued from traffickers' boats and taken to Italy since the beginning of 2014.
More than 10,000 people have died attempting to cross the Mediterranean over the same period.
The hand-painted floral artwork at the National Trust-run Tudor Merchant House in Tenby, is thought to date between the late 18th and early 19th Century.
But the wall is at risk of crumbling so conservationists are working to stabilise it.
They hope to uncover more artwork and to discover the identity of the artist.
The three-colour pattern was painted freehand on to the north wall of the 15th Century house's entrance hall.
The first phase of the work will see the wall strengthened to prevent it collapsing.
After that is complete, conservationists hope to peel back the plaster on the hall's remaining walls to see if the pattern continues.
Pigment analysis of the paint has indicated high-quality materials were used to create the design and National Trust said the artwork was likely painted to promote the wealth of the owners of the time.
But the artist behind the work remains a mystery and the charity hopes to identify them.
It is appealing to owners of other similar townhouses in Tenby to check if their properties have similar paintings so samples can be compared in the hope of tracing the person behind the paintbrush.
The house remains open while the work is taking place so visitors can see the team at work and learn more about the paintings.
Manager Angela Jones said the project was a "fantastic opportunity" for visitors to see conservation in action.
"By coming to see the past, you're helping us safeguard the future of the Tudor Merchant's House," she added.
Mr Trump's golf development on the Menie estate on the coast is nearing completion.
Work on the controversial £750m project, to also feature a hotel and homes, began a year ago.
The images show a single-story building made of granite, slate and glass, described as "second to none".
The clubhouse - designed by Acanthus Architects - forms part of the next phase of the development.
Sarah Malone, executive vice president of Trump International Scotland, said: "We've spent many months refining and perfecting the permanent clubhouse design and will submit our planning application to Aberdeenshire Council in the coming weeks.
"With luxurious Scottish interiors and a full range of services and facilities for golfers and visitors, this clubhouse will be second to none."
Telmo Zarra's 251 goals had been the record since 1955 but Messi, 27, is now up to 253 La Liga strikes following Saturday's hat-trick in the 5-1 win over Sevilla.
"He's a unique player - there'll never be anyone like him and we're lucky to enjoy his presence here," Enrique said.
"I think he will leave the record unreachable for anyone else."
Enrique added: "Zarra beat it in an age when there were more forwards than defenders."
The next highest La Liga scorer still playing is Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo with 197, although he is two years older than Argentina forward Messi.
United made no comment after last week's reports that club officials had held talks with ex-Chelsea boss Mourinho's representatives.
Asked whether he thought there had been talks, Van Gaal said: "In football that is possible, but I do not think that."
He said he "had a relationship" with chief executive Ed Woodward and owners the Glazers and "they would tell me".
On the question of whether United's silence regarding Mourinho was unsettling, Van Gaal, 64, said: "You don't have to answer invented stories. I agree with this policy of the club."
United are out of the Champions League and are currently fifth in the Premier League table, six points adrift of Manchester City in fourth.
They face second-from-bottom Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in Saturday's early kick-off.
Van Gaal, who took charge in May 2014 and led United to fourth place last year, agreed with the suggestion that another fourth-placed finish would be regarded as a "good" season.
"I think so, but that analysis has to be made by the board and maybe also by the media," he said.
"I think that you have to always look at the circumstances, how you have to work, and I think this board is doing that."
Steve Hastings joined the city's UKIP group in 2013, ahead of European elections, and became its deputy leader.
In 2011, he stood as a Tory candidate in the Chichester district council elections.
He said: "The best hope for a European referendum now lies with the [Tories]."
Mr Hastings said a referendum was a "locked-in" promise from Prime Minister David Cameron.
"He knows it has to happen and the sooner he puts a date to that the better," he said.
"I don't want to be governed and controlled by Brussels.
"If the public vote yes, then I can go with it and support it, but until we've had the referendum I can't run with that, I cant accept it."
Mr Hastings said his defection was "by no means a reflection" on his UKIP colleagues or group, and was not as a result of a "falling out".
In a letter to Portsmouth City Council, on his resignation from the UKIP group, Mr Hastings added: "I feel strongly about protecting Britain's borders and ensuring we have tighter border controls and lower managed levels of immigration."
Colin Galloway, Portsmouth's UKIP group leader, described Mr Hastings defection as "a surprise and a disappointment".
Last May, UKIP saw six councillors elected in Portsmouth. However, Paul Godier quit the group in January to become an independent, and following Mr Hasting's departure there are four remaining.
Asked whether he expected any further defections, Mr Galloway said: "That'll be up to councillors and their conscience."
Portsmouth City Council remains under no overall control following Thursday's elections. The Conservatives are five seats short of a majority.
The 34-year-old, who led his country to 2012 Africa Cup of Nations title, is still playing for Zambian top-flight side Green Buffaloes.
"Now I'm still thinking about playing. But after retiring, I'll know what I want to do next," he told BBC Sport.
"Coaching is just one of the options hence me getting the basic training."
Katongo has already acquired some coaching qualifications with Zambian Football Association as well as the Confederation of African Football.
"It's important for me to get these badges because anything can happen in life," added the 2012 BBC African Footballer of the Year.
"I am approaching the end of my career though I feel my legs can take me up to another four years or so before I start thinking about retiring."
Meanwhile, Katongo has criticised Zambia for what he sees as an ability to plan for the future - in stark contrast to his own forethought.
After being crowned African champions almost five years ago, Chipolopolo have suffered two first-round exits since and have not made it to next year's tournament in Gabon.
"I think we failed to qualify for the tournament because the transition after winning the cup in 2012 was not handled properly," Katongo said.
"A lot of players that won the tournament have been discarded for new ones who lack the necessary experience.
"We need to be patient in order for us to build a strong team for the future and avoid rushing young players."
Motorists travelling east were temporarily blocked after the incident between junction 44 at Llansamlet and junction 43 for Llandarcy.
One lane of the westbound carriageway was also closed to aid emergency services.
Firefighters and paramedics were called to the scene at 14:30 BST. Details of injuries are unknown.
The rising cost of electricity, in particular, has pushed the rate to its highest level since November 2003.
The country's central bank targets an inflation rate of 4.5% and has raised interest rates to 14.25% - among the highest of major economies - to combat rising prices.
High inflation is compounding Brazil's economic woes.
According to the International Monetary Fund, the country's economy is set to shrink by 1.5% this year.
Weaker demand for Brazil's commodities, particularly from the slowing Chinese economy, is the main reason behind the slowdown.
The country's President, Dilma Rousseff, is also trying to force through measures to cut the country's deficit by cutting spending and raising taxes.
Brazil is currently the world's seventh largest economy.
"At this stage, based on the evidence gathered, no formal action will be taken,'' said a statement by New South Wales police.
Photographer Kristi Miller complained to police about an incident outside a cinema on 23 August, saying she thought Gibson was "going to punch me".
The actor's publicist said the star was "satisfied" at the police decision.
Gibson's lawyer in Sydney, Christopher Murphy, was informed of the police decision not to press charges on Thursday.
"Mel Gibson has totally denied from the onset these disgraceful allegations,'' said a statement issued by publicists Rogers and Cowan.
"He is now satisfied that the police, after speaking to witnesses and reviewing CCTV footage and other evidence, have found there is no substance to the claim."
The Daily Telegraph's Miller, 39, claimed Gibson launched into a tirade after she took pictures of the actor and his 24-year-old girlfriend, Rosalind Ross, leaving an Israeli Film Festival screening at the Palace Verona Cinema in a suburb of Sydney on Sunday 23 August.
The Braveheart director, who fell out of favour in Hollywood after a series of public outbursts, is currently shooting World War II drama Hacksaw Ridge in Australia.
The annual count at Pensthorpe, near Fakenham, has revealed 778 birds in total, made up of 58 species, including red-listed turtle doves and corncrakes.
Wardens on the 660-acre reserve, which hosted the BBC's Springwatch, can spend several days completing the stock take.
A spokeswoman said "wild creatures... don't stop and wait to be counted".
The wardens are required to count all the captive bred birds and mammals within the aviaries and lakes on the site, but the job is made harder as many of the species are small and move quickly.
Chrissie Kelley, head of species management at Pensthorpe, said: "Sometimes it can take an hour or two trying to find one elusive bird that is hiding away in the reeds.
"These are wild creatures so they don't stop and wait to be counted. This makes the task quite a challenging one.
"It's also a great time to see the different species of birds, particularly the colourful males, whose plumage is at its most stunning in preparation for spring."
The reserve is also a centre for the East Anglia Red Squirrel Breeding Programme, which includes Banham Zoo and Kelling Heath, in north Norfolk, as part of a co-ordinated effort to reinforce the species' declining population.
"We introduced a new male to our female last year and to be honest, she wasn't that keen," said Ms Kelley.
"But now they look to be getting on OK and I've seen them doing their courtship chasing so I'm hoping they'll produce kittens."
Flintshire Magistrates' Court was told an immigration enforcement team visited the site of the £212m Berwyn Prison in Wrexham on Friday.
The details emerged during the Saturday hearing of a man from Ukraine who is accused of working illegally.
His case has been sent to Mold Crown Court at a later date.
The defendant's solicitor told the court: "It's quite ironic to say the least."
The new prison will hold about 2,000 inmates when it opens in February 2017.
Home Office figures show Wales resettled 78 Syrian refugees between October 2015 and March while Scotland accepted more than 600.
Charities said the figures were "disappointing" and Wales "should step up to the plate".
The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) said more councils were at the ready and it was in active discussions.
Carys Mair Thomas, head of Oxfam Cymru, said: "What is stopping all local authorities from welcoming these families?
"Ceredigion has become a trailblazing Welsh council despite never previously welcoming refugees, and should encourage others, with far more experience in these matters, to step up to the plate."
Neath Port Talbot welcomed the most so far, 27, followed by Swansea with 24. Torfaen and Ceredigion took in 10 each, and Caerphilly seven.
In May, Wrexham agreed to take in five Syrian families, while in April, Anglesey also agreed to accept 10 families over the next three years.
All Welsh councils have committed to take part in the Home Office-funded scheme, which will resettle 20,000 displaced Syrians living in refugee camps in the UK by 2020.
In September 2015, First Minister Carwyn Jones called for more leadership on the refugee crisis, and indicated Wales would accept 500 to 600 refugees.
A total of 1,602 arrivals have been welcomed across the UK.
Oxfam said for Wales to meet its fair share, each council only needed to welcome fewer than 10 families each.
A WLGA spokesman said councils were dealing with "challenging reception and resettlement issues".
"A number of Welsh councils have already played their part. More are standing at the ready and will receive refugees later this year.
"We are confident Welsh authorities will play a full role in the next stage of a UK-wide Syrian refugee resettlement programme that is being coordinated by the Home Office."
A Home Office spokesman said local authorities signed up to the the scheme on a voluntary basis.
He said councils were asked to "think very carefully" about whether they have the infrastructure and support networks needed to ensure the "appropriate care and integration of these refugees" before telling the Home Office how many refugees they are able to accept.
The technology shows that populations contain sub-groups with different migratory behaviour, according to US fish expert Prof David Secor.
He said that this insight casts doubt on the effectiveness of fisheries' geographic boundaries.
Prof Secor outlined his findings at a science conference in Denmark.
"We've had this view that we manage fisheries based on boundaries," explained Prof Secor, from the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.
"This is important because we have to regulate jurisdictional fisheries and we have to know how many fish are harvested so we can make sure that not too many fish are caught."
Counting the uncountable
But auditing fishing in this way, he added, means placing fish populations within those regulatory boundaries.
"Our new discoveries are really challenging the idea that populations of marine fish species fit nicely into those boundaries," Prof Secor said.
"Firstly, populations actually have structure. This structure contains sub-groups that have different seasonal migration behaviours."
He compared this to bird species, studied on land, which often have both "resident" and "migratory" groups within the same population. "We are beginning to see this, with digital age discoveries, in fish populations; there are resident and migratory groups."
The improved understanding of the complex and dynamic population patterns was emerging as a result of advances in technology that allowed researchers to electronically tag fish and monitor the movement and migration of individuals, he told BBC News.
Prof Secor shared his research at the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (Ices) Annual Science Conference 2015, which is being held this week in Copenhagen.
Ices is a global organisation, with a network of more than 4,000 scientists from 20 member nations, that "develops science and advice to support the sustainable use of the oceans".
Each year, Ices provides scientific data and information to EU fisheries ministers as they meet to set annual catch quotas. However, the political gathering is often criticised for failing to fully take into account the scientific advice.
Stable seas
However, Prof Secor was hopeful that advances in the scientific understanding of life patterns beneath the waves could help deliver sustainable marine stewardship.
"What this suggests is a possible opportunity to build stability by conserving this kind of structure in populations. This structure can actually help buffer the population against future change, such as climate change," he observed.
He added that the data also revealed the importance of an age structure within fish populations. Many species take many years to reach sexual maturity and removing too many mature individuals disrupts the population's ability to renew itself.
Prof Secor said: "Age structure is important in terms of allowing the ongoing production of populations. It is very hard to build it back into populations once it has been removed."
UN data suggests that global fish consumption has doubled in the past five decades and it is a trend that is set to continue, as the world's human population continues to expand and become increasingly urbanised.
Against this backdrop of increasing demand, there is a need for effective, sustainable fisheries management in order to satisfy the world's growing appetite for the fruits of the sea.
The Ices Annual Science Conference runs until Friday.
Alexei Navalny is considered by many in Russia to be the country's most promising opposition leader.
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The young lawyer first came to public attention as a blogger who ran a number of anti-corruption campaigns which exposed the excesses of Russia's political eite.
However, he gained wider popularity after getting involved in the mass opposition rallies in 2011, becoming one of their informal leaders.
He was arrested along with 300 protesters on 5 December and spent 15 days in prison.
He is trusted by many nationalists and distrusted by some liberals because of comments he has made against illegal immigration and because he attended the Russia March, a nationalist demonstration with strong far-right connections.
He was expelled by the left-liberal Yabloko party in 2007 over what it said were his "nationalistic activities".
But his commitment to democracy, political pluralism and the free market have given him wide appeal.
He coined the catch-phrase "party of crooks and thieves" which is now widely used by the opposition to describe Vladimir Putin's United Russia.
In an interview at the beginning of 2012, he said he would be ready to run for president if elections were free and fair.
The Aston Villa striker was not included in the squad to face Malta on Sunday, despite Celtic's Leigh Griffiths pulling out with injury.
Warnock, who managed McCormack at Leeds United, has sympathy for both the player and head coach Gordon Strachan.
"It was very difficult to find a system to suit Ross McCormack," said Warnock.
"I couldn't play him up front because he wasn't big enough or good enough in the air.
"I couldn't play him wide because I've got better wingers like Robert Snodgrass.
"So the only role I could give him really was in the hole like a number 10 behind the striker.
"You end up trying to find a system for one player and you can't do that."
McCormack signed for Aston Villa for £12m in August after scoring 23 goals for Fulham last season.
He made appearances for Scotland in friendlies against the Czech Republic in March then Italy in May but has been largely ignored by Scotland since making his debut in 2008.
"There's no doubt in my mind that Ross will score 20 goals this year in the Championship," Warnock told BBC Scotland's Sportsound. "He scores 20 goals every year.
"But it's very difficult to get a winning formula with him as he is - unless you give him that free role.
"He tried his hardest. He played wide left for me at times. He couldn't go past a player, but he would come in. He's good on free kicks and scores goals."
However, Warnock thought McCormack could warrant a place in the Scotland squad.
"You could always do with a Ross involved, which is why I'm surprised he's not involved," he added.
"If you are going to need a goal against a team like Malta, Ross can always give you that little bit different and create a chance.
"But you can't just pick him to be on the bench, so it is a dilemma.
"There's nothing wrong with the lad, he's a hard worker."
The keys for Barry Island Pleasure Park were handed to new owner Henry Danter on Monday, leaving just five days to get the site ready for visitors.
Mr Danter's daughter Kimberley, who is managing the construction, said that Monday's high winds, problems with diggers and a delay in receiving the keys had put them behind schedule.
On Wednesday 30 men were on site.
Ms Danter said that they would complete "three days' work in one day" in order to "put on a show for Barry" on Friday.
A new ride, the Star Flyer, has been delivered to the site alongside fairground staples like the dodgems, the Miami trip and the waltzer.
A child-size caterpillar roller-coaster and hot dog stand has also been planned for the opening.
The Vale of Glamorgan fair has been an attraction since 1920 and had 400,000 visitors over a bank holiday at its peak in 1934.
In recent years it found new fame with the TV comedy Gavin and Stacey after featuring in the BBC show.
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Alvarez withdrew from Spain's squad for the European Under-21 Championship in June because he required treatment.
The 22-year-old was given a round of applause from his Bilbao team-mates when he returned to the club on Friday.
Alvarez played 26 league games last season as Bilbao finished seventh in La Liga.
He had surgery in December after being diagnosed but was back in action in February.
An abnormality was discovered in June during a routine test to monitor the centre-back's recovery from his operation, which required him to start a new course of treatment.
"We want him to feel as comfortable as possible here and we did this not only for Yeray but for all families that suffer from this disease," said midfielder Oscar de Marcos.
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