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Public broadcaster NHK and other media forecast Ms Koike as the winner after polls closed at 20:00 (11:00 GMT).
If confirmed, one of her key challenges will be curbing the financial problems plaguing Tokyo's preparations to host the 2020 Olympic Games.
Scandals linked to the Games forced the last two governors to resign.
"I will lead Tokyo politics in an unprecedented manner, a Tokyo you have never seen," Ms Koike, 64, told cheering supporters,
"While feeling the weight of this result, I want to thoroughly push the metropolitan government forward as the new governor."
Tokyo's ill-tempered election
In all, 21 contenders were vying to lead the sprawling capital and a number of other cities in the prefecture.
Ms Koike, politician Hiroya Masuda and journalist Shuntaro Torigoe were the front-runners.
Sunday's election was called after previous governor Yoichi Masuzoe resigned last month following fierce criticism over allegations that he used official funds to pay for holidays, art and comic books for his children.
Mr Masuzoe, who won election promising a scandal-free administration, denied breaking the law, but admitted to ethical lapses around his spending.
His predecessor, Naoki Inose, also quit over a funding scandal in 2013 soon after Tokyo won the right to host the Olympics.
Since then Tokyo's preparations for the 2020 Summer Olympics have been hit by scandals, overspending, administrative fumbles and construction delays.
One of the new governor's first duties will be to travel to Rio at the end of the 2016 Olympics in August to accept the Olympic flag as the next host.
Royal Bournemouth and Poole hospitals are restricting visitor numbers in an effort to control the vomiting and diarrhoea bug.
Bournemouth's lead infection control nurse, Paul Bolton, told people to only visit "if absolutely necessary".
Different wards have been shut at different times so it is advised people call for more information.
At Bournemouth the wards currently closed are two, three, nine, 22 and some areas are closed in ward 21, while at Poole the Kimmeridge ward has been closed.
The 12 year old was on tracks in South Elmsall, Pontefract, at 18:15 BST on Monday when he was electrocuted, British Transport Police said.
The boy was treated by paramedics and taken to hospital, but he later died.
Officers said they continued to investigate how the boy came to be on the railway line, but his death was not being treated as suspicious.
Vitalii Sediuk told the Victoria Derbyshire programme he disagreed with social media comments that he had sexually assaulted Kim Kardashian and model Gigi Hadid in recent incidents.
During Milan Fashion Week, the Ukrainian crept up behind model Hadid and lifted her off her feet as she left a fashion show.
The 27-year-old also tried to kiss Kim Kardashian's bottom last week during Paris Fashion Week, but was subdued by her security.
"You're giving a bad word to sexual assault," he told Victoria Derbyshire.
"Sexual assault is basically rape. Did I rape anyone? No. I disagree. It's not sexual assault."
After being challenged that there is a wide spectrum of sexual assault, he denied that his actions fell under that bracket.
After pictures emerged of Hadid elbowing him in the face, a debate began on social media about whether his actions were an assault or just a prank.
Hadid wrote in Lena Dunham's blog, Lenny Letter, that she felt "in danger" during her encounter with Vitalii.
"I had every right to react the way I did. If anything, I want girls to see the video and know that they have the right to fight back, too, if put in a similar situation.
"It sounds [a] cliche to say it, but in the moment, it wasn't heroic to me. It was just what I had to do. I know people are put in much worse situations every day and don't have the cameras around that provoke social media support."
The 21-year-old added: "I just want to use what happened to me to show that it's everyone's right, and it can be empowering, to be able to defend yourself."
Vitalii worked as a reporter for the Ukrainian TV Channel 1+1, but now appears to publish content to his own social media platforms.
At the time of his "prank" on Kim, he explained on Instagram: "I was protesting Kim for using fake butt implants.
"I encourage her and the rest of the Kardashian clan to popularise natural beauty among teenage girls who follow and defend them blindly."
Vitalii says he didn't plan the "prank" he pulled on Kim, saying he was sitting in a cafe with an ice cream and she turned up at a venue opposite.
"It was the perfect situation for me. And that's why I did that."
He added that he will not be "pranking" the reality TV star for a third time, "absolutely no".
"It's my kind of style of entertainment and my kind of style of exclusive.
"I would feel bad if I had bad intentions. My intentions is never to offend someone. So I would never cross the line by punching someone."
Brad Pitt, Bradley Cooper, America Ferrera, Ciara, Leonardo Di Caprio, and Will Smith are just a few of the celebrities who have encountered Vitalii.
His attack on Brad Pitt during the Maleficent premiere back in 2014 resulted in a community service order in the US and he was banned from all red carpets in Los Angeles.
Vitalii insisted that he is a "serious journalist", having interviewed people like "Bill Clinton and highlighted terror attacks in France and the United States".
According to the celebrity website, TMZ, Kim is seeking to press charges and get a restraining order against Vitalii.
He grabbed at her legs at the same venue during the 2014 Paris Fashion Week.
"Some pranks are funny, some pranks are less funny. It's up to you to decide. My intention is never to hurt anyone, never to offend anyone. I'm basically a normal guy."
Vitalii admitted that he does his "pranks" for "attention" and wants to be like Piers Morgan, the British journalist and television star.
"I'm doing this for attention, and the more attention I receive the bigger platform I can get to express my opinion on certain topics.
"I would be surprised if someone lifted me up from behind as well," he added.
It sold the equivalent of 181,000 albums knocking Adele's 25 off the top spot.
His highest-charting US album previously had been The Next Day, which peaked at number two in 2013.
Nineteen of his albums entered the UK album charts last week, after fans sought out his classic hits.
Blackstar is the first posthumous number one album in the US since Michael Jackson's This Is It soundtrack topped the chart in November 2009.
Nine other Bowie albums also made the Billboard 200 this week with the Best of Bowie reaching number four and The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars at number 21.
Bowie: Every tour and studio album
His life in pictures
His first hit on the US singles chart was in 1972 with Changes. The record did not initially find major success, only reaching number 66 that year.
However the song returned to the chart in 1974, following Bowie's subsequent breakthrough on the American music scene with Space Oddity - his first top 40 hit which peaked at number 15.
His biggest selling single in the US was Let's Dance, which reached the top of chart in 1983. He also achieved seven top 10 albums.
The iconic singer died earlier this month following an 18-month battle with cancer.
Fans around the world have been paying homage to the 69-year-old at tribute concerts and memorial sites linked to musician.
Hundreds of fans in London packed out Islington's Grade I-listed Union Chapel on Sunday, while fellow music icon Bruce Springsteen covered Bowie's hit Rebel Rebel during the opening night of his new US tour.
In Belgium, astronomers have paid tribute to Bowie by dedicating a constellation to the self-proclaimed Starman. The constellation is made up of seven stars that, when connected, form the iconic lightning bolt seen on the cover of Bowie's Aladdin Sane album.
Sources: Google maps; tour dates from Wikipedia
Watch a special tribute programme David Bowie: Sound and Vision on the BBC iPlayer
Skills Development Scotland and the Scottish government-backed Digital Technologies Skills Group said it was the economy's fastest-growing sector.
Their report found that it accounted for 5% of Scotland's total business base.
It also suggested that the sector now employed 2% of the national workforce.
The report said that was creating "unprecedented demand" for digital skills.
It is estimated that Scotland has up to 12,800 tech job opportunities annually - a 16% increase on previous demand forecasts of 11,000.
According to the report, the number of tech businesses rose by 53% between 2010 and 2015 - almost three times as fast as businesses across Scotland as a whole (19%).
Micro-businesses, employing between one and 10 employees, accounted for 95% of firms in the sector.
The report also found that more than 60,000 people were employed in tech businesses across Scotland. The top three employment areas were Glasgow (29%), Edinburgh (23%) and West Lothian (9%).
Reacting to the findings, Finance Secretary Derek Mackay said: "Scotland has a proud tradition as a digital leader and today this government is putting digital technology at the heart of everything we do, from reforming our public services to boosting digital skills and fostering our tech sector.
"In March this year we published our ambitious, refreshed, digital strategy which reflects our vision for this area by aiming to create 150,000 digital jobs, ensuring all premises have access to broadband speeds of at least 30Mbps by 2021, and integrating digital into schools and further education.
"Today's report is good news and underlines the importance of digital skills to our economic and inclusive growth."
Claire Gillespie, from Skills Development Scotland, said: "The digital technologies sector is expanding and is a key contributor to the economic growth and global competitiveness of every sector in Scotland.
"This growth is creating significant job opportunities for skilled workers, particularly young people and other new entrants across a wide range of roles.
The report comes days after the boss of the trade body for the digital technologies industry in Scotland was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
ScotlandIS chef executive Polly Purvis was granted the award for "services to the digital economy in Scotland".
ScotlandIS represents 300 software, telecoms, IT and digital agency businesses. Its remit includes raising the profile of the industry in Scotland, lobbying policy makers and helping members develop business relationships with customers, suppliers and partner companies.
Ms Purvis has been at the helm of ScotlandIS since 2004 and is chairwoman of the digital skills academy CodeClan, which she and her team were instrumental in establishing in 2015.
The man was pronounced dead after the car he was in hit a wall in Dunstable, just after 12:00 BST.
Bedfordshire Police said they believed the same man was with a woman in Albion Street shortly before noon when they had cash stolen from them.
The force said it had an "open mind" as to whether the two incidents are linked.
The couple were allegedly robbed by two Asian women understood to have been in their 20s or 30s and wearing light-coloured long tops with blue patterns on them.
Macrae Burnet's 19th Century-set novel His Bloody Project has put him in the running for the award.
It tells of the murder of three people in a crofting community in Applecross in the Highlands and the trial of the young man accused of the killings.
The winner of the fiction prize will be announced on 25 October in London.
Previous Man Booker Prize nominee Deborah Levy, Paul Beatty, Ottessa Moshfegh, David Szalay and Madeleine Thien have also been shortlisted.
Macrae Burnet, who has degrees in English Literature and International Security Studies from Glasgow and St Andrews universities, won the Scottish Book Trust New Writer Award in 2013.
His first first novel, The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau, was longlisted for the Waverton Good Read Award.
The writer, who lives in Glasgow, said: "I'm so thrilled to be on the shortlist, especially when you consider the calibre of authors that were on the longlist.
"As a writer, all you want is for readers to have the opportunity to discover your work, and a Man Booker nomination propels your book to a wider audience than I could ever have dreamed of. It's quite astonishing."
Sara Hunt, of the book's Scottish publisher Contraband, said: "We are so very excited, both for Graeme and the book - we couldn't be happier."
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Root declared late on day four, setting West Indies a target of 322, 10 days after they beat the tourists by an innings and 209 runs in the first Test.
He said that was a "positive decision" to try to win the Test.
"If we were right on it and took all of our chances it might have been slightly different," Root said.
"It was spinning. It was the fifth day. We are a positive side who want to win Test matches - unfortunately we weren't able to do that.
"At no point were we complacent."
England coach Trevor Bayliss said the decision to declare was a "very good" one that he left to Root and vice-captain Ben Stokes.
The hosts dropped three catches on the final day but Root said it was their performance on the first two days that "really hurt" them.
England were bowled out for just 258 on day one, and West Indies had a lead of 71 for the loss of five wickets by the end of the second day.
Root did however say that the way his side fought back into the match was a positive.
"Previously we might not have found a way back into the game," he said.
"I thought it was a real step forward for this side, finding a way to show fight and character to get into a position so we could declare."
Batsmen Mark Stoneman and Dawid Malan both made gritty half-centuries in England's second innings.
Both are at the start of their Test careers and looking to secure a place in the side for this winter's Ashes series.
"Stoneman looks like a tough player, a natural player," Bayliss said.
"Both he and Malan spent a fair time out in the middle and that will do them the world of good."
The defeat is England's second under Root's captaincy and ends a run of three victories in a row.
"It keeps us focused," Bayliss said.
"After the last few Tests people have been saying we were in a good place for Ashes, well we have lost this one and it will keep the guys grounded.
"They will come out in the next match and show us what they have got."
Ahead of the general election, we want you to tell us what you want to know about the NHS, which is a key policy area for the major parties.
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The on-board footage showed Audi driver Alina Khan, 30, from Oldham, brake heavily to stage an accident.
She was given a suspended jail sentence at Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court after admitting fraud by false representation at an earlier hearing.
The crash took place in Chester Road, Hulme, in June 2011.
Khan was given a 14-month sentence suspended for two years and will also be supervised by the Probation Service for six months.
Co-defendants Kamran Yasin, 32, of Brook Lane, Oldham, and Sarafaraz Ahmed, 31, of Cambridge Road, Oldham, who both admitted the same offence, will be sentenced next month.
'Single isolated incident'
The court heard the victim's vehicle was fitted with a dashboard camera readily available in high street stores.
The incident was passed to fraud investigators after co-defendant Yasin, 32, gave details of the crash to accident management firm boss Ahmed, 31, who put in a fraudulent claim for up to £30,000 damages to insurers LV (Liverpool Victoria).
Judge Angela Nield told Khan, of Eric Street, Oldham, she had committed a "wicked and dangerous" act which usually merited an immediate custodial term, but she could suspend the sentence after reviewing medical evidence involving her disabled daughter.
The court heard Khan had breached the terms of another suspended sentence given to her in 2010 for benefit fraud.
Martin Callery, defending Khan, said it was a "single isolated incident".
She was made a principal of the Royal Ballet in 2008 when she was just 24 years old.
She is currently performing The Nutcracker at the Royal Opera House and this week made it into 2014's Who's Who.
Below are her top ten tips on how to succeed as a ballerina.
I was originally sent off to ballet lessons as a child to calm me down a little bit. I started doing ballet after school with quite a strict teacher. I think it first dawned on me that I wanted to be a ballerina when I read about Margot Fonteyn as a child. I was always saying, "Mummy I want to be Margot the second!"
I didn't start because I loved the colour pink or anything, it really was just meant to be an after-school activity, but I absolutely adored it and I've never, ever looked back. I never doubted, never questioned, just always strived to be a ballerina.
I remember being 11 years old and thinking I was going to be some Prima Ballerina in a couple of years, like in the good old days.
The reality was later shaken in to me: I was going to have to work like a dog for about eight years until I even, maybe, possibly got a job in a ballet company, somewhere in the world. The reality is very different to what people think.
Practice is just so important. But also, I discovered the art of imagery, which for me has been a huge tool. It means I can see the finished product of what I want to be in my head. It's really helped me, because of course there are only so many hours you can put your body through before you break.
Sometimes my Mum will think I'm just quietly watching something on the television, and that's how it looks, but really, I'm not watching the television at all… I'm rehearsing in my head and might be doing three run-throughs of Romeo and Juliet!
Body shape is really important. Some dancers will always look like the perfect ballerina, even from a young age, but bodies grow and change at different times. I work really hard in the studio but I also love swimming; not only is it an all-over body work-out, but it's so good for your joints and muscles too.
When I can, I do some yoga. I have a bit of shoulder trouble, so sometimes I can't do all that 'downward dog' stuff. But there is nothing quite like pulling on those pink tights and whacking through a three-hour ballet. I'm not going to lie, that is the thing that is going to get you the most in shape.
I think you have to be a bit of a tough nut to make it. You won't get anywhere unless you really understand the importance of criticism. Teachers give it in different ways - as a student you need to always remember that they are just trying to make you better.
Ultimately, whether they are a bit strict or a bit harsh is kind of irrelevant, what they are telling you is probably of some use. But it can be hard to accept if you are being shouted at.
I had one Russian coach who I absolutely adored and I still miss him today - he was just such a taskmaster. He would really put me through my paces and say, "Again! No! Again! Do again! Right now! Tidy! Again! Open! Higher! Again, again, again!" He just wanted me to be the best that I could be.
I hate the expression, "watch what you eat." For me, it's more about feeling good. I want to feel good when I wake up in the morning, still feel good at four o'clock in the afternoon and I want to feel great when I'm on stage at night.
Obviously you want to remain lean and in shape, but ultimately you've got to do the job, and after all those rehearsals, you want to do it as best you can. Of course we are allowed chocolates, even before a performance. Sometimes you just need sugar to get you through and if you are going to get that from a bag of Maltesers and a can of Coke, then so be it.
You do get pretty close to the people that you are dancing with. I do still get a little bit shy, even now. In Romeo and Juliet, when you first rehearse the kiss with someone, I still get embarrassed. But before you know it you are "pashing" all over the place.
I remember one boyfriend saying, "His hands were everywhere when he was lifting you Lauren", and I'd never thought of it like that. When it happens I'm not thinking, "Ooo, there's a guy touching my inner thigh." It's more, "How do I look in this lift?"
Your technically best years match your emotional ones. When you go through disastrous times you really draw on your inner strength, and your emotions are so much more heightened.
For me, the technical side of ballet is just the pallet that we work with. I love doing the ballerina thing, of course I do, but I feel like I'm starting to give more to my performances and, I believe, that is because of everything I've been through.
I think the next two or three years will be my personal peak, just because of the amount of time I've had off due to illness and injury. I'd like to think that I could do this until I am 40, but I genuinely don't know what I want to do later on in my career.
Yes I've had to make sacrifices. But then everyone has to sacrifice something if they really want to do something successfully. So it feels completely natural for me to make sacrifices, but sometimes my friends look at me like I'm some kind of alien.
It can be quite lonely. Sometimes you can feel isolated because you are the only one in your group of friends that really understands what you need to do to get to the next level, so that can be quite tricky. I'm not able to go to endless parties or anything like that, but my good friends, who I can count on one hand, totally understand and support me.
There are so many things I would like to say to a younger me. I'd like to say that you need to be really realistic. You need to really suck it up, put on your "big girl pants", be brave, learn to listen to criticism and listen to the truth.
When I was younger, there were so many things that I didn't achieve, that I wanted to. There were competitions I didn't get into, grades I didn't make - and I remember those moments like they were yesterday.
But learning from those experiences, that's when I really turned up the volume. I used that sadness - almost anger - and disappointment with myself to strive towards the next level. So don't be scared of failure. If you are meant to succeed you'll rise above that. Just keep going and it will make you stronger.
Volunteers with the Borders Water Rescue Unit helped evacuate people from their homes on Saturday as the River Teviot threatened to break its banks.
They are all divers who are trained to carry out search, rescue and recovery operations in local rivers and lochs.
However the charity, which is entirely self-funding, needs to raise £50,000 to safeguard its future.
The group is made up of 23 volunteers from professions that include building, painting, engineering and teaching.
They believe their work with the rescue unit will be in increasing demand in the future as extreme weather events appear to become more common.
Team leader David Fuller-Shapcott, a farmer from near Kelso, said: "We are looking at significant climate change issues. We have got more major weather events.
"The rivers respond much more as a consequence and water rescue is becoming much more of an issue than it used to be."
As well as responding to flooding events, the unit works alongside the emergency services in search and rescue situations on inland waters in the Lothians and the Borders.
The team also helps support water-based community events such as the Common Ridings water crossings.
Members now need to raise £50,000 for a vehicle which can tow their equipment.
Mr Fuller-Shapcott said: "We are at a crossroads as a team and we need to be thinking in terms of securing a vehicle to complement what we already do.
"We have two boats. We have to actually choose between two boats when we go to an incident at the moment because we can't take both."
When it is swollen the muddy banks disappear, hiding an unappealing shoreline.
The flow of people into this Lincolnshire market town is harder to fathom, its impact is less clear.
In the decade since the expansion of the European Union in 2004, thousands came from countries once under Soviet domination to work on the land and in the local factories.
There were tensions as that human flow increased.
That has given UKIP a boost. The latest opinion poll by Lord Ashcroft showed the party, which campaigns for the UK's exit from the European Union, within striking distance of taking what was once a Conservative safe seat. They have picked up support from voters who have watched their town change rapidly.
But the businesses that have benefited from migration - and have started to see the town revive on the back of it - are reluctant to speak out.
"Below the radar there are businesses that do feel it is positive (but) in a small town, you can alienate yourself very quickly," says Simon Beardsley, chief executive of Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce.
"Initially there was a mood of scepticism around individuals coming in and the impact that they would make on the town and the economy. Over a period of time those impressions have changed and the acceptance of migration into the town has changed.
"Without the numbers coming in, the businesses would suffer because predominantly the area is made up of low-skilled, low-wage jobs in agriculture and food processing and there isn't the indigenous population looking to take up those jobs."
Mr Beardsley says many employers would suffer if they couldn't recruit the labour they needed and, even if they were to entice British workers to apply, the higher wages necessary would drive up the costs.
Despite numerous BBC requests, we found, with a fierce election contest underway, those employing east Europeans in large numbers all refused to speak about it.
"Most of the land work is taken up by the east Europeans now," one young man tells me in a cashpoint queue. He says those who want that work on the land, as he once did, see the arrivals as competition.
"If you were ever stuck for a job there was always land work but it has got a bit more difficult now everybody is having to work more, because they work all the hours God sends.
"The east European gangs will work for a lot less, for a lot longer, than the English gangs."
Big increase
Boston has seen a bigger increase in residents from Eastern Europe than anywhere else in England and Wales, according to the 2011 census.
In 2001, the town had a population of 55,753, with 98.5% indicating they were white British.
In 2011, 10.6% of the town's 64,600 population indicated they came from one of the new EU nations such as Poland, Lithuania, Latvia or Romania.
Asked if businesses like immigration because the arrivals had pushed down wages, Simon Beardsley answers obliquely.
"There is a supply and demand issue here in terms of the flood of labour into the market. Businesses do need the labour, without it they would struggle to do what they need to do, so yes it is potentially a lower cost base," he says.
Entertaining her daughter in a play park, Jurgita - a qualified Lithuanian environmental scientist who came to do low-skilled factory work and has already been promoted - is reluctant to address the political hostility to the migrants.
"English people are good to me, so I am really happy here. I live my life and if other people want a better life, I don't see a problem that they come. If people want to work - they can do it. If they don't, they should stay at home. There is enough for everybody."
In the pedestrianised town centre, there is a vibrancy not seen in years.
"There are a lot of full shops instead of empty ones," says one male resident.
"If they (the east Europeans) disappeared now, there would be a whole street called West Street that would be pretty much empty. It's like Poland down there," he says, referring to the once-battered road that has become a totemic indicator of the town's changing character, with its array of Baltic and Polish food shops.
One British woman tells me she welcomes the broader outlook the arrivals bring to the town, but she bemoans the pressure on schools and hospitals; a concern mentioned by many here.
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Her friend begins to walk off, but pauses to describe her "two years of hell" living next to 12 noisy east European men who, she says, partied 24 hours a day.
Another British woman says she fears the town is divided now but she is critical of her own community's hostility.
"If I went to a different country and people were horrible to me and didn't want to speak to me I wouldn't want to speak to them either," she says.
Len Evans, a fruit-and-veg stallholder on the market, interrupts his sales banter to explain how his traditional customers were ageing and dwindling each year. Demand for his produce is now driven by the "fantastic" new east Europeans.
"They've regenerated the town and the market and they're very good customers and the majority are very nice people," he says with a wry smile.
"If the east Europeans weren't here, we wouldn't be here as stall holders."
The chamber of commerce agrees the new arrivals have brought a dynamism to the economy. But many east Europeans are massively over-qualified for the work they are doing and they are competing for low-skilled, low-paid jobs with British people with fewer work opportunities. They are a godsend for employers but viewed with more suspicion by those competing for work, homes and services.
Once they have mastered the language, they are likely to move on and up the professional food chain to compete in other sectors and that could imply more immigration to fill behind them.
Saulius and Laura are both highly qualified Lithuanian architects. Laura helped renovate the royal palace in the capital Vilnius and Saulius was a project manager; both lost their jobs in the economic crisis and moved to the UK.
Laura looks after their baby while Saulius works in a food factory enjoying, for now, what he calls a stress-free job with regular hours. Both see Boston as "the start" of a new UK life-journey and Laura is particularly keen to return to architecture. It is a pattern repeated in countless interviews with aspirational migrants.
But there's a twist. Laura and Saulius agree their progress in learning the language and integrating into UK society has been slowed by the lack of English people around them to speak to in Boston.
"We can learn Polish more (easily) than English," says Saulius.
"There are very few English people at the factory so there is little opportunity to speak."
The migration they and others like them represent has ebbed and flowed over the years. Some locals initially resented the fact that many took their hard-earned wages and returned home with the spoils but that has given way to a realisation that many are now intending to stay.
The voters will soon have their say but the east Europeans have come ashore and the waters in Boston are settling.
But the key question "is immigration good or bad for the people of towns like Boston?" defies all simple answers.
The 37-year-old is one of five acts to be honoured for their achievements in art, music, theatre, technology and business at the ceremony.
R&B star Usher, whose hits include Yeah and Confessions, will receive the music award for his two-decade career.
Phylicia Rashad, best known in the UK as The Cosby Show's Clair Huxtable, is to receive the theatrical arts award.
Her credits on Broadway and in regional theatre include August: Osage County, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Medea and Raisin in the Sun, for which she won a Tony Award.
Director of the National Museum of African Art, Dr Johnnetta Betsch Cole, will pick up the education award.
John W Thompson, who replaced Bill Gates as chairman of Microsoft earlier this year, will be honoured with the technology and business award.
West, who among the acts being rumoured as a headliner for next year's Glastonbury Festival, is one of the most successful rappers of his generation.
His sonically adventurous, genre-defying albums have generated hits like Gold Digger, Stronger and Black Skinhead, while his innovative live performances have incorporated ballet, Margiela masks and striking production design from Britain's Es Devlin.
The performer's notoriously spiky interviews and awards show interventions have also made headlines around the world.
The BET Awards were established in 2001 to honour African Americans and other minorities working in multiple disciplines.
Past honourees include Dr Maya Angelou, who received the literary arts award in 2012 and Whitney Houston, who received the entertainers award in 2010.
The 2015 Honours, presented by Wayne Brady, will take place at the Warner Theatre in Washington on 24 January and will be shown on the BET channel on 23 February.
Sonia Pereiro-Mendez was due to sue her former employers Goldman Sachs for sex and maternity discrimination.
The mother-of-two, who was an executive director in distressed investing, alleged she was discriminated against after telling her bosses she was pregnant.
Goldman Sachs had denied the claims.
Employment judge Andrew Glennie said the claimant and the bank had informed the Central London Employment Tribunal that they had "reached terms of settlement".
Her lawyer Richard Leiper said: "The parties have resolved the issues between them and they ask that the claim be dismissed upon withdrawal."
Ms Pereiro-Mendez is understood to have left the company and no details of the settlement have been released.
A Goldman Sachs spokeswoman said: "We are pleased this matter is resolved."
Robert Bleakley denies claims he has a "problem with women", which were made by Wigan Council's chief executive after a probe into his conduct.
Donna Hall made the statement after he used his council mobile phone to call sex chat lines and send explicit and derogatory text messages.
His employer has also launched a probe.
Liverpool City Council is also looking at whether there has been any policy breaches during Mr Bleakley's employment as a council officer.
Last week, Wigan Council's Standards Committee was shown text messages including one in March 2013 in which he swore and said women were "idiots".
It then said: "No wonder women are just cooking and washing material."
Mr Bleakley, who has been a councillor for more than 10 years, said: "The Wigan Council bogus allegations of sexism are denied and refuted.
"I am not a sexist, these remarks or text messages were made after the death of my mother and I have to say the early stages of a breakdown.
"They were totally out of character. They were said in jest to a very good friend of mine."
The Standards Committee hearing found Mr Bleakley breached members' code of conduct for using his phone for personal use but the panel did not suspend him as a councillor.
His phone was removed with other IT equipment and his internet access was stopped.
The Wigan Independents' representative said: "It has been regrettable. I've always said I'm going to serve a full term until 2016."
The Tyldesley ward councillor paid the money straight back after a phone bill of nearly £2,500 highlighted he had been calling chat lines, he said.
He said the messages "weren't meant to be upsetting" and "sincerely apologised".
Earlier this year, Mr Bleakley was found to have deliberately altered an email to try to jeopardise a senior employee's job and viewed pornographic material on his council-issued laptop.
"Tyldesley electors re-elected me on a number of occasions knowing that I do overstep the mark," he said.
He will also be given equal opportunities training.
Mr Bleakley welcomed the investigation by Liverpool City Council and said he would "fully co-operate if requested".
Liverpool City Council confirmed Mr Bleakley is a paid employee of the authority but does not deal with the public.
A Liverpool City Council spokesman said: "We have launched our own investigation to establish whether there has been any breach of any relevant policies, procedures or codes".
The letter says the UK plays a key "balancing role" in European politics and a British exit from the EU "would be disastrous".
It is addressed to the Czech-born British playwright, Sir Tom Stoppard.
The signatories include Cold War-era dissidents, supermodel Eva Herzigova and renowned conductor Jiri Belohlavek.
The list is topped by Michael Zantovsky, a former Czech ambassador to London who was spokesman for the late Vaclav Havel, the man who led the 1989 Velvet Revolution that swept the Soviet-backed communists from power. Mr Zantovsky now runs the Vaclav Havel library.
Havel's brother Ivan is also a signatory, as are Cardinal Dominik Duka, Archbishop of Prague, and former gymnast Vera Caslavska, who won seven Olympic gold medals.
The Czech letter speaks of the close historical ties that bind Britain to Bohemia, a common Celtic heritage, medieval royal marriages and the Czechoslovak fighter pilots who served in the RAF in the Battle of Britain.
"Britain... has played a balancing role in European politics, effectively preventing any large European power from playing a hegemonistic role," the letter says.
How trade and the UK's economy are affected by membership of the EU.
But it also acknowledges that "many Europeans, in the East and in the West, are frustrated with the decreasing ability of the EU to cope with the current problems".
It says Brexit would leave the UK isolated, "stranded in the middle of the Atlantic", and argues that Europe has gained from the British "democratic institutions, entrepreneurial spirit, common sense and pragmatic approach".
However, the signatories stress that the plea to the UK is non-political - and only one of them is a serving politician.
The Czech Republic and three of its ex-communist neighbours - Hungary, Poland and Slovakia - are in dispute with their EU partners over refugee policy.
The four - together called the Visegrad Group - object to a European Union plan to distribute refugees more fairly across the EU. The four argue that they are ill-suited to integrate migrants, especially Muslims from outside Europe.
There is also a strong strain of Euroscepticism in Czech society - and support for EU membership amongst the Czechs has plunged in recent years.
Some Czech leaders, including President Milos Zeman, have spoken out against other EU policies, besides migration.
Mr Zeman says the EU should lift its sanctions on Russia, imposed over the March 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, internationally recognised as part of Ukraine.
His predecessor Vaclav Klaus was staunchly Eurosceptic, arguing that the behaviour of EU officials reminded him of the Soviet bloc.
I was charmed both by the idea and by the ambition of the scientists behind it, but suspected that they might struggle to find commercial applications for their concept.
So I'm all the more delighted to find they have done a deal with one of the world's biggest games businesses which could mean that "chirping" ends up as a common term in the lexicon of gaming.
Activision is about to release the latest version of its Skylanders console game, but has already launched a mobile app that allows players to create or modify characters for the game.
And it's here that Chirp comes in because users can transfer characters from their consoles to a phone using the audio technology.
Activision is even using the term in its promotional material about the app, describing how "the Chirp functionality transfers your Imaginator Skylander by using sound" and instructing users to make sure the volume on their TVs is turned up and their mobile devices are close to the speaker to get the data.
Unsurprisingly, the Chirp team are jubilant about this development, seeing it as vindication of what seems a somewhat unlikely vision of a world where high-pitched audio tones become an accepted form of data transfer.
"This deal is game-changing for both Chirp and the gaming industry," Chirp's CEO Moran Lerner told me.
"For Chirp's technology being such a critical part of a multi-billion dollar game in its own right, it shows the trust in our technology."
Mr Lerner was brought in last year to give some commercial heft to a business which emerged from the laboratories of University College London. He's also a great evangelist for the technology, describing how it's being used in everything from validating bus tickets in India to making the process of signing into a wi-fi network far simpler.
There are others experimenting with this kind of audio technology, notably Google which has an extension for its Chrome browser allowing users to share a URL by sending out an audio tone. That could be intimidating for a tiny start-up, but Moran Lerner believes his company is ahead of the pack: "Chirp is now the proven leader in this space with the most proven, trusted, reliable, ubiquitous and widely used technology."
For any new tech firm, the question is can they grow fast enough before the money from their backers runs out. The chief executive won't go into details on Chirp's finances but claims it is "very well funded" with more money about to arrive from "some very high-profile major investors".
Last month, we ran a series of reports asking why the UK cannot grow the kind of technology companies that emerge from Silicon Valley.
But perhaps Chirp shows things are changing. As I wrote when I first met the company, maybe it will still prove a passing craze, but how inspiring to meet a British start-up with such Californian ambitions.
The rail firm has said those travelling between the west and London on high speed trains must reserve a space by 18:00 BST the day before travelling.
Previously, cyclists could only board with a bike during off-peak hours. This is being extended to all services.
The firm has said the change brings it in line with other operators in the UK.
The new regulations have prompted some criticism from passengers.
Exeter Cycling Campaign tweeted: "Very disappointing @GWRUK only taking bikes on high speed trains if booked 2hrs in advance, even if there's a space."
Trains to and from London will have six dedicated bicycle storage spaces on board, but those with a folding bike do not need to make a reservation, the company said.
Dan Paines, from GWR, said: "It's getting more and more of a problem as more and more people bring their bikes on.
"It's much more popular than it was, even two or three years ago.
"What we're seeing is that people with bikes and tickets, turning up and finding that there's no space on that train, having to buy another ticket or pay a little bit more to get on the next one."
He signed a wide-ranging executive order, which also saw all refugee admissions suspended for four months.
Entry of visitors from six mainly Muslim countries to the US has also been halted for three months.
Human rights groups and high profile figures have condemned the move.
Mr Trump signed the executive order at the Pentagon after a ceremony to swear in Gen James Mattis as defence secretary.
During the ceremony, he said: "I'm establishing new vetting measures to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States of America. We only want to admit those into our country who will support our country and love deeply our people."
The text of the order was released several hours after it was signed. Among the measures are:
However, a mention of creating "safe zones" within Syria, seen in an earlier draft, was removed from the final order.
The order also said all immigration programmes should include questions to "evaluate the applicant's likelihood of becoming a positively contributing member of society."
In a TV interview broadcast earlier on Friday, the president said Christians would be given priority among Syrians who apply for refugee status in the future.
Other measures include a broad review of the information required from all countries to approve a visa; a review of visa schemes between nations to ensure they are "truly reciprocal" for US citizens; and the immediate suspension of the Visa Interview Waiver Programme.
But the document says exceptions to most restrictions could be made on a case-by-case basis.
President Trump also signed an executive order aimed at rebuilding the military by "developing a plan for new planes, new ships, new resources and new tools for our men and women in uniform".
Last year, the administration of then-President Barack Obama admitted 10,000 Syrian refugees into the US. Neighbouring Canada - whose population is a ninth of that of the US - took in 35,000.
During the presidential campaign, Mr Trump suggested a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on".
But he has made no mention of this since being elected last November.
The signing of the executive order has been met with criticism from rights organisations, Democrats and notable figures.
Democratic Senator Kamala Harris wrote that the order had been signed on Holocaust Memorial Day. "Make no mistake — this is a Muslim ban," she wrote.
"During the Holocaust, we failed to let refugees like Anne Frank into our country. We can't let history repeat itself," she said.
And New York's mayor, Bill de Blasio, said he was profoundly "profoundly saddened" and the president had sent "a shamefully different message" than the country's founding beliefs.
Malala Yousafzai, the teenage Nobel Peace Laureate who was once shot by the Taliban following her advocacy for women's education in Pakistan, wrote that she was "heartbroken".
"America is turning its back on a proud history of welcoming refugees and immigrants - the people who helped build your country, ready to work hard in exchange for a fair chance at a new life," she added.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg also posted a lengthy note to his own profile on the site, saying he was "concerned" about the president's executive orders, and noting that he, like many Americans, is the descendant of immigrants.
The head of American Civil Liberties Union condemned the use of the words "extreme vetting", saying it was a "euphemism for discriminating against Muslims".
"Identifying specific countries with Muslim majorities and carving out exceptions for minority religions flies in the face of the constitutional principle that bans the government from either favouring or discriminating against particular religions," Anthony Romero said in a statement.
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Gwent Police said Thomas Lawrence died at the scene on Belmont Hill, Caerleon.
The teenager, from Pontypool, Torfaen, was taken to Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital where she remains in a critical condition.
There were no other vehicles involved in the crash, which happened at about 23:00 GMT on Wednesday, and officers are continuing to investigate.
Dale Whillans, 18, died after the accident on 6 April last year.
A court heard how Aaron Murphy, 19, overtook a line of traffic before his Seat Ibiza mounted a verge, hit a road sign and rolled into a field.
Sentence was deferred at the High Court in Edinburgh and an interim driving disqualification was imposed.
Mr Whillans was a front seat passenger in the car and suffered such serious head injuries that he died as a result of the accident on the A698 Hawick to Jedburgh road.
Murphy's defence counsel Ronnie Renucci told the court: "I am instructed on behalf of Aaron Murphy to apologise on his behalf at the first public opportunity that he has had.
"I am instructed to express his deep regret and sorrow at the death of someone who was his friend, Dale Whillans."
The judge, Lady Wolffe, said: "This is indeed a very tragic case."
Advocate depute Keith O'Mahony told the court that Murphy had performed an overtaking manoeuvre to pass several vehicles at a location where it was unsafe to do so.
The prosecutor added: "The accused and the deceased were well known to each other.
"They had the same group of friends and had been schoolmates at both primary and secondary school."
On the day of the incident, they and others had decided to drive in two cars from Hawick to Berwick upon Tweed.
They caught up with a queue of four vehicles and while the first of their cars completed an overtaking manoeuvre safely, Murphy failed to do so.
Mr O'Mahony said the noise of the vehicles accelerating caught the attention of witnesses and one thought they were travelling at more than 70mph.
He said: "Other witnesses confirm the accused was travelling in excess of the speed limit with one witness describing his speed as 'ridiculous'."
A couple travelling with young children saw his car come over the crest of a hill towards them and managed to bring their Saab almost to a halt.
Murphy's car went off the road and collided with a road sign before hitting a dry stone wall and rolling into a ploughed field near Timpendean cottages.
The advocate depute said: "The vehicle came to rest the right way up.
"The impact caused extensive damage to the entire vehicle."
Murphy and another passenger, Lee Sanderson, got out of the vehicle but Mr Whillans, of Longcroft Road, Hawick, was unconscious and remained in the front passenger seat.
An off-duty surgeon and paramedic tried to help the victim and got him out of the vehicle.
He was taken to Borders General Hospital before being flown by helicopter to Edinburgh but did not survive his injuries.
Police investigators came to the opinion that the Seat had been travelling at excessive speed immediately before the collision.
Sentence on Murphy was deferred until next month and bail continued.
Tonight's event is obviously a great opportunity for Plaid Cymru.
This is the first time its leader will be on the top table in the only occasion in which David Cameron and Ed Miliband will appear together during the entire campaign.
It's the kind of exposure party spin doctors could only have dreamt about and the first thing she's likely to say is how she represents Wales.
In other words she'll try to blur the lines between Plaid and the country itself.
Unsurprisingly the other parties have got in early and got in hard.
Welsh Labour has described Plaid as a minority party at every level of government, and have happily trotted out the statistics revealing the uncomfortable truth for Plaid that it is the only one of the smaller parties not to have seen any kind of significant bounce in the polls since 2010.
Even though Ed Miliband will be centre-stage, Welsh Labour is clearly acutely aware of the potential benefits to Leanne Wood.
After all, on the day that the Plaid leader will be standing between Ed Miliband and Nicola Sturgeon, claiming to be the voice of Wales in a TV debate watched by millions, the First Minister Carwyn Jones, the man who travels the world representing Wales, is left to blog in the Huffington Post. Incidentally neither of them are standing in the election.
It's not only Labour, the other parties have all weighed in as well on the issue of who represents Wales.
Plaid need the exposure and a strong performance from its leader tonight because, as Labour have reminded everyone, the polls have not suggested any meaningful rise in support for it.
Its campaign strategy has been geared around this debate. Plaid has front-loaded its campaign, with two launches already out of the way, to take as much advantage as possible from the event.
Its big job then it so to try to maintain the momentum over the next five weeks.
It must surely be the case that Leanne Wood has had more UK-wide exposure than any of her predecessors, but can she take advantage of it to really take Labour on in places like Llanelli and Anglesey, or at the very least lay the foundations for a strong performance in the assembly elections next year?
Time is obviously going to be limited in the debate. I suspect the biggest danger for Plaid, and for the other party leaders as well for that matter, is to go missing in action if the debate turns into a bunfight as it opens up in the latter stages.
Leopards, who won the trophy in 2012, went into the second leg of the play-off in Lombamba leading 1-0 from their home leg.
But Swallows, who went further behind in front of their home fans, fought back to win 4-2 on the day and secure a famous 4-3 aggregate win.
Banele Sikhondze scored the tie-deciding goal two minutes into stoppage time, creating history for his club and country.
Also on Saturday, Uganda's KCCA beat Al Masry of Egypt 4-3 on penalties in Ismailia as they became the first Ugandan club to reach the group stage of an African continental competition.
Masry levelled the aggregate score with a goal on home soil to make it 1-1 overall, before KCCA's win on penalties.
Another East African side did not fare as well as KCCA, as Young Africans of Tanzania - who edged Mouloudia Alger of Algeria in Dar es Salaam in the first leg - fell to a 4-0 defeat in Algiers, with Mouloudia winning 4-1 overall.
In other results, Zesco United of Zambia, surprise 2016 Champions League semi-finalists, made the most of home advantage against Enugu Rangers of Nigeria to win 3-0 on the day, 5-2 on aggregate.
Other sides progressing to the Confederation Cup's group phase on Saturday were Angola's Recreativo Libolo, Tunisia's Club Africain, Morocco's FUS Rabat,Smouha of Egypt and Guinea's Horoya.
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CS Sfaxien of Tunisia became the first team to reach the newly expanded group phase of the African Confederation Cup with a 2-0 win over Rail Kadiogo of Burkina Faso on Friday.
The result in Sfax gave Sfaxien, three-times former winners of the Confederation Cup, a 4-1 aggregate win in the second leg of their play-off.
Goals from Maher Hannachi and Karim Aouadhi sealed the victory for the Tunisian side.
On Sunday, JS Kabylie of Algeria are aiming to overturn a 2-0 deficit when they host Confederation Cup holders TP Mazembe of the DR Congo.
The Algerians will be looking to striker Mohamed Boulaouidet who has rescued his club in two earlier qualifying victories.
He scored twice in a 4-0 preliminary-round rout of Liberians Monrovia Club Breweries that overturned a shock three-goal first-leg loss in west Africa.
Then in the last-32 against Etoile of Congo Brazzaville, he snatched the only goal of the tie in the final minute of the match.
For the second successive season, Mazembe failed to qualify for the Champions League group stage and were demoted to Africa's second tier competition.
The Congolese boast a multi-national squad and Zambia midfielder Nathan Sinkala and Mali centre-back Salif Coulibaly scored against Kabylie in Lubumbashi.
Both sides had lost their opening fixture, so were looking to produce a positive response.
Midfielder Asa Hall sent an early chance over for the hosts before Jordan White was just off-target with a free-kick, but Halifax then went close as Connor Oliver hit the crossbar.
In the second half, Barrow substitute Dan Cockerline saw an effort saved just after coming on and Liam Hughes had his shot pushed over as the visitors held out for a point.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Barrow 0, FC Halifax Town 0.
Second Half ends, Barrow 0, FC Halifax Town 0.
Substitution, Barrow. Bradley Bauress replaces Alex-Ray Harvey.
Substitution, FC Halifax Town. Matthew Kosylo replaces Ben Tomlinson.
Nathan Hotte (FC Halifax Town) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Barrow. Liam Hughes replaces Jack Barthram.
Substitution, Barrow. Daniel Cockerline replaces Jordan White.
Gomis (Barrow) is shown the yellow card.
Second Half begins Barrow 0, FC Halifax Town 0.
First Half ends, Barrow 0, FC Halifax Town 0.
Bohan Dixon (FC Halifax Town) is shown the yellow card.
Tom Denton (FC Halifax Town) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, FC Halifax Town. Ben Tomlinson replaces Martin Riley.
Martin Riley (FC Halifax Town) is shown the yellow card.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
A 1.4-mile (2.2km) rail line will be built to the existing Luton Airport Parkway station, replacing the current bus shuttle service.
The £200m plans have been approved by Luton Borough Council and the station is due to open by the end of 2020.
It is hoped that passengers will be able to travel between the airport and London in under half an hour.
Current journeys from London to the parkway station take at least 20 minutes with passengers then having to wait for a shuttle bus which takes at least a further ten minutes, traffic permitting.
It is part of a major redevelopment of the airport which also includes improvements to surrounding roads and layout of the terminal.
London Luton is the fifth-busiest airport in the UK, handling 14.6m passengers last year, and the airport is predicting that will increase to 18m by 2020.
Labour Cllr Dave Taylor, chair of planning at Luton Borough Council, said: "It's an exciting development which will enhance the passenger experience at Luton.
"It was approved by all three parties on the council, unanimously, because the airport is a success story for the town and this improves the accessibility to it."
The move came after some councillors were suspected of having ties to the powerful 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate.
Officials said it was the first time that the entire government of a provincial capital had been dismissed over suspected mafia links.
Three commissioners will run the city for 18 months until the next elections.
Mayor Demetrio Arena and all 30 city councillors were sacked to prevent any "mafia contagion" in the local government, Interior Minister Annamaria Cancellieri said.
Smaller city administrations have been dissolved in the past for similar reasons.
For many months there had been concerns about the influence the 'Ndrangheta might be exerting over the city council, the BBC's Alan Johnston in Rome reports.
An investigation was launched after one councillor was arrested last year on a charge of being associated with the gangsters, he said.
Experts say the 'Ndrangheta has overtaken the Sicilian Cosa Nostra mafia and become one of the world's biggest criminal organisations.
Cocaine is thought to be its biggest source of revenue, along with extortion and money laundering.
Italy's parliamentary anti-mafia commission has described the group as the country's most dangerous - and richest - mafia.
The network has used the migration of poor Calabrians to northern Italy or abroad to export its influence.
Under the new rules, more than 20 extra checks will be carried out on vehicles.
The checks relate mostly to electronic warning systems, including headlamp and airbags indicators, tyre pressure and power steering monitoring systems.
The changes will only apply to cars, buses, light goods vehicles, heavy goods vehicles and trailers which already have the safety systems fitted.
Bernard McClure, director of vehicle policy at the Driver Vehicle Agency, said then new test was "catching up with existing technology in vehicle safety".
He told BBC Radio Ulster: "If a warning light is on in a vehicle, then it's telling the driver there's something wrong. So if an airbag warning light is on, you run the risk that the airbag could deploy whenever the vehicle is driving.
"And also, the bigger risk is that, if you're in an accident, your airbag may not deploy whenever you most need it."
However, Gabriel Glendinning from GMC Motorworks in Ballykinler, County Down, said garages would require more sophisticated technology to carry out the new checks and the costs would have to be passed on to customers.
"It seems that every time, it's always going to be the motorist that gets hammered," he said.
But Mr McClure said diagnostic equipment was needed to maintain all modern vehicles and argued that garages should already have the new technology in place.
"We are not trying to catch anybody," he told the Talkback programme.
"We want to make sure that the motorist on the road is safe and driving a vehicle that is safe," Mr McClure said.
Since 1996, all cars and motorcycles in Northern Ireland that are four years old or over must undergo the annual safety test.
The new checks were carried out on an advisory basis in Northern Ireland from 1 February to 30 April 2012.
This meant that motorists were advised if their vehicle did not meet the new standards, but they did not fail on that basis.
The Department of the Environment (DOE) said the new checks would not apply to every vehicle as, depending on age and type, they would not necessarily have the systems fitted.
Lines of Thought is a free exhibition of 70 line drawings spanning more than 500 years from the British Museum's prestigious collection.
Leonardo da Vinci, Dürer, Degas, Rubens, Monet, Cézanne and Bridget Riley are also featured.
It runs until 28 February.
Prof Glenn Burgess, acting vice-chancellor of the University of Hull where the exhibition is held, said it could be "the single greatest gathering of artistic talent ever seen in Hull".
Lines of Thought is a partnership between Hull 2017, the British Museum, the University of Hull and the Bridget Riley Art Foundation.
Curators said the works had been arranged by "types of thinking rather than period or style" in order to explore the "creative impulses" behind the pieces.
Georgia Mallin of the British Museum said the London attraction offers 10 national exhibitions a year, but the show in Hull is "arguably the best selection of masterpieces from [the British Museum's] Prints and Drawings collection that we've ever been able to offer".
Martin Green, Hull 2017's CEO and director, said the show had kicked off an "outstanding" year for visual arts as part of the City of Culture programme.
"The investment by the University of Hull to strengthen its already significant cultural activity is going to help ensure Hull's reputation as a destination for art lovers and culture vultures," he said.
Lines of Thought will visit Poole and Belfast before travelling to the US.
The city's year of culture was launched on 1 January with a giant fireworks display, watched by about 60,000 people.
The fireworks display was billed as bigger than London's New Year's Eve event and included 15,000 fireworks to music by some of Hull's most famous artists.
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Det Con Stuart Galloway, from Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, falsely told the women their alleged abuser had been arrested and was going on trial.
He was caught when one alleged victim contacted another officer. Galloway resigned from Police Scotland in 2014.
The 43-year-old admitted wilfully neglecting and violating his duty.
Jailing him at Glasgow Sheriff Court, Sheriff John McCormick told Galloway: "Public trust in police officers is essential. This is particularly so where allegations of sexual assault require investigation.
"Failure to investigate such allegations can have serious consequences for the alleged victims of crime as well as those accused of crime."
Sheriff McCormick added: "Here there is not only a failure to investigate but a concerted attempt to explain delays and conceal any failure."
The court previously heard that in November 2009 a 41-year-old woman - known as witness A - reported that her father had abused her physically, mentally and sexually from around 1979 to 1989.
The inquiry was passed to the family protection unit and an officer took statements from the witness.
The court heard that in her statement, witness A spoke about the male also raping and assaulting her mother, a woman aged 61, referred to as witness B.
On 17 March 2010, a statement was obtained from witness A and the file was passed to Galloway within the family protection unit in September 2010.
He met both witnesses but failed to detain, or arrest the alleged perpetrator or report the case to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
The officer also provided both witnesses with a series of false updates.
These included that the man had pleaded guilty to abuse and rape, that court dates had been arranged in 2014 and that these had subsequently been cancelled for reasons such as court papers not being submitted on time, the judge being unavailable and the man being beaten up in prison.
After the final date for sentencing was cancelled on 8 April 2014, witness A felt something was not right and later went to Pollok police office in Glasgow.
When the matter was looked into Galloway confessed "I messed up" and admitted what he had done.
Under the deal, the firm will pay the government £150m to put towards other rail network investments.
In return, the rail firm will also invest £13m in extra services and freezing some ticket prices.
Rail minister Claire Perry said the agreement would mean "significantly better journeys for passengers".
Chief executive of parent company Stagecoach Group, Martin Griffiths, said the new franchise would "deliver a multimillion-pound return to the taxpayer to help fund the Government's ongoing investment programme for the UK rail network".
Under East Midlands Trains' investment, 22 extra services will be added between Nottingham and Newark Castle on Saturdays by December next year.
They have also promised faster journeys and more services between Nottingham and Lincoln on Saturdays, as well as changes to information online and a new mobile phone app.
In addition to these improvements, the Department for Transport said the government would continue working on improving faster journeys and more services on the Midland Mainline and £6m has also been invested in a new railway station at Ilkeston, Derbyshire.
Minister Claire Perry added: "This is another example of the work we're doing to transform the UK's railways as part of our long-term economic plan, with more than £38bn being spent on the network between 2014 and 2019."
The 43-year-old former Cardiff City boss, appointed on 19 November following the departure of Uwe Rosler, secured 19 points from a possible 72.
He was sacked following Monday's 2-0 home defeat by Derby County, a result that leaves the Latics eight points adrift of safety with five games left.
"This is a very difficult decision," said Wigan chairman David Sharpe.
"But I feel that for the long-term future of the club, there needs to be a change now."
Wigan's defeat by Derby means they have not won a home league game since 30 August, a run of 18 matches.
The club said no decision has been made regarding Mackay's replacement.
The Scot's appointment last November caused controversy as he was still being investigated by the Football Association after claims he sent texts of a homophobic, racist and sexist nature while at Cardiff.
Mackay admitted sending messages that were "disrespectful of other cultures" and the FA's investigation is ongoing.
Dave Whelan, then chairman of Wigan, was banned, fined and ordered to attend an FA education programme after making racist comments while defending Mackay's appointment.
Wigan were 22nd at the time and Mackay has failed to turn around their fortunes.
He gave no indication his departure was imminent as he spoke following the defeat by Derby.
"I thought we were terrific in the first half," he said.
"I thought we showed courage and we kept going, and we had four chances in their six-yard box.
"To not take one of them is criminal as far as we're concerned."
Mackay's sacking comes just a month after 23-year-old Sharpe replaced grandfather Whelan as chairman.
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Mrs Patten told the country how to make the most of its rations during World War Two and went on to front her first TV cookery show on the BBC in 1947.
The author, widely considered to be the first celebrity chef, wrote more than 170 books and had worldwide sales of more than 17 million.
Her family said she died on 4 June "from an illness stoically borne".
Born Marguerite Brown, in Bath, she first learned to cook for her family, aged 13, after her father died and her mother had to return to work.
She worked as a home economist at the Eastern Electricity Board, as an actress in repertory theatre, and a promoter of the Frigidaire refrigerator brand.
During World War Two, her cookery ideas were broadcast on the BBC radio programme Kitchen Front.
She was a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour programme from 1946 and made her final appearance in 2011.
Mrs Patten refused to describe herself as a celebrity chef, telling one interviewer: "I am not.
"To the day I die, I will be a home economist."
She has had countless TV and radio shows and was awarded an OBE for services to the "art of cookery" in 1991 before becoming a CBE in 2010.
Mrs Patten, who had a stroke in 2011, continued to contribute to TV and radio food programmes into her 90s.
Woman's Hour host Jane Garvey tweeted: Before everyone else there was Marguerite Patten. Really fond memories of @BBCWomansHour programme with her in 2009. RIP #cookerylegend
Food critic and broadcaster Jay Rayner tweeted: Farewell Marguerite Patten, a long life well lived. I interviewed her a few times and she was always a delight.
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Cookery writer and wartime broadcaster Marguerite Patten has died aged 99, her family has announced.
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After 27 years of Blaise Compaore, the people of Burkina Faso were set to wait patiently until November 2015.
But Mr Compaore's attempt to force a constitutional change sparked near unanimous outrage.
"It's as if he was disconnected from reality or not acknowledging what was going on," Rinaldo Depagne, director of ICG's West Africa programme, said.
"With nearly a million people in the streets [in a country of 17 million], any sensible politician would have withdrawn their proposed bill."
But he didn't.
Frustration and anger had been growing over the past few years in Burkina Faso and there had been multiple warnings that the society was on the edge of a social-political crisis.
Violent protests erupted in 2011 throughout the country.
First out were the students, following the death of one of their number in police custody.
Shopkeepers, traders, magistrates, lawyers, peasants and finally the rank-and-file soldiers followed.
But they didn't form a mass movement and this is what "saved Blaise Compaore", according to Mr Depagne, who lived in Burkina Faso for a number of years.
The opposition parties were not able to build a political platform to offer an alternative based on the people's discontent at high prices, low wages and Mr Compaore's undivided rule.
Yet, these upheavals lasted several months in the first half of 2011.
There hadn't been such major demonstrations since the murder of the investigative journalist Norbert Zongo at the end of 1998.
Mr Zongo was investigating the killing of the driver of Francois Compaore, the then-president's younger brother and special adviser.
He had himself warned his readership that he may end up being killed after he received a series of death threats.
His murder - which the government initially claimed was an accident - sparked unprecedented demonstrations.
To many, the Zongo case was a turning point during Mr Compaore's regime. The opposition was too divided to overthrow the system but "it created confidence among citizens about their own rights," Mr Depagne said.
There was an overwhelming presence of youth in this week's protests. Half of the country's population is believed to be under 18 and flocking to cities where unemployment fuels frustration.
Despite the economic growth, Burkina Faso remains at the very bottom of the United Nations' Human Development Index, making it one of the world's poorest countries.
The landlocked nation is heavily dependent on international aid, especially since one of its major financial partners, Col Muammar Gaddafi, was killed during the Libyan uprising in 2011.
Repeated promises of change haven't been fulfilled during Mr Compaore's rule, allowing public distrust to grow.
Yet, Mr Compaore imposed himself as an indispensable regional mediator and had become the strongest ally to France and the US in the region.
He showed capacity to resolve crises - despite his own history of backing rebels and fuelling civil wars in the West African neighbourhood - and more importantly, he used his networks to help Western powers battling Islamist militancy in the Sahel.
Hours before Mr Compaore resigned, a letter he had received earlier this month from French President Francois Hollande - who has now welcomed his resignation - emerged in the media to reveal that France was ready to support him in finding a job within the international community at the end of his mandate, if he withdrew his proposed bill on presidential term limits.
But this wasn't enough. And there was one particular scene during this popular unrest earlier in the week that could have had Mr Compaore worried.
Angered youth took down a statue of him in Bobo Dioulasso, the country's second largest city.
Quite symbolically, the statue was erected in the mid-1990s next to that of Col Gaddafi, who had just visited the country.
Even though that signal was probably the strongest yet, Mr Compaore still thought he could get his bill passed in parliament two days later.
Instead, he precipitated his own downfall.
Resuming on 91, Aneurin Donald fell two runs short of his maiden first-class century as the visitors slumped from 338-4 overnight to 433 all out.
Will Tavare and Gareth Roderick fell cheaply, but Dent put on 137 for the third wicket with Hamish Marshall (58).
The 24-year-old remained unbeaten on 102 when bad light caused an early end to play with the hosts on 243-3.
Marshall's patient knock saw him surpass 1,000 runs across all competitions this season, before he was caught behind off Michael Hogan.
But Dent safely saw out the final few overs alongside Benny Howell, who made 40 not out from 50 balls to push Gloucestershire towards a second batting bonus point.
Glamorgan captain Jacques Rudolph told BBC Sport Wales:
"I thought we batted exceptionally well as a unit, most of our batters showed very good form and it's a pity Aneurin Donald couldn't get his hundred, I thought he played really well.
"On a wicket that didn't offer a lot of assistance to the bowlers we didn't quite hit our straps and we weren't stringing enough balls together in the same area to create some pressure.
"From the mental challenge point of view, it's potentially one of the biggest games of the season - a lot of times I've been in these situations, you just hope and pray the game flies by."
It comes after a World Anti-Doping Agency independent report accused Russia of "state-sponsored doping".
Coe indicated "rogue elements" may have infiltrated the IAAF, where he was vice-president for eight years.
"It is pretty disrespectful to believe the vice-president did not know what was going on within IAAF," said Rooney.
"That is his job and if he believes he did not know what was going on he has not been doing his job properly," he added.
British 400m runner Rooney, 28, was Team GB's captain at the World Championships in Beijing this summer.
"Lord Coe is an icon for British athletes and has inspired generations but I felt he was a bit naive with his comments post the report," said Briton Rooney, who reached the 400m semi-finals at London 2012.
"I want to believe he is the right person for the job. I feel he is strong and smart enough to be that person, it is just whether it is the best thing for athletics to have someone who was involved in the IAAF at that period still involved at the turnaround."
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On Monday the independent Wada report also said IAAF inaction led to the London 2012 Olympics being "sabotaged"
Coe, who was widely praised for his role as 2012 Olympic Games chief, worked with predecessor Lamine Diack when he was vice-president at the IAAF.
Diack was provisionally suspended by the International Olympic Committee earlier this week as he is the subject of a police investigation into allegations he took bribes to cover up positive drugs tests.
"Should we have seen this coming? The answer is possibly yes. But we need to look at the internal governance that allowed that to happen. That is now my responsibility," Coe told Channel Four on Monday.
Coe has won support from many athletes who believe he is the right man to lead athletics.
In an interview with BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek on Sunday, he said: "The day after I got elected, I started a massive review. Understandably, in the light of the allegations that have been made, that review has been accelerated.
"I'm more determined than ever to rebuild the trust in our sport. However, this is a long road to redemption."
The independent report's author, Dick Pound, recommended Russian athletes be suspended from the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
The IAAF will consider Russia's response to Wada's claims later on Friday.
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"I don't think I was that shocked, more disappointed about how far it went and how corrupt things were and maybe still are," said Rooney.
"There are a lot of athletes who missed out on medals because of cheating Russians. There are a couple of the women's 800m and 1500m runners who finished second, third, fourth because of Russians who have since failed drugs tests.
"There is obviously a lot of anger towards the Russian federation and the IAAF for letting it happen but I think the disappointing thing was that not many athletes were surprised. If the athletes are not surprised, how can the IAAF be?
"The only way for this to be sorted is strong messages across the board. If it means people lose their heads then that is what is going to have to happen."
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an investigation into the claims, while the country's athletics federation hopes to prevent its athletes being banned from next year's Olympics by claiming "irregularities" around its drug-testing system were down to the sport's "old leadership".
"In our report for the IAAF, we agreed with some of Wada's positions," Vadim Zelichenok, acting president of the Russian athletics federation, told TASS news agency.
"However, we explained that all these irregularities happened under the old leadership of the Russian athletics federation and took place some time ago."
Sarah Rochira spoke after inspectors ordered a newly-opened home in Conwy county to carry out urgent improvements.
They claimed parts of Merton Place care home in Colwyn Bay were not properly cleaned and had unpleasant smells.
Clwyd Alyn Housing Association says it has since made changes to its home which opened in September last year.
A spokesperson said that although officials have challenged some of the report's findings the association's board has "determined that a high priority" be given to acting on the inspectors' findings.
The report was carried out by the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) last September.
Ms Rochira says anyone who is in a care home has a right to be safe, well cared for and listened to.
She is calling on inspectors to make sure that their recommendations are put into place in care homes across Wales.
"I've seen for myself that we have some wonderful, really good residential social care," she told BBC Wales.
"But I also know that some of our residential social care is failing older people and that is quiet simply unacceptable."
The venue was stripped of the accolade, the pinnacle in the food industry, last year when it was temporarily relocated to Melbourne, Australia.
The move meant the £255-per-person restaurant did not qualify for inclusion in the Michelin Guide.
In 2009, 240 people claimed to suffer norovirus-like symptoms after eating at The Fat Duck.
Blumenthal said he "didn't expect" the 38-seat restaurant, which he claims gets up to 30,000 phone calls a day, to regain its prestigious title.
"It's taken me by surprise, just fantastic," he said.
In 2011, an academic journal claimed The Fat Duck had the largest documented norovirus outbreak at a restaurant; the restaurant denied any wrongdoing.
The editor of the Michelin Guide, Rebecca Burr, said: "Our inspectors had many meals here during the course of the year and found the restaurant invigorated, rejuvenated and unquestionably worthy of being re-awarded our highest accolade."
The guide, now in its 116th year, announced 20 new restaurants across Britain had entered the book.
Michelin also published its London guide on Monday, which included a return for The Ritz Hotel in Mayfair.
Ms Burr added: "London's great variety of establishments, its history, but also its dynamism and vitality are illuminated by the capital's new Michelin stars.
"The Ritz restaurant and Veeraswamy, London's oldest Indian restaurant, both receive one Michelin star. These establishments have long and illustrious histories, but the cooking at both has never been better than it is today."
Everton loanee McAleny bagged his second hat-trick of the season for the U's as the hosts dominated throughout.
Marvin Johnson's finish and Joe Rothwell's dink came before McAleny strikes either side of the break.
James Vaughan headed a consolation for Bury on the hour before McAleny's third goal came deep into injury time.
Oxford, who head to Wembley on Sunday to face Coventry City in the EFL Trophy final, move to within four points of the play-offs with six games remaining.
Bury are just four points above the relegation places in 17th with five games still to play.
Match ends, Oxford United 5, Bury 1.
Second Half ends, Oxford United 5, Bury 1.
Goal! Oxford United 5, Bury 1. Conor McAleny (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonio Martínez.
Foul by Antonio Martínez (Oxford United).
Paul Caddis (Bury) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Robert Hall (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Paul Caddis (Bury).
Attempt missed. Robert Hall (Oxford United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Antonio Martínez (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Antony Kay (Bury).
Attempt missed. Tom Walker (Bury) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Cheyenne Dunkley (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Cheyenne Dunkley (Oxford United).
George Miller (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Philip Edwards (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Hallam Hope (Bury).
Attempt saved. Robert Hall (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Josh Ruffels (Oxford United).
Leon Barnett (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Oxford United. Joe Skarz replaces Marvin Johnson.
Attempt missed. Liam Sercombe (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt saved. Liam Sercombe (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Robert Hall (Oxford United).
Paul Caddis (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jacob Mellis (Bury) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Marvin Johnson (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jacob Mellis (Bury).
Attempt missed. Jacob Mellis (Bury) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt saved. Antonio Martínez (Oxford United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Foul by Antonio Martínez (Oxford United).
Leon Barnett (Bury) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Conor McAleny (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jacob Mellis (Bury).
Attempt missed. Robert Hall (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Paul Caddis (Bury) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Corner, Bury. Conceded by Cheyenne Dunkley.
Foul by Cheyenne Dunkley (Oxford United).
George Miller (Bury) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Conor McAleny (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Delay in match Simon Eastwood (Oxford United) because of an injury.
George Cottrell was arrested at the airport, as he was attempting to travel back to the UK with Mr Farage.
He was allegedly caught in an FBI sting operation agreeing to launder money for undercover agents posing as drug traffickers.
A UKIP spokesman said the alleged offences date from before Mr Cottrell was directly involved in the party.
According to the Associated Press news agency, Mr Cottrell is facing 21 counts relating to money laundering, fraud, blackmail and extortion.
An Arizona federal indictment said that in 2014 he agreed to launder the purported drug proceeds of undercover FBI agents by transferring them to offshore accounts.
He later met the undercover agents in Las Vegas, arranging for them to transfer 20,000 US dollars (£15,500) to an associate, the indictment says.
He was arrested on 22 July at Chicago's O'Hare airport as he attempted to return to the UK with Mr Farage after they had visited the Republican Party convention in Cleveland.
Mr Cottrell, who is in his 20s, is also alleged to have tried to blackmail the fake drug traffickers by threatening to report them to the police unless they paid him 130 Bitcoin, then worth around 80,000 dollars (£62,000), according to the indictment.
A UKIP spokesman said: "George was an unpaid and enthusiastic volunteer for the party over the period of the referendum.
"We are unaware of the details of the allegations excepting that they date from a time before he was directly involved in the party."
Mr Cottrell has been denied bail by a judge who said he "poses a serious risk of flight".
His uncle, Lord Hesketh, is a former hereditary peer, who worked for former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher before losing his seat in the Lords in 1999 as a result of the House of Lords Act. The peer later defected to UKIP.
Mr Yang, 48, better known by his pen name Guo Feixiong, had been detained since organising a week-long peaceful protest outside a newspaper office in the southern city of Guangzhou in 2013.
Amnesty International branded the sentence "a clear-cut act of political persecution".
Two other activists Liu Yuandong and Sun Desheng were also jailed on Friday.
Yang Maodong had helped organise a press freedom protest outside the Southern Weekly in Guangzhou in January 2013, after its reporters complained that the newspaper's New Year message urging stricter adherence to the constitution had been changed by censors.
He also encouraged activists to hold up placards in several other cities.
Mr Yang, who had previously been imprisoned for five years after campaigning against corruption, has been held in detention for two years since his arrest, amid boycotts by his lawyers over procedural issues.
Mr Yang's lawyer, Zhang Lei, told Reuters on Friday: "He wasn't guilty of anything at all. This sentence is unacceptable and unfair."
Mr Yang's sister said the trial amounted to "cruelty and political persecution".
Another of his lawyers, Li Jinxing, said that minutes before the trial the court in Guangzhou had added a charge of provoking troubles, which allowed for a longer sentence.
Roseann Rife, East Asia research director at Amnesty International, said: "It's a dark day when people advocating for press freedom and democracy are subjected to torture and other ill-treatment and sentenced to lengthy prison terms after sham trials."
Sun Desheng was jailed for two and a half years and Liu Yuandong for three years for disturbing public order.
Chinese judicial officials have not commented on the sentences but in similar cases the foreign ministry has urged other nations to respect China's judicial sovereignty.
On Thursday, a court reduced the sentence of prominent journalist, Gao Yu, 71, for leaking state secrets from seven years to five and allowed her out of jail on medical grounds.
The Northern Ireland winger signed for the Mourneview Park outfit in July but has struggled to adapt to the part-time nature of Irish League football.
The 33-year-old is set to sit out the rest of the season and make a decision about his future in the summer.
McCourt had agreed a one-year contract with the Lurgan Blues.
"Paddy is a model professional and he's been very honourable and shown great integrity in the way he has dealt with me," said Glenavon manager Gary Hamilton.
"He feels that he hasn't reached the heights he had hoped to and I feel that sometimes the way we played didn't suit Paddy.
"When I signed him I had hoped he would fit in with our style of play at the time but it hasn't worked out that way so we agreed that it would be best for both parties to release him.
"Paddy told me he has found it difficult to adjust to part-time football from being full-time and he missed the full-time regime of training everyday.
"Myself, the coaching staff and the players have all really enjoyed working with Paddy and I personally wish him all the best in whatever he chooses to do as he weighs up his options for the future."
McCourt left Luton Town to return home in May after his wife Laura was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
The NI international started his professional career with English Football League side Rochdale in 2001, before moving to League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers in 2005.
Later that year he moved to his home-town club, Derry City, then moved to Glasgow Celtic where he spent five seasons.
He subsequently had spells at Barnsley, Brighton and a loan spell at Notts County before signing a two-year deal at Luton Town.
The chancellor should "hold fire" on further cuts until the UK economy picks up, it said.
UK growth could be downgraded to 2% in Wednesday's Budget amid a slowing world economy, the forecasters predicted.
Mr Osborne said he was planning further cuts "equivalent to 50p in every £100" of public spending by 2020.
The chancellor will also detail plans in the Budget to hand millions of low-paid workers, who put aside £50 a month, a top-up of up to £1,200 over four years.
Martin Beck, senior adviser to the EY Item Club, told the BBC: "You could argue the low-hanging fruit - the easy cuts - have already been made and cutting further is actually going to be pretty tricky."
The government should instead focus on boosting the economy, particularly amid market turbulence and a slowdown in global economic growth, he said.
"That's what's caused us to think maybe the chancellor should be careful here and not potentially make a weak economic situation weaker," he said.
The EY Item Club expects the chancellor to meet his aim of achieving a budget surplus by 2020, but of £4bn rather than the £10.1bn forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) in November.
That is despite lower predicted tax revenues on the back of weaker GDP growth, lower oil and share prices and softer wage growth, the forecasters said.
"This bad news will be mitigated by the prospect of lower government spending, due to the impact of lower gilt yields and inflation on debt servicing costs," it added.
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) last week downgraded its growth forecast for the UK economy from 2.5% to 2.2%, blaming "global headwinds and uncertainty".
EY Item Club is an independent forecasting group that uses the Treasury's model of the UK economy to make its predictions.
Douglas Frederick Ayton first abused the girls when they were aged 11.
Ayton, 62, forced them into sexual acts in his home in Londonderry, his holiday home in County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland, and in his car.
One of the attempted rapes took place as his wife was in hospital giving birth to one of their daughters, the court heard.
The abuse began after Ayton, of Donnybrewer Road, befriended the girls' families, allowing him to spend extended time alone with them.
He carried out most of the assaults while his wife was at work in a pub, but some of it happened as she and their children were present in the family home.
The abuse started in late 1981 and continued until early 1987, but only came to light in 2012 when one of the victims contacted police.
A second woman then came forward. Both are entitled to lifelong anonymity.
The judge at Antrim Crown Court said the abuse had been "systemic and sustained... robbing the girls of any normality throughout their teenage years".
His behaviour was "exploitative, manipulative and abhorrent", she added.
In a statement read to the court, one of the women said she was so "brainwashed" by Ayton that she would have "done anything for him" when in reality he "repulsed" her.
Ayton had initially pleaded guilty to only half of the charges, but changed his plea on a further 18 in May.
He had told police he had not abused the girls, but it had been a "two-way thing", and claimed he and the girls were "good together".
Ayton was given two consecutive seven-year sentences for the 33 charges of attempted rape and sexual assault.
He was given a further six months for the abuse of one of the girls' schoolmates.
He will also have to sign the sex offenders register.
In May 2016, Giwa and four others in his group were banned by the NFF for five years for impersonation and taking football matters to a civil court.
The ban was for breaches of the NFF statutes and the Fifa code of ethics.
Giwa has since August 2014 insisted he was elected NFF president in a disputed vote that was not recognised by Fifa.
Fifa threatened to ban the country from international competition if Giwa did not step down, and at the end of September the NFF elected Amaju Pinnick as its new president.
Giwa, Muazu Suleyman, Yahaya Adama, Sani Fema and Johnson Effiong were later suspended, and Fifa said in a statement on its website on Tuesday that the bans would apply worldwide.
However, Giwa intends to launch an appeal.
"They [Fifa] have not communicated to us directly and reading something on Fifa's website is not a direct communication," Giwa told BBC Sport.
"Once we hear from Fifa then we will take the necessary steps and we cannot rule out [filing an appeal with Court of Arbitration for Sport] over something so excessive."
Eastleigh's Paul Reid was sent off for an off-the-ball incident involving Mark Ricketts before Joe Jones' header gave the visitors the lead.
Jai Reason's fine finish levelled the scores after Woking's Keiran Murtagh was dismissed for a second caution.
Midfielder Evans secured the points after nodding home at the back post.
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Woking boss Garry Hill told BBC Surrey: "When we were 1-0 up at half-time, I wasn't 100% sure whether it would be enough to see it through and it was very important to say to our young players to keep their discipline and I was comfortable at 1-0.
"When you have one of your more senior players go to ground to even it up it certainly made it tough for us. They got the equalising goal and to be honest they looked like the team who were going to win it."
"I don't have a complaint, I am just disappointed for the changing room. I'm not knocking the effort or the battling performance, but when you're on a low, it's tough for them to dig in."
Mr Juncker urged Mr Tsipras to come up with some alternative proposals "swiftly" so that negotiations could continue this week.
On Friday, Mr Tsipras rejected the EC's own reform proposals as "absurd."
Mr Juncker was speaking at the G7 summit in Bavaria.
In a signal that relations between Europe and Greece's new Syriza government may be reaching breaking point, Greece's combative finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, told a Greek newspaper that the latest reform demands were "an aggressive move designed to terrorise the Greek government... this Greek government cannot be terrorised".
Mr Juncker said that while he regarded Mr Tsipras as a friend, "friends have to observe minimal rules".
Mr Tsipras had misrepresented the EC's proposals to his parliament, Mr Juncker said, by suggesting they were offered on a take-it-or-leave-it basis, when he "knew perfectly well that I was willing to discuss the main points of disagreement".
The European Commission is asking for further reforms to Greece's economy, including tax increases and cuts in civil servants' salaries and pensions, before the next €7.2bn (£5.2bn) tranche of bailout money will be released.
But Greece has robustly rejected these proposals without some form of debt restructuring agreement in return.
Earlier this week, Greece said it would delay making a €300m loan repayment to the International Monetary Fund, instead rolling up four scheduled payments into one €1.6bn payment to be made at the end of June.
BBC economics editor Robert Peston said this move meant that "the risk of Greece defaulting on its debts - and leaving the euro - has substantially increased."
Massimiliano Allegri's side keep their nine-point cushion over Roma in second and may feel it should be more, having faced 10 men for nearly half an hour.
Vasilios Torosidis picked up a second yellow card and Carlos Tevez stylishly whipped in the resulting free-kick.
Seydou Keita headed level but Juve are closing in on a fourth straight title.
Roma, last champions in 2001, simply struggled to ask questions of a Juve side without key midfielders Andrea Pirlo and Paul Pogba in the Italian capital.
The players delayed kick-off by 15 minutes in a show of solidarity towards cash-strapped Parma, who are on the brink of collapse, but when this much anticipated fixture started, neither side registered a shot on target in the opening 45 minutes.
This was Roma's big chance to cut the gap to six points by inflicting just a second defeat of the season on Juve, but they were ponderous, passing sideways as the visitors sat deep.
Juve recorded a record 102 points to win last season's title and though this year has not proven quite the same demolition job, their experience defensively was telling on the big occasion.
Neither side attacked with intent and both delivered well-timed fouls at the sense of danger, yielding nine bookings in all and one red card.
Torosidis caught Arturo Vidal in the opening period and tripped the Chilean just over 20 yards from goal to earn his dismissal.
He had barely left the pitch when Tevez bent a free-kick over the wall right footed and past Morgan De Sanctis in the Roma goal.
It was a goal worthy of winning such a crucial match but Roma responded admirably and Keita leapt at the back post to guide a header home despite Alvaro Morata's attempted clearance on the line.
His second goal of the season would not prove enough to force an unlikely win and with 39 points left to play for, Roma must hope others in Serie A can damage Juventus's fine form.
Roma manager Rudi Garcia: "What I can say is that we responded magnificently. Considering that we were a man and a goal down, to end the game playing the way we did shows you that we're alive and kicking. We showed immense character."
Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri: "Drawing this game angers us. We haven't won on the road for three games and it's now time to get back to doing so. "Considering how the game was panning out and the way we played it's a pity to leave here with a point, but in the final stages of the game, with Roma's pressure, we could have even risked losing."
Police said John McHale, 57, was strangled with a ligature and stamped on by David Platt before being doused with white spirit and set alight.
Mr McHale's body was found in March at Syl's Guest House on Manchester Road, Audenshaw.
At Manchester Crown Court, Platt, 39, was told to serve at least 30 years.
The fire service was called to the guest house, where Platt and Mr McHale lived, after the sprinkler system was activated.
Mr McHale, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was found buried under a pile of duvets, curled up in the foetal position, police said.
One of Platt's fingerprints was found by crime scene investigators on a bottle of white spirit left in Mr McHale's bedroom.
And a pillow matching a duvet found covering McHale's body was found in Platt's bedroom next door.
Lucy Marlow, senior crown prosecutor for the CPS in the North West, said Platt was a "dangerous man" who had carried out a "premeditated and brutal murder".
She said: "The offence was motivated by both the defendant's desire for financial gain and his belief that the deceased, who was a convicted sex offender, was a lesser person than him.
"David Platt has shown no remorse throughout the case and continued to deny all responsibility for the murder and arson, but following trial a jury found him culpable of the offences he faced.
"The CPS and police will continue to work together to bring to justice those who take the law into their own hands and attempt to deliver their own retribution."
Scotland's Anderson, who has won the past two Alexandra Palace showpieces, will play either John Henderson or Andrew Gilding in round two.
The 2004 runner-up Kevin Painter won the last six legs of his opening tie to beat fellow Englishman Jamie Caven 3-1.
Jamie Lewis and Michael Smith also progressed to the next round.
Top seed Michael van Gerwen, who has won 25 tournaments in 2016, will begin his defence against either Canada's Ross Snook or Finland's Kim Viljanen.
A copy of the ceasefire deal, seen by the BBC, says the main entrances to the camp in Damascus will be opened and basic services will be restored.
About 18,000 people have been besieged since last July. Rights groups say more than 100 people have starved to death.
Syria has been engulfed in a bloody conflict between government and rebel forces over the past three years.
The ceasefire is said to include the Syrian regime, rebel groups based in Yarmouk and many Palestinian factions, Sana news agency reports.
It is not clear when the truce will begin. Previous truces have been broken.
Both food and medicine are in scarce supply in Yarmouk and large parts of the suburb lie in utter ruin, the BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet reports.
For the last two weeks, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been unable to distribute food because of continued clashes and shelling, our correspondent adds.
Yarmouk has become a symbol of suffering in Syria. This once vibrant Palestinian community has been targeted by a punishing government siege, and rivalry among numerous Syrian and Palestinian armed groups.
We saw, on the two occasions this year we managed to enter the besieged area, how desperate conditions are.
Nearly 18,000 people are struggling to survive, without basic necessities, under constant shelling and sniper fire.
On our last visit in May, Syrian military officers told us they expected to reach an agreement soon. UN officials also spoke of possible positive change.
It's taken weeks longer than expected. But the document I've seen sets out a complicated deal.
If all the parties to this conflict stick to their agreement to keep this southern gateway to Damascus both neutral and peaceful, it will be a major achievement, and rare good news for the long suffering people of Yarmouk.
UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness said the agency had received "credible information about an agreement signed yesterday between Syrian authorities and armed opposition groups inside Yarmouk".
"We would welcome any durable and binding agreement that achieves a cessation of hostilities, full humanitarian access and an end to the suffering of civilians in Yarmouk and all of Syria," he added.
The camp, first built for Palestinians fleeing the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, became the focus of heavy fighting in late 2012 when armed opposition groups moved in.
Government forces cut off the rebel-held camp in July 2013, trapping the refugees and some Syrians.
Gabon will host the tournament during January and February.
The 28-year-old has started the last three matches for the Bluebirds, who are 19th in the Championship.
Cardiff manager Neil Warnock has suggested Manga could be among players available for transfer to leave the club during the January window.
Manga was a £5m signing from French club Lorient in September 2014.
Warnock hopes the player's involvement in the Cup of Nations will not be a hindrance to a potential move.
Born just around the corner from The Valley in Greenwich, 25-year-old Oztumer was released at the age of 16 by the Addicks for being too small.
But a defiant Oztumer's stance was: "If you're good enough you're tall enough".
"Every day I get told I'm too small," the 5ft 3in Saddlers man told BBC WM.
"I still have to stretch really high in the supermarket to get stuff," quipped the Londoner, who still believes himself capable of reaching football's top shelf, like so many other vertically-challenged famous players before him.
"On the pitch, I've made it an advantage for me," he said. "I've learnt what to do and what not to do and it doesn't bother me any more."
After his release by Charlton, Oztumer played in Turkey, then with south London non-league side Dulwich Hamlet, the former home of ex-Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright.
Having scored 28 times in the Ryman Premier, following an unsuccessful trial at Burnley, he then caught the eye sufficiently to be given a contract by Peterborough United boss Darren Ferguson, moving from Dulwich for an undisclosed fee.
But, after scoring seven times in 50 appearances over two seasons with Posh, he has now doubled that tally this season following last summer's move to Walsall.
His tally of 14 is currently bettered only by four players, all strikers - Sheffield United's Billy Sharp (26), Bury's James Vaughan (20), Scunthorpe's Josh Morris (19) and 16-goal Matty Taylor, who moved from Bristol Rovers to Championship rivals Bristol City in January.
Only two of those 14 have been penalties, although another was a freakish injury-time effort against his old club Peterborough which went in straight from a corner.
"I feel I've progressed a lot this year," he said. "I was at Charlton for nine years to the age of 16, then didn't get offered a scholarship. But, at the time, they were a Premier League side with a very good academy.
"When you get released at that age, you think is it over for me? Am I going to be a professional? I dropped into non-league but I've worked my way back up, it's been a learning curve and I think I'm better for it."
And he says the only reason that he has one eye on winning on Saturday is to help League One play-off hopefuls Walsall match their superb recent home form by earning a first away win since Boxing Day.
"It's not personal," he said. "It'll just be nice to go back home as I live only five minutes from the ground and can see my family over the weekend.
"But there's still 30 points on the table for us. If want to reach our targets, we need to win more away games."
Erhun Oztumer was talking to BBC WM's Rob Gurney
Carál Ní Chuilín previously said she first heard about fears over Casement Park's emergency exits last year.
However, that has now been contradicted by the former chairperson of Sport NI.
Dominic Walsh told Stormont's Culture, Arts and Leisure committee that Ms Ní Chuilín was briefed on the concerns at a meeting in the summer of 2012.
Mr Walsh said the then permanent secretary of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) and the minister's special adviser were also present at the meeting.
He said it was a detailed conversation and they even discussed the possible purchase of houses near Casement Park to accommodate better exiting arrangements.
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) wants to build a new stadium on its existing grounds at Casement Park, west Belfast, but the multi-million pound project has been beset with problems and delays. Its planning permission was overturned last year.
Stormont's Culture, Arts and Leisure committee is conducting an inquiry into whether "appropriate consideration was given to plans for emergency exiting during the design process".
In a statement on Thursday afternoon, Ms Nί Chuilίn denied misleading the committee.
Previously, she said the first she heard of the safety concerns was April last year, when Sport NI's stadium expert Paul Scott gave evidence to the committee.
In a BBC interview at the time, the minister said the safety concerns had not been known to her "ever before".
She added: "I am absolutely confident that had concerns of that nature been raised with my officials before, I would have heard about it."
However, Mr Walsh insisted on Thursday that the minister was present at a regular Friday "update meeting" in the summer of 2012 at which the issues were discussed.
Committee member William Humphrey, from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), said it was important to find out if the minister had "misremembered or misled" the committee.
Its members voted in favour of asking her to return to the committee to explain what happened.
Ms Nί Chuilίn said she welcomed the opportunity to "again present evidence and rebut allegations made by other parties".
"I have put on record that I was not aware of allegations in relation to concerns around emergency exiting at Casement Park prior to April 2015. I am happy to put this on record again today and will do so again before the committee.
"Also, on being made aware of these allegations in April 2015, I immediately commissioned a fully independent Project Assessment Review (PAR) led by the British Cabinet Office to provide overall assurance of the Regional Stadia Programme and Casement Park in particular.
"This report was published on 7 August 2015."
North Wales Police will withdraw reinforcements helping Lancashire Constabulary police the protest at Cuadrilla's site near Preston.
The force said it was due to "high demands" in north Wales this summer.
Praising the decision, North Wales PCC Arfon Jones tweeted: "Let them pay for their own security."
The force has had one sergeant and six constables at the site, where demonstrations have been taking place since January.
There have been between 50 and 80 officers at the site every day, including officers from Cumbria, Merseyside and north Wales.
Mr Jones, who is opposed to fracking, said: "I was told that North Wales Police were sending officers to Preston to assist Lancashire Constabulary in policing the fracking protest against Cuadrilla.
"The force were aware I was unhappy but it was an operational decision over which I had no control as mutual aid between forces is provided as part of national agreement on strategic policing requirements.
"I was told last week that there would be no further deployments after I made representations around capacity issues in north Wales and questioned how could we justify sending officers to Lancashire in those circumstances."
North Wales Police Deputy Chief Constable Gareth Pritchard said: "We regularly support colleagues across the region as and when we can and when asked.
"As a force we also benefit from their support and it's only right, when able, we reciprocate."
But he added that "due to high demands in north Wales over the holiday season" the force was unable to offer further support.
"Colleagues in Lancashire are aware of and understand this decision," he said.
Lancashire Constabulary declined to comment.
Four crew members were onboard Rescue 116 when it crashed off the coast of Mayo over a week ago.
Captain Dara Fitzpatrick was recovered from the sea, hours after the crash.
A signal from the helicopter's black box was picked up close to Blackrock Island days later.
The remotely operated vehicle has a range of cameras, sensors and grabbers that can be used at depths of up to 3km.
It will be sent into the main search area, 60 metres from Blackrock, to collect data to ensure that dive teams have as much information as possible before they attempt to reach the recorder.
Heavy sea swells and bad weather conditions have delayed efforts in recent days but those overseeing the operation are hopeful that there may be a window to advance the search on Wednesday.
The main aim of those involved in the search is to locate chief pilot Mark Duffy and winchmen Paul Ormsby and Ciarán Smith.
The funeral for Captain Fitzpatrick was held on Saturday in Dublin.
She was mother of a young son and the most senior pilot with CHC which runs the contract to provide search and rescue services in the Republic of Ireland.
On Monday, air accident investigators said the helicopter had come "into contact with rocky surfaces".
The Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) said recovered wreckage was primarily from the tail area of the helicopter.
The Irish coastguard Helicopter Rescue 116 crashed off the coast of Mayo last Tuesday.
30 October 2015 Last updated at 07:41 GMT
Simon Hillier, 41, and Stewart Staples, 57, died in the fire at SP Plastics in Stafford on 30 October 2014.
BBC Midlands Today reporter Liz Copper spoke to family and friends as police submitted a file to prosecutors.
Mr Hillier's brother, Mark Hillier said: "I just hope we find out what it is that caused it, why it was caused, and what can be done about it."
A friend of Mr Staples, Adrian Sullivan said: "Until there is closure we can't get over it."
The plan will begin with a "cessation of hostilities" from sunset on Monday. Syrian forces will end combat missions in specified opposition-held areas.
Russia and the US will then establish a joint centre to combat jihadist groups, including so-called Islamic State (IS).
A Syrian opposition coalition has cautiously welcomed the agreement.
"We hope this will be the beginning of the end of the civilians' ordeal," said Bassma Kodmani, a spokeswoman for the High Negotiations Committee.
"We welcome the deal if it is going to be enforced."
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The announcement follows talks in Geneva between US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov.
The plan would need both the regime and opposition "to meet their obligations", Mr Kerry said.
The opposition had indicated it was prepared to comply with the plan, he said, provided the Syrian government "shows it is serious".
Mr Lavrov said Russia had informed the Syrian government about the arrangements and the Syrian government was "ready to fulfil them".
Mr Kerry said the cessation of hostilities also involved humanitarian access to besieged areas, including Aleppo.
Seven days after the start of the cessation of hostilities, Russia and the US will establish a "joint implementation centre" to fight IS and another main group, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham.
Jabhat Fateh al-Sham used to be known as the Nusra Front but changed its name in June and announced it was cutting ties with al-Qaeda.
Mr Lavrov said the joint implementation centre would allow Russian and US forces to "separate the terrorists from the moderate opposition".
"We have agreed on the areas where such co-ordinated strikes would be taking place, and in those areas, on neutral agreement shared by the Syrian government as well, only the Russian and US air force will be functional," he said.
But Mr Lavrov added that "the Syrian air force will be functional in other areas, outside those that we have singled out for Russian-American military co-operation".
Getting a deal was an achievement, given the sour atmosphere between Moscow and Washington. It offers some fragile hope about stopping the slaughter.
But there is scepticism about its chances. That is because a lot is going to have to go right, quite quickly, if the agreement is to work.
One necessity is President Assad's consent. A week-long ceasefire might be possible, but a political deal to end the war is still out of sight.
The Assad regime's survival depends on the Russians, so he will listen to them. But with Russia's help, the Assad regime is looking more robust.
So it is hard to see why the president, or his Russian allies, would want him to go.
The war in Syria is made up of layers of conflict, which connect up to regional and global rivalries. That makes it very hard to calm, let alone end.
Mr Lavrov and Mr Kerry stressed that the plan could pave the way for a political transition.
"The plan is more prescriptive and far-reaching than any proposal to date and, if implemented by all sides, could allow political negotiations to take place on Syria's future," Mr Kerry said.
The United Nations envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, welcomed the agreement and said the UN would exert all efforts to deliver humanitarian aid.
Fighting has recently escalated between Syria's army and rebels in eastern Aleppo, where 250,000 people live.
On Sunday, Syrian government forces were reported to have recaptured parts of Aleppo which were lost to rebels last month, placing rebel-held districts in the city's east once again under siege.
Mr de Mistura warned earlier on Friday that food and water shortages made the situation in Aleppo even more serious, and that fuel supplies could run out within days.
UN humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien told the BBC conditions in Aleppo had become appalling: "Eastern Aleppo is at the apex of horror, where any one of us, if we were there, would find life barely possible, let alone tolerable."
The US and Russia support opposite sides in the conflict that began in 2011: Washington backs a coalition of rebel groups it describes as moderate, while Moscow is seen as a key ally of President Assad.
A handful of 27-year-old Dean Shaw's pills inadvertently ended up in a bag containing an iPad that the child was playing with.
The youngster discovered the Class A drugs and put a pill in his mouth before spitting it out because "it didn't taste nice."
Shaw will be sentenced in March.
Dundee Sheriff Court was told the incident could have resulted in "absolutely catastrophic consequences."
The court was told the carrier bag had been at Shaw's Arbroath home and was taken away by a woman and put on her kitchen table.
Her son went to play with the iPad and put one of the yellow, strawberry-shaped tablets into his mouth and then spat it out.
The woman found the pills strewn across the table.
Depute fiscal Vicki Bell told the court: "She thought they were sweets and noted there were some left in the shopping bag.
"She asked the child about the sweets and he said they were not sweets as he had put one in his mouth and it didn't taste nice so he spat it out."
The woman contacted Shaw who told her the tablets were ecstasy.
Miss Bell said: "The child was taken to Arbroath minor injuries unit and observed but didn't have any symptoms of ingesting the tablets.
Police raided Shaw's home and found £3,691 in cash, cocaine with a street value of up to £9,600 and 28 ecstasy tablets.
The prosecutor added: "He told police he didn't know how the tablets got in the bag.
"He said the only explanation was that he had a party and when people left someone had put them there because they didn't want to take them in to the street."
Shaw, from Arbroath, admitted being concerned in the supply of cocaine and possessing ecstasy on 15 August last year.
Defence solicitor John Hall said: "He profoundly and profusely apologises for this.
"It is not lost on him that there could have been absolutely catastrophic consequences.
"He is fully aware that the likely outcome of this case will be a period of custody."
Sheriff Lorna Drummond QC deferred sentence and released Shaw on bail.
She said: "These are very serious matters and custody must be at the forefront of the court's mind."
"They've got to understand that they've become the winner and then the real work starts," says Louis Walsh.
Ben Haenow, Fleur East and Andrea Faustini are all hoping to be crowned the X Factor winner.
They'll sing their favourite song of the series on Saturday's show and perform their celebrity duets.
"The competition's one thing. You have themes, you have all the different obstacles and they grow during that process," Cheryl Fernandez-Versini told Newsbeat.
"But, afterwards it's about being who you are as an artist in this current market which is extremely hard right now," she added.
Ed Sheeran and Meghan Trainor will also perform on the show tonight and will no doubt reveal some more pearl's of wisdom for the contestants.
After the excitement of releasing their debut single and possibly making the Christmas number one spot what happens to the winner's career is not by any means for certain.
Whether they fade into pop oblivion or become a star with long-term staying power is all down to hard work and a little bit of luck says Dermot O'Leary.
"The stars have got to align. I always tell the contestants 'When you leave here the hard work starts and that's the rest of your career,'" he says.
Past winners have gone on to varying degrees of success.
Remember series two winner, Shayne Ward? Or series four winner, Leon Jackson? What about series seven's Matt Cardle?
Arguably the winner who has had the most success is Leona Lewis. She made it big both sides of the Atlantic.
Is their success or lack of it down to hard work or hard luck? Who knows, but Dermot's biggest bit of advice for the winner is: "Enjoy it. Enjoy the next nine months."
"Get your head down, work hard and make sure that the album you want to make is the album you make and work with the people you want to make it with," he says.
Louis also believes a great record deal and great songs help. Naturally.
But he also agrees: "You need a lot of hard work and a little bit of luck."
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Pars defender Ben Richards-Everton skewed a header into his own net as Hibs dominated the first half.
The visitors improved after the break and Gavin Reilly slid in the leveller after 58 minutes.
But a blunder from Callum Fordyce allowed Cummings to slam the ball in from Martin Boyle's delivery.
Cummings, who found the net 25 times last season, now has three league goals in two games for Neil Lennon's men, who are joined at the top of the table by Raith Rovers.
Both sides looked cautious early on with chances rare at either end.
There was a scare for the visitors midway through the first half when winger Joe Cardle was short with a pass-back, allowing Cummings to intercept. The striker's shot was cleared off the line, with Grant Holt blasting the rebound wide.
The breakthrough for Hibernian came on 29 minutes with a fair slice of fortune going their way.
A Darren McGregor header was cleared off the line, with Paul Hanlon sending the ball back in a busy penalty box with Richards-Everton's attempted clearance slicing off his head into the top corner of the goal.
Roared on by a crowd of 16,477 - the biggest gate in Scotland, the goal gave the home side impetus, with John McGinn prominent in the middle of the park.
The Scotland international twice threatened with long-range efforts, the first saved magnificently by David Hutton, the second deflected narrowly wide, while a looping header from Cummings came back off the post.
Early in the second half, veteran English striker Holt wasted another good opportunity to get off the mark for Hibs when he lacked composure in front of goal.
Just before the hour, Dunfermline drew level after excellent play down their left hand side.
Cardle slid a great pass between defenders Hanlon and Liam Fontaine for Reilly to run on to and the on loan Hearts striker turned the ball onto his left foot before shooting underneath the advancing Ross Laidlaw.
Dunfermline grew in confidence and enjoyed a good spell but it was the hosts who struck the decisive blow with 11 minutes remaining.
Fordyce completely missed a cross from substitute Boyle with Cummings standing directly behind him to knock the ball home much to the delight of a packed Easter Road.
Hibernian's Neil Lennon: "We have to learn to be better. Dunfermline came back into the game when we were on top. To their credit they scored a very good goal and then put a bit of pressure on us. We have to handle those spells a little bit better. Because good players began to look a little bit anxious.
"I thought John McGinn had a wonderful game. From minute one to minute 90 he drove the game. A special performance. McGeouch and Boyle made a difference when they came on. My disappointment is we didn't get more from set plays as Keatings' delivery is very, very good.
"Grant Holt is probably trying too hard. For someone of his experience he is getting into the right positions but he is rushing it. They will come. That's three games in a week he has played and he is contributing just fine."
Dunfermline's Allan Johnston: "It was very harsh. If you look at the two goals we lost one was an own goal and for the other we just missed the ball.
"There were a lot of positives, a lot of great play. We scored a really good goal ands you could see the crowd were getting on their backs the second half. We looked the team that we're going to go and score. You can't be critical of the players. I thought they gave everything. They were different class."
"Obviously, Callum Fordyce is disappointed with the goal. It took a bad bobble and he has just missed it and not cleared it. But I thought it was an incredible performance for someone who has been out for that length of time and I'm sure he will be a massive player for us this year."
Match ends, Hibernian 2, Dunfermline Athletic 1.
Second Half ends, Hibernian 2, Dunfermline Athletic 1.
Foul by John McGinn (Hibernian).
Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Martin Boyle (Hibernian) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Hibernian. Jordan Forster replaces Marvin Bartley.
Lewis Stevenson (Hibernian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic).
Darren McGregor (Hibernian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gavin Reilly (Dunfermline Athletic).
John McGinn (Hibernian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic).
Attempt missed. Rhys McCabe (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high.
Foul by Darren McGregor (Hibernian).
David Hopkirk (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. David Hopkirk replaces Michael Moffat.
John McGinn (Hibernian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rhys McCabe (Dunfermline Athletic).
Attempt missed. Jason Cummings (Hibernian) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Foul by John McGinn (Hibernian).
Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Hibernian 2, Dunfermline Athletic 1. Jason Cummings (Hibernian) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Boyle.
John McGinn (Hibernian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ben Richards-Everton (Dunfermline Athletic).
Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by David Gray.
Substitution, Hibernian. Dylan McGeouch replaces Liam Fontaine.
Attempt saved. John McGinn (Hibernian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Liam Fontaine (Hibernian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Liam Fontaine (Hibernian).
Ryan Williamson (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Darren McGregor (Hibernian).
Michael Moffat (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Hibernian. Martin Boyle replaces Grant Holt.
Attempt blocked. Jason Cummings (Hibernian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Lewis Stevenson (Hibernian) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Marvin Bartley (Hibernian).
Rhys McCabe (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Jason Cummings (Hibernian) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
John McGinn (Hibernian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Michael Moffat (Dunfermline Athletic).
The 27-year-old Argentine, who won the US Open in 2009, last played at Miami in March.
He has had wrist surgery three times since 2010, the third time in June 2015, and asked fans not to expect too much immediately after his comeback.
"I know you are anxious to see me play, but I ask you for patience," he said.
In October, ministers announced Wales' 22 local authorities would be getting £146m less than this year.
The total block grant - covering 60% of council spending - would be cut by 3.4% to £4.12bn, Public Services Minister Leighton Andrews said on Wednesday.
Ceredigion faces the biggest cut at 4.5%, and Neath Port Talbot the lowest with 2.4%.
Several councils have begun consultations with residents as they decide which services will face the brunt of the savings needed.
Around 25% of council spending is covered by specific grants, and most of the remaining 15% by council tax, the Welsh government said.
The jobless rate dropped by 0.5% to 4.5% in the three months to February, while the rate for the UK as a whole was unchanged at 4.7%.
Office for National Statistics (ONS) data also showed that employment north of the border fell by 8,000 to reach 2,596,000.
It now stands at 73.4% - below the UK average of 74.6%.
The number of adults under 65 counted as economically inactive rose by 18,000 over the quarter to 786,000.
The claimant count rose by 2,300 in March to 77,000.
Meanwhile, average weekly earnings, including bonuses, increased by 2.3% - the same as in the year to January.
On Tuesday, data showed inflation was running at 2.3%, above the Bank of England's 2% target.
The labour market figures come a week after new statistics showed that Scottish economic output contracted by 0.2% in the final quarter of last year.
Employability and Training Minister Jamie Hepburn said: "Despite economic challenges these latest figures show Scotland's labour market remains resilient with unemployment falling and our female employment rates and youth unemployment rates outperforming the UK.
"While we are doing all we can to support employment, clearly the biggest threat to Scotland's labour market continues to be a hard Brexit, which threatens to cost our economy up to £11bn a year from 2030, and cost the country 80,000 jobs over a decade."
Scottish Conservative finance spokesman Murdo Fraser said Scotland was "suffering from an SNP slowdown".
He added: "Growth is now in decline, and job creators across Scotland are ringing the alarm bells.
"Threatening us with a second referendum and making Scotland the highest taxed part of the UK will only drive away jobs and investment.
Scottish Labour economy spokeswoman Jackie Baillie said the increase in economic inactivity and the fall in the number of people in work was "a worrying sign of the underlying problems in Scotland's economy".
She added: "The picture on high streets and in communities across Scotland is clear - the SNP is not doing enough to create high quality, well paid jobs.
"Labour has been calling for months for a review of economic inactivity in Scotland - these figures show why this is so important."
Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) general secretary Grahame Smith said: "Headline falls in unemployment are often held up to be a positive news story.
"Unfortunately the focus on this measure masks the underlying weakness of the economy.
"Unemployment may be falling but inactivity is rising, up by 59,000 across the year.
"Too many jobs are precarious and the number of those in part-time work but needing more hours remains high."
Now Pharrell is to make a cameo appearance as himself in The Simpsons, according to Entertainment Weekly.
The rapper is set to appear in an episode of the Fox comedy called: Walking Big & Tall.
The plot is based on a true story about a US TV station hiring a composer to write a city-pride song in the 1980s who then ended up copying the same track in other cities.
According to one of The Simpsons producers, Al Jean, Springfield learns that its official song is "actually a carbon copy of many other cities".
It's then that Pharrell "offers to write a new anthem for the town," he says.
The episode will be broadcast on Sunday 8 February.
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Representative Duncan Hunter, a frequent critic of the Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS), has written to Defence Secretary Ash Carter about the incident.
DCGS is a communications network for military and intelligence units.
Twenty-two people died at the Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital on 3 October.
There is no clear indication yet that any disruption of the DCGS network had a direct impact on the decision to attack the hospital.
However, it has not yet been explained why military commanders made that decision, given that the Pentagon has commented the strike was not "intentional".
Mr Hunter says that his sources for information on DCGS include military personnel acting as whistleblowers who are afraid to speak out publicly.
"Senior army leaders have gone to extraordinary lengths in recent years to deny evidence of the failures of the DCGS program, and I am asking for your help to prevent them from doing so following this tragic incident," wrote Mr Hunter.
Parts of the system that Mr Hunter highlighted in his letter as not working during the attack included a server that allows communications between different divisions of the army and a cloud service that is intended to provide communication to personnel in the field.
Aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has been deeply critical of the strike and says that Mr Hunter's comments "reinforce" the need for an independent investigation.
Various inquiries, by the US Department of Justice, the Pentagon, Nato and an American-Afghan team have been requested.
MSF has also applied for an investigation by the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission (IHFFC), which was created in 1991 under the Geneva Conventions.
"It was one of the only buildings in all of Kunduz that had full electricity from generator power that night - from the air, the hospital must've been as visible as a full moon in the night sky," an MSF spokeswoman told the BBC.
"The attack lasted for more than an hour and the bombing didn't stop, despite our calls to US officials in Kabul and Washington to make it stop. "
In a statement, a US Department of Defense spokesman said: ""We have confidence the ongoing investigations into this tragic incident will uncover what happened and why this hospital was mistakenly struck.
"As appropriate, the Department of Defense will apply any lessons learned from the investigations to try and ensure incidents like this do not happen again."
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Six years later, it ranks top in Europe for gay rights, it was the first country to ban gay conversion therapy - and it's about to legalise same-sex marriage.
"Malta wants to keep leading on LGBT issues and civil liberties, to serve as a model for the rest of the world," Prime Minister Joseph Muscat told the BBC.
Fresh from a resounding electoral victory, Mr Muscat put forward the Marriage Equality Bill as the first law to be discussed in parliament.
Aware of the potential backlash, centre-right Nationalist Party leader Simon Busuttil killed off speculation that the conservative faction within his party was against gay marriage. He insisted the opposition would support the new law.
It is not a standalone law, but consists of changes to the Marriage Act and several other laws.
Among the most contentious changes, it scraps references to "husband", "wife", "mother" and "father", preferring gender-neutral terms. It also gives gay couples equal rights to adopt children.
Marriage will be put on an equal footing for everyone, removing the notion that there is a "first-class" union for husband and wife and a "second-class" version for the rest, according to Mr Muscat.
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But the law has also been dismissed by critics as too progressive and even of going beyond the mandate of the Labour government's pledge.
Nationalist Party whip David Agius protested in parliament: "From now on, you cannot call your parents 'mum' or 'dad' because it is not in the law. Will we be celebrating "person who gave birth today" instead of Mothers Day?"
Maltese Catholic organisation Cana warned that gay marriage was a prelude to sperm donation and surrogacy for same-sex couples wanting children.
The suppression of the cherished terms 'husband and wife', 'mother and father' in Maltese law is lamentable
Malta Archbishop Charles Scicluna told a church community recently: "We are not against gays... But we do not need to change the way in which God created marriage to enable us to say that two men or two women can get married."
The amended law undermines the true procreative purpose of sexual intercourse between a husband and a wife, Mgr Scicluna told the BBC.
"The suppression of the cherished terms 'husband and wife', 'mother and father' in Maltese law is lamentable."
The Mediterranean island nation of fewer than 450,000 inhabitants has seen dramatic social changes since it joined the EU in 2004.
As Malta's first children's book about gay love is published, Prime Minister Muscat knows the tide is changing - and he is taking some of the credit.
"The change in civil liberties in Malta came because the Labour government put issues of equality as a matter of principle rather than mere cosmetic changes."
Gay marriage (marriage equality) is legal in these EU states: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK (excluding Northern Ireland)
Registered partnerships (with similar rights to marriage): Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Slovenia
Registered partnership (limited rights): Czech Republic, Estonia
No legislation: Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia
Source: ILGA Europe
When Maltese couple Neil Falzon and Roderick Vassallo got married in Portugal in July 2013 they could only host a small celebration, certainly nothing like the massive family feasts synonymous with Maltese weddings.
"At the same time it was surreal, almost other-worldly, that I was sitting before a marriage celebrant doing the unthinkable: marrying another man," recalls Mr Falzon, a human rights lawyer.
He said that from the age of 10 he knew he had a "dark corner" inside, which he felt nobody should see.
"Throughout those difficult years the toughest moments were those battling with the certainty that I would live alone forever, with nobody to love and no family of my own."
His partner Roderick faced the same dilemma.
"Since my coming out I always excluded the possibility of being ever married. The Maltese mentality was quite medieval at the time and being openly gay was somehow frowned upon, let alone the formal sanctioning of a relationship."
When Malta introduced civil unions in 2013, which gave several rights to gay couples but recognised only marriages contracted abroad, the two men felt they could finally become integrated into Maltese society.
"We had chosen to marry in Portugal on a point of principle. Why should we settle for a civil union when everyone else can marry? Although the legal effects are identical, the name is everything. This is why the new legislation is so important," Mr Falzon says.
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Louise Nickles, from Exeter, said she applied Banana Boat Ultramist Kids SPF 50 to her daughter Olivia Bennett while they were on holiday in Mexico in June.
Ms Nickles said her daughter's legs broke out in blisters and is calling for the product to be removed.
Banana Boat said it stood by "the quality" of its products.
The firm said its products "undergo rigorous internal and independent testing to ensure they are appropriately labelled, including for SPF, and meet all relevant regulations".
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A GP in Devon subsequently gave Olivia moisturiser and a steroid cream and warned she may be left scarred.
Ms Nickles said: "I really want it just taken off the shelves, and for other people to be aware of it."
She has instructed solicitors to consider whether she could take legal action against the company.
Another mother, Krista Temple, from Ohio in the US, said her six-year-old son's skin became "red and bumpy" after using the same sunscreen.
She said it had taken "almost a week" for the reaction to die down.
A spokesman for Banana Boat said it was speaking to the family "to receive all the necessary product information so the origin and source of the product purchased in Mexico can be verified".
The spokesman said: "Consumers can rest assured that all Banana Boat sun care products are formulated to be safe and effective when used as directed by the product label."
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The victim, in his 20s, was attacked at the junction of Thomas Lane and Thingwall Avenue in Knotty Ash at 17:20 BST on Thursday.
Merseyside Police's organised crime unit are investigating what it described as the "coming together" of two groups.
The shot man is hospital with non life-threatening injuries, police said.
Officers are trying to trace the gunman who fled on foot after the incident.
Det Ch Insp Neil Shaw described it was a "brazen attack" that showed "complete disregard" for "everyone else on the playing field and for everyone who lives nearby".
"We believe this was a deliberate and targeted attack carried out in front of two rival groups of people on the playing fields."
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The 29-year-old netted twice to guide Maidenhead to a first victory in non-league's top tier as they beat Hartlepool United 2-1 on Saturday.
Tarpey scored 45 goals to set a National League South record last season as Maidenhead won the title.
"A few people were saying 'could he make the step up?' but I think I'm showing I can," he told BBC Sport.
A goal in either half from Tarpey ensured Alan Devonshire's side had enough to see off Hartlepool, but Tarpey knows there are more tough tests to come.
"There's a lot of teams in this division who are comfortable on the ball and play it quicker between the lines, but I think we've adapted well," he told BBC Radio Berkshire.
"We've not looked out of place and I think we've battled hard in the games so far."
Maidenhead travel to fellow National League new boys AFC Fylde on Tuesday before hosting Ebbsfleet on Saturday.
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Pamela Ramsey Taylor, who runs a local non-profit group in Clay County, referred to the first lady as an "ape".
"It will be refreshing to have a classy, beautiful, dignified first lady in the White House. I'm tired of seeing a Ape in heels," she said.
Local mayor Beverly Whaling responded with "just made my day Pam".
Ms Whaling is mayor of the town of Clay, which has a population of just 491.
It has no African American residents, according to the 2010 census. In Clay County as a whole, more than 98% of its 9,000 residents are white.
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Despite the small population in the region, the controversial Facebook post spread across United States and international media outlets.
A petition calling for both women to be sacked has collected more than 85,000 signatures.
By Tuesday afternoon, Ms Whaling had submitted a letter of resignation, while the Washington Post and New York Daily News reported that Ms Taylor was removed from her position on Monday.
Ms Whaling had already issued a written apology to news media outlets saying that her comment wasn't intended to be racist.
"I was referring to my day being made for change in the White House! I am truly sorry for any hard feeling this may have caused! Those who know me know that I'm not in any way racist!"
Clay's town council, which had planned to discuss the post at a previously scheduled meeting on Tuesday, has accepted the resignation, with council member Jason Hubbard issuing a brief statement condemning the "horrific" post and said "racial intolerance isn't what this community is about".
He apologised on behalf of the town to anyone who is offended, including Michelle Obama.
Meanwhile, Ms Taylor told local news outlet WSAZ, which first carried the story, that she acknowledged her Facebook post could be "interpreted as racist, but in no way was intended to be", and that she was expressing a personal opinion on attractiveness, not the colour of a person's skin.
She told the news station she was considering legal action for slander against unnamed individuals.
The Clay County Development group, of which Ms Taylor is the director, is partly funded through state and federal grants, and the group provides services to elderly and low-income residents.
Owens Brown, director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People West Virginia chapter, said it was "unfortunate that people still have these racist undertones".
"Unfortunately, this is a reality that we are dealing with in America today. There's no place for these types of attitudes in our state."
West Virginia Democratic Party Chairwoman Belinda Biafore issued an apology to Michelle Obama "on behalf of my fellow Mountaineers", referring to a nickname for inhabitants of the state.
"West Virginia truly is better than this. These radical, hateful, and racist ideals are exactly what we at the West Virginia Democratic Party will continue to fight against," she said in a statement.
The state voted for the Republican candidate, Donald Trump, in the presidential election, with 68.7% of the vote.
In a joint announcement, the two companies said there could be "no certainty at this stage" that the discussions would result in a deal.
But combining two of the industry's weaker players would be attractive.
Prospects of a Nokia/Alcatel merger increased after the French government said it would back a deal.
The chief executives of both companies - Nokia's Rajeev Suri and Alcatel-Lucent's Michel Combes - held a brief meeting with President Hollande on Tuesday afternoon but did not comment.
Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron said after the meeting that a deal would be a "good operation for Alcatel-Lucent" and allow the creation of a European champion. but with "no job cuts" in France.
Shares in Alcatel closed up 16% at €4.48 in Paris on Tuesday. Shares in Nokia ended 3.6% lower at €7.49 in Helsinki.
Nokia is valued at almost €28bn - more than twice as much as Alcatel, which is worth €12.6bn.
The announcement comes a year after Nokia completed a deal to sell its struggling handset business to Microsoft.
Some investors expressed scepticism over the merits of the tie-up.
"They are two of the weaker players in the industry," said Clairinvest fund manager Ion-Marc Valahu.
"They could come up with some cost cuts, but just because you combine one weak player with another weak player does not necessarily mean that you will end up with a stronger player."
Timo Seppala, senior researcher at Aalto University in Helsinki, said the talks were a clear indication that the Finnish company aimed to be a major player.
"Nokia wants to be one of the three big ones - a game player alongside China's Huawei and Ericsson [of Sweden]," he said.
Analysis: Rory Cellan-Jones, Technology correspondent
When Nokia sold its mobile phones business to Microsoft, it seemed like a sad end to the story of what had just a few years earlier been Europe's leading technology superpower.
But the dull old telecoms equipment business left in Finland has turned out some rather exciting returns for loyal investors, who've seen their shares double in value over the last two years. Nokia has cut costs and has even started making new devices, with a tablet aimed at the Chinese market.
A merger with Alcatel Lucent, another telecoms maker fallen on hard times, might not appear an obvious winner. But together, the two firms would hope to provide real competition to Sweden's Ericsson and, in particular, China's Huawei, which has grabbed a big share of the market as 4G networks are rolled out.
Comebacks are rare in the technology world, but Nokia's investors may look at how Microsoft is doing with mobile phones and reflect that they got the best end of that deal.
The announcement of the potential deal comes at a time of heightened merger and acquisition activity.
Last week, Shell announced a £47bn deal to buy BG Group and create a company worth £200bn.
And US parcels firm FedEx announced a few days earlier that it was to buy Dutch rival TNT Express for €4.4bn (£3.2bn), creating one of the three largest parcel delivery services in Europe, rivalling DHL and UPS if approved by the European Commission.
About 26 civilian and military head office posts will go and a new senior structure will come in from April 2013.
The move is expected to save the Ministry of Defence (MoD) about ??3.8m a year.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said one in four posts from the ranks of commodore, brigadier, air commodore and above will go.
Mr Hammond said: "At a time when we are making difficult decisions about defence spending and have had to accept reductions across the board, we cannot ignore the volume of posts at the top.
"For too long the MoD has been top-heavy, with too many senior civilians and military.
"Not only does this new structure reduce senior staff posts by up to a quarter in the next two years, but it allows clear strategic priorities to be set for the armed forces.
"It will hold the frontline commands to account for their delivery and support them in the tasks they are set."
The new team will no longer be involved in day-to-day management of frontline commands, but will instead take over responsibility for managing their own budgets, the MoD says.
Government cuts will reduce the number of regular soldiers from 102,000 to 82,000 by 2020, with reservist numbers doubled to 30,000 to help fill the gap.
Tom McKane of the MoD said: "All parts of defence are being restructured as we transform the way the Ministry of Defence does business - and head office is no exception.
"A smaller head office focused on strategic direction and policy, which hands more responsibility to the frontline commands, allows for a better-run organisation."
But the Nuffield Trust and Health Foundation think tanks found most admissions were for physical ailments.
Researchers said the findings suggested the NHS was too often treating mental health conditions in isolation.
Overall, just 20% of admissions were explicitly linked to mental health.
Instead, mental health patients were more likely to be admitted as an emergency for what are usually routine problems like hip replacements.
The think tanks looked at more than 100 million hospital records between 2009-10 and 2013-14 for people with mental health problems and those without.
In the final year, for every 1,000 people with mental health problems there were 628 emergency admissions, compared with 129 among those without - five times the rate.
Visits to A&E units were also three times higher, with more than 1,300 attendances for every 1,000 patients with mental health problems.
The researchers said many of these could have been prevented with better care.
Report author Holly Dorning said: "It is striking that people with mental ill health use so much more emergency care than those without and that so much of this isn't directly related to their mental health needs.
"This raises serious questions about how well their other health concerns are being managed.
"It is clear that if we continue to treat mental health in isolation, we will miss essential care needs for these patients."
The group is to "remain neutral" on the issue, but will "act as a watchdog" over the process and contact other European countries and institutions to examine "the best ways forward".
The eight-member group will be headed by SNP MSP Alex Neil, who has spoken out about his backing for Brexit.
Holyrood's standards committee agreed to approve the group on the condition its membership is reviewed annually.
The group will be led by Mr Neil, with another Brexiteer, Tory Oliver Mundell, as secretary.
The deputy conveners will be Labour's Johann Lamont and Lib Dem member Tavish Scott. The remaining MSPs making up the group are Labour's Neil Findlay and Pauline McNeill, Tory Murdo Fraser and Lib Dem Liam McArthur.
Mr Scott told a meeting of the standards committee that the group wanted to act as a "genuine forum" for people to bring forward views that have not been heard outside other parliamentary discussion on Brexit.
He said the group would look to add external members as well as MSPs, and would look to bring in a high calibre of speakers from Scottish and international forums.
Patrick Harvie questioned the group's balance of activities, asking whether the group would be restricted to accepting that Brexit is happening.
Mr Scott said members like himself who campaigned for Scotland to remain in the EU would make sure that was not forgotten about.
SNP member Clare Haughey also asked for more information before the group was approved. Committee convener Clare Adamson said the membership of the group could be reviewed on an annual basis, and the committee agreed the proposal on that basis.
The committee also approved applications for cross-party groups on health improvement and nuclear disarmament.
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.
Payne, 31, made his return in Ulster's Pro12 win over Zebre after three months out because of a kidney injury.
Leinster fly-half Joey Carbery comes in at the expense of Munster counterpart Ian Keatley, while forwards Dave Kilcoyne and Jack Conan are recalled.
There is no place in the squad for Ulster winger Tommy Bowe however.
Carbery, who made his three international appearances to date in the November autumn international series before injuring his ankle, will offer back-up for Johnny Sexton and Paddy Jackson at number 10.
Loose-head prop Kilcoyne boasts 17 international caps and has recently scored tries for Munster against the Dragons and the Ospreys in the Pro12.
Ireland play Wales in Cardiff on 10 March and then face England in a potential title decider in Dublin on 18 March.
Full-back Rob Kearney underwent a scan on Monday after being forced off in Saturday's win over France because of a groin injury.
While no details of the scan results have been revealed, the Ireland management appear reasonably confident that the Leinster man will be available for the Wales game.
If Kearney was ruled out, Payne would be a full-back option although a switch for Simon Zebo from wing to the number 15 jersey, with Andrew Trimble coming into the starting line-up. might be a more likely scenario.
Payne came off the bench in the second half of Ulster's game in Italy on Sunday to make his first appearance since sustaining a fractured kidney in Ireland's game against Australia in November.
The New Zealander, who has been a regular at centre alongside Robbie Henshaw since Brian O'Driscoll's retirement, is expected to get further game time with Ulster against Treviso on Friday.
Connacht lock Ultan Dillane is recalled to coach Joe Schmidt's squad, with Quinn Roux providing additional cover in the second row.
Ireland extended 36-man squad for the Six Nations against Wales and England:
Forwards (19): Rory Best (Ulster), Jack Conan (Leinster), Ultan Dillane (Connacht), Tadhg Furlong (Leinster), Cian Healy (Leinster), Jamie Heaslip (Leinster), Iain Henderson (Ulster), Dave Kilcoyne (Munster), Dan Leavy (Leinster), Jack McGrath (Leinster), Sean O'Brien (Leinster), Tommy O'Donnell (Munster), Peter O'Mahony (Munster), Quinn Roux (Connacht), Donnacha Ryan (Munster), John Ryan (Munster), Niall Scannell (Munster), CJ Stander (Munster), Devin Toner (Leinster), James Tracy (Leinster).
Backs (17): Joey Carbery (Leinster), Andrew Conway (Munster), Keith Earls (Munster), Craig Gilroy (Ulster), Robbie Henshaw (Leinster), Paddy Jackson (Ulster), Rob Kearney (Leinster), Kieran Marmion (Connacht), Luke Marshall (Ulster), Luke McGrath (Leinster), Conor Murray (Munster), Tiernan O'Halloran (Connacht), Jared Payne (Ulster), Garry Ringrose (Leinster), Johnny Sexton (Leinster), Andrew Trimble (Ulster), Simon Zebo (Munster).
The fare increase only applies to cash journeys. The price for people using a pre-paid Avanchi card depends on the journey length.
People using an Avanchi card for longer journeys will see a cut from £1.80 to £1.60 but for shorter journeys it will rise from £1.20 to £1.30.
The cash fare will be £2 for longer journeys and £1.50 for shorter routes.
Kevin Hart, general manager of LibertyBus, said they planned to introduce a single island-wide fare for pre-pay users.
"The results of the independent LibertyBus customer satisfaction survey in 2014 and lots of customer feedback indicated that there is a demand for one flat fare Island-wide," he said.
"As the first step towards this goal, we have changed the fare structure on the Avanchi Card Pay-as-you-go".
Mr Cameron's spokesman has said "nothing is off the table" when it comes to talks between the pair.
Earlier, the prime minister told MPs he would raise the issue of subsidised Chinese steel with his counterpart.
Human rights and cyber attacks are also likely to be discussed.
The visit comes after Chancellor George Osborne visited China last month, where he said it was the government's intention to make the UK China's "best partner in the west".
Mr Osborne also announced earlier this month that the UK will allow Chinese companies to take a stake in British nuclear power plants - a move questioned by some.
Mr Cameron told Chinese state TV Mr Xi's visit marks a "very important moment".
The Communist leader and his wife Peng Liyuan arrived at Heathrow Airport, where they were greeted on behalf of the Queen by Viscount Hood. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond joined the welcome party.
Large red flags of the People's Republic of China are lining The Mall in central London, along with the union jack, in preparation for the official welcome on Horse Guards Parade on Tuesday.
During their visit they will meet members of the Royal Family and stay at Buckingham Palace, visit businesses and address members of the Houses of Parliament at Westminster.
Amnesty International and other groups concerned with human rights issues in China are expected to protest in St James' Park on Tuesday and it is expected that there will also be a pro-China protest.
The start of the visit comes as parts of Caparo steel were put into administration - with unions saying cheap steel from abroad may be a cause.
Concerns have already been raised about the impact of cheap steel from China on the European market. Shadow business secretary Angela Eagle said earlier that "anti-competitive dumping... is driving down steel prices."
Mr Cameron told the Commons: "We're doing everything we can in Europe to help our steel industry.
"That is why we voted in favour of dumping tariffs against the Chinese and we'll do everything we can to help our steel industry, including looking at how we help on high energy usage and the clearances that we need with that.
"Will we raise it with the Chinese? Of course, we'll raise all these issues. That is what our relationship with China is all about."
Mr Cameron's spokeswoman also said she expected human rights and the threat faced from cyber attacks to come up during talks.
Developing a strong and engaged relationship "means we are able to talk to them... frankly and with mutual respect," she added.
China's ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, said on Sunday that his country does not "shy away" from discussing human rights.
Mr Liu said he doubted Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn would raise human rights abuses during a state banquet at Buckingham Palace this week after Mr Corbyn's spokesman said he would use the visit to discuss the issue.
Meanwhile, the Duke of Cambridge has recorded a speech on the illegal ivory trade for Chinese state TV.
He also raised the issue with Mr Xi when they met in Beijing earlier this year and his broadcast will form part of a series of programmes called Let's Talk.
Also ahead of Mr Xi's visit, former defence secretary Liam Fox questioned the deal with China over nuclear power.
Dr Fox said he would be happier if "central elements" of software were produced in the UK.
Asked if he was happy with the arrangement, Dr Fox said: "I think we have to question it."
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The Irish trainer also claimed the Queen Mother Champion Chase in 2010 with Big Zeb.
Murphy made the surprise announcement after what he called "a difficult few years" financially.
"My accountancy background told me we just can't make it pay any more," said the Wexford-based Murphy, who began training in 2000.
"It's been a very difficult decision and not one we've made lightly, but in the end, it was a financial decision that was made for us."
Murphy enjoyed a Cheltenham Festival winner in March as Empire of Dirt, owned by Michael O'Leary's Gigginstown House Stud, took the Brown Advisory And Merribelle Stable Plate.
He said Black Zambezi could be his final runner at Gowran Park on 1 October.
The sum is more than double the £72,000 figure the cap will be set at when it comes into force in 2016.
That is because extra costs, such as the fees for accommodation, do not count towards the cap.
Labour said the public was being conned, but ministers said they had been clear about what the cap covered.
The research also suggested that the majority of people - six out of seven - who end up in a home will die before they hit the cap.
That is because the average length of stay in a care home is just over two years whereas it will take five years for most to reach the cap.
The £150,000 figure is based on how much a person would pay if so-called hotel costs, which include accommodation, food and bills, are factored in.
This will be set at £12,000 a year to start with.
It also includes the higher costs individuals face when purchasing care home places compared with the price councils get, which is what will count towards the cap.
As councils buy places in bulk, they are able to get cheaper deals.
Figures from analysts Laing and Buisson suggest the gap is about £90 a week.
According to the Labour analysis, that would mean individuals paying £610 a week for a care home place but only £292 counting towards the cap.
Labour itself is not proposing to cover accommodation costs, but said it was highlighting the figures because the government was not being "straight" with the public.
Shadow care minister Liz Kendall said: "Families deserve to be told the facts rather than being conned so they can properly plan for the future and not have the government attempt to pull the wool over their eyes."
Caroline Abrahams, of Age UK, said: "Many older people and their families who have assumed they will benefit from the social care reforms will be shocked and disappointed to find they may not receive much help.
"It is crucial that the public understands what costs are included under the cap and the impact the proposals will have."
Ministers said they had always been upfront about the accommodation costs and said one of the aims of the cap was to encourage the insurance industry to develop policies for old age that could cover much more of the fees.
They also pointed out that once a person's assets - including house and savings - started to drop below £118,000 the state would start contributing towards the cost of care which would mean those people would not have to pay the full amount towards the cap anyway.
This has been incorporated into the policy to protect the less well-off. What is more, they are also looking at allowing individuals to purchase care home places through their local authority to allow them to benefit from the lower rates.
A Department of Health spokeswoman added: "The government is introducing the first ever cap on care costs so that people no longer have to live in fear of unlimited care costs.
"Our changes will help hundreds of thousands and give peace of mind to many more."
The BBC Trust, the corporation's governing body, upheld complaints about the programme Lies, Laws and the Bin Lorry Tragedy, broadcast in 2015.
The half-hour film looked at the decision not to prosecute driver Harry Clarke over the December 2014 crash.
The complaints were brought by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS).
A spokeswoman said: "We raised a complaint about the BBC's failure to accurately report our position and we note that the BBC Trust has now accepted that was the case."
BBC Scotland said it disagreed with the BBC Trust's decision. It said it "took great care to make sure the programme was fair to the Crown Office".
Mr Clarke, 58, was unconscious when the Glasgow City Council bin lorry veered out of control on 22 December 2014, killing six people and injuring 17 others.
It later emerged that Mr Clarke had a history of blackouts that he failed to disclose to his employer.
The Crown decided not to prosecute Mr Clarke after saying there was no evidence that he knew, or ought to have known, that he was unfit to drive.
In the BBC programme, broadcast in November 2015, two families questioned whether the Crown Office was aware of all the evidence when they made the decision not to prosecute.
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service complained to the BBC Trust on five points.
Three were about the BBC Scotland programme and two were about a discussion on the Jeremy Vine show on BBC Radio Two.
While upholding all three complaints against BBC Scotland, the Trust said "the documentary was a thoughtful piece of programme-making made in the public interest".
The complaints were:
There were two complaints about the Jeremy Vine show:
A BBC Scotland spokesman said: "While we appreciate the consideration given throughout this process, we disagree with the BBC Trust's decision to uphold these elements of the complaint.
"BBC Scotland made considerable efforts to ensure that the programme's journalism was robust, fair and accurate and accorded in full with the BBC's Editorial Guidelines.
"The testimony provided to us by the victims' families was compelling. We remain convinced of its veracity and we took great care to make sure the programme was fair to the Crown Office."
Wallace, 29, has made 18 appearances this season as the Clarets were relegated from the Premier League, while Duff, 37, has featured 22 times.
"Ross will be leaving and, of course, we thank him for his contribution," said manager Sean Dyche.
Duff has played more than 350 games for Burnley and will begin contract talks.
He joined from Cheltenham for £30,000 in 2004.
Midfielder Steven Reid has already announced he will retire at the end of the season, while top scorer Danny Ings is also expected to leave the club.
But Carwyn Jones is to tell Labour colleagues that they cannot block the Article 50 process to leave the EU.
He said ministers in Westminster "politically" had an obligation to take a note of the vote in the Senedd.
Mr Jones added he was disappointed with a court case which said UK ministers had no legal obligation to consult AMs on Article 50.
Welsh ministers had argued that the assembly should be consulted.
The same ruling stated that the assembly did not have a veto.
The vote will not have a legal impact on the process, and Prime Minister Theresa May has said that the UK government will set out its Brexit plans in a white paper, after the Supreme Court ruled MPs must vote on whether her government can trigger Article 50.
A parliamentary bill paving the way for talks with the EU, following the ruling, could be introduced as early as Thursday.
Mr Jones, speaking to BBC One's The Wales Report programme, said: "I think the key words were we are not legally compelled to be consulted. But constitutionally, we are."
He said: "There will be a vote in the assembly on Article 50."
"It's important that members are able to express their views."
He said he would be telling party colleagues that they "can't block the article 50 process and we can't look to overturn the referendum result".
But the first minister argued "it is hugely important that the process is done in such a way it is least harmful to Wales and to Britain".
Mr Jones said "politically" ministers in London had an obligation to take note of the vote in the Senedd.
"The UK is in a precarious position," he said, saying he warned against Brexit leading to the UK "collapsing" and that it was important "the deal itself has the widest possible support".
BBC Wales understands that the vote may take the form of a motion put during a debate in the Senedd, rather than a so-called legislative consent motion - which states whether AMs think a Westminster law should apply in Wales.
Meanwhile the first minister suggested that a debate on whether the assembly needs more AMs could last years, and that it would be "ridiculous" for the assembly to rush into expanding its numbers.
The Wales Bill gives the assembly the power to increase the number of assembly members - an idea backed by the presiding officer Elin Jones.
Mr Jones said there was "no doubt the workload of assembly members is huge compared to people who are members of legislatures elsewhere".
But he said that was "not going to win the public over, necessarily".
The Welsh Labour leader said he did not want, within weeks of getting the powers, to say "the first thing we're going to do is increase the number of politicians", arguing that would "make us look ridiculous".
He said the current system, which has 60 AMs, "works, but it's under strain".
"What I wouldn't do is say what we need are more politicians. That has to be part of a package around how the assembly operates, and of course bearing in mind we may end up with fewer MPs," he said.
In 2016, the Boundary Commission proposed the number if Welsh MPs should be cut by more than a quarter, from 40 to 29.
Mr Jones said he was not saying there should be fewer MPs, but added: "These are issues that will have to be debated over the next few years."
Mr Jones also reiterated that he would like to see the voting age reduced to 16.
"It was 16 at Scotland at the referendum. If it's OK for Scotland at a referendum, it's difficult to argue against it being OK in every other election."
The Wales Report, Wednesday 25 January, 22:40 GMT BBC ONE Wales
The EU said a Portuguese soldier and a Malian woman who worked for the bloc's mission in Mali were among the dead.
A Malian soldier and two other civilians, one Chinese and the other Gabonese, were also killed.
An al-Qaeda-linked group said it carried out the attack near the capital Bamako. Mali has been fighting a jihadist insurgency for years.
Islamist fighters are roaming the West African country's north and centre.
"It is a jihadist attack. Malian special forces intervened and hostages have been released," Mali Security Minister Salif Traore told AFP news agency after Sunday's attack.
Four assailants were killed by security forces and four others were arrested, he said.
"We have recovered the bodies of two attackers who were killed," he said, adding that they were searching for the bodies of two others.
One of them left behind a machine gun and bottles filled with "explosive substances", he said.
The ministry said another two people had been injured.
A security ministry spokesman told Reuters news agency that 32 guests had been rescued from the Le Campement Kangaba resort, east of Bamako.
Malian special forces intervened, backed by UN soldiers and troops from a French counter-terrorism force.
Witness Boubacar Sangare was just outside the compound as the attack unfolded.
"Westerners were fleeing the encampment while two plainclothes police exchanged fire with the assailants," he said.
"There were four national police vehicles and French soldiers in armoured vehicles on the scene."
He added that a helicopter was circling overhead.
The European Union training mission in Mali, EUTM Mali, tweeted that it was aware of the attack and was supporting Malian security forces and assessing the situation.
Earlier this month, the US embassy had warned of "possible future attacks on Western diplomatic missions, other locations in Bamako that Westerners frequent".
BBC correspondent Alex Duval Smith says many expats and wealthy Malians go to Kangaba at weekends, to enjoy the pools, cocktail bar, canoeing facilities and activities for children.
A spokesman for the Portuguese armed forces, Helder Antonio da Silva Perdigao, said that the location is used by soldiers in the EUTM Mali as a place to relax between operations.
He added that soldiers from several countries were there at the time of the attack.
The Portuguese soldier who died was part of the EUTM Mali, he said.
In November 2015, at least 20 people were killed when gunmen took guests and staff hostage at the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako.
Al-Qaeda's North African arm, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), said it was behind that siege.
Mali has been in a state of emergency since the Radisson Blu attack. It was extended for a further six months in April.
The country's security has gradually worsened since 2013, when French forces repelled allied Islamist and Tuareg rebel fighters who had seized control of much of the north.
French troops and a 10,000-strong force of UN peacekeepers have been battling to stabilise the former French colony.
The searches are to end at Highlands and Islands Airports Limited's (Hial) Barra, Tiree and Campbeltown airports from 1 February.
Prospect, which has members among Hial's workforce, wants a delay to allow for a "full consultation".
Hial said it had carried out a thorough review of security procedures.
Prospect negotiator David Avery said: "Prospect believes this change is unreasonable and disproportionate and puts staff and passengers at risk.
"The current regime of security checks was introduced more than ten years ago and has been largely successful.
"But despite the long-standing rules, security staff regularly find passengers carrying prohibited liquids, small knives and in extreme cases, firearms ammunition."
Hial said the move followed a thorough review of security procedures at each of its sites.
It said the new regime would help improve the general passenger experience travelling from the airports to Glasgow, while maintaining appropriate security standards.
Content providers regularly update the lists of sites they want blocked and the latest one includes popular file-sharing index Demonoid.
The list was started in 2012 when ISPs were forced to block access to the Pirate Bay.
At least 23 new URLs are on the latest list being sent to the main UK ISPs.
Content providers must apply for a court order to block individual sites such as Pirate Bay but, after that, they can add URLs that link to that particular site without any formal order.
The sites they choose link to pirated software including music, films, TV shows and e-books.
Content providers say that they carefully target sites whose sole purpose is to make money from other people's content.
In response to the latest requests, BT told the BBC: "BT will only block access to websites engaged in copyright or trademark infringement when ordered by a court to do so. The list of websites that BT has been ordered to block access to can be found here."
The list includes content from the Football Association, the Motion Picture Association of America and even some watchmakers - such as Cartier and Montblanc - who have requested that counterfeit sites be shut down.
But by far the largest number of requests comes from members of the BPI, which represents UK music labels.
"The recent expansions show that copyright holders remain concerned about people circumventing blockades, which is a common practice among users," said Ernesto Van der Sar, editor of technology news website TorrentFreak.
"New unblocking opportunities continue to appear so this is the only way to ensure that the efficacy of existing court orders isn't further diminished. It's a never-ending game of whack-a-mole."
How effective such blocks are remains open to debate.
A study conducted in May, by US universities Carnegie Mellon and Wellesley College, found that blocking the Pirate Bay had little impact on the rise in legal channels - instead people just turned to other piracy sites, Pirate Bay mirror sites or virtual private networks that allowed them to circumvent the block.
But, on the other hand, researchers found that bulk blocking - where multiple sites are shut down - was much more effective. Following such blocks in 2013, use of legitimate sites such as Netflix rose by around 12%, they found.
Ryan Hinchcliffe's early try put Giants ahead but Ben Roberts, Jake Webster and Mike McMeeken crossed in response to put Tigers 16-4 ahead at the break.
Gale and Adam Milner extended the lead before Ryan Brierley hit back.
Two more tries from Gale in a 24-point contribution and a Monaghan treble followed as Tigers dominated.
While Lee Gaskell added a further consolation try for Huddersfield in the second half, it did little more than add a semblance of respectability to the scoreline as they became the latest club to suffer a heavy loss at the Jungle.
Castleford have scored at least 43 points in each of their first four home games in Super League this season.
However, they were left to bemoan a series of handling errors after Hinchcliffe's try put Huddersfield ahead.
That was before Roberts scooped up a neat grubber kick by Gale to help put the hosts ahead after 21 minutes.
Huddersfield then saw their restart go out on the full, allowing Roberts the chance to quickly play provider for Webster as Tigers piled the points on.
Gale gave Daryl Powell's side the ideal start to the second half, crossing for the first of his tries after just 30 seconds, as Castleford went on to win big to remain top.
They are level on points with Leeds Rhinos, who beat Wigan 26-18 in Friday's other Super League game.
Castleford Tigers: Hardaker; Monaghan, Webster, Shenton, Eden; Roberts, Gale; Sene-Lefao, McShane, Moors, Millington, McMeeken, Milner.
Replacements: Cook, Springer, Chase, Holmes.
Huddersfield Giants: McIntosh; McGillvary, Cudjoe, Mellor, Ormsby; Gaskell, Brierley; Ikahihifo, Hinchcliffe, Wakeman, Ta'ai, Ferguson, Clough.
Replacements: Rapira, Leeming, Smith, Dickinson.
Referee: Richard Kendall
Emergency services had to help bring the flood under control and prevent it spilling into underground car parks.
Those responsible said they belonged to the militant group the Regional Action Committee of Winemakers (Crav), France 3 reported.
Crav has been alarmed by cheap imports and has claimed previous attacks.
"Why this action? Because we are never listened to," a Crav representative told France 3.
The attack happed in Sete, a port town in Languedoc-Roussillon, one of France's biggest wine producing regions.
Basements and nearby homes were flooded, according to Midi Libre.
Earlier this year, Spain summoned France's ambassador after French farmers seized Spanish lorries and drained their cargo of wine, near Le Boulou in southern France.
A local union leader for winemakers, Frederic Rouanet, condemned the latest attacks but told Decanter magazine he too was concerned about the rise of cheap imports making it into French shops.
Three airmen were killed and another seriously injured when the aircraft collided over the Moray Firth in northern Scotland.
The planes from 15 (Reserve) Sqn at RAF Lossiemouth, in Moray, crashed into the sea during a training flight.
The families of the victims said they were disappointed by the decision.
Each of the Tornados had two crew members on board when they crashed in July 2012.
Flt Lt Hywel Poole, 28, who was born in Menai Bridge on Anglesey in north Wales, died in hospital after being airlifted from the scene.
Sqn Ldr Samuel Bailey, 36, from Nottingham, and Flt Lt Adam Sanders, 27, who grew up in Lancashire, were also killed.
A fourth RAF serviceman, Sqd Ldr Paul Evans, survived but was badly injured.
SNP MP Angus Robertson has also said he was extremely disappointed by the decision.
Mr Robertson, who represents Moray at Westminster, had been calling for an inquiry.
He said: "I am totally mystified why there won't be a fatal accident inquiry. There are critical outstanding questions about Tornado safety and the delayed collision warning system.
"The MoD failed in its duty of care towards the RAF personnel involved in the Tornado collision. I believe they, their families and colleagues deserved better and a proper inquiry."
It's the decision which campaigners have fought for many months to persuade the Crown Office against. And they are hugely disappointed.
They concede that the Military Aviation Authority report detailed the cause and lessons to be learned.
But they also argue that there are still many questions to answer in addition to the failure by the MoD to fit a collision warning system, a decision essentially made on cost grounds.
They question the accountability of senior officers who said the aircraft was safe to fly when some of the warnings contained in the MAA report suggest otherwise.
Campaigners also link this accident with many which preceded it, like the RAF Chinook crash on the Mull of Kintyre and the RAF Nimrod accident in Afghanistan where warning signs were ignored.
They also criticise what they believe is a loophole in the law in Scotland which means that fatal accident inquiries are not held there into RAF accidents, when inquests would be held in England.
While the RAF insists that a new collision warning system is being fitted to Tornados - it's only been installed on a handful of jets so far and doesn't yet work.
So while the MoD insists that it is committed to flight safety, its critics are not fully convinced.
The Crown Office said the incident had been the subject of a "very detailed" report following an investigation by the Military Aviation Authority (MAA).
All of the 42 recommendations in the MAA report have been accepted by the Ministry of Defence and were in the process of being implemented, including installation of collision warning systems, the Crown Office said.
It said the purpose of an FAI was to set out in law to establish the cause of death and ensure that lessons are learned for the future.
In a statement, the Crown Office said: "After thorough consideration of the circumstances of the case, Crown Counsel have concluded that all the relevant issues have been comprehensively examined in the course of the Military Aviation Authority report and could not have been better considered in any FAI."
The Crown Office said an FAI "would only duplicate the months of thorough work undertaken by the Military Air Accident Investigation Branch and the Military Aviation Authority in preparing the Service Inquiry".
It added: "As a result, Crown Counsel have instructed that no FAI is to be held."
David Bell, a lawyer representing the families, said: "Whilst we accept that the service inquiry report does identify the immediate causes of the accident, there are many questions about how and why many of those causes arose, which need to be answered.
"If a fatal accident inquiry is not to be held, those broader questions should be addressed by a public inquiry.
"The families of victims of the crash need answers as to how this crash occurred and want reassurances that any wider issues will be identified and resolved to prevent the risk of other similar accidents in future.
"Without the appropriate inquiry, it is difficult to see how lessons will be learned."
In January, the MoD came under renewed fire over its efforts to install safety equipment on RAF jets after the department confirmed to the SNP that only eight of the RAF's fleet of 100 Tornado GR4s had been fitted with a collision warning system.
Responding to the Crown Office announcement, an MoD spokesman said: "The Ministry of Defence has provided all information requested by Scotland's Crown Counsel in their consideration of this matter and has assisted fully during the completion of a comprehensive Service Inquiry, the thoroughness of which was one of the main factors in the Scottish government's decision not to hold a Fatal Accident Inquiry.
"The Service inquiry made 42 recommendations, all of which have been implemented, including the ongoing introduction of a collision avoidance system to Tornado GR4 aircraft which will be another tool for aircrew to use.
"This is the first time such a system has been fitted to an existing combat fast jet anywhere in the world."
The Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration said records should be kept in case the same people later claimed asylum in the UK.
John Vine also said people-smugglers were not being fined heavily enough.
The Home Office pointed to positive elements of the report and said it had "already addressed" some of the issues.
However, Home Secretary Theresa May has redacted [blacked out] some sections of the reporting, prompting opposition politicians to ask what the government was trying to hide.
Overall, Mr Vine said the UK was working well with France and Belgium on stopping illegal immigration.
But inspectors found UK officials at Calais had stopped taking photographs and fingerprints of illegal immigrants in 2010 because of problems with the availability of cells to hold people in. This was also later stopped at Coquelles.
Mr Vine said: "Gathering biometric information such as fingerprints could assist the decision-making process if these individuals were ultimately successful in reaching the UK and went on to claim asylum."
In the 12 months from September 2011, more than 8,000 illegal immigrants were caught and stopped from entering the UK in vehicles and other containers at Calais, Coquelles and Dunkirk.
Under a system called "juxtaposed controls", people travelling on certain routes between the UK, France and Belgium go through immigration checks before boarding a train or ferry rather than on arrival.
Among his findings, Mr Vine said those trying to smuggle immigrants into Britain were being fined far less than the legal maximum.
None of the fines imposed were "remotely close" to the maximum of £2,000 each for the driver and the vehicle owner for every immigrant found, he said.
The report also said border staff remained concerned over the so-called "Lille loophole", which effectively exempts from immigration checks some passengers who travel on the Eurostar from Brussels, in Belgium, via Lille, in France.
This section contains one of 15 passages in the report to be redacted by Theresa May.
The immigration minister, Mark Harper, acknowledged it would be useful to have the fingerprints of people trying to illegally enter Britain in case they tried it again.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, he said: "It would be useful but equally it consumes a large amount of time for our officers.."
But he added: "We've accepted that it would be appropriate to review our approach and that review will be completed by the end of the year."
Home Affairs Select Committee chairman Keith Vaz said he was concerned about information being blanked out.
"The committee has been assured in the past that the loophole would be closed," he said.
"The withholding of information prevents us from properly holding the Border Force to account."
The Labour party has criticised the Government for its handling of border controls.
Shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant said that Mrs May should publish the full report as a "matter of urgency. Otherwise the British public will doubtless conclude that the Government has something to hide".
Mr Bryant added: "Yet again the Government refuses to be straight with the British people about immigration and our borders. This cover-up and the failure at our borders provide yet more dents in this government's much-tarnished credibility."
UKIP leader Nigel Farage said: "We have to ask, what on earth are they hiding?"
A Home Office spokesman said Mrs May was required to take out any information which would be "prejudicial to the interests of national security".
Commenting on the public findings, the spokesman said: "John Vine acknowledges the high level of security checks and the courteous and professional approach of Border Force staff.
"Border Force has already addressed many of the issues raised in this inspection and will look at all the recommendations in detail as part of our continuing drive to improve performance."
The Border Force started operating in April following the break-up of the UK Border Agency, which was divided into two parts covering visas and immigration and immigration law enforcement.
Bob Higgins, 64, of Litchfield Road, Southampton, appeared at Winchester Crown Court earlier charged with 65 counts of indecent assault against 23 boys, all aged under 17.
The alleged offences took place between 1970 and 1996.
Mr Higgins, whose first name is Robert, did not enter a plea but a provisional trial date has been set for 9 April.
The 29-year-old joined the club in 2009 and made 243 league appearances.
Goalkeeper Aaron Chapman, 25, defender Chris Herd and strikers Mani Dieseruwe, 21, Jordan Slew, 23, and Byron Harrison, 28 have also been released by the League One side.
Forwards Rai Simons, 20, Jake Orrell, 18, and 19-year-old Jake Beesley, have all signed new deals.
Of the three who have extended their contracts, only Simons has been a regular fixture for the Spireites, making 22 appearances and scoring five goals.
Aberdeenshire council said a significant number of staff and pupils at Markethill School and Nursery in Turriff had been suffering from Norovirus.
Letters have been sent to parents advising them of what to do if their child is affected.
The council said it was offering alternative childcare where possible.
The Scottish National Party is one of those.
The story of the SNP is one of success and failure, highs and lows, rogues and visionaries - but, most of all, it's the story of a party which started life on the fringes and moved in to claim political success.
Despite the party's turbulent history, it will now realise its vision for an independence referendum, planned for Autumn 2014, after first emerging as the government of Scotland in 2007.
The case for Scottish home rule goes right back to its unification with England in 1707.
The view that the Scots who put their names to the Act of Union had been bribed, famously spurred Robert Burns to write: "We are bought and sold for English gold. Such a parcel of rogues in a nation."
Many years later, the realisation that a pro-independence, election-fighting party was the way to go eventually led to the creation in 1934 of the Scottish National Party, through the amalgamation of the Scottish Party and the National Party of Scotland.
Election-fighting
But for years the SNP struggled to make an impact, party due to the on-going debate between those who wanted to concentrate on independence - the fundamentalists - and those who wanted to achieve it through policies such as devolution - the gradualists.
The young Nationalist party's other problem was that, put simply, it just was not any good at fighting elections, because of its lack of funding, organisation and policies beyond independence.
In its first test, the 1935 General Election, the SNP contested eight seats and won none.
It was not until a decade later, at the Motherwell and Wishaw by-election, when the party finally got a break.
When the contest was announced following the death of sitting Labour MP James Walker, the Nationalists sent in one of their up-and-comers, Robert McIntyre, to fight the seat.
After standing largely on a platform of Labour failures in post-war reconstruction, the SNP took the seat with 50% of the vote, but lost it months later in the election.
Even though this brief victory provided much excitement over what the party could achieve, it failed to make progress in subsequent elections and disquiet set in.
But it was this disquiet which forced the party to reorganise - a move which would help the SNP to its most famous early achievement.
The Hamilton by-election should have been a breeze for Labour, but, as the party's vote collapsed, the SNP's Winnie Ewing romped home on 46%, declaring: "Stop the world, Scotland wants to get on."
The 1970s was the decade of boom and bust for the SNP. They failed to hang on in Hamilton, but 1970 brought the SNP its first UK election gain, in the Western Isles.
That same decade also saw the beginnings of the party's "It's Scotland's Oil" strategy, which sought to demonstrate Scotland was seeing little direct benefit of the tax wealth brought by North Sea oil.
More success followed in 1973, when Margo MacDonald, "the blonde bombshell" won the Glasgow Govan by-election and, the following year, an under-fire Tory government called an election, which it lost.
The SNP gained six seats and retained the Western Isles, but lost Govan - however, there were to be further gains.
With Labour in power as a minority government, the party had little choice but to call a second election in 1974 - but not before committing to support for a Scottish Assembly.
Even so, the SNP gained a further four seats, hitting its all time Westminster high of 11.
The party's turn of fortunes was largely down to its visonary leader-of-the-day, Billy Wolfe, who transformed the SNP into an election-fighting force to be reckoned with.
Despite the success, tensions began to develop between those in the SNP who were elected and those who were not.
'Tartan Tories'
Then came 1979 - the year which provided two killer blows to the SNP.
Margaret Thatcher's Tories swept to power, and Scots voters failed to support the establishment of a Scottish Assembly in a referendum.
To be more precise, a requirement that 40% of the total Scottish electorate had to vote yes for the 1979 referendum to become law, was not met.
Nevertheless, it meant the constitutional issue was not only off the table, but had been completely blown out of the water.
The SNP had also come under a period of heavy fire from rival parties, portrayed by Labour as the "Tartan Tories" and "Separatists" by the Conservatives.
With a post-election SNP slashed back to two MPs, the party needed a serious jump-start - but that jump-start dragged the party into a period which could have finished it off for good.
The start of the 80s was a torrid time for the SNP.
Many in the party felt bitter that it had come so far, but was now practically back at square one in terms of its performance and the independence argument.
The deep divisions gave rise to two notorious splinter groups.
One was the ultra-nationalist group Siol Nan Gaidheal - branded "proto fascists" by the then SNP leader Gordon Wilson - whose members used to march around in Highland dress.
The other was the Interim Committee for Political Discussion - more infamously known as the '79 Group.
Formed to sharpen the party's message and appeal to dissident Labour voters, the group also embarked on a campaign of civil disobedience, spearheaded by the former Labour MP Jim Sillars, who had founded the Scottish Labour Party before defecting to the SNP in 1980.
The campaign took a radical turn when Sillars, with several other group members, broke into Edinburgh's old Royal High School building.
Then, a leak of '79 Group minutes to the media raised the prospect of links with the Provisional Sinn Fein.
Despite claims the leaked version was inaccurate, Mr Wilson had had enough.
His view that the party had to unite or die led to a ban on organised groups, but when the '79 Group refused to go quietly, seven of its members were briefly expelled from the party.
They included Scotland's future justice secretary, Kenny MacAskill, and one Alex Salmond.
The 1987 election saw another bad SNP performance. The party emerged with only three seats - but with the collapse in the Conservative vote, the constitutional issue was back.
Independence case
The SNP needed new blood at the top - and it came in the form of Alex Salmond.
Despite previous form with the '79 Group, Mr Salmond had risen through the SNP ranks, becoming MP for Banff and Buchan and deputy leader of the party.
Mr Salmond did not have his work to seek on becoming leader in 1990.
As well as having to deal with on-going internal issues over the party's independence policy - future minister Alex Neil had declared Scotland would be "free by '93" - there was an election to fight.
In 1992, the SNP increased its vote, but the party was only able to retain the three seats it already had, and lost Govan, which Mr Sillars re-took for the party in a 1988 by-election.
Mr Salmond moved to modernise the SNP, repositioning the party as more socially democratic and pro-European and pushing the economic case for independence.
Labour's commitment to a Scottish Parliament, delivered in 1999, was both a blessing and a curse for the Nationalists.
Although devolution presented a great opportunity for the SNP, many questioned how relevant a pro-independence party would be - Labour's George Robertson famously quipped devolution would "kill nationalism stone dead".
The SNP won 35 seats in the first election and also had two MEPs and six MPs.
But the best it could manage in 1999 was becoming the main opposition to the Labour-Lib Dem coalition government.
Mr Salmond's decision to quit as leader and an MSP came as a surprise.
Despite much speculation over his reasons for returning to Westminster, ultimately, after a decade in the job, he decided it was time to step aside.
His successor in 2000 was John Swinney, but, despite being among the party's brightest talent, as he later showed as Scotland's finance secretary, his four-year tenure was plagued by dissenters from within.
The party dropped a seat in 2001, and, despite a slick 2003 election campaign, the SNP once again ended up as the opposition.
Later that year, a little-known SNP activist called Bill Wilson challenged Mr Swinney for the leadership, accusing him of ducking responsibility for a "plummeting" SNP vote.
Close result
Mr Swinney won a decisive victory but was left weakened, and, at Holyrood, SNP MSPs Bruce McFee and Adam Ingram declared they would not support Mr Swinney in a leadership ballot.
Another, Campbell Martin, was flung out of the party after bosses found his criticism of the Swinney leadership damaged its interests in the run-up to the SNP's poor European election showing in 2004, where it failed to overtake Labour.
Mr Swinney quit as leader, accepting responsibility for failing to sell the party's message - but warned SNP members over the damage caused by "the loose and dangerous talk of the few".
When the leaderless party turned to Mr Salmond, he drew on a quote from US civil war leader General Sherman to declare: "If nominated I'll decline. If drafted I'll defer. And if elected I'll resign."
Then, in a move almost as surprising as his decision to quit, Mr Salmond launched a successful leadership campaign on a joint ticket with Nicola Sturgeon, winning a decisive victory.
Nobody thought the 2007 Scottish election result could be so close.
In the end, the SNP won the election by one seat, while Mr Salmond returned to Holyrood as MSP for Gordon.
With the SNP's pro-independence stance ruling out a coalition, the party forged ahead as a minority government.
The SNP government had promised to seek consensus on an issue-by-issue basis, but when the opposition parties thought the government was being disingenuous, they converged to reject the Scottish budget in 2009.
It was passed on the second attempt, but served as a reminder to the SNP the delicate position it was in.
Other key manifesto commitments also ran into trouble - plans to replace council tax with local income tax were dropped due to lack of support, while ambitious plans to cut class sizes in the early primary school years ran into problems.
Eventually, the bill on an independence referendum was dropped.
Such is life in minority government.
Although the SNP's focus had become the Scottish government, it was keen not to lose sight of its status beyond the Holyrood bubble and, in 2009, won the largest share of the Scottish vote in the European election for the first time.
Continuing its knack for winning safe Labour seats in by-elections, the SNP delivered a crushing blow to Labour, winning Glasgow East by overturning a majority of 13,507 to win by just a few hundred votes.
But the party failed to repeat this success a few months later in the Glenrothes by-election and, later, in Glasgow North East.
In a story that bore echoes of the past for the SNP, the 2010 UK election saw Labour regain Glasgow East, while the Nationalists concluded that, with a resurgent Tory party on course for victory, Scots voters came out in their droves to back Labour.
The 2011 Holyrood election was Labour's to lose. In the event, that is exactly what happened.
Despite polls predicting a Labour lead over the SNP of up to 15 points, the Nationalists threw themselves into the campaign.
They say their positive campaign, versus Labour's negativity, was what won it for them.
The SNP's 2007 win was rightly described as a historic one - but, four years later, it has re-written the history books again.
Its jaw-dropping victory has seen it form Scotland's first majority government - and the independence referendum will happen.
As the UK government has sought to ratchet up the pressure on the issue, Mr Salmond has now named the date - or the season at least - of Autumn 2014.
The SNP has truly come a long way since the fringes of 1934, but now faces one of its greatest challenges.
With suggestions putting support for independence at about one third of the Scottish population, could it be a case of so near, yet so far for the Scottish National Party?
The ban for EU fishing crews has existed since 2003, but with special permits they were still allowed to remove the fins from shark carcasses.
Ministers have now agreed with MEPs to eliminate that legal loophole.
The Shark Trust campaign group says the EU exports 27% of the fins traded in Hong Kong - a major fin-trading centre.
Hong Kong accounts for more than half of all the fins traded worldwide, the group says. They are used in soups and traditional cures in Asia, where they are valued much more highly than the rest of the shark.
Finning is deemed cruel because the fins are often removed while the shark is still alive - it then drowns when it is thrown back into the sea.
A statement from the EU Council, which groups ministers from the 27 member states, said finning had contributed to a serious decline in shark populations.
It said that "with its policy of fins remaining attached, the EU will also be in a better position to push for shark protection at international level".
On a global level Indonesia lands the highest tonnage of sharks.
Conservationists argued that the issuing of Special Fishing Permits (SFPs) that allowed fins to be removed at sea prevented the EU ban from becoming fully effective.
According to European Parliament data, the largest number of SFPs issued were to Spanish and Portuguese vessels (1,266 and 145 respectively, in 2004-2010).
Portugal voted against the new controls, the Council said.
The 31-year-old, who has won 22 Olympic gold medals, quit after London 2012 only to reverse that decision in 2014.
"I'm not going four more years and I'm standing by that," he insisted after finishing in a three-way tie for silver in the 100m butterfly final.
"I've been able to do everything I've ever put my mind to in the sport. I'm happy with how things finished."
He added: "No more. This is it. I said it a bunch before. But I'm not doing it.
"I swore in London I wasn't coming back and this is final. Were the papers here, I'd sign them tomorrow."
However, team-mate Ryan Lochte thinks Phelps will be in Tokyo in 2020.
"I guarantee he will be there,'' Lochte told NBC. "I think so. I really think so. So Michael, I'll see you in Tokyo."
Phelps can add to his Olympic tally in the 4x100m medley relay at 03:04 BST on Sunday.
"I'm happy," added Phelps, who said he wanted to spend more time with newborn son Boomer and fiancee Nicole.
Phelps made his Olympic bow in 2000, winning his first gold in Athens in 2004. He has 27 Olympic medals in total, nine more than his closest rival.
The KSI says EA's financial offer of 15,000 US dollars (£11,501) for their inclusion was below their expectations.
Iceland, who knocked England out of Euro 2016 in June, made a counter offer which they say was not accepted by EA.
"They are the ones buying these rights and they almost want it for free," said KSI president Geir Thorsteinsson.
"The performance at the Euros show that we are quite a good team and many would like to play with our team. It's sad for the players - but the criticism should be towards EA Sports."
The fee that EA pays teams included in the game covers the use of trademarks and image rights.
"I really feel if we are giving away rights, or offering rights, it has to be proper negotiations and fair fees." added Thorsteinsson.
"I didn't feel that this was done in a fair and open manner."
The BBC has asked EA for comment.
Iceland, who are ranked 27th in the world, have not featured in previous editions of the game, but were hopeful of getting into latest version after their run to the quarter-finals of the European Championship this summer.
A total of 47 men's international sides, including all of the home nations, will feature.
India, who are 148th in the world, are the lowest ranked national side in the game.
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The blaze, described by firefighters as "serious", started on Friday morning at Skip-It containers in North Quay Road.
White smoke is continuing to billow hundreds of feet into the air, causing problems with visibility on the roads.
Residents and motorists have been advised by Public Health England to close their windows and doors.
Fire crews, which are being changed every six hours, remained at the site throughout Sunday night and the area is still cordoned off.
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (ESF&RS) is being supported by crews from neighbouring Surrey and West Sussex.
The fire service, Highways Agency and Sussex Police are due to hold talks to discuss whether cordons can be changed or lifted to allow greater access to the area.
Chief Fire Officer for ESF&RS Des Pritchard said he expected crews to be on the scene for some considerable time.
He said thousands of litres of water from the River Ouse were being poured on to the fire each hour, which was causing a lot of run-off.
"We are conscious about pollution in the river Ouse so we are working very closely with the Environment Agency about where the water goes," he said.
"We are dragging the waste out from the site into smaller piles and taking it away to another site about half a mile down the road.
"As far as we are aware it is all household waste so there are no particularly toxic or noxious chemicals within the waste pile - but it is unpleasant."
Public Health England said any smoke could be an irritant and people should either avoid being outdoors in the smoke or limit their exposure to it.
Respiratory symptoms could include coughing, wheezing, breathlessness, phlegm and chest pain. People affected should seek medical advice or call NHS 111.
The Environment Agency said its officers were monitoring the blaze and at this stage environmental impact was considered to be minimal.
The cause of the fire is not yet known. No-one has been injured.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed up 0.6% to 18,873.35 despite economic data painting a gloomier picture of the world's third-largest economy.
Figures showed Japan's factory output fell 1% in November from the previous month, the first drop in three months.
Retail sales also fell below forecasts and declined 1% from a year ago.
Japan's economy narrowly avoided a recession in the third quarter and economists are expecting only modest growth in the current one.
Shares of Sharp, however, were up 7.3% on reports that the struggling consumer electronics firm had received a purchase offer from Taiwan's electronics supplier Hon Hai Precision.
Chinese shares were lower, with the Shanghai Composite ending the day down 2.6% at 3,533.78, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index closed 1% lower at 21,919.62.
Economic data released on Sunday showed that profits earned by Chinese industrial firms in November fell 1.4% from a year ago, marking the sixth month of declines.
Hong Kong-listed shares of China Telecom also fell 1.6% after the country's anti-corruption watchdog said it was investigating its chairman, Chang Xiaobing.
In South Korea, the Kospi index ended down 1.3% at 1,964.06 points.
The Australian market was closed for a public holiday.
Navas, 31, joined City from the La Liga side on a four-year deal worth £14.9m in June 2013.
He made 173 appearances for City, scoring eight goals, but played just 24 league games last season.
Navas' contract with City expired in the summer, leading him to return to Sevilla, where he began his career, on a four-year deal.
He was part of the Sevilla side that won the Uefa Cup in 2006 and 2007 but suffered from chronic homesickness, which led him to turn down a move to Chelsea in 2006.
Navas will break Sevilla's appearance record if he makes 27 more appearances for the club. He played 393 times in his first spell, with Juan Arza Inigo holding the record on 419.
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Devon County Council decided not to pay for the school transport for L/Cpl Christopher Chell's children after they had to move home.
The authority previously signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant, which pledges that service families are not disadvantaged because of their job.
The council has apologised and £2,000 has been awarded to the family.
Previously L/Cpl Chell lived near Exmouth with his wife and five children, including Kyle who had cancer.
The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) said the family had to move further away from their children's school because their accommodation was making Kyle's illness worse, but Devon County Council did not make allowances and refused to pay for school transport.
However, the LGO ruled the authority failed to honour its own pledge after it signed up to the covenant.
Dr Jane Martin, from the LGO, said: "Councils that have signed up to the covenant have pledged to consider the often quite unique circumstances that forces families find themselves in.
"In this case it was particularly crucial that the children should remain at their school and receive the stability they needed through a difficult time."
David Murray, chief executive of forces charity SSAFA, said: "It is a great shame that a military family must put themselves through a complaint process, simply to avoid disadvantage."
The council said: "We got this wrong and we've apologised to the family and made financial redress.
"We have a duty to spend public money wisely but, as the ombudsman recognises, we have already reminded our staff of the requirements of the Armed Forces Covenant so this situation doesn't happen again."
The Palestinians are said to have barricaded themselves inside the mosque and thrown stones at police, who moved in to stop them.
Israeli media said the Palestinians had intended to disrupt visits by observant Jews to the Western Wall.
The mosque, one of Islam's holiest sites, is in the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif site also revered by Jews.
The police said a number of officers were injured. There were no immediate reports of any Palestinian casualties.
Six Palestinians were arrested, an AFP news agency photographer reported.
"Masked rioters fled into the mosque and started to throw stones and blocks at police from inside al-Aqsa mosque," a police statement quoted by AFP said.
"They threw fireworks directly at police.
"In light of the severe confrontation and the escalating actions of the rioters and with the aim of preventing further injury to police... forces entered a number of metres inside and closed the doors to the mosque with the rioters inside, restoring order."
The 30-year-old will face Nina Meinke in a WBA lightweight world title eliminator.
"It's a massive fight for me on a massive night of boxing," said Taylor.
"I've only been a professional for five months and I've been lucky enough to box on some huge events, but Wembley Stadium will be something else again."
Taylor joins fellow Olympic gold medallist Luke Campbell on the undercard.
Briton Campbell, 29, faces Darleys Perez of Colombia in an an eliminator to become the mandatory challenger for the WBA lightweight title.
Taylor, who turned professional in October, saw off Milena Koleva last month to remain unbeaten in the professional ranks after four fights.
She also fought on the undercard of Tony Bellew's win over David Haye in London, stopping Italy's Monica Gentili in the fifth round.
Speaking about her upcoming bout she added: "I've watched Meinke and she's a very strong opponent. She's unbeaten so it's a step up for me and I'm sure she'll be very confident.
"It's my first scheduled 10 round fight so I'm relishing the challenge.
"I'll be in great shape come fight night and I'm just really looking forward to being part of such a historic event."
Top scorer Matt Rhead gave Lincoln the lead with a penalty after Jack Muldoon was fouled by keeper Rhys Taylor,
Paul Farman denied James Gray before Wes York equalised with a glancing header from Connor Jennings' cross.
Jennings and Simon Heslop's second half goals secured Wrexham's first win of 2016.
Captain Jennings put the Dragons in front early in the second half after Farman could only parry Dominic Vose's cross.
Man of the match Taylor twice denied Muldoon before Heslop scored his first Wrexham goal with a late 25-yard strike.
Wrexham had lost their previous four league games as well as defeat at Torquay United in the FA Trophy the previous Saturday.
Gary Mills' side are 10th in the table and six points off the play-off places.
Lincoln, who have not won in the National League since a 3-1 victory at Torquay on 21 November, are down to 11th.
Wrexham manager Gary Mills told BBC Radio Wales: "We all needed that and what a difference three points make.
"The lads have gone over that white line to win today. You could see that.
"It's great to get three points and we go into two important away games on the back of a win."
Matt Wright headed the hosts in front before Byron Harrison levelled for the Bluebirds from the penalty spot.
Matt Villis poked the Peacocks back in front after the visitors failed to deal with a corner but Richard Bennett bundled in a second equaliser.
Liam Hughes was sent off for violent conduct but Barrow held on and the two teams will have to do it again.
Match ends, Taunton Town 2, Barrow 2.
Second Half ends, Taunton Town 2, Barrow 2.
Shaun Beeley (Barrow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Josh Searle (Taunton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Shaun Beeley (Barrow).
Foul by Matthew Wright (Taunton Town).
Joel Dixon (Barrow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jordan Rogers (Taunton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Moussa Diarra (Barrow).
Alex-Ray Harvey (Barrow) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Josh Searle (Taunton Town).
Foul by Matthew Wright (Taunton Town).
Joel Dixon (Barrow) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Taunton Town. Conceded by Nick Wilmer-Anderton.
Foul by Brett Trowbridge (Taunton Town).
Shaun Beeley (Barrow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jordan Rogers (Taunton Town).
Ryan Yates (Barrow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Barrow. Conceded by Owen Irish.
Attempt blocked. Moussa Diarra (Barrow) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Taunton Town. Conceded by Moussa Diarra.
Attempt missed. Jordan Williams (Barrow) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Substitution, Taunton Town. Josh Searle replaces Ryan Batley.
Foul by Matthew Wright (Taunton Town).
Moussa Diarra (Barrow) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Shane White (Taunton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alex-Ray Harvey (Barrow).
Alex-Ray Harvey (Barrow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Shane White (Taunton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alex-Ray Harvey (Barrow).
Ed Palmer (Taunton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Moussa Diarra (Barrow).
Foul by Shane White (Taunton Town).
Moussa Diarra (Barrow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Shane White (Taunton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Ed Palmer (Taunton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Richard Bennett (Barrow).
Foul by Ryan Batley (Taunton Town).
Richard Bennett (Barrow) wins a free kick on the right wing.
(Taunton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
The body said moves to introduce standardised packaging in the UK, France and Australia will influence policy around the globe.
But the Tobacco Manufacturers' Association said policy was being "driven more by dogma than hard fact".
Around six million deaths each year are linked to smoking.
Plain, or standardised, packaging has a uniform colour across all brands except for health warnings. Any brand names are in small, non-distinctive lettering.
The premise is that the move kills the glamour and attractiveness of smoking and Benn McGrady, from the WHO, said "the evidence is in" that the measure curbs smoking rates.
Australia introduced plain packs in 2012 and data shows that smoking rates fell by a "very significant" additional 0.55% - the equivalent of 108,000 people - between December 2012 and September 2015, the WHO reports.
Mr McGrady told the BBC News website: "We think the evidence is now so strong that it's likely we're witnessing the globalisation of plain packaging - particularly after countries as influential as the UK, France and Australia have implemented the measure.
"There's massive opposition from the tobacco companies - all of them are opposed to it because it's going to reduce the prevalence of tobacco use.
"We're on the cusp of something very big here and it's going to have quite a significant impact on public health."
As well as Australia, the UK and France - Ireland, Norway, Singapore, Canada, Chile, Brazil, Panama, New Zealand and Belgium are at various stages of considering plain packets.
But Mr McGrady warned they were not a magic solution and needed to work in conjunction with bans on advertising and smoking, along with higher taxes.
Giles Roca, the director general of the Tobacco Manufacturers' Association, argued anti-tobacco laws were being "driven more by dogma than hard fact and evidence".
He said: "The evidence from Australia is damning - plain packaging as a measure itself has been proven not to work and has made no impact on long-term smoking trends.
"There has been no acceleration in decline brought about by the policy, whilst the illegal market has increased markedly.
"Simply put, the very same result in terms of smoking rates would have been achieved by doing nothing."
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Jack Sen, who is standing in West Lancashire, sent the tweet to Liverpool Wavertree candidate Luciana Berger.
The post reads: "Protect child benefits? If you had it your way you'd send the £ to Poland/ Israel."
UKIP said the comments "in no way reflects the view of the party" or any of their other "dedicated candidates".
A spokesman said Mr Sen had been suspended with immediate effect "in light of these and other comments".
Earlier, Ms Berger had told the Jewish News: "This is clearly an anti-Semitic comment. Remarks like these have no place in our politics. I expect UKIP to take action."
Mr Sen's name will still appear on ballot papers for the constituency.
The move followed protests over his return to his Delhi office while facing sexual harassment allegations.
Energy and Resources Institute in Delhi (TERI) announced that Mr Pachauri, 74, was being replaced as its director general.
The news came days after a court allowed Mr Pachauri to return to work.
Indian police are investigating a sexual harassment complaint from a 29-year-old woman working in his office in Delhi.
Lawyers for the woman say the harassment included unwanted emails as well as text and phone messages. Mr Pachauri has denied the allegations and no formal charges have been brought against him yet.
After a court gave permission last week to Mr Pachauri to return to work at the Delhi-based think tank, there had been reports of a number of his colleagues expressing their unease over his return.
While not specifying why he was replaced, the Delhi-based think-tank said in a statement on Thursday that "the interests of TERI and its talented staff are paramount". It named former World Bank official Ajay Mathur as his successor.
The statement also praised Mr Pachauri's work in turning TERI into "a major, financially autonomous, professionally dynamic organisation on the global stage".
In February, he resigned as the head of the UN climate change panel after the sexual harassment allegations.
In 2007 he collected the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the organisation for its work in the scientific assessment of the risks and causes of climate change. The IPCC shared the award with former US vice-president and environmental campaigner, Al Gore.
In 2010 Mr Pachauri rejected pressure to step down when errors were found in the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report.
Myers, 19, who can also play left-back, began his career at Everton before joining Fleetwood in August 2016.
Goalkeeper Chris Cheetham has also joined from Skelmersdale United, while Southport youth players Ben Fouldes, Matt Lavelle and Sam Grimshaw have moved up to join the first team.
Southport are bottom of the National League, 10 points from safety.
The index gained 0.04%, or 2.6 points, to end the day at 7,337.81.
Earlier, FTSE 250-listed Redrow reported house sales had risen 13% in the six months to December while pre-tax profits climbed 35%.
Its shares jumped almost 4%, boosting larger rivals Persimmon and Taylor Wimpey whose shares rose 3% and 2.4% respectively.
"Fears of imminent economic collapse drove [an] extreme reaction in homebuilding shares post [the Brexit vote]," said Jasper Lawler, an analyst at London Capital Group.
"As those fears have been proven unfounded, the shares have been the biggest beneficiaries."
Rolls Royce also did well, gaining 2.78% on the strength of a broker recommendation.
Oil firms were among the biggest fallers as oil prices slipped on fresh evidence of oversupply in the market.
BHP Billiton and Royal Dutch Shell ended the day 3.38% and 1.8% lower respectively.
The discovery led to long delays for passengers in the UK and France.
The freight train from the Frethun yard stopped near the tunnel entrance on the French side, Eurotunnel said.
The company said several other people were found on the halted train after it was searched by police and security staff. Those found were returned to France.
A Eurotunnel spokesman said: "A suspicion of migrants on a freight train led us to stop and search the train.
"We decided to stop it just at the entrance to the tunnel."
The company said a "number" of people were found on the train, but was unable to confirm how many.
By Tomos Morgan, BBC News, Calais
We have been hearing rumours from the camp that some migrants have found success crossing over into the UK through the Channel Tunnel.
And the suspicion is, those reports are based around the Frethun freight yard. It is located between the terminal and the tunnel's entrance.
Eurotunnel has earmarked Frethun as a potential weak spot on the line in the past - there are no fences protecting its perimeter.
On Thursday, when Home Secretary Theresa May visited Calais, Eurotunnel asked for increased security at Frethun.
On Friday we saw two migrants being detained in broad daylight right next to the track.
This is just another example of the desperation of these migrants to get into the UK - so additional security would have to be reinforced if authorities want to completely deter migrants from crossing over illegally into Britain.
After the train was moved out of the tunnel, the rail operator said it was working to get services back to normal.
Latest travel reports said vehicle passengers in the UK faced a 60-minute wait before check-in at the Folkestone terminal in Kent and a three-hour wait after that.
Travellers in France were also facing a two-hour wait and passengers without reservations were not being accepted.
Lorry drivers have been warned their journeys from check-in to arrival would take about five hours.
Eurostar said its services from St Pancras International and Ashford were being delayed by about 30 minutes.
Cher Williams, who is travelling to Dordogne in France, said passengers were told the delay had been caused by a broken-down train.
It comes after police said they believe Provisional IRA members were involved in Kevin McGuigan's murder last week.
That was rejected by Sinn Féin who said the IRA "had left the stage".
On Friday, the police said a 60-year-old man had been arrested in east Belfast in connection with the murder.
DUP leader Peter Robinson said he would have discussions with other Northern Ireland parties "about tabling the necessary exclusion motion in the assembly and asking the secretary of state to intervene in circumstances where the evidence points to the IRA being involved".
He said he had had an initial discussion with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable George Hamilton.
Mr Robinson said that before the return of the assembly from recess, his party would seek a further update from Mr Hamilton "to establish his conclusion regarding those responsible and the role of those in the republican movement who are associated with Sinn Féin".
Analysis: Political Editor Mark Devenport
The power of exclusion that First Minister Peter Robinson wants to talk to other parties about is contained in the 1998 law that put the Good Friday Agreement into effect.
The power is designed to be used if the assembly or the Northern Ireland Secretary thinks a Stormont party or one of its ministers is in breach of their commitments to non-violence, peace and democracy.
Politicians found to be in breach can be excluded from office for periods between three and 12 months. Read more.
"As I indicated in my press briefing last week there can be no place for terror and murderous activity on our streets and republicans cannot be in the executive in circumstances where this murder was the work of the Provisional IRA," he added.
DUP MP Gregory Campbell said that independent assessment was needed on the IRA's status and that the party would also be seeking a meeting with the Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers.
DUP Finance Minister Arlene Foster said it was a "very serious time for power-sharing in Northern Ireland".
She said what was needed was to establish "reality and fact" to determine if the Provisional IRA was still operating behind the scenes.
"It is very concerning to think that so-called units may still be in existence or may be stood up at a time when they're needed to deal with so-called internal matters," she said.
"Murder is murder and it cannot be in any way at the heart of what we do in Northern Ireland."
Police said on Thursday that an organisation called Action Against Drugs, whose members include members of the Provisional IRA, were responsible for Mr McGuigan's killing.
Sinn Féin North Belfast MLA Gerry Kelly said the IRA no longer existed and asked for a meeting with Mr Hamilton.
He described the PSNI's statement as "contradictory".
"The IRA has gone, it has left the stage, it made a statement in July 2005, saying it was gone," Mr Kelly added.
He said the police assessment that members of the Provisional IRA were involved in Mr McGuigan's murder was wrong.
"In that same statement the chief inspector said that the AAD, the Action Against Drugs was the organisation he believed was involved," he said.
"I am a republican. I am saying this is a criminal gang. I think I may have the credibility to be able to know the difference."
Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness, who is Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister, said those who killed Mr McGuigan and Gerard 'Jock' Davison were criminals and "must be brought to justice".
UUP leader Mike Nesbitt said he thought it was a "stark statement" from the PSNI that could not be "allowed to linger in the public domain without further investigation and further explanation".
SDLP leader Dr Alasdair McDonnell said he welcomed the assessment by the PSNI and would be seeking an urgent meeting with the chief constable.
Alliance leader and Justice Minister David Ford said police comments that members of the Provisional IRA were involved in the murder had the "potential to be extremely serious", but urged caution before people started "jumping to conclusions".
"This is at the very early stage of an inquiry into an absolutely appalling murder with a family still grieving just a day or two after they buried their loved one," he said.
"What we need is information, proper intelligence, so the facts can be established by the police and then the political implications will need to be considered if there are links to the IRA."
Traditional Unionist Voice leader Jim Allister said it was "time for unionists who work the Belfast Agreement to face up to reality".
He said it was time to show Sinn Féin the "exit door from government".
"I accept the reality that a senior police officer has said that it is his belief that current IRA members were involved in this heinous murder," he said.
"Now if there are current IRA members, then there's a current IRA.
"If the IRA exists then Sinn Féin has a paramilitary wing, and what place in government is there for a party with a paramilitary wing, that's how elementary this is."
UKIP leader in Northern Ireland, David McNarry, said the PSNI's assessment left "no room for Sinn Féin to manoeuvre politically".
The Northern Ireland Office said as the murder was currently under investigation by the PSNI "it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage".
The Police Federation for Northern Ireland (PFNI) said the PSNI assessment over who was responsible for murdering Mr McGuigan was a cause of "great concern" to officers.
In a statement, PFNI chairman, Mark Lindsay, said: "This was a deliberate and measured assessment by the PSNI, conscious that every syllable would be placed under the microscope and weighed and analysed.
"It is a very worrying development if a command structure can be activated at will. Our members view developments with great and justifiable concern."
In a statement, the Irish government said: "What is important now is that the PSNI be allowed to complete their investigation and obtain evidence that would enable the persons involved be brought to justice. (It is not helpful to speculate on any other potential issues until that process is complete)."
Argyle striker Jimmy Spencer scored a superb 39th-minute opener, shimmying his way past two defenders before sending an angled strike from the right into the far top corner.
Jervis doubled Argyle's lead four minutes later when his 20-yard effort spun off a defender's boot to wrong-foot keeper Artur Krysiak.
Yeovil's response was swift as skipper Darren Ward tapped in from a few yards out as Argyle failed to deal with a low 45th-minute cross from the right-hand side of the penalty area.
The Glovers should have levelled in the 50th minute when Ward's far-post cross fell to unmarked left-back Nathan Smith, whose diving header flew wide.
Playmaker Graham Carey nonchalantly swept the ball home on the run from 25 yards into the top corner as he spotted Krysiak out of position after 71 minutes to make it 3-1.
Jervis then profited from substitute Craig Tanner's unselfish play to claim his second goal four minutes from time.
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Match ends, Plymouth Argyle 4, Yeovil Town 1.
Second Half ends, Plymouth Argyle 4, Yeovil Town 1.
Attempt missed. Craig Tanner (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
Yann Songo'o (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Alex Lawless (Yeovil Town).
Attempt saved. David Goodwillie (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Ryan Hedges (Yeovil Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt missed. David Goodwillie (Plymouth Argyle) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Kevin Dawson.
Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. David Goodwillie replaces Graham Carey.
Goal! Plymouth Argyle 4, Yeovil Town 1. Jake Jervis (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Tanner.
Foul by Craig Tanner (Plymouth Argyle).
Bevis Mugabi (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Craig Tanner (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Craig Tanner (Plymouth Argyle).
Bevis Mugabi (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Craig Tanner replaces Ryan Donaldson.
Attempt blocked. Tahvon Campbell (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. James Spencer (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Oscar Threlkeld replaces David Fox.
Hand ball by Ryan Donaldson (Plymouth Argyle).
Substitution, Yeovil Town. Tahvon Campbell replaces Izale McLeod.
Graham Carey (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alex Lawless (Yeovil Town).
Nauris Bulvitis (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Izale McLeod (Yeovil Town).
Goal! Plymouth Argyle 3, Yeovil Town 1. Graham Carey (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by David Fox.
Foul by Izale McLeod (Yeovil Town).
Nauris Bulvitis (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Yeovil Town. Conceded by David Fox.
Attempt saved. Izale McLeod (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Yeovil Town. Conceded by David Fox.
Attempt blocked. Jake Jervis (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Yeovil Town. Bevis Mugabi replaces Liam Shephard because of an injury.
Kevin Dawson (Yeovil Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
James Spencer (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kevin Dawson (Yeovil Town).
Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Artur Krysiak.
Attempt saved. Jake Jervis (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Artur Krysiak.
The change, affecting services run by Northern Rail, means some weekday tickets will go up in price by 117%.
The company said off-peak tickets would no longer be valid on several routes in Greater Manchester and Yorkshire between 16:01 and 18:29.
RMT union said the hike was a "kick in the teeth for the travelling public".
The move will also affect the Newcastle to Hexham line and some routes to Derbyshire and Cheshire, the company added.
Northern Rail said changes were being made because the Department for Transport (DfT) asked them to "generate additional revenue" as part of its franchise agreement.
Additional affected routes
The Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) said the move meant the cost of a Wigan to Manchester Piccadilly return ticket had risen from £4.20 to £9.10 (up 117%).
A return ticket from Bradford to Leeds return goes up from £4.60 to £6.50 (up 28.3%).
Protests were held at stations including Manchester Victoria, Manchester Piccadilly, Sheffield and Liverpool Lime Street.
A Department for Transport spokesman said the changes would help build a "rail network that is better for the passenger and better value for the taxpayer".
He said: "Such restrictions are relatively common on other parts of the network, including in the Merseytravel area, and we expect only a minority of passengers to be affected."
Martin Abrams, from CBT, said: "This fare increase threatens to make rail travel unaffordable to tens of thousands of part-time workers.
"Despite government promises, there are no flexible tickets for the increasing numbers who work part-time or anything other than traditional nine-to-five hours.
"Their only option is to pay for individual tickets, which will now be double the price on Northern Rail's most popular routes."
On Sunday, the Chancellor George Osborne said commuter rail fares in England would be frozen in real terms for another year.
Regulated fares, which include season tickets and "anytime" singles, will rise by a maximum of 2.5% from January.
The 27-year-old right-back has signed a two-year contract with the Vanarama National League club.
Roberts started his career with Chester City and has also played for Cambridge United, plus Brackley Town on loan.
Last season he helped Halifax gain promotion to the Vanarama via the play-offs following their relegation a year earlier.
An annual report by the Scottish government showed Scotland accounted for only 4% of private business R&D spending in the UK during 2011.
The total was £689m - a real terms increase of £54m on 2010.
The increase of 8.5% was less than half of Scotland's population share.
At the same time, R&D spending by higher education institutions, at £953m, was well above the 8.4% population share, at 13.4%.
And a measure of government spending on R&D, at £283m, was 12% of the UK total. It fell by £20m on 2010.
The low spend by private businesses was underlined by the calculation that it represented only 0.56% of Scotland's gross domestic product during 2011.
For the UK as a whole, it represented 1.14% and for the European Union, it stood at 1.2%.
In total, gross expenditure on R&D in 2011 was £1934m, which was 7.1% of the UK total.
Andrew Walker, corporate partner at law firm HBJ Gateley, said Scotland had a deserved reputation for producing great innovation, but the latest figures suggested that investment in R&D was "relatively poor".
"A lot of companies conduct R&D elsewhere in the UK, but we have a tremendous network of academia, entrepreneurs and active investors which make Scotland a very attractive place to innovate," he said.
"A clearer understanding of the support available in Scotland to companies which invest in R&D and create exciting, flourishing businesses would go some way to attracting more of them to Scotland, and the knock-on benefits that would bring.
"The decreases in the government and higher education figures underline the need for stimulus in business R&D expenditure."
This was different. Sure, there was all the intensity and passion and will to win. On the crazy front, every box was ticked.
Even Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers was caught in the vortex, ending the game limping about like an old man, the product of a calf muscle damaged in the celebration of the winner.
This was a game of football, not just an unleashing of two sets of mad dogs in a well-stocked meat house. Drama and quality. Goals and chances. End to end to end.
Rangers had control, then Celtic had it, and to all the world they didn't look as if they were going to let go of it. That was the fascination of the game.
Even though Celtic reached double figures in goalscoring opportunities in that powerhouse second half, Rangers were still there at the end, scrapping away, sending a shiver up the collective spine of the visitors as they threatened to land the sucker punch at the death.
The upshot was another Celtic victory, riotously celebrated by their players and their fans. It was as if they had won a trophy out there, such was their reaction.
Just another three points? No. Their response told you everything about what this meant. This is not a normal fixture and this was not a normal win.
Wind the clock back and it was a different Celtic. A different Rangers too.
Barrie McKay was excellent, constantly troubling Mikael Lustig. He wasn't the only one.
There was a moment midway through the opening half of this howitzer derby that made you wonder, just for a little while, if this was the day that Celtic had finally met more than their match in domestic football.
Rangers had the lead by then, given to them by a ruthless exploitation of Celtic's first-half vulnerability at left-back. Josh Windass, James Tavernier, Kenny Miller - goal. At 37 years young, Miller had landed the first blow.
That wasn't the moment, though. That came soon enough.
Scott Brown had been booked for a foul in anger on Tavernier. The Celtic captain, and the rest of his team, were being coursed around Ibrox: hustled and harried, knocked off their stride.
Just after the booking, Brown took a rushed pass from Craig Gordon and found half of Govan in his face. He forced his pass under pressure, sending it into touch. The stadium lapped it up.
Brown looked lived. Only once this season, on home fires, have we seen Celtic struggle in this way. That was against Motherwell. They found an answer that day. They found it here too - and how.
One of the key moments - one of truckloads in this match - centred on Rangers' cack-handed offside trap that, in a wounding chapter, couldn't have caught a fly, not to mind Scott Sinclair. The Englishman raced on and hit a post.
In those seconds, a pendulum swung. From the next corner, Danny Wilson lost Moussa Dembele and the striker smashed his shot past Wes Foderingham.
Celtic switched gears at the beginning of the second half. They came in waves. Clever and relentless.
Dembele sclaffed when he might have scored. James Forrest had a fine chance in his wake. That went south too. Dembele hit the crossbar. Sinclair hit the side-netting on the follow-up.
The hosts looked punch drunk now, a fighter awaiting the certainty of a knockout. Just when you thought they were gone, they bounded clear. McKay had a shot, Miller, too. Wilson had a diving header that forced a good save from Gordon.
As a modicum of hope re-entered Rangers' world, Celtic removed it. Patrick Roberts was on the field by now. He found Stuart Armstrong down the right, the midfielder sliding a gorgeous square ball to Sinclair, who put it away.
Celtic's dominance cranked up after that. Rangers covered up and rarely left the ropes, but in fairness to them, they wouldn't go down.
Miller slid a shot against Gordon's post, a breakaway that would have made Rodgers gulp hard.
The bombardment carried on. Armstrong had three chances, Sinclair one, Nir Bitton another. In the midst of it all, Harry Forrester broke free. Had he spotted Joe Dodoo running outside him, there might have been the most thunderous twist, but he couldn't.
The points were Celtic's. They began the day with a 16-point advantage. It is now 19.
Rangers were left consoling themselves with the feeling that they have moved forward since September's 5-1 defeat in the Premiership and even since October's 1-0 loss in the League Cup.
They asked more questions in this match than they did in either of the first two. It didn't get them a result, but tiny crumbs of comfort are the only things that this unyielding Celtic team are allowing to fall from their table.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) will examine how Essex, North Wales and North Yorkshire handled information from Canadian police passed to the UK in 2012.
Around 2,000 names were sent by Toronto Police to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP).
The three forces referred themselves to the IPCC for investigation.
The IPCC said it would now look at how that the intelligence - uncovered by officers from the international Operation Spade - was handled once it was received by the forces.
Essex Police faces questions over how it dealt with information relating to Martin Goldberg, a teacher who took indecent photos of his pupils.
Goldberg was found dead a day after being interviewed by the force. Police found hundreds of images of children getting changed on his computer.
CEOP had been told about the deputy head in July 2012 but he was not interviewed by Essex Police until September this year.
The IPCC wrote to all chief constables in England and Wales last month, asking them to review how they dealt with any information they had received relating to Operation Spade.
North Yorkshire and North Wales Police subsequently referred themselves to the body.
Cardiff paedophile Gareth Williams was among three names Canadian officers passed to North Wales Police in 2013. The force did not act on them for a year.
Williams was jailed for five years in May.
Deputy IPCC chairwoman Sarah Green said: "There is rightly considerable public concern about how police forces deal with sexual offences involving children.
"The IPCC takes this issue seriously and proactively contacted all forces and asked them to review their handling of intelligence to determine the scale of any issues.
"Our investigations will examine carefully how intelligence from CEOP was dealt with by these three forces."
The head of the National Crime Agency (NCA) - which now encompasses CEOP - last month apologised for delays in acting on the information passed to it in July 2012.
How the agency handled that initial receipt of information is the subject of a separate IPCC probe.
BBC News obtained figures in October suggesting many forces had at that time only arrested around a third of the names among the Canadian intelligence.
North Wales and North Yorkshire were not among those that responded.
MSPs from across the political spectrum have put forward their pets for the contest, which is organised by the Kennel Club and the Dogs Trust.
It is aimed at raising awareness of issues affecting canines and the "unique relationships between MSPs and their dogs".
As well as a public vote on a choice of pooches, there will be formal judging at an event at Holyrood in May.
The contest matches a long-running annual event at Westminster for MPs and their hounds.
Several MSPs are also entering with animals from the Dogs Trust which are looking for a home.
Contestants include SNP MSP Tom Arthur's pug Mi-Mi, who he said had "successfully negotiated designated doggy space in the middle of the bed". He highlighted ending puppy trafficking as a dog-related issue which needs to be tackled in Scotland.
Tory MSP Douglas Ross put forward his Dalmatian Murphy, who is "living every doggy moment to the full" despite having a terminal disease of the central nervous system. He called for training in responsible ownership for dogs, saying "dogs are pets but they also need rules and guidance especially when out in public and off the lead".
Labour's Pauline McNeill entered her German shepherd Harry, who she said has a "big personality with a big heart". She called for regulation of the sale of puppies and the abolition of shock collars and cruelty to puppies.
Green member Andy Wightman entered his border collie Coire, who has climbed 54 Munros and has a "good vocabulary". He promoted the use of dogs in conflict resolution.
Other contestants include Miles Briggs and his "mind reading" Jack Russell Monty, Ross Thomson's "sassy" Jack Russell/Yorkshire terrier cross Poppy, Emma Harper's rescued Border Collie Maya and Mark Ruskell's "effective table clearer" and former professional racer, greyhound Bert.
The cast have told Newsbeat that there will be a "more serialised aspect" where stories carry throughout the run.
Fans will also get to delve deeper into the back stories of each of the four main characters.
And now that the time the programme will be aired has been revealed, they can afford to show more graphic violence.
"There's a lot of death in the show. When it's an eight o'clock show, it's like bish, bash, bosh, you know, somebody's dead. And now of course you see the blade go in and you see it come out the other side," says Tom Burke, who plays Athos.
"I think a lot of the darkness is there."
Howard Charles, who plays Porthos, backs what Tom says and thinks the later time slot is "a good thing".
"It's necessary for the story," he says.
"We needed to move the story on, move the characters on and dig deeper and find those new depths and I think that the time slot is one factor that enables us to do that.
"But of course it hasn't changed from last season, it's still a nine o'clock show. It's just when we shot season one, we shot it with the view to making it an eight o'clock show.
"Whereas this season we knew it was going to be nine o'clock, so you know there are sort of CGI elements, and things like that and a bit more blood, guts. But also psychologically, it is darker and therefore fuller."
The cast also says that they were very happy with the success of the first series.
Luke Pasqualino who plays D'Artagnan says it's a good reward for their hard work.
"It's always very flattering when you put your heart and soul into something for so long, like seven months, and then you're always kind of nervous to see how the audience will react to it.
"We've all had that extra push to make it even bigger and better than the first. It's been good. We're happy."
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Labour MP Andrew Gwynne said former ministers must refer any new jobs to a committee for up to two years.
The Cabinet Office said it would reply to the letter in due course.
A petition calling for Mr Osborne to "pick a job" has also reached 100,000 signatures.
Mr Gwynne wrote to John Manzoni, the permanent secretary to the Cabinet Office, urging him to examine whether there was a breach of the Ministerial Code of Conduct.
In his letter, he said former ministers must refer any new jobs to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) to "counter suspicion" and ensure ministers are not "influenced" by private firms while in government.
Mr Osborne left the frontbenches last July when he was sacked as chancellor.
Mr Gwynne, Labour's national elections and campaign coordinator, added: "Disregarding these rules deeply undermines public trust in the democratic processes and does a disservice to those Members that ensure they follow the rules laid out on these matters."
More than 100,000 people have now signed a petition created by a Tatton constituent which calls for the former chancellor to choose between editing the Evening Standard and his role as MP.
"It's not appropriate for someone to be a member of the government and also control a huge amount of the media," said Diana Simkins, who created the petition.
On BBC Radio 4's Today programme, it was claimed Tatton MP Mr Osborne showed interest in the editorship of the London newspaper after friends asked him for advice on applying for the job.
According to former Downing Street advisor Rohan Silva: "He said that a bunch of people had been calling him up asking him for advice on whether they should apply for the editorship.
"And after a few of these calls he thought, 'hang on, this is something I really want to do', so he reached out to the Standard."
Mr Osborne's editorship is one of several roles he has taken up after being forced out of frontbench politics.
On top of being an MP, he gets paid £650,000 a year to advise Blackrock Investment Institute, as well as being the unpaid chairman of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership.
Read media editor Amol Rajan's blog on George Osborne's appointment.
Reports suggest that Mr Osborne - who unsuccessfully applied to the Times graduate scheme in 1993 - will get paid £200,000 a year for being editor of the Standard.
Mr Osborne faced criticism after being named editor, with some arguing he should quit as an MP.
Former BBC journalist and former independent MP for Tatton Martin Bell said: "I think multi-tasking of this scale has never been heard of before and there's a strong case of putting it to the people.
"He's the most ambitious man I've ever met, but for the life of me I don't see how it's possible to combine all of these demanding jobs."
It was Team GB's first European gold in the event since 1969 and their run of three minutes 25.05 seconds was the fastest time in the world this year.
Bundy-Davies now hopes to continue her form at the Rio Olympics in August.
"I'm hoping I can make that an Olympic medal as well at the end of the year," said the 21-year-old from Wales.
Bundy-Davies saw Great Britain home in the final leg in Amsterdam after strong running from team-mates Emily Diamond, Anyika Onuora, Eilidh Doyle.
"From the moment I got the baton I knew they had already given us a good enough lead for it to be a pretty simple job," she added.
"The girls ran absolutely amazing before me so I'm really delighted to get the European gold for the team."
Bundy-Davies has met the 400m qualifying standard for the Olympics and British Athletics are due to announce their team for Rio on Wednesday.
Legendary former hurdler Colin Jackson has earmarked Bundy-Davies as the likeliest Welsh track and field athlete to win a medal in Brazil, but the 400m runner has previously said she welcomes the "added pressure" of being tipped to succeed at Rio.
"It's kind of exciting, but scary at the same time," she said after Sunday's race.
"I'm just really looking forward to individually putting down a good performance and then hopefully winning a relay medal with these girls."
Bundy-Davies won 4x400m bronze at last year's World Championships in Beijing and claimed individual bronze at the 2015 European Indoor Championships.
The Kirkcaldy side twice came from behind to level but lost a late goal at Easter Road, James Keatings sealing a 3-2 home win with a late free-kick.
"We're going to have to be a lot more resolute," said Hughes.
"You cannot come to Easter Road and concede three goals and expect to win the game."
St Mirren - one point below Raith - host Hughes' side on Saturday when Ayr United, who are two points adrift at the bottom, welcome champions Hibs.
And, in the final week of fixtures, Raith host Ayr while St Mirren visit Hibs.
The team finishing bottom will be relegated to League One and the second bottom side will go into the play-offs with three sides from the division below.
"Right at this moment in time, I'll take a play-off place," Hughes told BBC Scotland. "We'll take our chances there.
"I think we can go to St Mirren and beat them. St Mirren are a much improved side since Christmas. Although we beat them 2-0 at our place [in March], I felt they were the better team and hopefully we can go and do that again on Saturday.
"It's nip and tuck."
Hughes was upset with the manner in which his side conceded at Easter Road, with Keatings netting from close range in the first half, Grant Holt scoring from a long ball in the second and Keatings converting a stoppage-time free-kick following Jordan Thompson's handball.
Declan McManus and Ryan Hardie struck for the visitors.
"That's been the story of the season, unfortunately," added Hughes, who has been in charge of Rovers for 11 games. "I felt the boys put an awful lot of effort in, kept coming back.
"I really feel for the boys, in terms of effort, commitment. We beat ourselves. We need to be street-wise, we need to be crafty.
"I always feel we've got a goal in us but we need to keep the back door shut and that starts from the front."
Fringe players impress for hosts
Hibs made 10 changes to the side that lost Saturday's Scottish Cup semi-final to Aberdeen, with 17-year-old Fraser Murray making his first league start.
"I thought we deserved it," said head coach Neil Lennon. "We've given poor goals away but we always looked a threat.
"I had plenty of experience mixed with youth and the younger ones did their chances no harm at all.
"There was nothing on the game for us, so we could play without pressure, a luxury we haven't been able to afford.
"The rest will have done the others the world of good and I'm sure they will be itching to get back and the lads who played tonight will be buoyant."
To that might be added that VW could now be entering one of the longest legal nightmares in corporate history.
The legal fallout from the scandal is potentially so vast and its tentacles so international and numerous that it lends credence to the joke: "These days there are two types of lawyer. Those instructed by Volkswagen and those about to be instructed by Volkswagen."
Thus far, at least 10 government authorities around the world have opened investigations into VW. That number could grow.
On 18 September, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the US announced that VW had violated the Clean Air Act by unlawfully installing software into diesel cars between 2009 and 2015 that allowed the cars to cheat emissions tests. That meant they were emitting toxic gases up to 40 times above permitted levels.
VW admitted that 11 million cars worldwide were fitted with the software. It is now being investigated in the US, South Korea, France, Italy, Canada, Germany and the UK. Australia says it is monitoring the situation.
So, let's start with the possible criminal liability of the company and its staff in the US. The admission of corporate dishonesty by VW's American CEO Michael Horn makes some kind of criminal liability there look likely.
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) and New York regulators have opened criminal probes, others could follow. And there simply couldn't be a worse time to be a VW executive on the receiving end of such investigations.
On 9 September 2015, the Department of Justice issued a new policy memorandum, signed by Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, covering the prosecution of individuals in corporate fraud cases. Entitled "Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing" it is more commonly known as "the Yates Memorandum".
It places a much stronger focus on the investigation and prosecution of corporate executives than ever before. Previously there was a sense that if companies "fessed up" and co-operated with investigators, key individuals would be spared. Not now.
The memo makes clear that: "To qualify for any co-operation credit whatsoever, in both criminal and civil cases, corporations under investigation must provide DoJ with all relevant facts about the individuals involved in corporate misconduct."
Michael O'Kane, a partner at the law firm Peters & Peters says: "Investigators are now bound to go after key individuals from the start.
"They must follow the evidence in emails, documents, minutes of meetings etc, to find out who knew or connived in the rigging in order to find the most culpable and senior individuals."
Bad news for any individuals at VW involved in the rigging. But bad news also for the company. The US is a country that takes white collar and environmental crime very seriously.
The EPA, which is still investigating VW, could levy fines of up to $18bn (£11.8bn).
The DoJ's Environmental Division can prosecute civil and criminal charges against individuals and companies, as can state prosecutors.
It is also worth noting that it is much easier to prosecute a company in the US than in the UK.
In the US any criminal act by an employee criminalises the company. In the UK the act has to be at board level or equivalent because the prosecution has to prove the crime was committed by a "controlling mind" of the company.
It is important not to rush to guilt. VW may have defences to criminal charges if the software in the cars was installed for a legitimate purpose.
Prosecutors would need to prove an intention to rig the tests. That does not apply in civil cases.
VW isn't the only car manufacturer to face a US criminal investigation.
Last year, Toyota agreed to pay $1.2bn to settle a claim that it concealed a technical problem with brakes, accelerator pedals and floor mats in its cars which caused some vehicles to accelerate suddenly.
This month, General Motors agreed to pay $900m for concealing an ignition-switch defect.
Both GM and Toyota entered what are known as "deferred-prosecution agreements" that give them time to put their house in order and can mean that criminal charges are dropped at a later date - a kind of corporate probation period.
That might seem an attractive option for VW, but prosecutions for environmental crimes by the DOJ have required companies to either plead guilty or take their chances at a trial.
But if the "rigging" was planned abroad, could the US get hold of any VW executive or employee based in Germany?
The challenge for the US is that the German constitution prohibits any German national from being extradited outside the EU.
What the US has done in other cases to get their man is issue an Interpol Red Notice, preventing the suspect leaving Germany. This tends to result in the executive agreeing a plea deal in the US, in exchange for the Red Notice being lifted.
It is worth noting that if an offence was committed under UK law and UK prosecutors seek the extradition of VW executives, the extradition issue is not a problem as Germany has to extradite its nationals within the EU under the European Arrest Warrant scheme.
In addition to possible prosecutions of the company and its staff by state authorities, there is the not small matter of civil claims brought by individuals or groups.
These consist of customers suing for breach of contract because VW misrepresented the emission levels of the vehicles. Group actions are inevitable here and are likely to take place in all of the countries where "rigged" cars were sold.
There are already reports of class actions being filed in a number of US states and in Canada.
Bob Clifford, a partner at Clifford Law Offices in Chicago and a lead lawyer in the 9/11 litigation, filed a class action on behalf of VW customers on Tuesday.
"Actions will be filed in district courts around the country," he says. "These will be consolidated in a 'multi-district litigation', resulting in one very large overall claim to be heard in front of a single federal judge."
VW dealerships could also bring group actions for breach of contract if they were misled and the company's shareholders could sue following the loss in value of their shares.
There could in addition be actions taken by groups of asthma sufferers affected by the increased emissions or by environmental groups seeking to hold VW to account.
Bearing in mind the admissions already made by the company, "no win, no fee" lawyers will be amassing in large numbers on the outskirts of courts.
Expect a rash of those annoying unsolicited phone calls and texts. After all, potentially 11 million people have to be contacted.
Even heavily polluted clouds have sliver linings... if you are a lawyer. This one looks like solid gold.
And if other car manufacturers are involved in the scandal, you can upgrade that lining to platinum.
The FBI-co-ordinated operation targeted BlackShades software which can remotely control computers and webcams. The "malware" was said to have infected more than 500,000 computers since 2010.
The UK's National Crime Agency said 15 arrests took place in England and two men were held in Scotland.
Eighty others were held in 15 countries including the US, France and Germany.
The NCA said the inquiry focused on the developers and "prolific users" of BlackShades.
It said investigators believe about 200,000 usernames and passwords of victims across the world may have been taken by UK users of BlackShades.
The software typically infects computers when people click on external links on social networking sites and in emails that purport to lead to pictures, videos or other items of interest, said the NCA.
Once installed, criminals can use the software to capture personal information, or take photographs of computer users - which may be used to blackmail them.
BlackShades also allows users to take control of a computer secretly and encrypt its data, which is only released on payment of a ransom.
The worldwide operation is reported to have come after the FBI arrested two BlackShades developers and obtained a list of the malware's customers.
The software was advertised on forums for computer hackers and copies were available for sale for about $40 (??23) each on a website maintained by Blackshades, US officials said.
The FBI said BlackShades has been bought by several thousand people since it was created in 2010, generating sales of more than $350,000 (??208,000).
US officials said more than 500,000 computers in more than 100 countries had been infected by BlackShades. Security experts have also linked the program to attacks on Syrian dissidents in 2012 and attempts to steal data from more than a dozen French organisations.
Details of the raids were outlined at a press conference by Preet Bharara, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, who announced charges against five men.
He described BlackShades as a "frightening form of cybercrime" saying the program's capabilities were "sophisticated and its invasiveness breathtaking".
Blackshades "enabled anyone anywhere in the world to instantly become a dangerous cyber-criminal able to steal your property and invade your privacy," he said.
The malware could also be used to bring down websites and send out "ransom notes" to extort cash after telling a user they had lost control of their computer, he added.
The Association of Chief Police Officer's lead on e-crime, Deputy Chief Constable Peter Goodman, said the operation "sends out a clear message to cyber criminals that we have the technology, capability and expertise to track them down".
The NCA said its officers were also to warn people who had downloaded the malware but not deployed it that they were now known to the agency.
In total more than 300 properties were searched across the world and 1,000 data storage devices seized.
The arrests in the UK took place in Derbyshire; Birmingham; Halesowen; Wolverhampton; Newcastle-under-Lyme; Brixham, Devon; Andover, Hampshire; Ashford, Kent; Liverpool; Manchester; Warrington; London; St Andrews; Glasgow, and Leeds.
Further arrests abroad took place in Moldova, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Austria, Estonia, Denmark, Canada, Chile, Croatia and Italy.
However, data for the Markit/CIPS manufacturing purchasing managers' index was almost all collected before the 23 June referendum.
There is a "clear risk" uncertainty resulting from the vote will have a short-term impact on manufacturing, Markit said in its report.
Its index for June had the strongest reading since January, rising to 52.1.
"The latest PMI signalled that the manufacturing sector has started to move out of its early year sluggishness in the lead-up to the UK's EU referendum," said Rob Dobson, senior economist at Markit.
"Whether this growth recovery can be sustained will depend heavily on whether the current financial and political volatility spills over to the real economy," he added.
Some economists says that is a likely scenario.
Spending and investment in the UK is likely to "weaken sharply", says Samuel Tombs, chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics. He expects businesses to "stop investing" and consumers to "spend more cautiously".
However, the performance of the pound is going to have an important influence on how manufacturing performs.
"The recent plunge in the pound of just under 10% as a result of the referendum result should help to cushion the more external-facing manufacturing sector in time," said Ruth Miller, UK economist at Capital Economics.
The Markit/CIPS manufacturing index is based on a survey of 600 industrial companies and reflects data on orders, output, employment, suppliers' delivery times and companies' inventories.
The thief struck at about 18:10 on Monday after gaining access to a common close in Milovaig Street in Summerston, Glasgow.
Police said he escaped with a three-figure sum.
The elderly woman was checked over by medical staff but did not suffer any injuries, although she was extremely shaken.
The suspect was described as being about 16 years old, 5ft 1in tall with a slim build and acne on both of his cheeks.
He was wearing a black woolly hat and a black tracksuit.
Det Insp John Morrison said: "This is a despicable crime carried out by a young man who clearly has no conscience and no regard for others.
"I am appealing to people in the area to think about the description and consider if they recognise it or know who the person is.
"Perhaps you noticed him in the area prior to the incident occurring or did you see him run off along Milovaig Street?
"Please, if you have any information or knowledge, get in touch and pass your information on."
But the revelation that Donald Trump Jr met a Russian lawyer who had promised damaging material about his father's opponent, Hillary Clinton, has renewed speculation of collusion between the Trump camp and Russia.
Here are some of the denials made by key players on President Trump's team.
24 July 2016: On CNN's State of the Union, Mr Trump Jr is asked about a suggestion by the Clinton campaign that Russia is trying to help his father's election, an effort that included the hacking and publication of emails of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
"It just goes to show you their exact moral compass," he replies. "They'll say anything to be able to win this. This is time and time again, lie after lie... It's disgusting, it's so phoney… I can't think of bigger lies. But that exactly goes to show you what the DNC and what the Clinton camp will do. They will lie and do anything to win."
March 2017: When asked about meeting Russian nationals for campaign-related conversations, Mr Trump Jr tells the New York Times: "Did I meet with people that were Russian? I'm sure, I'm sure I did... But none that were set up. None that I can think of at the moment. And certainly none that I was representing the campaign in any way, shape or form."
He also denies having discussed Russia-related government policies, saying "100% no".
8 July: After news of the meeting with the Russian lawyer emerges, Mr Trump Jr says that the discussions were about a suspended programme for Americans to adopt Russian children. The encounter "was not a campaign issue at that time and there was no follow-up", he adds.
9 July: Mr Trump Jr releases a statement saying that the Russian lawyer he met with had claimed to have damaging information about Hillary Clinton. "My father knew nothing of the meeting or these events", he writes.
11 July: Mr Trump Jr tweets the transcripts of the email correspondence arranging for the meeting with a Russian lawyer. Later in the evening he tells Fox News Channel's Hannity that the meeting was "opposition research", but that in retrospect he "would have done things a little differently".
Is this a smoking gun?
Four explosive lines in emails
Why is this British guy emailing Trump Jr?
27 July 2016: Mr Trump tells a CBS affiliate in Miami: "I can tell you I think if I came up with that they'd say, 'Oh, it's a conspiracy theory, it's ridiculous.'... I mean I have nothing to do with Russia. I don't have any jobs in Russia. I'm all over the world but we're not involved in Russia."
24 October: At a campaign rally in Florida, the Republican says: "I have nothing to do with Russia, folks, I'll give you a written statement."
11 January 2017: Mr Trump tweets:
Later, in a press conference, Mr Trump does not answer a question about having contacts with the Russians during the campaign.
7 February:Mr Trump tweets again: "I don't know Putin, have no deals in Russia, and the haters are going crazy - yet Obama can make a deal with Iran, #1 in terror, no problem!"
16 February: Mr Trump, again on Twitter, says: "The Democrats had to come up with a story as to why they lost the election, and so badly (306), so they made up a story - RUSSIA. Fake news!"
26 February: The president repeats that the allegations are "fake news", saying on Twitter: "Russia talk is FAKE NEWS put out by the Dems, and played up by the media, in order to mask the big election defeat and the illegal leaks!"
8 May:Mr Trump tweets: "The Russia-Trump collusion story is a total hoax, when will this taxpayer funded charade end?"
11 May: Mr Trump says in an interview with NBC News: "This Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made-up story, it's an excuse by the Democrats for having lost an election that they should have won."
18 May: The president calls the enquiry into the alleged Russian interference in the US election a "witch hunt."
12 July: "No, that I didn't know until a couple of days ago when I heard about this," Mr Trump tells Reuters news agency about the meeting between Donald Trump Jr, campaign officials, and the Russian lawyer.
Russian cloud hangs over White House
How did we get here?
15 January 2017: When asked on CBS' Face the Nation if any member of the Trump campaign had contacts with Russian officials trying to interfere in the election, Mr Pence says: "Of course not. And I think to suggest that is to give credence to some of these bizarre rumours that have swirled around the candidacy." He denies the claim in several other interviews.
11 July 2017: The vice-president's spokesman, Marc Lotter, points out that Mr Trump Jr's meeting happened before Mr Pence joined the ticket.
12 July 2017: Asked three times during a Fox News interview if Mr Pence had ever met with Russian government officials, during the campaign, Mr Lotter thrice declines to answer.
13 July 2017: Mr Lotters, the vice-president's spokesman, releases this statement: "The Vice President had no meetings with any individual associated with the Russian government during the campaign or transition."
18 December 2016: When asked if the campaign had any contact with Russian officials trying to influence the election outcome, she tells CBS' Face the Nation: "Absolutely not. I discussed that with the president-elect just last night. Those conversations never happened."
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They are seen in images returned from the New Horizons probe, which flew past the distant dwarf planet in July.
The mountains are several km high and tens of km across, and each has what appears to be a depression in the top.
Unlike Earth volcanoes that spew molten rock, Pluto's volcanoes - if that is what they are - would likely erupt an icy slush of substances such as water, nitrogen, ammonia or methane.
The suggestion was raised at the 47th annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Sciences, where the mission team is presenting over 50 research reports from the flyby.
The scientists still need to do further work to confirm their volcano idea.
What would help in particular is information on the composition of the materials making up the local terrain.
"If we can constrain the compositions of these features then we'd have something to work with, with respect to modelling how this particular ice would behave if it were to be erupted volcanically, and what sort of relief it might be able to sustain," said Dr Oliver White from the US space agency (Nasa).
This information may come in due course. New Horizons has not yet returned all of its data from the July encounter.
Only about 20% of its observations have so far been downlinked to Earth.
But if cryo-volcanism can be established, it would be an immensely exciting discovery.
While the phenomenon has been postulated to occur on several outer Solar System bodies, nothing really convincing has been detected; certainly not in terms of mountain-building.
The two candidates at Pluto are found just south of Sputnik Planum, the smooth plain on the planet's equator.
They have been informally called Wright Mons and Piccard Mons.
On Earth or Mars, their shape recalls shield volcanoes - broad, tall edifices that develop from repeat eruptions of low-viscosity fluids.
As well as their putative calderas, they display a hummocky texture on their flanks that may represent old "lava" flows.
How recently they might have been active, though, no-one can say currently.
Pluto is a small body that should have lost most of its heat to space over the course of Solar System history.
That said, not a lot of energy would be required to melt and mobilise the cocktail of ices that coat the planet.
"It's just astounding that in all of the exploration that we have done, that the nearest neighbour analogy to these constructs occurs on Mars," commented Prof Alan Stern, the principal investigator on the New Horizons mission.
"You have to look all the way to the 'other Red Planet' to find something similar.
"Across all the worlds of the middle Solar System, we've seen nothing like this. It's truly amazing."
It is now almost 120 days since New Horizons made its historic flyby of Pluto and its moons.
In that time, the probe has moved 140 million km deeper into the outer Solar System, some five billion km from Earth.
Mission managers last week oversaw the last of four engine burns that put the spacecraft on course to meet its next target - a small icy body known simply as 2014 MU69 - in just over three years' time.
However, the team does not yet formally have funding from the US space agency to operate the probe at the roughly 45km-wide object.
A science proposal to win that support is likely to be submitted to Nasa some time next year.
Meanwhile, the Pluto flyby data will continue to trickle down to Earth.
It is taking so long, in part because the vast distance to New Horizons limits bandwidths, but also because the mission must share time on Nasa's deep-space communications network with other probes trying to relay their data back home.
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Darsh Patel, 22, and four friends encountered the bear on Sunday inside the Apshawa Preserve, about 40 miles (64km) north-west of New York City.
The bear was circling Patel when officials found the student's body. Police killed the bear at the scene.
As many as 2,400 bears live in the forests of northern New Jersey.
The state has one of the highest black-bear densities in the nation but no human has been killed by a bear since 1852, Reuters news agency reports.
Any bear attacks on humans are unusual, experts say.
"It is definitely rare," said Lawrence Hajna, the state's environmental protection department spokesman.
Patel and his friends were hiking in the preserve on Sunday when they saw the bear following them. The group split up but when they regrouped, Patel was missing.
His friends called the police and his body was found two hours later. West Milford Police Chief Timothy Storbeck said the approximately 300 pound (136kg) male bear was about 40 yards (37m) from the body and would not leave when officers tried to scare it away.
In a statement, Rutgers University, which Patel attended, confirmed he was a final year student of information technology.
"As we grieve over his tragic passing, please know that our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and loved ones, and to all his friends and fellow students at Rutgers," the university's chancellor, Richard Edwards, said.
Kelcey Burguess, leader of the state's black bear project, said the bear could have been predisposed to attack but more likely was looking for food, as wildlife officials believe there is a shortage of acorns and berries.
Officials do not believe the hikers provoked the bear but they may have showed their inexperience when they decided to run instead of moving slowly while avoiding eye contact with the animal.
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Tipuric suffered a heavy blow to the head as he fell from a line-out in Wales' 67-14 Six Nations win over Italy on 19 March.
Ospreys backs coach Gruff Rees said: "We're not even putting any thought process around when the next game for Justin can be.
"It may be we just sit tight and see the season out and get to the summer."
Rees described the incident on 19 March in which Tipuric was injured as a "hefty blow".
The 2013 British and Irish Lion started for Wales as captain Sam Warburton had been concussed in the defeat by England seven days earlier.
Tipuric went on to miss Ospreys' 25-16 Pro12 defeat by Scarlets last Saturday and he will be absent when the Swansea-based team visit Newport Gwent Dragons on Friday, 1 April.
Rees added: "He was in the office last Friday and he had a tough old week of it in terms of just being inactive at home and really not being comfortable getting out and about.
"And we're not putting any pressure on him having to do anything but sitting on the sofa."
Rees added: "You've got to be really wary and sit back and look at the long-term betterment of these players."
Wales lock colleague Alun Wyn Jones is also on the Ospreys sidelines as he recovers from a heel problem.
No matter what part Jones and Tipuric play in the rest of Ospreys' season, Wales hope they are fit to face New Zealand down under in three Tests in June.
Faheem Akhtar, 35, from Glasgow, admitted being concerned in supplying the drug in April last year.
Dumfries Sheriff Court heard how police found the drugs in the car, along with almost £20,000 and €5,000 in the roof lining.
Sheriff Brian Mohan deferred sentence for a month for background reports.
The court heard how police had received information that the car would be heading north through Dumfries and Galloway.
They had set up a surveillance operation before stopping the car and recovering the drugs.
Unlike in most other team sports, cricket umpires have no power to eject players from the field of play, with any penalties imposed by officials - such as the International Cricket Council's match referees - after the match.
Introducing football-style red and yellow cards would enable umpires to deal with misdemeanours as and when they occurred, but would be a fundamental change to a sport proud of its gentlemanly traditions.
The concept has been frequently considered by the MCC and was discussed by the ICC earlier this year.
Here are the cases for and against, plus your chance to have your say.
Behaviour on a cricket field is getting worse and will continue to get worse unless the umpires are given more power to intervene.
We need a system that operates throughout the formative years of a cricketer's career and acts as a deterrent against bad behaviour. Players need to understand that if they behave in a certain way they will be punished, and if they repeat their offence then the punishment will escalate.
That is where the idea of red and yellow cards comes in. It may sound radical but they said the same about bringing in coloured clothing 20 or so years back.
The exact working of the system would need more thought and discussion, but I would suggest a yellow card should be shown to a bowler for persistently abusing a batsman. I am not talking about sledging, but personal abuse and foul language that has no place in the game.
The card would result in them having to leave the field at the end of the over for a fixed period of time. If that bowler was in the middle of a great spell, or if the captain has a strategy based around him, it could be really harmful to the team. That evening, in the team meeting, the player could be singled out for having cost his side the game.
If a batsman is repeatedly wasting time, then the umpire could show him a yellow card, meaning he is is retired for an hour or until the next wicket falls. If a fielder misbehaves, he is demoted down the batting order, and so on.
And if something really serious happens - I'm thinking of the infamous dust-up between Javed Miandad and Dennis Lillee or something equally inexcusable - then the umpires would show a red card and you'd be out of the match.
This can all be refined, but the fundamental aim is to handle misdemeanours on the field and let the umpires be the boss on the cricket pitch.
Let's keep the lawyers out of this. No-one is killing anybody, after all. Let the umpire take charge in the same way that the referee does in football, rugby or hockey. Why should cricket be different?
Waiting until after the game and then issuing a fine achieves nothing. Unless the punishment causes hurt where it hurts, it has no effect.
Look what happened to South Africa fast bowler Vernon Philander in Sri Lanka. He was accused of ball-tampering, and it was established that he tampered with the ball and yet what did he get? A fine of 75% of his match fee.
I don't know whether he writes the cheque or whether his board pays it for him, but either way it's no deterrent to anyone thinking of tampering with the ball.
Introducing cards would add another level of theatre to the game, but that is merely incidental. The important thing is to make sure the game is played the way it is supposed to be played.
If you introduced red and yellow cards from the grassroots of the game, players would learn to respect their opponents and avoid the kind of behaviour that might see them have to leave the field.
Make the umpire the boss and it will remove all the animosity that is blighting our game.
Introducing red and yellow cards to cricket would set a dangerous precedent and take the game to places you shouldn't be taking it.
First and foremost, it would undermine the umpires. You are more or less saying that they are not strong enough and the authorities are not doing enough to stamp out issues.
What would you be bringing them in for? There is never any physical contact on the cricket field and I don't think there ever will be, so it seems over the top to me.
The James Anderson-Ravindra Jadeja incident happened off the field of play and was not seen by umpires, so there is no way they could have shown a card.
If it is for verbals or time-wasting then the umpires should be strong enough, and have been strong enough, to stamp out misdemeanours with a stern word or a fine.
There is a difference between sledging and personal abuse. For example, England have no doubt been chipping away at India opener Shikhar Dhawan, telling him he is playing for his place, jokingly urging him not to nick it.
India will be saying the same to Sam Robson, telling him he'd better score some runs or he'll be back playing first-class cricket for Middlesex. It is light-hearted banter which is part of the game.
But the minute you start effing and blinding and being personal, you have gone over the line and the umpire has to be strong to stamp it out.
In this series, the umpires have been fantastic. In Southampton, when Jimmy was dishing it out to Ajinkya Rahane, umpire Rod Tucker intervened and told him to cut it out. Jimmy went back to his mark chuntering away to himself, got it out of his system and bowled another ball.
I'm all for technology and making sure the game keeps up with the times, but red and yellow cards is a step too far. It would cause a lot of controversy, and stoke up tensions between the teams.
In football, there are written laws that dictate when to use a yellow or a red card but in cricket - the sport I love and played - the umpires have always used common sense to police the game.
If someone has overstepped the mark, the umpire should just have a quiet word with him. Tell him he was out of order and if he does it again he might get hit in the pocket. If you go any further you will be going to the match referee's office and could receive a ban. That should be enough of a threat because nobody wants to be suspended for a game of cricket.
If you start using a sin bin to take bowlers and batsmen off the field, you are cheating the public, who already pay far too much to come and watch cricket.
Red and yellow cards would just be another gimmick that would go against the traditions of cricket. Let's encourage the umpires to be strong and police the game out in the middle.
The 21-year-old had a spell at the Keepmoat Stadium last term, scoring four goals in 22 appearances.
He spent the early part of the 2016-17 season on loan at Championship club Ipswich, making the last of seven appearances on 22 October.
Grant went straight into the squad to face Stevenage in League Two on Monday.
The signing of Grant comes after Reece Fielding and Will Longbottom, both 18, agreed two-and-a-half-year deals with Rovers.
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The Australian, 55, succeeds Stuart Lancaster after England's poor show at the World Cup and starts in December.
In his first news conference, it was claimed he was called the 'devil' for how hard he worked former team Japan.
Jones said: "Every side is different. You can be a devil one day and an angel the next day. We don't know what I'm going to be."
Following his four-year appointment as England's first foreign coach, Jones said there was "extreme talent" in the squad despite the team's worst performance at a World Cup.
He added that he wanted his team to make Twickenham "buzz" again by tapping into a "bulldog spirit" to take on the world's best sides.
"One thing you have to do is create your own unique style of play," the former Australia coach said.
"We won't be copying the All Blacks. We will make our own style and I want the players to believe that 100%.
"We want the All Blacks to be watching how England play. That would be nice, wouldn't it?"
Jones was asked about his comments about captain Chris Robshaw, whom he criticised in a newspaper column before England's group-stage defeat by Australia.
The former Australia coach wrote: "Chris Robshaw wears number seven, but he is a six and a half at best. He's not hard over the ball and he's not quick. He's a useful player but he's not an out-and-out open-side flanker."
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But Jones said on Friday he had been "a bit naughty".
He added: "I wasn't England coach then. I will sit down with Chris and have a chat to him.
"I've watched a couple of his games since the World Cup and, like all the players, they are starting from zero.
"There's always an opportunity to change things and he's in exactly the same position."
Jones said he was excited by the players in the England set-up.
"England have won two of the last three Under-20 World Cups so there's great talent out there," he said.
"It's a great legacy that Lancaster has left - there's an opportunity to build something here."
Jones also said he wanted to maintain the Rugby Football Union's policy of picking only home-based players.
"If you want to play with England you have to be in the Premiership. I am happy with that," he added.
RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie said Jones was first choice to succeed Lancaster, and his ability to develop coaches played a part in him landing the role.
Richie also denied that former England head coach Sir Clive Woodward had been approached to fulfil a director of rugby role.
"International experience and successful international experience at the level that Eddie has got was what we were looking for," said Ritchie.
"Eddie reports in to me, and he will appoint the assistant coaches, so the structure is very clear."
Jones said one of his assistants would be ready to replace him by the 2019 World Cup.
"I see that as a fundamental part of the job and there's real talent in England," Jones said.
The 27-year-old has not featured this season and has only started 12 games since joining from Reading on a three-and-a-half-year deal in January 2016.
Boss Gary Rowett told BBC Radio Derby: "We feel we need to get Nick playing some football for his own sanity.
"We will see what happens. He has only gone to speak to them and it might be that he doesn't want to go there."
Blackman's chances or playing look even more remote following the signing of winger Tom Lawrence from Leicester City.
Lawrence, 23, joined for an initial £5m fee on Tuesday and will be available to make his debut on Saturday when Derby are away against Bolton Wanderers.
The Wales international scored 11 goals in 36 games during a loan spell at fellow Championship side Ipswich in 2016-17.
Rowett added: "We have brought in one of the most attacking and exciting wingers in the division last season.
"We hope he can replicate that for us, not just this season but for seasons to come.
"Leicester didn't want to sell him but the fact Tom showed such a desire to come here and play some regular football tells a little bit about his character."
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Ryan Draper, 27, from Caerwys, died and his girlfriend is critical but stable in hospital in Stoke.
The incident at 00:46 BST on Saturday on the B5122 at Caerwys involved a Vauxhall combo van.
The driver, a 42-year-old man, has since been released on bail.
Mr Draper's family said in a statement: "Both Hilary and David Draper, and his brother Joshua are deeply saddened at the loss of our loving son Ryan who was tragically and suddenly taken from us.
"We loved him so much and he will always be in our hearts. God bless him and we pray that his girlfriend makes a full recovery."
Sgt Jason Diamond, from North Wales Police' Roads Policing Unit, said: "We continue to appeal for witnesses, in particular to anybody who may have seen two pedestrians walking along the B5122 in Caerwys to come forward.
"Our investigation is ongoing and the family of Mr Draper are being supported by a specially-trained Family Liaison Officer."
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The man was spotted on traffic cameras between junctions 11 and 14 on the clockwise carriageway.
Surrey Police said he was trying to reach the airport at about 06:00 BST on Thursday.
Highways England said the cyclist was "irresponsible and could have caused a serious incident".
His death robbed the world of a true original: A pocket-sized virtuoso who broke musical rules and defied genres, apparently without breaking a sweat.
President Obama called his death a "remarkable loss", and revealed he listened to Purple Rain to "just to get warmed up" in the morning.
The star was famously private, rarely giving interviews, and even serving non-disclosure agreements on former bandmates and collaborators.
Since his death, however, fans have been afforded the occasional glimpse into his life - some funny, some enlightening, all of them elevating his status as a visionary, and a musical genius.
Here are 12 things we've learned in the last 12 months.
With songs like Erotic City and Sexy Dancer, Prince became known as a rampant sex machine - but he was also a devoutly religious vegan, who became a Jehovah's Witness in 2003.
After that, he excised swear words from his music (Sexy MF was never played live again) and kept a "cuss bucket" in his recording studio.
"He didn't want to dishonour the faith," said his friend James Lundstrom. "He wasn't joking. You had to pay in cash in the bucket. He would charge you between three and 10 dollars per swear word.
"Once I bumped my knee and I said, 'damn'. He said, 'What did you say?'"
On one occasion, Lundstrom recalled, a foul-mouthed musician stuffed a handful of hundred dollar bills in the swear jar as a down-payment for the rest of the day.
Prince was cremated at a private ceremony for family and close friends on Saturday, 23 April.
Among the songs played at the service was Comeback, an acoustic lament the star originally recorded in 1996 for his son, Ahmir, who was born with a rare genetic disorder and died seven days later.
Released on the fanclub-only album The Truth, the song's lyrics were equally apt for Prince's funeral.
"If you ever lose someone dear to you / Never say the words 'they're gone' / They'll come back."
Prince's former art director Steve Parke recently published a book featuring the intimate, behind-the-scenes photographs he took of the star during his time at Paisley Park.
He also recounts the time Prince invited him to watch a montage of old performances he was preparing for the American Music Awards. When a scene from Purple Rain appeared, the star bellowed, "Look at that wig!" and burst out laughing.
Parke later asked Prince's hair stylist Earl Jones about the comment. He explained the star had had to reshoot a few scenes after the filming wrapped - but he had already cut his hair and bleached it blond - necessitating the bouffant hairpiece.
Jones added that Prince had reacted so badly to the bleach that his hair started breaking off, so he had to let it grow out, and dye it back to black.
"The hairstyle in Raspberry Beret was literally all I could do with it."
It's no secret that Prince was a perfectionist - but some of the stories that emerged after his death highlighted the star's ruthless attitude towards his bandmates.
"He did like to push the band with fear," said Michael B Nelson, who played trombone for the New Power Generation.
One night, months into 1993's Act I tour, Nelson missed a high B during his solo on a song called The Flow.
"The next day, [Prince] came by and said, 'You're gonna play that solo right tonight?'" he told Rolling Stone. "I said, 'I'll do my best.' And he says, 'Uh, you did your best last night.' And he walks away."
That night, when it came to the solo, Prince walked up to him with his "golden gun" microphone (pictured above) and held it to his head.
"I was like, 'Oh, my God.' And he kept doing it. And it was like a week of him doing this, and I'm freaking out. It wasn't showbiz at that point. It was, 'Don't you ever do that again'."
Five days before his death, Prince celebrated Record Store Day by cycling to his local record store and snapping up a few bargains.
According to Bob Fuchs, the manager of Electric Fetus, the star bought six CDs:
Prince then set off on his bike, waving to fans at a nearby hair salon before visiting a local coffee store. According to barista, Alya Al-Hilwani, he preferred a mocha, with no whipped cream.
In summer 2015, the Minneapolis house that featured as Prince's childhood home in the film Purple Rain went up for sale. It turns out that Prince bought it himself.
Minnesota Public Radio checked property records and discovered the owner of the 1913 house, at 3420 Snelling Avenue, Minneapolis, was NPG Music Publishing - one of Prince's companies.
The initial asking price was just $110,000, but Prince paid $117,000 in cash to secure the property.
After his death, Prince's estate put it up for sale, saying "the costs of repair and ongoing maintenance" were such that keeping hold of the house was "not in the Estate's best interest".
Incredibly, Prince was the biggest-selling artist in the US last year, in terms of album sales. He shifted more than 2.2 million albums in the months after his death, partly because his music was unavailable on the major streaming platrforms.
He was the only artist to sell more than one million digital and physical albums in 2016; and sold a total of 5.4 million digital songs, putting him ahead of Drake and Adele.
When his music finally became available on Spotify, Apple, Amazon and Google Play this February, it was streamed 17 million times in one week - with Purple Rain alone racking up 1 million plays.
Prince had many aliases as a songwriter - Alexander Nevermind, Joey Coco and Jamie Starr, to name but a few.
But unsealed court documents show, released earlier this week, show that the star, an intensely private person, travelled under the name Peter Bravestrong to help conceal his identity.
That name was on a luggage tag he used while travelling to Atlanta for what proved to be his final concert.
The suitcase was found at Paisley Park after his death, and contained several prescription bottles in the name of Kirk Johnson, a personal friend and employee since the 1980s. (It also contained handwritten lyrics for U Got the Look, according to investigators.)
US authorities are still investigating how Prince obtained the prescription medications which killed him.
As bandmates and friends lined up to pay tribute to Prince, they all seemed to have one memory in common: Eggs.
"Prince did the cooking. Scrambled eggs," singer Jill Jones told GQ magazine. "He put curry and a little bit of cheddar cheese in them. It was really good, actually.
"You know, he barely ate. I was always starving around him. I was always freaking hungry."
"Prince was never an eater," agreed Cat Glover, who joined him on the Sign O The Times and Lovesexy tours. "He would usually smell his food. Literally. I never really seen Prince eat. I've seen him make pancakes - he made me pancakes, he made me eggs. But he's not the type of person that eats a lot.
"Yeah, he has made me scrambled eggs," said dancer Misty Copeland. "Breakfast was his forte. He liked to use a lot of seasoning. They were delicious."
It's worth noting that Prince himself did not carry an eggy whiff.
"Ever since I've known Prince, I've attached a smell to him, which is lavender," Madonna once said. "He reeks of it."
One of the other properties put up for sale by Prince's estate was a huge, 160-acre estate near Lake Ann in Chanhassen, which was valued at almost $14 million.
It once contained a yellow three-story mansion-style house, complete with a home studio, where portions of Sign O' the Times and The Black Album were recorded.
"There were a couple of summer nights where we could hear music coming through the woods," Juli Gempler, who lived next door, told ABC News after his death. "Nice and loud. It was good. It was really cool."
The property even had its own windmill - also bright yellow - where Prince presumably spent many a happy hour milling organic flour before baking a nice batch loaf.
Sadly, though, he had the house and the windmill torn down in the 1990s. Satellite images now show the property as a vast expanse of green fields and woodland, except for a lone tennis court.
Shortly after Prince's death, the legendary "vault" that contained his archive of concert recordings, unreleased songs and rehearsal tapes was drilled open.
According to the singer's former recording engineer Susan Rodgers, who started the vault for Prince during the 1980s, the facility was almost full when she left in 1987, with songs in there that pre-date his legendary Purple Rain album.
"We used to do two songs a day, and he just put them away," added his friend and engineer David Z. In fact, there's so much music waiting to be released, "it probably won't be tapped out in our lifetime," said former Paisley Park employee Scott LeGere.
The first release came last year, when the 1999-era track Moonbeam Levels was unearthed for the compilation Prince 4Ever.
This June, an expanded version of Purple Rain is due, containing "two incredible albums of previously unreleased Prince music and two complete concert films," according to Warner Bros Records. A leaked tracklist suggests fans will finally get to hear studio versions of the much-bootlegged songs Electric Intercourse and Possessed, amongst others.
Prince's estate has also signed a $30m deal with Universal Music to release non-Warner Bros material - which will hopefully include fan favourites like Extraloveable, Wonderful Ass, Lisa, Train, Rebirth of the Flesh and Big Tall Wall.
There is some speculation that the star didn't maintain his vault to archival standards, and that some of the tapes may have deteriorated. Furthermore, the process of cataloguing the material hadn't even begun by the start of this year.
One of the most widely-circulated links after Prince's death was a video of his induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
It sees Prince joining an all-star version of the Beatles' While My Guitar Gently Weeps, backed by Tom Petty, Steve Winwood and George Harrison's son, Dhani. He keeps to the sidelines until the final two minutes, when he steps forward to deliver one of the most breathtaking guitar solos you've ever seen, full of fluttering high notes and ringing harmonics.
Amazingly, Prince never rehearsed this moment with the band. At a run-through the night before it was Jeff Lynne's guitarist, Marc Mann, who took the solo.
"Prince doesn't say anything, just starts strumming, plays a few leads here and there, but for the most part, nothing memorable," recalled Joel Gallen, who directed the ceremony.
But when the big moment came, Prince stole the show. At one point, he turned to face Petty and Harrison, then fell backwards into the audience - while still playing - before strutting off stage, throwing his guitar into the air before the song ended.
"You see me nodding at him, to say, 'Go on, go on,'" Petty told the New York Times. "I remember I leaned out at him at one point and gave him a 'This is going great!' kind of look.
"He just burned it up. You could feel the electricity of 'something really big's going down here.'"
Prince later claimed he had never even heard the song before it was sent to him to learn for the performance.
Picturing Prince - An Intimate Portrait by Steve Parke is out now, published by Cassell Illustrated.
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The cow spent a night down on the rocks before being sedated at The Rumps, near Polzeath, Cornwall.
After a nine-hour rescue, the rare White Park cow was winched back up to the top of the cliff at 16:30 GMT on Sunday.
"Despite her ordeal she is now back happily grazing in the field," Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said.
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The rescue began on Saturday afternoon but was stopped due to the rising tide and fading light, and began again on Sunday morning.
"The incident was made extremely difficult as the cow swam to an isolated island where she was out of reach of the emergency services," Wadebridge Community Fire Station said.
A vet and rifleman sedated the cow, before she was put into an animal rescue harness and brought back to the top of the cliff.
Specialist animal rescue crews from Bodmin Community Fire Station and further crews from Wadebridge were assisted by Padstow Lifeboat and Polzeath Coastguard.
The cow was left in the care of a vet and the farmer, the fire service said.
Glasgow's Hampden Park beat the Millennium Stadium bid by one vote with Wembley staging the final and Dublin's Aviva Stadium also getting matches.
FAW chief executive Ford suggested the success of the Irish, Scots and English bids may have counted against Wales.
"It's not always about the technical bid is what I've learned, it's down to some politics," Ford said.
"We know we had a winning bid, we know we had a very good technical bid.
"We always knew that if there was a shoot-out between the British associations [Wales could lose out].
"We're just extremely disappointed we're not one of the ones that went through."
Uefa announced on Friday the names of the 13 cities that would host matches in the first pan-European finals.
The other host cities that will hold three group games and a last 16 game are Copenhagen (Denmark), Bucharest (Romania), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Bilbao (Spain), Budapest (Hungary) and Brussels (Belgium).
Wales hoped Cardiff would be selected to host group matches and one knockout game.
Ford defended the standard of the Welsh bid and said he would be meeting with European football's governing body for feedback.
"We're going to sit down with Uefa in due time," he added.
"We know that our bid was very very strong technically, arguably in financial terms even stronger than others.
"But it comes down to the vote at the end of the day and unfortunately we were not successful this time, but we'll look to be successful in the future."
Prior to Friday's announcement, an evaluation report by Uefa praised the Welsh bid but said work was still needed.
In an official statement, the FAW added: "We believed that the Millennium Stadium, with its 74,154 capacity and extensive Skybox and hospitality facilities, would have been an ideal venue for Uefa Euro 2020 and provide Uefa with significant revenues.
"We also proposed that any surplus generated from Cardiff hosting Uefa Euro 2020 matches would have been invested into community football projects throughout Wales. But we of course respect Uefa's decision."
The Team Dimension Data rider, 36, won with a solo attack in the final 10km of Sunday's road race on the Isle of Man to emulate David Millar's 2007 double.
Chris Lawless was second and Ian Bibby third, while Mark Cavendish, racing for the second time after three months out with glandular fever, finished 21st.
In the women's race, ex-world champion Lizzie Deignan won her fourth title.
The Boels-Dolmans rider, who won the Tour de Yorkshire in April, caught long-time leader Elinor Barker in the final stages of the 103.7km course.
Katie Archibald and defending champion Hannah Barnes were second and third respectively.
"It's one of the hardest national championships I've ever won," said 28-year-old Deignan.
"I'm very proud of the fact that we have so many women now who are capable of competing internationally as well as domestically."
Cummings, who won the time trial title on Thursday, went clear in the final stages of the 193.7km men's road race to leave Axeon-Hagens Berman rider Lawless and Bibby of JLT Condor trailing.
2014 and 2015 road race champion Peter Kennaugh, racing for Team Sky in front of a home crowd alongside fellow Manxman Cavendish, was fourth.
Thursday was Cummings' first race since he fractured his collarbone, shoulder blade and sternum in a crash at the Tour of the Basque Country in April.
"It was a really tough race. That style of competition is what you miss when you haven't been racing, it was punchy and explosive," he said.
"It's nice to be back doing what I do and I'm looking forward to whatever is next. It'll be nice to be at the Tour de France and to get stuck in."
Team Dimension Data, for whom Cavendish also rides, are yet to announce their squad for this year's Tour, which begins on Saturday.
Cavendish, 32, has the second highest number of stage wins in the race's history with 30 - four fewer than legendary Belgian Eddy Merckx - but he is not certain of a place in the team following his recent illness.
The Planning Inspectorate has now made its recommendation on the Navitus Bay project off Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to the government.
However, the details given to Energy Secretary Amber Rudd do not have to be revealed for up to three months.
Conor Burns, the Conservative MP for Bournemouth West has called for greater transparency.
Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr Burns called for time to be made for a debate on the appropriateness of the decision being withheld until publication by government in September.
Last month, the firm behind the planned project revealed it had decided to use fewer, higher more powerful turbines.
Its Navitus Bay plan A, costing £3.5bn, would see 121 8MW turbines each 200m (656ft) high, instead of a maximum of 194 less powerful options.
All local councils, except the Isle of Wight Council, are against the scheme which campaigners fear will hit tourism.
Navitus Bay said the project would boost the area's economy by £1.6bn and would create about 1,700 jobs during the four years it takes to build and 140 local permanent jobs.
If it goes ahead, the farm could generate enough power for up to 700,000 homes, the firm said.
Contracts awarded to operators meant punctuality targets were prioritised but safety was not, the London Assembly Transport Committee said.
Chair Caroline Pidgeon said it was "an outrage" and called for a review of how contracts are awarded to operators.
Transport for London (TfL) said they would "take every action we can".
Figures from TfL show that two-thirds of the 25 people who were killed in 2015 and 2016 were pedestrians.
In the same period, nearly 12,000 people were injured on-board or in incidents with buses in the capital.
The report recommended that operator contracts should be changed so that profits were not only dependent on meeting performance targets.
It found that current contracts meant drivers faced high stress levels caused by long shifts, inadequate breaks and irregular shift patterns which added to safety issues.
Ms Pidgeon said bus drivers "exist in a pressure cooker situation, with competition for road space and a focus on making buses run on time".
"TfL needs to review the way it awards contracts to bus operators and ensure it puts safety as a priority, instead of punctuality," she added.
Leon Daniels, managing director of surface transport, welcomed the recommendations and said TfL would take "every action we can to bring about further rapid improvement in bus safety".
"Our Bus Safety Programme is one element in a completely new approach to reducing the unacceptably high number of people killed or hurt on the bus network."
Val Shawcross, deputy mayor for transport, said City Hall would "continue to work with bus operators, the Met and all relevant authorities to... make London's buses the safest they can be".
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After newspapers carried a picture of England assistant manager Ray Lewington yesterday carrying a team sheet, Coleman did the same on Wednesday.
But closer inspection revealed his team was a spoof and included legends Pele, Maradona and Bobby Moore.
Wales play Slovakia on Saturday before facing England on 16 June.
Kirsty Keep, now 23, from Kent, is too weak to move on some days, and endures attacks that leave her feeling as though her bones are being broken.
She said doctors had been unable to manage the condition and she is now waiting to see a specialist in London.
She said she either wanted to "end it" or to find a way to live again.
Ms Keep, of Maidstone, who has had chemotherapy but said it made her worse, said: "I wanted to go to Switzerland and just end it.
"I'm staying here just for my family really. That's all and I don't want to be here any more, suffering. So I just want people to help me now."
But she added: "I want to live again. I want to be a young lady. I want to have a job.
"I want to travel and help other people like this."
Lupus is a complex disease which can affect many parts of the body including the skin, joints and internal organs, according to the NHS.
Ms Keep's mother Theresa Keep also suspects her daughter may have Lyme disease, which is an infection spread to humans by tick bites. It can also lead to joint pains and other problems.
She has said if her daughter's condition does not improve, the family will fundraise for her to have private tests for Lyme disease in Germany.
She said the tests would need to be done in Germany or the US because she believes tests for Lyme disease in England are not thorough or sensitive enough to detect a condition that may have begun many years ago.
Professor Graham Hughes, from the London Lupus Centre, said treatments had improved over the years.
He said: "In the old days you had to have a rash and you had to have kidney disease.
"We now recognise that patients have different types of lupus and it's an allergic disease where your immune system goes mad, and over-produces antibodies.
"In the last 20 years, we've had blood tests that very precisely tell you what the diagnosis is."
Baroness Lane-Fox tweeted that it would be the "best job ever".
Twitter has suffered some poor financial results lately, with a quarterly net loss of $90m (£64m) reported in February.
Pepsi chief financial officer Hugh Johnston will also join the social network's board.
Baroness Lane-Fox is widely regarded as one of Britain's most successful web pioneers.
She was the UK's Digital Champion until 2013, the same year she joined the House of Lords
She began her digital career with the launch of lastminute.com along with co-founder Brent Hoberman in 1998.
By the time they sold it in 2005, the deal valued the company at £577m.
Recently, she founded Dot Everyone, a body that champions digital innovation.
"I'm absolutely over the moon to be part of the journey of an iconic company that I love using," Baroness Lane-Fox told the BBC.
"Watch out Silicon Valley - the Brits are coming," she added.
It was also announced that Pepsi vice chairman and chief financial officer Hugh Johnston would join Twitter's board.
Twitter executive chairman Omid Kordestani tweeted that he was "thrilled" by the news.
"It's a really interesting appointment," Richard Holway, chairman of the TechMarketView consultancy, told the BBC.
But he added that in his opinion Twitter faced an uphill struggle when it came to turning the company's fortunes around.
"I think Twitter has huge problems and it will need some pretty major changes in order to make it relevant and, in particular, profitable."
The Missionaries of Mercy, nicknamed the super-confessors, were given the special license for the Vatican's Jubilee year, which ends in November.
Grave sins include defiling consecrated bread and wine, violating confessional secrecy, and plotting to kill a pope.
Pope Francis has often said the Church needs to be less rigid and judgemental.
He has declared this a Holy Year of Mercy, and is using it to spread a message of forgiveness - particularly among Catholics who have strayed from the faith and are keen to return.
At a Vatican ceremony on Tuesday, the Pope addressed some 700 of the chosen priests, saying penitents should be welcomed with open arms, instead of being judged with "a sense of superiority".
"It's not with the cudgel of judgment that we will succeed in bringing the lost sheep back to the fold,'' he told a gathering in the Apostolic Palace.
The priests have been selected from dioceses around the world, and are expected to carry out their special mission in countries including Burundi, Egypt, China and the United Arab Emirates.
One of the priests is expected to travel among Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic, while another one is planning to tour remote parts of Australia in a van.
The grave sins that the priests can temporarily forgive may usually only be pardoned by senior bishops, Vatican officials or the Pope himself.
Abortion falls within the category of serious transgressions, but the Pope last year announced that he would allow all regular priests to grant absolution for this sin to women who wished to repent, for the duration of the Holy Year.
The Pope said that he recognised some women felt they had no choice but to take the "agonising" decision to have an abortion.
Changes in the way radioactive fuel should be handled and a requirement for additional security at nuclear sites has created more work at Dounreay.
The changes are required by the UK government.
Cavendish Dounreay Partnership said current levels of employment would be maintained for longer.
The company runs the nuclear plant's operator Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL).
Gary Higgins, 47, and James Dunn, 34, were convicted in 2006 of shooting Clinton Bailey in the car park of a Coventry pub in April 2005.
The Court of Appeal said there had been a "serious" and "regrettable" failure to disclose information which could have helped their defence at trial.
Three other men were also jailed in connection with the killing.
Lord Justice Davis, who chaired the appeal panel, said fresh evidence had cast doubt on the credibility of a "crucial" prosecution witness.
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The two men were found guilty on the basis of joint enterprise after Mr Bailey was lured to the Three Horseshoes in the Foleshill area of Coventry before being led outside and gunned down.
While neither of the men was accused of firing a shot, Mr Higgins was said to have enticed the victim to the pub, Mr Dunn was alleged to have helped organise the trap.
Mr Bailey, who was believed to have been attempting to mediate a drugs-related dispute between a friend and a gang, died 12 days after being shot.
Senior judges at the Court of Appeal said the convictions should be quashed "since we cannot be satisfied that either conviction was safe".
Lord Justice Davis said the safety of the convictions was undermined by the prosecution's star witness who claimed to have overheard the murder plans.
But evidence casting doubt on her reliability and "tendency to manipulation" was kept from defence lawyers before the trial, he added.
The Crown Prosecution Service said it would not be applying for a retrial.
"The murder convictions of the other three men are not affected by the ruling and they remain in prison," it added.
Chances had been at a premium before the Hammers took the lead when Michail Antonio's header from a Dimitri Payet cross came off Stoke midfielder Glenn Whelan and beat keeper Lee Grant at his near post.
West Ham keeper Adrian might have conceded a penalty for a foul on Jonathan Walters but the referee played on and Bojan volleyed in from his team-mate's cross.
Stoke almost snatched a late winner but Adrian palmed a Charlie Adam free-kick wide.
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic decided to take action after an hour's play had produced only one real chance with Pedro Obiang's header smartly saved by Grant in the Stoke goal.
The Hammers boss brought on Ashley Fletcher and Edimilson Fernandes, moving Antonio up front - and the switch immediately paid off as the home side took the lead.
Antonio was unhappy not to be credited with the goal but Whelan admitted afterwards the ball had come off the back of his head.
Stoke boss Mark Hughes followed Bilic's lead with a double substitution, introducing Bojan and Peter Crouch. It was a move that produced similarly quick results as the West Ham defence was finally breached.
Adrian did not cover himself in glory, coming a long way out of his goal in a failed bid to stop a Walters cross from which Bojan, making only his seventh appearance in 2016-17, scored his second goal of the season.
"We went a bit more direct as we felt there was an opportunity there," said Hughes. "[Bojan has] been a bit frustrated as he hasn't had a lot of game time of late but he showed his quality."
The Hammers were playing their first game at their new home since the crowd trouble that marred their EFL Cup win over Chelsea.
The match appeared to pass without any incident as West Ham went four games unbeaten in all competitions at London Stadium.
However, Bilic's side have yet to hit the heights of last season and are nine points worse off than at the same stage of the 2015-16 campaign.
Although they improved after the break following a poor first half, they still lacked a cutting edge and managed only two shots on target compared with Stoke's four.
Only Hull City (13) have had fewer shots on target at home this season than West Ham (14).
West Ham's frustration at not being able to hold on for the three points will be heightened with tough-looking league fixtures against Tottenham, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool coming up next.
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic: "It's a frustrating result but it's a fair result. It's a mistake by Adrian.
"It looked like he was never going to get to the ball. We gave that goal away very cheaply. We were 1-0 up with 15 minutes to go. A very cheap goal has cost us a win."
Stoke boss Mark Hughes: "We felt we went behind against the run of play but we responded in the right manner.
"It's difficult to play on this pitch. It's slow and we had to change how we played a little bit.
"A lot was made of our so-called difficult start. We have come up against decent teams and haven't quite hit our levels.
"But we are now fully into our stride and where we want to be."
BBC Match Of The Day pundit Ian Wright: "West Ham goalkeeper Adrian has had a bit of a nightmare. For the goal, where's he going? What's he doing? For me, the goalkeeper has cost them the game."
Following the international break, Stoke are at home to Bournemouth at 15:00 GMT on Saturday, 19 November, while West Ham return to action at Tottenham for a 17:30 GMT kick-off on the same day.
Match ends, West Ham United 1, Stoke City 1.
Second Half ends, West Ham United 1, Stoke City 1.
Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Peter Crouch (Stoke City).
Joe Allen (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Joe Allen (Stoke City).
Offside, West Ham United. Aaron Cresswell tries a through ball, but Michail Antonio is caught offside.
Attempt missed. James Collins (West Ham United) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross following a corner.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Jonathan Walters.
Attempt missed. Jonathan Walters (Stoke City) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Charlie Adam with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Adrián.
Attempt saved. Charlie Adam (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution, West Ham United. Sofiane Feghouli replaces Pedro Obiang.
Mark Noble (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Mark Noble (West Ham United).
Charlie Adam (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Charlie Adam (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Substitution, Stoke City. Mame Biram Diouf replaces Ramadan Sobhi because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City) because of an injury.
Pedro Obiang (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City).
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Phil Bardsley.
Foul by Ashley Fletcher (West Ham United).
Charlie Adam (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Adrián (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! West Ham United 1, Stoke City 1. Bojan (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Walters.
Attempt missed. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross following a corner.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ryan Shawcross.
Adrián (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jonathan Walters (Stoke City).
Edimilson Fernandes (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Edimilson Fernandes (West Ham United).
Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Stoke City. Peter Crouch replaces Wilfried Bony.
Substitution, Stoke City. Bojan replaces Glenn Whelan.
Foul by Dimitri Payet (West Ham United).
Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Wesley Lennon was stabbed in the chest after trying to break up an altercation between two groups in Eccles, Greater Manchester, on 29 August.
The 26-year-old became the focus of animosity from the group and was assaulted in Cambrai Crescent, Winton.
Adam Akhtar, 19, from Eccles, denied murder but was found guilty at Manchester Crown Court.
He was ordered to serve a minimum of 18 years.
A further detainment of 12 months will run concurrently for possession of an offensive weapon.
Greater Manchester Police said a fight broke out between the groups shortly before midnight and Mr Lennon tried to intervene.
He was killed when Akhtar, of Somerset Road, ran to assist his friends and attacked the victim before fleeing the scene.
Det Ch Insp Richard Eales said: "This is a terrible incident where a young man has lost his life after he tried to do the right thing and stop an escalating and violent fight."
The mock hangings involved two blow up dolls, one with a Rangers scarf, the other with an Orange sash
Police have also set up a dedicated email address to gather video footage of disorder and vandalism at the game.
Toilets in the away end of the ground were vandalised and both clubs later released statements over fan behaviour.
Det Insp David Stewart, who is leading the investigation, said: "Today specifically, we are requesting people with mobile phone footage of vandalism within the toilets of the away support section to contact us.
"I would ask anyone who witnessed or who captured this vandalism to contact police, as it may assist with our enquiry.
"I understand there were a number of images and video shared online of this and I would be keen for people to contact us directly with any information they may have."
The detective added: "As part of the wider investigation, we have been viewing CCTV and obtaining footage from broadcasters in order to identify those responsible for disorder, vandalism and offensive or antisocial behaviour."
Police have urged anyone with footage or information to send it to the dedicated email address: [email protected]
Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick told LBC that five terror attacks had been prevented in the last few months.
Four terror attacks have taken place in the UK in 2017 - three in the capital.
Ms Dick, who took charge of the Met in February, said the attacks in London and Manchester had been "horrific".
She said a "very large number of plots" have been foiled over the last few years.
Ms Dick said she could not reveal details about the nature of the terror plots because arrests had been made, but added: "We've had a huge number of successful operations.
"It's well into the teens in the past couple of years, where we know people were intent on attacking and that's been stopped."
She added: "In addition, [police have made] hundreds and hundreds of arrests of people who are radicalised and are either spreading hatred or supporting terrorism and wanting to carry out a terror attack."
Ms Dick, who was previously the police's lead on counter-terrorism, praised officers for their response to the attacks.
"At London Bridge it was utterly astonishing," she said.
The attackers - who killed eight people on London Bridge and in nearby Borough Market - were shot dead by armed police within eight minutes of the first emergency call.
Ms Dick, who has called for more funding in the wake of recent attacks, said police officers relied on information from local communities to identify terror suspects.
"We clearly need a lot more [information] because what has happened in the last few months alone is horrific," she said.
"We are undoubtedly seeking examples of people who have carried out attacks or people who are violent extremists," she added.
"Essentially they're living in our communities and that's a problem for all of us."
Mr Magufuli picked up rubbish from the street outside State House as part of the scheme, which he had ordered to replace independence day celebrations.
The move is being seen as symbolic of the president's promise to tackle corruption, our correspondent says.
Thousands of people across Tanzania are reported to have joined the clean-up.
Last month, Mr Magufuli cancelled traditional independence day celebrations, which usually include a military parade and concert, saying it would be "shameful" to spend huge sums of money while the country was facing a serious cholera outbreak.
"Let us work together to keep our country, cities, homes and workplaces clean, safe and healthy," Mr Magufuli told a crowd of surprised onlookers as he picked up rubbish off the street, AFP news agency reports.
"Tanzania has changed - this is a new Tanzania," one resident told AFP, on a break from cleaning up the city's public beach.
Since coming to power in October, Mr Magufuli, nicknamed "The Bulldozer" for his no-nonsense approach, has announced a range of cost-cutting measures, including a ban on unnecessary foreign travel by government officials.
The hashtag #WhatWouldMagufuliDo, coined after the initial cancellation of festivities last month, has been trending on social media in Tanzania and across East Africa, as people come up with their own money-saving initiatives:
Last month, Mr Magufuli ordered the cost of a party to inaugurate the new parliament to be slashed from $100,000 (£66,000) to $7,000.
He also sacked the head of the main state hospital after finding patients sleeping on the floor during a surprise visit to the facility.
But the Greeks themselves can be a little wary about receiving gifts themselves, particularly in the form of economic assistance.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast that the country's shattered economy could grow by 2.8% next year if the Greek government implements all the changes demanded by its eurozone creditors.
The IMF also predicts unemployment will begin to fall in 2017.
Many Greeks have greeted the forecasts with astonishment.
"I don't believe it," said Vasiliki Iliopoulou, a retired pharmacology professor.
The government slashed her pension by more than 50% and she now has to support her seriously ill husband, her two elderly parents and her two sons, both graduates in their mid-20s.
Professor Iliopoulou runs a social clinic dispensing life-saving drugs to seriously ill people without medical insurance.
She told me: "It is very difficult for young people who are 25 years old to be told, 'Come back to your house and live altogether with your parents, and grandparents'.
"What has then become of our lives?
"They are in cafes because they live altogether in one house and they need to get out! It is too difficult to live like this."
It is understandable why so many Greeks remain pessimistic about the economy.
More than 23% of working-age Greeks are unemployed and public sector pay and pensions have been cut by more than 40% in many cases.
At the same time, taxes have gone up by around 25%.
Greece has paid a heavy price for a debt crisis that emerged more than six years ago.
There was more good news this week when eurozone finance ministers agreed to release another 1.1bn euros (£990m) later this month in the latest tranche of the 86bn euro (£77bn) loan bailout that was agreed last year.
That was the third bailout since the crisis began.
Ministers also gave the go-ahead to a further 1.7bn euros (£1.5bn) but this had been delayed due to what has been described as "technical reasons".
So far Greece has received 33.5bn euros (£30bn) from the total bailout agreed last year with its creditors.
But the deal has come at a price.
The money is in return for 15 changes to the Greek economy and economic governance demanded by eurozone ministers.
The so-called "milestones" include privatisation of government assets, energy sector changes, and changes to Labour laws.
Nick Makoutzis, who edits the Athens-based politics and economics analysis website Makropolis, said: "The first set of reforms focused on the tax and pensions system and they were very painful for this government to implement because they came to about 3% of GDP.
"The next review from the lenders will focus on more structural reform and one of the key issues will be the further liberalisation of Greece's labour market."
But he said the lenders, particularly the IMF, wanted more.
"They want the government to make it even easier to hire and fire people, particularly in the case of mass dismissals, and increase the flexibility in the labour market," he said.
There has been debate about how far the coalition government, led by the left-wing party Syriza, has actually implemented the reforms.
Opposition parties have accused the government of failing to deliver.
Anna-Misel Asimakopoulou, economics spokesperson for the main opposition party New Democracy, claims the government has failed to implement many of the changes.
She told me: "The government has so far just legislated for things.
"The reforms in the labour market, for example, are supposed to come in this second package of reforms.
"But you never know with people in the government what's true and what's not."
Everything has become worse, in her view.
"If you ask a person on the street, 'Are you better off today than you were at the of 2014?' I seriously don't think you'll find anyone who will say yes," she said.
This pessimism was dismissed by Giorgis Stathakis, Greece's minister for the economy and infrastructure.
He told the BBC: "I think the reforms have been legislated; they have been put in practice, most of them.
"Nowadays, all sides agree that this government is committed to an agreed process. It is implementing it; it's not backfiring.
"So we might have some difference of opinion between us and the creditors with a number of issues.
"But as soon as they are agreed I think that we are committed to implementing all the agreed process."
Mr Stathakis also insisted that the country remained committed to the EU and the euro, despite all the economic agony it has gone through since 2010.
"Greeks remain very much pro-European and the vast majority feels that we should stay in the European Union and we should stay in the euro," he explained.
"So [there's] no Grexit."
Manuel Lanzini converted Aaron Cresswell's low cross to secure the Hammers' first win in six Premier League games in an uninspiring match at Selhurst Park.
Benteke missed two chances to level for Palace, floating a woeful spot-kick wide after he was fouled by Angelo Ogbonna and heading against the post moments later.
West Ham, who started the game in the bottom three but are now up to 15th, were reduced to 10 men for the last 15 minutes when Cresswell received two bookings within the space of 51 seconds.
Hammers keeper Adrian had to make a point-blank save from Connor Wickham's header in injury time, but Alan Pardew's eighth-placed Palace were generally lacking in attack as their five-game unbeaten run in the league came to an end.
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It was a timely result for West Ham boss Slaven Bilic, whose only other league win this season had come against Bournemouth in August.
After leading West Ham to a seventh-placed finish last season, Bilic had overseen the Hammers' worst start to a top-flight campaign since 1988-89 in the first seven games this term.
But this solid, if not exhilarating, win will ease fears of a relegation battle for a club that has moved into the London Stadium, which currently has a 57,000-capacity.
The Croat reshaped his side from the 1-1 draw against Middlesbrough two weeks ago, playing with three centre-backs and bringing left wing-back Cresswell back into the team for the first time this season after a knee injury.
And it was Cresswell, who has been touted as a possible England international, who provided the tantalising ball from the left that Lanzini side-footed past Steve Mandanda for his eighth West Ham goal.
The Hammers almost finished the game off before Cresswell's dismissal, but Jason Puncheon was on hand to clear Michail Antonio's header off the line.
Instead, West Ham had to hold on to their lead with a one-man disadvantage after a harsh sending off for Cresswell.
His first booking, moments after the Antonio chance, was given for a dive in the area, although there looked to be some contact from Yohan Cabaye's challenge.
And less than a minute later he was shown another questionable yellow card for putting an arm across Wilfried Zaha when the pair were chasing a ball down the Palace right flank.
Palace, who had improved in the second half, immediately saw more of the ball and pinned back the visitors, but only produced the late chance for substitute Wickham.
For Crystal Palace, it was a performance uncharacteristic of their season so far, having won four of their first seven league games and soaring into the top half of the table.
And even though they failed to register a shot on target until the 57th minute, the Eagles could have won the game had Benteke not been so wasteful.
The Belgian has three goals already this season and scored a hat-trick for his country against Gibraltar on Monday, but his wayward penalty, alongside a pair of headed chances - one that hit the post and another that went over from close range - could have salvaged something for Palace from an uninspiring display.
The result continues Palace's recent struggles against West Ham, having won just one of their past five top-flight meetings with their London rivals.
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic told BBC Sport: "We opened them up really well and created chances. We produced a really good performance.
"The second yellow card was an extremely, extremely harsh decision. Those two decisions were not correct. I don't like to moan. I'm the first to say it's very hard for referees... but those two decisions today... thank God it didn't affect the result.
"It was by far Simone Zaza's best performance today. He won more balls in the air than in the previous games. I hope we have turned the corner. We need to repeat this. We have to have this kind of approach. It's a cruel league but I never stop believing."
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Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew told BBC Sport: "I was disappointed with a lot of aspects of the game.
"We didn't start well and they got a deserved lead. We had to make changes at half-time because weren't playing with the fluidity as we have done. We were better in the second half.
"We should have at least got a draw. With the penalty I was thinking with the week Benteke has had it'll go in.
"That would have been a lifeline and would have turned the game on its head. We would gave gone in 1-1 at half-time. This happens in the course of the season. Adrian made a good save at the end."
Match ends, Crystal Palace 0, West Ham United 1.
Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 0, West Ham United 1.
Attempt blocked. Håvard Nordtveit (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Calleri.
Cheikhou Kouyaté (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace).
Adrián (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Winston Reid.
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Adrián.
Attempt saved. Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross.
Foul by Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace).
Jonathan Calleri (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Håvard Nordtveit.
Ezekiel Fryers (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jonathan Calleri (West Ham United).
Substitution, West Ham United. Håvard Nordtveit replaces Manuel Lanzini.
Foul by Damien Delaney (Crystal Palace).
Jonathan Calleri (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jonathan Calleri (West Ham United).
Substitution, West Ham United. Jonathan Calleri replaces Simone Zaza.
Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Simone Zaza (West Ham United).
James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Simone Zaza (West Ham United).
Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jason Puncheon with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Simone Zaza.
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Mark Noble (West Ham United).
Substitution, West Ham United. Edimilson Fernandes replaces Dimitri Payet.
Foul by Ezekiel Fryers (Crystal Palace).
Simone Zaza (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Second yellow card to Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) for a bad foul.
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United).
Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) has gone down, but that's a dive.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by James Tomkins.
Attempt blocked. Pedro Obiang (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
Attempt saved. Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
SNP Aberdeen Central MSP Kevin Stewart has secured a members' debate on the £107m project.
It is creating offices and a hotel on the site of the former council headquarters.
The motion to be debated on Tuesday evening asks for the concerns of the Reject Marischal Square campaign group to be noted.
Opponents fear council tax payers in Aberdeen could foot a bill for millions of pounds in the event of the complex being under occupied. They also say it spoils the view of historic Marischal College across the road.
The protestors failed in their bid to get the development halted in March.
The council said Marischal Square would act as a catalyst for regeneration and was an important part of its city centre master plan.
Developers Muse said it would be a world class project.
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The searches, on Friday night and Saturday morning, were carried out as part of an investigation into dissident republican activity.
They were in the Creggan and Galliagh areas of the city.
A 48-year-old man arrested following a house search in Creggan on Friday has been released unconditionally.
The bomb, which police described as "a viable improvised explosive device", was found in the Galliagh area.
SDLP councillor Brian Tierney condemned those responsible for the bomb.
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"As this city comes together to celebrate the the arrival of the clipper crews, there's no place for those who seek to divide us with the violence of the past. This is a city on the rise and we will not be dragged back."
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France then withstood near constant England pressure in added time to retain their title.
This was a repeat of the 2013 final, in which France also beat England, who had won the inaugural event.
Wales, who had threatened to leave the pitch in their final match after one of their players suffered seizures due to flash photography, finished fifth overall after a 66-45 victory over Spain on Thursday.
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Snap Map lets users share their exact location with people on their "friends" list in real time.
In a letter seen by the BBC, one school said the map raised "serious safeguarding concerns" because children could be tracked on the map.
But Snap, the company behind Snapchat, says the feature is opt-in and can be switched off at any time.
Snap Map was launched on 21 June and lets people browse a map of photos and videos that have been shared publicly.
It also lets people share their exact location with those they have added as "friends" in the app.
Users who are sharing their location appear on the map as a cartoon avatar.
Some schools have criticised the accuracy of the location-sharing feature, with one warning that it could be used to "build up a picture of home addresses, travel routes, schools and workplaces".
While location information is shared only with people on your "friends" list, that could include people you do not actually know, such as friends met on other apps and websites.
Others have criticised the way the map was added to Snapchat without a detailed announcement explaining exactly how it worked.
"We know tech companies are constantly developing their platforms and we'd encourage them to provide signposted information for parents and young people, so they know how to keep themselves safe," said Rose Bray from the NSPCC.
"Parents could be given a bit of warning, so they can look up the information before the new feature launches, and have a conversation with their child."
One mother, Paula, told BBC Breakfast she was surprised to find her 11-year-old son had opted in to share his location.
"I didn't know anything about it," she said. "Somebody had told him about it, one of his friends at school.
"I was a little bit worried about the fact that you could be pinpointed. Obviously there are predators, there are bullies."
Paula said she had discussed the feature with her son and they had agreed he would enable "ghost mode" to disappear from the map.
In a statement, Snap said: "The safety of our community is very important to us and we want to make sure that all Snapchatters, parents and educators have accurate information about how the Snap Map works."
The company stressed that location sharing on Snap Map was off by default, was an opt-in feature and could be switched off at any time.
It told the BBC that the feature had to be accurate so that friends could use it to find one another and meet up.
It added that "the majority of interactions on Snapchat take place between close friends", unlike some social networks that are designed for people to discover and follow new friends.
However, when asked by the BBC why it had not warned users that the map was about to be launched, the company did not comment.
The National Crime Agency's Child Exploitation and Online Protection command (Ceop) has published guidance for parents who want to know more about Snapchat and Snap Map.
It says parents should encourage children to share their location only in private messaging apps with people they know.
The BBC's Newsround programme has produced this short guide, explaining how to switch off location sharing.
Emily Scarratt, Alex Matthews, Lydia Thompson and Amy Cokayne scored to help them to a 22-8 half-time lead despite several missed chances in Dublin.
They added further tries through Tamara Taylor, Scarratt again, a Danielle Waterman double, Thompson's second and Amy Wilson-Hardy.
Italy replied through efforts from Maria Magatti and Elisa Giordano.
Wales' 15-0 defeat by Canada means they cannot now reach the last four, while in the other Pool A match New Zealand annihilated tournament debutants Hong Kong 121-0.
Hosts Ireland had to fight back from a 14-0 deficit before finally subduing Japan 24-14 in Pool C, with France beating Australia 48-0.
In the other game in England's pool, the United States cruised past Spain 43-0.
The Italians restricted England to a 29-15 win in the Six Nations earlier this year but they were no match for the Red Roses on Sunday.
Much like in their midweek thumping of Spain, England again produced plenty of classy moments but they also threw in a host of handling errors that prevented a thrashing turning into a rout.
The industrious flanker Marlie Packer was outstanding in attack and defence, one minute popping up to charge through the Italian defence near the fringes of the breakdown, the next winning a turnover at a ruck.
Rachael Burford prompted well in midfield and Katy Mclean pulled the strings effectively when she came on at 10 for the second half.
And when the ball went wide outside centre Scarratt and the lively back three of Waterman, Thompson and Wilson-Hardy all looked threatening and took the chance to add to their try tallies for England.
Their biggest concern may be the poor goal-kicking, with only three of the 10 tries converted as Scarratt, so assured in the rest of her game, left her kicking boots at home before handing over to Amber Reed.
England meet the United States in what will be a pool decider on Thursday, 17 August.
England captain Emily Scarratt speaking to ITV: "It was a pretty good day. There's plenty to improve on now for a big game against the USA.
"After the first half we came out with added impetus. Italy threw everything at us and we had to try to break them down.
"We had some good spells and individuals stepped up and showed us what they can do. We're always striving to better though."
England: Danielle Waterman; Lydia Thompson, Emily Scarratt, Rachael Burford, Amy Wilson-Hardy; Amber Reed, Natasha Hunt; Rochelle Clark, Amy Cokayne, Justine Lucas, Tamara Taylor, Zoe Aldcroft, Izzy Noel-Smith, Marlie Packer, Alex Matthews.
Replacements: Heather Kerr, Vickii Cornborough, Poppy Cleall, Harriet Millar-Mills, Sarah Hunter, La Toya Mason, Katy Mclean, Megan Jones.
Italy: Manuela Furlan; Michela Sillari, Maria Grazia Cioffi, Beatrice Rigoni, Maria Magatti; Veronica Schiavon, Sara Barattin (capt); Marta Ferrari, Melissa Bettoni, Lucia Gai, Valeria Fedrighi, Alice Trevisan, Ilaria Arrighetti, Isabella Locatelli, Elisa Giordano.
Replacements: Elisa Cucchiella, Gaia Giacomoli, Sara Tounesi, Valentina Ruzza, Silvia Gaudino, Sofia Stefan, Paola Zangirolami, Veronica Madia.
The 65-year-old man was on the number 90 bus at Inns Court Avenue in Knowle, on Monday night when a brick smashed through a window and struck his head.
The police said the man's condition had improved but his injuries were "still potentially life-changing".
The teenager attended a Bristol police station following an appeal.
An Avon and Somerset police spokesman said: "The boy was voluntarily interviewed and inquiries are ongoing.
"We're not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident but we are still keen to speak to anyone who witnessed it."
3 November 2016 Last updated at 07:22 GMT
Keith the snake went missing before Fiona Wellington, from Sheffield, sold her car to a garage.
A couple from Bristol then bought the car from the dealer, with the snake emerging while they were driving home on the M5 motorway.
Mrs Wellington spotted a news article on Facebook about Keith and contacted the finders.
It will be led by senior figures from the PSNI, An Garda Síochána, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Service and the Irish Revenue Commissioners.
The initiative is part of the Fresh Start deal agreed in November.
The latest details were announced at a meeting of British, Irish and Stormont ministers in Dublin on Monday.
It was attended by Northern Ireland First and Deputy First Ministers Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness, Stormont Justice Minister David Ford and the Republic of Ireland's justice minister, Frances Fitzgerald.
Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan and Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers were also present.
The task force was described by Mr Robinson said as an "important milestone" in the agreement.
Mr McGuinness said it provided "renewed energy, focus and additional mechanisms" to tackle what he called the "scourge of criminality on our communities".
Ms Villiers said it showed there was a "concerted effort to tackle cross-jurisdictional organised crime".
"I welcome the establishment of this joint agency task force, which strongly reaffirms the commitment from the United Kingdom government, the Irish Government and Northern Ireland executive to doing all we can to crack down on criminality by paramilitaries and make it absolutely clear that in no circumstances will paramilitary activity be tolerated," she said.
The Fresh Start Agreement outlines plans that would bring together agencies like HM Revenue and Customs, the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the National Crime Agency - the UK's equivalent of the FBI - with their equivalents in the Republic of Ireland.
The task force is expected to have a budget of about £50m.
Earlier on Monday, the British and Irish governments also met to discuss implementing last month's agreement.
Mr Flanagan said he and Ms Villiers "shared the deep disappointment" that Troubles legacy issues were not addressed in November.
He said finding a solution was of "paramount importance for victims and survivors" and for "underpinning peace and reconciliation across our islands".
Mr Flanagan added that both governments would continue to work towards establishing the new institutional framework for dealing with the past agreed in the agreement.
"In the meantime, contacts will continue with victims' groups and the political parties in Northern Ireland to discuss their concerns and explore possible ways forward," he said.
Last month, after 10 weeks of talks, the British and Irish governments and Northern Ireland's two largest parties, the DUP and Sinn Féin, agreed a way forward on paramilitarism and welfare reform.
However, they failed to break the deadlock over legacy issues arising from Northern Ireland's Troubles.
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The Scots led 13-10 at half-time and saw a 16-13 lead overturned in a five-minute spell to lose 27-23 in Wales.
"I don't like losing," Cotter told BBC Sport. "There will be information to be taken from that game that will just make us a little bit grumpier.
"We will use that to push for our win. We need to keep improving."
Scotland will travel to Rome, scene of their last Six Nations victory two years ago, to face Italy in a fortnight on 27 February.
Their first win in Cardiff since 2002 looked a distinct possibility for an hour, Tommy Seymour's excellent early try and three Greig Laidlaw penalties helping them into a 16-13 lead.
But tries from Jamie Roberts, after 65 minutes, and George North after 70 proved decisive, Duncan Taylor's late try coming too late to alter the outcome.
"It doesn't get any easier," said captain Laidlaw. "We are getting closer. There were still so many good things but just a couple of soft tries really cost us.
"It shows we can score tries ourselves and we got a nice one at the end there. But a couple of things went awry and we just gave them the game.
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"Credit to Wales, they were the better team on the day, but we have to look at ourselves. We can improve on our line-out. At this level you need your line-out ball to keep the squeeze on.
"We got field position but then lost our line-out and gave a couple of daft penalties away, which let them off the hook. It all adds up in the end."
Cotter, who is still waiting for his first Six Nations win after seven attempts, added: "We can't do much about this game now, but we can certainly focus on the next one.
"The attitude was better and if we keep developing that and take it onto the field, hopefully that will allow us to stop the opposition scoring and score more points ourselves."
"Scotland are getting closer. There was a lot of good play but they just fell out of the game for that 15-20 minutes in the second half. Wales used their power players like Jamie Roberts and George North to good effect and Scotland were powerless to stop them.
"They fought back with Duncan Taylor's try but it was just too little, too late. Questions have to be asked of the Scotland defence for the North try - it was a system error. But it was a much better performance and there is so much more to take from this than the England game.
"They were able to express themselves and play their offloading game, and did it very effectively. Ultimately they came up short, but Wales are a very tough side to beat.
"If Scotland play like that and extend it for the full 80 minutes, they can definitely beat Italy and France."
Video captured MasterChef Australia judge George Calombaris being heckled by spectators during the A-League grand final on Sunday.
The chef was seen pointing his finger at the crowd before allegedly pushing a 19-year-old man in the chest.
Mr Calombaris has apologised for the incident, which he said was prompted by abusive comments about his family.
The TV personality's restaurant group recently admitted it had underpaid staff a total of at least A$2.6m (£1.6m; $2m).
A man in the football crowd had reportedly yelled "pay your staff" to Mr Calombaris before the incident on Sunday.
Mr Calombaris - a prominent fan of the losing side, Melbourne Victory - apologised on Monday.
"While I am not proud of my reaction to the situation, I was offended by a spectator yelling out abusive and derogatory comments about my family," he said.
"I have spoken to Melbourne Victory FC and Football Federation Australia today to report the situation and I'm truly sorry that this has happened."
Network Ten, the television station which airs MasterChef Australia, said it would support Mr Calombaris.
"He is not proud of his actions, has taken responsibility for them, and has the full support of Network Ten," a spokeswoman said.
News South Wales Police confirmed a 38-year-old man had been charged with common assault.
Moeen, 25, has committed to a further five years on top of his current deal, while 29-year-old Andrew has signed up for an additional two years.
"We're now seeing the benefits of our hard work," said coach Steve Rhodes. "They are game-changing all-rounders.
"As number three, one-day opener and number one spinner, Moeen is one of the most important players on the staff."
Moeen, younger brother of former Worcestershire and Gloucestershire batsman Kadeer Ali, and cousin of ex-England fast bowler Kabir Ali, moved to New Road from Warwickshire as a teenager in 2007.
"When I first joined the club many people told me what a fantastic place New Road is to play," he said. "And they are right, so I am delighted to commit my long-term future to the county.
"The future for Worcestershire looks good and being a part of it excites me.
"I look forward to helping the club progress back to Division One and win some trophies."
Andrew, signed from his native Somerset in 2008, added: "I'm really happy to extend my stay here at Worcester, and am looking forward to the next two years.
"Hopefully, I'll play an integral part in helping the county progress during what is an exciting time, both on and off the pitch."
Both players were rested this week for Worcestershire's three-day game against Oxford MCCU in The Parks.
Skipper Daryl Mitchell (118), Matt Pardoe (89), Neil Pinner (54 and 80), Joe Leach (55), Ben Cox (52no) and Alexei Kervezee (47) all found their touch with the bat in Worcestershire's 130-run win, while Jack Shantry's second-innings haul of 7-60 was a career-best.
After this Sunday's first YB40 game of the season at Hove, Rhodes' men return to four-day action when they start their first home County Championship game of the season against Leicestershire on Wednesday.
Malorie Bantala, 22, from Peckham, suffered life-threatening injuries and gave birth at 32 weeks to a stillborn boy following the attack.
Kevin Wilson, and a 17-year-old boy, allegedly wore helmets and attacked her when she refused a termination.
Both defendants deny grievous bodily harm and child destruction.
The court heard on 15 June Mr Wilson, of Longfield Estate, Bermondsey, and the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, attacked Miss Bantala in the street near her south London home.
They focused the attack on her stomach, jurors were told.
Jonathan Rees QC for the prosecution said: "It was a cowardly and callous attack, each male wearing a motorcycle helmet in an apparent effort to conceal his identity.
"It is the prosecution case that one of the attackers was the unborn baby's father - Kevin Wilson.
"He had made it clear that he didn't want the baby to be born and was not pleased when Miss Bantala informed others that he was the father.
"We say that he took matters into his own hands and decided that he would end the pregnancy by violence," he said.
Jurors were told Miss Bantala and Mr Wilson, a teaching assistant, met in the summer of 2011, ahead of their first term at the University of Bedfordshire in Luton, and had a casual relationship over the following few years.
In December 2014, Miss Bantala, then 21, phoned Mr Wilson to tell him she was pregnant and that he was the father, but he replied saying "why are you doing this to me?" and told her he was not ready.
During the attack, the court was told, Miss Bantala recognised the taller male as her ex-boyfriend.
She was said to have been knocked to the ground and "vicious blows" rained on her as she curled up trying to protect her stomach.
The prosecutor said the victim shouted "Kevin" to get them to stop. Neighbours who saw the attack heard her scream and shout "Kevin, I'm going to kill you, watch".
When emergency services arrived, Miss Bantala told police her ex-boyfriend was responsible for the attack, adding: "He doesn't want the baby."
At the hospital doctors were unable to find the baby boy's heartbeat and he was stillborn.
Denying allegations, Mr Wilson told police he was visiting his brother and a friend on his estate.
The trial continues.
The main species affected are buzzards and red kites, 11 of which were illegally killed in 2014.
They are particularly susceptible to poisoned baits as they mainly feed on carrion.
A sparrowhawk and two peregrine falcons were also killed. County Down had the biggest problem with four incidents and there were two in Tyrone.
There was one incident each in Londonderry, Antrim and Armagh.
A number of cases involved the use of a highly toxic pesticide called Carbofuran which was banned across the EU in 2001.
The report was drawn up by the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime, which involves agencies including police, the Environment Agency and wildlife groups.
Report author Dr Eimear Rooney said: "It is heart-breaking to think of the deaths of these birds, but it is particularly shocking to see the continued usage of highly toxic Carbofuran."
Supt Brian Kee said: "It isn't acceptable for birds of prey or any other wildlife to be killed in this way.
"These actions are illegal and the use of toxic poisons is indiscriminate as they put children, pets and livestock at risk too.
Between 2009 and 2014, 44 birds of prey were illegally killed and one nest destroyed.
In some cases it appears birds are falling victim to poisons laid to control rats and other pests.
Sheen, the former star of the US sitcom Two and a Half Men, told host Matt Lauer he was compelled to make such a public statement to end "this onslaught, this barrage of attacks and of sub-truths".
He added that he had paid out "millions" in the four years following his diagnosis with the virus, to try to stop those who knew from making it public knowledge.
He said many people he considered friends had turned on him, leading to "blackmail and extortion and a circle of deceit".
"I think I release myself from this prison today," he said, stressing was "impossible" that he would have passed HIV on to anyone else.
The very public announcement comes after a period of relative obscurity for Sheen, who was once the highest-paid actor on American television, as star of Two and a Half Men.
He was paid $1.25m (£830,000) per episode for the ratings hit but it all came to an end when he was fired from the show after a downward spiral in his personal life that played out in public.
Two and a Half Men, about an irresponsible writer of advertising jingles who finds his nephew on his doorstep, was a runaway success when it made its debut on US network CBS in 2003.
Yet the star's role as a hedonistic, womanising alcoholic was indicative of his life behind the camera as well.
In his Today interview with Lauer, Sheen said his use of drink and drugs over the years had been a "bad decision" but added that he was no longer taking recreational drugs, although he sometimes "drinks a bit".
Sheen - the son of Hollywood veteran Martin Sheen and the brother to actor Emilio Estevez - got his big break in 1986 in Oliver Stone's Vietnam movie Platoon.
He went on to appear in Stone's Wall Street, the western Young Guns and action thriller The Rookie, opposite Clint Eastwood.
By the mid-1990s, however, the actor's partying lifestyle had become tabloid news and led to a stint in rehab.
In 1995, he was arrested and put in hospital for cocaine use. The same year he admitted under oath to spending nearly $50,000 (£31,000) at a brothel run by "Hollywood madam" Heidi Fleiss.
In 1997, Sheen pleaded no contest to misdemeanour battery charges against former girlfriend Brittany Ashland. He was given a year's suspended sentence and two years' probation.
Less than a year later, he was taken to hospital again following a near-fatal overdose and was ordered back to rehab.
By 2000, Sheen had mended his ways enough to be cast as Michael J Fox's replacement on the sitcom Spin City and a couple of years of relative calm led to his 2002 marriage to actress Denise Richards, with whom he had two daughters.
But the couple divorced three years later after Richards complained of Sheen's drug abuse and alleged death threats.
Sheen married the actress Brooke Mueller in May 2008. She would later give birth to twin sons.
In December 2009, he was arrested and charged with assaulting and threatening to kill her.
Two months later he entered rehab again, forcing him to take a three-month break from Two and a Half Men.
Not long afterwards, he hinted he was prepared to leave the show if his request for more money from programme makers Warner Bros was not met.
In October 2010, the actor was accused of causing damage to a New York hotel room. After security reported him, the actor voluntarily went with authorities for a psychiatric evaluation.
The incident was played down by his publicist, who said he had gone to hospital because he had had "an adverse allergic reaction to some medication".
The star went on to file for divorce from Mueller, citing irreconcilable differences.
In January 2011, he was taken to hospital after suffering severe abdominal pains - the result, it was reported, of a two-day "marathon party".
A day later, Warner Bros executives ordered Sheen to seek treatment and temporarily shut down production on the show so he could enter rehab.
Within two weeks, the actor said he was ready to begin shooting again after self-healing his addictions.
But production was cancelled after Sheen phoned in to a US radio show to criticise the show's creator, Chuck Lorre.
In a rambling rant, he made a series of bizarre statements, including calling himself a "high priest" and a "Vatican assassin-warlock".
He continued his attack on Lorre in numerous talk show appearances over the space of a week.
"I am on a drug, it's called Charlie Sheen," he told ABC's 20/20 programme. "It's not available because if you try it, you will die.
"Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body."
It was only a matter of time before Warner Bros took action.
In an 11-page letter to Sheen's lawyers, the studio's lawyers said "the totality of Mr Sheen's condition, statements and escalating destructive behaviour" made production "untenable".
It was "clear", they continued, that the actor "does not believe he has a problem and that he will continue to conduct himself in a destructive manner".
After a period in which the show was not in production, CBS announced later that year that Ashton Kutcher would take over as star of the show, playing an internet billionaire called Walden Schmidt.
Sheen's future remained uncertain after the actor seemed to be going through a form of breakdown, played out in public on the TV and the internet.
He gave interviews and posted videos of himself on YouTube and Twitter, claiming to be a "warlock" with "tiger blood" and "Adonis DNA", and coining the oft-repeated phrase "winning"
But in 2012, Sheen seemed to be back on track, landing a role in another sitcom, Anger Management, in which he continued until 2014.
He also made a brief return to Two and a Half Men for two episodes.
Asked on the Today show about his future, Sheen said that despite his initial reaction to his diagnosis leading to "a descent into substance abuse and fathomless drinking", he said he now felt "the responsibility to better myself and help a lot of other people".
The University of Stellenbosch has taken the decision in the wake of a viral video chronicling the challenges and racism faced by black students.
It detailed how some struggled with lessons in Afrikaans, one of the main languages spoken by the white minority.
A student movement that campaigned for change said: "The doors of learning and culture shall be opened to all."
A post on the Open Stellenbosch campaign group's Facebook page added: "The Language Policy Has Fallen", a reference to the nationwide protests last month over tuition fees which used the hashtag #feesmustfall.
It is part of a movement to "decolonise" higher education sparked earlier this year when a student emptied a bucket of excrement over the statue of British imperialist Cecil John Rhodes at the University of Cape Town's campus.
"Language should be used in a way that is oriented towards engagement with knowledge in a diverse society and to ensure equitable access to learning and teaching opportunities for all students," Stellenbosch University management said in a statement, adding that the change would take place from next year.
"Since English is the common language in South Africa, all learning should be facilitated in at least English to ensure no exclusion due to language.
"The University remains committed to the further development of Afrikaans and isiXhosa as academic languages."
Jota's second goal since his Brentford return and Harlee Dean's back-post header had the hosts in control.
Lasse Vibe could have sealed the points but David Stockdale saved his penalty before Solly March's thunderbolt and Shane Duffy's header levelled matters.
Konstantin Kerschbaumer put the Bees back ahead from 25 yards, but sub Hemed scored in the final seconds.
Brighton missed the chance to go above Newcastle and return to the top of the Championship, but are five points clear of third-placed Reading.
Austrian midfielder Kerschbaumer, who was only introduced as a late sub because of an injury to Tom Field, had scored in the fourth minute of injury time to seemingly win it for Brentford.
The Bees had kept six clean sheets in their previous eight home matches against the Seagulls, but conceded twice in four minutes as Chris Hughton's side mounted their initial comeback before the late drama.
Dean Smith's side have now won just two of their past 10 league fixtures at Griffin Park.
Match ends, Brentford 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 3.
Second Half ends, Brentford 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 3.
Goal! Brentford 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 3. Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert with a cross.
Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Attempt missed. Konstantin Kerschbaumer (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lasse Vibe following a fast break.
Attempt missed. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
Goal! Brentford 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Konstantin Kerschbaumer (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lasse Vibe.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Josh Clarke.
Konstantin Kerschbaumer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Konstantin Kerschbaumer (Brentford).
Oliver Norwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Lasse Vibe (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Uwe Hünemeier (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Attempt missed. Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Solly March with a cross.
Substitution, Brentford. Konstantin Kerschbaumer replaces Tom Field because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Tom Field (Brentford) because of an injury.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jota.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
Attempt blocked. Jota (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Canos.
Substitution, Brentford. Alan McCormack replaces Nico Yennaris.
Attempt missed. Uwe Hünemeier (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
Attempt saved. Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
Foul by Tom Field (Brentford).
Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Jota (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Josh McEachran (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Woods with a cross.
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
Goal! Brentford 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by Ryan Woods (Brentford).
Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! Brentford 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
Andreas Bjelland (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Chuba Akpom (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tomer Hemed replaces Glenn Murray.
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Solly March.
Substitution, Brentford. Sergi Canos replaces Florian Jozefzoon.
Foul by Josh Clarke (Brentford).
Sébastien Pocognoli (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
In January, the Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) inquiry recommended payments to survivors of abuse at children's residential homes.
Compensation has yet to be implemented due to a lack of devolved government.
Survivors have said they expect urgent action after they met Secretary of State James Brokenshire on Thursday.
However, they were told that he has no power to order compensation prior to the next round of political talks at Stormont.
Margaret McGuckin, who suffered abuse as a child at Nazareth House Children's Home, said survivors expect Mr Brokenshire to establish a redress scheme if Stormont is not up and running again in the autumn.
"The only thing we got out of [the meeting] really is that he can't do anything at the present time until he knows fully that the executive will not be up and running again.
"He then said it would be a top priority to introduce a compensation scheme. That we are pleased with," she said.
"We let him know how dismayed and angry we are because of the stalemate of this government and how they have let us down - not only as children, but now again.
She added: "We were emotional at the meeting. I had no intentions of letting tears fall, but they did because it's been a long, long process for us.
"It's been almost ten years we've been campaigning, and not one of those people in the big house up here is listening to us."
The redress scheme was one of the key recommendations from the abuse inquiry chaired by Judge Sir Anthony Hart.
The abuse survivors said they have cross-party support for a letter to the acting head of the Civil Service, David Sterling, asking the executive office to undertake preparatory work on a compensation scheme.
Ms McGuckin said four party leaders have signed the letter and they have been told by the DUP that Arlene Foster will add her name after she returns from leave.
In a statement, the Northern Ireland Office said: "The secretary of state fully recognises the frustration felt by victims and survivors at the lack of progress in taking it forward due to the suspension of the devolved administration.
"He is urging the parties to get back around the table as a matter of urgency to restore the executive so that priority issues such redress and support for victims and survivors of child abuse can be properly considered and resolved. "
The Central Line was closed between White City and Marble Arch following the midnight derailment at Holland Park.
The knock-on effects built up along the rest of the line and platforms became jam-packed.
Eventually Wanstead and South Woodford stations had to be closed as well.
The Rail Maritime and Transport union said four workers who suffered injuries including whiplash in the derailment were treated in hospital but were later released.
Problems for frustrated passengers increased when they tried to switch to other lines only to find trains there overcrowded too.
Vivan Jayant tweeted: "The ONE DAY I decide to take the @centralline...."
He said: "The pavement was completely packed and people were climbing over the barriers and jumping down to walk along the road."
Mr Jayant abandoned his journey at White City and took a bus after being unable to get onto the Circle Line at Wood Lane.
Central Line operations director Peter McNaught apologised to travellers and said: "This is due to the part-suspension of the line which was caused by a derailed engineering train during the night.
"Our engineers are working as quickly as possible to restore services on the line."
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch is looking into the derailment.
The 14-time major champion, 40, who shot a 65 on Friday, is eight under, 11 shots behind leader Hideki Matsuyama.
The world number 898 began with four birdies in the first five holes before falling away on the back nine.
For three straight days I've gotten off to great starts - for two of those days I haven't been able to keep it going
The American's last PGA title was the Bridgestone Invitational in 2013.
He has not played competitively for 466 days, during which time he had two back operations.
Woods kicked off his comeback this week with an opening-round 73 before the brilliant seven-under 65. On Saturday, the former world number one looked set to emulate his second-round feat after moving to five under for the day after 12 holes - but bogeys on 13 and 14 meant he dropped back.
He then found the water on the approach to the final hole as he finished with a double bogey.
"For three straight days, I've got off to great starts," Woods said. "For two of those days, I haven't been able to keep it going."
Japan's Matsuyama carded six birdies and an eagle on his way to a stunning round of 63, which gave him a seven-shot lead. US Open winner Dustin Johnson and Open champion Henrik Stenson are behind him on 12 under.
The Hero World Challenge, hosted by Woods, is an unofficial money event on the PGA Tour but world ranking points are up for grabs.
The invitational event involves 18 players and includes three of this year's major winners - Johnson, Stenson and Jimmy Walker - and 2015 double major winner Jordan Spieth.
Olympic champion Justin Rose, playing his first event after a seven-week break, withdrew with a bad back before play got under way at the four-round event in the Bahamas.
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The arrest was made in Moseley in Birmingham on Friday following an investigation by Avon and Somerset Police's major crime review team.
A 60-year-old man is being held on suspicion of rape, kidnap, assault and sexual assault.
The girl was attacked in a storeroom off Marine Parade in the Somerset seaside resort on 17 July 1983.
The riders were charged with a breach of racing rules for lining up at the beginning of the race before being given permission by the starter.
The cautions were handed out by a disciplinary panel convened by the British Horseracing Authority.
Pineau De Re, ridden by Leighton Aspell, won the 167th National.
On the first attempt to get the race under way, assistant starter Simon McNeill was knocked over by one of the runners as it approached the start line. He was not badly hurt.
During the hearing, race starter Hugh Barclay agreed with QC Graeme McPherson, who was representing the jockeys, that riders are routinely "trusted to sort themselves out and line up" after a warning given 30 seconds before the race.
McNeill, a former jockey, disputed whether the warning had actually been given, but the panel judged that the jockeys had "lined up before being instructed to do so".
Tim Charlton, chairing the BHA panel, said: "We recognise the primary problems which occurred were from actions that were not theirs."
Prosecutors said the private Trump University had no licence and misled students into taking courses claiming to teach investment tricks.
More than 5,000 people allegedly paid over $40m to take the courses.
Mr Trump said in a tweet that New York State's attorney general was "trying to extort me with a civil law suit".
The tweet linked to a website saying that Trump University, as it was called until 2010, had a 98% approval rating.
In 2011 it changed its name to Trump Entrepreneur Initiative, but has attracted complaints and some civil lawsuits from people who said the school did not deliver what was promised to participants.
On Saturday Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said: "No-one, no matter how rich or popular they are, has a right to scam hard-working New Yorkers."
Between 2005-11, prosecutors allege, the school made false claims about its classes, including that Mr Trump hand-picked the teachers.
But the celebrity property developer did not select a single instructor, and was barely involved with structuring the courses, the prosecutors added.
Emergency services helped to recover the man, who is thought to have fallen about 20ft, from Hill Street Lane North at about 11:45 on Sunday.
He was taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment. The extent of his injuries is not yet known.
Police Scotland said officers were continuing their inquiries into the full circumstances of the incident.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 finished the session up 1.75% to 17,233.75 points.
Investor sentiment in Japan was given a boost as official machinery orders data showed a 15% jump in January from December, beating estimates.
Japan's machinery orders are seen as a way of gauging capital spending for the next six to nine months.
"Today's data on machinery orders suggest that capital spending will continue to expand this quarter," said Japan economist Marcel Thieliant.
"While a near-term slowdown is likely, we expect the recovery in capital expenditure to resume towards the end of this year," he added.
Meanwhile, Japan's central bank commences its two-day meeting later.
Ahead of the meeting, the International Monetary Fund backed Japan's recent decision to introduce negative interest rates to spur growth.
The head of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, said unconventional monetary policies should continue if they were accompanied by structural reforms and low inflation.
Elsewhere, Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed up 0.4% to 5,185.50, helped by energy-related stocks which were higher after a rise in oil prices.
South Korea's benchmark Kospi index closed flat at 1,972.27.
Official numbers released over the weekend showed China's industrial output slowed to its weakest growth since the financial crisis. Over the January and February period, production rose by 5.4% - the worst since 2008.
Retail sales in the first two months of the year fell short of expectations, growing by 10.2% - compared with forecasts for a 10.9% rise.
The numbers add to concerns over China's slowdown and the global recovery.
Speaking over the weekend, the governor of China's central bank, Zhou Xiaochuan, said the government would be able to achieve an economic growth target of about 6.5% for the next five years without the need to introduce excessive stimulus measures.
"Excessive monetary policy stimulus isn't necessary to achieve the target," he said. "If there isn't any big economic or financial turmoil, we'll keep prudent monetary policy."
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index ended the day 1.2% higher at 20,435.34, while the Shanghai Composite closed up 1.8% at 2,859.50.
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The 60ft (18m) tree crashed onto two homes in Mendip Heights shortly after 21:00 GMT on Tuesday.
Fire crews had to use chainsaws to cut away the branches of the tree to free trapped residents.
Station manager Paul Webster said: "This must have been really scary for the occupiers. People don't expect a tree of this size to be blown over."
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A parked car and a motorcycle were also crushed by the tree.
Neighbour Phil Keable said: "I heard this massive crack, grabbed the dog and ran out to the front door and there was a tree in the doorway."
The storm, in which winds peaked at 85mph, saw electricity cut off to several thousand homes in Oxfordshire.
A spokesman for Scottish and Southern Electric Power Distribution said engineers worked through the night, and power had been restored to all homes.
Amid claims of a dwindling amount of legislative business before the general election, Baroness Boothroyd said Parliament was being "diminished in the eyes of the electorate".
Monday's Commons proceedings were completed in just over three hours.
No 10 said important legislation was still being considered by MPs.
The prime minister's spokesman pointed to counter-terror, infrastructure and criminal justice legislation going through Parliament, saying: "If you look at the Parliamentary schedule I would describe it as one that enables it to get this legislation through."
Baroness Boothroyd, who was Commons Speaker between 1992 and 2000, said the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act was "an act of irresponsibility" that had led to MPs sitting around waiting for the election.
Under the act, passed in 2011, there has to be five years between general elections, unless there is a vote of two thirds of MPs or a motion of no confidence is passed in the government.
Former ministers including Labour's Jack Straw and Conservative Ken Clarke have supported a bid by Conservative MP Sir Alan Duncan to get it repealed.
Research shows that MPs sat for just 44% of weekdays over the past year, and only 11 new bills have been introduced in this Parliamentary session - the second lowest in recent history, BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said.
This has led to criticism of a "zombie" Parliament.
Speaking after Monday's business finished almost five hours early, Monday, Labour MP John Spellar said the government was "trying to fill time".
He added: "You can see this by how empty Parliament is and by the government whips letting people off on some Mondays and Wednesdays."
But it took a penalty save by Josh Lillis eight minutes from time to deny Danny Rose and prevent extra-time.
Paul Anderson forced Lillis to save a tame near post effort with his feet three minutes before League One Rochdale stole a spectacular 17th-minute lead.
A corner was cleared to Camps 25 yards from goal and he picked out the top right-hand corner with a spectacular curling finish.
But Mansfield stepped up a gear and in the 29th minute Anderson saw his powerful volley crash back off the far post, while Jimmy Spencer drilled a low shot inches wide a minute later.
The Stags survived as a 65th minute Kgosi Ntlhe cross struck the home bar.
Mansfield, who have not got past the first round in 11 years, had a lifeline near the end as Niall Canavan tripped Rose in the box only to see Lillis' legs keep the ball out as he dived to his left.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Mansfield Town 0, Rochdale 1.
Second Half ends, Mansfield Town 0, Rochdale 1.
Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Calvin Andrew.
Foul by Alfie Potter (Mansfield Town).
Calvin Andrew (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Paul Digby (Mansfield Town).
Steve Davies (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Rochdale. Calvin Andrew replaces Kgosi Ntlhe.
Attempt missed. Paul Digby (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Steve Davies.
Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Callum Camps.
Attempt missed. Danny Rose (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Jimmy McNulty.
Malvind Benning (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Joseph Rafferty (Rochdale).
Attempt blocked. Krystian Pearce (Mansfield Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Callum Camps.
Attempt blocked. CJ Hamilton (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Rhys Bennett (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Rochdale).
Oliver Rathbone (Rochdale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Penalty saved! Omari Sterling-James (Mansfield Town) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
Penalty Mansfield Town. Danny Rose draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Niall Canavan (Rochdale) after a foul in the penalty area.
Will Atkinson (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Callum Camps (Rochdale).
Substitution, Rochdale. Bradden Inman replaces Matt Done.
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Alfie Potter replaces Paul Anderson.
Rhys Bennett (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Callum Camps (Rochdale).
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Danny Rose replaces Jimmy Spencer.
Will Atkinson (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Callum Camps (Rochdale).
Foul by Omari Sterling-James (Mansfield Town).
Joseph Rafferty (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Callum Camps (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Paul Digby (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Mansfield Town. CJ Hamilton replaces Joel Byrom.
Oliver Rathbone (Rochdale) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box.
Foul by David Mirfin (Mansfield Town).
The manuscript was penned on both sides of an A5 card for a charity auction nine years ago and sold for £25,000.
The untitled 800-word work was taken from Howard Road, Kings Heath.
Reportedly set three years before Harry Potter's birth, it features the schoolboy wizard's father James Potter, and godfather Sirius Black, when they were teenagers.
They are confronted by two "muggle" policemen after a high-speed motorbike chase but manage to escape on broomsticks.
The manuscript and jewellery were taken during the break-in between 13 and 24 April, West Midlands Police said.
The force is issuing the plea for information almost one month on, in the hope "the appeal goes far and wide among Harry Potter fans throughout the world".
Responding to news of the theft, Rowling retweeted a message issued by the police.
The writer said: "PLEASE DON'T BUY THIS IF YOU'RE OFFERED IT. Originally auctioned for @englishpen, the owner supported writers' freedoms by bidding for it."
Petty Peculiarity responded, saying: "Only thing to do is hand write thousands of them and flood the market!"
The prequel was among several works donated by authors, including Sebastian Faulks and Doris Lessing, to an auction held in 2008 to raise funds for English PEN, which promotes understanding through literature, and Dyslexia Action.
The burglary victim, who only wished his first name - Hira - to be published, said it took a while for the "shock" to set in after he learnt it was taken.
He said the work was "priceless" and if it was sold again legitimately it had the potential to raise more money for good causes.
"I don't think whoever took it or stole it or who might purchase it will really understand the benefits to people out there, what it can do," he said.
"If I can get it back, I'm over the moon, because I'm only going to be doing good stuff with it.
"If it's destroyed, or if it's lost, it's a great loss."
The burglary victim admitted he had only read one of the Harry Potter books.
Investigating officer PC Paul Jauncey said: "We are appealing to anyone who sees, or is offered this item for sale, to contact police."
VW said it had set aside €6.7bn ($7.4bn; £4.8bn) to cover the scandal, leaving it with a €2.52bn pre-tax loss for the third quarter of the year.
In September, VW admitted installing software to cheat emissions tests in 11 million of its diesel cars worldwide.
Despite the scandal the company still expects sales to grow this year.
However, VW said it expected profits for the full year to be "down significantly".
In the three months to the end of September, vehicle sales fell 3.7% and production fell 11.6% compared with the same period last year. However, VW said that it was still forecasting a rise of up to 4% in sales revenue for the whole of the year.
The €6.7bn charge is likely to be the first of a raft of costs that the company has to face. Chief financial officer Frank Witter said: "No penalties or fines [or] compensation to customers have been included [in the €6.7bn charge].
"The financial burden is enormous but manageable... but we will emerge stronger and leaner than ever before."
For VW, the financial pain is only just beginning. The €6.7bn it has already set aside was enough to turn a healthy third quarter profit into a sizeable loss. But the final bill is likely to be much, much higher.
Firstly, VW has to cover the costs of recalling and modifying 11 million diesel-powered cars. Those costs should be relatively easy to quantify.
But on top of that, it is facing civil penalties, criminal investigations and lawsuits from both customers and investors. The company itself admits it simply doesn't know how much it will eventually have to pay. Outside estimates range from €20bn to €60bn.
So can VW survive the crisis?
The simple answer is yes, it probably can. If you strip away the costs related to the crisis itself, what's left is a strong, profitable business (which happens to be part owned by the regional government of Lower Saxony).
Yes, its brand has been damaged, but the company says sales have not been badly affected so far. There have been repeated apologies from senior managers, a major corporate restructuring and a new emphasis on rebuilding the trust of consumers.
That is a similar strategy to the one pursued by Toyota five years ago, after it admitted lying to regulators and consumers in the US about potentially lethal problems with accelerator pedals. Car buyers in North America did turn away in droves for a while - but they soon returned.
In fact, Toyota is currently the World's largest carmaker by sales, a title it won at the expense of...Volkswagen.
VW said that although sales were down over the past three months, the scandal had had a limited effect. Axel Kalthoff, director of group sales, said: "We do not see that the diesel issue is impacting our sales and order intakes for diesel.
"There might be one or another country or one or another brand, especially in western Europe, that might be affected for the time being on the diesel issue, but at a group level we are fine on order intake."
VW said the legal costs of the scandal "cannot be estimated at the current time". But it added that "considerable financial charges may be incurred as the legal risks crystallize".
In its quarterly report, it outlined the types of litigation it expects to face:
There's an air of defiance about VW's workers in Wolfsburg.
They feel that the reaction to the scandal has been overdone. The environmental damage is nothing compared to BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the cars are still greener than the American gas guzzlers, they say.
Detractors would of course point to the fact that the problem lies more with the behaviour of the company than the impact on the environment.
But if VW is going to successfully navigate this crisis - it will need the backing of its workers. For now, it appears to have that.
VW crisis: The view from Wolfsburg
Commenting on the latest results, Matthias Mueller, VW's chief executive and chairman of the board of management, said: "The figures show the core strength of the Volkswagen Group on the one hand, while on the other the initial impact of the current situation is becoming clear.
"We will do everything in our power to win back the trust we have lost."
Meanwhile the group has started retrenching and announced earlier this month it would reduce its research and development budget. In the last three months it has reduced R&D by more than €1bn.
VW's shares have fallen some 25% since September when the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that many VW diesel cars being sold in America had devices that could detect when they were being tested, and artificially improve the results.
The group's chief executive, Martin Winterkorn, said his company had "broken the trust of our customers and the public" and resigned. He was replaced by Mr Mueller, the former boss of Porsche.
Volkswagen shares ended up 2% on Wednesday.
Ben Staff, 35, resigned from Norfolk Police in 2008 but used his connections to gain his victims' trust, Norwich Crown Court heard.
He then used the money to fund a lavish lifestyle.
Sentencing Staff, Judge Mark Dennis QC described his actions as "thoroughly dishonest conduct".
Staff, of Lucas Court, Norwich, bought cars and holidays, renovated his home and paid for his wedding.
The court heard how he directed payments intended for his building and development companies into his personal accounts, gave creditors cheques that bounced and fraudulently claimed VAT refunds.
Staff was found guilty of eight fraud-related charges at two previous trials.
His wife, Catriona Staff, 33, also a police officer, was also charged in both trials but cleared on all counts.
She now faces internal disciplinary procedures.
Judge Dennis said Staff had "continually fobbed people off".
"You were dealing with honest and hardworking individuals who were acting in the same difficult financial climate that you faced," he told him.
"You slipped into a selfish habit of dishonesty which became your default position."
David Wilson, prosecuting, said it was "sophisticated" fraud and that Staff attempted to blame professionals such as accountants.
Judge Dennis disqualified Staff from holding a directorship for 10 years. A proceeds of crime hearing will take place at a later date.
Amiot Vollenweider, mitigating, told Judge Dennis that prison would be "tougher" for former police officer Staff than for most people.
The judge said: "A former policeman should have known better."
Ho Chio-meng is accused of setting up a criminal syndicate, abuse of power, and money laundering.
Relatives and colleagues of the prosecutor - who was once tipped to become Macau's leader - have also been charged.
Macau, a one-time Portuguese colony, is the world's largest gambling centre and has a reputation for crime.
Mr Ho, who was prosecutor general from 1999-2014, was arrested in February while trying to board a ferry to Hong Kong.
The 1,970 charges against him include accusations that he and his associates took kickbacks worth 44 million patacas (£4.3m; $5.5m) from construction projects.
The former official is currently in prison after Macau's top court ruled he might flee the city if granted bail. His trial is set to begin on 5 December.
Gomes, 22, joins after helping Portugal win Euro 2016, and could cost a further 20m euros (£16.7m) in add-on fees.
"Barca relates to my way of playing football and my identity," said Gomes.
Mascherano, 32, has made 247 appearances for Barcelona since joining from Liverpool in 2010, winning four La Liga titles and two Champions Leagues.
Gomes is the club's fourth summer signing, after French defenders Samuel Umtiti and Lucas Digne joined from Lyon and Paris St-Germain respectively, and Denis Suarez re-signed after a season at Villarreal.
Amond fired the visitors ahead after being teed up by Andy Monkhouse.
Woking's Cameron Norman saw his free-kick crash against a post before Amond netted his second following good work from Omar Bogle and Craig Disley.
Bruno Andrade slotted home from close range to pull a goal back, but Amond sealed the points with a cool finish.
Grimsby, who were beaten in last season's play-off final, need two points from their remaining two games to secure a top-five spot this term.
Woking boss Garry Hill told BBC Surrey:
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"We started against a Grimsby side who started very quickly and moved the ball around and showed a lot of quality in a big way.
"We found ourselves 1-0 down in the first 20 minutes. they had players all over the park and we couldn't really live with them - they were playing some superb football.
"Playing against such a good side, a lot of teams would have turned around and buckled and folded, but I felt we showed a great deal of character and commitment and for a 15-minute period we played some very good football."
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The agents, whose names have not been released, are alleged to have sent stolen Democratic emails to WikiLeaks to try to swing the vote for Mr Trump.
Russia denies any involvement and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says Moscow was not the source.
Intelligence officials are due to brief Mr Trump, who doubts the claims, later.
Vice-President Joe Biden lambasted the president-elect on Thursday for attacking the intelligence community over the claims, saying it was "absolutely mindless" not to have faith in the agencies.
At about the same time, President-elect Trump appeared to question the intelligence agencies' findings in a tweet, asking why they decided not to request to examine computers belonging to the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
Mr Biden said he had read a US intelligence report outlining Russian involvement, the details of which are emerging in US media.
According to CNN, the Washington Post and NBC News citing intelligence sources, agencies had intercepted communications in the aftermath of the election showing senior Russian government officials celebrating Donald Trump's win over rival Hillary Clinton.
They had also identified go-betweens who delivered stolen Democratic emails to the Wikileaks website, sources said, without providing further details.
NBC News says the alleged Russian hacking targeted not just the DNC but also the White House, joint chiefs of staff, the department of state and large US corporations.
National Intelligence Director Gen James Clapper, CIA Director John Brennan and FBI Director James Comey are due to brief President-elect Trump on the report in New York on Friday.
An unclassified version will be made public next week.
Vice-President Joe Biden told the PBS network that the report clearly confirmed Russia had tried to "discredit the US electoral process" as part of a systematic campaign to undermine Mrs Clinton.
Her campaign manager, John Podesta, was among those whose emails were hacked, as well as the DNC.
Mr Biden also criticised Mr Trump for ignoring intelligence on the hack.
"The idea that you may know more than the intelligence community knows - it's like saying I know more about physics than my professor. I didn't read the book, I just know I know more."
Gen Clapper told a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered the hack, and said the motive would be revealed next week.
Republican Senator John McCain, a leading Russia critic in Congress who chaired the hearing, said it was in the interests of all Americans to confront the problem of foreign hacking.
"There is no national security interest more vital to the US than the ability to hold free and fair elections without foreign interference."
Last week President Barack Obama ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats from the US over the alleged hacking. Russia has said it will not reciprocate.
Mr Trump has repeatedly rejected allegations that the Russian government was behind the hacks.
On Wednesday, he repeated a suggestion that "a 14-year-old" may have been responsible for the breach.
On Thursday, he said he was a "big fan" of intelligence agencies, but later went on to raise questions about they responded to the security breach.
Mr Trump promised last week to reveal information about the hacking, but no announcement came.
His inauguration will take place on 20 January.
The pro-Kremlin media line is that the US authorities have failed to present any evidence to substantiate their presidential campaign hacking accusations.
The official Rossiya 24 TV channel says the "US secret services have still not supplied a single piece of evidence", while the popular Gazeta.ru web site says Washington has "still not provided any convincing technical data".
Opposition websites largely cover what the major US networks are reporting, and all note the Kremlin's denial of involvement.
US media have been voicing concern over the growing divide between their president-elect and the US intelligence community, with the New York Times editorial board singling out Mr Trump's refusal to accept regular intelligence briefings.
"He is effectively working to delegitimise institutions whose jobs involve reporting on risks, threats and facts that a president needs to keep the nation safe."
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Work began on the seven-week project on Monday but some residents say there has been a lack of consultation.
Infrastructure Minister Phil Gawne it is the best temporary solution which is "safe, practical and controlled".
German Parish Commissioners have called a public meeting at St John's Methodist Hall on Thursday and invited Mr Gawne to attend.
A spokesman for the Commissioners said they were "very disappointed" that the work has commenced before any "meaningful public consultation".
They said residents had been alarmed when "potentially hazardous waste" was spilled on roads and pavements around Peel from lorries.
Mr Gawne said it is "collected river sediment" and not some sort of "toxic waste."
He said the project to dredge the multi-million pound Marina has been "urgently needed since 2011."
"Effectively we had three options; do nothing and allow Peel marina to close; dump large quantities of silt at sea and risk valuable commercial fisheries; or progress a properly engineered facility on land owned by the Department."
He said the Poortown Quarry site was chosen after detailed analysis of several land-based options.
The silt is being transferred by lorry to the pit, which is lined with an impervious membrane.
The Department of Infrastructure said it was preparing a retrospective planning application.
Both the site and run-off will be "carefully monitored", a government spokesman said, adding that they are working to find a "permanent solution".
It is believed Peel Marina generates the government about £30,000 a year.
It was employed by the armies of dozens of countries, and incorporated in several national flags.
But the AK47 also became a symbol of revolution around the world. It saw action on battlefields as diverse as Angola, Vietnam, Algeria and Afghanistan.
It was also heavily utilised by Palestinian groups and famously appeared in the hands of Osama bin Laden.
It's comparative simplicity made it cheap to manufacture as well as reliable and easy to maintain in the field. It became the most widely used assault rifle in the world.
Yet Kalashnikov, although honoured in Russia, made very little money from his gun and once complained he would have been financially better off designing a lawnmower.
Mikhail Kalashnikov was born on 10 November 1919 into a Russian peasant family in the village of Kurya, Altai Territory. He was one of 18 children, of whom only six survived.
He was called up by the Red Army in 1938, and his design skills were used to improve the effectiveness of arms and equipment used in Soviet tank regiments.
It was after he was wounded in October 1941, when the tank he commanded was struck by a German shell, that Kalashnikov began to design the firearm that was to make his name famous.
The German army had pioneered the concept of an assault rifle, a weapon that combined the accuracy of a conventional rifle with the firepower of a sub-machine gun.
Russian troops frequently found themselves outgunned by German weapons which were far superior to those available to the Soviet army.
While he was in hospital he was approached by a fellow soldier who asked why the Russian army could not come up with a gun that would match that of the Germans.
"So I designed a machine gun for a soldier," he said. "It was called an Avtomat Kalashnikova, the automatic weapon of Kalashnikov."
There were teething problems with early prototypes but in 1947 he completed the Avtomat Kalashnikova model 1947, the name quickly shortened to AK47.
The new rifle was adopted by the Soviet army in 1949 and Senior Sergeant Mikhail Timofeevitch Kalashnikov was awarded the Stalin Prize First Class.
It was just one of many awards he was to be given, among them three Orders of Lenin and the Hero of Socialist Labour.
In 1987 he was made an honourable citizen of Izhevsk, where he had lived and worked from 1949. On his 75th birthday, he was promoted to Major-General by President Boris Yeltsin.
However the simplicity of his weapon meant that he failed to gain much financial benefit from his invention.
Dozens of arms manufacturers in other countries found the AK47 very easy to copy and few paid any royalties because of a dispute over patents.
But late in life - when he was 83 - Kalashnikov was reported to have acquired a 30% share of a German company in exchange for the use of his name for products including Kalashnikov umbrellas and mineral water.
But it is the AK47 which guarantees that his name will be remembered.
Mikhail Kalashnikov refused to accept any responsibility for the many people killed with the weapon.
"My aim was to create armaments to protect the borders of my motherland," he said.
"It is not my fault that the Kalashnikov was used in many troubled places. I think the policies of these countries are to blame, not the designers."
Last month, the Nasa probe began a new phase of its mission - one that involves making a series of daredevil manoeuvres over the next nine months.
The phase will end with Cassini being destroyed in the atmosphere of a planet it has been studying for 12 years.
The new photos show the hexagon-shaped storm in Saturn's northern hemisphere.
Cassini began what are known as its ring-grazing orbits on 30 November. Each of these week-long orbits - 20 in all - lifts the spacecraft high above Saturn's northern hemisphere before sending it hurtling past the outer edges of the planet's main rings.
Nasa said that it would release images from future passes that included some of the closest-ever views of the outer rings and small moons that orbit there.
Carolyn Porco, the head of Cassini's imaging team, commented: "This is it, the beginning of the end of our historic exploration of Saturn.
"Let these images - and those to come - remind you that we've lived a bold and daring adventure around the Solar System's most magnificent planet."
The destructive ending being planned for Cassini is a result of the spacecraft having nearly exhausted its fuel.
But Nasa is also concerned about the small, yet important possibility that the probe will crash into one of Saturn's moons at some point in the future.
Given that some of these bodies, such as Enceladus, are potential targets in the search for extra-terrestrial life, it has the potential to contaminate these bodies with terrestrial microbes borne on Cassini.
Starting from April, Cassini will begin its grand finale, in which it will make the first of 22 dives through the 2,400km gap between the planet and its innermost ring.
The spacecraft will make its final plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn on 15 September.
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Jennings also demonstrated the way to play on this Mumbai pitch. The surface is deteriorating quite quickly, more so than the three previous pitches in this series, and runs and time at the crease are clearly essential.
He was dropped on nought but he played excellently after that slight lapse. He drives very well, he's tall, stands up and plays straight.
I loved the way he reached his hundred with a reverse-sweep. I know that's a modern batsman's shot but you've still got to have a pretty composed attitude to pull that out when you need four for your first Test hundred. That shows that he's got a pretty strong character as well. It was an excellent start for him.
Following Haseeb Hameed's performance in the first three Tests of the series, Jennings' emergence will hopefully enable Joe Root to go back to number four, which is better for all manner of reasons - it splits up him and Alastair Cook, and Root just looks better suited for number four.
I could imagine Hameed opening with Cook and Jennings batting at number three. That already looks a stronger top order. Moeen Ali batting at four is clearly too high, I'd rather see him back down at number eight with Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes also coming in a little lower than five and six.
In Jennings and Hameed, we've got two young players with a lot of promise. They look like they could play the game well, not just in terms of technique and ability but in their character too. I like the look of both of them. Even though this has been a difficult tour for England, hopefully it's unearthed a couple of good young players for the future.
In addition to Jennings, Root was the other batsman who was blameless in getting out, caught at slip off Ravichandran Ashwin for 21.
But I'm sure Cook, Moeen and Bairstow will be disappointed in how they were dismissed.
I know there has been talk about playing positively, and the coach Trevor Bayliss has spoken about this, but I think they have been slightly lured by the Indians talking about England batting too slowly and too defensively.
On this surface run-rates are almost irrelevant because the pitch is deteriorating over time. You have got to nail down that first-innings total that should set you up to win the game.
The pitch will never be better than when you have first use of it. To see Moeen slog-sweeping, Bairstow sweeping out into the deep and Cook charging down and getting stumped - that's just reckless. It's not a sensible way to approach batting in these circumstances. When the bowlers are getting help, you don't give them any more.
It's clearly going to be very difficult for England batting on the third or fourth day on this wicket. You've got to make the most of the first chance and three of the five dismissed didn't do that today.
The first thing to make clear about Jennings, who was born and brought up in South Africa and captained their under-19s, is that he is eligible to play for England.
What the selectors have to bear in mind, I believe, is that they should pick the best players who are available while at the same time fairly reflecting the English system and giving an incentive to English county cricketers.
I was furious when Darren Pattinson was chosen against South Africa in 2008 because it was totally unnecessary and did a lot of damage to the integrity of the England team selection. There were plenty of fully English bowlers from the English system who could have been picked, rather than an Australian.
The selectors do like the look of Keaton Jennings, ahead of Middlesex's 22-year-old Nick Gubbins. That's the debate - should they have gone for Gubbins first because he has come through the English system or do you go with somebody who has been captain of South Africa's U19s? It's a very difficult debate.
I played county cricket wanting to have the incentive of playing cricket for England. That was very important and if you lose faith in the selection system then county cricket will not do its job. You need to have motivated county cricketers who are going to come through the English system with the target of playing for their country.
What I hear of Gubbins is that he is a very solid fellow and his chance will hopefully come but I can understand the chuntering about Jennings' background. He has an English mother and has served his time because he wanted to play for England - that's different from Pattinson who just happened to be here to play county cricket for Nottinghamshire.
I do think it's not simply a question of the selectors having to pick the best player, full stop. There are other criteria that they must consider, particularly not disincentivising English county cricketers.
England closed day one on 288-5 and there is still batting to come. If the tourists can get 400 then I think that's going to be a good score.
You never know with these pitches, it's done a lot quite quickly so far, perhaps it might not do so much on day two. But the signs are that a score of 400 should put you in a good position.
Jonathan Agnew was speaking to BBC Sport's Alan Jewell
Abigail Bonney, 18, of Thomas Road in Clacton, lost control of her Renault Clio on the A133 near Colchester.
Bonney admitted careless driving at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court. One of her passengers was seriously injured.
The court heard a "black box" fitted to her car showed her speed increased to 71mph before the crash on 1 March.
The legal limit on the stretch of road where the crash happened is 60mph (96kmh).
The black box had been fitted by her insurance company, the court heard.
Although Bonney was unharmed, the front-seat passenger, an 18-year-old woman, suffered life-changing neck injuries.
Two other friends, who were sitting in the back of the car, suffered whiplash injuries and severe headaches.
Bonney was disqualified from driving for 12 months, fined £62 and ordered to pay £90 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.
After the case, PC Heidi Lee of Essex Police said: "The court heard that Bonney was a new and inexperienced driver who showed a total disregard for the safety of her passengers and other road users."
Mr Morales, who officially assumes power on Thursday, wore an embroidered gown engraved with the Inca sun god during the Andean ritual.
He will become the country's longest serving leader when he begins his term.
Wednesday's ceremony took place at Tiwanaku, the site of an ancient pre-Incan centre of power in the west of present day Bolivia.
Mr Morales is the country's first indigenous president and has been in office since 2006.
He remains hugely popular among indigenous people, who make up almost two thirds of the country's population, but his critics accuse him of authoritarianism and of wasting money on dubious projects.
Macauley Tuck, was 25 years old and from Torphins.
The crash happened on the A980 at Glassel, near Torphins, at about 17:20 on Monday. Police have appealed for witnesses.
In a statement, his family said: "Macauley was a character and had a great sense of humour."
His family added: "He had many interests and particularly loved fishing, especially on the River Dee.
"He will be very sorely missed by his family, friends and colleagues."
Michael Walker, 28, from Cornhill, West Denton, Newcastle, is charged with attempted murder, assault and assaulting a police officer.
Mr Walker appeared at Newcastle Crown Court via video link from HMP Durham. He did not enter a plea.
A plea and directions hearing will take place on 19 February. There was no application for bail and he was remanded in custody.
The economy shrank by 0.4% in the April-to-June period, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in its third estimate of gross domestic product (GDP).
The ONS had initially estimated a contraction of 0.7%, before revising that to 0.5% last month.
Analysts had been expecting no change to the second estimate.
The first figures for any quarter are known as the "flash estimate" as they are based on incomplete data. The figures are revised at least twice as more information is collected
A 3% slump in construction output in the second quarter of 2012 remained the main drag on the economy, although this was better than the first estimate of a 5.2% fall and the second estimate of a 3.9% decline in the sector.
Production output, which includes manufacturing fell by 0.8%, revised from a 0.9% fall.
The manufacturers' organisation, the EEF, said the figures offered "some hope" for manufacturing, pointing out that manufacturing investment increased by 5.9% in the second quarter.
By Hugh PymChief economics correspondent, BBC News
The latest economic output figures will confirm the suspicion of some experts that the preliminary estimate was out of line with other indicators. How, they asked, could the economy be contracting by 0.7% when it was creating about 200,000 jobs over the same period?
The latest figure of 0.4% can itself be adjusted for the effect of the extra June bank holiday (believed by the Bank of England to be about 0.5%). Once that is accounted for it's possible to argue that the economy grew slightly.
The reality is that the economy seems to be bumping along rather than declining rapidly. But, even if the current third quarter registers an Olympic-fuelled bounceback, it is hard at this stage to discern signs of sustained recovery.
But the British Chambers of Commerce said that, although this was a welcome revision, the new figures were "still too gloomy".
There was a 0.1% fall in services, which was unchanged from the previous estimate.
The UK economy has contracted for three quarters in a row.
But Credit Suisse economist Neville Hill said that recent data and surveys pointed to a return to growth in the third quarter.
"It's still not as bad as it actually looks," he told the BBC. "You've got to take these numbers with a pinch of salt."
The effects of the Diamond Jubilee bank holiday and the wet weather in June would have "understated" how the economy actually performed in the second quarter, he said.
The third quarter, on the other hand, would see a rebound from those factors and receive an additional boost from the London Olympics, probably "overstating" the economy's performance.
Recent labour market data has provided more upbeat news for the UK, with unemployment falling by 7,000 to 2.59 million in the three months to July, compared with the previous three-month period.
"It's almost impossible to see an economy in recession yet creating the amount of jobs in the private sector that we've seen over the last 12 months," Mr Hill said.
"We probably are statistically pulling out of a recession that we never really had."
GCHQ is launching a competition with the aim of encouraging more girls to think about a career in cyber security.
Girls aged 13 to 15 will compete in tests that will also cover logic and coding, networking and cryptography.
Women currently only make up 10% of the global cyber workforce, the agency says.
The competition is part of a five-year National Cyber Security Strategy announced in November 2016, and will be overseen by the new National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
Working in teams of four, the girls will complete online tasks remotely on their school computers, with each stage being harder than the previous one.
The 10 groups with the highest scores will then be invited to the CyberFirst competition final in London to investigate a complex cyber threat.
CyberFirst's winning team will be awarded £1,000 worth of computer equipment for their school, as well as individual prizes.
The NCSC was set up to be the main body for cyber security at a national level.
It manages national cyber security incidents, carries out real-time threat analysis and provides advice.
An NCSC spokeswoman said: "Women can, and do, make a huge difference in cyber security - this competition could inspire many more to take their first steps into this dynamic and rewarding career."
Government Communications Headquarters director Robert Hannigan said: "I work alongside some truly brilliant women who help protect the UK from all manner of online threats.
"The CyberFirst Girls competition allows teams of young women a glimpse of this exciting world and provides a great opportunity to use new skills."
Avenging their recent League Cup semi-final defeat, Celtic moved ahead when Griffiths volleyed home in first-half stoppage time.
Griffiths had earlier hit the post as a host of good openings were spurned.
The hosts doubled their lead when defender Dedryck Boyata stretched to head in a Stuart Armstrong cross.
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Griffiths is the fastest player to score 30 goals for the club in a season since former Sweden striker Henrik Larsson.
Facing the same opponents who beat them at Hampden at the end of January, and with their title credentials under scrutiny, the win was a necessity for manager Ronny Deila and his, at times, nervy side.
Celtic failed to convert and ease the tension in the opening exchanges, with some of the loudest shouts prior to Griffiths' typically clinical strike being for over-hit passes by Stefan Johansen and Armstrong.
Johansen was useful more than he was wasteful, though. The Norwegian threaded several through-balls, but the finishing did not do them justice.
Gary Mackay-Steven watched his shot pushed round the post by Scott Fox , while Griffiths did the hard work by rounding the Ross County keeper before seeing his low effort bounce back off the near post and into his arms.
As Celtic fans cried "Challenge him", Ross County gradually tried to pile on the pressure, and Jackson Irvine presented a threat with an 18-yard shot.
But just as Deila might have been wondering how to galvanise his players at the break, the left foot of Griffiths got the Parkhead side out of a hole.
Kieran Tierney's deep cross gave Chris Robertson problems and, under pressure from Johansen, the centre-back could only head into the path of the Scotland striker to score.
Home supporters thought Celtic had sealed the win midway through the second half when Boyata outmuscled Paul Quinn to head Armstrong's deep delivery high into the net. But there was a fright to come.
Erik Sviatchenko surrendered possession all too easily at the back, which let Michael Gardyne cross and almost set up Alex Schalk a tap in were it not for a desperate Nir Bitton clearance.
Near the jittery end, Jonathan Franks also made the Celtic back-line work hard as his rising shot had to be dealt with by a diving Craig Gordon.
Now it's over to nearest challengers Aberdeen to re-apply the pressure when they meet Inverness CT on Monday.
Match ends, Celtic 2, Ross County 0.
Second Half ends, Celtic 2, Ross County 0.
Delay in match Erik Sviatchenko (Celtic) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Martin Woods (Ross County) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Tomas Rogic (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Tomas Rogic (Celtic).
Michael Gardyne (Ross County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Colin Kazim-Richards (Celtic).
Jackson Irvine (Ross County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Michael Gardyne (Ross County) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt saved. Jonathan Franks (Ross County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Scott Brown (Celtic).
Alex Schalk (Ross County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Celtic. James Forrest replaces Stuart Armstrong.
Foul by Tomas Rogic (Celtic).
Ian McShane (Ross County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Ross County. Jamie Reckord replaces Marcus Fraser because of an injury.
Foul by Nir Bitton (Celtic).
Jonathan Franks (Ross County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Marcus Fraser (Ross County) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Stewart Murdoch (Ross County) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution, Celtic. Colin Kazim-Richards replaces Leigh Griffiths.
Attempt missed. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution, Celtic. Tomas Rogic replaces Stefan Johansen.
Foul by Erik Sviatchenko (Celtic).
Alex Schalk (Ross County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Scott Brown (Celtic).
Michael Gardyne (Ross County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Kieran Tierney (Celtic) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
Corner, Ross County. Conceded by Nir Bitton.
Attempt missed. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Erik Sviatchenko (Celtic) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Richard Foster.
Substitution, Ross County. Stewart Murdoch replaces Paul Quinn because of an injury.
Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jackson Irvine (Ross County).
Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Jonathan Franks.
Attempt missed. Scott Brown (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution, Ross County. Alex Schalk replaces Liam Boyce.
British Geological Survey (BGS) recorded a 2.3 magnitude earthquake at Badrallach, a few miles west of Ullapool, at about 09:00.
Residents of Ullapool and nearby Loggie, Ardessie and Camusnagaul have reported feeling the quake.
BGS said the reports included descriptions of walls "visibly" shaking and windows rattling.
Mirrors on walls were also said to have rattled while other residents told BGS that "the whole house shook" and of the earthquake feeling like "lorries passing the house".
BGS said the intensity of the quake had been classed as a three on the European Macroseismic Scale, meaning it was "weak" but could still be felt indoors by people.
On social media, people living in Dundonnell have also told of feeling the earthquake.
Book Beautiful, at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh, includes texts from the earliest days of print in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Curators said the collection shows how books can be more than things to read and become works of art.
The books include the 1545 edition of Francesco Colonna's La Hypnerotomachia di Poliphilo.
There is also William Morris's 1896 edition of The Works Of Geoffrey Chaucer.
Also on show is the earliest printed book in the National Library's collection, the Biblia pauperum, which features engravings of biblical scenes and was printed in the Netherlands around 1460.
Alongside this is the last great private press book of the 20th century, the Pennyroyal Caxton Press Bible, printed in the United States.
It features a series of biblical engravings which took the artist, Barry Moser, four years to complete.
Rare books curator James Mitchell, who selected the books for the display, said: "By conceiving the book as a unified whole in which format, page design, type, illustration, binding and paper all work together harmoniously, the people who worked with private presses designed books which were to be read slowly, appreciated and treasured.
"At their best, they produced works which transcended their medium to become works of art.
"These are all books that have been carefully planned, meticulously designed and hand crafted with precise detailing applied to all aspects of the printing process.
"Some are masterpieces of design and the product of years of painstaking attention to detail. They are no less than some of the most beautiful books that man has ever made."
The Book Beautiful display is open to the public, with free entry, until 13 March.
In cities from Boston to Chicago, fast food workers and union organisers marched outside of various McDonalds.
The movement has seen some success, with cities such as San Francisco and Seattle raising the minimum wage.
US President Barack Obama has said he supports their efforts.
The so-called "Fight for 15" movement has organised eight protests and walk-outs in the past two years, but billed Thursday's efforts as their biggest yet.
Fast food workers, airport employees and home-health aids, amongst others, have argued that the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 is not enough to allow workers to live.
The campaign is backed by the Service Employees International Union, which has provided financial support and organisational help to the effort.
They have exerted pressure on McDonalds, Burger King and other fast food restaurants to raise wages, in addition to working with local politicians to get wage-raising measures on the ballot during election season.
McDonalds has said that the protestors do not necessarily represent the opinions of all of its employees, and that wage decisions are up to individual franchise owners.
"It's important to know approximately 90% of our US restaurants are independently owned and operated by franchisees who set wages according to job level and local and federal laws," it said in a statement.
In New York City, hundreds of workers gathered at a McDonalds in downtown Manhattan, chanting slogans and walking in step with a marching band.
They briefly went into a franchise, before leading a march toward's New York's City Hall.
"I'm going to cry - we went from 200 workers in New York City to workers in countries around the world," said one organiser who addressed the crowd.
"We've accomplished a lot in the last two years."
Shantel Walker has been with the movement from the beginning and has attended six protests.
She has been working at a Papa John's pizzeria franchise on and off since 1999, yet she says she still only earns $8.50 per hour - not substantially more than when she first started.
"Right now it's a real struggle to survive," she says.
"If I get paid on Saturday, by Monday I'm broke."
Labour analysts say that the movement has managed to gain momentum both because it capitalised on the increasing focus on income inequality in the wake of the 2010 Occupy movement, and because it made canny organisational choices from the start.
"The fast food fight did one thing that was smart instead of just demonizing McDonalds, they've really pushed for metropolitan wide increases in the minimum wage for everyone," says Nelson Lichtenstein, the director of the Center for the Study of Work, Labor and Democracy at the University of California - Santa Barbara.
That has meant that the movement has been able to gain many different types of workers.
Furthermore, instead of just exerting pressure on specific corporations like McDonalds and Burger King, for example, organisers have been able to focus attention on wages for everyone and thus get certain ballot measures passed.
And for workers like Ms Walker, those small successes - in cities like San Francisco and SeaTac, Washington - are reason enough to keep marching.
Corporations "get richer and we get poorer and that's the bottom line" she says.
BBC Sport has learned the team refused to stay at the Zifa Village training facility, saying it is sub-standard, and have been booked at a Harare hotel by Footballers Union of Zimbabwe.
The team were also unable to use the national sports stadium for training because a $60 fee had not been paid.
They had to use a high school instead.
It is unclear why the fee was not paid, given a mobile network provider announced a $250,000 sponsorship for the Warriors two weeks ago to cover all of the team's needs for their Nations Cup campaign.
Zimbabwe's first match of the 14 January to 5 February tournament is against Algeria on 15 January. They will also face Tunisia and Senegal in Group B.
The 25 year-old joined the Championship side in June after a successful spell at National League Dover Athletic, where he scored 40 goals in 90 games.
Payne has yet to score after nine matches for the Tykes and told the Shrewsbury website that this move has come at the right time for him.
"I've learnt a lot and developed a lot at Barnsley," he said.
"Now I just need game time and some goals."
Shrewsbury are 19th in League One, two points from the relegation zone, and have struggled for goals this season with only 28 in 29 games.
Payne is the fourth striker to join Shrewsbury on loan in January, following Crystal Palace's Freddie Ladapo and West Bromwich Albion's Tyler Roberts, and Fulham's Stephen Humphrys.
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The Scottish Agricultural College, research bodies and businesses are also expected to take up spaces at the Beechwood campus.
Highland councillors approved the masterplan and design guidelines for the site last month.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is leading the campus project.
Work on the site is scheduled to start next year with the first buildings ready to open in 2015.
Inverness College UHI plans to relocate staff and students from its sites at Longman and Midmills in Inverness to a new building on the campus.
The Scottish Funding Council is the national body responsible for funding teaching and learning provision, research and other activities in Scotland's colleges, universities and higher education institutions.
Sinclair, 70, was jailed for life and told to serve a minimum of 37 years after a jury last year found him guilty of killing Christine Eadie and Helen Scott.
The sentence for the murder of the teenage girls is the longest ever imposed by a Scottish court.
Earlier this year, Sinclair dropped an appeal against his conviction.
That conviction made legal history as his retrial was the first to take place following changes made in Scotland in 2011 to the centuries-old double jeopardy principle, which prevented a person being tried twice for the same crime.
The re-trial came seven years after the original court case in which he was accused of killing the 17-year-olds collapsed.
Christine Eadie and Helen Scott were targeted by Sinclair and his brother-in-law Gordon Hamilton, who died in 1996, on a night-out at Edinburgh's World's End pub on 15 October, 1977.
Their bodies were discovered the following day, having been dumped in remote locations in East Lothian. They had been raped and strangled.
Sinclair had a record of violence against women.
He was just 16 when he strangled seven-year-old Catherine Reehill in Glasgow in 1961 and in 1982 he was convicted of a string of sex attacks on young girls, including rape.
While still in prison, he was given a life sentence in 2001 for the murder of 17-year-old Mary Gallacher, who was raped and stabbed in Glasgow in 1978.
At the Appeal Court in Edinburgh, judges heard submissions over whether or not the convictions in 1982 and 2001 should have been taken into account in determining the punishment part of the sentence as they were events which came after the offence.
Judges Lady Paton, Lady Clark and Lord Malcolm will deliver their judgement at a later date.
Health Protection Scotland said the individual was in the NHS Tayside area.
It brings the total number of people affected by the current outbreak to six - four in Lothian and two in Tayside.
Gardeners have been urged to wash their hands after handling compost and to avoid using it in enclosed unventilated areas such as sheds and greenhouses.
Symptoms of the Legionella longbeachae infection can include headaches, diarrhoea or a dry cough followed by pneumonia.
Public health experts believe the outbreak is linked to commercial gardening compost.
The exact way in which the infection is passed from compost to people is not known, but it assumed to be through breathing in very small dust particles or very small drops of contaminated water.
Most people recover after treatment with antibiotics but those with underlying medical problems are more vulnerable.
Health experts have recommended warning labels be put on bags of compost because of the risk of Legionnaires' disease.
David Cameron said he told President Barack Obama that "we'll go on working closely together" to defeat terrorism.
He had told President Saleh of Yemen that more must be done to "cut out the cancer" of al-Qaeda in his country.
Earlier Home Secretary Theresa May said the UK's terror threat level would stay at "severe".
Mr Cameron said he had told President Saleh "We have to do even more to crack down and cut out the cancer of al-Qaeda in Yemen and the Arabian Peninsula."
He added: "These terrorists think that our connectedness, our openness as modern countries, is what makes us weak - they're wrong; it's a source of our strength."
Of the device itself he said: "We believe that the device was designed to go off on the aeroplane; we cannot be sure about the timing when that was meant to take place.
"There is no early evidence it was designed to take place over British soil but, of course, we cannot rule that out."
The device - a printer cartridge with wires protruding - was on a Chicago-bound plane at East Midlands Airport.
Mrs May said there was no indication another attack was imminent but that unaccompanied air freight from Yemen was being banned from the UK.
Another device was found in Dubai.
Yemeni police are reportedly examining 26 other suspect parcels. Intelligence agencies believe the packages are linked to terrorist group al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which is based in the country.
The Yemeni embassy in London said no planes from delivery firm UPS land or take off from the country. Authorities have closed down the offices of UPS and Fedex in the state, the BBC understands.
Speaking after a meeting of government emergency planning committee Cobra, Mrs May said officials were continuing to work with international colleagues on the investigation.
"I can confirm that the device was viable and could have exploded. The target may have been an aircraft and had it detonated the aircraft could have been brought down," she said.
Severe is the second-highest level of alert, meaning an attack is "highly likely". The highest level - critical - indicates an attack is imminent.
Direct flights from Yemen to the UK were suspended in January 2010. Mrs May confirmed that an additional bar had been imposed on all unaccompanied air freight originating from Yemen from coming into or through the UK.
The flight found to be carrying the device at East Midlands Airport had stopped to refuel.
Yemen is considered a source of a growing threat of extremist violence and the UK has been working with the US to strengthen counter-terrorism there.
President Obama praised the professionalism of British officers in a call to the prime minister, the White House said.
Likewise, shadow home secretary Ed Balls said: "This clearly constituted a potentially serious threat to our security and we should all pay tribute to our police and intelligence and security services who, working with international colleagues, located and secured the device."
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said the Met's counter terrorism officers were liaising with international agencies and tests on the device were continuing.
Mr Obama's top counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan said the US was "remaining vigilant".
The packages were destined for Jewish places of worship in Chicago, Mr Obama said.
The alerts were:
Mr Obama stressed that new aviation security measures were being taken in the US, "including additional screening".
US officials told Associated Press they believed the packages contained PETN (pentaerythritol tetranitrate) - the explosive used in the failed bombing of a US-bound airliner last Christmas Day - although full testing was not complete.
BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera said the devices appeared to signal "growing creativeness allied to ongoing ambition" on the part of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
"Attacking cargo planes has also long been anticipated as a potential tactic. Militant groups regularly look for any weak spots in security, and aviation remains a prime target," he said.
The discovery of the devices may have a similar effect on changing the way cargo is transported as the 2006 "liquid bomb plot" on passenger travel, with new restrictions put into place, he added.
His death was announced by the AQAP group in an online video. His successor was named as military chief Qasim al-Raymi.
Wuhayshi was seen as al-Qaeda's second-in-command and was a former personal assistant to Osama Bin Laden.
He built one of the most active al-Qaeda branches, say US officials.
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In Yemen, resurgent al-Qaeda militants have seized territory and infrastructure - indirectly assisted by Saudi-led air strikes on the rebel Houthi movement, their Shia Muslim foes.
But the deaths of a number of leading figures in AQAP in recent months have reportedly fuelled rumours among supporters that it has been successfully targeted by intelligence agencies.
Nasser al-Wuhayshi was a major global figure among jihadists - even supporters of al-Qaeda's rival Islamic State viewed Wuhayshi with respect.
According to reports, in August 2013 Wuhayshi was appointed deputy of al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, a sign of the extent of his influence.
As well as creating AQAP itself, Wuhayshi also played a major role in forming the AQAP off-shoot, Ansar al-Sharia, in 2011, to appeal to disaffected youth in Yemen at the time of the Arab Spring.
AQAP's leader cultivated good relations with local tribes, which helped his group advance in various places in the south of the country.
His death is no doubt a big blow for AQAP - but it seems to have been prepared for this moment, swiftly naming another highly influential figure, Qasim al-Raymi, to succeed him.
Obituary: Nasser al-Wuhayshi
"We in al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula mourn to our Muslim nation... that Abu Baseer Nasser bin Abdul Karim al-Wuhayshi, may God have mercy on his soul, passed away in an American strike which targeted him along with two of his mujahideen brothers," Khaled Batarfi, a senior member of the group, said in the video.
The US confirmed his death on Tuesday. National Security Council spokesperson Ned Price said that Wuhayshi's death had struck a "major blow" to al-Qaeda's most dangerous affiliate.
He added that the killing had removed an "experienced terrorist leader" from the battlefield.
Wuhayshi is thought to be the highest ranking al-Qaeda leader killed since Bin Laden's death in Pakistan in 2011.
Yemeni officials said Wuhayshi was believed to have been killed in a raid in al-Qaeda-held Mukalla, in south-eastern Yemen's Hadramawt province.
Witnesses were quoted as saying an explosion had killed three men on the seafront last Friday - and that al-Qaeda gunmen had quickly cordoned off the area and gathered the remains, leading them to believe a leader was among those killed.
The US State Department had offered a $10m (£6.4m) reward for anyone who could help bring Wuhayshi - who is believed to have been in his 30s - to justice.
Wuhayshi, himself a Yemeni, travelled to Afghanistan in the late 1990s where he trained, fighting alongside and becoming a close confidant of Bin Laden.
As US forces closed in at the battle of Tora Bora in late 2001, he escaped into Iran.
There he was arrested and extradited to Yemen, where he was jailed until he escaped in 2006.
He became head of al-Qaeda in Yemen and then head of AQAP when the Yemeni and Saudi branches of al-Qaeda merged in 2009.
Since late January 2015, AQAP has lost a number of high-profile figures in US drone strikes - including religious official Harith al-Nadhari, ideologue and spokesman Ibrahim al-Rubaish, and religious and military official Nasser al-Ansi, along with lower ranking figures.
The proximity and precision of these assassinations has given rise to rumours in jihadist circles that AQAP has been infiltrated by spies, BBC Monitoring reports.
The US use of drones - in Yemen and elsewhere - has long been a source of controversy.
Last week the families of two Yemeni citizens killed in a US drone strike launched a lawsuit in Washington DC, demanding that the US admit the strike was unlawful.
A Welsh Government-commissioned review says a new Tertiary Education Authority should replace the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (Hefcw).
Beyond funding, it would shape a vision of universities, further education colleges and training to 2030.
The education minister said a decision would be made after May's election.
At the moment, funding for further education and training comes directly from ministers while Hefcw distributes money from the Welsh Government to universities.
The review by Professor Ellen Hazelkorn - a higher education expert at the Dublin Institute of Technology - recommends that education policy and institutions should be more focused on Wales' social and economic goals.
She told BBC Wales she saw the new body as having more to do with "leading and shaping" further and higher education rather than just a funding role.
Prof Hazelkorn said colleges and universities needed to take a long-term vision to 2030 and beyond and be ready to respond.
"What are the big changes? How do you see Welsh society and the economy developing? How does higher and further education fit within that?" she said.
Traditionally universities have provided degrees and colleges focused on vocational qualifications but in recent years the dividing lines have been less clear.
Last month the Welsh government reversed planned cuts to Hefcw's budget by around a third.
Finance Minister Jane Hutt said it would have to find savings of £11m rather than the £42m it had originally faced.
Commissioning the review in July 2015, Education Minister Huw Lewis said there were different arrangements for overseeing post-compulsory education and some were more effective than others.
Mr Lewis, who is stepping down from the assembly, said he would not be commenting on the report and it would be a matter for the government elected in May.
Joe Kelly, of Cheltenham, played the game for 35 hours, 35 minutes and 35 seconds, raising £1,800 for cancer research.
The current record, 24 hours 10 minutes, was set by Martin Fornleitner in Austria in 2011.
Minecraft involves building structures out of blocks, exploring worlds and taking part in battles.
The title has sold more than 54 million copies worldwide.
Last year, Microsoft bought Mojang, the studio behind it, for $2.5bn (£1.5bn).
Mr Kelly, who runs a film company and works as a voice actor, has been playing the game since buying a pre-development version in 2010 but usually only plays for a couple of hours a week.
"Staying awake wasn't too bad - I did the whole thing without any caffeine," he told the BBC.
"There were no stimulants other than sugar and stubbornness."
Mr Kelly, who live streamed the entire game on YouTube, added that the stunt had taken its toll on his hands.
"My shoulders didn't ache, my back didn't ache - the worst thing was my fingers.
"They hurt so much just from holding keyboard and mouse and being in clenched position for such a long time.
"Every little break I got I was flexing my fingers."
Mr Kelly and his girlfriend, Sarah Vallance, are now in the process of sending evidence of the feat to the Guinness World Records.
But he has no intention of taking a break from the game.
"I introduced my girlfriend to Minecraft, we usually play together," he said.
" It's something we like to do together. I'm not shut away gaming."
Rynard Landman's try helped the Welsh side into an early 10-0 lead, but two superbly-taken tries from Nick Grigg gave Warriors the initiative.
Rory Hughes, Ratu Tagive, Lee Jones, Mark Bennett and Peter Horne all touched down before Tyler Morgan scored a late try for the visitors.
The win moves Glasgow within six points of fifth-placed Ulster.
The Dragons had just shipped 54 points to Leinster so their early lead must have come as a shock to Glasgow, Angus O'Brien, their fly-half, putting them ahead with the boot, and then putting in a lovely grubber kick to the corner that put Gregor Townsend's team on the back foot.
Pinned in their own 22, Glasgow couldn't escape. When the Dragons came infield Landman stretched for the line, referee Andrew Brace with the help of his TMO giving the try even though it looked like Landman had got the ball down just short. O'Brien banged over the conversion to make it an unlikely 10-0 for the visitors who came into this on the back of 12 defeats in their 16 Pro12 games.
Glasgow desperately needed a four-try bonus point win to keep their already slim semi-final hopes alive and they required a whole lot more ball to get it. Soon enough, they got on top. Tim Swinson and Brian Alainu'uese carried and carried and slowly ground the Dragons down.
Nick Grigg, terrific throughout, got his first just before the half hour, spinning through weak Dragons defence to score. Then he added another, a lovely solo run where he ripped through an increasingly porous Dragons. Horne converted both and Glasgow were ahead at 14-10.
They suffered the loss through injury of Richie Vernon just before half-time - poor Vernon has been cursed these past years - but they kicked on regardless. Just after the restart, Hughes blasted though more soft defending to get Glasgow's third, injuring himself in the process.
Glasgow's precious bonus point try came seven minutes later when the excellent Horne picked out substitute Tagive with a crossfield kick and the Australian, on his home debut, strolled over. With Horne's conversion, Glasgow were home-free at 28-10.
Jones piled on the pain for the Dragons with the fifth and Bennett sped away for the sixth. The holes were opening up all over the place for Glasgow at that point and after losing their last three in the Pro 12 they basked in all the space they were given. Horne's fifth conversion from six brought it to 40-10. Horne ran in the seventh to throw another seven-points into the mix.
Morgan got one back for the Dragons at the end, converted by Dorian Jones, but this was another thumping for the Welsh side - and more than a century of points conceded in two games.
For Glasgow, it was a needed confidence booster for the Warriors ahead of what promises to be a hugely testing Pro 12 run-in. They have Connacht at home next, then Munster and Leinster away either side of a visit from Zebre. They finish with Edinburgh at Scotstoun. They're going to have to win most if not all of those game to make the top four. This will at least give them a lot of heart for the hard road ahead.
Glasgow Warriors: Peter Murchie; Lee Jones, Mark Bennett, Nick Grigg, Rory Hughes; Peter Horne, Henry Pyrgos (capt); Alex Allan, Corey Flynn, D'arcy Rae, Tim Swinson, Brian Alainu'uese, Rob Harley, Simone Favaro, Richie Vernon.
Replacements: Pat MacArthur, Jamie Bhatti, Sila Puafisi, Scott Cummings, Chris Fusaro, Nemia Kenatale, Brandon Thomson, Ratu Tagive.
Dragons: Tom Prydie; Pat Howard, Adam Warren, Tyler Morgan, Sam Beard, Adam Warren; Angus O'Brien, Sarel Pretorius; Sam Hobbs, Elliot Dee, Brok Harris, James Thomas, Rynard Landman, Ollie Griffiths, Nic Cudd, Lewis Evans (capt).
Replacements: Rhys Buckley, Thomas Davies, Lloyd Fairbrother, Matthew Screech, Harrison Keddie, Charlie Davies, Dorian Jones, Will Talbot-Davies.
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant referees: David Wilkinson (Ireland), Dunx McClement (Scotland)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU).
We're told our attention spans are short. That we cannot focus on anything beyond 140 characters, or without lists accentuated by quirky reaction gifs.
And yet Medium somehow manages to fend off this trend - encouraging the construction of a coherent argument via, primarily, long-form writing. The site is not built to reward clicks, but reads - and in doing so has fostered a different kind of community. It's almost… nice.
Almost entirely organically, Medium has become an outlet for people who already have the biggest audiences in the world. Think Bill Gates, Bono and even President Obama, who posted his State of the Union address on Medium, in full, before he delivered it to Congress.
And when a high-flying Amazon exec wanted to reignite a spat with the New York Times, he did so on Medium — despite Amazon's owner, Jeff Bezos, owning the legendary Washington Post. The Times, incidentally, responded on Medium.
Why?
"What we're trying to do is create the default place to write and publish anything of substance that you want the world to see," says Evan Williams, Medium's founder and chief executive.
Williams' office, just off San Francisco's Market Street, overlooks a city full of people desperately seeking the next idea that makes it big.
Williams has had three.
First, Blogger - a platform, eventually bought by Google, that was largely responsible for bringing us the verb "to blog".
Then came Twitter, which he co-founded in 2006 along with with Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone and Noah Glass. It's a site that has become synonymous with everything that is good, bad, hilarious and miserable on the web. Its verb: "to tweet".
Medium doesn't have a verb, yet. But it is going places. At the tail-end of 2015, more than two million posts had been published - a feat that's only impressive when you consider Medium posts, on the whole, are long. Some data digging by the company concluded that a post that takes seven minutes to read gathers the most attention.
On the internet, seven minutes is eons.
"The truth is people still read," Williams tells me. "All day long."
Right now, people are reading about politics. Several of the Presidential candidates have a presence on Medium, seeing it as a way of sharing policy beyond what they can shout during television debates.
"There's a need for more substantive thought and commentary, from whoever has to offer it," Williams says.
"We're trying to raise the level of discourse and get out of the soundbite world, for people who really care about what's going on."
Much of that commentary comes from media organisations, many of which have flocked to Medium despite having substantial web properties of their own.
Medium helps this happen: as well as a personal profile, Medium offers the creation of Publications - curated spaces that resemble homepages rather than blogs. With these, the news business is finding a captive and enthusiastic audience on Medium.
Somewhat oddly, companies usually extremely guarded about their own editorial product are simply giving it away to Medium - though that's about to change.
"We're building monetisation into the product right now," says Williams, predicting a roll-out of the features within a month or so.
"We're not limiting ourselves to advertising," he says, stressing that Medium won't become a mess of banner ads but instead "sponsored" content.
"I also think there's a lot of potential for premium or subscription or even user-paid content. Some sort of paywall or membership."
While text will remain the focus, Williams is also thinking about expanding into other online content - such as video and podcasts.
Williams predicts, and is banking on, a time when it'll be largely pointless for media companies to build and maintain their own online spaces.
"I think publishers who are experimenting with Medium are seeing a world where it's not about having a website.
"There are not going to be tens of millions of websites that lots of people go to every day.
"If you're a quality journalist or content creator, I think you can find an audience, I think you can find engagement, and I think you can find money."
Last month, a story written in the Sarawak Report - one such publication hosted on Medium - alleged corruption involving the Malaysian prime minister.
After Medium's legal team refused to remove the article in question, the Malaysian government forced at least some internet service providers to block the entire Medium network.
"The post stays up," wrote Medium's legal team.
But other posts do come down.
It's a "cat and mouse" game, says Medium lawyer Alex Feerst - one where the company must keep on top of large amounts of spam and other nefarious posts.
Medium has started to develop machine-learning tools to alleviate some of the workload from a safety team that consists of just five people - two of them part-time.
What a machine can't determine, though, is what constitutes harassment. Here the team walks an almost impossible tightrope, one which Twitter already seems to be falling off as high-profile users flee.
"If someone feels that they have been a victim of something, and wants to come on Medium and expose that story, that has implications for the people that they name," explains Sarah Agudo, Medium's head of legal.
"We aren't in a position to be arbiters of what's the truth and what's right or not."
Feerst says the team discusses at length the implications of maintaining Medium as a "safe space" - a consequence of an internet that is changing.
"There was an era when people did the bare minimum and just said 'we're not taking it down, it all stays up'. That era in some ways is over, because doing the bare minimum is less than we're going to do.
"We are going to take things down that are unsafe, that are hate speech, that are harassment. It's not a legal obligation, it's an obligation to the ecosystem of the site."
But there's one massively important principle, Feerst stresses.
"You shouldn't necessarily be kept safe from other people challenging your ideas."
Then again, of all the places online, Medium can sometimes seem the least likely place to be confronted with a view different to your own.
In its bid to be the home of civil conversation online, the design team has implemented several mechanisms that greatly shape the discussion on the site.
Primarily, comments and reactions from people you already know - say, because you follow them on Twitter - are given precedence over comments from people you're not connected with.
This results in huge swathes of posts that feel as though San Francisco techies are largely talking among themselves, about issues largely absent from realities beyond the US west coast.
"You should quit your job and do what you love!", the rich people queue up to write.
Medium knows this. And the design team is working on introducing dissenting, contrary views, while keeping things polite.
"We think about how can we help complement your viewpoints," says Brad Simpson, product designer.
"One of the things I care a lot about is showing a spectrum of vantage points. So we can have a shared conversation."
One feature that helps is Highlights, a method in which commenters can make points about specific passages of text. In theory, this discourages visitors from rushing to the bottom of articles to declare, in a way that's pointlessly broad, that the piece is "a load of rubbish".
But the reputation Medium has gained as an echo-chamber for the tech elite - and insufferable self-help experts - could grow into an embarrassment for the network, as Williams is well aware.
"It's more diverse than people may realise," he says.
"Just like Twitter - it started in San Francisco among people that we knew because that's how networks grow, with early adopters.
"Is it where we want to get it? Not yet. We want it to be about everything of import."
It's impossible not to compare the emergence of Medium with the rise of Twitter.
Both found popularity thanks to excitable Silicon Valley-types; both are a platform designed for free and open discussion, even if that's not always possible; and both can thrust previously unknown people under the critical gaze of millions.
They share the same street and the same co-founder. Does Williams worry about the future of beleaguered Twitter?
"The core service is healthy, it provides something that nothing else does," Williams says.
"I think being [a public company] is challenging. The biggest problem is that we need to innovate on the product side. I'm optimistic that there are big things coming for Twitter."
I ask him bluntly: is Twitter for sale?
"No. The media swings these things in extremes," he says.
Maybe it does. Maybe I am. As we end our interview I tell Williams, as many people apparently do, that I simply can't imagine an internet without Twitter humming in the background, providing the collective train of thought.
Could Medium some day come to be seen the same way? A vital internet utility, but without becoming a place too distressing for many to inhabit?
Few have done as much for free speech on the internet as Evan Williams - but even he must be daunted by what could lie ahead.
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Samuel Hertz will spend a year working to create the piece of electro-acoustic chamber music.
The new annual competition, which has a £15,000 prize, is aimed at getting artists and scientists to work together creatively.
It is organised by Opera North and the University of Leeds.
Mr Hertz was chosen from a shortlist of five artists who proposed works which included whale choir, the exploration of cosmic bubbles and a slime study.
The composer, who is based in Berlin and San Francisco, will work with researchers from the University of Leeds and staff at Opera North on the piece.
The piece will be "felt rather than heard" and will examine how that will effect an audience's mood and feelings.
He said: "I expect this year will be enlightening and productive both for my practice, and the practices of my collaborators in our joint expedition into the drama of the unheard realm of infrasound."
The results of the year-long collaboration between artist and scientists will be revealed in March 2018.
In the general election two years ago, 138 people put their name forward.
Ulster Unionist MLA Alan Chambers has withdrawn his candidacy in North Down, where the party said the independent unionist Lady Sylvia Hermon enjoyed overwhelming support.
Three of the main parties - Sinn Féin, the SDLP and Alliance - are contesting Northern Ireland's 18 constituencies.
Of the 109 candidates, 36 are women - that amounts to 33%, up on 2015 when just under a quarter of the candidates were women.
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The Democratic Unionist Party is standing aside in Fermanagh South Tyrone but is fighting the remaining 17 seats.
In addition to North Down, the Ulster Unionist Party is not contesting North Belfast, West Belfast or Foyle.
The Green Party and the Conservative Party are both fighting seven seats, People Before Profit two seats, and the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV), just one.
The UK Independence Party, which put up 10 candidates in 2015, is not contesting any Northern Ireland seats this time around.
The number of TUV and Conservative candidates is also sharply reduced - the TUV fielded 10 candidates in 2015, and the Conservatives, 16.
One candidate is standing for the Citizens Independent Social Thought Alliance, formed by ex-members of the Cannabis is Safer Than Alcohol party and sharing the same initials.
Four independents are in the race including Lady Hermon.
Nominations closed on Thursday 11 May.
Chelsea's offer was below Everton's original £50m price tag - although it is likely this will be reduced as he has only one year left on his contract.
The 23-year-old has turned down a new deal at his boyhood club.
His situation is further complicated by a serious hamstring injury which could keep him out for three months.
Chelsea are expected to return for further discussions and Tottenham, long-time admirers of Barkley, could enter discussions.
Everton must also weigh up whether to take an offer lower than their original price or risk losing Barkley on a free transfer in 12 months.
In his review of the 569bhp Aston Vanquish for the Sunday Times driving magazine he said he took sections of the Isle of Man's TT course "flat out".
Manx police said they were "making some inquiries".
Martin, 33, said he completed his lap of the 37.7 mile (60 km) TT course in the £203,000 supercar in 22 minutes.
The television presenter, from Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire, had his review published on 7 April.
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In it Martin, a favourite to take over from Jeremy Clarkson as a host on Top Gear, said he saw speeds of 180mph down Sulby straight, which has a 40mph speed limit.
He also wrote that when he passed Union Mills, on to a section with no speed limit, he thought "right, let's have it" and that he later took a corner called Ballacrye, near the village of Ballaugh, with the "accelerator flat to the floor".
He completed his lap of the course at about 06:00 BST.
The mechanic, who has never won a TT but finished on the podium more than 20 times, can complete a lap of the TT course in about 17-and-a-half minutes during a Superbike race.
The TT sees competitors reach speeds in excess of 200mph around closed roads each June.
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Avon and Somerset chief Nick Gargan was suspended over allegations he made inappropriate advances to female staff.
The police watchdog said he may have breached the Data Protection Act by sending emails with personal data to individuals unconnected to the force.
Mr Gargan, who denies the charges, is due to be interviewed soon.
Rachel Cerfontyne, of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), said: "Mr Gargan has now been served with a notice informing him that this aspect of his conduct is subject to a criminal investigation."
Investigators have "examined a large amount of computer and telephone data" during the probe, with 50 members of staff from the force providing "information and intelligence", said the IPCC.
Speaking on behalf of Mr Gargan, a spokesman for the Chief Police Officers' Staff Association said Mr Gargan would "continue to cooperate" with the investigation.
"Chief Constable Gargan is pleased that progress has been made in relation to the allegation concerning inappropriate behaviour and that this allegation is no longer being treated as a criminal matter," the statement continued.
"He is keen to return to work and hopes that the investigation can be progressed expediently."
The seaside memorial, which took place on 19 July, was part of a widely shared international campaign on social media mourning the dissident's death.
Wei Xiaobing, He Lin, Liu Guangxiao and Li Shujia are being held at a Guangdong detention centre, activist Hu Jia says.
Another activist who took part, Wang Xin, was missing, he added.
"The detentions are illegal," Mr Hu told BBC News. "There is no Chinese law that sanctions the punishment of a person who memorialises a death, no matter who that person was."
The four men had been informed by police that they had allegedly disrupted public order, said Mr Hu, who is a long-time Beijing-based activist and a member of the Freedom for Liu Xiaobo Action Group.
Last week, the group organised a global social media campaign asking supporters of Liu Xiaobo to post photos of an empty chair next to the sea with the hashtag #withliuxiaobo.
Mr Liu, an academic who became a pro-democracy campaigner, was represented at his Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in 2010 by an empty chair because he was in prison in China.
The campaign started on 19 July, seven days after Mr Liu died from liver cancer in the northern Chinese city of Shenyang.
The seventh day is an important part of traditional Chinese funeral rites. That is the day when the deceased is believed to return to his or her home to say goodbye to their loved ones.
The Chinese Nobel laureate was cremated, and his ashes were scattered into the sea.
His supporters say the authorities wanted to avoid providing a burial ground where he could be commemorated.
Mr Hu said about 10 activists participated in last week's memorial, which took place at a beach in Guangdong province and was broadcast live by a news channel in Hong Kong.
In photos shared on social media, the activists held up three fingers to symbolise resistance, freedom and hope.
Mr Hu said some of the other activists who had not been detained were currently on the run.
He said the first of the group to be detained was Wei Xiaobing, who was apprehended in the early hours of 22 July. The others were detained shortly afterwards.
Liu Xiaobo's death has been marked in nations around the world but in China authorities have clamped down on commemorations, both in public and on social media.
Paul Sturrock left Yeovil on Tuesday after eight months in charge.
Stewart, 43, who previously played for the Glovers, is the bookmakers favourite for the job at Huish Park.
"Marcus has aspirations be a manager," Clarke told BBC Radio Bristol. "I understand why Marcus has been linked to it as it is his old club."
Speaking to BBC Somerset, former Yeovil boss Gary Johnson ruled himself out of the running.
Clarke says Stewart has not spoken to him about the role at League Two's bottom side but does not doubt his desire to a manager one day.
"I have not has a conversation with him," he said.
"I have a really good backroom staff, we have a really good team and good physio. I don't know how to comment on it, he does want to be a manager no doubt."
Yeovil, without a league win in 12 games, have placed Darren Way in temporary charge. He called for unity at the club as they attempt to avoid a third successive relegation.
"I want a group of players that are going to pull together as a team, I don't want a team of individuals," Way told the club website. "This will not make us win every game but will certainly make us better in the long run.
"I think that working for Yeovil Town Football Club should be a privilege. It is now up to myself and the players we have here to prove to the fans that they are privileged to be at Huish Park as football can change quickly.
"I would love for the players and staff to bring the supporters closer together with the club as I feel for a long time now that the togetherness has not been there. I know the only way we can do that is by winning games."
He is approaching the end of his 10th year in charge and thinks it is the right time to seek a fresh challenge.
Cricket Scotland chairman Keith Oliver said: "There is no doubt that the governing body of cricket in Scotland is unrecognisable from where we were in 2004.
"And the credit for this must go to Roddy and his staff."
During Smith's time as chief executive, his management team have increased from eight to 25 and turnover has quadrupled.
I am delighted that I leave an organisation in good health with a growing game and after a year of exceptional on-field performances by national teams at all levels
Cricket Scotland reported a rise in participation figures for players, coaches and umpires during those 10 years.
And the national side have secured a place at next year's World Cup finals in Australia and New Zealand by beating Kenya in a qualifying event.
Oliver, who has worked with Smith during that whole period, said: "Back then, we could not have imagined we would have won global qualifying events, played in world cups at youth and senior level, played One Day International games in front of thousands, run a fully professional national team as well as winning numerous development awards at a European and Global level.
"I and all at Cricket Scotland wish Roddy every success in his next role."
Cricket Scotland will start the recruitment process to find Smith's successor with the aim of having a replacement in place early in the new year.
Smith said: ''I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with Cricket Scotland and it's hard to believe it has been nearly a decade.
"I am delighted that I leave an organisation in good health with a growing game and after a year of exceptional on-field performances by national teams at all levels.
"Ten years is a long time for a chief executive of a national governing body and now feels exactly the right time to move on to my next challenge.
"With a Cricket World Cup to look forward to early next year and a number of newly-appointed quality staff to work with, I am looking forward to handing over to my successor an organisation that is very well placed to succeed in the future."
Cricket Scotland announced in June that it plans a new "world class" base in Stirling, relocating from Edinburgh, with a new pavilion at the home of Stirling County Cricket Club designed to host international matches.
Three suspects, still at large, have been identified. Bogota police have recovered four endoscopes, which tend to be used for internal examinations.
The Athens thefts happened last month. The Colombians had entered as tourists.
Police said a drug gang probably wanted endoscopes to check that drug-smuggling mules had really swallowed the drugs.
Swallowing small packets of drugs, then recovering them from excreta, is a well-known method used by drug traffickers.
Endoscopes are often for internal examinations to check the stomach and intestines.
Attica security chief Christos Papazafiris, quoted by Greek media, said:
The losses are hitting a Greek health service struggling because of austerity cuts in recent years, imposed under the EU bailout deal.
Mr Papazafiris said similar thefts had taken place in the past four years in Lithuania, Luxembourg, Spain, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Italy, France and Croatia.
Three Colombians aged 20, 37 and 50, along with an unidentified woman, entered Greece in May as tourists from Turkey.
Using fake Portuguese passports, they rented an apartment in Athens and hired a car to visit hospitals they wanted to rob, To Vima news (in Greek) quoted police as saying. The gang left Greece on a flight to Bogota on 25 May.
Greek police said French authorities had tipped them off about Colombians suspected of similar thefts at French hospitals.
The international study suggests older fathers are more likely to have grandchildren with autism than their younger counterparts.
The mechanism is unclear but it is thought they may transmit "silent mutations" to their grandchildren.
But experts have urged caution, stressing autism is the result of many different factors.
The study, looking at almost 6,000 people with the condition, is published in the journal Jama Psychiatry.
According to the National Autistic Society, more than one in every 100 people in the UK have the condition.
Previous studies suggested older fathers may be at greater risk of having children with autism than younger dads.
But the team of UK, Swedish and Australian researchers say this is one of the first pieces of evidence to show the risk can be passed on through - rather than just straight to - future generations.
The "silent mutations" - changes in genetic material - are likely to have no obvious impact on older fathers' own children, but they may build up through subsequent generations, or interact with other genes and environmental factors, to increase the chance of their grandchildren developing the condition, the researchers say.
Using national databases from Sweden they studied almost 6,000 people diagnosed with the condition and more than 30,000 without, tracking their parents' and grandparents' ages.
They found men who had a daughter when aged 50 or older were 1.79 times more likely to have a grandchild with autism, compared to men who fathered children when aged between 20-24.
And those who had a son when 50 years of age or older were 1.67 times more likely to have a grandchild with the condition.
But they say this study should not discourage older people from having children as though the risk is increased, it still remains small.
Co-author of the study, Dr Avi Reichenberg from King's College Institute of Psychiatry, told the BBC: "It is about choices. If you choose to have a child at an old age there might be consequences. This is something everyone should consider.
Source: NHS Choices
"Unfortunately we can't put exact figures on this risk yet. But most children born with older fathers and grandfathers grow up fine.
"And as scientists this type of information helps open doors to understanding more about the condition."
Caroline Hattersley, of The National Autistic Society, said: "While this research is useful in aiding our understanding of autism's complex causes, it should be treated with caution.
"Autism is thought to be the result of many different underlying physical and genetic factors.
"The study is not definitive, as we know that many people who had children at a young age also have grandchildren with the condition. We therefore urge parents and those thinking of starting a family not to be concerned about the findings."
Dr Terry Brugha, professor of psychiatry at the University of Leicester who was not involved in the study, said: "This is a solid piece of work and the findings are plausible. But as a grandparent or parent-to-be this is not something to be overly concerned about.
"We are at the early stages of research and this study gives us a slightly deeper understanding of what is going on in the background."
Being branded an "enemy of the people" by the likes of Stalin or Mao brought at best suspicion and stigma, at worst hard labour or death.
Now the chilling phrase - which is at least as old as Emperor Nero, who was called "hostis publicus", enemy of the public, by the Senate in AD 68 - is making something of a comeback.
In November, the UK Daily Mail used its entire front page to brand three judges "enemies of the people" following a legal ruling on the Brexit process.
Then on Friday, President Donald Trump deployed the epithet against mainstream US media outlets that he sees as hostile.
"The FAKE NEWS media (failing New York Times, NBC News, ABC, CBS, CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!" he wrote on Twitter.
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The reaction was swift. "Every president is irritated by the news media. No other president would have described the media as 'the enemy of the people'", tweeted David Axelrod, a former adviser to President Barack Obama.
Gabriel Sherman, national affairs editor at New York magazine, called the phrase a "chilling" example of "full-on dictator speak".
Steve Silberman, an award-winning writer and journalist, wondered whether the remark would prompt Trump supporters to shoot at journalists.
And that might not be a far-fetched concern. Late last year, a Trump supporter opened fire in a pizza restaurant at the centre of a bizarre conspiracy theory about child abuse.
The US president's use of "enemies of the people" raises unavoidable echoes of some of history's most murderous dictators.
Under Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, out-of-favour artists and politicians were designated enemies and many were sent to hard labour camps or killed. Others were stigmatised and denied access to education and employment.
And Chairman Mao, the leader of China who presided over the deaths of millions of people in a famine brought about by his Great Leap Forward, was also known to use the phrase against anyone who opposed him, with terrible consequences.
The president was widely criticised for his choice of words.
"Charming that our uneducated President manages to channel the words of Stalin and fails to hear the historical resonance of this phrase," tweeted Mitchell Orenstein, a professor of Russian and East European studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
Carl Bernstein, a reporter who helped to bring down Richard Nixon with his reporting on the Watergate scandal, tweeted: "The most dangerous 'enemy of the people' is presidential lying - always. Attacks on press by Donald Trump more treacherous than Nixon's."
Mr Trump is not the first US president to have an antagonistic relationship with the media - Nixon is known to have privately referred to the press as "the enemy" - but his latest broadside, with all its attendant historical echoes, is unprecedented.
The tournament has been held at the venue since 1977, and 2017 will be its 40th anniversary.
A new deal, extended by two years, has been agreed by the organisers World Snooker and Sheffield City Council.
"It's really good news. We love the history of the tournament and the uniqueness of Sheffield," World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn told BBC Sport.
He said organisers were committed to the city despite speculation the tournament could be moved out of the UK.
Last year, the current world champion Mark Selby said he believed Sheffield would eventually lose the championship to China.
The tournament, which is broadcast by the BBC and watched by an estimated global audience of 285m viewers, is worth £5m to the city.
Selby will look to defend his title at the 2015 event, which takes place from 18 April to 4 May.
Scarborough Hospital, which has been dogged by financial and care quality concerns, said it had approached York Hospital over a possible partnership.
The move has been prompted by the government's desire for all hospitals to become foundation trusts by 2013.
Scarborough said it would not make the grade without the help of York, which was granted foundation status in 2007.
Scarborough Hospital has debts of £4m and was criticised by regulators earlier this month because of concerns over the standard of its care.
By Penny BustinHealth correspondent, BBC Look North
It's the pressure to get itself financially and clinically fit to become a foundation trust hospital that is behind this move by Scarborough.
By 2013 all hospitals must become foundation trusts and so gain some independence from the NHS.
But they need to be in good shape to qualify.
Scarborough's board met and acknowledged that is an impossible goal to reach in three years, they need help.
They have current debts of £4m, huge historic debts and were heavily criticised last month by the NHS regulator for their standards of care.
They could have turned to anyone for help - the private sector as well as the NHS.
Their preferred partner is their near neighbour York.
A spokesman for the Scarborough and North East Yorkshire NHS Trust said: "To become a foundation trust, hospital trusts are required to meet certain clinical and financial standards which make them fit for a long-term future.
"The requirement to reach foundation trust status by 2013 places us in a difficult position as we are unlikely to meet the tests required to become a stand-alone foundation trust.
"Lack of foundation trust status would impact on our ability to deliver certainty to our clinical services provision and staff on all our sites."
At its meeting on Tuesday, the board considered options for the future in order to secure clinically and financially sustainable services for Scarborough and the surrounding areas, "within the context of a difficult financial climate and changing health policy".
It said it had decided to approach the York Hospital Foundation Trust "to explore the potential for a partnership".
Patrick Crowley, chief executive of York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, said: "To become a foundation trust, hospital trusts are required to meet certain clinical and financial standards, which make them fit for a long-term future as an independent organisation working within the context of the NHS.
"We and Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust have been working closely with NHS Yorkshire and the Humber and other health partners over the last few months to determine how this can be achieved for Scarborough."
He said the York trust had not yet formally responded to the approach by the Scarborough board.
"All partners are hopeful that we can continue the alliances and partnerships already developed to provide health services for this population," Mr Crowley added.
Amateur photographer Haig Gilchrist had taken the picture as the ferry battled through a storm near Sydney Harbour.
It wowed thousands when it was posted on his Instagram account on Saturday.
Mr Gilchrist, who has worked as a general boat hand on the Manly Ferry for more than a decade, frequently takes photographs of his picturesque daily route and posts them online.
"East Cost (sic) Low intensifying," he wrote as a caption for the photo, using a local term for the cyclones which occur along Australia's east coast.
"From brilliant sunsets to storms moving in over the water, his photography provides many beautiful images of Sydney Harbour and the iconic Manly Ferry service," his employer Harbour City Ferries said in a statement.
Those hoping to take similar shots will be disappointed though.
Harbour City Ferries said Mr Gilchrist takes many of his pictures from crew-only access areas.
Passengers "shouldn't count on snapping their own stormy weather shots like Mr Gilchrist's - the ferries' safety protocols include passengers' requirement to travel inside the ferry with closed doors during the occasional heightened stormy conditions."
David William Black is alleged to have grabbed a prisoner by the neck and kneed him in the face in October 2013.
The 48-year-old, whose address was given as the Tayside Division Bell Street police headquarters in Dundee, pleaded not guilty to two summary charges at Forfar Sheriff Court.
A trial date was set for February 2016.
Fiscal depute Mohamad Sadiq said the case was "sensitive" and that it was anticipated the trial would run for two days.
Mr Hammond is facing a backlash against the Budget announcement, which breaks a 2015 manifesto pledge on tax rises.
He insisted ministers had honoured a "broad commitment" not to raise taxes.
Labour urged the government to "think again" on the change, which will mean 1.6 million people paying £240 on average more every year.
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said his party could join forces with rebel Conservatives who say the increase does little to encourage enterprise and risk-taking.
Wales minister Guto Bebb told BBC Radio Cymru he believed the party should apologise to voters for breaking their manifesto pledge. He said, speaking in Welsh, "I will apologise to every voter in Wales that read the Conservative manifesto in the 2015 election."
Fellow Conservative, Stephen McPartland MP, described the measure as "unacceptable", saying it sent out the wrong message to ordinary working families. He appealed to the chancellor to do a "U-turn" quickly before a manifesto promise was broken.
But Mr Hammond defended the move in an interview with BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
Asked about the Tories' pre-election pledges not to increase National Insurance, he said: "There was a broad commitment to lock taxes so there would be no tax increases. That's what we have done."
As chancellor, Mr Hammond said he was "working in an extremely constrained environment" where most taxes could not be increased and spending in many areas was ring-fenced.
The government, he said, faced "some new challenges which we have to rise to".
Referring to the extra £2bn committed to adult social care in the Budget, he said: "We have to pay for these things somehow."
The government says self-employed people now have much the same pension and benefit rights as those in employment, so the disparity in National Insurance rates can no longer be justified.
Mr Hammond added: "What I think we have done now is get the relationship between employed and self-employed National Insurance contributions into a fairer place."
Some Conservative MPs have questioned the change, and Mr Hammond said that while he was "always prepared" to listen to backbench MPs: "We have made a decision here to make the National Insurance system a little bit fairer."
The Conservatives' last general election manifesto explicitly ruled out rises in National Insurance, VAT and income tax during the lifetime of the current Parliament
During the campaign, the then Prime Minister David Cameron continually repeated the commitment in public and contrasted it with the "jobs tax" which he said people could expect if they elected a Labour government.
But speaking in October, after Mr Cameron's resignation as prime minister, one of his former advisers, ex-head of strategic communications Ameet Gill, called it "probably the dumbest economic policy" possible.
Mr Gill said the pledge had been made up "on the hoof".
In the wake of Mr Hammond's Budget announcement, ministers argued that legislation enshrining the manifesto commitment in law - approved by Parliament in 2015 - only referred to National Insurance contributions paid directly by employers and their employees.
Mr Hammond told BBC Breakfast that "no-one had objected" when this legislation made clear the "no increases" pledge did not include NI rates for the self-employed.
Asked about the manifesto pledge during a press conference, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: "The government made a clear promise and we didn't just honour that promise, we legislated in Parliament to honour that promise and we made clear during the passage of the legislation exactly what we were talking about when we made that promise."
Wednesday's changes would see the 9% rate of Class 4 National Insurance contributions currently paid by those self-employed people earning between £8,060 and £43,000 go up to 10% in April 2018 and to 11% in April 2019.
Labour accused the government of "breaking their promises" and "clobbering" the self-employed while the Lib Dems and UKIP also criticised the move.
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell told BBC Breakfast there was a "general sense of unfairness" and said he was "hoping that we'll be able to persuade the chancellor to back off from this".
He said: "Certainly the Labour Party will oppose this. I think other parties will as well. We may be able to persuade enough Conservative MPs to ask the chancellor now to think again."
Mr McDonnell said the policy would hit "middle and low earners in particular".
Other Conservatives to voice concern included ex-Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith, who told Sky News it should be kept "under review", and Anne-Marie Trevelyan, who told the BBC the chancellor was "going in the wrong direction".
Several other Tory backbenchers intervened in Wednesday's Budget debate to question the policy.
There has also been a backlash from business with the Federation of Small Businesses saying it "undermined" the government's ambition for the UK to become the best place to start and grow a business.
MPs who are opposed to the National Insurance rise will have the chance to vote against it when legislation to make the change comes before the Commons.
Sources said the government would include it in a bill making a separate National Insurance change which will help low-paid self employed people.
In his first Budget, Mr Hammond also announced a £2bn cash injection for social care services in England, and £345m in help for firms hit by business rate rises across England.
Mr Hammond acknowledged the care system was under pressure with an ageing population, and said the new £2bn for services in England over the next three years would allow councils to "act now to commission new care packages".
He also said the government would set out the options for long-term funding of the social care system later in the year - although these would not include a "death tax".
Police were called to the North Lincolnshire airport on Tuesday morning after a vehicle was reported stolen in The Ridge Way in Grimsby.
Matthew George Dobson, 39, of no fixed address, was arrested after abandoning the car at the scene.
He will appear at Cleethorpes Magistrates' Court later.
The airport's operations were unaffected by the incident, Humberside Police said.
She reported being attacked while walking in Chapel Street, Levenshulme, Manchester, on 22 November 2016.
A 16-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of rape faces no further action.
Ch Insp John-Paul Ruffle said: "It is not appropriate for us to pursue a prosecution in this instance due to a number of vulnerabilities."
"The girl is now being fully supported by specially trained officers and partner agencies."
"Putting staff back in stores, opening enough checkouts, food on the shelves and lowering prices. Not rocket science is it?" he said, following the announcement that Tesco is losing sales at a slightly slower rate than it was three months ago.
To understand why Tesco is slowly turning the corner it is worth looking at the rather mundane world of the humble ham sandwich.
Tesco now offers 30% fewer sandwich lines after it realised that the wide range it was selling meant that customers often could not buy their favourite, simple sandwich, like, say, one with ham in it. So, it reduced the range and increased the supply of the top sellers. Customers were happier that they could buy what they wanted and the number of transactions increased.
It is the same across the business, with ranges often reduced by 20% to simplify the Tesco "offer" made to customers.
To rebuild Tesco, chief executive Dave Lewis is concentrating on "volume" (that is the number of items being sold) rather than profit. He says he needs to make sure the engine is running again properly before he focuses on the bottom line. Investors appear, for the moment, to be willing to sacrifice margin (the amount of profit made on sales) to encourage customers back through the doors.
As an emergency measure to right the ship, that seems reasonable to most. But in the end a business that is not making sufficient profit is not much of a business.
The former Chelsea striker got the 40th-minute opener as the American club he captains and co-owns beat Whitecaps FC II 2-1.
Ex-Newcastle midfielder Tiote died after collapsing in training in China.
"I want to want dedicate this to Cheick Tiote who passed away doing what he loved," Drogba, 39, wrote on Instagram.
"My thoughts and condolences go out to his family, the Ivory Coast and the whole of Africa, mourning the passing of one of their own."
Previously known as Arizona United, Phoenix hope to become one of four planned expansion teams in the MLS over the next three years.
They are in their fourth season in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League, which features several MLS reserve sides.
Drogba, who had not played since leaving MLS club Montreal Impact in November, also set up former England winger Shaun Wright-Phillips, 35, for a 77th-minute winner.
Ivory Coast's record goalscorer hit 157 goals in 341 appearances during his first spell at Chelsea from 2004 to 2012, winning three Premier League titles and the Champions League.
Following moves to Shanghai Shenhua in China and Turkish side Galatasaray, he returned to the Blues for the 2014-15 season, scoring seven goals in 40 appearances, helping Jose Mourinho's side to another league title, before 18 months with Montreal.
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Arwel Jones and Elwyn Williams were demoted by two grades over concerns about the way a tender had been awarded and managed for promotional work.
They won their cases at an employment tribunal last year.
The payouts have been revealed in the annual accounts for 2014-15 for the library in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion.
One was paid £71,890 in compensation and the other received a redundancy payment of £53,498 and £28,460 in compensation.
Included in the total, a sum of £88,000 is listed in the accounts under "exceptional items", and refers to the cost of fighting the employment tribunal.
In addition to the £153,000 the library has said it's legal costs were £53,000, giving a total cost of £206,00.
The accounts also reveal the library paid out £601,544 to nine staff who accepted its voluntary severance scheme last year with a further 18 due to share £752,230 this financial year.
The library also says that the costs resulting from a fire in April 2013 have had a "significant impact".
In June 2014, he pledged £250,000 to shops in the UK and Ireland. Since then more than £130,000 has already been allocated to more than 70 booksellers.
The funding has gone towards projects ranging from refurbishment and expansion of children's sections to organising a bedtime reading project.
He said he was "impressed and enthused by the calibre of the applications".
Any independent bookshop with a dedicated children's book section was eligible for a grant of between £250 and £5,000.
Patterson added: "I have been completely overwhelmed by just how many people have applied for the grants second time round.
"It's been very exciting to see the ideas from the first round in action. I have again worked to identify independent bookshops for whom this money may make a difference and I'm excited to follow their progress."
Tim Walker, president of the Booksellers Association, said: "We are thrilled that so many UK and Irish indies have shown such creativity and passion in their applications.
"For the lucky shops, the James Patterson money will make a real difference to how they reach children and encourage them to read."
According to the Booksellers Association, 67 independent bookshops closed in the UK in 2013.
Patterson, best known for his Alex Cross series of books, made a $1m (£590,000) donation to US bookshops last September.
He is also giving 45,000 copies of his books to young readers to more than 300 schools in New York.
James first played for Blues in 2006 and returned to the region in 2015 after spending two seasons with Exeter.
The 29-year-old has scored 51 tries in 136 appearances over two spells with the Arms Park-based region.
"Tom is a key player for us and will be an important part of what we are trying to build here," said Blues head coach Danny Wilson.
"I'm delighted we have been able to secure one of the in-form Welsh players to a new, long-term contract and hope there are many more performances like we have seen so far this season to come."
The 29-year-old has played 12 times for Wales - his last appearance coming against Scotland in the 2016 Six Nations championship.
James has been a key player in Blues' unbeaten start to the new Pro12 season - scoring two tries in the 24-23 away win against Munster and impressing in the home win against Glasgow.
"I couldn't get the deal signed quick enough," said James.
"I left because I wanted to test myself in a new environment and improve as a player. I was very happy to come back ahead of last season and I feel I came back a better player.
"I've been really pleased with the way things have gone and I bit Danny's hand off when he offered me this new deal."
The Bundesliga club say the bus was fired at by a motorcyclist in Bielefeld in north-west Germany but added that no-one was injured.
Hertha are staying near Bielefeld before their first-round tie with German second division side Arminia Bielefeld on Monday night.
Only the driver was on board at the time of the shooting and police are now investigating.
The vehicle was travelling from the team hotel to pick the players up from Bielefeld Central Station.
Hertha say the motorcyclist had overtaken the bus and threatened the driver "with his fist", before turning and pointing a gun at the bus and the driver.
Pictures from the club show the windscreen of the bus with a bullet hole.
Hertha chief executive Michael Preetz said: "We are deeply shocked and hope that the perpetrators will be caught. Luckily our bus driver got off with a fright."
Arminia Bielefeld tweeted: "We are shocked by the attack on the team bus from HerthaBSC."
The Mahle Engine Systems employee suffered a deep cut to his elbow as a steel coil was being handled near a bonding machine on 21 October 2014.
The Warwickshire-based firm admitted breaching health and safety laws.
The guilty plea came after a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found that there was no safe system of work in place covering the incident.
They also found that no suitable and sufficient risk assessment had been carried out for the task.
The HSE concluded that the accident could have been avoided had reasonably practicable precautions been taken.
The incident happened after an employee bypassed a machine guard in an attempt to connect the ends of a steel coil that was running through a machine designed to bond aluminium alloy to steel.
He was passing one of the ends of coil up to a colleague, who was standing above him on a gantry, when he was told by a manager to get out of the area.
When the employee let go of the steel coil, it slipped from the grasp of his colleague on the gantry and fell, causing a deep laceration to his left elbow.
Gary Aitken, head of the health and safety division at the Crown Office, said: "This was a foreseeable and avoidable accident which resulted in the serious injury of an employee.
"Mahle Engine Systems UK Limited accepted liability and the Crown accepted their guilty plea to the contraventions of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974.
"Since this incident the company has introduced new risk assessments and has put into practice safe systems of work."
He added: "It is unfortunate that these long-standing issues were only dealt with following a serious accident and it is hoped that other companies learn from this incident."
A selection of photos from Africa and of Africans elsewhere in the world this week:
The 22-year-old has agreed a one-year deal with the Reds, with the option of a further 12 months.
Roberts made just 13 appearances last year for Scottish Premiership side Inverness because of a groin problem.
The former Aldershot Town player becomes Crawley's ninth signing of the summer transfer window.
Roberts scored 11 goals in 86 league appearances for Aldershot before his move to Caley Thistle last summer.
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As his trial opened, Rurik Jutting pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter but this was rejected.
Police found the bodies of Sumarti Ningsih and Seneng Mujiasih in Mr Jutting's apartment in November 2014.
Mr Jutting, 31, faces a possible life sentence if convicted in what is Hong Kong's biggest murder trial in years.
Jurors were warned they would have to see "extremely upsetting" images during the trial, including video taken on Mr Jutting's phone.
Read more: Sumarti Ningsih's story
"Not guilty to murder by reason of diminished responsibility, but guilty to manslaughter," Mr Jutting said according to AFP news agency, entering his plea for the first time in the city's High Court.
He also pleaded guilty to a third charge of unlawful burial of a body.
Mr Jutting, who has been detained at a maximum security prison since his arrest, has already been deemed psychiatrically fit to stand trial.
Rurik Jutting appeared noticeably thinner in court than during his earlier pre-trial hearings. He arrived flanked by four police officers.
Clean-shaven, he wore a smart blue shirt and black spectacles. The Cambridge educated banker took notes and appeared calm and collected as he pleaded not guilty to murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
The jury were warned that they would be expected to look at extremely violent evidence during the trial.
The court heard that the defendant recorded scenes of torture inflicted on his first victim on his phone.
Police were called to Mr Jutting's luxury apartment in Hong Kong's Wan Chai area early on 1 November 2014.
They found one of the victims with knife wounds on her neck and buttock, police reports at the time said. Later they found the body of the other victim in a suitcase decomposing. Both women were in their 20s.
The gruesome deaths shocked the city, widely considered among the safest in the world.
Mr Jutting, a Cambridge University graduate, worked at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch as a securities trader up until a few days before the discovery of the bodies.
The Portaferry woman admitted to some tiredness after a busy day of travelling on Friday and further morning drive from Dublin to Belfast.
"My legs are a little heavy but I came here to get the win and I did that," said Mageean after clocking 2:07.49.
Mageean's 4:04.49 1500m in Rome booked her place at the World Championships.
In the loaded field at Thursday's Diamond League meeting, Mageean finished 10th but that still represented a fine run with several world-class performers behind the county Down woman.
Mageean set her personal best of 4:01.46 at the Diamond League series in Paris last August but she admits that she is still having to get used to racing in such high-class company.
"You are super nervous but that's where I want to be. I want it be a regular occurrence that I run in Diamond League meets."
Last year's European Championship bronze medallist will race in the London Diamond League meeting on 9 July and before that will have an 800m outing in Sligo the week after next.
The majority of the local athletes to have achieved Commonwealth Games consideration standards were in action at the Mary Peters Track although Rio Olympian Kerry O'Flaherty had to pull out of the 1500m after suffering a recurrence of her recent calf problem following a steeplechase outing in France on Friday.
Sprinter Leon Reid went closest to adding to the list of athletes with Commonwealth standards as his 200m heat time of 20.81 was only 0.04 outside the Gold Coast standard.
With a less favourable wind, Reid clocked 21.12 in the final to complete a sprint double after winning the 100m in 10.59 which left him ahead of Paralympic star Jason Smyth (10.76).
Emma Mitchell, who has the Commonwealth 10,000m standard, won the women's metric mile in 4:24.18 after showing an impressive turn of foot to pull away from Ann-Marie McGlynn on the final lap.
Letterkenny athlete Danny Mooney's hopes of achieving the 1500m standard of 3:41.10 were dashed as he ran out of gas on the final lap to clock 3:44.40 after being paced to 1000m by his club-mate Darren McBrearty.
Derry Track Club athlete Adam Kirk-Smith, who has the 3,000m steeplechase standard, finished third in 3:50.45 with City of Derry's Conor Bradley just over three seconds behind Mooney.
Michael McKillop showed encouraging form in the same race as a time of 4:04.17 left him in 10th place as he prepares for the IPC World Championships in London next month.
"I ran 4:16 recently so that was a big improvement today. I was very happy with that," said the four-time Paralympic gold medallist.
Amy Foster, who has achieved the 100m consideration standard, won the women's 200m in 24.13 which left her ahead of southern pair Steph Creanor (25.19) and Roisin Harrison (25.26) with 400m hurdler Christine McMahon (25.27) in fourth place.
After securing the Commonwealth 110m hurdles consideration standard with a 13.60 clocking last weekend, Ben Reynolds crossed the line in 13.99 on Saturday as windy conditions again affected a sprint event.
One of the performances of the day was produced by 16-year-old Beechmount Harrier Davicia Patterson who cut over a second off her 400m personal best as she clocked 54.50 to finish second.
DCH athlete Catherine McManus (54.36) was pushed all the way by the Belfast youngster who will represent Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas later this summer.
The men's 400m was also an excellent race as Ballymena & Antrim winner Craig Newell (47.31), runner-up Ben Maze (47.55) and Nenagh's Paul White (47.88) were all under 48 seconds.
Doctors suspect the 51-year-old athlete succumbed to an unusual, but severe form of an infection called Weil's disease or leptospirosis.
It's likely that Holmes, who had been involved in coaching over the past two years after returning to the sport, caught the disease from contact with dirty river water.
How worried should we all be about this disease?
Leptospirosis is found all over the world, including in the UK, but generally is more of a problem in hot places, like the tropics.
Animals, like rats and cattle, carry the bacterium and it can spread it to humans who come into close contact.
In the UK it is people like farmers, who work with animals, who are at greatest risk of infection.
• Never drink water from a river or lake
• Only drink from your own water bottle
• Always shower after contact with the water
• Wash hands thoroughly and shower if necessary before eating or drinking
• Cover cuts and abrasions (including blisters) with waterproof dressings
• Wear suitable footwear when launching or retrieving a boat,
• Avoid immersion in, or contact with, water, particularly if there is an algal scum or bloom
• If contaminated water has been swallowed, consult a doctor
• Hose down all equipment after outings to remove any potential contamination
But watersport fanatics, like canoeists and divers, who come into contact with lakes and rivers should also beware.
This is because the infection can be carried in water contaminated with animal urine.
The bacterium responsible can enter the body via cuts and abrasions of the skin, or through the thin lining of the throat, nose, mouth or eyes.
In recent years, the number of cases of infections have numbered in the 60s and 70s in England and Wales, according to the Health Protection Agency.
Each year the disease kills two to three people, says the HPA, which has been gathering data on infections since 1996.
And it is still a threat even if you are a fit rower who is in great shape for a middle-aged man.
Chris Williams, club chairman of the Tideway Scullers School in London, said the rowing community was shocked by Andy Holmes' death.
"It's very sad about Andy. We used to pass each other on the water from time to time.
"The disease is something all rowers know about. It's in all of our literature and safety programmes that stress good hygiene, like keeping cuts covered.
"But I don't ever remember hearing about another case like this.
"Everyone in the rowing world is enormously sad. He was a regular coach on the tidal part of the Thames where he trained club athletes. He was an icon who put time back into the sport and was heavily involved in rowing. It is a shame he can no longer do so."
He said it was unusual to catch Weil's from a stretch of river like the Tideway because it is a moving body of water.
"It tends to be stagnant water that is more unsafe."
Steve Redgrave told BBC Radio 5 live: "it is very rare that anything happens because normally rivers flow fast enough and dilute it."
Tony Reynolds, regional safety advisor for the Thames Region Rowing Council, said it was difficult to know where Andy might have caught the infection from.
"We just don't know and that is the worst thing. It can take weeks after catching the infection to develop the symptoms, which makes it harder to trace."
Symptoms can range from none at all to a mild flu-like illness, or a more severe illness called Weil's disease, with jaundice and kidney failure.
In most cases, with antibiotic treatment, the person will make a complete recovery. But for a few, it can be fatal even with the best hospital care.
Mr Reynolds said: "It's important not to speculate. But it shows that anyone can be at risk and how important it is to protect yourself.
"The disease is out there. Thankfully, there is enough information out there too to reduce your chance of being infected."
British Rowing says simple precautions, like covering cuts, scratches or sores with a waterproof plaster and showering after going out on the river, can minimise risk.
The former Sweden international headed home from a brilliant Jesse Lingard delivery after only five minutes to put the visitors ahead.
Ibrahimovic struck again just after the break when his effort from inside the box went in off Baggies defender Craig Dawson.
United are now unbeaten in 10 matches in all competitions and have drawn level on points in the Premier League with fifth-place Tottenham, who play Burnley on Sunday.
The Baggies remain in seventh place and are now seven points off the European places.
Ibrahimovic's double at the Hawthorns brings the striker to 16 goals for the season - 11 more than any of his team-mates.
Lingard will take huge credit for the opening goal, though, after his sublime cross from the right landed perfectly for the Swede, who headed down past Ben Foster from eight yards out.
His second goal was teed up by captain Wayne Rooney and Ibrahimovic managed to worm his way into the box before striking with his right foot on 55 minutes.
Rooney, meanwhile, must wait again to equal Sir Bobby Charlton's record of 249 goals for the club, after he saw a first-half strike from outside the area forced on to the bar by Foster.
West Brom have won three of their past six meetings with United but they could not stop their opponents from dominating possession on Saturday evening.
Tony Pulis' side managed one shot on target all match, when Chris Brunt fired at David de Gea in the first half.
Salomon Rondon scored three headers in his side's mid-week victory over Swansea but on this occasion he could only nod wide from Matt Phillips' cross.
It means the Baggies miss out on equalling their Premier League club record of four consecutive home victories.
United manager Jose Mourinho was forced to defend Marcos Rojo following Wednesday's win over Crystal Palace, after the defender escaped with a yellow card for a two-footed lunge - the second incident of its kind this month.
Defender Rojo went in the book again against West Brom after clashing with Rondon. The pair were booked for dissent after the Baggies striker appeared to push his opponent in the chest, before slapping him across the face.
Ibrahimovic may have been lucky to escape with only a yellow card - his sixth of the season - when he barged Dawson off the ball with some force - much to the disdain of the home fans.
And in the latter stages of the game Chris Brunt took out an on-rushing Marcus Rashford and was also booked.
When asked about Ibrahimovic's punishment after the match, Pulis replied: "Ask the 28,000 fans what they thought of it."
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West Brom boss Tony Pulis: "We gave them a poor goal at the start, which was disappointing. It knocked us a little bit flat.
"At half-time I said 'let's make sure we stay in the game, we'll grow into it' and I thought we would. The last thing we wanted was that second goal. It was very fortuitous.
"We've played against a team who have found some form and you can see why."
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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho on Ibrahimovich: "He is the kind of player who doesn't need to prove anything to anyone but when he decided to come to England for the last period of his career - to the most difficult championship in the world - I think he proved he is a superman in his mentality.
"What he is doing at 35 is a dream for every striker of 25 in the Premier League. I need to give him a rest. Now we have a little rest for the first time. It is not just him but everybody."
Manchester United welcome former manager David Moyes back to Old Trafford when Sunderland visit on Boxing Day, while West Brom travel to Arsenal.
Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Manchester United 2.
Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Manchester United 2.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Gareth McAuley.
Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Substitution, Manchester United. Chris Smalling replaces Ander Herrera.
Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Hal Robson-Kanu tries a through ball, but Salomón Rondón is caught offside.
Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion).
Substitution, Manchester United. Marouane Fellaini replaces Wayne Rooney.
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jonathan Leko replaces Nacer Chadli.
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Matt Phillips.
Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Jesse Lingard.
Foul by Matteo Darmian (Manchester United).
Nyom (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. James Morrison replaces Craig Dawson.
Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jonas Olsson (West Bromwich Albion).
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Wayne Rooney.
Attempt blocked. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Foul by Phil Jones (Manchester United).
Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Matteo Darmian (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Matt Phillips tries a through ball, but Darren Fletcher is caught offside.
Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
Marcos Rojo (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Salomón Rondón tries a through ball, but Matt Phillips is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Gareth McAuley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Brunt with a cross following a set piece situation.
Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
Hand ball by Antonio Valencia (Manchester United).
Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Manchester United 2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
Attempt saved. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Carrick.
Ander Herrera (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Claudio Yacob (West Bromwich Albion).
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Gareth McAuley.
They form the centrepiece of a display on mammoths at the Dinosaur Museum in Dorchester.
Their tusks could grow to 5m (16ft) but only 1.5m (5ft) sections are on show.
At the time the animal died the North Sea did not exist and the area was low-lying grassland connecting the British Isles to the continent.
When the North Sea formed at the end of the last ice age, the tusks became buried in the thin layers of sand at the bottom of the shallow southern part of it.
They remained there for thousands of years and eventually tidal currents and dredging released the fossilised remains, which were caught in the fishing nets of a trawler earlier this year.
Tim Batty, curator of the Dinosaur Museum, said the tusks were unusually coloured because they had been in water for so long.
He said: "The new display comes at a time when new research has revealed that humans were not responsible for the extinction of the mammoths.
"It had traditionally been thought that mammoths had been hunted to extinction.
"However it now appears that it was climate change that caused their extinction.
"Mammoths were well adapted to the low temperatures of the ice age.
"The climatic conditions during the ice age did not favour the growth of trees and consequently there were extensive grasslands for the mammoths to graze on.
"However with the end of the ice age and the warming of temperatures, tree growth accelerated causing a spread of forests and dramatically reducing the available food supply for mammoths."
Sonny Richards, 24, also pleaded guilty to careless driving while under the influence of alcohol and failing to stop on 12 March.
Nathan Dale, a 34-year-old father and RNLI volunteer, was wearing a helmet and lights when he was hit by Richards who was on the wrong side of the road.
CCTV showed Richards driving with no lights.
Plymouth Crown Court was told Mr Dale was struck on Outland Road in Plymouth shortly after 03:00 GMT and died about an hour later.
Richards sent a text message to his mother, saying: "I've let you down big time.
"...Been drinking, taken a sniff, taken car, on way home hit someone, he hit the windscreen, gonna have to go tomorrow and own up."
Jailing him, Judge Ian Lawrie QC said: "You are clearly not a bad person, it was never your intention to cause harm.
"You are clearly caring, thoughtful, you cared for your ailing father. You have expressed a profound sense of remorse.
"If you had been sober, Nathan would be alive today."
David Lister, volunteer Lifeboat Operations Manager at Plymouth RNLI, said: "Nathan was a volunteer deputy launching authority with Plymouth RNLI and had been with the station for two years, providing on-call cover one weekend a month.
"Not only did Nathan dedicate his time to the operation of the lifeboat, he was also involved with many fundraising events at the station, as well as volunteering with other charities.
"(He) was a valued member of our team at Plymouth and he will be fondly remembered."
The British world number one has not played since losing in the fourth round of the Australian Open five weeks ago.
Also in the Dubai draw is Roger Federer in his first tournament since winning his 18th Grand Slam title in Melbourne.
"I'm fine now, I've been training flat-out for the past few weeks," 29-year-old Murray said.
"I was a bit sick for 10 days, a couple of weeks, after I got back from Australia.
"I feel fresh and ready to go here. I had shingles. It's not terrible, but it's not great. I had to go easy for a little while, so I wasn't able to push that hard in training when I got back into it."
Murray, who lost in four sets to unseeded Mischa Zverev at the Australian Open, said he was not sure if the illness had started developing while he was playing in Melbourne.
Murray is the top seed in Dubai and faces Tunisian world number 47 Malek Jaziri in the first round, while Federer is in action on Monday against Frenchman Benoit Paire, ranked 41.
US Open champion Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland is seeded second and takes on Bosnia's Damir Dzumhur in the first round.
Briton Dan Evans, up to a career-high ranking of 44 after reaching the last 16 in Melbourne, faces Germany's Dustin Brown in round one.
Murray plays on day one in the doubles, partnering Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic against Evans and Gilles Muller of Luxembourg.
The Serious Fraud Office case relates to the way Barclays raised billions of pounds from Qatari investors during the 2008 financial crisis.
Apart from Mr Varley the other three are former executives Roger Jenkins, Thomas Kalaris and Richard Boath.
All were bailed to appear at the next hearing on 17 July.
That will take place at Southwark Crown Court, where the accused, along with their former employer Barclays PLC, are expected to enter a plea.
All four were appearing at a preliminary hearing at Westminster magistrates court.
The charges mark the first time that any UK bank or its former top executives have appeared in a criminal court to face charges relating to the way they behaved during the financial crash.
The senior district judge, Emma Arbuthnot, told Mr Jenkins, aged 61, and Mr Kalaris, also aged 61, to pay bail of £500,000 each, as Mr Jenkins lives in the US and Mr Kalaris has dual nationality.
Mr Varley, aged 61, and Mr Boath, aged 58, were given unconditional bail.
The BBC understands that the four former executives all intend to plead not guilty at the next hearing.
Carl Davies, 33, a teacher from Sittingbourne in Kent, died on Reunion Island in November 2011 in what was initially treated as an accident.
A murder investigation was launched 10 days later and four men were charged.
One man is still due to face trial. but the family said the French authorities' decision was "a massive blow".
Mr Davies, a former marine, is believed to have arrived on the French-governed island on 7 November 2011.
His body was discovered at the bottom of a ravine two days later.
The murder investigation began after a post-mortem examination in Kent found stab wounds and evidence Mr Davies had been beaten.
Four men were charged with his murder in February 2013 but no trial has ever been held.
Kerrie Stewart, Mr Davies' sister, said the decision to drop the charges against three of the suspects was "heartbreaking".
"It's just a massive, massive blow.
"The evidence that we thought was against them was overwhelming. It doesn't at this minute make any sense at all as to how the judge has come to his decision," she said.
The family are planning to challenge the decision by appealing to the French Supreme Court.
Maria Davies, Mr Davies' mother, said: "You don't steal something so precious from me and not expect us to fight.
"If it takes every last penny we have and every last breath in our body we'll continue to do that."
Emergency services were called after two adults and four children got into difficulties on Saturday.
The incident occurred on an island in the River Almond at the Sma' Glen near Crieff.
Rescuers used an inflatable sled and ropes to bring them safely to the river bank.
Paramedics treated the family for the effects of the cold and wet conditions, but they did not require hospital treatment.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said water levels had risen as a result of sustained heavy rainfall overnight in the area.
SFRS station manager Brian Robertson urged members of the public to consider the potential dangers of attempting to enter local rivers and lochs.
He said: "Whilst we do not wish to discourage people from enjoying the countryside, we would urge the public to be aware of the potential hazards of rapidly rising water levels.
"Changeable weather conditions of an unpredictable nature should not allow the opportunity for complacency or familiarity to affect your judgement, even when the river state can initially appear relatively tranquil.
"Although the family were well prepared in terms of their camping trip, this serves as a reminder to ensure all safety precautions are followed, especially when camping at or near water."
Water levels are expected to continue to rise over the Easter weekend, with two flood warnings currently in place for parts of Perthshire.
The European Commission said talks had already started, but a Greek government spokeswoman said that high-level talks would not begin until later this week.
Olga Gerovasili said that senior negotiating staff would only arrive in Athens on Thursday or later.
Negotiators were initially expected to arrive last week.
But Ms Gerovasili said there was "no reason" for the delay, adding it was up to Greece's creditors as to when talks began.
European Commission spokeswoman Mina Andreeva told a news briefing: "Teams from the institutions are already on the ground in Athens and work is starting immediately as we speak.
"Work has started, meaning that the institutions are talking to the Greek authorities."
The talks come as it emerged former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis told a group of investors in London that a five-man team under his leadership worked on a contingency plan to create euro liquidity if the European Central Bank (ECB) cut off emergency funding to the Greek financial system.
Greek newspaper Kathimerini reported Mr Varoufakis as saying in a phone call that a small team in the governing Syriza party had prepared plans to secretly copy online tax codes.
It said the "Plan B" was devised to allow the government to introduce a parallel payment system if the banking system was closed down, which would have seen the return of the drachma.
Mr Varoufakis said passwords used by Greeks to access their online tax accounts were to have been copied secretly and used to issue new Pin numbers for every taxpayer to be used in transactions with the state.
"This would have created a parallel banking system, which would have given us some breathing space, while the banks would have been shut due to the ECB's aggressive policy," Mr Varoufakis was quoted as saying.
In the same phone call, Mr Varoufakis accused German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble of being "hell-bent" on ensuring Greece left the eurozone.
He added that while the government had a Plan B, the difficulty was "to go from the five people who were planning it to the 1,000 people that would have to implement it".
"For that I would have to receive another authorisation which never came," he said.
Mr Varoufakis told the Daily Telegraph the quotes were accurate but accused the Greek press of trying to make it look as if he planned a return to the drachma from the start.
"The context of all this is that they want to present me as a rogue finance minister, and have me indicted for treason. It is all part of an attempt to annul the first five months of this government and put it in the dustbin of history," he told the paper.
Under new rules, bins will be inspected and stickers will be placed on those containing food. If it happens three times, black bins will not be emptied.
Enforcement will begin when all homes receive food caddies - small plastic baskets designed for food waste.
But the council admits caddy supplies are low after "unprecedented demand".
Since the ban was announced at the start of this month, staff have been bombarded with thousands of calls from householders who are still waiting on the delivery of food caddies and biodegradable bags to line the caddies.
Some are also still waiting on the delivery of large brown compost bins, which is now the only wheeled bin into which Belfast households are permitted to place food waste.
In a message to ratepayers on its Facebook page, the council said it had received orders for 10,000 food caddies over the last two weeks alone.
Their post added that "due to the high demand, our delivery time has been a little longer than usual as we work our way through orders".
The council thanked residents for their "patience" while the recycling changes are rolled out.
Despite the delay, food waste stickers have already started to appear on black bins across the city, which has caused some concern among residents.
One Facebook user complained to the council that the implementation of the changes had been a "shambles".
"I had to explain to a very upset OAP that she wasn't going to get fined because of the sticker," he wrote.
The man complained that his "entire street hasn't received brown bins yet, while most have requested weeks ago".
In a statement to the BBC, a council spokeswoman said: "Stickers that are being put on bins at the moment are reminders only - not warning stickers".
"We haven't started enforcement yet as we're aware some residents are still waiting for their food caddy and/or brown compost bin."
She clarified that the reminder stickers are being being placed on all black bins, regardless of their contents, and that the move was in conjunction with leaflets sent out by the council explaining the changes.
A date for the start of bin inspections and enforcement has not yet been confirmed.
The aim of the food waste ban is reduce the amount of un-recycled rubbish that is currently been thrown into black bins, which ends up on landfill sites.
Councils are required by law to reduce landfill waste, or face fines which will ultimately have to be paid by ratepayers.
Belfast City Council currently supplies biodegradable bags to line food caddies free of charge, at householders' request.
However, several Facebook users replied to the council's message, complaining that bags they had recently ordered had not been delivered.
The council replied: "We understand some residents have been having issues when requesting green bags, and this is something we're working hard to address."
Its spokeswoman told the BBC that during the last two weeks the council's recycling team had handled "almost 18,000 calls and we've distributed almost 23,000 rolls of green recycling bags".
"We still have orders for 15,000 green bags which will be delivered in the coming days.
"It is keeping up with the unprecedented demand for caddies and green bags that is causing delays, not a supply problem."
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He is replaced by Ed Balls, previously the shadow home secretary. Mr Balls' wife, Yvette Cooper, takes over the home affairs brief.
Mr Johnson said he had "found it difficult" to cope with issues in his private life while shadow chancellor.
His resignation comes after just three-and-a-half months in the job.
It follows several recent gaffes when discussing tax and economic matters, including appearing in an interview not to know the rate of National Insurance paid by employers.
Mr Johnson, a former postman and trade union leader, was also reported to have clashed with his party leader over the policy of introducing a graduate tax to replace university tuition fees.
In a statement, the Hull West MP said: "I have decided to resign from the shadow cabinet for personal reasons to do with my family.
"I have found it difficult to cope with these personal issues in my private life whilst carrying out an important frontbench role.
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"I am grateful to Ed Miliband for giving me the opportunity to serve as shadow chancellor of the exchequer. He is proving to be a formidable leader of the Labour Party and has shown me nothing but support and kindness.
"My time in Parliament will now be dedicated to serving my constituents and supporting the Labour Party. I will make no further comment about this matter."
Mr Johnson declined to comment as he left a Labour Party meeting in his constituency.
BBC political editor Nick Robinson said the resignation had "come out of the blue" and it was not one of those stories that people had been gossiping about and wondering if it would become public.
However, he said Westminster was now "abuzz with rumours about his marriage" and stressed Mr Johnson had not been "pushed out" because of his handling of the shadow chancellorship.
"This is a deeply uncomfortable personal story which I fear Alan Johnson may see spread out in newspapers and will have to tackle in public as well as in private," he added.
Mr Miliband told the BBC he had accepted the resignation "with great regret", adding: "As shadow chancellor and a politician who held five cabinet positions, Alan showed real leadership on issues that mattered to families across our country, warning of the dangers posed by the government's gamble on growth and jobs, promoting educational opportunity and delivering neighbourhood policing.
"Ed Balls is an outstanding economist and is hugely qualified to take our economic message to the country."
In a BBC interview, he said: "Alan Johnson was the right man for the job. He's had to stand down for personal reasons, nothing to do with the job."
Mr Balls, who ran against Mr Miliband in last year's Labour leadership contest, coming third, said: "It is a great honour to be appointed to this post, and to succeed my friend and colleague Alan Johnson whose commitment to social justice and service to the Labour Party is second to none."
As Mr Miliband reshuffles his frontbench team, Douglas Alexander becomes shadow foreign secretary and Liam Byrne is made shadow work and pensions secretary.
Tessa Jowell becomes shadow Cabinet Office minister.
Sixty-year-old Mr Johnson, an MP since 1997, served as home secretary, health secretary and education secretary under Gordon Brown.
Conservative deputy chairman Michael Fallon said: "Alan Johnson is a good man and I wish him well. But what really beggars belief is the appointment of Ed Balls...
"He was Gordon Brown's first lieutenant... [They] brought the government to the brink of bankruptcy."
Susan McLean, 61, from Pennsylvania, had last been seen in Aberfeldy on 17 May. She had been on a two-week tour of Scotland with her family.
The remains were found by volunteer searchers in a wooded area near the town on Saturday.
Police Scotland said there were no suspicious circumstances.
More than 600,000 people tried to solve the puzzle series, with 30,000 making it to the final round of the challenge.
David MacBryan, 41, from Edinburgh, US-born Kelley Kirklin, 54, from London, and Wim Hulpia, 40, from Lovendegem in Belgium, came closest to completing the series of puzzles.
They win a GCHQ paperweight, a pen and a signed copy of Alan Turing Decoded, by Turing's nephew Dermot Turing.
Mr MacBryan, who is originally from Dublin and describes himself as a professional quiz master, told the BBC: "The more puzzles you do, the better you get at doing puzzles - and I have done a lot of puzzles. I am a bit of an addict."
The first stage of the puzzle series appeared on the Christmas card sent out by GCHQ director Robert Hannigan.
Filling in squares produced a Quick Response, or QR code, which when scanned took people to a website with the subsequent stages.
The puzzles were developed by a team from GCHQ - working in their spare time out of the office, they stress - over a period of months.
"I don't think there's any coincidence that you find a bunch of people setting these sorts of problems who are also working on the kind of problems GCHQ works on," one of the team - who requested anonymity - told the BBC.
"We are faced with problems where there is incomplete information, there is ambiguous information, you have to decide whether you have pushed an angle far enough… that's the sort of thing we expect people to do with these sort of questions."
Another of the quiz-setters explained how one of the puzzles was solved - it involved not just interpreting a series of letters as Roman numerals to solve an equation, but also recognising that the Xs could be multiplication symbols rather than just representing the number 10.
Another puzzle involved arranging squares to get the first word of the title of films consisting of two words.
Arrow and dice surrounding the word point you to one of the letters from the second word of the film title.
When you have all of these letters they reveal the answer. The full set of answers will be published on GCHQ's website.
A swan is currently being treated in intensive care at the charity's Norfolk hospital after being found in Upwell with two crossbow bolts embedded in it.
Last month a goose was found near Elm with a crossbow bolt in its back.
The RSPCA described the latest attack on the swan, on Sunday, as "truly horrific, senseless and violent".
The swan was spotted with a crossbow bolt protruding from its shoulder.
An X-ray carried out at the RSPCA's East Winch Wildlife Centre revealed a second bolt embedded near its tail.
RSPCA inspector Justin Stubbs, who rescued the bird, said: "Presumably someone must have shot this beautiful bird with this cruel weapon, and then calmly reloaded and shot him a second time.
"This is the most recent in what feels like a sustained attack on the wildlife in this area and I am very anxious to put a stop to it."
Alison Charles, East Winch manager, said: "Sadly it is not looking good for this poor swan at the moment. He has not been as lucky as the goose.
"The bolt penetrated one of his air sacs and had dead tissue around it.
"The injuries here are truly horrific, it is so sad. It seems such a senseless and violent way to treat such graceful birds."
Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act it is an offence to take, injure or kill a swan and punishment can include fines up to £5,000 or a prison sentence of up to six months.
Close to 171,000 landmines were removed, according to the Halo Trust, a British charity that led the clearance.
The landmines were left after a long fight for independence followed by a civil war. Many were planted up until the 1990s.
The charity says it is the first large mine-contaminated country to be completely cleared of mines.
The last mine was removed from the base of a railway bridge in the centre of the country.
Many were planted close to key structures, such as dams, bridges and electricity pylons. In all, 17m sq metres (183m sq ft) of land were cleared, areas that authorities now hope can be put to agricultural use.
Work continues on clearing mines in a number of other countries, including Sri Lanka, Laos, Angola and Colombia.
You don't forget the sight of someone freshly injured from an anti-personnel land mine blast. These cruel weapons are designed to deny territory to "the enemy" but invariably it is ordinary civilians, including children, who pay the heaviest price.
The US, Russia and China are just some of the countries whose crude calling card has been left in Mozambique over the decades. The human toll is hard to quantify but the Halo Trust told me that hundreds of people have been wounded or killed by mines.
Whilst anti-personnel mines rendered huge swathes of land in Mozambique no-go areas following the struggle for independence and a long civil war, what often gets lost in the headlines is the inhibiting effect landmines have on economic development.
On the spot where the last known landmine was destroyed by the side of a railway line, I found fresh sprigs of grass poking up through the fertile soil, in what is rich sugar cane growing country.
"Don't be surprised if families quickly lay claim to the land and begin to farm informally," my guide told me.
Sarah Brewster was 21 years old and from the Stafford area, the coroner for north west Wales confirmed.
North Wales Police have said the incident at Blue Lake quarry at Friog, near Fairbourne, on Wednesday, was being treated as an accident.
The coroner has now opened an investigation into her death.
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The Commons Environmental Audit Committee is calling for drastic measures to be introduced to reduce the harmful effects in a new report.
BBC London's Tom Edwards spoke to Debbie Bourne of St Paul's Primary School, chairman of Environmental Audit Committee, Joan Walley MP, Simon Birkett of Clean Air for London and Matthew Pencharz, the Mayor of London's environment adviser.
Public Health England is challenging businesses to cut sugar by 20% by 2020, and by 5% this year.
It says the food industry should try lowering sugar levels, reducing product size or pushing healthier products.
But experts question how the targets can be enforced.
Children are consuming three times more sugar every day than they should, which can lead to weight gain and obesity.
Currently, one in five children are overweight or obese when they start primary school and by the time they start secondary school that rises to one in three.
This increases their risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and some cancers in adulthood.
Dr Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist at Public Health England (PHE), said children from deprived backgrounds were more likely to be affected by obesity.
"Tackling the amount of sugar we eat is not just a healthy thing to do, but an issue of inequality for many families.
"If businesses achieve these guidelines, 200,000 tonnes of sugar could be removed from the UK market per year by 2020."
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The guidelines apply to retailers and manufacturers as well as small cafes, coffee shops and fast food restaurants, which are thought to be responsible for an increasing level of calorie intake.
Food in nine different categories will have recommended sugar limits, including cakes, biscuits, chocolate and sweets, ice cream, puddings, yoghurts, breakfast goods and sweet spreads.
The sugar guidelines form part of the government's plan to curb childhood obesity, set out in August 2016.
Officials in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have also been involved in producing the guidelines.
A sugar tax on the UK soft drinks industry has already been announced and will come into force next April.
PHE's sugar reduction programme is voluntary and it has no way of forcing the food industry to comply, but it said many companies had already taken steps to achieve the sugar targets.
It called the figures "challenging but achievable, particularly in higher sugar products".
Nestle, which makes Kitkat and Aero, recently said it had a found a way of reducing the sugar content of its chocolate bars by 10% without changing the taste.
Businesses are being encouraged to meet the sugar reduction guidelines using three approaches:
This means that some popular chocolate bars and tubes of sweets could shrink in size to meet the targets.
PHE said the guidelines were based on extensive talks with the food industry and public health bodies.
It said the success of its sugar reduction programme would be judged on measuring the net amount of sugar removed from the nine food categories, starting in March 2018.
Graham MacGregor, professor of cardiovascular medicine at Queen Mary University of London and chairman of Action on Sugar welcomed the sugar reduction targets and urged companies to meet them.
"We've seen over recent weeks that some companies within the food and drink industry have made great progress whilst others are seriously lagging behind and others claiming wrongly that they can't do it.
"Doing nothing is no longer an option - we need transparency from them about how they are meeting the targets with clear nutritional information made available for restaurants, catering companies and other out-of-home eateries."
Sue Kellie, deputy chief executive of the British Dietetic Association, said people's behaviour needed to change as well.
"The government needs to further restrict the advertising of high fat, sugar and salt foods before the 9pm watershed and ban promotions on those same products.
"If we are to successfully tackle obesity and reduce its long term costs to the NHS and wider economy, we need to change attitudes and habits over the long term - there's no quick fix," she said.
Dr Amelia Lake, public health nutritionist from Durham University, said PHE was doing the right thing.
"This is an excellent approach using strong research evidence and we are being world leaders on the international stage in our sugar reduction programme.
"Not only are these foods commonly consumed by children - but also by the whole family."
Ali Qazimaj, 42, of Tilbury, Essex, was arrested over the murders of Peter and Sylvia Stuart, from Weybread, on 17 June.
The Court of Appeal in Luxembourg has upheld the decision by the District Court to extradite him to the UK.
He is expected to be surrendered to the British authorities on Thursday.
Mr Stuart's body was found in Weybread on 3 June. His wife has yet to be found, but police believe she has also been killed.
The couple were last seen alive at Goodies Farm Shop in Pulham Market, Norfolk, on 29 May. They were reported missing five days later.
Mr Stuart's body was discovered near their home with multiple stab wounds.
Mr Qazimaj was found in a hostel in Luxembourg City after being identified by a female member of staff who recognised him through photos on the internet.
In a statement, Suffolk Police said: "Suffolk and Norfolk Constabulary Joint Major Investigation Team is aware of the decision made in Luxembourg and are working with colleagues on the continent to bring him back to the UK in due course.
"He will then be subject to legal process in the UK."
Luke Varley, from Doncaster, was criticised on a Facebook group dedicated to photographs of people's parking blunders.
The 24-year-old said the abuse was "water off a duck's back".
The sales assistant said he chose to park across two bays to ensure his new car did not get scratched.
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Mr Varley's parking was featured within a private Facebook group after a shopper spotted his Vauxhall Astra positioned across two bays.
He said: "I've had a few people tutting and everything - but it's water off a duck's back to me. It doesn't bother me."
He added: "It's out of the way, where people who are disabled or have kids wouldn't park anyway. It's always when car parks are fairly quiet - if there weren't enough spaces I would park properly.
"And I'd never park in a disabled bay or a parent and toddler bay, as they're for another use."
Parking across two spaces has been dubbed "Clarkson Parking", after the TV presenter joked about doing it on Twitter.
Mr Varley told the Daily Mirror he did it due to the "amount of clowns who can't park or drive".
Further comments were made on BBC Radio Sheffield's Facebook page after Mr Varley spoke to the station on Thursday.
One individual labelled Mr Varley "a prat", but others supported his actions in protecting his car.
Adam Clarke said: "Maybe the owner has saved for ten years for that car? Then you get some old people carrier with young kids, who just fling doors open without consideration to the damage they may cause".
A spokesperson for the British Parking Association, which represents parking and traffic management operators, said "inconsiderate parking" causes problems for other motorists.
It advised that failing to abide by the terms and conditions set out on parking notices could lead to a penalty notice being issued by the car park operator.
The Black Cats finished bottom of the Premier League last season to end a 10-year stay in the top flight and fell behind when Bradley Johnson fired home.
Summer signing Lewis Grabban equalised from the penalty spot just before half-time after Jacob Butterfield handled.
Both sides could have won it, with Grabban hitting the post from 18 yards while Derby's Chris Martin fired over.
Substitute David Nugent also had a late chance to earn the Rams all three points but could not connect cleanly with a volley.
A point means Sunderland remain without a league win in August for seven years.
But after winning only six Premier League games last season, new boss Simon Grayson would have been encouraged by their start.
The Black Cats, who included six new signings in their starting line-up and midfielder Darron Gibson on the bench after he was filmed appearing to criticise his team-mates last weekend, were on top early on but fell behind to Derby's first attack when Johnson converted Johnny Russell's low cross from three yards.
But Sunderland hit back and saw Scott Carson brilliantly tip over Lee Cattermole's fiercely-hit half-volley before Grabban coolly beat the Rams keeper from the spot.
Derby, who gave starts to summer signings Curtis Davies, Andre Wisdom and Tom Huddlestone on his return to the club from Hull, controlled much of the second half but neither side could find a winner.
Sunderland boss Simon Grayson:
"It is going to be a slow process but we've got to take positive steps and tonight we gave ourselves the platform to build up.
"I haven't got a magic wand, I can't suddenly turn this club into a real positive, happy-go-lucky club playing free-flowing football - they've got to earn the right but it's about taking those small steps.
"I am disappointed we conceded the goal but the biggest thing was we didn't crumble. Maybe this time last year the team might have gone under but they got back on the front foot and asked lots of questions."
Derby manager Gary Rowett:
"We just couldn't find that final finish. Chris Martin missed one when you'd perhaps have expected him to do better, and David Nugent also missed a great chance.
"I just felt we needed to be braver in the first half - we weren't brave enough and we looked a little nervy. But in the second half we showed a bit more composure.
"I can't really argue with the penalty. I'm not going to stand here and say it wasn't a penalty, but it certainly wasn't intentional. He'd moved his arm towards the ball so I can understand why it was given."
Match ends, Sunderland 1, Derby County 1.
Second Half ends, Sunderland 1, Derby County 1.
Attempt missed. Bradley Johnson (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Offside, Derby County. Bradley Johnson tries a through ball, but David Nugent is caught offside.
Substitution, Derby County. Craig Bryson replaces Johnny Russell.
James Vaughan (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Richard Keogh (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by James Vaughan (Sunderland).
Attempt missed. Tyias Browning (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by George Honeyman following a set piece situation.
Foul by Matej Vydra (Derby County).
Brendan Galloway (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by David Nugent (Derby County).
Brendan Galloway (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Aiden McGeady with a cross.
Attempt missed. Billy Jones (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Grabban.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Richard Keogh.
Attempt missed. Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Vaughan.
Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Aiden McGeady.
Attempt blocked. Matej Vydra (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Matej Vydra (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Didier Ndong (Sunderland).
Substitution, Derby County. David Nugent replaces Chris Martin.
Attempt blocked. Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Bradley Johnson (Derby County).
Billy Jones (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Chris Martin (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matej Vydra.
Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bradley Johnson.
Johnny Russell (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Brendan Galloway (Sunderland).
Jacob Butterfield (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aiden McGeady (Sunderland).
Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Lee Cattermole.
Chris Martin (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tyias Browning (Sunderland).
Substitution, Derby County. Matej Vydra replaces Andreas Weimann.
Attempt saved. Johnny Russell (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Butterfield.
Attempt missed. Bradley Johnson (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Curtis Davies.
Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lee Cattermole.
Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Brendan Galloway.
Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Lee Cattermole.
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Scott Wilson grabbed their first goal as he finished off a neat ball across the six-yard box from James Constable.
Mikael Mandron then converted a penalty to double the lead for National League Eastleigh after Luke Coulson had been fouled by Josh MacDonald.
Halifax's hopes of a comeback were dashed when Scott Garner was sent off for elbowing Jai Reason late on.
Eastleigh travel to Championship side Brentford in the new year, one of manager Martin Allen's former clubs.
Match ends, FC Halifax Town 0, Eastleigh 2.
Second Half ends, FC Halifax Town 0, Eastleigh 2.
Attempt saved. Richard Peniket (FC Halifax Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. James Constable (Eastleigh) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Eastleigh. Conceded by Steve Drench.
Attempt saved. Ryan Bird (Eastleigh) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
Corner, Eastleigh. Conceded by Steve Drench.
Attempt saved. Joe Partington (Eastleigh) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Dave Lynch (FC Halifax Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Scott Garner (FC Halifax Town) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
Corner, Eastleigh. Conceded by Josh Wilde.
Hand ball by Adam Dugdale (Eastleigh).
Corner, FC Halifax Town. Conceded by Reda Johnson.
Substitution, Eastleigh. Ayo Obileye replaces Luke Coulson.
Foul by Jake Hibbs (FC Halifax Town).
Adam Dugdale (Eastleigh) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Richard Peniket (FC Halifax Town).
David Pipe (Eastleigh) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jai Reason (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Nathan Hotte (FC Halifax Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jai Reason (Eastleigh).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Richard Peniket (FC Halifax Town) because of an injury.
Substitution, FC Halifax Town. Jake Hibbs replaces Liam King.
Nathan Hotte (FC Halifax Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ryan Bird (Eastleigh).
Substitution, Eastleigh. Adam Dugdale replaces Scott Wilson.
Corner, Eastleigh. Conceded by Cliff Moyo.
Attempt saved. Liam King (FC Halifax Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Cliff Moyo (FC Halifax Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Tom Denton (FC Halifax Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Michael Green (Eastleigh).
Substitution, FC Halifax Town. Alex Simmons replaces Matthew Kosylo.
Substitution, Eastleigh. Ryan Bird replaces Mikael Mandron.
Attempt saved. Luke Coulson (Eastleigh) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Matthew Kosylo (FC Halifax Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Scott Wilson (Eastleigh) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Matthew Kosylo (FC Halifax Town).
Nathan Hotte (FC Halifax Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Corner, FC Halifax Town. Conceded by Reda Johnson.
Six cameras have been installed in the city centre to catch drivers who use bus lanes illegally.
The "honeymoon period" begins on Monday but fines will be imposed from 21 June.
It is anticipated that more than 10,000 drivers a year will be caught by the new state-of-the-art cameras, which use number-plate recognition technology.
Drivers caught illegally using bus lanes could be fined up to £90.
The scheme, run by Stormont's Department of Regional Development, is expected to raise about £500,000 a year.
Ellie Simmonds, Ollie Hynd, Jon Fox, Jessica-Jane Applegate, Josef Craig and Bethany Firth, who won her gold while representing Ireland, are all included.
Scotland's Abby Kane, 12, is the youngest on the team while Sascha Kindred, 38, makes it to a sixth Games.
The team features 20 swimmers who have previous Games experience.
Kindred, who has won six Paralympic gold medals since making his debut in Atlanta in 1996, missed the qualifying time at the recent British trials in Glasgow but was selected having achieved a time within 2% of the required standard.
Stephen Clegg, a younger brother of Paralympic sprinter Libby Clegg, and rising stars Lewis White, who is coached by Adam Peaty's coach Mel Marshall in Derby, and Jonathan Booth are also selected under the same criteria.
Four-time world champion Tully Kearney, who missed the trials through injury, has also been chosen.
Great Britain won 39 medals in the pool at London 2012, seven of them gold, and British Para-Swimming National Performance Director Chris Furber wants more for his squad this time around.
"We set the qualifying standards high because we wanted a quality team in Rio," he told BBC Sport after the trials.
GB team: Jonathan Booth, Stephen Clegg, Josef Craig, James Crisp, Ryan Crouch, Jon Fox, Tom Hamer, Ollie Hynd, Mikey Jones, Sascha Kindred, Aaron Moores, Andrew Mullen, Scott Quin, Lewis White, Matt Wylie.
Jessica-Jane Applegate, Claire Cashmore, Bethany Firth, Charlotte Henshaw, Abby Kane, Tully Kearney, Harriet Lee, Amy Marren, Stephanie Millward, Rebecca Redfern, Ellie Robinson, Susie Rodgers, Hannah Russell, Ellie Simmonds, Stephanie Slater, Alice Tai.
Prime Minister Sushil Koirala says the government is doing all it can but is overwhelmed by the scale of the catastrophe.
Rescuers are still struggling to bring aid to remote Himalayan areas.
Heavy rain is worsening the plight of hundreds of thousands of people camped out in the open.
The UN estimates that eight million people in 39 districts have been affected by the 7.8-magnitude quake - more than a quarter of the population.
More than 10,000 people have been injured.
Among the dead are 18 climbers who were at Mount Everest base camp when it was hit by an avalanche triggered by the quake.
In a televised address, Mr Koirala said: "In memory of the Nepali and foreign brothers and sisters and elders and children who have lost their lives in this devastating earthquake, we have decided to observe three days of national mourning from today."
Earlier, he said a lack of equipment and expert personnel meant the "appeals for rescues coming in from everywhere" in many cases could not be met.
Landslips and aftershocks in remote mountainous areas around the epicentre of the quake are hampering rescue and relief teams.
A government spokesman told the BBC that helicopters had been dropping tents, dry food and medicine to remote villages but they were yet to reach many isolated communities.
When helicopters have managed to land, they are often mobbed by villagers pleading for food and water, or to be evacuated.
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Sita Gurung, a resident in the village of Lapu, told AFP news agency: "The ground keeps shaking. Every time it feels like we will be swallowed, that we will die. I want to get out of here."
Military aircraft from several countries including the US, China and Israel have joined the rescue effort.
A British RAF plane carrying aid supplies and troops is also on its way to Nepal.
However, a logjam has been reported at the airport in the capital Kathmandu, with individuals trying to fly out while aid flights and rescue teams wait to land.
Many families are spending another night in the open in the city, either having lost their homes or because they are too terrified of aftershocks to return.
Other residents have packed on to buses to flee the city.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said output slumped in the run up to the European Union (EU) referendum.
The fall was almost a complete reversal of April's 2.8% rise in construction activity.
Construction output, which accounts 6% of economic growth, will have to expand by 1.9% in June to avoid dragging on the wider economy, the ONS said.
But the chances of that happening look slim given the the private sector data already released.
Housing construction output fell 3.2% in May after edging down 0.1% in April, the biggest drop since February 2014.
Housing output has now fallen in every month this year apart from February.
"The fall in May 2016, taken together with the strength of April's figures, continues a longer trend of broadly flat output growth since the start of 2015," the ONS said.
On an annual basis construction output fell 1.9% compared with May 2015.
The most recent figures from the ONS showed UK economic growth slowed to 0.4% in the three months to the end of March.
The first estimate of second quarter economic growth is due on 27 July.
Financial firm Markit, which has given an estimate of construction activity in June, said the weakness had continued into last month.
It said the industry suffered its worst contraction in seven years in June as concern grew about the EU referendum.
Howard Archer, chief UK and European economist at IHS Markit said the figures showed the construction sector was "hit appreciably by increased caution among clients as the run-up to the referendum on EU membership magnified UK and global economic uncertainties".
Mr Archer added: "This immediately raises serious concerns as to just how much the construction sector will be hampered by the Brexit vote."
Nicholas Musonye, Cecafa's secretary general, told BBC Sport that the tournament will take place in December.
"I cannot disclose the venue yet since talks are still on-going," Musonye said.
He confirmed that the junior event will precede the main competition.
It is only by having tournaments that our players in the region will get better so that some of them are recognised and are signed to play professional football
"We shall also have the Cecafa U-17 tournament first in Burundi in October and the Challenge Cup after," said a confident Musonye.
Uganda Cranes are the defending champions of the Senior Challenge Cup after they defeated Rwanda in the last event held in Ethiopia in 2015.
Musonye explained that after failing to have the tournament last year because of 'politics' amongst Cecafa members, he is determined to get players active this year.
"We want to revive the tournaments for the youth and also make sure we stage the Senior Challenge Cup - which will help our teams for the 2018 Africa Nations Championships prepare better," explained Musonye.
He made it clear that the 12 member nations that make up Cecafa should concentrate on ensuring the region has as many tournaments as possible.
"It is only by having tournaments that our players in the region will get better so that some of them are recognised and are signed to play professional football," he said.
Besides the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup, the region last held the Cecafa Kagame Cup (played by league champions in the region) in 2015.
The competition was won by Tanzania's Azam FC when they defeated Gor Mahia FC (Kenya).
Last year the Cecafa Women's Championship took place in Uganda.
In recent weeks, Musonye has said that some members like Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda are undermining the leadership of Cecafa.
The regional body which is headed by Sudan's Mutasim Gaafar Sir Elkhtim has 12 members; Uganda, Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Djibouti and Zanzibar.
Aleksandr Zakharchenko told the BBC he wanted to expand the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR).
He said the truce agreement brokered by the West in Minsk in February was not being properly implemented by Kiev.
"Ukraine doesn't want to resolve all the issues," he said. Kiev has repeatedly denied the claim.
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"If you agree to resolve something, then you need to act and move forward, and resolve everything that's included," said Mr Zakharchenko, the DNR head.
"If that doesn't happen, then the Minsk agreement is unfulfilled, and it renders all the meetings in Minsk pointless."
He also accused Kiev of preparing for war - a charge Ukraine denies.
Under the Minsk agreement, backed by France, Germany and Russia, Ukraine's government claims that the rebel-held east will remain part of the country.
But Mr Zakharchenko insisted it must be legally recognised as an independent territory.
He said: "Ukraine has stopped paying welfare, pensions and other payments that are obligatory for a state to pay its citizens.
"They don't do it, so they've de facto recognised us."
The BBC's Tom Burridge reports that throughout this week shelling could be heard in central Donetsk, a sign that the Minsk deal had not brought real peace to the region.
On Saturday, Ukraine said the rebels had attacked government positions in the eastern Luhansk region - but the assault was repelled.
Ukraine and the rebels both claim to have withdrawn heavy weapons from the line of contact.
The UN says at least 6,116 people have been killed since the fighting began in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions last April - a month after Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula.
Ukraine accuses Russia of arming the rebels and sending Russian troops over the border - a claim Moscow denies.
Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords, 40, was shot at close range during a public meeting in Tucson.
She is in a critical condition, but the doctor treating her said he was "very optimistic about her recove".
The dead included a nine-year-old girl and a federal judge. President Barack Obama said the shooting was a "tragedy for our entire country".
The Associated Press news agency reported that one of Ms Giffords' political aides was also killed in the shooting.
By Mark MardellBBC North America editor
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In addition to the six deaths, police said a total of 13 people - including Ms Giffords - had been shot and wounded in the attack.
A suspect named by US media as Arizona resident Jared Loughner, 22, was arrested after the incident.
Local police, who have not confirmed the suspect's name, said they were hunting a possible accomplice.
"[The suspect] has kind of a troubled past, and we're not convinced that he acted alone," said Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik.
"There is some reason to believe that he came to this location with another individual."
The attacker struck as Ms Giffords held one of her regular open-invitation meetings - which she called "Congress on your corner" - with her constituents outside a supermarket in Tucson. Ms Giffords was initially reported to have been killed at the scene.
An eyewitness to the killings, Steven Rayle, told AP he had played dead to escape.
"I had passed by the table, the congresswoman was standing there talking to several people, I went to the side of the table... and I looked up and I saw a man shoot her in the head," said Mr Rayle.
"Then he began just spraying gunfire everywhere. At that point I ducked behind the concrete post.
"The whole thing unfolded in maybe 12 or 15 seconds. As he came around [the post], I lay on the ground and acted as if I were shot."
The gunman was reportedly overpowered by members of the crowd, before being taken away by police.
In pictures: Gabrielle Giffords
The dead judge was named by officials as John Roll, who had spent more than 40 years on the federal bench. It is not thought that he was deliberately targeted.
Mr Obama urged the nation to "come together, and support each other".
"I ask all Americans to join me and Michelle in keeping all the victims and their families, including Gabby, in our thoughts and prayers," he said.
He described Ms Giffords as a personal friend and an "extraordinary public servant".
Mr Obama has tasked FBI director Robert Mueller with overseeing the investigation.
Ms Giffords, who represents the eighth district of Arizona in the House of Representatives, is married to space shuttle astronaut Mark Kelly.
She has served on several congressional committees, including those covering the armed services and foreign affairs, and is a member of the "blue dog" group of centrist Democrats.
Jeff Rogers, chairman of the local Democrats, told the BBC that Ms Giffords was "a rising star" in the Democrats with hopes of eventually winning the Arizona Senate seat.
She upset Arizona conservatives by supporting Mr Obama's healthcare reform bill last year.
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, a conservative Republican, placed Ms Giffords on a list of politicians she wanted to remove from office in mid-term elections last November.
Ms Palin has issued a statement offering her condolences to the families of Ms Giffords and the other victims of the attack.
The House of Representatives majority leader Eric Cantor announced that all of next week's legislative debates would be postponed to allow politicians to "take whatever actions may be necessary in light of today's tragedy".
The presidents of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador met Mr Obama at the White House on Friday to discuss the crisis at the US southern border.
More than 50,000 children, many unaccompanied, have been detained at the border since October.
Mr Obama said they must deter more children from attempting the journey.
"All of us recognise that we have a shared responsibility to address this problem," Mr Obama told reporters at the White House on Friday, flanked by Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez and El Salvador President Salvador Sanchez Ceren.
He praised his Central American counterparts for their ongoing efforts within their own nations to deter children from travelling illegally to the US, but said more work must be done to combat the "significant challenge" and alleviate the conditions that move parents to send them on the perilous trip.
"We have to deter a continuing influx of children putting themselves at great risk," he said. But he said, "Children who do not have proper claims and families with children who do not have proper claims at some point will be subject to repatriation to their home countries."
The Guatemalan president, Otto Perez Molina, told the BBC that he felt frustrated and distressed by the situation. He called for the root of the problem to be addressed.
"At the heart of this are issues of extreme poverty and a lack of employment opportunities" he said.
"These are the real reasons for immigration and, as a country, we have to work hard to ensure Guatemalans don't look towards the US, but rather find decent living conditions in Guatemala", he added.
The migrants - mostly from Central America - have been driven north by a spike in gang violence in their home countries, by extreme poverty, and amid incorrect rumours children will be allowed to stay if they make it across the border.
Also at issue is a 2008 US law that grants unaccompanied children from countries that do not border the US an automatic asylum hearing, thereby preventing their immediate removal from the country.
In his remarks, Mr Obama called on Republicans in Congress to postpone their upcoming August recess until they can approve legislation increasing funding to ease the crisis.
Earlier this month, his administration requested $3.7bn (£2.2bn) in emergency funds for tighter border security, care for the children, detention and removal programmes, and immigration courts.
Source: White House
But Republican lawmakers said they would not give Mr Obama a "blank cheque" without changes to US immigration policy.
Conservative politicians have blamed Mr Obama's immigration policy for the crisis, and some in the Congress have called for the repeal of the 2008 asylum law.
Meanwhile, House Republicans are developing an immigration proposal not to exceed $1.5bn, while Senate Democrats are floating one for $3.6bn to meet increased immigration and security needs.
"We need action and less talk," Mr Obama said of Congressional politicians, naming Republican House Speaker John Boehner in particular.
Serving up some revealing data on the stranglehold of family and lineage on Indian politics, historian Patrick French wrote in his 2011 book India: A Portrait that if the trend continued, India could slide back to the days when it was ruled by a "hereditary monarch and assorted Indian princelings". He also expressed concern that the next Lok Sabha - the lower house of parliament to which 543 MPs are directly elected - would be a "house of dynasts".
New research by political scientist Kanchan Chandra of New York University actually points to a fall in the number of dynastic MPs in the new parliament, formed after May's general election.
Professor Chandra found that 21% of the MPs in the new parliament have a dynastic background, down from 29% in the last parliament. (A survey by The Hindu newspaper, however, found a quarter of MPs - 130 - in the current parliament have a dynastic background.)
Also, 24% of India's new cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is dynastic in nature, down from 36% in the previous Congress-led government.
The fall in numbers of dynastic MPs in the parliament may have something to do with the massive victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is considered to be less dynastic than the Congress party it replaced in government. (The BJP alone has 282 of the 336 MPs in the ruling coalition.)
"For me the decline in numbers of dynastic MPs is significant," Baijayant Jay Panda, a prominent MP from the regional Biju Janata Dal (BJD) party, told me. "I think we will see a further fall in numbers in future parliaments."
Professor Chandra is not so sure.
She says most parties, including the ruling BJP, are favourable to dynastic politicians: 15% of the BJP's MPs and 26% of its cabinet are dynastic, and a number of its chief ministers have had their family members follow them in political positions.
Of the 36 political parties that have now at least one seat in the parliament, the leaders of at least 13 (36%) were preceded by family members who were MPs. Also, as Professor Chandra says, the rise of "young, aspirational voters does not quite represent a deterrent to dynastic politics".
This appears to be borne out somewhat by a survey of young voters by the Delhi-based Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) in 2011 that found that although the majority of young voters - 18-30 years of age - opposed dynastic politics in general, they preferred voting for a dynastic candidate when a dynasty was associated with youth.
More interestingly, another study by Milan Vaishnav, Devesh Kapur and Neelanjan Sircar earlier this year found that 46% of Indians had no problems supporting dynastic politicians. "What we found was kind of shocking," said Mr Vaishnav. "Nearly one in two Indians say, if I had a choice, I would prefer to vote for a candidate who has a family background."
Also, India's Nehru-Gandhi family which leads the Congress is no longer the only dynastic party. The fragmentation of Indian politics has led to a sharp rise in parties led by regional dynasts - at least 15 of them remain politically significant despite many having fared badly in the recent elections. No wonder, as Professor Chandra points out, dynastic politics is alive and well in the states: 28% of the state governments are led by a dynastic chief minister.
To be sure, politics is not the only sphere where India tolerates dynasties - they dominate businesses, Bollywood and many other spheres of life.
In politics, dynasties offer readymade kinship networks that substitute for party organisations. Dynastic politics, Professor Chandra argues, is also linked to "increasing returns from state power" - public officials continue to yield enormous discretion in the exercise of power and patronage from what remains a large and powerful state.
But things, Mr Panda insists, are changing.
He believes that more first-generation politicians with no dynastic links are coming up than ever before and predicts that regional dynasties will splinter further and wither away. Most importantly, he says, social media is making it easier for politicians to organise networks without depending on families.
"When you are a dynastic politician you easily inherit the network that helps you win election. But the advent of the social media shows that this advantage is breaking down and politics is becoming a more level playing field," Mr Panda says. For evidence, he points out the way the anti-corruption Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) used social media successfully in Delhi's state elections last year to mobilise supporters.
"I am not saying," Mr Panda cautions, "that dynasties will vanish overnight. "But as more and more young Indians get connected to the world, there will be a breaking down of established modes of feudalism. That includes dynastic politics."
It also proposed a 2030 emissions reduction target of 45% on 2005 levels.
That is higher than the 2030 target of between 26% and 28% that the Australian government will promote at climate change talks in Paris.
Labor's targets were described as "mad" by Australia's industry minister Christopher Pyne.
Other government ministers said Labor's plan would increase household power bills.
Mr Shorten said the 45% figure would be used in consultation with industry and a full policy would be announced next year.
Commentators said Labor wanted to appear stronger on climate change than the Liberal-National Coalition government ahead of next year's federal election.
Australian Prime Minster Malcolm Turnbull will next week join other world leaders in Paris who are seeking to reach a legally binding agreement on keeping global warming below 2C.
He told the ABC he was confident an agreement would be reached.
"I am optimistic, and I notice that the French president is optimistic," Mr Turnbull said.
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Giant machines are pulling down the old Central Library, with nearly 17,000 tonnes of concrete already removed.
The Paradise Development is one of the biggest city centre regenerations outside London.
It covers more than 17 acres and the whole project will cost £650 million.
Free web browsing on the 400 kiosks will be disabled to stop people viewing pornography sites and also to prevent individuals using them for too long.
The change comes after several New Yorkers reported people committing "lewd acts" at the booths.
The kiosks will still offer free phone calls, wi-fi, charging points, maps and access to emergency services.
Google's parent company Alphabet and the chip-maker Qualcomm are both investors in the consortium behind the scheme.
In an update posted to its website, LinkNYC said it had removed web access while it explored ways to tackle some "unexpected challenges" that had emerged from their use.
Local news websites in New York reported on citizens witnessing "lewd acts" in and around the booths on several occasions.
LinkNYC sought to solve this problem when it emerged earlier this year by adding a filtering system to stop people reaching porn sites on the public screens. However, many regular users of the kiosks found ways around the blocks and continued using them in this way.
There were also reports about homeless people monopolising the kiosks and stopping other people using them.
"The kiosks were never intended for anyone's extended, personal use," said LinkNYC.
It said it was exploring ways to impose time limits and that it was looking into other ways to stop "inappropriate" use.
Jeffrey Burtondiokes, a homeless man interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, said he used the kiosks every day to listen to music.
"I appreciate it very much," he told the newspaper. "And if they take it, that would be a little upsetting."
By 2019, LinkNYC hopes to have more than 4,550 kiosks spread across New York.
Prime Minister Theresa May has spoken of a frictionless Irish border post-Brexit.
But Carwyn Jones said he would not support any deal that made it harder to move goods through Wales.
He was speaking on the BBC's Sunday Supplement programme.
Ms May said in January: "We need to find a solution which enables us to have as seamless and frictionless a border as possible between Northern Ireland and Ireland so that we can continue to see the trade, the everyday movements that we have seen up to now."
But Mr Jones said: "If there was a frictionless border... between north and south, if you were moving goods into the island of Ireland, you would then be tempted to go via Scotland or via Liverpool if we had customs posts and border control in the Welsh ports.
"So we need to make sure that goods are able to move between Wales and the Republic of Ireland on the same basis as they are between Northern Ireland and the Republic, or we lose trade and we lose jobs in the Welsh ports.
"What I would not support is any kind of deal where it's easier to move goods into the EU via Northern Ireland than through the Welsh ports."
Following a summit of British and Irish ministers on Brexit in November, Mr Jones said it was agreed there "should be no hard border" between the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
"Access to the single market is the most important issue," he said at the time.
Ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada and Denis Goldberg were both jailed because of their activities during the Apartheid period.
Lord Mayor Jeffrey Mountevans said the honour was a "tribute to the noble and fearless fortitude" of the men.
They received the accolade with their defence team at the Guildhall.
The City of London said the men were awarded in recognition of their fight for freedom and racial equality.
Denis Goldberg
Ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada
Mr Goldberg, now 82, told a Q&A session that South Africa had "come a tremendously long way in undoing what the Apartheid government did" but "there is still a long way to go".
He told the audience he still did not know how he had been caught by police but at the time he was "certain we were going to be hanged".
Mr Kathrada, 86, organised protests for the ANC with Mr Goldberg even after the South African government had shut the group down.
He told the audience: "Even when we were banned we knew we had to carry on our work in some form or other."
Another political prisoner, Andrew Mlangeni, was also due to receive the Freedom of the City but was unable to attend the ceremony because of ill health.
His son attended in his absence along with Nelson Mandela's daughter and granddaughter.
A very brief history of Apartheid in South Africa
The 20-year-old played for West Brom's Under-21 side in the EFL Trophy in August before a loan spell at Coventry.
His move to Yeovil for the rest of the season had been announced on Tuesday.
But players can only appear for two clubs in one season and West Brom say the EFL deems the Trophy game to be a first-team fixture.
"It's a great shame because it would have been another excellent development opportunity for Andre," Albion director of football administration Richard Garlick told the club website.
"At the time of Andre's Trophy appearance, the rules were unclear regarding whether this was designated a first-team or Under-23 match. We had not had the approach from Coventry at that point."
A statement from Yeovil said they were "disappointed to miss out on the opportunity to work with Wright but wish him all the best for the remainder of the season".
An EFL spokesman told BBC Sport that the Trophy has "always been" a first-team competition and therefore subject to Fifa regulations.
"Therefore, the EFL has no option but to reject the registration for non-compliance, but shares the frustration of both clubs," he added.
Section five, clause three of Fifa's regulation on status and transfer of players states: "Players may be registered with a maximum of three clubs during one season. During this period, the player is only eligible to play official matches for two clubs.
"As an exception to this rule, a player moving between two clubs belonging to associations with overlapping seasons (i.e. start of the season in summer/autumn as opposed to winter/spring) may be eligible to play in official matches for a third club during the relevant season, provided he has fully complied with his contractual obligations towards his previous clubs."
Officer Betty Shelby shot and killed Terence Crutcher last week while he was standing next to his broken-down car.
In Charlotte, North Carolina, a curfew went into effect to prevent a third night of violence after a black man was shot dead by a black police officer.
Keith Lamont Scott's family deny police allegations that he was armed.
Demonstrators protesting against Mr Scott's death in Charlotte have defied the curfew - running from midnight to 06:00 (18:00-00:00 GMT), some remaining on the streets singing gospel songs.
According to Cpt Mike Campagna, officers have not enforced the curfew as protests were largely peaceful.
However Charlotte police reported two officers were injured on Thursday night.
Hundreds of National Guard troops have been deployed on the streets. Some demonstrators demanded to see footage of the shooting which was released to Mr Scott's family but has not been made public.
The family's lawyer said the footage was inconclusive. But they have demanded its release to the public, which police have so far refused.
Officials say Keith Lamont Scott refused to drop his gun but his family say he was unarmed and holding a book.
It has also emerged that one man injured in gunfire in Charlotte died from his wounds.
The police use of force against black men has for two years been the subject of protests across the US, and now it has also become an election issue.
Four days before the first presidential debate, Republican Donald Trump said the violence was largely due to drugs.
"If you're not aware, drugs are a very, very big factor in what you're watching on television at night," he said.
Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Kaine said the list of black men fatally shot by police had "grown too long" and the country needed to confront the issue of racial tensions.
Republican Congressman Robert Pittenger, of North Carolina, told the BBC the protesters hated white people because white people were successful, but he later apologised for his comments in an interview with CNN.
In the aftermath of the Tulsa shooting, Officer Shelby said Mr Crutcher had not followed her commands and she had opened fire when he began to reach into his car window.
Ms Shelby's lawyer, Scott Wood, has said she believed Mr Crutcher was under the influence of the synthetic drug PCP. A vial of the drug was found in the car.
His family have disputed Ms Shelby's claim, arguing that his window was closed at the time of the incident.
Police have said no gun was found on Mr Crutcher or inside his vehicle.
As well as being shot, Mr Crutcher was also struck with a stun gun by another officer.
His death sparked protests in Tulsa too but these have been peaceful.
Mr Kunzweiler said a warrant has been issued for Ms Shelby's arrest. She faces a minimum of four years in prison.
The US justice department has also opened a separate investigation to see if Mr Crutcher's civil rights were violated.
Has anything changed since Ferguson?
Why America remains segregated
Mae dwy ysgol yn Lloegr eisoes yn cymryd rhan mewn arbrawf lle mae pob athro'n gwisgo camera mewn ymdrech i geisio atal camymddygiad.
Yn ôl gwaith ymchwil diweddar gan yr NUT, mae athrawon a staff ysgolion yng Nghymru yn delio â 1,500 o ymosodiadau corfforol a geiriol gan ddisgyblion bob blwyddyn.
Ar raglen O'r Senedd BBC Cymru, dywedodd un athrawes, oedd yn dymuno aros yn anhysbys, fod trais yn digwydd yn gyson yn ei hysgol. "Nifer fechan iawn o blant sydd wrthi, ond yn gynyddol, mae yna un yn y rhan fwyaf o ddosbarthiadau.
"Dwi wedi cael fy nhrywannu gan bensil, mae fy mysedd wedi eu cau mewn drws, mae plentyn wedi fy nghnoi, dwi wedi cael fy nghrafu ar gefn fy nwylo, mae dodrefn wedi eu taflu ataf, a dwi wedi fy nghicio a fy nharo.
"Mae'n swnio'n frawychus wrth rhestru popeth ond mae'r pethau yna'n digwydd yn eithaf cyson.
"Mae'n gwaethygu bob blwyddyn, mae'n anoddach i'w reoli bob blwyddyn, ac mae'n achosi mwy o ofid i ddisgyblion a staff bob blwyddyn."
Wrth siarad am y posiblrwydd o gyflwyno cynllun camerâu personol yng Nghymru, dywedodd Owen Hathway o'r NUT: "Dwi ddim yn meddwl y gallwn ni ddiystyru'r ddadl. Fi'n gallu gweld pam mae pobl yn awyddus i weld y math yma o dechnoleg yn cael ei ddefnyddio.
"'Dyn ni wedi gweld ymosodiadau yn y dosbarth rhwng disgyblion a thuag at athrawon, ac mewn un ffordd mae hwn yn rhywbeth sy'n gallu diogelu athrawon, sicrhau 'de ni'n gwybod yn union beth sydd wedi digwydd os oes unrhyw honiadau'n cael eu gwneud.
"Ar y llaw arall, dwi'n credu bod yna berthynas yn y dosbarth, perthynas lle rydyn ni eisiau sicrhau bod disgyblion yn teimlo'n gyfforddus, yn gallu codi unrhyw broblemau gydag athrawon, a dwi'n ofni falle bydd hwn yn creu rhwystr i'r berthynas yna."
Yn ôl Siriol Burford, sy'n ymgynghorydd lles addysg, fe allai camerâu fod yn ddefnyddiol mewn rhai amgylchiadau, ond mae'n amheus o'r syniad o gael camera ym mhob stafell ddosbarth.
"Fedra'i ddeall pam bod angen camerâu mewn ambell i ystafell mewn ysgol, yn enwedig i'r bobl hynny sy'n delio gyda disgyblion sydd â phroblemau emosiynol ac ymddygiadol.
"Ond ar y cyfan, dwi'n teimlo bod angen i athrawon sicrhau eu bod nhw'n creu perthynas o fewn dosbarth gyda'r disgyblion, ac felly, dyle bod 'na ddim angen camerâu."
Gallwch wylio O'r Senedd yn ôl ar yr iPlayer.
Last year, the technology company opened an academy in Naples, in Italy, where students spend a year training to be developers, coders, app creators and start-up entrepreneurs.
Places are awarded through open competition - with tests being held next month in Munich, Paris, London, Madrid, Rome and Naples - with no tuition fees, open to applicants from anywhere in the world and with courses taught in English.
There will be 400 students recruited for the autumn, expected to be in the 18 to 30 age range, for courses run in partnership with a Naples university, the University of Federico II.
The decision for a computer company to move so directly into education is about self-interest as much as philanthropy.
There has been a long-running digital skills gap - and Apple are taking steps to grow their own talent.
Computer apps, in the space of less than decade, have become a major source of revenue and jobs.
Apple says there are now two million apps available on its online store - and that in Europe alone, the app economy sustains 1.2 million jobs.
But there have been repeated warnings of a mismatch between the digital skills needed for such new jobs and the qualifications of those looking for work.
It means that unskilled workers are without employment and employers are left without the skilled workers that they need.
In the UK, the British Chambers of Commerce recently complained that three out of four businesses were suffering from a "shortage of digital skills".
The global "ransomware" computer hack last week once again raised concerns about the acute shortage of cyber-security skills in many countries.
There have been plenty of warnings about this - and IBM's general manager for security, Marc van Zadelhoff, has called for a different approach to recruitment.
IBM has an international network of university partnerships for cyber-security projects.
But writing in the Harvard Business Review, Mr Van Zadelhoff said filling the skills gap would also mean re-training people without any experience in tech-related areas.
"Why are we limiting security positions to people with four-year degrees in computer science, when we desperately need varied skills across so many different industries?
"Businesses should open themselves up to applicants whose non-traditional backgrounds mean they could bring new ideas to the position and the challenge of improving cyber-security," wrote Mr Van Zadelhoff.
There is also a bigger political dimension to the skills needed for a modern economy - highlighted by the annual Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Skills Outlook, published this month.
The economic think tank's report for 2017 focuses on the polarising impact of globalisation - which has increasingly become a target for protesters on the right and left.
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The OECD analysis argues that whether a country is a winner or loser from globalisation will depend on the level of skills in the workforce.
If countries have well-qualified, skilled populations, they will be the beneficiaries of globalisation, taking advantage of better jobs, improved productivity, widening markets and digital industries.
It identifies South Korea and Poland as examples of countries moving up this value chain - and Estonia, Japan and New Zealand as countries successfully taking advantage of expanding technology sectors.
Among major economies, Germany is seen as being more successful in developing skills than the United States.
But the big concern is that across OECD countries there are 200 million people with poor skills in basic literacy and numeracy, deeply vulnerable to the forces of globalisation.
These are people who have the reading skills of 10-year-olds - whose job chances are acutely at risk from outsourcing overseas or being replaced by technology.
The OECD report identifies Greece as a country that has failed to respond to this challenge.
But it also warns that the UK, Australia, Ireland and the United States "need to watch out" because the skills in the workforce are no longer "well aligned" with the needs of new technology-driven industries.
While projects such as Apple's academy are picking the fruit from the top of the tree, the OECD is warning about the dangers of ignoring the reality of life in the low-hanging branches.
Andreas Schleicher, the OECD's education director, says there is an urgent social and political need to equip people with training, if globalisation is going to avoid social division.
"Don't expect workers to accept losing their jobs through outsourcing or automation, if they don't feel prepared to get or create new ones," says Mr Schleicher.
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Tests were carried out after a cluster of dead red squirrels was discovered in woodlands near Beaumaris.
Experts have now confirmed the mammals had tested positive for adenovirus.
Dr Craig Shuttleworth of Bangor University said the virus could be "highly infectious" and "pretty devastating" to infected squirrels.
"We have an unfortunate first. We've found it in Gwynedd for the first time in an animal that was found dead near Bangor," he added.
Dr Shuttleworth said the disease could be carried by other animals, such as wood mice, who may be passing it to the red squirrel population.
"Some animals carry it and don't show any symptoms and it may not affect them, but they spread it to other animals who then die from it," he explained.
But he said the disease tended to by found in isolated clusters.
"We're hopeful it won't spread particularly widely and affect everywhere."
The red squirrel population on Anglesey has increased from about 40 squirrels in 1998 to more than 700 and a wild colony is set to be established in neighbouring Gwynedd to try and boost its numbers.
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A 69-year-old woman and an elderly man had to be freed by firefighters from their Toyota Avensis after the accident shortly before 08:00.
They were both taken to the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh.
Two people in the other vehicle, a Volkswagen Passat, were taken to Borders General Hospital but were not seriously hurt.
The A68 was completely closed for investigations between A698 (Bonjedward) and A698 (Cleikhimin).
The 28-year-old, who made 16 appearances for United last season, is new head coach Robbie Neilson's first signing of the summer.
Hearts had their SPFL transfer embargo lifted on Wednesday after officially exiting administration.
"He's got a lot of experience and is a good player," Neilson told the club's website.
"He's got a great attitude and a great work-rate. His mentality for coming in and doing things properly is what we need from the older players.
"They need to set an example and he certainly does that.
"I took the under-20s against Dundee United in January and Morgaro was playing. He was fantastic.
"It was a cold Tuesday night, it was bucketing down and blowing a gale but he worked really hard and helped the United youngsters.
"For me, that sold me on him. If he can do that for them then he can do it for us."
Gomis spent five years at Tannadice over two spells, and has been capped twice by Senegal.
He goes into a Hearts squad looking to bounce back to Scotland's top-flight, after they were relegated to the Championship in season 2013-14.
12 November 2015 Last updated at 15:33 GMT
It's the first storm to be named by the Met Office, who are the people in charge of keeping track of the weather here.
Here's a forecast for the next few days.
The public inquiry report into high death rates at the hospital over 2005-09 is due to be released on Wednesday.
Julie Bailey, who set up protest group Cure The NHS, was among those who met David Cameron.
The campaigners said they wanted assurances any recommendations made in the report would be implemented.
Robert Francis QC compiled the report after overseeing a public inquiry, which was held last year.
His report is expected to recommend wide-ranging reforms of the NHS.
Over the weekend it emerged five doctors from the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust are to face disciplinary hearings over their work between 2005 and 2009.
The General Medical Council said three of them had managerial responsibilities at the trust at the time.
The GMC said all five would appear before a fitness to practise tribunal.
Emergency services were alerted at about 04:20 that a young child was in the water in Dalmellington, East Ayrshire.
She was taken to Ayr Hospital for treatment.
Police Scotland said inquiries were ongoing to establish the details of the incident.
A spokeswoman said: "Police received a report of a young girl having fallen into water, believed to be a burn, in Cathcartson, Ayrshire.
"The girl, believed to be a four-year-old, was taken to Ayr Hospital for treatment."
The Irish striker has scored 19 goals for the Dons this season and has been an ever present in the side.
"Adam took a slight strain on his thigh doing some shooting after training on Thursday," McInnes told BBC Scotland.
"It's developed into something a wee bit more. He's going to be for a good few weeks. You would have to suggest it will be in the region of six weeks."
Rooney had been due to make his 100th appearances for Aberdeen against St Johnstone on Saturday.
The Dons also have injuries to Jonny Hayes and Craig Storie, though McInnes said Storie - who signed a new deal with Aberdeen during the week - will be back training on Monday.
"It's a shame for him (Rooney). He was so excited about playing his 100th game," said the Pittodrie manager.
"Some of my comments prior to the game was that he's never injured. To pick up almost 100 appearances in just under two years is quite remarkable.
"We all know the importance of his goals. It's up to others to step up and that's exactly what a squad is all about."
He added: "You have to overcome these things. You can't let it beat you up and use it as an excuse. We still feel we've a good attacking threat in the team."
With the support of the Scottish Greens, the SNP will win the vote calling for a second referendum on Scottish independence.
They will then claim that the UK government must not stand in the way of the democratically expressed will of the Scottish Parliament.
But the opposition parties - the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats - all believe that the will of the parliament does not match the will of the people.
Scottish voters don't want another referendum, they argue, and they are convinced public opinion is on their side.
It used to be received wisdom in Scottish politics that if Westminster tried to deny a Scottish referendum that could easily backfire and stir up support for independence.
But the Unionist parties are confident there is no great public demand for another vote - other than among people who are already committed nationalists.
Opinion polls suggest people are split fairly evenly, about 50/50, on whether they want another vote.
And it tends to be yes supporters who say yes to another referendum. No voters who say no, not now.
The great divide in Scottish politics over the question of independence may only be solidified by this current debate over whether to re-run the 2014 referendum.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will argue that this is now a constitutional struggle in which the Scottish Parliament is battling with Westminster.
Tories say she is just playing a well rehearsed political game - one in which she puts forward a proposal she knows will be rejected by Westminster and then responds with righteous indignation.
And we are about to see that happen once again.
Ms Sturgeon will soon send a letter to 10 Downing Street demanding another referendum.
The Prime Minster Theresa May will reply to say they are not prepared to talk about it at this time, pressing the point that it is more important to pull together and get the best Brexit deal for the whole of the UK.
The big question, the big calculation for both sides, is how many Scottish voters will then share the SNP's inevitable outrage about being denied another referendum.
Some will. Others will breathe a huge sigh of relief that they don't have to live through another campaign. At least not yet.
Originating in the frozen north as an essential part of daily life, it now sits along other Nordic skiing sports such as Nordic combined, ski jumping and biathlon.
A good place to start if you want to get involved with cross-country is with Snowsport England, who have produced a guide on how to begin the sport in England - where the ideal conditions don't often exist. They also offer GO SKI GO BOARD roller skiing sessions for those who want learn the basics needed for cross country.
Scotland tends to be a more natural home for cross-country skiers, so check the Snowsport Scotland slope finder.
Most Britons who aren't doing the sport for a living will almost certainly want to supplement any cross-country skiing with sessions at nearby indoor slopes. Snowsport England provides a handy club and slope finder, as does Snowsport Wales.
Be in no doubt about the physical exertion required - cross-country skiing can be punishing. You will need to quickly develop your balance and coordination to pick up the sport and make the most of it.
To start with you need only venture out for a few hundred metres at a time, but committed amateurs will routinely ski for five kilometres or more, and elite skiers go for 50km at a time at the Olympics. Those distances require phenomenal reserves of energy alongside mental stamina and years of acquired muscle memory.
Norwegian army units were skiing for sport as early as the 18th Century and this soon spread to the rest of the country, with the first recorded race taking place in 1842.
Men's cross-country skiing was first featured at the original Winter Olympics of 1924. The women's version was introduced ahead of the Oslo Games in 1952.
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She is thought to have swallowed it in order to smuggle it out of the country.
The woman is believed to have stolen the six-carat diamond from a jewellery fair on Thursday by swapping it for a fake gemstone.
However, she was caught on security cameras at the fair and later arrested at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport.
A man travelling with her was also arrested.
Police said the woman initially denied involvement, but an X-ray revealed the diamond lodged inside her.
She was initially given laxatives, but when nature failed to take its course, a colonoscope was used to extract the gem.
Pol Maj Gen Sanit Mahathavorn, quoted by the Bangkok Post, said the operation had taken about 12 minutes and the woman was recovering in hospital.
Pictures posted on social media showed the left-hand side of the stage at the Tomorrowland Unite festival near Barcelona going up in flames.
No injuries have been reported.
Organisers said on the festival's website that "a technical malfunction" had caused the blaze but gave no further details.
The electronic music festival was taking place at Can Zam Park in Santa Coloma de Gramenet when the drama unfolded.
Top DJ Steve Aoki had been due to perform on stage when the one-day festival was cancelled. The line-up also included DJs Ingrosso and Afrojack.
The Belarusian served for the title against Williams 12 months ago, but the American fought back to win for the fourth time at Flushing Meadows.
Williams, 31, has looked imperious in reaching this year's final for the loss of just 16 games in six matches.
"She's an amazing player. She's the greatest of all time," said Azarenka.
The 24-year-old, who has beaten the world number one twice this year, added: "You've got to fight. You've got to run, you've got to grind, and you've got to bite with your teeth for whatever opportunity you have."
Azarenka won their last contest in Cincinnati on the eve of the US Open but Williams, who has won 12 of their 15 matches overall, believes the second seed raises her game when they play.
"Both matches [won by Azarenka in 2013] she played really well," said Williams.
"I let myself down at opportunities and I didn't take them. If I'm able to get another chance I have to take them, because she is always pumped and she does really well.
"It's hard to go against Serena. She is so comfortable when she gets to a final. For her it's always been about trying to win Grand Slams and she, as great as her year has been, is not happy with just having the one in 2013 [French Open].
"Serena is so comfortable playing here in New York. The crowd is going to be behind her and I'd be surprised if she didn't take home the title."
"When she plays me she plays her best, by far. I have seen her play other players, but when I play her I'm playing a totally different player. Obviously she brings her best game."
Both women have won one Grand Slam apiece this year, and although French Open champion Williams is firmly established as the world number one, whoever wins on Sunday might feel they have had the better year.
A victory would also take Williams to within one major singles title of the 18 won by Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert.
"It's still so close but it's still so far," said Williams. "I have to win against a great player and I have to play great tennis."
For Azarenka, it is an opportunity to win a Grand Slam title away from the Australian Open, where she has been the champion for the past two years.
"It's an amazing opportunity, something that every tennis player dreams of, to be in the final of the US Open and play against the best player in the world," she said.
"It's something I'm so excited about. I can't wait to go out and play."
Jason Pritchard, 42, had been in the police cells in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, when the incident happened in December 2015.
Sgt Jethro Christie, who was in charge of the custody suite, denies gross misconduct.
He denied using a wrestling-style manoeuvre on Mr Pritchard.
Mr Pritchard, who spent the night in the cells after being arrested for threatening behaviour on Boxing Day, claimed Sgt Christie lifted him up off the floor when he asked him about his son the next morning.
"It happened so quickly," Mr Pritchard told the hearing at North Wales Police head office in Colwyn Bay.
"I can't recall much of my reaction, just being lifted up into the air by him, then another officer grabbed my legs and I was thrown into the cell with a pain in my shoulder."
When questioned by Stephen Crossley, a barrister representing Sgt Christie, Mr Pritchard admitted he could not remember all of the exchange which led to him being restrained.
Sgt Christie told the hearing Mr Pritchard seemed angry and aggressive and approached him "with his chest puffed out".
He said he attempted several different techniques to restrain him but they failed.
"I went for the low level minimal force option first, but he just broke out of that. He broke out of each technique I put on him," he said.
He denied using a "full Nelson" manoeuvre, similar to that used in wrestling - which involves passing both arms around the opponent's armpits and neck - to restrain Mr Pritchard.
"I've never used that manoeuvre in any sports event or any police event," he said.
Sgt Christie said Mr Pritchard had fallen off the cell bed onto his shoulder. Mr Pritchard earlier denied this was how the injury occurred.
The hearing continues.
The 16-year-old from Crediton, who has been at Exeter for eight years, moves to Old Trafford for an initial fee of around £100,000.
Goss scored 13 times for the League Two side's under-16s last season earning him a trial with United.
He played for them in a youth tournament in the Netherlands and will join their academy side.
"The last few days haven't felt real - seeing all the first-team players around and the training facilities is like a different world," Goss told the club website.
"I can't wait to get started now and we've got pre-season games coming up.
"I just have to continue working hard and my aim now is to just push higher and higher through the ranks."
But it also emphasised how much has changed in the last five years.
In 2010, the Conservatives and the Ulster Unionists were partners in an electoral pact, and Mr Cameron harboured hopes Northern Ireland's "New Force" might contribute an MP to his Westminster team.
Now older and wiser, Mr Cameron knows his Northern Ireland candidates are embarked on a long process of trying to build from the bottom up.
In the 2015 electoral Game of Thrones, the New Force has been replaced by a DUP-UUP pact, and the real Northern Ireland dynasty in play is the DUP, hoping to increase its complement of MPs and return as kingmakers in a hung parliament.
If the arithmetic doesn't work out on 8 May, no doubt the DUP will be disappointed.
But so far as the current campaign is concerned that doesn't matter - the party is using the prospect of wielding influence as an impetus to motivate its vote right now.
DUP strategists appear confident of retaking the East Belfast seat lost five years ago to Alliance.
While Naomi Long may benefit from incumbency, the odds look stacked against her.
The DUP is also hopeful about profiting from any damage to the SDLP's South Belfast vote caused by Sinn Féin entering the race there.
Aside from calling for an end to the bedroom tax and a guaranteed level of defence spending, one aspect of the DUP's Northern Ireland plan which Peter Robinson referred to in his recent Inside Politics interview, is its rejection of the previous proposal to cut Northern Ireland's constituencies down from 18 to 16 (as part of a general reduction in the size of the Commons).
Previously the Conservative-backed plan foundered when the Liberal Democrats pulled the plug.
But if David Cameron does return to power with DUP assistance he will find them equally opposed, at least so far as Northern Ireland is concerned.
If the DUP can consolidate or improve its Westminster position in this election, it doesn't want to allow it to be subsequently reduced by a stroke of a Boundary Commissioner's pen.
Abdul Hafidah was stabbed after he was hit by a car on Moss Lane East on 12 May and died later in hospital.
Eight people, including a 14-year-old boy, have previously been arrested in connection with his death and have been released on bail.
A 19-year-old man from Moss Side has been taken into custody for questioning, police said.
Police believe Mr Hafidah had been chased near Greenheys Lane before being struck by a blue Vauxhall Corsa and then stabbed,
Officers are continuing to appeal for information.
Det Sgt Wes Knights said: "This is now our ninth arrest and we will continue to progress this investigation and carry on with our inquiries.
"I would ask anyone who might have been in the area at the time of Abdul's murder to come forward. Every bit of information could help us give his family answers."
A man, covering his face and holding what appeared to be a handgun, demanded cash from staff at the One Stop store in Bordon at 18:40 GMT on Saturday.
A quantity of cash and other items were handed over by a staff member before the offender fled the scene on foot.
Police appealed for information from customers in the store and said extra patrols were being carried out.
The man was discovered at about 02:20 in Lochranza Drive near Lindsayfield Road, East Kilbride.
Paramedics were called to the scene but he died a short time later.
Police said the death was being treated as unexplained and a post-mortem examination would be carried out in due course.
Mountaineering Scotland wrote a joint letter with the Scottish Gamekeepers Association.
It asked for upland moors to be protected from commercial tree-planting.
The letter to the environment secretary was prompted by the Scottish government's draft Climate Change Plan.
It sets a target of increasing forest cover from 17% to 25% of the land mass by 2050.
Following the letter, many Mountaineering Scotland members have said they support the planting of native species and describe the moorland as a man-made habitat.
Others have questioned the group's association with gamekeepers.
The outdoors writer and TV presenter Cameron McNeish wrote on Twitter: "Disagree with #Mountaineering Scotland over {the} issue of woodlands. Shocked they have got into bed with moorland owners.
"My own preference would be for reducing deer and sheep numbers to allow natural regeneration, not planting. Growth can be incredibly fast."
BBC Scotland revealed on Wednesday that the joint letter had been sent to the Scottish government.
The letter states: "Our concern is whether adequate weight is being given to the significant changes this will have on the landscape of Scotland and in particular the dramatic open views and vistas which have come to signify to the outside world that which is unique about our country."
Responding to the criticism, chief executive David Gibson said: "Mountaineering Scotland welcomes the passion shown by our members and others but regrets that our position has been substantially misunderstood and has caused concern to members.
"The feedback has strengthened our resolve to take a stronger stance on conservation issues, including hill tracks and land management practices.
"Our collaboration with the Scottish Gamekeepers Association was on a single issue and does not indicate agreement with them on any other policy or issue."
Mountaineering Scotland, formerly the Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS), issued a clarification on Thursday saying they were not opposed to the planting of native trees.
Outdoor writer Chris Townsend said: "Having read the clarification, I have to say as a member and an ex-president of the MCofS I think it's pathetic, disappointing and naive."
But Reforesting Scotland, a charity which promotes tree planting, backed the underlying call for a government policy on upland moors.
A spokesman told BBC Scotland: "Scotland's upland landscape is largely a man-made construct caused by deforestation and maintained that way through excessive grazing and burning for the benefit of a few.
"There is a need to protect areas of valuable moorland but not at the level it exists at present. The balance is wrong and we need to bring all interested parties together to decide where that new balance should lie."
Professor Dominick Spracklen, of the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds, said: "The distinction between plantation forestry and native woodlands is absolutely critical to this discussion - open, patchy native woodlands do not have the impact on "grand vistas" that dense plantation forestry does."
Citing Glen Affric, Glen Strathfarrar, Glen Feshie and Beinn Eighe, he added: "These are iconic landscapes - a mix of native trees, moorland and mountain - that are much more interesting than they would be if they had no trees. The clarification from the Mountaineering Council recognises this."
The Scottish government's draft Climate Change Plan includes planting more trees because forests can act as a carbon "sink", removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
A spokesman said: "The increased woodland creation targets announced by the Scottish government as part of its Climate Change Plan will be taken forward in a sustainable way, including working closely with a range of stakeholders.
"This will include appropriate consideration of Scotland's distinctive upland landscapes."
The oil-rich country, often described as one of the most corrupt in the world, has only had two leaders since independence from Portugal in 1975.
Provisional results from Angola's recent election put the governing MPLA party in an unassailable lead, which means the former defence minister, Joao Laurenco, is going to be the next president.
But at least one thing will be different.
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The new head of state will not be able to govern in the same way as his predecessor.
The outgoing President dos Santos is still the head of the MPLA which has governed Angola since independence, transforming it from a hardline communist party to a freewheeling capitalist one.
This often invisible, but phenomenally cunning politician - popularly known as Zedu - is not going to retire gracefully, despite consistent reports of ill health.
He will remain powerful, and he will remain in the shadows.
Before the election, a law was passed preventing the new president from firing the heads of the army, police and intelligence services for eight years.
Plus, for now at least, the dos Santos family tentacles will keep a firm grip on the economy.
The president's daughter, Isabel - Africa's richest woman - runs the state oil company.
One his sons, Jose, is in charge of the $5bn (£3.9bn) state-owned investment fund.
Unravelling Angola's wealth from a tiny elite of super-rich families will be a mammoth task - and there may well be a lack of will to do so.
Despite predictions of social unrest - even an Angolan Spring - a few families continue to become richer and treat the country as their playground.
A measly tuna fish sandwich on the glamorous beach front near the capital Luanda will set you back $40.
Porsche cars, purchased from a local showroom, purr by, their occupants dripping with designer wear.
Super-yachts crowd the ocean and high-rise buildings with multi-million dollar apartments line the horizon.
It is hard to believe that just 15 years ago, Angola was still being ripped apart by a civil war which lasted 27 years, and which had been preceded by a long, bitter struggle for independence.
For all the criticism of President Dos Santos, he is the man who ended the war following the killing in 2002 of the Unita rebel leader Jonas Savimbi.
Unlike many other countries, Angola has not slipped back into conflict.
It is repressive, corrupt and intolerant of dissent, but war has not returned.
Not long after the conflict ended, the country became a miracle, at least economically.
For some years, it was the world's fastest growing economy.
Chinese and other foreigners rushed in to build roads, railways and new cities.
Even citizens of the former colonial power, Portugal, fled economic collapse at home for lucrative jobs in Angola.
But most of the grand infrastructure projects did not improve the lives of Angola's poorest, 70% of whom live on less than $2 ($1.50) a day.
The United Nations says 20% of Angola's children die before their fifth birthday - one of the highest child mortality rates on earth.
During the long years of war, the poverty, the lack of schools and hospitals could be excused. But no longer.
Now that oil prices have crashed, inflation has rocketed to 40% and annual economic growth has plummeted.
Politicians must be regretting that they failed to honour promises of economic diversification.
Angola is blessed with gold, diamonds, fertile land, a long seaboard and, for such a huge landmass, a relatively small population.
For decades, Angola's crafty, invisible president worked hard to keep the poor invisible too.
He bulldozed their slum settlements to make way for glitzy shopping malls and housing developments, locking up many who complained.
But keeping a lid on the more than two-thirds of Angolans who are under 25 - and who are social media savvy, and out of work and education - will be a mighty challenge for the new man at the top.
For a country so abundant with natural resources, perhaps it is time to stop treating it like a family business.
The memorial hall for Park Chung-hee, the country's former military ruler, was badly damaged in the blaze.
Police quoted the suspect as saying the president should have resigned or killed herself, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported.
Ms Park is facing protests and possible impeachment over a corruption scandal.
The house where Ms Park's father was born, in the southern city of Gumi, is a tourist attraction, especially among supporters of the Park family.
How a friendship became a scandal
Police said the suspect told investigators he used paint thinner to set fire to it, the Associated Press news agency reported.
Ms Park has not commented on the incident, though she made her first public appearance in more than three weeks on Thursday, visiting a century-old market in her hometown that had also been damaged by fire.
The cause of Wednesday's blaze in Daegu is still being investigated.
Parliament is due to discuss on Friday whether Ms Park should face impeachment amid an investigation into whether she allowed a long-time friend, Choi Soon-sil, to influence political decisions for personal gain.
The investigation focuses on alleged abuse by Ms Choi, the daughter of the leader of a pseudo-Christian cult, of her closeness to the president to enrich herself and influence policy, as well as her handling of classified documents.
On Tuesday, Ms Park asked parliament to help her find a way to stand down.
She has apologised twice before, and has said she is "heartbroken" by the political crisis, but has refused to resign.
In recent weeks, hundreds of thousands of Koreans have joined huge street protests across the country demanding that she leave office.
Park Chung-hee ruled the country from 1961, when he took power in a military coup, until 1979, when he was assassinated by his security chief.
His rule was authoritarian, but he is credited with industrialisation which brought the country out of poverty in the wake of the Korean War.
Security has been tightened at Garissa University College nine months after the attack by militant Islamist group al-Shabab.
Staff reported to work last week to get the campus in north-east Kenya ready.
Last year's attack was the deadliest so far by the Somali-based group in Kenya.
The campus has been closed since the attack and at the time some 650 students were offered places at a sister campus in Eldoret, western Kenya, to continue their studies.
They were not expected to return to Garissa but the authorities are hoping to attract a new cohort of students by the start of the academic year in September.
Shamsi Abdi Barre:
"I have the memories of lost friends, the environment gives me flashbacks... but life must go on."
Shamsi Abdi Barre, third-year student, Garissa University College
Only about a dozen students arrived and attended a business management class, including Shamsi Abdi Barre.
She told the BBC that though she is happy the university has reopened, she has "a lot of memories of lost friends [and] the environment gives me a lot of flashbacks".
The BBC's Angela Ngendo in Garissa says that those who turned up were third-year students who worked in the local area.
They told her they wanted to complete their classes so they could graduate.
Student Lovender Moseti has decided not to go back.
She told the AP news agency that she did not want to "remember everything that happened" and said she "would not be comfortable" returning despite the strengthened security.
Al-Shabab has launched several attacks on Kenya, saying they are in revenge for Kenya's decision to send troops to Somalia, where they are helping government forces against the al-Qaeda affiliated group.
Thomas Waterfield was back in the city for the first time in almost 60 years.
His biological mother, Hannah Kavanagh, gave him up for adoption after leaving Springtown camp in Derry to live in London.
Mr Waterfield described the visit as "overwhelming".
He said life after his adoption in 1951 was "blessed", with a mother who was not only very famous, but also very grounded.
"There was never a dull moment, that's for sure," he said.
"As children, mom would take us down to the studio.
"We'd run around and meet all the people and see all the props. It was kind of like a Disneyland."
Jane Russell was one of the most popular Hollywood sex symbols of the 1940s and 50s and spent her life campaigning on behalf of families trying to adopt.
Springtown camp, now known as Springtown industrial estate, was an American navy base during the Second World War.
It was a collection of tin and wooden huts, which, after the Americans left, was squatted in by a number of families who at that time had been living with their parents and in extremely cramped conditions.
Willie Deery, author of Springtown Camp From the Inside, grew up in the camp.
He said it was "thousands of miles" from the Hollywood lifestyle.
"Back then it was harsh, but happy. We had very little, but again, we had everything," he said.
Thomas Waterfield said that he would treasure the memories of his visit to Derry.
"I have lots of memories of my son coming over and meeting his biological family, and reading about the history and the struggles over the generations," he said.
"That's what I'd like to take home."
Researchers suggest that the seeds of future invasions have already been sown, making them difficult to control.
The team of European scientists called on governments to tighten controls on international trade that involved potentially invasive species.
The findings appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
"Alien invasions may be characterised by considerable time lags between the date of first introduction of a species to a new territory and its establishment as part of the regional flora or fauna," they wrote.
"This lag in the cause-effect relationship would mean that, independent of existing biosecurity and trade regulations preventing further introductions, the seeds of future invasion problems have already been sown and can best be described as an 'invasion debt'."
They reached their conclusion after examining series of data on more than 3,300 invasive species across 10 taxonomic groups - including birds, reptiles, mammals, fungi and plants - in 28 countries around Europe.
Silent killers
Researchers consider the threat from invasive species to be one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss, alongside other factors such as habitat loss and fragmentation.
An invasive plant is emerging as a major problem in a Nepalese national park
The invader that is strangling an ecosystem
For example, a native plant of Brazil, Mikania micrantha, has already covered 20% of a Unesco-listed national park in southern Nepal.
Scientists are concerned about the spread of the "weed" in the Chitwan National Park because it has been a huge conservation success story, with nearly 100 breeding adult tigers and more than 400 rhinos roaming within its territory.
The spread threatens to smother vegetation that is a source of food for a variety of animals, raising concerns about the stability of the ecosystem's food chain.
In the PNAS paper, the researchers said that socio-economic indicators from 1900 provided a better explanation of current patterns of invasive species than indicators from 2000.
"The results of [this] analysis extend our understanding of the temporal dimension of this relationship," they wrote.
"We show that, across all 10 taxonomic groups analysed, indicators of historical introduction efforts around the year 1900 explain current stocks of alien species in Europe significantly better than the same indicators evaluated for the recent past."
However, the team warned that the volume of introduced species had increased markedly as the 1900s advanced.
"Given the enormous increase of introduction events during the second half of the 20th Century, this result is strongly suggestive of a considerable delay between the introduction of a species and its subsequent establishment in the wild."
They concluded: "Our results highlight that even if further unintended introductions could be successfully reduced by [current regulations and policies], the mid-term impacts of alien species on biodiversity and the economy might even be higher than currently expected."
Mourinho has left Schweinsteiger, 32, out of United's first-team squad and will pick young players if injuries cut his central midfield options.
Schweinsteiger does not intend to leave Old Trafford this month and said: "My wish would be to continue playing for Manchester United but I have no personal problems with Jose Mourinho."
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The former Bayern Munich midfielder's contract runs to 2018 and he does not wish to play for another club in Europe and has ruled out an immediate move to Major League Soccer.
He said: "The MLS transfer window is closed. So it won't happen this season."
Schweinsteiger does intend to carrying on playing though, beyond Wednesday night's international between Germany and Finland.
He said: "I'm not going to stop playing football. I still believe in my own ability."
Wednesday's friendly game in Monchengladbach will be his 121st and last appearance for Germany after he announced his retirement last month.
Less than half of the 43,000 tickets available have been sold.
"It's a bit of a pity for Bastian, if the stadium isn't sold out," admitted Germany coach Joachim Low.
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The 10-year-old is rated at 171, five more than Coneygree was before his Gold Cup success in 2015.
Thistlecrack was competing in just his fourth race over fences when he swept aside Cue Card in the King George.
"He really is showing all the signs of being exceptional," said Phil Smith, the British Horseracing Authority's senior handicapper.
Thistlecrack made his chasing debut in October, and trainer Colin Tizzard is planning one more race for his stable star, probably at Cheltenham on 28 January, before heading to the Gold Cup at the same course on 17 March.
Kauto Star, winner of two Cheltenham Gold Cups and a record five King Georges, was rated 193 at his peak.
Nolan was appointed by the struggling League Two club on 12 January, but the 34-year-old midfielder was unable to play because of a transfer embargo.
However, debts to HM Revenue & Customs and other clubs have now been settled.
Campbell, 20, has scored two goals in 36 League Two games across two loan spells with Yeovil.
Owner Alan Hardy has confirmed that former Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United and West Ham man Nolan can now play.
"It was always Kevin's intention to register as a player," Hardy said. "He will need to continue building his fitness but, when he's ready, I'm confident we will have one of, if not, the best midfielders in the league."
Notts made Mark Yeates their first signing of the transfer window on Monday night.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here.
But many of the problems of 2015 could get worse this year, from lack of demand for the continent's commodities, to lack of rain, from falling currencies to political instability.
The editor of BBC Africa's Business Report, Matthew Davies, takes a look at the prospects for African economies in 2016:
Prices for Africa's commodities fell sharply in 2015 and are not expected to see much of a recovery this year. This has had widespread economic effects across the continent.
In Zambia, the country's main export, copper, now sells for less than half than it did just three years ago.
Some mining companies have even halted production and laid off workers. It's led to a plunge in the currency, the kwacha, and a rise in inflation which is expected to continue.
And several African countries, including the big oil producers like Nigeria and Angola, are in the same boat. Expect a few countries to call on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for help this year.
Much of the fall in the prices of commodities is down to China. As its economy has slowed, demand for the metals and minerals in African soils has reduced dramatically.
The knock-on effect of this has translated not just into commodity price falls, but also to job losses and a fall in tax revenues gathered by some African governments.
If, as one would expect, things continue on this path, we can expect African governments to either cut public spending or increase taxes, or both.
The turmoil in Chinese markets since the beginning of the year is also a cause for concern. The more the giant Chinese economy stumbles around in search of a good footing and clear direction, the more African governments need to take measures to make sure that China's economic problems don't become their own.
China's economic situation and the resultant fall in commodity prices has also led to a collapse of the values in many African currencies.
From Cape Town to Cairo, Dakar to Mombasa, many currencies have seen significant falls in value.
In Zambia, a national day of prayer was even devoted to the struggling kwacha.
The build-up and eventual decision of the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates hit emerging market currencies as well.
That was of particular significance for the South African rand, which wasn't helped by the debacle of switching finance ministers not once, but twice in December.
In Nigeria last year, the central bank introduced foreign exchange controls to try and support the naira, creating a de facto peg for the naira against the US dollar.
The risk is that analysts believe the level of that peg is too high, which could mean another devaluation of the naira if low oil prices persist throughout 2016.
Africa's other big oil exporter, Angola, also has similar issues with its currency.
In 2016, central banks throughout Africa will need to finely balance the need to increase interest rates with the need to support economic growth however they can.
This could be the sleeping lion. And if it's rudely awakened, Africa could get a serious fright.
A few years ago, many African governments started issuing Eurobonds (bonds issued in a foreign currency) as a way to raise money.
Nigeria, Zambia and Kenya are just a few to have tested their money-raising luck on global markets.
Interest payments on some of these Eurobonds are due this year - and those payments have to be paid in US dollars.
That's not great if your local currency has lost up to half of its value against the dollar.
As investors have become increasingly worried about the ability of some African governments to repay their Eurobonds, the credit ratings of many countries have been sliding to near-junk and junk status.
That in itself pushes up borrowing costs to levels that governments hadn't predicted when they all merrily jumped on the Eurobond wagon just a few years ago.
For example, Zambia issued its first Eurobond in 2012 at 5.4%. Falling copper prices, a power crisis and a credit rating downgrade meant that investors felt lending money to Zambia in 2015 was more risky than it was in 2012.
Hence, when the country issued its third Eurobond last year, the rate was 8.5%. Zambia now has to make those dramatically increased interest payments from declining tax revenues.
This could be the biggest crisis to hit African economies for some time, especially in eastern and southern Africa.
Just looking at the numbers should set alarm bells ringing: Almost two-thirds of the world's arable land is in Africa.
A similar proportion of the African labour force is involved in agriculture and, according to the World Bank, at least 32% of Africa's GDP is based on farming in one way or another.
The El Nino weather phenomenon is causing widespread high temperatures and low rainfall.
The United Nations says 29 million people in southern Africa do not have a reliable food supply and 10 million in east Africa will need food aid this year.
In South Africa, for example, the outlook is bleak.
The window for planting is rapidly closing and precious little rain has fallen on soil baked by soaring temperatures.
The 2016 harvest in many southern African countries could be a fraction of what it was just a few years ago and spending to import grain will have to be on several government budgets.
Maize prices are already approaching record levels, with much food price inflation set to follow.
Generally, 2016 seems set to be the toughest year for African economies for some time. And that's not as if 2015 wasn't hard enough for many.
But there are always some winners amongst the losers; some silver linings to the darkest of clouds.
Anyone exporting manufactured good from Africa should benefit from the stronger US dollar, as long as most of their inputs are locally sourced.
In politics, many see a few of the leaders that have emerged in the past year as a reason to be hopeful for certain economies
People are taking notice of the efforts being made by Presidents Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, John Magufuli in Tanzania and Macky Sall in Senegal.
Their crackdowns on government excess and waste have provided some analysts with the hope that those economies, particularly Africa's largest Nigeria, can find a more solid footing in what's going to be a very uncertain 2016.
Also, the fact that Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), kicked off her New Year with a visit to Africa could be seen as a positive sign that the large international financial organisations are at least aware of the challenges being faced by Africa and are ready to provide assistance quickly.
There'll be no shortage of hope this year for African economies: Hope that China recovers somewhat; hope that commodity demand and prices pick up; hope that currencies stabilise; and hope that rain will fall.
What's required of the continent's governments are strategies that prepare for the worst.
If that means further radical economic reforms or funds from the likes of the IMF, then so be it.
The first duty of any government is the welfare of its citizens, all of it citizens. Making the right decisions to ensure the economic well-being of those citizens should be priority number one for 2016.
Thousands of people gathered to watch the demolition, which happened at noon.
The 149m-tall chimney stacks had dominated the local skyline for the past 50 years.
The power station, which Scottish Power said generated 150 terawatt hours of electricity in its lifetime, was decommissioned in March 2013.
Each of the chimney stacks had 150 holes drilled in it, which were then filled with explosives. The power station's turbine hall was also demolished, with the boiler house due to come down at a later date.
The "button press", which started the demolition of both chimneys, was carried out by East Lothian resident Donald McCulloch, who won a charity raffle.
An exclusion zone was in place from 09:00 to ensure that the demolition was carried out safely.
A flotilla of boats gathered in the Firth of Forth to watch the demolition, with many more people gathering at surrounding vantage points, including Portobello Beach.
The safety restrictions covered the Greenhills, sections of Edinburgh Road and the John Muir Way, as well as extending into the Firth of Forth.
There were also traffic restrictions around the power station from 07:00.
The twin chimney stacks were constructed in time for the coal station opening in 1967. The turbine hall structure is predominantly made of steel.
The most revolutionary involves two leagues of 12 teams, splitting into three divisions of eight halfway through the season.
Another involves a two-division Super League, and the third a Super League and Championship with one club promoted and relegated each season.
Option 1 - Super League reverts to a 12-team competition (from 14) and a 10 or 12-team Championship, with one club promoted and relegated each year
Option 2 - A two-division Super League with each division comprising 10 teams
Option 3 - Two divisions of 12 in Super League, with teams playing each other once to provide 11 fixtures before splitting into three groups of eight in mid-season and then playing each other home and away to provide 14 more matches
However, no changes can be introduced until the start of the 2015 season.
Rugby Football League chief executive Nigel Wood said: "The interest already shown in these ideas has been very encouraging and I believe these new proposals will produce positive change and innovation across the whole sport."
Places in Super League have been subject to a licensing system since 2009, with 14 clubs granted three-year licences (2009-11 and 2012-14), during which time they cannot be relegated.
However, some clubs, particularly those at the top of the Championship, want a return to regular promotion and relegation.
All Super League and Championship clubs have been consulted and a proposal to maintain the status quo was rejected.
The new options are as follows:
Option 1 - Super League reverts to a 12-team competition (from 14) and a 10 or 12-team Championship, with one club promoted and relegated each year.
Option 2 - A two-division Super League with each division comprising 10 teams.
Option 3 - Two divisions of 12 in Super League, with teams playing each other once to provide 11 fixtures before splitting into three groups of eight in mid-season and then playing each other home and away to provide 14 more matches.
Each of the three groups in the third option would conclude with a play-off series and a Grand Final or play-off final. The final standings at the end of the regular season would determine the make-up of the two 12-team divisions for the following season.
The third option would mean two teams being relegated from Super League at the end of next season.
Wood added: "I do believe that we need to create a pathway into Super League but it is essential that we are mindful of the challenges that a straight reintroduction of promotion and relegation between part-time and full-time leagues would create.
"While there is a recognition that the time is right for change, we fully understand the need to avoid destabilising the excellent progress that has been made in recent years."
The RFL has used research from sports industry financial experts KPMG in drafting its proposals.
A statement from promoters confirmed the gig was off but pointed out that the incident was in no way related to the grime MC.
Wiley was due to perform at The Garage in north London as part of his Snakes and Ladders tour.
The show has been moved to "early 2015" or ticket holders can get a refund from their vendor.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed that on Monday night a 25-year-old man was admitted to hospital suffering from a gunshot wound, following an incident outside The Garage.
The man is said to be in a stable condition and it's not believed his injuries are life threatening. No arrests have been made.
Wiley was due on stage on Tuesday night with support from Mobo-winning grime MC Stormzy.
In a series of tweets Wiley said the cancellation was beyond his control.
The MC wrote: "Some things that happen are totally out of your power."
Wiley was also due in Birmingham on Thursday and Manchester on Friday but those shows have also been called off, a spokesperson for concert promoters SJM confirmed.
They said: "Following an incident which took place outside The Garage in London last night, the main venue is unable to open this evening.
"It is with regret that the venue has no option other than to cancel tonight's Wiley show, which is a decision in no way related to Wiley, his management team or his support acts."
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Azhar, 31, became ODI skipper after the 2015 World Cup, and led the side to 12 wins and 18 defeats in the format.
He will be replaced by wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfraz Ahmed, 29, who already leads the Twenty20 side.
Pakistan next visit West Indies at the end of March to play two T20 games, three ODIs and three Tests.
They currently sit eighth in the International Cricket Council's ODI team rankings, but are only three points above West Indies - and only the top eight teams on the cut-off date of 30 September 2017 will automatically qualify for the 2019 World Cup.
Though he is set to continue in the side as a batsman, Azhar will be suspended for the first ODI of the West Indies series after he was punished for a slow over-rate in Australia.
Veteran batsman Misbah-ul-Haq, who continues to captain the Test side, will turn 43 soon after the Caribbean tour ends in May.
In December 2015, Azhar offered to resign over the presence at a training camp of pace bowler Mohammad Amir - who has since returned to international cricket after being jailed and banned for five years for his part in a spot-fixing scandal - but the Pakistan Cricket Board rejected his offer to quit.
That film, The Eagle Huntress, directed by British journalist Otto Bell, has now made more than $1.5m (£1.2m) at the US box office in six weeks and is among the 15 documentaries in the running for this year's Oscars.
The real-life story, narrated by Ridley, follows the then 13-year-old Aisholpan as she trains with her father to become the first female eagle hunter in 12 generations of her family, breaking the centuries-old tradition that says the skill is handed down from father to son.
"When I was first sent the film, I ended up curled into a ball, crying and then calling my mum," Ridley recalls. " I was just completely blown away. And so I just had to call Otto and say, 'how can I help you?'"
Bell remembers that both he and the film's other executive producer, Morgan Spurlock, called the resilient and independent Aisholpan "a real life Rey" - but Ridley says that was not why she got on board.
"It just reminded me of me and my own relationship with my dad, and how unflinching he was in his support of me wanting to become an actress," she explains.
"That to me is the real heart of the film. I think people will realise the hidden gem of the film is this family and their relationships with each other.
"However, this little girl, Aisholpan, is genuinely inspirational. People are very kind about me as a role model, but all I do is play characters.
"This little girl is breaking down hundreds of years of gender disparity and she doesn't think she is doing anything huge. I think this film is going to affect many girls."
Otto Bell set off for Mongolia on a whim two years ago after photographs of Aisholpan and an eagle surfaced on the BBC website under the headline A 13-year-old Eagle Huntress in Mongolia.
"I tracked down the family eventually - it's hard because they are nomadic - and Aisholpan's father Nurgaiv said, 'Well, today we are going to capture an eagle for Aisholpan, are you interested in filming that?'
"So the first day's filming was watching Aisholpan climb down a rocky crevice on a single length of rope, down to an eagle's nest. It was a health and safety nightmare."
The film also documents Aisholpan becoming the first female to ever complete in the region's annual eagle hunting festival, before taking her eagle for its first kill onto the icy steppes in conditions of -25C.
Bell says Aisholpan was "treated with some pretty ugly derision from the elders to start with".
He adds: "Her father tried to insulate her from the worst of it. But now they can see she is actually the real deal, that she really is a huntress, there's a lot more acceptance."
Daisy Ridley comments: "She takes it all in her stride. I just have huge respect for the way she goes about everything. She barely has a presence on social media, she does it because she wants to, not because she wants to be recognised for it.
"In a world where so much is about what you look like, this film is about her dreams and her passion. It's about her soul, and that's wonderful in a world full of superficial images."
The rights to The Eagle Huntress have been sold to Hollywood to make the story into an animated film, and as profit participants in the documentary, Aisholpan's family now has enough money for her to achieve her other ambition - to become a surgeon.
Otto Bell says he would "like to see the film in schools 20 years from now, telling girls and boys of what they can achieve if they put their minds to it".
Ridley agrees there is a valuable message there for female pupils. "When I was growing up, I didn't feel stereotyped, I went to a school heavily weighted towards girls and my parents were wonderful," she says.
"Yet there is sometimes a hesitation with girls reaching out for what we want. But then you have Aisholpan, not even questioning whether she can do it or not. Could I have done all this at 13? Absolutely not."
"She really is dauntless," Bell confirms. "There's a real duality to her character, because in some ways she's a teenager who loves to giggle with her friends and paint her nails.
"But as soon as she's with her eagle, she becomes this steely character determined to win. When you see her ploughing through the snow, with this heavy burden of a bird, she inspired us all, despite the horrendous conditions, to actually finish the film."
The Eagle Huntress is released in the UK on 16 December.
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Mrs Clinton sought to cast herself as the protector of Barack Obama's legacy, sharply attacking Mr Sanders for criticising the president.
"The kind of criticism I hear from Senator Sanders, I expect from Republicans," Mrs Clinton said.
Nevada and South Carolina, states with large minority populations, vote next.
Mrs Clinton and Mr Sanders are competing to be the Democratic party candidate in November's presidential election.
At the PBS NewsHour televised debate, Mrs Clinton repeatedly emphasised her ties to Mr Obama who is extremely popular among minority voters.
Meanwhile, Mr Sanders took pains to tailor to his message of economic fairness to address disparities in black communities.
Mrs Clinton also stressed her pragmatism, questioning Mr Sanders' pledges to provide universal healthcare and free higher education.
"We have a special obligation to make clear what we stand for which is why we can't make promises we can't keep," Mrs Clinton said.
Immigration reform was also a major topic of discussion. Both candidates supported creating a path to citizenship for the nearly 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US and they decried a recent uptick in deportations by the Obama administration.
Criticising the anti-immigrant positions of Republican front-runner Donald Trump, Mr Sanders said immigrants should not be scapegoats for economic uncertainty.
"We have got to stand up to the Trumps of the world, who are trying to divide us," Mr Sanders said.
Debate highlights:
Mrs Clinton is trying to rebuild her campaign after Mr Sanders decisively won the New Hampshire primary.
She received a much-needed endorsement from an influential bloc of black Democrats in Congress on Thursday.
The Vermont senator won the New Hampshire primary by 22 percentage points and lost the Iowa caucuses narrowly, but both states have nearly all-white populations.
He now faces the challenge of finding votes among the sizable Latino and black electorates in Nevada and South Carolina.
But the former secretary of state has strong support among Latinos and African-Americans and is expected to do well in the two states.
A recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll in South Carolina gave Mrs Clinton a lead of 74 over Mr Sanders' 17 percent among black voters.
On Thursday, the political action committee of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) publicly endorsed Mrs Clinton as their Democratic presidential candidate, giving an added boost to her campaign.
"We must have a president that understands the racial divide, not someone who just acquired the knowledge recently but someone...who has lived it and worked through it down through the years," CBC Chairman G K Butterfield told reporters on Thursday.
Recognising the need to do more to court the black vote, Mr Sanders met civil rights leader the Reverend Al Sharpton in New York on Wednesday.
However, Mr Sharpton declined to say which candidate he would back after the meeting.
It is still unclear who the winner of the Democratic contest will face in the Republican race, with Donald Trump, John Kasich and Ted Cruz finishing first, second and third in the New Hampshire primary.
Both Republican and Democratic parties will formally name their presidential candidates at conventions in July.
Americans will finally go to the polls to choose the new occupant of the White House in November.
20 February - South Carolina primary (Republican); Nevada caucus (Democrat)
23 February - Nevada caucus (R)
27 February - South Carolina primary (D)
1 March - 'Super Tuesday' - 15 states or territories decide
18-21 July - Republican convention, nominee picked
25-28 July - Democratic convention, nominee picked
8 November - US presidential elections
In depth: Primary calendar
Early reports quoted police as saying the avalanche buried several skiers.
Bad weather had hampered the rescue operation but it has now concluded without finding any casualties, according to the latest reports.
The avalanche risk at Tignes was said to be four on a scale of five, and part of the resort had been closed to skiers.
The resort said on Twitter that while there had been an avalanche there was "no drama", in reply to a supportive tweet sent by France's sports minister Thierry Braillard.
A journalist at the scene said it had been snowing heavily in Tignes for days and that mountain guides had been setting off preventative avalanches to try to reduce the threat.
Laurence Blainey, a British tourist staying at the resort, said the Carline piste was the only one that had been open near the village where he was staying and was crowded with skiers.
"We were in the queue for the ski lift when suddenly 30 or 40 ski instructors came running and told everyone just to get up the mountain. It was orderly but very very urgent," he said.
Mr Blainey said he had seen footage filmed by other skiers of people on the slope digging themselves out of snow that had fallen on them.
"It's quite amazing what happened. I'm feeling quite emotional," he added.
Last month four snowboarders were killed when an avalanche hit an off-piste area of the same resort. Tignes said that it appeared to have been set off by a group of skiers higher up.
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He was attacked by four men in Stewartfield Grove, East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, and chased into McLean Crescent at 23:00 on Tuesday.
The victim was then forced into a car, driven for more than 30 minutes and dumped in Slamannan, near Falkirk.
He is being treated for injuries to his head, hands and feet and is in a serious but stable condition.
Det Insp Kevin Jamieson, who is leading the investigation, said "This was a particularly violent and terrifying attack in a residential area which was witnessed by members of the local community.
"The victim is still receiving treatment in hospital and as a result has been unable to assist officers with their inquiries so far.
"It is of utmost importance that we trace the men responsible as soon as possible and I am appealing directly for every person who may have witnessed what happened to contact police."
Det Insp Jamieson said police believed the incident was a "targeted attack" and officers were working to establish a motive.
He added: "I would also ask anyone who was in the Slamannan area and saw the car or anything suspicious to get in touch.
"No matter how insignificant you think your information might be, let us be the judge of that, because it could turn out to be vital to our investigation."
He said there would be additional officers in the Stewartfield area of East Kilbride if anyone wanted to speak.
Police said the car used in the attack was dark-coloured and the victim was dumped in the Brownrigg Road area of Slamannan.
The Scottish government wants to end the three-year limit on bringing a civil actions in such cases.
The Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Bill has passed its first legislative hurdle at Holyrood.
The justice committee previously heard that the cost of compensation could total at least £200m.
An independent Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry looking into historical abuse in care settings is currently under way, led by judge Lady Smith.
All of Holyrood's parties backed the legislation during the stage one debate in the chamber.
However, some members pointed out the financial and practical concerns which surround the number of survivors who may come forward and what the cost of compensation might be.
Community Safety Minister Annabelle Ewing said it was important to "remove barriers to survivors pursuing civil damages".
She said: "This bill is about access to justice. It is about acknowledging the unique position of survivors of childhood abuse as children who were betrayed by those they should have been able to trust - recognising the abhorrent nature of the abuse, the vulnerability of the child at the time, and the profound impact of abuse; an impact which lasts well into adulthood and which, itself, prevents people from coming forward.
"We will continue to do all that we can, to listen to survivors of childhood abuse, to provide the support they tell us they need and to right the wrongs done to them."
Abdullah, who had ruled since 2005 and was said to be aged about 90, had been suffering from a lung infection.
His 79-year-old half-brother, Salman, has been confirmed as the new king.
Within hours of his accession to the throne of the oil-rich kingdom, King Salman vowed to maintain the same policies as his predecessors.
"We will continue adhering to the correct policies which Saudi Arabia has followed since its establishment," he said in a speech broadcast on state television.
Abdullah had suffered frequent bouts of ill health in recent years, and King Salman had recently taken on the ailing monarch's responsibilities.
Prior to announcing Abdullah's death, Saudi television cut to Koranic verses, which often signifies the passing of a senior royal.
A statement said Abdullah had died at 01:00 (22:00 GMT Thursday).
Here in Saudi Arabia's second city, the streets were quiet this morning as many people flocked to mosques for Friday prayers. There is a subdued sadness in the air as Saudis take in the loss of their king.
People throughout the kingdom are mourning a man whom many viewed as a good monarch. A Jedawi I spoke to said that although it was known that Abdullah was ailing, to wake up to news of the king's death was distressing. Another Jedawi referred to the loss as like a family member passing away.
It is only after the king is later laid to rest, that people here and in the kingdom at large can begin to adjust to his passing.
Another of the late king's half-brothers, Muqrin, who is in his late 60s, has been named the new crown prince, according to an official statement.
Abdullah, Salman and Muqrin are all sons of the founder of modern Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz, usually referred to as Ibn Saud, who died in 1953.
King Salman called on the royal family's Allegiance Council to recognise Muqrin as his heir. He swiftly appointed Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef as deputy crown prince, making him second in line to the throne, and named his own son, Mohammed bin Salman, as defence minister.
Other ministers, including foreign, oil and finance were kept in place, state TV reported.
The new king's profile was updated on his official Twitter account, where he wrote: "I ask God to help me succeed in my service of the dear [Saudi] people."
In keeping with traditions of Wahhabism - the ultra-conservative form of Sunni Islam followed by the kingdom - King Abdullah will be buried in an unmarked grave immediately after Friday prayers.
The Saudi religious establishment views every aspect of life and death as a submission to God's supreme will, and protocol permits no official mourning period. Government offices stay open and flags remain at full mast.
Saudi Arabia under King Salman faces a number of challenges. The first is ensuring the succession passes smoothly without any divisive jockeying for power within the ruling family. Then there is the ongoing threat from jihadists, both at home and across its borders.
Saudi Arabia is now sandwiched between an aggressive Islamic State (IS) to the north and al-Qaeda in Yemen to the south. Saudi warplanes have joined the US-led coalition in air strikes against IS, but this is deeply unpopular with many Saudis.
The government has yet to find a way to cope with mild calls for reforms, and is abusing anti-terror laws to silence reformers and punish its critics. Longer term, it faces a growing unemployment problem. About half the population is under 25 and there are nowhere near enough meaningful jobs for young Saudis.
But the country does at least have oil in its favour. With prices below $45 a barrel, Saudi Arabia is one of the very few exporting countries to still make big margins on production and exploration. That puts it in a powerful position on the world stage.
US President Barack Obama expressed his personal sympathies, and those of the American people, on Abdullah's death.
"As a leader, he was always candid and had the courage of his convictions. One of those convictions was his steadfast and passionate belief in the importance of the US-Saudi relationship as a force for stability and security in the Middle East and beyond," he said.
Vice-President Joe Biden tweeted that he would lead a delegation to Riyadh to pay respects.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron said Abdullah would be remembered for his "commitment to peace and for strengthening understanding between faiths".
Jordan's King Abdullah II cut short a visit to Davos, Switzerland, to travel to Saudi Arabia, as Jordan's royal court declared 40 days of mourning.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin praised Abdullah's "grounded, considered and responsible leadership", while Iran offered Saudi Arabia its condolences and said its foreign minister would travel to Riyadh for an "official ceremony" on Saturday.
King Abdullah was the 13th of the 45 sons of King Abdulaziz. He is believed to have been born in August 1924 in Riyadh, although there is some dispute about his actual birth date.
When he came to the throne in 2005 he succeeded another half-brother, Fahd. However, he had already been Saudi Arabia's de-facto leader for 10 years because his predecessor had been debilitated by a stroke.
In recent months Abdullah's age and failing health had led to increasing focus on the issue of the Saudi royal succession.
The crown has traditionally passed between Ibn Saud's sons, but few are still alive.
King Salman's appointment of Mohammed bin Nayef - a grandson of Ibn Saud - as deputy crown prince effectively smoothes the line of succession for years to come.
Correspondents say Abdullah was seen as a reformer at home, albeit a slow and steady one.
He allowed mild criticism of his government in the press, and hinted that more women should be allowed to work.
King Salman spent 48 years as governor of Riyadh Province before becoming crown prince and defence minister.
BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner says it is thought unlikely that he will embark on any great changes.
In a recent meeting with the BBC in Jeddah, he appeared alert and well-briefed but walked with the aid of a stick, our correspondent adds.
Profile: King Salman
Holbrook has also worked at Canterbury, St George and Parramatta and is in charge of the Australia Under-20 side.
Derek Traynor, Jamahl Lolesi and Sean Long have been in charge since club legend Keiron Cunningham left in April.
"The club has a rich and proud history and I am very grateful to have been given the opportunity," Holbrook said.
"St Helens are one of the top teams in the Super League competition with a history of success. I will be working hard to continue that tradition and I cannot wait to get started," the 41-year-old added.
The club are seventh in the Super League after 12 games.
Saints chief executive Mike Rush said: "We are delighted to secure Justin. He is widely experienced and has a track record of coaching at the highest level.
"He impressed us with his knowledge of the British game and his work with younger players."
Lolesi and Long will assist Holbrook, who Saints expect to arrive in England as soon as possible, while Traynor will revert to his existing role with the academy.
Dave Woods, BBC rugby league correspondent
The fact that Holbrook is an attacking coach is highly significant. It's a clear sign that St Helens want to restore their brand as a team that entertains. Saints fans were often critical of their team's style under previous coach Keiron Cunningham.
Holbrook also has a proven track record of working with and nurturing young players as head coach of the Junior Kangaroos, and that will also make him the perfect fit for St Helens. They have a fantastic academy that has been highly successful in recent years.
That emerging talent has been highlighted by the performances of 20-year-old winger Regan Grace since his Good Friday debut, but supporters have complained that not enough young players have been able to establish themselves in the first team after coming through the club's system.
Holbrook is relatively unknown to the British rugby league public - but there's precedent for that not to be a barrier to him being successful. Michael Maguire was relatively unknown before he turned Wigan back into a trophy-winning side.
His first test could be the televised Challenge Cup tie at Castleford on Saturday, 12 May. A cup run would immediately establish him as a Saints favourite.
Raven was first aired in 2002 and last shown in 2010.
The fantasy adventure children's game show involves contestants being guided on a quest by "an immortal shape-shifting Scottish warrior".
The revamped show, which is filming in the Cairngorms National Park between July and September, stars River City's Aisha Toussaint.
She takes over from original Raven, James Mackenzie, who will be returning to feature during the "new quest to find an ultimate warrior".
Toussaint, 21, said: "I'm absolutely thrilled to be the new Raven.
"I was a massive fan of the original series and remember rushing home from school so I didn't miss an episode - it was always so exciting.
"I used to dream of one day being a warrior contestant - I never for a second imagined that I'd one day be Raven. My 11-year-old self would be gobsmacked."
"Pulling on the costume for the very first time was a very special moment."
Cheryl Taylor, Controller, CBBC, said the overwhelming response was testament to Raven's popularity.
She added: "Raven has always inspired a passionate and loyal following from CBBC fans and it's clear from the number of children keen to participate in the new series that its enduring and powerful appeal lives on.
"The return of Raven has caused great excitement and we wait with anticipation to meet the new cast and immerse ourselves in this legendary battle."
The series is expected to be aired later in the year.
The prime minister's official spokesman said David Cameron felt "very strongly about this".
"He doesn't believe guest speakers should be allowed to address segregated audiences."
The spokesman added that the guidance, from the umbrella body, Universities UK (UUK), should be urgently reviewed.
"There is an important issue of principle here around segregation.
"There is a very important tradition of free speech in our educational institutions," he said.
"It is important to be vigilant regarding free speech," the spokesman said. But he added: "This is about universities, places of worship are a very different issue."
Yesterday, Universities UK said that its guidance may need to be tested in court.
The body wrote to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) asking it to consider having the issue clarified by the High Court, "or provide a clear and public statement about the law and the relevant policy considerations".
UUK also published legal advice on its guidance from Fenella Morris QC which concludes that it "is lawful and provides an appropriate foundation for lawful decision-making by universities".
The row hinges on a hypothetical case study included in the guidance which was published last month.
The case study, now withdrawn pending the EHRC review, involved an external speaker invited to talk about his orthodox religious faith who subsequently requested segregated seating areas for men and women.
The UUK guidance stated that university officials should consider both freedom of speech obligations, as well as discrimination and equality laws when considering the request.
Universities UK concluded: "If neither women nor men were disadvantaged and a non-segregated seating area were also provided, it might in the specific circumstances of the case be appropriate for the university to agree to the request."
It added that the guidance was not prescriptive but was intended to provide "practical assistance to universities in making decisions about who they choose to invite to speak on campus, steering them through all the different considerations, legal and otherwise, that apply."
The row has sparked protests from students and some MPs.
Earlier today, Education Secretary Michael Gove urged university leaders to withdraw the guidance, accusing Universities UK of "pandering to extremism".
Yesterday shadow business secretary Chukka Umunna told BBC Radio 4's Today programme he was "horrified" by Universities UK's position.
While former home secretary Jack Straw said it was "wrong" for universities "to indulge in such extraordinary behaviour".
Nicola Dandridge, chief executive of Universities UK, said her organisation agreed entirely with the prime minister that universities should not enforce gender segregation on audiences at the request of guest speakers.
But she added that "where the gender segregation is voluntary, the law is unclear.
"We are working with our lawyers and the EHRC to clarify the position. Meanwhile, the case study which triggered this debate has been withdrawn pending this review."
EHRC chief executive Mark Hammond said it is not "permissible" under the law for universities to segregate by gender in academic meetings.
"Clearly, a university like any other institution is entitled to provide services and facilities separately by gender where appropriate and lawful - for example, accommodation, sports and targeted welfare provision," said Mr Hammond.
"It is also entirely permissible for a university or other organisation to have private members' clubs for a single sex.
"Universities can also provide facilities for religious meetings and associations based on faith, as in the rest of society. Equality law permits gender segregation in premises that are permanently or temporarily being used for the purposes of an organised religion where its doctrines require it."
A statement from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said gender segregation is never acceptable on campuses.
"But the application of the law where the segregation is voluntary is unclear which is why Universities UK are working with their lawyers and the EHRC to clarify the position."
The statement added that many universities had very strong equalities policies which ban segregated events on campuses, with some events cancelled recently because the organisers were insisting on segregation.
Ms Dandridge also said it was possible for women to choose to be educated in an all-women environment.
She said it was was not something so alien to our culture "that it has to be regarded like race segregation."
Prof Richard Tol predicts the downsides of warming will outweigh the advantages with a global warming of 1.1C - which has nearly been reached already.
Prof Tol is regarded by many campaigners as a climate "sceptic".
He has previously highlighted the positive effects of CO2 in fertilising crops and forests.
His work is widely cited by climate contrarians.
"Most people would argue that slight warming is probably beneficial for human welfare on net, if you measure it in dollars, but more pronounced warming is probably a net negative," Prof Tol told the BBC Radio 4 series Changing Climate.
Asked whether societies were at the point where the benefits start to be outweighed by consequences, he replied: "Yes. In academic circles, this is actually an uncontroversial finding."
But it is controversial for climate contrarians, who often cite Professor Tol's work to suggest that we shouldn't worry about warming.
Matt Ridley, the influential Conservative science writer, said he believed the world would probably benefit from a temperature rise of up to 2C.
"I think we probably will see 1.5 degrees of warming. The point is most people think 2C is when it turns catastrophic. That's not right. The literature is very clear; 2C is when we start to get harm. Up until then we get benefit," he said.
"We've got a greening in all ecosystems as a result of CO2. We've got about 11% more green vegetation on the planet than 30 years ago, much of which is down to the CO2 fertilisation effect."
On fertilisation Matt Ridley refers to unpublished work by Professor Ranga Myneni from Boston University.
But he told BBC News Lord Ridley had accurately quoted his research on the impacts of current CO2 levels, but was unduly complacent about future warming.
"I am worried about how this work is being interpreted, by Lord Ridley. In my opinion, [CO2 fertilisation] benefit of greening is not worth the price of all the negative changes," he said.
Richard Tol from Sussex University believes discussion over the impacts of a 2C temperature rise is largely irrelevant as the world is likely to warm by between 3-5C, because politicians at the forthcoming Paris climate summit won't be willing or able to make the scale of cuts needed to keep temperature rises under 2C.
He says a rise of 4C would be undesirable but manageable for Europe and all nations rich enough to cope with the costs of adaptation. The best way of combating climate change, he told BBC News, was to maximise economic growth.
Tim Lenton, professor of Earth systems science from Exeter University, told us this was a highly optimistic prognosis under a 4C rise.
"The land surface of central Europe would be quite a lot more than 4C warmer on average, changing potentially the pattern of seasonality over Europe.
"We would have lost the summer Arctic sea-ice, [and] would have sea-ice cover radically thinned in winters.
"We're seeing already that appears to have some connection to changes in the pattern of weather and weather extremes and the changes in the distribution of rivers and river flows.
"We might then speculate about how intense Mediterranean drying might drive... movements of people. It would be a very different Europe."
Johan Rockstrom, director of the Resilience Centre at Stockholm University, warns that the further we go above 2C, the more we risk triggering irreversible effects.
"What takes us to 6C is not carbon emissions, it is biosphere response. Will we be able to maintain the natural carbon sinks in the permafrost, in the rainforests, in the boreal forests, in the wetlands and in the coastal regions? Because that's where the big stores are.
"We emit nine gigatons of carbon per year from our burning of fossil fuels, but there's a 100 gigatons lying just under the Siberia tundra. You have many-fold larger stores of carbon in the topsoil of tropical soils, or under the ice in the Arctic.
"If we don't manage the living ecosystems well enough they could start biting us from behind."
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The court increased a 40-year tariff to a whole-life tariff for murderer Ian McLoughlin, whose trial judge had said he was unable to pass such a sentence.
It also dismissed an appeal by murderer Lee Newell that his whole-life order had been "manifestly excessive".
The European Court of Human Rights had ruled such terms breached human rights.
In July, the European court said that while it accepted whole life orders could be justified, there should nevertheless be some way of having imprisonment reviewed after 25 years.
Tuesday's Court of Appeal ruling was welcomed by the attorney general, the justice secretary and the shadow justice secretary.
Sentencing in a number of high-profile criminal cases - including the terms to be handed out to soldier Lee Rigby's murderers - had been put on hold pending the judgement.
'So heinous'
By Clive ColemanLegal correspondent, BBC News
Today's judgement is pretty stark. On the critical issue of whether whole-life terms were "reducible" and offered prisoners some "hope" and "possibility" of release in exceptional circumstances, the Court of Appeal flatly disagreed with the Grand Chamber of the ECHR.
The nub of the argument concerned the only current means under domestic law for a whole-life term to be reduced. It can only happen if the justice secretary is satisfied that exceptional circumstances exist which can justify a prisoner's release on compassionate grounds.
Existing guidance specifies that the prisoner should be suffering from a terminal illness and that death is likely to occur very shortly. The ECHR thought it was unclear whether the justice secretary would apply this restrictive policy. It didn't regard release purely to die in a hospice or at home as sufficient to represent a "prospect of release", and so represented a breach of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
The Court of Appeal disagreed. It explained that the justice secretary cannot be restrictive, must take into account all exceptional circumstances relevant to the release of the prisoner on compassionate grounds, and must interpret "compassionate grounds" in accordance with human rights law. The court concluded that meant that the law in England and Wales was clear and did offer both "hope" and the "possibility" of release.
The UK courts have disagreed with Strasbourg before, but rarely in such a clear and unvarnished way. Under the Human Rights Act domestic courts are bound to "take into account" ECHR rulings. Some believe that means, ultimately, "must follow". Today's ruling perhaps marks the start of a far more robust dialogue between the ECHR and our domestic courts.
Under current law, whole-life tariffs can be given for "exceptionally" serious offences. They prevent offenders from ever being eligible for a parole review or release, unless at the discretion of the justice secretary.
In July the ECHR ruled whole-life sentences had to have the possibility of release and, to be compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights, there should be some way of having a sentence reviewed after 25 years.
That ruling followed a successful appeal by convicted murderers Jeremy Bamber, Douglas Vinter and Peter Moore.
In the latest Court of Appeal ruling, the panel of five judges found that the Strasbourg court had been wrong when it reached a conclusion that the law of England and Wales did not clearly provide the possibility that a whole-life prison term could ever be reduced.
They said a power of review arose if there were "exceptional circumstances" whereby the offender could appeal to the secretary of state.
"In our judgement the law of England and Wales therefore does provide to an offender 'hope' or the 'possibility' of release in exceptional circumstances which render the just punishment originally imposed no longer justifiable," Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas said.
Lord Thomas said some crimes were "so heinous" that Parliament was entitled to allow whole-life orders "entirely compatibly" with the European Convention on Human Rights.
"Judges should therefore continue as they have done to impose whole-life orders in those rare and exceptional cases," he said.
Newell's lawyers had challenged his whole-life order for murdering child killer Subhan Anwar while already in prison for another killing. Lord Thomas dismissed the appeal, saying the murder had been "premeditated and involved the use of an improvised weapon".
Ian McLoughlin killed Graham Buck, 66, in Hertfordshire in 2012, while on prison day-release from another murder sentence. Mr Buck had gone to the aid of a neighbour who was being burgled.
Ruling on the McLoughlin case, the Court of Appeal said the sentencing judge had been "in error" in thinking he did not have the power to make a whole-life order in the wake of the Strasbourg court's ruling.
Lord Thomas said the seriousness of the case - which had been referred to the Court of Appeal by Attorney General Dominic Grieve - was "exceptionally high" and 40 years was unduly lenient.
Reacting to Tuesday's ruling, Mr Grieve said he was "pleased".
He said he had not thought the Strasbourg court said anything "which prevented our courts from handing down whole-life terms in the most serious cases".
"Today's judgement gives the clarity our judges need when they are considering sentencing cases like this in the future," he said.
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling also welcomed the decision as upholding the law that the UK Parliament had passed.
Shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan said: "Judges should be able to lock up for life those guilty of the most horrible crimes and it was a Labour government that gave them this power.
"We now need the government to make a considered response to the Strasbourg judgement and Labour is willing to work with ministers to get the right result."
However, Simon Creighton, solicitor for convicted murderer Douglas Vinter, called the decision "troubling" and said it was "fundamental" that prison sentences had "some form of rehabilitation and redemption" built in. His client was "not expecting" to be released but wanted "something to work towards", he added.
There are currently 53 prisoners on whole-life terms in England and Wales, including Moors Murderer Ian Brady and serial killer Rosemary West.
In December the judge in the Lee Rigby murder trial said he would wait for the decision by the Court of Appeal before passing sentence on Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, who were convicted in December of killing Fusilier Rigby in Woolwich, south-east London, in May last year.
The killers will be sentenced at the Old Bailey on 26 February at 14:00 GMT, a Judicial Office spokeswoman has confirmed.
Paul Stephen Bustard, 42, admitted the manslaughter of Stephen Liam Davidson in the early hours of 10 February 2013.
Mr Davidson died of two stab wounds to the chest that penetrated his heart, and his mother found his body in his living room in Bangor later that day.
As well as the prison sentence, the judge said Bustard will spend four years on licence after his release.
Bustard, originally from Bangor but whose address was given as Bush Park in Antrim, and his girlfriend Meabh Farrell were arrested in a pub in Bangor the day after the stabbing, Downpatrick Crown Court, sitting in Belfast, had previously heard.
He told police he had acted in self-defence after Mr Davidson had attacked him.
During interviews with police Bustard said he had been with the victim for 36 hours in the lead-up to the stabbing.
He claimed he was punched and struck on the head with a dumbbell by Mr Davidson when they were in the victim's house.
He said he then "jabbed" Mr Davidson once in the ribs with a knife, but that claim was "in direct contrast to the results of the post mortem," prosecutors said.
A defence barrister said he had been "specifically instructed" by Mr Bustard to make a "complete and unqualified apology" Mr Davidson's family and friends.
But he added that the fatal stabbing "occurred in the throes of an attack" on Bustard, and that he was under the influence of drugs at the time of the stabbing.
The judge said Mr Davidson's death had a "horrendous" impact on the victim's mother and that her life "has been turned upside down".
Bustard's mother Olwyn Bustard and his friend James Owen Gawn were also implicated in the incident and were given suspended sentences for their roles.
Ms Bustard, 63, of Rugby Avenue in Bangor was given a 12-month sentence suspended for two years after she admitted assisting an offender.
Gwan, 51, of High Street in Bangor, pleaded guilty to failing to provide information to police as he offered to let Bustard stay in his flat.
Friday's 6.0-magnitude quake near one of South East Asia's highest peaks on Borneo island killed 16 climbers, including several school children. Rescue crews are still looking for two more bodies.
Sabah's deputy chief minister, Joseph Pairin Kitingan, says this tragedy is connected to a group of Western tourists who recently posed nude on the peak and allegedly cursed at a local guide for trying to prevent them from stripping.
Pictures of the half-dressed group have been widely circulated online. Mr Pairin says the tourists made the spirits of the mountain angry.
"The quake can be taken as a confirmation of what we feared could be the consequence of their actions," he told local reporters.
"We have to take this tragedy as a reminder that local beliefs and customs cannot be disrespected."
The day before the quake struck, he said he saw a flock of birds circling for half an hour and took it as a bad sign.
Local people believe Mount Kinabalu is the final resting place for their ancestors and is sacred.
Not all Sabahans think the Western tourists' stunt caused the disaster but many agree that the incident was insulting.
"I can't say whether the tourists caused the quake or not. We're a modern society but we also have local customs that have to be respected," says a Mount Kinabalu climbing guide named Supni.
The 'conquerable' Mount Kinabalu
He tells the BBC that the tourists need to be punished.
Mr Supni says he was leading Chinese and Malaysian climbers to the peak when the earthquake struck and trapped a total of 137 people at the peak.
He says they were forced to descend on foot for more than 12 hours after being told that rescue helicopters couldn't reach them because of bad weather.
Mr Supni says they saw some bodies trapped beneath rocks.
"We told each other to stay quiet every time we passed a body as a sign of respect. Many people cried and we tried to keep each other strong," he says.
Sabah's tourism minister declared Monday an official day of mourning and flags were flown at half-mast.
Major earthquakes are rare in Malaysia. The country lies outside the so-called Pacific "ring of fire," where a lot of seismic activity occurs.
Anthropologist Paul Porodong of the University Malaysia Sabah told the Star newspaper that local indigenous tribes have always linked acts of disrespect to accidents and this earthquake fits into this belief.
Malaysian authorities have identified some of the so-called nude tourists, who include two Canadians, two Dutch and a German.
Border guards have been alerted to stop the foreigners from leaving the country while an investigation is under way, and local media reported that one of the group has been arrested.
Officials also say they plan to hold a traditional ritual at Mount Kinabalu to "appease the spirits".
Defending champion Rea came out on top over nearest championship challenger, Ducati-mounted Welshman Chaz Davies.
Dutchman Michael van der Mark was also vying for the lead but crashed with two laps remaining, leaving his Honda team-mate Nicky Hayden to finish third.
Kawasaki rider Rea has brought his career tally of Assen wins to eight.
The Northern Irishman is the second most successful rider of all time at the famous 4.542km Netherlands circuit, now lying just four behind Carl Fogarty's record of 12 World Superbike successes.
"I really enjoyed that race. I picked my moment, went through and managed to hold onto my lead," said Rea.
"It's an important win for me as my confidence was dropping a bit, but this has really picked me up. The data we have learnt from that race will be invaluable."
Rea, 29, led in the early stages before Davies hit the front, with former World Supersport champion Van der Mark also enjoying a spell at the head of the field in a four-way scrap for the lead in the latter stages.
Rea extended his lead in the latter stages to secure a fourth consecutive win at Assen, his fourth success of this season, and a 33rd triumph of his World Superbike career.
The second race will take place on Sunday at 12:00 BST.
Assen is playing host to a round of the global series for the 25th time.
The Red Devils dominated in the Ukrainian city of Odessa, but long-range efforts from Wayne Rooney and Paul Pogba were their best moments of the first half despite having 76% of possession.
But Mkhitaryan, who has now started three games in a row, dribbled from halfway to apply a cool finish after the break.
A key save from Sergio Romero maintained the lead before Zlatan Ibrahimovic raced clear to slot home as United progressed behind Fenerbahce, who won at Feyenoord.
Jose Mourinho's side are now favourites for the competition with most bookmakers but in finishing second in Group A, they go into Monday's last-32 draw as an unseeded side.
United ground out a first win away from home in the Europa League this season on a pitch Mourinho described as "difficult" leading up to the fixture.
Though their final ball was often slack - leading to some visible Mourinho frustration in the first half - they stuck to the task, none more so than Mkhitaryan, who showed balance and poise to create his goal.
One goal and two assists in his run of three starts begs the question as to why Mourinho has not used the Armenian regularly since a £26m summer move from Borussia Dortmund. But United fans are starting to see the type of quality which saw him named Bundesliga players' player of the season ahead of his move to Old Trafford.
There were other positives for United, who rested keeper David De Gea and forward Anthony Martial with Sunday's Premier League trip to Tottenham in mind.
Ibrahimovic's form is gathering momentum - his late finish was a sixth goal in seven matches - while the sight of central defender Eric Bailly completing a fixture for the first time since October will also please Mourinho.
The Ivorian, who has recovered from a knee injury, looked composed, decisive and even shook off a nasty collision to continue late on.
An away trip to the rugged surroundings of Zorya Luhansk in Ukraine perhaps sums up the burden this competition can become.
The Thursday-Sunday fixture cycle will continue for Mourinho, notably with a trip to Manchester City three days after the second leg of their last-32 fixture on 23 February.
An English side has only finished in the top four of the Premier League on three occasions after starting the campaign in the Europa League.
United are nine points off the Premier League's Champions League qualification places. So does Mourinho prioritise the league or a Europa League run and the Champions League berth that comes with the trophy? History shows it is difficult to achieve both.
Manchester United, sixth in the Premier League, host fifth-placed Tottenham - who they trail by six points - in a 14:15 GMT kick off on Sunday.
Match ends, Zorya Luhansk 0, Manchester United 2.
Second Half ends, Zorya Luhansk 0, Manchester United 2.
Eric Bailly (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jaba Lipartia (Zorya Luhansk).
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Igor Levchenko.
Attempt saved. Timothy Fosu-Mensah (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Eric Bailly (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Corner, Zorya Luhansk. Conceded by Marcos Rojo.
Goal! Zorya Luhansk 0, Manchester United 2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Pogba with a through ball.
Foul by Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United).
Jaba Lipartia (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Manchester United. Timothy Fosu-Mensah replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Igor Chaykovsky (Zorya Luhansk).
Ander Herrera (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ander Herrera (Manchester United).
Dennis Bonaventure (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sergio Romero.
Offside, Zorya Luhansk. Evgeniy Opanasenko tries a through ball, but Ivan Petryak is caught offside.
Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
Igor Levchenko (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Rafael Forster.
Attempt blocked. Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
Attempt missed. Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a headed pass.
Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United).
Mikhail Sivakov (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan following a set piece situation.
Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mikhail Sivakov (Zorya Luhansk).
Attempt missed. Igor Chaykovsky (Zorya Luhansk) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dmytro Grechyshkin with a cross.
Corner, Zorya Luhansk. Conceded by Marouane Fellaini.
Attempt saved. Mikhail Sivakov (Zorya Luhansk) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dmytro Grechyshkin with a cross.
Foul by Jesse Lingard (Manchester United).
Artem Sukhotsky (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Zorya Luhansk. Jaba Lipartia replaces Zeljko Ljubenovic.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Manchester United. Marouane Fellaini replaces Wayne Rooney.
Delay in match Eric Bailly (Manchester United) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Dennis Bonaventure (Zorya Luhansk) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Igor Chaykovsky.
Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Juan Mata.
Five-year-old Sumatran tiger Melati gave birth to the cub on 22 September after a six-minute labour.
The pregnancy, which lasted about 15 weeks, was kept secret by zookeepers who are "over the moon" about the cub.
It was born six months after the opening of the "tiger territory", designed to encourage the endangered sub-species of tiger to breed.
BBC correspondent Emma North said the cub was the product of a "whirlwind romance".
Senior zookeeper Paul Kybett explained: "They came from opposite ends of the globe. Melati joined us from Perth at the end of September last year.
"Jae Jae came from Ohio. When they first saw each other they made the lovely sneezy purr kind of noise that they make.
"When we introduced them for the first time he trotted up to her and gave her a big head rub so we knew we were going to be getting something quite special."
He added: "When it came to her due date, we were all watching our monitors with bated breath.
"The actual birth happened very quickly and Melati's maternal instincts kicked in immediately.
"We couldn't have asked for a smoother birth.
"It's still very early days, so we're leaving Melati to take care of her adorable baby, and our cameras allow us to watch them both from a distance.
"So far she's proving to be a doting mum."
Malcolm Fitzpatrick, curator of mammals at the zoo, said the birth was very important for the global zoo tiger population.
He said: "This tiger's one of the most important births in Europe this year."
Zookeepers do not yet know the sex of the cub, which is in the exhibit's cubbing den with its mother and will remain away from the public for several weeks.
The cub is the grandchild of the zoo's last tiger cub, Hari, the father of Melati.
Catriona Craig was visited at St Richard's Hospice by 20-year-old Ed, a horse she has been riding "for a long time" in a trip organised by her husband David and Ed's owner.
During the visit, Mrs Craig, who has breast cancer, fed Ed mints and petted the former event horse.
The hospice said such visits were "calming" for patients.
Mrs Craig, from Malvern, has been a patient at the hospice for two weeks.
She has been riding from a young age and at one time made her living from schooling horses in the US.
She said: "I've been around horses all my life. They are special and good to be around.
"Being with horses gives you good feelings."
St Richard's cares for patients and families with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.
Helen Griffee, communications manager, said: "Mrs Craig adores horses and she was absolutely delighted to see Ed.
"All of the rooms have double patio doors so she was able to come out into the gardens and get really close to him.
"She fed him some of the mints he likes."
Care director June Patel said: "We are used to welcoming rather smaller and fluffier creatures but it was great to see Ed making a patient so happy."
Only eight local authorities have raised the subsidy for low income parents in that time.
A 2009 government working group proposed a minimum clothing grant of £70 - but six years on, just six councils have met the recommendation.
A child poverty charity called the findings "hugely disappointing".
The new figures - obtained by BBC Scotland through a series of freedom of information requests - showed that parents on a low income could be given anything from £20 to £110 to put towards school uniforms each year.
The smallest subsidy offered for a secondary school pupil was by Angus Council with the largest by West Lothian.
The 1980 Education Act stipulates that local authorities must make provision for the clothing of pupils who would otherwise be unable to afford schoolwear.
Councils, rather than the Scottish government, are responsible for deciding the eligibility criteria, the grant amount and application process.
John Dickie, director of charity Child Poverty Action Group, said the school clothing grant was a lifeline for many low income parents in Scotland.
He said: "We know of siblings that end up having to share a gym kit, and of families struggling to replace clothes as they're worn out or where kids have grown out of them.
"Some families are struggling to have enough items of clothing to just get through the week if something needs washing."
In 2006 poverty campaigners took a case to the Scottish Parliament highlighting that the grant offered by local authorities was not enough to adequately clothe children for school.
A government working group - which included Mr Dickie - issued a report on the matter in 2009.
It recommended that "with immediate effect, a minimum level of £70 is set for the school clothing grant, with further a review agreed to make progress towards a more realistic contribution towards the cost of school clothing".
Six-year-old Olivia may be excited about returning to school this week but her mother, Marie McCormick, dreads the approach of each new school term.
"I hate this time of year," says the single mother. "I've not got enough money to buy the things that she needs".
On a low income, she qualifies for the annual £47 clothing grant offered by Glasgow City Council - but she says it's not enough.
Ms McCormick said the annual grant won't buy a full uniform, shoes and a PE kit.
She explained: "I'm having to keep her shirts and cardigans from last year, just so that I can afford a jacket."
Ms McCormick added that councils did not consider seasonal changes as the £47 grant would need to finance a jacket and shoes for the winter months.
The data obtained by BBC Scotland showed that only six councils - Dumfries and Galloway, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire, West Lothian and Highland - met the recommended minimum of £70.
Mr Dickie said: "It's hugely disappointing that it's only a handful of local authorities that appear to be paying that minimum level of grant that was recommended over six years ago."
The BBC data also found that two councils had decreased the level of clothing aid.
Angus Council cut its payment to £20, and the subsidy also decreased in North Ayrshire from £50 to £40 in 2010.
A spokeswoman for Angus Council said: "We understand that people may be disappointed in the reduction of school clothing grant.
"Unfortunately in these tough economic times we have to make some cuts to ensure we can afford to run critical frontline services.
"As such Angus Council took the budget decision in 2014 to phase out the school clothing grant over three years."
A spokesman for Glasgow Council said that the suggested £70 amount "was only a recommendation and not statutory".
He added: "We annually look at the cost of school uniforms and have noted the dramatic decrease in costs by retailers over the last five or so years.
"It should also be noted that our schools have negotiated local arrangements with retailers - and passing on discounts to their families through economies of scale."
A spokesman for Inverclyde Council, where the grant has trebled in the last decade, said the increase "reflects the high levels of deprivation and poverty in Inverclyde and the council's desire to support families meet the cost of these essential items".
In contrast to Scotland, the devolved Welsh parliament introduced a one-time grant a decade ago which currently stands at £105.
A Scottish government spokesman said: "In light of the cuts imposed upon us all by the UK government, we need to be realistic about any additional improvements that can be made.
"That's why we would encourage councils to continue to prioritise resources to those most in need in their local area."
The freedom of information data also revealed:
Sully, in which Tom Hanks plays Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, will premiere later on Friday at the Colorado event.
All 155 people on board the US Airways flight survived the emergency landing after the plane after hit a flock of geese on 15 January 2009.
The Telluride Film Festival runs from 2 to 5 September.
According to Variety, Friday's Sully premiere marks Eastwood's first film at the festival since he showed White Hunter, Black Heart there in 1990.
The event will also screen the musical La La Land and the sci-fi drama Arrival, following their premieres earlier this week at the Venice Film Festival.
Other titles in the line-up include Bleed for This, a biopic of boxer Vinny Pazienza starring Miles Teller, and Una, an adaptation of David Harrower's 2005 play Blackbird.
Casey Affleck, Amy Adams and Chilean film-maker Pablo Larrain will be presented with Telluride's Silver Medallion awards as part of this year's festivities.
Sully, which also stars Laura Linney and Aaron Eckhart, opens in the US on 9 September and in the UK and Ireland on 2 December.
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Lawro's opponent for this week's fixtures is X Factor judge and former Pussycat Dolls star Nicole Scherzinger, who is the global ambassador of the Special Olympics.
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Scherzinger has held the role since 2013, and met some of Britain's athletes at an event at Lee Valley in north London last week.
"It's such an inspiration when I watch the athletes compete because they are so proud of their medals," she told BBC Sport. "They give it their all and take great pride in what they do."
More than 7,000 athletes from 160 different countries took part in the last Special Olympics, in Los Angeles in 2015.
Scherzinger is also an X Factor judge, and is going to Sunday's north London derby with the show's host Dermot O'Leary, an Arsenal fan. She is predicting a close game.
"In the United Kingdom, you are obsessed with football," the American told BBC Sport. "It is the same in the United States, just a different kind of football. I had the honour recently to sing the national anthem for one of the NFL games held in London.
"I love soccer, as we call it. I think it is awesome. I love how it brings people together and is all about spirit and the fight, but I don't really know much about it."
You can make your own predictions now, compare them with those of Lawro and other fans, and try to take your team to the top of the leaderboard by playing the new BBC Sport Predictor game.
A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.
In the last round of fixtures, Lawro got seven correct results, including one perfect score, from 10 Premier League matches. That gave him a total of 100 points.
He beat England rugby league captain Sam Burgess, who got four correct results, with one perfect score, for a total of 70 points.
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Bournemouth 1-2 Sunderland
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Nicole's prediction: 2-0
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Burnley 3-2 Crystal Palace
Arsenal and Swansea have won at Turf Moor this season but both were fortunate. At home, generally, Burnley are very difficult to play against.
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Nicole's prediction: 1-1
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Man City 1-1 Middlesbrough
Lawro's prediction: 3-0
Nicole's prediction: 3-0
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West Ham 1-1 Stoke
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Nicole's prediction: 2-2
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Chelsea 5-0 Everton
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Nicole's prediction: 3-1
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Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Nicole's prediction: Sorry Dermot, I am going for a draw. 1-1
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Hull 2-1 Southampton
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Nicole's prediction: 1-3
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Liverpool 6-1 Watford
Lawro's prediction: 3-0
Nicole's prediction: 2-1
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Swansea 1-3 Man Utd
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Nicole's prediction: 1-2
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Leicester 1-2 West Brom
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Nicole's prediction: 0-0
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Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
Lawro's best score: 140 points (week three v Laura Trott)
Lawro's worst score: 30 points (week four v Dave Bautista)
The RB13 was revealed in a short film on the team's social media outlets and strongly resembles last year's car, the only one to beat Mercedes in 2016.
Designed to the new 2017 rules that will make the cars faster and more demanding for drivers, it has many of the design cues seen on other new cars.
There is also a unique hole in the nose tip, the purpose of which is unclear.
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Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo, who won the Malaysian Grand Prix last year and finished third in the championship behind Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, said: "It looks quite beautiful. It definitely looks sleek. They look like the fastest cars in the world. That was the impression I got."
Team-mate Max Verstappen, winner in Spain last year and fifth overall behind Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, said: "The car looks very aggressive. Hopefully when it looks that aggressive it will be fast, but we still have to wait and see."
Like all 2017 cars bar the Mercedes, the Red Bull features a 'shark fin' on the rear bodywork, which provides an aerodynamic advantage in cornering.
The Mercedes ran without a shark fin at its launch day at Silverstone last Thursday but is expected to feature one in pre-season testing, which starts on Monday.
The angle of the Red Bull shown in the video did not allow sight of what are expected to be a complicated and intricate series of airflow conditioners behind the nose, in between the front wheels and beside the cockpit, which enhance aerodynamic downforce.
Despite the superficial similarity to last year's Red Bull, the team appear to have packaged the rear bodywork much more tightly to aid airflow at the back of the car.
It is suspected that the car was launched without many of its aerodynamic parts, which it will run in testing.
Can they catch Mercedes?
There is great expectation surrounding Red Bull for 2017, with many hoping they can make a fight of it with Mercedes.
Their chassis was pretty much there with the silver cars in 2016 and it would be a surprise if that was not the case again this year - Red Bull were the team who best interpreted the last major chassis rule change, dominating from 2010-13, after Brawn won their title in 2009 thanks to the double-diffuser controversy.
The new car looks the business, in Red Bull style, even if many of the flourishes that are expected were missing on launch day.
In Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen they have one of the best driver line-ups on the grid - one with potential volatility to match the stellar talent.
But the big question mark is over the Renault engine. If that can get close to Mercedes on power, Red Bull might be a serious threat. If not, another season of not-quite-there promises.
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Eliza Szonert, embroiled in a custody dispute with businessman Ashley Crick, took her son with the aid of a child recovery agency on 10 December.
Police detained her last week after she refused to reveal the child's location.
She can now leave with her son and without charge after adhering to police requests to take him to a doctor.
"She can leave Malaysia for home with her son. We have investigated the case and the deputy public prosecutor has decided that there will be no prosecution against her," Kuala Lumpur police chief Tajuddin Mohamad Isa said.
The case sparked a controversy after video of her taking the child in a Kuala Lumpur restaurant was circulated.
Mr Crick, who works for a Malaysia-based video streaming service, is reportedly back in Australia to seek custody of the child through the Australian court system.
"Thank you everyone for your love, support and assistance during this exhausting ordeal. More than anything I'm just looking forward to getting home and spending time with my son again," Ms Szonert said in a Facebook post.
Child Recovery Australia, the controversial group that helped Ms Szonert, said on its Facebook page that her return signalled "another successful recovery".
Two men from Child Recovery Australia accompanied Ms Szonert to the restaurant where the child was taken and spoke to Mr Crick.
Ms Szonert said that Mr Crick had taken away her and her son's passports after a disagreement.
The actress played troublemaker Danni Stark in Neighbours, appearing in the soap between 1993 and 1996, and she also had a role in the 2000 Australian movie The Dish.
A snapshot of 12 cases investigated by the watchdog over five years shows "inadequate standards of care" given to patients, including at weekends.
Nick Bennett said although not typical, a pattern suggested they were not "one-off" incidents.
Mark Drakeford said only one example had happened while he was health minister but he took it seriously.
He told BBC Wales he wanted to share the report with senior doctors and understand whether some of the issues raised by cases dating back to 2010 had now been addressed or "whether there are still issues where we can do more or do better".
Mr Bennett found "significant clinical failings" in the cases and said poor quality out-of-hours care often related to inadequate consultant supervision.
"This report emphasises the need for more effective and equitable clinical care to be provided seven days a week with greater consultant supervision, as well as the requirement for health boards to ensure their staff are adhering to the guidelines that are already established and accepted as good practice," he said.
Themes arising from the cases include:
Out-of-hours NHS: Cases for concern
Mr Bennett also found the variation in practice between hospitals and even between wards in a hospital "both interesting and worrying".
The report is set against a background of a heated debate in the NHS in England about seven day services, including arguments about the risk of more deaths at weekends.
The Welsh government insists its approach is not to improve out-of-hours services by means of a "dictat" but to do it in the spirit of cooperation and negotiation.
It claims this has led to improvements already.
Mr Bennett said he wanted to stress he was "only too aware" of the assembly election in May and that the NHS would be a key issue in that campaign.
"I would like to use this opportunity to remind stakeholders of my office's independence and impartiality, and that the sole purpose of this report is to ensure that lessons are learned from the complaints I have considered," he said.
An independent review would confirm any emerging patterns or inconsistencies in quality of care, he believes.
Mr Bennett also urged a "cultural shift" to encourage junior doctors to escalate concerns to senior consultants, regardless of what time of day or day of the week it is.
Each medical and surgical ward should receive a consultant "visit" seven days a week.
"I'm hopeful that lessons can be learnt from this report and that ultimately this will result in better public services in Wales and a reduction in complaints," he said.
The Welsh government insists the report is based on just 12 out of millions of admissions to hospitals and a range of measures had been introduced since 2012.
Mr Drakeford said he would think about holding a review seriously but wanted focus.
"Where specific things have been identified in the Welsh NHS where an outside view can help us make progress, we've been very willing to do that," he added.
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Homes and businesses were damaged in the storm, but weather experts were not able to confirm it was a tornado.
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Robert Thomson headed the visitors ahead after Michael Moffat's penalty hit the post for Dunfermline.
Joe Cardle then scored a hat-trick before substitute David Hopkirk made it 4-1.
There was late drama though when the visitors were awarded two penalties in injury time which were both despatched superbly by substitute Mark Docherty.
It was two terrific strikes in two minutes by Joe Cardle to give Alan Johnston's side a deserved half-time lead and then Cardle made the most of a mistake by Frazer Wright in the Dumbarton defence to complete his hat-trick from inside the box.
Hopkirk capitalised on another Sons defensive mistake to make it four, before Dumbarton launched their comeback.
Referee Barry Cook also ordered off Dunfermline centre back Lee Ashcroft for his part in the second penalty award when he tangled with Thomson to put a slight downer on what had been a strong start for the home side.
Match ends, Dunfermline Athletic 4, Dumbarton 3.
Second Half ends, Dunfermline Athletic 4, Dumbarton 3.
David Hutton (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Dunfermline Athletic 4, Dumbarton 3. Mark Docherty (Dumbarton) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
Lee Ashcroft (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the red card.
Penalty conceded by Lee Ashcroft (Dunfermline Athletic) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Dumbarton. Robert Thomson draws a foul in the penalty area.
Goal! Dunfermline Athletic 4, Dumbarton 2. Mark Docherty (Dumbarton) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
Penalty saved! Mark Docherty (Dumbarton) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the top right corner.
Penalty conceded by Michael Paton (Dunfermline Athletic) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Dumbarton. David Smith draws a foul in the penalty area.
Rhys McCabe (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Rhys McCabe (Dunfermline Athletic).
David Smith (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Andrew Geggan (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Michael Paton (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
David Hopkirk (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Gregor Buchanan (Dumbarton).
Attempt saved. David Hopkirk (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
Robert Thomson (Dumbarton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ben Richards-Everton (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Robert Thomson (Dumbarton).
Attempt missed. Joe Thompson (Dumbarton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt missed. Gregor Buchanan (Dumbarton) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
Corner, Dumbarton. Conceded by Lee Ashcroft.
Goal! Dunfermline Athletic 4, Dumbarton 1. David Hopkirk (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal.
Substitution, Dumbarton. Mark Docherty replaces Frazer Wright.
Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. David Hopkirk replaces Michael Moffat.
Michael Moffat (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Joe Thompson (Dumbarton).
Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Michael Paton replaces Kallum Higginbotham.
Joe Cardle (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Robert Thomson (Dumbarton).
Substitution, Dumbarton. Donald McCallum replaces Ryan Stevenson.
Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Paul McMullan replaces Gavin Reilly.
Goal! Dunfermline Athletic 3, Dumbarton 1. Joe Cardle (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael Moffat.
Josh Todd (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andrew Geggan (Dunfermline Athletic).
Attempt saved. Frazer Wright (Dumbarton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Michael Moffat (Dunfermline Athletic).
For Carmarthen Athletic RFC has a pair of the boxer's boots in its sports memorabilia collection which belonged to former club stalwart Gwynne King Morgan.
Ali died last Friday in Arizona at the age of 74.
His funeral service takes place in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday.
His boots were presented to Mr Morgan in 1977 by the late Gerald Williams, the former BBC sports commentator who lived in Llangynog near Carmarthen.
He acquired them after interviewing Ali and his manager Angelo Dundee.
Club chairman Wynne Jones said: "Who would say that a little west Wales town has these magnificent reminders of a magnificent career?
"He was indeed the greatest."
The club also has a pair of boots belonging to Sir Henry Cooper who fought Ali.
Mr Jones said the the value of Ali's boots was not known and "not important".
"The whole ethos of the collection to us is that if somebody is kind enough to donate to us we respect the fact and they are perpetually on display."
A woman aged in her late 20s was found dead, having suffered multiple injuries, at an address in Worcester Road, Bootle at 21:15 BST on Thursday, Merseyside Police said.
The body of the second woman, who was in her 50s, was found at 04:00 in a property in nearby Brookhill Road.
Officers believe the suspect was known to both victims and their deaths are being treated as suspicious.
The roads where the bodies were found are within 200m of each other.
Neither victim has been formally identified and post-mortem examinations are due to take place.
"At about 9.15pm on Thursday, April 16, a concern-for-safety call was received about a woman residing on Worcester Road," said Det Supt Tim Keelan.
"A patrol attended and a search was conducted resulting in the discovery of the body of a woman believed to be in her late 20s with multiple injuries."
He said the second victim's body was found after officers gained entry to the property after they got no answer.
"The investigation into these deaths is at an early stage and although the motive is unclear at this time, officers believe the offender may be known to the victims," added Det Supt Keelan.
The 23-year-old played 19 times for the Whites, including 13 games in the Championship in 2014-15, before being released this summer.
He started his career at hometown club Aberdeen, making his debut at 16 in April 2010 to become the Dons' youngest-ever player.
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Thurso lifeboat crew picked him up after he seeing that he was struggling to swim back to shore with his board in a heavy swell and wintry conditions.
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The long-awaited Dad's Army movie - staring Toby Jones as Captain Mainwaring and Bill Nighy as Sergeant Wilson - is set to hit cinema screens in February 2016.
But before that comes a one-off BBC Two drama We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story which shows how writers Jimmy Perry (Paul Ritter) and David Croft (Richard Dormer) overcame BBC management scepticism to bring the hit sitcom to the screen.
"I won't lie," admits Charlotte Surtees, the TV drama's executive producer. "We were keeping an eye on what they were doing. We felt that our project was complementary and not at odds with what the feature film was attempting to create.
"I think they have a tough job. They have a fabulous cast but we have an equally fabulous cast."
Among the other famous names in We're Doomed! are Julian Sands as John Le Mesurier (Sgt Wilson), Mark Heap as Clive Dunn (Corporal Jones), Shane Richie as Bill Pertwee (ARP Warden Hodges), and Kevin Bishop as James Beck (Private Walker, the cockney spiv).
Surtees says there were no casting clashes between the TV drama and the movie. "It didn't pose a problem because we were casting in a very different manner to the film. We needed our Arthur to be Arthur Lowe first and foremost and Mainwaring second."
Sessions, who has an uncanny likeness to Lowe in the TV drama, reveals that Toby Jones had sent him a note saying: "Best of luck with your Arthur."
He admits he felt "great pressure" playing such a national treasure.
"He's been been a huge hero of mine ever since I was 14 or 15," Sessions says. "He had an incredible capacity to make you laugh or smile when he was saying something pretty anodyne and non-committal.
"Arthur's got a very beautiful voice. It's quite sonorous. Even though he would fluff lines constantly it didn't somehow matter. He was just so wonderfully Captain Mainwaring."
On TV between 1968 and 1977, Dad's Army attracted 18 million viewers at its height. We're Doomed! has the blessing of 92-year old Jimmy Perry. Co-writer David Croft died in September 2011.
The drama shows how Perry's inspiration came after seeing a group of soldiers jogging in a park in May 1967. Within months he had written the first script of The Fighting Tigers - the original title of Dad's Army.
Other fascinating details emerge, such as Ian Lavender bringing his own scarf on set to wear as Private Pike and Clive Dunn finding the line "they don't like it up em!" too rude.
"There's very little in the film that's made up," notes Surtees. "It's essentially the story of two men going through a midlife crisis."
Both Paul Ritter and Richard Dormer watched old interviews with Perry and Croft to help them get into character.
"We were both slightly taken aback at how terribly posh and BBC-ish they both were," says Ritter.
"They were two personalities waiting to meet," adds Dormer. "And when they did they clicked, and had the same goal - which was to save their careers."
Why do they think Dad's Army has been such an enduring hit?
"Croft and Perry had brilliant ideas," Ritter says. "They created characters that leapt out at you, but they also knew what to do with them. The inversion of Wilson and Mainwaring's social status and professional status was brilliant."
"The characters endure because they are loveable," adds Dormer. "I think there's a soft fuzzy warmness about Dad's Army that people remember.
"I met David Croft. He was a man of few words. But he had great charisma."
We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story will be on BBC Two on Tuesday 22 December at 21:00 and repeated on Christmas Day at 22:20.
Gary Smith wanted to reduce his working days at Pimlico Plumbers following a heart attack.
The Court of Appeal agreed with a tribunal that said he was entitled to basic workers' rights although he was technically self-employed.
The decision is the latest to side with workers in a flexible workforce.
This is the highest court to consider such a case and the ruling will now be closely read by others with similar disputes, many of whom will work for businesses in the so-called "gig" economy such as Uber drivers.
The case is about the distinction between Mr Smith's status as either a self-employed contractor or a worker for the company.
He was VAT-registered, and paying tax on a self-employed basis, but worked solely for Pimlico Plumbers for six years.
After he suffered a heart attack in 2010, Mr Smith, from Kent, wanted to cut the five-day week, which he had been signed up to work with the firm, to three.
However, the firm refused and took away his branded van, which he had hired. He claims he was dismissed.
He argued that he was entitled to basic workers' rights - which would include the national minimum wage and paid holiday and the ability to bring discrimination claims.
A previous employment tribunal found that the plumbers were workers - but not employees. The Court of Appeal has agreed with that decision, dismissing Pimlico Plumbers' appeal.
Being given the status as workers means that they would be entitled to more rights than would be the case if they were self-employed and taking on work on totally freelance basis.
Charlie Mullins, the founder of London-based Pimlico Plumbers, said that plumbers were hired on the basis that they were self-employed, provided their own materials, and did not have workers' benefits, but were paid significantly more as a result. He said Mr Smith was paid £80,000.
After the ruling, Mr Mullins welcomed the clarity offered by the courts and said that he had already changed contracts with those who worked on a self-employed basis.
"Like our plumbing, now our contracts are watertight," he said.
He said the firm wanted Mr Smith to work for five days and that it was "a shame that we could not continue with his services".
Mr Mullins said he would be talking to his lawyers but it was likely that he would take the case to the Supreme Court.
Mr Smith's solicitor Jacqueline McGuigan said that the decision was "huge" and was a "resounding victory" for her client.
She said Mr Smith was "tightly controlled" by Pimlico Plumbers and unable to work for anyone else.
She added that the case had clarified the different models of working that existed and so would have a wider impact in relation to other cases.
However, there is a note of caution in the ruling from one of the Court of Appeal judges in this case.
"Although employment lawyers will inevitably be interested in this case - the question of when a relationship is genuinely casual being a very live one at present - they should be careful about trying to draw any very general conclusions from it," said Lord Justice Underhill.
The government has commissioned four experts, led by Mathew Taylor, chief executive of the Royal Society for the Arts, to look into the issue of workers' rights in the "gig" economy.
The review is addressing questions of job security, pension, holiday and parental leave rights. It is also looking at "employer freedoms and obligations".
A spokesman for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said: "We are determined to make sure our employment rules keep up to date to reflect new ways of working, and that is why the government asked Matthew Taylor to conduct an independent review into modern working practices."
Bailey, 31, left Castleford at the end of last season after making five appearances, having joined them in March after playing once for Hull KR.
The Leeds-born Great Britain and England international spent 12 years at his home town club where he worked with current Wolves coach Tony Smith.
"I am really excited by my move," Bailey told the Warrington website.
During his time at Headingley he won six Grand Finals and one Challenge Cup, but was also involved in disciplinary incidents on and off the field.
"It is no secret that Ryan has had a chequered past," Smith said.
"However he is fully aware of the special conditions set out within his contract and the standards expected of all Warrington Wolves players.
"During my time coaching Ryan at Leeds we had a fantastic relationship and I never experienced any issues."
While studying the animals, researchers documented very different hunting habits of two closely neighbouring chimp "tribes".
"Sonso" chimps hunt in small groups for colobus monkeys, while those from the "Waibira" troop hunt solo and catch "whatever they can get their hands on".
The findings show how sensitive chimp society is to human presence.
They are published in the journal PLoS One,
Biologists who have followed and studied these animals for years think that work may have disturbed the group hunting that seems key to chasing and catching colobus monkeys.
Lead researcher Dr Catherine Hobaiter, from the University of St Andrews, said the Waibira group's behaviour might have changed to a more "opportunistic" strategy because those chimps were much less used to the presence of human scientists.
Speaking to BBC News from Budongo Forest, in Uganda, where she studies both of these chimpanzee groups, Dr Hobaiter said Sonso and Waibira chimps "shared territorial borders", so she would expect their food sources and prey to be the same.
"The main thing that's different about them right now is how used to having humans follow them around the forest they are," Dr Hobaiter said.
"For Sonso - most of the current generation of adults were born with us being there, so they're really incredibly relaxed about our presence.
"But [for] Waibira - some of the young ones have started to grow up and become very comfortable with us, but some of the adults would be 30-40 years old when we started, and five years of us following them round is a fraction of their lifetime.
"It just takes time with chimpanzees."
At other sites where researchers had begun a similar habituation and close observation of wild chimp groups, Dr Hobaiter said, a similar "pattern" had emerged.
"They hunt for lots of different species, then later they seem to switch and settle in to hunting colobus."
Key to this could be the natural tendency of chimpanzees' groups to be territorial and wary of newcomers.
"I think that makes it that much harder for them to accept our presence as being a part of their lives," said Dr Hobaiter.
"Long-term research with wild chimpanzees brings real conservation benefits, but we have to remember that our presence can affect their behaviour."
Dr Hobaiter said that - as well as conserving endangered primates and the forests they lived in - directly observing and recording chimpanzee behaviour was the best way to understand the origins of human language and social structure.
"But we need to ask - should we be going in there [to follow the chimps]?
"We can do amazing things with camera traps, remote microphones and drones - it's getting much easier to get good quality data.
"Part of our work is to understand what our impact is and to try to minimise it."
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Mentor: Rita Ora
Age: 17
First audition: Jackson 5's Who's Loving You
Comments: 'I think you are really, really special. This competition wouldn't be the same without you. You are potentially one of the best we have ever had', said Simon.
Fun fact: Louisa is the youngest in the competition this year.
She said she's inspired by previous X Factor winner, Leona Lewis.
Mentor: Nick Grimshaw
Age: 19
First audition: Jessie J's ballad, Who You Are
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Fun fact: Che has been working in a supermarket, stacking shelves, until now.
He says he's on a mission to inject some genuine soul back in to the charts.
Mentor: Cheryl Fernandez-Versini
Ages: Reggie, 31 and Bollie, 29
First Audition: Original song, Turn It Up
Comments: "I feel like every day will be sunny with you guys", said Simon.
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Sean Dyche's side, who were relegated from the Premier League last term, had taken only two points from their opening three Championship games.
Defender Keane nodded in a David Jones corner at the back post on 26 minutes to seal victory over the Bees.
Striker Andre Gray, who joined Burnley from Brentford for a reported £9m on Friday, was not involved at Turf Moor.
With club-record signing Gray watching from the stands, Burnley gave a first start to German forward Rouwen Hennings, the Clarets' recent signing from Karlsruher.
Brentford, whose midweek home game with Birmingham City was postponed to allow their Griffin Park pitch to be re-laid, had chances to go in front before Keane's first-half winner.
Clarets goalkeeper Tom Heaton pushed away Alan Judge's free-kick, then kept out two shots from Lasse Vibe before Keane netted for the second consecutive home match.
The former Manchester United centre-back was a constant threat from set-pieces, heading another Burnley corner over the bar before half-time.
Scott Arfield shot off target for the hosts either side of the interval, while substitute Sam Vokes was unable to find the net from 10 yards following Michael Kightly's dummy and Matt Taylor sent a free-kick wide.
Burnley manager Sean Dyche:
"Overall, there's more to come. I'm absolutely 100% sure on that and Andre will bring something different. There's no guarantee, but Andre Gray's very hungry for success.
"I said we want to be productive in the market and we're still out there if the right move comes along. It's a tough market though. People are not letting their players go easily - neither did we.
"We deserved it in the end. There were some nerves around in the first half. Everyone wanted that first win. It was important to get it."
Brentford boss Marinus Dijkhuizen:
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"It's difficult to lose Andre Gray. His goals won a lot of points. But it's been going on for a couple of weeks and now we can go on and start looking for a replacement.
"Is it a relief? Yes and no. I had a good relationship with him, and we now don't have a replacement on the bench so we are in need of two strikers.
"We were a bit unlucky to lose. We played the first half better. We had good energy and put pressure on the ball and created some very good chances. But we had to score."
The under-fire sportswear firm has been criticised for its working practices - especially in its Shirebrook warehouse - and its zero-hours contracts.
Earlier, the firm announced that its second review of working practices would be run by an independent body.
The new "360 degree" review had been due to be led by the firm's lawyers.
RPC produced the first look into the way the firm was run after MPs said working practices at the Shirebrook warehouse in Derbyshire were closer to "that of a Victorian workhouse than that of a modern High Street retailer".
But Sports Direct said the change of heart in not using them again had come after "shareholder feedback" and "subsequent consultation with a number of the company's long-standing shareholders".
The decision produced a positive response.
Steve Turner, assistant general secretary of the Unite union, said: "At last Mike Ashley and his board have grasped that they need to take some very serious steps to restore shareholder, consumer and worker confidence in their employment practices.
"We have always urged, as we did at this year's AGM with the backing of investors, that an independent review is a vital component of this company truly getting to grips with its many and serious employment problems, so we are pleased that the company has now seen sense."
Paul Lee, head of corporate governance at Aberdeen Asset Management, also welcomed the news, saying: "This is a good start. It is a welcome and much-needed sign that the board and Sports Direct's management are listening to independent shareholders."
Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Mr Ashley had been keen to stress the positive aspects of working for the company and the firm remains keen to present a better image.
He said it had paid a total of £200m in bonuses in the past five years and added: "The cleaning lady got an £80,000 bonus on top of her normal pay - nobody in the UK has done that."
He has highlighted the firm's additional remuneration scheme in recent years.
In July 2014, Sports Direct's shareholders voted in favour of a bonus scheme to benefit up to 3,000 employees as well as Mr Ashley, although he quickly withdrew from it.
However, he also admitted his lack of intimate knowledge of the running of the business was an issue after the spotlight fell on working practices at the Shirebrook warehouse during the summer.
It was discovered staff were earning below the legal minimum wage because they were kept for near-strip searches on their way home after their paid shift had ended.
Mr Ashley said: "You would be surprised how little I knew about what was going on and that's really where the failing was.
"How do I know what a night shift does from 12 at night to seven or eight in the morning? I don't work there on Saturdays and Sundays and there are lots of hours I am not there.
"Should I have known more? Yes. Was I aware of the some of the things that were going on? Absolutely not."
Mr Ashley, the founder of Sports Direct and owner of Newcastle United Football Club, also explained why he commuted in the skies, rather than using more conventional methods.
"I do fly to work by helicopter," he said. "I don't get paid a salary but what I do like to do is go by private plane. It saves a lot of time and it's very efficient."
Sports Direct also on Tuesday announced that a workers' representative on the board would be elected by staff.
It added that "it is anticipated that all staff directly engaged or employed by Sports Direct may vote".
The company has already reacted to criticism of its working practices by pledging to abolish zero-hours contracts for its directly employed casual retail staff.
However, almost all staff at the firm's controversial Shirebrook warehouse are agency workers so their terms will remain unchanged.
Mr Ashley said: "If they opt for 12 hours plus, they are normally doing 20 or 15 hours a week.
"They will still get those 20 or 15 hours a week, so it's just trying to get people into two categories - those who want a guaranteed minimum and those who actually don't, so you can't actually do more than that in my opinion."
Dave Anderson said Labour should "at least think about" uniting with the SNP to "prevent another Tory government".
However, Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale said she would not support "any deal with the SNP".
The Conservatives had said Labour's policy was to "pal up" with the SNP.
Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson said Mr Anderson's comments showed that only her party would stand up to the nationalists.
Mr Anderson, MP for Blaydon, took up the post of shadow Scottish Secretary after Ian Murray - Labour's only MP north of the border - resigned in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's leadership.
Urging the party to unite behind Mr Corbyn during a visit to Aberdeen, Mr Anderson - who has not yet had a meeting with Ms Dugdale in his new role - said he was not prepared to rule out a deal with the SNP "completely".
He said: "If that is the price that we have to pay to prevent another rabid right-wing Tory government, then, I tell you what it is, we have got to at least think about it and discuss it.
"Three and a half years before a possible general election it is a conversation we don't need to have. Obviously Scottish Labour would be the loudest voice in the room if and when we ever have to contemplate coalition."
Ms Davidson seized on this, posting on Twitter that Mr Anderson "wants a pact with the SNP".
She said: "Labour's official policy - let's pal up with the SNP. Not oppose them, not challenge them, but do a deal with them."
However, Mr Anderson's comments were roundly condemned by Labour MSPs.
Ms Dugdale hit back at Ms Davidson, posting that "unlike the Tories in 2007-11, Scottish Labour doesn't support any deal with the SNP".
She added: "Quit the hyperbole, innuendo, poor gags, cheap shots and focus on dealing with the Brexit mess your party invited."
She later emailed all Scottish Labour members, telling them at "this is not Scottish Labour policy and we would not support any kind of deal".
Fellow Labour MSP Jackie Baillie said: "No matter what you read, Scottish Labour does not support a UK gov deal with the SNP. The SNP want to break up the UK not make it better."
And James Kelly added: "Scottish Labour will have no truck with general election deals with the SNP. We won't give power to a party that wants to split the country."
Supporters of Mr Corbyn also denied talk of such a deal, with Neil Findlay saying he agreed with Mr Kelly's position "100%".
The Scottish Conservatives said Labour were "all over the place" on the issue.
Chief whip John Lamont said: "They have a ludicrous situation where the shadow secretary of state for Scotland wants a deal with the SNP, but the leader in Scotland says she doesn't.
"All the while, they will never even have the professionalism to meet and discuss it. It's the latest episode in an absolutely farcical Labour set-up."
Ms Dugdale has previously said she thinks Mr Corbyn should quit as leader, saying that if she had lost the support of the majority of her parliamentary colleagues she would not be able to continue in her job.
In terms of nominations, the leadership race between Mr Corbyn and challenger Owen Smith is tightest in Scotland's constituency Labour parties - although Mr Corbyn still leads by 16 nominations to 13, with many associations still to declare.
The Shakers were 3-0 down within 16 minutes at the Ricoh Arena and conceded a fourth before half-time.
Defeat means Bury have taken just four points from their last eight games in League One.
"The first thing is to apologise for the performance and the unacceptable way we've conceded," Flitcroft told BBC Radio Manchester.
"The way we represented here today is not the way I want my Bury team to represent the supporters, the board and the football club.
"We've got to take that responsibility as a group, we've got to take that on and understand that it won't, and can't, happen again.
"It's not a disappointment it's a feeling of emptiness inside that I've got and I'll come out fighting."
Although the January transfer window has closed, the loan window is now open and Flitcroft is hoping to add new recruits.
"If I get an opportunity to bring in a couple of players then I think that's what the squad needs," he added.
"We've been working hard on that now the window's open and we're going to have to really try and drive that forward as we look very vulnerable at the back."
Chairman John Summers said it had been "impossible" to notify fans before they submitted an application to the Football Association in December.
However, the Hawks have withdrawn their application after Summers spoke to fans during Saturday's defeat at Chelmsford.
"We have listened to fans," Summers told the club website.
Whitehawk, who are based in a suburb in the east of Brighton, are currently ninth in National League South and reached the second round of the FA Cup this season before being knocked out by Dagenham & Redbridge.
Summers said in a statement on the club website that it had previously been "unanimously agreed" that a name change would be required "in order to widen the club's appeal and to embrace the city as a whole".
However, after notifying fans last week that they had submitted an application to change name to the FA, a section of Whitehawk supporters set up an online petition opposing the move.
"We were aware that sentiments may have changed, especially since the raising of the club's profile during the recent cup run," Summers added.
"I made a point of standing on the terraces at Chelmsford to engage with fans and they made it abundantly clear to me that although they understood the need to embrace the city, they dismissed the name Brighton City as their preferred choice.
"It was good to be amongst them and listen to their views and I thank them all for their input.
"They have made it very clear to us that if we are changing our name they prefer other options such as Brighton Whitehawk or Brighton East End."
Japan will supply fuel, equipment and technology to India, which wants more nuclear-generated electricity for its rapidly growing population.
The accord is strictly for peaceful purposes and Japan can break it if India conducts another nuclear weapons test. The last Indian test was in 1998.
The accord was signed by Japan's Shinzo Abe and India's Narendra Modi.
It is the first time Japan has signed such an agreement with a country that is not a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Some civil society groups in Japan oppose the pact as they are unhappy that India has not signed the NPT.
Japan is the only country to have suffered a nuclear attack, when cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed in 1945.
India says the NPT is discriminatory and that it has legitimate concerns about its long-term nuclear-armed rival Pakistan.
The nuclear agreement with Japan follows a similar deal with the US in 2008, which gave India access to nuclear technology after decades of isolation.
Speaking ahead of the signing on Friday, Mr Modi praised the "growing convergence" of India-Japan relations.
Miss Knox and her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were convicted and imprisoned for the 2007 murder of Miss Kercher, a 21-year-old student from Surrey.
Both spent four years in prison but were cleared of murder last year.
The LA Times said the film explores the case "with laser-like precision".
"This strong documentary sheds a powerful light on this particular case while emphasising the ultimate unknowability of absolute truth."
Miss Knox has been interviewed at length for the documentary, which was released on Friday.
The film also features interviews with Mr Sollecito and Italian prosecutor Giuliano Mignini.
Writing in The New York Times, Jeanette Catsoulis described the documentary as a "tightly edited, coherently structured and ultimately moving reassessment that burrows beneath the lurid in search of the illuminating".
But The Guardian described the film as "intriguing but flawed".
"This film could have looked harder at the authorities' murky and compromised mindset, and made that the focus of their film," Peter Bradshaw wrote.
"Instead, they do a steady job of interviewing most of the main players, keeping a deadpan if spurious air of mystery, as Knox says some faintly melodramatic stuff about being perceived as a "psychopath in sheep's clothing".
The Wall Street Journal said the movie "makes a virtually airtight argument for [Knox's] innocence".
"While Amanda Knox would seem to continue the exploitation of its subject, Ms Knox herself is involved so, one presumes, the payoff is guilt-free viewing. The bonus: some clues to why the now-29-year-old University of Washington grad became a tabloid villainess in the first place."
Miss Knox herself said she is not a "terrible monster" ahead of the release of the documentary.
She said she wanted to be involved in the film to show the "nightmare" she had been through.
"I think I'm trying to explain what it feels like to be wrongfully convicted," she told Good Morning America.
"To either be this terrible monster or to be this regular person who is vulnerable."
After appeals and retrials they were acquitted last year by Italy's highest court.
"What I'm trying to convey is that a regular person like me - just a kid who was studying abroad, who loves languages - could be caught up in this nightmare where they're portrayed as something that they're not," she said.
"There remains the fact that I'm in a unique position as an exoneree. Once an exoneree always an exoneree. I can't go back to my life that I had before, and neither can the other exonerees that are out there."
Miss Knox, who has said she was not paid to be involved in the documentary, said the prosecutor's focus on her meant Miss Kercher had been "lost" in the case.
She said: "For [the Kercher's family] that's never going to end and that's the really sad part about this tragedy.
"As soon as the prosecutor made this about 'it has to be Amanda, it has to be Amanda', they took away the fact this case is about her.
"She's been lost in all of that. But that doesn't change the fact that we have also an obligation to everyone who could potentially be innocent to find out the truth for the sake of the victim, and for the sake of them as well."
On Thursday evening, Mr Sollecito told BBC Newsnight that he needed to rebuild his image before he could rebuild his life.
He said: "People never understood the truth about this case. They never knew about us.
"The victim is Meredith Kercher, but there are other two victims who are alive."
Mr Sollecito said it was "ridiculous" to suggest he was protecting Miss Knox out of a sense of loyalty, given the couple had only been together for a few days when Miss Kercher was killed.
"After five days, I didn't know her, so why should I be loyal to her," he said.
He said he and Miss Knox now have "a good relationship", adding: "We don't talk too much because we are very distant, and we are caring about our lives."
Mr Sollecito is now seeking compensation for his legal fees, which he says have cost his family more than $1m (£771,000).
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Mourinho is expected to replace sacked Louis van Gaal, with talks ongoing between his agent Jorge Mendes and United officials.
But it has emerged that Chelsea still own the 'Jose Mourinho' name as a trademark - meaning United may need to pay a six-figure sum for the rights.
However, the issue will not scupper any deal, which is expected this week.
Discussions will now enter a third day, despite the deal to bring the 53-year-old former Chelsea boss to Old Trafford being largely complete. On Wednesday, Mourinho told waiting reporters at his home in London that he was going to Portugal.
Chelsea registered both the name Jose Mourinho and his signature as a European trademark in 2005, meaning they can use it to sell merchandise such as toiletries, technology, clothing and jewellery.
Sports lawyer Carol Couse told BBC Sport it was "really unusual" for an individual not to own the trademark to their own name.
"Chelsea could be earning revenue every time someone uses Mourinho's name. It could prevent United from exploiting his signature," said Couse, of law firm Mills & Reeve.
"One of the things United will be looking to acquire is not only Mourinho's image but also his name.
"If United had a brand of Mourinho clothing it would be in breach of the trademark Chelsea currently own."
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Mourinho cannot override the trademark, so the options are:
"That would be pretty costly," said Couse, who estimated the fee for a licence as "hundreds of thousands of pounds".
"Look at the value of the deals that have been done for Mourinho to date. What would be the value of a Jose Mourinho watch?
"He has managed Inter and Real since then. They have either acquired the rights from Chelsea or managed the use of his name.
"If Chelsea didn't grant a licence, every time United used Jose Mourinho's name in a commercial capacity against those products, Chelsea could sue Manchester United. I would suspect United would rather just pay a licence fee."
There is also potential conflict between Mourinho's personal deals - such as his one with car manufacturer Jaguar - and United's shirt sponsor agreement with Chevrolet.
"I don't think that in itself would hold up any negotiation," Couse explained. "A lot of world-class players go to Manchester United with their own personal deals. Mourinho's deals will be in a personal capacity."
Couse said United cannot force Mourinho to drive a Chevrolet car, for example, or wear Chevrolet clothes outside of club capacity, but they could pay him an incentive to buy out the Jaguar deal early.
Chelsea declined to comment when contacted by BBC Sport.
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After Norman Campbell's double, Newtonmore are now beyond the reach of Kyles Athletic, who beat Inveraray 4-1.
Elsewhere, Oban Camanachd defeated Lochaber 2-0 at Mossfield Park.
Camanachd will consign Kingussie to the relegation play-offs should they win both sides meet on 31 October.
At the Eilan, following a goal-less first half of a game which More only needed to draw, Fraser MacKintosh opened and Campbell made it 2-0.
Kevin Bartlett pulled one back for Lovat but Campbell soon took it to 3-1 before Lovat's second came from Lorne MacKay.
This rendered the outcome of Kyles' game irrelevant. Sandy MacKenzie got a first-half double and Innes MacDonald's in the second was split by a response from Gary MacPherson.
Newtonmore's six-title streak signals a remarkable turnaround in their league fortunes. Even before the Premiership succeeded area competition in 1996, More's best run in the North League, and in the absence of the top South clubs, was their 1975-79 string of five successes.
Apart from Newtonmore's own revival, the other key to these changed fortunes has been the recent decline of Kingussie, who won the North League and then the Premiership in 23 of the 24 seasons before Newtonmore's current resurgence.
Indeed, Kingussie's decline means that, hitherto unthinkably, their Premiership survival is now in increasing doubt.
A Lorn Dickie penalty and a goal from Connor Howe at home to Lochaber still leave Oban Camanachd in the second-bottom relegation play-off place, but now just a point behind Kingussie, and with two games in hand.
And the drama is further heightened with Kingussie now set to play their next and final game away to Camanachd.
A defeat would consign one of the most successful clubs in the history of shinty to a relegation play-off with Kilmallie.
Footage filmed by a neighbour shows Judah Adunbi, 63, outside his Bristol home when he is stopped by police.
Mr Adunbi refused to give his name and after a dispute was Tasered in the face by officers who tried to arrest him.
The incident, which Mr Adunbi said left him "scared for his life", has been referred to the police watchdog.
Mr Adunbi, the founding member of an independent group between the police and prominent members of the Afro-Caribbean community, said he was "terrified" by what happened.
"When the Taser hit me I thought it had killed me," he said.
"I thought I was dying and I was thinking 'my children and my grandchildren need me'."
It is the second time Mr Adunbi has been mistaken for the same man.
In 2009 he won a wrongful arrest case against Avon and Somerset Police and was awarded compensation.
He said: "[The police] claim they are looking for an individual...they know who the individual is so why go as far as accuse any black man in the street with dreadlocks."
Police confirmed that a Taser was not used in that incident.
A neighbour of Mr Adunbi filmed the second incident, which took place outside his home in the Easton area of Bristol on 14 January.
The video shows the two officers approaching Mr Adunbi while returning from a walk with his dog. They give the name of the wanted man and ask if that is him.
When he says he is not that man, they ask for his name, which he declines to give.
Mr Adunbi says he refused because he is "not a criminal" and was "just going about my business".
Officers tried to arrest him as he walked into his back garden and then Tasered him.
"I collapsed... I was paralysed and she [the police officer] had the audacity to tell me to get up," he said.
Mr Adunbi was taken to Bristol Royal Infirmary and then to Patchway police station, where he was interviewed and charged with a public order offence and assaulting a police officer.
Those charges have since been dropped.
According to Avon and Somerset Police guidelines "you do not have to give your name, address or date of birth to the police if you're stopped and searched unless you are being reported for an offence.'
The National Police Chiefs' Council - which represents senior police - say that "officers who are trained and equipped with Taser must decide on the most reasonable and necessary use of force in the circumstances."
Mr Adunbi, who was the former chairman of the race relations group, said what happened to him was "disgraceful".
He added race relations in the city were "getting worse" and called for the police and community groups to "sit down around the table and sort this out".
Ch Supt Jon Reilly said: "After reviewing what happened, we voluntarily referred a complaint about this incident to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
He added he had met Mr Adunbi and had a "constructive conversation".
He said: "We're aware of concerns within the local community and we take these concerns very seriously."
An IPCC spokesperson said: "We are independently investigating a complaint about an incident in Easton on 14 January where a man was Tasered.
"The IPCC investigation follows a referral from Avon and Somerset Police and is in its early stages."
It said it was going to review the "body worn video of the officers involved, checking for any CCTV evidence and conducting house to house enquiries as part of the investigation".
An appeal has also been made for any footage filmed by members of the public.
The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission said better-off families managed to provide educational and social advantages to stop their slide.
It found less able, richer children were 35% more likely to become high earners than brighter, poorer peers.
The government said its reforms were helping disadvantaged pupils catch up.
The report for the commission, which advises the government on social mobility issues, was based on a long-term study of 17,000 British-born children born in a single week in 1970 that measured their ability at the age of five.
It said wealthier families helped their children accumulate skills valued by the labour market and they also used social networks to secure internships and employment.
That meant poorer, but more able children were often blocked from the finite number of top jobs, it added.
The report, by Abigail McKnight of the London School of Economics, said parental help may start with providing a good home-learning environment in the early years, and continue with seeking out better schools, offering help with homework and exam preparation.
Parental education level and attendance at a private or grammar school all had a significant impact over and above the influence of academic attainment, it said.
The research suggests there is a clear correlation between the social background of a child's grandfather and eventual labour market success.
The report also highlighted a "private school wage premium", where recruitment to high-earning occupations is biased towards those educated in private schools.
It said: "Not only do privately educated children achieve well in examinations and on this basis go on to have highly successful careers, but private school education also bestows a 'little extra something'.
"Some of the 'extra' is made up of soft skills - for example - presentation, conduct in social settings, accent - which have little to do with productivity and a lot to do with what economists refer to as 'signalling'."
Commission chairman Alan Milburn said nobody should criticise parents for doing their best for their children, but it was not right that the less able do better in life than the more able.
"It has long been recognised that there is a glass ceiling in British society that prevents children with potential progressing to the top. This research reveals there is a glass floor that inhibits social mobility as much as the glass ceiling," he said.
"It's a social scandal that all too often demography is still destiny in Britain. The government should make its core mission the levelling of the playing field so that every child in the country has an equal opportunity to go as far as their abilities can take them."
The report called on the government to seek policies that would compensate children who are deprived of the benefits that children with educated parents receive.
"Careful consideration should be given to the setting of homework, fostering and nurturing aspiration, high quality and age-appropriate education and careers advice, and inspirational high-calibre teachers," it added.
A Department for Education spokesman said: "This government is committed to making sure that every child, regardless of background, has the same opportunities to fulfil their potential.
"Our reforms - including the £2.5bn pupil premium - are seeing results, with disadvantaged pupils catching up with their better off peers at both primary and secondary.
"We have placed high expectations at the heart of our schools, with a rigorous new curriculum, world class exams and a new system rewarding schools that push every child to achieve their best."
Anthony Grainger, 36, of Bolton, was shot in the chest during a Greater Manchester Police (GMP) operation in Culceth, Cheshire in 2012.
Judge Thomas Teague QC said the inquiry would look at the police operation, the decision to send armed officers and any failures in gathering intelligence.
It will begin on 16 January next year.
The public inquiry was "not a trial", the court heard.
Judge Teague said he would ask the Attorney General to allow immunity for those giving evidence, so that "no evidence he or she gives to the inquiry will be used against them in criminal proceedings, or to start criminal proceedings".
The purpose of this was that witnesses did not "fear" giving any evidence to the inquiry, he added.
The partner, brother, mother and stepfather of Mr Grainger, along with "GMP officer Q9" were named as "core participants".
The judge said Mr Grainger's family had his "sympathy and condolences", adding that they will never be able to forget the way in which he died.
He said it was of the "utmost public concern" when an unarmed person was shot dead by police.
Judge Teague said some evidence may not be made available to the public, due to the "nature of the documentation".
A total of 370 witness statements had been taken so far, the court heard.
A preliminary hearing is due to be held on 14 November.
The firm had previously called back about 500,000 units because they posed a safety risk. At least one person suffered burns after a device exploded.
The extension covers about a further million copies of the kit.
"We are taking this action because we are aware of a very small number of further incidents where Power Bars have overheated," EE said.
The firm began offering the devices to its customers in April. Users were able to exchange depleted ones for fully-charged units in its shops, but could also recharge them via a USB connection.
Although consumers did not have to pay for the Power Bars, the firm is offering a £20 voucher to those who return the devices.
"Keeping our customers safe is extremely important to us, and that's why we're taking this voluntary and precautionary action," EE added.
Villagers in Great Heck have been campaigning to get the huge pile of waste removed since the firm running the tip collapsed in July.
It is thought there could be more than 10,000 tonnes of rotting rubbish.
It is not known when the site would be cleared but air quality would still to be monitored, said a joint statement.
The Environment Agency, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, Selby District Council and North Yorkshire County Council released the joint statement.
Wagstaff Total Waste Management Ltd, the firm stockpiling mixed recyclable waste at the site, entered voluntary liquidation on 13 July.
It has been estimated disposing of the rubbish tip, near the M62 , could cost £1m in landfill tax.
"There will be a significant cost in doing so, but they [the agencies] will be looking to recover the costs from those responsible", said the statement.
A fire smouldering at the abandoned tip damaged a neighbouring vehicle engineering business on Sunday.
Christopher Dean, the business owner, said the situation was "just an absolute nightmare".
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has said it was attending the site regularly and received "numerous calls" from residents due to flare ups of the deep-seated fire.
"Long-running fires like this cause temporary effects, distress, stress and anxiety, but it's important to understand that the on-going risk to health is likely to be low", said the joint statement.
Public Health England said anyone experiencing respiratory symptoms should contact their GP.
The Environment Agency is currently investigating alleged waste offences and monitoring the odour from the site.
The organisations are working together to co-ordinate the response to the problems caused by the waste site.
After Saints' Jose Fonte was sent off for hauling down Fabio Borini when the Italian was through on goal, Jermain Defoe put the visitors ahead.
Substitute Defoe finished after good work from Lamine Kone.
Sunderland packed their defence, but Van Dijk still found space in the area to fire in from 12 yards out.
With the bottom three all losing, a win would have taken Sam Allardyce's side three points clear of the relegation zone.
For Southampton, the two dropped home points represent a setback to their hopes of pushing for a place in the Europa League.
Despite the disappointment of conceding so late in the match, Sunderland opened a gap over the bottom three, albeit only one point.
Defeats for Newcastle United, Norwich City and Aston Villa will be some comfort for the travelling supporters, who were just seconds away from witnessing a first clean sheet in 15 Premier League games.
Three points would have been a big lift for the Black Cats, but one could still prove crucial.
Sunderland's next match - in two weeks' time - is a potentially pivotal Tyne-Wear derby against fellow strugglers Newcastle.
The game lacked quality in the final third for the most part, but the final 10 minutes were certainly action-packed.
Once referee Neil Swarbrick decided Saints skipper Fonte had fouled Borini, the 80th-minute dismissal was inevitable.
It boosted Sunderland's hopes of only a third away win of the season, and they took the lead when Defoe scored from eight yards, his 14th goal of the season.
But Southampton were not finished, and Dutch defender Van Dijk hit a sweet left-foot equaliser to snatch a point for his side.
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Few people love clean sheets more than Allardyce, and he must have been relishing the prospect of a first shutout since their 2-0 home win over Stoke on 28 November.
It was a much-improved performance from Sunderland, who were beaten 8-0 here last season, with American DeAndre Yedlin playing a starring role at the back and keeper Vito Mannone pulling off some excellent saves.
Republic of Ireland veteran John O'Shea had come on to give the visitors a fifth defender, but Van Dijk still found the space to fire in the stoppage-time leveller.
That, admitted the Sunderland boss, was a "massive" and costly mistake.
Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce: "The dejection amongst us all is clear. It was so important to see this game out. We know how important three points would have been.
"If we'd have got the win, we'd have had a gap for next weekend when we're not playing. We dropped a massive clanger in those last few seconds. With the amount of people we had in that box, it's baffling.
"We didn't have the composure to keep the ball, play out and see the game out properly. We paid a very heavy price."
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman: "For 85 minutes, we were not at the level I expect of Southampton. I think we lack confidence at the moment. They made it very difficult with their defensive organisation.
"We played better football with one player less on the pitch.
"The red card was a one-on-one situation. If it's a foul, then it's a red card. You have to accept that."
Southampton, with just one point from a possible nine, travel to in-form Stoke City on 12 March.
Sunderland do not play next weekend as scheduled opponents Everton are still involved in the FA Cup.
Next up for Allardyce's men is a crucial derby at fellow strugglers Newcastle United on 20 March.
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Britain's quartet of Nigel Levine, Delano Williams, Matthew Hudson-Smith and Rooney won their semi-final in two minutes 58.88 seconds.
However, Hudson-Smith, who ran the third leg, was ruled to have had part of his foot out of the takeover zone when he began running.
Team GB's appeal was rejected because video evidence was inconclusive, meaning the decision of the referee must be upheld.
"It's a track judge's opinion," said Rooney. "Unfortunately, there wasn't a Hawk-Eye on the line.
"In other sports, like tennis and football, they have Hawk-Eeye. We've basically got a track judge who has decided that that's what he has seen and there's no conclusive evidence to prove it either way.
"I've just seen it now and I'm even angrier. Matt has been very badly treated."
After the race, British Athletics said it was "hugely disappointed" and confident the team would have won a medal in the final.
Moses Fadairo was shot in the chest in Lower Clapton, Hackney, on the afternoon of 26 September.
Bradley Wynter, 28, of the Pembury Estate in Hackney, has been charged with assisting an offender and possessing a firearm and is due before Barkingside magistrates on Monday.
Another man has previously been charged with murder and attempted murder.
Christopher Erunse, 27, from Greenwich in south-east London, was arrested in Birmingham three days after the killing and appeared before Thames Magistrates' Court. He is also charged with and possession of a firearm.
He is due to appear at the Old Bailey on 21 December.
Mr Fadairo was shot in Chatsworth Road and died at the scene.
A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the chest.
We all know that keeping fit is important, and there are many ways to do so, yet keeping that drive and motivation to work out regularly can be tough. Photographer Ed Gold decided to find out what drove members of his local Anytime Fitness gym in Colchester to keep putting in the hard work.
I've got two children, so I'm here to keep in shape and so I can eat what I want.
I love carbs, so like pizza, pasta and Chinese.
I'm healthy all week, and at the weekend I just eat whatever I want.
The gym makes you feel better about yourself, it gives you more confidence.
I was always dieting and feeling miserable, but now I'm more balanced because I can do exercise.
I always wanted to be fit, and then about two years ago I was in a car crash and it really messed up my neck and back, so the gym was to strengthen me.
Now, it's for relaxing.
I was told not to do gym by the physio and even the back specialist, but I went and tried it to see what my limits were and over the last year I've increased my limits.
I don't want to be that person who can't lift the shopping, so it's really about being fit for my family and myself.
I think every fella wants a nice physique, and I want to be able to play with my son without getting out of puff - but there's no real goal, I just want to enjoy it.
At first, I came to the gym to lose weight as I was a little bit chubby, but now it's just a hobby.
It's routine.
I come to the gym and then I can get on with my day, and seeing progress, changes in my body, makes me want to come back every day.
I want to compete, that's my plan, "bikini fitness" - you diet down to 4% body fat and then go out on a stage and pose.
I'd like to do it to prove to myself that I can do it.
It takes a lot of dedication and willpower.
It's something I enjoy doing - my boyfriend likes to go and play golf, and I like to come here and sweat.
It's good for stress from work, boyfriend and home life.
I use the gym just to get fit and healthy.
I used to go running a lot in Ghana, press-ups in the morning - it was something I was brought up with. My brothers, they are very athletic.
I'm happy when I use the gym.
I think it's something to do with the body when I push-push, it makes me feel like I'm in control of my body.
Having a good body gives you personal confidence.
I have to be a role model to my children.
I've been using this gym for two and a half years, on and off, for physical appearance and to mentally push myself.
It's good to push yourself and see how far you can go.
It's so addictive. It releases endorphins, so I feel a bit more focused throughout the day.
You ask anyone in this gym, they will never be happy with the way they look.
I try to get that perfect physique. I'm never going to get it, but it's just trying to get a step closer and pushing yourself a step closer.
Fitness is one of the things that makes me happy, and friends and family.
I spend a lot of my time here, and I like clothes shopping.
Most of my friends are here, so it doesn't bother me that this is all I really do.
Clothes, the aesthetics of it, the outfit itself, goes with being fit. And because I'm self-conscious, it makes me feel better.
I think it's good at stress relief. I've just left college. And now my exams are finished, I come here to give me something to do.
I joined with my friends, but they all cancelled their memberships because they couldn't be bothered to go.
The cross-trainer is my favourite, it burns a lot calories really quickly.
I'm not one of these people that goes extreme about it, but I've cut out rubbish food - less takeaways and stuff.
I'm at university here - English language and linguistics. I'm going to do a teaching degree and hopefully become a secondary school teacher.
My boyfriend got me into keeping fit.
I'm already quite slim, so I'd like to do other things rather than cardio - toning up, so I feel more comfortable, but I'm not trying to become the next muscle woman of England.
Just being able to pick up heavy boxes would be an achievement.
I have a really fast heart-rate, and so coming here has helped reduce it.
I wanted to train for me and didn't see the point of getting on stage to show people how you look.
But the adrenaline from having a few hundred people in front of you and showing off all the months of work meant I was hooked.
I don't lift heavy weights at all, it's down to consistency and diet.
I train 12 times a week.
What I love about it is that I get messages from people every day who tell me I motivate them in life. I love that.
I've been working out probably over 20 years since I started using a gym, my wife's a gym instructor.
I sort of messed about with weights in my early 20s, but I'm working harder here as it has better weights.
Keep the weight off, keep fit, keep everything working OK - it pays dividends when you're older, it keeps your back stronger, your heart and lungs and possibly Alzheimer's away.
I'm here to lose the baby weight and get into my wedding dress. It's also fantastic for mental health - fighting the baby blues.
It's also to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, and it's nice to walk up a flight of stairs and not be out of breath, feel good hormones - there's too many pessimists in the world.
I actually met my fiance here at the gym - you know someone is going to like you when they've seen you at your worst, all sweaty with no make-up.
I found out I was type-1 diabetic a month before my 21st birthday. I inject six times a day, whenever I eat and every time I eat carbs.
When you work out, your body releases endorphins, which is great for anti-depression.
I used to have high stress levels and snap easily, but now I feel totally refreshed and I can leave the gym door after a session and have my head clear for the next day.
It sets you up for a mindset for other things in life, like work, family and relationships.
It becomes addictive. It's important to me now because if I don't do it, I get depressed. It annoys me if I take a rest day.
As long as you don't lose momentum, it's easy to keep coming back.
I used to be one of those people that couldn't motivate themselves - but when you see improvements, then it becomes addictive.
I want to be able to do a set of pull-ups. That's my long-term goal.
I don't like the fact that girls are seen as weaker. I want to be a girl that lifts.
I was an elite gymnast for nine years, from seven to 16. I just excelled at it, I was training 20 hours a week. I just love working out, it's in my blood.
The one thing I always say when people ask me why I lift weight is: "To give me shape." It develops amazing shape, it doesn't make you into a man.
I'm twice UKBFF [UK Body Building and Fitness Federation] champion.
It's a personal challenge of improving every single time you step on a stage.
I do a competition, get some feedback and go away to improve. It's about being the best you can be.
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Yesterday, David Cameron and Nick Clegg each visited Stonehenge separately to highlight their role in promising to finance the long-mooted plan for a tunnel near the prehistoric monument.
Today, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats are fighting to claim the credit for another engineering project that has yet to be built.
The Swansea Bay tidal lagoon makes an appearance in the coalition's "National Infrastructure Plan" with the government stating its belief that "there may be significant tidal lagoon potential in the UK which is why DECC has started to explore the potential for a future lagoon programme".
It adds: "The government will start closer discussions with Tidal Lagoon Power Ltd to establish whether a potential tidal lagoon project at Swansea Bay is affordable and value for money for consumers (without prejudice to the planning decision on the project); if the project were to progress it could become the first tidal lagoon project in the world."
It may look like a commitment to further talks rather than action. In this age of austerity, there is no financial commitment.
But according to Liberal Democrat AM Peter Black: "This announcement is great news and shows the effect of having a Liberal Democrat energy minister [Ed Davey]."
That caused spluttering in the Wales Office, where the lagoon was the centrepiece of its Autumn Statement submission to the Treasury.
Conservative Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb said: "I am a strong supporter of this project and I have long been making the case to my cabinet colleagues that Welsh innovation should be supporting the next generation of low-carbon technology."
Stand by for a few (separate) pre-election visits from coalition politicians to Swansea Bay. Hi-vis jackets and hard hats optional.
Brittany Ferries cancelled its sailings from Roscoff to Plymouth on Monday, and trains between Yeovil and Exeter were also cancelled.
The Environment Agency issued several flood warnings in Devon, and over 40 flood alerts across the South West.
Winds of 77mph were recorded at Berry Head, Devon by the Met Office.
Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to two properties in Liskeard at about 01:22 GMT on Sunday, but that the properties were now secure.
The Tamar Bridge in Cornwall was closed to high-sided vehicles but restrictions were lifted at about 02:30 BST.
West Midlands Police said the boy was attacked after accepting a lift from Birmingham city centre at about 22:00 GMT on 30 November after he had missed a train home.
On Friday, the force issued a CCTV appeal with images of a silver van in their efforts to trace the suspect.
The man is being questioned on suspicion of kidnap and sexual assault.
A silver van is being forensically examined.
Kurdish-Iranian Reker Ahmed was chased and subjected to a "brutal attack" in Croydon last Friday night.
The 17-year-old was left with a fractured spine, fractured skull and a bleed on his brain after the assault.
The seven were charged with violent disorder, while one was also charged with racially aggravated GBH.
Police said about 20 people were involved in the assault.
Barry Potts, 20, and siblings Daryl Davis, 20 and Danyelle Davis, 24, were released on conditional bail after appearing at Croydon Magistrates' Court earlier.
George Walder, 20, who was also charged with racially aggravated grievous bodily harm, has been remanded in custody.
His brother Jack Walder, 24, was granted conditional bail.
Kyran Evans, 23, and a 17-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have been charged and are due to appear in court on Tuesday.
In total, 16 people have been arrested. Seven remain in custody.
Det Supt Jane Corrigan said she was confident everyone responsible for the assault would be arrested.
"There was no reason for this attack and I believe because of the numbers involved people have just jumped on the back of it and it's turned into a violent brawl where someone has been viciously beaten and is very lucky to have not lost his life," she said.
"There was only one motivation and that was to cause serious damage."
The incident happened in Shrublands Avenue at 23:40 BST on Friday. A white hatchback with a black roof is being sought by officers.
Mr Ahmed, a student who has lived in Croydon for months, has started to make a recovery, police said.
It is hoped he will be moved out of intensive care soon although his face, which police say was the main focus of the attack, will be left with lasting scars.
Officers are still trying to contact his family who they believe live in Iran.
He was with friends Dilshad Mohammed, an Iraqi Kurd, and Hamo Mustafa when he was set upon, police said. He was not previously known to the assailants.
Officers are trying to establish if the attackers had been drinking at a nearby pub prior to the assault.
Prime Minister Theresa May condemned the assault as "absolutely despicable" and urged anyone with information to contact police.
Tigers, already sure of a Premiership play-off place, trailed to Semesa Rokoduguni's early breakaway score.
But they then dominated and led at the interval thanks to tries by Fraser Balmain, Peter Betham and Mathew Tait.
Bath, who stay in ninth, blitzed the visitors thereafter, running in four tries to one to earn a comfortable win.
Ollie Devoto, Francois Louw and Rokoduguni all went over in a barnstorming start to the second period, and after Will Evans touched down from close range for Tigers, Bath made sure of the points with a late Jeff Williams score.
Leicester needed a miraculous sequence of events to finish second in the table, but the prospects of climbing to third looked possible after a spirited first-half effort by a slightly weakened team.
Exeter and Wasps both had to lose without any bonus points, with Tigers needing a bonus-point victory.
In the event, Exeter hammered Harlequins to claim a home last-four tie and Wasps thrashed London Irish to stay third, giving Leicester an away semi-final at Saracens.
Prop Ellis Genge, making his full Tigers debut, was a hugely influential figure and played a key role as the away side's forwards took control with some impressive handling and ball-carrying up front.
Balmain bundled over to cancel out Rokoduguni's converted effort and Jordan Crane laid the platform for Betham to put Tigers ahead.
Tait's score, which was converted by Owen Williams, put a nine-point gap between the sides, but Bath responded almost immediately after the restart as Anthony Watson's brilliant burst ended with a simple try for Devoto.
Louw's try, a Rokoduguni score in the corner and the reliable boot of George Ford put the hosts well on top.
And, having survived a spell of pressure after Evans squeezed over, replacement Jeff Williams broke away to close out victory in style.
Bath head coach Mike Ford:
"It's a win, which is great for me because you don't want to be dwelling on a loss too much. Could it have been better? It could have been a lot better.
"At half-time we just talked about the drive to win and going out to take the game and put that extra yard and energy in.
"This is their second or third team, but we've got to move on from here. We are going to learn from this year and are going to come back stronger."
Leicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill:
"Bath were second last year and now they're ninth. We're in our 12th play-offs on the trot and 10 of those have been Grand Finals.
"We're a strong club with a strong history. Sometimes you get beaten - but we're still in a semi-final.
"We have good systems and work pretty hard, as is our recruitment. And we're pretty belligerent. There's a bit of a party atmosphere around Bath this afternoon - but you wouldn't get that at Leicester if we finished ninth."
Bath: Watson; Rokoduguni, Joseph, Devoto, Banahan; Ford, W. Homer; Catt, Webber, Wilson, Ewels, Attwood, Garvey, Louw, Denton.
Replacements: Dunn, Lahiff, Palma-Newport, Day, Houston, Cook, Priestland, Williams.
Leicester: Tait; Thompstone, Betham, Roberts, Catchpole; O. Williams, B. Youngs; Genge, Ghiraldini, Balmain, Slater, de Chaves, Croft, Evans, Crane.
Replacements: Thacker, Mulipola, Bateman, Barrow, Pearce, Kitto, Bell, Worth.
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys.
Surfers from around the world took part in the Red Bull Unleashed event at Surf Snowdonia in Dolgarrog, Conwy Valley.
They competed wave for wave in a best-of-five competition.
Albee Layer was crowned champion of the event after beating Billy Stairmand in the final.
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Mr Paisley was buried in County Down, following a private funeral service at his family home in east Belfast.
As a mark of respect, assembly business was suspended as MLAs remembered the former first minister and DUP leader.
Mr Paisley, who stepped down from politics in 2008, died on Friday, aged 88.
His successor as first minister and DUP leader, Peter Robinson, told MLAs: "Ian Paisley was a remarkable man, whose long career in public life has left an indelible mark upon all of us who knew him.
"Like so many, I was drawn towards politics by the clarity, the certainty, the strength and the conviction of his message."
The first minister said Mr Paisley had "taken his place in the chronicles of Ulster history, alongside the greats of unionism".
Mr Robinson added that since his death, politics seemed "a little less colourful and exciting".
"Ulster will never see the like of him again, he was an exceptional human being," he said.
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness told the assembly that sharing power with Mr Paisley during his first year in office was an "incredible experience" and one of the "most memorable" of his life.
The Sinn Féin MLA said that as a teenager, he remembered being "in fear" of Mr Paisley, because of his "huge stature, his booming voice, his politics that we didn't share or like".
However, he said that after they went into government together they "genuinely grew to like each other and in doing so, we confounded the world".
Mr McGuinness said: "From the word go, for some reason, we hit it off. Not alone did we develop a positive and constructive working relationship, we actually became friends."
He added that both he and the Northern Ireland peace process had "lost a great friend" as a result of Mr Paisley's death.
After the tributes, MLAs signed a book of condolence in Stormont's Great Hall - members of the public have also been invited to do so.
A book of condolence opened at Belfast City Hall on Monday, where the union flag was flown at half-mast.
A spokeswoman for Belfast City Council said the flag had been displayed under the College of Arms policy.
The policy states the flag should fly at half-mast to mark the the funerals of first ministers and ex-first ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
All DUP constituency offices closed on Monday, as a mark of respect to the party's founder and former leader.
Several books of condolence for Mr Paisley were opened in towns and cities in Northern Ireland on Saturday.
Mr Paisley moved from a political "never man" to Northern Ireland's first minister.
He ended up leading a power-sharing executive at Stormont - although he had supported the strike to bring one down 30 years earlier.
Mr Paisley was a founder of the Free Presbyterian Church in 1951 after a split with the Presbyterian Church - he resigned as as moderator of the Free Presbyterian Church in 2008.
In 2011, he told the congregation at Martyrs Memorial Free Presbyterian Church in south Belfast that he was stepping down from ministry.
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The IT worker and mother-of-one was not a passenger on the train that crashed through ticket barriers on Thursday, but was killed by debris that fell on to the platform.
Investigators have found one of the train's black box recorders but debris has so far blocked access to the other.
More than 110 people were injured in the accident, some critically.
The black boxes hold data including the train's speed, throttle position and brake use.
In pictures: Hoboken train crash
Witnesses describe crash 'chaos'
Ms de Kroon had recently moved to New Jersey from Brazil after her husband took a job with an international drinks company.
She had just dropped her toddler daughter off at a childcare centre before rushing to catch a train, the centre's director said.
Her mother Sueli Bittar described her as a "beautiful girl inside and out", ABC News reported.
The investigation into the crash is expected to take between a week and 10 days, officials from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said.
Driver Thomas Gallagher, 48, has been released from hospital and is said to be co-operating with the inquiry.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has said there was no indication the crash was "anything but a tragic accident".
Hoboken is across the Hudson River from New York City. Many commuters use the busy station to travel into Manhattan.
NTSB officials have said they will look into whether there were any similarities between Thursday's crash and one at the same station in 2011 that injured 34 people.
An NTSB investigation found excessive speed to be the main cause of the 2011 accident.
In 2008 the US Congress passed a law requiring all trains to install Positive Train Control (PTC) systems by the end of 2015.
But most rail companies were unable to meet the deadline as the system is expensive and complex to install. Some rail lines - including New Jersey Transit - threatened to shut down completely if it was enforced. In response, Congress extended the deadline to install PTC systems to 2018.
Rail lines can then apply for an additional two-year extension to finalise updates and test the system. But safety targets for New Jersey's commuter trains say PTC installation should be completed by 2018.
According New Jersey Transit's most recent PTC progress report, none of the 440 trains on the New Jersey Transit rail line are equipped with PTC, nor have any employees been trained to use the equipment.
PTC safety systems are designed to automatically override the actions of train engineers if the locomotive is travelling too fast. In effect, they act as a safeguard against "human error" which could cause derailments or collisions.
The system uses wi-fi, GPS and a specific coding system to relay real-time information from trains to control centres.
Last year, the Guardian reported that US trains were far behind those in Europe, which have had automatic safety systems for years.
While the US sees its fair share of deadly freight train crashes and derailments, this is the first deadly passenger train crash for five months.
The Australian Grand Prix was brought forward to 20 March, forcing teams to re-think their production schedules.
But Sauber will stick with their initial plan, which means they will run a modified version of their 2015 car at Barcelona from 22-25 February.
The 2016 car - the C35 - will appear for the first time at the second test at the same track from 1-4 March.
The pre-season schedule has been cut from three four-day tests to two this year as part of an effort to control costs.
The 2016 season was originally due to start on 3 April but was brought forward because of the need to cram a record 21 races into the calendar.
Sauber will retain the same driver line-up as in 2015, with Brazilian Felipe Nasr partnering Swede Marcus Ericsson.
Meanwhile, McLaren have become the first team to announce the date for the public unveiling of their new car.
The Honda-powered MP4-31, which will be driven by Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button, will be unveiled online on 21 February.
Announcing the move ahead of the appeal being broadcast on Thursday, International Development Secretary Justine Greening said doing so will help the money go "twice as far".
The "unprecedented" outbreak "requires a huge global response", she said.
It is the first time the DEC has sought funds over a disease outbreak.
The DEC - a group of 13 UK aid charities - said the public appeal for money is "a sign of how serious the situation has become".
Ebola has killed almost 5,000 people and infected more than 10,000 in West Africa since the start of the year.
DEC appeals are due to be made via all the main UK broadcasters.
Ms Greening said the UK government would match the first £5m of donations "pound-for-pound".
"The British people have always shown immense generosity in situations like these, with hundreds of our health workers having already volunteered their services," she added.
In its 50-year history, the DEC has launched appeals for humanitarian disasters caused by floods, famines, earthquakes, typhoons and conflicts, but not previously for a disease outbreak.
Announcing the appeal, DEC chief executive Saleh Saeed said the "explosive nature of the disease" had caused a "humanitarian catastrophe".
"That has compelled the DEC to respond and help by ensuring that we are able to support people to stop the spread of Ebola before it becomes a major global catastrophe," he said.
He added that member agencies faced a shortfall of £69m to carry out their work in West Africa.
Of the 13 DEC charities, 11 are currently supporting work or planning to respond to the Ebola crisis in West Africa, with the majority of work focused on stopping the spread of the disease and providing support to those affected.
The committee says £25 can provide cleaning kits including bleach, soap and a bucket for three families at risk from Ebola.
Basic protective clothing for three volunteers supporting people under quarantine can be provided for £50 and £100 can buy training for a community on how to keep itself safe from Ebola.
It comes as the World Health Organization (WHO) says there could be 5,000-10,000 new cases of the deadly virus every week in the worst affected countries by December. Infection rates continue to grow in Guinea and Sierra Leone.
However, there has been a decline in the spread of Ebola in Liberia - the country hardest hit in the outbreak - the WHO's Bruce Aylward said.
The new number of cases globally was 13,703, he said, adding the death toll, to be published later on Wednesday, would probably pass 5,000.
Mr Saeed also warned of other risks in West Africa as health workers focus on fighting Ebola.
He said: "The health service in West Africa was virtually on the edge of collapse already. Now with the Ebola outbreak, unfortunately it means that other patients are not getting the care they need, whether it be pregnant ladies or those who have contracted HIV/Aids or malaria."
In the US, two medical workers in Dallas, Texas, who treated a patient - who later died - tested positive for Ebola but have been released from hospital after treatment.
Spanish nurse Teresa Romero was the first person to contract the virus outside West Africa. She was part of a team of about 30 staff at the Carlos II hospital in Madrid looking after two missionaries who returned from Liberia and Sierra Leone after becoming infected.
Germany, Norway and France and the UK have all treated patients who contracted the virus in West Africa.
Ebola special report
To make a donation to the DEC Ebola Crisis Appeal visit www.dec.org.uk
Ciara Breen was 17 when she was last seen in the early hours of 13 February 1997.
An extensive police investigation at the time failed to locate her.
Officers have now started searching land in Dundalk in County Louth.
They have been searching an area called Balmer's Bog, a marshland just off the Ardee Road.
The search has concluded for the day and is expected to resume on Wednesday.
Last year, two witnesses came forward with potential sightings of Ms Breen.
Police also received two anonymous letters with information about the case.
A man in his 50s was arrested in April and later released without charge in connection with Ms Breen's disappearance.
On Tuesday, police said they were acting on information they had received following recent appeals for information.
It is thought the search will go on for a number of weeks and is focused in a specific part of the site.
Det Ins Pat Marry thanked those who had come forward with information to date and appealed to anyone with more details about Ciara's disappearance to come forward and "do the right thing".
Watt was not involved in Cardiff's matchday squad for Saturday's 3-1 win at Wolves in the Championship.
The Bluebirds were keen to extend Watt's loan spell in Wales but the Scot has returned to Charlton.
"We put it on the table but they were not interested in the loan," Cardiff chief executive Ken Choo told BBC Radio Wales. "They said no."
Choo also revealed that Cardiff, who have been hit with a transfer embargo, are hoping to sign three players on loan.
"We are in line to sign three players and are actually working towards that," he added.
Watt scored two goals in nine appearances for Cardiff since arriving on loan in November 2015.
Cardiff had been confident of signing the former Celtic striker on a permanent deal.
But the Welsh club have been placed under a transfer embargo by the Football League following a breach of Financial Fair Play rules.
The embargo will be in place for the rest of the January transfer window.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Rami Jarrah - who met the Turkish president last month - was held while applying for a residence permit in the city of Gaziantep.
The CPJ said Syrian journalists should be protected rather than detained.
Turkey has come under criticism for its treatment of journalists.
Mr Jarrah founded the independent citizen journalist group ANA Press, providing reports to international media, after leaving Syria.
Rami Jarrah: 'Total chaos and crisis in Aleppo'
He was initially held in a detention facility for foreign citizens, but was moved to a different facility on Thursday and it was not clear where he was currently being held, the CPJ said.
He was questioned about his work, but was given access to a lawyer and had not been charged with any crime, the group added.
"Syrian journalists like Jarrah, who have turned to Turkey for safe refuge, should be protected rather than subjected to detention and harassment," said CPJ co-ordinator Nina Ognianova.
Mr Jarrah's father, Nouri al-Jarrah, said he was "surprised and concerned" by his son's arrest and called for his immediate release.
He said his son and other Syrian journalists had earlier met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who promised that the Turkish authorities would support them in their work.
Ms Ognianova said Mr Jarrah was known for his independent reporting, which she said was carried out at great personal risk.
Mr Jarrah, who was brought up in the UK, fled Syria with his wife and child in 2011 fearing that he was in danger but continued to go back to report.
The CPJ says independent reporting such as that conducted by ANA Press is increasingly rare in Syria, with more and more journalists working under the protection of armed groups or being members of those groups.
Press freedom 'a major concern'
It announced that its retail arm saw a rise in operating profit to £456.8m in the 12 months to the end of March.
This included a 50% rise in profits from retail energy supply. It made an average profit of £69 from each dual fuel customer, it said.
This, it said, returned profit to a similar level seen in 2012-13.
However, its profit margin in energy supply was 4.6% in 2014-15, compared with 2.9% in 2013-14 and 4.2% in 2012-13. The energy supply profit margin had averaged 3.9% over both the past five and three years, it said.
Gas and electricity prices have been frozen for SSE customers until 2016 and the company said it had cut prices twice in recent times.
"SSE would like to extend its price freeze again, or even cut prices if further costs can be taken out of energy supply, and will work with the new UK government or indeed any stakeholder to find such solutions," it said.
It has seen customer numbers fall despite the price freeze, blaming "increasingly challenging and highly competitive market conditions" for the decline to 8.5 million accounts.
Some of this extra competition has come from smaller providers taking on the big six companies in the UK.
Across the whole business, SEE reported an adjusted pre-tax profit for the 12 months to the end of March of £1.56bn, compared with £1.55bn the year before.
It also said it would shut the Ferrybridge power station on the West and North Yorkshire border by March 2016.
The company said the plant's 172 employees would be redeployed "where possible".
"Flare your nostrils, and get closer to the sources of the odours," says artist and designer Kate McLean, as we seek out the subtle smell of snowdrops.
"Normally you'd breathe in for one and a half seconds, so we're quite slow like that, whereas a dog will sniff much faster."
Sniffing and flaring as we go, Kate is taking me on a "smell walk", a guided ramble around London's streets and green spaces to detect the dominant whiffs and odours.
There is some serious science behind our scented stroll.
Kate is a part of a team that has published a research paper on the connections between smells and cities.
"When you are smell walking, you are often looking for the source of the odour, so the whole of our study was based on odour sources and what people actually noticed at and in specific environments," she explained.
"We then looked at the words and the descriptors that came from that and compared them to social media and with that we found that there were correlations between what people were actually describing in their photographs."
Armed with a "smell dictionary" that evolved from the city walks, Kate and the team analysed millions of images on Flickr and Instagram.
They then used the geographical information from these smell related images, dubbed "smellfies", to build the smell maps of London and Barcelona.
Clicking on a street on the London map allows you to zoom in and see how people have described the area, using terms related to emissions, nature, food, animals or waste.
So where people have tagged pictures with words including "cars" or "petrol" or "exhaust", these would be classified as emissions-related in the system and the map would show more red.
But can something built on people's subjective impressions of what they're smelling bear any relationship to objective data on air quality?
"Some people might say you're using social media, it's biased so you're just capturing most of the hipsters in East London," said Daniele Quercia, the computer scientist from Bell Labs who led the study.
"To double check we collected air quality indicators for each street sector for London and we looked at the relationship between these indicators and the profile from the smelly maps."
"We found that when there's a lot of nitrogen dioxide, then there are a lot of traffic emission related words. So, more or less the methodology works - there is a relationship between air pollution and the smelly maps."
There's growing scientific recognition of the power of our noses. A study in 2014 claimed that humans can discriminate at least 1 trillion olfactory stimuli.
While most of our nasal abilities are a bit more mundane, well trained noses can do important jobs in detecting air pollution.
In the Chinese city of Guangzhou, a team of "smell specialists" have been recruited to identify harmful pollutants in the air.
According to the People's Daily Online, air samples from different parts of the city are captured in sealed plastic bags. Sniffing the contents, the experts identify both the cause and scale of the dirty air.
So can the nasal-based information gleaned from smell walks also be put to practical uses?
Daniele Quercia says that the smelly maps could be used to change the way we work and play.
"If you go for a run next to a street full of traffic, it's the worst possible thing you can do - when you run your blood pressure goes up and your ability to absorb air pollution is far higher than if you were walking.
"But you could have technologies that would design a run for you next to nature based smells, and maybe smells that are more energising than calming. If you want to rest a bit you can do that on a public bench, where you have lavender which is a more calming smell."
A mobile phone app that would suggest walking or running routes for you based on smell based air quality information is in the works.
Other researchers are also building devices based on our nasal abilities.
When the Disney Corporation sent an exhibition of its archive material to China last year, officials were concerned about Beijing's notoriously dirty air.
Air pollution is bad for humans but it can also prove disastrous to works of art, causing damage at much lower levels.
So Disney turned to Professor Ken Suslick from the University of Illinois and his opto-electronic pollution detector, an array of carefully calibrated dyes that change colour when exposed to different odours.
"One shouldn't underestimate the importance of one's own nose, we do take it for granted but it is not a quantitative tool," said Prof Suslick,
"It's very difficult for human beings to accurately quantify what the concentration of different odorants are, and having a simple colour-o-metric based response allows us to do things in a quantitative fashion and that's an extremely useful tool."
Prof Suslick and his team discovered that the wooden crates in which the artworks were transported were at least as large a problem in terms of threat from the air as was the exhibition centre itself.
New devices to help in the fight against air pollution are coming on to the market all the time, including this portable air monitor being developed at the University of Leicester to help gather precise data at a personal scale.
But back in Regent's Park, smell walker Kate McLean says that relying on technology alone in big cities would be a big mistake. Common, nasal sense has a big role to play.
"The technical equipment is always going to be valuable for odour monitoring, for pollution control for large factories, but in terms of the moving, shifting smell-scape which most cities are, then the human nose can contribute just as much if we decide to contribute in the same we do to traffic reports," Kate says.
"We can all become smell-meisters, there's nothing specialist about it, any single one of us can do it. Just get out there - go sniff!"
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Only once have they won it and converted that position into a clean sweep of all five games.
However, against France on Saturday, I fully expect England to deliver coach Eddie Jones a Grand Slam in his first campaign.
This is why.
We should not be afraid to speak what we see - this French side is a poor one in comparison to the great teams of the past.
We always ask which French team is going to turn up, but if we are brutally honest, over the past eight years or so it is difficult to recognise France as the scary, brilliant, exciting, attacking side that used to run through teams.
There have been a couple of notable wins, namely over Australia in 2014 and New Zealand in 2009, and there was a dramatic victory the last time the teams met in Paris in the Six Nations.
They also ran red-hot favourites New Zealand close in the 2011 World Cup final.
But France have failed to fire far more often than they have produced those stirring performances.
If a backline of Francois Trinh-Duc, Maxime Mermoz, Gael Fickou, Scott Spedding, Virimi Vakatawa and Wesley Fofana play their best rugby, if all the offloads stick, if they read each other as if they are telepathic, we are in for a heck of a game.
But, even if they do, I would like to think that England would hit them in the tackle.
In truth I just can't see France threatening in this way; there has not been any indication that this side has it in them.
By contrast, you go through the England squad and a lot of them are playing some of the best international rugby of their careers.
Flanker Chris Robshaw seems to have been freed up without the captaincy and number eight Billy Vunipola could well be the man of the tournament.
Second row Maro Itoje has made a huge impact and is working well alongside George Kruis.
In the backs, the settled 10-12-13 combination of George Ford, Owen Farrell and Jonathan Joseph looks fluent while the back three - wings Anthony Watson and Jack Nowell especially - have been razor sharp.
Jones has tinkered with his line-up for Paris, bringing in Danny Care at scrum-half.
He is a sharp, sniping number nine and is quicker in pace and thought around the breakdown than Ben Youngs, who he has replaced.
He is going to come out fizzing, determined to prove he should be first choice. It is a clever piece of psychology to take the fight to France.
For most teams in the championship, you can outline a clear philosophy.
England hit in close with forward runners, assess the options and - when the time is right - probe space out wide.
Wales are slightly in transition this year, but have a direct style with big midfield runners creating holes to fall back on.
Scotland's ethos has been dubbed "ruck and run" as a result of their eagerness to recycle quickly and keep the ball in hand.
But France just don't look like they know what they are doing - their gameplan seems a random mix of ideas.
They appear torn between playing it tight with an emphasis on the set-piece and mauls, and giving the French public what they want with a more expansive game.
France have made more than twice as many offloads as any other team in the tournament.
They are trying to play off the cuff, but it is so long since they did that as a national side - and so few of their clubs do it in the Top 14 - that they are really struggling to make it work.
They have given away 64 turnovers while England have restricted the opposition to just 45. Nine of those turnovers against France have come inside their own 22, compared to just three conceded by England in that section of the pitch.
Both France coach Guy Noves and England counterpart Jones are new to their roles.
The way they have gone about their jobs is quite different though.
In his short time in charge to date, Noves' team has continually been in flux.
He has called up sevens specialist Vakatawa for the Six Nations, when the winger's last game in 15-man rugby was in December 2013.
He shunted the talented Fofana out from the centre to the wing for the defeat by Scotland last weekend and has done so again for Saturday.
And most crucially he has continued a trend of tinkering with the half-back partnership. Predecessor Philippe Saint-Andre never found a combination he was happy with and Noves looks similarly undecided.
He has kept Trinh-Duc and scrum-half Maxime Machenaud in place for this game but opted for Sebastien Bezy and Jules Plisson earlier in the Championship.
This latest duo is France's 19th different half-back partnership since 2011 and no team can be consistent with that many changes in the positions where all the decisions are made.
Jones has tweaked England's ethos and tactics but in terms of personnel has kept most of the squad used by former boss Stuart Lancaster.
Away from the pitch, Jones also operates with greater freedom.
He reports to Rugby Football Union chief executive Ian Ritchie, formerly of Wimbledon.
Ritchie may know lots about tennis, but he will have to bow to Jones' greater rugby knowledge and, surely, whatever demands he makes.
In contrast, Noves has to contend with French rugby legends in their federation's hierarchy - Fabien Pelous, Serge Blanco and Jo Maso all hold prominent positions - as well as the power of the domestic clubs in France.
For example, France's top players turned out for their clubs in the free weekend in the middle of the tournament - no other coach has to put up with those competing demands.
The famous defeat against Scotland in the Grand Slam decider at Murrayfield in 1990 was only my sixth Test for England.
People played up the psychology of that game - Scotland captain David Sole's slow walk onto the pitch, the anti-English sentiment in the crowd, the 10-year wait since our last Grand Slam - but, as I always tell people, Scotland were just an extremely good side.
I had no baggage or hurt and pain from the past, I just wanted to win a game of rugby.
I had no idea how big the Grand Slam was in 1990. The next year I understood.
I had the pain of losing that game at Murrayfield and understood how big the match against France was as we went for the Grand Slam again.
But we knew, as I think this England team should, that if we played our best rugby we would win.
Everyone kept things as normal as possible in the build-up. Captain Will Carling was not any more or less vocal, neither was Brian Moore up front.
When you have a mix of carefree youth and steadying experience it works well - and I think England do have that mix.
These Grand Slam games are rarely won by a huge margin - 2003 was an exception when England romped away 42-6 against Ireland.
If England get a fast start the French crowd could turn against their own and things could get ugly for the hosts - but it would be a brave man to predict a cricket score.
That said, I do think the visitors will win, by seven to 10 points.
According to their own records, Sunday's 2-1 win at Selhurst Park was the first time in the Reds' 124-year history they have come back from a goal down to win with 10 men.
That is a great achievement, but Klopp's hand was forced because his side were a goal and a man down with half an hour left, and he had to gamble.
It looks good because it came off but, if Palace keeper Alex McCarthy had not slipped to gift them an equaliser, I did not see Liverpool scoring at all.
Until then, they had been very ordinary. They did not even manage a shot on target until the 65th minute and, after they had been so good against Manchester City on Wednesday, it was a performance that summed up their inconsistent season.
Sometimes in football you just get a break, and that slip was Liverpool's.
At that point, Palace panicked. They made another costly mistake with the stoppage-time penalty that saw Liverpool score their winner but it was their poor game management that contributed to their own downfall as much as Klopp's tactics.
Klopp had made an attacking substitution on 61 minutes, bringing on Philippe Coutinho for full-back Jon Flanagan, with the intention of switching James Milner to full-back.
Seconds later, Milner was shown a second yellow card.
Klopp switched from a 4-2-3-1 formation to a 3-4-2 shape, with Dejan Lovren being asked to play on the right of their defence, and the whole team pressed Palace high up the pitch.
They were taking a big chance because their three-man defence did not have much cover, but the thinking was 'we might as well get beaten 2-0 by trying to get something out of the match'.
Klopp said afterwards his side helped to force McCarthy's mistake because they were pressing so high up the pitch - but I did not see that.
A keeper probably has to deal with about a dozen back-passes like that in every game and, even under pressure, a slip and a mis-kick is very rare.
The worst thing about it was the way Palace reacted. They suddenly looked very nervous and that just encouraged Liverpool.
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Alan Pardew's side also tried to chase the game, which was understandable because of their poor recent form - they have not won in the Premier League since before Christmas and playing at home against 10 men will have seemed like a great chance to end that run.
At that stage, Palace would have been better off protecting the point they still had. They should have done the same thing when they were ahead.
They could have tightened things up by bringing back Yannick Bolasie and Wilfried Zaha and playing with just one up front.
The way the game was decided, Palace will see themselves as unlucky to lose but they were in complete control and managed to throw it away.
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It was not a soft penalty that Palace conceded in the 94th minute, it was a daft one.
Damien Delaney did not have to tackle Christian Benteke, because he was only going one way and he was running towards the bye-line, not the goal.
All Delaney has to do is hold him up, but instead he goes to make the tackle.
It doesn't matter that he tried to pull out because if a striker feels anyone touch him at all inside the area, then he is going over.
I was watching it in the Match of the Day 2 production office and at first we all shouted that it was never a penalty but the linesman made the call and it turned out he got it right.
There are suggestions video assistance could be brought in to help officials soon and in this case it would have confirmed it was a penalty, because replays from a certain angle helped show there was contact between Delaney's knee and Benteke's foot.
There is a minimum amount of contact and only Benteke knows whether it was enough to bring him down but, once you have got contact, in a situation like this one where the forward is running in the area, then it is a penalty.
I understand why Pardew was upset to lose it like that so late, but it was the correct decision so it does not make any difference that it happened in the last seconds of the game.
Pardew says he does not think Palace would have got a penalty in similar circumstances at the other end, but he definitely would have wanted one.
Seeing Manchester United lose at West Brom under similar circumstances, after going down to 10 men, will be another boost for Liverpool.
The Reds are now only one place and three points behind United, and have got the greater impetus going into two big games against them in the Europa League.
The top four is still a big ask for the Reds while they remain so inconsistent but winning the way they did against Palace, after playing poorly, will be such a good feeling.
Mark Lawrenson was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan
The 49-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene at the junction of Eastern Road and Burfields Road at 17:30 BST on Friday.
Hampshire Constabulary said his next of kin have been told and are being supported by specialist officers.
The other male cyclist suffered minor injuries and the male van driver was uninjured.
The 60-year-old Italian was only appointed by the O's, who are 22nd in the table, on 2 October.
Cavasin was the eighth man to take charge of Orient since the club were bought by Italian businessman Francesco Becchetti in the summer of 2014.
Assistant boss Andy Edwards has been put in charge to the end of the season.
Edwards, 45, had a two-game spell as caretaker manager earlier this season before Cavasin took over and he will be assisted by Danny Webb.
Cavasin had never managed in England before joining the O's and his appointment came five years after he left Sampdoria following their relegation from Italy's Serie A in 2011.
Orient were 17th in League Two when Cavasin was appointed but, after five defeats in seven league games, they are only above the relegation zone on goal difference.
After losing 1-0 to Exeter on Tuesday, the east London side became just the second club in Football League history to lose nine of their first 10 home league games in a season, matching Newport's run in 1970-71.
Cavasin also oversaw a 6-0 defeat at Sheffield United in the first round of the FA Cup, and two losses in the EFL Trophy.
Andy Edwards is the ninth different manager to take charge of Leyton Orient since Becchetti took over the club:
Political unrest, corruption and chronic economic problems have plagued the country's fragile democracy since it emerged from the 35-year dictatorship of the late Gen Alfredo Stroessner in 1989.
It remains one of the region's poorest countries, with over 40% of its people living in poverty. Much of the land is in the hands of a tiny elite and successive governments have been slow to implement land reform.
Its economy is reliant on agriculture and hydroelectric power. Unlike its neighbours, Paraguay has evaded mass tourism.
Most of the population is of mixed Spanish and Guarani descent, known as mestizos, and speak the indigenous language Guarani as well as Spanish.
The Triple Frontier region, where Paraguay meets Argentina and Brazil, has long been associated with drug-smuggling and other contraband trade.
Population 6.7 million
Area 406,752 sq km (157,048 sq miles)
Major languages Spanish, Guarani
Main religion Christianity
Life expectancy 71 years (men), 75 years (women)
Currency guarani
President: Horacio Cartes
Tobacco magnate Horacio Cartes won a five-year presidential term in April 2013, beating main rival and Liberal Party candidate Efrain Alegre.
His victory returned the right-wing Colorado Party to the executive office it held for six decades before left-wing former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo won the presidential election in 2008.
Mr Lugo was impeached in June 2012 over his handling of a deadly land dispute, a move that several regional governments denounced as a "legislative coup" by the conservative assembly. Mr Cartes' election has helped bring Paraguay back into their good graces.
He has pledged to lead Paraguay in "a new direction". A week after he was sworn in, parliament voted in favour of giving Mr Cartes new powers allowing him to deploy the military against left-wing rebels of the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP).
Mr Cartes is one of Paraguay's wealthiest people and part of the tiny elite that controls just about everything in the country.
Private and public outlets make up the broadcasting landscape and media ownership is highly concentrated.
The media operate with few official curbs. Crime reporting can be perilous in an area bordering Brazil and Argentina.
Some key dates in Paraguay's history:
1500s - Originally inhabited by the indigenous Guarani people before the arrival of the first Spanish settlers.
1811 - Declares independence from Spain and becomes a republic
1865-70 - War of the Triple Alliance - Paraguay goes to war with Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay in a bid to dominate the region but loses two-thirds of its adult male population and much of its territory. The government begins selling off land to pay off a crippling war debt leading to much of Paraguay's land being owned by a tiny elite.
1932-35 - After decades of economic stagnation, Paraguay wins swathes of land from Bolivia in the Chaco War.
1947 - Following a brief civil war, the right wing National Republican-Colorado Party rules Paraguay as a one-party state and goes on to dominate politics for the next 60 years.
1954-1989 - Army chief Alfredo Stroessner seizes power in a coup and rules for 35 years until he is overthrown by Gen Andres Rodriguez.
1992 - New constitution paves the way for free elections. Despite a failed coup attempt in 1996 and a succession of presidents, there is a long period of political instability and party infighting.
1999 - Bloody street protests follow the assassination of Vice-President Luis Maria Argana, President Raul Cubas resigns. A military coup is foiled the following year.
2008 - Six decades of rule by the right-wing Colorado Party is brought to an end when former Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo is elected president, but the party returns to power in 2013 with election of political newcomer Horacio Cartes.
Campagnaro, 23, will start at centre for Italy against England in the Six Nations on Sunday, and has agreed a one-year extension.
Full-back Dollman, 31, was Rob Baxter's first signing as head coach in 2009, when they were in the Championship.
Winger Woodburn, 25, has scored seven tries in 20 appearances this season.
"We are challenging them in different ways, and I think it is a great testament to those guys that they have been able to adapt to change and thrive on those challenges as well," said Baxter.
Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein singled out Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders, saying he used bigotry as a political weapon.
He said he and others, including US Republican Donald Trump and Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage, used the same tactics as so-called Islamic State.
Mr Hussein was addressing a security conference in The Hague.
In an election manifesto published last month, Mr Wilders said that if elected he would close all mosques and ban the Koran and Muslim immigrants.
His Freedom Party (PVV) is leading opinion polls in the Netherlands before the 2017 election.
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Mr Wilders also addressed the US Republican Party National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, last month. Mr Trump's campaign has been marked by hardline rhetoric on immigration and social issues.
Mr Hussein, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, told the inauguration of the Peace, Justice and Security Foundation, that he wanted to address his statement to "Geert Wilders, his acolytes, indeed to all those like him - the populists, demagogues and political fantasists".
"I am a Muslim, who is, confusingly to racists, also white-skinned; whose mother is European and father, Arab. And I am angry, too, because of Mr Wilders' lies and half-truths, manipulations and peddling of fear," Mr Hussein said.
He described the PVV manifesto as "grotesque" and said Mr Wilders had much in common with presidential hopeful Donald Trump, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, France's National Front leader Marine Le Pen, and former UKIP party leader Nigel Farage.
He said all had similarities to the ideology espoused by the Islamic State (IS) group.
"All seek in varying degrees to recover a past, halcyon and so pure in form, where sunlit fields are settled by peoples united by ethnicity or religion. A past that most certainly, in reality, did not exist anywhere, ever."
He added: "Make no mistake, I certainly do not equate the actions of nationalist demagogues with those of Daesh (IS). But in its mode of communication, its use of half-truths and oversimplification, the propaganda of Daesh uses tactics similar to those of the populists."
Mr Hussein said that the "humiliating racial and religious prejudice fanned by the likes of Mr Wilders" had become official policy in some countries.
"We hear of accelerating discrimination in workplaces. Children are being shamed and shunned for their ethnic and religious origins - whatever their passports, they are told they are not "really" European, not "really" French, or British, or Hungarian. Entire communities are being smeared with suspicion of collusion with terrorists," he said.
Mr Hussein warned that an atmosphere "thick with hate" could quickly descend into "colossal violence".
"A decade ago, Geert Wilders' manifesto and Cleveland speech would have created a worldwide furore. Now? Now, they are met with little more than a shrug, and, outside the Netherlands, his words and pernicious plans were barely noticed," he said.
"Are we going to continue to stand by and watch this banalisation of bigotry, until it reaches its logical conclusion?"
In the latest opinion survey by Dutch pollster Maurice de Hond, the PVV is projected to win the most seats, 37, in the 150-seat parliament, with Prime Minister Mark Rutte's Liberal Party (VVD) second on 23 seats.
In March, Geert Wilders appeared in court charged with inciting hatred against Moroccans.
His full trial is due to start on 31 October.
Aiken Promotions said it was with "great regret" that it had to make the announcement and said it had "exhausted all avenues" in relation to staging the gigs at Croke Park.
Last week, Dublin City Council granted permission for only three of the five planned concerts.
The move prompted the US singer to say he would play "all or none".
Aiken Promotions said it would outline details on Wednesday on how people who had bought tickets could secure refunds.
About 400,000 fans had booked tickets for the five sold-out concerts, which were due to be staged from 25-29 July, but permission was only granted for shows on 25, 26 and 27 July.
Brooks said to chose which shows to play and which not to, would be "like asking to choose one child over another".
Residents who live near Croke Park, the GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association) stadium in north Dublin, where the concerts were due to be held had threatened legal action after the initial two concerts were increased to five because of unprecedented demand.
They claimed they were not consulted before the organisers announced the shows or put the tickets on sale.
The council said that granting all five concerts, following on from three by One Direction in May, would have doubled the previous maximum number of concerts held at Croke Park per year.
The GAA had an agreement with residents that a maximum of three concerts would be held each year in the sports venue.
The council said 373 submissions had been received from residents, residents' groups and local businesses.
The promoters lodged an application for a licence to stage all five shows on 17 April despite not having secured formal permission from the council.
This is not an unusual practice in the Republic of Ireland, but the controversy over the Garth Brooks concerts has brought the issue into the spotlight.
Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Enda Kenny said the cancellation of the concerts was damaging to the country.
Speaking in the Dáil (Irish parliament), Mr Kenny said the entire episode had been very badly handled.
On Monday, Dublin City councillors backed a motion calling for the five concerts to go ahead.
Last week the council said it could not reverse the decision permitting only three.
Lord Mayor Christy Burke said three days of talks with promoter Peter Aiken, the GAA and mediator Kieran Mulvey had failed to find a solution.
The chief executive of Dublin Chamber of Commerce, Gina Quin, estimated that the lost revenue to businesses in Dublin if none of the concerts went ahead would be 50m euros (£39.7m).
She said the problem lay in the planning process when it came to applying for concerts.
"These tickets were sold in February, the planning wasn't applied for until April, the decision wasn't made on that planning process, because it needs to go through due regard to allow people to appeal and put in objections, until last Thursday to only allow three of the five concerts to go ahead and that's simply too late," she said.
Garth Brooks is one of America's most famous country stars with a career that has seen him become one of the best-selling artists of all time.
The 52-year-old has recently said that Ireland was the best place in the world for him and his favourite place to sing.
He has sold more than 125m albums with hits such as The Thunder Rolls, Friends in Low Places and Unanswered Prayers.
It has been 17 years since his last concert in Dublin.
The girl is being treated at the city's teaching hospital and is able to recognise relatives, journalist Philip Mabior from Juba's Eye Radio reports.
At least 36 people died after the plane crashed on take-off near Juba airport.
The cause of the crash remains unclear but the manufacturer said the cargo plane was not airworthy.
The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has sent divers to search the nearby White Nile for bodies, and also for the black box recorders.
The Antonov An-12 plane, operated by local company Allied Services Limited was heading to Paloch, Upper Nile State, and came down 800m (half a mile) from the runway.
It crashed into a farming community on an island on the White Nile, but it is not clear how many of the victims and survivors were passengers and how many were on the ground.
It is not clear if the 14-month old girl is the only survivor.
She was one of two people taken alive from the wreckage on Wednesday, the other is reported to have died later.
However, Philip Mabior said another person who survived the crash was also being treated in hospital.
The cargo plane was not authorised to take passengers, Stephen Warikozi, the head of South Sudan's Civil Aviation Authority told journalists, but there were thought to have been dozens on board. They were all from South Sudan.
It is not clear what caused the crash but Ukraine-based Antonov said the plane had not been airworthy.
Five of the six crew members were Armenian, while the sixth was Russian. They were all killed.
The 36-year-old from Eastbourne uploaded two sexually explicit pictures of his ex-partner and non-sexual images of three women with offensive captions.
He was arrested and cautioned in April after the victims contacted Sussex Police.
The force decided to review the case following criticism but has concluded the decision to caution was "correct".
Supt Nick May said: "These incidents have generated a lot of public interest as to whether or not the police made the correct decision.
"I fully understand the concern and upset it has caused, and apologise for this, especially to the young women involved.
"We understand that such offences make victims feel very vulnerable so making a decision like this isn't easy."
He said he had personally spoken to the victims and reassured them that their concerns were taken seriously.
He added: "We have gone back and painstakingly reviewed the evidence available... and taking everything into account that we knew at the time, our decision to caution for the offences disclosed was a correct decision in the circumstances."
He said decisions to caution are "often complex" and the final decision is a subjective one but he said lessons had been learnt from the case.
Revenge porn became an offence in April 2015 and refers to the act of a partner or ex-partner purposefully distributing sexual images or videos without the other person's consent.
Police said the man, who has not been named, has "made full admissions and expressed remorse".
But a victim's mother, Eastbourne MP Caroline Ansell and Polly Neate, boss of charity Woman's Aid criticised the force for issuing a caution.
Hayley Sulley, 30, and Della Woods, 29, both of Liverpool were charged under the Dangerous Dogs Act, after retired hospital porter Clifford Clarke died.
In May 2013, Mr Clarke was "eaten alive" by the dog, which had not been fed for 45 hours, when he opened his back door while he cooked a meal.
The dog also bit the end of a police gun, Liverpool Crown Court heard.
Judge Mark Brown said Mr Clarke's death was "entirely avoidable" and he was "literally eaten alive" as he died in "truly horrific circumstances".
Sulley, of Richard Kelly Close, and Woods, of Swallowhurst Crescent, - who were partners - admitted allowing their dog to enter a non-public place and subsequently cause injury in Richard Kelly Close.
The pair had left the 5st (31kg) dog, known as Charlie, in their garden without water and shade while they went to a barbecue.
Neighbours reported the animal, a Presa Canario and bull mastiff cross-breed, was foaming at the mouth and one said it appeared to be eating Mr Clarke's arm.
The court heard the "wild" and "out of control" dog sank its teeth into the 79-year-old's arm and dragged him around his garden; chewing his one arm off at the elbow and mauling the other.
Neighbour Michael Rankin heard Mr Clarke shout "get off me" and ran out to see the dog "pulling his arm off", the court was told.
Mr Clarke died from multiple injuries and blood loss.
Judge Brown said Sulley and Woods were fortunate not to have been charged with manslaughter.
The dog was so aggressive it bit at the end of an armed police officer's gun and was shot twice by a police marksman, the court was told.
The women also pleaded guilty to three counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a dog at an earlier hearing and have been banned from keeping dogs.
Both bull mastiff and Presa Canario dogs are large powerful breeds but they are not banned in the UK.
In May, tougher penalties were introduced for dog owners in England and Wales who allow their pets to attack people.
Judge Brown said: "I hope that the recent changes to the law will be of some small comfort to Mr Clarke's family.
"Figures released recently show that the number of dangerous dogs seized by the police have risen 50% in just two years in some police forces around the country."
The two women admitted the charges before the changes came into force and the new rules cannot be applied retrospectively.
The maximum sentence the judge could impose was two years.
Mr Clarke's brother Kenny's witness impact statement was read out in court.
It said: "My brother did not deserve this. It must have been the most horrific death in peacetime.
"While we cannot bring my brother back, I think we should make sure this should not happen again."
The women wrote a letter to the judge where they expressed their shame, sadness and "genuine remorse", the court heard
After the hearing, Mr Clarke's brother Kenny said: "If they can afford the dog, they can afford a muzzle."
In a statement after the court case, Det Ch Insp Julie Milburn said: "Clifford Clarke, an army veteran, stood no chance when he was attacked at his home.
"There is no doubt that Mr Clarke's death was a direct consequence of the neglect of this dog."
Hans Dieter Poetsch was chief financial officer when the scandal over cars rigged to cheat on US diesel emissions tests broke in September 2015.
VW said prosecutors in Braunschweig were investigating two members of the board, Mr Poetsch and an unnamed other.
Former boss Martin Winterkorn is already being investigated.
In September, Matthias Mueller, the current chief executive, said the firm had made a "huge mistake" in using technology in its diesel cars to cheat on the tests.
He said the firm was working "constructively with the authorities in Germany, Europe and the United States".
The company also said VW and Mr Poetsch would "continue to give the inquiries by the public prosecutor's office their full support."
Mr Poetsch took over as chairman in October last year.
On Sunday, VW said that "based on careful examination by internal and external legal experts", it reaffirmed its belief that board members had fulfilled their disclosure obligation under Germany's capital markets law.
The firm had installed software in diesel cars sold worldwide to detect when they were being tested, so the cars could cheat the results.
Some models could have been pumping out up to 40 times the legal limit of the pollutant, nitrogen oxide, regulators disclosed.
The carmaker said that around 11 million cars were affected worldwide.
The scandal has pulled down VW's global business and damaged its reputation.
It has also faced a flurry of lawsuits in the US and in other countries.
The National Union of Students (NUS) says lectures will be boycotted as students join rallies, marches, petition signings and other events.
The walkout is part of a week of action to show high tuition fees, hidden course costs and a lack of bursaries are pricing students out of education.
The government said students had a right to peaceful protest.
Action will be held at a number of campuses, including King's College and Goldsmiths in London and universities in Sussex, Liverpool, Manchester, Kingston, Brighton, Birmingham, East Anglia, Bournemouth, York and Edinburgh.
The NUS said it wanted universities to explain the "true cost" of being a student, and for the government to spell out the future of the education system.
NUS president Liam Burns said: "We need a national debate on changes to higher education, and this week we will remind ministers that we are watching what they're doing.
"When the government quietly dropped plans for a higher education bill earlier this year, they didn't drop their plans. They simply removed the opportunity for the kind of scrutiny that has been afforded to changes to the NHS.
"Students, parents, lecturers and anyone with a stake in education wants to know what the government and our institutions have in store for higher education, and demand that they come clean."
A spokesman for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said: "We are putting students at the heart of the system, with a diverse range of providers offering high-quality teaching.
"Going to university depends on ability not the ability to pay.
"Most new students will not pay up front, there will be more financial support for those from disadvantaged backgrounds, and everyone will make lower monthly loan repayments than they do now once they are in well-paid jobs.
"Students, like other citizens, have the right to participate in peaceful protest."
The Manchester City forward injured her right shoulder in Wednesday's 6-0 defeat by England.
Ross, 27, will stay with the squad but is a doubt for Sunday's match against Portugal and the game against Spain.
"It is unlikely that she'll be able to take part in those games," team doctor Boyce said.
"However, should Scotland progress further in the tournament, we'll re-evaluate the clinical situation at that time.
"After the (England) match she was in significant pain and discomfort.
"We performed an X-ray of her right shoulder which demonstrated the presence of an Acromioclavicular joint injury."
Ross is one of Scotland's most experienced players, having scored 50 goals in 107 appearances for the national side.
Scotland went into the tournament in the Netherlands minus star playmaker Kim Little, who suffered anterior cruciate knee ligament damage in May.
Little's Arsenal team-mate Emma Mitchell also missed out through injury, along with experienced Manchester City defender Jen Beattie and Hibs striker Lizzie Arnot.
Glasgow City midfielder Hayley Lauder missed the opening defeat to England with a hamstring problem but has a chance of recovering in time to face Portugal in what is a must-win game if the Scots are to progress in the tournament.
The move follows a trading update on 14 July in which DX cautioned over "challenging" trading conditions.
The companies had been in talks for several months over a possible merger.
But on Monday Menzies said that, after further due diligence on DX Group, it "became apparent" any deal would require revised terms.
In a stock market announcement, it said that despite further discussions with DX following its July trading update, the board "does not believe it is currently possible to agree a revised set of terms with DX for the combination which would be in the interests of John Menzies shareholders".
It added: "John Menzies has therefore terminated discussions with DX."
The Edinburgh-based company said it continued to believe there was "strategic merit" in separating its aviation and distribution divisions into two independent businesses at the "appropriate time".
In June, the two companies agreed revised terms following opposition from an activist investor to the original deal struck in March.
DX shareholder Gatemore Capital Management had threatened to block the merger unless terms were "markedly improved".
In its trading update last month, DX announced an overhaul of its business, including a number of board changes, following a "wide-ranging review" of its operations.
On Monday, it stated: "The board of DX announces that, after due consideration, discussions with John Menzies plc regarding the potential combination of DX and John Menzies' distribution division have been terminated.
"While the respective boards believed that the proposed combination had strong strategic logic for all stakeholders, the DX Board has been unable to agree suitable terms.
"As a result, it believes it to be in the best interests of DX shareholders to proceed with business transformation on a stand-alone basis.
"This approach has the support of both DX's major shareholder and its bankers, with discussions on new financing options for DX already under way."
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.
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National Farmers' Union president Meurig Raymond said many unemployed British people were unwilling to get up in time to start harvesting at 06:00.
Without foreign manpower, farmers would have to cut the amount of fruit and vegetables they planted, he said.
He urged ministers to allow temporary visas for crop pickers from outside the EU to meet demand.
The Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme, which allowed Bulgarians and Romanians to work for up to six months at a time, was closed last year.
'Lack of discipline'
Ministers said the gaps could be filled by unemployed people from the UK and EU.
But Mr Raymond told the Times: "It's so easy for the government to say the locals, the unemployed, should be involved.
"There are some huge cultural issues here. The work ethic isn't what it ought to be.
"The whole work ethic and discipline that is required with harvest work needs to be improved a lot in parts of the British workforce.
"It's the benefits system and years of inactivity. They will do it for a few days, but they won't continually stick at it.
"A lot of farmers are not going to plant next year's crops if they are concerned they are not going [have the workers to] harvest them. It's a huge conundrum."
A Home Office spokesman said there were no plans to bring in a new scheme to allow nationals from non-EU countries such as Ukraine, Russia and Turkey to work on UK farms during peak harvest seasons.
Faster tractors?
"The horticultural industry should be able to meet demand for temporary season workers by recruiting within the UK and the rest of the EU," he said.
""The government does not intend to open a new seasonal workers scheme."
Mr Raymond said a new scheme would benefit foreign countries because visiting students could take skills back to their homeland.
The plea for a "reliable source of migrant labour to the UK horticulture sector" is among a number of demands made by the NFU - which represents 55,000 farmers across England and Wales - in its 2015 manifesto.
It also calls for increased speed limits for tractors on public roads, and for the next government to negotiate with the EU to reduce environmental restrictions imposed on farmers as part of the Common Agricultural Policy.
It urges promotion of the Britain is Great campaign for British produce to open up export markets, and insists "urgent action must be taken" to tackle bovine TB to stop it spreading into new regions and becoming endemic nationwide.
Farmers also want an accelerated rollout of high-speed broadband to all rural areas and to emphasise that "environment and climate change policy needs to go hand in hand with growth in production".
Hidden areas of the internet and encrypted communications make it harder to monitor terror suspects, warns Europol's Rob Wainwright.
Tech firms should consider the impact sophisticated encryption software has on law enforcement, he said.
Mr Wainwright was talking to 5 Live Investigates.
A spokesman for TechUK, the UK's technology trade association, said: "With the right resources and cooperation between the security agencies and technology companies, alongside a clear legal framework for that cooperation, we can ensure both national security and economic security are upheld."
Mr Wainwright said that in most current investigations the use of encrypted communications was found to be central to the way terrorists operated.
"It's become perhaps the biggest problem for the police and the security service authorities in dealing with the threats from terrorism," he explained.
"It's changed the very nature of counter-terrorist work from one that has been traditionally reliant on having good monitoring capability of communications to one that essentially doesn't provide that anymore."
Mr Wainwright, whose organisation supports police forces in Europe, said terrorists were exploiting the "dark net", where users can go online anonymously, away from the gaze of police and security services.
But he is also concerned at moves by companies such as Apple to allow customers to encrypt data on their smartphones.
And the development of heavily encrypted instant messaging apps is another cause for concern, he said.
This meant people could send text and voice messages which police found very difficult or impossible to access, he said.
"We are disappointed by the position taken by these tech firms and it only adds to our problems in getting to the communications of the most dangerous people that are abusing the internet.
"[Tech firms] are doing it, I suppose, because of a commercial imperative driven by what they perceive to be consumer demand for greater privacy of their communications."
Mr Wainwright acknowledged this was a result of the revelations by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who exposed how security services were conducting widespread surveillance of emails and messages.
He said security agencies now had to work to rebuild trust between technology firms and the authorities.
The TechUK spokesman told the programme: "From huge volumes of financial transactions to personal details held on devices, the security of digital communications fundamentally underpins the UK economy.
"Encryption is an essential component of the modern world and ensures the UK retains its position as one of the world's leading economies.
"Tech companies take their security responsibilities incredibly seriously, and in the ongoing course of counter-terrorism and other investigations engage with law enforcement and security agencies."
The programme also found evidence that supporters of the Islamic State (IS) are using encrypted sites to radicalise or groom new recruits.
On one blogging website, a 17-year-old girl who wants to become a "jihadi bride" is told that if she needs to speak securely she should use an encrypted messaging app.
The family of 15-year-old Yusra Hussein from Bristol, who went to Syria last year, also believe she was groomed in this way.
The extent of the challenge faced by security services is shown in the scale of social media use by IS.
Mr Wainwright revealed that IS is believed to have up to 50,000 different Twitter accounts tweeting up to 100,000 messages a day.
Europol is now setting up a European Internet Referral Unit to identify and remove sites being used by terrorist organisations.
Mr Wainwright also says current laws are "deficient" and should be reviewed to ensure security agencies are able to monitor all areas of the online world.
"There is a significant capability gap that has to change if we're serious about ensuring the internet isn't abused and effectively enhancing the terrorist threat.
"We have to make sure we reach the right balance by ensuring the fundamental principles of privacy are upheld so there's a lot of work for legislators and tech firms to do."
BBC Radio 5 live Investigates is on BBC 5live on Sunday 29 March at 11am or download the programme podcast.
The Robins, clawing their way clear of danger towards the foot of the table, were twice thwarted by the woodwork.
Crawley were forced into a late change when striker Matt Harrold, set to make his first start since August 22, was injured in the warm-up and Dean Cox was promoted from the bench.
Rhys Murphy, leading the Reds' attack, should have done better when put through by skipper Jimmy Smith on 17 minutes but keeper Scott Brown made a smothering save.
Harry Pell threatened for Cheltenham early on when he had a shot saved by keeper Glenn Morris following a pass by Danny Wright.
Pell went close again just before the break when he headed a Liam Davis cross just wide.
Pell looked set to score moments after the interval when a strong run took him into a good position but his low shot was parried by keeper Morris and cleared off the line.
Crawley lived dangerously with Dan Holman going close twice before seeing his fierce drive rebound off the inside of a post.
Kyle Storer also struck the woodwork late on for the Robins as Crawley, now with only one win from their last 10 games, hung on.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Crawley Town 0, Cheltenham Town 0.
Second Half ends, Crawley Town 0, Cheltenham Town 0.
Attempt missed. Josh Payne (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Lewis Young.
Attempt blocked. Kyle Storer (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Josh Payne (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Josh Payne (Crawley Town).
Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
William Boyle (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Enzio Boldewijn (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by William Boyle (Cheltenham Town).
Substitution, Crawley Town. Josh Lelan replaces Mark Connolly because of an injury.
Delay in match (Crawley Town).
Jordan Roberts (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Carl Winchester (Cheltenham Town).
Jimmy Smith (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town).
Attempt missed. Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Lewis Young.
Substitution, Crawley Town. Josh Payne replaces Kaby.
Dan Holman (Cheltenham Town) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
Attempt blocked. Jordan Roberts (Crawley Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
Dean Cox (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Liam Davis (Cheltenham Town).
Jimmy Smith (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kyle Storer (Cheltenham Town).
Attempt missed. William Boyle (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Mark Connolly.
Attempt blocked. Kyle Storer (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Joe McNerney (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dan Holman (Cheltenham Town).
Attempt missed. Kyle Wootton (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Manny Onariase.
Substitution, Crawley Town. Jordan Roberts replaces Rhys Murphy.
Attempt saved. Dan Holman (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt missed. Dan Holman (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Andre Blackman (Crawley Town).
Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lewis Young (Crawley Town).
By lifting its nine-month-old declaration, the UN's health agency is acknowledging that Zika is here to stay.
The infection has been linked to severe birth defects in almost 30 countries.
These include microcephaly, where babies are born with abnormally small heads and restricted brain development.
The WHO says more than 2,100 cases of nervous-system malformations have been reported in Brazil alone.
Although the virus is mostly spread by mosquitoes, it can also be sexually transmitted.
Few people die from Zika and only one in five people infected is thought to develop symptoms. These can include fever, a rash and joint pain.
Dr David Heymann, the head of a WHO emergency committee on the virus, said it still posed a "significant and enduring" threat.
The WHO will now shift to a longer-term approach against the infection, which has spread across Latin America, the Caribbean and beyond.
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It was first identified in monkeys in Uganda in 1947.
The first human case was detected in Nigeria in 1954 and there have been further outbreaks in Africa, South East Asia and the Pacific Islands.
Most were small and Zika has not previously been considered a major threat to human health.
But in May 2015 it was reported in Brazil and has since spread rapidly.
"Its current explosive pandemic re-emergence is, therefore, truly remarkable," the US National Institutes of Health said.
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City have won six of the last eight derbies, dating back to 2011's 6-1 win.
Van Gaal feels the Blues' status as Premier League leaders means they should be regarded as favourites to extend their run of derby success.
He said: "They are first. We are third. There's a goal difference. A points difference. They are the favourite."
Van Gaal's comments echo those of his predecessor David Moyes ahead of a game at Old Trafford against another of United's biggest rivals, Liverpool, in his solitary season in charge.
Moyes' attitude was perceived as negative given his side were the reigning champions and after the match, won 3-0 by the visitors, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers revealed he would never consider his side as underdogs for a game at Anfield.
Unlike Moyes though, Van Gaal has beaten United's 'top four' rivals, including City in last season's corresponding fixture.
The former Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern Munich manager is well aware of the importance of this weekend's game to the club's supporters.
But despite the intense local rivalry Van Gaal insists he will remain dispassionate towards the game in order to give his side the best chance of a second successive derby victory at Old Trafford.
"For the fans, it is very emotional," said the former Holland manager.
"I live in a little village. There it is the talk of the town. In Manchester it is even more so.
"But I have to work rationally and not emotionally."
Every year the Williams Formula 1 team spends more than £100m ($130m; 114m euros) trying to make two cars go round a racing track as fast as possible.
Ignore the adrenaline-fuelled appeal of wheel-to-wheel racing, and it might all seem rather pointless. Yet the technology developed in the white heat of competition can turn up in some surprising places.
The materials and techniques used to build Williams' F1 cars, for example, are now being used to make an altogether different type of transport - for new-born babies.
The Babypod 20, as it is known, is a sleek, lightweight box with a sliding transparent lid and a heavily padded interior. It is designed for transporting infants who are critically ill, whether by car, ambulance or helicopter.
It looks pretty basic, but is the result of an intensive development process. The material used in the design is carbon fibre, the same remarkably strong material used in F1 cars.
The pod is being built by Williams Advanced Engineering, a sister business to the Formula 1 team, based at the same UK site in Grove, Oxfordshire.
The firm has been working on the new design alongside Advanced Healthcare Technology (AHT), a company that has been building transport systems for babies for a number of years.
Carrying new-born babies from place to place is not easy.
They need to be kept at a constant temperature and protected from vibration and noise, while being monitored closely by medical staff.
In the past, incubators were used. But these are heavy, cumbersome devices, that require an external electricity supply and often dedicated vehicles to carry them as well.
The Babypod was initially developed by AHT as a lightweight and more practical alternative. Williams was then called in to develop a new, more advanced design.
The result is a device that weighs just 9.1kg (20lb) - about the same as three bricks - takes up relatively little space, and that can withstand an impact of up to 20G (in case the ambulance carrying it is involved in an accident, for example).
To begin with, it is being used by the Children's Acute Transport Service (CATS) of Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, though the plan is to market it much more widely.
CATS operational manager Eithne Polke says the service is delighted with the new pod, which costs £5,000 per unit.
Fast and effective transportation can save lives in emergency situations, she says, and the pod "allows for greater flexibility and manoeuvrability when moving critically ill infants ".
More Technology of Business
Williams Advanced Engineering was set up in 2010 to make broader use of the technology and expertise developed at such huge expense in Formula 1.
Much of what it does is still linked to the automotive sector.
For example, it helped design a hybrid supercar for Jaguar, as well as an electric version of Aston Martin's Rapide sportscar - known as the RapidE.
But it has also branched out into other areas - designing energy storage systems for solar power projects, for example.
Tucked away in a corridor of the factory is what looks like a fairly normal supermarket fridge - except that the edge of each shelf, where you'd normally see a price tag, is a bit broader and curvier than normal.
It is, in fact, an aerofoil, designed to channel cold air down the front of the fridge, rather than allowing it to spill out into the supermarket aisle. This makes the fridge more efficient, cheaper to run, and keeps customers warmer.
It may be a world away from Formula 1 - but it uses the same expertise in aerodynamics.
According to Clare Williams, deputy principal of the F1 team, there's plenty of room for F1 know-how to be exploited in this way.
"Lightweight materials, composites, aerodynamics… all of these technologies can be so easily applied to other industries, other sectors, other project and products," she says, "in order invariably to make them better, but most importantly - sometimes safer.
"And that's the case with the Babypod."
Rival F1 team McLaren also has its own engineering and design spin-off - McLaren Applied Technologies - which has contributed its expertise to a diverse range of companies, from cycle-maker Specialized, to deep-sea drilling firm Ecofisk.
Fundamentally though, these applied engineering businesses have one overriding purpose: to generate much-needed money for the F1 team.
So far, Williams Advanced Engineering has been moderately successful.
It contributed £37m to the group's revenues last year, out of a total of £167m. And profit - before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation - was £4.2m.
In a sport which guzzles cash as fast as the cars involved use fuel, that may not seem like a great deal. But as Williams struggles to compete with much richer teams like Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull, it needs every penny.
"The F1 team is still at the heart of what we do", says Ms Williams.
"Racing is in our DNA. But we have branched out and diversified - and having that revenue stream from Advanced Engineering will be, one day, hugely important for us."
And if the Babypod is a success, in future there may be a fair few people walking around who owe their lives to technology developed in Formula 1.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission report also concluded that disabled people had an employment rate of 43%, compared with 80% for non-disabled workers.
The figures on disability were recorded in 2013.
The commission found there were also fewer opportunities for young people and those in ethnic minority groups.
Looking at evidence from the last five years, the Commission's report also found - using 2013 data - the life expectancy of Scots was about two years lower than the rest of the UK, and political participation in Scotland had grown.
Alastair Pringle, the Scotland director of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, said: "This report shows that progress towards equality has been made for some people in certain areas of life. However, many people are being left behind.
"Young people and ethnic minorities have been particularly badly-hit over the last five years, with life on many fronts getting worse.
"The gateway to opportunity remains harder to pass through for some groups, such as disabled people and people from poorer backgrounds and from the gypsy traveller community."
He added: "The report highlights the need to address key challenges of health inequalities and improving living conditions in communities to address significant inequalities in housing conditions and living standards.
"Other areas requiring significant improvement are eliminating violence, harassment and abuse in the community."
The commission intends to publish another report on Scotland in January.
Officers were called to reports of a collision involving a tram and a pedestrian at the Metrolink stop in Monsall at about 06.20 GMT on Sunday.
The 25-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious leg injuries.
Manchester Metrolink tweeted that "due to a medical emergency" there are no trams operating between Manchester and Rochdale.
Police are advising people to check whether their journey is affected and appealed for anyone with information about the incident to contact police.
Pictures of him have gone viral after his students posted them online, when they found out about his other job.
As well as teaching at University College London (UCL), he's also on the books of agency Models1.
He tells Newsbeat his students sometimes lose focus, and keep taking sneaky snaps when he's not looking.
When Arief Azil posted a picture of his teacher on Facebook, he wasn't expecting it would take off the way it did. Arief and his friends were in a lecture when they thought; "this guy's quite good looking," so they looked him up.
That was back in January, but interest has grown since then: "I got 100 likes at that time and I didn't know it was going to viral like this."
Arief told Newsbeat Boselli teaches a maths course called 'modelling analysis' - which fits, somehow.
Pietro is surprised by the reaction.
"I got really bombarded by messages, emails, you know, everyone, all of my friends, everyone I've ever known suddenly sending my snapshots or pictures... I didn't really know what to make of it because I didn't feel like I'd achieved anything that was worthy of such a big thing."
Pietro specialises in engineering - designing turbines and writing computer programmes.
Originally from Italy, Pietro's been in London for eight years now, and has been teaching maths at UCL for the last five. He was scouted for modelling at the age of six, so he's pretty used to seeing himself on billboards and in magazines, but says it's never had this much attention.
"It's always been like that for me, sort of a side job."
Students have even been turning up to his lectures from other departments. Arief told us there are often 10 to 15 girls he doesn't recognise in class. Or maybe it's Pietro's maths skills they've come to admire: "He's a really really good teacher to be honest."
Pietro certainly doesn't get it: "It's strange because obviously it's just my daily life, I don't see anything special in it, but apparently it is of interest to people on the internet."
He wouldn't be drawn on which profession he preferred: "It would be unfair for me to say I prefer one or the other. Obviously most of my time and effort I dedicate to my studies, to my engineering."
But he did say it was strange being part of two completely different environments.
"That's what I like the most about it. At one moment I'm hanging out with my colleagues in my research office, and the day after, maybe on a modelling job, meeting designers or people in fashion. "
He enjoys how baffled his colleagues on both sides are.
"People in fashion see my engineering work as something so remote and advanced and at the same time my colleagues in engineering think 'it's so cool you do modelling.'"
Pietro says he thought he'd captured people's imagination because the two jobs are so different. Some of his model friends "don't even know what a PHD is, that's how far away the two different worlds are."
He sometimes has to work a bit harder to convince his students he's the real deal in engineering too.
"They're a bit set back because obviously I've a younger appearance... So I need to sort of convince them that I'm good at what I'm doing and I need to put in that extra effort."
So would he ever give up one profession to concentrate on the other? He doesn't see why he should.
"Obviously modelling is probably not as long-term as engineering would be - for obvious reasons - but you know, whilst I have it I don't see why I should give it up."
So what's next for Pietro?
"I have many many ideas and many ambitions and I'm just trying to put everything together."
He'd like to start his own engineering firm.
"What I see is starting up something that actually produces something, that creates something, I like the idea of leaving something behind. And that's why I like engineering so much because you use science, you use maths, and physics, to create something that actually works."
World number 164 Constant Lestienne committed the offences between February 2012 and June 2015.
The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) said none of the matches involved Lestienne, who is yet to win an ATP title.
Half of the 24-year-old's ban is suspended "on condition of no further offences", the TIU said.
His fine will also be halved if he "gives assistance" - which can include with anti-corruption education for other players - to the TIU.
The TIU was set up in September 2008 to combat betting-related corruption in tennis.
It is a joint venture between the International Tennis Federation (ITF), WTA, ATP and the Grand Slam Board, which oversees the sport's four majors.
The ITF, meanwhile, has announced world number 79 Varvara Lepchenko "bore no fault or negligence" after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium.
The heart drug was put on the prohibited list by the World Anti-Doping Agency in January, but studies showed it takes longer to be cleared from the system than first thought.
The ITF accepted Lepchenko's argument that she had stopped taking the drug prior to it being banned.
Five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova is the most high-profile athlete to have been banned for testing positive for meldonium.
In June, the Russian was suspended for two years, though she has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, with a verdict is expected in early October.
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The South Korean, 20, produced a bogey-free round that included an eagle on the 449-yard par-five 14th.
New Zealand's world number two Lydia Ko, 17, and American Cristie Kerr are tied second after carding 66s.
England's Florentyna Parker is in a group of nine players three shots off the pace on four under.
World number one Inbee Park is a shot further behind after a three under 69.
Ko - top of the world rankings at the start of the year - prepared for the tournament by playing in the Scottish Open, where she finished fourth, and produced her best round at a major on Thursday.
"It can get windy here so it takes a lot of patience at times but when you get the opportunities you try and grab them," she said.
Charley Hull endured a disappointing day as the 19-year-old Englishwoman shot a one-over 73, leaving her eight shots off the pace.
Selected leaderboard (US unless stated):
65 Hyo Joo Kim (Kor)
66 Cristie Kerr, Lydia Ko (Nzl)
67 So Yeon Ryu (Kor), Q Baek (Prk)
68 Mika Miyazato (Jpn), Azahara Munoz (Spa), Suzann Pettersen (Nor), Shiho Oyama (Jpn), Teresa Lu (Tai), Katie Burnett, Florentyna Parker (Eng), Jin young Ko (Kor)
69 Misuzu Narita (Jpn), Beatriz Recari (Spa), Amy Yang (Kor), Inbee Park (Kor), Minjee Lee (Aus), Nicole Broch larsen (Den), Anna Nordqvist (Swe), Angela Stanford, Klara Spilkova (Cro)
70 Nanna koerstz Madsen (Den), Juli Inkster, Mi Hyang Lee (Kor), Kelly Shon, Jung Min Lee (Kor), Julieta Granada (Par), Camilla Lennarth (Swe), Gwladys Nocera (Fra), Gerina Piller, Luna Sobron (Spa), Danielle Kang, Alison Walshe, Mo Martin, Stacy Lewis
71 Marianne Skarpnord (Nor), Amy Boulden (Eng), Jennifer Song, Jenny Shin, Stacey Keating (Aus), Kim Kaufman, Shanshan Feng (Chn), Yumiko Yoshida (Jpn), Sun Young Yoo (Kor), Christina Kim, Catriona Matthew (Sco), Eun Hee Ji (Kor), Lexi Thompson, Paula Creamer, Ha Na Jang (Prk), Moriya Jutanugarn (Tha)
72 Felicity Johnson (Eng), Chella Choi (Kor), Charlotte Ellis (Eng), In Gee Chun (Kor), Maria Blomqvist (Swe), Xiyu Lin (Chn), Ssu-chia Cheng (Tpe), Yani Tseng (Tai), Ashleigh Simon (Rsa), Ayaka Watanbe (Jpn), Jessica Korda, Carly Booth (Sco), Mina Harigae, Jaye marie Green, Tiffany Joh, Rebecca Artis (Aus), Candie Kung (Tai), Ursula Wikstrom (Fin), Sophie Walker (Eng), Ai Miyazato (Jpn), Jane Park, Sakura Yokomine (Jpn), Na Yeon Choi (Kor), Alena Sharp (Can), Nina Holleder (Ger), Lizette Salas, Laura Davies (Eng)
73 Marina Alex, Emily k Pedersen (Den), Jenny Suh, Melissa Reid (Eng), Charley Hull (Eng), Brooke m. Henderson (Can), Natalie Gulbis, Caroline Hedwall (Swe), Maria Balikoeva (Rus), Ritsuko Ryu (Jpn), Alison Lee, Mi Jung Hur (Kor), Kelly Tan (Mas)
74 Mariajo Uribe (Col), Vikki Laing, Stephanie Meadow (Eng), Georgia Hall (Eng), Morgan Pressel, Kylie Walker (Sco), Sandra Gal (Ger), (x) Kristen Gillman, Karine Icher (Fra), Carlota Ciganda (Spa), Wei Ling Hsu (Tai), Hannah Burke (Eng), Hee Young Park (Kor)
75 Sydnee Michaels, Sei Young Kim (Kor), Lee-Anne Pace (Rsa), Beth Allen, Brittany Lincicome, Lucie Andre (Fra), Jade Schaeffer (Fra), Pornanong Phatlum (Tha), Austin Ernst, Haru Nomura (Jpn), Linnea Strom (Swe)
76 Ilhee Lee (Kor), Meena Lee (Kor), Marion Ricordeau (Fra), (x) Celine Boutier (Fra), Nicole Garcia (Rsa), Connie Jaffrey (Sco), Brittany Lang, P k Kongkraphan (Tha), Holly Clyburn (Eng), Michelle Wie, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Pamela Pretswell (Sco)
77 Pernilla Lindberg (Swe), Titiya Plucksataporn (Tha), Su-hyun Oh (Kor)
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Camille Lopez kicked Clermont ahead and Wesley Fofana's try made it 11-3.
But Leigh Halfpenny's boot and a try from Mathieu Bastareaud put Toulon 19-11 up with half an hour remaining.
Clermont got within a point through a superb converted solo try from Nick Abendanon but Mitchell's brilliant riposte sealed a third straight title.
Toulon, fielding a galaxy of stars from around the rugby universe, had won the last two editions of the Heineken Cup and they knew victory in the inaugural edition of the European Champions Cup would see them become the first team to be champions of Europe three times in a row.
There was plenty of individual brilliance on show in red, with flanker Steffon Armitage again pushing his claims to be considered for England's World Cup squad despite playing abroad.
But ultimately the difference was as much down to Clermont's poor decision-making and errors under pressure, with the Vulcans prone to imploding at the worst possible moments at Twickenham.
Clermont, beaten by a solitary point by Toulon at the same stage two years ago, started the final in electric fashion and it took a brave one-on-one tackle from Bryan Habana to deny the rampaging Napolioni Nalaga before Jamie Cudmore lost the ball a foot from the line in a forest of bodies.
It was France fly-half Lopez who get the scoreboard ticking over and he landed a brace of penalties to one from Halfpenny to give Clermont a 6-3 lead.
Then came what looked like being a decisive moment. Sebastien Tillous-Borde's kick was charged down by Morgan Parra, his rival for the France scrum-half shirt, and Fofana was quickest to react.
The France centre had cover coming across but he had too much pace and dived over theatrically in the corner to give Clermont an 11-3 lead, with Lopez unable to add the conversion.
With the wind in their sails Clermont must have fancied their chances but a combination of their errors and Toulon's class and experience saw the champions claw their way back into the game.
Two Halfpenny penalties cut the gap to two and then Clermont's former England full-back Abendanon, who had a stellar tournament, made a poor decision, electing to chip as he mounted a counter-attack.
The ball only made it as far as Chris Masoe and the teak-tough New Zealander bounced off the Englishman before sparking a try-scoring 50m attack which ended with Bastareaud dummying before powering over from 10 metres.
Halfpenny converted and when Noa Nakaitaci foolishly threw the ball away after conceding a line-out, the Wales full-back was on target once again to give Toulon a 19-11 lead with half an hour to play.
Two Clermont mistakes had led to 10 Toulon points but they finally cut out the errors long enough to set up an epic last quarter.
When Habana kicked away a turnover Abendanon made amends for his earlier error, chipping cutely over the cover to regather and score.
Lopez's conversion meant the lead was suddenly down to a single point and it got even better for Clermont when Toulon lock Ali Williams was - perhaps controversially - ruled to have knocked on in trying to score.
But Toulon were determined to become the first side to be champions of Europe three times in a row and they sealed their unique treble when Mitchell exploded through a gap after a line-out and beat six Clermont defenders on his way to a dazzling try worthy of making history.
Clermont Auvergne: Abendanon; Nakaitaci, Davies, Fofana, Nalaga; Lopez, Parra, Debaty, Kayser, Zirakashvili, Cudmore, Vahaamahina, Bonnaire, Chouly, Lee.
Replacements: Delany for Nakaitaci (67), Rougerie for Nalaga (54), Radosavljevic for Parra (56), Domingo for Debaty (47), Ulugia for Kayser (63), Ric for Zirakashvili (66), Pierre for Vahaamahina (67), Bardy for Lee (54).
Toulon: Halfpenny; Mitchell, Bastareaud, J Hernandez, Habana; Giteau, Tillous-Borde; Chiocci, Guirado, Hayman, Botha, Williams, J Smith, S Armitage, Masoe.
Replacements: Wulf for J. Hernandez (66), Menini for Chiocci (48), Orioli for Guirado (63), Chilachava for Hayman (63), Taofifenua for Botha (47), Fernandez Lobbe for J Smith (58).
Not Used: Bruni, Michalak.
Cleveland Pools, near Bath, closed in 1978 and the site has since fallen into disrepair.
But a group is raising £5.2m to breathe life back into the 200-year-old site as a naturally-treated, heated, community-run open air swimming pool.
The plans include a separate heated children's pool, outdoor lounging areas and a pontoon for River Avon access.
Cleveland Pools Trust hopes to have fundraising and building work complete to welcome the first swimmers in Spring 2018.
Members of the group are inviting comments through an online survey as well as making themselves available to discuss the plans in Bath city centre on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Mr Ortega was addressing supporters on the 32nd anniversary of the Sandinista revolution.
In 1986, the world court ruled the US violated international law by backing the Contras against Mr Ortega's Sandinista government.
But in 1990 the then Nicaraguan government dropped the claim.
A big crowd gathered in the Nicaraguan capital, Managua, on Tuesday to celebrate the 1979 ousting of the country's dictator Anastasio Somoza by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN).
President Ortega used the event to propose that a referendum should be held to decide whether to pursue a claim for damages against the US government.
It would be "up to the Nicaraguan people" to decide "if the debt owed by the Yankee state" should be recovered, he said - a debt he put at $17bn.
The claim dates back to 1986 when the International Court of Justice ruled that the US had violated international law by supporting the counter-revolutionaries, the Contras, and by mining Nicaragua's harbours.
The ICJ ordered compensation to be paid, although it did not fix an amount.
The US government blocked implementation of the ruling and the subsequent Nicaraguan administration of Violeta Chamorro, who was in office from 1990 to 1997, relinquished the claim.
An opposition deputy, Francisco Aguirre Sacasa, said Mr Ortega's proposal was "absurd".
"So people vote, then what? What will be done? Nothing because it is an absurd proposal," he was quoted as saying by Nicaraguan media.
Mr Ortega made his referendum proposal as the country's gears up for November's presidential election in which he will be seeking a third term.
The opposition says his candidacy is illegal, as the constitution forbids seeking consecutive terms.
But in 2009, the Supreme Court said the constitutional ban was "unenforceable" and the electoral court accepted that ruling.
The opposition says both institutions are under the control of judges appointed by the ruling Sandinista Party.
Mr Ortega was elected president in 1984 and remained in office until 1990, when he was defeated at the polls by Mrs Chamorro.
He returned to the presidency after winning the 2006 elections.
Conor McRae described standing beside a bridge close to the accident site when two cars came in quick succession.
He said the second car "squiggled and lost it" and he saw a big cloud of dust and people running to the crash site.
He was giving evidence at a hearing into the deaths of Elizabeth Allan, Len Stern and Iain Provan in 2014.
The fatal accident inquiry at Edinburgh Sheriff Court is also examining the circumstances of the death of Joy Robson at the Snowman Rally near Inverness the previous year.
Mr McRae, a 23-year-old engineer from Chirnside, said he had gone to the rally with his father.
They had walked down the road from the East Lodge to go to the humpback bridge over the Lee Water.
Mr McRae said it was a popular place to go as the rally cars tended to "jump" after leaving the bridge.
On the way down there were people standing on either side of the road at a point where a car had come off the road in the morning, and in the woods.
Advocate Depute, Andrew Brown QC, asked him if he had seen marshals moving spectators.
"Trying to," said Mr McRae. "Nine times out of ten, they move and then they move back to where they were".
He then described the accident and said there was a "mad rush" of people towards the scene.
Mr McRae said the co-driver of the crashed car asked his father to try to make sure nobody took any photographs.
The driver was "really upset. He had his head in his hands and just didn't know where to look and said: 'I think I've taken lives'."
Mr McRae's father, 51-year old Derek McRae, told the court: "I knew people had been hurt - I think we were in shock for a few seconds.
"I remember people trying to stop other cars coming down.
"Other people were making their way down to the scene to see if they could help and there were other people in the field trying to assist the injured."
Mark Fisher, a co-driver and navigator, who was at the rally as a spectator, told the court that cars coming over the bridge were probably going at 80mph to 85mph.
He added that he would not have been standing in the place where the crash victims were positioned.
"The blasé attitude by spectators has to change" he said.
Another witness, Callum Shanks, 25, who was a student at the time of the accident but is now an accredited rally photographer, saw two people sitting on the road prior to the rally starting.
Two young marshals asked them to move but he said the men had been "quite cheeky".
He added: "It is difficult for the organisers if people stand where they want and refuse to leave."
He agreed with Mr Brown that if spectators did what they were asked, and not just do what they thought was safe, it would make rallying safer.
The inquiry has been adjourned until Monday.
Heavy rainfall has left some roads impassable and fields saturated.
Water levels at Lough Neagh are at a 30-year-high after recent heavy rain, causing damage to businesses on its shores.
Michelle O'Neill took part in an urgent meeting with the environment and regional development ministers to discuss the response to the flooding.
A total of £1.3m is available to Northern Ireland, the spin-off from a Westminster flood fund.
But first the executive must agree that it will be spent on flood relief and then departments must then make a pitch for the cash. So far neither has happened.
"We had some discussions around priorities in going forward, how can we use the £1.3m to actually make a difference to people's lives," Mrs O'Neill said.
"We all have different ideas as ministers, we'll have that further discussion next week at an executive meeting where we can actually take decisions on we can make the most effect out of the £1.3m."
She added: "As rivers minister, I intend to seek resources to use to improve our flood protections where necessary.
"Also, next week I will announce details of a new grant scheme to help people protect their homes from flooding."
Flood-hit businesses on the shores of Lough Neagh have been questioning if enough was done to prevent rising waters brought on by winter storms.
Council chiefs and representatives of NI Water, Transport NI and the Rivers Agency also attended Thursday's meeting in Cookstown, County Tyrone.
Regional Development Minister Michelle McIlveen said the meeting was positive and useful.
"My key priority is to identify any immediate remedial works that need to be carried out on roads which have been flooded to ensure they are opened as quickly as possible," she said.
"As well as carrying out emergency repairs, I will be seeking to identify longer-term measures to address any issues with the roads infrastructure."
Environment Minister Mark H Durkan said: "Working with and through councils, I have already ensured that practical and financial help is delivered to those most in need as early as possible.
"We have a £1,000 grant available to assist homeowners in ensuring their homes are habitable as quickly as possible.
"Today's meeting though provided the platform to share ideas and plan for the longer term."
At Oxford Island on Lough Neagh's southern tip in County Armagh, several business properties have been badly damaged by floods.
The lough's level is controlled by floodgates at Toomebridge in County Antrim, which the Rivers Agency has said have been fully opened since early November.
But "repeated winter storms" have put pressure on the lough and its outlets, the Rivers Agency has said.
The Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association has called for the Department of Finance should provide immediate rates relief to businesses affected by floods.
In the Republic of Ireland, a compensation scheme is opening for farmers who have suffered fodder losses due to flooding in many parts of the country.
Flooding problems in Northern Ireland can be reported by contacting the Floodline on 0300 2000 100.
Hull FC played at the Boulevard Stadium for 107 years until moving to the KC Stadium in 2003.
The Boulevard Stadium was demolished in 2010 and the Boulevard Academy school opened on the site in 2013.
The monument, in the grounds of the school, also commemorates fans whose ashes had been scattered at the ground.
Fans' group FC Voices organised the memorial, which was unveiled by the city's Lord Mayor.
Lisa Jewitt, the organisation's chair, said: "It has always been FC Voices intention to ensure that we never forget our old home at the Boulevard and that its importance and significance to the game of rugby league, the club and indeed the local community, is commemorated for future generations."
Hull FC was formed in 1865 and was a founder member of the Northern Union, as rugby league was then known, in 1895.
The authors of a report to Parliament say 25 million existing homes will not meet the insulation standards required by mid-century.
The UK needs to cut carbon emissions by 80% by then - and a third of those emissions come from heating draughty buildings.
The government said it would devise policies as soon as possible.
But critics say ministers have been far too slow to impose a national programme of home renovation which would save on bills and improve people's health, comfort and happiness. It would also create thousands of jobs.
Successive governments have been criticised for failing to tackle the UK's poor housing stock - some of the worst in Europe.
Local authorities have limited cash to insulate council homes, and landlords and owner-occupiers have proved reluctant to invest large sums in disruptive improvements that will save on bills, but take many years to pay off.
The report from a group of leading construction firms - the Green Building Council - says four out of five homes that will be occupied in 2050 have already been built.
That means 25 million homes need refurbishing to the highest standards by 2050 - at a rate of 1.4 homes every minute.
The authors say this huge challenge also offers an unmissable opportunity under the government's infrastructure agenda. The fiddly business of insulating roofs, walls and floors creates more jobs and has more benefits than any existing infrastructure priority, they maintain.
The question is how to pay. The government's Green Deal scheme for owner-occupiers collapsed amid a welter of criticism that interest rates for insulation were too high, and that the insulation itself was too much hassle.
The government has failed to produce a replacement solution to stimulate necessary demand for refurbishments amongst owner-occupiers. The Treasury is reluctant to throw public money at improvements that will increase the sale value of private homes.
The report recommends:
It says the construction industry needs certainty about what it is expected to deliver, and measurement to discover what is already being built. This should stimulate innovation, it says.
Julie Hirigoyen, head of the GBC, told BBC News there was a great prize to be grasped in upgrading building stock: "People will have warmer homes and lower bills; they will live longer, happier lives; we will be able to address climate change and carbon emissions.
"We will also be creating many thousands of jobs and exporting our best skills in innovation.
"Driving up demand for retro-fitting homes is essential for any policy to be a success - the Green Deal told us just offering financial incentives isn't necessarily the only solution. We need to make it all easy, attractive and affordable.
"The good thing is that the business community is really starting to recognise the opportunity."
Insulation: The unspoken reason for high fuel bills
Ms Hirigoyen called for support for innovation amongst builders. The GBC pointed to a firm, q-bot, which insulates people's floors by sending robots to creep under people's floorboards and spray them with foam.
The firm's head, Mathew Holloway, told BBC News: "We have to find new ways of doing things. Normal refurbishment often means literally tearing a home apart.
"That means local authorities having to re-house tenants whilst it's being done. With our robot, we can seal and insulate wooden floors without hardly touching the inside of the house."
Mr Holloway's start-up business was funded by the EU and the business department BEIS, but industry experts complain that building insulation research has received a tiny fraction of the sums channelled into glamorous renewables.
In the last 25 years, governments have tended to shy away from the issue. The Labour government made a rule that people extending their properties should be obliged to insulate the rest of their home too.
However, the Coalition government dropped the clause after it was labelled a "conservatory tax" in the media, even though it was not a tax and did not refer to conservatories.
The government is currently focused on bringing down bills through fuel switching - but home energy expert Russell Smith said: "Switching saves on average £25 a year. That's not much help to a person in fuel poverty. The solution is refurbishing homes, but it's difficult, so politicians keep putting it on the back burner."
Mr Smith is currently refurbishing Ruth Baber's home in Wimbledon, south London. He says it has added 10% to the £250,000 total cost, which included major extensions, but will save 80% of energy bills and take about 20 years to recoup.
Ms Baber is downsizing into the house and said: "I'm worried about climate change and I look forward to being able to control the heat in my house better. I've done it [the insulation programme] for my grandchildren, for the future."
The government's task is to persuade another 25 million people to follow her lead.
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Two-time Olympic champion Jones will be bidding to win the only major gold medal she yet to win.
Williams will be one of six debutants in a squad spearheaded by reigning champion Bianca Walkden.
Walkden became only the second Briton ever to win gold at the Championships with victory in 2015.
Fellow Olympic medallist Lutalo Muhammad is also included having not fought since losing out on a gold medal at Rio 2016.
The 2017 WTF World Taekwondo Championships will be held in Muju, South Korea between 22 and 30 June.
It has taken taxonomic experts eight years to pull together all existing databases and compile one super-definitive list, known as the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).
Of the 419,000 species names recorded in the scientific literature, nearly half (190,400) have been shown to be duplicate entries.
One species of sea snail even had 113 different names.
The WoRMS editors have now put the number of species known to science at 228,450.
The vast majority - 86% or about 195,000 species - are animals.
These include just over 18,000 species of fish described since the mid-1700s, more than 1,800 sea stars, 816 squids, 93 whales and dolphins and 8,900 clams and other bivalves.
The remainder of the register is made up of kelp, seaweeds and other plants, bacteria, viruses, fungi and single-cell organisms.
Although the definitive list has shrunk in the process of compiling WoRMS, the catalogue continues to grow rapidly.
In 2014, 1,451 new-to-science marine creatures were added to the register. It is estimated another 10,000 or more new species are held in laboratories around the world just waiting to be described.
Dr Jan Mees is from the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) in Belgium, and a co-chair of WoRMS.
He told BBC News: "The purpose of WoRMS was to create a master list of all organisms that have ever been observed and described in the world oceans.
"This task is now near completion. All the historical data have been entered in the database; all the names that have become redundant over time have also been identified and documented.
“And now we have a system in place that can be used as a backbone for data management activities and for marine biodiversity research; and that can be updated by a consortium of taxonomists."
Asked to name his favourite species in the list, Dr Mees pointed to the “stargazing” shrimp (Mysidopsis zsilaveczi) in South Africa. It is so called because its eyes appear to be fixed in an upward-looking direction.
“The pigment pattern of the eyes gives the impression that animal is constantly gazing skywards. It’s not; it’s just an effect. But it’s beautiful.
"But then I would say that, because as well as being a member of the scientific steering committee for WoRMS, I’m also the taxonomic editor for the mysid shrimps.”
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Health Minister Howard Quayle said the 68-bed facility would help to "ease a gridlock within the Isle of Man's health and social care system".
He said a growing number of elderly people, unable to afford care home fees of up to £800 per week, were "stranded" in hospital at a public cost of £2,000.
The Isle of Man parliament backed the proposal on 21 June.
The government estimates that, over the next 20 years, the number of people on the island aged 65 and above will to grow from 17,000 to 26,500 - an increase of 55%.
This would require an additional 400 care beds between now and 2036, the equivalent of one new care home every two years, said the health department.
The home secretary said a future Tory government would introduce measures such as "closure orders" to shut premises owned or used by extremists.
She also said there were plans for civil "extremism disruption orders" that could be used against individuals.
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said there was a "massive gap between rhetoric and reality".
Mrs May also said everyone in Britain had "responsibilities as well as rights", and must respect laws and institutions. A "partnership" of individuals and communities could tackle the issue, she added.
Other measures she said would be introduced if the Conservatives won the general election included:
By Danny Shaw, BBC home affairs correspondent
"The game is up," said Theresa May. The phrase has echoes of an address 10 years ago - by Tony Blair.
That was a message to Islamist extremists, a month after four suicide bombers had murdered 52 people in the 7/7 London attacks.
Like Mrs May, Mr Blair outlined measures to deal with people who threaten British values, including considering widening the grounds for banning extremist groups and strengthening citizenship rules.
The former Labour prime minister got some of his proposals through, but others foundered. The current Conservative home secretary may also find obstacles on the road to turning rhetoric into reality.
Mrs May, who set out many of these proposals in her September party conference speech, also announced plans for a review of Sharia courts - Islam's legal system - in England and Wales, to examine whether they are compatible with British values.
She said there was "increasing evidence that a small but significant number of people living in Britain - almost all of whom are British citizens - reject our values".
She said "hundreds" of British citizens had travelled to fight in Syria and Iraq and raised concerns about the "Trojan Horse plot" in Birmingham. Last week a committee of MPs said that apart from one incident in one school "no evidence of extremism or radicalisation was found by any of the inquiries in any of the schools involved".
And Mrs May said the government wanted to defeat extremism in "all its forms", but said "the most serious and widespread form of extremism we need to confront is Islamist extremism".
Ms Cooper said while the principles of Mrs May's proposals were "the right ones", she questioned the absence of "policies to back those principles up".
She said Labour's plans included a "major overhaul" of the Prevent programme - a multi-agency programme which aims to stop people being drawn into terrorist-related activity - and a review of all serious terror suspect cases to see whether relocation powers should be used.
By Norman Smith, BBC assistant political editor
Theresa May hopes her call to "tackle head on" Islamist extremism will be taken as a wake-up call to voters, some of whom she believes have been unwilling to stand up for British values.
But Mrs May also wants her speech to be a wake-up call to some minority communities.
And very lastly, Mrs May perhaps wants her speech to be a wake-up call to her party.
A reminder of the sort of hard headed, traditional Conservatism she might offer as a potential leader after David Cameron.
Chairman of the Muslim Forum think tank, Manzoor Moghal, told the BBC's World At One Mrs May's proposals would infringe people's freedom of speech, saying: "We might be sleep walking into what would be like a police state."
He also said Sharia courts "do not contradict British laws" and were "subservient to British laws all the time".
But Raffaello Pantucci, director of International Security Studies at the Royal United Services think tank, disagreed that the nation was moving towards infringing civil liberties, saying distinguishing between extremists and conservatives was "very difficult".
"The fundamental problem here is that you're trying to deal with a group of people who are being very careful about what they say and how they say it," he added.
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The businessman and Olympiakos owner is facing accusations of match-fixing in Greece but has passed the EFL's owners' and directors' test.
Marinakis' buyout brings to an end Fawaz Al Hasawi's five-year reign in charge of the Championship club.
A previous takeover by a United States consortium fell through in January.
In an exclusive interview with BBC Sport, Marinakis said that allegations he is involved in a "criminal organisation" were invented by "jealous" opponents to "destroy" his success with the Greek champions.
He was previously accused of being involved in the bombing of a referee's bakery but faced no action.
Marinakis, who is heading a consortium with Greek businessman Socrates Kominakis, denies all the claims and has not faced any charges. He is waiting to find out whether a remaining case against him will proceed, but says: "I have nothing to be afraid of and to worry about as I have done nothing wrong."
The EFL has approved the deal after reviewing the business plan and applying the owners' and directors' test. It saw no reason to disqualify the prospective owners under the test. The EFL also asked Uefa for its views on Marinakis' ownership of Olympiakos and received a positive response.
Two-time European Cup winners Forest only escaped relegation to England's third tier on goal difference with a win on the final day of the season.
Marinakis has also "guaranteed" manager Mark Warburton, who was appointed in March, will be with the club "for a number of years".
In an interview with BBC correspondent Richard Conway, Marinakis spelt out his vision for Nottingham Forest. He says he will:
Under Marinakis' ownership since 2010, Olympiakos have won seven domestic championships in a row. They are among the top-25 ranked teams in Europe.
He told BBC Sport that claims of criminality against him are as a result of this record.
"All these years, a lot has been said but nothing came out in reality. All of it has been dismissed and we have been clear from all of this," he said.
"Now there is a last case remaining - there are about 80 persons involved. I can tell you again that I have nothing to do with it because I know very well what I have done and how I have achieved victories.
"Of course I cannot stop our opponents talking or bad-mouthing."
He added the EFL and other football authorities, such as European governing body Uefa, have cleared him after "two months" of "numerous questions".
Marinakis attended high school in Watford from the age of 15 and went on to university in the UK.
He told the BBC he chose to invest in Forest based on "what I remember from the past and the potential the club has".
He added: "I think that it doesn't take long to decide, even if you have a choice, which team to go for. When you see all this tradition and all these achievements, of course this club has the potential to grow and achieve victories that the whole region deserves."
"I'm not going to promise you things or I'm not a rich guy who came from abroad to spend my money and gain glory by acquiring a team in the UK.
"I had glories from my times with Olympiakos who have won everything, who have broken every record both within our country and in Europe, in the Champions League for our level.
"We know a lot of players, managers, clubs, officials in various parts of the world in international football, agents - all this can help us to put all our connections together and try to do our very best for Nottingham."
Forest, league champions in 1977-78 and European Cup winners in the following two seasons, last played in the Premier League in 1998-99. They have since spent 14 seasons in the second tier and three seasons in League One, from 2005-06 to 2007-08.
Despite narrowly escaping a return to the third tier this season, Marinakis believes Forest should be in the Premier League.
"We have a long-term plan and within this long-term plan we want to bring Nottingham to where it belongs. And of course Nottingham belongs in the Premier League. And Nottingham belongs to the elite of the Premier League," he says.
"Furthermore the supporters of Nottingham have been tired all these years, they didn't have such good times. But they remained loyal and for us that's very important.
"The potential is huge. The potential of this team is that when it will be very well organised, when it will achieve victories again, when it will have a better position in the Championship, when it will have a better position and we can look seriously at the Premier League, then we will be there to stay."
Warburton has previously described the new ownership as "proven football people", referencing Marinakis' achievements at Olympiakos.
"They have done a magnificent job at getting into the Champions League year in, year out and have really developed an outstanding club," he added.
Also referred to as the 'fit and proper persons test', it is designed to prevent someone being involved in running a football club if they have any of the disqualifying conditions listed here.
That includes criminal matters such as dishonest acts and unspent convictions and company disqualification matters such as bankruptcy.
Natalie Jackson, BBC East Midlands Today sports editor, on the feeling among some Forest supporters.
Supporters seem to be optimistic about the new ownership because five years under Fawaz promised so much but delivered so little. His well-meaning love of the club and his vast wealth was never in doubt but there were eight different managers and a fragile infrastructure behind the scenes, with people in key positions coming and going at regular intervals.
Increasing anger led to fans' protests, while Forest finished lower in the league year on year - culminating in this season's final-day escape from relegation.
Bridges need to be built and reputations restored. Mark Warburton's arrival shows signs of a more sensible, long-term approach on the football side.
There is a sense of relief among fans, but also caution because tremendous wealth does not automatically mean a well-run, stable and successful club. Marinakis is aggressively ambitious but has taken on a club in need of major rebuilding.
Sat in his modern London office, adorned with a mix of modern art and oil paintings of the port of Piraeus in Greece, Evangelos Marinakis spoke confidently of his long-term plan for Nottingham Forest.
His key phrase is "hard work". He repeatedly said those words during our interview, and prides himself on building teams both within his shipping empire and at the football clubs he owns. His immediate focus appears to be order, appointing professionals and creating a stable base from which the club can rebuild.
But Marinakis does come with baggage. He has faced - and has been cleared - of very serious charges in Greece. He insists his remaining legal difficulties in Greece don't worry him and that he's done nothing wrong.
Significantly, the deal is also being fronted by fellow businessman Socrates Kominakis. His presence will ensure that should anything happen in the future concerning Marinakis' ability to own the club (a prospect he says is not based in reality), there will be continuity in the boardroom.
Centre Davies had a head injury assessment after the Lions' win over the Crusaders.
Fellow Welshman Moriarty, meanwhile, has not played since straining his back in the opening tour victory against the Provincial Barbarians.
"Both are back in training," said Lions assistant coach Neil Jenkins.
"Jonathan is still going through protocols from his head injury assessment stuff from last week.
"Ross has been back in training. He's done a little bit of running.
"Hopefully, fingers crossed, they'll both be available for Saturday."
If fit, Davies could be in contention to start in the Lions' first Test against New Zealand on 24 June.
The 29-year-old has impressed on the tour so far, and finished the domestic season strongly with Scarlets.
Moriarty, meanwhile, faces competition from the likes of CJ Stander, James Haskell and Peter O'Mahony for a starting place as blind-side flanker.
Both he and Davies could further their cases for inclusion when the Lions face Maori All Blacks on Saturday, aiming for a third win from their first five tour matches.
"Obviously the All Blacks are an outstanding side, but so are the Super Rugby sides as well," said Jenkins.
"I've no doubt the Maoris won't be too dissimilar on Saturday, bringing a bit of physicality to it as well.
"They've got some pretty talented players in that backline, and that's not being disrespectful to the forwards.
"We're expecting a tough, physical, fast game of rugby on Saturday, like another Test match."
Fishlock, 30, scored a terrific long-range strike to send Wales 2-1 up just before half-time in their 3-1 win.
"A great win is what we needed so overall it was a pleasing day for me," she told BBC Wales Sport.
"I had to try and play well and make sure we got the win that we deserve. But now I can enjoy it with my family."
She continued: "It is great and the build up was very humbling but I still had to play this game without thinking it was my 100th cap."
Seattle Reign midfielder Fishlock became the first Wales international, male or female, to win 100 caps after appearing in the friendly at Ystrad Mynach.
"The anthem was emotional, the only part of everything that I knew I would really struggle to contain," Fishlock added.
"I had Sophie [Ingle] next to me who is a brilliant person and captain and that was good for me.
"That was the hardest part and I got through it it and played my game."
Wales will play Northern Ireland in another friendly on Friday at the same venue as they prepare for the upcoming Fifa Women's World Cup qualifying campaign in September.
When asked whether Wales are getting closer to a major championships, Fishlock said: "I truly believe that. I think we are not far from it at all with this group and [manager} Jayne Ludlow.
"There are tiny details we have to get better at but it's not something we don't already know.
"You can see from watching our performances we do control games and play some great stuff.
"We just have to be a little bit better in the final third and make sure we clean up in our 18."
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South Wales Police were called to a property in Heolgerrig, Merthyr Tydfil, at about 13:40 BST on Sunday.
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Though there's not much chatter about what was in the manifesto, it's all about man flu and mentions in the Irish News.
Its front page has a picture of party leader Arlene Foster mid-cough, and a mini word-cloud based on her speech as the headline:
"Mentions of Sinn Féin: 32. Mentions of Adams: 12. Mentions of RHI: None. Questions answered afterwards: None - because she has 'man flu'."
The paper's John Manley says the party appears to be lurching from one crisis to another, and its response is to be diversionary - "ladies and gentleman I give you Gerry Adams and His Radical Republican Agenda".
"Arlene Foster's 'man flu' can perhaps be excused but the refusal of deputy leader Nigel Dodds or other senior party figures to take questions was unprecedented for such an occasion," he adds.
The News Letter, while acknowledging that Ms Foster clearly had a sore throat, also refers to the "hugely unusual situation" that arose at the Stormont Hotel in Belfast on Monday.
On political matters, the paper says that "beneath the myriad warnings about Sinn Féin, there were also olive branches to the only party with which the DUP can hope to form an administration in a fortnight's time."
Sticking to politics, the Belfast Telegraph has a front page exclusive on what it calls the Alliance party's "plot to 'hijack' BBC Talkback".
It claims the plot centres on a Facebook group, where the party's spin doctor urged members to call the BBC phone-in show with "softball" questions during a pre-election interview with Alliance leader Naomi Long.
The party said the group was an informal, private forum run by activists.
"We would be surprised if every other party does not have a similar outlet, where conversations of an equally candid and tongue-in-cheek manner take place. We would, however, be surprised if they were as tame".
The Telegraph's Eilis O'Hanlon takes the opportunity to be a bit tongue-in-cheek herself about the expose and the "holier than thou" Alliance.
"It's like seeing one of those headlines in the old News of the World about a cross-dressing vicar," she writes. "It's shocking for a moment, then you can't help but laugh."
The Belfast Telegraph has another exclusive - the soaring number of children being treated for anxiety disorders across Northern Ireland. It says 50 children are being referred to specialists every week by just two health trusts.
In its viewpoint, the paper says peer and exam pressure are part of the growing problem.
"Added to this is the pressure from social media, including bullying, and the attitude of parents themselves who are under pressure in our increasingly competitive society."
On to matters of conservation.
Plans for a dual carriageway near a protected wetland are being challenged in court and the Irish News is just one of the papers to cover the case.
Environmentalist Chris Murphy, who is opposed to the A6 upgrade, told the court that building the road through landscape made famous by poet Seamus Heaney would be like cutting away at a Rembrandt painting.
Meanwhile, the News Letter is vexed about an historically-significant bridge which could be removed under the latest plans for Belfast's new transport hub, revealed on Monday.
Billy Dickson, who is campaigning to save the Boyne Bridge in Sandy Row, parts of which date back to 1642, told the paper: "If this was an old house on Stranmillis where some well-known artist lived I have no doubt people would be up in arms."
While there are plenty of stories in Tuesday's papers, there is only one picture doing the rounds.
And it features a grinning US President Donald Trump with top golfer Rory McIlroy, who is more grimacing than grinning, though that might just be the sun in his eyes.
After playing 18 holes in Florida, McIlroy said of his playing partner: "He probably shot around 80. He's a decent player for a guy in his 70s."
Inevitably, given the level of anti-Trump feeling around the world, social media has not looked that favourably on the partnership.
The Mirror reports that one Twitter user said: "Absolutely shameful of McIlroy. Should be stripped of his Irishness, if he still has any".
Ouch.
The block measures about 720 sq km in area - roughly eight times the size of Manhattan Island in New York.
Scientists have been waiting for the PIG to calve since October 2011 when they first noticed a spectacular crack spreading across its surface.
Confirmation that the fissure had extended the full width of the glacier was obtained on Monday.
It was seen by the German TerraSAR-X satellite.
This carries a radar instrument that can detect the surface of the ice stream even though the Antarctic is currently in the grip of winter darkness.
The berg that broke away was part of the PIG's ice shelf - the front segment of the glacier that lifts up and floats as it pushes out into the ocean. The shelf will reach tens of km beyond the grounding line.
German researchers have been receiving images from TerraSAR-X every three days or so, hoping to understand better the processes that drive the glacier forward and prompt it to fracture.
This will help them improve the computer models that are used to forecast future changes in the Antarctic.
"We were very keen to see how the crack propagated," said Prof Angelika Humbert, a glaciologist with the Alfred Wegener Institute.
"We need proper calving laws, to be able to describe the evolution of ice sheets over centuries," she told BBC News.
Very big tabular bergs will come off the end of the ice shelf every 6-10 years. Previous notable events occurred in 2007 and 2001.
It is a very natural process and scientists say it should not be tied directly to the very real climate changes that are also affecting this part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
Satellite and airborne measurements have recorded a marked thinning and a surge in velocity of the PIG in recent decades.
This has been attributed in part to warmer waters getting under, and melting, the ice shelf. The PIG's grounding line has pulled back further and further towards the land.
The glacier's behaviour means it is now under close scrutiny, not least because it drains something like 10% of all the ice flowing off the west of the continent.
"The PIG is the most rapidly shrinking glacier on the planet," explained Prof David Vaughan from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
"It's losing more ice than any other glacier on the planet, and it's contributing to sea level rise faster than any other glacier on the planet. That makes it worthy of study."
BAS has recently deployed a series of instrumented "javelins" along the PIG to monitor its movement.
When the big crack propagating across the 30km width of the PIG was first photographed in 2011 by a Nasa airborne expedition, many assumed the moment of final calving would come quite quickly.
That it took almost two years for the tabular berg to break away is something of a surprise, concedes Prof Humbert.
What should not be a surprise, she says, is that it has occurred in deep winter when the ocean is covered in sea-ice. This relatively thin covering would always be overwhelmed by the internal stresses in the massive ice shelf.
What will be interesting now, she adds, is to see how long it takes for the berg to move out of the bay in front of it. It could take several months. TerraSAR-X will provide the tell-tale data.
The world's largest recorded iceberg was the tabular block that became known as B-15.
When it broke off the Ross Ice Shelf in 2001, it had a surface area of about 11,000 sq km. It took years to melt away as it moved out into the Southern Ocean.
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Mr Finucane was shot in 1989 by loyalist paramilitaries at his north Belfast home.
His family have long campaigned for an independent public inquiry.
However at Tuesday's meeting, Mr Cameron proposed a review conducted by a leading QC.
Speaking outside Downing Street, Pat Finucane's widow Geraldine told reporters she felt so angry she could hardly speak.
Mr Finucane's family said they were "insulted" at the proposal for a review of the case to be led by QC Desmond DeSilva.
They said they would continue their campaign for an independent public inquiry and would not participate in the review.
When he was prime minister, Tony Blair agreed to set up an inquiry, but a fresh investigation was never established.
Before the meeting on Tuesday, the government said they hoped the Finucane family would be satisfied with their response.
Speaking afterwards Mrs Finucane said: "He (David Cameron) is offering a review. He wants a QC to read the papers in my husband's case and that is how he expects to reach the truth.
"All of us are very upset and very disappointed."
The family have said they want an inquiry that is public, effective and independent.
Mr Finucane's son Michael said of the review: "The family of Pat Finucane will not be allowed to participate, we will not be allowed to read documents for ourselves, we will not be allowed to ask questions of witnesses, if indeed any witnesses are going to be questioned.
"We will not be allowed to put our point of view across, we will simply not be a part of this process at all.
"How could anybody sign up to something like that - it's a farce."
A statement on behalf of Mr Cameron said: "The prime minister expressed his profound sympathy for the family and said it was clear from (the) Stevens and Corey (inquiries) that state collusion had taken place in Mr Finucane's murder and he accepted these conclusions.
"On behalf of the government he apologised to the family.
"He confirmed that the government's priority was to get to the truth in the best and most effective way and the secretary of state will set out the details for this process shortly."
In 2004, the then Northern Ireland Secretary of State Paul Murphy announced his intention to hold an inquiry under the new Inquiries Act.
The Finucane family are opposed to the probe being held under this legislation, which they say makes the inquiry accountable to the minister responsible, rather than to parliament.
SDLP justice spokesperson Alban Maginness said the decision was "unacceptable" and accused David Cameron of raising the family's hopes.
"After all this length of time one would have expected better from the British government and prime minister on an issue that runs deep into the British military and security complex," he added.
Sinn Fein's Gerry Kelly said the government was guilty of "an extreme act of bad faith".
"It is in the interest of everyone in our society, including all who seek to engender public confidence in the new beginning to policing and justice, that an effective, independent inquiry is held into the killing of Pat Finucane," he said.
The DUP's Nigel Dodds said he understood the desire of relatives to get the full facts about the death of their loved one.
"However, history in Northern Ireland has shown that the kind of expensive open-ended inquiry demanded in some cases has not been able to bring closure for anyone involved and has actually increased community tensions," he said.
Ulster Unionist Mike Nesbitt said while he could understand the Finucane family's frustration, the government was right to end the "costly impasse" which had developed over the inquiry.
He said an agreed mechanism was needed to deal with the past "rather than a series of processes that serve to re-write history, painting the state and the agents of the state as the villains".
Speaking in the Irish parliament, Taoiseach Enda Kenny said if Geraldine Finucane was not happy with the outcome of her meeting with Mr Cameron, then the house would not be happy either.
The pair, aged 12 and 14, are accused of attacking the woman in the Anfield area of Liverpool in September 2014.
She was raped by the older boy, while the younger defendant threatened her with a knife and sexually assaulted her, the city's crown court heard.
Both boys, who cannot be named due to their age, deny all charges.
When paramedics found the woman, who has mental health difficulties, she was at the point of hypothermia, and was covered in paint, jurors heard.
Prosecutors told the court the paint was poured over her head along with cleaning fluid to prevent the recovery of forensic evidence.
Ben Jones, prosecuting, said: "The prosecution case is that these two defendants, acting together subjected [the woman] to a humiliating sexual assault.
"The prosecution say the word 'humiliating' because the word is justified.
"Violent and sadistic might also be accurate descriptions."
Mr Jones said during police interviews the victim, who suffered 27 injuries, including bruising and scratches, described being "unable to cope" in the weeks afterwards.
The 14-year-old is accused of rape and three sexual assaults, while the 12-year-old is charged with two sexual assaults and aiding and abetting rape.
Both boys sat in court next to their parents.
The trial, which is expected to last for a week, continues.
HSBC is paying $1.9bn (£1.2bn) in fines and forfeitures to assorted federal and state authorities for its inadequate controls against money transfers by criminals, terrorists and countries that are subject to sanctions (such as Iran).
In a statement, HSBC apologised and said it had changed its ways. It expects to reach a settlement soon with the UK's Financial Services Authorities relating to the same offences.
The $1.9bn is significantly more than the penalties HSBC expected to pay - even after its recent upward revision of provisions to cover such charges. Also the cost for HSBC of raising its defences against money laundering and illegal money movements will be $700m (£435m) over five years.
Odd as it may seem, it could however have been significantly worse. HSBC has signed a Deferred Prosecution Agreement for breaches of the US Bank Secrecy Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act and assorted money laundering offences. This is in effect putting the bank on probation.
But if HSBC had been indicted for these offences, that would have meant that the US government and others could no longer have conducted business with it - which would have been humiliating and highly damaging.
The punishment of HSBC comes just a day after another UK based international bank, Standard Chartered, agreed to pay $327m (£203m) for past violations of US sanctions laws and "lack of transparency in connection with certain former payments practices which were terminated in 2007".
Standard Chartered, which also signed a deferred prosecution agreement, had already paid $340m to New York State's Department of Financial Services for the same offences.
Now, for the avoidance of doubt, there is a trend here - which is that every big British bank is struggling to keep control of the costs of fines and compensation relating to a great variety of forms of sloppy practices and misbehaviour in the boom years.
It won't be long before we begin to learn the fines that Royal Bank of Scotland will pay to regulators all over the world for its involvement in the LIBOR interest-rate rigging scandal.
RBS is likely to end up paying more than the £290m in fines and penalties paid by Barclays - though that may not be apparent for a while, since RBS is not expected to reach a big bang settlement with all authorities from Tokyo to Brussels to Washington at the same time.
Then there are the stupendous costs of paying compensation to UK retail customers who were missold PPI credit insurance - which, according to the FSA, was more than £7bn by the end of September and looks set to end up being considerably more than £10bn.
And then there are the difficult-to-pin-down costs of compensating small businesses who were sold inappropriate interest-rate swaps - which will certainly be rather more than £1bn in aggregate and possibly (in an unlikely worst case for the banks) a multiple of that.
In addition, most of the banks face civil cases from disgruntled investors related to these and other alleged failings that stem from the exuberance of the boom years.
All of which is of material interest to the banks' customers and shareholders.
The point, as the Governor of the Bank of England said recently, is that banks may not have adequate capital to absorb the full financial cost of all the punishment being meted out for banks' past sins.
And as you will be tired of hearing, capital is expensive. And when banks are obliged to raise more of it, the burden falls initially on investors and subsequently on customers - who are forced to pay more for banking services to reward the providers of the capital.
Or to put it another way, we are all punished when banks are found guilty.
If no-one matches six numbers on Saturday, the next tier of winners will share the Lotto prize.
The winning numbers for Wednesday, drawn at 20:30 GMT, were 8, 30, 40, 50, 54, 57 and the bonus ball was 13.
Camelot said it had sold about 200 tickets per second in the hour before ticket sales closed at 19:30 GMT.
The previous largest National Lottery jackpot was £42m, which was shared between three separate ticket holders in January 1996.
Its website crashed at about 18:00, making ticket purchases for the draw unavailable for about 10 minutes, although problems with logging on persisted for some time.
Parts of the website - including the results page and sign-in page - were down for much of Wednesday night with an error message saying they were "extremely busy".
Wednesday's jackpot is the result of 13 consecutive rollovers and follows the number of balls in the draw increasing from 49 to 59 in October.
This reduced the odds of a player getting six numbers from about one in 14 million to one in 45 million, mathematicians say.
Camelot argues its rule changes have increased the chances of becoming a millionaire with the introduction of a millionaire's raffle.
Lotto changes - behind the numbers
New Camelot rules mean the jackpot prize is shared out in the first draw after the prize reaches £50m.
This means if no player matches all six numbers on Saturday, the prize will be shared between winners in the next tier where there is at least one winner - almost certainly those people who have five main numbers and the bonus ball.
Camelot said this would make it "some of the best odds players have ever had to win a multi-million pound, life-changing jackpot".
In Wednesday's draw, two tickets matched five numbers and the bonus ball - winning £74,900 each.
Former hairdresser Susan Herdman won £1.2m in 2010 and used her money to focus on her hobby of amateur motor racing, and has become a national champion.
Nikki Otterburn, a former fitness instructor, owns a riding school after her £2.2m win in 2001.
Edd and Michelle Edwards won £1.9m in 2008 - Michelle is now working at her own cake baking and decoration business.
Ted and Marilyn Newton bought a woodland for the use of local children and scouts after winning £7.9m in 2009.
Morris and Carol Worrall bought a beach hut with some of the £15m they won in 2005.
The biggest single-ticket National Lottery win was £22.5m, which was shared by work colleagues Mark Gardiner and Paul Maddison from Hastings in 1995.
The biggest individual winner was Iris Jeffrey from Belfast, who won £20.1m in 2004.
Although no-one has won more than Mrs Jeffrey on the National Lottery, her jackpot has been dwarfed in recent years by British winners of the Euromillions lottery.
Money for that prize comes from tickets sales in a number of European countries and the jackpot often rolls over for many more weeks.
The biggest UK Euromillions winners are Colin and Chris Weir, from Largs in North Ayrshire, in 2011 who collected £161.6m.
The couple gave large donations to several causes, including £1m to the Scottish National Party's campaign for Scottish independence.
The final curtain will fall on the multi award-winning show at the Victoria Palace Theatre on 9 April.
The story about the miner's son who dreams of becoming a ballet dancer is leaving to allow for the theatre's refurbishment, announced last year.
But fans of the production will not be left bereft as it will be embarking on its first tour of the UK and Ireland.
The theatre's makeover comes after it was bought by stage impresario Cameron Mackintosh, which is also part of extensive redevelopment work that is taking place around Victoria station.
The first regional Billy Elliot shows will begin in Plymouth in February before stops around cities including Sunderland, Bradford, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Dublin, with dates currently planned until May 2017.
The Victoria Palace has been the musical's home since it first opened to great fanfare, following the acclaim achieved by the Oscar-nominated film on which it is based and the big names involved in bringing it to the stage.
The film's director, Stephen Daldry, was part of the show's creative team along with Sir Elton John, who wrote its score.
"Billy Elliot has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my entire life. The talented young performers who have become part of our Billy Elliot family have amazed me with their achievements from the very start," Sir Elton said.
"I am so delighted that new audiences around the country will now have the opportunity to experience this extraordinary piece of work."
Daldry and the show's lead producer, Eric Fellner, said they knew it would have to leave the Palace theatre at some point - but had not anticipated it would run as long as it has.
"We knew when we did the original deal that we would leave one day but we had no idea it would be 11 years on," Fellner told the Daily Mail.
He also confirmed plans for a film version of the musical were "chugging along", although he added it was realistically "three or four years away".
The musical has been seen by more than 5.25 million people in London and nearly 11 million people around the globe in worldwide productions.
The next series of The Apprentice is going to look somewhat different.
The 42-year-old comedian has confirmed he will no longer be presenting the BBC Two spin-off show You're Fired.
"After five years hosting You're Fired, I've decided to pass the chair on to someone else," he explained.
His exit comes after PR expert Nick Hewer stepped down as Lord Sugar's right-hand man on the main show.
Dara has revealed he wants to spend more time on his own comedy.
"I'm back on tour again this year and I'd like to enjoy getting laughs off my own incompetence for a while," he said.
"Best of luck to whoever takes over the chair, you'll have lots of fun with them."
More than six million viewers tuned in for the final of the last series of The Apprentice.
Patrick Holland, executive producer of reality show, said: "Dara has been an absolutely fantastic host.
"It has been a great privilege to work with him and we wish him the very best with his next projects."
There is no word on who will replace Dara just yet.
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Mr Modi coaxed the United Nations into declaring 21 June International Yoga Day and announced a grand event to be held in Delhi on that day. His government plans to get tens of thousands of people to perform yoga in the heart of the capital on Sunday.
Mr Modi is an enthusiast himself - he told a biographer he tries to do yoga for an hour after waking up in the morning.
So what does Sunday's mass yoga session tell us about India?
Mr Modi's plan to get 35,000 people to perform yoga for 35 minutes on the stately Rajpath (King's Avenue) is aimed at setting a new Guinness World Record. The Guinness people have been invited to document the largest yoga class at a single venue.
Indians already flaunt a number of yoga-related world records: the largest yoga class, longest yoga chain, longest yoga marathon and longest yoga class at multiple venues.
Inspired by Mr Modi's call, even India's National Cadet Corps want to set another record on Sunday - "the largest ever demonstration of yoga by a uniformed organisation on a single day concurrently at multiple venues all across India". It says a million cadets will simultaneously do yoga at 1,900 locations.
Yes, we are crazy about breaking world records.
A reality check: Indians applied for some 3,000 records with Guinness World Records in 2013, just behind record-seekers from the US and Britain. The number of Indian record holders has risen an astonishing 250% in the past five years.
It helps that we are the world's second-most populous nation, so we have also set records in things like the biggest blood donation drive and most number of people shaking hands. Writer Samanth Subramanian describes this as a "fevered subculture of record-setters".
If a place in the Guinness World Records looks remote, no worries. We have our thriving, home-grown Limca Book of World Records and India Book of Records to take care of our achievements.
But Mr Modi, clearly, has set his sights higher.
More seriously, Sunday's gathering is a timely reminder that urban Indians need to get fitter.
Doctors say India's cities are riding a diabetes and heart disease epidemic. India's diabetes rate jumped an alarming 123% between 1990 and 2013, compared to 45% worldwide, a new study found. One in four Indians die of heart disease. Obesity is on the rise.
As the middle class swells and grows richer, more Indians are leading desk-bound, sedentary work lives and enduring stressful commutes in pedestrian-unfriendly cities, where there is no culture of walking. Gorging on junk food and fat-rich diets doesn't help matters.
If Mr Modi's move encourages more Indians to take to yoga - with or without the spirituality attached to it - it would have served a purpose in making more Indians healthier.
The moment Mr Modi's government unveiled its mega yoga plans, political rivals cried foul.
Mayawati, the feisty leader of India's Dalits (formerly known as untouchables) said Mr Modi's party and its hardline allies were trying to use yoga to "vitiate communal harmony".
The main opposition Congress party has taken pot-shots at the event, and a senior party spokesperson issued a snarky broadside:
Some Muslim clerics are uneasy about the government's motives and equate Mr Modi's government's promotion of yoga with promoting Hinduism. A recent story by Reuters was headlined: PM Modi's yoga offensive gets Muslims stressed.
Firebrand ruling BJP MP Yogi Adityanath fanned the flames by saying that those who opposed the surya namaskar - a series of yoga positions designed to greet Surya, the Hindu Sun God - "should drown in the sea" - a remark that was swiftly put down by Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj.
The government has even taken out the sun salutation exercise from Sunday's performance, and is very keen to showcase it as secular.
Political analyst Neerja Chowdhury says Sunday's event serves the prime minister well. "It's a win-win situation for Mr Modi. It boosts his image and keeps the hardliners happy," she told me.
However, critics say Mr Modi's move comes at a time of rising anxiety among India's minorities, many of whom suspect that his party is trying to make India a pronouncedly Hindu nation.
Analyst Ajaz Ashraf says Mr Modi's yoga celebration is a "mix of cultural nationalism, commercialisation and subtle coercion". Historian Dilip Simeon decries what he calls the "deceitful polemic about yoga" and says Indians will learn yoga not to please Hindu nationalists, "but for our health".
"Yoga is part of ancient India's cultural heritage," says Manmohan Vaidya, a spokesperson of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the hardline ideological godfather of the BJP and the largest Hindu nationalist group in India. "By celebrating yoga on a mass scale we are validating our glorious past."
Others say yoga is India's biggest contribution to society after, perhaps, zero and is a symbol of its cultural richness.
There are concerns that India has lost control of "brand yoga" to the West - yoga is a multi-billion dollar industry worldwide - although Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has said India would "never like an Intellectual Property Rights stamp on yoga".
Is yoga essentially a religious activity? This BBC magazine piece has some answers. But closer to home, the Yoga Day is being seen by many as (Hindu) India "reclaiming" yoga.
Wendy Doniger, leading American academic and author of The Hindus: An Alternative History, says many Hindus, concerned about their image, fear that their religion has been stereotyped in the West as a polytheistic faith of "castes, cows and curry". They look at yoga as the poster-child of Indian spiritual wisdom and the essence of Hinduism.
But this, Doniger believes, ignores yoga's complex and contested history: there are at least five conflicting claims about when yoga began, including a provocative assertion by Mark Singleton that the roots of modern yoga actually do not lie in ancient India.
The transnational, Anglophone yoga, Singleton argues, derives from a curious mix of British body-building and physical culture, American transcendentalism, Christian science, naturopathy, Swedish gymnastics and the YMCA. Yoga's appeal grew far and wide. Even Fritz Lang made a film about trippy yogis.
In the end, as Doniger says, "for some people yoga is a religious meditation, for others an exercise routine, and for others, both".
"It is a rich, multi-cultural, interdisciplinary construction, far from the pure line that its adherents often claim for it."
There's no shortage of humour in India - and Sunday's event is no exception.
I think sociologist Shiv Visvanathan puts it best. "[Mr Modi] is looking for a new kind of cultural revolution. I like the comic part of it - the fat cops, the bureaucrats, doing exercise. Here is India, getting fat on hamburgers and milkshakes. Modi is the Benjamin Franklin of India in many ways," he told the New York Times.
Even India's Home Minister Rajnath Singh has managed to encourage officials in his office to practice yoga after work, as he keeps a watchful eye on their moves:
Shripad Naik, the yoga minister, told the New York Times that yoga practice would help lower violent crime and produce better bureaucrats.
"There will be a definite change in the way the bureaucracy functions," he said. "When they are thin, all their energy will go into producing better work."
And popular yoga guru Baba Ramdev told a yoga rehearsal at a Delhi stadium last week that a yoga position would help "rid the world of gas".
But this man practising on the soggy rain-soaked field did not quite appear to be listening to the guru's exhortations to put on the world's best yoga show on Sunday.
Cyclone Cook caused power shortages, landslides, uprooted trees and forced road closures.
Ahead of the storm's arrival, some residents fled their homes as authorities declared a state of emergency in parts of the North Island.
Although the cyclone bypassed much of the country, thousands of homes are still without power.
There is still heavy rain and some roads on New Zealand's South Island remain underwater, with flooding in roads around Christchurch. Several rivers have burst their banks.
New Zealand's Civil Defence ministry is warning people to remain cautious, especially around fallen power lines.
The weakening weather system is continuing to bring heavy rain to parts of the South Island, and is expected to pass over Dunedin later on Friday.
The cyclone formed around Vanuatu on Sunday before moving towards the Pacific islands of New Caledonia, bringing heavy rain and winds and causing cuts to power and water supplies.
It killed one person when it swept through New Caledonia.
The storm made New Zealand landfall in the Bay of Plenty at about 18:30 local time (06:30 GMT) on Thursday. It moved on to batter Hawkes Bay on the eastern coast, where two people were hospitalised after a tree hit their car, the New Zealand Herald reported.
Forecasts said the storm would be the worst since 1968, but meteorologists told local media that the storm system instead tracked away and because it was moving quickly the rain didn't last so long.
Air New Zealand cancelled several flights as the weather worsened in key areas.
Cyclone Cook comes after severe floods caused by the remnants of Cyclone Debbie hit some parts of the country last week. Cyclone Debbie hit Australia at the end of March, before its remnants moved towards New Zealand.
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Speaking in Tyne and Wear, she said a vote for any other party was "too big a risk to take" as she appealed to Labour voters to put faith in her leadership.
Voters faced a "stark choice" between a prime minister who was "fixed on the future" and a backward-looking Labour.
Jeremy Corbyn has argued his party's plans will be "very popular".
Speaking in Tynemouth, Mrs May said Labour has "deserted" working-class voters and, urging people to put tribal loyalties aside, said what was important was not how people had voted in the past but what mattered in the future as a result of the changed political landscape.
She suggested the UK's future prosperity hinged on making a success of the UK's exit from the EU and electing a Labour government would jeopardise that.
"The success our country depends on getting the next five years right," she said, promising answers in the party manifesto - expected to be published next week - to the major questions facing the UK.
She said Labour's manifesto proposals, a draft of which were leaked on Wednesday, did not add up, and Mr Corbyn was incapable of delivering them.
She highlighted Conservative policies to cap energy bills, protect workplace pensions and improve mental health provision as proof of her desire to "reach out to all those who have been abandoned by Labour and let down by government for too long".
Long-held Labour values die hard. And with sluggish wages, public sector cuts, pressure on housing, inflation, there is a long list of reasons, on top of historic loyalties, why many voters, whether here or in other traditional Labour areas, will simply never switch.
There is a long way to go.
Jeremy Corbyn's allies believe the gap in the polls will narrow.
But privately many senior Tories are hopeful of a bigger prize in this election than a majority.
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"Proud and patriotic working-class people in towns and cities across Britain have not deserted the Labour Party - Jeremy Corbyn has deserted them," she said.
"We respect that parents and grandparents taught their children and grandchildren that Labour was a party that shared their values and stood up for their community. But across the country today, traditional Labour supporters are increasingly looking at what Jeremy Corbyn believes in and are appalled."
She dismissed Labour's call for the rail network to be nationalised, one of the party's flagship policies, saying she was "old enough to remember the days of British Rail" and suggested that privatisation had "enhanced" services and been "good news for customers".
The leaked draft of Labour's manifesto contains policies on nationalising railways, renewing Trident weapons, abolishing university tuition fees and scrapping the public sector pay cap.
Speaking after his party unanimously approved the final version, which will be officially unveiled next week, Mr Corbyn said it would be "an offer that will transform the lives of many people in our society and ensure that we have a government in Britain on 8 June that will work for the many, not the few".
A ComRes survey for the Daily Mirror published on Friday suggests Labour's general election pledges, such as the nationalisation of rail and postal services, are more popular among voters than Mr Corbyn himself.
Theresa May is targeting Labour seats in the north of England which voted Leave in last year's EU referendum. She has accused EU officials of trying to interfere in the election after details of a Downing Street dinner appeared in a German newspaper last month.
Brexit Secretary David Davis told the Daily Telegraph on Friday that he believed European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and his aides - reported to have been behind the leaks - had "learnt their lesson".
"He is not going to be meddling in British politics any more - or at least if he does he will get the same reaction.
"All these stories are briefing against me, trying to get me sacked - which, of course, is a compliment by the way," he said.
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A total of 811,804 passengers used the airport last month, up 5.4% from 2016.
The number of international travellers rose by 13.6% in February, with Edinburgh now officially the UK's fastest-growing airport in terms of international passengers.
The airport said the benefits of its growth would extend outwith the hub.
Edinburgh Airport chief executive Gordon Dewar said: "Once again our passenger numbers have broken a new record.
"This is further proof that the airport is continuing to service the growing demand for what is without doubt one of Europe's leading cities.
"As we grow we deliver greater international connectivity for this city and for Scotland - and the benefits of our growth are felt well beyond this airport."
The footage, from a CCTV camera, shows a man in a yellow shirt leaving a backpack in the Erawan Hindu shrine.
At least 20 people died in Monday's blast, about half of them foreigners, and more than 120 were injured.
In a separate attack on Tuesday, an explosive device was thrown at a pier in Bangkok, but no-one was hurt.
Nationals from China, Hong Kong, the UK, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore are among the foreigners killed in the attack.
CCTV footage of a suspect wanted for questioning
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The Erawan shrine - popular with locals and tourists
Thai shares fall sharply
Still images of the suspect had already been released.
In the new footage, he is shown carefully and deliberately removing his backpack inside the shrine, getting up without it and immediately leaving the scene.
The spot where he was sitting is precisely where the bomb went off a few minutes later, says the BBC's Jonathan Head in Bangkok.
"There is a suspect... we are looking for this guy," Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha told reporters.
Authorities were "quite close" to identifying the suspect, Thai government spokesman Maj Gen Weerachon Sukhontapatipak told the BBC, but other leads were also being pursued.
He said no motive was being ruled out, but that the bomber did not appear to be Thai and the character of the bombing was "quite different" from previous bombings by southern Thai insurgents.
He said security at transport hubs and tourist sites was being beefed up.
The bomb was detonated at about 19:00 local time (12:00 GMT) on Monday when the shrine, and the nearby Ratchaprasong junction, were crowded.
Mr Prayuth called it the "worst ever attack" on Thailand.
"There have been minor bombs or just noise, but this time they aim for innocent lives. They want to destroy our economy, our tourism."
In Tuesday's incident, a device was reportedly thrown at the busy Sathorn pier in Bangkok. It landed in water where it exploded harmlessly, but police said it could have caused many injuries.
Maj Gen Weerachon said there were similarities between Monday's deadly blast and the explosion on Tuesday, but the authorities had not established links between the two.
"Both were TNT bombs," he told reporters. "There's a pattern, but we have not yet found links."
Monday's bomb was clearly placed to cause maximum casualties, says our correspondent in Bangkok.
In currency trading, the Thai baht fell to its lowest level in six years over concerns about the impact on tourism.
There are suggestions this could be related to the Muslim separatist conflict in southern Thailand, but the political violence has been limited to the three southern provinces - never the capital.
Others have mentioned the Muslim Uighur minority in China. They are unhappy that Thailand deported Uighur refugees back to China, where the minority complain of persecution, and might have wanted to punish the Thai state, the thinking goes. But we don't know enough at this point to support this theory.
However, international terror networks usually claim responsibility quickly after the incident, which hasn't happened in this instance so far.
One thing is clear - this is a failure of the government's intelligence work.
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National police chief Somyot Poompummuang described the device as a 3kg (6.6lb) pipe bomb - an improvised device where explosive material is put in a sealed cavity to maximise the explosive impact.
"The impact was so strong it sucked us forward and then pushed us back," one witness, Leify Porter, from Australia told the BBC.
She said she had seen "very graphic" scenes at the site of the explosion.
Erawan shrine is dedicated to the Hindu god Brahma, but is also visited by thousands of Buddhists each day.
It sits between a five-star hotel and a popular shopping centre on the Ratchaprasong intersection, which has been the centre of political demonstrations in recent years.
Bangkok has seen a decade of sometimes violent rivalry between political factions.
The military took over the country in May last year, removing an elected government following months of unrest. The capital has been relatively calm since then.
The tide of people seeking to escape northwards across the Mediterranean from the Libyan coast is now not just a humanitarian issue, but one of the EU's major security challenges.
The plight of the Rohingya boat people fleeing persecution in Myanmar, also known as Burma, presents similar dilemmas for the governments of Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
The Malaysian Navy has now despatched four ships to search the Andaman Sea for the Rohingya refugees and the Malaysian and Indonesian governments have belatedly agreed to accept migrants for one year until they can be settled elsewhere.
Major population shifts caused by war and crisis are of course not a new phenomenon.
Look at Europe in the aftermath of World War Two, or the Indian sub-continent in the run-up to independence.
A catalogue of wars since 1945 have each thrown up their own tide of misery.
But the scale of what is going on today is immense.
Consider the extraordinary statistics from Syria where some four million refugees have left the country and more than seven million people have been displaced within its borders.
By these standards the Rohingya crisis is relatively small scale.
But still more than 120,000 have taken to the seas and an unknown number have perished.
The Muslim Rohingya are fleeing persecution and violence in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar, including state-sanctioned discrimination.
The crisis exemplifies the combination of state action (or inaction); the role of criminals who run the people smuggling networks; and the diplomatic ramifications of the population flow.
If this is the case in South East Asia then it is doubly so when the population movements are prompted by the collapse of any kind of order.
Libya has essentially become a failed state and its coast has become the jumping-off point for a tide of would-be immigrants to Europe.
Many come from Libya or the wider North African region, but many are refugees from sub-Saharan Africa, smuggled to the Libyan coast by elaborate and sophisticated networks whose tentacles extend into countries within the European Union itself.
Mustering the levers of state power, to tackle a crisis that originates in an area where organised government does not exist, is presenting the European Union with a problem from hell.
Deaths at sea prompt a call for action - the humanitarian response to be followed by offering a welcome to at least some of the refugees in EU countries.
But a number of governments have already baulked at the idea of EU imposed quotas.
With economies under strain and populist right-wing parties on the march in several countries, immigration policy is a particularly delicate area right now.
The EU is also looking at what military steps might be taken to interrupt the flow of hundreds of thousands of refugees towards Europe each year.
Planning is already under way, and there is vague talk of destroying vessels before the refugees board.
Libya's rival would-be governments both oppose any action in Libyan territorial waters.
Military steps there would require a UN Security Council resolution - perhaps unlikely given the current tensions between Russia and the West.
To the humanitarian, criminal, diplomatic and domestic political aspects of the crisis facing the EU, you can also add a significant security dimension with fears that jihadists from groups like Islamic State may be using the refugee flow to infiltrate European countries.
This is the kind of problem that western governments struggle to deal with.
They are torn between harrowing images in the media that call for action, with the understandable but more pragmatic considerations dictated by domestic politics.
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Unanimity, even within the EU, is difficult.
Hindsight is an easy vantage point, but it looks as though the western intervention in Libya to overthrow the Qaddafi regime that was championed by Britain and France has prompted a series of unintended consequences.
After an initial period when there were hopes that Libyan society could be reconstructed, chaos ensued.
In the wake of the setbacks in Iraq and Afghanistan, western nations neither had the appetite nor the means to step up their involvement.
But a failure of policy was compounded by a failure in the broad strategic assessment.
The so-called "Arab Spring" was largely interpreted in the West through a media prism which focused on the middle-class Twitter generation in the Arab world.
It was believed that a democratic society could be constructed from the ruins of brutal authoritarianism in a matter of months rather than decades.
Such hopes proved an illusion.
They took no account of where power really lay.
Nor any account of the myriad divisions in the region, which are fast making the borders - largely inherited from the post-World War One settlement - as irrelevant as the colonial powers that drew them up.
The consequences of this failed strategic assessment are now washing up on Europe's shores, demanding that they not be turned away.
South Bank Square aims to develop land close to the Caw roundabout with frontages to Crescent Link and Clooney Road.
If approved, the scheme would take about 10 years to complete.
House builders in Northern Ireland are beginning major schemes for the first time since the property crash.
Private house building collapsed when a house-price bubble burst in 2007 and 2008.
Official figures show just over 4,500 private housing units were completed in Northern Ireland in 2014-2015.
That compares to more than 16,500 completions in 2005-2006.
South Bank Square is controlled by Maghera businessman Seamus Gillan.
His main firm, BSG Civil Engineering, mainly carries out engineering work for public sector clients like Northern Ireland Water.
Mr Gillan said the proposed development had got "extremely constructive and positive feedback in consultation with local residents".
He said he knows the importance of addressing traffic issues at the Caw roundabout and the planning application "responds to these issues".
Brian Kelly, the director of Turley and the lead planner for South Bank Square, said recent statistics suggest that housing completions in the Derry City and Strabane Council area have been slower than elsewhere in Northern Ireland.
He added that the scheme would represent 18% of the housing needed to accommodate the projected growth of the city's population over the next 20 years.
Robert Gates said no changes would be made at the meeting, but opened the door to a future policy review.
The former US Defence Secretary cited defiant chapters, possible legal challenges and other developments related to gay rights in the US.
Gay rights groups have welcomed Mr Gates' comments.
"The status quo in our movement's membership standards cannot be sustained," Robert Gates said at the group's annual meeting in Atlanta.
However, he raised the possibility that the organisation could revise its policy to allow local chapters to decide for themselves whether to allow gay adults to serve as leaders.
In 2013, the national organisation decided to allow openly gay youth to participate as scouts, but kept its ban on adults in place. The came into effect in January of 2014, and was the result of a bitter internal debate.
Mr Gates, who was in charge of the US military when congress voted to repeal the ban on openly gay service members, became the BSA's president in May 2014. Upon assuming office, Mr Gates said that he personally would have favoured ending the ban on gay adults. However, he did not want any further debate on the issue at that time.
On Thursday, he said recent developments "have confronted us with urgent challenges I did not foresee and which we cannot ignore".
Citing a defiant chapter in New York that recently hired an openly gay summer camp leader and other developments related to gay rights in the US, Mr Gates said: "We must deal with the world as it is, not as we might wish it to be."
"I remind you of the recent debates we have seen in places like Indiana and Arkansas over discrimination based on sexual orientation, not to mention the impending US Supreme Court decision this summer on gay marriage," he said.
He said that while the BSA had the power to revoke the charters of local chapters that defied the ban on gay adults, doing so would be harmful to boy scouts in those regions.
Mr Gates also said that laws prohibiting employment discrimination based on sexual orientation that have been passed in many states could open the BSA up to extensive legal battles.
"Between internal challenges and potential legal conflicts, the BSA finds itself in an unsustainable position, a position that makes us vulnerable to the possibility the courts simply will order us at some point to change our membership policy," he said.
Groups that campaign against the ban have welcomed Mr Gates' comments.
"It seems like the Boy Scouts will continue an internal dialogue about the subject and that a change within the next year or two is imminent," said Zach Wahls of Scouts for Equality.
The member of the country's royal family had hired the Egyptian pyramids, and flown in 300 friends and family members to watch while he popped the question in front of the ancient structures.
With a lavish private party then due to be held at the site, which was sealed off from locals and other visitors, the cost was an eye-watering $40m (£31m).
Thankfully for the prince, his girlfriend said "yes".
When it comes to marriage proposals, this example takes largesse to the nth degree. But even if you have the cash, how the heck would you go about organising such an event?
The answer for the Saudi prince was simply to phone his concierge services provider, a UK business called Quintessentially.
"We made it happen," says Quintessentially's chief executive and co-founder Aaron Simpson.
For those of us that aren't millionaires or billionaires, the concierge services industry needs a little explaining.
Taking its name from the man or woman at posh hotels who can book guests theatre tickets and get them into top restaurants, the sector has discreetly grown up over the past 15 or so years.
And far from just securing tickets for the latest sell-out play, or a table at some hotshot chef's new venture, concierge firms are being used to organise many aspects of clients' lives.
At Quintessentially, which has 70 offices around the world, and 2,500 members of staff, it does everything from organising holidays, to advising clients about private schools, helping buy properties, arranging private concerts by pop stars, or booking a dog walker.
And then there is the weird and wonderful stuff, such as making a client a bouquet of "flowers" made from 100 folded 1,000 Hong Kong dollar notes, so he could give it to his partner on Valentine's Day.
Or covering an entire beach with carpets so a member and his girlfriend didn't have to get sand on their feet, and organising a flash mob in New York's Times Square.
The firm is one of the largest in the sector, and while Quintessentially doesn't reveal its client numbers or price details, it is estimated to have about 100,000 customers around the world, including 800 billionaires who pay up to £150,000 a year.
Mr Simpson, 45, says that the firm's 2,500 employees, known as "lifestyle managers", can, generally speaking, make anything happen.
"We can arrange most things - unless of course it is illegal or there is a moral objection to it, and that very rarely happens - perhaps once or twice a year," he says.
"But otherwise everything is pretty solvable."
Born and bred in Essex, after studying geography at Oxford University, Mr Simpson spent his early 20s working as a film producer.
But given the continuing weakness of the UK film industry, by age 27 he was looking for a change of career.
After brainstorming sessions with friends Ben Elliot and Paul Drummond, they came up with the idea for Quintessentially.
Securing investment from a group of private investors, the business was launched in London in 2000 with a party to which they invited more than 200 movers and shakers. Customer numbers then grew strongly thanks to positive word of mouth.
While Quintessentially won't reveal any members' details, it is widely reported that it is used by the likes of singer Madonna, Indian steel giant Lakshmi Mittal, UK entrepreneur Richard Branson, author JK Rowling and rap star P Diddy.
The company also works closely with 400 premium brands including Ferrari, Channel, Gucci and British Airways.
In addition to running "white label" concierge services for such companies, Quintessentially has expanded its operations in recent years to helping firms with their public relations and marketing, and assisting them in studying customer data to best plan new products and services.
Mr Simpson says that the company now enjoys an annual turnover of £150m, and he intends to continue to grow this. He adds that despite numerous suitors, he and his two co-founders have no plans to sell up.
Alyssa Haak, a New York-based luxury lifestyle expert, says that Quintessentially and other concierge firms have grown in popularity among the world elite because the ease of having someone else book or arrange things for you is "too good to pass up".
However, she is sceptical of one forthcoming Quintessentially project; its plans to build a 250m euro ($272m; £211m) "super yacht" for members.
Due to launch in three years time, the floating private club will be 220m (722ft) long and have 100 rooms, as well as a nightclub, bars and numerous restaurants.
Quintessentially's aim is to move it around the world to places where demand for hotel rooms is likely to exceed those locally available, such as Monaco when it is hosting the Formula 1 Grand Prix, or Cannes during the city's film festival.
Ms Haak says: "I'm really very sceptical of it for a few reasons... there have been a number of firms that have attempted to do yacht 'shares' that have slowly disappeared.
"Yachts are personal, even those that are built with chartering in mind block out the dates the owners want to use them.
"Finally, and I think its biggest problem is going to be dockage... a yacht this size will never be able to get 'front row seats'."
While the three co-founders still run Quintessentially together, Mr Simpson has the boss role, although he says the three men simply "play to their strengths", and he "doesn't necessarily see myself as the leader".
He admits, though, to always having been very driven to succeed in life, but says he hopes that he is a good boss "who puts his colleagues first".
Travelling extensively for the company over the years, overseeing the opening of new offices around the world, Mr Simpson says that since having children - he and his wife have two young daughters - he now tries to travel far less.
"I have a three-line whip to stay within shouting range," he says.
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On Sunday, Chelsea play a Manchester United side managed by Hiddink's fellow Dutchman Louis van Gaal.
United have been criticised by shirt sponsors Adidas for their possession-based tactics this season.
Hiddink said: "You must not overrate the amount of possession. Most teams want the ball. What do you do with it?"
Hiddink added: "Say we had 65, 67 and 70% possession, but our opponents said, 'We don't care how much possession you have, we have the score on our side'.
"Do you secure your way of playing? Or do you go as soon as possible into the attack? I prefer the latter option. The first thought must be vertical."
Breich Station, an unmanned stop on the Edinburgh-Glasgow line via Shotts, would be the first Scottish station shut in 31 years.
A 12-week consultation will open on 10 July with views being sought from rail users and the local community.
It is currently served by one train service per day in each direction, six days a week.
The official footfall figure for the station in 2015-16 was 138 passengers, an average of 2.6 passengers per week.
The Shotts route is currently being modernised as part of a programme of electrification,
Network Rail estimates that a saving of £1.4m could be made if the Scottish government opted to close the station rather than modernise it.
Breich is between Addiewell to the east and Fauldhouse to the west, with both towns already served by railway stations.
Addiewell station is two miles from Breich while Fauldhouse station is 2.9 miles away. Breich is also served by two bus services.
David Dickson, infrastructure director for the ScotRail Alliance, which includes Network Rail, said: "We take pride in the role we have played in growing Scotland's railway in recent years.
"Where there is proof of demand, such as the Airdrie-Bathgate route and along the Borders Railway, we have actively supported the opening of new stations and the reopening of old ones.
"As a responsible steward of the railway and a publicly run organisation, it is also Network Rail's responsibility to ensure that we consider value for money in relation to the operation of station and rail services.
"The current and projected demand for rail services to and from Breich is very low. Closure of the station must be considered as an option, however, the views of the local community are vital when making a decision on its future."
People wishing to make their views known can attend an event at Woodmuir primary school in Breich from 15:15 to 19:00 on 28 June and 30 August.
After an initial investigation, further allegations emerged in April, leading British Canoeing to approach UK Sport to help commission a second probe.
That was completed and a disciplinary hearing had begun, but it has now been abandoned.
British Canoeing said the resignation of the performance team coach "brings the disciplinary process to an end".
The British team enjoyed its most successful Olympic Games in Rio last year, with competitors winning two gold medals and two silvers.
ParalympicsGB then claimed three gold and two bronze medals at the Rio Paralympics, where they topped the medal table.
April's revelations came amid mounting concern over the culture of high-performance programmes at British sports, and whether medal success has come at the expense of athlete welfare.
And on Thursday, British Olympic bobsleigh athlete Rebekah Wilson told BBC Sport she would secretly cut and try to concuss herself as the "intense pressure" of training took its toll.
Earlier this year, BBC Sport revealed British Swimming is conducting an investigation after bullying complaints were made by a number of Paralympians about a coach.
And British Cycling apologised for various "failings" after an independent review into allegations of bullying and sexism.
The League One hosts started brightly but the Premiership's bottom side took control after the interval.
Paul Dixon hit the crossbar in the first half, with Billy McKay and Scott Fraser also going close.
And Spittal struck on 79 minutes to end a sequence of nine games without a win for Mixu Paatelainen's men.
A small band of visiting supporters spilled on to the artificial surface at the Excelsior Stadium to join the celebrations, having had little to cheer this season.
With United 11 points adrift in the top flight, Airdrie perhaps sensed an early vulnerability.
The Premiership side found it difficult to cope with the long throw-ins from Jamie Bain and Eiji Kawashima made a point-blank save from Marc Fitzpatrick before tipping a Bryan Prunty header over the bar.
Prunty then sent a back-post header into the side-netting before United began to dominate possession.
The 2010 Scottish Cup winners winners hit the woodwork when Dixon cut in from the left flank to flight a shot towards the far corner. The rebound fell to Spittal but the midfielder's low strike was well saved by Rohan Ferguson.
The teenage keeper, standing in for suspended Neil Parry, would be much busier in the second half as the Diamonds were put under increasing pressure.
Dixon, always prominent, flashed a great delivery across goal, with McKay shooting into the side-netting soon after.
Another good Dixon cross was met by Fraser on the volley but the former Airdrie loanee's effort thumped into the astroturf and spun over the crossbar.
Ferguson then touched away Fraser's low drive and, from the corner, the hosts survived an almighty scramble.
United were rewarded for their dominance when Spittal sent his free-kick into the top corner, with Ferguson barely moving as he watched the ball ripple the net.
The visitors continued to hog the ball and the only chance to come the way of Airdrie in the closing minutes saw Liam Watt shoot tamely at Kawashima.
It is thought the 16-year-old was raped and her 15-year-old female friend was attacked in Mowbray Park at about 19:00 GMT on Monday.
Supt Ged Noble said they were "extremely serious" allegations and the force was doing "everything possible" to piece together what happened.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Northumbria Police.
The show is up for seven prizes including best musical, director (Matthew Warchus) and original score.
Based on the 1993 film starring Bill Murray, the musical also had a successful run in London's West End.
Tim will be hoping he can win a Tony for his score this time around, having missed out in the same category for Matilda the Musical back in 2013.
Groundhog Day won two Oliver awards last month, including best new musical and best actor in a musical for Andy Karl - who is also nominated for a Tony for his Broadway transfer performance.
Other big name stars nominated for this year's awards include Frasier star David Hyde Pierce (Hello Dolly!), who will compete against singer Josh Groban who made his Broadway debut in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812.
Laura Linney and Cynthia Nixon are also in the running for their roles in the revival of Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes.
Danny DeVito and Nathan Lane are also up for acting honours, as is Bette Midler.
The Tony Awards will be presented on 11 June at Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall in a ceremony hosted by Kevin Spacey.
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The £285m airport is being paid for by the Department for International Development and was due to open in May.
However, the National Audit Office said the delay - due to high winds on the remote island - could add to the cost.
DFID said it was committed to helping St Helena become "self-sufficient".
The development will provide access to St Helena for commercial airlines for the first time.
The remote island - which lies approximated 1,150 miles (1,850km) off the west coast of Africa in the South Atlantic Ocean - has previously only been accessible by ship, in a journey that takes five days from South Africa.
DFID agreed to pay £285.5m to "design, build and operate" the airport, in a bid to improve the island's accessibility and boost its tourism industry.
It hopes the development will allow the self-governing UK overseas territory to become self-sufficient and reduce its reliance on government subsidies.
In April, the St Helena government announced its opening had been postponed amid concerns wind conditions meant it was too dangerous for commercial airliners to land on the runway.
A revised date is yet to be determined. DFID and the St Helena government are currently looking at the options for dealing with the problem caused by the wind conditions but have yet to agree on a solution.
As part of the plan, the Royal Mail Ship St Helena - which provides the only regular cargo and passenger link to the island - will not be replaced once it is taken out of service, which had been due take place next month.
Sir Amyas Morse, head of the NAO, said: "Estimating the likely costs and benefits of a project such as this is an inherently difficult task, particularly with a limited number of precedents for building an airport in a remote location.
"The airport's planned opening date in May 2016 has been postponed as outstanding safety concerns are addressed, potentially adding to the project's cost and delaying its benefits."
A DFID spokesperson said: "As the report points out, the UK supports its overseas territories in line with international law.
"We are helping St Helena overcome the challenge of being one of the most remote island communities in the world so it can develop its tourism industry and become financially self-sufficient, making it less dependent on aid."
The higher education funding councils have announced a review of how universities are monitored.
There will be a public tendering process to run the university inspection system from 2017.
The current watchdog, the Quality Assurance Agency, says that it already offers "internationally recognised expertise" in ensuring quality.
The announcement raises the prospect of a new system for protecting the quality of higher education.
It is the first time that the contract for running the watchdog system will have been put out to competitive tender in this way.
It follows major changes in the university sector - with more consumer pressure from students paying higher tuition fees and an increasing number of private providers needing to be overseen.
It will also become a bigger sector next year with the removal of limits on student numbers.
Universities are autonomous and responsible for their own standards - but since 1997 the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) has had a role in checking that these standards are maintained.
The funding councils say they want assessment arrangements that are "risk-based, proportionate, affordable, and low burden".
There will be a consultation process followed by competitive bids to run the quality assurance monitoring.
There could also be a split in the current UK-wide system - with England, Wales and Northern Ireland carrying out a review separately from a parallel review announced for Scotland.
A spokeswoman for the QAA says it would bid for the contract.
"QAA has internationally recognised expertise in providing quality assurance and enhancement to an exceptional standard," said chairman Sir Rodney Brooke.
"In recent years, we have continued to adapt the quality assurance framework to meet the needs of a growing and dynamic sector, working with higher education, further education and alternative providers.
"We look forward to continuing the development of quality assessment, protecting the public interest and supporting the UK higher education sector's international reputation for excellence."
The QAA carries out a watchdog role, but it is a very different type of organisation from Ofsted which inspects schools. While Ofsted has been debating whether a day's warning allows schools too much time to prepare for inspectors, the QAA can warn universities of a review several years in advance.
Wendy Piatt, director general of the Russell Group of universities, said she wanted a "proportional approach" which would require less "inspection and bureaucracy" for older, well established institutions.
"Our universities will not flourish if they are over-regulated. Resources should be focused where problems of quality are most likely to occur."
Pam Tatlow, chief executive of the Million+ group of universities, said the funding councils need "to be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater".
"While there have been concerns about the QAA's modus operandi, the system is certainly not broken and has the advantage of being UK-wide in scope and internationally recognised.
"Higher education would certainly not benefit from an Ofsted-style inspection regime."
Nick Davy from the Association of Colleges said that the review process needed to recognise that about 10% of all funding-council regulated higher education was delivered in further education colleges.
Mr Davy said any quality assurance system needed to be appropriate to assessing the type of technical and professional education wanted by employers.
The surface has been heavily criticised in recent weeks after it began to cut up badly.
Club owner Ann Budge confirmed in a statement on the club's website that work would begin this week and current surface was dug up on Tuesday.
"We are assured it will be completed well in time for our next home game against Ross County on Wednesday 1 March," she said.
Hearts head coach Ian Cathro has been among those to voice concerns over the playing surface, admitting it was hampering the passing style he is trying to implement at the club.
Hearts drew 1-1 with bottom-of-the-Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Tynecastle on Saturday.
"As many of you will have seen for yourselves, our pitch has deteriorated badly over the last few weeks," added Budge.
"While we knew that we would have to address the replacement of our now 19-year-old pitch sometime soon, we were hoping that it would see us through to the end of this season.
"However, having carefully monitored the issues and having consulted a number of experts in this field, we have taken the decision to address the problem now."
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Known as Plato, the mission should launch on a Soyuz rocket in 2024.
The observatory concept was chosen following several years of assessment in competition with other ideas.
It is expected to cost Esa just over 600 million euros, although hardware contributions from member states will take this closer to a billion (£800m).
Astronomers have so far found over 1,000 planets beyond our Solar System, but none as yet has been shown to be truly Earth-like in terms of its size and distance from a Sun similar to our own.
The PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars mission will look to change that.
It will be tuned specifically to seek out rocky worlds orbiting in the "habitable zone" - the region around a star where water can keep a liquid state.
"Plato will be our first attempt to find nearby habitable planets around Sun-like stars that we can actually examine in sufficient detail to look for life," said Dr Don Pollacco, the University of Warwick researcher who leads the Plato Science Consortium.
"Nearly all the small transiting planets discovered so far have been beyond our technology to characterise. Plato will be a game-changer, allowing many Earth-like planets to be detected and confirmed and their atmospheres examined for signs of life.
"Plato planets will allow us to develop and test theories of planet evolution, understanding the type of small planets in the Universe and the real frequency of Earth-like planets," he told BBC News.
Plato is not really one telescope but rather a suite of 34 telescopes mounted on a single satellite.
The intention is for this array to sweep about half the sky, to investigate some of its brightest and nearest stars.
The observatory will monitor these stars for the tell-tale tiny dips in light that occur when planets move across their faces.
An important part of this investigation will be to perform an intricate study of the host stars themselves, using their pulsations to probe their structure and properties.
Such observations, referred to as asteroseismology, would provide key, complementary information for the proper characterisation of the rocky worlds.
The mission will be led by Dr Heike Rauer at DLR, the German space agency.
The key British hardware contribution will be the camera system that sits behind the telescope suite.
This will incorporate 136 charge-coupled devices (CCDs) produced by the e2v company in Chelmsford, Essex. Just under a metre square and having 2.5 billion pixels, the CCD system will be the biggest ever flown in space.
It seems certain also that the British arm of Airbus Defence and Space (formerly Astrium) will endeavour to lead the construction of the satellite.
Plato should prove to be a good fit with other next-generation astronomical facilities.
These will include the ground-based European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), which will have a primary mirror some 39m in diameter. To be built in Chile, this giant should be operating by 2024, and will have the power to investigate the atmospheres of the Plato's newly discovered planets.
Plato is the third medium-class launch opportunity to be offered under Esa's so-called Cosmic Vision programme, which defines the organisation's space science priorities.
The first two to be selected were Solar Orbiter, a space telescope to study the Sun, to launch in 2017; and Euclid, a telescope to investigate "dark energy", to fly in 2020.
Esa will now refine the final design of Plato and select the industrial prime contractor.
In addition, the agency's national member states must also agree any contributions they wish to make over and above their mandatory commitments.
Once all this is done, the mission will be formally "adopted" - legal-speak for "final go-ahead". This should happen within the next two years.
The unanimous selection of Plato by the SPC on Wednesday will be immensely pleasing to the team behind the Eddington space telescope - an Esa mission to find distant planets and do asteroseismology that was cancelled due to budget woes in the early 2000s.
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Reports say the head of Turkey's intelligence service handed a list of people suspected of opposition sympathies to his German counterpart.
The list is said to include surveillance photos and personal data.
Germany and other EU states have banned local rallies in support of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Turkish ministers have been seeking to campaign among ethnic Turks in a referendum on 16 April on increasing his powers.
Some 41,000 people have been arrested in Turkey since a coup was defeated in July of last year.
Many are suspected of following a movement loyal US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. Turkey has accused him of organising the coup.
According to Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper and several public broadcasters, the head of Turkey's intelligence service MIT, Hakan Fidan, handed Bruno Kahl a list of 300 individuals and 200 organisations thought to be linked to the Gulen movement at a security conference in Munich in February.
The apparent aim was to persuade Germany's authorities to help their Turkish counterparts but the result was that the individuals were warned not to travel to Turkey or visit Turkish diplomatic addresses within Germany, home to 1.4 million voters eligible to vote in the referendum.
Mr De Maiziere said the reports were unsurprising.
"We have repeatedly told Turkey that something like this is unacceptable," he said. "No matter what position someone may have on the Gulen movement, here German jurisdiction applies and citizens will not be spied on by foreign countries."
Police in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia told German TV that the lists had to be taken seriously, and there was an angry response from senior German figures.
"Outside Turkey I don't think anyone believes that the Gulen movement was behind the attempted putsch," said German spy chief Hans-Georg Maassen.
"At any rate I don't know anyone outside Turkey who has been convinced by the Turkish government."
And Lower Saxony Interior Minister Boris Pistorius went further, saying, "We have to say very clearly that it involves a fear of conspiracy you can class as paranoid."
Germany's foreign secret service have said they will not be commenting but the country's internal security agency is looking into the allegations.
Last week, Swiss prosecutors said they were investigating allegations that Turks critical of the Erdogan government were spied on at a lecture in Zurich.
NHS workers, including nurses and porters, will strike for 12 hours on 29 January and again on 25 February.
Staff from 12 unions have already taken strike action in October and November this year as part of a long-running dispute over pay.
Meanwhile, ambulance staff in England and Northern Ireland are considering a two-day walk out on 29-30 January.
Ministers in England have awarded NHS staff a 1% increase, but only for those without automatic progression-in-the-job rises.
Automatic pay rises are given to about half of all staff. They are designed to reward professional development and are worth 3% a year on average.
An independent pay review board had said the 1% increase should be across the board.
Unison announced that its NHS members in England will walk out for 12 hours from 09:00 GMT on 29 January.
They will then work-to-rule between 30 January and 24 February during which they will work only their contracted hours, take all breaks and do no unpaid overtime.
Unison said this would be followed by a 24-hour strike on 25 February.
Christina McAnea, head of health at Unison, said: "Our members' pay has been frozen or held down for the past five years and there is no end in sight. On average, they have lost around 10% in the value of their pay over the life of this parliament.
"We now have no option but to escalate and plan for longer strikes."
The GMB says it is holding urgent talks to consider a two-day strike in the ambulance service in England and Northern Ireland on 29 and 30 January.
Rehana Azam, the NHS national officer for the GMB, said: "It is regrettable that GMB has no alternative but to escalate the strike action in the NHS.
"The Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, is acting irresponsibly with a continued entrenched position by not engaging in any meaningful talks with the health unions.
"Further stoppages across the NHS are inevitable should Jeremy Hunt continue to refuse to hold discussions to settle the pay dispute, a dispute created by him when he dismissed an independent pay review body's recommendation for NHS staff pay."
A spokesperson from the Department of Health spokesperson said the news of forthcoming strikes was disappointing.
"NHS staff are our greatest asset and we want to make the current pay system fairer - which is why we have put forward proposals that would guarantee all staff would get at least a 1% pay rise this year and next, but these have been rejected by the unions.
"We have taken tough decisions to increase the NHS budget, but we can't afford a consolidated pay rise in addition to increments without risking 10,000 frontline jobs."
The American singer was awarded the prize in October but failed to travel to pick up the award, or deliver the lecture that is required to receive the 8m kroner ($900,000;£727,000) prize.
The academy said it would meet Dylan, 75, in private in the Swedish capital, where he is giving two concerts.
He will not lecture in person but is expected to send a taped version.
If he does not deliver a lecture by June, he will have to forfeit the prize money.
A blog entry from Prof Sara Danius, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, said: "The good news is that the Swedish Academy and Bob Dylan have decided to meet this weekend.
"The Academy will then hand over Dylan's Nobel diploma and the Nobel medal, and congratulate him on the Nobel Prize in Literature.
"The setting will be small and intimate, and no media will be present; only Bob Dylan and members of the Academy will attend, all according to Dylan's wishes."
Prof Darius said taped lectures had been sent by other winners in the past, including Alice Munro in 2013.
Earlier this week, Prof Darius said the academy had had no phone conversations with Dylan and that he had until 10 June to perform the lecture in order to receive the money.
"What he decides to do is his own business," she had said.
In October, Bob Dylan became the first songwriter to win the prestigious award, and the first American since novelist Toni Morrison in 1993.
He received the prize "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition", the award citation said.
It took him more than two weeks to make any public comment, finally saying the honour had left him "speechless".
He then snubbed the Nobel ceremony in December because of "pre-existing commitments".
But in a speech read out on his behalf, he said he had thought his odds of winning were as likely as him "standing on the moon".
He said it was "truly beyond words" to receive the prize.
The trust had been rapped over the way it investigated patient deaths with calls for Katrina Percy to resign.
An investigation commissioned by NHS England found only 272 of the 722 deaths in the trust over the previous four years were dealt with properly.
But Ms Percy will continue in her role, interim chair Tim Smart has said.
In April, inspectors said the trust was "continuing to put patients at risk".
Then in June, the trust accepted responsibility for the death of 18-year-old Connor Sparrowhawk, who drowned in a bath at one of its facilities - Slade House in Oxford.
It admitted it "caused" the death of Connor - who had suffered an epileptic seizure before he died in July 2013 - and offered his family £80,000 compensation.
Following a six-week comprehensive review however, Mr Smart said it was clear the executive team had been "too stretched to guarantee high quality services".
He recommended the trust should "transform the way in which it delivers services, and makes changes to the structure and strength of its leadership team".
"[I am] satisfied that whilst the board should have acted in a more united way, I have found no evidence of negligence or incompetence of any individual board member," he said.
Regarding Ms Percy, he said she had been "too operationally focused" and this would be shifted to oversee the "delivery of the future strategy of the trust, which I believe needs to be accelerated".
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust covers Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
Mr McCauley was left in a persistent vegetative state after he was attacked and beaten in the city nine years ago.
Piper John McClements whose address was given as the Fountain was granted bail.
A detective constable told the court the accused was formerly known as Daryl Procter and had previously pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm to Mr McCauley and served a sentence.
The police officer said she believed she could connect Mr McClements to the murder charge.
Opposing bail, the detective constable said she believed others were involved in the 2006 attack and if he was released he could interfere with persons and the course of justice.
A defence solicitor said Mr McClements was on High Court bail for two years during the previous case and never breached his conditions.
He also said that his client had already accepted responsibility for his part in this case and he would not benefit from interfering with anyone.
The 24-year-old was bailed to reappear in court next month.
Caley Thistle have approaches Partick Thistle midfield trio Stuart Bannigan, Steven Lawless and Abdul Osman.
But the Inverness manager said: "We are finding it difficult to get one or two over the line and we are finding it difficult to keep who we want to keep.
"We are busy trying to bring someone to the club."
Caley Thistle lost midfielder Nick Ross to Dundee last summer, while their former strikers, Edward Ofere and Billy McKay, now line up for Dundee United, Ryan Christie was sold to Celtic, full-back Graeme Shinnie moved to Aberdeen, while midfielder Marley Watkins joined Barnsley.
"We are going to lose Vincent and Danny Williams and it's our job to replace that," said Hughes.
"Our budget will not be right up there, we will be in the bottom two in the league.
"We have to be very shrewd in the way we spend our money."
Hughes also expects to lose Miles Storey once the striker's loan spell from Swindon Town ends this summer.
"I've never heard anything, but what will happen, just from being in the game a long while, is that Miles Storey will probably move somewhere on the back of the season he has had here," said the Caley Thistle boss.
"And that will not be his choosing. It will probably be the agent trying to cash in.
"If Miles Storey wanted to come back here for roughly the same deal then we would jump at it."
The 22-year-old striker has scored 10 goals this term and is out of contract at the end of the season.
"I haven't thought about my future to be honest," said Storey.
"To be honest, I've just been counting myself as being here and trying to embed myself in the club. I've really enjoyed it up until now.
"I've just got to help Inverness these next three league games, then after the split we will see what happens."
The 39-year-old, who won 62 caps, has managed in Finland since his long playing career ended in Scotland at Hibernian in 2013.
After a spell at FC Honka, he is currently in charge at PK-35 Vantaa, who are bottom of the Veikkausliiga.
Vale have been without a manager since Rob Page left to join Northampton Town.
Aside from a brief trial with Wolves under Colin Lee, Kosovo-born Kuqi's long career in Britain started at Stockport County in January 2001.
He scored 114 goals in 438 appearances for the Hatters, Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich, Blackburn, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Swansea, Derby, Newcastle, Oldham and Hibernian.
Port Vale had been strongly linked with Portuguese Jose Morais, 50, who was part of Jose Mourinho's backroom team at Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Chelsea.
Morais was made favourite by leading bookmakers to take over from Page.
But he has now slipped to second favourite behind Kuqi - and BBC Radio Stoke have now been advised that he is unlikely to get the job.
Dr Nadeem Azeez was told to undergo training after the first incident but continued working, jurors were told.
Seven months later he attended Frances Cappuccini, who died on 9 October 2012.
Dr Azeez is not on trial, having left the country. At Inner London Crown Court Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS denies corporate manslaughter.
Another medic, Dr Errol Cornish, of Holmbury Park, Bromley, London, denies manslaughter by gross negligence.
The court heard consultant anaesthetist Dr Cheron Bailey compiled a report into the first incident, in which a mother was resuscitated after a drop in her blood pressure.
She found inadequacies in the anaesthetic care provided, poor post-operative fluid resuscitation, inadequate preoperative paperwork, and failure to give intravenous antibiotics during surgery, jurors heard.
The court heard Dr Bailey spoke to Dr Azeez about detail and management of postpartum haemorrhage, and Dr Azeez had noted it had been a busy day on the labour ward but he saw it as useful reflection and a good learning experience.
When asked by prosecutor John Price QC if these were "straightforward and basic failings", she replied "yes".
But she also said a postpartum haemorrhage was not the sole responsibility of the anaesthetist, although she would expect him to lead the resuscitation.
The court heard Dr Bailey also investigated Dr Azeez after Mrs Cappuccini's death at Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Kent for a serious incident review (SIR).
In that report she said: "Dr Azeez needs a period of supervised practice and then further review (previous documented poor fluid resuscitation leading to critical incident)."
But when the review was sent to the coroner and hospital bosses, the part in brackets was omitted, the jury heard.
Karen Carter-Woods, who compiled the SIR, told jurors she could not remember who had removed it.
The court has heard Mrs Cappuccini, 30, had a Caesarean birth but lost more than two litres of blood and was taken into theatre where she was operated on but never woke up.
The prosecution has claimed Dr Azeez and Dr Cornish failed to ensure she safely came round from surgery when she had breathing difficulties following the removal of a tube.
And the prosecution also claims if one or both doctors are found to be grossly negligent the trust can be said to have employed someone it knew or should have known was not suitably qualified or trained for their role.
It is the first time an NHS trust has been charged with corporate manslaughter since the charge was introduced in 2008.
The trial continues.
Another 87 people from the boat were rescued, Cuban TV reported quoting civil defence officials.
It said the boat was spotted only 100m off shore. A search for more possible survivors is now under way.
Fatal incidents involving migrants from Haiti - the Western hemisphere's poorest nation - are not uncommon.
In 2009, US Coast Guard officials called off their search for about 70 migrants from Haiti whose boat capsized off the Turks and Caicos Islands.
In May 2007, at least 61 Haitian migrants died when a boat carrying 150 people sank off the Turks and Caicos, a British territory.
A study of children born in 2009-10 suggests up to 150,000 pre-school children were reported over fears of abuse or neglect, most unnecessarily.
Only 25% of referrals were formally investigated while 10% led to protection plans, the study said.
The University of Central Lancashire report said staff were wasting time.
The researchers said while public and professional vigilance was welcome, the number of alerts received by social services meant staff were wasting their time on innocent families, and making it harder to find the children who are at risk.
It follows a series of high profile cases where serious child abuse was missed by social workers.
The researchers used data from Freedom of Information Act requests to 150 councils, with 114 responding.
They found half a million children were born in those areas and 115,735 were referred to social services by last year.
When that was extrapolated across England, it suggested more than 150,000 children born that year had been brought to the attention of child protection teams by the age of five.
The report said its findings show the full extent of children's involvement in children's social care before the age of five.
Social workers are under intense pressure to make sure they do not miss any child at risk, and end up checking up more of the warnings they receive than is necessary, the research suggests.
It said: "Whilst some children needed to be protected, there is little evidence to support this scale of statutory involvement or the growing focus on early, and increasingly investigative, interventions alongside increases in removal of children from families into long-term care, special guardianship and adoption."
Lead researcher Professor Andy Bilson said other data showed how much time referrals took up.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today Programme that the majority of these concerns probably were not ones that were founded.
One example of a referral that did not make it beyond an initial assessment included a call from a neighbour who said a father was yelling at his children and might be taking drugs.
"Many of these lead to nothing," he said.
"We have this mantra that says it's everybody's job to safeguard children but what we are doing doesn't actually safeguard children.
"Creating these huge numbers of referrals of concern is like creating a huge, extra big haystack in which we are trying to find the needle of the children who are really at risk."
He added: "If you are a parent and someone has logged a complaint about you, it doesn't matter if you aren't formally investigated, you will still feel that you are under threat."
A Department for Education spokesperson said: "Ensuring children are safe and well looked after is our top priority - where there are concerns about a child's safety or welfare, it is only right that the appropriate people are informed and where needed, action is taken.
"We have introduced a new Social Care Bill that will continue to reform the care system so that we increase the quality of our social workers and ensure children receive the highest quality care and support.
"We are also enabling councils to look at innovative ways in caring for vulnerable children, backed by £100m of government funding."
The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales said Cynwyd Community Council let residents down by not providing all its documents in English, as well as Welsh.
Karen Roden, a member of the public who made the original complaint, said she backed the Welsh language "100%"- but thought local democracy was being hit.
The community council said there was no case to answer.
The ombudsman Nick Bennett said: "While I fully support the principle of any Welsh council conducting its business through the medium of Welsh, it should also ensure those who consider English as their first language are not excluded.
"It is worrying that the council has taken such an intransigent position throughout my investigation, and their refusal to act reasonably has let down their local community, both Welsh and English speaking."
His findings followed a complaint made by a member of the public, who did not speak Welsh.
Karen Roden, who is referred to as Mrs X in the report, told BBC Wales: "I am not expecting them to carry out their business in English to please me."
But she argued that providing an agenda bilingually would help encourage others to get involved in local democracy.
"I don't feel you can participate properly if you don't know what there are discussing," she said.
"It puts you at a disadvantage."
Mr Bennett said he made "entirely reasonable" recommendations but local councillors refused to accept them.
He told BBC's Good Morning Wales programme that he believed the issue could have been resolved "very easily". But one year on and following a "lot of intransigence and a failure to act" by the community council, he reluctantly published the report.
Mr Bennett said the council was "not a private club that makes its own rules", adding: "It is there for a reason to serve its local community and that should always be its focus."
He said the report was published as "a last resort" and he hoped the community council would respond with what it intended to do by the middle of December.
Mrs Roden told BBC Wales that she welcomed the findings, but had rejected a suggestion that she should receive £100 for her troubles - adding that she did not want to take money from a community council coffers.
Responding to the report, council clerk Alwyn Jones Parry insisted there was a "reasonable translation process" and there would be no apology to Mrs Roden.
A council reply to the Ombudsman said: "We emphatically say that Cynwyd Community Council believes that we have no case to answer.
"The complaint is without foundation, time wasting, a waste of money, and incorrect use of the Ombudsman."
The transfer of more than 350 urgent cases of alleged wrongdoing by military personnel from military to civilian courts has begun.
The change was made following protests over the death of a conscript soldier who was punished for misconduct.
Military jails are to be closed and military courts shut down by January.
The cases transferred are considered the most urgent - they involve alleged inhumane treatment of subordinates or unjustified punishment by superiors.
More than 250 armed service personnel jailed in the military are also being transferred to civilian prisons to serve out the remainder of their sentences.
This is a significant change for Taiwan, which for decades was ruled under martial law, says the BBC's Cindy Sui in Taipei.
Resentment against the military is still strong not only because of the martial law era, but because it is widely considered as a place for profiteering and bullying, our correspondent adds.
Earlier this month, tens of thousands rallied in the capital, Taipei, to protest against the death of Hung Chung-chiu, 24, who died of organ failure brought on by heatstroke.
Cpl Hung was held in solitary confinement for bringing a mobile phone with built-in camera onto his military base - and was then subjected to arduous punishment exercises in the hot sun.
His case saw some 18 army officers being charged, and the resignation of the defence minister.
President Ma Ying-jeou has also publicly apologised and promised justice for the family.
The deputy prime minister promised "high-quality homes in thriving new communities", on potential sites yet to be identified.
Funding from an existing £2.4bn pot will be made available for developments being built up to 2020.
But Labour said the move was "far too little, too late" to tackle the crisis.
In 2013, the construction of 109,370 new homes was completed in England - the lowest figure for four years.
Yet the number of households is expected to grow by 221,000 every year this decade.
Twenty-seven new towns were built across the UK after World War Two, including Stevenage, Harlow, Milton Keynes, Corby, Cwmbran, Newton Aycliffe, Peterlee and Cumbernauld.
These, called garden cities because their layouts included large amounts of green space, were designed to deal with an accommodation shortage caused by bomb damage, stagnation in the construction industry, returning service personnel and a baby boom.
Mr Clegg, speaking at his monthly media conference, sought to invoke the same spirit as 1940s politicians when he issued a "call-to-arms for visionaries" to set out plans for schemes and published a prospectus inviting bids from councils.
Officials were keen to stress that the new cities would not be imposed on communities and must have local support. They must also have good transport links and be commercially viable.
Mr Clegg said: "A steady stream of governments have failed to deal with the problem. Politicians from all sides have given up trying. I'm talking about garden cities - a vision of communities where future generations will live, work, have children, grow up and grow old.
"The average first-time buyer is now over 30. Home ownership is falling for the first time in a generation.
"Once, owning a home was a dream that most people would achieve one day. Now that dream is becoming increasingly like a pipe dream for many young people.
"We have got to do more to tackle Britain's chronic lack of housing, and to build high-quality homes in thriving new communities."
Mr Clegg criticised developments in recent years, saying: "We have allowed ad hoc, urban sprawl to become a default solution. And it's a bad one - breeding local resentment while not solving the problem."
Of his prospectus, he said: "It's much more than a document. It's a call-to-arms for visionaries in local areas in need of housing to put forward radical and ambitious proposals to develop their own garden cities.
"These plans will show that we can build beautifully designed new communities which preserve the gardens and accessible green spaces that residents most value."
The Liberal Democrat leader, who said he had been "banging the drum" for garden cities within the coalition, added: "I'm clear that local communities developing new garden cities is an essential part of the solution to providing affordable homes to live in, building a stronger economy and a fairer society, where every person can get on in life.
"The first spades won't hit the ground tomorrow, but that doesn't stop us putting pen to paper to plan the places our children and grandchildren can afford to live in the years to come."
Two years ago the government commissioned a report on the possibility of using garden cities to help deal with the housing shortage.
In January Liberal Democrat party president Tim Farron accused the Conservatives of deliberately suppressing its publication to appease supporters in the south of England.
But Communities Secretary Eric Pickles, a Conservative, said he also backed the new plans for garden cities where there was local demand for them.
He said: "The coalition government scrapped top-down building targets, along with the last administration's failed eco-towns programme, which built nothing but resentment.
"This government is committed to working with local communities who want to build more homes in attractive and sustainable developments where people can live and raise their families."
Proposals that re-use previously developed brownfield sites that "are not of high environmental value" will be welcomed, the prospectus says.
Chancellor George Osborne, a Conservative, announced funding in his Budget last month to create the proposed Ebbsfleet Garden City in Kent.
Hilary Benn, Labour's shadow communities and local government secretary, said: "After four wasted years of empty and over-hyped announcements on garden cities it is only now that ministers have got around to inviting bids for development.
"Ministers' failure to take the real action needed to tackle the housing crisis will mean that home ownership remains out of reach of many low and middle-income earners, rents will continue to rise and waiting lists will grow ever longer.
"Labour is clear that you can't deal with the cost-of-living crisis without building more homes, which is why Labour has committed to getting at least 200,000 homes a year built by 2020, including by building a new generation of new towns and garden cities."
The 36-year-old right-back has made more than 150 appearances for the Seagulls and his new deal keeps him at the Amex Stadium until June 2018.
"Bruno has been really consistent throughout my time here and has been one of our key players," manager Chris Hughton told the club website.
"He has been a model professional and has been a great player to work with."
Hughton added: "He works hard to keep himself in great shape and looks after himself very well."
The Barcelona-born defender is in his fifth season with Brighton, having joined from Valencia in 2012.
Some South Korean media have reported North Korean agents are responsible. No evidence has yet been provided.
But since Kim Jong-un took power he has had no compunction in executing officials perceived as a threat to his authority - in the most high-profile case, his uncle and senior mentor Chang Song-thaek.
And North Korea has a long history of sending agents overseas to carry out assassinations, attacks and kidnappings.
Here are five examples.
A team of 31 elite, handpicked North Korean commandos were sent to the South with a simple mission: infiltrate the Blue House (South Korea's presidential residence) and assassinate President Park Chung-hee.
While hiding out in the mountains above Seoul they were discovered by a group of civilians but decided that instead of killing them they would teach them about communism and release them with a warning not to tell anyone.
That was a mistake.
Police and the military were notified, but the North Korean assassins managed to evade detection. They entered the capital, donned South Korean army uniforms and marched to the Blue House disguised as the very soldiers that were looking for them.
At a checkpoint 100m away from the presidential residence, they were questioned and a gunfight erupted.
Many of the commandos managed to flee but most were later killed or committed suicide as they tried to get back to the North. One was captured.
More than 90 South Koreans in total were killed, including a large group of civilians who were reportedly on a bus.
Assassination attempts in third countries, if this is indeed what happened in Malaysia, are nothing new.
A bomb hidden at the Martyrs' Mausoleum in Rangoon, the capital of Myanmar (then Burma), exploded minutes before then South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan arrived to lay a wreath on 9 October.
Seventeen South Korean officials, including four ministers, were killed. Four Burmese nationals also died. Mr Chun's car was delayed in traffic, saving his life.
Three North Korean agents were involved and are said to have detonated one of three bombs early after hearing the sound of a bugle that mistakenly signalled the president's arrival.
They fled the scene but one was later killed and two captured.
North Korea has admitted kidnapping Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s to train its spies in Japanese customs and language.
Some were snatched from coastal areas in Japan by North Korean agents and others from overseas. The youngest was a 13-year-old girl abducted on her way home from school in 1977.
Pyongyang has returned five of the abductees and says eight more died. Japan does not believe they are dead and says far more people were abducted.
South Koreans have also been abducted too - the most high profile case was of a film director and his actress wife, who were snatched in Hong Kong and taken to North Korea so they could help build its film industry.
There are estimated to be thousands of North Koreans living in Russia and South Korean consular official Choi Duk Keun's job was to monitor those of them in Vladivostok.
He was found bludgeoned in October 1996 and South Korean media reports said he was killed to avenge the deaths of 22 North Korean commandos whose submarine ran aground on a South Korean beach a month earlier.
North Korean defections have also led to assassination attempts. Last year, when North Korea's deputy ambassador to the UK defected, South Korea warned of possible revenge assassinations and kidnappings.
There is precedent. When Hwang Jang-yop, a senior politician, defected to South Korea in 1997, another prominent defector, Yi Han-yong, was shot in the head by suspected North Korean assassins. He was the nephew of Song Hye-rim, who is Kim Jong-nam's mother.
Thirteen years later, two North Korean military officials posing as defectors were jailed in South Korea for an unsuccessful plot to kill Mr Hwang.
In addition, networks will be forbidden from activating new "fake" devices bought after 1 October.
Government officials said the move was designed to protect consumers from hazardous materials and to safeguard mobile payment systems.
They added it should also help them track users and limit violence ahead of March's general election.
The action had originally been scheduled to take place at the end of 2011, but was twice delayed to give subscribers a chance to replace their devices. However, the Ministry of Information and Communications has said this would not happen again.
The government said three million users were using counterfeit handsets as of June.
Official data suggests the country had 29 million mobile phone subscribers at the end of March.
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) defines fake handsets as "copies of popular brands and models made from sub-standard materials" that have not been licensed by the organisation.
They are sourced from China and other parts of Asia, as well as Nigeria and South Africa.
The CCK said "sub-standard components" were often used which had not been put through safety checks and might emit higher than recommended radiation levels.
They have proved popular since they are often sold at a heavy discounts to legitimate models, thanks in part to the fact that retailers avoid paying import taxes.
But the commission said they had caused an increase of dropped calls for all users because of "their inability to connect seamlessly to the mobile networks".
Law enforcement agencies had also complained that some of the devices used duplicated IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identifier) codes, making it difficult to track down users suspected of using their handsets to plan crimes.
In addition, when the government publicised the switch-off in June it also linked the move to efforts to restrict fraud.
"In this era of mobile banking, use of counterfeit devices, which are manufactured without due consideration to the recognised security standards, may expose our mobile money systems as well as the wider banking and financial system to unnecessary risks," said the communications secretary Dr Bitange Ndemo.
"The government cannot allow this to happen and thus our decision to have all unregistered SIM cards and counterfeit handset mobile phones phased out by 30 September 2012."
The move was initially opposed by the Consumers Federation of Kenya, a campaign group which said the action would punish users who were not to blame for the fact fakes were sold.
But last month the organisation dropped a theat to go to court to block the switch-off after a study suggested most Kenyans supported the effort.
Sunday's deadline also means counterfeit models can be barred from networks ahead of the election on 4 March 2013.
About 1,300 people were killed and hundreds of thousands forced from their homes because of clashes following 2007's disputed presidential election.
There is concern the vote could spark further violence, and the CCK has suggested that ensuring all mobiles were registered could act as a deterrent.
"As the general elections draw near, we... have an obligation to ensure that the mobile telecoms industry is not used to perpetrate instability and to incite violence," said Francis Wangusi, the commission's director general.
Users can send a free SMS message containing their 15-number IMEI code to check that their handset is recognised as genuine.
The fact millions of devices will need to be replaced presents phone manufacturers with an opportunity to boost sales.
But there are also been worries that abandoned handsets could end up in landfill sites, damaging the environment.
To minimise the risk Nokia and Samsung have partnered with a local recycling company and mobile service providers to allow users to safely dispose of counterfeit models at collection points in major cities.
"Mobile phones contain many valuable and useful materials that can be recycled, including precious metals and plastics," said Bruce Howe, general manager for Nokia East Africa.
"For every one million phones recycled, it is possible to recover nearly 35kg of gold and 350kg of silver, which can be re-used in the production of future electronic goods."
The firm added that it believed Kenya's move was a model that could be adopted elsewhere in Africa and beyond.
Uganda has already said that it planned similar action.
Opposition leaders, including two former presidents, led the rally against what they describe as the government's anti-democratic policies.
The ruling Law and Justice party has been criticised by the European Union over its reforms of the judiciary, surveillance, and media laws.
The party rejects the accusations.
Saturday's demonstration in the Polish capital was organised by Committee for the Defence of Democracy (KOD).
People blew horns and waved both Polish and EU flags as they walked through central Warsaw.
The opposition said about 50,000 people took part in the protest. Police estimated about 10,000 people were on the streets.
Former Presidents Aleksander Kwasniewski and Bronislaw Komorowski were among the protesters.
The participants wanted to celebrate the end of communism after 4 June 1989 elections.
But they also wanted to voice their opposition to what they see as the government's backsliding on democracy, the BBC's Adam Easton in Warsaw reports.
The Polish government passed legal amendments late last year which change the way the Constitutional Court operates.
The changes require a two-thirds majority of the 15 judges to support a ruling for it to be valid, and also stipulate a quorum of 13 judges for rulings to be valid.
Critics have said the changes mean the court is now unable to examine government legislation.
The European Commission and the Council of Europe say the changes undermine the rule of law.
Recently approved media laws have also placed public radio and TV under a new national media council and have given the treasury minister the right to hire and fire management.
Despite the criticism, the government is trouncing the opposition in the polls thanks to a sharp hike in child benefit payments, a plan to build cheap housing and its outright refusal to take in Muslim migrants, our correspondent says.
The Columba Declaration paves the way for future joint working between the two churches.
It came after the moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland addressed the synod.
It is believed to be the first time a serving moderator has been invited to speak at the Church's governing body.
The Right Rev Dr Angus Morrison told the gathering in London: "The strengthening of the bonds which already exist between us can only serve the 'advance of the Gospel' which is our united desire and aim."
The declaration sets out how members and clergy will be allowed to worship and exercise ministry in each other's churches.
It will also offer opportunities for congregational partnership, formal and informal, where there are churches close to each other.
Members voted 243 votes to 50 to approve the document at the synod.
The Bishop of Chester, the Right Reverend Dr Peter Foster, who co-chaired a study group which prepared the agreement, said: "As our country has become more secular, we find ourselves drawn together as we face common problems, and opportunities.
"For all the ways in which our recognition and calling as national churches has had very different histories and legal structures, we have found that we have more in common, in our common tasks in mission, than we might have been led to suppose."
The report will now go to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in May for approval.
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Drogba, who now plays in Canada, scored 164 goals in two spells with the Blues.
"I want to give back to the club which has given so much to me. I have agreed that with the club directors," the 37-year-old told BBC Africa.
"Why not manager? Why not sporting director, trainer at the academy or maybe an advising role for strikers?"
Drogba scored the penalty that won the Champions League for Chelsea in 2012 and won his fourth Premier League title on returning to the club last season before he joined Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer.
However, the champions have struggled this season, losing seven of their opening 12 league matches, and are 15th in the Premier League.
Drogba has given his support to manager Jose Mourinho, saying he is the "still the right man" for the job and insisted that he believes the players also still back him, despite rumours of divisions within the dressing room.
"If the club has kept him that means owner Roman Abramovich thinks that he is the right man," he said. "I think the players trust him and he is giving his best to change the situation."
Drogba admitted Chelsea had been going through a "difficult moment" this season, but that back-to-back victories over Norwich and Maccabi Tel Aviv indicated this was now being reversed.
"They have quality when it comes to the players, and quality when it comes to the management," said Drogba.
"This is a club which usually doesn't have a bad season twice."
In March the government announced plans for one East Anglian mayor but this was rejected by a number of councils.
Now the leaders of local councils and the government have put forward the new proposal, the BBC understands.
But the plan still needs to be approved by all 23 councils in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.
The government has said that if one part of the region chooses to reject the deal but the other accepts it, devolution will go ahead in that area.
The plans are set to be officially announced on Friday.
Under the deal there will be two separate authorities each under a mayors, with both authorities promising to work together on matters of regional importance.
It is thought the mayors will be in charge of housing, transport and other strategic planning issues, although no final decision has been taken.
Each mayor is expected to be in charge of a multi-million pound budget.
If approved, councils and government officials will work on the finer details of the scheme over the summer with a final announcement being made in the late Autumn.
Elections for the new mayors are expected to take place next May.
There were suggestions the salty spread was being distilled in bathtubs and children were drinking the brew.
Quotes by the Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion that sales of the humble paste should be limited in some remote communities were quickly re-reported, including by the BBC.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott soon stepped in, dismissing suggestions of any Vegemite bans, but he did not rebut the home-brew allegations.
The real story appears to be quite different.
Vegemite manufacturer Mondelez International dismisses the illicit brew angle.
"The autolysis process and subsequent yeast processing in the manufacture of Vegemite kills the yeast," Mondelez spokesperson, Sandra Dal Maso said in a statement.
"As sugar and active yeast are two elements required in the brewing process, Vegemite cannot be fermented into alcohol," Ms Dal Maso said.
Scientists agree, telling the BBC that other ingredients would have to be present.
Alcohol can be made from just about any food if there is a sugar source and the right type of yeast present, says molecular bioscience researcher at the University of Queensland, Dr Maggie Hardy.
So why did people think Vegemite was being used in remote Indigenous communities to brew moonshine?
Mr Scullion's office told the BBC the minister's quotes that Vegemite was a "precursor to misery" had been cherry-picked from a longer interview about the dangers of home-brewed alcohol.
He had visited Mornington Island, in Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria, earlier in the year, where the home-brew problem was discussed, his office says.
A community advocate on Mornington Island told the BBC that Vegemite was "definitely" being added to home-brews but said that the story was a "red herring".
Dr Berry Zondag, from Junkuri Laka Wellesley Islands Aboriginal Law, Justice and Governance Association, says alcohol management plans are pushing problem drinking underground within his unique, and isolated community.
Dr Zondag believes locals are getting around a government alcohol ban by brewing their own drinks.
His community is one of 19 in Queensland where the state government has imposed alcohol restrictions on the grounds of improving people's health.
He is calling for individual alcohol licences with strict behavioural conditions attached.
What would be banned next, he asks: "Fruit juice? Sugar? Even Water? There are much more profound, serious questions".
Dr Hardy agrees the issue is a wider one.
"If there are problem drinkers in a community, it's obviously not the fact that science allows you to ferment alcohol; it's being confounded by larger societal problems," she told the BBC.
The 33-year-old has been training with the Rams after leaving League Two side Accrington Stanley in January.
Rams head coach Steve McClaren said: "Lee is an experienced player and we are pleased to have him."
Former England Under-21 international Naylor played over 300 games for Wolves and has made more than 500 career appearances in total.
At 03:45 BST Leave were ahead by over 500,000 votes, with the English shires and Wales voting strongly for Brexit.
UKIP's Nigel Farage said: "Dare to dream that the dawn is breaking on an independent United Kingdom."
The pound surged as polls closed before falling to its lowest level since 1985, on signs of a Leave victory.
Scotland and Northern Ireland appear to have opted for Remain and London has voted emphatically to stay in the EU.
Unlike at a general election the results in individual areas do not count - it is the overall number of votes cast for one side or the other across the country that will determine whether the UK leaves the European Union.
Polling expert Prof John Curtice said there was still a while to go but at this stage Leave were "undoubtedly the favourites" to win the referendum. He estimates that the finishing post for one side to win is 16,813,000 votes.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage, who at the start of the night predicted that Remain might "edge" a win, told supporters: "Dare to dream that the dawn is breaking on an independent United Kingdom."
At a Brexit party, he told supporters: "If the predictions are right, this will be a victory for real people, a victory for ordinary people, and a victory for decent people."
"Let June 23 go down in our history as our independence day."
He also suggested the prime minister should resign "immediately" if the UK votes to leave the EU.
Conservative Remain campaigner Justine Greening told the BBC: "It's way too early in the night to be calling it one way or another" but Labour's Chuka Umunna said, looking at the results so far "it's not looking promising for Remain".
Jenny Watson, the Electoral Commission's chief counting officer, will announce the referendum result at Manchester Town Hall after all 382 local totals have been certified and declared.
According to Prof Curtice, the Remain vote is about 10% short of what was expected in north-east England and although Remain is ahead in Scotland, turnout is lower than in the rest of the UK.
Wales appears to be backing Brexit, with a vote of 54.7% for Leave so far.
Northern Ireland appears to be voting in favour of Remain.
Results are starting to come in from the Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber or London and South East of England, where voting was disrupted by flash flooding.
An online survey taken on polling day of 5,000 people by YouGov suggested the Remain side running at 52% of the vote, to Leave's 48%. Ipsos Mori have released polling from Thursday and Wednesday suggesting Remain will get 54% and Leave 46%.
Former Labour leader Ed Miliband, who backed a Remain vote, said: "It's a nation divided and the PM will have a big responsibility - particularly if it's a Remain win - to show he understands what people are saying on the Leave side of the argument. Labour faces that responsibility too."
Several months ago, the Leave campaign didn't have much hope that they could get anywhere close in a short campaign.
They characterised themselves as the plucky underdogs, in with a shout, but certainly the real outsiders.
But, in part by using that status, indeed building a narrative of the people versus the elites, they have got themselves to a position where they might end up on the winning side.
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Kamal Ahmed: Do markets believe Remain has won?
The referendum result, which should be known by breakfast time on Friday, could be a turning point in the UK's relationship with Europe and the rest of the world.
If the UK becomes the first country to exit the EU it will arguably be the biggest blow to the 28-nation European Union since its formation.
A vote to remain would see Britain gain exemption from "ever closer" political union and other concessions secured by Prime Minister David Cameron in a renegotiation of the country's membership terms.
From 22:00 BST, there has been comprehensive coverage on the BBC News website and app with live text and video streaming, reaction and analysis from BBC editors and others. There is also be an up-to-the-minute full results service and details of all local results.
BBC One, the BBC News Channel and BBC Parliament will broadcast a results show hosted by David Dimbleby alongside BBC experts and special guests from 21:55 BST. Coverage continues through the night and Sophie Raworth, Andrew Neil and Victoria Derbyshire pick up the coverage on Friday morning.
The results programme is being streamed internationally on the BBC News website.
BBC Radio 5 live has coverage as the results come in, as will Radio 4 from 23:00 BST until the Today programme picks up at 06:00 BST on Friday.
From 22:00 GMT, television viewers outside the UK can tune in via BBC World News and BBC World News America. Listeners outside the UK can tune into BBC World Service radio for regular updates.
Referendum night - what to watch out for
Many polling stations in the South East of England reported high turnouts despite bad weather, so declarations could be later than previously expected.
There were also concerns that some commuters stranded in London because of chaos on the railways might not have got home in time to vote.
The referendum followed a bitterly-fought four month campaign, which saw Mr Cameron pitted against senior colleagues in his own party, who were campaigning for Britain to leave.
A Brexit vote could deal a fatal blow to Mr Cameron's career as prime minister, although he has vowed to stay on whatever the outcome.
Conservative MP Robert Syms says he and other Vote Leave Tories have written to Mr Cameron telling him he has a "duty" to stay on regardless of the result - the letter has been signed by all the cabinet ministers who broke ranks to back Leave, including Boris Johnson and Michael Gove.
Mr Cameron promised to hold a referendum on Britain's EU membership ahead of last year's general election, following relentless pressure from his own MPs and the UK Independence Party, which was taking votes - and later - MPs from Mr Cameron's Conservatives.
He initially suggested he would be prepared to back an out vote if he did not get what he wanted from his renegotiations.
But once the date of the referendum was announced he threw himself into the campaign for Britain to remain, arguing the country would be "stronger, safer and better-off" in the EU.
Nearly all of Britain's opposition parties, including Labour and the Scottish National Party, backed remaining in the EU, along with the majority of business leaders.
The Leave campaign - headed by former mayor of London and Conservative MP Boris Johnson - argued that the only way Britain could "take back control" of its own affairs would be to leave the EU.
The Leave campaign dismissed warnings from economists and international bodies about the economic impact of Brexit as "scaremongering" by a self-serving elite.
Immigration was a key issue in the campaign, with the Leave campaign arguing that net migration from the EU could never be reduced while the UK was signed up to free movement rules.
Mohammed Nadeen Raza, 45, of Anderton Park Road, Moseley has been remanded in custody.
A 25-year-old man is in hospital with serious injuries, his condition is described as critical but stable.
Three men arrested in connection with the incident have been released while investigations continue.
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Three cars that were damaged at the scene on Ravenhurst Street, Highgate, at about 18:45 BST on Sunday have been sent for forensic examination.
The force said several other people went to hospital with injuries including multiple fractures, and stab and slash wounds, none of which are thought to be life threatening.
Det Chief Insp Chris Mallett from Force CID, said: "This is a complex investigation, we need to establish what happened so we can bring offenders to justice.
To recap: Sinn Féin withdrew its support for the welfare reform part of the Stormont House Agreement.
In response, the DUP finance minister said she couldn't bring forward the piece of legislation that allows departments to spend the money that was agreed in February's budget (the Budget No.2 Bill).
Without that piece of legislation, the most senior official in the Department of Finance would be obliged to take control of Stormont's budget and impose immediate 5% cuts to all departments, with possibly worse to come.
It now looks highly unlikely that will happen - with one major caveat.
The reason? The finance minister's so-called phantom budget (she prefers provisional budget.)
The Budget Bill being brought forward by Arlene Foster this week is simply the budget which was agreed in February.
It contains all the financial aspects of the Stormont House Agreement, which amount to about £600m this year.
But you might ask how can this possibly work given the financial aspects of the Stormont House are no longer there, won't the budget be £600m short?
The short answer is that it doesn't matter for now, but it will matter in about three months time.
It works like this.
If the Budget Bill is passed, it gives departments the legal authority to keep spending up to the totals laid out in the bill and the threat of the top civil servant stepping in will be gone.
Meanwhile, in another spreadsheet is a number known as the Control Total.
It's the figure that the Treasury has authorised Stormont to spend.
Usually, the number in the budget matches the Control Total but in the current circumstances - no Stormont House - the budget number is £600m higher.
Stormont is not allowed to breach the Control Total, but it will do eventually under the current budget.
The key word here is eventually - the Control Total will not be breached immediately.
The experts in these things reckon the crunch point will come in the autumn at what's known as October Monitoring, one of Stormont's in-year budget reallocations.
So that gives the DUP and Sinn Féin three or four months to find a way through the welfare reform/budget problems.
If you've been paying attention, you'll remember I mentioned a caveat.
It is simply Sinn Féin's attitude to the Budget Bill - if they decide to support it then time has been bought as described above.
But if they block it then it's straight back to crisis.
UK Coal plans to close the pits at Kellingley, North Yorkshire, and Thoresby, Nottinghamshire.
Business Minister Michael Fallon said the taxpayer would face "significant losses and liabilities" in the event of UK Coal's immediate insolvency.
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said it was "a kick in the teeth".
In a written statement to Parliament, Mr Fallon said: "There is no value-for-money case for a level of investment that would keep the deep mines open beyond this managed wind-down period to autumn 2015."
Immediate insolvency, he said, would mean significant losses and liabilities relating to "redundancy and unpaid tax liabilities".
"Considering this, the taxpayer is better served by supporting a managed closure of the mines," said Mr Fallon.
The proposal, which ministers have been considering since 21 March, would see the two deep pits face a phased shutdown and UK Coal's six surface mines being sold off.
Mr Fallon said the government's agreement to participate was subject to final terms "that provide adequate protection to taxpayers" as well as assurance of backing from all parties, including the trade unions.
He said a "rapid response service" would be available to help employees try to find new work and retrain.
Mr Fallon said the directors of UK Coal had approached the government at the end of January to report that a falling coal price, exchange rates and other factors meant that "the viability of the business was potentially in doubt".
It is understood that private sector investment will come from rival mining group Hargreaves Services and Harworth Estates, landlord of the two mines.
Mr Fallon said in a separate statement: "We are doing everything we can to help in this unique situation."
Chris Kitchen, the general secretary of the NUM, said: "The union is disappointed with Michael Fallon's response while still insisting on strings attached.
"No assistance has been given to coal, but the country will be reliant on coal for at least the next 10 years.
"We feel we have been treated like the poor relation when compared to other industries that have received government support. It's a kick in the teeth."
Kevin McCullough, chief executive of UK Coal, said in statement: "This proposal offers the best opportunities for our workforce, our customers and our suppliers.
"Without the support to close the business on a phased basis to 2015, we would have been announcing an immediate insolvency and 2,000 job losses."
Speaking during business questions in the House of Commons, Labour MP Dennis Skinner, who represents Bolsover in Derbyshire, told Business Minister Matthew Hancock: "Are you aware that one of the smallest businesses in Britain now is the mining industry?
"There are three pits left - 1,300 miners are due to be sacked at two of those pits. That will make it a minuscule, small business."
When told there was "a package of support" for the miners, Mr Skinner told the minister he had read it. "It's a load of crap," he said.
Trades Union Congress (TUC) general secretary Frances O'Grady said the government's "refusal to fund a long-term rescue plan" would cost 2,000 jobs and leave UK businesses and householders "at the mercy of overseas energy suppliers".
One option open to the government, said the TUC, was applying "to Europe to use £60m of taxpayers' money in state aid" which would have kept the pits open until 2018.
"Faced with the choice between closing two of the UK's three remaining coal mines next year or of fighting for their future, the government has gone for the short-term option and taken the easy way out," said Ms O'Grady.
There are problems to be addressed elsewhere in the team. Harry Forrester's arrival from the bench, and the cut and thrust which carved out the Ibrox equaliser, exposed some of the ponderous play earlier in the game which saw Rangers often bogged down in midfield prior to the substitute's introduction.
There's clearly work to be done to get the best out of Joey Barton, Nico Kranjcar and Andy Halliday who all have a desire to orchestrate from the centre circle.
More worrying, though, were the uncomfortable moments at the back against a team which is not exactly rich in attacking options.
These are early days but the Rangers defence was too easily troubled and the recruitment of a quality defender has to be at the top of Mark Warburton's wish list.
The football factory at New Douglas Park keeps on churning out top talent. Probably to the embarrassment of some bigger budget academies.
Previously in this long-running success story, James McCarthy, James McArthur, Brian Easton and Stephen Hendrie came through the youth system, starred in the top team and made big money moves down south.
They've served as role models for others who see a clear pathway to first team football in signing for Accies just as long as they're good enough.
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Weekend goal hero Ali Crawford has grown up at the club. Grant Gillespie, like Crawford aged 25, defended superbly against livewire Rangers winger Barrie McKay. Home-produced Mikey Devlin, at 22, is the captain.
Ten of the 18 who donned the red and white hoops on Saturday were Made in Hamilton. That's something to shout about.
It seems that Brendan Rodgers knows what he's doing. The Celtic manager's three signings so far have all had an early impact and, crucially, there are a couple more to come.
Former Swansea, Manchester City and Aston Villa winger Scott Sinclair was still trying to memorise the names of his new team-mates as he tapped in the Tynecastle match-winner to get Celtic's title defence off to a winning start.
Young Frenchman Moussa Dembele's first Celtic goal was that ice-cool penalty conversion which took his team a step closer to the Champions League group stage.
Veteran defender Kolo Toure played the last half hour of that European win plus all 90 minutes of the Premiership defeat of Hearts and his experience in the backline looks like an important ingredient.
Rodgers knows, though, he'll need to add even more quality to his squad if he's to extend the domestic dominance as promised and make Celtic a name to note in Europe again.
Who needs that dynamic duo of Greg Stewart and Kane Hemmings? Well, let's be honest, Dundee would love to still have both on board but, if it is to be a double departure, the early indications are Paul Hartley and his team will manage just fine.
Last season's top-scorer Hemmings has gone already to Oxford. I would love to think that the Dark Blues could cling on to stylish Stewart for another season but it would surely be one of the surprises of the summer if they didn't get the sort of offer they couldn't possibly refuse.
Stewart didn't feature against Ross County in Dingwall at the weekend and Dundee still won in style. Rory Loy scored a double in the 3-1 win and he'll relish the opportunity to start more often.
Former Dunfermline goal machine Faissal El Bakhtaoui is an eye-catching signing.
Clearly, Hemmings and Stewart if he goes are hard to replace but Dundee have a good gaffer. In Hartley they should trust.
On Friday night I discovered that a) Fulham skipper Tom Cairney is Scottish and b) he could soon be knocking on the door of Gordon Strachan's squad.
He was man-of-the-match against Newcastle at Craven Cottage on the opening night of the English Championship season, playing alongside former Dundee midfielder Kevin McDonald.
And let's not kid ourselves that the second tier in England is too low a level for our requirements. Especially with Scotland regulars Grant Hanley and Matt Ritchie playing in that losing Newcastle team.
Cairney, born in Nottingham with a Scottish father, played half a dozen times a few years back for the Scotland Under21s.
The 25-year-old has a lovely left foot, dictated the play as Fulham got their season off to a winning start, and has to be worth a look ahead of the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
Selby crushed fellow Leicester man Joe O'Connor 6-0, while Bingham saw off a gritty challenge from Northern Ireland's Jordan Brown to win 6-1.
But crowd favourite Jimmy White could not earn a shock final-frame win over Scot Stephen Maguire.
The 1992 winner White had led 3-1 and levelled from 5-3 down.
A relieved Maguire, the 2004 champion, admitted he got his chance to see the match out thanks to a fluked red.
"I was very lucky and he will be devastated," Maguire said. "But it happens to us all. It was a good match and it's a great result for me."
White, 53, said: "I played well and was competing with him at all levels. I am playing well enough so it is a bit sickening the way I lost with a fluke."
In a predictable afternoon session, 2012 champion Selby had very little trouble beating edgy 20-year-old O'Connor.
"I started well and put him under pressure from the off as I knew he'd be nervous," Selby said.
Bingham had more trouble overcoming Brown despite the emphatic scoreline, but showed his quality as the match progressed to join Selby in round two.
"It was a slow start and the first three frames could have gone either way so I need to tighten up," the 39-year-old said. "But then I made a couple of good hundreds and then finished the match off."
Another former world champion, Australian Neil Robertson, who won the UK title in 2013, beat amateur Alex Taubman 6-3.
The morning session saw Northern Ireland's world number 10 Mark Allen beat China's Zhao Xintong 6-2, while Barry Hawkins won a compelling final-frame black ball decider against veteran amateur Andy Hicks.
Shanghai Masters champion Kyren Wilson and world number 30 David Gilbert were also winners on the final day of the first-round action at the York Barbican.
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In 2015 a tribunal found an employee of Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust had suffered sexual discrimination from the then chairman.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has now given the trust an overall "requires improvement" rating but said it lacked "robust leadership".
The trust said it had an action plan in place to improve areas of concern.
The trust provides services for mental health, young and disabled patients across the county.
Earlier this year, former HR director Helen Marks was awarded more than £800,000 when a tribunal found she had been forced out of her job after rejecting the sexual advances of then chairman of Alan Baines.
More updates on this story and others from from Derbyshire
Both Mr Baines and ex-chief executive, Professor Steve Trenchard, who was also implicated in the actions against Mrs Marks, have left the organisation.
A subsequent review found failures in HR procedures and a lack of oversight for directors.
The CQC inspection, held in June, found "the pace of change and ability of the senior leadership to grasp the seriousness of the deficits has not been quick enough".
A warning notice has now been issued which requires the trust to ensure improvements are made in equality and diversity and safeguarding.
Other concerns highlighted were alleged thefts from some patients not being investigated properly and food being kept in a fridge intended for blood supplies.
In the caring category the trust was rated as "good".
A trust statement said it was "focused on improving leadership and processes in place for HR, governance and culture".
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Nigel Farage said supporting a party purely with the aim of defeating another was the "best way for parties like UKIP to get more people elected".
But he denied claims he told a newspaper that UKIP voters should vote Conservative in certain areas.
"I said people will vote tactically in this election and actually I hope they do vote tactically," he said.
Mr Farage made his comments while visiting hinge manufacturer Nico in Clacton, Essex, and he also spoke of the need to boost manufacturing and improve skills among British workers.
During his visit Mr Farage met 62-year-old Hungarian worker Ivan Loncsarevity, who spoke little English, and has lived in Colchester for five years after travelling to the UK for work.
Asked about the encounter and whether Mr Loncsarevity should be working in the UK, Mr Farage said: "UKIP has never said anyone should leave the country, so the question is entirely baseless.
"One of the big problems that we've got in engineering is a real shortage of young people studying engineering to go into trades such as this, which is regrettable.
"We've got rid of technical colleges and encouraged more and more young people to go to university and study degrees which are not directly linked to industry such as this.
"If there's no British person trained to do that job, then that says more about us than them."
Ivan meet Nigel. Nigel meet Ivan. Very little was said between the two men when they met at a factory on a Clacton industrial estate this morning.
That wasn't because of any animosity. It was down to a language problem. Ivan is 62 and he's from Hungary. He barely speaks English, which is why I was told he was yet to be regarded as a skilled worker at the factory where he met UKIP's leader.
Ivan is precisely the type of person who would be unlikely to be allowed in to Britain under immigration plans unveiled by UKIP.
The party wants a moratorium on unskilled workers and a points based system with a cap for the skilled workers.
Ivan has been here for five years. Asked if he felt any emotion when he met the Hungarian worker Nigel Farage said no. It would have been interesting to hear what Ivan thought, but he wasn't able to explain.
The firm's manufacturing manager, Steve Dalton, said the company needed to look to Eastern Europe to fill a skills gap and on occasion had flown potential employees from Poland.
Mr Dalton said he was not a UKIP supporter but did not oppose the party's proposal of an Australian-style points system designed to limit the number of immigrants.
He said: "There needs to be some controls but presumably, if we needed to fill a skills gap, we would still be able to do that under such a system."
The company employs 130 people, six of whom are migrants from eastern Europe.
Finance director Gillian Hagger said: "A lot of industries in the UK do need migrant workers. The area we're in means we've got a large pool to recruit from but sometimes we find their skills are limited.
"On those occasions we have had to look further afield, including flying interviewees in from Poland."
A 36-year-old was assaulted in the High Street area at about 01:30 BST.
Police said he was taken to hospital for treatment on injuries that are not believed to be life threatening.
The accused will appear in Newtownards Magistrates' Court on Friday, 15 July, charged with grievous bodily harm with intent.
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The hosts led until wing Elliot Daly finished off a counter-attack, after Jonathan Davies failed to find touch with a clearance kick, and Owen Farrell converted to seal a 21-16 victory.
"In the last five minutes we lacked a bit of composure," said Howley.
"Unfortunately, England know how to win. They've got a lot of confidence."
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Defeat was Wales' second during Howley's second stint as stand-in for British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland.
They lost heavily to Australia in November and were criticised for their style of play in wins over Argentina, Japan and South Africa.
Howley's men opened their Six Nations campaign with a 33-7 victory over Italy in Rome, and produced a vastly improved display in defeat by England.
"I'm proud and delighted with the performance... up to about 75 minutes," said Howley.
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Daly dived over under pressure from Alex Cuthbert, who was promoted into the team in the build-up to the match when George North failed to recover from a dead leg.
Northampton Saints player North says he will be fit to face Scotland in round three on Saturday, 25 February.
Howley added: "I felt England were getting on top in the last 10 to 15 minutes and they took their chance.
"You have to applaud them for that.
"International rugby is about taking your chances and keeping discipline."
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Howley said fly-half Dan Biggar's display was one of the highlights for Wales.
"Dan Biggar delivers that level of performance whether it's in training or in a Test match," he said.
"He's one of the key players in the unit and he's matured to become a class player."
Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones said: "Hopefully we answered some of the critics.
"We had a great first half. Yes we are disappointed, but the performance was there for 76 minutes. We will take huge belief from this."
Money will be gratefully accepted by the cathedral dean, the Very Rev John Mann.
But credit and debit cards can also be flashed - the gadget is in place to make your transaction a smooth one.
The traditional Christmas vigil was started in 1976 under Dean Sammy Crooks and millions have been raised since then.
Dean Jack Shearer, who died in 2001, was initially dubbed the Black Santa by the media in the 1980s.
This was because of his distinctive black warm woollen clothing... and the name caught on with the public.
This is the 39th sit-out and it begins later on the cathedral steps.
It is Dean Mann's fifth sit-out.
"Like many another annual event it never seems like a year, but the gloves and hat, cloak and scarf are ready," he said.
"Sadly, Florence who knitted the scarf especially for my first sit-out in 2011 is no longer with us, but I will think of her and her kindness as I wind it around my neck (about three times!) to keep out the wind and rain."
Dean Mann will stand on the steps of St Anne's, come rain, hail or snow, every day until Christmas Eve and will be supported by members of the Cathedral Chapter.
The pensioner, who is in his 70s, was stabbed and beaten in his house at Clogharevan Park, Bessbrook, on Monday.
Police believe the gang may have used a hook to stab the victim. For days, he was critically ill but is now stable.
The arrested pair - a 25-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man - were released on bail pending further inquiries.
They had been detained in Newry, County Down, on Friday.
The pensioner was beaten and stabbed as he lay in his bed during the early hours of Monday morning.
He was initially taken to Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, and was later transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, in a critical condition.
On Saturday, a spokeswoman for Belfast Health Trust said the pensioner was now in a stable condition in hospital.
The maths project is aimed at improving the chances for young people growing up in a city where many traditional industries have declined.
Local MP Tristram Hunt is working with local schools, council and employers.
Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw will launch the scheme on Wednesday.
The £1m maths project, a form of educational urban regeneration, is aimed at attracting bright young maths graduates to a city struggling with industrial decline and academic underachievement.
The city's schools are among the lowest performing in GCSE results in England and have been criticised by Ofsted in a way Mr Hunt described as "pretty devastating".
In terms of the proportion of pupils in good or outstanding schools, Stoke is in the bottom 10 local authorities in the country.
The Maths Excellence Partnership, co-ordinated by Mr Hunt, is an attempt to get local organisations, including Keele University and regional maths hubs, to join forces to support schools in improving maths.
There is a target for 70% of pupils to achieve a good grade at GCSE maths in the next three years, up from 59% at present.
Across the country, schools have reported difficulties in recruiting maths teachers.
Mr Hunt, a former shadow education secretary, said it was "frankly difficult" for cities such as Stoke to compete for staff with cities such as London, Birmingham and Manchester.
The Stoke project is offering cash to attract new recruits - £2,000 per year for three years towards paying off tuition fees and a further relocation payment of £2,000.
This will be in addition to the national bursaries already offered to attract students into training as maths teachers.
There will also be a £2,000 relocation offer for established teachers wanting to transfer to Stoke.
And for those already teaching in the city, there will be funding for more specialist training.
With funding from the local council, the project will cost about £334,000 per year for three years.
"Money matters and if we can alleviate some of the cost of student loans, that's important," said Mr Hunt.
He also wants it to develop a sense of civic purpose and "camaraderie" in the drive to raise standards.
And he wants to establish Stoke as a pioneering place for ambitious young graduates to build a professional career.
Mr Hunt said schools in Stoke operated against the background of a changing economy and labour market, with jobs disappearing in manufacturing and the pottery industry.
He said the city had a "history of a very successful economy, which was highly skilled, but did not always place a great emphasis on formal schooling and qualifications".
"We're battling against some of the legacies of that," he said.
The project is also being backed by one of the contemporary local employers, online gambling company Bet365.
Janine Bridges, Stoke-on-Trent city council's cabinet member for education, said: "This is a hugely important project for the city and is part of our pledge to continue to drive up education standards in schools.
"This programme will not only allow us to recruit and retain maths teachers in the city, but to support their continued development."
Two secondary schools have been closely involved in developing the project, St Joseph's College and Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy.
Mark Stanyer, principal of Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy, said the shortage of maths teachers was a problem.
"It's very difficult to recruit people," he said.
But he was "very confident" the incentives for new teachers and the plans for specialist training would make a positive impact.
Mr Stanyer also highlighted the "major impact" of industrial decline over several decades, which had seen job losses in pottery and coal mining and a switch to service industries.
"We have talented people, but they need to be nurtured," he said.
And young people more than ever needed to be equipped with qualifications in maths and English.
Roisin Maguire, head of St Joseph's College, said the project would help schools to "attract, train and develop the very best maths teachers for Stoke. It places Stoke at the forefront of educational development".
Sir Michael described the maths partnership as an "exciting and promising venture".
"It's absolutely vital that children have a core body of knowledge to take with them to the next stage of their education," he said.
"And it's exactly this type of collaboration between education providers and experts that will help schools focus on raising attainment in those core subjects."
Dozens of police officers were injured and scores of people arrested.
The protests also saw the middle-ground Alliance Party targeted, including a death threat against East Belfast MP Naomi Long and councillors' homes attacked in Bangor and Newtownards.
On Monday 3 December, 2012, Belfast City Council voted to fly the union flag at city hall only on designated days.
Nationalists at Belfast City Council had wanted the union flag taken down altogether, but in the end voted on a compromise from the Alliance Party that it would fly on designated days.
Unionists said they considered the changes to be an attack on their cultural identity.
A loyalist protest outside the building erupted into violence minutes after the motion was passed. Disorder also broke out in east Belfast.
Fifteen police officers were injured, as well as a press photographer and two security guards.
Police were criticised by Sinn Féin for not anticipating the violence.
Council staff removed the flag at 07:00 GMT on Tuesday. It is now only flown on 18 designated days.
Parades and flags are important symbols to loyalists, who describe them as expressions of their culture.
The decision at Belfast City Hall followed a difficult, but not explosive, marching season during which there were numerous arguments and disturbances over specific parades.
Many loyalists claimed that some nationalists were trying to erase their identity from Northern Ireland.
The unionists argued that the flag had flown for decades above Belfast City Hall and the other parties should have left it alone.
Former Police Service of Northern Ireland chief constable Matt Baggott told a press conference on 7 January 2013, after four successive nights of disorder in east Belfast: "I am concerned that senior members of the UVF in east Belfast - as individuals - have been increasingly orchestrating some of this violence.
"That is utterly unacceptable and is being done for their own selfish motives. There is no excuse whatsoever for violence, as we've said, and we will be investigating that and taking the appropriate action."
Previously, assistant chief constable Will Kerr had said members of both the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) and Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) had been involved in violence around flag protests and that "we're now seeing senior members actively involved in orchestrating the violence."
In the weeks before the city hall vote, up to 40,000 leaflets criticising Alliance were distributed in a joint operation carried out by Democratic Unionist Party and Ulster Unionist Party activists.
Alliance accused the unionists of a blatant attempt to ramp up tensions over the union flag issue.
Unionists insisted their defence of the flag was a matter of principle and they wanted peaceful, constructive protests.
However, with the involvement of loyalist elements, and others using social media, the protests took on a life of their own, spreading well beyond central Belfast.
Protests followed in towns such as Carrickfergus, Coleraine and Ballymena.
Roads were also blocked in parts of Northern Ireland.
The Alliance Party was the target of threats and violence. East Belfast MP Naomi Long was threatened as was councillor Laura McNamee.
An Alliance Party office was destroyed in Carrickfergus and councillors' homes attacked in Bangor and Carrickfergus.
Alliance holds the balance of power on Belfast City Council, and could have voted down the original motion to remove the flag on all days.
Instead it came up with a compromise, suggesting that the union flag should be flown only on designated days.
Many of the party's offices are in unionist and loyalist areas and towns, like Carrickfergus and Bangor and so are an easier target than those of other parties, although two Sinn Féin representatives were also threatened.
The Duke Of York's Royal Military School, near Dover, is an academy with military traditions.
According to Ofsted, in September 2012 there were two "serious welfare incidents" and in May 2011 a "serious bullying incident".
Head teacher Chris Russell said issues in the report had been "dealt with".
The school, which dates back to 1801, was formerly funded by the Ministry of Defence for pupils whose parents were or had served in the armed forces.
In September 2010 it became an academy and open to pupils of all backgrounds.
Mr Russell said: "A lot of the Ofsted report was based on historical issues which have now been dealt with and the school is moving very rapidly forward and there has been major cultural change."
He said neither of the 2012 incidents were to do with bullying and that 16 staff members left in 2011 because of the change to academy status.
A new leadership team took over in summer 2012.
"I think there is a huge change from the independent sector to the state sector and that increased forensic accountably," he said.
"A number of staff found that very difficult and for their own particular reasons decided to go."
The Ofsted report said following the "serious bullying incident" in May 2011 an internal inquiry was undertaken by the governing body.
The report added: "The senior leadership team understands its own strengths and weaknesses and there are preliminary indications that the current leadership is improving the welfare provision at the school.
"There are clear development plans which are being implemented but there is still some way to go to ensure these are fully implemented or embedded."
Domenico Rancadore, 64, was arrested in Uxbridge in August where he was living with his wife and two children under the assumed name of Marc Skinner.
He was found guilty of Mafia association and extortion in Italy in 1999 and given a seven-year jail term.
Westminster Magistrates' Court heard he wanted "a normal life" for his family.
The hearing was also told Rancadore, who was known as The Professor in his native Sicily, suffered from the heart condition angina.
Since taking refuge the UK in 1994, Rancadore and his family used the surname of Skinner, the maiden name of his wife's British mother.
Giving evidence, Rancadore explained why he had used a different name, saying: "I change my name, I change my life, I don't want to go back to Italy."
Referring to his stay in the UK he said: "I never commit any crime in this country. I love this country."
He said there were 460 defendants in the trial in Italy in which he was a defendant along with his father in the 1980s, and he described it as a "terrible experience".
Talking about his angina, he said: "I'm not very well. I feel destroyed. I feel very painful."
But prosecutor Hannah Hinton said Rancadore was "deliberately absent" from the 1999 trial, where he was subsequently sentenced, and had deliberately "hidden" his identity as he knew he was a wanted man and had changed his story.
Ms Hinton said: "What I'm going to suggest, Mr Rancadore, is that when you came to this country, that you were worried, concerned, that you were going to be arrested again and now you accept that.
"But previously what you were telling the court was that you only came here to make a new life for yourself, having collected your pension," she said.
Rancadore was also questioned as to why his signature was on a document instructing two lawyers to challenge an Italian judgment by appeal - implying that he knew he was wanted by police.
But Rancadore said it was not his signature and had not been in contact with lawyers or with his parents.
"I never gave my address to anyone in Italy. I never contacted anyone in Italy," he said.
Ms Hinton suggested Rancadore was aware when the trial began and also came to know about the sentence, but he claimed to have learnt about the sentence after his arrest in the UK.
Rancadore's wife, Anne, told the court the extradition would be "devastating" for her husband.
"If my husband was to go to Italy it would be difficult for me to visit him," she said.
"It would really be devastating for me and for family life as well."
She also said her husband's father was a Sicilian Mafia leader and her son would have been hassled by police if they had remained in Italy, forcing them to leave.
The judge also heard from law professor and Italian prison expert Patrizio Gonnella who said: "Italy has the highest rate of crowded prisons in the whole of Europe.
"Today the matter of safeguarding of health is the biggest, the most critical, issue in our prisons."
The case continues.
First rule: don't get involved. Second rule: if you must get involved, pick a side. Third rule: make sure your side wins.
US President Barack Obama ran foul of the rules when he supported David Cameron in the UK's EU Referendum in June. Mr Cameron lost.
The president is now taking his second bet of the year on a European ally. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has called a constitutional referendum on 4 December.
"As you fight for this cause of reform, know that we stand with you," said Mr Obama during the Italian leader's visit to the White House on Tuesday.
Mr Renzi said: "If we win the December referendum it will be easier for Italy to carry on the battle to change the EU."
The two men's affection for one another was clear. Each is a centre-left politician, facing opposition from rising populist movements.
But the prime minister's opponents in Italy concluded that the president's support was a jinx.
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Beppe Grillo, leader of the populist opposition Five Star Movement, said: "Our country is dying and those responsible for governing go to the other side of the world to film a pro-Yes spot for the referendum.
"Every day that passes without the Five Star Movement in power is one more day of agony for Italians."
Italy's referendum is about power and who gets to wield it. Mr Renzi wants more of it for the elected government, as a way of reforming a political system he considers to be outdated and overcomplicated.
Mr Renzi proposes two specific changes: to simplify law-making by stripping Italy's upper house, the Senate, of most of its powers; and to give the elected government in Rome decision-making powers currently held by regions. He's threatened to resign if he loses (a threat that he's slowly begun to retract).
His opponents say the referendum is a simple power-grab. Prominent Italian politicians, including the two most recent prime ministers, Mario Monti and Silvio Berlusconi, have announced their decision to vote No.
Now Mr Obama has weighed in with his endorsement.
"How do you interpret the [Obama] endorsement?" wrote Paolo Pombeni, a journalist for Italy's Il Sole 24 Ore newspaper.
"It is the symbol of an American judgement of Italy's fragility. The US government thinks that political stability - and hence also economic and social cohesion - is at risk."
Current opinion polls show a race that is too close to call. Every vote will count. Well, apart from any cast from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
With the game reduced to 32 overs per side, Quinton de Kock led the way for the tourists, smashing seven sixes in his 104 from 78 balls before retiring.
Wayne Parnell (61) and JP Duminy (68) also feasted on the county attack as the tourists made 289-4.
Sussex were never in the hunt after slumping to 30-3, finishing on 223-9.
Harry Finch (62) and Delray Rawlins (41) were the top scorers for the home side against a South Africa XI missing one-day captain AB de Villiers and Test skipper Faf du Plessis because of illness and injury.
South Africa next face Northamptonshire on Sunday before three one-day internationals against England precede their involvement in the ICC Champions Trophy in June.
Following that, De Villiers' men remain in the UK to face England in three Twenty20 internationals and four Tests.
The freehold and trading rights of Saundersfoot beach in Pembrokeshire have been put on the market for £250,000 by owner Adrian Alford, who wants to pursue other interests.
The two acre (0.8 hectare) plot comes with the right to sell ice creams and rent water sports equipment.
Mr Alford, who has run his family beach business for 10 years, said it was a "beautiful place to work".
Estate agent RK Lucas & Son said the beach, part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, is one of the most-visited tourist destinations in west Wales and has a blue flag status for its high environmental quality.
Mr Alford said: "It is such a beautiful place to work, absolutely stunning. We are on Carmarthen Bay and face east so we get beautiful sunrises.
"You come down first thing in the morning when there is hardly a soul around and then the crowds slowly build up.
"We have done 10 years now and it will be nice to see another young couple take it on with the energy and vitality it needs."
The beach is open to written tenders until 14 September.
President Jammeh initially conceded after rival Adama Barrow won last week's vote, but then backtracked on Friday, saying he "totally" rejected the result.
The United Nations Security Council has demanded he accepts defeat.
The streets remain calm despite a heavy army presence in the capital Banjul.
Mr Jammeh's Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction party announced, late on Saturday, that a petition will be filed to The Gambia's Supreme Court.
By law, election results can be contested up to 10 days after the vote.
President-elect Barrow said on Sunday that he feared for his safety. He had previously accused his rival of damaging democracy by refusing to agree to hand over power.
Mr Jammeh, who took power in a coup in 1994, has cited "abnormalities" in the vote and wants a re-run.
It has been commissioned for an initial four-episode run, although a launch date has yet to be set.
"It's a cuddly toy, it's a toaster, it's a circular power saw, no it's Mel and Sue doing the Generation Game! We can't believe it, we are so excited!" the hosts said.
The new show will combine aspects of the original series with new games.
Perkins had hinted earlier this month on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs that the presenting duo might reunite for another TV project soon, after quitting The Great British Bake Off last year when the BBC lost the rights to Channel 4.
"I'm very hopeful Mel and I will do some pratting about, but I couldn't tell you exactly what yet. Possibly some prime-time pratting," she told Kirsty Young.
BBC Studios said audiences had identified the Generation Game as "the TV show that viewers most wanted to see back on their screens".
The show sees pairs of family members across generations take part in performance and task-based games, with the ultimate goal of facing the Conveyor Belt.
This is a memory test whereby the winning pair watches prizes pass on the belt before attempting to remember each one to win it, from household appliances to the infamous cuddly toy.
All the family pairs will start the show in the studio audience and only find out which game they are playing when Mel and Sue announce them.
A panel of star judges will score the pairs after each game and decide which will get to face the Conveyor Belt.
Charlotte Moore, the director of BBC content, said: "The Generation Game is an iconic BBC One show, so to be able to bring it back for today's audience with Mel and Sue overseeing things is a wonderful moment for the channel."
The Generation Game began on BBC One in 1971, with Sir Bruce Forsyth as its longest-serving host. The entertainer fronted the show for two spells from 1971 to 1977 and 1990 to 1994.
The Generation Game was presented by Larry Grayson between 1978 and 1982 and Jim Davidson from 1995 to 2002.
There have also been two one-off editions of the show. Graham Norton presented a Christmas edition in 2005, while Vernon Kay took charge of a version for Comic Relief in 2011.
In 2014, one of the contestants on the Comic Relief special, Miranda Hart, was reported to be in talks to host a revival herself.
The announcement of the show's revival with Mel and Sue was described by comedian Susan Calman on Twitter as "smashing", while Sally-Ann Burgon tweeted: "Just perfect, literally just the most perfect "regeneration" of a show".
But Mark Rice was among several people to wonder why an old format was being revived, tweeting: "Love Mel and Sue but, seriously, the Generation Game? Can the BBC not come up with any fresh ideas for such great presenters?"
Meanwhile, Daily Mirror TV critic Ian Hyland mischievously suggested: "The BBC should put Mel & Sue's Generation Game on at the same time as Bake Off on C4. And have a cake icing round featuring Mary Berry."
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The court heard that Aaron Millar from Barnewall Place in the city was stopped and searched on his way into the courthouse on 9 April.
Security staff found £230 worth of cannabis in his backpack.
He admitted two charges of possessing cannabis and cannabis resin. Millar was given a four-month prison sentence suspended for two years.
Security staff said they found a tin containing 46 grams of cannabis in Millar's backpack.
When security staff found the tin, Millar ran off, the court heard.
He told police that the amount in the tin would have been two week's supply.
Millar said he had been to see his psychologist on the day in question and had wanted to speak to his solicitor.
The court heard that Millar was being questioned about another matter on 21 May when he asked police: "Why are you questioning me about a wee bit of cannabis when I brought a whole lot more into court?"
A defence solicitor said his client had been taking "a huge amount" of cannabis at the time but was since making progress.
He said the cannabis intake was causing him "massive damage" and the solicitor said that anyone trying to bring drugs into the courthouse "sums him up."
Millar's defence lawyer said he was now receiving counselling.
The uncapped 26-year-old reported the injury after Saturday's 3-2 Premier League defeat by Leicester City.
Antonio was able to complete the 90 minutes at London Stadium, but West Ham manager Slaven Bilic indicated afterwards that he was a doubt.
England face Germany in a friendly on Wednesday before hosting Lithuania in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday.
Antonio's absence further weakens the attacking options of England boss Gareth Southgate.
Forwards Harry Kane, Daniel Sturridge, Danny Welbeck and Wayne Rooney are all out through injury, while Theo Walcott was left out of the squad.
In addition to Antonio, West Ham lost centre-back Winston Reid to a leg injury, while midfielder Pedro Obiang was taken off on a stretcher after rolling his ankle.
On the injuries to Antonio and Reid, Bilic said: "Hopefully, they will be fit after the international break."
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The duo collided with Russian and Belgian riders on lap 18 of the 80-lap race, which sees the riders hand-sling each other into the action.
A visit to hospital then revealed damage to her distal radius scaphoid.
"I was very aware of the crowd - it's a good recovery method," Archibald told BBC Scotland after her victory.
Archibald, who got "a bit of an adrenaline kick" from the fall, will miss next weekend's Scottish Nationals but it is not yet known how long she will be sidelined for.
Following their crash, Archibald and Lloyd rode the perfect race, timing their hand-slings to perfection to win three intermediate sprints in succession and keep pace with the French pair, who led by two points heading into the final sprint.
But Olympic team pursuit champion Archibald powered round the final lap to win the sprint as Britain won on 25 points, two clear of France.
"It was a pretty exciting race," the Scot said. "Somebody closed down when we came into a change coming into a sprint. There was nowhere to go.
"We all came down in a domino, which is a hazard of the trade. Something about dangers in the work place. You can say that light-heartedly when we both got back up."
However, after learning of her injury, Archibald said: "Going down I've put my hand out. I've seen a photograph and I was sort of like kicking myself. Never put your hand out. You're always going to break your wrist and I've gone and done it.
"With crashing it's all about natural instinct about what you going to do, tuck and roll is the normal plan of action!"
Archibald's preparations for the Rio Olympics were disrupted by injury when she was involved in a motorbike crash in which she ruptured a posterior cruciate ligament and fractured her elbow.
However, she recovered to claim gold and followed that success with three medals at last month's European Championships.
It was a second gold medal of the weekend for Lloyd, who was celebrating her 20th birthday on Saturday.
The women's madison was taking place at an elite world level for the first time - British riders Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish are world champions in the men's equivalent.
Sam Harrison, riding for Wales, won bronze in the points race, while compatriot Lewis Oliva was third in the keirin.
Harrison came through in the final sprint to collect third as Scotland's Mark Stewart, who was riding for Britain, faded in the closing stages to slip from second to fourth.
The raid is thought to have happened over the Easter bank holiday weekend at the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit company.
Officers from the Met's Flying Squad were called to the area at 08:10 BST.
In a statement, the Met Police said: "A number of safety deposit boxes have been broken into". They said inquiries were continuing.
The Hatton Garden area is well known for its diamond and gold trade.
BBC News correspondent Ben Ando, who is at the scene, said: "What is not clear at the moment is when the thieves actually broke in or how they broke in.
"My understanding is that they did not come in through the front door, that's because security did check during the weekend that nobody had come in through the front door and found it to be locked shut."
He said a lot of the safety boxes could contain diamonds that have not been set into jewellery.
Diamond jewellery expert Lewis Malka, who works in the area, said the haul was likely to amount to "hundreds and hundreds of thousands of pounds".
He said: "Most of the people who have got safety deposits there are people in the trade."
The council's cabinet will meet to discuss the new school for ages 3-16 which is set to replace Groes Primary School and Dyffryn Comprehensive.
Funding for Ysgol Newydd Margam, which will accommodate 1,455 pupils, was announced in November.
A report recommends approving the plans, with a 28-day public consultation set to begin on 5 January.
The new school is set to open on 1 September 2018 and the council said the move would save £7.5m in maintenance backlogs for the current sites.
The MPs said net lending by banks using the Funding for Lending scheme had fallen by £2.3bn since June 2012.
It added there was little understanding of where support was most needed.
But the government said the report did not reflect reality and that credit conditions were improving.
Funding for Lending is the scheme launched jointly by the Bank of England and the Treasury to boost lending to the real economy.
Under the scheme, banks and building societies were allowed to borrow money cheaply from the Bank of England, as long as they then loaned that money to individuals or businesses.
The scheme was recently modified to exclude individuals, as the Bank believed mortgage lending had picked up sufficiently and no longer needed special support.
The latest Bank of England figures show that all lending to businesses fell by £4.3bn between September and November 2013.
"Small and medium-sized enterprises have a vital role to play in driving the UK's economic recovery... but many still struggle to access the finance they need," said Margaret Hodge, chair of the committee.
"[Government] departments manage their various schemes not as a coherent programme but simply as a series of ad hoc initiatives."
She said the Department for Business and the Treasury could not demonstrate that they were "achieving best value for taxpayers' money."
The report also criticised the government's Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme, which looks to help businesses that have been turned down for bank loans.
The number and value of loans provided by the scheme had fallen in each year between 2010 and 2013, the report said.
The committee said that the two government departments were unable to show that the schemes launched to boost lending had addressed the market failures they were designed to correct.
However, the government challenged the report's findings, saying they did "not reflect the reality, which is that credit conditions for small and medium enterprises are improving, new lending is being provided and small businesses are being offered cheaper loans rates".
A spokesman for the Bank of England also told the BBC that many businesses now prefer to raise money by themselves, rather than taking a loan from a bank.
He also said that the latest figures on business lending showed an improving situation.
While business lending in 2012 fell by £1.5bn a month on average, in 2013 it fell by £1.1bn a month.
The committee of MPs said the new British Business Bank, which is launching this year and will have £1bn of capital at its disposal, should help drive more lending to businesses.
The British Chamber of Commerce said it agreed with much in the report, but called on the government to go further in its plans for the Business Bank, so that "it is customer-facing, better capitalised from the outset, and has the ability to lend directly to businesses".
The committee's report comes a week after the Labour party called for greater competition in banking and for the break up of some the UK's largest banks.
Party leader Ed Miliband said the City had been "an incredibly poor servant of the real economy", adding that banks should be doing more to help businesses grow.
Two trainers, from Germany and Sweden, were also arrested as they worked in a digital security workshop at a hotel.
No reason has been given for the arrests. The operation was a "grotesque abuse of power", Amnesty said.
Meanwhile, tens of thousands of people are marching from Ankara to Istanbul as part of an opposition protest.
The march, now on its 22nd day, was in reaction to the arrest of an opposition lawmaker. But it has become a wider demonstration of what many say is an erosion of democracy under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Turkey remains under a state of emergency imposed after rogue army officers tried to oust Mr Erdogan in a coup on 15 July 2016. Police have jailed more than 50,000 people since then.
The human rights activists were arrested on Buyukada, an island south of Istanbul, and were being held in five different police stations. They included Idil Eser, Amnesty's Turkey director.
The group's secretary general, Salil Shetty, said in a statement that the raid was "a grotesque abuse of power and highlights the precarious situation facing human rights activists in the country", and urged their immediate and unconditional release.
The workshop was organised by Netherlands-based rights group Hivos.
Human rights activists are often accused of treacherous activity in Turkey but the new development is a serious escalation of the situation, the BBC's Selin Girit reports from Istanbul.
Amnesty International's Turkey chair, Taner Kilic, is also in police custody. He was arrested on 6 June with 22 other lawyers and charged with membership of a "terrorist" organisation. Amnesty called the charges "baseless".
Seven of the rights activists arrested with Ms Eser on Wednesday evening were named by Amnesty as: Ilknur Ustun of Women's Coalition; Gunal Kursun and Veli Acu of Human Rights Agenda Association; Nalan Erkem and Ozlem Dalkiran of Citizen's Assembly; Nejat Tastan of Equal Rights Watch Association and lawyer Seyhmus Ozbekli.
The post-coup crackdown has targeted tens of thousands of public servants accused of supporting US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen.
The European Parliament has deplored the crackdown on Mr Erdogan's opponents in Turkey and called for a suspension of talks on it joining the EU if Mr Erdogan is formally granted sweeping new powers.
A controversial referendum in April backed constitutional changes that would turn Turkey into a presidential republic, diminishing parliament's role.
Turkey has made very slow progress towards EU membership, amid international concern about freedom and justice under Turkey's current state of emergency.
The document will be on loan from May to September from its permanent home at The National Archives in London.
It was commissioned in 1086 by Norman king William the Conqueror after his invasion of England and lists the taxable value of his new kingdom.
Jeff James from The National Archives said he was "delighted" the book was heading to Lincoln to be displayed alongside other historic documents.
"There simply is no other document like Domesday," he said.
"It is our nation's earliest, most important and most treasured public record, a work of the greatest historic significance.
"It offers an insight into life and society in England more than 900 years ago and just as importantly it still has the power to engage and inform us today.
The castle is home to one of four remaining copies of Magna Carta, a document outlining basic rights which was signed by King John in 1215.
Iceland international Sigurdsson joined Fulham from FC Krasnodar for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal in August 2016.
The 31-year-old made 18 appearances last season, scoring his only goal in a 2-0 win at Ipswich in December.
Fulham start the new Championship season when they host Norwich City on Saturday.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
That is the question I have been exploring since the start of the election campaign.
And, as we count down the days to #GE2015, we are stepping up our coverage for young people.
We will be taking your questions to the people behind the manifestos and asking them about the issues you tell us you feel most passionate about - your career, your cash, your future.
The BBC bosses have decided to give me my own Facebook page to post snippets of election news and views from young voters across Wales.
And using the hashtag #iNeverKnew, we will be sharing election facts and getting your questions answered.
From 20 April, BBC Wales will be on an election tour - visiting six key places where there are interesting battles going on between the different parties fighting for your vote.
We will be stopping at Barry, Carmarthen, Tregaron, Llandudno, Connah's Quay and Cardiff.
If you have not seen it yet - check out our giant inflatable tent that we will be taking with us.
I will be running some sessions in the tent from 12:00-13:00 BST at each stop on the tour, so come along if you can.
BBC Wales' The Wales Report will also be hosting a special election debate programme for young voters on 29 April, hosted by Radio 1's Huw Stephens.
They are looking for young people to be in the audience. Here is how to apply.
In the meantime, you can find out more about what each of the main political parties are promising to do if they win the election here.
Jones, 24, won five contests to win the women's -57kg category in her first competition since December 2016.
"I had some really tough fights and it was a really long day, which I'm not that used to," Jones told BBC Wales Sport.
"I had five fights and a lot of them were hard."
She added: "In a few of the fights I was losing and down and had to bring it back so I've learnt a lot of lessons for the World Championships."
Flint's Jones had not competed since beating Hedaya Malak in the World Grand Prix final last December.
The London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic champion took time out from training earlier this year to take part in winter sports reality TV show The Jump.
A year ago, these questions would have been near unthinkable.
Protecting Israel from critical resolutions at the Security Council has long been a central pillar of US Middle East policy.
But so rapid has been the deterioration of relations between the Obama administration and Netanyahu government that America's protective shield is now up for discussion at the White House, as part of a broader review of US relations with Israel.
Rarely have the grievances between two such close allies been given such a public airing, or chronicled in such vivid and profane detail.
Obama and his aides have made no secret of their anger at Benjamin Netanyahu for accepting an invitation from the Republican leadership to address a joint session of Congress in the midst of his re-election campaign, and then using that pulpit to denounce the potential nuclear deal between Washington and Tehran.
Netanyahu's voiced opposition to Palestinian statehood in the final days of the Israel election campaign injected more poison into relations.
The White House policy review feels like payback.
Even though the Israeli prime minister has since tried to backtrack on the question of statehood, the Obama administration is pressing ahead.
"Netanyahu, in the election run-up, stated that a Palestinian state would not occur while he was prime minister," the president said last week, in a sharp rebuke.
"And I took him at his word that that's what he meant."
At no stage since Netanyahu's re-election has the White House indicated that Israel would continue to receive US protection at the UN, despite being given numerous opportunities to do so.
Rather, comments from administration officials have been deliberately ambiguous.
"Steps that the United States has taken at the United Nations had been predicated on this idea that the two-state solution is the best outcome," said the White House spokesman Josh Earnest last month, in comments that reverberated around the diplomatic world, and nowhere more so than in New York.
"Now our ally in these talks has said that they are no longer committed to that solution. That means we need to re-evaluate our position in this matter, and that is what we will do moving forward."
Ever since the early 1970s, the US has used its veto as a permanent member of the Security Council to shield Israel from hostile and unfavourable resolutions on issues such as settlement activity in the Palestinian territories, operations in Gaza and Lebanon, and its controversial West Bank barrier.
Back in February 2011, the Obama administration used its first veto at the Security Council to block a resolution condemning settlement activity.
Even as late as last December, it lobbied to thwart a Palestinian-backed resolution demanding an end to Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories by 2017, which failed to secure the necessary nine votes needed for passage (which meant a US veto was not required to block it).
The question now, just four months on, is whether the US would allow a European-backed resolution outlining the parameters of a peace deal between the Israelis and Palestinians to pass the Security Council.
Pushed by the French, discussions will begin this week on the possible wording of such a resolution, which could include a timetable for negotiations, and also the establishment of a Palestinian state.
The Israelis would ordinarily expect the Americans to quash such a move. Now US opposition is by no means guaranteed.
Alert to a potential shift in policy, the French foreign minister Laurent Fabius said last week when he announced the resolution: "I hope that the partners who were reluctant will not be reluctant anymore."
"Would the US abstain from a resolution that Israel opposes? That's the question here," says Robert Danin, a former White House official and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
"It's a distinct possibility."
Such a resolution could be a "legacy item" for the Obama administration, he says, but ultimately "it all depends on the quality of the resolution".
The wording is key.
While the new Israeli coalition government is in the process of being formed, Danin thinks that Washington is trying to exert pressure on Netanyahu.
"The administration is using the diplomatic ambiguity of the moment to shape a more centrist coalition," he says.
When I asked Israel's UN ambassador Ron Prosor whether his country was about to lose its American protection, he delivered a stock response.
'There is no better friend to Israel than the United States of America," he said.
"The American people know that in the Middle East there's no greater friend for the United States than the people of Israel."
But Mr Prosor cuts an increasingly isolated figure at the UN.
Try as he might to apply some diplomatic veneer to the troubled relationship, the gaping cracks are plain to see.
Israel continues to enjoy widespread support on Capitol Hill, not just from Republicans but Democrats as well.
Were the Obama administration to withdraw its protection, there would be blowback from Congress.
President Obama also has other domestic political questions to weigh up.
The best way of securing his legacy is to ensure that another Democrat, most probably Hillary Clinton, succeeds him.
A breach with Israel less than two years from a presidential election runs the risk of alienating Jewish voters - though it is harder these days to speak of the Jewish vote as a monolith, because many Jewish Americans share the administration's frustrations with Netanyahu.
One possibility is that the Obama administration would allow a weakened resolution to go through the Security Council that would set only broad parameters for a final peace deal, and enshrine once again the land for peace formula, but not impose any deadlines.
It is worth remembering that there have been breaches of the firewall in the past.
In 1990, the first Bush administration voted for a resolution strongly critical of Israel's handling of riots on Jerusalem's Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, which was then seen as a significant shift.
In May 2004, the Bush administration, which was staunch in its support for Israel, abstained from a resolution condemning Israeli military action in Gaza, rather than using its veto.
However, removing US protection at this juncture would mark a far more historic shift, because the resolution under discussion goes right to the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian question: the two-state solution itself.
Supporting a toughly worded resolution in the face of strong Israeli opposition would be a major leap, and one that even an aggrieved second-term president might not be willing to make.
The High Court judge also found that Edwin Poots had breached the ministerial code by failing to take the issue before the Stormont Executive.
The Department of Health said Mr Poots would "read and consider" the verdict.
The complete ban, put in place during the 1980s, was lifted in England, Scotland and Wales in November 2011.
It was replaced by new rules that allow blood from men whose last sexual contact with another man was more than a year ago.
The 12-month deferral was left in place following a Government Advisory Committee report.
It identified a much shorter period during which infection with blood-borne viruses could not be detected.
Mr Poots maintained the ban in Northern Ireland on the basis of ensuring public safety.
But a gay man granted anonymity due to his perceived vulnerability launched a judicial review challenge to Mr Poots' position on blood donation.
The judge heard claims that the minister had displayed apparent bias that went beyond religious beliefs and into the realms of prejudice.
It was revealed in court that despite the unidentified applicant's sexual orientation, he has become a born-again Christian who now disapproves of homosexual practices.
Attorney General John Larkin QC, the chief legal adviser to the Stormont Executive, questioned the legitimacy of the challenge.
He claimed the challenge was a waste of time because the applicant had previously had sex for money.
Mr Larkin rejected arguments that the issue required full executive approval and questioned whether the minister had made a decision to maintain the current ban.
However, the judge said that in continuing the lifetime deferral policy the minister had deviated from the position taken in England, Scotland and Wales.
He said the decision was made against the secretary of state's recommendation that the report from the advisory committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO) should be followed.
The judge held that the additional risk from deferring donation for 12 months, instead of permanently, was very minimal.
He said: "The minister has decided that MSM (males who have sex with other males) behaviour creates such a high risk of infection to the donor that such donors must be permanently deferred with the result that such blood cannot enter the Northern Ireland blood stock.
"Importing blood from other places which do accept MSM donors, even in limited quantities, leaves the door open for MSM blood to do just that.
"There is clearly a defect in reason here."
Applying different standards to imported blood defeats the whole purpose of a permanent deferral, he added.
Declaring the decision irrational, he said: "If there is a genuine concern about the safety of MSM-donated blood, such that the blood stock must be protected absolutely from such blood, then the security of that blood must actually be maintained absolutely."
Dealing with the alleged breach of the ministerial code, the judge said the lifetime ban was both controversial and cross-cutting, taking in equality issues.
"As such the minister had no authority to act without bringing them to the attention of the Executive Committee which he failed to do.
"In doing so the minister breached the ministerial code and... had no legal authority to take a decision in breach of the ministerial code."
In response to the judgement, a spokesperson for UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: "We will consider the potential implications of this judgement on UK blood policy."
Sinn Féin assembly member Maeve McLaughlin, who is currently the chair of Stormont's health committee, said: "The decision raises in many people's minds serious questions as to whether Edwin Poots has the ability to carry out his duties as health minister for all."
She added: "It goes without saying that we need to have robust screening of blood, whoever it comes from. Discriminating against people from within our community who are prepared to give blood, which would be used to save lives, needs to be reversed immediately."
Alliance Party health spokesman Kieran McCarthy said the DUP MP's position as health minister had been "seriously compromised" and he should "consider his position".
"He has been badly advised and now has serious questions to answer. Not only has he wasted public funds, but he also acted to prejudice one section of society in Northern Ireland," he said.
John O'Doherty of the Rainbow Project, a gay advocacy organisation, said: "This ruling is a shocking indictment of the conduct of Minister Poots, who has proven himself incapable of separating his personal prejudices from his public responsibilities."
Although CNN had an extra lectern set aside for the vice-president at the debate venue in Las Vegas, it went unused - and the name of the man-who-might-possibly-want-to-run-for-president was never brought up during the course of the evening's proceedings.
The only reminder of the spectre of a Biden candidacy came during a commercial break prior to the start of the debate, when the Draft Biden organisation - that cast of former staffers and campaign operatives without a current home - ran an advert featuring audio from Mr Biden's 2012 Democratic convention speech accompanied by soulful guitar music and black-and-white photos of Mr Biden, Mr Biden with Barack Obama and the stock images of the "everyday Americans" of political lore.
The advert was largely ignored in the morning-after debate round-ups from pundits and analysts, however, as a consensus quickly formed that the vice-president had missed an opportunity to elbow his way into the race.
Hillary Clinton acquitted herself well on the stage and didn't display the kind of glaring weaknesses that could prompt Mr Biden to launch what would be a campaign unprecedented in modern times for its deadline-toeing tardiness.
"Clinton closed what could have been multiple paths for Biden," writes Politico's Edward-Isaac Dovere. "She wove close to the president repeatedly through the debate, minimizing her policy disagreements and all but claiming his endorsement the first time she brought up his name.
Former Clinton campaign manager David Axelrod says the rationale for a Biden candidacy is rapidly diminishing.
"After Tuesday, the calls on him to save the party from a weak front-runner will be more muted," he writes for CNN. "He is running third in the polls, and nothing that happened in Tuesday's debate likely closed that gap."
Even conservatives, many of whom likely cherished the prospect of a protracted Clinton-Biden face-off, were down on the vice-president's prospects.
John Podhoretz writes in the New York Post that Mrs Clinton "may have just put the primary away" thanks to a solid debate performance and the decision by her opponents, including populist challenger Bernie Sanders, to pull their rhetorical punches when addressing the former secretary of state.
"The rest of the Democratic field was so pathetically weak, there's no question that a Biden entry would give her a harder time than she had last night," he writes.
"What he needed was Hillary to stumble, to look shifty, to deepen the worry among Democrats that she will not be able to stand up to Republican attacks on her dishonesty and untrustworthiness," he continues. "That didn't happen, in part because of the astounding decision by Sanders to jump on her bandwagon and say no one cares about her emails."
In the National Review, David French has a message for the vice-president: "If you're going to get in the race, you better do it now, because Hillary's looking inevitable again."
The will-he-won't-he saga for Mr Biden's presidential consideration has gone on for more than two months now, and the self-imposed date for when he would announce his intensions has been repeatedly pushed back, from the end of August, to September, to October.
There's already been a few chirps among left-leaning commentators that Mr Biden should just make up his mind already, rather than leave the Democratic race in an unsettled state.
"The game Joe Biden is playing now, in holding back on making his decision and telling us what he plans to do, just has to end, and fast," Greg Sargent wrote last week in the Washington Post. "At best it's becoming a farcical distraction that is beneath him. At worst it's becoming a serious waste of our time."
Mr Biden's indecision is already drawing not-complimentary comparisons to Mario Cuomo's presidential flirtations in 1991, when cameras were fixed on the airplane the then-New York governor had idling at an Albany airport that would have taken him to a presidential announcement in New Hampshire. Mr Cuomo opted not to run, leaving the Democratic nomination path open to a cast of lesser-known candidates, including Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton.
The latest word from the Biden camp has the vice-president making his announcement within a week or so. There's some speculation that he's waiting to see how Mrs Clinton will perform during her 22 October public testimony before Republican Congressman Trey Gowdy and his House committee investigating the Benghazi consulate attacks.
"At this point, Biden might as well wait until after the Benghazi hearing, because his asset is as the guy warming up in the bullpen," writes NBC's Chuck Todd and Mark Murray. "The final word on a Biden candidacy might rest in Trey Gowdy's hands."'
During Tuesday night's debate, Mrs Clinton dismissed the committee as a partisan side-show aimed at damaging her approval ratings. Chances are she will be equally unbowed during her Capitol Hill appearance.
If Mr Biden pushes his decision back too much later, he will be in danger of missing the deadline to have his name appear on some state primary ballots. The cut-off for Georgia is 29 October, with more state filing dates in early November.
The clock is ticking for the vice-president, but if the alarm didn't go off before Tuesday night's Las Vegas debate it may never sound.
The troops had "misused" their power over women fleeing violence and poverty, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
One Muslim girl, aged 15, reportedly had her headscarf ripped off before being raped.
The AU, which has some 22,000 troops fighting militant Islamists in Somalia, says it will investigate the claims.
In 2012, the UN recorded 1,700 rapes in camps for displaced people in Somalia.
Many were thought to have been carried out by members of the Somali security forces.
Last year, there was a huge public outcry following claims that AU and government soldiers had gang-raped a woman in Mogadishu.
A joint investigation by the AU and government dismissed the allegation as unfounded, even though neither the woman nor independent witnesses had been interviewed.
Most of the women who were abused lived in camps for displaced people after fleeing violence and the 2011 famine, HRW said.
"The AU can no longer turn a blind eye to the abuses on Amisom [AU Mission in Somalia] bases, as it's undermining the very credibility of the mission," said Liesl Gerntholtz, HRW's women's rights director.
It interviewed 21 women and girls, some as young as 12, who described being raped or sexually exploited by Ugandan or Burundian soldiers in the AU force, HRW said.
Only one rape case, in which the victim was a child, is before Uganda's military court in Kampala, it added.
"Some Amisom soldiers have used humanitarian assistance, provided by the mission, to coerce vulnerable women and girls into sexual activity," HRW said.
"A number of the women and girls interviewed for this report said that they were initially approached for sex in return for money or raped while seeking medical assistance and water on the Amisom bases, particularly the Burundian contingent's base."
A Burundian soldier gave a 15-year-old girl $10 (£6) after raping her, HRW said.
"First he ripped off my hijab [headscarf] and then he attacked me," it quoted her as saying.
The girl had gone to an AU base of Burundian soldiers to collect medicine for her mother who was ill, HRW said.
Somalia has been hit by instability since the overthrow of long-serving ruler Siad Barre in 1991.
The AU force was deployed in 2007, with most of its troops coming from Uganda and Burundi.
The 25-year-old was withdrawn in the first half of Scotland's 39-16 win over USA on Sunday, which put them top of Pool B.
Meanwhile, Scottish Rugby says fly-half Finn Russell's ankle injury "will require further care and assessment".
Vern Cotter's side face South Africa on Saturday and a replacement for Gilchrist is due to be announced.
Edinburgh's Gilchrist tweeted: "Devastated. Big thanks for the support. All the best to the boys for the rest of the tournament #AsOne #RWC2015"
Samoa are Scotland's final Pool B opponents on 10 October with both of the upcoming games taking place at St James' Park in Newcastle.
"Gilchrist sustained the soft tissue damage in the 19th minute of the national team's 39-16 win over USA yesterday, with the recovery period expected to extend beyond the competition," said Scottish Rugby.
"Finn Russell has sustained an inversion injury to his ankle, which will require further care and assessment.
"A number of other players will require the ongoing care of the national medical team, however these are not considered an immediate concern."
In a defiant speech, Mr Temer said a secret audio recording, in which he allegedly discusses the payment of hush money to a jailed politician, needed to be validated.
Mr Temer is suspected of corruption and obstruction of justice which he denies.
Despite growing calls for him to go, Mr Temer repeated that he would not quit.
In the audio recording, made at a meeting with Joesley Batista, president of giant meat-packing firm JBS, Mr Temer appears to be discussing bribes to the former speaker of the lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha, who is serving a prison sentence for corruption.
The money would be in exchange for Cunha's silence over Mr Temer's alleged implication 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.
The scandal has engulfed Brazilian politics, with a third of Mr Temer's cabinet under investigation for alleged corruption. Former president Lula is already facing five charges.
The man Mr Temer allegedly condoned the bribery to - Eduardo Cunha - is in prison for corruption, money laundering and tax evasion.
Both men 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.
The president is biding his time by asking the Supreme Court to suspend investigations until the audio is verified, and justice Edson Fachin's decision to order the verification may give him some breathing room.
But the crisis is unravelling quickly, with the first party of the ruling coalition having decided to leave the government on Saturday; and the remaining coalition members assessing whether it's time to abandon ship.
While the president struggles to save his mandate, the economic and political elites are already discussing the day after - and the possible scenarios would President Temer resign, suffer impeachment or have the 2014 election result annulled by Brazil's Electoral Court.
"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.
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.
Opposition parties have demanded his resignation and snap elections.
Patrick and Barry Lyttle, along with their father, were met by family at Dublin airport after travelling on separate flights.
Barry hit Patrick outside a Sydney nightclub in January. Patrick spent a week in a coma but has recovered.
Throughout the judicial process the Ballycastle brothers stood together.
Patrick asked the court to show leniency to his brother.
Arriving home on Wednesday night, he said: "Of course for myself and my family it has been tough, but we've come through it positively and we've got the right outcome.
"We're all home together."
Barry Lyttle was given a suspended sentence for punching his brother.
After being embraced by his supporters, who greeted him with 'welcome home' signs and balloons, he said: "I just can't believe the welcome I've got today and it's just so good to be home.
"I'd just like to thank everybody for all the support Patrick and I have got. This past four months have been terrible but hopefully we can put it all behind us now and move on with our lives as best we can."
He acknowledged that if his brother had not made such a good recovery, their homecoming could have been very different.
"It could have been different, yes, and we just have to thank god and thank all the support we got. It's really pulled everybody through - Dad, Patrick and I - and without all the support, to be honest we don't know where we would be.
"But it's good to be back. It's really, really good to be back and I'm looking forward to my life again."
During the court case, the Lyttle brothers both promised to speak to young people in Ireland about the consequences of violence, in return for a more lenient sentence.
Barry Lyttle said they were looking forward to getting involved with restorative justice groups in Northern Ireland, to "raise awareness that bad things can happen from unexpected events".
Judge Mr Justice Morgan said the Grade II-listed pier was unsafe, in danger of collapsing and that Steven Hunt was in no financial position to restore it.
Mr Hunt said he would try to win an appeal against the decision.
Last week, the Welsh government rejected a bid by Conwy council to demolish the pier which has been at the centre of a long-running dispute.
Mr Hunt, who ran the pier until he was made bankrupt in 2008, said it should have come back to him after three years.
He argued that he had lived on the pier in a "dwelling house" within one of the buildings, even after he was made bankrupt.
In today's judgement, Mr Justice Morgan said that one of the reasons Mr Hunt should not be given a "vesting order" to confirm his ownership of the pier was because of the poor state of the structure.
The judgement said: "The present position is that the pier is unsafe, is a serious risk to public safety and might collapse at any moment."
Conwy council had argued that the pier was transferred to the Crown Estate in 2011, at the end of the period after Mr Hunt was made bankrupt.
The council signed a deal to buy the pier in 2012 and has since applied for permission to demolish it.
Mr Hunt said he believed that the pier could still be restored.
Conwy council said in a statement: "We are delighted that the judge has ruled that the former owner has no further legal interest in the pier."
A Network Rail worker said staff were "genuinely concerned" about excrement, urine and sanitary towels on the tracks.
Network Rail accepted that train toilets which emptied on the track were "outdated and unpleasant" for track workers.
Greater Anglia said it was hoping to phase out toilets which dump waste.
The man who works across the East Anglia region said: "A train would be coming and we'd stand back the recommended distance.
"It's not unusual to feel a spray, a kind of mist in the air. That's bad enough, but then you walk back to where you've been working on the tracks there's [faeces] everywhere."
Passenger waste is discharged from trains not fitted with retention tanks.
The majority of trains running through Cambridge station are operated by Greater Anglia, First Capital Connect and CrossCountry.
More than half of Greater Anglia's trains in the Cambridge area do not have retention tanks. The other two operators' trains do not discharge on to the track.
"We'd like to see them replaced or modified, but this requires effort from across the industry and funding," said a Network Rail spokesman.
The Department for Transport said the government recognised "this is a very unpleasant experience for railway workers and the public" and was "working closely" with Greater Anglia on a fleet upgrade.
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Mark Kelbie, 35, from Edinburgh, was driving a silver BMW when the accident happened on the A915 between Upper Largo and Largoward at about 05:00 on Saturday.
It is thought that his car may have struck a wall before leaving the road.
Mr Kelbie was taken to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, where he later died.
In a statement issued through Police Scotland, his family said: "Mark was a loving son, father and husband who will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him.
"The family are requesting privacy at this difficult time."
A 24-year-old passenger was also seriously injured in the accident and taken to hospital. His injuries were not thought to be life-threatening.
The road was closed from Upper Largo to Largoward for several hours while officers conducted investigations at the scene.
Sgt Jim Henry, of Police Scotland, said: "Our condolences go to Mark's family and friends and we're working to establish the full circumstances surrounding this collision.
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As usual, bookmakers were taking bets on his successor before his leather chair* had time to cool.
A quick scan of the betting sites shows caretaker boss Gareth Southgate as favourite at 6-4 to turn his temporary role into a permanent one, while close to £10,000 has already been placed on Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to take the England reins.
But what of the longer shots? BBC Sport looks at the great and the good, the familiar faces, the potential debutants and the downright daft. The bookies will take your money - we don't necessarily advise you give it to them.
(You can take your pick of the genuine frontrunners here.)
We think you can safely put this one into the "not a chance" box.
The former Manchester United boss retired in 2013 after 26 years in charge at Old Trafford and has since only managed a Great Britain and Ireland team in a charity match.
Having said that, there have reportedly been 30 bets of about £20 placed on the Scot to be the next England gaffer.
Surely those punters are just throwing money away?
Former Charlton Athletic boss Alan Curbishley has become a bit of a cult figure in the world of betting, despite not having held a managerial position since 2008.
"It has become a bit of a running joke to add him to the list whenever there is a vacancy," said odds checking website Oddschecker.
"Any time there is a sacking, his name crops up as a replacement but nothing has ever come of it."
Curbishley was interviewed for the England manager job in 2006 when Steve McClaren pipped him to the post.
Perfect timing?
The former Liverpool skipper, who retired from international football in 2014 having won 114 caps, has been earning his coaching qualifications while playing for MLS team LA Galaxy.
Gerrard told the Daily Telegraph in January 2016: "I am basically available from November, December 2016. Everyone in the football world will know I am available and hopefully I will be 75% into my coaching badges."
We assume "available" means he will be handing out his CV to anyone who will take it but with zero managerial experience so far, the England job might be a daunting introduction.
Cantona might at least want the job - he reportedly threw his hat into the ring after Roy Hodgson resigned.
But you might still be better holding on to your money.
The Frenchman has had little involvement in football since he retired in 1997 and with a track record like his, he doesn't really conform to the "whiter than white" reputation that former FA chairman Greg Dyke suggests the England manager requires.
As romantic an idea as this is, we can imagine the FA would rather choose someone with more time on their hands than Becks.
The former England captain retired from international football in 2009 after making 115 appearances for his country.
A busy man, with humanitarian work, clothing lines, red carpet appearances on the rota already, plus a potential MLS franchise to set up, does he have the time - or the need - to manage his country?
Well, he hasn't ruled it out, eventually.
In June, Beckham said: "So many people have turned round to me and said 'why don't you want to be an England manager in five years, 10 years? That might change at some point in the future.
"I might wake up one morning and think 'maybe I could be a good manager'."
As usual, people on social media had plenty to say about the England job and this guy seems to be a popular choice.
The fictional England manager played by Ricky Tomlinson is always a fans' favourite.
*We are not actually sure if Big Sam's seat was leather - he just looks like a leather chair kind of man...
Healy, 28, was cited for striking Guilhem Guirado with his knee during the 24-9 loss, but pleaded not guilty.
At an independent disciplinary hearing, judicial officer Jeremy Summers deemed the offence to be worthy of a ban at the lower end of the spectrum.
A three-week ban was reduced by a week for good behaviour and good conduct.
Ireland forward Healy will miss the Pro12 clash with the Ospreys on 8 January and will next be available to play for Leinster in the Champions Cup game against Bath on 16 January.
He was not named in the match-day squad for Friday's derby against Connacht at the RDS.
Both European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) and Healy have the right to appeal against the decision.
Healy initially faced a striking charge which was found to be not proven, but the incident was deemed to be foul play and he was banned for two weeks.
He won his appeal against that suspension, but an independent committee decided the citing complaint should be reheard.
Leinster had argued that Healy was cited for one offence yet suspended for another.
The front row was cleared by EPCR to play in the return fixture on 19 December, which Toulon won 20-16.
Welsh judicial officer Roger Morris amended the charge to "dangerous charging or obstructing or grabbing of an opponent without the ball, including shouldering", in breach of World Rugby's regulations.
The decision that the complaint should be reheard by a different judicial officer was made by an independent appeal committee on 23 December.
Players can visit St Peter's and St John's in Carmarthen for free items in the augmented reality game.
Pokemon Go launched in the UK on Thursday and uses a smartphone's GPS location and real-world maps to track players as they move around.
Rev Sulin Milne said: "Church... needs to be a celebration and fun and Pokemon can be fun, so bring it on."
The purpose of the game is to use a smartphone to catch Pokemon.
Players look at the phone screen and the game superimposes the creatures on top of the real world view, captured using the camera.
Pokestops are typically landmarks or buildings. There are also gyms, real-life locations where players meet to battle each other.
Rev Milne said: "Pokemon is bringing in people, so the church can throw its doors open and get people to come in and make people feel that the church is a building they can access and is there for them.
"I came out today after a service and saw these two lads and thought 'I bet I know what you're doing'.
"It's a fun way of engaging with a number of people. It was lovely to see those young lads coming across to this church.
"It's a useful way of starting a conversation - it's nice to see people having fun in a church building."
He also confirmed plans to collect a "mansion tax" on high value properties through new council tax bands.
The deputy PM told the BBC this would raise £1.5bn, which would be used to reduce the national debt.
The Lib Dem leader also accused Labour of "burying its head in the sand" over the deficit and the Tories of wanting to cut it by "beating up on the poor".
Mr Clegg told the BBC's Andrew Marr show it was not possible to "fill the black hole in the public finances either through spending reductions on their own... or by taxes on their own".
Only his party in government, he argued, could achieve the "stronger economy and fairer society" that the British public wanted.
Mr Clegg said his party's proposed "mansion tax" - a Lib Dem idea adopted by the Labour Party, which would involve a new levy on properties worth more than £2m - would be collected through new council tax bands, to cut down on red tape.
Unlike council tax, however, the money raised would go towards reducing the deficit.
Other tax changes proposed by the party - such as clawing back tax relief on the very largest pension pots - would be used to fund an extra £1bn a year for the NHS for two years.
Liberal Democrats at the conference have voted for a review of some of the coalition's key welfare changes.
Delegates called for a review of Universal Credit; reform of the Hardship Fund; changes to the Work Programme; an easing of benefit sanctions, and more support for claimants.
This will now become Lib Dem party policy - but it will not be be coalition policy and is not, ultimately, binding on the party leadership.
Mr Clegg has kicked off his party's final conference before the general election with a scathing attack on his Conservative coalition partners.
He said a freeze on working age benefits unveiled last week by the Conservatives showed David Cameron had "buried compassionate Conservatism".
At an eve-of-conference rally in Glasgow, Mr Clegg urged his party to fight "tooth and nail" to prevent a Conservative or Labour government.
Mr Clegg said: "Imagine again, if you can bear it, what it would be like in 2020, but this time with the Conservatives in government on their own.
"Britain, diminished and divided after a botched attempt to renegotiate our relationship with Europe and a vote to withdraw from the European Union."
He warned a Conservative leadership would be left "in hock to their right wing" with David Cameron "trapped between a poor man's Margaret Thatcher and a rich man's Nigel Farage".
And he claimed a Labour victory next May would mean a return to recession, soaring unemployment and a generation of young people "thrown back on the scrap heap".
He pledged to introduce a number of measures if the Lib Dems are in government again next year, including:
But he warned the party faithful they would have to "fight tooth and nail" ahead of next year's vote.
He acknowledged the party, which has seen poll ratings as low as 6%, faced "the fight our of lives" at the election.
Meanwhile, the chief secretary to the Treasury has said Lib Dems should be credited for the economic recovery - saying he was "disgruntled" the Tories had claimed the credit.
He told delegates: "We have to set the record straight. Just like I wrote this speech - we wrote the recovery plan. Just look at its main elements.
"Cutting taxes for working people - not a Conservative idea, a Liberal Democrat idea. A dramatic increase in apprenticeships - not a Conservative idea, a Liberal Democrat idea.
"Investment in infrastructure, including pushing for upgrades to the A1 and A303 - not a Conservative idea, a Liberal Democrat idea.
"Record investment in renewable energy - not a Conservative idea, a Liberal Democrat idea.
"Balancing the books, and doing so fairly. You ever hear that from the Tories? No! Absolutely core Lib Dem thinking. This recovery wouldn't be happening without Liberal Democrats in government."
Business Secretary Vince Cable attacked Conservative plans for a two-year freeze on working age benefits announced last week by Chancellor George Osborne.
He said it was "completely unnecessary that low income people will be punished, that the working poor should be punished, to give tax relief to people at the top end of the income scale".
The business secretary's comments come as a poll for BBC One's Sunday Politics suggested just 27% of Lib Dem candidates for next May's general election regard Mr Clegg as an electoral asset, while 45% disagree.
Just 36% said they were happy to use pictures of Mr Clegg on their campaign literature, according to the survey by ComRes.
The survey found 44% of Lib Dem candidates would prefer a coalition with Labour after the election, compared with 14% who would favour the Conservatives. Some 61% said the Tories had not been a good coalition partner.
Former party leader Paddy Ashdown, meanwhile, told activists the Conservatives were "reverting to type" and had become the "nasty party again".
Lord Ashdown added: "Labour will screw the economy and the Tories will screw the weak. Well, here's our message - we won't let them do it."
Ofgem said it would investigate after the figures - for England, Scotland and Wales - were released.
Energy suppliers can gain a court order to install a pre-pay meter when customers run up debt.
Industry body Energy UK said pre-paying helped some people manage a budget.
But Citizens Advice said pre-pay customers got a "raw deal", paying £80 a year more on average than direct debit customers.
Energy watchdog Ofgem said it would be "looking into reasons behind the increase in the number of PPMs installed for non-payment of debt on a warrant visit".
"Suppliers can only install a pre-payment meter where it is safe and reasonably practical for the consumer to use," a spokesman said.
Philip Cullum, head of Ofgem's consumer team, told BBC Breakfast that the body had clear guidelines on the issue and wanted to reassure consumers in debt that companies are "obliged to help them and negotiate what's a fair rate of repayment".
Audrey Gallacher of Citizens Advice, which has an online guide to the meters, described the figures as "concerning", but "not a big surprise", and said that an increasing number of people had contacted the organisation complaining of problems with the devices.
"Pre-payment meter customers can't take advantage of the competitive energy market," she added. "Many people become trapped on them and can't get a better deal."
Kaylee Abbott is a single mum who lives in Stokesley, North Yorkshire, with her four-year-old daughter Lydia. She lives on benefits, and got herself in debt of about £700 on her energy bills.
She has recently had two pre-payment meters fitted under court warrant, and around £4 will be taken from both the gas and electricity meter each week when she tops it up, to help pay off her debt.
"In a way, I'm glad it's been fitted because it is paying my debt off, but in another way I'm thinking, what do I put on first, what's going to run out first?" she said.
"I need electricity for Lydia to watch telly and then gas to cook and to eat and to keep us warm. It's a nightmare. I just want it paid off so I'm better off and when I'm topping it up it's all mine and I'm not running out as quick."
Brian Jackson, director for credit and collection for British Gas, said: "When we go through a warrant process, as we did with Kaylee, it's after we've exhausted all of those other avenues to provide support that really helps keep customers on track."
Energy UK, the umbrella body for energy suppliers, said suppliers only installed pre-payment meters with a court warrant "as a last resort to help customers manage their debt".
Chief executive Lawrence Slade said they were not always the most expensive form of payment and that prices had come down over recent years.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, he added: "As an industry, we're doing more every day to try and improve that and to bring in different options for customers in those circumstances."
He said the meters could help people manage their energy use, saying: "People will often ask for a pre-payment meter voluntarily because they like the fact it gives them more control over their consumption."
Energy UK, the trade body which represents energy suppliers, says the meters are only forcibly installed as a last resort. The energy regulator Ofgem does not define exactly what "last resort" means but says companies must communicate with customers to try to arrange payment before a pre-payment meter is imposed.
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The figures, supplied by Ofgem in response to a Freedom of Information request. showed about 97,000 pre-pay gas and electricity meters were installed in England, Wales and Scotland last year alone.
In 2009, the first year figures were made available for, there were 36,837 electricity pre-payment meters and 26,711 gas meters installed - a combined total of just over 63,000.
In 2014, the figure had risen to 49,615 for electricity and 47,876 gas - totalling about 97,000.
The numbers were highest in 2013, when a combined total of about 111,000 pre-payment meters were installed.
A Department of Energy and Climate Change spokesman said: "This government's priority is to keep bills low for Britain's families and businesses. To do this we will continue our reform of the energy market, which has seen the number of independent small suppliers increase and bills fall.
"Energy suppliers need to do all they can to support their customers who are most vulnerable. We want to understand the reasons behind this increase, so look forward to any future insight Ofgem can offer."
However, the report from accountancy firm PwC also predicted that the nature of some occupations would change rather than disappear.
It added that automation could create more wealth and additional jobs elsewhere in the economy.
Jobs in manufacturing and retail were among the most at risk from the new technologies, the report said.
The study estimated that 30% of existing jobs in the UK were potentially at a high risk of automation, compared with 38% in the US, 35% in Germany and 21% in Japan.
John Hawksworth, chief economist at PwC, told the BBC that "more manual, routine jobs" which "can effectively be programmed" were the most at risk.
"Jobs where you've got more of a human touch, like health and education," would be safer, he said.
The use of robots in the workplace is rising with workers in some sectors already facing up to the potential challenges.
"You can already see on the railways that all these strikes are not unrelated to the move towards driverless trains," Mr Hawksworth said.
In the future, truck drivers might "job share" with a self-driving lorry, although even that might ultimately be under threat, he said.
"Ultimately, people are going to have to be more adaptable," he added.
The government should help by providing lower-skill workers with more training in the next 10 to 20 years, the report said.
However, it also concluded that gains in productivity from robots and Artificial Intelligence (AI) would boost the economy.
"In many ways automation is a good thing. It's going to boost productivity, a big problem for the UK recently, and increase incomes... which will increase demand for human jobs in other areas," Mr Hawksworth said.
The UK is near record-low levels of unemployment and so outsourcing more repetitive tasks to robots could free up people to do more valuable work, the report found.
Transportation and storage - 56% of jobs at high risk from automation
Manufacturing - 46%
Wholesale and retail trade - 44%
Administrative and support services - 37%
Financial and insurance - 32%
Professional, scientific and technical - 26%
Construction - 24%
Arts and entertainment - 22%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing - 19%
Human health and social work - 17%
Education - 9%
Source: PwC
Tavish Scott said Prof Lorne Crerar told MSPs on Tuesday night that he is not allowed to speak out on the review, which includes of the work of HIE.
Mr Scott asked Economy Secretary Keith Brown if this was the case at a meeting of the Education and Skills Committee.
Mr Brown said he could not comment on private conversations.
In October, the Scottish government set out plans to reform Scotland's enterprise and skills agencies in a report on Phase 1 of its Enterprise and Skills Review.
It has proposed setting up a new single Scotland-wide statutory board to co-ordinate the activities of Scottish Enterprise and HIE.
The government said services already provided in the Highlands and Islands would be protected.
Last month, in an online statement, Prof Crerar insisted HIE will continue to exist in its present form despite changes to how it is overseen.
HIE provides support to businesses and initiatives in the Highlands and Islands, Northern Isles, Moray and Argyll.
On Wednesday, Mr Brown gave evidence to Holyrood's Education and Skills Committee on plans for Scotland's enterprise and skills agencies.
Mr Scott asked if Prof Crerar is allowed to speak out on the review, and also for a list of the organisations and the individuals who have backed a single statutory board.
The minister said all the submissions have been published and he said he would examine the minutes of the ministerial review group.
The Briton, 31, finished second in the last race in Italy, behind Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, after dropping from pole to sixth at the beginning.
"If you gauge my season, then the championship could be lost by starts," he said. "From a lot of pole positions, I've lost the race from the start."
He leads Rosberg by two points before this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix.
"You do all the work during the weekend, and then two seconds or whatever it is, has determined some of the races for me," added Britain's reigning world champion.
Hamilton has converted only three of his seven pole positions into wins this season, while Germany's Rosberg has managed to do it four times out of six.
In total, Hamilton has five wins and seven poles, while Rosberg has six wins and six poles.
Rosberg said he did not believe starts would determine the result of the championship over the remaining seven races but added: "I am aware it is an ongoing challenge and it will not become easier.
"But I have become feeling good recently and had some good starts recently but I have also had some difficulties - I lost Hockenheim and Hungary due to not very good starts."
The rules were changed this season to introduce more variability in starts. Drivers now have to use only one clutch to get the car off the line - rather than the two they could call upon until the end of last season, which made it easier to control the getaway.
In addition, teams are not able to change the clutch settings once the car has left the garage before the start of a race, nor give the driver any advice over the radio in the car before the start.
Hamilton said: "Would I prefer my clutch to not have inconsistency? Sure. But it is not going to change any time soon."
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There has been a campaign against exam board plans to withdraw these languages as exam subjects in England.
Mrs Morgan has written to exam boards telling them to reverse their decision.
Labour's Tristram Hunt says it is a "desperate attempt" to "undo the damage of chaotic exam changes".
Mrs Morgan has added her voice to warnings that these languages should not be lost in the shake-up of A-levels and GCSEs.
In a letter to the heads of exam boards, she says she has received "numerous representations" from ethnic minority communities about fears that these languages would be dropped from A-levels and GCSEs.
She says she shares the concern that young people from minority communities would not be able to study their "mother tongue or that of their parents and family".
"I am therefore calling on you to work with the regulator to secure the future of these qualifications and reverse your decision to cancel them," says Mrs Morgan.
If agreement was not reached, she said, a future Conservative government would launch an "immediate consultation" on "how best to secure the future of these qualifications".
The move follows a campaign to protect these minority languages. A petition to keep Polish A-level has more than 14,000 signatures.
Following the coalition's overhaul of the exam system, the OCR exam board said it would be dropping GCSEs and A-levels in Turkish, Portuguese, Persian, Gujarati and Dutch.
And AQA has announced the end of A-levels in Polish, Punjabi, Modern Hebrew and Bengali.
The support of the education secretary to protect the language exams was welcomed by the British Academy.
"Our rich multicultural society is itself a soft power asset for the UK. There is a wealth of untapped linguistic resource amongst the school age population in the UK," said Prof Nigel Vincent, who leads on languages for the British Academy.
"This needs to be mobilised, supported and given recognition through accreditation. The academy has called for strategic oversight by government and relevant funders regarding higher education language provision, where similar issues around take-up of languages exist," said Prof Vincent.
Labour's shadow education secretary, Tristram Hunt, said: "This is a desperate attempt by the flailing Tory campaign to undo the damage that has been caused by David Cameron's chaotic exam changes.
"The public will be right to be deeply sceptical of any attempt by the Tories - at this late stage - to ditch their own policy, when they have time and again refused to change course.
"The Tories will be judged on their damaging education record. Labour has been clear from day one: we will save these important language qualifications."
A Conservative spokesman accused Mr Hunt of "deliberately misrepresenting" the Conservative Party's position on this issue in order to scaremonger among minority communities, and said the last Labour government had undermined language teaching in schools.
Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson David Laws said it was vital a wide range of modern languages were available in schools, and that Liberal Democrats support those parents who are making their case to the exam boards.
"In government, we made sure more children had the opportunity to study a language - by putting modern and foreign languages on the National Curriculum from the age of seven."
In a letter published on the Wiki Weapon website, Stratasys said that it did not allow its printers "to be used for illegal purposes".
Defense Distributed, the group behind the project, had planned to share 3D weapon blueprints online.
Currently it is legal in the US to manufacture a gun at home without a licence.
Defense Distributed raised $20,000 (£12,400) online to get the Wiki Weapon project started.
It planned to develop a fully printable 3D gun, initially with no moving parts.
"This project could very well change the way we think about gun control and consumption," it said on its site.
"How do governments behave if they must one day operate on the assumption that any and every citizen has near instant access to a firearm through the internet?"
But the project hit a snag when the firm supplying the 3D printer got wind of what they were planning.
In a letter to Defense Distributed founder Cody Wilson, Stratasys said that it had taken the decision to withdraw the printer "based on your lack of a [firearms] licence and your public statements regarding your intentions in using our printer".
"It is the policy of Stratasys not to knowingly allow its printers to be used for illegal purposes. Therefore please be advised that your lease of the Stratasys uPrint SE is cancelled at this time."
The firm collected the machine several days later.
Government laws on the manufacture of guns will need quick revision to catch up with the age of 3D printing, thinks Marc Goodman, head of the Future Crimes Institute.
"This appears to be a grey area under US law and the laws of other countries. The question is: how do you control technology that can do illegal things?" he said.
"In this case, this was being done very overtly and trying to prove a point. I am far more concerned about the people who aren't publicising it."
Mr Goodman predicts that 3D printing could be the next battleground in the fight against organised crime and terrorism. And it won't just be weapons that will be printed online.
"It will be the next frontier in IP [Intellectual Property] theft when you are able to manufacture a Rolex watch, Gucci handbags, Nike sneakers," he said.
Thousands took to the streets of the capital Skopje demanding the resignation of President Gjorge Ivanov.
Some smashed windows and set fire to furniture at his offices.
On Tuesday Mr Ivanov gave 56 government and opposition figures, including former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, a blanket amnesty.
The scandal began when opposition leader Zoran Zaev accused Mr Gruevski of wiretapping about 20,000 people, including politicians and journalists.
They appear to show ministers plotting vote-rigging and even the cover-up of a murder.
Mr Zaev, who was also pardoned, said the president's move was illegal.
The government denies the allegations and accuses Mr Zaev of trying to "destabilise" the Balkan nation.
Twelve people were arrested in the second day of demonstrations and a journalist was injured, police said.
President Ivanov said he had acted in the national interest to "put an end to the agony" ahead of early elections in June.
The Arctic explorer was born in Orphir, but died more than 120 years ago.
One councillor argued the list of posthumous candidates should also include Orkney's patron saint, St Magnus, who was martyred 900 years ago.
In the end the Rae proposal was passed, though it is not clear who will accept the honour on his behalf.
Born in Orphir in September 1813, Rae studied medicine in Edinburgh before signing on as ship's surgeon on the Prince of Wales bound for Canada.
When the ship's return was blocked by ice, he accepted the post of surgeon and clerk at Moose Factory and served there for 10 years, using his spare time to learn hunting, travel and survival skills from the First Nation and Metis people.
He was asked by the Hudson Bay Company to finish the mapping of the Arctic coast, making several important discoveries during his subsequent expeditions.
He also found evidence of the fate of Sir John Franklin's lost expedition, which had intended to traverse the last unnavigated section of the Northwest Passage.
After Rae's death in 1893 his body was taken to Orkney, where it was buried in the grounds of St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall.
The proposal confer the freedom of the islands to him was passed at a meeting of the council in Kirkwall on Tuesday.
North Isles councillor Stephen Clackson told the meeting: "Once we are able to nominate candidates from any time in history, deciding who are the most deserving becomes a very difficult task on account of the plethora of meritorious candidates.
"A candidate that springs to mind for me would be the late Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney who, 900 years ago, gave himself up to be martyred to secure peace for the people of Orkney, and who has been an enduring inspiration over the past nine centuries."
Councillor Clackson went on to argue that the Freedom of Orkney ought to be restricted to candidates who are living.
The council's convenor, Councillor Harvey Johnston, told members he doubted if St Magnus needed the extra recognition.
"The forerunner of this council, the government and the people of Orkney, erected a cathedral to him sometime ago. And he's also our patron saint", he said.
"So, he's got a fair bit of honour."
Then political leader councillor James Stockan, who had originally nominated Dr Rae, summarised the arguments in his favour: "He, for many years, was almost banished to obscurity. And he was one of our citizens who did something quite remarkable.
"I know recently a statue was erected to his honour in Stromness, the place he lived for so many years.
"But in this year of Stromness 200 (commemorating the grant of Burgh of Barony status to the town) I would say it would be a very fitting thing for us to do."
Discussions will now have to take place to decide what form of ceremony is appropriate to recognise the first ever posthumous granting of the Freedom of Orkney.
The home side had taken the lead after just six minutes through captain Michael Dawson, who was unmarked inside the box and smashed in his third league goal of the season.
In response, Seamus Coleman headed against the post, before the Toffees levelled on the stroke of half-time as goalkeeper David Marshall punched the ball into his own net from Kevin Mirallas's corner.
Marshall brilliantly tipped Romelu Lukaku's drive on to the crossbar in the second half, before Robert Snodgrass curled a free-kick into the top corner, having struck the bar from a similar situation just minutes before.
Relive Hull 2-2 Everton as it happened
Manager Mike Phelan will feel the game was a missed opportunity to give Hull a lift towards their target of Premier League safety. The draw moves them up one place to 19th, but they are still three points away from moving out of the relegation zone.
Hull twice took the lead but their defensive vulnerabilities came to the fore in the closing stages as Barkley was allowed a free header for his goal.
It means the East Yorkshire side have now conceded 41 goals this season, a joint-league high alongside fellow strugglers Swansea.
They have also failed to keep a clean sheet at the KCOM Stadium this term and have collected just one win from their last 17 games.
With the January transfer window about to open, Phelan will be looking to bring in reinforcements, while also hoping to hold on the impressive Snodgrass.
Ronald Koeman's side continued to show the inconsistency that has been a factor of their season.
They had won two out of their three matches before this game - yet before that, had picked up just one victory from 10 fixtures.
Like opponents Hull, they displayed defensive issues once again - Koeman's team have managed only four clean sheets in 19 Premier League matches under his leadership.
A centre-back will be on the list of priorities for the manager as Phil Jagielka, 34, looked to struggle at times.
The 35-year-old Gareth Barry - who came close with a drive in the first half - lasted 65 minutes, and it remains to be seen whether a transfer window move for Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin materialises.
Everton could have won it late on but substitute Dominic Calvert-Lewin headed wide from a couple of yards out and the point leaves them in seventh, six points adrift of sixth-placed United, who host Middlesbrough on Saturday.
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Hull boss Mike Phelan, speaking to BBC Sport about almost losing at the end: "That's the nature of the beast. We play well and we get beat. I'm pleased. For three or four weeks we've put in a shift and got nothing. We could be greedy and ask for more but I'm proud of the players.
"Robert Snodgrass has shown his quality on his free-kicks this season. We need those things. The top league demands top players to score top goals.
"We need more goals from all areas. We need to tighten up. We have a lot of work to do. It's now a case of trying to bring people in and give us a chance going forward."
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Everton boss Ronald Koeman told BBC Sport: "I'm really pleased tonight about our performance. I wasn't happy with our slow start but we showed a really good attitude and reaction twice.
"We played good football and created a lot of opportunities. We could have stopped the first goal but not the second. The team showed good spirit. We created maybe the most chances today."
Former England defender Danny Mills on BBC Radio 5 live:
Hull boss Mike Phelan will be thinking what could have been. They took the lead twice and threw it away to a free header.
Overall, it was a thoroughly entertaining game. It was was scrappy and frantic at times but a draw is a fair result.
Robert Snodgrass was excellent, but not just for his set pieces, but his all-round play too.
Ross Barkley came up with a fantastic header for the equaliser, but striker Romelu Lukaku was kept quiet.
Hull start 2017 when they travel to face West Brom in the league on 2 January (kick-off 15:00 GMT), while Everton host Southampton at the same time.
Match ends, Hull City 2, Everton 2.
Second Half ends, Hull City 2, Everton 2.
Tom Davies (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dieumerci Mbokani (Hull City).
Attempt missed. Dieumerci Mbokani (Hull City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
Offside, Hull City. Tom Huddlestone tries a through ball, but Dieumerci Mbokani is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Seamus Coleman with a cross.
Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Seamus Coleman.
Substitution, Everton. Ramiro Funes Mori replaces Kevin Mirallas.
Substitution, Hull City. Tom Huddlestone replaces Adama Diomande.
Goal! Hull City 2, Everton 2. Ross Barkley (Everton) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leighton Baines with a cross.
Harry Maguire (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kevin Mirallas (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Harry Maguire (Hull City).
Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Davies.
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Curtis Davies.
Offside, Hull City. Adama Diomande tries a through ball, but Jake Livermore is caught offside.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Andrew Robertson (Hull City).
Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Hull City).
Leighton Baines (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adama Diomande (Hull City).
Tom Davies (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Tom Davies (Everton).
Robert Snodgrass (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Ross Barkley (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Kevin Mirallas (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Jagielka.
Substitution, Everton. Dominic Calvert-Lewin replaces Enner Valencia.
Phil Jagielka (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dieumerci Mbokani (Hull City).
Attempt blocked. Jake Livermore (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Tom Davies.
Substitution, Everton. Tom Davies replaces Gareth Barry.
Goal! Hull City 2, Everton 1. Robert Snodgrass (Hull City) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
Foul by Leighton Baines (Everton).
Harry Maguire (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kevin Mirallas (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City).
The fight started slowly but came to life and ended in brutal fashion as both slugged it out until the end.
Groves, 23, was wobbled in the third and was cut badly in the 11th but boxed stylishly throughout to earn victory.
Unbeaten Groves earned a majority decision, one judge scoring it 115-115 while the other two had it at 115-114.
In contrast to the explosive build-up to the fight, the first round at the O2 Arena was cagey and tense with DeGale, who was booed on his way into the ring, shading it by landing the only scoring shots and ending with a sharp left jab.
Whether it was respect or more likely nerves, neither boxer seemed to settle in the opening minute of the second round with both throwing just single shots. But Groves improved as the round wore on and landed a decent right on the bell.
The fencing and feinting continued into the third before DeGale landed a right hook to the top of the head of Groves, who responded with one of his own while also later throwing two jabs that found the target.
It was a fascinating start to the contest which Groves had just about shaded but he appeared marked below the right eye.
Groves continued to impress with two-punch combinations and seemed to be in control of the fourth round but a solid left hook in the final minute wobbled him and DeGale unleashed a cluster of punches to finish on top.
DeGale took a strong right hand at the start of the fifth and Groves' footwork was proving frustrating for his opponent who chased but could not catch his rival. Groves then landed a further right that appeared to hurt the tense-looking Olympic gold medallist.
It was another quiet start to the sixth that drew boos from the 19,000 crowd, and that seemed to spur on DeGale who landed a big left that hurt Groves. DeGale followed that up with another left as he tried to assert himself and he continued on the front foot, landing a quality straight left on the bell.
DeGale began the seventh round confidently as Groves' defence continued to drop lower but he still managed to land a clubbing left. DeGale responded with a left of his own with his punches seeming to hold more power and the round ended with a left uppercut from the British champion.
A straight left from DeGale rocked Groves and sparked the Commonwealth champion into life but despite boxing much of the eighth round on the front foot he failed to land a meaningful punch.
Groves boxed behind his jab in the ninth, inviting DeGale to box on the front foot. There was a flurry of punches and after a clash of head a cut opened up above the left eye of Groves.
The final minute of the ninth round was the most entertaining of the fight with both boxers opening up as DeGale rocked his opponent with 30 seconds to go and then, just before the bell, had him wobbling with a huge left, which had Groves desperately holding on.
Groves still appeared dazed at the start of the 10th but found success with his jab, although his punches appeared to lack spite with DeGale looking the more dangerous fighter.
In the final minute of the round they again trade punches, with Groves taking a big right hook to the side of the head, and both boxers went to their stools with bloodied faces following a brutal exchange.
With two rounds to go the fight was in the balance, and another clash of heads resulted in a huge cut opening up on the forehead of Groves which attracted a lot of attention from the referee.
Perhaps sensing the fight could be stopped, Groves opened up and DeGale showed great skill in picking off his opponent who looked desperate and battered.
But Groves battled on despite cuts on his forehead, left eye and right cheekbone and DeGale hurt his opponent again with a left but they again traded and landed in a contest that was turning into a classic.
Going into the final round DeGale looked the fresher, but Groves landed more scoring punches, with both boxers knowing they needed a big performance to secure victory.
DeGale landed a right but his momentum was checked by a big right uppercut from Groves. However, it was the British champion who ended the fight on top, opening up against a tiring Groves and they slugged it out right until the final bell.
The decision was contentious with Groves earning his 13th straight victory while DeGale, who disputed the decision, suffered his first defeat in 11 professional fights.
Groves, who also beat his opponent as an amateur, was content to prove the doubters wrong and claimed he would be willing to fight DeGale again.
"Everyone was raving about him. Only two favoured me in a boxing news poll, but I have self belief," he told BBC 5 Live.
"It feels good. I knew I'd won. I knew I'd done enough."
He added: "I will fight him again yeah if everything is all right and it's the right way. But now I have beaten him twice."
Earlier, middleweight Billy Joe Saunders inflicted the first stoppage of veteran Kevin Hammond's career to win in two rounds.
While Frankie Gavin won the vacant WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title on points after a relatively uninspiring performance against the negative Young Mutley.
But they are now facing an online backlash, as Twitter users identify and denounce them.
Calls have been made to have them kicked out of universities and sacked from their jobs.
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.
The sacking came after he was identified by Yes, You're Racist, a Twitter user who has been publicly naming and shaming those who attended the rally under the hashtag #ExposetheAltRight.
Meanwhile, Peter Cvjetanovic, a 20-year-old student who was captured in one of the most widely shared photos, has defended his right to attend the "Unite the Right" rally, which centred around opposition to the removal of a statue of Civil War General Robert E Lee.
The rally descended into violent street brawls between white supremacists and counter-protesters.
One woman was killed when a car drove into a crowd of counter-protesters, and US President Donald Trump has come under criticism for failing to explicitly condemn white extremist groups, including neo-Nazis.
Mr Cvjetanovic, who was also identified by Yes, You're Racist on Twitter, told local Nevada TV station KTVN Channel 2 that he understood an image of him that spread widely "has a very negative connotation".
He added: "But I hope that the people sharing the photo are willing to listen that I'm not the angry racist they see in that photo."
The self-described white nationalist said he attended the march to send a message that "white European culture has a right to be here just like every other culture". People like him, he said, "just want to preserve what we have".
He says he has received death threats.
Soon after he was identified on Twitter, a photo surfaced appearing to show him with Dean Heller, a Republican Senator from Nevada, alongside other students.
Mr Heller then distanced himself from the controversy.
End of Twitter post by @SenDeanHeller
Mr Cvjetanovic is an undergraduate student at the University of Nevada, Reno, which is now facing calls to expel him. A petition has gathered 6,500 signatures.
The university has released a statement, which did not name him, but said "racism and white supremacist movements have a corrosive effect on our society".
It noted, however, that the university respects the peaceful exchange of different views and civil debate.
The calls to have the white nationalist protesters - many of whom were young men - punished for their role in the rally is likely to add fuel to debates about free speech, especially on university campuses.
Mr Cvjetanovic says that if the university expels him it would be a "clear violation" of his first amendment rights.
Washington State University is also under pressure from some students after it was revealed its college Republican president had attended the rally.
University president Kirk Shulz tweeted: "Universities are places where controversial voices must be heard - even those voices that many in our community disagree with."
The fall-out from the events in Charlottesville has also seen web hosting company GoDaddy expel neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer, after it ran an article denigrating Heather Heyer, the woman who was killed on Saturday.
In a related development, a post on the Daily Stormer front page claims the website has been hacked by Anonymous "in the name of Heather Heyer a victim of white supremacist terrorism".
However, a major Twitter feed for Anonymous distanced itself from the hack - saying it might be a hoax.
Meanwhile, a brand of "tiki torches" has distanced itself from marchers who wielded the outdoor lamps.
"We do not support their message or the use of our products in this way," TIKI Brand said in a Facebook post.
City council head Lewis Herbert has introduced a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) which makes touting illegal in areas of the city away from the River Cam.
Touts face a fine of £75 for flouting the rule, which Mr Herbert said would protect people from being "hassled".
One tout said he would "fight it to the death".
The PSPO follows a public consultation earlier this year and bans touts from tourist hotspots such as King's Parade and some road junctions leading to the central shopping areas.
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Mr Herbert said the council had spent two years talking with punt companies in an effort to curb touting.
The new law, introduced at midnight, will be in place for three years and enforced by council officials and police.
However, some companies have said it could put people out of work.
Janne Jarvis, an independent punt operator said: "It's a throwback to the 1930s, to fascism, unbefitting of a western democracy.
"It cannot be allowed to stand and we'll fight it to the death."
Mr Herbert said up to 50 touts often worked "well away from the river".
He said: "It is not right that people should get hassled.
"If people are saying to me there are 75 punt touts and at some points there have been 50 on the streets at the same time, is that something that is appropriate for a city like ours?"
Instead of touting, operators could sell tickets through shops or work directly with coach companies, he suggested.
Leicester's LOROS centre, which provides palliative care, is expanding to treat a further 250 patients a year and a teaching centre is being built.
It currently works with 2,500 people with terminal illnesses as either residents or day visitors.
The first sod was cut by Alan Birchenall, Leicester City club ambassador and a patron of the charity.
The former Foxes player - known as The Birch - also cut the turf when LOROS moved to its current site 31 years ago, this time bringing the Premier League trophy with him.
As well as the extension to the day therapy unit the charity, which serves Leicestershire and Rutland, is building a professional development centre to share its expertise.
John Knight, chief executive of LOROS, said: "It's a continuation of the education centre that LOROS already provides. It will be a very beautiful, new bespoke centre where people will come to learn about palliative care.
"It's a way of LOROS spreading our influence further than just the service we provide on site."
The air ambulance was called to Fillongley Road, Meriden at 13:40 GMT on Thursday.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "Crews arrived to find a man that had suffered multiple serious injuries and was receiving CPR by bystanders.
"Unfortunately, nothing could be done to save the man and he was confirmed dead at the scene."
Exchange firms said travellers were stockpiling currencies as a protection from sudden movements in rates.
Last week the Post Office saw a 57% uplift in sales worth more than £500, and a surge of 215% over the weekend.
Foreign currency firm Travelex, said the catalyst was a rally in the value of the pound on financial markets.
"We did notice a 30% uplift for traffic to our UK website on the day that the pound regained its strength last week," said Travelex's head of pricing, David Swann.
"We also saw an increase in the average transaction value."
David Cameron and the Chancellor, George Osborne, have referred repeatedly to a Treasury forecast that the pound would fall sharply if the UK votes to leave the EU.
The Vote Leave campaign accused them of talking down the economy and pointed out that the pound had been stable in recent months.
A specialist currency firm, Caxton FX, said its business was currently 20% up on last year.
Its chief executive, Rupert Lee-Browne, said he saw "increasing concern that the pound will fall, from customers who are travelling in the summer."
Henry Huggins, 48, was attacked near his flat in Luton, on 8 August 2013.
His injuries were so severe that he remained in a coma until his death on 10 June 2015.
Stuart Docherty, 42, of Townley, Luton, originally admitted grievous bodily harm in 2014. Following Mr Huggins' death, Docherty was tried and found guilty of murder earlier this month.
He will now serve at least 20 years and six months in jail.
His co-accused, James Early, 43, was originally convicted of causing actual bodily harm for which he served two years and half years in prison.
Following Mr Huggins' death he faced a manslaughter trial and was sentenced earlier to five years and six months in prison.
In the latest trial the court was told how Early delivered punches that sent Mr Huggins falling backwards, hitting his head on hard cement.
He fled the scene while Docherty stamped on his victims' head and kicked him in the head, leaving him with injuries from which he never recovered.
Mr Huggins remained alive in hospital "in a persistent vegetative state" for almost two years.
Months later, Docherty and Early were jailed for assault. When Mr Huggins died his attackers were re-arrested on charges of murder and manslaughter.
Mr Huggins was initially assaulted by Early in a dispute about his dog outside his home in Whipperley Ring.
Passing sentence on the pair, Judge Foster, said although the attack on Henry that day had not been racially motivated, he was satisfied there had been an "undercurrent" of racial abuse directed at Henry in the weeks leading up to the assault.
He added that he agreed with comment passed by a previous judge who sentenced Docherty for GBH that it was "an appalling act of violence and cowardice, which was a heinous and wicked act."
John Rooney, 47, absconded from open prison HMP Springhill in Aylesbury on 25 August, and posed a "risk of harm to the public" police said.
He had been seen travelling on a bus to Oxford but was arrested in Manchester, where he has links, on Monday night.
Greater Manchester Police said a 23-year-old woman was also arrested on suspicion of harbouring an offender.
Rooney has been remanded in police custody.
Pornographic images have never been more widely available, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers warns.
The ATL, meeting for its annual conference, says it is vital children do not become desensitised to graphic, sometimes aggressive, sexual imagery.
The teachers' union says staff need more guidance on how to tackle this over-sexualised youth culture.
Teachers highlighted their concern about children having access to books such as Fifty Shades of Grey.
Helen Porter, a teacher from Newbury in Berkshire, told the union's conference in Liverpool: "It is crucial that youngsters develop an understanding of sex in the media and pornography, so that they can recognise the abnormal nature of these sexual expectations and appreciate the dangers of accepting the values portrayed by the sexualised media."
Ms Porter said pornographic images led to unrealistic expectations.
"Boys who become familiar with pornography develop certain expectations of girls' bodies. Girls feel under pressure to conform to these ideals."
Seconding the conference motion to raise awareness of the problem, Berkshire teacher James Schlackman said the debate should not be regarded as "moralistic lecturing", because young people today were being exposed to "dangerously unrealistic portrayals of sex".
"Much of it [pornography] is aggressive, some of it bordering on abusive," said Mr Schlackman.
"It doesn't show normal sexual behaviour, but there is so much of it that to young people, without the benefit of experience, it appears to be normal."
Mr Schlackman said these images risked damaging children's relationships both now and in the future.
He also warned that pornography made children more vulnerable to abuse.
"Child protection experts know that a key method used to groom children for abuse is to normalise sexual behaviour to that child, to make it seem like what the abuser is asking from them is nothing unusual.
"Today, children are doing that on their own. They are routinely taking sexual photographs of themselves and sending them to others.
"They are becoming desensitised to the very activities that make them vulnerable to abuse."
One teacher told the conference she feared books like Fifty Shades of Grey normalised sexually abusive relationships.
Niamh Sweeney from Cambridgeshire argued: "It is not erotic fiction - it describes a violent and abusive relationship where a young girl admits to being hurt, not enjoying it but agreeing to it because she know he likes it."
Ms Sweeney said she had discussed the book with her lower sixth class and used it to discuss the dangers of being forced "to do something they do not want to do".
Alison Sherratt, an ATL member from Bradford raised concerns that even very young children have access to explicit images.
"It is a fact that very many of our youngest children are exposed to a wide variety of images of a pornographic nature, found even in what may be seen to be the most innocent magazines," she said.
"Little ones are seeing inappropriate films and video games while staying up late or being in the same room as other siblings.
"We are noticing a much more explicit vocabulary emerging and types of games amongst the very young that are quite sexually explicit."
Wambach, 32, who was named as player of the tournament as USA won London 2012 Olympic gold, beat Brazil star Marta and team-mate Alex Morgan to the award.
"Winning any individual award is a product of the team you play for," she said. "I've never scored a goal without receiving a pass from my team-mates."
Sweden's ex-USA coach Pia Sundhage was named women's coach of the year.
The award capped a fantastic year for Wambach, who scored five goals to help the USA defend their Olympic title and won the Golden Ball, given to the tournament's best player.
Wambach, who has scored 152 goals in 198 appearances for her country, collected 20.67% of the women's world player of the year votes.
Five-time winner Marta was runner-up with 13.5% as Morgan [10.87%] finished third.
"I really didn't expect this," said Wambach, who is currently without a club side following the Women's Professional Soccer league in the United States folding in 2012.
"Thanks to Fifa and President [Sepp] Blatter for having us. Pia, coaching staff and the medical staff as well, thank you.
"Thanks to all the fans out there who continue to inspire me and the rest of the team to win as many games as we can."
Sundhage, 52, was recognised for leading the USA to their second successive Olympic gold medal after a 2-1 win against final opponents Japan at Wembley.
But the Swede stepped down from the role less than a month later, before announcing she was taking charge of her home nation.
Sundhage earned 28.59% of the votes, ahead of Japan coach Norio Sasaki (23.83%) and France team coach Bruno Bini (9.02%).
The country is due to receive 200 people from camps in Turkey, Italy and Greece under the EU plan to resettle 40,000 new arrivals.
Interior ministry spokesman Ivan Metik said Muslims would not be accepted because they would not feel at home.
The UN's refugee agency (UNHCR) called on countries to take an "inclusive approach" to relocation.
But Mr Metik denied the move was discriminatory and said it was intended to ensure community cohesion.
The number of migrants at the EU's borders has surged in recent months, reaching a record high of 107,500 in July. Most are Syrians, Afghans, and sub-Saharan Africans, fleeing instability or poverty.
Last month, EU member states agreed to take in 32,000 asylum seekers arriving in Italy and Greece over the next two years - fewer than the 40,000 target.
The scheme was made voluntary after some nations - including Slovakia - refused to accept set quotas.
Mr Metik told the BBC: "We want to really help Europe with this migration wave but... we are only a transit country and the people don't want to stay in Slovakia.
"We could take 800 Muslims but we don't have any mosques in Slovakia so how can Muslims be integrated if they are not going to like it here?"
EU Commission spokeswoman Annika Breithard said she could not comment directly on the Slovak statement, but stressed that EU states were banned from any form of discrimination.
Meanwhile Babar Baloch, Central Europe spokesman for the UNHCR, said: "Resettlement is greatly needed for many refugees who are at extreme risk among the world's most vulnerable groups.
"We encourage governments to take an inclusive approach while considering refugees for resettlement and should not base their selection on discrimination."
More than 240,000 migrants have crossed the Mediterranean already this year, arriving on the shores of Greece and Italy before travelling on to other destinations.
Germany, the biggest recipient of asylum-seekers in the EU, has said it could receive as many as 800,000 applicants this year.
The numbers are far higher than the record 438,000 asylum applications in 1992 during the Bosnian crisis.
Both the EU and the UN have called on other countries to share the burden.
But EU leaders face a public backlash amid tensions over immigration.
Six appliances were at the site at Rotherwas, on the edge of Hereford city centre, on Wednesday, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said.
The blaze, at Commercial Vehicle Repairs, was under control within about four hours.
All of the building and contents were involved in the fire, but the cause was undisclosed, the fire service said.
It was called at about 11:50 BST and the blaze was under control by about 15:55 BST.
The 29-year-old's 18th-minute dismissal was his second red card of the season.
The former Kidderminster man was also banned for the first eight games of this term, after an alleged bite on an opponent during the previous campaign.
Cheltenham are 18th in League Two, seven points above the relegation zone.
National Good Gestures Day has been held in 15 locations, supported by Stephen's friends.
Stephen, of Burntwood, Staffordshire, died of cancer a year ago.
He and his friends helped make the gestures day a national event last year and they promised him they would keep it going.
Hannah Telles knew Stephen, who was 19 when he died, and took part in the day with him last year.
"It's celebrating his message and his legacy," she said.
"With the anniversary (of his death) just gone, it's a good time to come out and make people happy.
"I think he would love this."
One woman who was given a hug in Birmingham said it brought tears to her eyes.
"It's 12 months since he died and his friends are still here doing things to raise awareness for him," she said.
"And he did so much himself."
Stephen had initially set out to raise just £10,000 ($16,800) for charity, but his fundraising campaign attracted huge attention after he posted a selfie online.
The image went viral and attracted the support of celebrities including Jason Manford, who championed Stephen's charity efforts. So far, his Just Giving page has raised £4.5m.
Good Gestures Day events have been held in Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Chelmsford, Falmouth, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield, Southampton and Swansea.
The data gets added as employees create documents, images and other files as they maintain and update websites.
The research found user names, employee IDs, software versions and unique IDs for internal computers in the files.
Attackers could use it to craft attacks aimed at senior staff, said security firm Glasswall which did the survey.
Banks, law firms, defence contractors and government departments were all found to be leaking data.
"This is really low-hanging fruit," said Lewis Henderson, a vice-president at Glasswall, which carried out the survey for the BBC.
To gather the data, Mr Henderson "scraped" target websites for days to ensure he grabbed copies of all the files published by an organisation. Pictures, PDFs, spreadsheets and other documents made public via the sites were all sampled.
"This was all done from a single IP [internet protocol] address and in broad daylight," he said.
Mr Henderson said that a significant proportion of the files contained metadata which betrayed key information about the people who created that file, when they did it, and the version of the software and machine which they used. About 99% of one particular document type contained this data.
In some cases, he added, user names were annotated with internal user IDs and, in one case, he found a detailed guide to a remote login procedure for a law firm's Far Eastern regional office.
The cache of data gathered would be a perfect starting point for any sophisticated attack that sought to target senior staff or their aides, said Mr Henderson.
"We did what a malicious actor would do," he said, "which is intelligence gathering on a large scale."
Armed with the information, Mr Henderson said an attacker would then turn to social media, especially Facebook and LinkedIn, to relate the names found buried in the documents to real people.
Emails bearing booby-trapped attachments could then be crafted for specific individuals after studying their biographical details and recent activity.
"The more information you have the more you can customise the package sent to targets," he said.
The virus code that attackers buried in the malicious attachments could lurk until it hit the machine used by a specific person, he said, guaranteeing it reached a particular target.
Chief executives and finance heads were rarely targeted directly, said Mr Henderson. Instead attackers tended to go after their aides who are busy, deal with a lot of different people day-to-day and receive a lot of documents.
"Organisations are always surprised when they get hit by targeted attacks," he said. "They always ask how they found out all that information."
Cleaning up files to strip out useful data was "simple", said Mr Henderson.
"All of them will probably have a policy that says this should not happen," he added. "But although there's a policy, there's not necessarily the due diligence and process to do it."
The techniques used by Glasswall were "absolutely" the same as those seen in sophisticated, customised cyber-attacks, said Rick Holland, vice-president of strategy at security firm Digital Shadows.
"Anyone doing a targeted attack is going to look at all the documents in a firm's public footprint," he said.
Any data on user names gathered from that file sweep would then be compared to the logs derived from recent massive data breaches, he said, adding that this was a technique used by security firms who were under contract to test the digital defences of a company or organisation.
The breach logs might reveal a password associated with a user name that an attacker could use in a bid to take over an account, said Mr Holland.
The recent slew of "mega-breaches" meant there were a lot of user names and passwords available to attackers, he said. One site that gathers breach data, Have I Been Pwned, has amassed data on almost four billion accounts stolen from more than 226 websites.
Firms failed to view the files and documents on their websites as a security risk, he said, because they were focused more on internal threats.
"Many organisations just do not know that the risk is out there," he said. "Few look at the total risk picture of their digital footprint."
This week BBC News is taking a close look at all aspects of cyber-security. The coverage is timed to coincide with the two biggest shows in the security calendar - Black Hat and Def Con.
We will have further features and videos on Wednesday, and then coverage from the two Las Vegas-based events over the following days.
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The world number 11 won a gripping World Championship second-round tie in a deciding frame to reach the last eight for the fourth successive year.
Hawkins was trounced 10-1 by O'Sullivan in the Masters final in January.
"I prepared myself better. In the Masters I let the occasion get to me," said the 36-year-old.
"I played him more than I played the balls. I just crumbled in the end.
"I had a different mindset. I felt a little bit more confident for some reason. I thought I put him under a bit of pressure. If he gets in front of you he can steamroll you. I am absolutely delighted."
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The London-born, Kent-based left hander, who faces Marco Fu in the quarter-finals, had not beaten five-time world champion O'Sullivan in 14 years.
His only previous win in 11 meetings came in their first match in 2002 and Hawkins said he could get "bashed up" by O'Sullivan if he did not play his best snooker.
The 2013 runner-up allayed those fears by taking a two-frame advantage into the final session in a high-quality encounter.
He edged over the line in the final frame and described his 13-12 victory as "one of the best" of his career.
"It's so tough playing Ronnie; he is so intimidating," Hawkins added. "Not many people can beat him over three sessions at this place. It doesn't happen that often.
"To do it when I thought he was playing well is a massive confidence boost and it proves I can compete against anyone."
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About 10,000 people attended the first Latitude Festival, and much of the time the crowds in the tents away from the main stage were sparse.
But thankfully Melvin Benn, who came up with the idea for the festival, had a long-term vision for Latitude and the resources to build on the "genteel" first year.
The first Latitude at Henham Park, near Southwold, had the mixture of music, arts and comedy on which the festival still prides itself - but the main difference was the main stage, known as the Obelisk Arena, was in a tent.
This was due to be the case in 2007, but strong winds "ripped it apart" ahead of the festival, so it was taken down and the stage has been open-air ever since.
By 2008, Latitude had become one of the key names on the summer festival calendar, with Franz Ferdinand, Sigur Ros and Interpol the headliners.
But it was Joanna Newsom who was the stand-out artist for many festival-goers.
The American harpist was named a fourth headliner and opened the main stage on the Sunday - a slot so successful that it was offered the following year to Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke.
A resurgent Tom Jones made a special appearance on the Thursday night of 2010's Latitude.
Jones' set in the woods was so popular that the area had to be closed off and a large number of fans turned away.
As a result he made a second unscheduled appearance on the main stage on Sunday in the lunchtime "special guest" slot.
Local-boy-made-good Ed Sheeran was on the bill in 2010, performing in the small poetry tent.
A year later, however, he was on the main stage, having enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame.
Two months after that appearance Sheeran released his debut album + on a major label, and has since become a genuine worldwide superstar, recently selling out three nights at Wembley Stadium.
Classical musicians including violinist Nigel Kennedy and pianist Lang Lang have appeared as part of a programme that has also included theatre, poetry, literary readings and interviews and the biggest names in British comedy.
Latitude has continued to add new elements to the festival, whether a sit-down restaurant, yoga or whirlpool baths.
This year, for the first time, festival-goers will have the chance to swim in Henham Park's lake.
Henham Park's manager Hektor Rous will be raising a pint of his Hektor's Pure bitter to the next 10 years.
Lauri Love of Stradishall, Suffolk, faces one count each of computer hacking and aggravated identify theft.
If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to 12 years in prison.
They are the latest charges against Mr Love, previously accused of breaching the security of Nasa and FBI, among other US government agencies.
A 2013 US department of energy audit report on Mr Love's activities found personal information on 104,000 people could have been taken.
It estimated the fallout of this to cost the US at least $3.7m (£2.2m), including $1.6m spent on establishing a call centre to deal with people affected by the data breach.
Mr Love is accused of working with at least three other people - who have not been named - to breach the security of the US military, US space agency Nasa, the Environmental Protection Agency and FBI computers.
A campaign has been started to fight any possible extradition bid by the US.
Right now, the English Alpine Championships are finishing up in Bormio, Italy.
So how are we doing?
Lets meet some of the young athletes who could be GB's skiing stars of the future...
First up, it's fourteen-year-old Daisi.
Daisi's mum won tickets to go to a local indoor ski slope and Daisi got talent spotted!
Coaches thought she had potential and she joined a race club.
Now she's placed 2nd in both of her Under 16 slalom races...
Next up is Rob, he's also 14.
He trains at the same place where top skier Dave Ryding started out, and hopes to follow in his successful footsteps.
Rob tells us what it's like in Bormio, plus find out how he got on!
Thirteen-year-old Kaylan is here to tell us how he got into skiing.
Kaylan usually listens to grime or rap music before a race to help him concentrate.
And last but not least, it's English Alpine Champion Sarah!
She's 15 and came 1st in her Under 16 Giant Slalom race.
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Wilson, 24, kept two clean sheets in eight appearances on loan at Rochdale in the second half of last season.
He began his career with Sunderland and played for Chesterfield, Cambridge United and Accrington Stanley before joining Cardiff in July 2014, where he has played four times.
His move until January 2018 makes him manager John Sheridan's fifth summer signing ahead of the League One season.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
There is a "pretty compelling" case for the government taking charge of ordering and supplying jabs, said Professor David Salisbury.
GPs ran out of seasonal flu jabs earlier this month, forcing ministers to use swine flu vaccine stockpiles.
The BMA said changing the "complex and intense" programme would not work.
Most vaccines, including the entire childhood immunisation programme, are ordered by the Department of Health for the whole of the UK.
Flu is one of the few exceptions, with GPs in England ordering jabs direct from manufacturers and similar systems operating elsewhere in the UK.
Prof Salisbury said this was a "historic hangover" that now needed addressing.
He is leading a review into what happened this winter with the shortages. Even though there is plenty of the 2009 pandemic vaccine left it does not protect patients against all the strains of flu circulating.
In an interview with the BBC News website, Prof Salisbury said: "Certainly this winter we have seen an unsatisfactory position. That is a situation that we don't want to see happen again.
"We compare that with the routine childhood immunisation programme where we have not had to suspend part of the programme because of shortage of vaccine for at least a decade. This argues that we do need to look very carefully at whether flu vaccine supply can be done on a more dependable basis."
The government has set up a tailored IT system that allows officials to supply vaccines to the NHS within hours of orders coming in. Those vaccines can then be tracked and there is an up-to-date record of how many are left in the system.
But Prof Salisbury said any move to take ordering away from GPs would take time.
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Doctors get paid for running the vaccine programme and Prof Salisbury conceded the payment issues would need resolving. He said the government would be seeking talks soon.
He suggested as an interim measure for next winter, the government in England may purchase an emergency stockpile as happens in Scotland.
He also suggested the shortages that were reported could have been down to GPs giving the vaccine to those who were not in high risk groups.
However, he added it would be wrong to blame anyone at the moment as the issue needed looking at thoroughly.
But the British Medical Association rejected the suggestions.
Dr Richard Vautrey, deputy chairman of the BMA's GPs' committee, said he did not believe doctors had relaxed restrictions.
He said the shortage was more likely to be caused by the late surge and the fact that healthy pregnant women had been added to the risk groups fairly late on.
On the issue of handing control of the vaccination campaign to the government, he said: "I don't think a wholesale change like this would work. The flu programme is complex and intense as we have a lot of people coming for immunisation at once.
"That does not happen with childhood vaccines and so I am not sure a central system could cope with the volume of vaccine GPs need almost all at once.
"What we need is for an emergency stock to be held, perhaps regionally, in case doctors do run out."
Prof Salisbury also re-entered the debate about vaccinating healthy children - there have been calls for this to happen after a number of children died or became seriously ill this winter.
Current vaccination policy is based on immunising those most at risk of getting seriously ill. But he said there was "merit" in also vaccinating those who were the most likely to spread the disease - children - as a way of curbing the scale of future outbreaks.
He said this was a matter for the government's independent expert body, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, to consider and it needed to be proved cost-effective, but he said in his personal view it was an "attractive concept".
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Officers are investigating an incident at Jamia Mosque, Totterdown, on Sunday when bacon was allegedly thrown at the door and abuse shouted at worshippers.
Kevin Crehan, 34, of Springleaze, Knowle, is charged with a racially-aggravated public order offence.
A second man, from Patchway, near Bristol, has also been arrested.
He was detained by officers on Wednesday on suspicion of a racially-aggravated public order offence.
The mosque was the first in Bristol and is the largest currently in the south west of England.
On Monday, Avon and Somerset Police said it believed two men and two women were involved in the incident.
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People around the globe are preparing to turn their world upside down for International Handstand Day on Saturday so we thought we'd go to the top for some advice.
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A group of friends were posing for photos with the loaded weapon at the Park Inn Motel in Melbourne's north.
Albert Rapovski, 20, aimed the firearm at his friend Mahamd Hassan, who held up his phone to take a photo.
The trainee roof plumber was killed when Rapovski fired the 12-gauge shotgun into his face.
According to court documents, Rapovski cried "I shot, Mo, I shot Mo," before fleeing the budget motel on March 5.
Earlier in the night, friends had encouraged him to unload the weapon as they knew he did not have a good understanding of how to operate the gun - which he wasn't licensed to carry.
The motel owner discovered Hassan's body alone in the room.
The following day, Rapovski was intercepted by customs officers at Melbourne Airport attempting to fly to Macedonia.
He had told a travel agent friend he needed to urgently visit his sick grandmother.
After originally being charged with murder, Rapovski pleaded guilty to the manslaughter in Melbourne Magistrates Court.
He has been remanded in custody to appear for a plea hearing at a later date.
The lights were taken from the front garden at Julia's House in Poole, which cares for children with life limiting illnesses, at 20:55 GMT on 9 December.
Police said a small light-coloured car or delivery van was spotted pulling up outside the hospice before the theft.
"We are all so shocked that someone could steal from a children's hospice," said nurse Emma Shepherd.
"We have children attending a session tomorrow and several children staying this weekend and they will now miss out.
"Many of our children have sensory challenges or difficulties with their sight, but they can all see and enjoy lights."
Sally Rowe, from the hospice, said they had received donations of lights from supporters since the theft.
PC Garry Weston said that a man got out of the passenger side of the van that was spotted and walked toward the grounds of the hospice.
Mr Weston said: "The van left the scene and the offender was seen to walk into the grounds of Julia's house before leaving carrying the lights.
"This was a despicable crime on a hospice which offers day and respite care for children with life limiting illnesses."
Asked for his worst mistake while in office, Mr Obama named the failure to plan for the aftermath of Col Gaddafi's ousting as Libyan leader, which sparked years of instability that are only just showing signs of easing.
Whether it be pride, a reluctance to show weakness or not wanting to hand opponents ammunition, such admissions do not come easily.
They tend to come out of political necessity, when a president's term is coming to an end or, safer still, when they are out of office altogether.
Even this apparent display of humility from Mr Obama, given as he considered his legacy, was qualified by his belief the intervention was "the right thing to do".
Mr Obama's predecessor George W Bush said his biggest regret was the failure of intelligence over Iraqi weapons.
Mr Bush's administration built the case for the 2003 war on allegations, later discredited, that the Iraqi government had still possessed weapons of mass destruction.
But in the 2008 interview he would not say whether he would have decided to invade Iraq if he had known it had no weapons of mass destruction.
And he added: "I will leave the presidency with my head held high."
Since leaving office, Bill Clinton has said he feels a "lifetime responsibility" over the Rwandan genocide, which happened during his first term.
On the 1994 bill that aimed at reducing crime by toughening sentences, but is now blamed for the disproportionate number of black and Hispanic people in jail, Mr Clinton said it had "made the problem worse".
His most famous admission however came while still president in 1998, following months of denials that he had had an affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
Amid the threat of impeachment, he owned up for the first time, saying: "I misled people, including my wife. I deeply regret that."
It was something George Bush Senior did before taking office that he came to rue the most.
Campaigning in 1988, he made the bold promise: "Read my lips: no new taxes."
Of course it was not one he could keep. "I did it, and I regret it and I regret it," he said while seeking re-election in 1992.
But the damage had been done, and a pledge that helped him win a first term hindered him from winning a second.
Ronald Reagan made a memorable expression of regret over the Iran-Contra affair but was he saying the buck stops here, or simply passing it?
The scandal surrounded the secret sale of US arms to Iran, then subject to an embargo. In return, administration officials hoped to secure the release of US hostages and fund right-wing rebels in Nicaragua.
Just how much Reagan knew about it remains uncertain but when forced to address the matter in 1987 he said: "A few months ago I told the American people I did not trade arms for hostages.
"My heart and my best intentions still tell me that's true, but the facts and the evidence tell me it is not."
He went on to say he took "full responsibility" for his actions - but also expressed anger at "activities undertaken without my knowledge".
Going back further still, in 1961 John F Kennedy faced a news conference days after the failed CIA-sponsored invasion at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba.
Despite saying he had no more to add on the debacle beyond an initial statement, a reporter asked about conflicting information surrounding a "certain foreign policy situation".
"There's an old saying that victory has 100 fathers and defeat is an orphan," Kennedy said in his reply.
That neither he nor his administration had anything more to say at the time was not to conceal responsibility, he said, because "I'm the responsible officer of the government".
Admitting fault is a political minefield. As political scientist Daniel W Drezner wrote in the Washington Post last year, it brings few benefits: an admission is unlikely to change critics' minds and could damage supporters' confidence.
While some commentators on the BBC website praised Mr Obama's candour, others said he should have chosen the healthcare reforms as the focus of his contrition: something he instead picked as a highlight of his presidency.
And long before the 24-hour news cycle, presidents were careful when acknowledging faults.
In a 1876 report on his presidency, marred by political and financial scandals, Ulysses S Grant said "mistakes have been made, as all can see and I admit it", according to Safire's Political Dictionary.
Or in other words: "Mistakes have been made. But not necessarily by me."
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The one-day race ends in Doncaster and follows the same 136km route the men will tackle later the same day.
"I never expected to compete at home in a UCI women's race - let alone as world champion," she told BBC Radio York.
"It's my first race in the UK in the rainbow jersey and it'll be wonderful."
Armitstead, who won the world title in Richmond, USA said the race was not on her original schedule for this year and her "main focus is Rio" for the Olympics road race as she tries to better the silver medal she won in the rain at London 2012.
However, the 27-year-old added: "It's fantastic to have the opportunity to race at home so I wouldn't miss it.
"There will be plenty of my friends and family watching so I have extra motivation to put on a good show.
"Knowing the roads and the home support will give me an advantage - as well as being used to the Yorkshire weather that it sounds like we have in store for this weekend."
However, despite the race featuring three categorised climbs, Armitstead says she expects the route to suit the sprinters such as Dutch rider Kirsten Wild.
"My preparation for the race hasn't been as perfect," she added. "I'd planned a long time ago to take this week off the bike for other commitments, so I'm just hoping for a fast, aggressive race - but I'm not expecting to win."
The winner of the women's race gets £15,000 - more than the winner of the men's race and £14,000 more than 2015 champion Louise Mahe.
Defence lawyers said Michelle Carter's actions were "reckless", but did not rise to the level of criminality.
The 20-year-old is charged with involuntary manslaughter for calling and texting 18-year-old Conrad Roy, urging him to take his own life.
The prosecution rested its case on Thursday, saying her texts amounted to: "I love you. Kill yourself."
Ms Carter's lawyer, Joseph Cataldo, argued on Friday that the state could not prove she caused Mr Roy's death.
The attorney asked Bristol Juvenile Court Judge Lawrence Moniz to dismiss the case, citing a lack of "causation", but the judge disagreed.
Prosecutor Katie Rayburn argued the causation came when Ms Carter told Mr Roy during a 46-minute phone conversation on the night of his death to "get back in the car", as it was filling with poisonous carbon monoxide gas.
Ms Rayburn claimed that in the 20 minutes it took for Mr Roy to die, the accused could have sought emergency help.
Mr Roy was found dead in his pickup truck in a K-Mart car park on 12 July 2014.
On his phone were multiple messages from Ms Carter, including one saying: "You're so hesitant because you keep over thinking it and keep pushing it off. You just need to do it, Conrad."
"Hang yourself, jump off a building, stab yourself I don't know there's a lot of ways," she said in several messages sent in the two weeks before his death, as he was on holiday with his family.
Ms Rayburn also argued on Friday that Ms Carter, who was 17 years old at the time, took advantage of Mr Roy's struggles with depression and attempted to "isolate" him from his family.
Video journals documented by Mr Roy have been shown to the court.
He often discussed his "social anxiety", but at other times expressed hope for his future and job prospects.
"I just got a job from the Boston Duck Tours to captain their boat," Mr Roy said into his home computer's camera. "Like that's a huge accomplishment."
The prosecution said Ms Carter urged Mr Roy to kill himself in order to get attention as "the grieving girlfriend".
But Mr Cataldo reminded the judge, who will be determining the verdict after Ms Carter opted to forgo a jury trial, that Massachusetts is one of about 10 states that do not criminalise assisted suicide.
Her lawyers have argued that her words fall under free speech, protected by the first amendment of the US constitution.
On Thursday, friends of Ms Carter testified about their conversations with her in the days after Mr Roy's death.
In one text to a friend, Ms Carter wrote: "Sam, [the victim's] death is my fault like honestly I could have stopped him I was on the phone with him and he got out of the [truck] because it was working and he got scared and I f****** told him to get back in Sam because I knew he would do it all over again the next day and I couldnt have him live the way he was living anymore I couldnt do it I wouldnt let him."
Another message to her friend, Alexandra Eitheir, stated: "I was on the phone talking to him when he killed himself. I heard him dying."
She also contacted a friend when she learned that investigators were looking through Mr Roy's phone.
"They read my text messages to him I'm done", the accused wrote, adding, "his family will hate me and I could go to jail".
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The Belgium striker netted his first club goal since March with a header from Idrissa Gueye's cross, then nodded home Yannick Bolasie's delivery.
He ensured three points for his side with a low finish after running clear.
Jermain Defoe shot over for Sunderland, who are yet to win in the league under former Toffees manager David Moyes.
With only one point from the first four matches, only Stoke's inferior goal difference keeps Sunderland off the bottom of the table.
The victory was Everton's third from their opening four games and they climb to third.
If there had been one negative during Ronald Koeman's impressive start as Everton boss it was the continued poor form of the club's formerly prolific leading marksman Lukaku.
Since scoring twice in the FA Cup quarter-final against his former side Chelsea on 12 March, the 23-year-old had gone 1,139 minutes without a goal, despite 40 efforts.
It looked as though it was going to be another frustrating outing for Lukaku, who saw a header tipped over by home keeper Jordan Pickford before poking Seamus Coleman's driving cross wide from eight yards during a first hour showcasing plenty of good intent but precious little execution to match it.
However, once the home side had given him a helping hand by leaving him completely unmarked to head in the first from close range there was no stopping him.
His second and third - the latter of which saw him latch on to Kevin Mirallas' ball before slotting in past Pickford - followed soon after as Sunderland's challenge evaporated in the face of a confident and composed away side.
Lukaku could have ended the night with five goals but he struck the bar with one rising shot from inside the box and a second, similar effort was also too high.
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In this fixture last year, Everton meekly surrendered in a 3-0 defeat - a result that sealed Sunderland's Premier League survival and finally convinced the Toffees board to end the managerial reign of Roberto Martinez.
Martinez's successor has had just three months and four league games, but the team look more organised, more cohesive and more dangerous.
Idrissa Gueye again showed what a shrewd signing he has been with a composed and controlled display alongside Gareth Barry in the centre of midfield, while Bolasie was a constant driving force on the wing, albeit with an inconsistent final ball.
Dutchman Koeman also demonstrated his ruthless side by replacing the ineffectual England midfielder Ross Barkley with Gerard Deulofeu at half-time - a move that added a greater dynamism and threat to the Toffees attack.
"I know the quality of players, we are very strong and had some good signings, I think Europe is a realistic target," the Dutchman told BBC Sport. "The start is very good but it is only after four matches."
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Moyes appears to have a much tougher task on his hands at the Stadium of Light.
For all of their endeavour, the Black Cats have now gone three Premier League games without having a shot on target in the first half.
Only twice was Maarten Stekelenburg tested in the whole game - from a Lynden Gooch cross that was destined for the top corner and a Lamine Kone header from a corner.
They were just as ineffective at the other end as Kone and Papy Djilobodji routinely failed to track the runs of Lukaku, allowing him all the time and space he needed to convert the chances that won the game.
"It was too easy [for Everton]," Moyes told BBC Sport. "For us not to be in and around defending those areas [for the goals] I find hard to believe.
"Jordan Pickford played well but we needed him to play well. It's tough putting together a relatively new team - but we never really got a full grip on the game."
Moyes has reinforcements in the shape of new signings Mika, Jason Denayer and Didier Ndong - all of whom started Monday's game on the bench - but they will have to hit the ground running if the club are to avoid another relegation battle this season.
Sunderland face a tough trip to Tottenham on Sunday (16:30 BST), while Everton are at home against Middlesbrough a day earlier (17:30 BST).
Match ends, Sunderland 0, Everton 3.
Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Everton 3.
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Lamine Koné.
Attempt saved. Arouna Koné (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leighton Baines.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ashley Williams.
Attempt blocked. Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
Attempt blocked. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) because of an injury.
Substitution, Everton. Arouna Koné replaces Romelu Lukaku.
Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu.
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
Attempt blocked. Gerard Deulofeu (Everton) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Mirallas with a through ball.
Phil Jagielka (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland).
Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Everton).
Papy Djilobodji (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Tom Davies (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Didier Ndong (Sunderland).
Substitution, Sunderland. Jason Denayer replaces Jan Kirchhoff.
Substitution, Everton. Tom Davies replaces Yannick Bolasie.
Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yannick Bolasie.
Attempt saved. Yannick Bolasie (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gareth Barry.
Substitution, Sunderland. Didier Ndong replaces Duncan Watmore.
Kevin Mirallas (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland).
Goal! Sunderland 0, Everton 3. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Mirallas with a through ball.
Goal! Sunderland 0, Everton 2. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Yannick Bolasie with a cross.
Attempt saved. Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Phil Jagielka (Everton).
Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Jan Kirchhoff (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Yannick Bolasie.
Attempt blocked. Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adnan Januzaj.
Romelu Lukaku (Everton) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
Attempt missed. Idrissa Gueye (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Javier Manquillo.
Goal! Sunderland 0, Everton 1. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye with a cross.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Gareth Barry.
Substitution, Sunderland. Wahbi Khazri replaces Lynden Gooch.
Khalid Alahmadi, 23, also a student, was accused of attacking the 19-year-old in a park on 24 September 2015.
He denied sexual assault at Newport Crown Court.
The jury was discharged on Monday and the case was adjourned until 15 March.
Recorder Catherine Brown released Mr Alahmadi on bail.
Officials said "an administrative measure" had been taken, but gave no reason why.
Turkish media said authorities had asked Wikipedia to remove content by writers "supporting terror".
Turkey has temporarily blocked social media sites including Facebook and Twitter in the past, usually following protests or terror attacks.
The Turkey Blocks monitoring group said Wikipedia was unreachable from 08:00 (05:00 GMT). People in Istanbul were unable to access any pages without using a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
"After technical analysis and legal consideration based on the Law Nr. 5651 [governing the internet], an administrative measure has been taken for this website," Turkey's Information and Communication Technologies Authority was quoted as saying, giving no further details.
However, the Hurriyet daily newspaper said Wikipedia had been asked to remove content by certain writers whom the authorities accuse of "supporting terror" and of linking Turkey to terror groups. The site had not responded to the demands, Hurriyet said, and the ban was imposed as a result.
Turkey Blocks and Turkish media, including Hurriyet, said the provisional order would need to be backed by a full court ruling in the next few days.
It's become all too familiar here: the endless "loading" icon followed by the message "server timed out".
Blocking websites is a common tool of the Turkish authorities: Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have suffered the same fate several times, and numerous anti-government sites are inaccessible.
Critics say it smacks of Turkey's repression of free speech: over half of all requests to Twitter to remove content have come from Turkey, and the country now ranks 155 of 180 in the press freedom index of the watchdog Reporters without Borders.
Social media was in uproar as news of the ban emerged, with some users speculating that it might be a bid to suppress criticism on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Wikipedia page.
Mr Erdogan narrowly won a controversial 16 April referendum on increasing his powers, but the issue has deeply divided the country.
One Twitter user noted that the Wikipedia page on Turkey's referendum has a section on "controversies and electoral misconduct", and cites claims that the government suppressed the No campaign through "arrests, control of the media and political suppression".
The Turkish government has previously denied censoring the internet, blaming outages on spikes in usage after major events.
Wikipedia has also faced censorship in other countries, including a temporary ban in Russia, and repeated crackdowns in China.
Both keepers were called on to make good saves before Walsall's Anthony Forde rattled the bar from 20 yards.
Gregory converted Jed Wallace's cross to put the Lions ahead before debutant Mahlon Romeo made it 2-0, beating Liam Roberts after a one-two with Wallace.
Hopes of a Walsall fightback ended when Gregory ran onto Shaun Williams' pass to add Millwall's third.
Millwall's unbeaten run is now up to five games, keeping them sixth in League One, only one point behind fifth-placed Coventry, while Walsall remain second despite their fourth home defeat of the campaign.
The Saddlers had third-choice keeper Roberts making his debut in goal following injuries to Neil Etheridge and his deputy Craig MacGillivray. They then lost top scorer Tom Bradshaw to an early second-half injury,
Walsall head coach Sean O'Driscoll told BBC WM 95.6:
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"They're disappointed more with the scoreline than the way we performed. We got caught, I suppose, chasing the game that was always going to be reliant on whoever scored first.
"It was always going to be a second ball game, them getting it forward early to (Steve) Morison and Gregory to play off that.
"For a large part, we did really well, just couldn't quite get a goal - blocks on the line and hitting the post, hitting the bar, but their spirit was really good."
Millwall manager Neil Harris told BBC Radio London:
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"Walsall are a really good team, but the league table doesn't lie, especially when you get into February.
"It was a stern test for us and we had to stay in the game at times and we had to dig in, we had to throw our bodies on the line and I thought we did that.
"The youngsters are getting a lot of praise, and rightly so because they're a good group."
(Racecard number, horse, trainer, jockey, recent form, age, weight carried ie 11st 10lb is top weight. Form: F - Fell, P- Pulled up, U -Unseated rider. Some colours to be confirmed.)
BBC Sport's Frank Keogh's verdict: "The Young Master can prove the master here. Vieux Lion Rouge and Highland Lodge should relish the test."
1 The Young Master 2 Vieux Lion Rouge 3 Highland Lodge 4 Pleasant Company
Trainer: Kim Bailey Jockey: David Bass
Form: 12-532 Age: 9 Weight: 11-10
Last year's runner-up when carrying over a stone less. No top weight has won wince Red Rum in 1974. Nagging feeling that chance may have gone despite a close third in Becher Chase at Aintree in December. Trainer is in a select club to have won the Champion Hurdle, Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National. Triumphed at Aintree with Mr Frisk in 1990.
Rating: 6/10 Approximate odds: 14-1
Trainer: Jonjo O'Neill Jockey: Barry Geraghty
Form: -P36U6 Age: 9 Weight: 11-06
Sixth in last month's Cheltenham Gold Cup. Very talented at best, beating subsequent champion hurdler Annie Power to win 2014 World Hurdle, but the most recent victory came in late 2015. Trainer joked at a lunch in the big race build-up that nothing could beat him. Backers will be happy with more of that chat.
Rating: 7/10 Odds: 12-1
Trainer: Rebecca Curtis Jockey: Jonathan Moore
Form: 529142 Age: 7 Weight: 11-05
Made a winning start at Cheltenham on New Year's Day and could appreciate this step-up in distance. Will need to defy the stats - the last seven-year-old to win was Bogskar in 1940. It's also more than a century since a horse trained in Wales won the National.
Rating: 6/10 Odds: 50-1
Trainer: Fergal O'Brien Jockey: Paddy Brennan
Form: 1-02P1 Age: 10 Weight: 11-05
Fine front-running success last time out at Exeter. Trainer's celebrations often revolve around cake and he loves a Victoria sponge. Whether his horse will rise to the occasion remains to be seen. Having missed the cut last year, the heavier weight allocated this time may well mean he is not quite the perfect candidate.
Rating: 6/10 Odds: 40-1
Trainer: Paul Nicholls Jockey: Sam Twiston-Davies
Form: -3F215 Age: 8 Weight: 11-05
Smart performer who was fifth in March's Cheltenham Gold Cup. Jockey's choice from several possibles for the champion trainer, including Vicente. Trainer won with another grey, Neptune Collonges, in 2012. Owner Andy Stewart, associated with the great hurdler Big Buck's, seeking his first National victory.
Rating: 7/10 Odds: 20-1
Trainer: Gordon Elliott IRE Jockey: Jack Kennedy
Form: 320541 Age: 8 Weight: 11-03
Translates as King of the Franks. Won in lesser company at Down Royal on St Patrick's Day. One of the team owned by airline boss Michael O'Leary's Gigginstown House Stud, which scored with Rule The World last year. Trainer landed the National 10 years ago thanks to Silver Birch and topped the Cheltenham Festival standings for the first time in March. Jockey turns 18 a fortnight after the race.
Rating: 6/10 Odds: 50-1
Trainer: Noel Meade IRE Jockey: Sean Flanagan
Form: 6-406P Age: 8 Weight: 11-02
Last victory came in January 2015 at Naas, when he beat Rule The World, who went on to win the 2016 National. Has run well in defeat since, including when third behind Don Poli in the RSA Chase at Cheltenham two years ago. This marathon test of stamina could suit, although a slight worry after he was pulled up on his most recent outing in February.
Rating: 6/10 Odds: 50-1
Trainer: Paul Nicholls Jockey: Katie Walsh
Form: P7-112 Age: 9 Weight: 11-02
Just touched off at the Cheltenham Festival in March. Never really got going in the National last year and was pulled up on the second circuit. Jockey achieved highest finishing position by a female rider in the race when third on Seabass in 2012 and is set to take part despite injuring her arm in a fall at Aintree on Thursday.
Rating: 6/10 Odds: 33-1
Trainer: Venetia Williams Jockey: Aidan Coleman
Form: -34312 Age: 10 Weight: 11-01
Trainer sprang a shock with 100-1 winner Mon Mome in 2009. She tends to do well with horses who appreciate soft ground, and this one is no exception. Won by 30 lengths in those conditions at Ascot in February. While the big Aintree meeting has been dubbed the 'Tanned National' in honour of glowing racegoers, this one wants to swerve the sun. Jockey called up on Friday night after injury to Liam Treadwell.
Rating: 6/10 Odds: 40-1
Trainer: Nigel Twiston-Davies Jockey: Noel Fehily
Form: 3-4532 Age: 8 Weight: 11-01
Classy and consistent, won the RSA Chase at the 2016 Cheltenham Festival and second to Vieux Lion Rouge in February's Grand National Trial at Haydock. Victory would be a third triumph for trainer, successful previously with Earth Summit (1998) and Bindaree (2002). Respected jockey has not made first four from 14 previous rides.
Rating: 7/10 Odds: 14-1
Trainer: Charlie Longsdon Jockey: Tom O'Brien
Form: 1570-1 Age: 9 Weight: 11-01
Has been dropped out since last summer. This will be his first competitive run since winning at Uttoxeter in June, when Ballynagour and Gas Line Boy were among the beaten rivals. Seems to enjoy a rest, winning four times after a break of at least four months, but this is a tough comeback. Last 'name' winners were Monty's Pass (2003) and Bobbyjo (1999).
Rating: 5/10 Odds: 50-1
Trainer: Paul Nicholls Jockey: Sean Bowen
Form: -32523 Age: 7 Weight: 11-00
Second to previous National winner Many Clouds over the Mildmay course at Aintree in December reads well. Could history repeat itself? Bought in the latter stages of the build-up to this race by Patricia Thompson, who owns Cheveley Park Stud with husband David. Did the same 25 years ago when Party Politics prevailed.
Rating: 6/10 Odds: 33-1
Trainer: Neil Mulholland Jockey: Sam Waley-Cohen
Form: 31-F06 Age: 8 Weight: 10-13
Winner of the Bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown in April. Respected despite fall in Becher Chase at Aintree on seasonal return. Decent prep run at Cheltenham in March for Northern Irish trainer, who is based near Bath. Amateur jockey has an excellent record over the National fences, winning six other races on the famous course.
Rating: 9/10 Odds: 20-1
Trainer: Gordon Elliott IRE Jockey: Jamie Codd
Form: -5P051 Age: 9 Weight: 10-13
Creditable run as a youngster when eighth in the 2015 National. Won the Cross Country Chase in March for a third consecutive Cheltenham Festival victory. That was one place better than Silver Birch who warmed up in similar style 10 years ago before victory at Aintree. It made the same trainer, then 29, the youngest to win the big race.
Rating: 7/10 Odds: 14-1
Trainer: Anthony Honeyball Jockey: Robbie Power
Form: -2PP1P Age: 9 Weight: 10-13
Pulled up six times in past eight races, but did win Ascot's Silver Cup two starts ago and would probably be suited to drying ground. One of three runners wned by billionaire JP McManus - nicknamed the 'Sundance Kid' for his gambling exploits - whose horses run in the green and gold colours of his local Limerick hurling club. Jockey won race 10 years ago with Silver Birch and last month's Cheltenham Gold Cup on Sizing John.
Rating: 6/10 Odds: 50-1
Trainer: David Pipe Jockey: Tom Scudamore
Form: 267-11 Age: 8 Weight: 10-12
Looks tailor-made for the race. Won the Becher Chase over the National fences and then the Grand National Trial at Haydock, beating Blaklion. Could be the toast of hostelries up and down the land. Vieux Lion Rouge is French for Old Red Lion and there are more than 600 pubs in Britain called the Red Lion. Trainer won with Comply Or Die in 2008.
Rating: 8/10 Odds: 10-1
Trainer: Brian Ellison Jockey: Danny Cook
Form: -131U1 Age: 8 Weight: 10-12
Sure to be popular with the red half of Merseyside. Official handicapper says 10lb 'well in' following 14-length Grimthorpe Chase win at Doncaster from The Last Samuri - after the National weights were announced. And yes, there's no E in this Definitly, because of a spelling mistake when the horse's original registration forms were completed.
Rating: 7/10 Odds: 10-1
Trainer: Gordon Elliott IRE Jockey: Daryl Jacob
Form: -74724 Age: 9 Weight: 10-12
Half brother to two-time King George VI Chase winner Silviniaco Conti. Looked a contender before fading to finish sixth in last year's race. Also completed over the National fences when fourth in the Becher Chase in December. Leading female jockey Katie Walsh said Ucello Conti had "a massive chance" when the weights for the race were announced two months ago.
Rating: 7/10 Odds: 16-1
Trainer: Tom George Jockey: Adrian Heskin
Form: -2P512 Age: 7 Weight: 10-12
Sound jumper who won well at Kempton in December, though stamina unproven and no seven-year-old has landed the National for 77 years. Owned by businessman Nic Williamson and hairdresser Max Fawbert, who met when Williamson popped in to his salon for a haircut. Trainer had a close shave with Saint Are - second in 2015.
Rating: 5/10 Odds: 40-1
Trainer: Venetia Williams Jockey: Charlie Deutsch
Form: P-3484 Age: 10 Weight: 10-12
Wetter the better for this soft ground lover. Placed in two Nationals this season, finishing third in the Welsh and fourth in the Midlands version at Uttoxeter last time. Arguably the best form was back in the 2014 Hennessy Gold Cup when runner-up to Many Clouds. Trainer is one of three women to have saddled the winner of the Grand National (Mon Mome 2009).
Rating: 6/10 Odds: 40-1
Trainer: Willie Mullins Jockey: Ruby Walsh
Form: 3P-141 Age: 9 Weight: 10-12
A win in February's Bobbyjo Chase at Fairyhouse was one of only six runs over fences. Horse and rider will hope each other are pleasant company round the 30 Aintree obstacles. Jockey is among the best of his generation and has won the race twice, with Papillon (2000) and Hedgehunter (2005) but missed out through injury four times in the past seven years.
Rating: 8/10 Odds: 16-1
Trainer: Lucinda Russell Jockey: Derek Fox
Form: 43-151 Age: 8 Weight: 10-11
Owned by friends Belinda McClung and Debs Thomson, who go under the name 'The Two Golf Widows'. Won the Classic Chase at Warwick in January. Trained in Scotland, which has only boasted the Grand National winner once - with Rubstic in 1979. Jockey has first ride in the race having recovered from a broken wrist and collarbone in a fall four weeks ago.
Rating: 7/10 Odds: 14-1
Trainer: David Pipe Jockey: David Noonan
Form: 722PPP Age: 11 Weight: 10-11
Boasts some decent form, but much of that is from three years ago and seems an unlikely winner having been pulled up on all of his past three starts. Unseated rider at the 19th fence when beginning to make headway in the 2016 National. Trainer enjoyed a win in 2008 with Comply Or Die, who finished second a year later.
Rating: 7/10 Odds: 66-1
Trainer: Rebecca Curtis Jockey: Paul Townend
Form: P87-PP Age: 10 Weight: 10-11
Withdrawn when lame on the morning of the race last year. Another whose recent runs leave something to be desired. A return to the sort of shape that won the RSA Chase at the 2014 Cheltenham Festival would make him a more interesting contender. Trainer bidding to give Wales a first National victory since 1905 and become the fourth woman to saddle the winner.
Rating: 6/10 Odds: 33-1
Trainer: Jimmy Moffatt Jockey: Henry Brooke
Form: 721P-2 Age: 11 Weight: 10-11
A winner and runner-up in the shorter Becher Chase over the National fences. Missed cut for 2016 National and then second in Scottish version. Previous owners Simon and Julie Wilson, whose teenage son Patrick died from a brain tumour last year, sold the horse last week to Patricia Thompson (who also bought Le Mercurey). Jockey returned to riding in November, just seven weeks after a fall left him in a coma.
Rating: 8/10 Odds: 25-1
Trainer: Kerry Lee Jockey: Jamie Moore
Form: UF-403 Age: 9 Weight: 10-10
Won the National Trial at Haydock last year, but agonisingly missed the cut for the big race and then unseated his rider in the Topham Chase over the National fences. Trainer, in her second season after successfully taking over from father Richard, formerly worked behind the scenes for Channel 4 Racing.
Rating: 6/10 Odds: 50-1
Trainer: Jim Culloty Jockey: Leighton Aspell
Form: PP/295 Age: 11 Weight: 10-10
Winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2014, but best days appear to be behind him. Has not won since that triumph at odds of 20-1 and was pulled up under top weight in the Grand National two years ago. Trainer famously won the Gold Cup himself as a jockey three years running on Best Mate (2002-2004).
Rating: 6/10 Odds: 50-1
Trainer: Tom George Jockey: Davy Russell
Form: 0-53F2 Age: 11 Weight: 10-10
Runner-up to Many Clouds in 2015 and fancied to go well again 12 months later but was tailed off when pulled up on testing ground before the last, having led at The Chair. Approaching the veteran stage now but had a decent second last time out. Horses aged 11 won the National three years running from 2012 to 2014.
Rating: 6/10 Odds: 40-1
Trainer: Paul Nicholls Jockey: Brian Hughes
Form: 1-F669 Age: 8 Weight: 10-10
Winner of last year's Scottish National. Trainer has aimed the horse at Aintree ever since that Ayr triumph and has been treated considerately in the weights. Bought by three-time winning owner Trevor Hemmings in March after the death of his 2015 victor Many Clouds. Well-regarded jockey looking to complete the race for the first time at his fifth attempt.
Rating: 7/10 Odds: 20-1
Trainer: Paul Nicholls Jockey: Harry Cobden
Form: 02-4P1 Age: 10 Weight: 10-09
Would be appropriate winner on weekend of golf's Masters. Was sold after racing in an auction at Aintree on Thursday to Patricia and David Thompson - who also recently bought Le Mercurey and Highland Lodge - and will run in son Richard's name. Won the Bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown in 2015 before finishing second a year later. Under par when a distant 15th in last year's National.
Rating: 6/10 Odds: 40-1
Trainer: Noel Meade IRE Jockey: Donagh Meyler
Form: 3F0-P0 Age: 9 Weight: 10-09
Third in the four-mile National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham last year behind the 2017 Gold Cup second and third, Minella Rocco and Native River, but fell early when joint favourite for the Scottish National. With four wins coming when 'heavy' has been in the going description, supporters will be dreaming of heavy downpours on Merseyside.
Rating: 6/10 Odds: 40-1
Trainer: Gavin Cromwell Jockey: Ger Fox
Form: U21722 Age: 12 Weight: 10-09
Something of a National specialist. Second victory in the Cork National earlier this season was followed by a narrow second to Native River in the Welsh National. Also has a runner-up spot in the Midlands version on his CV, but could only finish eighth in the Aintree race three years ago. Last 12-year-old to win was Amberleigh House in 2004.
Rating: 6/10 Odds: 33-1
Trainer: Henry de Bromhead Jockey: David Mullins
Form: 103242 Age: 9 Weight: 10-09
Should be easy to spot as likely to be among the early front-runners. Some decent runs this season including a fourth in the Paddy Power Chase at Leopardstown over the festive period. Stamina is an unknown - the longest distance the horse has won over is two and a half miles, and this is nearly two miles further. Jockey won on debut with Rule The World last year.
Rating: 5/10 Odds: 50-1
Trainer: Mouse Morris Jockey: Bryan Cooper
Form: 080095 Age: 9 Weight: 10-08
Won last year's Irish Grand National, which can often be a good pointer to the Aintree version. Genial chain-smoking trainer's first name is Michael but earned the nickname Mouse as an amateur jockey. Scored an emotional success in the 2016 National with Rule The World, just 10 months after the death of his son Tiff.
Rating: 7/10 Odds: 25-1
Trainer: Nicky Henderson Jockey: Nico de Boinville
Form: F-P4FP Age: 9 Weight: 10-08
Recent runs offer little encouragement, including a fall in last season's Topham Chase over the big Aintree fences. Trainer has saddled the most winners of all-time at the Cheltenham Festival, but is due a change of luck in the National. Has yet to win despite 39 runners since 1979. Eight of them got no further than the first fence.
Rating: 5/10 Odds: 100-1
Trainer: Mouse Morris Jockey: Mark Enright
Form: 207226 Age: 9 Weight: 10-07
Claimed the Irish National in 2015 when ridden by Katie Walsh. Without a win in subsequent 14 runs, and disappointed in Becher Chase at Aintree later that year. A close second to Pleasant Company at Fairyhouse in February and better off at the weights here. Trainer triumphed last year with Rule The World after 18 previously unsuccessful attempts at winning the Grand National.
Rating: 7/10 Odds: 33-1
Trainer: Ian Williams Jockey: Robbie Dunne
Form: 243144 Age: 11 Weight: 10-07
Looks one of the less likely winners. Fell at the first on a previous attempt in this race two years ago. Win in a veterans' chase at Kelso earlier in the season offers some encouragement but well behind Vieux Lion Rouge and Blaklion at Haydock in February. May run out of gas even if able to negotiate the obstacles. Jockey was third on 100-1 shot Vics Canvas 12 months ago.
Rating: 5/10 Odds: 66-1
Trainer: Kerry Lee Jockey: Jake Greenall
Form: -8521P Age: 9 Weight: 10-07
Good second behind One For Arthur at Warwick in January before Hereford win, but pulled up in National Trial behind Vieux Lion Rouge. One of two contenders, alongside Bishops Road, for the trainer having her first runners in the race. She won the Welsh National with Mountainous in January 2016 just six months after taking over from her father.
Rating: 5/10 Odds: 66-1
Trainer: David Pipe Jockey: Richie McLernon
Form: -2515P Age: 8 Weight: 10-06
Girl power? Seeking to become the first mare to win since Nickel Coin back in 1951. The grey has twice completed other races over the National fences, though was well beaten on both occasions. You will of course know that La Vaticane is Italian for The Vatican. Just don't expect all your prayers to be answered.
Rating: 5/10 Odds: 100-1
Trainer: David Pipe Jockey: Conor O'Farrell
Form: -P92P7 Age: 9 Weight: 10-06
Looks the type who will win a big race at a big price one day soon. Runs in the blue and green colours of David Johnson, the popular owner of 2008 winner Comply or Die, who died of cancer in 2013. Doctor Harper was one of the last horses he bought and is named after the doctor who treated him.
Rating: 7/10 Odds: 50-1
While the horror stories of the orphanages of 1990s Romania were widely publicised, the conditions facing children in neighbouring Moldova are not well known.
Widespread poverty and a lack of basic social services are blamed for a situation which aid groups argue violates a child's right to a family, as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
In the capital, Chisinau, the institutions are surprisingly well maintained.
From the outside, the one I was able to visit looked like a school, with plants and a play area, while inside there were pictures on the walls and toys on display.
Yet the first thing you notice is how quiet it is: dozens of young children live in the institution, but you do not hear any noise.
The toys are not being played with; instead children are lying in cots. In one room is a group of about a dozen toddlers.
These youngsters rarely go outside, says Lavinia (not her real name), who works with Hope and Homes for Children, a charity that tries to return children to their families.
Instead, the children spend almost all of their time in just two rooms.
In the corner, a disabled child is left lying in vomit.
No pictures indoors are allowed.
The manager says there are not enough staff to take the children outside, although there appear to be more staff than children.
Lavinia is clearly frustrated by the attitude, but there is little she can do, even though she is working with local authorities on reforming childcare services.
"What we need is to inform and educate families," she says.
"If we can develop family alternatives, this would prevent more children having to live like this."
In another room, 10 newborns lie alone in cots. The institution's manager does not know their sexes.
The standards are shocking for Sarah Butterworth, a UK mental-health specialist on children in care who is visiting at the same time.
"[Knowing] how the brain develops in the first few months of life means I can only imagine the damage that is happening before our eyes," she says.
Although basic needs appear to have been met, these do not look like valued children.
Most of them are not even orphans; they have families but have been abandoned because of poverty and an outdated social reliance on state care.
Moldova's Soviet legacy still remains, and reliance on the state care is embedded in people's attitudes and the law, according to Dr Delia Pop of Hope and Homes for Children.
"For many, institutional care has become the only option," she says. "The irony is that it gets called 'childcare', even though this is one of the most damaging systems for children."
The authorities accept changes are needed but say one of the biggest obstacles is the weakness of the Moldovan economy.
"We want to reform institutions for babies and young children," says Svetlana Chifa, head of the Child Protection Department in Chisinau.
Unemployment in Moldova is high and young adults often head abroad to find work, leaving their children behind to the state.
They believe what they are doing is for the best.
There is also the stigma of disability. A three-year-old I visited, who has been helped into a foster family, was abandoned simply because he was born without an arm.
The situation is even harder in the breakaway eastern region of Trans-Dniester, which is technically part of Moldova but sees itself as a separate country.
"Trans-Dniester has an attitude for independence, and has strong connections with former Soviet countries," says Dr Pop.
This gives aid workers additional challenges in encouraging co-operation to get children out of institutions and back with their families.
Visiting the region is like going back in time.
Placing children in such institutions is simply firefighting an ever-expanding, complex social problem rather than offering a long-term solution for the many children within their walls, says children-in-care specialist Sarah Butterworth.
Even when compared with children living in the most deprived of households, children in care are more likely to grow up as dysfunctional adults.
"Years of research have shown the importance of family-based care and attachment, which children in institutions just aren't offered," she says.
Developmental needs, attachment, love and consistency are overlooked.
The authorities in Moldova acknowledge solving this problem is about changing ingrained attitudes and will not happen overnight, partly because many who work in such institutions have a vested interest in them remaining open.
"People are cautious about changes," says Svetlana Chifa.
"The institutions are their livelihoods and people could lose their jobs when they close."
For the next 10 weeks, shoppers who do not bring their own bags to the shops in Aberdeen, Dundee and Norwich will have to buy a "bag for life" costing either 8p or 10p.
It is part of a trial to further cut the number of bags in circulation.
If successful, the withdrawal of 5p bags could be rolled out by Tesco in its stores across the UK.
A Tesco spokesman said: "We are carrying out a short trial in a few stores to look at the impact on bag usage if we remove single-use carrier bags.
"In these stores customers who need a bag can still buy a bag for life which they can reuse."
Online customers will still be able to buy 5p bags, but Tesco said 57% per cent of them already opt for bag-less deliveries.
In September last year, following an investigation by US regulators, VW admitted fitting the so-called defeat device on 11 million vehicles globally.
The scandal has hit sales of VWs worldwide.
The company has put aside billions of euros to deal with the fallout.
The lawsuit, on behalf of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), was filed on Monday in a federal court in Detroit, Michigan.
"The complaint alleges that nearly 600,000 diesel engine vehicles had illegal defeat devices installed that impair their emission control systems and cause emissions to exceed EPA's standards, resulting in harmful air pollution," the filing said.
It also alleges that VW "violated" clean air laws by selling cars that were different in design from those originally cleared for sale by the EPA.
"With today's filing, we take an important step to protect public health by seeking to hold Volkswagen accountable for any unlawful air pollution, setting us on a path to resolution," said assistant administrator Cynthia Giles for the EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.
"So far, recall discussions with the company have not produced an acceptable way forward. These discussions will continue in parallel with the federal court action."
The department said the filing was just the first step in "bringing Volkswagen to justice".
The carmaker is also facing separate criminal charges, and a raft of class-action lawsuits filed by VW owners.
The EPA says that VW fitted many of its cars with a device that was able to recognise test conditions and adjust the engine settings accordingly, with the express purpose of giving distorted readings on nitrogen oxide emissions.
The company admitted to "totally screwing up", and there has been a shake-up in the management structure and personnel as a result. Martin Winterkorn resigned as chief executive and was replaced with Matthias Mueller, the former boss of Porsche.
The carmaker is currently conducting an internal investigation that it says will "leave no stone unturned".
The scandal has hit VW hard. It will begin recalling millions of cars worldwide soon, and has set aside €6.7bn (£4.6bn) to cover costs. That resulted in the company posting its first quarterly loss for 15 years, of €2.5bn in late October.
With the lawsuits piling up, experts say the final costs are likely to be much higher than that.
GPs have consistently pointed out to politicians that their services are on the verge of collapse, with practices threatened with closure.
Now Patients in Practice, a group that gives its views to the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), has unveiled a manifesto to lay out what is important to those on the receiving end of GP care.
The document says patients want timely, guaranteed access to a family doctor in their area and measures put in place to tackle waiting lists.
David Keenan, the group's chairman, said its members "agonised" over what the manifesto should cover.
He said several major issues - from disability care to mental health - were contributing to a "stressed, under-resourced and under-supported healthcare system".
People should challenge prospective politicians on their views for the future of healthcare in Northern Ireland, he added.
And he said that would help to "get the message across" that healthcare is "not a party political issue".
"What I want the people out there to hear is: 'Talk to your politician,'" said Mr Keenan.
"Ask them about your healthcare, ask them what they're going to do about it.
"You are the expert in your condition - make sure your politician knows how much you're hurting and how much you need a healthcare system to help you now."
It got heated - in more ways than one.
Monday night saw one of the biggest election hustings events of the campaign so far, with a couple of hundred people packed into the Agape Centre on Belfast's Lisburn Road.
It was organised by Challenges NI, the political discussion series founded by two students at Methodist College in the city, Thomas Copeland and Jack O'Dwyer-Henry.
The crowd was so sizable that some people had to be seated in the foyer, and even with the windows open the room quickly heated up.
And as the debate wore on, the temperature rose on stage, too, with the RHI scandal, abortion reform, the migrant crisis and Brexit all on the agenda.
While invitations were extended to unionist parties, none of them accepted the chance to appear on the panel, leaving it somewhat left-leaning.
Politics pupils Thomas and Jack organised their first hustings in the run up to last year's assembly election and hadn't expected to have to pull another one together quite so soon.
Thomas has turned 18 and can vote for the first time in March, but 17-year-old Thomas will have to wait.
They said people in Northern Ireland had "lost faith" in a Stormont system "that doesn't work for them", and there is "very little appeal" for the generation to remain in the region.
"The idea of having a functioning political system and a government that doesn't constantly collapse and a political party system that isn't inherently dysfunctional is something that I would really hope Northern Ireland matures towards attaining," Jack said.
But it remains to be seen whether or not the political system is up for change, Thomas said.
"I'm a little bit cynical myself about the very way that our institutions are set up," he said.
"But I hold out hope that we can resolve ourselves in a situation in the future where we're not looking back at the past with such disappointment."
It's a debate that rages around every election - should the voting age be lowered?
While young people in Scotland can vote when they reach 16 years old, those in Northern Ireland have to wait until adulthood.
But that hasn't stopped politics pupils at Lismore Comprehensive School in Craigavon, County Armagh, from keeping an eager eye on the election campaign.
Only a handful of them have turned 18 and are eligible to vote on 2 March, with others missing out by a matter of months.
And they're adamant that they aren't too young to be trusted with a ballot paper.
There's a feeling of frustration from those who haven't made it on to the electoral register because of their age.
"We have to live with the consequences of this decision for the next few years, so we should, at least, have a say in it," said one 17-year-old.
"It's very frustrating because I study politics, so I have a view of the different political parties and I don't get my chance to vote," one girl said.
"I have more of a fresh overview of everything because I'm younger and I don't focus as much on the past."
And another girl said that teenagers aged 16 and over should not be less "highly valued as everyone else just because we're younger".
"We can get married, we can join the Army, but we can't vote for the type of place that we want to live in."
For those who will have a say on polling day, there is a sense of anticipation as well as a recognition of the responsibility that comes with casting their vote.
"It feels exciting but it's a tough, tough decision because I don't believe in any of them," said one first-time voting pupil.
Those in the sixth-form politics class at Lismore believe that taking an active interest in the election is an important way to encourage political engagement in young people.
They've been reviewing the parties' election broadcasts, casting a critical eye over what the leaders have had to say for themselves.
And they'll also put their questions to candidates at a schools' hustings event next week before hosting an election of their own on the same day as the assembly poll.
Surely there's nothing better than an election campaign to get rid of those few extra pounds picked up over the Christmas period?
Party activists are pounding the pavements across Northern Ireland in the hunt for votes, clocking up hundreds of miles and burning off thousands of calories in the process.
Alliance Party candidate Emmet McDonagh Brown is one of those who has been keeping track of his stats.
With more than a week of the campaign remaining, he said he's walked 108 miles around his constituency on the election canvass so far.
We'll be keeping an eye on which candidates are fleet of foot between now and polling day, and we want them to let us know their scores from walking door-to-door.
BBC News NI's Campaign Catch-up will keep you across the Northern Ireland Assembly election trail with a daily dose of the main stories, the minor ones and the lighter moments in the run up to polling day on Thursday 2 March.
Hear more on BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle's The Breakfast Show at 07:40 GMT, and on BBC Radio Ulster's Evening Extra at 17:40 each weekday.
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The body of Charlene Walker, also known as Jamie Paylor, was found at the property on Louisa Street shortly after 12:30 GMT on Tuesday.
The 36-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
Julie Gowling, 43, of Louisa Street, will appear at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court later charged with murder.
Behrouz Boochani is messaging me on WhatsApp from Australia's offshore detention facility in Manus Island, Papua New Guinea (PNG), where he has been since 2013 after fleeing his home country of Iran.
The Kurdish journalist has just finished his biggest project yet - a full-length feature film, shot using his iPhone and smuggled out over the internet in small clips, beneath the radar of his guards.
"The movie is a record of Australian history. I hope that the next generations will know what Australia did in Manus and Nauru," he says, referring to Australia's other offshore detention facility for asylum seekers.
The project began last year, when Dutch-Iranian filmmaker Arash Kamali Sarvestani got in touch with Mr Boochani, who has made a name for himself as the island's most outspoken detainee, writing regularly for international publications.
Mr Sarvestani had attended a film workshop where the theme was the sea, and he had been looking into the possibility of speaking to children on Nauru.
He quickly realised that access to Nauru was too difficult.
"There is almost no internet connection, and people are scared to talk. They are scared for their future," he says.
That was when he started reading online about Mr Boochani, who he said seemed to be "shouting about what is happening" on the two islands.
Since it opened, the Manus Island facility has made headlines with riots and hunger strikes, including images of asylum seekers sewing their lips shut. But Mr Sarvestani's aim was not to show those kind of extremes.
"I wanted to show a painting, about what was happening there… I didn't want to show blood, the violence. I wanted to show the invisible violence within the camp," he says.
The idea was to film everyday scenes of the facility, to portray the agony of the mundane and the psychological suffering when one has no control over their future - the "invisible violence" Mr Sarvestani talks about.
"People [on Manus] are just losing their minds. They have lost the meaning of time," he says.
Over six months, the two men communicated over WhatsApp, recording and sending audio messages to one another, though never speaking directly.
"The internet wasn't strong enough to talk, but it was possible to send audio," Mr Sarvestani says. "That was vital to the project. We needed to listen to each other."
Mr Boochani had an iPhone that an Australian friend sent to him, and some connectivity on the island, but he had never filmed anything before.
He was guided by Mr Sarvestani at first, who told him which shots he was looking for.
He then sent the footage over WhatsApp, but the internet was very slow, and it could take one to two hours to send 30 seconds of video.
The covert nature of the project made it highly stressful for Mr Boochani.
"To take some of the shots I had to wait for several days until I had the opportunity to do it secretly, and I could only ever do one take," he says.
"As a journalist the system is always monitoring me, and I had to be careful because if the guards knew that I was making a movie they definitely would have stopped me.
"But now that I've done it, what can they do? Nothing."
The 88-minute film is called "Chauka, Please Tell Us The Time", after a bird native to Manus that starts singing at the same time every morning. "Chauka" was also the name given to the detention centre's solitary confinement area.
The two men have become great friends over the course of the film-making, after what Mr Sarvestani said amounted to "around 10,000 minutes" of indirect conversation.
"It's one of my dreams to one day meet him," he says.
The filmmaker holds hope that day will come, but there is no certainty.
Mr Boochani fled Iran after his work as an editor of a magazine, Werya, attracted the attention of authorities, who were unhappy with its promotion of Kurdish culture and politics.
When his colleagues were arrested in February 2013, Mr Boochani went into hiding. Later he tried to make his way to Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean.
The same year, Australia did a deal with PNG, offering around A$400m (£235m; $300m) in aid if it agreed to house the detention centre and resettle refugees.
The Australian government said it made the decision to deter people-smuggling boats and thereby prevent deaths at sea.
Australia is now hoping the US will take up to 1,250 refugees from Manus and Nauru, so it can close the Manus centre by November after a PNG court ruled it was unconstitutional.
But with information so tightly controlled, it is unclear how many will go, and when. And if the deal goes to plan, there are questions over what happens to asylum seekers left in PNG.
Meanwhile, tensions are rising between locals, the police and those in the centre.
Last week multiple shots were fired and a group, including members of the Papua New Guinea defence force, stormed the facility.
Amnesty International called for an investigation.
Mr Boochani says PNG police believe his work is aimed at them, but he insists it is not.
"It is not just for refugees but for Manusian people," he says. "They will know how I respect their culture by watching this movie".
Screenings of Chauka, Please Tell Us The Time will be held later this year in Australia
Four Tornados from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus took part in the operation soon after MPs voted to approve bombing.
The "successful" strikes hit the IS-controlled Omar oil fields in eastern Syria, the defence secretary said.
But PM David Cameron said the campaign would take time, saying "we're going to need to be patient and persistent".
"It is complex and it is difficult what we are asking our pilots to do, and our thoughts should be with them and their families as they commence this important work," Mr Cameron said.
MPs overwhelmingly backed UK military action against IS - also known as Daesh - in Syria, by 397 votes to 223, after a 10-hour Commons debate on Wednesday.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said the MoD would be assessing the damage done by the bombing later, but the aim was to strike "a very real blow on the oil and revenue on which Daesh depends".
He had personally approved the targets ahead of the Commons vote, he said.
Mr Fallon confirmed that eight more jets - two Tornados and six Typhoons - were being sent to to join the eight existing jets at the Akrotiri base.
The Typhoons have left RAF Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland, to join the air strikes.
By BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Beale, at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus
We watched the orange/blue glow from the engine afterburners of a pair of Tornados disappear into the night sky. Each aircraft was carrying three 500lb Paveway bombs.
Less than an hour later, they were followed by a second pair loaded with the same weapons.
The use of high precision Paveway bombs, rather than the Brimstone missile, suggests they were hitting static rather than moving targets.
We waited for the first pair of Tornados to return to base. They landed after just over three hours in the air. As they taxied on the runway, it was clear to see their bombs were missing.
Mr Fallon said there was a "very rigorous" process by which targets were chosen, and all British military action would adhere to "very strict rules of engagement".
Asked how long the UK might be involved in the coalition campaign against IS in Syria, he said it would "not be quick", but argued it had not been right to leave bombing to other air forces.
On the issue of ground forces, he said the prime minister of Iraq had made it very clear he did not want Western troops on the ground to fight IS.
But the UK could still achieve "plenty from the air", including cutting off IS sources of income such as oil fields, he added.
By BBC chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet
This morning's newspapers in Damascus reiterate criticism Syrian officials have made for years about the West's engagement here.
"Britain didn't ask permission from Syria's government," declares the state news agency SANA. "Cameron told lies," it says.
Syrian officials insist Britain and its allies must follow Russia's example and co-ordinate their campaign with Syrian government forces. If they don't, they warn, they simply won't succeed.
The deadlock over President Assad's future role will continue to block the formation of a unified command against a common enemy. It will also stand in the way of Britain's pledge that it will now also focus on finding a negotiated way out of this war.
Syrian activists and opposition groups feel bitterly let down that the West did not give them this kind of military support to help remove President Assad.
And the many Syrians exhausted by war want, most of all, to believe Britain's promise that it's stepping up the fight to "win the peace" - as hard as that is.
Syrian state media reacts with scorn
In a statement, the MoD said the British jets - supported by a Voyager air refuelling tanker, an unmanned Reaper drone and other coalition aircraft - had attacked six targets.
"Carefully selected elements of the oilfield infrastructure were targeted, ensuring the strikes will have a significant impact on Daesh's ability to extract the oil to fund their terrorism," it said.
Before the attacks, pilots used the aircrafts' sensors to confirm "no civilians were in the proximity of the targets", it stated.
BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner said the Omar oilfield - a target of the UK airstrikes - was one of eight oilfields targeted by coalition forces.
The RAF has been carrying out operations against IS in Iraq since last year.
To date, the US has conducted nearly all of the air strikes in Syria and Iraq, with France, Australia and Denmark also taking part.
Mr Cameron said he was glad there had been "strong support" from Parliament for the UK to extend its strikes to Syria, and said he believed the move would also be supported by Muslim countries.
French foreign affairs minister Laurent Fabius welcomed UK military action, adding: "A fortnight after the 13 November [Paris] attacks, this is a concrete demonstration of solidarity with our country."
A total of 66 Labour MPs - 29% of the parliamentary party - sided with the government as it secured a larger than expected Commons majority.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn had argued the case for war "does not stack up" - but senior Labour figures, including 11 members of his shadow cabinet, were among those who voted with the government after they were given a free vote.
Shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn, who was applauded by MPs for a speech in support of bombing, said: "All of our thoughts today are with the brave men and women of the Royal Air Force and we pray for their safe return."
The government scheme came to light when one of the letters, which were sent more than 200 Irish republicans, caused an IRA bomb trial to collapse.
John Downey was wrongly told he was not wanted by any UK police force.
Jonathan Powell said the victims of the Hyde Park bomb "have every reason to feel aggrieved that the trial failed".
He told the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee that the issue of On the Runs dealt with people who were wanted by the authorities while the administrative letters scheme dealt with people who were not wanted.
"The peace process is still quite fragile; it can be destroyed if people try hard enough to do so - I hope it won't be," he said.
"I think the victims of the Hyde Park bomb have every reason to feel very aggrieved because the trial failed.
"I don't think that applies to the whole administrative scheme, because it was to allow people to come back who weren't wanted - in the case of Downey, he was wanted.
"Logically speaking, this shouldn't impinge on other victims because this is not supposed to be about giving pardons or 'get out of jail free cards'."
Last week, the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee resumed its inquiry after a summer recess with an appearance by Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers.
Mr Powell was asked about Ms Villiers' remarks that those who received letters should no longer rely on them as a defence.
"I was surprised that was a gesture a politician would make, given that you have to have a relative balance if you are secretary of state for Northern Ireland on these matters," he said.
"She may well have her reasons for doing that which I am simply unaware of."
Mr Powell added: "One of the things I have discovered after leaving government is that people in government know a lot of things that people outside government don't know, and it's sensible to be quite cautious about opining on those things without that knowledge."
He said the On the Runs issue had never been resolved.
He said the letters scheme "evolved" after Sinn Féin came forward with the first names.
"This scheme evolved - when the first names were put to us we had no plan for a scheme, it developed into a scheme," he said.
Mr Powell said many aspects of the peace process were unpalatable to him, but "you can't have a peace agreement that is a la carte".
In July, a separate review into the scheme by Lady Justice Hallett found that it was flawed, but not an amnesty for those who received letters.
Mr Powell said he agreed with all of Lady Hallett's findings.
It will allow members of the public to make complaints about the conduct of Scotland's charities
The new measure was recommended by the Fundraising Working Group in Scotland.
The Scottish government said it was important confidence was maintained in the country's charities, but stressed that the majority operated to high standards.
Communities Secretary Angela Constance said: "Scotland's charities benefit from a great deal of public trust and it's important that that confidence is maintained.
"This new phone number and website will be run by Scottish Fundraising Complaints - set up by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and the Scottish Charity Regulator - and will give people information about how to raise any concerns they may have."
Members of the public who are concerned about the fundraising tactics of a charity in Scotland can call 0808 164 2520 or visit the website.
Cross-border charities, where charities operate in Scotland but are registered in England and Wales, will continue to be regulated by the Fundraising Regulator.
The young animal was found by chance at the Cromarty Firth by a couple who had got lost trying to drive to a dolphin-watching spot at the Moray Firth.
Animal welfare officers and members of the public refloated the dolphin.
It was sighted again for the first time this month in the Moray Firth by University of Aberdeen scientists.
The university and the Inverness-based Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (SMASS) said that for the first time in the UK scientists have been able to track a dolphin's behaviour following a stranding.
There are hopes the dolphin might eventually breed and raise young.
SMASS said the blistering on the right side of the juvenile female looked "horrific", but because of the make-up of dolphins' skin it has survived a burn that other animals might not have.
Also, crucially, the wound does not appear to be infected and shows signs of healing.
The dolphin has been showing signs of normal behaviour, including foraging.
It is part of a group of about 200 animals known to the University of Aberdeen marine scientists as the East Coast Scotland population.
Barbara Cheney, research fellow at the university's Lighthouse Field Station in Cromarty, said: "We've not seen anything like this before. It is quite a unique case and hopefully we will be able to continue to keep an eye on her."
Dr Andrew Brownlow, of Scotland's Rural College-run SMASS, said it was "a miracle" the dolphin was spotted in the first place on a large expanse of tidal mudflats.
He said: "This couple had wanted to go to Chanonry Point and got lost.
"They read their map wrong and ended up on the Nigg peninsula. This whole region dries out almost entirely and they spotted the dolphin flapping in the mud."
Dr Brownlow, along with volunteers from British Divers Marine Life Rescue and also the Scottish SPCA and staff from North 58 Sea Adventures, were involved in refloating the animal.
Following the rescue on 29 May, Spirtle disappeared until she was indentified from her wound by the university scientists.
A BBC investigation has uncovered people selling unwanted or unused drugs, which can only be prescribed by specialists.
Prescription medicines to treat a variety of ailments were readily available for sale on eBay.
An eBay spokesperson confirmed it had removed a number of listings for sale from the site.
See more stories from Birmingham and the Black Country here
An undercover reporter for BBC's Inside Out West Midlands was illegally sold Caverject, a prescription medication for erectile dysfunction, and Enbrel, used to treat arthritis.
The patient selling Caverject confirmed he received the drugs for free on prescription as he had Type 1 diabetes, but said he "can't use them anymore" and he had "three or four" regular customers.
He said he was prescribed four boxes a month - at a cost of about £500 a year to the NHS. The boxes were listed for sale for £6 each.
Another man was filmed selling Enbrel, a specialist arthritis drug, for £250. The drug costs the NHS about £10,000 a year.
He told the reporter: "This is £800 at the pharmacy."
He said he was prescribed a box every four weeks and sold on any that was unused.
"I'm accumulating a box every three months," he said. "I've only put it up on eBay because the person that was normally collecting from London stopped."
He admitted: "I was thinking [whether] someone's going to get me done for this, because I shouldn't really post an ad like this."
A total of 1.084 billion NHS prescriptions were dispensed in the community in England in 2015, at a cost of £9.267bn. This does not include prescription items dispensed in hospitals, or for the UK as a whole.
It's difficult to gauge the extent of this black market trade in NHS prescriptions.
NHS Protect - the dedicated crime unit - couldn't provide an estimate.
But given the ease with which I was able to find and purchase prescriptions from patients, the anecdotal evidence points to it being widespread.
The true scale of the problem of patients selling prescription drugs online is not clear.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for ensuring the supply chain for medicines, medical devices and blood components is safe and secure.
A spokesperson said: "Medicines are not ordinary consumer goods - and appropriately, strict legal controls apply to their sale and supply.
"Prescription medicines are "prescription only" for good reason - and should only be prescribed by doctors or approved healthcare professionals, based on clinical judgement, to ensure patients are getting the right treatment and monitor progress or deal with adverse reactions.
"Selling medicines, other than through a legitimate supply chain, is both illegal and poses unquestionable risks to the patient.
"Medicines have the ability to harm as well as cure - use them as directed by a healthcare professional."
When approached by the BBC for a comment, the wife of the man selling Caverject said they knew what they were doing was wrong but were "not making a lot of money" from it.
Meanwhile, the man who sold the BBC Enbrel said: "I just want to apologise because I know what I've done was wrong."
Asked if he would be selling NHS prescriptions again, he added: "No, 100%."
A statement from eBay said any substance or item that required a prescription from, or the supervision of, a licensed practitioner to dispense was not allowed on the site, but some medicines on the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency General Sales List were allowed.
A spokesperson said: "EBay is a marketplace and sellers must comply with the law. EBay sellers are prohibited from listing prescription drugs, in line with rules set by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency.
"In addition to our own filters and other technology, eBay works closely with the MHRA and other regulators across the globe who have a direct line to eBay and enable us to remove any listings of concern as soon as they are reported."
You can see this story in full on BBC Inside Out West Midlands at 19:30 GMT on BBC One on Monday 16 January or via iPlayer afterwards.
Inderjit Bhogal, a 41-year-old banker from Handsworth Wood, was last seen on Broad Street in the city centre on Friday 20 November.
His death is not being treated as suspicious and will be referred to the coroner, West Midlands Police said.
Mr Bhogal's family has been informed and are being supported by officers, a statement from the force added.
Australia's Federal Court ruled last year that products marketed as targeting specific pains, such as migraines, were actually identical.
Reckitt Benckiser was fined A$1.7m in April, but Australia's consumer watchdog argued the sum was too low.
The court on Friday agreed to increase the penalty.
"The objective of any penalty in this case must be to ensure that Reckitt Benckiser and other 'would-be wrongdoers' think twice and decide not to act against the strong public interest," the court's justices said in a joint statement.
The pharmaceutical giant was also ordered to pay the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) legal costs.
The ACCC said the company had profited substantially from misleading customers on products including Nurofen Back Pain, Nurofen Period Pain, Nurofen Migraine Pain and Nurofen Tension Headache.
"This is the highest corporate penalty awarded for misleading conduct under the Australian Consumer Law," ACCC Chairman Rod Sims said.
"The ACCC welcomes this decision, having originally submitted that a penalty of $6 million or higher was appropriate given the longstanding and widespread nature of the conduct, and the substantial sales and profit that was made."
In a statement to the BBC, Nurofen said it acknowledged the court's decision but would seek legal advice.
"Nurofen is disappointed by this decision, as it considers that the original penalty of the Federal Court in April was appropriate in all of the circumstances," the statement read.
The court in April ruled that Reckitt Benckiser had contravened Australian consumer law by saying its Nurofen Specific Pain products were each formulated to treat a specific type of pain.
Each product contained the same active ingredient, ibuprofen lysine 342mg.
The company said: "Nurofen did not intend to mislead consumers, however we recognise that we could have done more to assist our consumers in navigating the Nurofen Specific Pain Range."
Earlier this year, Reckitt Benckiser removed a TV advert for one of its products - Nurofen Express. The advert had implied that the capsules directly targeted muscles in the head.
The company has said it will not re-broadcast it, following complaints that the ad was misleading.
The body received 150,000 new complaints in total in the six months to last December.
Just over half of them - 78,000 - were about PPI policies, the sale of which has been largely banned for some time.
The ombudsman deals with complaints which financial firms have been unable to settle themselves.
Caroline Wayman, who heads up the body, said: "PPI complaints are down, but there are some suggestions that this could be the calm before the storm."
A deadline of June 2019 could be set by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for disgruntled customers to make compensation claims to their banks and credit card issuers about mis-sold PPI policies.
The FCA wants to decide on the deadline in the middle of this year along with a public awareness campaign.
"The FCA's proposals - including the PPI deadline - are likely to heavily influence our complaints volumes," Ms Wayman said.
Millions of people have already been paid compensation following what was one of the banking industry's biggest scandals.
More than £40bn has already been set aside by banks to cover the payouts and the associated overhead costs of processing claims, and it is widely suspected that many more complainants could come forward.
The compensation process has not been smooth for customers though.
Since 2003 about one and a half million people have been so dissatisfied with the PPI offers that were made to them, or the outright rejection of their claims, that they have subsequently gone to the financial ombudsman.
In the second half of 2016, nearly half of the PPI complaints to the ombudsman were upheld against the top ten most-complained about businesses.
However, the uphold rate varied wildly between providers, from 9% for Nationwide to 29% for Bank of Scotland and 69% for Financial Insurance Company Ltd, part of the AXA group.
The list of most-complained about businesses - for all types of complaint to the financial ombudsman - is still dominated by the UK's High Street banks, and some credit card lenders.
Top of the list in the last half of 2016 was the Bank of Scotland, which is part of the Lloyds banking group, with nearly 20,000 new complaints against it.
It was followed by Lloyds bank itself, Barclays, HSBC, NatWest, the credit card firms Capital One and MBNA, Santander and the Nationwide building society.
The inquiry will focus on whether building regulations were enforced and whether officials had planned adequately for natural disasters.
At least 290 people are now known to have died in Saturday's disaster and more than 300 are still missing.
About 2,700 residents are living in shelters.
Some areas remain without water and electricity, and police reinforcements have been sent in to deter looters.
"This is not about punishment it's about prevention," said national comptroller Edgardo Maya, who ordered the inquiry.
"What good does it do to punish people now, after (so many) deaths?"
A separate investigation is focusing on the regional governor, the town's mayor and their predecessors, Colombian media reported on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, rescue teams continue the grim search for victims buried under piles of debris.
The landslide followed a night of heavy rain which caused the Mocoa River and three tributaries to burst their banks.
The flood sent a torrent of mud and rocks pouring into the town, sweeping away entire neighbourhoods.
The government has faced criticism that it did not act quickly enough - a claim disputed by President Juan Manuel Santos.
He said new systems had been put in place following deadly floods in 2010 and that rescue agencies were co-ordinating their efforts just hours after the disaster.
McGinn is joined by five others who have stepped up from the Under-21s.
Hearts duo Jack Hamilton and Callum Paterson, Celtic left-back Kieran Tierney, Nottingham Forest midfielder Oliver Burke and Rangers forward Barrie McKay also feature in the squad.
But there are no places for strikers Ross McCormack and Jordan Rhodes.
Hull City winger Shaun Maloney, Rangers left-back Lee Wallace and Aberdeen midfielder Kenny McLean are also omitted for the opening match in Group F.
Hull's win on Saturday at Swansea was Maloney's first game of the season and that factor counted against the former Celtic midfielder.
"Shaun has not had many games over the last period," Strachan said. "I also said to him that there are players in your area at the moment playing regularly and playing very well. So he understands that.
"But don't take that as finished, that's for sure. He has a great fitness level, but I think some people need games."
James Forrest, who is recalled along with Celtic team-mates Craig Gordon, Tierney and Leigh Griffiths after being rested for the end-of-season friendlies against Italy and France, replaces Maloney as an option out wide.
Hearts keeper Hamilton - preferred to Dundee's Scott Bain - and Fulham midfielder Kevin McDonald are the only uncapped players in the squad, with Tierney, McGinn and McKay all hoping to add to their recent debut caps.
West Brom midfielder James Morrison also returns to the squad, with winger and Baggies team-mate Matt Phillips dropping out.
McGinn is the only one of eight Scotland-based players playing outside the Premiership. Only six players in the squad are with English Premier League clubs, with 13 playing in the English Championship.
With regular captain Scott Brown announcing his international retirement last week, manager Gordon Strachan says he has not yet spoken to any squad members about taking on the role.
West Brom midfielder Darren Fletcher took the armband for the matches against Italy and France and led the side on numerous occasions a decade ago, but Strachan would only confirm that he "will speak to Darren about it".
Hull midfielder Robert Snodgrass told BBC Scotland on Sunday that he would happily "throw my name in the hat" as a candidate to succeed Brown.
Strachan said the squad would be "quieter" without the absent Celtic midfielder.
"I loved his company," the manager said. "We just get on with it. We thank him, we respect his decision. It's the best for Scott Brown.
"I was at Celtic Park last week to speak to him and people were saying how terrifically he's doing and how I'll enjoy that.
"We were giggling, because two weeks before he'd told me his decision. Midfield is one of our stronger areas, but we're weaker without him."
"The Scotland squad is evolving under Gordon Strachan. Familiar faces remain as the foundation, but places for Hearts goalkeeper Jack Hamilton, Fulham midfielder Kevin McDonald, Hibernian's John McGinn and Rangers' Barrie McKay tell of new figures coming into prominence.
"Absences still draw attention, in particular no places for Ross McCormack, the striker who moved for £12m from Fulham to Aston Villa during the summer, or Shaun Maloney, who scored last weekend for Hull City on his return to the English Premier League."
Scotland squad to face Malta
Goalkeepers: Craig Gordon (Celtic), Jack Hamilton (Hearts), David Marshall (Cardiff City).
Defenders: Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town), Gordon Greer (Blackburn Rovers), Grant Hanley (Newcastle United), Alan Hutton (Aston Villa), Russell Martin (Norwich City), Callum Paterson (Hearts), Andrew Robertson (Hull City), Kieran Tierney (Celtic).
Midfielders: Ikechi Anya (Watford), Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), Oliver Burke (Nottingham Forest), Darren Fletcher (West Bromwich Albion), James Forrest (Celtic), James McArthur (Crystal Palace), Kevin McDonald (Fulham), John McGinn (Hibernian), Barrie McKay (Rangers), James Morrison (West Bromwich Albion), Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United), Robert Snodgrass (Hull City).
Forwards: Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday), Leigh Griffiths (Celtic), Chris Martin (Derby County), Steven Naismith (Norwich City)
Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) drivers will walk out on the Central and Waterloo and City lines from 21.00 GMT on Wednesday.
A reduced service will run on the Central Line, while the Waterloo and City line will not run at all.
Transport for London (TfL) urged the union to call off the strike.
Peter McNaught, operations director for the Central line, said: "We have made all reasonable efforts to resolve this dispute."
However, RMT general secretary Mick Cash said "the door has been slammed in our faces" during negotiations.
The dispute centres around plans to transfer eight train operators between Central line depots.
Mr Cash said RMT members were being "sent out from pillar-to-post to plug gaps that are solely down to staffing shortages".
"If [London Underground] are allowed to get away with this move on the Central Line they will start shunting drivers around at the drop of a hat regardless of the consequences," he added.
During the strike a shuttle bus will operate between Epping and Chingford in north-east London.
Other London Underground services will operate as normal, but TfL has warned services will be more busy than usual.
During a 24-hour walkout across the tube network on 8-9 January, Clapham Junction was evacuated as commuters faced overcrowding at major transport hubs.
Almost 700 people with torches climbed Barrow, Stile End and Outerside, above Braithwaite on Saturday as part of the Lakeland Festival of Light.
At dusk, pictures were taken of the torches which were used to represent the colours of Nepalese prayer flags.
The event, the third of its kind, is expected to raise £10,000.
Mountain guide Matt Le Voi, who organised the event, said the results had been "immensely satisfying."
He added: "I think we have absolutely nailed it. To see the mountains lit up in the various colours to make them look like Nepalese prayer flags is brilliant.
"I can already feel the pressure around what we can do next year. But with this much support for an amazing cause I think it's only right that we continue doing this until people don't want to bother any more.
"We've had about 700 people taking part, which is the largest number since we started.
"All the money is going to the charity PHASE Worldwide, which we support and do fantastic work in Nepal."
The 19-year-old beat 2014 champion Italian Matteo Fissore 6-4 in the recurve final.
Olympic hopeful Huston, a former junior World champion from Belfast, had equalled his personal best score of 588 qualifying for the knockout stages.
The indoor circuit also visits Bangkok and Nimes with the final in Las Vegas.
The law, which will take effect in 2015, only covers content, including photos, generated by the individual.
Companies will not have to remove content posted, or reposted, by others. Nor will they have to remove the information from their servers.
The legislation has been welcomed by Common Sense Media, a charity that promotes children's digital privacy.
"Teens often self-reveal before they self-reflect and may post sensitive personal information about themselves - and about others - without realising the consequences," said chief executive James Steyer in a blog post.
A Pew survey indicated 59% of US youngsters with a social-media profile had deleted or edited something they had posted, and 19% had posted comments, photos or updates they later regretted sharing.
Back in May, Google chairman Eric Schmidt said the internet needed a "delete button".
But not everyone believes it is a good idea.
US think tank the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) is concerned websites will not understand what their legal obligations are.
"Our chief concern is that this legal uncertainty will discourage operators from developing content and services tailored to younger users, and will lead popular sites and services that may appeal to minors to prohibit minors from using their services," said CDT's policy counsel Emma Llanso.
In 2010 the European Commission drew up legislation to allow citizens the "right to be forgotten" but recently a judge ruled websites were not responsible for personal data appearing on their pages. And some experts think the ruling means the legislation is unlikely to go ahead.
Chris Higgins scored the opener for the visitors midway through the first period at Altrincham Ice Centre.
It was quickly followed by a Storm equaliser from Trevor Johnson before Matt Nickerson netted the winner with nine minutes left in the game.
The Giants, who beat Sheffield Steelers by the same scoreline on Saturday, remain second in the standings.
Jackson Whistle started consecutive games with Ryan Martinelli missing Sunday's game through injury.
Belfast dominated the opening period , outshooting the Storm 10-5 with Mike Clemente the busier of the two netminders.
Higgins netted at 11:32, assisted by Mark Garside and Michael Forney, before Johnson scored on a powerplay at 13:35.
The second period was scoreless as both Whistle and Clemente kept the scores level in a finely poised tie.
Finally, at 50:21, the Giants got the all important go-ahead goal - Nickerson, assisted by Mark Garside and Alex Foster, finished beautifully.
The Giants closed out the game in a professional manner to seal the win and avenge last month's 5-1 defeat against the same opposition.
The teams meet again at the same venue on Wednesday night in the Challenge Cup quarter-final first leg.
The charity said the terrapins, which staff have named Jingle and Bell, were dumped near Muirton Place in Dundee on 17 December.
The turtles are being cared for at the charity's centre in the city.
Centre Assistant manager Dale Christie said: "Both Jingle and Bell are quite small and can be handled.
"They appear to be in relatively good nick, apart from some knocks to their shell.
"They're lovely little guys and we'd love for them to find a loving home after coming to us after being through such an ordeal."
Al-Masri al-Youm newspaper said a convoy of buses carrying infantry soldiers was hit by a roadside bomb as it moved through the Kharouba area.
Attacks on security forces in the Sinai have increased since Islamist President Mohammed Morsi was ousted in July.
No group has yet admitted carrying out Wednesday's bombing.
The peninsula has grown increasingly unstable in recent years, triggered by the fall of President Hosni Mubarak.
By Orla GuerinBBC News, Cairo
The Egyptian army has been fighting a long battle to subdue the strategically important Sinai peninsula. There were crackdowns under long-time military ruler Hosni Mubarak.
The latest operation - a massive offensive - was launched in September and is reported to involve as many as 20,000 troops. Their enemy is a web of militant groups, some inspired by al-Qaeda.
The army has been destroying militant hideouts and arms caches, and one local source says Wednesday's car bombing is a revenge attack.
Military expert Sameh Seifal al-Yazel, a retired general, believes the offensive will show results by April. "It won't be finished by then, but things will be a lot better," he said.
While there has been a reduction in the rate of attacks in Sinai, police and army continue to be targeted. Some analysts believe that the insurgents may be changing tactics, focusing on less frequent but more high-profile attacks.
His overthrow in February 2011 left the northern Sinai vulnerable to groups of jihadists, some with links to the Gaza Strip.
In September security forces launched an offensive against Islamist militants in the Sinai, but have suffered a spate of deadly bombings. In recent months some 100 members of the security forces have been killed.
Wednesday's attack, which took place at around 07:45 local time (05:45 GMT) on the road from Rafah to el-Arish, is thought to be the bloodiest against the military since Mr Morsi was deposed.
All 11 who died and the 37 reported injured were serving military personnel.
The attack is said to have targeted Egypt's Second Field Army, which has been deployed in Sinai and has been involved in an operation to destroy tunnels along Egypt's border with Gaza.
The soldiers were on their way back to Cairo on leave, reports said. Some of the most seriously wounded victims were being airlifted to hospital in the capital.
Communications with the area were cut as military helicopters circled over the area, searching for the attackers, BBC Cairo correspondent Orla Guerin reports.
Interim Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi condemned the attack and said the government was looking at "all the alternatives to deal with the ongoing terrorist incidents".
Egypt's military spokesman expressed his condolences and said the armed forces would continue to fight "black terrorism".
A local source said the bombing was in revenge for the army offensive which had destroyed militant hideouts and arms caches in Sinai.
Meanwhile, a Sinai-based jihadist group linked to al-Qaeda has admitted killing a high-ranking member of Egypt's National Security Agency outside his home in eastern Cairo this week.
Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis said it had shot dead Col Mohammed Mabruk, who had been due to testify against ex-President Morsi.
The colonel was believed to have helped uncover a network of Muslim Brotherhood members that had tried to help leaders of the movement flee the country after Mr Morsi was ousted. The former president is part of the Brotherhood.
In a separate incident in Cairo on Wednesday, at least three people were hurt in an attack on a police checkpoint. An explosive device was thrown and shots were fired at the checkpoint, reports said. It was not clear who was behind the incident.
The army deposed Mohammed Morsi on 3 July after days of mass protests and a military ultimatum to resolve the political crisis that had evolved between his Islamist supporters and opponents.
Mr Morsi and thousands of Brotherhood leaders and members have since been arrested. Hundreds of Morsi supporters died when two protest camps were violently broken up by the military in August.
Wales face the Sea Eagles at Auckland's Eden Park on 16 June before travelling to Apia to face Samoa a week later on Friday, 23 June.
National sevens coach Williams is part of caretaker Robin McBryde's staff for the tour.
"We have to be very effective in what we do and not give them any loose ball," he told BBC Wales Sport.
"The exceptional individuals they have in that team are brilliant in that style of play."
Williams is expecting the Pacific Islanders not only to play an expansive, skilful game, but also to take a direct, physical approach.
"They are very tough matches. With Tonga and Samoa, it doesn't get much more physical, and the quality they have individually is there to be seen," he said.
"These are two of the most physical games so it's great for our squad to see where they stand on the international scene."
With 12 senior players away on British and Irish Lions duty, the 32-man Wales squad contains 14 uncapped players.
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Tonga have been forced to play the game against Wales in New Zealand because their Teufaiva Sport Stadium home in Nuku'alofa is being redeveloped.
But Williams expects the Sea Eagles to receive enthusiastic support from Auckland's large Tongan population.
"It's going to be quite a hostile environment and atmosphere, and that's fantastic," he added.
"That's what international rugby is about and it's exactly where we want to see these young players and see how they react and perform."
Williams replaced Danny Wilson as a tour coach after the Cardiff Blues boss withdrew from the role in March.
Dyna ddywedodd cyn-gadeirydd Comisiwn y Gyfraith Syr David Lloyd Jones ar ddechrau cynhadledd y Comisiynwyr Iaith ym Mae Caerdydd nos Fawrth, 50 mlynedd ers i Ddeddf yr Iaith Gymraeg gael ei chymeradwyo ym 1967.
Ychwanegodd fod y llysoedd bellach yn "ieithyddion arbenigol" fyddai'n cynnig offer cyfieithu safonol.
Ac am y tro cyntaf, mae deddfwriaeth ddwyieithiog yn cael ei chyflwyno yn y DU o ganlyniad i ddatganoli.
Mae'n sefyllfa wahanol iawn felly i fel yr oedd hi adeg Deddf Uno 1536, pan oedd y DU yn cyfeirio at lefaru'r Cymry fel "rhywbeth hollol wahanol i'r famiaith."
Fe ddaeth sylwadau Syr David ar ddechrau cynhadledd ddeuddydd y Comisynwyr Iaith.
Comisiynydd y Gymraeg sy'n croesawu swyddogion o wledydd eraill eleni wrth i'r digwyddiad gael ei gynnal yng Nghaerdydd.
Mae 'na gynrychiolwyr o Kosovo, Canada, Iwerddon, Fflandrys, Catalonia a Gwlad y Basg.
Wrth agor y Gynhadledd fe ddywedodd y Prif Weinidog Carwyn Jones fod strategaeth iaith bwysig yn cael ei chyhoeddi yn yr haf, 50 mlynedd wedi'r ddeddf iaith wreiddiol.
Y nod ydy codi nifer y siaradwyr Cymraeg i filiwn erbyn 2050 - bron i ddwy waith y nifer sy'n ei medru ar hyn o bryd.
Fe gyfaddefodd Mr Jones y byddai'n her gwneud hynny o fewn dwy genhedlaeth, ond ei bod yn "amser cymryd camau breision i sicrhau twf yn y niferoedd."
Over 33,000 former soldiers are thought to suffer from illnesses related to their service such as chronic headaches, fatigue and memory problems.
The charity said too little was known about the condition and the government should fund more research into it.
The Ministry of Defence said it was always open to new research proposals.
Reported symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome range from chronic fatigue, headaches and sleep disturbances to joint pains, irritable bowel, stomach and respiratory disorders and psychological problems.
But the MoD says "the overwhelming consensus of the scientific and medical community" is that the range of symptoms is too broad "for this ill health to be characterised as a syndrome in medical terms".
In 1991 more than 50,000 members of the British armed forces were deployed in the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Desert Storm - a US-led campaign against the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
The British Legion - which provides support for veterans - said more than 60% were now suffering from illnesses related to the conflict, with nearly 10,000 receiving a war pension, the financial aid any ex-service personnel with an illness due to service can receive.
Marie Louise Sharp, policy adviser at the Legion, said that 25 years on, more needed to be done to help ill soldiers.
"We know the health of ill Gulf War veterans continues to be an important area for the government, which is why the Legion is calling for investment into research so we can understand how to improve the lives of those affected," she said.
"In addition, we ask for formal communication channels to be established to convey the results of US research developments to Gulf War veterans living here in the UK."
The charity said research into appropriate treatment and health pathways would significantly improve their lives but that there had never been any published research in the UK into treatment or best practice.
There is still disagreement over why rates of ill health are twice as high among Gulf War veterans than troops deployed elsewhere, and campaigners and doctors continue to disagree over whether the syndrome actually exists as a medical condition unique to Operation Desert Storm.
In its 2015 manifesto the Legion said the first phase of an MoD-commissioned study at Cardiff University, which examined potential interventions to rehabilitate ill Gulf War veterans, had started in January 2009 but "for reasons unknown to us, the MoD chose not to fund the second phase of research, and the results of phase one were never published".
The MoD said it was always open to new research proposals, but added that the war pension scheme was part of its absolute commitment to the armed forces.
King, who will take over as chairman on Friday, has supplied £1.5m for working capital "in recent days".
"It is really going to depend on meeting the objectives of the club," said King of his personal funding.
"I've already lost £20m [through prior investments in Rangers]. I'm expecting to invest more than that."
The 60-year-old businessman was giving his first media conference since he was cleared by the Scottish FA to become a director.
And he said a £5m loan from shareholder Mike Ashley was unlikely to be paid back soon, adding that he hopes to renegotiate the relationship with Ashley's Sports Direct.
The Newcastle United owner's company controls Rangers' retail operation and the businessman this month demanded the club hold a general meeting to pay back the loan given to the club in January.
"I regard that resolution to be a non-event," said King.
"It is a lot of nonsense. The shareholders cannot tell the board how to behave. The board would be under no obligation to take their advice."
A group of shareholders led by King took control of Rangers at an extraordinary general meeting in March.
It led to Derek Llambias, a former Newcastle managing director, and former Sports Direct executive Barry Leach being deposed as chief executive and finance director, respectively.
King said Rangers were "grateful" to Ashley for his loan, which helped keep the club afloat, but hoped that the Englishman would eventually disappear as an influence at Ibrox.
The South Africa-based businessman insisted that Rangers' relationship with Ashley "is not great but not terrible".
"You can't walk away from a commercial relationship unless you have an alternative, but we wish to renegotiate that relationship," said King.
King insisted that it is only now that he has been confirmed as a director that he could start to make the changes he believes are needed at Ibrox.
He said "substantial funds" would have to be invested in club in short to medium term, again expressing the view that £30m in investment would be required if Rangers were to compete with champions Celtic if they win promotion to the top-flight.
Rangers are presently involved in a series of play-offs in the hope of reaching the Premiership.
Explaining the recent £1.5m investment, interim chairman Paul Murray said the money had come from "the same people", giving the misleading impression that shareholders Douglas Park, George Letham and George Taylor had supplied the funds rather than King.
A similar amount was given in the form of a loan by the Park group in March.
Murray then stressed that the loan from Ashley was the only debt due and that Rangers were otherwise solvent.
He added that the appointment of King as chairman meant the club could now start the process of relisting itself on a the ISDH stock exchange and launching a share issue to raise funds.
Gyda phum mis i fynd nes yr ŵyl mae pob lle eisoes wedi eu harchebu - rhywbeth sydd "erioed" wedi digwydd o'r blaen yn ôl y prif weithredwr.
Dywedodd Elfed Roberts y byddai'r Eisteddfod nawr yn trafod â pherchnogion gwersylloedd cyfagos er mwyn ceisio dod o hyd i fwy o le.
"Mae'r maes carafanau wedi bod ar agor [i archebu lle] ar gyfer Eisteddfod Ynys Môn ers cwta fis, ac mae pob un o'r safleoedd, bron i 800, wedi mynd," meddai.
"Dydi hynny erioed 'di digwydd o'r blaen mor gynnar.
"Roeddan ni'n gwybod fod 'na andros o lot o frwdfrydedd ynglŷn â'r Eisteddfod eleni yn Ynys Môn, ond mae gwerthu'r math yma o niferoedd mewn cyn lleied o amser yn dipyn o sioc.
"Mae'n beth da, achos mae'n dangos brwdfrydedd ac mae'n dangos bod awydd i ddod i'r Eisteddfod."
Ychwanegodd nad oedd ehangu'r maes carafanau presennol yn opsiwn "ymarferol" ar hyn o bryd, ond bod disgwyl i'r cyngor sir gyhoeddi rhestr yn fuan o feysydd eraill fyddai ar gael i eisteddfodwyr.
Dydi'r Eisteddfod ddim yn cadw rhestr aros ar gyfer y maes carafanau, sydd yn dal tua 800 carafán a 200 o bebyll.
Bydd y Brifwyl yn cael ei chynnal ym Modedern rhwng 4 a 12 Awst.
The Syrian army announced a two-day truce on Wednesday, after two weeks of clashes left nearly 300 civilians dead.
The truce is part of international efforts to build on a wide-ranging ceasefire introduced in February.
Russia has been supporting its allies in the Syrian government with air strikes since September 2015.
Aleppo, in north-west Syria, was the country's industrial and financial centre before the five-year civil war started.
The recent violence there has been the worst phase of the war in the city for more than a year.
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Reports indicate that the short truce brought respite to Aleppo residents.
One of them, trader Sameh Tutunji told Reuters news agency: "Shops opened and people breathed.
"We did not hear the shelling and bombing we had become accustomed to. Enough of this daily killing after more than 10 days."
But state media and monitors said one person died in shelling by rebels on Wednesday night.
The nationwide cessation of hostilities brokered in late February by the US and Russia, which back opposing sides in the war, is close to collapse.
Russia said on Wednesday that it had withdrawn about 30 aircraft from its airbase in Syria, including all of the Su-25 ground attack planes stationed there.
The Russian military began the withdrawal of most of its forces from Syria in March, six months after launching an air campaign to bolster President Bashar al-Assad.
To the south of Aleppo, combat continues between the Syrian army and rebels including the al-Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda affiliate that is not included in the cessation of hostilities.
The Keepmoat is home of Doncaster Rovers, from where Rangers have signed Harry Forrester. The Crown Ground belongs to Accrington Stanley, the club who will, in the summer, lose Josh Windass and Matt Crooks to Mark Warburton.
There shouldn't be any sniffing from outside Ibrox at these deals, though. Not as long as there are others in their slipstream.
These guys might develop into first-team players or they might be squad men or they might be nothing at all. They might flourish under the pressure of life at Ibrox or they might wilt.
What we know for sure is that they are inexpensive punts, educated gambles. Forrester is older at 25, but Windass only turned 22 today and Crooks will be 22 later in the month. It has become brutally difficult to find value in England these days.
Warburton thinks he's on to something. They might not come from glamour houses, and they haven't done a lot, but Forrester, Windass and Crooks are worth a shot given the smallness of the stakes involved and the Rangers manager's good track record in improving footballers.
It can not all be about youth, though. If it is indeed the Premiership for them next season then you're reminded of King's view that they must light some kind of fire under Celtic's rear-end right from the get-go. They would not have to take the champions all that close to the wire, but they would want to be competitive for second.
Losing to Celtic would be palatable as long as they were not bested by Aberdeen, Hearts, St Johnstone, Ross County and Inverness into the bargain. It's not in the DNA of Rangers fans to stoically accept such a state of affairs
That is why the club's pursuit of Brentford's admirable defensive midfielder, Toumani Diagouraga, is an interesting test of the Rangers board. Diagouraga is not a talent that would light up Ibrox with his skill, but he's a solid citizen, as Warburton knows better than anybody having managed him at Griffin Park.
He's big and physical and experienced. Maybe he's just what a young Rangers side needs. He's 28-years-old and a regular in a Brentford team that are currently just five points away from the play-offs in the Championship.
Last season the Brentford supporters' made him their player of the year as the club made the play-offs for the Premiership, albeit getting well beaten by Middlesbrough.
Rangers' initial bid for him was reported as £100,000. Certainly that's the figure that Brentford fans groups picked up on because they laughed at it, while not fully believing that anybody would have the front to go in with a such low bid, even as a feeler.
Half a million seems to be closer to the number required. That kind of sum is not exactly a huge examination of King's mettle given all that he has said in the recent past, but it's the ballpark fee he's going to have to start shelling out if Rangers are to stand a chance of doing what he says he wants them to do once they are in the Premiership.
Project players are important, and could prove hugely beneficial, but if Rangers are promoted then they're going to need ready-made battlers - and they cost a few quid.
A while back, while Jackie McNamara was going around the city with his hair on fire, any notion that Dundee United could gather themselves and climb from the bottom of the Premiership to safe ground might have seemed like the footballing equivalent of scaling Kilimanjaro, the behemoth of Tanzania.
Then Mixu Paatelainen came in big and strong and some kind of progress seemed possible, but nothing happened. One loss followed another and Kilimanjaro became Aconcagua, the world's second largest mountain in Mendoza, Argentina.
More defeats - and now United have arrived at the foot of Everest, the daddy of them all.
Their feeble plight has brought out the boffinator in some of us these past weeks. The temptation has been to reach for the record books and the calculators in an attempt to figure out the improbability of the Tannadice club surviving in the Premiership.
The numbers are grim, the look-away-now variety for all United fans.
Over the last 10 seasons the team in 11th place in the league at season's end has had an average of 36 points. Eleventh would give United a shot at salvation. That's where they need to get to - an estimated 36 points.
Right now, they have 10 - 11 fewer than Kilmarnock in 11th. Paatelainen is gathering points at an even slower rate than his predecessor.
They need another 26 points - assuming those above them don't have any fancy notions of going on unbeaten runs - from 17 games to give themselves a hope. That works out at almost nine wins - they're currently on two - and a scoring average of 1.5 points per game for the rest of the season where their current average is 0.48.
Frankly, we are getting perilously close to the stage where Lorraine Kelly gets Uri Geller to stare down the camera lens of her television programme urging Britain to help the unfortunate Tangerines with the power of their mind. Uri, with all his spoon-bending certainty, might fancy his chances of getting the job done, but this could be a gig too far.
The malaise is not just on the field, it's off it. Not that long ago, Paatelainen bemoaned the fact that he inherited a team that had no tactics. Whatever the truth of that, he's had 11 games to fix it and it has not happened. Five points from a possible 33 doesn't leave you with much of a leg to stand on.
The other night on Sportsound, Stephen Thompson, the chairman, eviscerated McNamara's signings, blaming him for blowing the budget on duds. He did not mention the former manager by name, but he didn't have to. McNamara is considering legal action for a possible breach of confidentiality.
Thompson had a point about the signings. True, McNamara lost important players in Ryan Gauld, Andrew Robertson, Stuart Armstrong, Gary Mackay Steven and Nadir Ciftci, but he is hardly the first manager in Scotland to have lost key talent to monied suitors.
It happened to Motherwell and Stuart McCall rebuilt them., It happened to Inverness Caledonian Thistle and they found others. United lost more big names than anybody else, but they signed a cavalry of players in their place and too many of them bombed. That's largely on McNamara. The chairman cannot be faulted for backing his manager's judgement. That's what chairmen are supposed to do.
Have they learned their lesson? Paatelainen's signings haven't exactly turned things around either. The latest of them is a Finnish striker, Riku Riski. The surname seems appropriate somehow,
Riski is going to have to be some player over the next five months. He's going to have to score a volume of goals that overrides the catastrophically soft ones United keep giving away and he's going to have to do it against a grim backdrop.
United have two fights going on - the one to avoid relegation and the one to apportion blame. At the moment, the latter is more keenly contested than the former.
Full-back Burns followed up his Ulster Footballer of the Year award by being named Player of the Year.
Baxter won the Manager of the Year award for a second straight season.
Glenavon's Joe Cooper was Young Player of the Year and NI manager Michael O'Neill was named the International Personality of the Year.
Lurgan Blues stopper Jonathan Tuffey was voted top keeper while David Cushley's superb lob for Ballymena against Linfield earned him Goal of the Season.
Former Northern Ireland defender Mal Donaghy and former Portadown boss Ronnie McFall were inducted into the Dr Malcolm Brodie Hall of Fame at the awards ceremony in Belfast City Hall.
Jake Berry told the BBC the government is committed to improving transport links in northern England.
When asked by a BBC reporter whether HS3 will happen, he replied "yes."
It comes as former Chancellor George Osborne wrote in the Financial Times urging Theresa May to commit to the scheme.
Mr Berry said: "What we've seen... is a government who's recognised the problem, launched the Northern Powerhouse project just three years ago and is determined to improve transport across the north, actually so we can see our economy grow..."
But he did not disclose details including timescales for the project.
Mr Berry made the comments while on a visit to Hull to see the city's regeneration work.
In Tuesday's Financial Times, Mr Osborne said: "Northern Powerhouse Rail, or HS3, must be included in the next stage of the government's high-speed network."
He said it would help the prime minister to "relaunch her premiership" and that a "full-blown attempt to rebalance the economy of Britain" was needed.
More than 70,000 people have signed a petition calling for Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to back the rail improvements, also called Northern Powerhouse Rail, and to give transport authorities in northern England the same powers as they have in London.
Meanwhile, 50 business and civic leaders from across the north of England are set to hand a letter to the government later demanding an increase in transport spending.
Drax Power chief executive Andy Koss, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce chief executive Clive Memmott and York College principal Alison Birkinshaw are among the signatories.
In the letter, published in the Yorkshire Post, they wrote: "Connecting our great cities of the north with a world-class, higher-capacity rail network is not only fundamental to the success of the Northern Powerhouse, it is fundamental to the success of the entire country.
"We are calling on you to back this success and back NPR."
Last month, the government scrapped the planned electrification of railway lines in Wales, the Midlands and the north of England, prompting anger from local authorities and businesses.
Days later, Mr Grayling backed proposals for Crossrail 2 - a north-east to south-west railway in London - sparking further fury from political leaders outside the capital.
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Mae'r hawl i ddefnyddio'r Gymraeg yn y llysoedd yn "anghenraid sylfaenol" ac mae 40 o farnwyr bellach yn medru'r iaith yng Nghymru.
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United announced on Friday that Mata, 28, has had surgery on a groin problem.
Jones, 25, injured a toe in an innocuous training-ground tackle, with reports claiming it involved Smalling.
Smalling, 27, has been pictured wearing a leg brace, and United manager Jose Mourinho said both central defenders would be out "long term".
The club are yet to reveal how long Mata will be out for, and said updates on his recovery "will follow in due course".
Captain Wayne Rooney returns for Saturday's Premier League game against West Brom (15:00 BST) after recovering from a knee injury.
The 31-year-old has missed the Red Devils' past four games.
But United will be without striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and midfielder Ander Herrera, who are both suspended, and midfielder Paul Pogba, who has a hamstring problem.
Asked how long he expects to be without Jones and Smalling, Mourinho: "I don't know. I think clearly they are long-term injuries, and Pogba I have no idea."
Mourinho has previously said he would concentrate on United's Europa League campaign and a two-legged quarter-final against Belgian team Anderlecht next month, rather than the league.
However, as United are four points behind Liverpool, who occupy the fourth Champions League qualifying place and have two games in hand, he is not abandoning the league.
"Every match now for us is a big match," he said.
"Europa League is play quarter-final or go home, in the Premier League one more match, one more victory we are in the run, one defeat maybe you are not in the run any more."
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Mourinho also said he regretted the way he treated Bastian Schweinsteiger, and added he apologised to the midfielder before his move to the Chicago Fire.
The German World Cup winner, who joined United in 2015, trained with the reserves following Mourinho's arrival in the summer, but was brought back into the first team in late October.
However, last week the 32-year-old was permitted a move to join the MLS side.
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"So when he was asking me to let him leave, I had to say 'yes, you can leave' because I did it once, I cannot do it twice.
"I will miss a good guy, a good professional, a good influence in training - a very good influence."
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Charlotte, 16 months, was heard speaking in public for the first time - saying "pop" at the balloons that filled Government House in Victoria.
The residence was transformed into a children's paradise, which included a petting zoo and miniature ponies.
The play day was on day six of the Cambridges' eight-day tour of Canada.
It is the first official trip all four of the family have been on together.
By Peter Hunt, BBC royal correspondent
Those who chronicle the lives of the Cambridges now know that balloons are the way to a 16-month-old princess's heart and Charlotte's first public utterance was to use the word "pop".
And for toddler George there was much fun to be had squirting bubbles at his father - even if he is a future king of Canada and the UK.
Considerable column inches are generated from such offerings. The power of the images is considerable.
The children personify the future of the Canadian monarchy in a country that may, one day, chose a different path.
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William and Kate are determined their children grow up in private and not in public. This party will attract global attention because of its rarity value.
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Prince William could be heard saying "are we going to go pop?" to his daughter and then asked her: "Would you like a balloon, Charlotte?"
Charlotte is said to have made everyone in the grounds of Government House - the home of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia - laugh when she tried to lift up a huge balloon archway that led to the petting zoo.
George appeared excited by the attractions and could not resist squirting Charlotte with bubbles.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were said to be happy that the event had been staged for them and pleased their son and daughter had the opportunity to play with others.
24 Sept Victoria, British Columbia: The duke and duchess, accompanied by their children, arrived in Victoria, the capital of British Columbia.
25 Sept Vancouver, British Columbia: The duke and duchess visited Sheway, the Immigration Services Society of British Columbia - for an event to celebrate young leaders in Canadian arts, music, sport, charity, business, and film, and then visited the Kitsilano coastguard station.
26 Sept Bella Bella and the Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia: The duke and duchess travelled to the Great Bear Rainforest, visiting the Heiltsuk First Nations community and attending a reception hosted by the province of British Columbia at Government House.
27 Sept Kelowna, British Columbia and Whitehorse, Yukon: The royals will tour the Okanagan campus of the University of British Columbia and take part in the BC government's "Taste of British Columbia" festival at Mission Hill Winery before flying to Whitehorse, where they will be greeted by members of the Canadian Rangers.
28 Sept Whitehorse and Carcross, Yukon: William and Catherine will visit the MacBride Museum and meet members of Whitehorse's cultural community before travelling to Carcross, where they will be welcomed by the Carcross/Tagish First Nation.
29 Sept Victoria, British Columbia: The royal couple and their children attend a children's party in the grounds of Government House, which will be attended by military families.
30 Sept Haida Gwaii, British Columbia: The duke and duchess visit Haida Gwaii, the archipelago on the northern coast of British Columbia, home to the Haida Nation. They will attend the opening of the new Haida Gwaii hospital and care centre. They will join local youths for a fishing expedition on the waters of Hecate Strait.
30 Sept Victoria, British Columbia: The royal couple will visit the Cridge Centre for the Family, which provides services and support for women who have experienced domestic violence. They will then meet families who have received support from the Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre and later youth working with the Sail and Life Training Society. They end their tour with a public official departure ceremony at Victoria Harbour Airport.
J Jayalalitha announced the expulsions in a brief statement and told her party not to conduct any relations with the expelled members.
Correspondents say the action against Ms Sasikala is drastic.
She has enjoyed the absolute confidence of Ms Jayalalitha for many decades.
VN Sudhakaran - Ms Sasikala's son - who is the chief minister's foster son, has also been expelled.
Ms Sasikala, Mr Natarajan and their relatives, including TTV Dinakaran and VN Sudhakaran were "being expelled from all posts, including the party's primary membership," Press Trust of India quoted Ms Jayalalitha as saying.
The action against Ms Sasikala has surprised many people in Tamil Nadu as she has been seen with Ms Jayalalitha in most of her private and public appearances.
There has been no official reason for the expulsions.
Ms Sasikala is also one of the accused in a corruption case against Ms Jayalalitha.
Ms Jayalalitha is accused of amassing $13.6m (£8.5m) during her first term as chief minister between 1991 and 1996. She denies the allegation.
In what is known as a "disproportionate assets" case, prosecutors allege that this sum exceeds what she should have earned once all legally held assets and sources of income were taken into account.
A former actress, Ms Jayalalitha is one of India's most colourful and controversial politicians.
Many services were cancelled after a water main burst near South Croydon station on Monday, causing a landslip.
Southern said four out of five lines were now available and a full service was planned on Wednesday morning.
A reduced half-hourly Gatwick Express route has operating, and there were restrictions between London Bridge, Uckfield and Reigate stations.
South Croydon and Purley Oaks stations remained closed all day.
There were timetable changes to many First Capital Connect routes between Bedford, London and Brighton, with some trains cancelled.
Travellers have been told they can check details of changes at the National Rail Enquiries website.
Thames Water said it was "really sorry for the disruption", which was caused by a burst main at Water Tower Hill.
"We had a team on site to deal with the burst within an hour," it added.
"Despite the water pipe being buried 4.5m (15ft) below ground, we were able to shut the main off within two hours, without disrupting water supplies to 15,000 customers."
Network Rail said there was a significant amount of water on the track, along with mud and other debris.
Engineers worked through the night to stabilise the embankment.
Hundreds of fans stood and cheered as the first part of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child came to a dramatic close at London's Palace Theatre.
Throughout the show there had been gasps at the various plot revelations and stage illusions.
As the 1,500 audience members left the show they were given badges asking them to "keep the secrets".
Earlier they had queued around the block - many dressed as witches and wizards - as they waited to clear the strict security in place at the theatre.
The Cursed Child plot digs deep into the world presented in the Potter novels and involves an artefact from Harry's past.
One minor glitch during the first preview involved an owl flying around the auditorium after it failed to return to its handler.
Speaking to the BBC after the show, audience members said the first part of the play had surpassed their expectations.
Raam Suresh, a student in London from Singapore, said: "I can't wait for the next one. I'm hoping it's the first of many more."
Katie Bitter, from Washington DC, said: "I was a little worried it wouldn't meet my high expectations but tonight was absolutely amazing. It didn't feel like a preview at all."
Natalie from Ohio said: "I really liked the character of Scorpius Malfoy and seeing Harry, Ron and Hermione grown up. I think they did the magic on stage really well."
Audience member Julia, from Milan, added: "It was really cool. I wish they would do all seven books in the theatre."
Although not an official reviews night, several papers have published their verdict on the first preview.
The Telegraph's Hannah Furness said: "The audience came wanting magic and they got in spades."
The Mirror's Clare Fitzsimons said: "Spells and hexes combined with laughs and drama mean Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be every bit the hit everyone expects."
The New York Times added: "The three main characters remained true to their younger selves... The audience cannot be more thrilled or more appreciative or more ready to be caught up in the spirit of the undertaking."
Members of the audience also tweeted their appreciation, describing it as "brilliantly staged" and "potentially the best thing I have ever seen".
Tuesday night's preview marked the first time a Harry Potter story has been presented on stage.
Part two will get its first outing on Thursday night. The show does not have its official opening until 30 July.
The play, written by Jack Thorne and directed by John Tiffany, is set 19 years after the seventh and final book in the series by JK Rowling.
Picking up from where the Deathly Hallows epilogue left off, it portrays Harry, played by Jamie Parker, as an "over-worked" employee at the Ministry of Magic.
His youngest son Albus (Sam Clemmett) has to deal with the "heavy burden" of the Potter family legacy.
Other characters include Hermione Granger (Noma Dumezweni), Ron Weasley (Paul Thornley), their daughter Rose (Cherrelle Skeete), Ginny Potter (Poppy Miller) and Draco Malfoy (Alex Price).
Earlier, Rowling had tweeted a good luck message to Anthony Boyle, who plays Draco's son, Scorpius.
When tickets went on sale last October the first 175,000 sold within 24 hours. The script is already topping bestseller lists, although it will not be published until after the play's official opening on 30 July.
The Harry Potter books have sold more than 450 million copies since 1997 and been adapted into eight films.
FanDuel has signed up for new accommodation being built at the Quartermile, on the site of the former Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
It already employs about 150 people in Scotland and as many in the US.
Its new office will have capacity for 500 Edinburgh staff, and it is also opening a Glasgow base.
The company is a leading player in the US fantasy sports business, a sector which has more than 40m followers.
FanDuel has more than a million users, and expects this year to give away prizes totalling more than $2 billion. It has been growing fast, with significant new investment announced earlier this month, as well as the acquisition of an app design studio.
The property deal is being portrayed as a sign of the technology firm's confidence in its future and also in the Quartermile development, where the pre-lease is one of the biggest for ten years.
The Infirmary site re-development is due to complete in 2018, with four, seven-storey office blocks, retail and leisure, and it has already seen occupation of half the thousand homes that are planned.
Another big hope for Scottish digital technology, Skyscanner, is also based in the development.
Local Government Secretary Mark Drakeford wants to let councils decide which voting system they use.
"First past the post" is currently used but he wants feedback on offering a form of proportional representation.
The Conservatives said the priority should be to provide "efficient, well run-services", not electoral reform.
Mr Drakeford has also proposed lowering the voting age to 16.
"The white paper explores the idea of permissive PR in which just as the national assembly will be able to decide on our voting system, so will individual councils," he told BBC Radio Wales.
"They will be able to decide between first past the post and STV [Single Transferable Vote] as a way on conducting elections in their area.
"It would be a decision entirely for the councils themselves."
With FPTP, voters make one choice who they want to elect and the candidate with the most votes win. In wards with two or more councillors up for election, voters will be asked to vote for two or more candidates. If two seats are up for election, the two candidates with the most votes are declared the winners.
STV allows voters to put numbers next to candidates in order of preference. Candidates then need to reach a set share of the votes, determined by the number of positions to be filled. The system is already used in local elections in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
The white paper also explains how councils will have to work together to deliver services, after the ditching of earlier plans to merge the 22 councils to eight or nine.
Councils which want to merge with their neighbours have been invited to do so, but the controversial merger plans - which had angered some council leaders - were abandoned after the assembly election in May.
Instead, they will be required to deliver services - including social services and aspects of education - under a system of "mandatory regional working".
Ministers had intended to use the same boundaries as the seven local health boards, but councils will instead be asked to offer their own options.
In addition, councils will be grouped into three regions - south-east Wales, south-west and central Wales, and north Wales - to work together on developing the economy and on transport.
Decisions will be taken by joint committees of councillors, with the authorities pooling their budgets.
Mr Drakeford said: "This white paper is not about change for change's sake.
"Our councils are working against a backdrop of extraordinary austerity and some services are facing a great deal of pressure.
"Local government reform is essential if we're to make these services stronger and more resilient to cope with the demands of the future."
Darren Hughes, acting director of the Electoral Reform Society Cymru, welcomed the white paper, saying it showed ministers were "serious about empowering voters and revitalising democracy in Wales".
He said a "fairer" voting system would be a "big step forward".
"Moving away from the Westminster winner-takes-all system across the board would mean everyone's vote counted in local elections, drawing to a close the era of wasted votes and 'holding your nose'," Mr Hughes said.
Mr Drakeford said he wanted to see a "new relationship" between councils and the public - and between councils and the Welsh Government.
But Conservative local government spokeswoman Janet Finch-Saunders warned there was a danger that "sub-dividing local government into different regional layers" would "muddy the waters, taking decision-making further away from residents" while still not reducing the "complexity of the public sector in Wales".
Plaid Cymru AM Sian Gwenllian told a Senedd debate her party would go further in making STV mandatory for all councils, asking: "Wouldn't that make it easier for everyone to understand?"
UKIP's Gareth Bennett told the same debate that the proposals on STV do not go far enough, but he welcomed Mr Drakeford's "movement in this direction".
The contents of the white paper, first outlined by Mr Drakeford in the autumn, show a departure from the advice of a high-level commission which recommended mergers in January 2014.
The Williams Commission called for fewer, bigger councils and criticised the complexity of the public sector.
Years of pressure from ministers for services to collaborate had resulted in "multiple overlapping and layered partnerships with unclear governance which often added little value and blurred lines of accountability", it said.
The Welsh Local Government Association, which previously opposed compulsory mergers, welcomed the white paper.
"After consultation, the vast majority of what we have asked for he has put in his white paper."
That statement, from a local council leader, tells you a lot about Mark Drakeford's plans.
The carrot of voluntary mergers and the stick of forced mergers both failed.
So Mr Drakeford has listened to what councils want and offered them regional partnerships for running services.
It is three years ago this month since the high-level Williams Commission recommended mergers.
Mr Drakeford's white paper stands a better chance of success than the policy spawned by that report.
But he will have to tread carefully to avoid adding to one of the big problems identified by that commission: namely, that years of tinkering has left Wales with a public sector that is already far too complicated.
Stephen Harding was suspended three years ago after allegations of perjury and committing acts against public justice were made against him.
After he was acquitted of all charges in 2014, he sought to stop disciplinary action being taken against him.
That bid has failed, however, and the Court in Douglas told him to pay costs.
Deemster Murray Rosen said: "The claim should not have been brought... it served no useful purpose."
Mr Harding remains suspended on an annual salary of about £160,000 a year.
A doctor's report, read in court in November, said that prolonged stress over the past four years had caused Mr Harding to become "severely depressed".
Charles, who died in February 2004 is revered at Italian club Juventus, who he joined in 1957 for a fee of £65,000.
He was the first British player to move abroad for what was a record fee.
"I would have liked to have seen Wales treat John Charles better when he was alive," former Wales striker Rush said ahead of Juve playing in the Champions League final in Cardiff on 3 June.
Liverpool great Rush, who also played for Juve during his career, says Charles is held in higher regard in Italy - especially in Juve's Turin heartland.
"John Charles was brought up every time I spoke there... for him to be voted the best foreign player in Italy - and that includes people like Diego Maradona and Michel Platini - just goes to show how much he's held in awe," Rush, 55, said.
"I think he was treated better in Italy than he was in Wales and that's disappointing."
Swansea-born Charles could play both up front and in defence, and was affectionately known as "Il Buon Gigante", the gentle giant, as incredibly he was never sent off or even booked during his career.
Recognition at home did increase towards the end of Charles' life and he was inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 and was awarded the CBE in 2001, while the same year he became the first non-Italian player to be inducted into the Azzuri Football Hall of Fame.
In October 2002 when Wales faced Italy in a Euro Championships qualifying match, Charles was invited to lead the teams out at a packed Millennium Stadium - to the adulation of both sets of fans.
"When Wales played Italy I saw John Charles walk out onto that pitch and he was crying... that was the only time when he was treated as a god," Rush added.
"In Italy he's a god. He'd get that in Italy every single time he went there."
Charles played 155 games for Juventus during his four-year spell from 1958-62, scoring 93 goals in the process and helping The Old Lady to three Serie A championship titles and two Italian Cup triumphs.
Juventus will play in Cardiff next Saturday when they face Real Madrid in the Champions League final and Rush is relishing the match.
"I did want a Juventus and Real Madrid final," Rush said.
"Juventus obviously because I played for them and Real Madrid so that Wales supporters can see Gareth Bale.
"It's great to have two fantastic teams in the final, but for Wales as a nation and Cardiff as a city it's perfect timing to put them on the map.
"I travel the world a lot and amazingly some people think Cardiff is in England.
"By the time they leave [the final] they'll know Cardiff is in Wales and that's what it's all about.
"It's about the hospitality, about everything both on the pitch and off. It's a fantastic stadium, an incredible atmosphere especially with the roof closed.
"I'm really proud to be Welsh and we want the people and the stadium to make Wales proud as well."
Simon Bennett, 28, was found lying in the street in The Greenway, Middlesbrough, on 9 May. He was pronounced dead at hospital.
Appearing at Teesside Crown Court, Craig Conway, of Berwick Hills Avenue, Brambles Farm, said he was guilty of manslaughter but denied murder.
He was remanded in custody and is due to stand trial on 3 November.
Final results from Sunday's referendum showed that nearly 77% opposed the plan, with only 23% backing it.
The proposal had called for adults to be paid an unconditional monthly income, whether they worked or not.
The supporters camp had suggested a monthly income of 2,500 Swiss francs (£1,755; $2,555) for adults and also SFr625 for each child.
The amounts reflected the high cost of living in Switzerland. It is not clear how the plan would have affected people on higher salaries.
The supporters had also argued that since work was increasingly automated, fewer jobs were available for workers.
Switzerland is the first country to hold such a vote.
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There was little support among Swiss politicians for the idea and not a single parliamentary party came out in favour, but the proposal gathered more than 100,000 signatures and was therefore put to the vote under the Swiss popular initiative system.
Critics of the measure said that disconnecting the link between work done and money earned would have been bad for society.
But Che Wagner from the campaign group Basic Income Switzerland, argued before the vote that it would not be money for nothing.
"In Switzerland over 50% of total work that is done is unpaid. It's care work, it's at home, it's in different communities, so that work would be more valued with a basic income."
Meanwhile, Luzi Stamm, a member of parliament for the right-wing Swiss People's Party, opposed the idea.
"Theoretically, if Switzerland were an island, the answer is yes. But with open borders, it's a total impossibility, especially for Switzerland, with a high living standard," he said.
"If you would offer every individual a Swiss amount of money, you would have billions of people who would try to move into Switzerland."
The wording on the initiative was vague, asking for a constitutional change to "guarantee the introduction of an unconditional basic income" but with no mention of amounts.
The idea is also under consideration elsewhere. In Finland, the government is considering a trial to give basic income to about 8,000 people from low-income groups.
And the Dutch city of Utrecht is also developing a pilot project that will begin in January 2017.
Another four issues were on the Swiss ballot on Sunday.
The demonstrators gathered outside Parliament to coincide with a debate on reversing the government's decision to replace the grants with loans.
From this autumn, means-tested grants are to be switched to loans repayable after graduation.
Labour has tabled an annulment motion to try to block the proposal.
The grants, worth up to £3,387 per year for university students from poorer families, are paid to around 500,000 university students in England, according to the National Union of Students, which describes them as a lifeline.
Labour says the proposal amounts to a "broken promise" and has attacked the way in which ministers sought to implement the change without tabling a House of Commons vote.
Shadow education minister Gordon Marsden said the government had instead "shied away" from scrutiny of the issue by putting the plan to a committee vote last week.
He warned the proposals would mean poorer students graduating with more debt than their peers.
"When the government tripled tuition fees in 2012 they tried to sweeten the pill by talking up the centrality of the maintenance grant to ensure that the most disadvantaged could still access higher education.
"They promised three things: A national scholarship programme, the maintenance grants for the disadvantaged programme and an earnings-related threshold that would be up rated with inflation."
He said all three promises had been broken since last year's election.
"The regulations that the Government passed in committee last week will disadvantage the very same group of students that the government promised to protect," he said.
But universities minister Jo Johnson denied the government had "sneaked in" the proposals.
"It was in fact included in the Chancellor's summer budget speech, which is one of the most closely scrutinised events in the parliamentary calendar," he said.
Mr Johnson said the government had published a comprehensive 80-page equity and equality analysis in November, a day after the decision was finally taken to proceed as part of the spending review.
The government maintains the grants are unaffordable.
The new system will mean all student finance will have to be repaid, once students have graduated and are earning at least £21,000 per year.
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills says the change will mean more support for students when they most need it, with students from the lowest-income households, studying outside London, able to borrow £8,200 per year, an increase of £766.
There were wins for Galal Yafai, Peter McGrail and Conor Loftus as the Lionhearts took the tie - labelled "Le Boxing Crunch" - 3-2.
After four matches, Britain and France both have 10 points but the former have won 15 bouts to the latter's 12.
The Lionhearts' next tie is in Morocco on 21 April.
They have been watching the drama unfold at Stormont and having their say on social media.
Among the hashtags being used is #RHI - which stands for renewable heat initiative, the source of all the furore.
The heat being referred to is causing a lot of heat for First Minister Arlene Foster, who was the minister in charge of the scheme, set up in 2012.
The RHI offered a financial incentive for businesses and other non-domestic users to ditch fossil fuels for renewable energies.
The way the scheme was set up in Northern Ireland meant the subsidies offered were greater than the cost of the fuels, meaning users could legitimately earn more cash the more fuel they burned.
There have also been allegations of abuse with empty sheds being heated to earn money.
It has been estimated the botched scheme will cost the taxpayer £400m - and this is firing up a lot of people.
The debacle has also turned into a political ding-dong which was played out on television when the main protagonists - Mrs Foster and former DUP minister Jonathan Bell - were interviewed separately by the BBC's Stephen Nolan.
Mr Bell, pictured above, is the former enterprise minister and he claims special advisers prevented him from closing down the scheme. Mrs Foster has apologised for not putting a cap on the costs but denies any intervention that may have prolonged the scheme.
The interviews made for gripping television, with numerous claims and counter claims, and different versions of the same argument.
It appears the slew of revelations left a lot of people exhausted.
In addition to picking out key words and phrases, viewers were busy analysing body language and demeanours during the interviews.
Many people were left with more questions than answers, particularly about the role of government advisers - known as spads.
A lot of anger was expressed and plenty of predictions about what might happen next.
Its Gogerddan campus outside of the town is to become the Aberystwyth Innovation and Diffusion Campus (Aidc).
A £14.5m grant from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) includes £2.5m for research into improving upland farming.
The money is part of UK government science plans to boost food security.
The Gogerddan campus is home to the internationally renowned plant research centre the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (Ibers).
Ibers, which became part of the university in 2008 and is one of the university's seven institutes, employs around 360 people.
It is home to the £6.8m National Plant Phenomics Centre, backed by BBSRC and Welsh government, which opened last year boasting the UK's most advanced research greenhouse.
The new BBSRC money gives Aberystwyth the largest share of £30m research funding from the UK's Agricultural Technology Strategy to be announced later by Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts.
Work on Aidc is expected to start in 2014 and be completed by March 2015.
The proposals include:
Ibers director Prof Wayne Powell said BBSRC's investment - in projects such as high sugar content grass feed for livestock - would safeguard current jobs and offered the prospect of more later.
He said: "This is really groundbreaking. To win this funding in the current tough economic climate is a vote of confidence for the research Ibers, Aberystwyth and in agricultural science.
"Food is big business and and promoting food products is important but it doesn't stop there, it's what happens to the food subsequently and it's engaging the consumer.
"What we want to do is work with small and medium-sized firms in food and the farming industry and the supply chain.
"With this investment comes an expectation the money will be used to unlock the economic potential of the UK as a science base."
Aberystwyth University is to invest its own cash in the project and is in negotiations with the Welsh government and the private sector for the rest of the money.
Other sites receiving BBSRC cash are: Rothamsted Centre for Research and Enterprise, up to £8.2m, the Easter Bush Campus (Edinburgh) receives up to £5m, and the Norwich Research Park received up to £2.5m
But with more than a decade having passed since it was first proposed, the planned state-of-the-art centre for Northern Ireland's police, fire and prison services has yet to materialise.
BBC News NI looks at the problems that have dogged the stop-start project over the last 10 years.
A new £80m police training college for Northern Ireland is to be built near Cookstown in County Tyrone, the Policing Board announces.
It will be situated on a 210-acre site at Desertcreat on the outskirts of the town and is expected to open in 2007.
Planning permission is granted for a state-of-the-art college.
Sir Desmond Rea, the chair of the Policing Board, says the new facility will "be a real improvement on existing facilities available to the police".
The new academy is to cost £50m more than first expected, and will not be completed until 2009.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) says land costs, fees and changes to the original plan caused the rise.
Government funding issues put the future of the new college in doubt, a Policing Board member says.
With the building cost now set at £150m, the government is offering £40m less than that total, according to Democratic Unionist Party MLA William Hay.
The government plans to provide all of the funding for a new joint police, fire and prison service college, Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain announces.
Each service had wanted to build its own centre, with combined costs reaching £170m, but an integrated college could be built for about £130m.
The business case for the joint public services college is approved by Northern Ireland's Department of Finance and Personnel.
The PSNI's Dep Ch Con Judith Gillespie says Irish police and the FBI have also expressed interest in using the facility that is now expected to become operational in 2015.
Fresh planning permission is granted for the centre.
It is expected to create up to 2,000 construction jobs.
"Professional incompetence" by the design team working on the project led to the costs spiralling by more than a third, from £101m to £137m, it is revealed.
Justice Minister David Ford says he is optimistic work on the long-awaited college will finally begin in October 2013.
Contractors are appointed to build the college, with work now scheduled to begin in spring 2014.
Belfast company Gilbert Ash and Spanish firm FCC will carry out the work, and the next few months will be spent agreeing the final cost.
There is uncertainty over whether the preferred bidder can meet its tender requirement, a Stormont committee hears.
The PSNI's Dep Ch Con Alistair Finlay says the contractor has informed the project team that sub-contractor prices are above their estimates and it is looking "too big a challenge" for it to hold to its price.
Plans for the college are put on hold after the programme team decides the preferred bidder cannot deliver the project within budget.
The contractor says they can build the college for £133m, but they are told the budget will be no more than £104m.
A team in charge of plans to build the college makes a recommendation that the project should continue.
Work has still not started on the site that was bought 10 years ago.
A steering group overseeing the new college development says the project should not continue.
With more than £12m already spent on the site and design fees, the group says concerns about the current financial environment mean it "would not be prudent to press ahead".
The departments of justice and health accept a recommendation they should go back to the drawing board over the college project.
The programme team says the plan is no longer economically viable, and the college as originally envisaged is no longer needed.
Northern Ireland loses £53m of public money earmarked for the college.
A Stormont committee is told the Treasury has withdrawn the funding.
Plans for the college are radically redrawn by the programme board.
The fire service would get a £44m complex at Desertcreat, while the PSNI would be given about £20m to refurbish its existing training facilities in east Belfast.
The prison service would receive funding for training at Maghaberry and Magilligan prisons.
In 2015, Simon Parsons was jailed for 12 months after admitting five counts of sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of trust.
He had sex with his 17-year-old pupil while teaching at Castle School in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire.
The Teaching Misconduct Panel said his actions were "deliberate and sustained".
Parsons will have the right to appeal 28 days after notice of this order.
The exhibition will include official portraits of the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man and former House of Keys Speaker Tony Brown.
Ms Cameron said: "My work usually goes straight from easel to client so this is a very rare and very exciting."
The three-week show will open at the Sayle gallery on Wednesday.
The exhibition is part of the Island of Culture programme of events and will be opened by the President of Tynwald Clare Christian.
Nearly 30 portraits from 17 private and public collections have been borrowed especially for the show in Douglas.
All have been created in the past four years and each artwork took several months to paint.
Ms Cameron said: "This show is an opportunity for the people of the Isle of Man to see my works that are normally hidden away in private collections".
Amongst the works will be several paintings of prominent politicians and Tynwald Day scenes.
She added: "It has been amazing knowing my paintings are becoming part of Manx history and it will be nice to have them all on display for everyone to see."
A feature in the exhibition will also give visitors an insight into the artist's studio practices.
Sheffield's second University Technical College (UTC) will specialise in sports science, healthcare and wellbeing.
It has been built on the 26-acre Olympic Legacy Park being created on the site of the Don Valley Stadium, which was pulled down in 2013.
UTC principal Sarah Clark said it would "develop the health professionals, the sports coaches and the sports scientists of the future".
The city's first UTC campus on Matilda Street in the city centre opened in 2013, with a focus on engineering and creative/digital industries.
Richard Caborn, former sports minister and lead of the Olympic Legacy Park Project, said: "This probably will be one of the major centres of excellence in the world."
The National Centre for Sports Exercise and Medicine will open at the park in October, when development of the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre will begin.
A 3,000-seat arena is also planned. The 600 pupils, aged 14-19, and 56 staff, will move in gradually from the nearby Oasis Academy until the college fully opens on 26 September.
The data also shows that nearly twice as many biological girls than boys were referred to London's Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust last year.
Consultant clinical psychologist Dr Bernadette Wren said young people now had more freedom to define themselves.
She told BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour a "social revolution" was happening.
The statistics show that there were a total of 1,398 referrals to the clinic last year, 913 of whom were female and 485 male.
In 2009/10, the first year for which figures are available, there were a total of 97 referrals - 40 were female, 56 were male and there was one referral for counselling for the child of a transsexual parent.
The number of referrals increased by 50% in ever subsequent year until 2015/16, when there was a 100% rise in referrals, from 697 in 2014/15.
Asked if boys were being unrepresented in the figures and not getting referred, Dr Polly Carmichael, a fellow consultant clinical psychologist at the clinic, said: "I think the sheer number of young people being referred to the service, a 100% increase this year, it's hard to think there would be a gender difference in terms of who is being referred.
"Particularly because some of the hypothesis in the past around more natal males to natal females being referred was around the way in which the natal male body developed and how that perhaps made it more difficult for them socially if they identified as a female gender. And so I can't see that's changed in any way so it seems unlikely there is under-representation."
Dr Wren said in the past, more boys tended to come forward than girls, because girls found it easier to be "boyish" in what they wore or how they styled their hair, but that society was now more accepting.
She added: "We live in a world where people alter their bodies, surgically or otherwise, and this freedom is available for people as they get older.
"Maybe we just have to be acknowledging that that is a liberty that people have, that these things are possible, technologically, and people will avail themselves of those things.
"It's not really for us to approve or disapprove. What matters is what they make of their lives in the end and whether they lead rewarding lives.
"We're trying to make sure that nothing happens too precipitately. But in the end, we maybe have to see through this social revolution and see how it transpires."
Sasha, who was born a girl, was treated at the Tavistock Clinic as a teenager and now refers to themselves as being of non-binary gender.
In their early teenage years, Sasha began to feel it would be easier to become a boy and was eventually referred to the Tavistock Clinic.
"For most of my life, I felt as though I didn't fit in and I was never entirely sure what that was about. But when I began thinking about my sexuality and gender identity, I felt as though there were certain paths that would be more suited to the way I felt.
"I anticipated being a man as feeling happier within myself. That was probably the key thing that drove me forward in terms of pursuing treatment. I felt it the right thing to do on a very instinctual level."
Sasha, not their real name, started hormone blocking treatment at the age of 18, and went onto testosterone a year later. They had a double mastectomy and felt at that stage they had achieved what they wanted to "surgically and physically".
Now, Sasha says they do not fit in "with the traditional binary discourse of being male or being female".
"It's quite a difference as to when I was referred to the Tavistock," added Sasha, but said they did not regret anything that happened.
"The decisions I made were absolutely right for what I needed then. I believe now, on looking back, that there may have been more options to be a bit more flexible in thinking about my gender identity that I didn't quite pick up on at the time," they said.
While Sasha is happy with the physical changes to their body, they said sometimes they wished they had "taken things a little bit slower or waited until I was a little bit older".
She said one of the most difficult things for the clinic was to persuade young people to get on with their lives "without necessarily jumping into physical intervention in ways that we might feel is a bit premature given the state of their thinking".
"That's the tough thing because I think there's a lot of pressure out there to help them believe that physical intervention will sort all of their difficulties out.
"We think that for some young people, physical intervention really, really helps them and is what they were always going to do at some point or other, and I think for others, we feel they need to take more time over it."
There is also a small number of girls who come forward because they have a "hatred" of the sexual characteristics of the female body, she added.
"I don't think the explanation is that we're suddenly flooded with these young people," she said. "I don't think there are any grounds for saying that.
"It's quite hard work to come to our clinic. We put them through an assessment process and none of these young people are doing this lightly.
"But we do need to consider whether there are some ways in which being male and having a male body is particularly attractive in 2016, the beginning of the 21st Century, whether there are any ways in which the social landscape shapes and influences how people feel about their role in life, their body and how they're going to live in that body for the rest of their lives."
And he said that the government had "no plan" for what to do in the event of no deal being agreed with the EU.
He said: "The sums I have seen that they propose to demand from this country appear to be extortionate."
"Go whistle seems to me to be an entirely appropriate expression," he added.
The foreign secretary was responding to a question from backbench MP Philip Hollobone, who urged him to tell the EU they could "go whistle" if they wanted "a penny piece more" than the money the UK had already paid to the EU since 1973.
The question of any "divorce bill" paid by the UK is one of the first subjects to be tackled in the Brexit talks, and EU leaders say it must be settled before a future trading relationship can be negotiated.
Reports have suggested the demand from Brussels could be as high as 100bn euros. The UK government has said it will not pay this amount but will settle its "obligations" as it leaves.
Taking questions in the House of Commons, Mr Johnson also denied reports Chancellor Philip Hammond and First Secretary of State Damian Green had said there will be a transition period of at least three years after Brexit, when the UK will remain under the jurisdiction of the Europe Court of Justice.
And he was asked if there was a strategy, either public or private, for what would happen if there was no agreement on Brexit.
"There is no plan for no deal because we are going to get a great deal," he replied.
His comments come after No 10 sources played down suggestions that Theresa May plans to walk out of Brexit talks in September to show defiance over EU demands for a divorce bill worth tens of billions of pounds.
Mrs May has said that her view going into the Brexit negotiations was that "no deal is better than a bad deal".
Mr Johnson's comments seem to be at odds with Brexit Secretary David Davis, who told the BBC last month that the government had "worked up in detail" the "no deal" option on Brexit.
Asked about the foreign secretary's remarks, the prime minister's spokeswoman said: "We have said it is right to plan for all eventualities, and that planning is taking place across government."
Liberal Democrat Brexit Spokesperson Tom Brake said the foreign secretary's remarks showed a "shocking level of complacency".
"It is simply not good enough when people's jobs, living standards and rights are all on the line," he said.
"People should be able to judge Boris Johnson on his actions not his words, with the chance to reject a disastrous Brexit deal and stay in the EU."
Labour MP Chris Bryant added: "For the government to threaten to leave the EU with no deal, while boasting about not having a plan for that eventuality, is completely unacceptable."
Mr Davis was asked during a House of Lords committee hearing about Mr Johnson's "go whistle" remark.
In response he laughed and said: "Bluntly, I wouldn't worry, I mean you'll have to get the foreign secretary here to explain his views if you really want him to, I'm not going to comment on other ministers."
Mrs McConville was abducted from her home in west Belfast by the IRA in 1972 before being shot and secretly buried.
Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams was arrested last year over her murder.
But the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has said he will not be charged.
Mr Adams said Tuesday's announcement by the PPS was "long overdue".
Mrs McConville was one of the Disappeared. Nobody has ever been charged with her murder.
Helen McKendry, one of her daughters, said in 2010 that she planned a civil action against Mr Adams in relation to the killing.
She has now instructed McCue & Partners to look into the possibility of taking a civil action.
The London firm represented 12 families of the victims of the 1998 Omagh bomb in a civil prosecution in which they were awarded £1.6m damages.
A representative of the firm said it had been asked "to determine the possibility of bringing a civil action against those allegedly responsible" for Mrs McConville's kidnapping, disappearance and murder.
"The family have waited patiently for the [PPS] decision," the representative added.
"They now wish to determine whether other judicial avenues are open to them to secure justice and accountability for Jean's murder."
Mrs McKendry said she had wanted to work with McCue & Partners because of its work for the Omagh bomb victims' families.
She said she "can't blame" the PPS or the police for deciding not to charge Mr Adams and six others.
"If there are witnesses out there who won't come forward to give statements, what can the police do?" she told BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback programme.
"I believe the only thing I can do now is take civil action, this is the only way I can go forward.
"It's been a long road - 43 years - and all I want is the truth about my mother, not just for my sake but for my children and my grandchildren."
Mrs McKendry's husband Seamus said: "Helen has waited a lifetime - she just wants justice.
"We do not believe in kangaroo justice. We believe in due process, and had that been administered to her mother she would probably still be alive."
The Money Advice Service asked just over 2,000 consumers to select the best value deals from four sets of offers.
Only 2% of those asked answered all four questions correctly.
In the survey, 76% of those asked said they spent more than they intended, after being enticed by special offers, paying an average £11 extra per shop.
Later on Thursday, Sainsbury's announced that it would phase out multi-buy promotions by August 2016.
It said that because people were shopping more frequently, it would replace multi-buy offers with lower regular prices that allowed customers to buy in the quantities they wanted.
Sainsbury's Marketing Director, Sarah Warby said customers had told them they found multi-buy promotions "confusing" and created "logistical challenges at home in terms of storage and waste."
The government-backed Money Advice Service said shoppers should look at the price per unit to compare costs. It also suggested making, and sticking to a shopping list.
John Penberthy-Smith, customer director for the Money Advice Service, said: "The problem is that quite often we see a special offer at the supermarket and we don't want to miss out - so we throw it into our trolley without really thinking about whether it is a good deal or whether we actually need it. Often deals can be difficult to understand and compare with other prices."
Competition authorities have previously accused stores of misleading tactics.
In July, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had found evidence during a three-month investigation that supermarkets were misleading customers with confusing pricing promotions.
The investigation came after a complaint by the consumer group Which?, but the supermarket industry said the vast majority of offers represented a good deal for customers.
BBC iWonder: How do supermarkets tempt you to spend more money?
The Money Advice Service tested shoppers with the following questions (answers at the bottom)
1. Of the following options for milk, which represents the best deal?
a) Six pints of milk for £1.80
b) Four pints of milk for £1.40
c) Two six-pint cartons of milk on offer for £3.50
d) Two four-pint cartons of milk on offer for £2
2. Of the following options for buying 500g of lemons, which represents the best deal?
a) One 500g pack of lemons costing £1.20
b) 500g of loose lemons at £2.50 per kilo
c) Buy two get the third free deal on 200g packs of lemons costing 70p each
d) Buy one get one half-price deal on 250g packs of lemons costing 70p each
3. Of the following options for buying tomato ketchup, which represents the best deal?
a) One 460g bottle on offer at £1.50
b) One 910g bottle costing £2.49
c) Buy one get one half-price deal on 700g bottles costing £2.29 each
d) One 1.35kg bottle costing £3.50
4. Of the following options for buying eggs, which represents the best deal?
a) Six medium eggs for £1.10
b) Ten medium eggs on offer for £1.50
c) Fifteen medium eggs for £2.10
d) Two packs of six medium eggs on offer for £2
e) Buy one get one free offer on packs of 10 medium eggs priced at £2.20
Answers:
1d (25p per pint); 2d (£2.10 per kilo); 3c (£2.45 per kilo); 4e (11p per egg)
They had been accused of covering up alleged Iranian involvement in a bomb attack against a Jewish centre in 1994.
Judge Daniel Rafecas has concluded that there was not enough evidence to pursue the charges.
The accusation came from special prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who was found dead last month in his flat.
Judge Rafecas said he was throwing out the case after carefully examining Mr Nisman's 350-page report.
There was no proof that an agreement signed by the Argentine government with Iran in January 2013 was an attempt to shield the involvement of senior Iranian officials in the attack, the judge said.
The agreement was rejected by the Iranian government two months later and was never approved by Iran's parliament.
Defence Minister Agustin Rossi welcomed Judge Rafecas' ruling saying: "We have always said that Nisman's claims had no legal basis."
The case has dominated the Argentine press for the past six weeks, and this latest development has only driven media interest to new heights.
Several commentators reflect the sense of relief the ruling is likely to have prompted inside the presidential palace.
"Rafecas has given Cristina space to breathe," Adrian Ventura writes in the La Nacion daily, while Clarin's Eduardo van der Kooy comments that Ms Fernandez will now be able to give her last speech to Congress on Sunday with a "less sullied image".
But in the Buenos Aires Herald, Luciana Bertoia is more sceptical, writing "CFK in the clear (for now)".
Noticeably absent is any comment from Ms Fernandez herself. The normally Twitter-friendly president has yet to address her 3.59 million followers about the ruling.
The case against Ms Fernandez and Foreign Minister Hector Timerman is now closed.
But the BBC's Wyre Davies says the judicial system in Argentina is highly politicised and the decision to cease investigations will further polarise a divided nation.
Mr Nisman was due to testify in Congress against Ms Fernandez and Mr Timerman the day after his body was found.
The circumstances of his death have not been clarified.
President Fernandez said Mr Nisman been fed misleading information by a rogue intelligence agent. The government has rejected any role in his death.
The lower house of the Argentine Congress has meanwhile approved a bill scrapping the country's secret agency, the Intelligence Secretariat.
The proposal was first announced days after Mr Nisman's death, on 18 January.
A new federal investigative agency, which will be accountable to Congress, will replace it.
Ms Fernandez said the change was overdue because the agency had remained largely untouched since the end of military rule in 1983.
The opposition called the proposal a smokescreen for its involvement in the scandal.
Dr Dan Poulter, who is still an MP, says medics are "rightly upset" about proposed cuts to their pay.
He says in an article in The Guardian that the proposed new contract will discourage doctors from seeking careers in areas facing recruitment problems.
The Department of Health said his concerns were unfounded.
Dr Poulter was a minister at the Department of Health between 2012 and May 2015 and during that time was involved in contract talks with the doctors' union - the British Medical Association.
He claims that the proposed new contract which emerged over the summer is very different from what was discussed. A previous recognition that there had to be a better pay and work-life balance, he says, appears to have been lost.
The BMA refused to return to the negotiating table this summer because it argued the Government was not open to discussion on certain aspects of the planned new contract. It has said it will organise a ballot of members on industrial action.
Junior doctors in England argue that the proposed new contract, to take effect next year, will cut take-home pay by up to 15% and leave them open to excessive working hours which will endanger patient safety.
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Dr Poulter, who worked as a junior doctor in the south of England for 10 years across a range of specialities, agrees.
He says the contract the government is threatening to impose "raises the prospect of 90-hour weeks being written into rotas" and he adds this is "impossible to reconcile……..with safe patient care".
Ministers say they want to simplify complex arrangements which result in extra payments to reward unsocial hours and weekend working on top of the basic salary. They say that the overall pay bill will not be reduced. The Scottish and Welsh governments have opted not to overhaul junior doctors' contracts.
The Department of Health wants the BMA to return to talks.
A spokesman said: "These claims are incorrect. Our proposals will mean average pay will not go down and there is no intention to increase working hours. In fact, we want to offer more safeguards over total hours worked for junior doctors than ever before. We call on the Junior Doctors Committee to re-enter negotiations and work with us to put in place a new contract that's safe for patients and fair for doctors."
Those are the hallowed five Ds of dodgeball, as laid down by legendary coach Patches O'Houlihan in Hollywood comedy 'Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'.
That tale might have been Tinseltown fiction, but Patches' Irish name was no coincidence.
Dodgeballers from this part of the world are hoping to prove a match for all-comers as they gear up for their own underdog story at the first-ever Dodgeball World Cup on Saturday and Sunday.
Both Northern Ireland's men and women's squad have qualified for the main tournament in Manchester.
The women's side required a nail-biting 7-6 play-off victory against Malaysia on Friday to book their spot.
"Malaysia gave us a run for our money," said team captain Ciara Coleman.
"They were very strong, and no one ever really pulled far ahead. We're so proud we were able to pull it off."
To most people, dodgeball is a game that either conjures to mind the aforementioned Ben Stiller film or memories of primary school PE classes.
However, according to Ryan Hollinger, who will be making his debut with the men's international team this weekend, it is a growing sport locally.
"It started in Northern Ireland about eight years ago," said the 22-year-old, from Dundonald, County Antrim.
"Originally, the sport started out more recreational, but as time went on it's developed into a more competitive league," he said.
"In the last three years, it has really blossomed. The Northern Ireland's men team went to Birmingham for a competition in 2014 and came away with a bronze medal.
"We saw what the competition was like in England and Wales and we wanted to have a league like that."
Dodgeball's profile locally was boosted even further last year, when Queens University Belfast hosted the European Championships, with the men's team coming third.
According to Ryan, the game is not as frenetic as many people perceive.
It is basically about getting an opponent out by hitting them with a well-aimed throw but, Ryan added, there are also a lot of tactics involved.
Despite being set to make his debut on the international stage, Ryan said he isn't a "sporty person", which is what attracted him to dodgeball in the first place.
"I joined at Queens University because I was interested in doing something fun and social," he said.
"I was hooked straight away - it's something to keep you fit, be involved in. Really, it changed my life."
His words are echoed by women's captain Ciara Coleman, who went along to her first dodgeball session with workmates.
"I wanted to try something strange and fun, and I just fell in love with it.
"Initially, the biggest thing is playing indoors," she added, laughing. "Playing sport in Northern Ireland outside can be a bit hit and miss.
"But it's a dynamic game, and there are so many different roles. You can be a strong thrower, or good at catching or agile.
"Whatever your skills are, you can find a role in the game."
Despite such inauspicious beginnings, Ciara, who is originally from Mullingar, County Westmeath, has risen to national captain in just three years.
It is a feat that would, no doubt, impress Patches O'Houlihan himself.
"Every so often it hits you, we've come so far it's incredible," said Ciara.
"In the beginning, there were just a few of us and since then there's been massive amounts of interest.
"I'm bowled over when I think about it and we're very excited for the weekend."
This weekend's Dodgeball World Cup represents a new level of competition for Northern Ireland's ducking and diving hopefuls and an opportunity to play opponents from beyond Europe.
It is the first competition of its kind and, according to Ryan, an attempt to codify the sport ahead of an attempt to enter the Olympics in 2030.
But how do Ryan and Ciara foresee the weekend panning out?
The men's squad face the United States, Scotland and Malaysia - and the team are eyeing up a quarter-final berth.
"We're realistically hoping for second place," said Ryan. "We want to get into the quarter-finals and then see how we go.
"It's hard to know how things are going to go, because it's a level playing field. This is the first time we're playing new world rules, so everyone will have to adjust."
The women's side will take on the United States, England and Italy.
"It's going to be very tough," said Ciara. "England are a force to be reckoned with, Italy are a strong team.
"Our biggest goal was just to qualify, so anything above that would be an absolute bonus.
"But it would be nice to get a trophy," she added.
So, plenty of dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge coming up for Northern Ireland - but hopefully no defeats.
The council has been granted £177,300 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to help prepare plans to revamp the Grade II-listed Market Arcade on High Street.
Almost half of the shops are vacant and it has suffered from anti-social behaviour and pest issues.
The council said the funding would help prevent the "spiral of decline" that threatens the "historic asset".
The funding will pay for the development of a project plan as well as a full-time manager to oversee it.
The council said the arcade, opened in 1905, had historical significance which was intertwined with the growth of Newport as a town following the Industrial Revolution.
In the past year, the local authority has looked at ways of improving it and a campaign was launched.
The funding award also means that, subject to a successful second application, a further £1.1m HLF cash will be set aside for the project.
The council, shop owners and Welsh Government's heritage body Cadw would then need to match the funding.
The wreck of the white Ford Connect was found north of Glasgow six months after it was stolen in Lancashire.
Forensic tests have been carried out on the van and officers have appealed to the public for information about its movements.
The vehicle was found on a farm road close to the junction of Craigmaddie Road and Strathblane Road.
The van was stolen in the north of England in May. Its true registration number was MT61 LPF.
It was found early on Thursday 17 November.
Officers want to hear from anyone who may have seen it in the north of Glasgow or Milngavie areas on 17 November or the day before.
The Brexit Secretary and other minister should "rein back" "hard and unconstructive" talk, former Treasury civil servant Sir Brian Unwin said.
The UK has said it will begin formal talks about exiting the EU by the end of March 2017.
But Conservative MP John Redwood said the UK was in a "very strong position".
Mr Redwood, who advised Margaret Thatcher on European issues as head of her policy unit, said Sir Brian's comments were a "great pity" as "I'm sure he wishes our country well".
Mr Davis told the House of Commons on 10 October: "One of the things that I have discovered in the past few months is that in many areas - not just the City, and not just as regards cars - the balance of negotiating advantage is incredibly heavily stacked our way."
Sir Brian, who was a senior civil servant under Labour and Conservative governments - including Margaret Thatcher's, when he helped negotiated the UK's budget rebate - said he felt ministers and civil servants had a "horrific" job ahead.
He told BBC Radio 4's World at One: "I saw that Mr Davis the other day was reported to have said that the negotiating odds are unbelievably weighted on our side. Well I think that is utter rubbish, I mean, it really is cloud cuckoo land."
He said opinion was "hardening" towards the UK among EU countries: "They do not want the integrity and the future of the European Union to be put at risk by Brexit and in particular they do not want the United Kingdom to emerge with advantages which might encourage other member states to think of leaving."
He predicted Theresa May, who is in Brussels for her first EU summit as prime minister, might not get a "terribly cosy" reception from her fellow leaders adding: "I really do think the language which the present government is using needs to be tempered if they are to have a successful negotiation."
Sir Brian, who was president of the European Investment Bank, also said he felt it would be "suicidal" were Britain to leave the EIB - which is owned by the 28 EU member states, as its funding had been "enormously important" to UK infrastructure.
The prime minister has said Article 50 will be triggered by the end of March 2017, beginning the process of formal talks with the EU, which could last up to two years before Brexit happens.
EU leaders have insisted that the UK will need to accept freedom of movement of people if it wants to retain access to the EU's single market and European Council president Donald Tusk said last week that the only alternative to a "hard Brexit" - leaving the single market in return for more control over immigration - was "no Brexit".
The government is also facing fierce criticism from UK opposition parties - and a landmark legal challenge - over its refusal to offer MPs a vote on its Brexit strategy before triggering Article 50.
But Mr Redwood, a leading Brexit campaigner, told the BBC the UK was in a "very strong position" in comparison with the EU "because we pay the money to them, they don't pay money to us.
"They sell much more to us than we sell to them. Many of the things they sell to us would attract tariffs under WTO rules whereas many of the things we sell to them wouldn't attract tariffs under WTO rules.
"We must be united as a country in being confident, friendly and outgoing in this negotiation, and it doesn't help to have people in Britain constantly saying 'oh, we're in a very weak position and this is a major problem'.
"We should be very positive, because we all want the best for our country and the best for Brexit, and the sooner we get it over with, the better for us - because it gets rid of the uncertainties - but the better for them."
The 42-year-old worked with Easter Road boss Alan Stubbs at Everton's youth academy and leaves his job as Wigan's Under-18s coach to move to Edinburgh.
Doolan, who played for Mansfield, Barnet and Rochdale, has also coached at the Liverpool academy.
"I'm thrilled to be able to bring John to Hibernian - he is a quality coach with an excellent pedigree," Stubbs told the club website.
"I've known him for a long time and I completely trust his judgement. He will be able to implement fresh ideas to improve our squad and his appointment is a real coup for Hibernian."
James Hartley died aged 79 after a routine hernia operation in October 2014.
His son Richard Hartley says: "The last time I saw my dad was the Sunday before the operation. He'd spent the day in the park with my two daughters.
"They came back full of amusement saying he'd been on the roundabout, and ridden their scooter on the way back. So he was young at heart and enjoying life."
Later that week James went into a privately-run hospital, The Yorkshire Clinic in Bingley. Although he was an NHS patient, he elected to be treated at the private clinic after being referred by his GP for hernia repair surgery.
His son says it seemed a more attractive option.
"My mother had been there some years previously for an operation and had a very positive experience. We thought the standard of care would be probably better than the NHS. We felt because it was a private clinic it would be probably a nicer environment. Why not benefit from a little bit more comfort and luxury?"
The operation was carried out as planned and his son says the family was told that "it couldn't have gone better."
However James suffered from post-operative urine retention and was kept in overnight. While staff were encouraging him to drink fluids he wasn't passing water and 14 hours passed before a catheter was inserted.
Richard says things began to deteriorate: "About five o'clock in the morning my father was found in the corridor in a state of undress, clearly confused."
Shortly after, he suffered a series of seizures and was transferred to Bradford Royal Infirmary where he died from multi-organ failure due to brain injury from water intoxication and sepsis from pneumonia.
At the inquest the coroner said the management of his fluid intake was "haphazard at the very least" and the overloading of fluid "went unnoticed and unmonitored".
Richard believes his father's case raises a serious issue. "There's a big question mark over the hospital's ability to deal with the crisis. Do they have the back up to deal with this type of emergency?
"I think one of the saddest things for the family is he would have celebrated his 80th birthday this February and also my mother and father would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. So he's not been here for those big family landmarks."
Ramsay Healthcare which runs The Yorkshire Clinic describes James Hartley's death as an isolated incident which should not have happened: "We apologise for the shortcomings in the care that was given.
They added: "A number of action plans have been put in place to ensure that this does not happen again."
A recent report by the think-tank, the Centre for Health and Public Interest, estimates that around 6,000 patients a year are admitted to the NHS from private hospitals. Around 2,500 of these transfers are emergencies.
One of the authors of the report, Prof Colin Leys, says most private hospitals are smaller than their NHS counterparts and do not have intensive care beds to treat patients when complications arise. He says staffing levels also differ:
"Typically private hospitals will only have one doctor on site to take care of all post-operative patients. In an NHS hospital there are specialist teams available in every speciality."
He also highlights concerns about the availability of safety and performance data relating to the private sector.
"The system for reporting serious incidents in the private sector is different and is a much less transparent model than in the NHS."
NHS hospitals are required to report serious incidents, including patient injuries and deaths, to the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS), which makes the information publically available on a hospital-by-hospital basis. Safety experts then identify common risks to improve patient safety.
Although private hospitals must report safety incidents to the Care Quality Commission and the regulator Monitor, they aren't required to inform the NRLS.
The NHS Partners Network, which represents independent providers of NHS services, supports the view that private providers should be subject to same reporting requirements as the NHS.
Their clinical director, Dr Howard Freeman, said: "We want complete transparency so we'll continue to push to see NRLS reporting brought in for the independent sector. We're already working with NHS England on this."
In response to questions over whether private hospitals have sufficient emergency capability Dr Freeman said: "In the unlikely circumstance where there is an unexpected complication the independent provider transfers the patient to the nearest specialist hospital to ensure the patient gets the best care for their specific needs.
"NHS hospitals also transfer patients to other NHS trusts where specialist care is available, so that patients receive the highest standard of care possible.
He added: "The overwhelming majority of NHS care delivered by independent sector hospitals is safe, efficient and of excellent quality."
5 live Investigates is on BBC 5 live on Sunday 1 November at 11:00 GMT. You can listen online afterwards or download the programme podcast.
She said she wasn't going to allow the company to stream her album 1989 as she was unhappy with the three-month free trial offered to subscribers.
During the trial period music makers would not be paid and Taylor said this was "unfair", arguing that Apple had the money to cover the cost. "Three months is a long time to go unpaid, and it is unfair to ask anyone to work for nothing," she said.
In response, Apple now says it will pay artists for music streamed during free trial periods.
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Colin Pitchfork was the first person to be convicted using DNA profiling for killing Leicestershire schoolgirls Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth, both 15.
The Parole Board will review his case in September as he nears the end of a 28-year minimum term on his sentence.
Lynda's sister, Rebecca Eastwood, has now gathered almost 16,000 signatures.
Ms Eastwood, from Liverpool, was two years old when her sister was murdered by Pitchfork in 1983.
She said: "It's really difficult having to relive the stories and see his picture on the petition, but I think the sadness and anger is bringing a determination to get this petition done and hopefully win our fight to keep him where he is."
More than 13,200 people have signed the online petition with a further 2,500 signatures collected on paper.
Pitchfork, now 55, was jailed for life in 1988 after he admitted two charges of murder, two of rape, two of indecent assault and one offence of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
Lynda was killed in Narborough in 1983 while Dawn, from Enderby, was murdered three years later.
The Parole Board said he had made progress in prison and could either be released or transferred to an open prison later this year.
"I have heard he has a glowing record and has never been on report while he's been in prison, but it's not very hard to be well behaved when you are locked up," said Ms Eastwood.
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Mrs Eastwood is hoping to send the petition to the Parole Board along with statements from the families of Pitchfork's victims.
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Elected in 2008 to replace his brother Fidel as president after more than four decades, Raul has called for a two-term limit for all senior positions, although the constitution has yet to be amended.
As Cuba's original revolutionary generation prepares to step back from the helm, their focus is on safeguarding the system they have built and ensuring its survival once they are gone.
That will ultimately mean finding a successor to Raul Castro.
So far, though, the accent has been on economic reform - what's termed an updating of Cuba's inefficient state-controlled economy, according to guidelines laid out in 2011.
The most obvious result has been an explosion of small businesses, from nail parlours to gardeners-for-hire, made legal as the government attempts to cut the number of workers on the state payroll.
"I used to earn 400 pesos a month ($16;£10), now I make whatever I'm capable of," says Eduardo Garcia, who sits in a basement workshop surrounded by stereos and TV sets in need of repair.
One flat-screen TV he is working on is worth more than $2,000 (£1,318) - another sign of the changes here.
But like many of Cuba's nearly half-a-million self-employed, Eduardo has his frustrations.
"It's like they've released our hands but not our feet. We're working under way too much pressure," he complains, saying that a state monopoly on imports and the lack of a wholesale market make getting spare parts very difficult.
"But for 54 years, no-one thought even this would have been possible," Eduardo points out. "The machine's slow as it starts up but we have hopes things will improve."
Tackling the big state enterprises that still dominate the economy is the next challenge for the new government that will also be formed on Sunday.
One new experiment will grant firms more autonomy, to boost efficiency; another will allow a limited number of co-operatives in sectors other than agriculture for the first time.
A quote from Raul Castro on a Havana billboard states the situation starkly: "The economic battle is, today more than ever, the principle task."
"It is a battle, and the future of Cuba depends on its results," state economist Juan Triana agrees, saying that five decades after its revolution Cuba is busy "reinventing socialism".
"We won the hardest battle in the 1990s, when the Soviet Union disappeared and Cuba was alone in the world. It was hard, but we are alive," he says.
But as the new deputies take their seats in parliament and Cuba's leaders are appointed, there are concerns that another tough patch lies ahead.
Venezuela has become a key economic ally for Cuba under Socialist President Hugo Chavez, crucially in providing most of its daily oil needs at knock-down prices. Mr Chavez returned to Caracas this week from Havana where he was again treated for cancer. But he remains very ill and has not been seen in person since December.
"Venezuela is an important piece of the jigsaw," says Paul Hare, a former British ambassador to Havana.
"What happens there determines how quickly Cuba will need to open up its economy, whether there'll be a rush for a China-type solution if Venezuela cuts the subsidies, the oil. So there is an urgency about the reforms now, that wasn't there before."
Even so, the pace remains cautious. "Without pause, but without haste," according to Raul Castro.
The goal is to adjust the system without undermining it. But the relationship between state and citizen is already changing.
"All these measures that make the citizen economically independent from the state are generating a feeling of freedom in people," writer and essayist Leonardo Padura notes.
"I think it's an important gain in Cuban society."
The introduction of income tax is one clear sign of that shift, as Cubans increasingly move from depending on the state to supporting it through their taxes.
"They are now the dynamic element of Cuban society. I think the loosening up in Cuba won't come from political organisations, it will come from the self-employed and others breaking down the barriers," says Mr Hare.
"People will think 'that will produce my iPad for me, the old system won't'."
Economic change in Cuba has not been matched by political reform. The election that produced this parliament saw 612 candidates for 612 seats.
One of them was 86-year-old Fidel Castro, who turned up to vote in person for the first time since he fell ill and stepped aside in 2006.
Seven years on, there is still no obvious successor to the Castros waiting in the wings.
A change in the choice for Cuba's No 2 post - first vice-president - might provide some hint. The position is currently held by another octogenarian revolutionary.
Miguel Diaz-Canel, 53, is one rumoured alternative, a Politburo member who has increasingly been standing in for Raul Castro at official engagements.
But few real clues have emerged from behind the closed doors of Cuban politics.
As the island enters a decisive new term, that key question about its future remains unanswered.
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Barring some extraordinary event, Cuba's Communist President Raul Castro will be re-elected on Sunday and begin what should be his final term in office.
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Bingham admitted to breaking World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) rules on betting on matches involving other players.
The world number three is now awaiting the conclusion of the investigation before he discovers his penalty.
"This was just a case of me not being clear on the rules," said Bingham.
"I did not know I was not allowed to bet on other players' matches. I thought it was just my own I could not bet on, and I have never done that.
"I have nothing to hide on the matter and have co-operated fully with the investigation and I now await the outcome."
The WPBSA confirmed that there was "no suggestion of any match manipulation or corruption in this case".
Bingham was informed in December that allegations were being investigated by Nigel Mawer, the chairman of the WPBSA's disciplinary committee.
And in a follow-up meeting with Mawer in January, Bingham confirmed he had placed accumulator bets on the outcome of other matches, stating he did not know it was against the governing body's rules to do so.
A WPBSA statement said: "Following an investigation into an alleged breach of the WPBSA betting rules by Stuart Bingham, a decision has been taken today that there is a case to answer.
"The matter has now been referred to the WPBSA disciplinary committee where a formal hearing will take place at a venue and date to be confirmed."
It is unlikely that the hearing will take place before this year's World Championship, which gets under way on 15 April, due to the length of the WPBSA's disciplinary process.
Bingham, 40, won the world title in 2015 and claimed his first victory since that Sheffield triumph at last month's Welsh Open.
In January, Alfie Burden was given a six-month ban - suspended for a year - and fined £5,000 for placing bets totalling £25,000 on matches including his own.
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Former world champion Stuart Bingham faces a disciplinary hearing after it was found he has "a case to answer" in relation to betting on snooker.
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The energy regulator found E.On supplied smart meters to fewer than 65% of eligible electricity business customers by an April 2014 deadline.
E.On has agreed to pay £7m to the Carbon Trust for missing the deadline.
It now has a year to meet a new interim target and could pay a further £7m if it fails to do so.
Ofgem warned that if E.On failed to meet its new deadline, it would consider imposing a sales ban preventing E.On from taking on new business customers until it was able to supply them through a smart meter.
Ofgem is also investigating the rollout performance of British Gas and Npower.
The government gave energy suppliers five years from 2009 to supply smart meters - which monitor electricity and gas consumption more efficiently - to their business customers.
Under the scheme, E.On was required to supply its 20,000 business electricity customers with smart meters, But it supplied just under 65%, or 13,000, of those customers, with the new meters.
The government also expects energy suppliers to fit more than 26 million households across England, Wales and Scotland with smart meters by 2020.
Anthony Pygram, Ofgem's senior enforcement partner, said: "It's unacceptable that E.On failed to roll out advanced meters to these business customers on time.
"Customers have lost out on receiving better information about their energy consumption and the opportunity to control costs.
"Unless E.On improves their poor record, they will have to pay out even more and may face a sales ban."
A spokesman for E.On said: "Installing advanced meters to tens of thousands of business customers across the country was always going to be a significant challenge and one that threw up a variety of hurdles for suppliers to overcome.
"That said, we cannot, and will not, overlook the fact that we did not do enough in time to meet the deadline and in that regard failed to provide the efficient service our business customers demand and deserve."
The Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) said HS3, between Leeds and Manchester, would cut journey times and help drive economic growth.
The HS2 link between London and Birmingham has been dogged by protests over its planned route.
The government said it had committed £13bn in northern transport funding.
The IPPR said the north suffered from under-developed road and rail links and a "North First" policy was needed.
The proposed HS3 line, approved in March's budget, has a projected travel time of just 30 minutes between Leeds and Manchester, with potential extensions to Liverpool and Hull.
Tom Kibasi, from the IPPR, said: "The time it takes to travel, on hugely dated infrastructure, between our great regional cities is a national disgrace - this is just not what happens in Germany, Japan or France.
"Given the Brexit result, the north of England must urgently see growing prosperity.
"A proper east-west crossing would boost northern and UK growth, and must now take priority above all other major transport projects, including Crossrail 2 and HS2."
The IPPR said prioritising HS3 would also address the imbalance in spending between London and the north of England.
It said the government planned, over the next five years, to spend £304 per inhabitant in the North East, £289 per inhabitant in the North West and £247 per head in Yorkshire and the Humber.
In London the figure rises to £1,869 per head.
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said the government had already committed £60m to preparatory work on the HS3 line and was considering options for a trans-Pennine road tunnel between Manchester and Sheffield.
He added: "Transport for the North are working to develop a Northern Transport Strategy and we are already making the biggest investment in transport infrastructure in generations."
More than 400 cannabis plants with an estimated street value of £650,000 were seized from Drakelow Tunnels, near Kidderminster in Worcestershire.
A 45-year-old man has been arrested in a separate dawn raid in Kidderminster.
During the Cold War, the tunnels were designated as the potential site of a regional seat of government in the event of a nuclear attack.
"[Officers] found a network of hydroponic equipment including heating, lighting and ventilation fans," said Supt Kevin Purcell.
The 285,000 sq ft network of tunnels stretches for about three miles and was used in World War Two to house a machine-part factory.
The tunnels were also used by the Ministry of Supply throughout the 1950s for storage, and much of the original equipment is still in place.
More recently plans were revealed by the site's owners to transform the tunnels into a museum.
Mr Neville died in Australia, after being taken ill on a visit to support his daughter Tracey, who is England netball head coach, during the World Cup.
The 65-year-old was a former commercial director of Bury Football Club.
His funeral service will be held in Bury, followed by a private burial.
Mr Neville was involved in the fans' group Save Our Shakers, which was formed when the side faced bankruptcy in 2002.
His sons both started their lengthy football careers with Manchester United in the early 1990s. Gary won 85 England caps, while Phil won 59.
An emotional Tracey Neville led her England side out on court hours after it emerged her father had been taken ill.
She said it was the right decision to stay, as her father would not have expected her to "bail out" of a tournament.
"It's a sad day for life, man. I loved Muhammad Ali, he was my friend. Ali will never die. Like Martin Luther King his spirit will live on, he stood for the world.'' - Don King, who promoted many of Ali's fights, including the Rumble in the Jungle
"Muhammad Ali was one of the greatest human beings I have ever met. No doubt he was one of the best people to have lived in this day and age." - George Foreman, Ali's friend and rival in the Rumble in the Jungle
"His fight outside the ring would cost him his title and his public standing. It would earn him enemies on the left and the right, make him reviled, and nearly send him to jail. But Ali stood his ground. And his victory helped us get used to the America we recognize today." - US President Barack Obama
"Today we bow our heads at the loss of a man who did so much for America. Tomorrow we will raise our heads again remembering that his bravery, his outspokenness, and his sacrifice for the sake of his community and country lives on in the best part of each of us.
"At a time when blacks who spoke up about injustice were labelled uppity and often arrested under one pretext or another, Muhammad willingly sacrificed the best years of his career to stand tall and fight for what he believed was right. In doing so, he made all Americans, black and white, stand taller. I may be 7ft 2in but I never felt taller than when standing in his shadow." - former basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
"There will never be another Muhammad Ali. The black community all around the world, black people all around the world, needed him. He was the voice for us. He's the voice for me to be where I'm at today." - Floyd Mayweather, world champion boxer across five divisions
"Everybody wanted to box because of him. He was just so amazing in every way. More than anything else it was how humble and how brilliantly charismatic he was. He was a beautiful-looking man, a beautiful-looking individual and he had so much compassion. He was the greatest sportsman there has ever been and we were very lucky that he chose boxing." - Barry McGuigan, former world featherweight champion
"You were a champion in so many ways. You 'fought' well. Rest well." - Bernice King, daughter of civil rights leader Martin Luther King
"We lost a giant today. Boxing benefitted from Muhammad Ali's talents but not as much as mankind benefitted from his humanity." - Filipino world champion across six divisions, Manny Pacquiao
"The values of hard work, conviction and compassion that Muhammad Ali developed while growing up in Louisville helped him become a global icon. As a boxer, he became The Greatest, though his most lasting victories happened outside the ring." - Greg Fischer, mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
"Ali, he was and always will be the greatest. A true champion in and out of the ring...
"He stood for something and by standing for something he made us stronger and he made us better...
"Real champions fight until they can't fight no more, and then fight anyhow." - civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton
"He was the greatest fighter of all time but his boxing career is secondary to his contribution to the world. He's the most transforming figure of my time certainly. He did more to change race relations and the views of people than even Martin Luther King." - boxing promoter Bob Arum
"Ali, the G-O-A-T [Greatest Of All Time]. A giant, an inspiration, a man of peace, a warrior for the cure. Thank you." - US actor and fellow Parkinson's battler Michael J Fox
"Hillary and I are saddened by the passing of Muhammad Ali. From the day he claimed the Olympic gold medal in 1960, boxing fans across the world knew they were seeing a blend of beauty and grace, speed and strength that may never be matched again.
"We watched him grow from the brash self-confidence of youth and success into a manhood full of religious and political convictions that led him to make tough choices and live with the consequences.
"Along the way we saw him courageous in the ring, inspiring to the young, compassionate to those in need, and strong and good-humoured in bearing the burden of his own health challenges." Former US President Bill Clinton, and husband of Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton
"Muhammad Ali was the greatest, not only an extraordinary athlete but a man of great courage and humanity." - Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders
"Muhammad Ali is dead at 74! A truly great champion and a wonderful guy. He will be missed by all!" - Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump on Twitter
"With an incomparable combination of principle, charm, wit and grace, he fought for a better world and used his platform to help lift up humanity." - spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
"Muhammad Ali was not just a champion in the ring - he was a champion of civil rights, and a role model for so many people." - British Prime Minister David Cameron
Donovan Demetrius, 30, who denies the charge, told Bristol Crown Court he was "horrified" to learn bags his brother helped move contained Becky's remains.
The dismembered body was found in a shed at the home of his brother Karl Demetrius in March.
Nathan Matthews and Shauna Hoare deny murdering the 16-year-old.
Mr Demetrius told the jury he was staying in the property at the time, and was asleep upstairs the night Becky's remains were carried through the house to the garden shed.
Dean George, representing Demetrius, asked him: "Had you ever gone into the shed?"
He replied: "No."
Mr George asked: "Did you know what was in the shed?"
Mr Demetrius said: "No."
He added he felt "distraught, shock" when he heard that his brother had pleaded guilty to assisting an offender and "horrified" to learn that the bags his brother had helped move contained Becky's remains.
"My view is, who in their right mind would do something so animalistic?
"My heart goes out to her family at the end of the day."
Mr Demetrius's twin brother Karl Demetrius, and Karl's girlfriend Jaydene Parsons admitted assisting an offender, but said they did not know what was in the bags stored in their shed.
Earlier the court heard from James Ireland, 23, who denies assisting an offender.
He said he did not realise he had helped move packages containing body parts until after he was arrested.
Nathan Matthews, 28, has admitted killing and dismembering his 16-year-old stepsister, but denies murder and conspiracy to kidnap.
Shauna Hoare, 21, of Cotton Mill Lane, Bristol, denies murder and conspiracy to kidnap, a weapons charge, perverting the course of justice and preventing a burial.
The trial continues.
BBC Scotland revealed in 2013 that no ashes had been offered to the families of infants cremated at Hazlehead over a five-year period.
Baby and adult ashes were mixed together and given back to relatives of the adult, while the parents of infants were told there were no ashes.
The non-denominational event was held at the city's Mither Kirk from 15:00.
The Aberdeen situation followed similar revelations about Mortonhall crematorium in Edinburgh, which had been secretly burying baby ashes for decades.
Er i Mrs May golli ei mwyafrif yn yr etholiad cyffredinol, mae hi yn parhau yn brif weinidog gyda chefnogaeth y DUP o Ogledd Iwerddon.
Llwyddodd Ysgrifennydd Cymru, Alun Cairns a'r gweinidog, Guto Bebb i gadw eu seddi ym Mro Morgannwg ac Aberconwy.
Hefyd llwyddodd Gwenidog Brexit, David Jones i gadw Gorllewin Clwyd.
Mae'r canlyniadau ar draws y Deyrnas Unedig yn golygu mai senedd grog fydd y senedd nesaf, a'r Ceidwadwyr yw'r blaid fwyaf.
Ddydd Gwener dywedodd Theresa May y byddai'n ceisio ffurfio llywodraeth leiafrifol gyda chefnogaeth y DUP o Ogledd Iwerddon.
Eisoes mae Mrs May wedi wynebu galwadau i ymddiswyddo.
Yn ôl Anna Soubry, aelod seneddol Broxtowe, fe dylai Mrs May ystyried ei sefyllfa wedi iddi arwain ymgyrch "drychinebus".
Mae ASau eraill, yn eu plith Iain Duncan Smith, wedi annog Mrs May i aros gan ddweud y byddai brwydr am yr arweinyddiaeth yn "drychineb".
Ddydd Gwener, cadarnhaodd Mrs May ei bod am gadw y gweinidogion amlycaf yn y cabinet - yn eu plith mae'r Canghellor, Philip Hammond, a'r Ysgrifennydd Tramor, Boris Johnson.
Yng Nghymru fe gollodd y Ceidwadwyr dair sedd i Lafur er iddynt obeithio gipio seddi.
Wrth iddi ddewis ei chabinet, y disgwyl yw y bydd Mrs May o dan bwysau i ddewis aelodau a fydd yn uno'r blaid ac yn adfer ei hawdurdod hi fel Prif Weinidog wedi canlyniad siomedig.
Wrth gael ei holi gan y BBC ddydd Gwener dywedodd David Jones, ymgyrchydd Brexit a chyn ysgrifennydd Cymru mai Mrs May yw'r "arweinydd gorau sydd gan y Torïaid ar hyn o bryd.
Valerie Armstrong was a mother of three young children.
The police have said she passed away peacefully in hospital on Wednesday night surrounded by her family.
A 17-year-old boy is due in Belfast Magistrate's Court on Thursday charged in connection with the incident. A 15-year-old boy has been released on police bail.
The collision happened near Mila's Lake in Colin Glen Forest Park.
Mrs Armstrong was walking her dog along a pathway near the lake when she was struck by the scrambler.
Local priest Fr Vincent Cushnahan, who knew Valerie Armstrong, said: "It's the sudden arbitrary nature of this tragedy which is so shocking.
"It has wrenched a young mother, a young wife, from her children, her husband and the local community.
"What I understand, when Valerie was a younger person, she had an organ donation card.
"Her family are going to respect her wishes to donate her organs, in order to give life to other people, so out of this tragedy will come life.
"Three young children, the eldest son being nine years of age and two younger daughters who will find it very difficult to grow up without their mother in their lives," he added.
'Tragedy'
Local MLA Jennifer McCann said: "The whole tragedy of this set of circumstances is that there are three young children.
"Obviously children that young can't really take it in.
"The family know that people are there for them, we are trying to offer as much practical and emotional support as we can and that's all we can do at this time."
She added: "We had a series of meetings yesterday and we will be having more meetings tomorrow to try and look at the whole issue of scramblers and quads to try and get them off the streets because of the danger that they pose to people."
Two months after the BeatBullying Group shutdown its services, there are calls for an investigation into how and why this happened.
Anti-bullying charities, former employees and young service users are all demanding answers.
The Charity Commission says it's their intention to publish a full report next year.
The BeatBullying Group looked after both the anti-bullying charity BeatBullying and the mental health charity MindFull UK.
Back in October bosses admitted it was having money problems, and agreed to call in an administrator in a bid to keep the company running.
Since then though the charity has gone into voluntary liquidation with debts of more than £1 million.
Board trustees have told Newsbeat they've been advised not to discuss the circumstances that led to its sudden collapse.
That silence has been met with frustration from young service users, former employees and other charities.
Alex Holmes is the Vice Chair of the Anti-Bullying Alliance.
"This was public money and clearly if that hasn't been used effectively there needs to be an investigation into that," he said.
"I think there's a real role for the Charity Commission to play here, questions for the trustees to answer and ultimately the management team."
Newsbeat has approached the Charity Commission on numerous occasions, but so far they've refused to talk to us.
In a statement they said: "We have met the trustees of the charity who have provided us with information about how the charity got into this position.
"We are currently analysing this information, along with information from other sources, to determine whether there are any regulatory concerns."
Over the past three years the BeatBullying Group's received over £2 million in public funds.
In 2011 the Office for Civil Society awarded the charity £1.3 million to expand its services.
It also received funding from the Cabinet Office, European Commission and £850,000 donation from ITV's Text Santa Appeal.
The broadcaster says they're still seeking legal advice over that donation.
Leann used the online chatroom service on both charities websites almost everyday.
"I'll never have answers and that's one thing I hate," she said.
"I feel quite angry towards everything because it's affected how I trust the new people coming in to my life."
And Leann isn't alone.
16-year-old Chloe started having problems at school and began worrying about exams, she didn't want to speak to her friends about it.
It was then she turned to Mindfull UK.
Chloe said: "They gave you really good advice, pushed you to speak to people and were always just there on a daily basis if you needed them.
When the service went offline Chloe said it felt like "someone had died".
If you want to talk about bullying, the BBC Advice pages have links to charities which can help.
Several former employees who have contacted Newsbeat say the charity was badly run.
One told us many staff are still waiting to be paid, while another claims the office became increasingly hostile as money problems continued to mount.
It's not clear how many staff are affected, but the 2012 accounts said it employed 44 and had more than 5,000 volunteers.
BeatBullying's founder Emma-Jane Cross and former executives Ross Banford and Sarah Dyer have since set up another company called Digital Impacts.
Banford told Newsbeat: "We would really like to stress that we would never set up any new organisation that would be in direct competition with any BB Group programme.
"We are simply developing a new product and business," he said.
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The police said they have have identified the vehicle, which travelled along O'Neill Road and Church Road.
They have appealed to anyone who comes across a suspicious object not to touch or approach it, but to contact police immediately.
There no further details.
Health minister Mohammad Nasim made the announcement after visiting Mr Bajandar in hospital on Thursday.
Mr Bajandar has epidermodysplasia verruciformi, a genetic disease that makes a person susceptible to skin growth. It is popularly known as "tree man disease".
He first developed warts 10 years ago.
"Initially, I thought that they're harmless," Mr Bajandar told AFP.
"There are now dozens of two to three inch roots in both my hands. And there are some small ones in my legs," he said.
Mr Bajandar travelled to India to seek treatment, but his family could not afford the cost of operations.
Samples of his blood and skin tissue are now being sent to a laboratory in the United States, professor Abul Kalam, a plastic surgeon, told the BBC.
He will be treated in Bangladesh when his diagnosis reports are available.
Mr Bajandar's is one of only three cases of "tree man disease" in the world, Samanta Lal Sen, director at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, told AFP.
"It is the first time we have found such a rare case in Bangladesh," he said.
The 24-year-old Spain player conceded a penalty in last week's win at Arsenal and BBC pundit Garth Crooks claimed Liverpool would be relegated if he remained in the team.
"Alberto could have done better but I don't really understand what we are talking about," Klopp said.
"I cannot be interested in criticism from other people."
Moreno's tackle on Theo Walcott for the penalty at the Emirates was described on TV by former England coach Gary Neville as "absolute garbage".
Klopp said of the Spanish defender, a £12m signing from Sevilla two years ago: "Are we doing this every time someone's performance isn't very good then we talk about it in a press conference?
"He played, so there was a reason for it - that is what I think about and not what other people want me to think."
Moreno remains the only specialist left-back at the club after summer target Ben Chilwell opted to sign a new contract with Premier League champions Leicester.
However, Klopp says he is not concerned by the position, claiming: "We are not blind and we have other options. Milly [James Milner] can play it really good, we saw that in the Barcelona game.
"I had a talk to him as I didn't want to force a new position on an experienced player.
"Nathaniel Clyne played it, Trent Alexander plays right full-back so we have options and on a very defensive day Ragnar Klavan can play there.
"It is possible to take another [player on a transfer] but only if it is the guy we want."
Meanwhile, the German was optimistic the shoulder injury sustained by recent signing Sadio Mane in training would not sideline the former Southampton forward for too long.
"It was a challenge with two players up in the air coming down and Sadio fell on his shoulder but it is not that serious," Klopp explained
"At this moment I have no idea if he could be available for the weekend [at Burnley] but I don't think it will take a long time.
"At the first moment it was not too good but I think it is all OK."
Campaigners wanting to leave the EU say such a further enlargement could result in a migration "free-for-all" and pose a "serious and direct threat" to UK public services. Is there any truth in this?
Turkey, Serbia, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo and Macedonia all hope to join the European Union.
Turkey first approached the European Economic Community - the predecessor to the EU - about membership almost 30 years ago. But progress has been extremely slow.
In the case of the others - Macedonia (applied in 2004); Montenegro (2008); Serbia (2009); Albania (2009) - their interest is much more recent. Bosnia only submitted its application earlier this year, while Kosovo has yet to do so officially.
Despite the current problems in the EU, membership is still widely coveted. It can bring enormous financial benefits and a fair amount of political prestige, particularly for countries with recent histories of conflict and economic strife.
Getting to sit in the room alongside mature democracies and some of the largest economies in the world, when big decisions are taken, is a huge political prize - proven by the fact that EU membership has nearly doubled in the past 15 years.
It is impossible to say with any certainty, but the process by which a country applies to join the EU - known as accession - takes years. For Croatia, the newest EU member, which joined the club in 2013, it took eight years.
The candidate countries are at different stages and face different obstacles. Detailed negotiations have been taking place with Serbia and Montenegro for several years, while talks with Turkey first began in 2005.
Nothing will happen for at least three years, because European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker imposed a five-year moratorium on enlargement in 2014.
Seasoned EU-watchers say Montenegro and Serbia are, to coin a phrase, at the front of the queue, while there are major hurdles to overcome with Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo and Macedonia.
As for Turkey, the challenges it faces in meeting the membership criteria are so big, and it has become such a thorny issue, that its prospects are receding.
In short, yes. Turkey has a customs union with the EU, but its troubled relations with the Republic of Cyprus have always been a unique stumbling block - a situation exacerbated by Cyprus' own admission to the EU in 2004.
Turkey would also be the first country with a majority Muslim population to join the EU, in itself a major development.
Some see a future advantage for Europe if many young Turkish workers fill jobs, as ageing populations cause the labour force to shrink.
But the migrant crisis, caused by the five-year civil war in Syria, has fuelled doubts among those EU politicians who, in principle, have always been in favour of letting Turkey in.
More than two million Syrian refugees have fled to Turkey, a country which already had a population of nearly 76 million.
EU leaders are desperate to uphold free movement rules, enshrining the right of any EU national to live and work elsewhere in the union. They are nervous that admitting a country of Turkey's size could make this untenable.
Under a recent agreement with Turkey to curb the migrant influx to Greece, the EU undertook to "re-energise" the stalled accession talks.
But there are major concerns about Turkish human rights violations, including curbs on the media and rule of law - all key issues when judging a country's fitness to join the EU.
At the same time, economic hardship, Islamist terror and the migrant crisis have fuelled a nationalist backlash in much of Europe, often expressed as hostility to Islam.
Leave campaigners have sought to exploit the uncertainty surrounding future enlargement to reinforce one of their key campaign arguments - that EU membership means the UK cannot control who comes into the country.
They are warning that the UK will have to help financially under-write the process of preparing Turkey and other countries for joining the EU.
And they say it would give an extra 88 million people - that's the combined populations of the seven candidate countries - the right to live and work in the UK under current rules, and the British public might not even be consulted.
Prominent Leave figures such as Michael Gove and Iain Duncan Smith have said future enlargement will put an "unquantifiable strain" on public services that are already under pressure.
As evidence of this, they point to the spike in migration after Poland and nine other countries joined the EU in 2004 - when the option of transitional controls was not taken up - and the fact EU migration is driving the current high levels of net migration above 300,000.
Even politicians in favour of EU membership, such as Home Secretary Theresa May, have signalled that further enlargement needs to be reconsidered for countries with "poor populations and serious problems with organised crime, corruption and sometimes even terrorism".
Successive British government have been, in principle, in support of Turkey joining the EU if it meets the criteria, a position endorsed by David Cameron several times since he became prime minister.
But the mood music has definitely changed in recent months.
Ministers have emphasised that the UK has the right of veto over future prospective members, while insisting the talks with Turkey and other countries are unlikely to be rushed and, as such, the issue will not come to a head for a while.
Last month, George Osborne said a Turkish agreement was "not on the cards any time soon" and insisted the UK would not allow any free movement deal with countries which weren't closely aligned in terms of size and prosperity.
Pro-EU campaigners have also pointed out that if the UK votes to leave, it will have no say over the matter and could still find itself bound by freedom of movement rules like Norway, which is outside the EU but part of the European Economic Area.
Further reading:
The UK's EU vote: All you need to know
Turkey EU membership 'not on the cards'
Cyprus threat to EU-Turkey migrant deal
EU enlargement: The next seven
Caitlin White, 15, died in Craigavon Hospital after being found unconscious near Portadown's Corcrain estate on Saturday evening. The exact cause of death is not yet known.
Her funeral is set to take place at the Church of the Assumption in Newry, County Down at 12:00 BST.
The boy was the third person arrested in connection with the death.
A 17-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man were arrested on Monday.
They were released on bail pending further inquiries on Tuesday.
Police have said a possible link to drugs is one line of inquiry into the Craigavon Senior High School pupil's death.
James Swinstead, 85, from Colchester, was killed when water crashed through restaurant windows on the British ship Marco Polo on 14 February.
His widow claimed it was "badly maintained" and other passengers have asked marine lawyers to investigate.
The ship's operator said it could not comment during the investigation.
The vessel was heading for its home port of Tilbury in Essex at the end of a 42-night voyage when Mr Swinstead died.
A number of the other 735 passengers, who were mainly British, were also injured.
The ship was inspected at the docks by police and port officials, and after repairs were made, was cleared to continue sailing.
Clive Garner, from legal firm Irwin Mitchell, said: "We have spoken to a number of concerned passengers who were injured.
"We are beginning an investigation into the incident to determine whether more should have been done to protect passengers and prevent them from being injured."
A spokesman for the ship's operator Cruise and Maritime Voyages (CMV) said the company would not comment on the allegations due to ongoing investigations.
"CMV consider passenger safety to be of paramount importance and regularly carry thousands of passengers on their cruises without incident," he added.
1789 - French Revolution ends rule of monarchy going back to 9th century; followed by establishment of the First Republic.
Napoleon Bonaparte was renowned for his military victories across Europe
1799 - Napoleon Bonaparte leads coup to overthrow government; consolidates position with new constitution.
1804-1814 - Napoleon crowns himself emperor of First French Empire; series of military successes brings most of continental Europe under his control.
1815 - Napoleon defeated in Battle of Waterloo; monarchy re-established.
1848 - Fall of King Louis-Philippe; Louis-Napoleon, nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, proclaimed president of Second Republic.
1852-1870 - Louis-Napoleon takes title of Napoleon III in Second Empire.
1870-71 - Franco-Prussian War, ending in French defeat, loss of Alsace-Lorraine and end of the Second Empire; Third Republic lasts until 1940.
1877 - Republicans win general elections, ending hopes of a monarchist revival.
1914-18 World War I - Massive casualties in trenches in north-east France; 1.3 million Frenchmen are killed and many more wounded by the end of the war.
1918 - Anglo-French offensive - backed by fresh American troops - forces Germany to an armistice on 11 November.
1919 - Peace Treaty of Versailles. France regains Alsace-Lorraine; Germany agrees to reparations.
1936-38 - Rise of the Popular Front, an alliance of left-wing forces.
1939-45 - World War II - Germany occupies much of France. Vichy regime in unoccupied south collaborates with Nazis. General de Gaulle, undersecretary of war, establishes government-in-exile in London and, later, Algiers. Rise of French Resistance.
1944 - Allied forces land at Normandy leading to liberation of France. De Gaulle sets up provisional government. Purge against former collaborators.
General De Gaulle formed a wartime government-in-exile and later became president
BBC History: Charles de Gaulle
1946 - De Gaulle resigns as provisional president, replaced by Socialist Felix Gouin.
1946-58 - Fourth Republic is marked by economic reconstruction and the start of the process of independence for many of France's colonies.
1951 - France joins West Germany and other European nations in the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) - leading to the formation in 1957 of the European Economic Community (EEC).
1954 First Indochina War ends - French defeated at Battle of Dien Bien Phu in north-west Vietnam.
Algerian War of Independence begins.
1956 - Colonial rule ends in Morocco and Tunisia.
1958 - De Gaulle returns to power on back of Algerian crisis and founds the Fifth Republic, with a stronger presidency.
1962 - Algeria granted independence from French colonial rule.
1968 May - Student revolt against government policies and lack of social reform escalates into national strike.
1969 - De Gaulle leaves office. Georges Pompidou elected president.
1970 - De Gaulle dies of stroke.
1974 - Pompidou dies, succeeded by Valery Giscard d'Estaing.
1981 - Socialist candidate Francois Mitterrand is elected president.
1986 - Centre-right victory in legislative elections of 1986 leads to "co-habitation" - a left-wing president and a right-wing prime minister, Jacques Chirac.
1988 - Mitterrand re-elected.
1992 - France signs Maastricht Treaty on European union.
1995 - Jacques Chirac elected president, ending 14 years of Socialist presidency.
Centre-right president for 12 years, convicted of corruption in 2012
Profile: Jacques Chirac
France attracts international condemnation by conducting a series of nuclear tests in the Pacific.
1997 - Lionel Jospin becomes prime minister.
2000 September - President Chirac embroiled in corruption scandal. He dismisses newspaper allegations.
2001 June - Compulsory military service abolished.
2002 January - Euro replaces franc, first minted in 1360.
2002 May - Jacques Chirac re-elected president, beating National Front leader Jean-Marie Le Pen in the second round of voting. Jean-Marie strong Le Pen's showing in the first round sent shockwaves across France and Europe and prompted mass demonstrations.
Lionel Jospin, the main left-wing presidential contender whom Le Pen knocked out in the first round, resigns the premiership and the Socialist Party leadership.
2002 June - Landslide victory in legislative elections for centre-right UMP. Jean-Pierre Raffarin's new centre-right government ends the "cohabitation" between President Chirac and Socialist Lionel Jospin.
2002 November - Widespread public sector strikes over government privatisation plans bring country to a standstill.
2003 March - Constitution changed to allow devolution to regions and departments of powers over economic development, transport, tourism, culture and further education.
2003 July - Corsica referendum, first to follow March constitutional amendments, narrowly votes against establishment of unified assembly with limited powers to raise and spend taxes. Paris had hoped that a yes vote would end separatist violence.
Parliament approves controversial reforms to pension system.
2004 March - President Chirac's UMP routed in regional elections.
Youth riots in impoverished suburbs shook France in 2005
French Muslims face job discrimination
2004 November - Nicolas Sarkozy takes over as leader of UMP.
2005 January - Trade unions organise wave of public sector strikes against proposed labour, pension and welfare reforms.
2005 May - Referendum goes against proposed EU constitution. The result prompts a political shake-up, including the resignation of Prime Minister Raffarin.
2005 June - International project group says France is to host the world's first experimental nuclear fusion reactor at Cadarache, near Marseille.
2005 October-November - Largely immigrant communities in north-east Paris are hit by riots after two youths of North African origin are electrocuted in an electricity substation. The authorities deny they were being chased by police. Unrest spreads to other cities. Government introduces emergency measures.
2006 March-April - New youth employment laws spark mass demonstrations in Paris and other cities across France. As protests continue, the legislation is scrapped.
2007 May - Nicolas Sarkozy, the former interior minister and leader of the ruling conservative UMP, wins a decisive victory in the second round of the presidential election.
2007 June - The UMP wins parliamentary elections, but with a reduced majority. The party insists it still has a mandate to carry out its proposed reforms.
2007 November - Civil servants take to the streets, along with workers from the transport and energy sectors, to protest against Mr Sarkozy's planned cuts in pay and jobs, and reform of pension benefits. There is widespread disruption of public services.
2008 February - France formally ratifies Lisbon Treaty on reform of European Union.
2008 October - European governments pledge up to 1.8 trillion euros as part of co-ordinated plans to shore up their financial sectors, hit hard by the global financial crisis. France says it will inject 10.5bn euros into the country's six largest banks.
Ban on religious symbols provoked intense debate
2010 March - Ruling UMP suffers heavy defeat in regional elections, losing control of all but one of the 22 regions in mainland France and Corsica.
2010 June - Government announces public spending cuts of 45bn euros in effort to reduce high level of public debt.
2010 July - Prosecutors launch inquiry into allegations that L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt made illegal donations to President Sarkozy's 2007 election campaign.
2010 August - France begins to dismantle illegal Roma (gypsy) camps and to deport their residents back to Romania and Bulgaria, as part of a package of new security measures.
2010 September-October - Hundreds of thousands turn out in several waves of trade union-led protests against government plans to raise retirement age to 62.
2010 November - France concludes military and nuclear accord with UK. Under the terms of the new treaty, the two countries will cooperate in testing nuclear warheads.
Nicolas Sarkozy was a divisive figure as president in 2007-12
Profile: Nicolas Sarkozy
2011 March - France plays prominent role in imposing and enforcing no-fly zone over Libya.
2011 April - Face veil ban comes into force.
2011 May - French political establishment is shaken by arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who had been tipped as a strong Socialist candidate for the presidency, in New York on sexual assault charges that were later dropped.
2011 August - Government announces package of austerity measures aimed at reducing public deficit by 12bn euros over two years. In November it announces a further 7bn euros of cuts in 2012 and 11.6bn euros in 2013.
2011 September - Credit rating agency Moody's downgrades the two biggest French banks, Credit Agricole and Societe Generale, because of their exposure to Greek debt.
2012 January - France loses its top AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor's.
2012 February - The Constitutional Council strikes down as violating freedom of expression a new law making it a crime to deny genocide was committed by Ottoman Turks against Armenians during World War I.
2012 March - French Islamist Mohamed Merah shoots dead seven people, including three Jewish schoolchildren, in Toulouse, before himself being shot dead in a police siege of his flat.
France bans militant Islamist preachers from entering the country, beginning with the Qatari-based Egyptian Yusuf al-Qaradawi.
2012 May - Socialist candidate Francois Hollande beats Nicolas Sarkozy in the run-off presidential election. He appoints close ally Jean-Marc Ayrault as prime minister.
President Hollande announces the withdrawal of combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2012, a year earlier than scheduled.
French police detain the last military leader of the Basque separatist group Eta, Oroitz Gurruchaga Gogorza, and his deputy Xabier Aramburu in a joint operation with Spain.
2012 June - Socialists win comfortable majority in parliamentary elections.
2012 August - France posts zero growth in the second quarter of 2012, as in the previous two.
2012 October - Anti-terror police carry out a series of raids nationwide, arresting 11 suspects, after police shoot dead a man in Strasbourg suspected of targeting a Paris Jewish shop.
2012 November - Moody's rating agency downgrades France's credit rating from the top triple-A billing to Aa1, citing weak growth and the eurozone crisis.
2013 January - French commando raid to rescue a hostage in Somalia fails. Al-Shabab Islamist rebels later say they executed the man.
French forces intervene in Mali and help government recapture northern regions seized by Islamists. They begin to withdraw in April.
2013 March - Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac - a vocal crusader against overseas tax havens - resigns after belatedly admitting to owning a secret Swiss bank account, in an embarrassing scandal for President Hollande.
2013 May - France enters second recession in four years after the economy shrinks by 0.2% in the first quarter.
2013 June - The International Monetary Fund calls on France to lower its labour costs and halt tax hikes to boost both growth and its competitiveness, or else face a widening gap with its European neighbours.
2013 November - Standard and Poor's (S&P) downgrades France's credit rating further from AA+ to AA, citing high unemployment.
2013 December - France deploys 1,600 troops to the Central African Republic to try to restore order.
2014 March - Interior minister Manuel Valls replaces Jean-Marc Ayrault as prime minister after the governing Socialists suffer a drubbing in municipal elections. The far-right National Front makes significant gains in the polls.
2014 May - The far-right Front National wins the European elections in France with about a quarter of the vote, pushing President Hollande's Socialists into third place.
2014 July - Ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy is detained and placed under formal investigation over allegations he sought insider information about a probe into illegal campaign funding. He says the move is a plot to stop his return to politics.
2014 August - Manuel Valls forms a new cabinet after three ministers quit their posts in a bitter row over the government's austerity strategy.
2014 September - The National Front wins its first ever seats in the French senate, inflicting a third humiliating electoral defeat on the ruling Socialists and their leftwing allies, who lose their majority in the upper chamber.
2014 October - France publishes a budget for 2015 that includes 21bn euros (£17bn) worth of cuts in public spending, but which still envisages a budget deficit of 4.3% - way above the EU target figure of 3% of GDP.
2014 November - The number of people seeking work climbs to a record high of 3,488,300. President Hollande says he will not seek a second term in office if he fails to deliver on his pledge to bring down joblessness.
2015 January - Islamist gunmen shoot dead 17 people in Paris - most of them staff at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo - before being killed by security forces.
The government announces a range of new security measures following the shootings in Paris. It says more than 2,500 new intelligence personnel will be recruited over the next three years to investigate Islamic extremism.
2015 September - France launches air strikes again Islamic State group targets in Syria.
2015 November - Islamic State group claims responsibility for terror attacks in Paris that kill 130 people - deadliest attacks in France since Second World War, and in European Union since 2004 Madrid railway bombings. France announces state of emergency, launches renewed bombing raids in Syria.
2016 February - Government begins dismantling notorious 'Jungle' migrant camp at Calais on the English Channel.
2016 May - Following weeks of street protests, government pushes through legislation making France's protective labour laws less restrictive, with the aim of encouraging firms to recruit. The measure bypasses parliament, using a clause in France's constitution that allows for reform by decree.
2016 July - At least 84 people are killed and many others injured when the driver of a lorry deliberately ploughs through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the southern city of Nice. President Francois Hollande describes the incident as a "terrorist attack".
He was handed over to the German authorities at Zagreb airport and flown to Munich, reported Croatian state TV.
Stjepan Djurekovic was murdered in 1983 near Munich, at a time when Mr Perkovic was in the Yugoslav secret service.
Croatia was reluctant to hand him over, causing a row which marred its accession to the EU in July 2013.
Under pressure from the EU and Germany, it amended its laws, removing a time limit on extraditions under European Arrest Warrants (EAWs).
Mr Djurekovic defected from communist Yugoslavia in 1982 after falling out with the government.
He went to Germany, where he became active in Croatian nationalist circles. He was murdered in the Bavarian town of Wolfratshausen.
Mr Perkovic, 68, was then an intelligence officer with the Yugoslav secret service in Germany. He has repeatedly denied any involvement in the murder.
After Croatia broke away from Yugoslavia in 1991, Mr Perkovic headed Croatian military intelligence.
In 2005, Germany issued an international warrant for his arrest.
He was detained on 1 January as the amended Croatian law came into effect.
Last Friday, a Croatian court rejected his final appeal against extradition.
"We have to respect the independent judiciary, and that's it," said President Ivo Josipovic, whose security adviser is Mr Perkovic's son Sasa.
Croatia became the EU's 28th member state on 1 July, after years of negotiations and wide-ranging adoption of the EU acquis - the bloc's huge rulebook.
Justice was one of the areas where the Commission was most critical of Croatia - it demanded sweeping changes to fight corruption and legal abuses before admitting Croatia as a member.
It's 80 years since Monopoly was released in France and the makers of the game have sent out the new copies to attract some attention.
Only one of the games will contain all real money - totalling around £15,000 (20,580 euros).
The rest of the games will have smaller amount of money inside.
LG showed off a set that can be fitted almost flat against a wall while Samsung teased a new kind of TV - designed to look like a painting - that displays art when not in use.
Samsung also unveiled a flagship set boasting greater brightness levels than before.
Others, including Sony, also revealed new models.
Samsung's flagship 75in (190cm) QLED 4K TV features the latest version of its quantum dot technology - tiny particles that emit different colours of light. These now feature a metal material that the firm says allows for better colour reproduction.
Samsung has decided to stick with a curved display for its high-end models - despite criticism from some experts that viewing angles suffer with such designs.
The QLED TV can achieve HDR (high dynamic range) brightness of between 1,500 and 2,000 nits - one nit equalling the light from a candle.
"It's insanely bright," said Jack Wetherill, a tech analyst at Futuresource.
"That is pretty power hungry one would imagine, but if they're going down the route of getting as good a picture as they can out of it, then fair enough."
This sets it apart from other set makers who use another premium TV screen technology, OLED (organic light-emitting diode).
Such screens use a carbon-based film allowing the panel to emit its own light, rather than being backlit - this enables the ultra thin designs.
Quantum dot TVs might not be able to display the deepest blacks possible with OLED, but they are generally brighter.
LG's new OLED 4K TV was as thin as last year's - just 2.57mm thick - and will be available in 65 and 77in models.
But the firm has now designed a new mount that uses magnets so the set can be fixed flat against a wall, which the firm says means it doesn't cast "a single shadow".
LG also announced its latest TVs would support four HDR formats - including Hybrid Log-Gamma jointly developed by the BBC and the Japanese broadcaster NHK. This will allow sport and other live broadcasts to be shown in the format.
Many experts agree that HDR makes a huge difference to the TV picture, making it seem richer and allowing for higher levels of contrast between light and dark tones.
"It is more vibrant, the colours are more distinctive," said Mr Wetherill.
"It does bring a much more impressive and immersive experience - no question about that."
It is not yet clear which format will become popular with content-makers, so LG's inclusion of all four should ensure it does not become obsolete if and when a winner emerges.
Samsung also showed off images of its new Lifestyle TV, which it described as "a beautiful, always-on, truly smart display that transforms the TV to art".
It comes in a wooden frame, in an attempt to look like a painting.
Sony also announced a new 4K OLED TV - its first - the latest in its Bravia range.
As well as an HDR processor that can upscale standard dynamic range content to "near 4K HDR quality", the set has also dispensed with in-built speakers.
Instead, it emits sound via vibrations produced on the surface of the screen itself.
This wasn't demonstrated at the press conference, noted Mr Wetherill, but it was, he said, "an interesting concept".
Panasonic did not discuss its OLED TV plans at its press conference, though it is possible a prototype will be on the CES trade show floor.
At last year's consumer electronics show IFA in Berlin, the company had said it would release details of the TV during the winter.
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The islanders take on the Netherlands this weekend, with further warm-ups against Scotland and Denmark to come.
"We've got a very good team now and we're going to try and win the tournament," Wright told BBC Guernsey.
"We've got a young exciting squad now, and it's time to start turning some of that potential into results."
He continued: "As always we're aiming to get promoted, like I imagine every team is who's going there."
Guernsey will host a Twenty20 match and two one-day games against the Dutch at the King George V Club.
Director of cricket Wright will be without all-rounder Matt Stokes for the triple-header, while teenage bowler Will Fazakerley remains with Leicestershire, where he has a professional deal.
"It's given a few of our emerging players, and some of the lads on the fringe, to actually get in against a team like this," he added.
"If they go well then they can start pushing to get that first-team spot for when we go off to South Africa.
"As a sportsman you always want to try and test yourself against the best people you can, and that's why we're trying to more cricket on the island."
The future of schemes has been in sharp focus during the year in cases such as the collapse of BHS and the future of steelworkers' retirement deals.
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF), the sector's lifeboat scheme, said the collective deficit was little changed.
But fluctuations since the Brexit vote and the economy would create problems.
"When we look back at what progress schemes have made over the last decade, it appears that many schemes are just treading water," said Andrew McKinnon, chief financial officer for the PPF.
"The average recovery plan length, at around eight years, has barely improved, which brings home the challenge we now face.
"The current economic backdrop, as well as scrutiny faced by the entire industry, suggests conditions will remain tough in 2017."
The PPF said that the collective deficit of the UK's 5,794 final salary schemes was £222bn at the end of March, little changed from a year earlier.
However, there had been significant fluctuation since the UK referendum on membership of the EU in June, owing to the effect on investments and the value of the pound.
There are two major concerns for final-salary pension schemes, experts agree.
The first is that people are living for longer. That makes pensions more expensive for companies, because they are paying pensioners for longer.
The second is the uncertain economic outlook. Pension schemes rely on the contributions from employees being successfully invested.
Pension funds had attempted to diversify and lower the risk of these investments, the PPF said, by buying government bonds. They had also increasingly bought assets from outside of the UK.
"Pension schemes used to be owners of UK companies as well as being funded by them," said Tom McPhail, head of retirement policy at Hargreaves Lansdown.
"Pensions being used to help finance the growth in British companies is becoming a thing of the past; instead our savings are either being lent to the government or invested abroad."
Mr Mattis is expected to use the visit to reassure Seoul of continuing US commitment to security deals in the face of threats from North Korea.
While campaigning, Donald Trump accused South Korea and Japan of not paying enough for US military support.
He also suggested they could be allowed to arm themselves with nuclear weapons.
Both Japan and South Korea rejected this idea.
On the campaign trail, Mr Trump also said he was willing to talk to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, contradicting longstanding US, South Korean and Japanese policy.
Mr Mattis will be in South Korea until Friday, and will hold talks with his Korean counterpart, Han Min-koo, among other officials.
The Pentagon said the visit would "underscore the commitment of the United States to our enduring alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and further strengthen US-Japan-Republic of Korea security cooperation".
Mr Mattis told reporters he would discuss the planned deployment of a US missile defence system in South Korea, and North Korea's nuclear programme.
Secretary Mattis has indicated he will emphasise that US alliances in East Asia will remain strong. But what the Trump administration will do about the North Korean nuclear arsenal remains unclear.
There is a view in South Korea that Mr Obama's policy of "strategic patience" (squeeze Pyongyang and wait for it to buckle) has not worked, and that a deal may have to be done with Kim Jong-un.
Nobody thinks, though, that the North Korean leader is going to give up on his plans to have effective nuclear weapons.
Any deal would probably have to accept that it gets the bomb but then agrees to limit its development and that of missiles to fire them. Would Mr Trump buy that?
The visit comes amid increasing threats from North Korea that it is ready to test-fire a new intercontinental ballistic missile at any time.
Under the Obama administration, the US and South Korea agreed to the deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defence system to defend the South from North Korean missiles.
But the move has angered China, which says it threatens its own security and goes "far beyond the defence needs of the Korean peninsula".
There are just under 28,500 US military personnel based in South Korea, as part of a post-war arrangement. South Korea pays about $900m (£710m) annually towards the deployment.
On Friday, Mr Mattis will travel to Japan, for talks with Defence Minister Tomomi Inada.
There are a further 50,000 soldiers plus their dependents and support staff in Japan. The US pays about $5.5bn for its Japanese bases in 2016, with Japan paying a further $4bn.
A competition launched on the health ministry's website offers up to $1,000 (£780) for the best videos tackling "gender confusion".
Responding to an outcry from LGBT activists, the health ministry said that its aim was to promote creativity, not to discriminate.
The contest is for 13- to 24-year-olds.
Their entries should explore prevention and control; issues and consequences; and how to get help, said the ministry's website.
In a statement, Deputy Director-General of Health Lokman Hakim Sulaiman said: "This creative video competition is purely to tap knowledge and creativity of adolescents on sexual and reproductive health related matters and does not intend to create discrimination to any particular group."
The competition, which closes at the end of August, has three main categories: gender confusion, sex, and sex and the internet.
The guidelines cited gay and lesbian people, transgender people and tomboys as examples of people who suffered from "gender confusion".
"The very fact that they lump LGBT people under a category called 'gender confusion' shows that the authorities are very much confused themselves," activist Pang Khee Teik told AFP news agency.
"It is mind-blowing that a government agency wants the whole country to be sucked into its confluence of confusion," he said.
"I was shocked. This is encouraging discrimination, hatred and even violence towards the minorities," transgender activist Nisha Ayub told Reuters.
Homosexual activity is illegal in Malaysia under both secular and religious laws.
It is punishable by a prison sentence or corporal punishment.
In March, the release of Disney's Beauty and the Beast was postponed in the country, because it contained a "gay moment".
Despite demands from the Malaysian censorship board, Disney refused to remove the scene, featuring LeFou, their first openly gay character.
The Malaysian board eventually conceded and it was shown uncut.
A prominent Malaysian opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, was jailed for sodomy in 2014, after a court overturned his earlier acquittal. In elections in 2013, he led a three-party alliance which posed the strongest-ever challenge to the coalition which has governed Malaysia for more than half a century.
The Wire were up 22-4 at the break thanks to tries from Ben Currie, Tom Lineham, Kevin Penny and Stefan Ratchford, with Dom Manfredi replying.
Free-scoring winger Manfredi completed his hat-trick with a second-half double as Wigan improved after the break.
However, the visitors scored again through Ryan Atkins to seal the points.
Wigan were unbeaten in 21 months on home turf in Super League before last month's defeat by Widnes, but have now lost twice this term and trail Warrington by two points.
Shaun Wane's side gave a debut to Jack Higginson amid their injury concerns, and saw influential captain Sean O'Loughlin limp off at half-time with a hamstring problem.
Meanwhile, Warrington gave a fine performance to cement their early title ambitions, and win their first game in five at the DW.
Atkins' score was his fourth in as many games, but Warrington also lost two key personnel in Chris Sandow to a hamstring issue of his own and Rhys Evans with a shoulder problem.
Warrington coach Tony Smith:
"I couldn't care less if Wigan were going to win it, I was worried about my players. It was tough, we couldn't rotate them after losing those two players in the first half.
"We had a number of players who shouldn't have been on there after a while with some of the knocks they took.
"I saw the determination of the players - they weren't going to let it slip. Their defence was enormous tonight."
Wigan coach Shaun Wane:
"We didn't start well, we were a little bit soft in that early period, but overall I am very proud of the effort.
"With the players we have out and the situation we are in it was a really good effort against a strong Warrington team. They were the best team and deserved to win.
"I thought we could have sneaked it, there were a couple of periods in the second half when there were some poor decisions from the officials where they missed things - and it put us under pressure."
Wigan Warriors: Sarginson; Manfredi, Higginson, Gildart, Charnley; O'Loughlin, Smith, Mossop, Powell, Clubb, J. Tomkins, Farrell, Burke.
Replacements: Tautai, Sutton, Isa, Gregson.
Warrington: Russell; Penny, R. Evans, Atkins, Lineham; Gidley, Sandow; Hill, Clark, Sims, Currie, Hughes, Westwood.
Replacements: Ratchford, Westerman, G. King, Cox.
Referee: Robert Hicks (RFL)
Niall McGinn gave the visitors the lead when he chipped the ball over goalkeeper Rui Patricio after good work by Jonny Evans and Kyle Lafferty.
The Portuguese dominated the game but Northern Ireland defended stoutly until Helder Postiga turned and struck home the equaliser after 79 minutes.
The result will rank as one of Northern Ireland's best-ever away performances.
Portugal, who are ranked third in the world, had several chances to level but Michael O'Neill's side held on to earn a deserved draw.
Northern Ireland came into the game with a poor record of just one win in their last 18 matches and two victories in their last 29, but had the backing of almost 1,200 supporters in the Dragao Stadium in Porto.
O'Neill made four changes from the side that drew 1-1 with Luxembourg last month, with Craig Cathcart, Oliver Norwood, Corry Evans and Niall McGinn coming into the team.
Three of the changes were enforced as Gareth McAuley was suspended and Chris Brunt and Shane Ferguson injured, while Dean Shiels dropped to the bench.
Portugal boasted six points from their opening three qualifying fixtures, but were keen to return to winning ways after suffering a 1-0 defeat to Russia in Moscow on Friday.
The Portuguse started the match brightly and Postiga just failed to get a touch after Miguel Lopes fired the ball into the penalty area.
Cristiano Ronaldo, winning his 100th cap, fired a right-foot effort just wide soon after.
Northern Ireland came more into the game and Norwood's low, 25-yard free-kick went into the arms of Rui Patricio.
The visitors took a shock, yet deserved lead, on the half hour when Evans played the ball forward to Lafferty, who found McGinn.
The Aberdeen winger took one touch before chipping the ball over the advancing home goalkeeper for his first international goal.
Norwood then attempted a cheeky lob over the head of Rui Patricio, but the keeper managed to retreat just in time to collect the ball.
At the other end, Cathcart almost scored an own-goal as the ball ricocheted off his leg on to the bar, while Joao Pereira shot wide as the Euro 2012 semi-finalists began to pile on the pressure.
Some heroic defending saw O'Neill's side go in ahead at half-time, but Portugal came close at the start of the second period when Ruben Micael's long-range strike went narrowly over the bar.
Postiga forced Northern Ireland keeper Roy Carroll into a save, but the flag was already up for offside, and then Ronaldo met Nani's cross but Carroll was equal to the task as he saved the Real Madrid forward's shot with his legs.
The Olympiakos goalkeeper was again called into action to palm away a fierce drive from substitute Ruben Amorim, while Steven Davis skewed the ball over his own bar as the desperate rearguard action continued.
Ronaldo closed in on goal again but Aaron Hughes made a crucial block to deny the striker a 38th international goal.
Carroll twice denied Postiga, but the striker found the net 11 minutes from time when the ball fell to him in the area and he whipped the ball into the back of the net from close range.
In the closing minutes, Carroll made yet another fine stop from Silvestre Varela, Nani fired inches wide and the outstanding Evans made a vital intervention to clear Eder's dangerous cross into the area.
Northern Ireland have two points from their opening three fixtures and face Azerbaijan in their next qualifying game in Belfast on 14 November.
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Ulster defeated the French side in last week's game at Kingspan Stadium but the scrum was creaking, especially after front row switches in the second half.
"We weren't scrummaging as a unit.
"Some people were going off on their own and scrummaging as individuals, it's something we need to improve upon," McCall told BBC Sport NI.
Clermont came from 21 points down and scored two converted tries to pick up two losing bonus points in the 39-32 defeat.
The result left Clermont still in charge of Pool 5, three points ahead of both Ulster and Bordeaux-Begles.
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McCall admitted allowing Clermont to leave Belfast with two bonus points took the gloss off one of their best displays of the season.
"We know it was a good performance, but it wasn't a finished performance.
"We let them back into it and we weren't happy with that.
"If we can go over there and tighten up our defence and show that attacking threat that we have, hopefully we can do a job.
"We haven't been overly happy with our defence at times. We've been slipping off a few tackles here and there and we need to tighten up on that going over there especially.
"It'll be tough, but we need to tighten up on our defence."
The artists mostly supported the Republican side, which had been ejected from power by General Franco. Most of the artists are dead - but painter Ursula McCannell can recall the Spain she encountered as a teenager in 1936.
Simon Martin has curated the exhibition Conscience and Conflict: British Artists and the Spanish Civil War.
"It puzzles me that no-one has done the show before," says Martin. "It's fairly easy to discover how writers like George Orwell or WH Auden or Laurie Lee reacted to the Spanish crisis. But what Britain's painters and sculptors did is less well known."
Given that the civil war ended in 1939, it's remarkable that the Pallant House Gallery in Chichester has pictures on the walls by a living artist, painted just after she returned from a country in the early stages of war.
McCannell was 13 at the time. Today, at 91, she still paints at her home in Surrey.
Her father was Otway McCannell, a painter and teacher. As with many intellectual British families in the 1930s there was much discussion at home of the growing crisis in Madrid.
She remembers her father worrying about the pressure the Republican government was under from the Nationalists under General Franco. Later in the war he would plot the two sides' changing fortunes on a big map of Spain, despairing as the Republicans lost control.
"Every Thursday we had Left Book Club meetings at our house and there would be people talking about Spain and politics. In truth, when we went to Torremolinos in 1936, it was partly to stay with a school friend. But I remember the suffering of the local people clearly. The sense of unease was obvious, even to a young person like me."
One of McCannell's paintings on show is Family of Beggars. "I didn't paint or sketch in Torremolinos, which in those days was just a sleepy little village and totally unlike how it is now. I started the paintings when we got back to England. There were quite a lot of them but I sold some.
"In fact the beggars were outside the cathedral at Malaga. They were a pathetic sight but my parents thought I ought to see everything.
"When we got back I was interviewed by newspapers including the Daily Mail. They were fascinated that a 13-year-old had painted pictures of the Spanish poor. I wasn't painting the conflict as such, but they said I'd portrayed the suffering of refugees well. You couldn't help being moved."
McCannell is among the last artistic witnesses to the crisis of Spanish politics in the 1930s. Martin has selected around 100 other works to give an overview of how British art responded.
"Artists had seen the rise of Fascism in Germany but there was no political debate in Germany: the Nazis had simply crushed the opposition.
"Spain was different and at first it seemed the elected Republican government might be able to fight back. So British artists felt it worthwhile to take sides. Though it's true that only a few of the painters went to Spain once the conflict was underway: the poets did a bit better in that regard.
"But the very first British volunteer to die in Spain was an artist: Felicia Browne. She was killed during fighting in August 1936 and became a heroine for many in British art.
"In fact it became very difficult for artists and others to get to Spain: they would be denied visas. Well-known names such as Henry Moore and Jacob Epstein tried to go but couldn't. It's hard to think of artists today seeking to enter a dangerous war-zone: it's something we associate more with photo-journalism.
"People often assume all artists were anti-Franco and indeed modernist artists usually were. But there were exceptions: the artist Wyndham Lewis was more sympathetic to the Nationalists, as we make clear.
Martin says one of the most interesting paintings is Clive Branson's Demonstration in Battersea.
"Branson came from a fairly well-off background and in the 1930s became a Communist. He was one of the few British artists who actually did fight in Spain with the International Brigade. When he was taken prisoner he did some quite well-known pictures of the camp he was in.
"But the Battersea picture has a real flavour of London politics in the 1930s. The painting features the Union Jack, a Spanish flag and a red Communist banner.
And someone is reading the Daily Worker, which was the Communist newspaper of the time. It's a record of a moment in political history."
The Pallant House exhibition is essentially about the work of British artists responding to events in Spain. But Martin has made an exception for Picasso's well-known painting Weeping Woman, which belongs to the Tate.
"It's a picture of Picasso's lover Dora Marr, painted in 1937. But I felt we needed to at least hint at how important Picasso was at that time for British artists.
"In 1938 Picasso's great classic Guernica was brought to England by the artist Roland Penrose. It shows the German bombing of the Basque town of Guernica, done at Franco's request: it became a rallying point for those who detested Franco and the Fascists.
"Of course it would have been lovely to bring the original from Madrid but that might be a little impractical: so Weeping Woman can take its place."
One of the most chilling pictures is Premonition, by German artist Walter Nessler. It seems to ask, as early as 1937, what would happen if the Germans ever bombed London.
Other artists in the exhibition include Henry Moore, Edward Burra and E McKnight Kauffer, best known for his poster work.
Martin says it's fascinating how many of them draw on the imagery of Spain's Old Masters. "Look around the walls and you'll see an influence of Velazquez here and there. And certainly Ursula McCannell was aware of the work of El Greco - which for a teenager was pretty remarkable."
He says he'll be delighted if his show makes visitors more aware of the political engagement of the artists of the 1930s.
"Someone like Henry Moore now seems an establishment figure but this show will remind people that these artists were once young and politically engaged. It was a time when culture and politics intersected - it's a rich and fascinating moment in art."
Conscience and Conflict: British Artists and the Spanish Civil War runs until 15 February 2015 at Pallant House, Chichester.
They grab the attention - which is of course the aim of a headline - but talk of a breakthrough is premature.
The Sunday Times reported that a British man with HIV was receiving a prototype therapy designed to eradicate the virus from his body.
Early tests from the clinical trial have apparently shown no signs of the virus in his blood.
That may sound astonishing unless you know that conventional antiretroviral therapy (ART) - which the patient was also taking - already reduces HIV to undetectable levels.
Sarah Fidler, Prof of HIV Medicine at Imperial College London, who is leading the trial, told me: "All the participants are taking antiretrovirals and so will have an undetectable viral load, which shows the great success of current treatment."
It does indeed. HIV medication has turned the infection from a death sentence to a chronic, manageable condition, which is remarkable.
The limitation of ART is that it cannot eliminate HIV.
The virus remains dormant in some immune cells and will start replicating if patients stop taking their medication.
That's why antiretrovirals must be taken for life.
The RIVERS trial - which stands for Research in Viral Eradication of HIV Reservoirs - is trying to rid the virus completely from the body.
'Kick and kill'
So far, 39 out of a total of 50 patients have been recruited to the trial. All will receive ART but half will also be given a drug which forces the virus to emerge from hiding places in the body. These chosen patients will also receive two vaccines which aim to boost the immune system so that it can attack HIV-infected cells.
The strategy is called "kick and kill".
The anonymous patient quoted in the newspaper article is simply the first of the participants to have completed the kick and kill treatment.
No results are expected until 2018.
The trial is being conducted by a consortium of research teams at Imperial and King's College, London, Oxford and Cambridge Universities and University College London.
The partnership began six years ago, and set out to search for a cure for HIV.
Mark Samuels, managing director of the National Institute for Health Research Office for Clinical Research InfraÂstructure, which set up the medical consortium, told me: "This is an unprecedented collaboration and to get to clinical trials in six years shows remarkable progress."
So how will the researchers know whether their trial has been a success?
This will take some time and involve detailed analysis of blood samples from volunteers.
Viral reservoir
John Frater, Prof of Infectious Disease at Oxford University, told me: "We will carry out a very targeted genetic test to look for HIV lying dormant within immune cells."
All the trial volunteers are newly infected HIV patients which means they will have a small viral reservoir and their immune system will not have been repeatedly damaged by the virus.
If it is possible to cure HIV, these patients represent the easiest target.
But even if the trial is a complete success, caution will be required in interpreting the results because it may not work in long-standing HIV patients.
Dr Michael Brady, medical director Terrence Higgins Trust told me: "In test tubes it has been shown that you can drive the virus out of dormant cells, but we will have to wait and see whether it works in patients.
"Even if it works we can't talk about a cure for everyone and there would need to be bigger trials."
To date, only one person appears to have been cured of HIV infection.
Timothy Ray Brown, the so-called Berlin patient, received a bone marrow transplant from a donor with natural immunity to the virus.
However, bone marrow transplants are potentially dangerous and so not an approach that is recommended.
Earlier this year I reported on a gene editing trial in California involving 80 HIV patients.
They had immune cells in their blood removed and editing to try to mimic the gene mutation which gives some people a natural immunity to HIV.
One of the volunteers, Matt Chappell, has been off all antiretroviral medication for two years since having his immune cells gene edited.
These were small trials so caution is needed before reading too much into the results, but they are nonetheless promising.
The British trial is taking a different approach but with the same aim - trying to free patients from the need to take daily medication.
But talk of cures is premature.
It comes after a US hospital offered to ship an experimental drug to the UK to help treat him.
It also offered to admit the 11-month-old if "legal hurdles" can be cleared. Great Ormond Street hospital has said further treatment will not help.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has said it would be impossible for Charlie to be transferred to another hospital.
Charlie's mother Connie Yates told Good Morning Britain on Friday: "We are not bad parents, we are there for him all the time, we are completely devoted to him and he's not in pain and suffering, and I promise everyone I would not sit there and watch my son in pain and suffering, I couldn't do it."
Ms Yates said the Pope's intervention earlier this week came after she wrote a letter to him.
She said: "It does give us a hope definitely, because there was no hope left. Charlie was going to die on Friday and, you saw the video we did, we were absolutely devastated.
"We had no control over it, the way it was done.
"And then it was going to be on the Monday instead but I think the White House got involved over the weekend and then that changed things."
Charlie has mitochondrial depletion syndrome, a rare genetic condition which causes progressive muscle weakness.
Doctors have said he cannot see, hear, move, cry or swallow and that his life support should be switched off because there is no chance of his condition improving.
Charlie's parents, Ms Yates and Chris Gard, raised £1.3m on a crowdfunding site to pay for experimental nucleoside therapy in the US.
But they lost a legal battle with the hospital last month after judges at the European Court of Human Rights ruled further treatment would "continue to cause Charlie significant harm".
The US hospital, which cannot be named for legal reasons, said that it would treat the boy with an experimental drug pending approval from government regulators, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
It said it had "agreed to admit and evaluate Charlie, provided that arrangements are made to safely transfer him to our facility, legal hurdles are cleared, and we receive emergency approval from the FDA for an experimental treatment as appropriate".
It added: "Alternatively, if approved by the FDA, we will arrange shipment of the experimental drug to Great Ormond Street Hospital and advise their medical staff on administering it if they are willing to do so."
A US specialist told judges that a "small chance" of a meaningful improvement in Charlie's brain function would be provided by therapy.
Charlie's parents, from Bedfont, west London, have spent the last days of their son's life with him, after being given more time before his life-support is turned off.
Last week they said the hospital had denied them their final wish to take their son home to die.
The two Bridport fishermen who found the crustacean near Portland Bill handed it to Weymouth Sea Life Park.
Albinism is caused by a lack of melanin in the skin, which means there is a lack of colour pigment.
Fiona Smith, from the park, said: "There have only been one or two other albino lobsters found around the UK in the last 20 years or so."
Without camouflage she added, it was "incredible" this one had not been eaten by a predator such as a shark.
Ms Smith also explained that the size of a lobster determines its age. At 40cm (15.7in) long, including its claws, she said this animal was "pretty big".
"[It] could easily be more than 30 years old," she said.
Lobsters can grow up to 75cm (29.5in) long and live for up to 50 years.
They shed their hard shells as they outgrow them.
It will not be known if Santa Claws' condition is temporary until it next moults.
The 28-year-old has struggled with wrist problems since reaching a career-high fourth in the world in 2010.
After missing most of the 2014 and 2015 seasons, Del Potro returned in 2016 to reach the Olympic final and help Argentina win a first Davis Cup.
He told Auckland Classic organisers he has "not had sufficient recovery time".
Del Potro began 2016 ranked 1,042th but finished at 38th after a year that included wins over Stan Wawrinka, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.
He revealed earlier this week he was considering not playing in Australia next month, telling reporters: "Tennis waited for me for two years and it can wait one more Australian Open."
The antiquities minister said radar scans carried out in November pointed to "different things behind the walls".
A more advanced scan will be conducted later this month to ascertain whether the empty spaces are in fact chambers.
A British Egyptologist believes Nefertiti was buried there.
She ruled in the 14th Century BC, and may have been Tutankhamun's mother.
His tomb was discovered in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter.
Announcing the results of November's scans on Thursday, Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damaty said they had revealed the presence of two empty spaces behind two walls of the burial chamber.
"We can say more than 90% that the chambers are there. But I never start the next step until I'm 100%."
"[The scans point to] different things behind the walls, different material that could be metal, could be organic."
He added: "For Egypt it is a very big discovery, could be discovery of the century."
"It is very important for the Egyptian history and for all over the world."
The British Egyptologist Dr Nicholas Reeves believes the remains of Tutankhamun, who died 3,000 years ago aged 19, may have been rushed into an outer chamber of what was originally Nefertiti's tomb.
He posited in early 2015 that Nefertiti may have been buried there too after examining scans of the tomb, near the site of the original Valley of the Kings in Luxor.
Tutankhamun's tomb was the most intact ever discovered in Egypt. Close to 2,000 objects were found inside.
But its layout has been a puzzle for some time - in particular, why it was smaller than those of other pharaohs' tombs.
Dr Reeves believes there are clues in the design of the tomb that indicate it was intended to store the remains of a queen. His theory has yet to be peer-reviewed and leading Egyptologists have urged caution over the conclusion.
Some believe that Nefertiti's mummy was discovered in 1898 and is now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
This year's Tough Mann Adventure Challenge, held at Ballamoar Farm, features 25 obstacles including muddy bogs, rope scrambles and monkey bars.
Co-organiser Richie Cryer said it is a "real challenge just to complete the gruelling course".
The event will get under way at 13:00 BST.
Competitors will have to climb 1,000ft (300m) in the first 2km of the course on a climb known as "killer hill."
The obstacles also include more than six tonnes of ice.
Mr Cryer added: "The obstacle course has been designed to test physical strength and mental courage."
A study has examined how long alleged conspiracies could "survive" before being revealed - deliberately or unwittingly - to the public at large.
Dr David Grimes, from Oxford University, devised an equation to express this, and then applied it to four famous collusions.
The work appears in Plos One journal.
The equation developed by Dr Grimes, a post-doctoral physicist at Oxford, relied upon three factors: the number of conspirators involved, the amount of time that has passed, and the intrinsic probability of a conspiracy failing.
He then applied his equation to four famous conspiracy theories: The belief that the Moon landing was faked, the belief that climate change is a fraud, the belief that vaccines cause autism, and the belief that pharmaceutical companies have suppressed a cure for cancer.
Dr Grimes's analysis suggests that if these four conspiracies were real, most are very likely to have been revealed as such by now.
Specifically, the Moon landing "hoax" would have been revealed in 3.7 years, the climate change "fraud" in 3.7 to 26.8 years, the vaccine-autism "conspiracy" in 3.2 to 34.8 years, and the cancer "conspiracy" in 3.2 years.
"The mathematical methods used in this paper were broadly similar to the mathematics I have used before in my academic research on radiation physics," Dr Grimes said.
To derive his equation, Dr Grimes began with the Poisson distribution, a common statistical tool that measures the probability of a particular event occurring over a certain amount of time.
Using a handful of assumptions, combined with mathematical deduction, Dr Grimes produced a general, but incomplete, formula.
Specifically, he was missing a good estimate for the intrinsic probability of a conspiracy failing. To determine this, Dr Grimes analysed data from three genuine collusions.
The first was the surveillance program conducted by the US National Security Agency (NSA), known as PRISM. This programme involved, at most, 36,000 people and was famously revealed by Edward Snowden after about six years.
The second was the Tuskegee syphilis experiment, in which the cure for syphilis (penicillin) was purposefully withheld from African-American patients.
The experiment may have involved up to 6,700 people, and Dr Peter Buxtun blew the whistle after about 25 years.
The third was an FBI scandal in which it was revealed by Dr Frederic Whitehurst that the agency's forensic analysis was unscientific and misleading, resulting in the imprisonment and execution of innocent people.
Dr Grimes estimates that a maximum of 500 people could have been involved and that it took about six years for the scandal to be exposed.
The equation he created represents a "best case scenario" for conspirators - that is, it optimistically assumes that conspirators are good at keeping secrets and that there are no external investigations at play.
Crunching the numbers from the three known conspiracies, Dr Grimes calculated that the intrinsic probability of a conspiracy failing is four in one million.
Though this number is low, the chance that a conspiracy is revealed becomes quite large as time passes and the number of conspirators grows.
The Moon landing hoax, for instance, began in 1965 and would have involved about 411,000 Nasa employees. With these parameters, Dr Grimes's equation suggests that the hoax would have been revealed after 3.7 years.
Additionally, since the Moon landing hoax is now more than 50 years old, Dr Grimes's equation predicts that, at most, only 251 conspirators could have been involved.
Thus, it is more reasonable to believe that the Moon landing was real.
Prof Monty McGovern, a mathematician at the University of Washington, said the study's methods "strike me as reasonable and the probabilities computed quite plausible".
Dr Grimes added: "While I think it's difficult to impossible to sway those with a conviction... I would hope this paper is useful to those more in the middle ground who might wonder whether scientists could perpetuate a hoax or not."
Asked if his Labour leadership was "toast" if the party did not hold on to seats in Copeland and Stoke-on-Trent Central, he said it was a chance to set out its policies on the NHS and Brexit.
He told the BBC's Andrew Marr Labour would "fight very hard" to keep seats.
Unite leader Len McCluskey said Mr Corbyn remained "on a learning curve" as leader of the Labour party.
Mr Corbyn's interview followed the resignation this week of Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central Tristram Hunt, who is quitting as an MP to take a job at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A by-election is also due after Jamie Reed left his Copeland seat to take up a position at the Sellafield nuclear power plant.
Mr Corbyn, who said media coverage of Labour had not been "very fair", said the by-elections were "an opportunity to challenge the government on the NHS, on the chaos of Brexit, the housing shortage, on zero hours contracts".
He was questioned about a ComRes poll that found 43% of people thought the Tories under Prime Minister Theresa May would do a better job of managing the NHS this winter compared with 31% who thought Mr Corbyn and Labour would.
But almost half of the 2,038 questioned, 47%, agreed the Red Cross was right to say the NHS was in a "humanitarian crisis".
There has been a renewed focus on the state of the NHS in the past week after figures showed more than four in 10 hospitals in England declared a major alert in the first week of the new year as they came under unprecedented pressures and Downing Street put pressure on GPs to open for longer hours.
Asked about the more positive showing for his opposite number, and expected strong challenges in coming by-elections Mr Corbyn said: "I think the more people see the reality of the under-funding of the NHS, of the hiving off and privatising of services, the outsourcing of NHS facilities, the more and more disappointed and angry they are going to get."
Healthcare, social care and mental health services were under-funded in the current government, and that was putting a "massive strain" on Accident and Emergency departments, he said.
Labour would stop cuts in corporate taxation and the top rate of tax to keep £70bn for the Treasury, he said, and use that money to stop cuts to NHS services and to invest in social care.
Len McCluskey, who is seeking re-election as his union's general secretary, told the BBC's Pienaar's Politics that leading Labour was still Mr Corbyn's "challenge" following his re-election in September.
"I think he's a decent man and I think he's putting forward really excellent policies at the moment. But there are huge challenges, now it's up to Jeremy to try to rise to those," he said.
Mr McCluskey said he didn't speak to Mr Corbyn that often "but when I do have access to leadership team they're very open and seem fairly competent to me".
Labour MPs are on a "learning curve" to "recognise the changing nature of Labour", he said, adding "Jeremy's on a learning curve to become a leader. He's still on that learning curve. I think he's getting better and I think he speaks to an awful lot of people, because he's an incredibly decent man. But it's his challenge."
Mr McCluskey has been accused by one of his Unite leadership rivals, regional official Gerard Coyne, of putting Westminster "power games" ahead of the union - a charge he denied.
Mr Coyne told Pienaar's Politics that whether someone was a supporter of Mr Corbyn or not had become an "obsession". More important was protecting Unite's members in the changing economy, he said.
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell told Sky News it had been a "pretty good" week for Labour, despite critics' claims of "muddled" policies on high pay and migration.
Labour has faced questions recently about its position on the free movement of people, with Mr Corbyn being urged to back a change in the rules to allow migration numbers to be reduced.
Mr Corbyn said the UK should not "cut ourselves off completely" after leaving the EU, saying free movement would be a factor in negotiations over single market access.
Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry said Labour was not going to "die in a ditch" for the sake of the continued free movement of labour and that there would have to be new rules after Brexit.
Speaking to ITV's Peston On Sunday, she said: "If we're leaving the European Union then we need to make sure that we have fair rules and properly managed migration but it's all subject to negotiation because our economy comes first."
But an EU spokeswoman said the sanctions would be "reversible", depending on the situation in Ukraine.
Pro-Russian separatists and government troops are observing a fragile truce.
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has arrived in the strategic port city of Mariupol, parts of which have been shelled as rebel forces edge closer.
Announcing his arrival in a tweet, Mr Poroshenko said: "We won't hand over this Ukrainian land to anyone."
The separatists have recently made big gains in eastern Ukraine. But a ceasefire agreed on Friday appears to be holding despite some sporadic shooting.
Fighting in the east has killed some 2,600 people since April.
Major state-owned oil firms including Rosneft are on the new EU sanctions list, but gas is not affected, diplomats say. US sanctions already target Rosneft.
Russia has warned that it could block international flights through its airspace if the EU goes ahead with new measures over the Ukraine conflict.
Russia has repeatedly denied accusations by Ukraine and the West that it has been sending troops into Donetsk and Luhansk regions to help the rebels, who want to establish an independent state.
Rosneft calls itself the leader of the Russian petroleum industry. That makes it a very important player in the European Union's energy market. About 90% of the crude oil used in the EU is imported and Russia is, by a large margin, the biggest supplier.
The sanctions don't appear to directly affect that relationship. They would prevent Rosneft raising money in European financial markets.
But as crude oil is mainly transported by sea, if the trade were disrupted any losses from Russian suppliers could potentially be replaced. It would almost certainly be more expensive, but it could be done, up to a point.
Gas is another story, which may explain why Gazprom's main business is reported not to be on the new sanctions list. Russian gas is delivered to Europe by pipeline. There is a trade in gas transported by sea, but it would be very difficult to compensate for a major disruption of supplies from Russia.
A European Commission spokeswoman said the new sanctions package targeting Russian firms and officials "is due to be formally adopted by member states through a written procedure later today, so the procedure is ongoing".
"It will then be published in the official journal of the EU, which should happen in the course of tomorrow at the latest as plans currently stand," she said.
Publication in the journal puts the sanctions into effect.
Diplomats say the new package will target Russian oil companies Rosneft and Transneft and the petroleum unit of state gas monopoly Gazprom.
Their access to financial markets will be restricted - a serious matter for Rosneft, which last month asked the Russian government for a $42bn (£25.2bn) loan.
The sanctions would also expand the visa bans and asset freezes on Russian officials and entities, including separatist leaders in Ukraine.
Earlier Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev warned that Moscow would respond "asymmetrically" to further sanctions.
A Russian airspace ban "could drive many struggling airlines into bankruptcy", he told a Russian daily.
"If there are sanctions related to the energy sector, or further restrictions on Russia's financial sector, we will have to respond asymmetrically... For example, restrictions in the transport sector.
"We work on the basis of friendly relations with our partners, and that's why Russia's skies are open to flights. But if we are restricted then we'll have to respond," he told Vedomosti (in Russian).
Airlines would have to pay far more for fuel if Russia blocked their routes to Asian destinations, and flight times would be longer in many cases.
Last week an EU official told the BBC that further sanctions would deepen the existing measures, affecting Russia's access to capital markets, dual-use goods which can be used for military purposes, defence equipment and some other sensitive technologies.
Mr Poroshenko's visit to Mariupol comes after some shelling was reported there at the weekend.
It is the last city in Donetsk region still held by the Ukrainian government and is a strategic port on the route to Crimea, the peninsula annexed by Russia in March.
On Sunday, Ukrainian security official Volodymyr Poliovyi said 864 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed since the conflict began.
So far there have been no big prisoner exchanges since the ceasefire took effect.
12-point peace roadmap - key elements
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A third successive loss in front of their own fans came against leaders Sheffield United on Tuesday.
"I keep saying that we've got eight games we need to win minimum," Appleton told BBC Radio Oxford. "But, the games are running out."
Oxford slipped to 11th and are nine points off the top six.
Twelve league games remain for the U's, who also have a trip to Wembley in the EFL Trophy final against Coventry City on 2 April.
"We are where we are for a reason," said Appleton as he reflected on his side's recent dip in home form.
"We're three or four players short of being able to compete with the that type of side (Sheffield United) most weeks in this division.
"The lads will pick themselves up and from an energy point of view, I can't ask any more from them."
The floods - the worst in almost 30 years - have affected over half the country. More than 800 towns and cities have declared a state of emergency.
The capital, Lima, has been without water since Monday and services are only now being restored.
The armed forces have been deployed to help police control law and order across Peru.
There are shortages of food and water in many areas and prices have risen by 5% on average in the past week, the government said.
The heavy rains have stopped for now, but forecasters say the unstable weather is expected to continue for a few weeks.
In recent months, Peru and other countries around the Pacific Ocean have been affected by the phenomenon known as El Nino, a rise in sea temperatures that increases evaporation and brings about heavy rains.
In 1988 floods in Peru were also linked to El Nino, which was particularly strong that year.
The prestigious awards event, first staged in 1954, was last held at the venue in 2008.
Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan will host a celebration of the best sporting achievements of 2017, in front of an audience of nearly 11,000.
Britain's world number one tennis player Andy Murray has won the main prize in three of the past four years.
The Scot is the only person to win the award more than twice, while other former winners include Bobby Moore, Sir Henry Cooper, Virginia Wade and Daley Thompson, plus Princess Anne and daughter Zara Phillips.
Ticket details for this year's event will be announced later in the year.
Barbara Slater, director of BBC Sport, said: "2017 marks a very exciting year of sport, from England winning the Six Nations to Chelsea winning the Premier League, Arsenal scooping the FA Cup at Wembley to Anthony Joshua's nail-biting fight against Wladimir Klitschko."
Liverpool's mayor Joe Anderson said: "We're honoured and excited to be rolling out the red carpet for BBC Sports Personality of the Year in Liverpool.
"We're a city full of passionate sports fans and we're renowned the world over for our hospitality, so we cannot wait to welcome the BBC in December."
The ceremony will be live on BBC television, radio and online.
Marites Flor, a Filipina, was one of four hostages kidnapped last September from the city of Davao by Islamist separatists Abu Sayyaf.
In April, the militants executed John Ridsdel after ransom deadline expired, then last week executed Ms Flor's partner, Robert Hall.
It was not immediately clear why Ms Flor had been freed.
The Philippines is opposed to paying ransoms to Abu Sayyaf.
Officials said she had been left outside the house of a politician and was now receiving medical checks.
A Norwegian man, Kjartan Sekkingstad, is still being held by the militants at their stronghold on the remote southern island of Jolo.
Abu Sayyaf is a fractured network of militants, and some of its factions have sworn allegiance to the so-called Islamic State.
In recent weeks, a video emerged online urging Muslims in South East Asia to unite behind one Abu Sayyaf leader, Isnilon Hapilon and carry out jihadist attacks.
One of smallest but most radical of Islamist separatist groups in southern Philippines, its name means "bearer of the sword" in Arabic.
It split from the larger Moro National Liberation Front in 1991. Membership is said to number in the low hundreds.
The group has been agitating for the creation of an independent Islamic state in predominantly Catholic Philippines, and uses tactics such as hostage-taking and bombings to pressure the government.
Several of its factions have pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State.
Numerous Filipino and foreign civilians have been kidnapped in south Philippines and parts of neighbouring Malaysia over the decades, and used as hostages to extract ransoms.
Though some have been released after negotiations or attacks by Philippine forces, others have been murdered when demands were not met.
Abu Sayyaf has also said it carried out bombings in cities in the south and a ferry bombing in 2004 in Manila Bay that killed more than 100 people, considered one of the worst terror attacks in the Philippines.
Islamic State threat in Southeast Asia
Russell Peachey, 35, was found on North Street, Grangetown, at about 04:20 BST on Saturday.
Dean Anthony Beasley, 37, from Barry, Shaminder Singh, 40, from Cardiff, and Christopher James Smith, 34, also from Cardiff, appeared at the city's magistrates court on Wednesday.
All three were remanded in custody.
The defendants spoke only to confirm their names, addresses and dates of birth at the short hearing.
Kevin McCarthy, 49, had admitted trying to murder Damien Fowkes, 41, in October last year. The attack left Fowkes with life-threatening neck injuries.
Fowkes is serving a life sentence with a minimum term of 20 years for slashing the throat of Huntley.
McCarthy must serve at least 18 more years, Cambridge Crown Court was told.
Both McCarthy and Fowkes were inmates at HMP Whitemoor in March, Cambridgeshire, at the time of the attack.
Peter Gair, prosecuting, said McCarthy grabbed Fowkes from behind and cut his throat with a homemade blade while lunch was being prepared on 2 October 2016.
He said there was no clear motive for the violent assault, but some prisoners had complained about McCarthy not taking his turn to clean the kitchen earlier that morning.
It was the third time McCarthy had tried to murder a prisoner, Mr Gair said.
In sentencing, Judge David Farrell told McCarthy: "This was a premeditated, planned attack... It only failed to kill him because the cut wasn't deep enough."
McCarthy, who appeared by videolink, sipped from a mug during the sentencing and showed no reaction.
He was already serving time for attempted murder, and has convictions stretching back to 1990.
Huntley is serving a life sentence with a minimum term of 40 years for the murders of 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Soham, Cambridgeshire in 2002.
Fowkes is serving a minimum term of 20 years for the attempted murder of Huntley at HMP Frankland in Durham in 2010.
He went on to strangle paedophile and child-killer Colin Hatch in 2011 at HM Prison Full Sutton, a high security unit near York.
Mr Lansley said the review was due to conflicting data on implant ruptures.
He reiterated government advice that the implants, which 40,000 UK women have, do not require routine removal.
The implants by French firm Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) were banned last year after they were found to contain a non-medical-grade silicone filler.
Last week, French authorities recommended that 30,000 women have faulty breast implants removed as a precaution.
The French government will cover the cost of the removals.
Mr Lansley repeated the stance, expressed by the UK government last week, that there was "no evidence" of a safety concern over the implants.
But he said he was concerned by the content and quality of some data, which required further analysis to answer issues around rupture rates.
The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has previously indicated that its data suggests the risk of rupture is only 1%, rather than the 5% estimated in France.
It relies on data from private providers concerning safety problems with implants. Of the 40,000 implant operations, 95% were carried out in the private sector.
By Fergus WalshMedical correspondent, BBC News
Now that the Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has ordered a review of the safety data on the banned PIP breast implants, we may be closer to solving a puzzle.
The puzzle is this - why did the French medical watchdog find that the implants have a 5% rupture rate, whereas the equivalent body here, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), found a 1% rupture rate - no worse than other makes?
Yesterday, a significant private health provider gave conflicting new evidence which revealed a higher rupture rate than their previous submitted data.
This prompted Mr Lansley to launch a review of the evidence.
Although this announcement means a further period of uncertainty for many women, the speed of the review should mean that they will have clearer answers about the safety of the implants within a matter of a week or so.
Review of breast implant safety
On Friday a significant private health provider gave conflicting new evidence which revealed a higher rupture rate than their previous submitted data.
Mr Lansley said the NHS Medical Director, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, had been asked to launch a review into PIP breast implants and scrutinise the data.
The group of experts will report back to ministers next week.
Mr Lansley said: "We are doing everything we can to ensure that women with these implants get the best possible advice.
"So far all the evidence from around the world suggests that women should not be worried and that there have not been abnormal levels of problems reported with these implants. But if any woman is worried, then they should contact their surgeon or GP."
In France, eight cases of cancer have been reported in women with the implants but authorities in the country say these are not necessarily linked to faulty implants.
One woman with an anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) cancer died. However, French and US experts have said there appears to be a small increased risk of this kind of rare cancer with any brand of implant.
The authorities in France and Britain have said categorically that the PIP implants do not carry a breast cancer risk.
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Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham backed the decision to review data but urged the government to reassure anxious women.
He said it was "unacceptable" some women were experiencing delays in accessing records from private cosmetic surgery companies.
"The government should work with all healthcare providers to ensure all women have access to their records without delay and without charge," he said.
PIP used non-medical-grade silicone believed to be made for mattresses, according to the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS). This meant the low-cost devices were more likely to split.
PIP went into administration last year and the use of its implants was banned. At least 250 British women are taking legal action against the clinics that treated them.
More than 300,000 implants are believed to have been sold globally by PIP over the last 12 years in some 65 countries.
More than half of its exports went to South America, including to Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina and Chile. In Brazil, some 25,000 women are believed to have had the implants, according to the AFP news agency.
Western Europe was another major market. In addition to the UK, Spain, Italy, Germany and Ukraine are known to have imported PIP silicon sacs.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the January public finances surplus, excluding banks, rose by £1bn to £11.2bn.
That was the largest surplus for any January since 2008, but below the £12.6bn forecast by economists.
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said "considerable uncertainty" remained for the rest of the year.
The ONS said that government borrowing for the current tax year, from April 2015 to January 2016, was £66.5bn - £10.6bn lower than at the same point in the previous 12 month period.
The OBR, the government's budget watchdog, has forecast that the UK will borrow £73.5bn for the financial year to March.
As a result, the Chancellor, George Osborne, will only be able to borrow about £7bn in February and March in order to meet the OBR forecast.
The sum for those two months last year was £14.8bn.
The OBR said: "Our November forecast does assume stronger growth in receipts in the remainder of the year (particularly income tax and stamp duty land tax), but local authority borrowing as measured in the statistical bulletin looks likely to exceed our November forecast."
Paul Hollingsworth, of Capital Economics, said the Chancellor had "some work to do over the next few months if he still wants to meet this forecast".
Mr Osborne tweeted: "With warnings of weaker economic outlook & challenges for future tax receipts this could bring, we can't be complacent & think job is done."
Two months before the end of the financial year, the government is going to have a tricky task trying to meet the OBR's forecast from November.
It's not impossible, but the government would have to borrow £7bn in two months, when last year it borrowed £7bn in each month.
This is the last set of borrowing figures we're going to get before the Budget on Wednesday 16 March, when we will also get a fresh forecast from the OBR.
The November forecast was a slight cut from the July forecast (once you adjust for the inclusion of housing association debt), and it would now not be a great surprise to see the forecast bounce back.
Surpluses are usually recorded in January because of the high level of income tax receipts in the month.
January's figures also included housing association debt for the first time because they were now considered to be under government control.
The change has increased government borrowing for the financial year from April 2014 to March 2015 by £3.6bn.
Separately, the ONS said retail sales volumes jumped by a higher than expected 2.3% in January compared with a 1.4% fall in December, leaving them 5.2% higher for the year.
The ONS said department stores posted the 34th month of consecutive year-on-year growth - the longest sustained period of growth for such retailers since the economic downturn in 2008.
Keith Richardson, managing director retail sector at Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, said a cold snap last month prompted shoppers to look for winter coats, jumpers and footwear, while bargain-hunters were out in force in the post-Christmas sales.
"Online sales continued to soar, rising 10% year-on-year even as footfall rose, suggesting that those with sophisticated online and mobile operations are now attracting new customers from overseas," he said.
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Strachan is under pressure as his side have taken just four points from their opening four World Cup qualifiers.
And Edinburgh-based O'Neill has been suggested as a potential successor.
Speaking before Tuesday's friendly with Croatia at Windsor Park, O'Neill said he had "not given it a second thought" and that "I'd rather not comment".
O'Neill signed a four-year contract extension in March, before guiding Northern Ireland to the last 16 of Euro 2016.
His side are second in Group C after four matches of the qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Asked if fans should be worried about him being linked with the Scotland post, O'Neill added: "No, I don't think so.
"First of all, there's someone in that job who I have a huge amount of respect for, who is a manager I played under [at Coventry].
"It's probably the fact I live in Scotland is a bigger driving factor of that than anything else. I haven't given a second thought to that at all."
Mae'r cynllun, sydd ar y cyd ag Ynys Môn, yn golygu y gallai hyd at 7,184 o gartrefi newydd gael eu hadeiladu ar draws y ddau awdurdod.
Y Cynllun Datblygu Lleol fydd yn gosod cynsail ar gyfer ystyried ceisiadau cynllunio am y 15 mlynedd nesaf.
Fe wnaeth 30 o gynghorwyr bleidleisio o blaid y cynllun, gyda 30 yn erbyn, a phedwar yn atal eu pleidlais.
Cafodd y cynnig ei basio yn dilyn cefnogaeth gan y cadeirydd, Annwen Daniels.
Yn ôl Arweinydd Cyngor Gwynedd, Dyfrig Siencyn, mae angen mwy o dai er mwyn ateb y galw am gartrefi yn y sir.
Ond roedd mudiadau iaith yn dweud y byddai codi cynifer o dai yn golygu lleihad yng nghanran y siaradwyr Cymraeg yn y ddwy sir.
Roedd y cyfarfod yn benllanw ar chwe blynedd o waith paratoi ar y Cynllun Datblygu Lleol, gan osod fframwaith ar gyfer datblygiadau newydd yn y ddwy sir.
Ond fe wnaeth adroddiad gafodd ei gomisiynu gan Gymdeithas yr Iaith, ynghyd â thri mudiad arall, ddod i'r casgliad y byddai'n arwain at ostyngiad o 2% ar gyfartaledd yn nifer y siaradwyr Cymraeg.
Roedd yr ymgyrchwyr iaith wedi cynnal rali ddydd Gwener cyn i gynghorwyr Gwynedd gyfarfod i drafod y mater.
Mae'r cynllun datblygu hefyd wedi cael ei feirniadu gan rai o feirdd a llenorion amlycaf yr ardal, mewn llythyr agored ar drothwy ymweliad yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol ag Ynys Môn.
Dywedodd y llythyr y byddai codi dros 7,000 o dai yn yr ardal yn "tanseilio'r iaith Gymraeg yn ei chadarnleoedd olaf".
Mewn ymateb ar y pryd dywedodd y cynghorau eu bod wedi cynnal asesiad effaith ar yr iaith Gymraeg, ac mai bwriad y Cynllun Datblygu oedd "hyrwyddo economïau lleol iach, [sicrhau] tai digonol ar gyfer trigolion presennol, [a] chefnogi twf cymedrol".
Dywedodd Mr Siencyn fod y cynllun yn ateb y galw lleol am dai newydd, ac nad oedd adroddiad Cymdeithas yr Iaith yn rhoi sylw digonol i symudedd cymdeithasol, a'r hyn all ddigwydd dros gyfnod o 10 i 15 mlynedd.
Wedi'r bleidlais, dywedodd Mr Siencyn: "Mae'r cynllun yr ydan ni fel Cyngor wedi ei gymeradwyo yn seiliedig ar dystiolaeth gynhwysfawr am y materion hynny sydd fwyaf pwysig i bobl leol, sef tai gan gynnwys tai fforddiadwy, gwaith ac iaith.
"Mae'r fframwaith yn gosod cyfres o bolisïau blaengar a fydd yn sicrhau fod datblygiadau tai yn cyfarch anghenion lleol, yn amddiffyn ein cymunedau ac yn eu galluogi i ffynnu."
Mewn datganiad ar y cyd dywedodd Aelodau Seneddol Plaid Cymru, Liz Saville Roberts a Hywel Williams, a'r Aelod Cynulliad Siân Gwenllian eu bod yn "nodi penderfyniad" y cyngor i gymeradwyo'r cynllun, ac yn "cydnabod yr angen am dai lleol addas sy'n blaenoriaethu anghenion teuluoedd a chymunedau yng Ngwynedd".
"Fodd bynnag, rydym yn siomedig iawn bod y fframwaith cynllunio presennol ar gyfer Cymru, o dan reolaeth Llywodraeth Lafur Cymru wedi arwain at Gynllun Datblygu lleol sydd heb ganiatau'r hyblygrwydd angenrheidiol i fynd i'r afael ag anghenion penodol cymunedau Môn a Gwynedd.
"Mae angen cynnal adolygiad cynhwysfawr o'r system gynllunio; un sy'n greiddiol i roi anghenion cymuedau lleol o flaen gofynion datblygwyr gan gynnwys ystyriaeth gynllunio gadarn ar gyfer yr iaith Gymraeg."
Bydd y Cynllun Datblygu Lleol yn weithredol hyd at 2026 ar ôl cael sêl bendith cynghorwyr y ddwy sir, ac mae disgwyl i gynghorwyr Môn drafod y cynllun yr wythnos nesaf.
Sofiane Boufal is a doubt after pulling a muscle in training but Uruguayan defender Martin Caceres is fit and could make his debut.
Palace are without Scott Dann, who suffered knee ligament damage during the win at Chelsea.
James Tomkins and Patrick van Aanholt are also out but Loic Remy has returned to training and may feature.
Tony Husband: "A Crystal Palace fan cut my hair last week and when I suggested Sam Allardyce would steer them to safety he warned me to take a look at their daunting fixture list.
"Palace still have to play Spurs, Arsenal, Liverpool and both Manchester clubs. So the barber's point, with no disrespect aimed at Southampton, was that three points is a must on the south coast.
"However, that was before the Eagles' stunning win at Chelsea. The low-scoring Saints will want to avoid going the same way as the champions-elect and need a performance in front of their home fans.
"If Palace win, my barber will be singing while he's trimming next time around."
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Southampton manager Claude Puel: "It's important to have a good focus and concentration against a strong Palace team.
"It's also important that we score goals from different areas. It is not just the work of the strikers, but the work for all."
Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce: "You'd hope we could target a point, given the form we're in.
"We have to be at 100%. Every player was at their top level on Saturday.
"I told the boys to enjoy the [Chelsea] victory at home. There's no real time to celebrate. There's still a way to go."
I think Palace's unbeaten run will continue when they go to St Mary's but they might have to settle for a point.
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Risks in relation to Greece include a reduction in the risk appetite of businesses and a knock-on effect on households, Mr Carney said.
But the UK's direct financial exposure to Greece is "minimal", he said.
On Tuesday night, Greece became the first developed nation to fail to make a payment to the IMF.
The International Monetary Fund confirmed that Greece had failed to make a repayment equivalent to about €1.5bn (£1.1bn).
This week, Greece closed its banks and restricted cash withdrawals. On Sunday, the country is due to hold a snap referendum on the crisis.
The presenter said it was "one of the best jobs on television" but felt "it was time to move on".
He will be replaced by Sandi Toksvig, who described it as her "dream job".
Show creator John Lloyd said Toksvig would be "the first female host of a mainstream comedy panel show on British television - an appointment that is well overdue".
Fry's departure would be the "end of an era", Lloyd added.
He said: "Though we are all very sad he's decided to move on, I am confident that we have found the perfect person to occupy his gigantic shoes."
Toksvig hosts Channel 4's Fifteen To One and stood down as chair of BBC Radio Four's The News Quiz earlier this year after a 10-year run.
QI was first broadcast in 2003. Fry was originally hired to be a team captain opposite Alan Davies, but he agreed to host the show as a last-minute replacement for Michael Palin "just for the pilot [episode]".
Fry said: "For 13 years I had one of the best jobs on television. Behind the camera squadrons of quite extraordinarily brilliant researchers, programme makers and uniquely curious (in both senses of the word) people making that job so much easier.
"In front of the camera generations of lively minds and above all of course the wonder of nature that is Alan Davies."
Davies will remain as resident panellist.
The show covers topics under one letter per series, and Fry said "after passing the alphabetical halfway mark I thought it time to move on, but I will never cease to be grateful to John Lloyd for devising QI and for everyone else for making it such fun".
The upcoming M series will be Fry's last.
Toksvig said QI was her "favourite television programme both to watch and to be on, so this is absolutely my dream job".
She said: "Stephen has been utterly brilliant with the first half of the alphabet. Now I look forward to picking up the baton, mixing my metaphors and sailing towards the Land of Nod (i.e. Z).
"Who knows what lies ahead? It should all be quite interesting."
Last year, Toksvig spoke out after the BBC announced a policy of having at least one woman on every panel show.
Rather than recruiting more female panellists, she suggested having more female hosts would be a better way of ensuring more women were represented.
"If you get more female hosts, you'll... have more women taking part," she said.
City of Lincoln Council put up notices for the South Common after five unregistered horses were found grazing.
The authority is asking owners to either remove their animals, or get them registered.
It said all horses needed to undergo a series of checks to ensure their welfare.
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Any resident in Lincoln is allowed to keep horses on common land in the city, but must comply with the regulations, the authority said.
These include having their animals micro-chipped and linked to a horse passport.
Horses must also be examined by a vet to make sure they are free of disease, and cannot be used for commercial purposes.
There are also strict rules on breeding and giving birth.
It was not known if any of the horses involved had been abandoned, a council spokesperson said.
But changes to the law made in 2015 mean the authority now has the power to seize the animals and re-home them more quickly
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The tree is listed as the largest in the world by the Guinness book of world records.
It has 3.1 million light bulbs, is 85-metres high and weighs 542 tonnes.
There was an amazing six minute firework display when it was lit up as the start of the festive celebrations in the Brazilian city.
More than 100,000 people came to watch the show.
See the tree being lit.
Mae'r Cyd-bwyllgor Gweinidogion yn cynnwys arweinwyr llywodraethau o Gaerdydd, San Steffan, Caeredin a Belfast.
Dyma fydd y tro cyntaf i'r cyd-bwyllgor gwrdd y tu allan i Lundain.
Dywedodd Downing Street bod y cyfarfod yn dangos ymrwymiad y Prif Weinidog Theresa May i "gydweithio gyda'r llywodraethau datganoledig i geisio cael Brexit sy'n gweithio i'r DU gyfan".
"Ni fyddwn yn cytuno ar bopeth, ond dyw hynny ddim yn golygu y byddwn yn anwybyddu'r trafodaethau sydd eu hangen, ac rwy'n gobeithio y byddwn yn cael trafodaethau adeiladol heddiw," meddai Ms May cyn y cyfarfod.
"Rydyn ni hefyd wedi cael dyfarniad y Goruchaf Lys a wnaeth hi'n glir bod ein perthynas gyda'r UE yn fater i Lywodraeth y DU a Senedd y DU.
"Ni ddylwn anghofio bod hynny'n golygu y bydd ASau sy'n cynrhychioli pob cymuned yn y DU yn rhan o basio Erthygl 50 trwy'r senedd."
Dywedodd Prif Weinidog Cymru, Carwyn Jones ei fod yn edrych 'mlaen at groesawu'r cyfarfod i Gaerdydd, gan ddweud ei fod yn "gyfle pwysig am drafodaethau gonest ac agored ar ddyfodol y DU".
Fe wnaeth y Cyd-bwyllgor Gweinidogion gwrdd ddiwethaf ym mis Hydref, pan ddywedwyd wrth y llywodraethau datganoledig i beidio "tanseilio" trafodaethau Brexit.
Ond yn bwrw cysgod dros y cyfarfod fydd penderfyniad yr Arlywydd Donald Trump i atal teithwyr o saith gwlad rhag cael mynediad i'r Unol Dalaethiau.
Mae Mr Jones wedi beirniadu ymateb Ms May i'r sefyllfa, gan ddweud y bydd yn codi'r mater gyda hi ddydd Llun.
Last year 134 people were classed as being potential victims or survivors across Wales - up from 34 in 2012.
The report, commissioned by the Welsh Government, said the increase could be down to improvements in identifying victims in Wales.
The Salvation Army said greater awareness would help stop traffickers.
Modern slavery includes forced labour, domestic servitude, child exploitation and prostitution.
The issue was thrown into the spotlight after David Daniel Doran was jailed in 2014 for forcing a vulnerable man to work unpaid at a farm near Newport.
The report claims Wales is now "leading the way" in the UK's fight against modern slavery.
It said training and support strategies towards tackling slavery had been "well implemented" since they were introduced in 2014.
Between April 2014 and December 2015, more than 100 potential victims and survivors were referred to the survivor care pathway (SCP) - many under the age of 15.
Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan had the most referrals, making up 60% of all cases, while Merthyr Tydfil made the least with less than 2%.
Anne Read, anti-trafficking and slavery director at The Salvation Army, said demand on the charity continued to rise.
The Salvation Army - which holds the Home Office contract for managing safe houses for adult trafficking victims - has seen referrals in Wales increase from seven in 2011 to 39 in 2014-15.
Ms Read said: "It is possible that the increases in the numbers of people being supported is because there are more victims but it is important to note that the Welsh Government has developed a robust strategy of training and awareness-raising with the Wales anti-slavery leadership group.
"It would seem that this has resulted in better identification of potential victims and a proactive approach in looking to find and rescue victims of modern slavery and this is to be strongly commended.
"The greater the awareness of this issue the more difficult it will become for traffickers to ply their evil trade in human beings."
It is thought the true number of victims could be higher as many are scared to come forward or might not understand they are being exploited.
The report makes a number of recommendations including increasing funding, exploring the introduction of spot checks on courses, and considering mandatory anti-slavery training for some professionals.
More than 6,300 people, including police officers and council workers, have attended anti-slavery training, which aims to spot the signs of slavery and to report incidents.
The Welsh Government said it remained committed to making Wales "hostile to slavery".
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "We are pleased that the evaluation has recognised our high quality work in Wales to tackle slavery.
"It is a despicable crime that brings misery and suffering to those affected and their families and we are as committed as ever to making Wales hostile to slavery."
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Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill has downplayed suggestions that he could be interested in replacing Gordon Strachan as Scotland boss.
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Southampton forward Manolo Gabbiadini remains sidelined with a groin strain picked up at Tottenham last month.
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The outlook for the UK's financial stability "has worsened" in the light of events in Greece, Bank of England governor Mark Carney has warned.
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Stephen Fry is to step down as the host of BBC Two comedy quiz show QI after 13 years.
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A massive floating Christmas tree has been lit in the harbour in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
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The number of people identified as victims of modern slavery in Wales almost quadrupled in three years, a report has revealed.
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London's mayor had argued that giving Transport for London (TfL) control of trains was the only way to improve the "shocking" passenger service.
But Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said he only wants TfL to be "closely involved" in developing services.
Mr Grayling has announced a major overhaul of England's railways.
Earlier this year the government indicated that services operated by Southern, Southeastern and South West trains could be devolved to London's transport agency once the current franchises end.
"The government needs to pull their finger out and get on with the task of devolving the suburban trains to TfL," Mr Khan said.
"That would lead to fewer cancellations, fewer delays and my fares freeze being extended," he said.
"We will keep pushing the government to deliver the rail devolution they have promised and that is needed."
The overhaul announced by the transport secretary will see franchises run by joint management teams involving operating companies and Network Rail.
Mr Grayling said he expected the Southeastern franchise, which the mayor had hoped to takeover in 2018, will be one of the first to have an "integrated operating team".
But he said a TfL representative will be invited to join "the franchise specification team" to be "more closely involved" in its development.
The Transport Secretary has told Sadiq Khan he's not convinced the mayor should take over suburban train services through south east London.
Chris Grayling says he's not ready to transfer the South Eastern franchise to Transport for London.
Instead, he plans to make the new franchise one of the first where there's closer integration with Network Rail over maintenance and services.
The mayor's been asked to be "closely involved" in planning for the future on suburban routes through south east London.
Effectively the door has not been closed to TfL taking over the franchise, but the mayor's role for now is being seen as advisory.
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Selby, the world number one, made breaks of 139, 109 and 62 to lead 3-1, but Williams hit back to level, before the pair shared the next two frames.
Three-time winner Selby snatched a tactical ninth frame, Williams forced a decider, but a kick on the blue allowed Selby in for a 89 clearance.
Selby faces Shaun Murphy or Barry Hawkins in the quarter-finals.
The remaining first-round match will be played at 19:00 GMT.
Leicester's Selby won the UK Championship title last month to go with his triumph at the Crucible in May and is now bidding to become only the fifth player to hold all three BBC titles at the same time.
Ironically, opponent Williams is the last player to achieve the feat in 2003, and the Welshman had a chance to oust Selby in the first round at Alexandra Palace but for an unfortunate kick while on 20 in the 11th frame.
"If I am playing the blue, I would punch it in to take the kick out of the equation," Selby told BBC Sport. "But Williams rolls them in and he has won things that way so why does he need to change?
"He did not win frames in one visit but he is such a clever player. He shut me out for a little while.
"Coming here, winning all three tournaments has been on my mind. It is such a tough tournament to win but it will be better if I just go out and play."
The invitational tournament sees only the top 16 players in the world compete and Selby's win was the fourth match to be won on a decider after Ronnie O'Sullivan, Mark Allen and Marco Fu all held their nerve to progress.
1991 world champion John Parrott on BBC Two:
"What an unbelievable match. I feel so sorry for Mark Williams. There is no worse way than to lose on a kick, it is a horrible way to lose.
"After that, Mark Selby showed why he is the world number one."
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World and UK champion Mark Selby began his Masters campaign with a thrilling final-frame 6-5 win over Mark Williams.
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Lawmakers voted unanimously in favour of a resolution that "Pakistan should maintain neutrality" in Yemen.
Saudi Arabia had asked Pakistan last month to contribute ships, aircraft and troops to the campaign to restore President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.
Meanwhile, two planes have delivered relief supplies to Yemen's capital.
The aircraft were carrying medicines, bandages and surgical equipment from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the UN Children's Fund (Unicef).
The organisations had to wait days before receiving clearance from all sides in the conflict for the flights to Yemen, where the UN says basic services are unravelling, with widespread food and fuel shortages.
Pakistan's parliament began debating whether to join the coalition on Monday. Although Saudi Arabia is an ally, many lawmakers spoke out against sending troops to Yemen.
Friday's resolution backed the Pakistani government's commitment to protect Saudi territorial integrity and Islamic holy places located inside the kingdom.
"The parliament of Pakistan expresses serious concern on the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in Yemen and its implications for peace and stability of the region," the resolution said.
"[It] desires that Pakistan should maintain neutrality in the Yemen conflict so as to be able to play a proactive diplomatic role to end the crisis."
Saudi Arabia has been a major foreign donor to Pakistan - some say perhaps the third-largest after the US and China.
Late last year, for example, what finance minister Ishaq Dar initially described as a $3bn (£2bn) "gift from a friendly source" turned out to be Saudi largesse that was used to stabilise a free-falling rupee against the US dollar. Soon afterwards Pakistan officially backed the Saudi position on Syria.
So some resentment in Saudi quarters is to be expected from this vote. But Pakistanis have still left room for a troop deployment in Saudi Arabia if not in Yemen, which Saudis will certainly need if the conflict in Yemen drags on for longer.
There is a precedent for this. During the first Gulf War in 1991, Pakistan deployed two brigades to "defend holy sites" in Saudi Arabia.
The only other example of a Pakistani troop deployment abroad is to Jordan during the "Black September" of 1970, to help that government put down a Palestinian insurgency.
The coalition of nine mostly Sunni Arab states is seeking to "defend the legitimate government" against the Houthis, a Zaidi Shia rebel movement that the US and Saudi Arabia allege is receiving military assistance from regional Shia power Iran.
Analysts say Pakistan, which has a Sunni majority but also a sizeable Shia minority, fears being caught between the two if it sends troops to Yemen.
Earlier this week, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif travelled to Islamabad to urge Pakistan's leaders to reject the Saudi request.
The rebels and allied army units loyal to Yemen's ousted former President Ali Abdullah Saleh took full control of Sanaa in January and placed Mr Hadi under house arrest.
He escaped and took refuge in Aden in February, but left the country at the end of March when the Houthis reached the outskirts of the southern port city.
More than two weeks of air strikes have failed to halt the Houthi advance into Aden, as well as neighbouring southern and eastern provinces. Overnight, coalition aircraft targeted the defence ministry building in Sanaa and weapons storage sites.
On Thursday, the UN's humanitarian co-ordinator for Yemen called for a humanitarian "pause" in the bombardment and fighting on the ground to allow in urgent aid deliveries.
Johannes van der Klaauw told reporters in Geneva that the conflict had now spread to 15 of Yemen's 22 provinces.
He described the situation in Aden in particular as "catastrophic", a descent into urban warfare, with control of the air and seaports shifting daily between rival groups. A million people in the city risked being cut off from access to clean water within a matter of days unless additional fuel is brought in, he said.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says almost 650 people have been killed and more than 2,200 have been injured since 19 March, but Mr van der Klaauw said the actual number of casualties was likely to be far higher because many were not being brought to hospital or were being buried immediately.
Who is fighting whom in Yemen?
Houthis - The Zaidi Shia Muslim rebels from the north overran Sanaa last year and then expanded their control. They want to replace Mr Hadi, whose government they say is corrupt. The US alleges Iran is providing military assistance to the rebels.
Ali Abdullah Saleh - Military units loyal to the former president - forced to hand over power in 2011 after mass protests - are fighting alongside the Houthis.
Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi - The president fled abroad in March as the rebels advanced on Aden, where he had taken refuge in February. Sunni Muslim tribesmen and Southern separatists have formed militia to fight the rebels.
Saudi-led coalition - A US-backed coalition of nine, mostly Sunni Arab states says it is seeking to "defend the legitimate government" of Mr Hadi.
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula - AQAP opposes both the Houthis and President Hadi. A rival affiliate of Islamic State has also recently emerged.
The Nasdaq closed up 37 points, or 0.7%, at 5,153.97.
The Dow Jones rose 100.69 points, or 0.6%, to 18,116.64 points, and the S&P 500 added 13 points, or 0.6%, to 2,122.85.
The rally on Wall Street follows similar optimism on stock markets in Europe and Asia.
"An eleventh hour compromise [between Greece and creditors] was always the likely scenario and it looks like that is what we are getting,'' said Russ Koesterich, global chief investment strategist at BlackRock.
In company news, the health insurer Cigna jumped 4.5% as it rejected as "inadequate" a bid from the nation's number-two insurer Anthem.
Martha Stewart Living Omnicom tumbled 12% after it agreed to being bought by the clothes brand company Sequential Brands for $353m.
Disney advanced 0.9% following a strong opening weekend for its Pixar unit's latest animated movie, "Inside Out."
Meanwhile, Comcast gained 0.7% after "Jurassic World," made by Comcast's Universal Studios, continued to dominate the box office.
Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire councils have delivered a "statement of intent" to the UK and Scottish governments in a bid to secure £2.9bn.
The statement outlines what benefits the funding would bring to the city and surrounding area.
A full bid submission is due to be drawn up by the end of this year.
Items at the top of the local authorities' list include providing more affordable homes, better rail connectivity and improved links to Aberdeen's harbour and airport.
Research into renewable and hydrogen technologies and international trade have also been mentioned.
Jenny Laing, leader of Aberdeen City Council, said: "We believe that the commitments this statement of intent identifies can form the basis for a City Region Deal that will benefit not only the economy of the north east, but the rest of Scotland and the rest of the UK.
"The challenge is to work towards a deal that will maximise the benefits of coordinated new and accelerated investment in the Aberdeen city region.
"We believe this statement articulates the progress that has been made so far and that a deal between the two governments can be made."
Co-leader of Aberdeenshire Council, Martin Kitts-Hayes, added: "We will continue to engage and collaborate with the two governments to deliver a City Region Deal that will ultimately contribute to the economic vision for the north east of Scotland.
"This is a successful region which plays a significant role in contributing to the financial wellbeing of Scotland, the UK and globally.
"By even greater collaboration across industry and all layers of government, we can protect the competiveness of the oil and gas industry already firmly established here and help to power tomorrow's world."
Uzbekistan is one of the world's leading producers and exporters of cotton, a mainstay of its economy.
Human rights campaigners say hundreds of thousands of children are being forced to bring in the harvest for minimal wages and under harsh, sometimes dangerous, conditions.
As the picking season gets under way in the Central Asian country, dozens of leading international clothing companies have pledged to avoid Uzbek produce.
In the US, the organisers of New York Fashion Week recently cancelled a show by the Uzbek president's daughter, amid protests by labour rights activists.
Gulnara Karimova was forced to hire a private venue in Manhattan to unveil her new collection, with protesters gathering outside the opulent Cipriani restaurant, waving placards and chanting.
Islomiddin Dolimov, a leader of an Uzbek opposition group who took part in the protest, said: "The main reason is to show how children are forcibly being taken to the cotton fields in Uzbekistan and to say it is time to stop this."
The Uzbek government denies that children are forced to harvest cotton and has signed up to International Labour Rights standards.
But so far it has refused to let international inspectors into the country to independently verify the progress the authorities say they have made.
The BBC's Uzbek service has received reports of school children being bussed to agricultural areas in various parts of the country.
One human rights worker in Uzbekistan said she had talked to a 10-year-old girl who said her class was made to pick cotton in the mornings and attend lessons only in the afternoon.
The activist was later detained by police for questioning.
"They said, 'you have no right to be here,' and started putting pressure on us, demanding that we should sign a paper stating that we will never visit the area again," she told the BBC.
Officers confiscated her bag, papers and camera and threatened to strip her to find the memory card, she said.
More than 60 international companies have now signed a pledge to not knowingly source Uzbek cotton harvested with forced child labour.
"By signing this pledge we are showing our unwavering commitment to the cause," the Adidas group said in a statement.
Fashion group H&M said: "We will maintain this pledge until the elimination of this practice is independently verified by the International Labour Organization (ILO)."
But industry figures admit that any boycott is difficult to put into practice because companies are unable to trace the origin of cotton in their products.
Ron Parham, spokesman for Colombia Sportswear Company, says its textiles go through multiple links in a global supply chain.
"There really is no current way to trace and certify - once the textiles are in a state where we get engaged - that no cotton fibres in those textiles originally came from the cotton fields of Uzbekistan or anywhere else for that matter," Mr Parham says.
He said one way forward would be to use the model for organic cotton, where its source can be traced from final product back to the grower.
On the ground there are signs that the pressure could be starting to take affect.
A rights campaigner inside Uzbekistan told the BBC that local authorities in his region were aware of the international campaign, but had not yet received instructions as to who could take part in the harvest.
A rocket carrying vials of chemical compounds from Ardbeg's Islay distillery was blasted up to the International Space Station last year to test the effects of near zero gravity on the maturation process.
Ardbeg has now released "Ardbeg Galileo" to celebrate the event.
The experiment is believed to be the first of its kind.
The micro-organic compounds will spend up to two years in space interacting with charred oak in near zero gravity conditions.
The results will be compared with a control sample currently maturing on terra firma at Ardbeg's Islay distillery.
Dr Bill Lumsden, director of distilling and whisky creation at Ardbeg, said: "So far so good. The experiment went live in January when the scientists broke the separating wall between the two components.
"We will not know the results for another year or so but in the meantime we thought we would celebrate the experiment by the introduction of Ardbeg Galileo - our own earthly tribute to the scientific experiment taking place far up in space."
The limited edition 12-year-old single malt whisky is a vatting of different styles of Ardbeg laid down in 1999.
Ardbeg was invited in late 2011 by Texas-based space research company NanoRacks to take part in the two-year space experiment.
The vials that were launched by Soyuz rocket from Baikanur in Kazakhstan in late 2011 contain a class of chemical compounds known as "terpenes".
Ardbeg said the experiment could explain the workings of these large, complex molecules and help uncover new information about the change they undergo in a near zero gravity environment.
The test should also help Ardbeg find new chemical building blocks in their own flavour spectrum and could have applications for a variety of commercial and research products.
Samuel Easterbrook, 20, repeatedly kicked and punched 18-weeks pregnant Kira Brooks in the stomach after they split up, Exeter Crown Court heard.
Easterbrook, of Danvers Road, Torquay, admitted causing actual bodily harm and criminal damage and was jailed for 21 months.
Judge Jeremy Griggs told him: "This is as unpleasant as it gets."
Easterbrook went to Miss Brooks' Torbay home on 16 May after they split up, the court was told.
He punched and kicked Miss Brooks and stabbed her in the arm during a struggle in the kitchen.
The attack came after he smashed a television and poured bleach on Miss Brooks' clothes.
Felicity Payne, prosecuting, said: "She was petrified. He began to push and kick her repeatedly in the stomach area and said he was going to get the baby out of her.
"He said if she was not going to be with him she could not have the child."
Judge Jeremy Griggs said the attack "appears to be a deliberate attempt to cause your child to be aborted. Thankfully, that has not happened."
The judge made a restraining order banning Easterbrook from any contact with Miss Brooks and told him he would have to apply through the family courts to see his child when the baby is born.
Ann Bellchambers, defending, said Easterbrook told police he "just went mad" and was now remorseful.
The Queen's Baton Relay was on the third day of its tour of Scotland, ahead of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
The baton is taking a 40-day trek round the host country - ending with the opening ceremony on 23 July.
The latest leg also took in Loanhead, Penicuik, Rosewell, Bonnyrigg, Newtongrange, Gorebridge, Mayfield, Easthouses, Newbattle and Dalkeith.
Cox, who has appeared in films including the Bourne Supremacy and is the current rector of The University of Dundee, was one of about 100 people carrying the baton on day three.
The baton finished its Midlothian tour in Dalkeith at about 18:20.
Bowls world champion David Peacock and female rugby player Rachel Law were among the Midlothian baton bearers.
Others included 85-year-old Burns Scott and young swimmer Jennifer Henderson.
Steven Waterston, a former soldier who volunteers and completes marathons despite a sensory-depriving neurological condition, and Colin Leslie, who represented Scotland in badminton after having a double amputation below the knees, are also baton-bearers.
The route included the Midlothian Snowsports Centre and the National Mining Museum at Newtongrange.
Events concluded with a celebration in Dalkeith Country Park.
The baton has travelled 118,000 miles and visited 70 nations and territories.
It contains a message from the Queen, which will be read out at the opening ceremony on 23 July.
The Queen's baton relay route:
A comprehensive list of towns the baton will visit each day in Scotland can be found on the Glasgow 2014 website.
Edinburgh's Dickinson, 32, lasted only a couple of minutes as the Scots opened their two-Test series with victory.
"We'll have to have a look at Al Dickinson," Cotter told BBC Scotland.
"Bit of a concern and we'll be looking at alternatives. If he can't take the field next week, we'll look at bringing somebody over."
Cotter is hopeful other knocks picked up at the Toyota Stadium can be managed before next Saturday's match in Tokyo.
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"Huw Jones should be okay [to provide cover in the backs]," said the New Zealander. "Hopefully we'll be able to fill the absence of Duncan Taylor [at centre] if he can't play with what we've got.
"WP Nel was a little bit sore coming off, also. [We'll have] a full assessment, see if these guys can be back at 100% and we may have to rotate the team a bit."
Nel scored Scotland's second try in Toyota City after a penalty try had put the Scots in command before the break. There would be no further scores, with Shota Horie crossing for Japan early in the match.
When Nel went over early in the second half, Japan were down to 13 men with Hendrik Tui and Rikiya Matsuda yellow-carded, the latter's knock-on giving the Scots their penalty try.
"First of all, I'm happy - the win is what we were after," said Cotter.
"The way we got it was probably done in a complicated fashion. We gave the ball back to them a number of times and had to work our defence. We did work our defence and I thought we defended reasonably well.
"Our set piece held up without being great but it was still holding up and gave us a platform.
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"I thought our discipline was key. They gave away a couple of yellow cards, a penalty try and it was the pressure we put on them by getting down in there into the paddock. We managed to get, I think, 19 turnovers off them.
"The boys aren't particularly happy and next week we know Japan will lift their game. We'll have to lift ours."
Greig Laidlaw's 16 points with the boot came from six kicks out of six and the captain said: "We were pleased to win and we probably need to just tighten up a little more and be a little bit more accurate.
"At times in the second half we just gave the ball away and maybe let Japan off the hook."
Centrist Emmanuel Macron - who has a substantial lead in opinion polls - is visiting the southern city of Rodez.
His far-right rival, Marine Le Pen, was heckled as she arrived at Reims cathedral, in northern France.
Mr Macron said that he had already decided who his prime minister would be, if he were elected on Sunday.
The former economy minister implied that the person themselves did not know. His prime minister would reflect the spirit of renewal he had built, Mr Macron added.
He also said that he would introduce an element of proportional representation for elections to France's National Assembly within his first year in office.
Ms Le Pen, who stepped aside as leader of the National Front (FN) to fight the election, has already announced that her prime minister would be the mainstream nationalist Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, who was defeated in the first round.
Ms Le Pen met representatives of a police trade union in the morning, before travelling to Reims cathedral.
Footage from outside the cathedral showed crowds of protesters, who were students or supporters of Mr Macron or defeated far-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon, shouting slogans hostile to Ms Le Pen.
The candidate condemned the protest, tweeting (in French): "Mr Macron's supporters are violent everywhere, even in Reims cathedral, symbolic and sacred place. No dignity."
An ecclesiastical visit was also on the agenda for her rival - Mr Macron posted video of himself touring Rodez cathedral, referencing "our thousand-year history".
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Mr Dupont-Aignan said on Friday that Emmanuel Macron was "a dangerous candidate" for France.
Ms Le Pen, interviewed on RTL, said Mr Macron's decisions would lead to the dissolution of France, with "migratory submersion" and "social devastation".
Meanwhile Mr Macron filed a lawsuit over online rumours that he had a secret bank account in the Caribbean.
He has strongly denied the allegations, which were mentioned by Ms Le Pen in Wednesday evening's rancorous final TV debate between the two contenders.
An opinion poll by the Odoxa Institute for France Info predicted Sunday's election would have the lowest turnout of any second-round presidential vote in France since 1969. The institute reported that far-left voters were particularly unlikely to vote.
On Friday the campaign group Greenpeace unfurled a large banner with an anti-FN message from the Eiffel Tower in central Paris.
Mr Macron and Ms Le Pen came top of the 11 candidates in total who participated in the first round of voting on 23 April.
While the outcome of Sunday's second round should be clear that evening, the results will be officially proclaimed by France's constitutional council on Thursday, 11 May.
Sunday, 14 May, marks the end of outgoing President François Hollande's term, and is the latest possible date for the inauguration and official transfer of power to his successor.
Mr Hollande, of the Socialist Party (PS), chose not to stand for a second five-year term due to his unpopularity.
While Mr Macron served in Mr Hollande's cabinet, he is not a member of the PS and has formed his own political movement, En Marche! (On the move).
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For radio, BBC World Service will broadcast a special extended edition of Newshour from Paris at 18:00 GMT on Sunday.
After being out of the ring for 18 months, the British and Commonwealth champion, 36, is now targeting the WBC silver title.
"I was ready to call it a day," he told BBC Scotland.
"After the [Curtis] Woodhouse fight, I kind of went flat - fights were promised, nothing happened."
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Along with trainer Billy Nelson and businessman James White, the boxer formed a promotions company and have since taken a number of up-and-coming athletes under their wing.
"It's good training with all the younger boys again, showing them that old school is still the best school," said Limond.
Limond, bidding for his first world title, will take on former French champion Christopher Sebir at Bellahouston on 19 March for the WBC silver title.
Sebir, 29, has 34 fights under his belt - the victor in 24 of them, losing nine and drawing one.
"He'll have 10 weeks' notice come fight time so he'll be in great shape and I believe it's the best we're going to see him," said Limond.
"And I'll need to be the best to beat him and believe I will be.
"It was good to be back in training on Monday, being put through my paces by [trainer] Peter Harrison.
"In my eyes, I'm in the best hands to get myself in the best possible shape for my age."
Limond also revealed two rising Mexican stars will appear on the bill, brought over by former WBA, WBO and IBF welterweight champion Antonio Margarito.
It has come about due to his friendship with his former opponent, Erik Morales - the first Mexican-born boxer in history to win world titles in four different weight classes.
Paul Valenzuela Jr and Oliver Quintana will feature at Bellahouston, with Limond saying Quintana has "blown them out of the water over there" with seven knockouts in 10 matches.
"These two are touted as being the next best things in Mexico and the Scottish public have got a chance to see them first, before anyone else," the Scot explained.
"They're really screaming about them, especially Quintana; they're saying he's the next [Marco] Barrera - he's absolutely amazing."
"It's something different, we just want to bring different fighters in."
After 17 years as a professional who appears to have found a renewed love for his sport, Limond is not sure when he will will hang up his gloves.
"It may be my last year, maybe no," he debated, "I'll see after January and then after March where I'm at - Peter will tell me if he thinks I should call it a day.
"But my last three fights I've been getting better each fight, I just hope I'm getting better for this next one and the one after that.
"Just feels like there's a plan in place now. Instead of waiting for the phone to go, we're on our own path."
It marks the first patent ruling against Google since it completed its takeover of Motorola.
Microsoft can now demand a German sales ban of Motorola products, although it signalled it would prefer a licence fee.
Google said it may appeal.
Google's chief executive had previously said that his firm bought Motorola and its patents "to better protect Android from anti-competitive threats from Microsoft, Apple and other companies".
Microsoft and Motorola have repeatedly clashed this month over a series of patent disputes.
Motorola won the right to order the recall and destruction of Xbox 360 games consoles and Windows 7 system software in Germany at the start of May.
A judge at the International Trade Commission (ITC) subsequently recommended there should also be a Xbox import and sales ban in the US.
However, another Seattle judge has ordered Motorola to hold off from enforcing any such bans until it ruled on a related complaint.
Microsoft won a separate patent victory against Motorola earlier this month when the ITC ruled that the handset maker's Android-based devices infringed an appointment scheduling patent owned by the Microsoft.
The Windows software maker has already forced other firms including Samsung, HTC and others to pay it for the use of its innovations within Google's system software.
The latest ruling
centres on a European patent
named "communicating multi-part messages between cellular devices using a standardised interface".
It is designed to tackle the problem that SMS messages were designed to offer a maximum of 160 characters.
It describes a way of "fragmenting" a longer text into smaller parts and then "reassembling" it within an application on the receiver's handset.
Florian Mueller, a patent consultant who advises Microsoft, was at the ruling made at a court in Munich.
He blogged that Google could find it difficult to work around the problem if it refuses to pay a licence fee.
"Since this patent covers operating system-level functionality, the modifications 'Googlerola' would have to make to Android... would lead to significant complications,"
he wrote
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"Android apps that make use of Android's messaging layer would have to be rewritten, and some functionality that Android used to provide to app developers would have to be implemented by the affected applications themselves."
A statement from Google said: "We expect a written decision from the court on 1 June and upon review, will explore all options including appeal."
The poet is described as "shy and retiring" in a previously unseen memoir written by the Thomas family's GP.
Prof John Goodby, of Swansea University, who discovered the documents, said they confirmed the poet's life in Wales "wasn't sensational".
"He was fairly modest, he was sober," said Prof Goodby.
The memoir belonged to Dr David Mendelssohn Hughes, Thomas' doctor in Laugharne, Carmarthenshire.
"He was respectful of the doctor and other authority figures and there was absolutely no womanising while he was living in Laugharne," said Prof Goodby.
"He had regular routines of visiting his mother and father every morning, doing the shopping, going to Brown's Hotel for a couple of pints and returning to the Boathouse to work for four hours or so."
While the memoir praises Thomas' character, it pours scorn on the behaviour of his wife, Caitlin, who is labelled a "first-class bitch".
Meanwhile, a letter written by Thomas to the landlord of a pub in Laugharne has also appeared for the first time.
Dated 8 November 1950, Thomas asks after the welfare of a pig he and the landlord were hoping to fatten up for Christmas. He writes that he is hoping for "a beautiful piggy Christmas" ahead of a trip to Persia in the new year.
The Doctor on Dylan Thomas
"The whole of the time that Dylan lives in Laugharne there has never been a breath of scandal involving Dylan with other women! With admiration of local females, married and unmarried, there surely existed opportunity for unfaithfulness but Dylan can be absolved absolutely from this.
"His capacity for drink was very limited compared with the average 'hearty'. He couldn't drink very much - three or four pints was his absolute limit - his daily limit was two pints in Brown's and on weekends with Phil in the Cross House. He never drank spirits, but in that last trip to America - described in that tragic book by John Brinnin - he undoubtedly posed as a hard drinking genius who could absorb whiskey and this cost him his life."
On Caitlin Thomas
"(Caitlin) is a nymphomaniac and a first-class bitch! What Dylan had to endure through her physical attraction and sexual prowess nobody knows - and I will not countenance any criticism of Dylan's shortcomings and beery excesses when they occurred without taking into account what he must have endured from Caitlin.
"On Xmas Eve after his death when his mother came to stay at the boat house for Xmas, she came home tight from the Browns with one of her local boyfriends - put on the gramophone and did a striptease in front of the children and Dylan's mother.
"I wonder did Dylan towards the end find life so heartbreaking that he deliberately went on drinking American whisky so as not to return??"
On Thomas' mother
"When his coffin came home from America and rested in his mother's house, no mother was prouder. I was glad that she lived to see him honoured by that magnificent performance of Under Milk Wood in Laugharne... But when the curtain dropped on that last performance on the Saturday night Dylan's mother died - just at that moment... She died rejoicing."
Caerphilly-born Dr Hughes - who died in London in 1981 - was based in St Clears and had met the Thomas family in 1938. He was Dylan's doctor until his death in 1953. He was also a keen oil painter and friends with Richard Burton.
He wrote the 26-page memoir at the request of the son of a family friend in the 1960s - a student at Cambridge.
It resurfaced after former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, whose love of Thomas' work started in school in Swansea, was told about it at a college reunion last year.
Prof Goodby said the memoir portrayed Thomas as "the victim" in his relationship with his wife.
"It says more negative things about Caitlin, who he sees as a disruptive force. He calls her 'fast' at one point - rather an old-fashioned word - but the mildest of the words he used about her.
"He sees her as one of Dylan's main problems and he surmises that this might be what pushed Dylan to indulge excessively when he went to America; that there was a kind of death wish there because of the collapse of his marriage to Caitlin.
"But elsewhere in the memoir what we get is the picture of a happy family man. A contented writer, somebody who was getting on with the business of writing the great poems that he produced at the end of his life."
Dr Hughes' memoir also details the death of Thomas' mother, Florence, in 1958 following a performance of her son's play Under Milk Wood.
It states she "died rejoicing" after the performance in Laugharne, which took place five years after her son's death in New York.
Prof Goodby said Thomas turned increasingly to alcohol during his visits to the USA, and the persistence of his notorious reputation was fuelled by the public's appetite.
"People don't want poets to be boring, it's as simple as that. They like their poets to be excessive and inspired by some kind of divine force. They want to see them acting out their own fantasies, perhaps being excessive on their behalf.
"It's comforting to see a poet, somebody who is a genius, have foibles and have failings like oneself."
Dennehy, 33, from Peterborough, is serving life for the murders of three men in 2013.
A report highlights "deficiencies" by the probation service, but says there is "no evidence that these contributed directly" to the deaths.
Christina Lee, widow of victim Kevin Lee, criticised the failings.
"We have been left numb by the failings identified... and it has left us wondering whether my husband would still be alive today had they done their job properly," she said.
Joanne Dennehy: The woman with a 'sadistic lust for blood'
Dennehy had been given a community order of 12 months for assault and being in control of a dangerous dog.
She was supervised by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Probation service, but she missed appointments with probation officers after going to Lincolnshire.
The restricted report, seen by the BBC, says a "more experienced offender manager" should have been appointed to deal with the "complexities" of the case.
It says there was no contact with Dennehy when she was in prison which was a "missed opportunity".
The probation service risk appraisal of Dennehy was that she had the "potential to cause serious harm" but was unlikely to do so "unless there was a significant change in circumstances".
The report said the probation service should have looked into this further.
It recommends the probation services undertake greater "risk of harm" analysis of cases and that there is additional training for probation officers.
Dennehy murdered Lukasz Slaboszewski, 31, Kevin Lee, 48, and John Chapman, 56, in March 2013 before dumping their bodies.
She went on the run and subsequently stabbed dog walkers Robin Bereza, 64, and 56-year-old John Rogers in Hereford.
The Probation Service has yet to comment.
Pete Leonard, head of the council department which includes Aberdeen's Hazlehead Crematorium, was said to be on annual leave.
A summary of the report was shown to councillors. It was then taken back.
Council chief executive Angela Scott said the pain of bereaved families would stay with her "forever".
Mr Leonard was quoted by investigators as referring to "slow cooking" babies - comments for which he has since been heavily criticised.
The new report to the council will remain secret because it contains confidential details of the conduct of staff.
Councillors were given about 10 minutes to read a summary of external report. It was then taken back as they are not allowed to keep it.
Council leader Jenny Laing said of the report: "Every one of us would like nothing better than to make its contents known to the public."
It followed the council being heavily criticised a report by Dame Elish Angiolini in June into the handling of ashes of cremated babies.
BBC Scotland revealed in 2013 that no ashes had been offered to the families of infants cremated in Aberdeen over a five-year period.
Baby and adult ashes were mixed together and given back to relatives of the adult, while the parents of infants were told there were no ashes.
The crematorium at Hazlehead was among those investigated after it emerged staff at the Mortonhall crematorium in Edinburgh had been burying baby ashes in secret for decades.
Former Lord Advocate Dame Elish Angiolini's original report described as "abhorrent" the routine practice of cremating babies bodies with unrelated adults.
Families touched by the baby ashes scandal in Aberdeen have since met with the chief executive.
Robshaw, 29, made his first appearance of the season for Harlequins on Saturday, having been given an extended break after England's pool-stage exit.
The flanker turned down the chance to kick a late penalty for goal in the 28-25 World Cup loss to Wales.
"I feel for him," said O'Shea after his side's 38-28 win at Bath.
"But that's the world you live in if you stick your head above the parapet as England captain," he added.
Following the defeat by Wales, Robshaw was then exposed at the breakdown by Wallabies back-row pair Michael Hooper and David Pocock in their 33-13 defeat by Australia a week later.
Robshaw first captained his country in January 2012, and has led them to impressive victories over world champions New Zealand and runners-up Australia since then.
"He is an unbelievable rugby player," said O'Shea. "He will prove himself again as the best back row in England, I have no doubt about that.
"I thought he really grew into the game against Bath. He was blowing a bit but he was outstanding.
"Whether people want to make him captain or not, I don't care."
Tullett Prebon will make the posts, with an average salary of £33,000, available over the next three years as they establish a major technology centre in the city.
First Minister Arlene Foster said the jobs will contribute £10m in salaries to the local economy.
She said the move was a "vote of confidence" in the Northern Ireland workforce.
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said: "Tullett Prebon creating 300 new jobs and choosing to locate their new technology centre here is terrific news.
"The new jobs will offer an average salary of £33,000, providing excellent opportunities for graduate and experienced IT professionals as well as school leavers."
Invest Northern Ireland has offered Tullett Prebon over £2m towards the creation of the new jobs with the Department for the Economy Assured Skills programme providing £400k for associated training.
Analysis: BBC NI business correspondent Julian O'Neill
The announcement of 300 jobs is the largest the Northern Ireland executive has been able to unveil in ten months.
It continues Belfast's track record of attracting well paid jobs in the financial services sector.
Negotiations about the jobs took a year to conclude and were set in motion long before the EU referendum, the outcome of which did not torpedo an important inward investment.
The executive and Invest NI are very keen to project a business-as-usual message and this announcement aids that narrative.
But beneath the surface, the DUP and Sinn Fein are deeply at odds over what a Brexit future holds for the local economy.
Tuesday's announcement will be welcomed all round, but nothing can really be read into its wider significance vis-à-vis Brexit and whether that will disadvantage Northern Ireland's chance of inward investment.
Luke Barnett, of Tullett Prebon, said: "We are delighted to announce the launch of our technology centre in Northern Ireland.
"We looked at many potential locations and Belfast was the outstanding choice.
"The combination of a highly educated workforce, attractive business environment and great infrastructure, underpinned by the support of local government and Invest Northern Ireland, offers a compelling proposition for a global financial services group such as ours."
The Russians, once vilified in some Arab countries as godless communists, their crumbling economy mocked, their dated weaponry shunned by the rich Gulf states, are now sweeping back into favour as US influence wanes.
Thursday's visit to Egypt by a high-level Russian delegation, with the prospect of a $2bn arms deal, is only the latest sign of a trend that has been gathering pace since the Arab Spring unrest kicked off in early 2011.
The fact that Moscow is supporting a regime - Syria's - ostracised by most of the Arab League is being quietly overlooked as Russian delegations and arms salesmen beat a path to Arab doors.
Twenty-two years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russian clout in the Middle East is the highest it has been in a generation.
In the clear blue skies above the Dubai Air Show the Russian MiG-29 fighter performed a stunt that held the watching crowd below quite breathless.
With a fiery thrust of the twin engines the ace pilot powered the large jet vertically up into the air then stopped it in mid-air, rotated it into a horizontal position, and then flew it slowly backwards.
It seemed to defy gravity and all the laws of physics. Despite the applause, the air show's Emirati hosts ended up awarding their $6bn jet fighter contract that year, 1999, to the Americans, opting to buy the F16 instead.
But Russia, like France, the UK, China and other countries, has never given up on the lucrative Middle East market and today, amidst the shifting uncertainties of the post-Arab Spring, its delegations are given a warm welcome.
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Russian arms exports accounted for 27% of the total for the Middle East and North Africa in the period 2008-2012.
Moscow's fortunes in the region are experiencing something of a revival after a string of historic setbacks.
All the weaponry it provided to the Arab states prior to the 1973 Arab-Israeli War failed to defeat Israel and its largely US-supplied arsenal.
When the USSR invaded Afghanistan in 1979 it triggered an eight-year anti-Soviet jihad, backed by Pakistan, the CIA and Saudi Arabia, that saw thousands of Gulf Arab volunteers flock to Afghanistan and Pakistan's Tribal Territories. Moscow was seen by many in the region as "the enemy".
In 1990 the Soviet satellite state of South Yemen, the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, merged with the North, and Russian troops departed from Aden.
The next year, 1991, the short, sharp Desert Storm campaign was a triumph of US military technology over Saddam Hussein's antiquated Soviet-supplied army, boosting US arms sales to the region. That same year, the USSR disintegrated.
Then in 2003 the US-led invasion of Iraq and overthrow of Saddam's regime lost Moscow a key Arab client with billions of dollars still owed. Syria and Algeria have remained as Russia's last big defence clients in the Arab world, with the Syrian regime largely isolated by its fellow Arab states.
But the upheavals of the Arab Spring have helped bring about a revival in Russian fortunes. After years of looking to the West for their defence contracts, the really big Arab spenders, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states, are now keen to diversify.
This is as much for political as technical reasons.
Shaken but not toppled by the revolutions of 2011, Gulf Arab rulers have been angered by the speed with which the West abandoned its former partner, President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt.
They also bristle at being "lectured" by Western governments and the media on human rights and democracy, hinting that the alternative to their often autocratic rule is chaos and the rise of Islamic extremism.
Much as they disapprove of Moscow's support for Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad, Arab rulers have noticed that unlike the West's indecisive approach, Russian policy has been unwavering from the beginning. They like that.
So here then, is a brief roundup of Russian defence interests in the region:
Without ongoing Russian support, the Syrian regime might well have crumbled by now against the onslaught of the various rebel groups.
Most of its arsenal is based on Russian supplies, along with help from Iran.
Thirteen per cent of Moscow's 2008-2012 defence sales to the region went to Syria, and Russia maintains a naval logistics base at Syria's Mediterranean port of Tartus.
In August Saudi Arabia's Security chief, Prince Bandar, flew to Moscow and reportedly offered Russia $15bn of defence contracts in exchange for abandoning its Syrian ally. Russia has not abandoned the Syrian regime.
Once a major customer for US defence sales in the time of the Shah, Iran has had to look elsewhere since 1979, notably to North Korea.
Now subject to an international UN arms embargo, Iran has failed to persuade Moscow to deliver the advanced S-300 air defence missile systems it wants.
In recent years Iran has developed an extensive home-grown arms industry, based on imported designs.
Under President Nasser, Moscow was Cairo's main defence partner but that ended in 1971, to be replaced by the US.
Under President Mubarak, who ruled Egypt from 1981-2011, defence ties with the US grew even closer, with American M1 Abrams tanks being built in Egypt under licence.
But since the Egyptian military deposed the elected president Mohammed Morsi in July, Washington has withheld some major arms deliveries, prompting Egypt to welcome a top-level Russian delegation this week.
The Chinese are also keen. It is widely believed that if a multi-billion dollar Egypt-Russia arms deal goes ahead then it will be bankrolled by the Saudis.
Historically, a major client for Russian arms under Saddam Hussein's rule (1979-2003), post-Saddam Iraq then looked to the US.
But during 2012-13 Baghdad has signed major deals for Russian air defence systems and combat helicopters, beating off European competitors.
By far the biggest, richest prize for any defence contractor in the Middle East but historically a difficult market for Moscow to displace the US and the West from.
Since 2008 a Saudi-Russian contract has been on hold for 150 T-90 tanks, BMP3 armoured fighting vehicles and 100 Mi-17 and Mi-35 attack helicopters.
On Sunday Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah took a phone call from President Putin amid a warming of relations.
Like Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates are keen to diversify their defence contracts and, according to SIPRI, over 7% of Russian arms sales in 2008-2012 went to the UAE.
Over the last two decades there has been an enormous influx of Russian visitors and residents to the UAE and one very senior member of the ruling family has such a close working relationship with President Putin they go shooting together in the Russian woods.
Libya and Algeria were long-time defence buyers from Moscow with nearly 60% of Russian arms exports going to Algeria during 2008-12, according to SIPRI.
But Algeria is now diversifying and in the post-Gaddafi chaos of Libya, British Army instructors will soon be training Libyan soldiers.
Meanwhile the contents of Gaddafi's plundered arsenals continues to proliferate across the region, with assault rifles, RPGs and possibly even surface-to-air missiles being smuggled as far as Mali and the Sinai.
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Henry Bett, 26, of Hall Lane, Thornham, Norfolk, was driving a tractor involved in a collision with a Fiat car driven by Rebecca Brown, 43, who was killed.
Mr Bett, a farmer and the son of Norfolk PCC Stephen Bett, denies causing death by dangerous driving.
The trial at Peterborough Crown Court, sitting in Huntingdon, continues.
Mrs Brown, of Castle Acre, Norfolk, died when the Fiat people carrier she was driving was crushed in the collision with Mr Bett's Fendt tractor on the West Acre Road at about 15:10 GMT on 4 December 2013.
Mr Bett described rushing to the car to find Mrs Brown "catastrophically" injured and her son, who had been in the passenger seat of the car, shouting and trying to help her.
Asked how he felt about being involved in a fatal collision, he said: "You can't put it into words. Horrifying."
But he added: "I do not believe I was driving dangerously."
Police found evidence the defendant had previously taken cocaine.
Asked by Lawrence Bruce, defending, if he had been under the influence of cocaine or its after effects at the time of the incident, he said: "No."
The maximum speed of the tractor was 40mph (64km/h), but on public roads it is illegal to drive tractors above 20mph (32km/h).
Mr Bett said he had set the vehicle's speed limiter to comply with the law.
Asked why this was at the maximum level when inspected by officers, he said: "I didn't set it at that level."
He explained in interview that the dial must have been pushed forward as he was thrown on to the dashboard in the collision.
The trial, due to end next week, will be heard by 11 jurors after one member was discharged on Tuesday when concerns were raised about her conduct.
Sheku Bayoh, 31, was detained following an incident in Hayfield Road on 3 May but died in custody a short time later.
His family called for police officers who attended the incident to be suspended while an inquiry takes place.
The Scottish Police Federation criticised "speculation and innuendo" over how Mr Bayoh died.
The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner is carrying out an investigation into the death of Mr Bayoh, who had two young sons.
His relatives have claimed they have been told five different versions of what happened.
They spoke at a media conference in Edinburgh, hosted by their lawyer Aamer Anwar.
Mr Anwar said Mr Bayoh was a "well-liked, peaceful and healthy young man" who had no previous history of violence.
Mr Anwar said: "The family does not understand why the officers involved in engaging with Sheku Bayoh were not immediately suspended without prejudice after his death.
"It is a matter of wider public concern that officers remain at their desks or in contact with the public pending the outcome of the investigation into a death in custody."
Mr Bayoh's partner Collette Bell, who is mother to his four-month-old son, described Mr Bayoh as her "soulmate and best friend".
"He was kind, caring and affectionate, and had so many aspirations," she said.
"He was working hard to make a better future for our family and we had so much to look forward to.
"I need answers as to why he was taken from me."
She added: "I want to know the whole truth of the circumstances surrounding his death so that one day I can explain to my son Isaac Bayoh why he has had to grow up without his daddy."
Responding to the comments, the Scottish Police Federation (SPF), which represents rank-and-file officers, said it regretted that Mr Bayoh had died and recognised that his family was going through the "painful process" of mourning him.
But it said "innuendo and speculation" about how he died "adds nothing other than to the pain and grief of the family."
The federation's chairman, Brian Docherty, added: "The SPF does not wish to add to that pain by making unhelpful comments to the press. We are saddened that his legal representatives appear not to take the same approach.
"We are also saddened that his legal representatives are inferring police officers should not have the same legal protections as any other member of the public.
"A petite female police officer responding to a call of a man brandishing a knife was subject to a violent and unprovoked attack by a large male. The officer believed she was going to die as a result of this assault."
Mr Anwar responded by saying the family were "deeply upset and disturbed" at the tone of the SPF statement.
He added: "It beggars belief that police officers as of yet have not spoken to Pirc yet the police federation are releasing details of what they believe to be the circumstances surrounding Mr Bayoh's death.
"The central issue in this case is one of how did Mr Bayoh die in police custody? That matter is still to be investigated."
Mr Bayoh's relatives have also met Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland.
A Crown Office spokesman confirmed: "The Lord Advocate met Mr Bayoh's family this morning when he offered his condolences for their loss. What was discussed at the meeting will remain confidential."
Mr Mulholland has instructed the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (Pirc) to look at the case.
The police watchdog last week appealed for information from anyone who was in Hayfield Road between 07:00 and 08:00 on the day of the incident, which also resulted in a female police officer being injured.
Mr Bayoh, who worked for British Gas, also had a three-year-old son by a previous partner.
Pirc said a report on its findings will be submitted to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in due course.
It said it was making good progress in its investigation and the public response to appeal for information had been very positive.
Pirc has also appointed dedicated family liaison officers to keep in close contact with the family of Mr Bayoh and their lawyer.
The UK doctors who devised the test say anyone who regularly drinks more than three or four bottles of wine a week, for example, is at significant risk.
Ultimately, GPs could offer the test to patients, especially since many people do not recognise unsafe drinking.
Often damage is only noticed at a late stage as the liver starts to fail.
Although the liver can heal itself to some extent, repeated onslaught will cause irreparable damage.
By the time the patient reaches hospital, the liver can be very scarred. And even when they stop drinking entirely, in many cases it is too late and they will die of liver complications over the next 12 months.
The traffic-light test can give an early colour-coded warning - green means damage is unlikely, amber means there is a 50:50 chance it is there, and red means the liver is most probably damaged and potentially irreversibly.
It combines a routine liver test doctors already use with two others that measure the level of scarring, also known as fibrosis.
To try it out, the University of Southampton researchers tested more than 1,000 patients at their liver clinic.
Are you drinking too much? Take the test
This revealed that the traffic-light test was also good at predicting the prognosis of liver disease. Half of the liver patients had a red traffic light and (of a subset of these who were followed up) about a quarter died over the next five years, whereas none of the patients with a green test died or developed complications.
The findings are published in the British Journal of General Practice.
Dr Sheron's team have also been investigating how the test can be used in primary care.
Preliminary results in about 400 hazardous drinkers from 10 GP surgeries suggest many patients are willing to be tested and that learning the result can change behaviour.
A third of those given a green result cut down on their alcohol intake, while more than two-thirds of those given a red or amber result subsequently drank less.
Dr Nick Sheron, who devised the test, said: "It is a powerful tool and message for people. We can say, 'Amber means we can't be absolutely sure but there is at least a 50:50 chance that you have a scarred liver, and there is a significant possibility that you could die of it within 5 years'.
"We find that for most patients this is a pretty good stimulus to stop drinking or at least to cut down to safe levels."
He said, generally, people were receptive to being tested.
"People are immensely curious about if their alcohol intake is doing any harm. They want to take the test."
As well as people who drink more than the recommended amount, people who drink and are overweight or have type-two diabetes should consider getting tested, says Dr Sheron. This is because they are at increased risk of liver damage.
The Department of Health says men should not regularly drink more than three to four units of alcohol a day and women should not regularly drink more than two to three units a day.
"Regularly" means drinking every day or most days of the week. And if you do drink more heavily than this on any day, allow 48 alcohol-free hours afterwards to let your body recover.
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) advises no more than 21 units per week for men and 14 units per week for women. But also, have two to three alcohol-free days a week to allow the liver time to recover after drinking anything but the smallest amount of alcohol.
There are one and a half units of alcohol in a small glass (125 ml) of ordinary strength wine (12% alcohol by volume) or a standard pub measure (35 ml) of spirits (40% alcohol by volume).
Estimates suggest 10 million or one in five adults in England drink above recommended levels.
Prof Sir Ian Gilmore, chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance, said: "One of the challenges of liver disease, which is rising dramatically in this country, is the silent nature of the condition until it is often too late to reverse the damage.
"However minor changes in standard liver blood tests are so common that it is difficult for GPs to know when to refer for specialist advice.
"This large study from Sheron and colleagues in Southampton may prove really useful for guiding the right patients towards specialist care in a timely way."
Andrew Langford of the British Liver Trust said: "If we are to make an in-road in reducing liver deaths - the only big killer increasing year on year - we have to make it easier for primary care to better understand the management of liver conditions as well as spotting the signs early."
It was the second-highest opening partnership in ODI history, falling two runs short of Sri Lanka's 286 in 2006.
Warner hit 179 off 128 balls while Head made 128 off 137 balls.
Both batsmen hit their best ODI scores as Australia closed on 369-7. Babar Azam scored 100 in Pakistan's 312-9.
However, the tourists were never really in the hunt for victory on Australia Day as wickets fell at regular intervals - Mitchell Starc taking 4-42.
Victory completed a 4-1 series win for Steve Smith's Australia side, who will now fly to Auckland to face New Zealand in a three-match ODI series.
"We've played some pretty good cricket over the last couple of games," reflected Smith. "Davey Warner has been absolutely outstanding, and I thought Travis Head played very well to get his first ODI hundred."
Yet doubts remain over what has been said, and some vendors told the BBC they had heard nothing about a ban.
Eating dogs is not illegal in China but the annual festival in Guangxi draws widespread domestic and international opposition each June.
The dogs, often stolen pets or working dogs, are brutally killed, critics say.
It is estimated that in Yulin's heyday a few years back, some 10,000 dogs and cats were killed and eaten during the 10-day Lychee and Dog Meat Festival - some still with their pet collars on.
But numbers have been falling in recent years as opposition grew in China and internationally.
Several animal rights activist groups are saying that vendors and restaurants have been told no dog meat will be allowed to be sold during this year's festival nor in the days running up to it.
California-based campaign group DuoDuo said they had heard this from "several reliable sources in Yulin", calling it "a crucial domino on the road to topple the dog meat industry".
The Humane Society International said that "if this news is true as we hope, it is a really big nail in the coffin for a gruesome event that has come to symbolise China's crime-fuelled dog meat trade".
Peter Li, China policy specialist at HSI, told the BBC the authorities had already tried to discourage the practice, but that this year, they would be fining those found violating the ban.
The rule will affect dog meat retailers, market traders as well as restaurants, he said. But it will be temporary - meaning most dogs could be killed ahead of the event - and is not being announced officially.
"There is still resistance among the dog meat traders against any drastic rules," said Mr Li.
"Across the country, they promoted dog eating as a national tradition and Chinese food culture.
"This is not true but still, local authorities in Yulin will be hesitant to do something drastic because of social stability concerns. They'll be worried it will cause social disturbance."
The activists are attributing the change in policy to a new Communist Party secretary of Yulin, Mo Gong Ming.
He reportedly wants to burnish Yulin's image and establish it as a city of culture - which would be hard if each year pictures of graphic animal cruelty hit the global headlines.
But reports of a ban seem to have come as a surprise to people in Yulin.
"Banning the sales of dog meat? I've not heard of it," the owner of a popular dog meat restaurant in the city told the BBC.
"Whoever wants to eat will continue to eat. Why is dog meat any different from other meat anyway?"
The US activists said that only some retailers and restaurants had been notified so far, but other vendors the BBC spoke to reacted the same way and said they were confident they could continue to sell dog meat.
Several local government officers also said they had not heard anything about a ban.
A Chinese activist who travels to Yulin each year to protest against the festival told the BBC she had heard rumours of a ban, but that no-one knew where the information had come from.
Last year the government banned the killing of dogs out in the open, itself a huge step to take.
BBC staff in Beijing say the latest reports have not appeared in Chinese media - even though it would be very good international PR for the city - and point out that the dog festival is a huge revenue-earner for Yulin, so banning it entirely would be devastating for the economy.
While the tradition of eating dog meat dates back some 500 years in China, South Korea and other countries, consumption has never been as widespread as with other meats.
City officials have been trying to distance themselves from the festival, pointing out that it is staged by private businesses not the authorities. A crackdown on something that's not illegal is hard to pursue.
Animal rights groups have tended to focus on the fact that many of the dogs are thought to be stolen from homes or farms, loaded on trucks and driven to the north-west, where dog meat is most popular.
"There are no dog meat farms in the country," says Mr Li, adding that experiments with farms in the 1990s proved unprofitable.
The pro-dog meat camp has also tended to exploit general nationalist sentiments by blaming Western cultural imperialism for the backlash, Mr Li explains.
Last June, a petition signed by 11 million people around the world was handed to Yulin's government, calling for the event to be banned.
But things are changing at home too, as there is an increasingly powerful community of animal lovers in China.
"There are 150 million dogs in China," Mr Li explains. "So one in every 10 Chinese has a dog. And 40% are thought to be household animal, pets." Fewer than 5% of people in China are frequent dog meat eaters, he says.
Animal rights activists like him hope that eventually, dog meat will fall off the menu altogether.
Sean Clerkin, 55, tried to enter an event where then-Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls was giving a speech.
He attempted to push past members of staff and repeatedly fell to the ground, alleging he had been assaulted.
Clerkin was found guilty of breach of the peace after a trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court. He later said he would be appealing against the conviction.
The court heard from Callum Munro, 24, who was the organiser for Scottish Labour when the incident happened on 1 April last year.
He said Mr Balls was giving a speech when Clerkin appeared in the building with two acquaintances.
Mr Munro said Clerkin became "blustery" and demanded to be able to go into the private event, and said that he had a right to attend.
The court was told Clerkin then "shouted for the best part of an hour" before attempting to push past Mr Munro to get into the room.
The witness also said that Clerkin "feigned" falling over and claimed he had been assaulted.
Footage of the incident later appeared on YouTube, the court was told.
Sheriff Tony Kelly fined first offender Clerkin, from Barrhead, £1,000 for the offence.
Clerkin is a veteran anti-austerity campaigner best known for chasing former Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray into a sandwich shop in 2011, and for his protests as part of the pro-independence Scottish Resistance group.
At the start of the trial, defence lawyer John Flanagan made a motion that the sheriff should recuse himself because his brother is a Labour MSP.
But Sheriff Kelly told him: "I'm struggling to see what gives rise to the conflict."
Clerkin and co-accused Piers Doughty-Brown, 56, had faced a charge of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner on 16 May last year at the Scottish Labour offices on Bath Street, Glasgow, when Jim Murphy announced his resignation as leader.
But both were found not proven on that charge.
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Webb, who has been named on the bench, has not played for Wales since suffering a foot injury in September.
"We all knew that as soon as Webby was fit he was going to be straight back in the squad. I expected it," said Davies.
"It is a bit of extra pressure for me but I enjoy it."
England are one point clear of Wales at the top of the table with three wins from three games.
Webb scored a try in the win over England in Cardiff in the 2015 Six Nations, while Davies scored a crucial late try in their victory in the 2015 World Cup, a competition Webb missed following surgery.
Davies, 25, has scored six tries in 12 Wales appearances while 27-year-old Webb has five in 16 games.
England have a 100% record under new coach Eddie Jones, while Wales beat Scotland and France after drawing their opening game in Ireland.
If England beat Wales they face a trip to France on 19 March chasing a first Grand Slam since 2003.
Victory for Wales on Saturday would leave them needing to beat Italy at home to win the championship for the third time in five years.
Davies said: "In a couple of the games in this campaign we have started off a bit slowly.
"We have talked about the first 20 minutes. We have got to come out all guns blazing. That is going to be massive for us.
"We are quite confident and comfortable playing anywhere.
"We had a couple of good performances at Twickenham in the World Cup, so it is not a place we are scared to go."
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The Tigers will play in the Championship next season after losing 4-0 at Crystal Palace.
Silva took charge in January until the end of the season and led Hull to six wins in 17 league games.
"We have to analyse with the board and chairman," said the Portuguese after his side's relegation was confirmed.
Hull, four points from safety with one game left, return to the Championship 12 months after winning promotion via the play-offs.
Silva, 39, has been linked with a move to Southampton, who are managed by Frenchman Claude Puel.
"It is not a moment to look for excuses, what we felt in the last four or five games is that too many things have happened with our club," added Silva.
"I will talk to the board and the chairman first, talking inside the walls of the club.
"We started to lose in pre-season when we were making our preparation.
"We tried to do many things in January, but it's not good to be signing six or seven players in January, and losing two.
"The most important thing is for the club to understand what they did in a bad way, to prepare.
"You start to win or lose a season ahead one year in advance. I will give the board and the chairman my opinion, about what they need to do differently to make sure this doesn't happen.
"We'll talk in the next few days. Now it's time to be calm and see what is best, first for the future of the club, and also for my career as well."
Hull captain Michael Dawson admitted the team deserved relegation after poor form.
Despite having a better home record than eighth-placed Southampton, the Tigers managed just one away win and six points on the road.
"The feeling of relegation is a hard feeling to express," Dawson, 33, told BBC Sport.
"It wasn't today we got relegated. The manager gave us a fighting chance but we've come up short.
"We've had some tough away games. Our form has been terrible.
"Relegation is the worst feeling as a footballer. Twelve months ago, it was an unbelievable feeling. I know how hard it is to get out of out of the Championship. We'll regroup and come back fighting."
Analysis by former Premier League winner Chris Sutton on BBC Radio 5 live
To say the Hull fans look disgruntled is an understatement. I wonder what the manager is thinking? Will he stay after relegation? I know what my money is on.
It has been a real surprise to me these last few games for Hull.
They got themselves in a situation where they could have stayed up but they have totally given up. You could almost say they have bottled it.
Crystal Palace were one point outside of the relegation zone after a run of one win in 11 games when Sam Allardyce took charge in December.
Victory over Hull ensures they are guaranteed a fifth straight season in the Premier League.
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Palace have beaten Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool in recent weeks but went into the Hull match on the back of three straight defeats.
"To come away with wins against Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal, it shows you how big a task it was," said Allardyce.
"We've done it with a game to go."
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PSG have won the domestic clean sweep of trophies two years in a row now.
Blaise Matuidi's early goal for PSG was cancelled out by Florian Thauvin, but Ibrahimovic then scored from the spot.
The Swede, leaving after four years in France, set up Edinson Cavani for the third, then slotted in the fourth before Michy Batshuayi's consolation.
Ibrahimovic, 34, is PSG's all-time top scorer with 156 goals in 180 appearances, and leaves for Euro 2016 amid much speculation as to which club he will join next.
Ligue 1's top scorer and player of the year had been a doubt for the final, having barely trained all week because of a calf problem.
The charismatic forward, though, was able to play, and made a significant impact in the second half before being substituted to a standing ovation in the final minutes.
PSG have now won the season-opening Trophee des Champions, Coupe de la Ligue, Ligue 1 and Coupe de France two years in a row.
Laurent Blanc's side took a second-minute lead when Matuidi swept in Angel di Maria's cross at the near post.
Thauvin, on loan from Newcastle, rolled in an equaliser from the edge of the penalty area for Steven Fletcher's Marseille, seeking some solace after a miserable season that has seen them finish 13th in the league and use three managers.
Ibrahimovic was denied a goal before half-time as the ball fell to him at the far post following a corner, with winger Thauvin palming away his goalbound shot - an offence not spotted by referee Clement Turpin.
The striker got his chance two minutes into the second half, though, sending keeper Steve Mandanda the wrong way from the penalty spot after Nicolas Nkoulou tripped Matuidi.
Cavani's cool finish from Ibrahimovic's pass effectively ended the contest in the 56th minute, and the Swede added a fourth by racing clear to beat Mandanda.
Belgium international Batshuayi, Marseille's leading scorer, touched in a loose ball late on for his 22nd goal of the season, but his team were well beaten by then.
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Phillip Simmons, 38, of May Street, has been charged with two counts of murder and one of burglary.
The bodies of Daniel Hatfield, 52 and Matthew Higgins, 49 were found at a house on May Street with "significant multiple injuries" on Friday.
Mr Simmons is due at Hull Crown Court on Wednesday.
He was remanded in custody when he appeared before Hull magistrates earlier.
Live updates on this story and others from Hull and East Yorkshire
Two women also arrested in connection with the deaths have been released from custody.
A 36-year-old woman has been released on police bail until next month and a 27-year-old woman has been released unconditionally.
The Health and Social Care Information Centre report shows £869m was spent on drugs for the disease last year.
It marks a sharp rise from the £514m being spent on the drugs a decade ago, when they accounted for just 6.6% of the prescriptions budget.
The figures include drugs for both type-1 and type-2 diabetes, which affect 2.8 million people in England.
It includes insulin, metformin and other anti-diabetic drugs.
Ian Bullard, who wrote the report, said: "It shows that 10p in the pound of the primary care prescribing bill in England is being spent on managing diabetes.
"Diabetes continues to be one of the most prevalent long-term conditions, and the number of patients being diagnosed with the condition is increasing each year."
The world number 22, who won his first ranking event at the Shanghai Masters in September, was beaten 6-1 by world number 52 Tom Ford.
"It's not me being pig-headed, I am a very determined young man and I want to be winning tournaments," he said.
"I beat two very good players to start with but I wanted to kick on. The last 32 is not really good enough any more."
Kettering's Wilson, 23, beat Paul Davison and Mike Dunn to secure his place in the last 62, but he trailed Leicester's Ford 3-0 before getting on the board with a fine break of 84.
However, Ford won the next three to earn a convincing win.
"I missed a silly ball in the first frame and let Tom settle very early," Wilson told BBC Sport.
"You have to put players like him under pressure.
"He is a fluent, attacking player and if you don't put him under pressure he can get in to his stride.
"We both had a bit of good fortune in places, but Tom seemed to have some good fortune at what seemed to be crucial times. But I can't take anything away from him.
"I felt I was in first in pretty much every frame but it was one of those games where things just kept landing awkwardly and I had to play safe. But Tom played great so good luck to him."
Liam McGerrigan, 27, from the city, was pronounced dead at the scene after officers were called to Holyhead Road at about 22:10 BST on Thursday. He had been stabbed in the chest.
A 25-year-old Coventry man has been arrested in the Devon area.
West Midlands Police have been granted more time to question a 33-year-old man.
The 36-hour extension runs until Monday afternoon, the force said.
Detectives believe Mr McGerrigan staggered to Holyhead Road near the junction with Northumberland Road where he collapsed.
As well as Swansea, a "fleet" of five other lagoons around the coast of Wales, Somerset and Cumbria are envisaged, generating enough power for 30% of the UK's homes.
Mr Hendry is keen to see how the Swansea lagoon works first before embarking on a far bigger scheme.
He also wants to see competitive tendering for future projects "to deliver the most substantial cost reductions", similar to the nuclear industry.
But he was equally keen to emphasise that tidal lagoons "at scale" could deliver low carbon power in a way that is very competitive with other low carbon sources.
TLP is already looking beyond Swansea. So what might this look like - and what does it involve?
CARDIFF
The plans for a lagoon in Cardiff have already been submitted to planning officials.
Cardiff council, although it would not make the decision on the plans, has been told the lagoon could create 1,000 permanent jobs and be of "international significance".
A full consent order is expected to be made in 2018.
It aims to take advantage of the sheer power of the Severn estuary and harness the second highest tidal range in the world.
The Cardiff project is much bigger than Swansea and would be the first full scale lagoon. In fact the plans are for it to be so large - a potential installed capacity of around 3GW - that it would generate enough electricity for every home in Wales.
Its breakwater wall would be twice the length of Swansea's, running to 11 miles (18km).
It would be expected to provide work for 3,000 construction workers with the potential, according to TLP, to sustain 8,000 jobs in the supply chain.
The company argues that because the Cardiff project is so much bigger, the electricity generated would be the cheapest electricity of all the new power stations in the UK.
COLWYN BAY
Tidal Lagoon Power says that the Colwyn Bay project would not just generate electricity but would also protect the north Wales coast from flooding.
Winter storms in 2013/14 significantly damaged the coastline and TLP argues that a Colwyn Bay tidal lagoon would act as protection to people living along the north Wales coast.
NEWPORT
Plans for the Newport lagoon are at a relatively early stage.
If given the go-ahead it would include conservation and restocking programmes and generate enough electricity for 500,00 homes.
As with the other sites, TLP has been holding numerous meetings with the local community.
The total cost could be £7bn.
Until now, while work has continued on these projects, the big question was whether the UK government would support this new way of generating clean energy?
BRIDGWATER BAY
The company is keen to emphasise the environmental sensitivities here, as well as saying that more detailed work is still needed.
It said the lagoon would benefit tourism, local business and contribute to flood management from storms and tidal surges.
WEST CUMBRIA
There has already been a consultation with business, conservation groups an and residents about what would be a "full-scale" lagoon north of Workington.
Emphasising economic benefits and offering more protection against coastal erosion, the West Cumbria project is called a "significant and exciting addition" to the network of planned lagoons.
Reaction: 'End dithering on project'
Until now it has often been said that nuclear power produces the most reliable and cheapest electricity.
Mr Hendry said harnessing the power from the tides through lagoons could change that, as the cost would be spread over 120 years, making lagoons cheaper.
He said in effect the lagoons would be producing electricity free of subsidy for 30 years.
Unlike wind power, the amount of electricity generated by the lagoons would be entirely predicable, he added.
The recommendations have an element of compromise in them in response to concerns from environmental groups.
Addressing concerns that the Swansea lagoon could damage the marine ecosystem, Mr Hendry has recommended that if larger lagoons are built, they still need a go-ahead from the UK government.
There should then be a high level of on-going monitoring of environmental impacts.
Pause for reflection
Mr Hendry recommended a "period of separation" - he told BBC Wales perhaps a year or two - between the Swansea pathfinder and the bigger projects.
"The pathfinder should be commissioned and be operational for a reasonable period before financial close is reached on the first larger-scale project," he said.
"The pause would allow in-depth monitoring to be carried out and research to be conducted to address issues as they arise."
The lawsuit, filed in a New York court, seeks compensation and punitive damages for the deaths of Alexander Pinczowski, 29, and Nohemi Gonzalez, 26.
Twitter has not commented on the case.
In March 2016, 32 people were killed in the Brussels attacks. The November 2015 attacks in Paris left 130 people dead.
Islamic State (IS) militants have claimed responsibility for the assaults.
The 86-page lawsuit was filed last week by Mr Pinczowski's widow Anne Cameron Cain and Ms Gonzalez's mother Beatriz Gonzalez as well as her step-father and brothers.
Mr Pinczowski, who was in Brussels on a business trip last March, was killed when a blast ripped through the check-in area of the airport in the Belgian capital.
Ms Gonzalez, a US student in Paris on a study-abroad programme in 2015, died when gunmen opened fire at the La Belle Equipe cafe in the French capital.
The families accuse social media company Twitter of having "knowingly provided material support and resources to IS in the form of Twitter's online social network platform and communication services".
The plaintiffs allege that IS militants have "used and relied on Twitter's online social network platform and communications services as among its most important tools to facilitate and carry out its terrorist activity", including the attacks in Brussels and Paris.
The lawsuit says that Twitter has continued to provide such resources "despite receiving numerous complaints and widespread media and other attention for providing its online social media platform and communications services to IS".
Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, an Israeli-based attorney for the plaintiffs, said that "this is the first lawsuit to document Twitter's key role in the rise of IS to become the most feared terrorist organisation in the world".
"Among social media platforms, Twitter has most brazenly refused to cut off its services to terrorists, taking the position that 'the tweets must flow' even if it means assisting in mass murders," the attorney said in a statement.
Twitter has so far made no public comments on the issue.
In February 2016, the US-based company said it had suspended more than 125,000 accounts since mid-2015 "for threatening or promoting terrorist acts".
The aid agency will operate a 40m ship, the MY Phoenix, from May to October, when thousands more people are expected to attempt the perilous journey.
It will be a part replacement for Mare Nostrum, which ended in November.
MSF has rejected UK government claims that such services encourage more people-smuggling ships.
Its small operation, to be run with the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS), will see the Phoenix equipped with a medical team including two doctors and a nurse as well as high-speed inflatable boats and surveillance drones.
MSF expects that most of the migrants it rescues will be taken to Italian shores.
The Italian navy's search and rescue mission, Mare Nostrum, was abandoned last year after some EU members said they could not afford to fund it.
Last year an estimated 3,400 migrants, mostly from Africa, died while trying to make the treacherous crossing into Europe.
MSF says the death toll is likely to be even higher this year as there is less assistance available to boats in distress, while thousands of people continue to flee conflicts in the Middle East and Africa.
Arjan Hehenkamp, MSF's general director, told the BBC the situation was "dire".
"Europe has turned its back on people fleeing some of the worst humanitarian crises of our time. "Ignoring this situation will not make it go away."
The Migrant Offshore Aid Station was set up by a Maltese family - the Catrambones - who have spent millions of euros to save migrants in danger of drowning at sea.
They say their 60-day mission, using the Phoenix, helped to save around 3,000 people in 2014.
The decision to end Mare Nostrum sparked warnings that it would lead to more deaths.
But other European countries, including the UK, said a rescue service could encourage more migrants.
The EU now runs a border control operation, called Triton, which only operates close to Europe's coast and has fewer ships.
Needing to score at least three unanswered away goals after a 3-1 defeat at home, they went ahead through Olivier Giroud's close-range finish.
A lively Danny Welbeck went close to doubling the lead before half-time.
But despite Aaron Ramsey coming off the bench to score late on, with Giroud going close again, Monaco held on.
It was a heartbreaking end to Arsenal's European campaign as they came agonisingly close to scoring the third away goal they needed to progress, a feat never before achieved in the Champions League era.
All over the pitch Arsene Wenger's side were vastly improved from the defeat at Emirates Stadium last month and they ensured that Monaco conceded their first Champions League goals at the Stade Louis II this season.
Arguably, though, the Gunners lost this tie in the first leg through their defensive fragility, where they conceded a crucial third goal in the 90th minute.
And although they continued their fine form with an eighth win from nine games, that blip in the first leg was enough to ensure Monaco reached the quarter-finals for the first time since 2004.
They join holders Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Paris St-Germain, Porto and Atletico Madrid in Friday's draw.
Giroud was among those who were widely mocked in the first game, but after the Gunners withstood early pressure, the French striker was a key influence and combined cleverly alongside the impressive Welbeck.
After he had headed just wide and Laurent Koscielny turned a free-kick onto the Monaco crossbar but was wrongly ruled offside, the visitors established control and could have been at least two goals ahead before the break.
Giroud gave Wenger's side the lead when he latched onto Welbeck's through ball and managed to steer his shot in at the near post after Danijel Subasic had blocked his first effort. Two minutes later Welbeck was unlucky not to join him on the scoresheet when his rasping drive was blocked by the prostrate Monaco defender Aymen Abdennour.
With Welbeck and Alexis Sanchez providing pace and width up front, Arsenal continued to cause problems for the Ligue 1 side as Mesut Ozil went close with a free-kick and flashed another effort wide.
But the hosts, who had one more day's rest than their opponents, regained their composure around the 60-minute mark and caused some nervy moments in the Arsenal defence before Wenger brought on Ramsey and Theo Walcott in search of a second goal.
It paid dividends as the substitutes combined for Arsenal's second with 11 minutes left, Walcott striking the post from a left-wing cross before Ramsey got on the end of Layvin Kurzawa's poor clearance.
Giroud almost tucked in at the back post from a free-kick but perhaps he was guilty in putting off the better-placed Sanchez.
In the end, Arsenal were left frustrated and repeated the same results in their two-legged defeat by Bayern Munich two years ago. This, though, will be harder to swallow.
Match ends, Monaco 0, Arsenal 2.
Second Half ends, Monaco 0, Arsenal 2.
Offside, Monaco. Bernardo Silva tries a through ball, but Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco is caught offside.
Foul by Theo Walcott (Arsenal).
Bernardo Silva (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs.
Substitution, Monaco. Elderson Echiéjilé replaces Nabil Dirar.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Wallace.
Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the top right corner.
Attempt blocked. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) header from very close range is blocked.
Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Gibbs replaces Nacho Monreal.
Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by João Moutinho (Monaco).
Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco).
Goal! Monaco 0, Arsenal 2. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Theo Walcott (Arsenal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nacho Monreal.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Wallace.
Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
Offside, Monaco. Nabil Dirar tries a through ball, but Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco is caught offside.
Theo Walcott (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco).
Foul by Santiago Cazorla (Arsenal).
Bernardo Silva (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Arsenal. Theo Walcott replaces Danny Welbeck.
Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Bernardo Silva (Monaco).
Substitution, Monaco. Bernardo Silva replaces Dimitar Berbatov.
Attempt blocked. Santiago Cazorla (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
Santiago Cazorla (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco).
Attempt missed. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Substitution, Arsenal. Aaron Ramsey replaces Francis Coquelin.
Foul by Olivier Giroud (Arsenal).
Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal).
Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Monaco. Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco replaces Anthony Martial.
Attempt blocked. João Moutinho (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
But half-back Danny McGuire and forward Brett Ferres remain unavailable with foot injuries.
Prop Frank Paul Nuuausala is expected to make his Wigan debut after joining from Canberra Raiders, while Lee Mossop returns from suspension.
Sean O'Loughlin is banned after his red card against Wakefield, while Joel Tomkins (knees) is out for the season.
Super League leaders Wigan have won their last eight games in all competitions.
Leeds (from): Briscoe, Watkins, Moon, Hall, Burrow, Galloway, Cuthbertson, Jones-Buchanan, Ablett, Delaney, Singleton, Garbutt, Keinhorst, Achurch, Handley, Golding, Lilley, Segeyaro.
Wigan (from): Bretherton, Charnley, Flower, Gildart, Higginson, Isa, Manfredi, Mossop, Nuuausala, Powell, Sarginson, Shorrocks, Smith, Shelford, Sutton, Tautai, Tierney, S Tomkins, Williams.
Referee: Joe Cobb
"I cannot comment on a video that I've never seen or that does not exist," he told reporters.
Mr Ford's remarks came a week after the Toronto Star newspaper and US news website Gawker reported they had viewed a video in which he smoked the drug.
"I do not use crack cocaine, nor am I an addict," he said. He accused the media of judging him without evidence.
Mr Ford said the previous week had "not been an easy one".
"It has taken a great toll on my family and my friends and the great people of Toronto," he said.
The mayor's first extended remarks on the rumours that have roiled politics in Canada's largest city came after senior aides pressured him to address the allegations.
"He would have been a lot better off had he made this statement earlier in the week but for whatever reason he did not," Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday, an ally of Mr Ford, told the Associated Press after Mr Ford's news conference.
The video has not been released publicly and has not been verified.
The Toronto Star newspaper and Gawker report it was shot by men who claimed they sold crack cocaine to the mayor.
Gawker has launched a crowd-funding campaign to raise $200,000 (£140,000) to buy it, though it now says it has lost contact with the people in possession of the footage.
On Wednesday, the mayor was removed as volunteer head coach of a high school football team, the Don Bosco Eagles, by the Toronto Catholic District School Board. No explanation was given.
And the following day the mayor sacked his chief of staff, Mark Towhey, but did not say why.
Afterwards, Mr Towhey said he had not resigned.
Craig Perkins had initially denied being involved in the attacks in Bournemouth's Boundary Road in September and December of last year.
But on Wednesday at Bournemouth Crown Court he pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault.
The 29-year-old, of Victoria Park Road, Bournemouth, has been remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 5 May.
Police said the victims were both in their 20s - the first was assaulted on Tuesday 13 September and the second attack happened on Thursday 24 November.
Perkins was arrested on 14 December.
Det Ch Insp Sarah Derbyshire, of Dorset Police's major crime investigation team, said: "Stranger sex attacks such as these are very rare in Dorset and we are committed toward investigating them thoroughly and bringing the offender to justice.
"The victims in this case have been updated about Perkins' guilty pleas and I would like to pay tribute to them for having the confidence to report these offences to Dorset Police and the assistance they have given to the investigation team.
"I would also like to thank those members of the public who went to the victims' aid at the time of the incidents and helped officers with their investigations."
The man entered the fast-food restaurant in the Showcase Leisure Park at about 02:19 and demanded cash from a female worker.
He made threats to staff before going behind the counter and stealing a till.
Police said it was found in nearby Sharp Avenue at about 04:50 and have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
Detectives said the suspect was described as being about 6ft tall and of medium build.
He was wearing dark trainers, grey jogging bottoms and a grey hooded top with a black jacket over it. He also had a checked brown and cream scarf covering his face.
Following the robbery, the man made off on foot in the direction of Hollywood bowl and Viewfield Road.
Police later received a report of people acting suspiciously at waste ground near Sharp Avenue. Officers attended and the till was recovered.
Det Sgt David Lamont, of Coatbridge CID, said: "This was a particularly terrifying incident for staff and customers involved.
"Thankfully no one was injured however the staff have all been left extremely distressed."
A statement from the administrators blamed a "challenging" retail market and cash flow difficulties.
The company, which has 100 standalone stores and is stocked in a further 50, has struggled to compete and has seen its sales fall.
Austin Reed began in 1900 as a tailor and counted Winston Churchill as a customer.
"Austin Reed is a well-regarded and iconic brand," said Peter Saville, one of the newly appointed administrators. "We are confident that it is an attractive proposition for a range of potential buyers."
The menswear brand is the second UK retailer to enter administration in as many days, following the failure of BHS.
But retail analysts say the firm has failed to keep pace with its competitors.
"The company's offer has been inconsistent, the ranges have been poor and the stores have looked rather tired," said Rupert Eastell, head of retail at business advisers RSM.
"Perhaps most disappointingly, the website is not good enough by today's' standards."
Austin Reed was bought just last week by the distressed retail specialists Alteri Investors, who purchased the struggling firm for an undisclosed sum.
The new owners had already loaned the company £6m last year to improve its online operations and purchase new stock.
But on Friday the firm announced that it was intending to appoint administrators, though Austin Reed remains a going concern.
The company was last listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2006, when it was taken private by an investment firm for £49m.
Austin Reed started as a tailoring business in the City of London more than a century ago, selling off-the-rack suits which could pass muster as made to measure.
It had a concession on the transatlantic liner Queen Elizabeth and supplied clothing for special agents and resistance fighters during World War Two.
The Austin Reed group currently employs a total of 1,184 staff.
"Our priority now is to work with all stakeholders and determine the optimum route forward for the business as we continue to serve customers throughout the UK and Ireland," said Mr Saville of Alix Partners.
If the administrators can not sell the business as a going concern, it may be broken up to raise cash for creditors.
Hugo Swire referred to the visit during an appearance before the Commons foreign affairs committee.
The Foreign Office said it was "discussing a possible visit with the Chinese", and Buckingham Palace said any state visit would be announced "in the normal way".
David Cameron and other British ministers visited Beijing in 2013.
Sino-British relations have improved since a row in 2012 over David Cameron's decision to meet exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
Mr Swire was being questioned by the MPs about Beijing's refusal to allow the committee into Hong Kong as part of their inquiry into British relations with its former colony.
This came after months of protests in Hong Kong by pro-democracy activists.
Mr Swire said he had spoken to the Chinese ambassador about the issue, and went on to say that 2015 would be a "an extraordinarily important year" including "amongst other things, the visit of Prince William the Duke of Cambridge for the first time, and a state visit from President Xi later on in the year".
A state visit would include a meeting with the Queen, a visit to Parliament and a meeting with the prime minister.
The last one by a Chinese leader to the UK was a decade ago when Hu Jintao visited in November 2005.
A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: "If we were hosting a state visit, we would announce it in the normal way."
The Foreign Office said: "We are discussing a possible visit with the Chinese.
"Any future state visit would be announced in the usual way."
Patients are suing Dr Arackal Manu Nair, who it is alleged gave prostate cancer treatment to patients who did not have the disease.
Heartlands NHS Hospital in Birmingham and the Spire Parkway private hospital in Solihull, where Dr Nair practised, have recalled the affected patients.
The General Medical Council said it was investigating.
About 170 men who had their prostate removed have been contacted, the Heart of England NHS Trust said.
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Dr Nair is also alleged to have given some patients laser treatment - a high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) - which was yet to be approved by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Nice).
The GMC put restrictions on the consultant urologist's work while the allegations are investigated. These restrictions include not working in private practice and all work being supervised.
Medical negligence lawyer, Adam Wright, said his firm has been contacted by 57 of Dr Nair's former patients.
Spire Parkway Hospital said Dr Nair had not worked there since 2014 and Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, which manages Heartlands NHS Hospital, said he had been "excluded from the trust since April 2014".
He worked at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust between February and July as a locum surgeon. The trust said he declared the GMC's restrictions imposed on him and he "gave [them] no cause for concern".
Samantha Power said this week she would seek to combat what she called the "crackdown on civil society" in countries including Venezuela.
She was speaking at a US Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
The remarks prompted an angry response from Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro.
"The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela hereby ends the process... of finally normalising our diplomatic relations," said Venezuela's foreign ministry in a statement.
It objected to Ms Power's "interventionist agenda", noting that her "disrespectful opinions" were later endorsed by the state department, "contradicting in tone and in content" earlier statements by Secretary of State John Kerry.
Relations between the US and Venezuela have been strained in recent years. They last had ambassadors in each other's capitals in 2010.
Washington angered Caracas by backing the Venezuelan opposition's demand for a full recount of the presidential election in April to replace Hugo Chavez, who died in March.
Mr Chavez's anointed successor, Nicolas Maduro, won the vote by less than two percentage points.
In June, the two countries had tentatively agreed to work towards improving their strained relations, after Venezuela freed and deported a US filmmaker who had been held on conspiracy charges.
During a regional summit in Guatemala, Mr Kerry said he had agreed with Foreign Minister Elias Jaua on an "ongoing, continuing dialogue" in order to "establish a more constructive and positive relationship".
He said the US wanted to "begin to change the dialogue between our countries and hopefully quickly move the appointments of ambassadors between our nations".
Mr Jaua said at the time that for Venezuela it was important to build a relationship based on the principles of mutual respect and no interference in internal affairs.
Fans were invited to enter a £20 raffle to follow the team on their pre-season tour of Hungary.
But the winning entry was later described as "not legitimate".
"After a thorough internal investigation, I can now confirm that the person responsible for this total farce has left the football club," said director Ashley Carson.
"Kevin Fitzgerald has been a hard-working, respected, likeable employee who has, for some reason, made a massive error of judgement and has subsequently paid the consequences for his actions.
"The board were unaware of his actions and have taken swift action after uncovering the truth."
The club apologised to supporters on Tuesday and said all other lotteries and raffles run by the club would not be affected by the incident.
"I do hope that we can look for a replacement to head our commercial department, move forward and pick up the pieces from the whole sorry mess," added Carson.
In a Sky News interview she urged the broadcaster to "sign me up for next year - I want a bit of that action".
The prime-time weekend show is currently featuring former Labour MP Ed Balls.
Ms Davidson spoke about her dancing ambitions ahead of her keynote speech to the Conservative Party conference.
She will address delegates on the final day of the Birmingham gathering.
Ms Davidson said she was jealous of Mr Balls' participation in the competition which is now in its twelfth year.
She added: "I have to say I have been totally team Balls on Strictly Come Balls... Strictly Come Dancing.
"I think he's doing a tremendous job and I'm just jealous.
"So if anybody from the BBC is watching, sign me up for next year, because he's making it look brilliant. I want a bit of that action."
At the weekend, Mr Balls was praised for his second dance, a Charleston which earned him a standing ovation from the Strictly audience.
Kane Kennedy, 20, of Heysham was found guilty of killing Oskar Jobey-Kennedy at a flat in Morecambe.
Oskar's mother Tia Jobey, 19, was sentenced on 5 December to 30 months after admitting causing or allowing the baby's death.
At Preston Crown Court, Kennedy was told he must serve a minimum term of 18 years.
There was a catalogue of other non-accidental injuries to Oskar's body, including to his genitals and marks inside his mouth consistent with fingers being pushed forcibly inside, the court heard.
Kennedy, of Harewood Avenue, Heysham, had initially claimed he fell asleep on the sofa with his son and had woken to find him unresponsive.
But in November he changed his story and claimed he had slept in a separate room to Oskar and Jobey.
Home Office pathologist Alison Armour concluded Oskar's injuries "negated the possibility" his death was caused by an adult laying on top of him.
Kennedy had later tried to blame Oskar's mother, the jury was told.
Det Ch Insp Jon Holmes from Lancashire Police said: "Kane Kennedy has repeatedly changed his account of what happened on that fateful night and has tried to blame other family members to try to save himself.
"The person who should never be forgotten in this is baby Oskar. He should have been able to look to Kane Kennedy for the protection and love of a parent. Instead this defenceless child found himself subjected to horrendous abuse and the injuries which sadly caused his death."
An NSPCC spokesperson said it was a timely reminder to be vigilant for the signs of abuse and neglect.
"Kennedy unleashed unimaginable abuse and murdered this defenceless, young child when he should have done everything to protect him."
Barnardo's is calling on ministers to reserve 20,000 apprenticeships for 16-18 year olds from the care system.
Care leavers' potential and not only their entry qualifications should be taken into account, Barnardo's says.
The Department for Education said it was "improving the lives of care leavers and helping them make a successful transition to adulthood".
According to the government's care leaver strategy 2013, around 10,000 youngsters aged between 16 and 18 leave care in England every year.
The strategy says there is a significant gap between the educational achievements of care leavers and their peers.
In June, the Prison Reform Trust launched an independent review to examine why so many children in care in England and Wales end up in the criminal justice system.
The trust says children aged 10 to 17 and in care are more than five times as likely to be in trouble than others.
In Chancellor George Osborne's Budget in July, the government pledged that three million new apprenticeships would be created by 2020, funded by a tax on large firms.
Now Barnardo's wants to see a tranche of these reserved for those coming out of the care system to redress some of the inequalities they face.
Instead of apprenticeships depending on entry qualifications only, care leavers' potential should also be taken into account, the charity says.
It adds that intensive support throughout an apprenticeship would help the young people get the qualifications they need to go on to successfully establish a career.
Barnardo's chief executive Javed Khan said: "Young people leaving the care system have ambition and talents. They want to work, to be financially independent and contribute to the country's economy.
"But too often, care leavers find the door to employment is closed. Getting an apprenticeship and proving themselves in work can open up the door to a successful career instead of a dependence on benefits.
"Young people are the future of Britain's economy. They must be invested in and given the right support to get into work."
A spokesman for the DfE said: "We are improving the lives of care leavers and helping them make a successful transition to adulthood.
"A good apprenticeship can help support this, and that is why we're fully funding apprenticeships training for eligible care leavers aged 19-23.
"We have also changed the law so young people can live with their foster family after they turn 18, and given every child who leaves care a personal adviser."
The year I won Wimbledon, I was seeded to meet Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarter-finals and Roger Federer or Rafa Nadal in the semi-finals, but they all went out early.
I remember that made it hard in terms of everyone focusing on me from early in the tournament and I spoke with Ivan about it at the time, because it's an extra thing to deal with.
The difference between this year and 2013 is those players were all in my section of the draw, and so their losses had quite a direct effect, whereas Novak Djokovic losing on Saturday won't have any bearing on me at all unless I reach the final.
I couldn't help but notice the noise from the crowd when Novak's score flashed up on the Centre Court scoreboard, but I only thought about it for a few seconds. It doesn't guarantee anything.
The players left in my section of the draw are still formidable.
You've got Nick Kyrgios, who's beaten Rafa on Centre Court before; Feli Lopez, who's a very good grass-courter; Tsonga is one of the best grass-court players in the world; not many players want to play John Isner; Richard Gasquet's still in there and he made the semis last year.
There are some pretty decent players left in my way, so I'm not getting carried away.
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I don't have a weather app on my phone but a couple of the guys in my team do, and it's fair to say they've been checking them pretty regularly over the past week.
A British summer like this one can be a nightmare for spectators, organisers and players.
We tend to speak to the tour managers regularly on days when there is rain around to find out what the plan is, when the matches will start and what the outlook is, because they often have the best forecasts.
Some players are pushier than others about constantly trying to get updates - I personally don't.
The coaches will sometimes try to get a heads up to find out what time you're going to play, but I tend to talk to the guys on my team.
It can be tricky when the schedule doesn't come out until late because if you're scheduled to play at 11am, for example, you might want to go to bed at 10.30pm as you're getting up early.
When you get your schedule you have to plan out your day - what time you get up, what you're going to eat, when you're going to practise and then chat about the match with your team.
I went on at 2.30pm on Saturday, so for me it wasn't much of an issue.
I got a message past 10pm the night before saying I was second on Centre Court, so we just had a group chat where everyone messaged each other, made a plan and then spoke about the match the following morning.
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You can make requests around when and where you play - I normally have one match on court one each year, so this time I asked to play there in the second round, but obviously it's up to the organisers to decide.
It's obviously an advantage to play on Centre Court at Wimbledon because the roof means you know your match is going to get finished, whatever the weather.
I personally prefer playing outdoors, but on a rainy day like Saturday I'm in a position where I got through to the fourth round and don't have to worry about coming back and finishing.
That will be the case for my next opponent, with Nick and Feli unable to finish on Saturday, and mentally that can be tiring.
I experienced it at the French Open against Radek Stepanek when I was two sets down and had to finish the next day. It was a stressful situation - but more mentally than physically taxing.
Whichever of them gets through, I'm sure they will be physically fine and in confident mood for our match on Monday.
Andy Murray was talking to BBC Sport's Piers Newbery.
One person has died and five were injured after the "major incident" at the Oxfordshire site on Tuesday.
One of those feared to have died has been named on social media as Michael (Mick) Collings.
A post on Tees Riders MCC Facebook page he was a "good friend and dedicated member" of the club.
Chrissi Hutchinson wrote: "Ride free Mick. You will be missed more than you would ever have realised......so many memories, so many good times."
Live updates on the Didcot collapse
Shaz Morgan said: "Tragic news RIP Mick. Big lad with a massive heart and infectious laugh."
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service chief fire officer David Etheridge said at a press conference there had been "no signs of life detected" in the wreckage while looking for the missing people.
The families of those missing have visited the site, the emergency services said in a joint statement.
Mr Etheridge said: "We remain committed and determined to return the missing people to their families, and work continues overnight."
Demolition work had been taking place at the decommissioned Didcot A plant.
The collapse, which was initially reported as an explosion, happened at 16:00 GMT on Tuesday.
Mr Etheridge said search and rescue teams had been using thermal imaging cameras, drones with audio sensing equipment and sniffer dogs, but had not detected anything.
The military is using a "mini remote control vehicle to assist with the search for survivors", the emergency services said.
He said the teams had received no response from the demolition workers' radio, which they were treating as "highly significant".
Five people were taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital on Tuesday, with one being discharged last night.
Andrew Stevens of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said three people were expected to be discharged later and one patient remained in the hospital in a stable condition.
Mr Etheridge said the second half of the building "could collapse at any time" as it has undergone the same process as the first half of the building which collapsed.
He said the operation could take "days if not week" due to the 9m (30ft) high pile of unstable debris.
Vendel Segesdy, who worked at the Didcot site for more than 40 years and helped build the structure which collapsed, said: "I was worried about my safety a week ago.
"It looked like a shell as you could see through the boiler house.
"I thought to myself if there is a lot of weight still left in there this thing could fall like a pack of cards as soon as they start taking pieces out."
During Prime Minister's Questions, David Cameron sent his "sincere condolences to the family and friends of the victim and best wishes to the injured and those still missing".
Ministerial meetings on the matter had already taken place with further meetings taking place later, he said.
An Npower spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that shortly after 16:00 part of the boiler house at our former Didcot A power station site in Oxfordshire collapsed while an external demolition contractor was working in it.
"Our thoughts are with the families of all those involved in this tragedy."
Coleman and Company, the firm behind the demolition, tweeted that it was "working with all stakeholders to establish facts" and it urged concerned relatives of employees to get in touch.
Mr Etheridge added the families of those missing were "obviously distraught".
Ed Vaizey, the Conservative MP for Didcot, said the man who died and the three people who are still missing were based in the north of England.
He was at the scene on Wednesday and said he was "hoping and praying" for the missing men and their families.
Oxfordshire's coal-fired Didcot A Power Station was turned off in 2013, after 43 years in service.
The station included six cooling towers, measuring 375ft (114m) in height, which dominated the skyline of the town.
Hundreds of people gathered to watch when three of the towers were demolished in the early hours of 27 July 2014.
RWE Npower expects complete deconstruction of the site by the end of this year.
A gas-burning power station - known as Didcot B - opened in 1997 on the site and continues to operate.
A major fire was declared at Didcot B in October 2014, with 20 fire crews sent to tackle the blaze, which was caused by an electrical fault.
Assistant Chief Constable Scott Chilton from Thames Valley Police said the service was working closely with the Health and Safety Executive to determine the cause of the collapse.
The South African Hockey Association (SAHA) says the decision will "cripple the sport" in the country.
It believes the teams met the qualification criteria by winning the African Championships.
But the Olympic committee wanted them to qualify via the Hockey World League, which they failed to do.
It will be the first time in 20 years that they will not participate at a Games.
SASCOC and the SAHA signed an agreement earlier in the year which stated qualification could only be gained via the World Hockey League and had to be achieved by 5 July.
The men's team - ranked 15th in the world - were eliminated in the second round, while the women's team - ranked 11th - reached the semi-finals of the third round, where they lost to Great Britain.
SASCOC said the decision is in line with their policy of "producing world-class athletes who will compete at the highest levels."
The association - who confirmed the news on Friday - said it signed the agreement as a "fait accompli", adding the criteria proposed was "unachievable".
It added in a statement: "The decision taken is by no measure in the interest of the sport."
Low staffing levels have led to temporary closure of the Livingston children's ward on several occasions.
It had been proposed that all children could travel to a new children's hospital being built in Edinburgh.
But an independent review has recommended children's services be retained in Edinburgh and Livingston.
However, it is dependent upon staff agreeing to provide more out-of-hours cover.
NHS Lothian board members will meet on Wednesday to look at the recommendations.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) was asked to review paediatric services at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, St John's Hospital and the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
The RCPCH has suggested three main options for securing the children's ward at St John's Hospital and has identified option one and two as being "the most suitable".
It has also recommended an increase in the number of consultants based at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children to help meet the rise in the number of admissions.
NHS Lothian board members are being asked to approve the recommendations in the report - adopting option one for St John's Hospital, while using option two or a variation of this option agreed with the team at St John's, as an interim solution while the staffing infrastructure is developed.
Option one, which is the college's recommended option, is to have consultants staying overnight in the hospital, which all consultants at St John's Hospital would be required to support.
This would see each consultant do "occasional" overnights to provide on-site senior presence, supported by a non-resident consultant on-call from home.
Option two is presented by the college as a possible interim option while progressing option one.
This option would see the children's ward at St John's Hospital providing overnight inpatient care as a 24-hour 'low acuity' unit, which does not admit children overnight when consultants are not present.
Out-of-hours cover would be provided by a mixture of advanced practice nurses and medical staff, with a non-resident consultant on-call from home.
The board is being asked to agree to an interim option being put in place from the end of August 2016.
Option three would see the children's ward operate as a Short Stay Paediatric Assessment Unit (SSPAU) open from 08:00 to 22:00, with no overnight accommodation.
Jim Crombie, NHS Lothian's chief officer of acute services, said: "I want to ensure that we can deliver the safest services for children across Lothian which is why we commissioned the experts at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health to carry out an independent review.
"As we fully expected, the review team reflected the concerns and aspirations shared by staff and have been able to identify areas where we can make improvements to ensure we continue to deliver high quality person-centred care.
"We have a number of recommendations, in relation to recruitment, changing working patterns and fostering closer relations between departments, and we now need to discuss these with our staff, who are pivotal in moving forward."
Riad Hijab, the opposition's High Negotiations Committee (HNC) co-ordinator, arrived in Geneva on Wednesday to give an extra weight to the troubled talks.
But comments of Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, who said Russian strikes will not cease "until we really defeat terrorist organisations like al-Nusra Front" clearly made it difficult for both the UN and Syrian opposition to press ahead.
Over the past days, Russia and the Syrian government have intensified their aerial bombardment over different parts of Syria. The opposition say they counted over 100 airstrikes on Tuesday in northern Syria, which allowed the government to retake control of two towns in Aleppo.
The UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura told me in an interview this week: "Every time there is a chance for negotiations, there is just the opposite happening on the ground, they are increasing their attacks... to be in a better position."
"We should be aware of it and still push forward," he said.
But 48 hours later, the optimistic diplomat was forced to call for a "temporary pause" in the talks.
Mr de Mistura has made it clear that the aim of the conference is to encourage concrete changes that will improve the lives of Syrians on the ground.
"Since I am not seeing that, I have to be honest and say with myself, it is time now to have a pause."
Teams of diplomats representing countries supporting the opposition are pushing behind the scenes in Geneva for concessions from all parties involved in the war.
But almost everyone, whether diplomats or the opposition, says it is the US which is key to success - by using its leverage on Russia.
Russia is the only world power involved in the Syrian conflict with a military base in the country - therefore it could bring exert significant pressure on the regime of Bashar al-Assad to stop the violence.
But there is a limit to what the US is prepared to do.
A senior US Department of State official told me: "We are not ready to go to World War Three to solve this."
The US, however, is spending billions of dollars in the battle against the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS), which controls large parts of Syria.
Many Syrians feel the selective involvement of the US is hypocritical.
The US official was adamant that Secretary of State John Kerry wants to end the violence, and is determined to succeed.
But everyone here thinks the opposite. Almost at every corner, you hear the same thought: The US has handed over Syria to the Russians for free.
The Syrian government, however, puts the blame on the Saudis, the Qataris and the Turks for the failure of the talks.
Bashar al-Jaafari, the government's chief negotiator, said the opposition delegation was "instructed by its backers to make the talks fail". He described them as "irresponsible" and "uncommitted".
Riad Hijab pointed a finger in the other direction: "The one who is using chemical weapons, barrel bombs on people, who created Isis [IS] and terrorism, is known to everyone - it is the regime of Bashar al-Assad and the militias around him."
The reality is that the opposition are in the weaker position with powers behind them limiting their support, while the Syrian government is being empowered by fully-fledged support from Russia.
Although the UN Security Council has adopted resolution 2254, endorsing a road map for a peace process in Syria, there is neither an enforcement mechanism, or the power to implement it.
Mr de Mistura wants the talks to resume again end of this month and is counting on the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) meeting in Munich next week to push for further action.
Until a peace plan is reached, the world will probably continue to see dead children being pulled out of rubble and a continued flow of asylum seekers fleeing Syria.
It is the sort of despair that will lead to more anger and radicalisation, and may well increase the numbers who will join extremist groups like IS.
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service was carrying out the exercise at Bolingbroke Heights, Flint, when the incident happened on Tuesday evening.
The water caused damage to fixtures and fittings and electrical wiring in flats from the 13th floor down.
The fire service said it was working with Flintshire council to establish what caused it.
No-one was injured, but one resident was provided with temporary accommodation overnight and another chose to stay with relatives.
Chris Nott, senior training and development manager for the fire service, said it was "assisting residents with the recovery and return to normality".
The council's chief officer for community and enterprise, Clare Budden, said emergency systems and lifts were working by the following morning.
A number of electrical problems were then fixed on Thursday.
She added: "I do apologise for the inconvenience caused to those tenants affected by this incident and our accommodation support team will continue to offer their help and support to residents if required."
Mr Uribe, leader of the right-wing Democratic Center party, had previously ruled out such talks.
But after a referendum rejected the peace accord between the rebels and the government, he said his group might now take part in the "national interest".
The deal was four years in the making and its rejection was a shock.
It failed to pass by a narrow margin in the popular vote on 2 October.
Opponents of the accord to end 52 years of conflict thought it was too lenient on the Farc (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia).
They were angered that Farc guerrillas were offered congressional seats and non-custodial sentences such as clearing landmines in return for ending the conflict.
Mr Uribe said on Tuesday: "We think that at this time, in the interest of a national deal, spokespeople from 'No' could at some point speak with the Farc."
President Juan Manuel Santos, who spearheaded the accord and won the Nobel Peace Prize this month for his efforts, has been talking with the opposition to try to salvage it.
He said he would take opposition proposals into discussions with the Farc later in the week.
Mr Santos last week extended a ceasefire with Farc rebels until the end of the year to give more time to save the deal.
The UN Security Council agreed on Tuesday that its mission for Colombia could continue to monitor the truce.
Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said the council had received a request "from all parties" to do so and that council members "encourage the parties and all political actors to continue momentum in the peace effort".
An estimated 220,000 people have been killed during the Colombian conflict.
Kieron Williamson, from Norfolk, saw his watercolours, oils and pastels sell at Picturecraft Gallery in Holt on Friday in just a matter of minutes.
The child prodigy, who is worth about £2m after selling pieces at auction since the age of seven, was exhibiting his latest work alongside pieces by his East Anglian hero Edward Seago.
His mother Michelle Williamson said she was "amazed" at the demand.
"You never know how each year is going to go," she said.
"Keith [her husband] and I are always a little pessimistic, but it's really lovely that people still want his work."
Twenty-nine of the landscapes sold for £265,000 through a pre-exhibition sale on Thursday, with the remaining 11 pieces fetching £125,000 on Friday.
People in New York, Thailand and Germany were among the buyers.
The most expensive lots, including the piece Sailor Boy, sold for £22,675 each.
Gallery owner Adrian Hill said: "It's stunning in this day and age that someone can sell their work at this speed, let alone when they're Kieron's age."
Kieron's next exhibition will be held next year.
The prominent scientist and atheist questioned why religious groups deserve a special liaison officer.
A spokesman for Police and Crime Commissioner Adam Simmonds said the post would help community initiatives as well as those that are faith-based.
The new director will be paid between £35,000 and £42,000.
The budget of the new office is £70,000, which includes the salary.
Prof Dawkins, the author of The God Delusion, told the BBC: "No doubt he'll also be liaising with leaders of the 'community' of stamp collectors, the 'community' of bird twitchers, and the 'community' of chub fuddlers (a fishing term).
"Sarcasm aside, what is so special about religious 'communities' that they need, or deserve, a special liaison officer, any more than the rest of us?"
But freethinker, writer and former police officer Stevyn Colgan said he had seen how work between the police and faith groups could help "heal" troubled communities.
He said faith leaders were "often very helpful as a resource".
Mr Colgan said: "Community pastors, for example, carry a lot of weight."
But he added that the police "have to be shown as impartial".
Peter Heaton, a spokesman for the PCC, said: "This is about faith groups and community groups.
"It could include a religious group in Wellingborough or a Women's Institute in Oundle. It is about supporting communities and not exclusively about religion."
The attack took place in a flat in Waterside Place at about 06:30 on Monday 9 January.
The man in the image is described as white, in his 20s, of slim build, with short brown hair.
He is about 5ft 8in tall and was wearing a green polo shirt under a dark jumper and a black Lacoste jacket.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland.
The body of Lee Irving was found on grass near Hazeldene Avenue in Fawdon, Newcastle, on Saturday morning.
Police described the 24-year-old, from Camperdown, East Denton, as being vulnerable with learning difficulties.
Mr Irving's mother, Bev, wrote on Facebook: "My son been killed the day [today] off [by] a bunch of... bully he had the mind of a eight year old".
Detectives have admitted they think his learning difficulties may have been a factor in his death, although details of how he died have not been disclosed.
Four men aged 23, 28, 31 and 50 and two women aged 20 and 50 have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are being questioned.
After his body was discovered, paramedics were called to the grassed area, but he was declared dead at the scene.
Northumbria Police released a statement on behalf of Mr Irving's family, which said: "Lee was a wonderful young man. Loved by many, he used to love ice-skating, going to the pictures and enjoying life.
"He will be very sadly missed by all who knew him. What we have lost is irreplaceable and we must live with our loss every day.
"We would like to thank everyone who has supported us at this devastating time. Lee will always remain in our hearts and thoughts."
Supt Bruce Storey, of Northumbria Police, added: "It's thought those involved in this incident know each other.
"Lee had learning difficulties and was vulnerable. One of our key lines of inquiry is to establish whether this is a factor in his death and a motivation in this crime.
"It's important those suspected of being responsible face the consequences of their actions and I would urge anyone who was in Fawdon on Saturday morning, between 7am and 9am, to come forward and speak to us.
"Extra officers will continue to carry out patrols in the area to offer reassurance to the local community, who understandably are shocked and appalled by this tragic death."
Big companies like GSK, Rio Tinto et al make most of their money in dollars but report their profits in pounds.
As the pound falls to its lowest level against the dollar for 31 years, those dollar profits are worth more in pound terms.
A goldilocks scenario for big multinationals headquartered and listed in the UK: FTSE 100 rockets.
Simple.
But that is not the whole story. If you look further down the business league table, you will find that shares in midsize and smaller firms are also surging.
Fewer of them have foreign earnings so what's going on?
The explanation I've heard from several market experts goes something like this. If you believe we are headed for a "hard brexit" (leaving the single market), and you believe that will hurt the UK economy (which even Philip Hammond seems to accept in the short term), then it is more likely that the Bank of England will cut interest rates again and hold them at near zero for longer.
That makes it even harder for investors to make any income at all.
In the old days, they would buy bonds or put money on deposit. Not any more.
If you need income, then dividends from shares in companies - of all sizes - are that much more attractive.
We are in the peculiar but not uncommon position that fears over the economy push share prices UP.
Finally I should make two things clear.
First, the UK economy is yet to show any ill effects from the Brexit vote.
Nevertheless, the chancellor thought it wise to brace us for the potential rollercoaster ahead.
Second, markets are very far from being infallible. They got the referendum result spectacularly wrong so we should be careful about what they seem to be telling us now.
Markets seem be joining the following dots. 1: The greater priority placed on immigration control (which has emerged from the Tory Party conference) will 2: make it harder for the UK to get access to the single market. That would 3: hurt the UK economy, prompting the Bank of England 4: to cut rates further and so 5: the pound falls.
Theresa May and her ministers do not accept the link between (1) and (2). We won't know who is right for at least two years.
Unite union members walked out at 05:00 GMT in the first of two 24-hour strikes.
Services in the Medway towns and routes to and from Maidstone, Bluewater and Gravesend have been affected by the industrial action.
Arriva urged passengers to make alternative arrangements and check its website for the latest information.
The union claims timetable changes have led to unrealistic running times, making a safe, reliable service impossible to deliver.
Arriva said improvements were being introduced in January and it wanted to meet union leaders to try to resolve the issue.
Bus drivers are due to go on strike again on Monday.
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The actor, comedian and singer, who was born in Maesteg, south Wales, also appeared in shows including Coronation Street, Casualty and Open All Hours.
He died surrounded by his family on Tuesday.
Cardiff agents Emptage Hallett said Evans' "warmth, positivity and sense of humour made him a joy to work with".
In a statement, they said: "His love of life and brilliant sense of humour was inspirational.
"We are deeply upset. Howell was a hugely talented actor, a consummate professional and a lovely human being.
"Our thoughts go out to his wife Pat Kane and son Warwick Evans."
Evans' long entertainment career began with a spell as an impressionist touring the war zones from the age of 16.
On tour he met his wife, Pat Kane, a member of a dance group entertaining the troops.
After three years in the RAF, Evans emerged in 1949 to join the Carroll Lewis Discovery Show where he was introduced as "the star from the services".
His wife Pat joined him, and they soon became a comedy double act, working together for many years in music hall, variety, revue and pantomime.
When their son Warwick was born he was taken on tour with them until he went to school, and later followed them into the acting profession.
Evans' TV credits include Welsh favourites How Green Was My Valley and Satellite City, and he also appeared in TV classics, including Holby City and Softly, Softly and Z Cars.
He also played Grandpa Jack in The Story of Tracy Beaker and Mr Bolder in the BBC drama series The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
The Ipcress File and An Englishman That Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain are among his film credits.
He also did a great deal of charity work and still performed his music hall revivals with his wife.
Many experienced medical staff have been critical of the treatment of whistleblowers at ARI.
A letter to the minister claimed there was evidence of NHS Grampian targeting other staff.
The health board said it would not discuss matters involving individual members of staff.
Ms Robinson said: "The process in this case is underway and needs to be allowed to conclude without interference. It would be completely inappropriate for myself or any politician to become involved.
"Finally, you note there have been significant changes within the senior leadership at NHS Grampian and I welcome your view on the substance, experience and integrity of the Board's new Chairman and Chief Executive.
"I can assure you that I am satisfied the Senior Leadership of the Board has demonstrated these values in the management of the matters you raise."
A Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) review released in December warned that patient care at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary faced a "serious impact" if problems were not "urgently addressed".
It identified concerns about leadership and culture which were impacting on the quality of care, and made 13 recommendations for improvements
The review was one of three critical reports into health care in the north east of Scotland published on the same day.
A whistleblower subsequently told BBC Scotland that staff at Aberdeen Royal were being "stretched almost to breaking point".
NHS Grampian's refusal to publish in full a report In March into general surgery at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary was branded a "failure of transparency" by MSP Lewis Macdonald.
BBC Scotland was given a heavily redacted version following a Freedom of Information request.
A statement issued by NHS Grampian said: "NHS Grampian does not comment on specific circumstances surrounding the employment status of any member of staff. Our processes are full and robust and any decision about an individual's employment would never be taken lightly and only reached after a thorough analysis of the circumstances in each individual case.
It added: "Using locum doctors ensures that we can continue to provide a service to our patients and their use is driven by clinical imperative rather than by cost."
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The 25-year-old will join the newly promoted Premier League club on 1 July.
Albion's first-choice keeper, David Stockdale, turned down a new contract and is set to join Championship side Birmingham City.
Ryan, who has won 32 caps, is in the Australia squad for the Confederations Cup in Russia starting on Saturday.
He joined Valencia on a six-year deal from Belgian side Club Brugge in 2015, but made only 10 appearances for the Spanish side, spending last season back in Belgium on loan at Genk.
"I'm delighted that we've been able to attract Mathew to the club, and he will certainly be an excellent addition to the squad in time for our first season in the Premier League," said Brighton manager Chris Hughton.
"We're very much looking forward to working with him for the season ahead."
Ryan made his international debut in 2012 and played all three matches as Australia were knocked out of the group stages of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Roger Lewis was speaking as he marked 100 days in the job, after leaving the Welsh Rugby Union to take up the role.
Air passenger duty is being devolved to Scotland and Northern Ireland but remains a sticking point in discussions over new powers for Wales.
Rival airports such as Bristol say it would hand Cardiff an unfair advantage.
"Devolving that responsibility to Wales as it's been devolved to Northern Ireland, to Scotland, is only right and fair," said Mr Lewis.
"I think it will happen, because I think it will actually create a great opportunity not only for the airport, but also for the MRO - maintenance, repair and overhaul sector in Wales."
He said the UK was the second biggest player in the worldwide MRO business, with Wales sharing a 20% slice of that sector.
It includes the flag-carrying giant British Airways, which has recently confirmed its Boeing fleet would be serviced at its centre next to airport, where it employs about 600 people.
"This is so important for Wales, that we have an international airport that connects with that particular sector and that's why I think air passenger duty is part of the play to create a sustainable airport here that can play a broader role beyond passengers," added Mr Lewis.
He said he had held "generous" and "mature" discussions with UK ministers on the issue, including Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb, and praised the support from First Minister Carwyn Jones.
Looking ahead to the coming year, Mr Lewis said he wanted to target "significant passenger growth in 2016", building on a 13% growth in numbers in 2015, and announced the airport would be putting on four more routes with operator Vueling to Spain for the summer.
"It's about increasing the destinations for our passengers, giving them the best prices possible, at times that suit their needs, wrapped in a fabulous passenger experience here at the airport," he said.
The project to restore the Muslim Burial Ground in Horsell should be completed by the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of WWI, on 4 August 2014.
Work on the Grade II listed structure near Woking is being undertaken by the Horsell Common Preservation Society.
Once restored, it will be used as a garden of peace and remembrance.
It is hoped the first phase of work, which has been part-funded by English Heritage, will be completed by November.
The ceremony was led by Imam Asim Hafiz, Muslim Chaplain to the British Armed Forces, and Reverend Ian Brackley, the Suffragan Bishop of Dorking.
Leader of Woking Borough Council, John Kingsbury, who also attended the event on Thursday, said the heritage site held significance "not only locally but also for the descendants of those who gave their lives in the First World War".
More than one million troops from pre-independence India fought for Great Britain during World War I.
Wounded soldiers were brought to hospitals in the South East.
Hindu and Sikh soldiers were taken to crematoriums, but Muslim soldiers did not have a burial ground until 1915. Woking's site was completed in 1917.
According to the preservation society, there were 17 burials at the site in 1917 and each was marked with a round arched headstone facing west, in accordance with Islamic tradition.
A cadet from the Sandhurst military academy was buried there in 1920, before the War Graves Commission took over the ground's upkeep in 1921.
During World War II, a further eight Muslim soldiers were interred at the site, including three from the Free French forces.
In 1968, after a spate of vandalism, all the burials were removed to Brookwood cemetery and the ground was de-consecrated.
The structure remains a Registered War Memorial.
The Dutchman, 33, became the first player in more than three years to score twice for Fenerbahce in the Kitalararasi Derbi.
He also scored for Feyenoord against Ajax in De Klassieker, for Arsenal against Tottenham and for Manchester United against Manchester City.
Fenerbahce are third in the Turkish Super Lig with Galatasaray in fifth.
Besiktas lead the table, a point ahead of Istanbul Basaksehir.
Meri Huws said 26 bodies must now meet Welsh language standards, making certain services available in Welsh.
The organisations involved include the Welsh Government, local councils and the three national parks.
The rules are intended to apply to further bodies in the future.
Some private firms are amongst the bodies that are due to come under the regulations at some point.
The regulations, which came into force on Wednesday, include requiring bodies to make it clear that they welcome correspondence with the public in Welsh and giving the language priority on bilingual signs.
They also give employees new rights to use Welsh in the workplace.
Speaking to BBC Radio Cymru's Post Cyntaf programme, Ms Huws said the changes were "exciting".
The Home Office said it would not conduct immigration checks on survivors and those coming forward with information.
Labour called for a wider "amnesty".
Meanwhile, ministers have ordered a taskforce to help run Kensington and Chelsea Council, which has faced heavy criticism for its handling of disaster.
The specialist team will take over the running of key services, including housing and the longer term recovery of the area in North Kensington.
At least 80 people died in the fire on 14 June.
The Home Office said its priority was to see residents "deal with the extremely difficult circumstances" so they could start to rebuild their lives.
In a written statement to Parliament, Home Office minister Brandon Lewis said: "Everyone affected by this tragedy needs reassurance that the government is there for them at this terrible time and we will continue to provide the support they need to help them through the difficult days, weeks and months to come."
He said extending the period of leave to remain for foreign residents affected by the fire would also allow them to assist the police and other authorities with their inquiries.
Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said the government should give permanent residency to the residents.
"Some survivors have literally lost everything in this horrific tragedy, all their possessions, homes and loved ones," she said.
"The idea that on top of this they could be deported later is grotesque."
A statement from the Met Police said 250 specialist investigators were working on the inquiry into the fire and the last visible human remains were removed from Grenfell Tower on Monday.
Met Police Commander Stuart Cundy said there had been a total of 87 "recoveries" but, due to the "catastrophic damage" inside, that did not mean 87 people.
So far, 21 people have been formally identified and their families informed.
More inquests into the deaths of victims have been opened, with the Westminster coroner hearing the body of one of the oldest people to have been killed was identified by dental records.
Dr Fiona Wilcox was told the body of 84-year-old Sheila, formerly known as Sheila Smith, was found on the 16th floor, while Vincent Chiejina, 60, was recovered from the 17th floor and identified by DNA.
Earlier, housing minister Alok Sharma fought back tears as he told the Commons of hearing "harrowing accounts" from survivors, saying it had been the most "humbling and moving experience of my life".
Only 14 out of the 158 affected families have accepted offers of temporary accommodation but ministers say no-one will be forced to move.
Mr Sharma said 19 families "have not yet been ready to engage" in the process of being rehoused, while others were waiting for offers of permanent tenancy and many were still in hotels.
But he acknowledged some residents still had a "lack of trust" in the authorities.
Elizabeth Campbell, who is taking over as the new Kensington and Chelsea Council leader, denied the council was "being taken over by outside commissioners" after the government sent in a taskforce to run some of its services.
"We have asked people to come because we need more help because this is something on a national scale," she said.
"We will do absolutely everything we can as a council to help our community and to help our community heal."
The mood is tense in the area surrounding Grenfell Tower.
Many residents have been living in small hotel rooms, with four people crammed into each room.
They are desperately trying to carry on with their lives by taking their children to school and going to work. But the stark reality is that they are not in a place they can call home.
Both adults and children are having trouble sleeping, waking up to nightmares of the tower burning. One parent explained that his daughter kept drawing pictures of the building on fire.
Despite counselling sessions on offer at local community centres, residents say they want people to visit them at their hotel.
They feel the help should be coming to them. They say they should not be going in search of help.
Many are traumatised and feel they are not being treated like victims. This is causing hostility and anger towards the services.
Many have also turned down offers of temporary accommodation.
Residents say they want to move into somewhere permanent and nearby. Many explain they have been offered numerous places that simply are not suitable due to the size, location and disabled access.
The newly-elected Labour MP for Kensington, MP Emma Dent Coad, told Mr Sharma that some residents were being offered "totally unsuitable accommodation".
The retired judge chairing the public inquiry into the fire has promised to hear from people directly affected.
Sir Martin Moore-Bick, who has faced calls to stand down, initially suggested the inquiry may not be broad enough to satisfy survivors.
Launching a consultation document, the retired judge said: "I am determined to establish the causes of the tragedy, and ensure that the appropriate lessons are learnt.
"To produce a report as quickly as possible, with clear recommendations for action, I will listen to people and consider a broad range of evidence, including on the role of the relevant public authorities and contractors, in order to help me answer the important questions."
Earlier, the government said 190 buildings in England that underwent fire tests on their cladding - a renovation that is thought to have contributed to the spread of the Grenfell Tower fire - have failed. It also announced that cladding from one building had passed the test - the only sample to do so to date.
In the afternoon, emergency teams working on the shell of Grenfell Tower were temporarily withdrawn after sensors in the building showed it had shifted more than 5mm.
The public were said to be at "no risk" and the work later restarted.
But the use of air horns to alert crews was reported to have "upset" some neighbours of nearby blocks, prompting officials to say the practice would not be repeated in future.
Eden Hazard almost scored on his return, keeper Oleksandr Shovkovskiy tipping his attempt on to a post.
Chelsea had a strong penalty appeal waved away when Cesc Fabregas went down after a Serhiy Rybalka challenge.
Willian's free-kick hit the underside of the bar before Asmir Begovic denied Derlis Gonzalez in Ukraine.
Jose Mourinho's side have now won just one out of five in all competitions.
Yet this was a much improved display on the European stage by the reigning Premier League champions following their 2-1 defeat away to Porto on 29 September.
Porto's 2-0 win over Maccabi Tel-Aviv means Chelsea remain third in the group with four points from three games, one behind second-placed Kiev and three adrift of leaders Porto.
Relive the action from Kiev's Olympic Stadium as it happened
The build-up to the game was dominated by Hazard. Would the Belgium international start after being left out of the starting line-up against Aston Villa at the weekend?
Hazard was indeed restored to the midfield yet Mourinho sprung a surprise by playing Kurt Zouma at right-back for the first time in a Chelsea shirt while Cesar Azpilicueta was left-back.
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That was to nullify the threat of Andriy Yarmolenko, who the Chelsea manager had identified as Kiev's danger man.
The tactics worked a treat as Yarmolenko rarely threatened and the Blues turned in their best 45-minute display of the season in the opening half.
Fabregas played in a more forward role, Ramires showed great energy in midfield, Willian was a threat from set-pieces and Diego Costa should have scored.
There will understandably be frustration from Mourinho and his players that they failed to turn their first-half chances into goals.
However, this could yet be a priceless point for the Blues in terms of qualifying for the last 16.
They are outside the top two qualifying spots at the halfway stage of the group campaign but two of their remaining three games - against Kiev and Porto - are at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea will also be confident when they travel to Israel to face Maccabi Tel-Aviv, bottom of the group without a point, on 24 November.
Dynamo Kiev coach Sergei Rebrov: "I am happy that we motivated ourselves to play against a very strong team. I think the guys deserved praise."
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho: "We are much more solid now.
"Two matches, two clean sheets. No problems defensively. The team was really solid and compact, the midfield really strong.
"We are recovering that compactness, solidarity, effort, tactical discipline - these qualities that are very important when you are not flying, you are not scoring goals, you are not playing with that confidence and attacking flair."
Chelsea's next Champions League fixture is against Dynamo Kiev at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, 4 November. Before that they face West Ham United away (24 October) and Liverpool at home (31 October) in the Premier League.
Match ends, Dynamo Kyiv 0, Chelsea 0.
Second Half ends, Dynamo Kyiv 0, Chelsea 0.
Foul by Danilo Silva (Dynamo Kyiv).
Oscar (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Hand ball by Domagoj Vida (Dynamo Kyiv).
Attempt missed. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
Corner, Dynamo Kyiv. Conceded by Gary Cahill.
Attempt blocked. Serhiy Rybalka (Dynamo Kyiv) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Domagoj Vida.
Corner, Dynamo Kyiv. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Aleksandar Dragovic.
Foul by Denis Garmash (Dynamo Kyiv).
Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Denis Garmash (Dynamo Kyiv).
Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Chelsea. Willian tries a through ball, but John Terry is caught offside.
Substitution, Dynamo Kyiv. Denis Garmash replaces Vitaliy Buyalsky.
Foul by Andriy Yarmolenko (Dynamo Kyiv).
Nemanja Matic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Derlis González (Dynamo Kyiv) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andriy Yarmolenko.
Substitution, Dynamo Kyiv. Moraes replaces Artem Kravets.
Vitaliy Buyalsky (Dynamo Kyiv) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Oscar (Chelsea).
Vitaliy Buyalsky (Dynamo Kyiv) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Oscar (Chelsea).
Derlis González (Dynamo Kyiv) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kurt Zouma (Chelsea).
Substitution, Chelsea. Oscar replaces Cesc Fàbregas.
Attempt missed. Domagoj Vida (Dynamo Kyiv) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Derlis González following a set piece situation.
Derlis González (Dynamo Kyiv) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Kurt Zouma (Chelsea).
Vitaliy Buyalsky (Dynamo Kyiv) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nemanja Matic (Chelsea).
Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Domagoj Vida (Dynamo Kyiv) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kurt Zouma (Chelsea).
Foul by Danilo Silva (Dynamo Kyiv).
Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Vitaliy Buyalsky (Dynamo Kyiv) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Vitaliy Buyalsky (Dynamo Kyiv).
Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Peter Ball, 83, formerly Bishop of Gloucester and Bishop of Lewes, last month admitted abusing 18 young men in the 1970s, 80s and 90s.
He was cautioned for one act of gross indecency in 1993 and resigned, but was allowed to work in churches until 2010.
Ball will be sentenced on Wednesday.
Survivors of sexual abuse have been highly critical of the Church's handling of the case, even before Ball pleaded guilty.
His latest arrest came in 2011 but only after a retired police officer working in safeguarding for Lambeth Palace found files relating to the case and passed them on to Sussex Police.
The Church said the review - which will be published next year - will examine its co-operation with the police and the extent to which it shared information.
"It will also assess the extent to which the Church both properly assessed the possible risk that Bishop Ball might pose to others and responded adequately to concerns and representations submitted by survivors," a spokesman said.
The archbishop of Canterbury in 1993, George Carey - now Lord Carey - was aware of the case at the time and has denied interfering in it.
Last month, he said he only contacted the Crown Prosecution Service after Ball had been cautioned, saying he wanted to "make sure justice had been done".
A lawyer representing four of Ball's victims said the Church "should no longer be allowed to police itself".
David Greenwood, head of child abuse cases at Switalskis Solicitors, said it needed to establish an independent body to "accept and investigate allegations of abuse".
Following Ball's guilty pleas at the Old Bailey last month, the Church offered an "unreserved apology" to victims of Ball, who was Bishop of Lewes between 1977 and 1992 and Bishop of Gloucester from 1992 to 1993.
Ball, now of Langport, in Somerset, admitted misconduct in public office by "misusing his position in authority to manipulate and prevail upon others for his own sexual gratification" in relation to 16 men between 1977 and 1992.
He also admitted indecently assaulting two victims between 1980 and 1983 and between 1990 and 1991.
Amnesty says oil companies often blame oil spills on sabotage in order to get out of paying compensation when in fact corroded pipes are the cause.
The report says the process of cleaning up the oil spills is completely discredited.
Shell said it "firmly rejects unsubstantiated assertions".
It highlighted the issue of theft of crude oil, which it said "remains the main cause of oil pollution in the Delta".
Oil spills are having an appalling environmental impact on the Niger Delta and they are happening at an alarming rate, says the BBC's Will Ross in Lagos.
By Will RossBBC News, Lagos
When I have met people in the affected communities in the Niger Delta, they have complained that their own input into the oil spill investigation process is often trumped by the word of the oil company, and they also cite intimidation by the security forces.
What is needed is a robust independent body to oversee the investigation because sometimes the oil companies are, to use a sporting analogy, playing the referee in a game in which they are themselves accused of committing reckless tackles.
Partly because of the rampant poverty in the oil-rich Niger Delta, the focus is on the money rather than on what is best for the environment. Some people are willing to cause an oil spill with the aim of gaining financially from the funds allocated to clean up the environment.
There are even cases where employees of a major oil company have tried to bid for a contract to clean up a spill. It is a tragedy but oil spills pay.
In its report, Amnesty identifies a "staggering" 474 spills in 2012 in one area alone, operated by the Nigerian Agip Oil Company - a subsidiary of Italian firm ENI.
Agip's head of operations in Nigeria, Ciro Pagano, told the BBC's Newsday programme that all the spills were recorded so there was little room for dispute.
He also said that Eni paid all compensation due to local communities, according to Nigerian law.
Working with a local human rights group, Amnesty studied the oil spill investigation process in Nigeria over six months.
It claims there is "no legitimate basis" for the oil companies' claims that the vast majority of spills are caused by sabotage and theft.
Members of the local community together with oil company staff and government officials are supposed to investigate oil spills, but Amnesty calls this Joint Investigation Visit (JIV) process "wholly unreliable" because, it says, the companies themselves are the primary investigators and the process lacks transparency.
It says this means that both the causes and severity of oil spills may therefore be misrecorded, sometimes meaning affected communities miss out on compensation.
"Sabotage and theft of oil are serious problems in the Niger Delta," the report acknowledges.
"However, international oil companies are overstating the case in an effort to deflect attention away from the many oil spills that are due to corrosion and equipment failure. Moreover, securing oil infrastructure against such acts is - to a substantial extent - the responsibility of the operator."
It says the majority of the report's findings relate to Shell as the primary operator in the Niger Delta - though it acknowledges improvements to Shell's JIV process since 2011.
It also points out that Nigerian Agip suffered more than double the number of spills as Shell, though it operates over a smaller area.
Mr Pagano accepted that it was a "very serious, complex problem" and called for all stakeholders to work together to solve it.
Shell said it "firmly rejects" the claims.
"We seek to bring greater transparency and independent oversight to the issue of oil spills, and will continue to find ways to enhance this."
It said the JIV process was a federal process the company could not unilaterally change.
Stolen oil, Shell said, costs Nigeria billions of dollars in lost revenue.
"Co-ordinated action from the industry, government, security forces, civil society and others is needed to end this criminality, which remains the main cause of oil pollution in the Delta today," Shell said.
It said it regretted "that some NGOs continue to take a campaigning approach rather than focusing on on-the-ground solutions that bring societal benefits".
Chris Limerick, 49, from Whitley Bay, had been receiving treatment ever since the collision on 20 January at the Number 1 industrial estate off Medomsley Road.
His Ducati bike was in collision with a Kia Picanto as the car turned next to a factory unit at about 17:30 GMT.
Durham Police said Mr Limerick died at St Oswald's Hospice in Newcastle.
Police said enquiries into the collision are continuing.
First-half tries from Luke Narraway and Sean Maitland had given London Irish a 15-8 lead at the break, with Ken Pisi crossing for the visitors.
George North and Kahn Fotuali'i tries put Northampton ahead and gave Jim Mallinder's side a five-point lead going into the last quarter.
But Irish stole victory after referee Ian Tempest penalised Saints late on.
Tom Coventry's side looked set for a seventh defeat in seven league games when winger Asaeli Tikoirotuma was sent to the sin bin for a poorly-timed tackle on Ben Foden with 15 minutes remaining.
But the hosts weathered Northampton's attacks despite being a man down and repeatedly kicked for touch and the corner in a bid to snatch victory.
Their patience was eventually rewarded after Jamie Gibson was shown a yellow card for failing to release Ofisa Treviranus.
The following scrum and drive led to the decisive penalty try as referee Tempest punished the Northampton pack for pulling the drive down.
Shane Geraghty kicked the simple conversion before Stephen Myler saw a late drop-goal attempt charged down in the closing seconds.
Irish move off the bottom of the table after Newcastle's defeat at Leicester while Northampton fell to their fourth defeat of the season, but a first in three games.
London Irish head coach Tom Coventry said:
"I haven't had a lot to smile about. It was a good sign that we could battle it out as we have been rolling over against other sides, but we showed a lot of backbone today.
"It was like Christmas Day today as we showed a lot of Christmas spirit to get there in the end.
"It was a definite shot in the arm as it's been a tough time and will give us a lot of confidence."
Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder said:
"We never really got into our game, we gave away too many soft penalties and they kept it simple and did the basics better than us.
"The referee went a bit early with the penalty try award, but we've no complaints.
"We've been inconsistent all season and have not been firing on all cylinders."
London Irish: Maitland; Lewington Hearn, Williams, Tikoirotuma; Noakes, McKibbin; Court, Paice, Franks, Symons (capt), Lloyd, Narraway, Cowan, Treviranus.
Replacements: Stevens, Smallbone, Aulika, Sinclair, Trayfoot, Steele, Geraghty, Mulchrone.
Northampton Saints: Foden; K Pisi, G Pisi, Burrell, North; Myler, Fotuali'i; E Waller, Hartley (capt), Hill Paterson, Day, Lawes, Gibson, Harrison.
Replacements: Haywood, A Waller, Denman, Matfield, Dickinson, Dickson, Hanrahan, Collins.
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The Sutton Trust's commission on fees looked at Budget changes such as replacing means-tested grants with loans and tying fees to inflation.
It also calls for a full investigation of the student finance system.
Ministers say students will have more cash for living costs under the plan.
The trust - which advocates social mobility through education - set up the Independent Commission on Fees in 2012 to monitor the effect of higher tuition fees.
This report comes after Chancellor George Osborne announced he was scrapping means-tested maintenance loans for poorer students and allowing universities to increase fees in line with inflation - if they demonstrate excellent teaching.
The commission contends that linking tuition fees to inflation could see them rise to £10,000 a year by 2020.
It examines the higher education finance system for England, which allows universities to charge maximum yearly tuition fees of £9,000.
These are paid through upfront, government-backed loans with repayments beginning once the graduate starts earning £21,000 a year.
The report says poor students could rack up loans of about £53,000 for a three-year course once the new maintenance loans are included.
It is assumed that students from richer homes would be helped financially by their parents.
However, it notes that since the change to higher fees of £9,000, only 5% of students are thought likely to pay back their loans fully by the age of 40, compared with half of students under the old system.
It questions whether the system is value for money for the student and for the taxpayer and calls for the Office for Budget Responsibility to conduct an investigation into this.
"The OBR should investigate the system as a whole including the impact of this latest measure on likely repayments.
"The remit of this investigation should include an analysis of how the costs of higher education are now being shouldered and to what extent this is both ethical and sustainable."
The commission, chaired by Will Hutton, cautions against any "substantive increases in fees" or "removing the cap" on fees completely.
It stresses that there is still an "insufficient understanding of the long-term effects of the debts incurred in this process".
Mr Hutton said: "Debt is likely to become a bigger issue. Under the current system, nearly three-quarters of students will fail to clear their student loans before they are written off after 30 years, and the large majority will still be paying off their loans well into their forties, figures that will increase with the abolition of grants and increase in fees.
"At the same time, it looks increasingly likely that any anticipated gains to the Treasury will be largely wiped out by these non-payments."
Previous research by the Sutton Trust found that the Exchequer is forecast not to recoup around 45% of its loans.
A Department for Business, Innovation and Skills spokesperson said: "We are committed to giving everyone the opportunity to get a degree, regardless of their background or ability to pay.
"Students will get more money in their pockets to help with living costs and lifting the cap on student numbers means that more people will be able to benefit from higher education than ever before.
"The Budget was clear that only institutions offering high-quality teaching will be able to increase tuition fees in line with inflation from 2017-18."
A performer shows off her costume at a carnival in South Africa's main city, Johannesburg, on Saturday...
Elaborate preparations are made before the colourful floats and troupes take to the streets for the annual festival - this year's celebrated 20 years of democracy in South Africa following the end of white minority rule in 1994...
In Ethiopia on the same day, people celebrated the 50th anniversary of the formation of the town of Arba Mintch, about 500km (310 miles) south of the capital, Addis Ababa. In the local Amharic language, Arba Mintch means 40 springs - the name given to the town because of its many springs.
Fans of South Africa's football team, some of them wearing the famous hand-cut and hand-painted hard hats known as makarapa, have some anxious moments during Wednesday's match between Bafana Bafana and Nigeria's Super Eagles. The match ended in a goalless draw...
On Saturday, a Sierra Leone supporter reacts during the 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifying football match between Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny stadium in Abidjan. Disappointment awaited him as Ivory Coast won 2-1...
At the same match, an Ivorian fan holds a sign to raise public awareness about the deadly Ebola virus...
With Liberia worst-affected by the virus, a health worker on Tuesday disinfects a taxi which had transported an Ebola patient to a treatment centre in the capital, Monrovia. The World Health Organization (WHO) says that taxis are a common cause of transmission of Ebola.
In Kenya's capital Nairobi on Thursday, sex workers protest outside the offices of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA). The women had gone to lodge a complaint with the watchdog body after a sex worker was alleged killed by a policeman...
A day earlier, a prayer is held for three elderly Italian nuns who were killed at a convent in Burundi's capital, Bujumbura. The Catholic diocese of Parma in Italy said the deaths appeared to have been "the tragic outcome of an armed robbery by a mentally unbalanced person".
On Sunday, at a qualifying African championship men's hockey match in Nairobi, a boy plays with a hockey ball during half-time. Kenya lost the game to Egypt 1-0.
In Rwanda's capital Kigali on the same say, a batsman shows his skills during a cricket match played at ETO Kicukiro, a former technical school where thousands of people were killed during the 1994 genocide...
On Saturday, a white stork feasts on a cricket it caught on the pitch during the One Day International cricket final between South Africa and Australia in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare...
The next day, planes draw a heart in the sky at the largest air show to be held in Zimbabwe in more than 20 years. The show, on the outskirts of Harare, saw the participation of international aerobatics team and formation displays.
While on Monday, a hadeda Ibis bird flies in front of the full moon rising over Johannesburg. It was the third and final "super-moon" of 2014. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon", occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons.
The home secretary has called for tighter measures to single out those who have a case to stay from those who don't.
However, nobody knows how many illegal migrants are already in the UK.
In 2009 an academic study, relied on by the Home Office, estimated the figure to be between 417,000 and 863,000.
In 2010 the campaign group Migration Watch said it was closer to 1.1 million.
These are the most recent available estimates but how do illegal migrants get here and how do they evade detection?
Victor is in his early 20s, has piercing blue eyes and an edgy haircut.
He takes me on a tour of the properties he has worked on as a builder in London.
There's a large retailer in Regent Street, the hospital opposite the Houses of Parliament and numerous bars in Russell Square.
He's not directly employed by the construction companies. He gets his work via an agency.
In 2011, he made his way to Italy, where he paid traffickers £2,500 for a false passport.
But when he flew into London, immigration officers realised his papers were fake.
He was fingerprinted and sent back to Italy.
He got another false passport and tried again, but he was deported for a second time.
Undeterred, Victor tried to enter Britain from France by ferry. This time, he got in.
However, before he could start work on construction sites, companies required him to provide them with a valid national insurance number.
Instead of buying a set of fake documents, he paid someone to share their legitimate national insurance number with him.
"You find somebody who is British or [an] EU citizen and encourage them to help you, and we use their documents, photocopies, which would have our photographs on."
He says the other person is "selling their identity" to him.
I hear Ana's bold jewellery jangling down the corridor leading up to the room where we meet. She is a bubble of warmth and enthusiasm, with a thatch of thick black curly hair.
She first arrived in Britain in 2005 on a tourist visa from Brazil. When her visa ran out, she stayed on, working illegally as a housekeeper.
But in 2010, she was caught by immigration officers, fingerprinted and deported back to Brazil.
She quickly acquired a new Brazilian passport. Six weeks after being kicked out of Britain, she flew to Italy, where she paid a man £2,000 to accompany her back to the UK.
When they landed, her companion walked her through the immigration hall.
As she recounts this part of her journey, she bites her lip nervously.
"After showing a piece of paper to the immigration officer, we were let through," she says.
She doesn't know how or why she was allowed in.
She says she was just overjoyed, adding that she loves the UK.
Either immigration service systems failed to identify that Ana had been deported under her old passport or the person who accompanied her had arranged an "inside job".
However, that seems unlikely given she arrived at a busy airport.
She is now working as a nanny for a family who she says are aware of her illegal migrant status.
Can the UK Border Force deliver on the government's promises to make the UK an unattractive place for those who want to work illegally?
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Ali has seen better days. Shabbily dressed, with matted black hair, he is clutching a plastic bag of food and clothes donated by a local charity.
For the past two years, he has been sleeping rough in Southall in west London.
He is Indian and first arrived in 2006. He paid £8,000 to people smugglers to bring him to the UK. He says he was taken from Mumbai across Europe in cars and lorries and crossed the English Channel by ferry.
He was dropped off in London, where he has spent the past nine years working as a day labourer.
In the early hours of the morning, he waits on street corners hoping to get a job.
"I get picked up by anyone who needs labourers, it might be £40 or even £30 some days," he says.
Ali was arrested by immigration officers two years ago and was meant to be deported.
But when he first arrived in the UK, he destroyed his passport. It means the authorities cannot properly identify him or where he is from.
It therefore makes it very hard for them to know where to send him home. Added to that, some countries, including India and China, won't take people back unless they have the relevant paperwork to prove they are genuine nationals.
The irony for Ali is that he now wishes he could return home. Without a passport, he is stuck while the Indian authorities check his identity.
"It would be better if I had not come," he says.
Maria is from Brazil. Her working day begins at 06:00, when she is picked up in a van from a Tube station in south London along with about 10 other workers.
She will spend the next 12 hours working in the "shadow economy" as a domestic cleaner.
She gets £250 a week for 72 hours work. The hourly rate works out at less than £3.50 per hour, and the money is paid cash in hand.
Her employer, who is also Brazilian, won't tolerate people taking time off because they're sick, and there's no holiday pay.
"We only get 10 minutes to eat," says Maria.
"If we do more than 12 hours [work], we don't get paid extra. And if we ask the boss, she says, 'You know your rights.'
"We have no rights," she adds.
She came to Britain on a tourist visa but never returned home when it expired.
Maria knows she is being exploited but puts up with it for the sake of her 13-year-old son, who is desperate to stay in the UK.
He got a place at a secondary school in London four years ago.
When he started, the school asked to see his passport but not a residency visa.
Maria says checks have tightened and schools now want to see up an up-to-date visa, which he doesn't have.
Mother and son live in a single room in conditions she says are "horrible".
"He wants to stay here - but it's no life, it's miserable," she says.
As part of the first major work in 40 years, nearly £700,000 has been spent on new heating, lighting, electrics and paint.
Officials said scaffolding had been removed and "extensive dusting" was under way.
A series of events are being held throughout the autumn to mark the project.
Special shades of paint were commissioned to make the inside of the building match the external stone.
Canon Missioner for the cathedral, the Reverend Doctor Elizabeth Thomson, said: "We have been doing paint archaeology and we have been looking at what they used originally and interpreting it for the 21st Century.
"It's a building that feels like it runs on light, you can stand in the middle of this beautifully proportioned space and just be flooded with light."
The church stands on the site of a Saxon church but the current building dates from the 1720s.
But during the renovation a small part of the medieval building was discovered and this is expected to be visible to the public in the near future.
An additional £100,000 is being spent on an ongoing reroofing project.
Cathedral officials were awarded £660,000 in government grants and has raised more than £120,000 toward work on the heating, wiring and roof.
It will be part of a review into States travel after it was revealed nearly £5m has been spent on flights since 2012.
The Public Accounts Committee has been told the States has 1.5 million points with British Airways.
The review will also examine whether it is cheaper to book online or go through a central booking system.
The Laidlaw report was published hours after the government announced Virgin Trains will run the service for another 23 months - until 9 November 2014.
FirstGroup was told it had won the bid in August.
The government scrapped that decision in October because of numerical mistakes - at a cost of at least £40m.
The mistakes came to light after bidder Virgin Trains, which had run the West Coast Mainline since 1997, launched a legal challenge against the decision.
Three senior civil servants at the DfT, who were suspended after the scrapping of the bid, can now return to work.
One of the officials, Kate Mingay, launched a legal action against the department last week, saying her role had been "inaccurately" portrayed.
The independent inquiry into the collapsed tendering process was led by Sam Laidlaw, chief executive of Centrica, the owner of British Gas.
He said on Thursday his report had revealed "a lack of transparency, inadequate planning and preparation, as well as a complex and confusing organisational structure with weak quality assurance and insufficient governance oversight".
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin, revealing the report's findings to MPs in the Commons, said it made "extremely uncomfortable reading" for his department.
He said there was a "damning failure" by the DfT which had to be put right. The report had found "serious problems" and "unacceptable flaws", he said.
But Mr McLoughlin cited Mr Laidlaw's findings that ministers had been given inaccurate reports and they had awarded the contract without being told about flaws in the bidding process.
The transport secretary said the investigation by Mr Laidlaw - who will give evidence to the House of Commons Transport Select Committee on 18 December - found department officials "wrongly calculated the amount of risk capital bidders would have to offer to guarantee their franchise proposals".
"These incorrect figures varied in ways which were wrong," he said.
In his report, Mr Laidlaw also noted constant changes of permanent secretary at the DfT and said resources were "excessively stretched due to the government's spending review and the competing pressures of other projects".
Mr Laidlaw's initial findings, revealed in October, talked of officials not following their own guidelines, not treating the bidders equally, failing to include inflation in their figures and ignoring warnings of possible problems months before the deal capsized.
BBC transport correspondent Richard Westcott said that, while Mr Laidlaw's final report had not named names, another internal inquiry - the results of which will never be made public - will do just that.
A spokesman for FirstGroup said the report reiterated that it was not at fault and it hoped Mr Brown's review would "provide certainty and confidence in the future of rail franchising".
"It is especially disappointing that passengers and taxpayers will not see the benefits that our successful bid would have delivered," he added.
Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson said his company would "try to continue to do a great job" on the West Coast Mainline now that it had been allowed to run the service for another 23 months.
"It seems that it was a case of people being slightly incompetent and I think the important thing now is to move forward," he told the BBC News Channel.
"Our team are obviously greatly relieved and I think the travelling public are relieved," he added.
TSSA rail union leader Manuel Cortes said the "long-running Whitehall farce that is rail franchising just gets more ludicrous by the day".
"So we have spent £40m of taxpayers' money on a franchise which has stayed with Sir Richard Branson anyway," he added.
But rail customer watchdog Passenger Focus welcomed the Virgin Trains development saying passengers would "welcome the stability this deal will bring".
And Association of Train Operating Companies chief executive Michael Roberts said passengers and the rail industry would now have clarity about the next two years on the West Coast line and urged ministers and officials to "get the programme of franchising back on course".
Shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle said the Laidlaw inquiry had delivered "a damning verdict on the government's shambolic and incompetent handling of rail franchising since the election".
And Rail, Maritime and Transport union general secretary Bob Crow said that, "because of the shocking ineptitude right at the top of this rotten government, Sir Richard Branson has muscled his way into a monopoly provider position".
The Public and Commercial Services union, meanwhile, which represents one of the three suspended civil servants, said the report confirmed the issues involved in the bid were "very complex".
"It's disgraceful, but not out of character for this Tory-led government, how quick ministers were to try to pin the blame on civil servants," it said.
Antony Ricketts, 20, was also ordered to pay costs of £186.31 after being convicted in his absence in Carmarthen.
He was also found guilty of putting non-recyclable waste out in blue bags in Barnsfield Terrace.
"Bags of rubbish left littering the streets for days on end will not be tolerated," said Councillor Jim Jones, environment executive member.
Ricketts must also pay a victim surcharge of £20 after the conviction under the Environmental Protection Act.
Ricketts was warned by council officers, but problems continued and they found evidence linking him to black bags and contaminated blue recycling bags on several occasions.
Two people from Llanelli have already been fined £100 after Carmarthenshire Council announced it was getting tough with householders who put out waste on the wrong day.
Mr Jones added: "If a resident continually ignores the council's advice we have no choice but to issue a fine or prosecute them in court.
"I hope residents take notice of this case and act responsibly to reduce the amount of rubbish littering our streets."
The other tenants of the building it occupies have long wanted it shut down because of safety concerns.
The chairman of the group behind the museum, Albert Ho, told the BBC that protracted litigation was proving too expensive
China bans all reference to the military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters on 4 June, 1989.
It comes as there is growing concern among some in Hong Kong that the freedoms given to the territory when it was handed back to China in 1997 by the British are being eroded.
The museum, which opened in 2014, is run by the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, which also organises the Tiananmen anniversary vigil every year.
It features a statue of the Goddess of Democracy, similar to the one on display at Tiananmen Square during the protest, as well as photos and video clips from the time.
Tenants in the commercial building say the museum violates a regulation that the premise should only be used for offices, in legal documents seen by AFP news agency.
Mr Ho alleges that the complaints are politically motivated. He said the building management records the identities of all visitors which has made some from the mainland reluctant to come.
About half of its 20,000 visitors since it opened have come from mainland China.
"The decision has been made to look for a new location," Mr Ho said. "The other side is very well funded."
The pair are joined by former Chelsea striker Demba Ba, now with Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua, and ex-Lille forward Moussa Sow, now with Al-Ahli of Dubai.
San Diego is the location for the new expansion side, which will compete in the NASL, the second tier in the US.
"We can't wait to get started and win some games," Hazard said.
"San Diego is a beautiful place and the love and passion the people have for soccer made this an easy choice for us. My friends and I are honoured to turn this dream into a reality."
The North American Soccer League said the new club will make their league debut next season, which begins in the spring.
The club will play their home matches at the University of San Diego until their own stadium is built, with sites currently being considered in North County.
Belgium forward Hazard, France midfielder Cabaye and Senegal strikers Ba and Sow are not the only players or former players to have bought into an NASL club.
Italy and AC Milan legend Paolo Maldini, 48, is co-owner of Miami FC, who top the table with this year's Spring Season set to close.
The prospect of accepting it had caused a row between UKIP's only MP, Douglas Carswell, and party officials.
Britain's political parties have to rely on donations to fund their campaigning activities. But opposition parties are entitled to millions of pounds a year in public funds to help pay for their activities in Parliament. This is called Short money. It takes its name from former Labour MP Ted Short who was instrumental in its introduction as leader of the House of Commons in 1974 and 1975.
To qualify for Short money, a party must have at least two MPs or one MP and more than 150,000 votes. The amount payable to qualifying parties is £16,956.86 for every seat won at the most recent election plus £33.86 for every 200 votes gained by the party. There is also a travel fund of £183,336 which is shared between the parties in line with the same formula. In addition, the Leader of the Opposition's office is entitled to about £777,500 to help with running costs. The parties receive a monthly payment.
The exact amount each party will receive in this Parliament is still being calculated by the House of Commons authorities. But here are some rough estimates based on the funding formula.
Labour is in line to get at least £6.2m a year - about the same as it received in the last Parliament. The SNP will get something in the region of £1.2m - a big increase on the £187,000 it received in the last Parliament, in recognition of the massive increase in votes and seats it saw at the general election.
There is a crumb of comfort for the Lib Dems, who did not receive Short money in the last Parliament because they were part of the government. They are likely to get about £540,000 a year this time.
UKIP and the Greens are in the unusual position of having gained millions of votes between them but ending up with just one MP each. That means Green MP Caroline Lucas and UKIP's Douglas Carswell could be the most well-funded MPs in British history.
UKIP, which was not entitled to Short money in the last Parliament, will be entitled to about £650,000.
The Green Party is in line to get about £212,000 - a big increase on the £66,019 the party received in the final year of the last Parliament.
Plaid Cymru will get roughly the same as it got in the last Parliament, when it received £81,000. The DUP received £166,000 and that is expected to remain the same. The SDLP retained three seats on a slightly lower vote
Yes. Caroline Lucas said: "The Green Party will be taking its Short money allocation because we take very seriously our responsibility to the million plus voters who backed us.
"It will be used to employ staff to help me, as the sole Green MP, hold the government to account as effectively as possible."
The original idea was to create more of a level-playing field for opposition parties. The governing party has access to the full might of the civil service machine to formulate its policies. To hold ministers properly to account, opposition party MPs should be able to employ researchers and carry out detailed policy work. That was the thinking. It is meant to be used on policy research for frontbench spokesmen and to pay staff salaries in the Whips and leader of the opposition's offices. It is not meant to be used for political campaigning or paying staff salaries at party HQ.
"Very little information is published about the qualifying parties' use of their Short money allocation in carrying out their parliamentary business," according to a paper by the Commons library.
"There has been some concern over the years about whether Short Money is being used appropriately," it adds.
The parties are required to submit a report from an independent auditor at the end of every financial year to verify that their Short money was spent "exclusively in connection with the party's parliamentary business".
Douglas Carswell is a longstanding campaigner against what he sees as the undemocratic and corrupt nature of Westminster politics. He fell out with UKIP party officials when they suggested he use the Short money to employ 15 members of staff. "I am not a US senator, I don't need 15 staff," said Mr Carswell. "UKIP is supposed to be different."
Not as far as we know.
Short money is only available to parties whose MPs who take the oath in the Commons. Initially, this meant that Sinn Fein, whose MPs do not take up their seats, were not entitled to it. But in 2006, MPs agreed to allow opposition parties "who have chosen not to take their seats" to access public funds to pay staff wages for MPs "in relation to the party's representative business" Sinn Fein uses the money for press, publicity and other representative functions. The Democratic Unionist Party has repeatedly called for this arrangement to be brought to an end.
A similar scheme, Cranborne Money, after the then Leader of the House of Lords, was agreed on 27 November 1996, to provide financial assistance for opposition parties, in the House of Lords.
Fidget spinners were originally developed as a way for children with ADHD or autism to relieve stress.
But in the last few weeks, these palm-sized toys have become the latest "must-have" for almost every school child in the country.
On video-sharing websites like YouTube, vloggers have amassed millions of views from performing tricks with their fidget spinners.
And teachers have reported a huge increase in the number being brought to schools by pupils.
There are reports that some schools have banned the toys, but primary school teacher Danielle Timmons told BBC Radio Scotland that they can have benefits.
"Fidget toys have always been something that we've had in schools," she told The Kaye Adams Programme.
"They've only ever really been used by children with additional support needs. In fact, specialists coming into the school recommend them for children and we'll buy them in for the children that are identified.
"For a long time they've always existed but they've never been as popular as they seem to be now.
"It's become a playground toy as well as something that is used by children to stop them from fidgeting."
There are many different types of fidget spinners but the most popular is a small, three-pronged device.
When it is placed between the thumb and a finger, the user can give it a quick flick to trigger a spin.
Like all the best playground toys, they can be bought for a couple of pounds in a local corner shop - though some are retailing at a much higher price online.
But now some parents have raised concerns that they may be a distraction in the classroom.
Mother-of-three Doreen Boyle said the toys were "infuriating".
"My youngest, who is 13, appeared with this fidget on Thursday, and it has not left his side.
"I've had a house full of little boys all weekend and they've all got them, and nobody can talk to you, nobody can have any eye contact with you because they're all playing with this thing.
"And I can't believe that they're not going to affect performance in class."
Teacher Ms Timmons said that they can aid learning among some children.
However in her class there are strict rules that, if they are being used, they must be kept below the desk and out of the sight of teachers and fellow pupils.
"If a child is going to fidget, they're going to fidget, there's nothing you can do to stop them," she said.
"But these fidget toys are one way of allowing them to fidget without the disruption of the tapping pencils fidgeting, or the tapping feet.
"It's a much less disruptive way to channel their energies into something else while the teaching is going on. "
Dr Amanda Gummer, a child psychologist, said the craze was helping to de-stigmatise a toy that was previously only used by children with additional needs.
The fidget toy phenomenon is one that is sweeping the world, not just the UK, according to Richard Gottlieb, founder of US-based consultancy Global Toy Experts.
"It's spreading globally...and rapidly," he said.
They are not just confined to the playground however. Adults are also increasingly turning to fidget toys. So what is their appeal?
"I think its the need to fidget manually," said Mr Gottlieb.
"That's why some people smoke, others squeeze a rubber ball and even Captain Queeg in the movie the Caine Mutiny manipulated two steel balls in his hand whenever he got worked up.
"I think people in general are pretty stressed out right now by Brexit, the various elections, Donald Trump, Syria, North Korea....you name it.
"So, it is a good time to be selling something that allows an individual to fidget off some stress - particularly at a time when smoking is looked down on."
He believes the playground craze has been fuelled by a generation of stressed-out children.
"Typically there are people who are influencers, and they can be anything from the coolest kid on the playground to the coolest person in the office, that by simply using a product cause others to do so as well," he said.
"In this case, however, it took off like crazy and I think it is, again, because adults are anxious but, at least in the US, kids are anxious as well.
"There is just way too much much pressure from parents, too much school work and too much time engaged in adult supervised activities."
Veronika Pugaciova, 33, who was from Lithuania but living in Hull, was hit by a car after leaving a van on 6 July.
Johnathon Allison, aged 39 and from Hull, was charged with breaching a restraining order and is under investigation for her murder.
He is due to appear at Stafford Crown Court on 11 August.
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Ms Pugaciova left the vehicle as it pulled into a layby in Burton-upon-Trent and was hit at "high speed" by an oncoming car, detectives said.
Police said Mr Allison has been released under investigation in connection with the murder probe.
The agreement, which was announced on Thursday, includes an option to extend it by a further five years until 2025.
The Jacksonville Jaguars will host one of those two games, as they have done for each of the past two seasons.
"This is great news for the team in Jacksonville, which has come to embrace London as our home away from home," said Jaguars owner Shahid Khan.
The Florida-based side started playing one of their eight regular-season 'home' games a year at Wembley in 2013, when they committed to an initial four-year deal.
The Jaguars face the Buffalo Bills in the third of those games on Sunday.
"Our four-year London initiative has been every bit as rewarding as we anticipated," added Khan.
The Jaguars-Bills contest will be the second of three International Series games this year, and the 13th since the NFL decided began playing matches at the home of English football in 2007.
All but one of the 12 games that have been played at Wembley were sold out.
"This new agreement extends a very successful, long-term relationship," said Mark Waller, NFL executive vice-president of international.
Earlier in October, the 32 team owners in the NFL voted to continue playing matches overseas until 2025, with the desire to stage games in other global cities.
But London remains the priority for the NFL's attempts to export its product beyond America, as the world's richest league has already signed a 10-year deal to play two games a year at Tottenham Hotspurs' new stadium from 2018.
With at least four games a year scheduled for London, the next step could involve setting up a London-based franchise or hosting a Super Bowl in the British capital, or both.
And with the Jaguars being the team most associated with London, not least because Khan also owns football club Fulham, speculation about long-term commitment to Florida will continue.
Khan, however, has always been quick to dismiss suggestions that he wants to relocate the Jaguars to London, saying he is only interested in growing his team's global appeal.
The Jaguars also have a long-term agreement with the city of Jacksonville to remain at their EverBank Field home.
British Chancellor George Osborne made his support for the concept of a London-based team very clear a fortnight ago when he invited a delegation from the NFL to Downing Street.
It is understood that his support would include tax breaks to help the team stay within the league's strict salary cap and a promise to lobby the European Union for exemptions from European employment law that run counter to US sports law.
He was commissioned to review the measures of inflation for the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA).
Mr Johnson suggests replacing CPI with CPIH, a measure that includes owner occupiers' housing costs.
His recommendations are not binding on the government or the UKSA.
The authority is now expected to launch a consultation on the report and respond to it later in the year.
The CPI is one of the most important indicators for the economy, because the Bank of England's interest rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee's job is to keep CPI within one percentage point either side of its 2.0% target.
Measures of inflation
CPI - currently the headline rate of inflation, comparable with other European countries
CPIH- CPI with an added measure of owner-occupier housing costs
RPI - the old measure of inflation, now discredited due to problems with methodology
RPIJ - RPI adjusted to solve the methodological problems
Mr Johnson also suggests that the government should move away from using the Retail Prices Index (RPI) for any reason as soon as possible.
It is currently used to determine how much regulated train fares can rise as well as the interest paid on some government bonds and student loans.
RPI had its national statistic status removed in 2013, but at the time it was decided that the problems with the way it is worked out should not be resolved because that would be moving the goalposts on existing things like bonds and some private sector pension schemes.
RPIJ was introduced as a new version of RPI without the calculation problems, but Mr Johnson recommends stopping the production of RPIJ and that having too many measures of inflation is confusing.
On the other hand, at a news conference he said that continuing to pay interest on government bonds using the discredited formulation for RPI instead of changing to RPIJ, a method that meets international standards, was costing the UK £2bn a year.
He said it was "unfortunate that we are where we are" but that it would be difficult to unpick current legal obligations.
He added that there was little demand for index-linked bonds that were not based on RPI because most private sector pensions were still linked to RPI.
While he says that government and regulators should work towards ending the use of the RPI as soon as possible and that it should then stop being produced, he points out that some government bonds currently based on RPI do not mature until 2068, which means it will be difficult to withdraw it any time soon.
In the most recent set of inflation figures, CPI and CPIH both showed inflation of 1.0%.
But, like RPI, CPIH currently has its designation as a national statistic suspended because of concerns about the way it is calculated.
Since it started being calculated in 2006, CPIH has always been either the same as or slightly below CPI. It has never been more than half a percentage point below CPI. But Mr Johnson said he was surprised that CPIH had been so close to CPI, that there may be greater differences in the future and that, when measuring inflation, "it is odd just to leave out owner-occupied housing".
Research conducted as part of the review found that households with the lowest levels of spending had experienced significantly greater inflation recently than those with higher spending.
The review recommended that the Office for National Statistics should begin producing an annual report looking at the impact of inflation on different groups.
A man in the US said strangers started lingering outside of his home with at least five people knocking on his door.
The first suit against game makers Niantic, Nintendo, and The Pokemon Company seeks class action status for others who have had Pokemon stops and gyms placed on their property.
Released on 6 July, the smartphone game has become a global phenomenon.
The lawsuit accuses the defendants of having "shown a flagrant disregard for the foreseeable consequences of populating the real world with virtual Pokemon without seeking the permission of property owners."
Pokemon Go is an augmented reality game on smartphones which has millions of people worldwide obsessively capturing small creatures in public spaces.
It works by showing you a picture of your real surroundings as caught by the phone's camera, then superimposes virtual characters with players catching monsters in physical places designated "Pokestops" and training them in "gyms".
Unlike most smartphone games, it requires players to walk around in their hunt, leading to official requests around the world for people to be kept away from locations for safety or sensitivity reasons.
A number of locations, such as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Japan have asked to be removed from Pokemon Go.
The US Holocaust Memorial Museum has asked people not to play Pokemon Go on their phones during their visit.
The former concentration camp of Auschwitz, where millions of people were murdered by the Nazis, has also banned the game
But if you could step into the shoes of managers Alan Pardew or Louis van Gaal, who would you pick as both teams look to end the season with silverware?
Who do Palace play in the place of injured midfielder Joe Ledley? Phil Jones is finally fit - would you find a place for him in the United XI?
Decisions, decisions - but now you can decide using our brand new team selector.
And after you've done that you can share them with your friends or post them on your social media accounts.
It couldn't be easier - and you never know, Alan or Louis might just be reading.
Who do you think should start the FA Cup final? Step into Alan Pardew's shoes and pick your XI - and then share it with your friends using our brand new team selector.
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The UK as a whole saw the same rate of growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during that quarter.
Construction was up an unusually strong 6.1%, with production up 1% and the dominant service sector flat.
Two-thirds of the increase was explained by the construction sector's boost.
The rest was explained by production, which includes manufacturing.
Output rose by 2.8% between the end of 2013 and the end of 2014, while in the UK, the equivalent figure was up 3.1%.
Comparing the whole of 2014 with 2013, construction was up 13%, production up only 1% and the service sector by 2.3%.
The quarterly output figures were the first to adapt to a new method of measuring growth, which takes account of a wider range of factors including research and development, and illegal drugs and prostitution.
Analysis of the figures by think-tank Fiscal Affairs Scotland emphasised the strength of construction last year, far faster than previous high-growth years of 7% to 8%.
Last year, while the value of the UK construction sector was up 7.5%, it fell in the final quarter.
The analysis also highlighted the reason for UK GDP growing faster overall was the services sector, which represents three-quarters of the economy. It grew twice as fast at the UK level (3.4%) than in Scotland (1.7%).
The full-year figures also give an opportunity to bring up to date the comparative growth rates between Scotland and the rest of the UK.
Fiscal Affairs Scotland points out that average annual growth since 1998 has been 1.6% in Scotland, and 2.2% in the UK as a whole.
Much of that higher growth rate is linked to a faster-growing population in England. The per capita measure for Scotland is an average of 1.2% per year. The equivalent figure for the UK as a whole (excluding offshore oil and gas) is lower than Scotland's, at 1%.
Since the peak of economic output in 2008, the Scottish economy fell and rose again, to be 2.3% higher, while the UK economy, which hit a deeper trough but has since grown back more strongly, is 5.1% bigger.
Per capita, however, Scottish output is still below the 2008 peak, by 0.7%, while the UK per capita output measure is 1.2% below its previous peak.
John McLaren, of Fiscal Affairs Scotland, said: "Scotland's economy continues to improve in terms of higher output.
"The improvement recorded in the construction sector over the past year has been remarkable but little commented upon.
"However, the relatively sluggish performance of the services sector is a concern.
"In particular, the recent stagnant performance of the business services sector is worrying as, since 2010, it has very much lead the way in terms of the recovery and it continues to do so for the UK as a whole."
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A museum in Hong Kong dedicated to the Tiananmen Square protests will close by September because of a legal dispute.
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Output from the Scottish economy rose by 0.6% during the final three months of last year, according to Scottish government figures.
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The Chester top scorer was fed by Danny O'Brien, passing defender Rob Swaine before slamming the ball past Bromley goalkeeper Alan Julian.
Striker Moses Emmanuel atoned for a first-half miss to bring the visitors level just after half-time, bundling in Jordan Chapell's corner.
Steve Burr's Chester remain 17th, five points above the relegation places.
Mid-table Bromley stand eight points better off in 13th.
Chester manager Steve Burr told BBC Radio Merseyside:
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"Looking a stats from crosses into the box in the first half we should have added to the one we scored, we knocked it about quite well.
"When we concede you can see the confidence draining from the players. When you're not winning you get criticised and you've got to deal with that.
"It's something some of these young lads aren't used to. I'm not saying they don't want the ball but they're frightened to make a mistake, and I think after Bromley got the equaliser you can see a bit of anxiety come back to us."
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Ross Hannah's 16th goal of the season helped Chester earn a hard-fought draw against Bromley at Bumpers Lane.
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At the age of 14, with a taste of what could be in store, future reigning Commonwealth, European, World and Olympic champion Adam Peaty was pretty sure the swimmer's life was not for him.
"I remember it was a Sunday evening and we used to do a double session on Sundays so it was a full training day," breaststroke specialist Peaty told BBC Sport from his new training base in Loughborough.
"I was in the gym doing 3,000 reps of everything, burpees and press ups until I was goosed.
"I got into the car and said to my mum: 'I don't want to do this any more, I want to quit'. She said just keep going until the end of the next week and so on each week."
A mother's wisdom involving some cleverly-timed mind games kept the teenage Peaty sweet enough to see the hard work begin to pay off.
But the 22-year-old is clear in his mind that his long-serving coach Mel Marshall - now the National Lead Centre Coach at Loughborough - takes considerable credit for his incredible transformation from a kid "whose times weren't the best" to the world's best.
Marshall's appointment as head coach at the City of Derby Swimming Club in November 2008 was the start of an incredible journey for both of them.
"It was insane when I first started," explained Peaty. "I was making up for time I had lost, I was racing kids who had been racing for ages, who had that experience and fitness on me.
"But as soon as I started to get the ball rolling with Mel, that was when it popped and everything kind of blew up."
In swimming terms, only taking the sport completely seriously at the age of 14 meant he had some catching up to do.
Many top-level swimmers have been sampling the delights of six or seven sessions per week and ungodly alarm calls since before they have reached double digits.
"I speak to a lot of kids and parents and they are throwing their kids into 4am training at eight, nine and 10 years old," said Peaty.
"It's weird because, for me, I think I have been successful because I haven't had that grilling from a young age."
It is no wonder that swimming is seen as a very young person's sport and that it is commonplace for retirement to come in the mid-20s.
Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington finished in 2013 at the age of 23, while one of the world's best sprinters Fran Halsall called time on a glittering career at the age of 26 in January.
"Some of the best athletes in the world are the late starters," said Uttoxeter-born Peaty. "Maybe they have more energy because they haven't been doing it for so long.
"As soon as I left school, I wanted to do it professionally and here I am.
"I am enjoying it a lot more from 16 or 17, whereas kids who have done it from a young age - sometimes, not always - are burning out at 16 or 17 and want to do other things like hang out with their mates, go to the cinema and at 18 go to the pub."
The rare possibility of a few drinks at the pub was part of the post-Rio partying process. An entire month off was as needed as it was welcomed.
And Peaty is feeling the benefit.
"We needed that emotional and physical break so we can repair everything," he explained.
"You can have a bit of downtime and enjoy having a little bit of a normal life. We don't drink and eat bad food when we are training. To go and party and celebrate the proper way was so needed."
Another significant change has been Peaty's relocation, which has seen him move house from the Derby area to be within 10 minutes of his Loughborough training base. The improved facilities and cutting down on travelling has been a big help.
"My times are really good for this time of year. It's looking good to say the least," he said.
"My performance has gone up again, which is great to hear at the start of another four-year cycle. I personally think I have got stronger. I am lifting more in the gym and am swimming faster for longer."
Marshall concurs.
"In the water he is certainly not holding back," said his coach of nine and a half years. "I am seeing him do things recently that he has never done before. It's very exciting.
"I want to really harness things that are special. We have got a history and have been through a lot together so I want to keep those elements, but I also want us to grow as a relationship.
Marshall says Peaty has embraced his celebrity and success but remains grounded and humble.
But there are differences.
"He drives a really nice car now," she said. "He has changed but for the better; he copes with the media really well, he gives back to the community, he gets involved in charity challenges, he's a good role model and always has time for everybody.
"In terms of those things you are looking for from an Olympic champion, he really exercises those on a regular basis."
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There seems little risk of complacency from either Marshall or Peaty.
"Mel is always the first one to ground you," said Peaty. "Even if you think you will have a little bit of a walk, she says: 'Oi you, get in the pool and do this'. That is the way I like it. That is the way to have to work if you want to be professional.
"I want to get into the pool every single day and not care about what I have done in the past. I want to look to the future and this is how I get a better future. That is the way I see it."
The chance and desire to defend his many titles means Peaty has more than enough goals to focus on during the next four-year Olympic cycle.
"It's weird because it's starting again," he said. "It's my second time around.
"I'm getting older and I'm becoming one of the more experienced ones in the group. I'm not that kid who was trying to take on the world and be everything at the same time.
"Now I'm wiser and a bit more experienced. I know where to put my energy and I know where to put my emotions - and hopefully it will come out with more wins."
Peaty says pressure is something that "pushes him", rather than holding him back.
"I never ever feel pressure," he said.
"I think that was why I could go into my first Olympics, race and get a world record and I could go into an Olympic final and not really treat it as an Olympic final - except from the last 50 where I was possessed.
"You have to open your mind up to that positivity and fill your mind with the positive thoughts.
"And the positive thought this time is I am the Olympic champion, world champion, European champion and Commonwealth champion.
"I have the world record and that is probably what the competitors are thinking about, so it's their thing to worry about and mine to gain confidence from."
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Shell is sponsoring the competition, which will challenge teams to map a 4km-deep, 500-sq-km area of sea floor using autonomous robots.
The award, which is valued at $7m (£4.6m), will have to be claimed before the end of 2018.
Previous ocean incentives put up by the X Prize organisation have helped develop oil clean-up solutions and sensors to monitor ocean acidification.
The new challenge was announced at the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco - the largest annual gathering of Earth scientists.
The motivation is the lack of high-resolution maps of the ocean bed. More than 90% of the sea floor has not been surveyed in detail.
X Prize technical director Dr Jyotika Virmani said much remained to be discovered about our planet.
"It was a Caribbean sponge that gave us AZT, the compound used in AIDS treatments. There are many more medical benefits just waiting to be discovered, but we have no idea because the oceans remain largely unexplored," she told BBC News.
Although technologies already exist to survey the seabed at 4,000m down, the particular rules of the Shell Ocean Discovery competition will make even current experts in the field scratch their heads.
The entrants will have to deploy their solutions from land or from the air; they cannot use a ship or even be in the survey area at the time.
So, no cable can be used to remotely operate vehicles; they will need to be fully autonomous.
There will be two rounds to the competition.
The first, to be held in 2017, will be undertaken at a shallower depth of 2,000m, and require teams to make a bathymetric map of at least 20% of a 500-sq-km zone of seabed in roughly 6-8 hours.
The top 10 teams will then go forward to the second round, which will be held at the full competition depth of 4,000m. At least 50% of this area will have to be mapped in 12-15 hours.
A scanning resolution of 5m per pixel is demanded. The teams will have to return high-resolution pictures from the deep as well, of a target specified by the organisers.
Control and communications in the dark at 4,000m will be tough enough, never mind the consideration of pressure, which will be about 40 megapascals - nearly 6,000 pounds per square inch.
"Four thousand metres is certainly challenging and we're looking forward to seeing some very innovative technologies," said Dr Virmani.
X Prize CEO Dr Peter Diamandis added: "What we're going to see will be more autonomous; it's going to be smaller; it's going to be cheaper; it's probably going to be swarm in nature. This is what we're seeing because of the proliferation of cellphone technology. Robots are getting much more capable."
$1m of the $7m will be reserved for the team that can demonstrate new chemical and biological underwater sensors. To win this, the group will need to "sniff" a target to its source in the survey zone. That prize is sponsored by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa).
"Right now we can bring seawater to a lab and detect what chemical and biological signatures are in there. We're looking to develop pioneering, breakthrough technology to do that in situ," Dr Virmani told BBC News.
This is the third ocean-related X Prize. The California-based organisation plans two more under its Ocean Initiative, which is "designed to identify our oceans' grand challenges and what we can do to solve them".
The most famous X Prize saw a privately developed rocket pane fly into space. Other competitions still in progress seek to put robots on the Moon and to develop Star-Trek-style "tricorders" to monitor people's vital signs.
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United's surprise 2-0 defeat by Southampton saw them consigned to Thursday's Globe semi-finals.
However, Club NI won their third successive group game to reach the last four as they beat Middlesbrough 2-1.
They will face Co Antrim in the semis after two Christopher McKee goals helped see off Strikers 2-0.
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Rangers will face American side Global Premier Soccer Bayern in the other last-four tie.
The Glasgow club booked their semi-finals berth by defeating First Choice Soccer 2-0 while GPS progressed after a 1-0 win over Dublin club Cherry Orchard at Castlerock.
United went behind against Southampton after a Ben Pleavin own goal and Frank Lovett's superb solo goal sealed the Saints' victory.
County Armagh will be United's opposition in the Globe semi-finals at the Coleraine Showgrounds (15:30 BST) in a game which will be shown live on the BBC Sport website.
Meanwhile, the semi-finals line-up in the Premier Section will see Ghanaian club Right To Dream facing Newcastle United and O'Higgins of Chile up against Mexican side Club America.
Newcastle held their nerve to progress to the last four as they defeated Japanese side Komazawa 2-0 with Oisin McEntee's first-half headed goal followed by a second-half Matthew Longstaff penalty.
Thursday's Premier semi-final between Right to Dream and Newcastle will also be streamed live on the BBC Sport website.
THURSDAY'S SUPER CUP SEMI-FINALS
PREMIER SEMI-FINALS
Right To Dream v Newcastle Utd, Coleraine Showgrounds, 19:00 BST - live on BBC Sport website
O'Higgins v Club America, Scroggy Road, Limavady, 19:00
PREMIER GLOBE SEMI-FINALS
Strikers v Osasco, Broughshane, 17:00
Co Antrim v First Choice Soccer, Riada Stadium, Ballymoney, 17:00
PREMIER VASE SEMI-FINALS
Vendee v Co Fermanagh, Parker Ave, Portrush, 17:00
GPS Bayern v Otago, Castlerock, 17:00
PREMIER BOWL
Co Tyrone v Co Armagh, Clough, Ballymena, 15:30
Co Down v Komazawa Uni FC, Riada 2, Ballymoney, 15:30
Co Londonderry v Beijing Morning Star Utd, The Warren, Portstewart, 15:30
JUNIOR SEMI-FINALS
Club NI v Co Antrim, Riada Stadium, Ballymoney, 19:00
Rangers v GPS Bayern, Seahaven, Portstewart, 19:00
JUNIOR GLOBE
Co Armagh v Man Utd, Coleraine Showgrounds, 15:30 - live on BBC Sport website
Co Tyrone v Chivas Guadalajara, Anderson Park, Coleraine, 15:30
JUNIOR VASE
Cherry Orchard v North Dublin SL, Anderson Park, Noon
NC Elite v Sheffield Utd, Broughshane, Noon
JUNIOR BOWL
Swindon Town v Co Down, Clough, Noon
Middlesbrough v Southampton, Parker Ave, Portrush, Noon
JUNIOR SALVER
Plymouth Argyle v Co Londonderry, The Warren, Portstewart, Noon
Co Fermanagh v Strikers, Castlerock, Noon
JUNIOR SHIELD
First Choice Soccer v M Sports NZ, Riada 2, Ballymoney, Noon
Dundalk SL v Colina, Scroggy Road, Limavady, Noon
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Manchester United missed out on a place in the Junior Section semi-finals at Super Cup NI but there was delight for local teams Club NI and County Antrim.
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He said the release of the footage nearly a week after a policeman shot Mr Brown in Ferguson, St Louis, "appeared to cast aspersions" on the dead man.
"It made emotions raw," Mr Nixon told US broadcaster ABC on Sunday.
US Attorney General Eric Holder has ordered a federal post-mortem on the black teenager's body.
Riot police used tear gas and smoke bombs to disperse protesters overnight as they defied a curfew in Ferguson. The curfew is being extended for a second day, beginning at midnight (05:00 GMT Monday) and running for five hours.
The killing of Mr Brown by a white policeman in a street on 9 August has inflamed racial tensions in the largely black suburb.
It caused dismay across the US, with peaceful nationwide vigils held on Thursday night, while images of riot police deployed in an American city suburb have made headlines worldwide.
The video "appeared to cast aspersions on a young man that was gunned down in the street", said Governor Nixon.
On Saturday, he declared the curfew after looters targeted stores in Ferguson overnight.
Seven arrests were made as police used smoke bombs and tear gas to disperse a crowd of about 150 in Ferguson, after being called to the scene of a disturbance at a restaurant after the curfew started.
A police car reportedly came under fire and a person was hurt in an apparently unrelated shooting in the same area.
As police were nearing the restaurant, a man with a handgun went into the street but ran away, AP news agency reports.
Someone also shot at a police car but it was not clear if it had been hit.
In the same area, a person was shot and critically wounded and police were searching for the attacker.
Demonstrators complained that the curfew would make matters worse.
Jayson Ross, who was leading the protesters toward the police before tear gas was fired, was quoted as saying by AP: "They got guns. We got guns. We are ready."
Local politician Antonio French, who was with the protesters, tweeted to say: "Too many young men talking about they're ready to die tonight."
The US justice department is investigating the shooting of Mr Brown, with 40 FBI agents dispatched to Ferguson to gather information.
The justice department said on Sunday that Mr Holder had ordered a federal post-mortem examination at the request of Mr Brown's family, in addition to a Missouri state autopsy.
A preliminary autopsy by the St Louis County Medical Examiner's office on the day after Mr Brown's death found he had been shot, police said, without disclosing how many times.
Earlier, the lawyer for the dead teenager's family, Anthony Gray, announced that it had hired one of America's most famous forensic pathologists, Michael Baden, to conduct an independent examination.
Mr Baden, 80, has worked on investigations into the deaths of such public figures as President John F Kennedy, the punk star Sid Vicious and the family of the last Russian emperor, Tsar Nicholas II, according to a profile on Fox News, where he works as a TV host.
Ferguson police chief Thomas Jackson revealed on Friday that the officer who shot Mr Brown was Darren Wilson, a six-year police veteran with no previous complaints against him.
Mr Wilson has been on paid administrative leave since the shooting.
The policeman had reportedly stopped the teenager for walking in the street, disrupting traffic.
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Missouri governor Jay Nixon has criticised police for releasing CCTV footage which apparently shows shooting victim Michael Brown stealing.
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Chief executive Elfed Roberts said the organisation was in discussions about holding the cultural festival in buildings around the city centre, rather than on a temporary site.
Talks are ongoing with Cardiff council, with a final decision due in November.
The Maes is home to the pink pavilion and shops, performing spaces, art exhibition and food outlets.
"It's never been done before, though it has been mooted before by a number of people," Mr Roberts said.
"I think Cardiff is the best place to try and do it, and you can never tell until you try it, so we'll have a go."
The National Eisteddfod is not thought to be considering ditching the Maes permanently after its visit to Cardiff in 2018.
Mr Roberts said the eisteddfod had introduced a number of changes to the event in recent years and it was important to keep reviewing it.
"It would be the end of the festival if we started thinking 'we've arrived' and we don't have to do anything else," he added.
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The year before, the then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong had worried that his country was not ready for such an innovation. But in September 2000 a location was finally approved, in Hong Lim Park, near the city centre.
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Being Singapore, this "free speech forum" was a regulated one. Speakers needed police permission before they could use the space.
Like so many other aspects of Singapore's "disciplinarian" state, their Speakers' Corner provoked plenty of wry comment by foreign journalists. Few people turned out to hear the first anodyne speeches. The common assumption was that Singaporeans were not interested in risking trouble with their government by listening to speeches. They would rather go shopping.
But guess what? Speakers' Corner has become the venue for a number of quite lively demonstrations recently, over an issue which has provoked more debate than at any time since the country's tumultuous birth 48 years ago - immigration.
Those demonstrations, though, are still subject to regulations. They cannot say or do anything that might stir up racial tension or disturb public order.
The really heated debate has been on the internet - howls of anguish by self-styled "heartlanders" - original Singaporeans - and vitriolic denunciations of the ruling People's Action Party over the rapid rise in the number of foreigners, both low-wage immigrant workers and the wealthy individuals from the rest of Asia who now view Singapore as a safe-haven for their millions.
Foreigners now make up close to 40% of the 5.3 million-strong population. They are blamed both for the stratospheric rise in property prices and for squeezing local people out of jobs.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said three years ago he was quite happy to invite the world's richest man to live in Singapore, if it increased the country's net wealth.
But the conspicuous presence in Singapore today of so many of the world's super-rich is leaving many lower-income people feeling left behind.
That debate reached boiling point earlier this year when a government white paper predicted that by 2030, the population would expand to just under seven million, of which only a little over half would be Singaporeans.
The public outcry prompted the government to issue a clarification; the figures were a forecast, not a target, it said.
This might seem odd for a country which is after all built on immigration, and which has already achieved the world's highest per capita GDP. But it is part of a wider sense of unease you hear being expressed over what, and whom, Singapore is for.
Goh Chok Tong has called it Singapore's "mid-life crisis". It helps to explain the success of a younger generation of opposition politicians at the last election in 2011.
With its share of the vote dropping to just over 60%, the ruling PAP had its worst result since independence. It is worth remembering that Singapore is as much a concept as a country, an artificial creation forced on its people by its expulsion from Malaysia in 1965.
It is a tiny city-state in an era of nation states. It does not have great historical narratives or national myths to define its existence. Instead it has always been defined by the performance of its government, both in utilising the limited living space and resources it has, and in ensuring better living standards for its people.
The manner in which the government does this was set down by Singapore's domineering founding father, Lee Kuan Yew. He imposed top-down, rigorously-planned modernisation, with curbs on individual freedom - a government-knows-best strategy he later described as "Asian Values".
The best and brightest were attracted to the top ranks of the PAP and the government with generous salaries to carry this out. If this is a nanny state, he wrote later, then I am proud to have fostered one.
For decades Singaporeans accepted this arrangement, with only minor grumbling. Not any more.
Bukit Brown is an old Chinese cemetery, close to the centre of the island. Some of the earliest Chinese settlers to arrive in Singapore, when it was a British-ruled trading colony, are buried there. They include Lee Kuan Yew's grandfather.
The elaborate tombs and gravestones are a rich historic resource, in a country which has lost much of its heritage in the name of progress. It is also a wonderfully overgrown green space in a mostly built-up city.
The government currently plans to drive a four-lane highway through the cemetery to ease traffic congestion.
In years gone by this might have gone through with only a few mutterings of complaint. This time the government's plans have run into a sophisticated civic protest movement.
"The way the government works is always to frame the issue as heritage versus development, and nothing in between", said Catherine Lim, who supports one of the Bukit Brown conservation campaigns.
"What we're trying to do is reframe the conversation to include heritage as part of development. I think they realise these things are important. This sense of loss for many Singaporeans who have lost the familiar landmarks they grew up with, it's also very much to do with the fact that we are almost like a foreign country now - we have so many foreigners."
The government has not altered its plans yet. But there was a striking change of tone, if not direction, in the annual independence day speech given this year by Lee Hsien Loong, who happens to be Lee Kuan Yew's son.
Gone was the typically confident list of achievements by the PAP, now in its sixth decade in office.
Instead, Mr Lee offered a frank acknowledgement of the unhappiness felt by many lower-income people. Singaporeans, he said "are feeling uncertain and anxious" because "technology and globalisation are widening our income gaps and in addition to that, we have domestic social stresses building".
Our country is at a turning point, he said. "I understand your concerns. I promise you, you will not be facing these challenges alone because we are all in this together."
There was talk of better access to education, of wider healthcare cover, and more access to low-cost housing. There seemed to be an effort in the speech by Mr Lee to offer empathy, rather than statistics, a realisation that the Mandarin-style meritocracy built by his father may no longer be enough to retain the loyalty of Singaporeans.
In a statement to the BBC a government spokesman re-iterated the long-standing belief, that as a small, open economy, Singapore must remain open and connected, for trade or talent flows.
But, the statement said, "we are deliberately slowing our foreign workforce growth rate. This will also slow economic growth, but it is a compromise we need to make to continue to give Singaporeans a high quality of life."
"I see that the government is changing," said Mallika Naguran, who runs a sustainability website called Gaia Discovery.
"They are becoming more transparent, more approachable, taking definite steps towards sustainability. Yet this could still improve. There could be more openness in policy-making, more access for civic groups to become stakeholders in nation-building".
The passing of Lee Kuan Yew, who has just turned 90 years old and is in frail health, will be another turning point for this micro-state, a moment when its citizens will once again contemplate their uncertain future.
The elder Mr Lee has always taken a pessimistic view of his country's vulnerability. He wept publicly when it was ejected from Malaysia and has repeatedly warned his citizens not to relax their vigilance, whether it was against communist subversion in the 1960s, or against the declining birth-rate in the 21st Century.
In one of his most recent statements he pondered gloomily whether Singapore would even exist in 100 years time. It was down to the competence of the government, he said. If we get a dumb government, we are done for.
That view is being increasingly challenged, mostly within the relatively safe confines of the internet, but with vigorous, sometimes angry exchanges of views.
The era of government-knows-best is slowly coming to an end in Singapore. No-one is quite sure what will take its place.
Formerly a bustling grain farming hub, it's now a typical northern New South Wales town with a bowling club, service station, hotel and post office.
But in 2015, Delungra was named Australia's lowest-earning postcode by the Australian Taxation Office, with a mean taxable income of just $21,691.
The town's 330 residents are bemused by this dubious honour. They say it doesn't reflect their experience of living in the town, where volunteerism is the norm and friendships run deep and long.
This is what locals say it's like to live in Australia's poorest town.
Jim, 79, has lived in Delungra all his life. He owned the town's service station for a number of years and has been active in keeping the post office open.
Delungra's post office has long been a gathering place for the town's residents. So it was a big blow when Australia Post announced it would be shutting the local branch due to cost.
The closure would have forced residents to travel over 30km to get their mail. Instead, locals came together to keep their post office open and to retain their postcode. The local branch is now staffed by 10 volunteers.
"The local council got together and put the word out," Jim says. "We got a good selection of volunteers and we've kept [the post office] open.
"It's very important, it gets the people from the country into the post office, we get to meet them and that way we get to know who's who."
Tim's family has been in Delungra for generations. His grandfather settled here in 1920 and Tim and his father have been farming cattle for 40 years. He says the monetary wealth of a town isn't what's important.
"It's not necessarily the wealth of a town or the wealth of people - you don't need a lot of money to live and to be happy. It's community spirit and that's what any community desperately needs. The smaller the community, the more people are going to put their hands up."
Locals may joke it takes 30 years to be truly accepted in Delungra, but Philippa says she was welcomed on her first day when she moved here with her family 10 years ago.
"They were so nice, everyone smiled and waved and went out of their way to talk to you because you were the newbies in town," she says. "I think its still the same way. Everyone wants to help everyone."
She was surprised to see her town listed as the poorest in the nation.
"It's totally not, it's totally the opposite. I mean you look around and you see the beautiful houses. There's no bias, whether you've got multimillions or whether you've got two dollars in the bank. I couldn't imagine myself being anywhere else."
John's family has run businesses in Delungra for decades. His son finally closed the family-owned café a couple of years ago. He says the low mean income can be explained by the number of retirees in town, but says calling the town the lowest-earning in the country gives the wrong impression.
"I think there's worse places than this!" he says. "There'd be more people on the dole somewhere else then there are here. If you like a quiet life, I'd say come and live in Delungra. It's as simple as that."
Harry moved to town about 25 years ago and is deeply involved in the community. He leads the Delungra District Development Council, which maintains town archives and organises volunteers, whom he says are integral to keeping the town running.
"We think that Delungra needs some tender, loving care, and we've got volunteers to do it," he says. "We mow lawns around the district, we maintain parks, volunteers built our Anzac gateway and memorial, they man the local garbage dump two days a week, we man the post office.
"Delungra is quiet, the air is fresh, the birds sing, the sun shines, and it's just a relaxed way of life and I couldn't imagine living anywhere else. I think whoever says this is a poor community, should get on the train and come visit because being here is a different story."
Lorna lives an hour away, but serves as secretary of the women's bowls club, the development council and the Australia Day committee in Delungra. In contrast to her city life, where she did not know her neighbours, she was quickly accepted when she started coming to Delungra.
"It's not a poor town. We haven't got the facilities but ... the lifestyle, it's quiet and relaxed. Here you know your neighbours, everybody knows everybody [and] if someone's in trouble, someone will come and help."
Robert says: "When I was a kid, this was a thriving town. They had barley stacks, they had shops, they had pubs and clubs, everything. Everybody's making a dollar. People need to realise that when people retire, if people don't take their job over [then] things just sort of decline. But the town's still here and you can't take Delungra away from Delungra."
"It's fantastic, that's my opinion. I love the place. It's the peace and the company of the people. I've known these people since I was a kid. I went to Sydney, I've been overseas and I always come back here. When they take me from here I'll probably be in a box."
It is to fly six round trips between the London airport and Edinburgh, with three round trips linking it with Aberdeen.
The airline says 150 people will be employed as a result of the move.
Virgin Atlantic will take over landing slots from BMI, after it was bought by British Airways owner, IAG.
From 31 March 2013, the planes are to be operated by Aer Lingus, but will be in Virgin Atlantic livery.
Scheduling is intended to appeal to business travellers wishing to spend a day working in either capital city, with departures from 06.40, as well as linking to international flights in to and out of Heathrow.
Having already committed to fly Heathrow to Manchester, this is the start of short-haul flights for Virgin Atlantic.
It has seen the opportunity to compete with its long-time British Airways rival, after regulators required it to give up slots to ensure competition is retained on Heathrow's links to Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
As BMI had given up its Glasgow-Heathrow route, regulators did not insist on competition on that route. However, an assessment by the European Commission found there has been a significant increase in British Airways fares on the Glasgow route since BMI withdrew early in 2011.
Steve Ridgeway, chief executive of Virgin Atlantic, said British Airways' monopoly on the Heathrow links is causing "serious consumer harm" which his company intends to challenge.
"Virgin Atlantic will offer millions of passengers in Scotland and Manchester connections around the world through our and our partners' long-haul network, with the additional benefit of providing direct services to and from London Heathrow," he said.
"This is a robust business model that will protect competition to and from Heathrow for the long-term."
Scotland's Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, welcomed the Virgin Atlantic plans, adding: "We are still concerned about the absence of competition on the Glasgow-Heathrow route, and will continue to promote its re-introduction, as well as our desire for better direct international connectivity.
"We also reiterate once again our calls for Air Passenger Duty to be devolved as quickly as possible to provide the means to incentivise new direct international services from Scotland."
Scottish Secretary Michael Moore said: "These services operating from Edinburgh and Aberdeen will provide direct links to and from London Heathrow, as well seamlessly linking into Virgin's long-haul network creating new links between Scotland and the rest of the world.
"Together, this will only benefit Scotland's business and leisure travelers."
Under the changes, union members will have to "opt in" if they want to pay a political levy as part of their fees, rather than having to opt out.
Labour's Harriet Harman said changes to party funding should not be "rigged in favour of the Tory Party".
The Trade Unions Bill will also feature a minimum turnout for a strike ballot.
Trade unions use their political funds to campaign on wider political issues.
Currently, once a decision has been taken by ballot to maintain a political fund, individual members have to take a deliberate decision to "opt out" if they do not want to contribute.
By proposing that trade unionists must now "opt in" the object is clear - fewer members are likely to make a conscious effort to do so, so funds would decrease.
This is precisely what happened between 1927 and 1946 when the "opt in" system was introduced after the general strike, only to be repealed by the post-war Labour government.
But what effect will this measure have on Labour Party funds today?
Changes introduced by Ed Miliband mean that those union members who want to be associated with the Labour Party - or, in the jargon, who wish to be "affiliated supporters" - must now consciously opt in.
It's estimated that affiliation fees from big unions such as UNITE and the GMB will fall substantially as a result.
So if the government now applies the same principle to political funds as a whole, this would hit Labour less hard than it would have done before the Miliband reforms.
But smaller political funds would also make less cash available to union leaders to make , at their discretion, the separate party political donations on which Labour increasingly depends.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said no further details were available as the bill was still being worked on.
A Unite spokesman said: "Political funds are already subject to approval being given in regular ballots by unions. Tory hedge fund and multimillionaire donors will face no similar restrictions, leaving boards free to write hefty cheques backing the Tory party.
"Absent from the Tory manifesto, there is zero popular mandate for this move which is just one more attack on working people. It is clear there is no place for trade unions in Cameron's 'one nation'."
Paul Kenny, of the GMB, added: "This will not deter or silence the voices of millions of working people who have already given their approval for political funds through democratic ballots governed by statute."
Responding for Labour to the Queen's speech, Ms Harman said: "If there are to be any changes to party funding, it must be on a fair, cross-party basis, not just rigged in favour of the Tory party."
The speech promised reforms of trade unions, to "protect essential public services against strikes".
These also include pre-announced measures including a 50% voting threshold for union strike ballot turnouts, and a requirement that 40% of those entitled to vote must back action in essential public services - health, education, fire and transport.
Time limits will also be introduced on a mandate following a ballot for industrial action.
Ministers say this will ensure strikes are the result of "clear, positive and recent decisions" by union members as well as ensuring that disruption to essential public services has a democratic mandate.
They asked the High Court to authorise the changes at Wickford in Essex, saying taking action would have "a devastating impact" on 12 children.
Basildon Council argued the five, all from the same extended traveller family, carried out illegal development in breach of an injunction.
They were found in contempt of court and will be sentenced on 5 May.
The site is two miles away from Dale Farm, which was Europe's largest traveller site until the council spent more than £4m in a legal battle to evict 80 families from illegally-built homes.
Thomas Anderson, Eileen Anderson, Winnie Anderson, Margaret Anderson and Arran Jones developed the land at Silva Lodge Kennels on Hovefields Avenue in Wickford, near Basildon.
Their barrister Paul Clark said: "The European Court of Human Rights recognises that the lives and culture of travelling people are under threat."
They apologised for breaching the injunction and did not realise they were doing anything wrong, he added in court.
During the two-day hearing, Mr Justice Kerr told the two men and three women it was "a serious matter" and upheld the original injunction granted to the council on 14 October preventing development.
Phil Turner, leader of Basildon Council, said: "We are pleased the High Court has stood by its previous judgement and reinforced the validity of the injunction."
A 220-acre reserve will be created around Solihull's Elmdon Park by the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust - thought to be the first of its kind in the UK.
The animals are under threat nationally because of a loss of hedgerows and habitats, the trust said.
Hedgehog numbers are to be closely monitored in the area, while hedgehog-friendly routes will be created.
Simon Thompson, in charge of the project for Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, said small holes would be used to link up green spaces, while local residents would be encouraged to make holes in their garden fences to allow hedgehogs to move freely.
"Making these connections between our own fenced-in islands of green spaces creates a continuous habitat corridor through which hedgehogs can forage, seek shelter and even rendezvous with potential mates," he said.
Research by Oxford University four years ago found Britain's hedgehog population had dropped from about 30m in the 1950s to just 1.5m.
The conservation area will be managed by a team of volunteers and includes the wildlife trust's Elmdon Manor nature reserve and Solihull Council's Elmdon Park.
The wildlife trust said it hoped to create a central "sanctuary" to allow hedgehogs to recolonise the surrounding area.
The project has been funded by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society.
Source: British Hedgehog Preservation Society
The Tory officials said councils were "best placed" to decide opening hours in the interests of communities.
Labour say the plans, which could see large stores open for more than the maximum six hours, are "pernicious".
The SNP has also said it will oppose the shake-up even though there are no trading restrictions in Scotland.
With more than 20 Conservative MPs threatening to rebel over the issue, there is a growing prospect of the government being defeated over the biggest proposed shake-up of Sunday trading laws for 20 years.
Since 1994, small shops - those up to 280 sq m, or 3,000 sq ft in size - in England and Wales can open when they want to on Sundays but larger stores are restricted to six hours between 10:00 and 18:00. Retailers can be fined up to £50,000 if they break the rules.
Ministers want to give English and Welsh councils the freedom to determine opening hours in their area, arguing this will benefit High Streets struggling to compete against online retailers. The move, they argue, is also in line with changing leisure and working patterns.
Ahead of Wednesday's vote on the Enterprise Bill, 102 Conservative councillors voiced their support for the move urging the government to "continue with proposals to localise these decisions and help us deliver what is best for our local communities".
"We want the government to put its trust in councils," they wrote in a letter to planning minister Brandon Lewis, stressing that councils wanted the flexibility to take into account a wide range of economic circumstances.
"We are best placed to make decisions about Sunday trading."
But the proposals face considerable opposition from across the political spectrum, with critics challenging the economic rationale for relaxing the laws and arguing that Sunday should be "kept special" for family time and other pursuits, including religious observance.
Conservative MP David Burrowes, one of 21 Tories backing an amendment to the legislation calling for any changes to be restricted to tourist locations, told the BBC that the government needed to quickly find a way out of "the mess" it was in.
"With the government looking down the barrel of a defeat, they have to listen hard to the concerns, particularly of Conservatives," he said. "Now I am confident that the government are very much listening to ways to negotiate this very difficult situation they have brought upon themselves."
Quirks of Sunday shopping
To make the most of their six hours, retailers invented the idea of "browsing time". The doors of the shop open 30 minutes or so before the tills open. Shoppers could find themselves queuing inside a store with a full trolley at 09:58, waiting for the cash register to start whirring.
Read more about browsing, extra pay, loading and no-shows
The arguments over Sunday trading
Labour said a "sweeping deregulation" of Sunday trading laws - not mentioned in the Conservative election manifesto - was not acceptable.
"Defeating the government will be a victory for all of those who support the current arrangements which work well and mean retailers can trade, customers can shop, and shop workers can spend time with their families," said shadow business secretary Angela Eagle.
"I now urge the government to admit defeat and even at this late hour drop these pernicious plans."
The proposed changes will not apply in Scotland and Northern Ireland, which have their own arrangement in place.
Although there have never been any general trading restrictions in place in Scotland, and stores can theoretically open for as long as they like on a Sunday, the SNP said it could not support the relaxation of existing rules elsewhere in the UK.
Its deputy leader Stewart Hosie said Scottish workers were paid extra for working on Sundays and there were no guarantees these "premium pay" rates, worth thousands of pounds a year, would be protected if hours were extended elsewhere.
"Our primary concern throughout this entire debacle has been the protection of premium pay for workers in Scotland who work on a Sunday," he said.
"There are no protections and we believe if this turns into a seven-day-a week working operation on a UK-wide basis, those premium payments would be eroded. We are relying on guarantees or not from private businesses and that simply doesn't wash when we are talking about the incomes of perhaps a third of retail employees in Scotland."
But the government has rounded on the SNP over the issue.
"It's disappointing and hypocritical of the SNP to be trying to deny people the freedoms to shop that are already available to those they represent in Scotland," a source said.
"It's a particularly extraordinary position for a party that supposedly believes in devolution of powers from Whitehall to be seeking to stand in the way of local leaders in the rest of the UK being able to choose what's right for their communities and their economies."
The Nicky Henderson-trained gelding's win added to his victories at the Cheltenham and Aintree festivals.
Sprinter Sacre's winning margin of just over five lengths was reduced from the 19 lengths in the Queen Mother Chase.
But it was still a comfortable win for the 1/9 odds-on favourite.
The seven-year old, who won the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival before landing Aintree's Melling Chase, was clinching a 10th consecutive win over fences.
Sprinter Sacre has been described by jockey Barry Geraghty as jump racing's Pele as he performs with apparent effortless ease.
Sizing Europe, the distant runner-up in Cheltenham's Champion Chase, made a brave bid by taking out the pace before being overhauled at the final fence.
Henderson described his star performer's victory as "job done".
"He was at his best at Cheltenham, he wasn't quite as sharp at Aintree and wasn't as sharp today," added the trainer.
"To do all three (Cheltenham, Aintree and Punchestown) is very, very hard and he's had to work harder today than he has in the past.
Foaled: 23/4/2006
Sex: Bay/Brown Gelding
Runs: 16
1st: 14
2nd: 1
3rd: 1
"He didn't do anything wrong. He was clean and confident and fair play to Sizing Europe, who ran a hell of a race."
The two-mile feature race was the highlight on the first day of a meeting that will attract a total of about 100,000 racegoers.
The opening day of the meeting also saw Jessica Harrington's star youngster Jezki beating the Willie Mullins-trained Champagne Fever in the Champion Novice Hurdle and avenging his Cheltenham defeat.
Champagne Fever had won the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Chelthenham, when Jezki only managed third.
However, on this occasion Barry Geraghty guided Harrington's horse to an emphatic 16-length victory with County Hurdle winner Ted Veale beating Champagne Fever to the runner-up spot.
In Tuesday's other Grade One race, Mount Benbulben finally lived up to his tall reputation with a defining victory over fences in the Champion Novice Chase under Danny Mullins.
The Gordon Elliott-trained 14-1 shot has had jumping issues in the past, but was far more assured on this occasion, beating Tofino Bay by 22 lengths.
National Hunt chase winner Back In Focus was well beaten, while his stable companion Boston Bob was similarly held when suffering a heavy fall.
Davy Russell, who suffered a punctured lung and was replaced in Cheltenham's blue riband contest by AP McCoy, will be back on board Gold Cup runner-up Sir Des Champs in Wednesday's big race, the Punchestown Gold Cup.
The horse, trained by serial Punchestown winner Willie Mullins, was beaten seven lengths by Bobs Worth at Cheltenham and again faces third-placed Long Run, the dual King George VI Chase winner for Berkshire-based Henderson and amateur rider Sam Waley-Cohen.
Mouse Morris's First Lieutenant could also be a contender in Wednesday's big race after taking victory in the Betfred Bowl at the Aintree Festival.
Eleven Cheltenham Festival winners are expected to run during the course of the week in what is considered to be the strongest Punchestown line-up for many years.
Englishman Matthew, 36, beat 22-year-old Fares Dessouky of Egypt 3-1 to claim his 35th PSA World Tour title.
The world number four donated his prize money to Sumner Malik, an 11-year-old English squash player who has been diagnosed with a brain tumour.
"We're fortunate to do what we do for a living and we take it for granted at times," Matthew told the PSA website.
"I don't want any thanks or personal gain for doing it - it's about raising awareness for him and it's the least that I can do."
Cross Hands West was previously earmarked for a Sainsbury's superstore, but the supermarket chain pulled out and sold the land to Conygar in 2015.
Conygar is now seeking permission to develop the site with a variety of shops, food stores, a pub/restaurant and a 562-space car park.
The application is currently out for consultation.
Responding, the leader of Carmarthenshire council, Councillor Emlyn Dole, said: "I fully support the above application."
A total of 10 units is being proposed for the site, including:
Neil James, chairman of Carmarthen Chamber of Trade and Commerce, said Cross Hands was an up-and-coming area, with many new houses being built there, but warned the proposed retail park would be bad news for nearby town centres.
"We are not a fan of these out-of-town shops," he said.
"There are some empty units in Carmarthen and even more in Llanelli - so it's a concern that building a retail park like this could take further footfall away from our town centres."
The US businessman is strongly opposing plans for an offshore development near his golf course in Aberdeenshire.
Mr Trump said he was assured by the former and current first ministers, Jack McConnell and Alex Salmond, that the project would not happen.
Lord McConnell and Mr Salmond have denied the claims.
Mr Trump's comments came as he appeared in person before the Scottish Parliament's economy, energy and tourism committee, which is conducting an inquiry into whether the Scottish government can meet its green energy targets.
Ministers want to see Scotland generating the equivalent of 100% of its own electricity demand from renewable resources by 2020.
By Brian TaylorPolitical editor, Scotland
As the committee sat inside the Edinburgh parliament, two groups of pro and anti-wind farm activists faced each other outside the building, separated by police officers.
Mr Trump said he supported renewable developments like wave and tidal power, but said the use of wind farms was "one of the most serious problems Scotland will have or has had".
The entrepreneur said they were inefficient, could not operate without big subsides, "killed massive amounts of wildlife" and would damage tourism.
When challenged to provide statistical evidence for his arguments, Mr Trump told the committee: "I am the evidence."
His comments are at odds with the Scottish government's drive to turn the country into Europe's green capital.
Mr Trump first mooted his plans for the resort, at Menie, as far back as 2006, when Labour politician Lord McConnell was Scottish first minister and Mr Salmond was SNP leader. Mr Salmond's party went on to win the May 2007 Scottish election.
Mr Trump told MSPs that when he heard of plans for 11 turbines off Aberdeen Bay, 2km (1.2 miles) from his golf resort, he considered moving the development to Ireland.
"Jack McConnell said it won't be built," Mr Trump told the committee.
"His people were telling my people that it won't happen. They talked about the Ministry of Defence would never approve it, because it had something to do with radar, and they talked about the shipping lanes, especially because it's near Aberdeen.
"They said it won't happen. It was very prevalent for a short period of time and then it totally disappeared."
Mr Trump went on: "Based on that, I decided, I'll go forward."
He also said that, during a dinner attended by Mr Salmond in New York in October 2007, he was "led to believe" there would be no wind farm.
Mr Trump told the committee: "In the meantime, Alex Salmond, when I discussed it with him towards the beginning, he poo-pooed it and said: 'You have a Ministry of Defence problem, you have all sorts of shipping lane problems, I wouldn't worry about that', and I continued to go forward.
"Now I invested tens of millions of pounds, I've completed my site ahead of schedule. I built something that is spectacular - even my enemies say the most spectacular - and really good."
Mr Trump went on: "I felt betrayed, because I invested my money based on statements that were made to me.
"Lots of very smart people with a lot of money are looking to invest in different parts of the world - when they see what happened to me and the way I've been treated, they're not going to be investing in Scotland."
"If Jack McConnell says to me and his representatives say to us that that won't happen and then it goes away, and then I build and invest all this money and then it re-emerges - I don't think that's fair to an investor.
"What they did is they lured me in, I spent this money, and now I might regret it."
Mr Salmond later told the BBC that he had given no assurances to Mr Trump and his organisation.
He said: "I spoke to Donald Trump a few weeks ago where he accepted on the phone that this administration had not given them assurances about offshore wind - it was the previous administration. They were arguing that we were bound by the policies of the previous administration, which in itself is a nonsense."
Lord McConnell added: "Mr Trump was treated with the same respect and courtesy that I and my government treated all potential inward investors.
By Andrew BlackPolitical reporter, BBC Scotland
As men of the world, Donald Trump and Alex Salmond aren't all that dissimilar.
The US tycoon and the first minister of Scotland both like to get things done with minimal messing about - even if noses are sometimes put slightly out of joint.
Mr Trump's decision to build a £1bn golf resort in Aberdeenshire - billed as the most luxurious of its kind - was a good news story for the government, given one of the world's wealthiest entrepreneurs wanted to do business in Scotland.
But plans for a nearby offshore wind development - literally too close for comfort as far as Mr Trump is concerned - seem to have soured that relationship.
Subsequent events have found the two engaging in a sort-of war of words - Mr Trump's increasingly inflammatory attacks on wind power have been met with Mr Salmond's more measured response on the importance of green energy to Scotland's economic future.
This parliamentary inquiry is not a showdown between Mr Salmond and Mr Trump, it is a probing of the government's renewable energy targets - but exchanges between the two have become a big part of the story.
The first minister says he doesn't expect Mr Trump to back offshore wind, but he does want a little understanding about the government's ambitious renewable energy aims.
It has created a tricky situation for Mr Salmond, who wants to balance major investments like the Trump resort along with his drive to make Scotland Europe's green energy capital.
Either way, the first minister has made clear to Mr Trump - and others - that investment in Scotland doesn't imply ownership of Scotland.
"It is a pity that he doesn't return that courtesy now.
"He was encouraged to be interested in Scotland, but always told that we had procedures about planning applications and consents that must be followed, and about which he could receive no prior guarantees."
Mr Trump also used the evidence session to attack the concept of wind farms, telling MSPs: "Many countries have decided they don't want wind because it doesn't work without massive subsidies - it kills massive amounts of birds and wildlife and there are lots of other reasons.
"It's a very inefficient form of energy. It's an energy that, when you need it most, you don't get it because the wind isn't blowing.
"They are so unattractive, so ugly, so noisy and so dangerous that, if Scotland does this, I think Scotland will be in serious trouble - I think you'll lose your tourism industry to Ireland and lots of other places that are laughing at what Scotland is doing."
The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre, which Mr Trump is objecting to, is a £150m joint venture by utility company Vattenfall, engineering firm Technip and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group.
Scottish ministers have yet to make a decision on whether to approve the project.
Mr Trump, whose organisation said it would be prepared to spend up to £10m fighting such developments, argued it would spoil the sea views for his customers at the Menie resort.
Mr Trump said he did not want to see his resort "destroyed by having 11 monstrosities built looming over it, literally one mile away".
The Scottish government said offshore wind was worth £30bn of investment to Scotland, and could create up to 28,000 Scottish jobs.
Ministers have also disputed Mr Trump's claims over wind farms damaging tourism, saying visitor numbers - including those from North America - were on the rise.
When challenged to back up his claims with clinical evidence, Mr Trump said: "I am the evidence", adding: "I am considered a world-class expert in tourism, so when you say, 'where is the expert and where is the evidence', I'm the evidence."
Responding to the first minister's comments that he gave no assurance to Mr Trump, the tycoon said: "Mr Salmond's denying other things today on the front page," which was a reference to the first minister's alleged dealings with News Corp and its planned BSkyB takeover.
Mr Trump also brought up the Scottish government's decision to release the terminally-ill Lockerbie bomber, in relation to his claims that the SNP had not given the full facts about renewable energy during the Holyrood election campaign.
He said: "This is the same thinking that gave you Megrahi, where they let him out of prison because he'd be dead within two weeks - well, guess what, he was seen running in the park last week."
Mr Trump said his golf course was due to open in July, but his plans for a hotel and hundreds of homes on the site have been put on hold.
David Rodger, spokesman for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre, said: "The project partners are disappointed by the disproportionate campaign against the EOWDC and Scotland's wind energy industry.
"The Scottish planning process should be allowed to deliver the right outcome for the proposal."
Liverpool Crown Court heard the boy was found by a cleaner at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary in Wigan, Greater Manchester on 5 July.
His umbilical cord was cut and tissues had been stuffed into his mouth.
Orsolya-Anamaria Balogh, 27, of no fixed address, admitted attempted infanticide and was remanded in custody until sentencing on 16 January.
The court heard Balogh had gone to the hospital's accident and emergency department with her partner complaining of abdominal pain at about 19:40 BST but had told a triage nurse there was no possibility she could be pregnant.
Balogh spent some time in the toilet but left by 22:10 before the nurse was ready to see her at 22:20.
Richard Pratt QC, prosecuting, said at about 22:40 a cleaner noticed the bin felt heavy and heard muffled squeaking.
The cleaner opened the bin and discovered the newborn still in the foetal position.
Mr Pratt said: "The baby survived his ordeal with remarkable fortitude and, with medical intervention, was effectively unscathed by the circumstances of his birth."
Balogh and her partner initially denied she had given birth, but an examination by a midwife revealed she had, the court heard.
She then confirmed she had given birth in the toilet but said the baby had not been breathing and she thought he was dead.
She said she did not know she was pregnant, although police found internet searches on pregnancy and home birth on her computer.
The court heard reports by consultant psychiatrists found the balance of Balogh's mind had been disturbed after the birth.
Judge Neil Flewitt QC told her he hoped to make an order allowing her to be released into the community.
The situation has continued to "spiral out of control", with about 7,000 new cases every day, the ICRC warned.
More than 1,700 associated deaths have been reported, according to the UN.
Yemen's health, water and sanitation systems are collapsing after two years of conflict between pro-government forces and the rebel Houthi movement.
Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholera.
Most of those infected will have no or mild symptoms but, in severe cases, the disease can kill within hours if left untreated.
On 24 June, the World Health Organisation declared that Yemen was facing "the worst cholera outbreak in the world", with more than 200,000 suspected cases.
In just over two weeks, another 100,000 people have been infected - an increase the ICRC's Middle East regional director Roberto Mardini called "disturbing".
The WHO said on Saturday that 297,438 cases had been recorded, but the agency was still analysing the latest figures from the Yemeni health ministry on Monday.
The outbreak has affected all but one of Yemen's 23 provinces. The four most affected provinces - Sanaa, Hudaydah, Hajja and Amran - have reported almost half of the cases.
UN agencies say the outbreak is the direct consequence of the civil war, with 14.5 million people cut off from regular access to clean water and sanitation.
More than half of health facilities are no longer functioning, with almost 300 having been damaged or destroyed, and some 30,000 local health workers who are key to dealing with the outbreak have not been paid for 10 months.
Rising rates of malnutrition have weakened the health of vulnerable people - above all children under the age of 15 and the elderly - and made them more vulnerable to the disease.
Last week, the UN's humanitarian co-ordinator in Yemen warned that humanitarian organisations had been forced to divert resources away from combating malnutrition to deal with the cholera outbreak, raising the risk of a famine.
"If we don't get these resources replaced, then using those resources for cholera will mean that food insecurity will suffer," Jamie McGoldrick said. "We're trying to do our best, but it's very much beyond what we can cope with."
Hartley, 31, led Eddie Jones' side to the Six Nations championship last month and will finish the Premiership season with club side Northampton.
Lions head coach Warren Gatland names his touring party next week.
"I'm not building myself up for possibly what would be a setback in my eyes," Hartley told BBC Sport.
"So I'm taking it as it comes. I'm happy where I am at the moment. If it comes it is a bonus. If not then I have got other things to play for and other things to look forward to.
"For anyone selected I'm sure it's a great honour and I have been previously selected, so, yes, it is a great honour, but to tour I'm sure is a great experience."
The immediate focus for the New Zealand-born hooker is guiding Saints at least to a European Champions Cup position in the Premiership.
Northampton are seventh in the table but level on points with Harlequins, in sixth, after losing their last two games.
And Hartley said he would not allow Gatland's imminent announcement to impact on his performance level.
"It's an uncontrollable," he added. "The selectors have got a pretty difficult job.
"What I can control is what I do this weekend against Saracens, every other player is thinking that as well.
"[Representative rugby] is the bonus of playing well off the back of club rugby or for your international side. It's not my job to worry about selection, it's my job to play well."
Hartley need only look back to 2013 to recall how much of an honour it was to be selected for a Lions tour, but also to remember the frustration of missing out.
His Premiership final sending off for Northampton that year, made doubly painful by a defeat by East Midlands rivals Leicester at Twickenham, culminated in an 11-week ban which ruled him out of the tour to Australia.
However, he dismissed any talk of additional motivation ahead of the 2017 squad announcement.
"What motivates me is embracing what I'm doing at this stage of my life," added Hartley.
"Playing professional sport for a living is a great thing to say and do, the opportunity I've got for my family to provide and set ourselves up.
"I still enjoy it, I love the environment, whether it's the Saints dressing room or England. When you enjoy your work it's not work.
"Set-backs always refocus me but, ultimately, because I missed out on the Lions in 2013 doesn't motivate me to get up in the morning."
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The 8-1 victor, trained by Oliver Sherwood, beat the 50-1 top weight Houblon Des Obeaux, with Merry King in third and Monbeg Dude fourth.
Aspell, 38, retired in 2007, but came back and won the National at Aintree in April on Pineau De Rea.
After his Newbury win, he was hit with a seven-day ban and £1,800 fine for a whip offence.
Trainer Paul Nicholls clocked up the 100th Grade One victory of his career when Irving won the Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle.
An emotional Nicholls, who was at Newbury for the Hennessy meeting, praised his landlord, Paul Barber.
"I never thought I would reach this landmark. There was only one man who believed in me," said Nicholls, whose first Grade One win came with See More Indians in the Feltham Novices' Chase in 1993.
"That was Paul Barber, he'll be watching from home and will be mighty proud of me. He's a great man and will be enjoying this as much as me."
Nicholls has gone on to be champion trainer seven times, and has won the Gold Cup with See More Business, Kauto Star and Denman.
Lambourn trainer Sherwood was tasting victory again at Newbury after winning the Hennessy with Arctic Call back in 1990.
Many Clouds was quoted at about 16-1 for the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March after his three-and-a-quarter length triumph.
"He's still got a bit to go to get up to Gold Cup class, but you've got to keep dreaming. He'll certainly have an entry," said Sherwood.
The first three home are all relative youngsters at the age of seven, while Monbeg Dude won the Welsh National two years ago.
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The UK-based company sacked one employee and suspended another three, admitting the campaign was "offensive".
Critics say it sought to stoke racial tensions by focusing on the dominant role of white-owned businesses.
They claim it is part of a larger initiative to distract attention from allegations of massive corruption.
Claims of undue influence have been made against South African President Jacob Zuma, the wealthy Guptas family and their political allies.
Mr Zuma and the Guptas have consistently denied all the allegations.
In a statement on Thursday, Bell Pottinger Chief Executive James Henderson said: "We wish to issue a full, unequivocal and absolute apology to anyone impacted.
"These activities should never have been undertaken. We are deeply sorry that this happened."
Bell Pottinger said it had ended its contract with Oakbay, a company owned by the Guptas, three months ago.
The PR firm also said it had asked an independent law firm to review "the account and the work done on it".
Although that investigation was still continuing, Bell Pottinger said it had "already been shown interim evidence which has dismayed us".
Company critics in South Africa and media outlets had for some time accused the PR firm of presenting opponents of President Zuma and the Guptas as agents of a "white monopoly capital" during a sustained campaign.
Pressure on Bell Pottinger increased recently after local media had leaked emails allegedly showing its employees working with Guptas' representatives on a campaign focusing on "economic apartheid".
The authenticity of the emails has not been independently verified.
Separately, Bell Pottinger was recently reported to a professional body for Britain's PR industy.
The Democratic Alliance, South Africa's main opposition party, accused the PR company of unethical behaviour.
Planets with atmospheres that orbit too close to their host stars are bombarded by a torrent of high-energy radiation.
The gaseous outer layers of these worlds are then stripped away, according to the international team of scientists.
Their work appears in the journal Nature Communications.
The researchers used data from Nasa's Kepler space telescope, which was launched to identify and study exoplanets, which circle stars other than our own.
They focused on a category of planet called "super Earths", which are roughly 2-10 times more massive than our own planet.
Co-author Dr Guy Davies, from the University of Birmingham, said: "For these planets it is like standing next to a hairdryer turned up to its hottest setting.
"There has been much theoretical speculation that such planets might be stripped of their atmospheres. We now have the observational evidence to confirm this, which removes any lingering doubts over the theory."
The astronomers used a technique called asteroseismology, which probes the internal structure of stars, to confirm the idea.
By characterising the host star, the team was able to also determine the precise sizes of the exoplanets around them.
The results of the study have important implications for understanding how stellar systems, like our own Solar System, and their planets, evolved over time - including the role played by the host star.
Dr Davies added: "Our results show that planets of a certain size that lie close to their stars are likely to have been much larger at the beginning of their lives. Those planets will have looked very different."
Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying formally acknowledged that every eligible citizen should be able to cast a vote for the city's next leader.
But he also said that mainstream Hong Kong society agreed with Beijing on how electoral reform should proceed.
This drew fire from activists who said he had misrepresented public opinion.
China has promised to change the way the chief executive of Hong Kong is selected. Currently the person for that post is chosen by a 1,200-member committee.
Beijing has said the Hong Kong public will have universal suffrage by 2017 and will be able to directly vote in their chief executive.
However, Beijing has also stipulated that voters can only choose from a list of candidates pre-selected by a nominating committee.
Activists say this is not true democracy, and fear China will use the committee to screen out candidates it disapproves of. They have called for the Hong Kong public to be given the right to nominate candidates.
Tens of thousands took part in a pro-democracy rally on 1 July and nearly 800,000 took part in an unofficial referendum on democratic reform in June.
Mr Leung said in his report that "there is a need to amend the method" for selecting the chief executive in 2017 in order to attain the aim of universal suffrage."
He said that "mainstream opinion" was that only a nominating committee should have the power to choose candidates, as this is stated in the Basic Law, Hong Kong's mini-constitution.
But he did add that there are "considerable views" that an element of public nomination should be allowed.
Mr Leung's comments were met with swift derision by pro-democracy group Occupy Central, the organisers of June's referendum.
It said on its Twitter account that Mr Leung "has an amazing ability to ventriloquise 'majority opinion'" and made "questionable assertions" regarding the community's views.
The Hong Kong presented in his report is one "many HK people won't recognise", it said, adding that it was as if the Chinese government had "dictated" views to the Hong Kong government.
Mr Leung's report was submitted after a five-month public consultation.
The Hong Kong government is expected to unveil its official plan for the 2017 election later this year.
Occupy Central has said it will mobilise 10,000 people for a sit-in protest in the city's financial district if that plan does not meet international standards for democracy.
The clampdown has led to clashes in the capital, Riyadh, with at least five people killed.
Saudi authorities say they are trying to reduce the 12% unemployment rate among native Saudis.
An estimated nine million migrant workers are in Saudi Arabia.
They are said to make up more than half the workforce, filling manual, clerical and service jobs.
Ethiopia's ambassador in Riyadh, Muhammed Hassan Kabiera, said the embassy had been informed by Saudi officials that some 23,000 Ethiopians had so far handed themselves in.
Some of them have already been repatriated, with the first group arriving in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, on Wednesday, reports from Ethiopia say.
In renewed clashes on Wednesday in Riyadh's Manfuhah district, a Sudanese national was killed, Saudi Arabia's state-owned SPA news agency reports.
Illegal migrants "rioted, hurling rocks at passersby and cars", it quoted police as saying.
Police said they intervened and "controlled" the situation, SPA reports.
Manfuhah is home to many migrants, mostly from East Africa.
On Sunday, Ethiopia's Foreign Affairs Minister Tedros Adhanom said he had information that three Ethiopian citizens had been killed in clashes since last week.
However, Saudi authorities say two foreigners have been killed, along with three Saudis.
Riyadh governor Prince Khaled bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz said the clamp down was aimed at illegal migrants, and not any "specific group".
"We will continue these campaigns until we ensure all residents in our country are staying legally," he is quoted by al-Riyadh newspaper as saying.
Earlier this month, the authorities began rounding up the migrants following the expiry of a seven-month amnesty for them to formalise their status.
Nearly a million Bangladeshis, Indians, Filipinos, Nepalis, Pakistanis and Yemenis are estimated to have left the country in the past three months.
More than 30,000 Yemenis have reportedly crossed to their home country in the past two weeks.
Four million other migrants obtained work permits before the deadline expired.
Initial estimates suggest losses of £900m to £1.3bn so far, according to accountancy firm PwC.
That "could breach £1.5bn" if further rainfall causes more floods, PwC said.
Consultancy group IHS said the flooding caused by Storms Eva and Desmond could wipe up to 0.2% off the UK's economic output this year.
Businesses and homes have been battered by floods in Yorkshire and Lancashire following heavy rain over the Christmas weekend.
The Environment Agency still has nearly 30 severe flood warnings, meaning danger to life, in place for north-east and north-west England, and more than 180 other flood warnings and alerts across England and Wales.
Justin Urquhart Stewart, of Seven Investment Management, said the floods would hurt the economy, as they would dent consumer confidence and wipe out some small businesses.
He told BBC Radio 5 Live: "It's not just a money issue, it's a morale issue and that morale is the crucial element to running an economy."
Small, family-run businesses would be particularly affected, as many might not have insurance, he said.
"Something like this can not only knock them back, it can knock them out altogether," he said.
Christopher Neville, the owner of a small paper business in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, told the BBC that floods at his factory would "probably put the business under".
"It'll be tens of thousands [of pounds] in terms of the stock we've lost and damage to the machinery," Mr Neville said.
The insurance industry will bear much of the total cost from the flooding - £700m to £1bn of the estimated losses so far, said Mohammad Khan, general insurance leader at PwC.
"The additional damage from Storm Eva and any further damage caused by additional rain will impact relevant insurers' year-end profitability," he said.
Insurers have faced criticism over the affordability of flood insurance, despite the introduction of the Flood Re programme to make it cheaper for businesses to take out cover.
Malcolm Tarling from the Association of British Insurers told the BBC that the "vast majority" of firms should be able to secure flooding insurance.
"Flooding can put many businesses' existence at risk and that's obviously something the insurance industry takes very seriously indeed," he said.
Mr Tarling added that the floods would be "an expensive event", but one that insurers had budgeted for.
John Ross, 27, undertook a vehicle which was already in the process of overtaking a truck near Hatton.
Ross, of Boddam, admitted careless driving at Peterhead Sheriff Court. He was fined £400 and received four penalty points.
The video had been posted on social media in November.
Sgt Kelly Manson, of Police Scotland, said: "This incident could have had serious consequences for other road users as well as the driver concerned and would have shocked those who viewed the footage available on social media.
"This incident should be a reminder to all road users of driving safely and considerately at all times.
"We launched Operation Cedar (Challenge, Educate, Detect and Reduce) in May 2014 to tackle road safety in Aberdeenshire and patrols and operations have run regularly since then to highlight and educate drivers and carry out enforcement accordingly."
Police cordoned off a property in Ridge Close, Sutton-in-Ashfield, after the discovery on Monday morning.
A 44-year-old man, who was being treated in hospital, has now been detained on suspicion of murder, police confirmed.
Officers said they were not looking for anyone else over the death.
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Premiership
Hearts 1-3 Celtic
Aberdeen 4-1 Motherwell
Hamilton 0-4 Kilmarnock
Partick Thistle 1-4 Inverness CT
Ross County 0-1 St Johnstone
League One
Ayr United 0-3 Airdrieonians
Dunfermline Athletic 1-0 Peterhead
Forfar Athletic 1-2 Brechin City
Stenhousemuir 1-3 Albion Rovers
Stranraer 1-0 Cowdenbeath
League Two
Annan Athletic 1-0 Queen's Park
Clyde 3-1 Stirling Albion
East Fife 1-1 East Stirlingshire
Elgin City 4-1 Arbroath
Montrose 1-0 Berwick Rangers
Pyramid play-off
Edinburgh City 1-1 Cove Rangers (agg 4-1)
Team Sky's Froome, 31, won the 37km time trial by 44 seconds from Jonathan Castroviejo, and finished two minutes 16 seconds in front of Quintana.
That leaves the Colombian, 26, one minute 21 seconds ahead of Froome.
Saturday's stage has a mountain-top finish before a largely processional final stage into Madrid on Sunday.
Froome, who won Olympic time trial bronze in Rio, is trying to become the first man for 38 years to win the Tour de France and Vuelta in the same season.
He said: "It's going to be tough. He still has a one-minute advantage but I'll keep fighting all the way."
Froome added the Vuelta would be his last race of the season.
1. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) 46mins 43secs
2. Jonathan Castrovejo (Spa/Movistar) +44secs
3. Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe/Giant Alpecin) +1min 24secs
4. Yves Lampaert (Bel/Etixx - Quick-Step) +1min 26secs
5. Victor Campenaerts (Bel/Lotto NL-Jumbo) +1min 47secs
6. Leopold Konig (Cze/Team Sky) +1min 51secs
7. Andrew Talansky (US/Cannondale) +1min 54secs
8. Alberto Contador (Spa/Tinkoff) +1min 57secs
9. Fabio Felline (Ita/Trek-Segafredo) +1min 58secs
10. Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa/Astana Pro) +2mins 10secs
1. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) 75 hrs 18mins 52secs
2. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) +1mins 21secs
3. Alberto Contador (Spa/Tinkoff) +3mins 33secs
4. Esteban Chaves (Col/Orica) +4mins 54secs
5. Andrew Talansky (US/Cannondale) +7mins 12secs
6. Simon Yates (GB/Orica) +7mins 32secs
7. Michele Scarponi (Ita/Astana) +10mins 1secs
8. Daniel Fernandez-Moreno (Spa/Movistar) +10mins 7secs
9. David De La Cruz (Spa/Etixx - Quick-Step) +10mins 11secs
10. Davide Formolo (Ita/Cannondale) +11mins 14secs
A 44-year-old woman was attacked after being dragged into a car park in Warwick Road, Old Trafford, at about 03:15 BST on Tuesday.
A man was arrested in the Stretford area and will be questioned by detectives, police said.
Det Insp Carl Gilbert appealed for anyone with information to contact them.
You wanted to know which was the oldest pub in Shropshire.
You asked why people in Stoke-on-Trent called those from Cannock or Hednesford 'yammies'.
And you were curious as to why Rugby radio station was not bombed during World War Two. Here is how we got on with answering your questions.
Norrie Porter, from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) in Shropshire, said he believed the oldest pub in the county was The Royal Oak, in Cardington, which can trace its history back to the 15th Century.
Mr Porter said there were two pubs which disputed that claim, but The Three Horseshoes, in Alveley, had closed.
And while The Swan Inn, in Aston Munslow, claims to have opened in the 14th Century, English Heritage believes the building is 16th Century.
He said the pub in the oldest building was probably The Old Eagles, in Whitchurch, which was built in the 14th Century but has only been a pub since 1868.
And he explained this was further confused because pubs were only really licensed after the 1751 Gin Act and before then any house could claim to be a beer house.
It is generally thought that people from Cannock and the surrounding areas are called 'yammies' due to their use of the term 'yam' to mean 'you are'.
For example, "yam orite, yam" means "you're alright, you are."
Yam Yam or yammie is more often used as a term for people from Wolverhampton, Walsall and Dudley, but if anyone's using it about those from Cannock or Hednesford, that's why.
This editor of the Black Country Society's magazine The Blackcountryman, Michael Pearson, said police in the 1980s used the phrase to distinguish Black Country folk from Brummies, who they called Lardi's (as in la-di-dah).
Ex-station manager Malcolm Hancock, who recently published a book about its history, believes the Germans must have recognised the strategic importance of the site, but little damage was done during bombing raids of World War Two.
He thinks the Germans were using the station as a radio, or physical navigational beacon, possibly to help them find Coventry and Birmingham.
But there is also some speculation that Hitler was protecting his confidante Unity Mitford, who, it's been revealed, spent time in a Hillmorton vicarage near the site.
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The man barged in after the victim, who is in her 60s, opened the door of her house in East Didsbury, on 20 May. She reported the attack on Wednesday.
Greater Manchester Police said it was thought that the man regularly visits the area.
He was described as black, in his 40s, and about 5ft 10ins (1.8m) tall with a broad build and short black hair.
He had "dark pigmentation near his side burns and a distorted knuckle on the fourth finger of his right hand, which pushes the knuckle towards his little finger", police said.
Police have appealed for anyone with any information to come contact them.
Create Fertility medical director Prof Geeta Nargund said some NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) paid more than twice what others paid per cycle.
A national tariff would allow some regions to offer more women and couples treatment, she added.
CCGs pay clinics to provide fertility treatment for patients on the NHS.
The amount paid by CCGs per cycle can range from less than £3,000 to more than £6,000, according to data collated by campaign group Fertility Fairness in 2014-15 through the Freedom of Information Act.
Prof Nargund told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme it would be for economists and CCGs to decide a fair and realistic cap, suggesting this could fall between £3,000 and £3,500 per cycle. It would be the Department of Health's responsibility to implement it, she added.
She said this would "level the playing field for women and couples all across the UK".
"It would allow us to double the number of IVF treatments that can be offered within the existing budget in many regions," she added.
Prof Nargund said there were a number of ways the more expensive providers could cut the cost of cycles - including reducing the number of drugs used.
She pointed to existing tariffs used for the provision of hip replacements and heart operations as an example of how the system could work.
Prof Nargund said the variation in fees was causing some CCGs to fail to meet guidelines set by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
NICE recommends that women under 40 should have access to three cycles of treatment, but only 38 of the 209 CCGs in England currently offer this, research from Fertility Fairness suggests.
Susan Seenan, chief executive of Infertility Network UK, said that patients "remain at the mercy of their postcode" as a result of the current system.
She added: "A basic IVF procedure is the same no matter which clinic is used. There is a limited amount of drugs they can use, so there shouldn't be a massive difference in price - not to the levels we're seeing in our data."
Ms Seenan said CCGs often did not know how much they should be paying for treatment. "Some appear to take the price they're given or don't question what is included in the cycle," she said.
Prof Nargund and Ms Seenan suggested CCGs should work together to improve their commissioning process and create economies of scale.
The Department of Health has not yet responded to our request for comment.
The Victoria Derbyshire programme is broadcast on weekdays between 09:15-11:00 BST on BBC Two and the BBC News channel.
21 March 2016 Last updated at 07:54 GMT
But how does today's technology compare with that from 20 years ago?
We sent Ricky to the Centre for Computing History to try out the Apple Newton, one of the first touch screen tablets from Apple, with some local kids.
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When I was living in Singapore 13 years ago, the government was debating a decision that in other countries might have seemed rather trivial: whether or not to permit a version of Speakers' Corner, the spot in London's Hyde Park where individuals vent their opinions on whatever topic they choose to whoever wants to listen.
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Ibrahim Halawa, 20, the son of Ireland's most senior Muslim cleric, was arrested during anti-government protests in Cairo in August 2013.
He is due in court on Saturday along with 463 others, charged with inciting violence, rioting and sabotage.
They all face a possible death penalty, if convicted.
Three months ago, Egypt rejected a called from the Irish government for the immediate release of Mr Halawa, whose family live in Dublin, under presidential decree.
The Egyptian government has also rejected allegations by the United Nations about his treatment in prison.
Mr Halawa's trial has been postponed 15 times and his legal team fear another adjournment.
Amnesty International held a vigil at Stormont on Tuesday to show support for a campaign calling for his immediate release.
Those who took part included MLAs from Sinn Féin, the SDLP, Alliance and People Before Profit.
Mr Halawa's sister, Khadija, was there along with her husband and two young children.
She called on the Irish government to do more to put pressure on the Egyptian authorities to release her brother.
Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan has said the case is a "key priority" and he met his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo in June to underline the government's concerns.
But the family and their supporters say the Irish government could do more.
"We are very concerned about him, about his treatment in prison, and what might happen to him" said Khadija Halawa.
"The Irish government has tried to do something, but it needs to be doing more and it can do more. It should be more pro-active, and should be taking immediate steps and not just wait for the presidential decree.
"There should be more communication with the Egyptian government to try to have something done."
Amnesty International has declared Mr Halawa a prisoner of conscience.
Patrick Corrigan, Northern Ireland programme director for the human rights group, has supported the family's call.
"This young Irish citizen has spent more than three years living in horrific conditions, without access to proper medical care, and without any prospect of a fair trial," he said.
"Amnesty International remains gravely concerned for his physical and mental wellbeing and we reiterate our call for his immediate and unconditional release."
Mr Halawa was 17 when he was arrested along with three of his sisters after Egyptian security forces ended a siege at the Al-Fath mosque in Cairo in August 2013.
They said they were on holiday at the time and sought refuge in the mosque to escape the violence outside. His sisters were later released on bail.
The family has denied claims that Mr Halawa is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's oldest and largest Islamist organisation.
The Egyptian government has declared it a terrorist group, a claim the organisation rejects.
More than 1,000 people have been killed and 40,000 are believed to have been jailed since President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi led the military's overthrow of Mohammed Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected head of state, in 2013.
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Nigeria's Emmanuel Emenike had a strike ruled out for offside before Vincent Enyeama saved Paul Pogba's volley.
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Victor Moses cleared Karim Benzema's shot off the line after the break and Yohan Cabaye volleyed against the bar as France pressed.
But Pogba eventually headed in after an Enyeama error and Joseph Yobo diverted Mathieu Valbuena's cross into the net.
France will play Germany, who beat Algeria 2-1 after extra time, in the last eight at the Maracana on Friday.
The final scoreline was harsh on Nigeria, who dominated for large parts of the second half, but late mistakes from their tiring players ensured they will have to wait for their first quarter-final appearance in a World Cup.
"France got stronger after the obvious change of putting Karim Benzema through the middle. The balance of the team was much better and he looked a different player. But I thought Mathieu Valbuena was the best player on the pitch."
France have pedigree in the knockout rounds, having reached at least the semi-finals on the last five occasions they have progressed past the first round at the World Cup.
Nigeria's last-16 preparations had been disrupted by a row over bonuses and, with their group victory over Bosnia-Hercegovina their only World Cup win in 11 matches, this tie was always going to prove a big ask.
But, attacking with pace down the wings through both Moses and Ahmed Musa, the Super Eagles looked threatening early on. Only a flag for offside denied the powerful Emenike the opener, when he tapped home Musa's cross.
Nigeria keeper Enyeama made the most saves in the group phase and had to be alert again to keep out Pogba's fierce close-range volley as the play swept from end to end in a first half that saw both sides look vulnerable defensively.
Juventus's Pogba was being afforded a lot of space but, as was the case all over the pitch, the final ball was all too often wasteful, with Mathieu Debuchy's off-target shot the only other notable attempt in a half that promised more than it delivered.
The African champions were forced into a change after the break when influential midfielder Ogenyi Onazi was injured by a late tackle from Blaise Matuidi, who was lucky to escape with only a yellow card.
France, the 2006 runners-up, did not make it past the group stage in South Africa four years ago but they appear to be much more united as a squad in this tournament.
That togetherness was needed as Nigeria controlled the opening stages of the second half and only a sharp stop from Hugo Lloris prevented Peter Odemwingie's low shot from giving the Africans the lead.
Against the run of play Benzema almost gave France the lead. The Real Madrid man played a neat one-two with Antoine Griezmann before seeing his shot partially blocked by Enyeama and then hacked off the line by Moses.
The introduction of Griezmann for Olivier Giroud saw France emerge more as an attacking force, with Benzema playing more centrally, and the breakthrough came when Pogba headed into an empty net after Enyeama had misjudged Valbuena's corner.
And, as Nigeria pushed for a leveller, Joseph Yobo flicked Valbuena's low cross into his own net on the day he surpassed Jay-Jay Okocha's record of nine World Cup matches for the Super Eagles.
France midfielder Paul Pogba: "I have no words to describe this feeling. The whole country is behind us and scoring that goal really liberated us. I am so happy for the team and all of France.
"To score a goal for your country, especially in such an important game as this, to get into the last eight of the World Cup is one of the best moments of my life."
France manager Didier Deschamps: "We had a very strong last half an hour with more dynamism and more speed. We had space to create chances and we could have scored quite a few times.
"I tried to create some more speed by bringing on Griezmann and we tried to exploit the space with short passes and it worked."
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi: "I thought the referee made a lot of mistakes and was very lenient to the French players. There was a very bad tackle on Ogenyi Onazi and he is probably out for weeks."
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Match ends, France 2, Nigeria 0.
Second Half ends, France 2, Nigeria 0.
Hand ball by John Obi Mikel (Nigeria).
Substitution, France. Moussa Sissoko replaces Mathieu Valbuena.
Own Goal by Joseph Yobo, Nigeria. France 2, Nigeria 0.
Corner, France. Conceded by Peter Odemwingie.
Corner, France. Conceded by Juwon Oshaniwa.
Substitution, Nigeria. Uche Nwofor replaces Victor Moses.
Blaise Matuidi (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Reuben Gabriel (Nigeria).
Corner, France. Conceded by Kenneth Omeruo.
Mathieu Debuchy (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by John Obi Mikel (Nigeria).
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Mathieu Debuchy.
Attempt blocked. Victor Moses (Nigeria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Peter Odemwingie.
Corner, France. Conceded by Vincent Enyeama.
Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi with a through ball.
Hand ball by Reuben Gabriel (Nigeria).
Goal! France 1, Nigeria 0. Paul Pogba (France) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
Corner, France. Conceded by Vincent Enyeama.
Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross.
Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by John Obi Mikel (Nigeria).
Yohan Cabaye (France) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
Corner, France. Conceded by Kenneth Omeruo.
Attempt blocked. Laurent Koscielny (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross.
Corner, France. Conceded by Juwon Oshaniwa.
Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Efe Ambrose (Nigeria) because of an injury.
Foul by Yohan Cabaye (France).
Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a through ball.
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
Blaise Matuidi (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Victor Moses (Nigeria).
Patrice Evra (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria).
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More than 80,000 music fans are expected to attend the three-day festival over the weekend.
Scottish synthpop band Prides became the first band to perform at the festival's new home when they took to the main stage soon after the main arena opened to fans.
Other acts on the line-up include The Libertines, Kasabian and David Guetta.
The event was moved across Perthshire to Strathallan after concerns were raised about an oil pipeline running under the festival's long-time home at Balado.
After a lengthy planning battle, organisers DF Concerts won permission to host T in the Park at the estate for the next three summers.
Festival director Geoff Ellis said: "We're delighted with how everything is going so far.
"There's an incredible atmosphere onsite and Prides did Scotland proud with a brilliant opening performance on the main stage."
Organisers urged those heading to the festival over the weekend to plan their journey.
Mr Ellis added: "As it's a brand new site for everyone this year, we ask fans not to assume anything and to take the time to explore and get to know the campsite and the arena.
"We're starting with a blank canvas and we want everyone to respect our beautiful surroundings."
Police Scotland said 12 arrests had been made so far, with a total of 83 crimes recorded, including thefts from tents.
Supt Colin Brown said: "The vast majority of people have enjoyed themselves today and taken our advice and behaved responsibly.
"However, a small number have ignored that advice and have been dealt with. Our advice is simple: look after yourselves and your friends, behave and have a good time."
Selfie sticks, flagpoles and nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, have been banned from the festival site.
Friday's acts at the festival also included Sam Smith, while Saturday sees Avicci, The Libertines and Twin Atlantic take to the stage.
On Sunday, the event will be closed by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds after performances by Stereophonics and The Prodigy.
George Hamilton was giving evidence to the NI Affairs Committee which is looking at the future of the border following Brexit.
Mr Hamilton said he did not think police checkpoints were likely, however.
He said any border controls were more likely to relate to customs.
He said the PSNI's Brexit priority was preserving information sharing arrangements with the Republic of Ireland and replacing the European Arrest Warrant.
He added that this may need new legislation or bi-lateral arrangements.
In a first competitive meeting between the two since 1893, fourth-tier Stanley beat a Premier League club for the first time in their history.
Pearson drilled home when the Clarets failed to clear a long cross.
Clarets substitutes Andre Gray and Scott Arfield both saw efforts well saved in extra time.
Stanley will now travel to West Ham's new Olympic Stadium home in round three.
Four top-flight sides have been knocked out in the second round, with Burnley joining Middlesbrough, West Brom and Watford in exiting the competition.
Accrington beat Bradford 11-10 on penalties in the last round but had won just one league game so far this season - now they will face West Ham at the London Stadium in round three.
Sam Vokes was the only player who survived 10 changes from Clarets boss Sean Dyche, who handed four full debuts including on-loan Liverpool full-back John Flanagan, winger Johann Berg Gudmundsson, goalkeeper Nick Pope and midfielder Aiden O'Neill.
Andre Gray replaced Vokes in the second half in his first appearance since being charged by the Football Association for misconduct over homophobic posts he made on Twitter in 2012.
Accrington boss John Coleman:
"It will be nice to go there [West Ham], it will be difficult. I'd have preferred Northampton at home.
"It's good for my family because my son-in-law is a West Ham fan and is trying to bring my two grandsons up as Hammers. There will be divided loyalties in our house. The acid test will be what top the two grandsons are having.
"It will generate some finance and it will help towards the playing side of it.
"If we want to compete with everyone else in our league we need more finance into the playing budget.
"We're not going to live beyond our means and I wouldn't encourage them to live beyond their means. This will be a massive boost for us."
Burnley manager Sean Dyche:
"I was really pleased with the performance in general.
"We created enough chances to certainly win. In cup games you always get a team who find a chance and they found probably two.
"The main thing I'm really pleased about is that one of my young players Aiden O'Neill didn't come away with a broken leg.
"I've seen a ridiculous challenge which is a red card immediately. There's a two-footed tackle in the second half let go. I'm amazed by the referee but that's part and parcel of the game."
Match ends, Accrington Stanley 1, Burnley 0.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Accrington Stanley 1, Burnley 0.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Paddy Lacey (Accrington Stanley) because of an injury.
Foul by Nick Pope (Burnley).
Paddy Lacey (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Janoi Donacien (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Aiden O'Neill (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Janoi Donacien (Accrington Stanley).
Goal! Accrington Stanley 1, Burnley 0. Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
Attempt blocked. Omar Beckles (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean McConville with a cross.
Foul by Tendayi Darikwa (Burnley).
Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Accrington Stanley. Matty Pearson tries a through ball, but Paddy Lacey is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Fredrik Ulvestad (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Aiden O'Neill (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Johann Berg Gudmundsson.
Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Matty Pearson.
Attempt blocked. Andre Gray (Burnley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jon Flanagan.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Mark Hughes (Accrington Stanley) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Romuald Boco (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Janoi Donacien with a cross.
Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Arron Davies (Accrington Stanley).
Second Half Extra Time begins Accrington Stanley 0, Burnley 0.
Substitution, Burnley. George Boyd replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
First Half Extra Time ends, Accrington Stanley 0, Burnley 0.
Foul by Andre Gray (Burnley).
Janoi Donacien (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Scott Arfield (Burnley) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Elliot Parish.
Offside, Accrington Stanley. Arron Davies tries a through ball, but Paddy Lacey is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Arron Davies (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
Attempt blocked. Arron Davies (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Arron Davies replaces John O'Sullivan because of an injury.
Foul by Jon Flanagan (Burnley).
Steven Hewitt (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Burnley).
Elliot Parish (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Mark Hughes.
Freedom Leisure will to take over the management of 15 centres in a 15-year deal as the council looks to save £20m.
Councillor Graham Brown said leisure's future provision had been secured.
The company's managing director, Ivan Horsfall Turner, added: "The wide range of sites gives us plenty of scope to enhance the leisure facilities... which will benefit from an investment of around £2.5m."
Joe Schofield and Malcolm Brown tied the knot at a humanist ceremony at the Trades Hall in Glasgow, while Susan and Gerrie Douglas-Scott married in private in the city.
The new law on gay marriage came into effect in Scotland earlier this month and these first weddings were held at 00:01 on Hogmanay.
The couples were joined by guests including the first minister.
Nicola Sturgeon and Scottish Green Party co-convener Patrick Harvie MSP acted as witnesses at the marriage of Susan and Gerrie, while Scotland's national poet Liz Lochhead and Scottish government minister Marco Biagi MSP attended the ceremony for Mr Schofield and Mr Brown.
Susan, 54, and Gerrie Douglas-Scott, who is 59, live in Glasgow where they first met 18 years ago and have five grown up children.
They had a civil partnership in March 2006 and decided to convert it through a full marriage ceremony.
The couple said: "We are delighted that, at long last, after 18 years together, our love finally has the same recognition in law and society as all other married couples.
"As humanist celebrants ourselves we have had the privilege of marrying many hundreds of people over the last few years and so we know how special and important marriage is.
"Having Nicola Sturgeon and Patrick Harvie as our witnesses has been wonderful and we thank them from the bottom of our hearts not only for tonight but for everything they have done and will continue to do in support of LGBTI people.
"We are excited to be the first lesbians to have a legal marriage ceremony in Scotland. 2014 has been quite a year."
Mr Schofield, 42, a public health worker, and Mr Brown, a former DJ who is also 42, have been together for nine years and are from Tullibody in Clackmannanshire.
They said: "Today we are finally recognised as a married couple. We are very proud to be one of the first couples in Scotland to be able to officially call ourselves husband and husband.
"This is an amazing chapter in Scotland's history which we are all witnessing and can be proud of.
"Scotland is leading the way in fairness and equality for all, and we would like to thank all those who campaigned so tirelessly for this change."
A total of 250 couples have converted their civil partnerships to marriage since the new law - the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill - came into effect on 16 December.
Following the usual 15-day notice period for marriages, Hogmanay was the first day same-sex weddings could take place.
Same-sex marriage was legalised in England and Wales earlier this year and the first weddings took place in March.
Scotland's first minister said: "This a momentous day for equality in Scotland, one where same sex couples have the right to marry the person that they love.
"This will send a powerful message to people about the kind of country we are."
According to the Scottish government, a total of 17 same-sex couples were expected to marry on Hogmanay.
Tom French, from the Equality Network charity - which campaigns for the rights of Scotland's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) communities - said: "It was an honour to be invited to one of Scotland's first same-sex weddings, which really showed what this new law is all about - love, family and equality.
"This is a big day for many couples and their families, but it is also a milestone moment for Scotland as a whole."
Tourism body VisitScotland and charity Stonewall Scotland welcomed the first same-sex weddings.
VisitScotland said the new law would further promote Scotland as a friendly tourist destination for the LGBTI communities, and could enhance the country's already burgeoning market for marriage tourism.
Colin Macfarlane, director of Stonewall Scotland, said: "This historic change in the law is the result of a tireless campaign by many organisations, including Stonewall Scotland, parliamentarians and individuals to ensure that same-sex couples can enjoy full equality before the law.
"While there is still lots to do before the lived day-to-day experience of many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people is truly equal in Scotland, this is a day of celebration and what better way to celebrate Hogmanay by saying I do to equal marriage."
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Cox, 29, has won all 20 of his fights to date, with 12 coming by knockout.
"Any of the four main bodies - the WBC, WBO, WBA and IBF - any of those four I will target, and not just target, I want to win," he told BBC Wiltshire.
"I've been in the ring with the best fighters with 16-ounce gloves on in the division so I know what I can do."
Cox, who won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games as an amateur, also said he has not had any indication who his next fight will be against.
"I'll be leaving that with [promoter] Frank Warren and obviously Frank will have some news for me very shortly," he added.
"At the end of the day all I have to do is prepare myself with my coach, my team and just be in the best possible shape I can be to deliver the best possible performance."
The formal business will stop on Thursday, when the current Parliament is - to use its terminology - prorogued.
It will then be officially dissolved by the Queen on 3 May.
But before that happens, there will be a flurry of action as the fate of outstanding legislation is decided.
In what is known as the wash-up period, the Commons and Lords will decide what bills they want to let through and which they will effectively put out to grass.
Speaking on Monday, Commons Leader David Lidington said he hoped there would be a "swift and orderly conclusion" of parliamentary business.
One bill guaranteed to pass is the Northern Ireland Bill.
This is emergency legislation drafted to enable domestic rate bills to be calculated in Northern Ireland in the absence of a sitting assembly.
The bill, which will extend the period by which a functioning executive can be formed, in an attempt to resolve the current political deadlock, will be fast-tracked through Parliament on Monday.
Other bills that do not make the cut this time could be revived after the election should the Conservatives be re-elected.
Brexit looms
But with Brexit looming large on the horizon, the scope for other legislation in the next few years is expected to be substantially reduced.
Some of the bills may never see the light of day again.
Just as intriguing are the changes that MPs and peers may demand from the government's business managers in return for approving legislation.
In past years, these have often been quite substantial, with whole sections of bills removed or, in some cases, clauses added to salvage them as they "ping-pong" between the two Houses.
So which bills are still in the mix and what is likely to happen to them?
The bill, which enacts measures included in Philip Hammond's Budget last month, will be given priority and is expected to be rushed through its remaining stages in the Commons on Tuesday.
As well as enacting changes to duties, the legislation - whose approval by the Lords is a formality - includes provisions on tax avoidance and tackling childhood obesity.
This bill, which is designed to increase competition and choice in higher education and raise standards in research and innovation, has been agreed in principle by both the Commons and Lords.
But amendments have yet to be hammered out as part of the process of "ping pong".
Given ministers have been defeated in the Lords on issues such as the scope of degree-granting powers, it might require compromises to get on the statute book.
No date has so far been set for final consideration.
This bill is on its final lap, with MPs due to consider a single Lords amendment relating to the life sciences sectors on Tuesday.
The legislation is designed to bear down on the spiralling cost of NHS medicines and other medical supplies and secure "best value" for the health service and taxpayers.
This wide-ranging legislation will entitle consumers to minimum broadband speeds, increase protection for intellectual property online, restrict access to online pornography, provide more scope for data-sharing within the public sector and increase the powers of Ofcom with regard to BBC regulation.
It has commanded cross-party support throughout and is likely to become law, pending MPs' consideration of Lords amendments on Wednesday.
There is not much time for this big bill, which begins report stage in the Lords on Tuesday, to become law.
Peers have tabled 50 amendments, which could slow things down, but if the government and opposition can agree, possibly by setting aside the most controversial aspects, it still has a chance of making it through.
It includes new powers to oblige suspects to explain the origin of their assets and for the authorities to seize the proceeds of crime stored in bank accounts or used to purchase property or jewels.
It would also create a new offence enabling companies facilitating tax evasion to be prosecuted as well as measures on combating terrorist finance.
Peers are due to consider Commons amendments to this bill - which is designed to improve the quality of technical education and apprenticeships while addressing skill shortages - on Tuesday. If there is enough time, the bill is likely to pass.
Peers are due to consider Commons amendments to this bill - which aims to identify and free up more land for homebuilding and speed up the delivery of new homes - on Tuesday. If there is enough time, the bill is likely to pass.
Peers are due to consider Commons amendments to this bill - which will give new powers to English local transport authorities to introduce franchising and new partnership arrangements and to offer multi-operator ticketing services - on Tuesday.
The government has already admitted this bill, put forward by the former Justice Secretary Michael Gove before the EU referendum, will be shelved, at least temporarily.
This is after MPs and peers stated there was not enough time to scrutinise its contents - which included changes to prison inspections and the use of mobile phones by prisoners, a new online dispute resolution system for civil cases as well as changes to judicial appointments and compensation for whiplash injuries.
This bill, which would, among other things, change the motor insurance system to prepare for the arrival of driverless cars and incentivise the take-up of electric vehicles, has also come to a halt for now.
It hadn't progressed far enough in the Commons and has yet to be even considered by the Lords.
A motion has been passed carrying it over to the next Parliament.
The Local Government Finance Bill has also been parked for another day.
A host of bills tabled by backbenchers are currently working their way through the legislative system. Most are likely to run out of time, but a handful that have the support of the government could possibly become law if the Lords gets around to approving them.
The early election could also mean delays to changes in the following areas.
Peter Toulson, 53, sold the magazine from a pitch outside a department store in York's Parliament Street. He died in November.
A friend of Mr Toulson set up an appeal to raise £3,000 to pay for a funeral. The fund raised more than £5,000.
The funeral took place at Lawnswood Crematorium in Leeds and a memorial service is due to be held in York in February.
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Organiser John McGall said: "We did not want a pauper's funeral. We wanted a good send off for Pete and it was the least I could do for a friend.
"It is very sad but Pete would be overwhelmed by the generosity of the people of York and from all over the world."
Mr McGall said the remaining money raised would go to homeless charities.
The FRC is an independent disciplinary body for accountants and actuaries in the UK.
Its two-and-a-half-year investigation looked at business services giant PwC's auditing of Tesco's accounts.
However, it said it had concluded there was "not a realistic prospect" that PwC would be found guilty of misconduct.
At the same time, the FRC said it was continuing to investigate other chartered accountants in connection with Tesco's accounts.
PwC said: "We co-operated fully during the FRC's thorough investigation and are pleased that the FRC has closed it without any further action."
The investigation stemmed from Tesco's 2014 accounting scandal, in which profits were overstated by £326m.
Tesco said it had incorrectly booked payments from its suppliers.
In January last year, the Grocery Code Adjudicator, Christine Tacon, found that Tesco "knowingly delayed paying money to suppliers in order to improve its own financial position".
In March this year, Tesco was fined £129m over the affair. It also agreed with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to spend £85m on compensating investors.
PwC is no longer Tesco's auditor, having been replaced by Deloitte in 2015.
The window of a police van was smashed and missiles thrown at officers during the party at a disused building on Cherry Orchard Road, in East Croydon.
More than 1,000 people were gathered outside the venue and up to 300 partygoers were estimated to be inside.
Gavin Barwell, MP for Croydon Central, said the disruption was "unacceptable".
Officers on routine patrol noticed large numbers of people going towards the unlicensed party at about 21:40 BST on Saturday.
They called for additional help and cordoned off the area to stop "dangerously large numbers of people" from getting in, but the some in the crowd became violent, the police said.
Two people were arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and are being held at a south London police station.
Seven others were also arrested in connection with violent disorder, drugs offences and money laundering.
The Met Police said they expected to make further arrests "as a result of evidence gathered during the police operation overnight and at the scene".
One person with head injuries and another person suffering a hand injury were taken to a south London hospital.
Inspector Dave Sutton, from Croydon Police, said: "Although the decision was taken to allow the event to continue while preventing further large numbers of people from gaining entry, police in Croydon will not tolerate violent disorder in any form."
Jerome, who did not want to give his full name but went to the rave, said: "It was chaos, people were screaming and throwing things out of the windows."
Two other people were also taken to hospital for treatment after becoming unwell.
London Ambulance also attended the incident and paramedics treated seven people at the scene.
Police said officers entered the building at 08:30 BST.
Mr Barwell said the party posed a safety risk as he believed there was only one entrance and exit.
"It is clearly unacceptable to have a situation where people are allowed to occupy a building, disrupt the whole public transport system and keep a lot of the people that live in the area up all night," the Conservative MP said.
"I'm all for people having a good time but it has to be in a safe environment."
Tram services at East Croydon station were disrupted by the incident and road closures have been in place.
Croydon Council leader Tony Newman said a clear-up operation was under way to make the building safe.
"I would like to reassure residents the illegal rave which took place in Croydon overnight has been contained, and thanks to the efforts of the police there were no serious injuries to contend with," he said.
He added the council was discussing responsibility for security of the site with Royal Mail.
Saracens number eight Vunipola will be out for at least three months after injuring a knee against Argentina.
Wasps forward Hughes, 25, missed the 27-14 win over the Pumas because of a foot problem, but is now back in camp.
"He's had a weekend off, he's feeling fresh, and he'll crack on with training today," Gustard told BBC Radio 5 live.
Gustard said Vunipola, 24, is a "huge loss", but added his absence presents an opportunity for other players.
Along with Hughes, Jack Clifford and Josh Beaumont can also operate at number eight, while Teimana Harrison played there for the whole of the second half against Argentina.
"We've got options," said Gustard. "We will look around at what the best fit is and we will try some different combinations [in training].
"When somebody gets injured, it is an opportunity for somebody else to step in. Other players need to step up to the mark and take their chance."
Following the victory over Argentina, England head coach Eddie Jones accused the Australian media of showing disrespect towards his team.
The Australian also voiced his concerns over the way the Wallabies scrummage.
Australia boss Michael Cheika responded by saying Jones has tarnished his legacy in his homeland as a result of his "vitriol".
"Eddie's legacy is 11 months with England as far as we are concerned," said Gustard.
"He's helping foster a culture and environment of a team that can win things."
However, scrum coach Neal Hatley admits the England management do have "concerns" over the way Australia scrummage.
"We are not going to be pointing them out to anybody," he told BBC Radio 5 live. "We pride ourselves on the way we scrummage, and we will back the referee to do what he's got to do."
Jones' side are one win away from equalling the England record of 14 straight victories, set by Sir Clive Woodward's men in 2003.
Centre Jonathan Joseph told BBC Radio 5 live: "I wasn't aware of that, but I don't think records are a thing we are massively focused on.
"We treat every game individually. We want to go out there and give our fans and our families what they deserve, which is another win."
Police are continuing to search for 21-year-old Jed Allen who they want to question in connection with the deaths.
The bodies of Janet Jordon, 48, her six-year-old daughter Derrin and Philip Howard, 44, were found at their home in Didcot, Oxfordshire, on Saturday.
CCTV footage of Mr Allen at Oxford railway station has also been released.
The footage shows him in WH Smith store on Saturday shortly before 18:00 BST.
He was wearing a red or maroon shirt, a dark jacket with a distinctive flash on the zip, a hooded top, blue jeans and dark shoes.
Det Supt Chris Ward, of Thames Valley Police, said: "If anybody knows where he is and is deliberately harbouring him, that is a very serious offence.
"If that is the case they need to contact us as soon as possible."
Mr Allen, who has a distinctive black spider tattoo on his left hand, is described as white, about 6ft (1.8m) tall and stocky.
Thames Valley Police confirmed he was known to the force and has warned the public not to approach him, although he is not considered dangerous to the wider community.
Mr Ward added: "We are conducting a number of searches to try and locate the suspect. These will continue today and extra officers and national resources have been deployed in order to assist us with that.
"We have recovered a weapon from within the crime scene but our search for the suspect continues today."
More than 100 officers - some of them armed - have been taking part in searches, which involved closing Oxford University Parks where Mr Allen used to work as a groundsman. The park has since reopened.
Police said the presence of armed police was "purely for the safety of the searching officers".
Didcot town councillor Margaret Davies described Mr Allen as calm and normal.
She said: "He's worked for a couple of years for Didcot Town Council and has been calm, has been working in the parks and has been fine. Studying at Abingdon and Witney College - a normal person."
John Myers, head teacher of All Saint's Primary School in Didcot, where Derrin was a pupil, described her as "a beautiful, happy, gentle, little girl, just a lovely, gentle, little soul... with lots of friends".
Ladygrove Community Centre, next door to the school, is opening its doors to allow staff, children and families to pay tribute to the little girl.
Concerns over the electricity strike price - a government subsidy for the power generated - remained a "problem", he told a committee of MPs.
The UK government must give its "full backing", Welsh Liberal Democrats said.
Tidal Lagoon Power, the company behind the plan, said it was "confident" it could hit a "viable" price.
It warned in October that building work was being delayed by a year to 2017.
Questioned about tidal power on Tuesday, Mr Cameron said: "The problem with tidal power, simply put, is that at the moment we have not seen any ideas come forward that can hit a strike price in terms of pounds per megawatt-hour that is very attractive.
"That is the challenge for tidal. Maybe they can come up with something.
"They are very long-term schemes with big investments up front, and they can last for many, many years, but right now my enthusiasm is reduced slightly by the fact that the cost would be quite high."
In response to Mr Cameron's comments, Peter Black, the Welsh Lib Dem AM for South Wales West, called for the UK government to "stop playing games" with the project.
"The Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon will bring undoubted benefits to our area and Wales as a whole, not just in terms of green energy but by creating thousands of new green jobs," he said.
"If we're going to increase our renewable energy generation, we must invest in these new technologies."
It comes after Swansea West MP Geraint Davies said in November it was vital for a "greener future", and accused ministers of "back-pedalling" on their commitment to the lagoon.
Tidal Lagoon Power said: "The prime minister is spot on: tidal power will make a huge contribution to the UK economy, carrying with it a wide range of social and environmental benefits.
"Clearly there is a price at which this prospect becomes viable and through our ongoing negotiation with government we are very confident that we can hit that price."
Smith has scored 26 goals in 72 appearances for the Robins since joining from Charlton in January 2014.
The 24-year-old joined Barnsley on a three-month loan in September, but he failed to score in 13 League One games.
Wallsend-born Smith, who started his career at Darlington, scored against Pompey while he was on loan at AFC Wimbledon in 2013.
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A: Zero-hours contracts, or casual contracts, allow employers to hire staff with no guarantee of work.
They mean employees work only when they are needed by employers, often at short notice. Their pay depends on how many hours they work.
Some zero-hours contracts require workers to take the shifts they are offered, while others do not.
Sick pay is often not included, although holiday pay should be, in line with working time regulations.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) says that 697,000 people were employed on zero-hours contracts for their main job between October and December 2014, based on figures from the Labour Force Survey. That represents 2.3% of the UK workforce.
This figure is higher than the figure of 586,000 (1.9% of people in employment) reported for the same period in 2013. The ONS said it was unclear how much of the rise was due to greater recognition of the term "zero-hours contracts", rather than new contracts being offered.
The number of contracts that do not guarantee a minimum number of hours was 1.8 million as of August 2014. That was 400,000 more than the previous estimate for January 2014.
The ONS said the differences in the two totals could reflect seasonal factors, because they cover different times of the year.
A survey of employers by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) found that a third of voluntary sector organisations used zero-hours contracts, along with a quarter of public sector employers and 17% of private sector firms.
A high proportion of staff at companies including retailer Sports Direct, pub chain JD Wetherspoon and cinema operator Cineworld are on zero-hours contracts. They are also used by other employers, including a number of London councils and Buckingham Palace.
A: There is concern that zero-hours contracts do not offer enough financial stability and security.
The ONS found that employees on such a contract worked an average of 25 hours a week.
However, about a third of those on zero-hours contracts want more hours - mostly in their current job - compared with just 10% of other people in employment.
The CIPD research found that 16% of zero-hours workers said their employer often failed to provide them with sufficient hours each week.
The ONS said that zero-hours workers were more likely to be women or in full-time education and aged under 25 or over 65.
Employees on zero-hours contracts also do not have the same employment rights as those on traditional contracts, and critics are concerned that the contracts are being used to avoid employers' responsibilities to employees.
The CIPD warned that employers may also take advantage of zero-hours contracts by using them as a management tool - offering more hours to favoured employees and fewer to those less valued.
Employers say zero-hours contracts allow them to take on staff in response to fluctuating demand for their services, in sectors such as tourism and hospitality.
Employers also say that many workers appreciate the flexibility that a zero-hours contract gives them. Some 38% of workers in the CIPD research described themselves as employed full-time, working 30 hours or more a week, despite being on zero hours.
Michael Burd, joint head of employment at the law firm Lewis Silkin, says the majority of employers use zero-hour contracts, not to avoid giving employees their rights, but to avoid paying fixed overheads and give them flexibility over their workforce.
He points out that this flexibility is envied by employers in struggling economies such as Spain and Greece, where potential costs may dissuade employers from taking on staff.
The Institute of Directors has voiced concern about Labour's proposed policy, saying the changes would be unnecessary and potentially damaging.
Christian May, head of communications and campaigns, said: "Limiting the use of a zero-hours contract to just 12 weeks would apply rigid controls on an important element of our flexible labour market. They are used by a little over 2% of workers, which can hardly be described as an epidemic. Nobody supports the misuse of these contracts, but demonising and ultimately outlawing them will simply risk jobs."
Simon Rice-Birchall, partner at law firm Eversheds, said it was not clear how the proposed new right would apply, given that Labour refers to "employees" rather than "workers".
"Many staff on zero-hours contracts are workers and do not have full employment status. In addition, depending how the change in the law is drafted, there is a risk that some employers may simply offer contracts with minimal fixed hours to limit its impact," he said.
The body of 23-year-old Daniel Smith was found by firefighters under a railway bridge at the junction of Trinity Way and Irwell Street at about 01:20 GMT on Wednesday.
A post-mortem examination found he died from multiple injuries.
Greater Manchester Police said Mr Smith was believed to have been sleeping rough for a number of years.
Ch Supt Mary Doyle appealed to "other members of the homeless community" to come forward.
"Someone must have seen or heard something so we are appealing for anyone with even the smallest bit of information to tell us what they know."
She said the tent fire was the result of "deliberate ignition" and police were consulting with Greater Manchester Fire Service to establish the cause.
"This is a tragic situation and we are working with other agencies to assist the local community," she said.
She added Mr Smith's family was being supported by specialist officers.
He was reacting to a non-binding vote by the European Parliament to freeze talks on EU membership for Turkey.
The MEPs were alarmed by Mr Erdogan's "disproportionate" response to a failed coup attempt in July.
The migrant numbers reaching the Greek islands have dropped since an EU-Turkey deal in March to curb the influx.
President Erdogan accused the EU of breaking its promises. As part of the March deal, Turkey was promised aid, visa-free travel for its nationals and accelerated membership talks.
"Listen to me: these border gates will be opened if you go any further," he warned the EU on Friday.
A spokeswoman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Ulrike Demmer, said the deal was in the "interest of all parties" and that "threats on either side are not helpful".
If the European Parliament hoped its vote to freeze accession talks with Turkey would prompt President Erdogan to row back on his policies, today came the answer.
It is Turkey's trump card: the key role it played in stemming the migrant flow under a deal with the EU to return failed asylum seekers here. And an increasingly combative Mr Erdogan seems ready to play it.
His tone - and his threat - are classic tactics of a president who knows Europe needs Turkey. And it is a sign that a man not known for a thick skin will not take the European Parliament vote lightly.
It is non-binding and Europe's leaders are unlikely to heed it, given how important Turkey is.
But the bad blood between the two sides is thickening - and the shaky EU-Turkey deal to halt the migrant flow looks more fragile still.
Turkey currently hosts almost three million migrants, mostly from Syria. Last year more than one million fled to Europe, mainly via Turkey.
Under the March 2016 agreement, migrants arriving in Greece are now sent back to Turkey if they do not apply for asylum or their claim is rejected.
For each Syrian migrant returned to Turkey, the EU is to take in another Syrian who has made a legitimate request.
Since then arrivals into Europe have slumped, as have the number of deaths of migrants making the dangerous sea crossing between Turkey and Greece.
Attempts to get visa-free travel for Turks stalled as the country refused to change its anti-terror laws and many in Europe have criticised Turkey's tough response to the failed coup.
The body of the 29-year-old, who performed under the name Rainy Boy Sleep, was found in County Sligo on 13 August.
He went missing last month after his car was found parked at Fanad Lighthouse, County Donegal.
Stephen's brother Sean said thieves had committed a "deplorable act".
"My brother's flat was broken into during the time that we were still hopeful that Stevie was going to come back to us safely," said Mr Martin.
"It was a callous and deplorable act and it only compounded our grief. It made the situation a whole lot worse than it already was."
A blue electric fender Stratocaster guitar, guitar amps, a Yamaha keyboard and a soundcard that Stephen used for live performances were among the items taken.
"To us these items are priceless," said Sean Martin. "They're mementos of Stevie that we really, really want back.
"He was a brother first and foremost, a friend and then a musician but a great musician at that."
The family were lucky still to have Stephen Martin's music, said his brother, but it would mean a great deal to have something physical like a guitar, an amp or a keyboard returned.
Mr Martin's home was broken into some time between 11 and 12 August, confirmed the PSNI.
"Sentimental items were stolen including an electric Stratocaster guitar, keyboard, a sum of money and assorted musical equipment," said police.
"Stephen's family would appreciate any help in locating these items."
Artemis, Endomag and Victrex have carved out strong reputations in very different types of technology: wind turbines, cancer diagnostics, and ultra-thin plastics, respectively.
Chair of the judging panel Dame Sue Ion said the variety and quality of the list was testament to the strength of engineering in the UK.
A winner will be announced on 16 July.
"Each of this year's finalists has demonstrated remarkable drive and determination, to achieve technical advances that can make a considerable difference to many aspects of our lives," said Dame Sue.
"Innovative engineering is the key to our future growth in the UK and we will have to make increasing use of our knowledge and creative talent if we are to take advantage of this opportunity. These three companies are great examples of engineering for growth in action."
The three firms are competing for a gold medal and a £50,000 prize. The MacRobert Award has been presented by the Royal Academy of Engineering annually since 1969 and has recognised many technologies that are now widespread - such as the first CT scanner in 1972.
Based in Edinburgh, Artemis Intelligent Power has developed a digital hydraulic power system that can replace the mechanical gearbox in conventional wind turbines.
The "Digital Displacement" system is set to power the next generation of offshore turbines, making them more efficient and reliable. One system has already been installed in a 7MW turbine - double the current average turbine power of 3.5MW - off the Scottish coast.
The same technology is used in motor vehicles and industrial applications such as injection moulding.
Originally a spin-out from the University of Edinburgh, Artemis was acquired by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 2010.
Cambridge company Endomag specialises in tools for diagnosing and treating cancer. It has recognised for its system that replaces the radioactive tracers used in lymph node biopsies with magnetic nanoparticles.
To establish whether a breast cancer has spread, the best method is to examine "sentinel" lymph nodes - but identifying these nodes previously relied on injecting radioisotopes, which then collect in the sentinel nodes. That makes these biopsies complex, expensive procedures and many patients instead have up to 30 lymph nodes removed, which brings other health risks.
Beginning as a spin-out from University College London, Endomag developed a procedure that uses magnetic nanoparticles instead of a radioactive tracer - plus a special probe to detect them.
It has already been used to treat more than 6,000 breast cancer patients in Europe and is now being trialled for approval in the US.
Victrex is a polymer technology company headquartered near Blackpool, which produces the world's top performing ultra-thin plastics - up to 20 times thinner than a human hair.
One of its products, a film called APTIV, is found in more than one billion electronic devices. It is strong and durable, tolerates high temperatures and has tunable electrical properties which make it very valuable in tough, small-scale applications like earphones, or the speakers and microphones of smartphones.
The polymer responsible is polyetheretherketone or PEEK, originally invented by chemicals giant ICI, from which Victrex split in 1993. It is much lighter than metal, which also makes it an attractive option for aircraft components.
Victrex is now worth around £2bn and is investigating other uses for PEEK, including as a high-grade 3D printing material.
The commission said it wanted to "shine a light on the 'black boxes'" that made up France's 941 abattoirs.
The inquiry was launched after a series of secretly filmed videos shocked the French public.
The videos showed animals being treated violently, while rules on hygiene and humane killing were ignored.
Nearly 100 people were interviewed by the commission over four months.
Documentary filmmakers, veterinarians, abattoir managers and owners as well as academics were among those who gave evidence to the inquiry.
Some of the 30 deputies who made up the commission also made surprise visits to four abattoirs to see conditions for themselves.
The undercover videos that prompted the inquiry were released by animal ethics pressure group L214. The inquiry was also said to be studying ways to improve the working conditions of abattoir employees.
The commission delivered its 255-page report on Tuesday and among the 65 recommendations reported by French media were:
L214 said it welcomed the inquiry, which it said had "given a life to hundreds of thousands of animals that die each day behind the walls of abattoirs in France". It released more video on Tuesday, showing sheep hanging from chains and struggling after their throats had been cut as part of the ritual slaughter of thousands of animals.
The pressure group argued that the commission had limited itself to superficial measures rather than "immediately practicable solutions" such as reducing consumption of meat and animal products.
It also claimed that electric stunning prior to slaughter was unambiguously backed by scientists and veterinarians.
Stunning has been obligatory in the EU since 1979 but most countries make exceptions for religious communities.
Under halal (Islamic) and shechita (Jewish) rules, an animal's throat must be cut quickly with a sharp knife while still conscious.
Joan Bartholomew, 89, was in Blackpool when burglars targeted her home in Harpenden, Hertfordshire.
Police said items of jewellery, including rings and watches, were stolen some time between Thursday and Sunday.
The statue of Morecambe and Wise marks their first stage appearance together.
Mrs Bartholomew's son, Gary, who was also at the unveiling on Friday at Blackpool's Winter Gardens, told the Lancashire newspaper The Visitor that thieves may have been aware of his mother's trip via social media.
"They must have known she was away," he said.
"There wasn't masses of damage. My mum is a very realistic person, she doesn't like to make herself into a victim. It's just the way it is."
Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise
The 8ft (2.4m) tall bronze statue was created by sculptor, Graham Ibbeson, who also made the statue of Eric in the comedian's hometown of Morecambe in 1999.
It cost £75,000 and was funded by donations.
Mr Ibbeson said: "I am delighted to have brought the boys back together so the nation can see them as they should be - Eric and Ernie alongside one another."
Jacob Cook, 30, from Woodhall Spa, unwittingly spent four months chatting online with an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old school girl.
During the chats, Cook offered to talk the girl through "her first masturbation" and "take her virginity".
He was jailed for three years at Lincoln Crown Court.
Cook, a university graduate, believed he was chatting to a "bored" 13-year old called "Tiny Dancer" on the Kik app.
Mark Watson, prosecuting, said Cook made sexually explicit suggestions to the girl after asking about her experiences of sex.
The defendant told the girl he was a rugby coach, and referred to himself as a teacher in a bid to "gain a degree of trust from her", he added.
"It is perfectly plain that he believed he was talking to a schoolgirl," Mr Watson said.
During a subsequent investigation, detectives discovered Cook had applied for clearance to work coaching children and his case became a priority.
After his arrest, Lincolnshire Police found over 200 pornographic images of children, as well as photographs featuring bestiality on his mobile phone.
Cook, of King Edward Road, Woodhall Spa, admitted attempting to incite a 13-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity between 1 December 2015 and 31 March 2016.
He also admitted three charges of making a total of 230 indecent images of children and a further charge of possession of extreme pornographic images.
In addition to his jail term, Cook was handed a seven-year sexual prevention order.
Titanic and City Tours managing director Sean Donnelly, 50, had denied a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm by punching an employee of Belfast City Sightseeing.
He claimed he was taunted and spat at by staff from a competitor company.
One of Donnelly's workers, James Moore, was also convicted of common assault.
The victim, Kevin Boyle, claimed his nose was broken in the incident on 11 May last year.
Donnelly, of St James' Park in the city, claimed he had been on the streets to try to stop aggravation between the rivals.
He told Belfast Magistrates' Court that his firm had signed up to a code of conduct following meetings with City Centre Management and the Department of the Environment.
According to Donnelly's account, Mr Boyle and a colleague approached him and started to taunt hum.
"They said 'Stick your code of conduct up your hole'," the tour boss claimed.
Donnelly alleged that he went to their manager in a bid to get him to intervene, only to suffer further abuse.
The court heard claims that Mr Boyle spat in his direction, started to film him on a phone and tried to coax him into striking out.
"I just got frustrated and tried to grab the mobile phone, and I pushed him. That's all I did," he said.
Accepting Mr Boyle "stumbled" to the ground, he denied punching him at any stage.
Donnelly also revealed that he had suffered a minor stroke just days before the incident.
It was claimed that Moore, 30, of Rathvarna Park in Lisburn, County Antrim, punched and kicked Mr Boyle after arriving at the scene on Callender Street.
He disputed the allegations, insisting instead that he only told the victim to lie on the ground until the situation calmed.
"I was making sure there was nothing more going to happen because of Squirt (Donnelly) having taken a stroke," Moore told the court.
"I didn't want anything more happening to him."
Despite both defendants denials, the judge convicted both of the charge against them.
They were released to return for sentencing next month.
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The former Manchester United midfielder part-owns Salford with former Class of 92 team-mates Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt and Gary and Phil Neville.
He accepts the aim, which requires four promotions, needs outside investment.
As Salford revealed plans to increase their Moor Lane ground capacity to 5,108, Scholes said: "You sense something big is happening and we want to take it as far as we possibly can."
The work at Moor Lane will start this winter, once planning permission has been secured.
Supporters and local residents have already given their blessing to the plans, which include renovation of all four sides of the stadium, and stands down both sides that will accommodate 2,000 supporters.
In addition, there will be a fan area on the Neville Road side of the ground, where the dressing rooms are located.
It is a long way from the club Scholes and his co-owners inherited when they completed their takeover in 2014.
Since then, they have been promoted twice, reached the second round of the FA Cup for the first time and been the subject of a BBC documentary, the second series of which was broadcast last month.
The profile Salford have gained through their famous owners has brought jealousy from some of their rivals, and unease from a minority of their own club's support, who were happy with their lot, languishing in the lower reaches of the Northern Premier League.
"There weren't many of them though, were there? 80? 90?" Scholes, 41, said.
"In the last two years we have won the league and gone up through the play-offs. The crowd is on the pitch, loving it.
"There has to be a purpose to a football club. The purpose is to go as far as we possibly can.
"I went to Stockport on Saturday. There must have been 500 away fans there. You don't see that in the Football League.
"OK, it is a local game but you would do well to get 250 if Oldham were there."
But, he said, the club will not be able to achieve its goals on its own.
"We will need investment," he said.
"This is nothing bad against FC United because it is the way they have done it but they won't take outside investment. They have a lovely ground and they have probably got a budget that won't allow them to get out of this league.
"We don't want that. I don't want that. We want a nice ground and we want to be playing Championship football."
Why did he buy a football club?
Well, it was not for the money.
"We are not doing it for a return on our investment," Scholes said.
"We want to build a good football club, with a reserve team and youth team and have kids coming through from the age of 10 to the first team. We are desperate for that to happen. That would give us greater satisfaction than making a few quid."
He says what he likes most of all about his club is the "honesty" of it.
"I enjoy watching honest people who want to put an honest shift in, at what is a decent standard," he explained.
But there are also frustrations.
"The thing that annoys us the most is when people or players from other clubs are saying we are paying £1,000 a week or £850 a week [to players]," he said.
"It is just not true. Our budget is probably the fourth of fifth highest. It makes it difficult to sign players. We are not going to pay stupid money."
What next?
Scholes underlined the need to continue investing, to attract the best players possible and then one day go full-time.
"I don't see the point in getting to this level and stalling," he said. "But it will be difficult. I always felt this level would be a big step up from the last two years."
Following promotion to the National League North - the sixth tier of English football - in April, Salford have made a good start to the season and sit seventh in the table.
However, they have now gone six matches without a win, which is the worst run since Scholes and his partners took over.
"We are having a sticky spell but we expected this," he said. "You can't win all the time. It is impossible."
"We couldn't be happier with our two managers [Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley]. They have been brilliant for two years and we made a fantastic start this season."
He says the owners want to give the community a club to be proud of.
"In months to come we hope to have an academy," he said. "We are giving young players who maybe get released from [Manchester] United or City or other bigger clubs, who have nowhere to go, a bit of light at the end of the tunnel.
"When you see those plans, it excites you. From what we have now to what we could possibly have in six months' time. It is an exciting time."
With almost all the votes counted, the 67-year-old polled 52% - enough to avoid a run-off.
His closest rival, leftist Antonio Sampaio da Novoa, won 22.89%.
The post of president is mainly ceremonial, but the head of state can dissolve parliament. A shaky left-wing coalition currently governs Portugal.
Mr Sousa vowed to be an independent president and said he wished to restore national unity while "our country is emerging from a deep economic and social crisis". "The people are the ones with the power," he told supporters.
Observers suspect the governing coalition may unravel within a year or so, so the new president may end up playing a more active role, the BBC's Alison Roberts reports from Lisbon.
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A record 10 candidates took part in Sunday's election.
Mr Sousa secured the required 50% of the vote to avoid a run-off on 14 February.
Known as "Professor Marcelo" to his supporters, he has been involved in politics since his youth, helping to establish the centre-right Social Democratic Party.
He has the support of right-wing parties, but says he will not be reliant on them. He has pledged to do everything he can to ensure the current government's stability.
He will take over in March from Anibal Cavaco Silva, a conservative who served two consecutive five-year terms.
A centre-right coalition won the most votes in October's election, but lost its overall majority in November, to be replaced by an alliance of left-wing parties which rejected its austerity programme in parliament.
Portugal was one of the countries hardest hit by the crisis in the eurozone, accepting an international bailout in exchange for sweeping cuts.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal this week, the former businessman said he'd had to adapt from his deal-making background to the presidency.
"The magnitude of everything is so big, and also the decisions are so big. You know, you're talking about life and death," he said.
In his first few months, the candidate who offered simple and clear solutions on the campaign trail has had to deal with some complicated obstacles - and row back on promises.
In that interview with the Wall Street Journal, the president revealed that during his first talk with China's President, Xi Jinping, he discovered China could not simply deal with the nuclear threat from North Korea.
"After listening for 10 minutes, I realised it's not so easy," the president said. "I felt pretty strongly that they had a tremendous power over North Korea. But it's not what you would think".
That exchange has raised eyebrows in some quarters.
Vox writer Zack Beauchamp observed: "Trump thought China could fix North Korea until the Chinese president politely informed him that North Korea is in fact complicated." That amounted to "basic facts... he could have Googled", Beauchamp added.
The same interview revealed that Mr Trump will not label China a currency manipulator, as he had promised, and had offered to make concessions on trade - another issue he has been vocal about - in exchange for help with North Korea.
The Affordable Care Act - or Obamacare - was one of Trump's major campaign issues.
"On day one of the Trump Administration, we will ask Congress to immediately deliver a full repeal of Obamacare," a statement from the campaign in early 2016 said.
That did not happen.
It took until March - two months after inauguration day - to bring a bill to the Republican-controlled Congress, where it was was rejected by Trump's own party.
He could not get the votes from Republicans, and withdrew the bill at the last minute.
"It's an unbelievably complex subject" the president said in late February.
"Nobody knew that healthcare could be so complicated," he added.
During the campaign, Mr Trump repeatedly said he wanted to forge a better relationship with Russia.
He also tweeted that "both countries will, perhaps, work together" to solve global problems once he was president.
As late as November last year, after his election victory, he told the New York Times: "I would love to be able to get along with Russia and I think they'd like to be able to get along with us. It's in our mutual interest."
But the diplomatic reality has proved much more difficult.
Mr Trump has launched military action against Russia's ally, Syria, and the US ambassador to the United Nations accused the Kremlin of sheltering Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
A week later, Trump told the media: "right now, we're not getting along with Russia at all. We may be at an all-time low in terms of a relationship with Russia. This has built for a long period of time."
Donald Trump's border wall was one of his most high-profile promises. He rejected the idea of using fencing, and insisted he would build a real wall from border to border - and make Mexico pay for it.
Mexico, perhaps unsurprisingly, refused to pay for the wall, which is estimated to cost anywhere from $10bn - $25bn.
In signing an order to start the process, Mr Trump accepted that US taxpayers will have to cover the initial funding - but says the money will be somehow recouped from Mexicans.
Quite apart from the political difficulties, there's another problem - an engineering one.
Mr Trump insisted, repeatedly, that he was not promising a border fence, but a "impenetrable, physical, tall, powerful, beautiful, southern border wall."
But the border runs for some 1,900 miles (3,100 km), over mountains, valleys, and rivers.
The bidding process is still in motion, and Trump has said costs will go "way down" once he turns his attention to it.
But on the sidelines, the administration's top immigration official, John Kelly, has been saying something different.
"It's unlikely that we will build a wall or physical barrier from sea to shining sea," he said in April.
Mr Trump's complaints about the Nato military alliance being "obsolete" caused much concern following his election victory.
He questioned Nato's purpose, while repeatedly saying that the US was paying an unfair share - all of which alarmed the other allies.
But Trump's new defence secretary, James Mattis, moved to calm worries after his appointment, calling Nato the "fundamental bedrock" of co-operation.
The president himself seemed to follow suit in April, when he hosted Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House.
He declared that a renewed focus on fighting terrorism, as he saw it, meant Nato was no longer "obsolete" - but he still hoped other countries would contribute more.
On top of the learning curve Trump has faced in his new role as president, there are some campaign promises he simply rowed back on between winning the election an his inauguration day.
Chants of "lock her up" at his rallies were encouraged by his promise to prosecute Hilary Clinton - a policy quietly dropped to let Mrs Clinton "heal".
Policies on torture, climate change, gay marriage, deportation, and the banning of Muslim migrants were all softened and changed in the months leading up to his presidency.
But there is one clear area where Trump's shift in approach based on new information has paid off politically - his approval of strikes in Syria.
Four years ago, when military strikes against president Assad were considered by Obama's administration, Trump criticised interventionist foreign policy.
"Forget Syria and make America great again!" he tweeted.
But when children were caught up in a chemical weapons attack, he ordered a missile strike on a Syrian government airfield - a move applauded by politicians across the US political divide.
Emitting a gentle whirring noise, it travels across the warehouse floor while two arms raise or lower themselves on scissor lifts, ready for the next task.
Each arm has a camera on its knuckle. The left one eases a cardboard box forward on the shelf, the right reaches in and extracts a bottle.
Like many new robots, it's from Japan. Hitachi showcased it in 2015 and hopes to be selling it by 2020.
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It's not the only robot that can pick a bottle off a shelf - but it's as close as robots have yet come to performing this seemingly simple task as speedily and dextrously as a good old-fashioned human.
One day, robots like this might replace warehouse workers altogether.
For now, humans and machines run warehouses together.
In Amazon depots, Kiva robots scurry around, not picking things off shelves, but carrying the shelves to humans for them to select things.
In this way, Kiva robots can improve efficiency up to fourfold.
Robots and humans work side-by-side in factories, too.
Factories have had robots since 1961, when General Motors installed the first Unimate, a one-armed automaton that was used for tasks like welding.
But until recently, robots were strictly segregated from human workers - partly to protect the humans, and partly to stop them confusing the robots, whose working conditions had to be strictly controlled.
With some new robots, that's no longer necessary.
Take Rethink Robotics' Baxter.
Baxter can generally avoid bumping into humans, or falling over if humans bump into it. Cartoon eyes indicate to human co-workers where it's about to move.
Historically, industrial robots needed specialist programming, but Baxter can learn new tasks from its co-workers.
The world's robot population is expanding quickly - sales of industrial robots are growing by around 13 per cent a year, meaning the robot "birth rate" is almost doubling every five years.
There has long been a trend to "offshore" manufacturing to cheaper workers in emerging markets. Now, robots are part of the "reshoring" trend that is returning production to established centres.
They do more and more things - they're lettuce-pickers, bartenders, hospital porters.
But they're still not doing as much as we'd once expected.
In 1962 - a year after the Unimate was introduced - the American cartoon The Jetsons imagined Rosie, a robot maid doing all the household chores. That prospect still seems remote.
The progress that has happened is partly thanks to improved robot hardware, including better and cheaper sensors - essentially improving a robot's eyes, the touch of its fingertips, and its balance.
But it's also about software: robots are getting better brains.
And it's about time, too. Machine thinking is another area where initial high expectations encountered early disappointments.
Attempts to invent artificial intelligence are generally dated to 1956, and a summer workshop at Dartmouth College for scientists with a pioneering interest in "machines that use language, form abstractions and concepts, solve kinds of problems now reserved for humans, and improve themselves".
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Then, machines with human-like intelligence were thought to be about 20 years away.
Now, they're thought to be… about 20 years away.
The futurist philosopher Nick Bostrom has a cynical take on this.
Twenty years is "a sweet spot for prognosticators of radical change", he writes. Nearer, and you would expect to be seeing prototypes by now. Further away is not so attention-grabbing.
It's only in the last few years that progress in artificial intelligence (AI) has really started to accelerate.
Specifically, in what's known as narrow AI - algorithms that can do one thing very well, like playing Go, or filtering email spam, or recognising faces in your Facebook photos.
Processors have become faster, data sets bigger, and programmers better at writing algorithms that can learn how to improve themselves.
That capacity for self-improvement worries some thinkers like Bostrom. What will happen if and when we create artificial general intelligence - a system which could apply itself to any problem, as humans can?
Will it rapidly turn itself into a superintelligence? How would we keep it under control?
That's not an imminent concern, at least. Human-level artificial general intelligence is still about, ooh, 20 years away.
But narrow AI is already transforming the economy.
For years, algorithms have been taking over white-collar drudgery in areas like book-keeping and customer service. And more prestigious jobs are far from safe.
IBM's Watson, which hit the headlines for beating human champions at the game show Jeopardy!, is already better than doctors at diagnosing lung cancer.
Software is getting to be as good as experienced lawyers at predicting what lines of argument are most likely to win a case.
Robo-advisers dispense investment advice.
Algorithms routinely churn out news reports on the financial markets and sports - although, luckily for me, it seems they can't yet write feature articles about technology and economics.
Some economists reckon robots and AI explain a curious economic trend.
Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee argue there's been a "great decoupling" between jobs and productivity - how efficiently an economy takes inputs, like people and capital, and turns them into useful stuff.
Historically, better productivity meant more jobs and higher wages.
But Brynjolfsson and McAfee argue that's no longer the case in the United States. Since the turn of the century, US productivity has been improving, but jobs and wages haven't kept pace.
Some economists worry that we're experiencing "secular stagnation" - where there's not enough demand to spur economies into growing, even with interest rates at or below zero.
Technology destroying jobs is nothing new - it's why, 200 years ago, the Luddites went around destroying technology.
"Luddite" has become a term of mockery because technology has always, eventually, created new jobs to replace the ones it destroyed. Better jobs. Or at least, different jobs.
What happens this time remains debatable. It's possible that some of the jobs humans will be left doing will actually be worse.
That's because technology seems to be making more progress at thinking than doing: robots' brains are improving faster than their bodies.
Martin Ford, author of Rise Of The Robots, points out that robots can land aeroplanes and trade shares on Wall Street, but still can't clean toilets.
So perhaps, for a glimpse of the future, we should look not to Rosie the Robot but to another device now being used in warehouses: the Jennifer Unit.
It's a computerised headset that tells human workers what to do, down to the smallest detail.
If you have to pick 19 identical items from a shelf, it'll tell you to pick five, then five, then five, then four. That leads to fewer errors than saying "pick 19".
If robots beat humans at thinking, but humans beat robots at picking things off shelves, why not control a human body with a robot brain?
It may not be a fulfilling career choice, but you can't deny the logic.
Tim Harford writes the Financial Times's Undercover Economist column. 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy is broadcast on the BBC World Service. You can find more information about the programme's sources and listen online or subscribe to the programme podcast.
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She told party donors that President Putin had a "personal beef" against her for describing Russia's parliamentary elections five years ago as rigged.
She also cited the release of a letter by FBI director James Comey as having lost her close races in key states.
Meanwhile, the FBI has backed a CIA assessment of Russian intervention.
In a message to employees, seen by US media, CIA Director John Brennan said he had met Mr Comey and US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and there was "strong consensus among us on the scope, nature, and intent of Russian interference in our presidential election".
Russia has been accused of hacking the emails of the Democratic Party and a key Hillary Clinton aide, which the Kremlin strongly denies.
The New York Times said Mrs Clinton's comments were her first on the subject since widespread reports of the hacking surfaced before the election.
"Putin publicly blamed me for the outpouring of outrage by his own people, and that is the direct line between what he said back then and what he did in this election," Mrs Clinton said, quoted by the Times.
"This is not just an attack on me and my campaign, although that may have added fuel to it. This is an attack against our country. We are well beyond normal political concerns here. This is about the integrity of our democracy and the security of our nation."
On Friday, President Barack Obama used his last news conference of the year to defend his handling of the hacking allegations.
He said that, at the time, he did not mention any motives for the alleged hacking in order not to prejudice the integrity of the election.
On Thursday, a White House spokesman said President Vladimir Putin was involved in the cyber-attacks.
At his conference, Mr Obama said he spoke to Mr Putin during a summit in September, telling him to "cut it out" and warning of consequences if it continued - but did not say what the response might be.
The leaking of emails embarrassed the Democratic Party at a crucial point in the election campaign.
The CIA says Russia's motivation was to sway the election in favour of Republican President-elect Donald Trump, but no evidence has been made public.
Mr Trump has also dismissed the claim as "ridiculous" and politically motivated.
Mr Comey made headlines when he announced a new inquiry into Mrs Clinton's email server 11 days before the presidential election. The matter was dropped two days before Americans voted.
The FBI had previously concluded that Mrs Clinton had been "extremely careless" over her use of a private email server while secretary of state, but there were no grounds for any charges.
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Twelve homes were evacuated on Wednesday after the hole opened in back gardens of Magdalen's Road in Ripon.
Ian Spiers, emergency planning manager for Harrogate Borough Council, said Yorkshire Water was deciding how to reopen sewers so residents could return home.
The sinkhole measures about 20m (66ft) by 10m (33ft). It is 9m (30ft) deep.
One resident described the ground moving and finding her garden steps had gone.
No-one was injured but the properties were evacuated as a precaution and the sewerage system connected to several properties fell in to the ground.
Harrogate Borough Council officers met representatives from the fire service, North Yorkshire County Council highways department, Yorkshire Water and Northern Powergrid.
Teams from the utility services remain on site evaluating options for "temporary solutions" that might allow some residents to return home.
Mr Spiers said: "The little private road at the back of the properties isn't suitable for heavy vehicles, so Yorkshire Water is looking at alternative ways of getting to reopen the sewer so some of the residents can get back home."
Sinkholes are often caused by surface water penetrating the ground, or fluctuations in groundwater levels.
An assessment by the British Geological Survey (BGS) on Friday determined the sinkhole remains a risk and there is the potential for further slippage around the hole.
The BGS said Ripon lies in one of the most susceptible areas of the UK for sinkholes because of "Permian gypsum deposits".
These can dissolve more quickly than surrounding limestone, leading to the enlargement of underground caves.
According to the BGS, the wider area of Ripon periodically encounters sinkholes and in the 1980s and 1990s a hole was appearing every two to three years.
Further cracks appeared on Friday and officers have visited a couple of times each day to watch for changes.
Mr Spiers said there were "signs of a couple more smaller tension fractures" and earth from the gardens had dropped into the hole over the weekend, but there had been "no major visual disturbance".
He added: "Water and gypsum don't mix well, but thankfully the heavy rain at the weekend didn't have any dramatic effect.
"At this stage, I don't think we can do anything to stabilise the site.
"BGS guidance is to monitor the hole while [we] decide the best way to stabilise the site."
A council spokesperson said: "Our main responsibility is to continue to protect the public from any danger. The area affected by the sinkhole has been cordoned off and a safety perimeter established to deter anyone from entering the area."
In 2014, a 100-year-old detached house in an adjoining street was demolished after a 25ft-wide (8m) sinkhole appeared.
The Kashmir Reader, an English language daily, was ordered to stop publishing on Sunday after weeks of unrest.
Rights groups said the move was an attack on the freedom of the press.
More than 80 people have been killed in clashes between protesters and security forces and thousands more have been injured in Kashmir since July.
The protests were sparked by the killing of a popular militant leader Burhan Wani.
The four-year-old Kashmir Reader is a well-known newspaper in the region and is published from Srinagar.
The paper's editor said police had come to its office on Sunday carrying an order from local authorities for them to stop publishing. The newspaper ceased publication on Monday.
"There was no prior notice or communication from the government," Mir Hilal told the AFP news agency.
"If there was a problem with the content, they could have sought an explanation from us."
The order said the Kashmir Reader "contains such material and content which tends to incite acts of violence and disturb public peace and tranquillity".
A 45-year-old law in Jammu and Kashmir state allows authorities to stop publication of newspapers which contains material that is an incitement to violence.
Amnesty International criticised the move, which comes weeks after local authorities briefly banned all newspapers from publishing and stopped internet services.
"The government has a duty to respect the freedom of the press, and the right of people to receive information," Amnesty International said in a statement.
"It cannot shut down a newspaper simply for being critical of the government."
Journalists marched to protest against the move in Srinagar on Monday, calling it a violation of press freedom.
Writing in the Indian Express newspaper, Mir Hilal said his newspaper was asked to stop publication on Sunday evening on the basis of a government order dated 30 September.
"The media has shortcomings. But instead of imposing bans, the government can help itself, the people and the media by fostering an atmosphere where careless wielding of power does not fetter professionalism," he wrote.
In July, authorities in Kashmir imposed a three-day ban on publication of newspapers a "temporary measure to address an extraordinary situation".
A renowned investigative reporter, she had focused on businesses and offshore bank accounts allegedly linked to the family of President Ilham Aliyev.
Human rights organisations have complained that the trial was politically motivated.
Two prominent activists were jailed last month on similar charges.
Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif were given jail terms of eight and a half years and seven years, respectively.
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The Azerbaijan government said at the time the couple's court process had been open and free and that judicial independence and the rule of law were "fully guaranteed".
Responding to the latest verdict, Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland linked the cases and spoke of a worrying trend against human rights activists and journalists.
He said the developments had a "chilling effect on freedom of expression in the country".
Human Rights Watch condemned the sentence as "outrageous".
Amnesty International accused the government of stepping up "its brutal crackdown" on journalists, political and human rights activists - "indeed anyone who dares to publicly raise a critical voice".
Although President Aliyev is accused of jailing opponents and clamping down on dissent, Azerbaijan has been openly courted by the West thanks to substantial gas reserves seen as a possible alternative to Russian supplies.
Addressing the court on Monday, Ismayilova, 39, said it was not a coincidence that she had been charged with embezzlement and tax evasion as these were the crimes she had written and spoken about as a journalist.
She was cleared of a separate charge of inciting a former colleague to suicide because, she said, she had refused to bow to government blackmail and had come out stronger.
Arrested in December last year, Ismayilova had become a recognised daily talk show presenter at Radio Azadliq, RFE/RL's Azeri service.
In 2011, intimate pictures and a video emerged of her with her boyfriend which had been captured by a hidden camera. A letter with the pictures warned her to stop investigating alleged government corruption.
Government officials and pro-government media outlets have accused her of being "pro-Armenian" or an "international agent".
The victim was injured after a Volkswagen (VW) car in front of him stopped abruptly, forcing him to brake on Wash Lane, Bury, at 00:30 BST, police said.
Both drivers got out and the driver of the VW hit the victim's car with an axe and then his arm before he drove off.
The 35-year-old victim's injuries are not life-threatening, police said.
He is being treated in hospital.
Det Con Keith Holt said he was "appalled by the level of violence used" in the attack.
"This must have been terrifying for the man and his friends in the car," he said.
The suspect is white, of slim build, in his mid to late 20s, and wore a grey top, police said.
Det Con Holt appealed for witnesses and a female passenger seen in the silver VW to contact the force.
She is described as white, in her 20s with long hair.
An Audi A4 hit the area outside Streets nightclub, in John Street, Porthcawl, Bridgend county, at about 01:00.
The injured were aged between 17 and 43, with nine taken to hospital in Bridgend and four to Swansea - most with leg injuries.
A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.
An 18-year-old woman is helping South Wales Police with their inquiries. Both have been taken to Bridgend police station.
It is understood that seven men and six women in total were injured.
The Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board said three of those injured and taken to the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend have been treated and discharged.
The remaining six people have sustained serious injuries but are in a stable condition.
Those taken to Morriston Hospital in Swansea include two 18-year-old men, a 21-year-old woman, and another woman who is 38.
Two are in a serious but stable condition, while the other two were admitted as a precaution.
Supt Andy Valentine said: "This was declared a major incident by the police and ambulance services. All three emergency services were deployed to the incident and worked seamlessly to provide a fast and efficient response."
Nick Smith, of the Welsh Ambulance Service, confirmed: "The injuries were all to lower limbs with no-one reported in a life-threatening condition."
A spokesman for the health board said additional staff were called in to hospitals to deal with the incident as it unfolded.
"Staff have been excellent, and didn't hesitate to come in. They worked efficiently and in an organised way, and they helped considerably during a difficult situation."
The 51-year-old tried to sneak in more than $64,000 (£42,600) after arriving on a flight from Ethiopia in 2013.
He faces up to five years in jail when he is sentenced next February, said the US Department of Justice.
Known as "El Tigre" for his military prowess, he was in the junta which took power in December 2008.
Gen Konate handed over power in December 2010, after Guinea's first democratic elections in 50 years.
Afterwards he was appointed general commander of the security forces of the African Union, US court papers said.
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Source: US Justice Department statement
According to the Associated Press agency, Gen Konate, who had been due to go on trial on Tuesday, has family in North Carolina and owns property in the state.
He testified at a pre-trial hearing that he did not understand the customs process because of language barriers, the agency reports.
Prosecutors said he claimed to have $10,000 or less when he arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport in June 2013 and did not declare the other cash he was carrying, much of which was hidden in his luggage.
His lawyer asked the court to exclude at trial any statement regarding the source of the money, the Wall Street Journal newspaper reports.
"Mr Konate is not charged with, for example, money laundering, which would put at issue the source of funds," a document filed by the defence on 25 November said.
As part of his plea agreement, the parties agreed that $61,770 was properly seized and that $3,000 would be given back to the general as "humanitarian aid", Reuters news agency reports.
Gen Konate served as an interim president in Guinea for about a year having taken over leadership of the junta after coup leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara was shot and injured in 2009.
At the pre-trial hearing, a customs agent testified that there had been suspicions about Gen Konate because of his property purchases in North Carolina, AP reports.
South Wales Police said it received a call shortly before 13:00 GMT on Sunday about a body in the River Ogmore in Aberkenfig.
Insp Dave Greaves said formal identification had not yet taken place and an investigation was under way.
Ednane Mahmood, 19, from Blackburn, Lancashire, had an interest in Syria "from the beginning of the war, because of all the suffering", the court heard.
He denies attempting to travel to Syria to commit acts of terrorism and providing internet links to others which encourage acts of terrorism.
Mr Mahmood said he had enquired about joining an aid convoy to Syria.
He was told he must raise £5,000.
Manchester Crown Court heard how he and his brother raised £80 by organising a charity run.
Mr Mahmood had searched the internet in July 2014 for airports in Turkey. A week later he searched for "jihad", the jury was told.
He said: " I think jihad is the peaceful way - the struggle to carry on with our lives. Not militants."
Defence barrister Ian McMeekin asked Mr Mahmood why he sent a link promoting militant group Isis via a private message on Facebook and wrote "I love this vid".
He responded: "Within the video it showed the people in the towns in Iraq feel they've been liberated by Isis. They were happy.... now I know they're a banned organisation."
When asked if he had known that in July 2014, he said: "I don't know. I sent it just to show what was going on Iraq. These events were on the news. They were everywhere."
The court heard how the Blackburn teenager began drinking alcohol with friends when he was 14 or 15.
His family found out about it and so he decided to stop drinking in early 2014 and stay at home, he said.
"Instead I played video games and searched things on the internet. That's the only things I had to do in my spare time. I played Call of Duty on a daily basis. I was regularly on the news websites. They were showing Syria so I was researching."
The trial continues.
The two devolved administrations have said they cannot recommend consent be given to the EU Withdrawal Bill.
Scottish Brexit minister Mike Russell and Welsh Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford said their governments would resist any attempt to take away powers.
UK junior Brexit minister Robin Walker called for a "grown up conversation" between the governments over the plans.
Mr Walker, who is in Scotland for a two-day visit, said the legislation would ultimately increase the power of the devolved legislatures.
Joining Mr Russell and Mr Drakeford at the meetings were the two administrations' top lawyers, Scotland's Lord Advocate James Wolffe and Welsh Counsel General Mick Antoniw.
The two governments have coordinated recent opposition to the UK government, issuing joint statements on matters including the Withdrawal Bill and entering a formal dispute resolution process over regional funding in light of the £1bn Conservative-DUP deal.
The repeal bill converts current EU laws onto the UK statute book, but has been decried as a "naked power-grab" by the Scottish and Welsh first ministers, Nicola Sturgeon and Carwyn Jones.
They fear that powers over areas such as agriculture and fishing, currently devolved but exercised at a European level, will ultimately return to Westminster rather than being passed on to Edinburgh and Cardiff. The UK government says the devolved legislatures will actually gain powers as a result of the UK leaving the EU.
Mr Russell said the administrations "cannot and will not stand by and let powers in devolved areas be taken by the UK government", saying the legislation "must be changed to respect devolution".
The SNP MSP said: "It's going against the interests of Wales and Scotland, against their people, against the progress we want to make with the economy. We have to stop that happening.
"That's why the first ministers from the two countries gave what is an unprecedented joint statement when the EU Withdrawal Bill was published.
"The work we're doing today is making sure we're working together to try to persuade the UK government that their approach is simply wrong, and will not work, and has to change."
Labour AM Mr Drakeford added: "On a series of issues related to Brexit, there's a strong identity of interests between the Welsh government and the Scottish government, between what matters to people in Wales and what matters to people in Scotland.
"By sharing information and working together, we can maximise our impact on the UK government's thinking."
However Mr Walker said it was necessary to have some common frameworks in order to conduct future negotiations with the EU, and to preserve the market within the UK.
He said: "When people take a long hard look at it, I think it will be in the interest of each of the devolved parliaments and administrations to actually work with us to make this process work.
"There does need to be a recognition in this process there are going to be areas where we are going to need to agree on common frameworks and that that is important not only in terms of the domestic functioning of our economy, but in also in terms of our market access to the EU.
"So, that being a key objective of the Scottish government as they have set out in Scotland's Place in Europe, we would hope that they could engage constructively on that front as well.
"There are no powers which currently sit that will be taken away from them but we've also been very clear that our overall strategy is to increase the power of each of the devolved administrations through this process."
Keith Brown was appointed to the new role by Nicola Sturgeon in a Cabinet reshuffle after the election.
He said innovation and investment, together with tackling inequality, could help to boost the economy.
Mr Brown also pledged a "clear and unrelenting focus" on creating a competitive environment for business.
Holyrood held its first economy debate of the new parliament on Tuesday afternoon.
Mr Brown used the debate to stress that "despite uncertain global conditions, and falling oil prices, our economy has continued to grow over the last year".
Mr Brown said the "fundamentals of our economy remain strong", but added that "we must substantially build on this position to help our firms and our people reach their full potential".
Mr Brown said he would listen to any "constructive ideas" on how to support economic growth put forward by MSPs from across the Holyrood chamber.
He said Scotland was already a "very attractive location for business growth and inward investment", pointing to research last week which ranked Scotland second to London for overseas investment across the UK.
Mr Brown added: "That is why we'll aim to raise productivity and prosperity through the traditional drivers of investment in infrastructure, skills and innovation."
The economy and finance briefs had both previously been the responsibility of John Swinney - but the posts were split when Mr Swinney was appointed as the new education secretary, with Mr Brown becoming economy secretary and Derek Mackay finance secretary.
The Conservatives used the debate to call for changes to be made to the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT), which has replaced stamp duty on property sales in Scotland.
The party's finance spokesman Murdo Fraser insisted charges had been set too high, causing "a slowdown in the housing market at the upper ends, and a decline in tax revenues".
But he said that "even a minor tweak could end the stagnation and bring in more, much needed, tax revenue".
Mr Fraser also quoted Liz Cameron, chief executive of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce, saying that the Scottish economy was "on a knife edge"
For Scottish Labour, Jackie Baillie also called for a change in the SNP's economic strategy.
She said the government was good at congratulating itself, but had made "very little progress" on the economy in nine years in government.
Ms Baillie set out six steps she wanted the government to take, including a review of business rates, a new industrial strategy, new focus on cities as "the engine rooms of the Scottish economy and investment in infrastructure to improve connectivity.
Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie called on the government to "come out of the timid corner it has been hiding in with its lack of ambition for growing our economy".
He said the SNP had been "far too timid" and called for new measures to address mental health, which he said would help people get back to work, alongside investment in education and infrastructure to grow the economy.
Mr Rennie also attacked the government over its memorandum of understanding with Chinese firms.
Meanwhile, Green MSP John Finnie called for more investment in decommissioning, renewables and energy efficiency programmes to counter the challenges faced by the oil and gas sector.
He said: "The decline of the oil and gas sector must be met with a managed transition to new industries rather than ever deeper tax cuts to encourage the extraction of resources that are ultimately unburnable.
"By investing now in viable alternatives such as decommissioning, renewables and energy efficient housing, we can transfer workers' skills and provide the long-term stability local economies across urban and rural Scotland need."
Catch up on the report of today's proceedings at the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood Live.
As a result, Nato members recently agreed to change its procedures, allowing partnerships to go ahead on a country-by-country basis.
Austria is not in Nato, but co-operates closely with it and has more than 400 troops serving in Kosovo.
Turkey is angry with Austria for trying to block its bid to join the EU.
It has the second-largest military in Nato, after the United States. Austria has condemned the Turkish action, calling it "irresponsible".
A well-informed source told the BBC that heightened tensions between Turkey and Austria had essentially blocked Nato co-operation with the government in Vienna for the past year.
The veto originally affected all the Western alliance's partnership activities, which include several ex-Soviet states.
But a Nato official, who asked not to be named, later said that the 28 Nato nations had agreed on Monday to change the system to work around the diplomatic spat.
"This will substantially reduce the risk of blockages to cooperation with partners across the board," the official said.
The procedural reform was already planned before Turkey's blocking manoeuvre, and was pushed through in time to allow co-operation with other countries to continue.
But Turkey is expected to maintain its veto on Austria's involvement in operations.
A Nato meeting is planned for Thursday, at the 28-nation alliance's Brussels headquarters.
Officials said the main topics would be the fight against terrorism, and fairer burden-sharing.
US President Donald Trump has criticised Nato members who fail to spend at least 2% of their GDP on defence. Besides the US and UK only Poland, Greece and Estonia currently meet that target.
In a statement sent to the BBC, Austria's Defence Minister Hans Peter Doskozil lambasted Turkey for its veto.
"I strongly condemn Turkey's course of action in Nato. It is irresponsible behaviour against Austria and strengthens my position that Turkey is very far from being part of the EU," he said.
"In this, Turkey is endangering the security interests of Europe. The blockade has a long-term impact on the peace missions in the Western Balkans."
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed Austria for frosty relations with the EU, amid tensions over illegal immigration via Turkey and his huge crackdown on political opponents.
Austria is one of the main contributors to the Kosovo security mission.
A Nato official said the alliance was "not ending its co-operation with Austria".
"We greatly appreciate its valuable contributions to our shared security. We hope the bilateral issues between Austria and Turkey will be solved as quickly as possible," he told the BBC.
Mr Erdogan has not only lashed out at Austria. His anger at Germany has prompted Berlin to reconsider its air force deployment at Turkey's Incirlik airbase.
He was enraged when Austria, Germany and the Netherlands barred Turkish ministers from campaigning on their soil in the run-up to last month's referendum, in which he narrowly won a mandate for sweeping new powers.
Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern has spoken out against President Erdogan's purge of public servants suspected of backing last July's failed coup. He said the EU should respond by halting talks on Turkey joining.
The 20-year-old was treated for minor injuries following the assault in Princes Street at about 03:50 on Sunday.
Police believe the two men responsible for the assault were part of a larger group of up to five men, aged 16-17.
The attack came shortly after a spate of vandalisms in the town.
Three men were seen damaging cars in the Roxburghe Drive and Stirches Road area at about 03:00
Sgt Rachel Campbell said: "This was a completely unprovoked attack and there will be an increase in high-visibility patrols in the local area over the coming days.
"We'd urge anyone with information about either the assault or the vandalisms, or who recognises the descriptions of the suspects, to get in touch as soon as possible."
Sylvia Baillie, 60, was bitten on the cheek by the Japanese Akita in Paisley in July 2016, while Jane Darroch, 72, suffered arm injuries a month earlier.
Leeane McHugh, 35, and Patrick Maher, 46, had previously admitted separate dangerous dog charges.
A court heard the pair had failed to help during the attack on Ms Baillie.
Sheriff David Pender sentenced them both to 12 months in prison, pointing out that dog wardens had previously told them to keep the dog on a short leash - advice they had not followed.
He also ordered the Akita to be destroyed and banned the couple from keeping dogs until 2037.
He awarded compensation of £1,000 to Ms Baillie, the couple's neighbour, and £500 to Ms Darroch, Maher's aunt.
Ms Baillie was attacked in McHugh and Maher's Paisley home on 13 July last year after a funeral.
Procurator Fiscal Depute Alan Parfery told Paisley Sheriff Court that as Ms Baillie left she went to wave goodbye to the dog which then bit her on the face.
"The dog's jaw locked, for what's described as a few seconds, before her daughter grabbed the dog and pulled the dog away," Mr Parfery said.
"Neither [McHugh of Maher] did anything during that period of time.
"They were both in the room and [McHugh], the owner of the dog, did nothing during that time, albeit it was a short time."
Maher took the dog out of the living room and later told police that it ran outside his flat.
McHugh tried to treat Baillie's injuries and the police and ambulance were called.
Mr Parfery added: "When emergency services arrived they found the 60-year-old [Sylvia Baillie] with a wound to the left side of her face.
"The injury was very severe and she is permanently disfigured.
"Doctors are unable to say how many stitches were applied as they were both external - to the face - and inside her mouth.
"There were so many stitches inserted, the doctors could not say."
The dog bit Maher's aunt two weeks earlier, on 30 June while it was tied up outside her home.
Following the attack, Ms Darroch's wrist bone was exposed and she had to have 12 stitches.
Maher and McHugh each admitted a charge under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 - that they were in charge of a dog that was dangerously out of control and left its victim scarred for life.
Defence solicitor Gordon Ritchie, representing Maher, described the attack on Mrs Darroch as "a particularly distressing incident."
He said Maher had been in the grip of a serious alcohol addiction at the time.
The lawyer said: "There was nothing to suggest, as far as he was concerned, for the dog to attack and inflict injury on a member of the public."
Lawyer Mark Fallon, representing McHugh, said it was "a unique and unusual" case.
He said the incident involving Ms Baillie "had some degree of predictability" but McHugh "felt she'd taken enough steps" to ensure the public was safe from the dog in her own home.
"She's full of regret", Mr Fallon said. "They had been friends for years and this has caused irreparable damage to that friendship."
Sheriff Pender said: "There's no doubt, by the time Mrs Baillie was bitten, it must've been very clear the dog had a vicious propensity.
"You took no steps to ensure people visiting your home were safe from the dog."
The pair earlier had other dangerous dog charges dropped for agreeing to admit guilt in relation to the attacks on Ms Baillie and Ms Darroch.
Outside court, Ms Baillie said: "I've never been the same since the attack. I can't bear dogs or to be near dogs now. I still get flashbacks."
A Kent County Council select committee said it wanted to see greater co-ordination between primaries and grammars to identify "bright children".
Figures show 2.8% of grammar pupils are eligible for free school meals compared with 13.4% in non-selective schools.
However, the committee said in its report it could not "impose" measures.
It said this was due to the "increasing number" of schools becoming academies and the council having no control over them.
The 16 recommendations in the report range from urging grammar schools to use multiple uniform suppliers to keep costs down, to offering help with transport costs.
The report said children from poorer backgrounds need improved support during entrance tests and during the appeals process.
Matthew Bartlett, who is the headteacher of Dover Grammar School for Girls, said: "This report challenges us all to continue to keep open and to open yet wider, the doors to a grammar school education for all our young people.
"Grammar school heads will not rest until there is absolute parity of opportunity for all young people regardless of their social and economic background."
The first photo from the set of stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Romola Garai has been released to mark the first week of filming.
The award-winning book has sold more than a million copies.
Set in Amsterdam in 1686 it tells the story of Nella played by Taylor-Joy who moves to the city to become the wife of a wealthy merchant.
Nella is given a miniature version of her new home, which is furnished by a Miniaturist, whose creations start to reflect real events in the house.
She then starts to discover the secrets of the house and its inhabitants including her cold sister-in-law Marin, played by Garai.
The cast also features Emily Berrington, Paapa Essiedu, Alex Hassell and Hayley Squires.
The three part dramatisation is due to air on BBC One later this year.
Taylor-Joy, who has starred in horror film The Witch and was nominated for the Bafta rising star award, said: "I immediately fell in love with Nella's resilience and am so looking forward to telling her story and helping to bring this magical book to life."
Garai described it as a "moving and iconic story" that she was "truly honoured" to be part of.
Author Jessie Burton said: "The assembled cast is perfect to the vision I had in my mind's eye in every way, and I know they'll make magic."
Also released this week was the first image of Benedict Cumberbatch from the adaptation of of Ian McEwan's award-winning novel The Child in Time.
In the dramatisation the Sherlock star plays a children's author struggling to find a purpose in life two years after his daughter goes missing.
Cumberbatch will also executive produce the 90 minute film, which also stars Kelly McDonald, Saskia Reeves and Stephen Campbell-Moore.
It is also being made for BBC One, but a screening date has not yet been announced.
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A former pearl-fishing centre, Qatar emerged in the 1990s as one of the richest countries in the world, thanks to the exploitation of large oil and gas fields since the 1940s.
The tiny Gulf state is teeming with construction sites, cranes and roadworks, testament to its rapid growth. But Qatar is not satisfied with being just a wealthy country - it wants to be seen as a serious regional power as well.
It is a role it is already carving out for itself, for example having mediated in peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel, and having opened offices in Doha for the Afghan Taliban.
And, in sharp contrast to its neighbours, Qatar openly supports both the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood and the militant Hamas movement. It has hosted Hamas' political leader Khaled Meshaal since he was kicked out of Damascus for supporting the anti-government protests.
It is a foreign policy principle of Qatar that in the search for peace and stability no-one should be excluded and everyone should be engaged with.
In his residence in Doha Mr Meshaal was confident Qatar will not bow to external pressure to expel him from the country.
"Qatar is courageous enough to host us and they don't accept to be dictated by anyone. We respect their rules and appreciate their support," he said.
It is an example of what Jaber al-Harmi, editor-in-chief of Al Sharq, one of Qatar's leading papers, sees as an attempt by the emirate to forge a new approach to dealing with the region's problems.
"Qatar tried to suggest a new attitude in the Arabic sphere and wanted to say that there is another view to what's prevailing," he said.
This became apparent at the start of the Arab Spring in 2011.
Qatar's government publicly supported protests in the region and its leading pan-Arab news channel Al Jazeera gave voice to those opinions.
"Qatar believed that it had to side with the Arab streets, the people and their aspirations for reforms and freedoms. What distinguished Qatar is its transparency in its policies," said Mr Harmi.
Al Jazeera's audience grew during the upheavals, but the channel has been accused of being biased and politicised.
Its coverage caused fallout between Qatar and other Arab countries, particular Syria and Egypt, where its journalists were imprisoned by the government.
Syria has repeatedly accused Al Jazeera of faking news. Syrian pro-government media denied any protests were taking place in the country, saying Al Jazeera was staging scenes in its studios in Doha.
But the channel's Director General Yasser Abou Hilaleh says criticism levelled against Al Jazeera is unfair.
"In the Arab world, people don't separate between states and media. We are working in very difficult, sensitive and dangerous circumstances. Media is a main player and all parties deal with it as a major player."
Mr Abou Hilaleh says, contrary to a popular view, Al Jazeera's coverage is not dictated by Qatar's foreign policy.
"When I worked for Al Jazeera as a correspondent and now as a director, in both cases, we have nothing to do with Qatar's foreign policy. But in certain countries, our offices are treated as embassies for Qatar.
"Eventually there is a mutual influence that we can't ignore. Governments that have bad relations with Qatar, will have bad relations with us"
Qatar's government has supported opposition groups in many Arab countries, and especially in Syria.
It is, for instance, the only country that has an accredited ambassador to the opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC).
But there are questions surrounding Qatar's role in Syria, and the extent to which they support not just mainstream but also Islamist and jihadist groups there.
It has used its influence with jihadists on occasions, such as mediating the release in March 2014 of nuns who had been abducted by the al-Qaeda-linked group the Nusra Front.
Husam al-Hafez, a former Syrian diplomat who defected to Doha, sees Qatar's policy as pragmatic.
"I believe that Qatar like some other countries has some good connections with all Syrians and with most of the factions on the ground. The fact that most of the factions nowadays are Islamists means that you have to deal with them on a daily basis. That's a positive role to play by mediators."
Qatar today is part of a Saudi-led coalition attacking Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen. It is viewed by many as a proxy war where Sunni Arab countries are trying to stop what they see as Shia Iranian expansion in the region.
Qatar regards Iranian influence as a major threat, and is trying to prevent it strengthening in Syria, where it bolsters the regime with weapons and military advisers.
So far, Doha has achieved some foreign policy successes. There was reconciliation with the Gulf Co-operation Council after a brief fallout and Qatar has mended relations with Saudi Arabia, especially over the issue of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Its policy of inclusion rather than exclusion seems to be working for the moment. But squaring up to Iran is a complex problem, and not one which looks like being solved any time soon.
17 February 2017 Last updated at 11:36 GMT
A 16-year-old boy was injured in the attack.
The case was made by a lawyer for the Department of Infrastructure.
It is opposing a legal challenge, from environmentalist Chris Murphy, to the proposed route of the A6 at Toome in County Antrim.
The new A6 passes close to Lough Beg, a protected wetland which is an important habitat for overwintering swans.
However, the lawyer said it did not "traverse the defined boundaries" of the protected area.
He added court that survey work done after the building of the existing A6 showed swans foraging "right up to the road".
"It's people that disturb swans, not cars," he said.
The department's lawyer added that the proposed new dual carriageway had a relatively small impact on the foraging grounds for swans and that they regularly changed where they fed.
Earlier the court heard 133 landowners have had their ground vested along the proposed route.
The department has already bought the land and agreed compensation.
As Mr Murphy was not seeking the quashing of the vesting orders, if he won, the department would be left with the land and the compensation bill.
This, the lawyer said, would be a "severe potential public prejudice" not just to the public purse but to landowners who had not opposed the vesting orders.
Ryan Fraser is nursing an Achilles complaint and will be assessed, while Benik Afobe is still sidelined by a hamstring strain.
Burnley's Michael Keane missed last week's draw with West Brom because of a calf injury but has returned to training and should be fit.
His defensive partner Ben Mee is likely to miss out again with a shin injury.
Martin Fisher: "Before a ball had been kicked in August, Bournemouth and Burnley had both been picked by plenty of pundits to be among the favourites to go down.
"In fact, neither side has even seriously flirted with the relegation issue and to be safe with two games left to play represents a magnificent effort.
"It's Burnley's highest placing since the days of Leighton James, Ray Hankin and Alan Stevenson in 1975, while just one more point will cement Bournemouth's best ever finish in their 118-year history.
"A Cherries win is long overdue in this fixture. The last came in November 1998 when an even fresher-faced Eddie Howe starred in their defence."
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Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe: "We try and improve every year, that has been our big way of working really, trying to develop players to improve the team, and step by step we have been able to do that.
"This year the objective was to improve on the 42 points and 16th (place) which we had achieved the season before. Now we have got two games left to try to do that."
Burnley manager Sean Dyche: "I think the key marker for me, without judging everyone else, is that it was only the first game of the season when we were in the bottom three.
"That's a fantastic marker for a side that was given no chance.
"Historically we have a strong way of finishing seasons and we want to finish this season strong as well."
Burnley's form has picked up in the past couple of weeks but Bournemouth always look good going forward and they will be confident of getting a goal, so let's go for a draw.
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Prof Johnston's death at 58 had caused "a deep sense of shock and loss", said QUB's registrar, James O'Kane.
Other members of university staff have also expressed their shock.
Senior figures from Northern Ireland's political parties have paid tribute to Prof Johnson, his career and his leading work in cancer research.
His cause of death remains unconfirmed, but BBC News NI's Education correspondent Robbie Meredith understands he suddenly fell ill on Sunday.
Before he took on the vice-chancellorship in 2014, he was dean of the school of medicine, dentistry and biomedical sciences and was regarded as one of the world's leading cancer researchers.
Ulster University vice chancellor Professor Paddy Nixon said he had been shocked and saddened to learn of Prof Johnston's sudden passing.
"My thoughts and sympathies are with his wife and children at this time," he said.
Prof Johnston was the former director of the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology at QUB.
The 12th vice-chancellor in the university's history, he had led the university through a period of change known as Vision 2020.
His priorities in that programme had been to increase the number of international and postgraduate students at QUB and the research income attracted by the university.
He is survived by a wife and four sons.
St Joseph's Primary School on the Greystone Road in Antrim closed earlier this week.
A spokesperson from the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS) said the school would be closed while a survey was carried out to assess whether there was asbestos present.
The CCMS said it hoped pupils would be able to return to school on Monday.
But the spokesperson added that this would not be in the St Joseph's building, and an alternative was being arranged.
It is understood the asbestos was discovered during routine building work at St Joseph's.
Around 800 pupils attend the school.
In a statement, the Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) said: "HSENI is aware of issues in relation to asbestos management in St Joseph's Primary School in Stiles, Antrim, and has directed the education authority and the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS) to take the necessary actions to address the matter."
Kyle Byfield, 23, was found injured at a property in Jubilee Court, Banbury, on Thursday and taken to Horton General Hospital but later died.
Natasha Capell, of Jubilee Court, has been charged with murder and is due before High Wycombe magistrates later.
A second person arrested in connection with the death was released without charge.
Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confirmed they have received offers for Muller, 25, who was reported to be a target for Manchester United.
He added: "There are some players who don't have any price tag. We would be out of our minds to sell Muller."
Vidal, 28, has agreed terms with Bayern and will have a medical this weekend.
The German champions will pay a reported £26m for the player, who is on holiday after helping Chile win the Copa America last month.
Bayern have already signed midfielder Douglas Costa from Shakhtar Donetsk, Stuttgart goalkeeper Sven Ulreich and former Stuttgart midfielder Joshua Kimmich this summer.
Long-serving midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has been their highest-profile departure - the 30-year-old having joined Manchester United.
Rummenigge, speaking on Bayern's pre-season tour of China, also said no talks are planned to discuss a contract extension for coach Pep Guardiola.
The former Barcelona boss, who has been linked with a future move to Manchester City, reaches the end of his deal next summer.
Rummenigge said: "I can't currently think of any reason why Pep would leave us. Maybe we'll just meet for an espresso and clear everything.
"But if Pep doesn't want to stay, our world would not fall apart."
Guardiola, 44, has led Bayern to the domestic title in his first two years in Germany but not beyond the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Since 2005, he has worked from home on Wednesday mornings and then taken the rest of the day off.
Simmons and Simmons offers flexible working to all staff and makes this clear in recruitment ads.
It is a stance employers' organisation the CBI wants other firms to emulate, arguing it will improve diversity.
In a report aimed at encouraging employers to hire a broader range of people from varied social backgrounds, age groups, races and gender the CBI suggests advertising flexible working at the outset.
Just one in ten job adverts mention flexible working, despite more than half of employers offering it, meaning they miss out on a wider pool of applicants, according to the report.
The CBI also suggests that firms remove candidates' names from job applications in a bid to reduce "unconscious bias" in hiring decisions.
The organisation argues that firms with a broader pool of staff will perform better.
CBI president Paul Drechsler says: "Inclusive workplaces give firms the chance to get ahead of their competitors by making better decisions, through diverse teams which draw on a wider range of ideas and experiences."
Since 2014, Simmons & Simmons has allowed almost all its staff to work remotely one day a week of their choice without having to request permission from their boss.
It says the move was aimed at making "flexible working a right rather than an exception" and has seen a "significant increase" in the number of people who have taken up flexible working.
Mr Taylor says in 2005 when he asked to work flexibly it was "quite unusual", but said he was granted permission in just three weeks. Being at home one day a week has enabled him to spend more time with his three children now aged 14, 12 and 9.
"At the time [when I asked] I was a relatively new partner and also a relatively new dad and had two young children and was worried i was not seeing a huge amount of them during the week."
Now the children are older, he says he can pick them up from school as well as drop them off at activities. "I haven't done anything particularly dramatic with the time, but it's nice to be there day-to-day and talk about what's going on at school."
The change has also enabled Mr Taylor's partner to work later on a Wednesday, helping her progress at work, as well as make him feel loyal to the firm.
It is these sorts of factors that the CBI wants companies to be aware of. Mr Drechsler argues that flexible working should no longer be seen as "a bonus for staff", but instead as something that also has clear benefits for employers.
Other recommendations in the report include:
The report said data from earlier this month showing the UK's productivity still lags well behind other major economies meant employing a broader range of people was now more crucial than ever, and would help create more engaged employees.
"The economic and social challenges that the UK faces have been thrown into sharp relief by Brexit, in particular around issues like productivity, inclusion and opportunity," Mr Drechsler says.
"As businesses, it is up to us to seize the opportunities that exist to make some positive changes, becoming firms that will be competitive into the middle of the 21st century. If we get it right, business growth and greater opportunity will go hand in hand."
The MacArthur Foundation has donated more than $173m (£111m) to Russian civil society projects since 1992.
But Russian MPs have called for it to be deemed "undesirable" and banned under a new law on national security.
The fund says the Russian government clearly regards it as "unwelcome".
Although it regrets its decision to leave, the organisation says it is also concerned about the potential risk to local staff and anyone who receives its funding.
The MacArthur Foundation now features on a "stop list" of 12 organisations drawn-up by Russian politicians who accuse the groups of working to destabilise Russia and topple President Vladimir Putin.
Russia's leader has previously warned that foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are a tool of hostile Western governments.
Russia's concerns grew last year. It believes foreign-backed NGOs helped stoke the mass protests in Ukraine that led to the ousting of pro-Moscow President Viktor Yanukovych.
The MacArthur Foundation has stressed that its activities have been aimed only at benefitting Russian citizens and society.
"The closure is a loss for all civil society," Russian human rights activist Natalya Taubina told the BBC.
Her own NGO, Public Verdict, used MacArthur grants for work with victims of abuse by Russian security forces. But the US foundation has also funded many projects in science and culture.
"This will be a blow not only to Russian NGOs, but to education," Ms Taubina adds.
Foreign-backed NGOs that conduct any kind of political activity in Russia are already forced to register as foreign agents.
This week the justice ministry issued an official warning to 12 of them for failing to make that "subversive" status clear when distributing material.
The list includes such long-established human-rights bodies as Memorial and the Sakharov Centre.
The New Democratic Party (NDP) ended the Progressive Conservatives' (PC) 44-year rule of the province.
Political observers were stunned by the result, with one commentator saying: "Pigs do fly".
Alberta's Premier Jim Prentice, a former member of Tory Prime Minister Stephen Harper's cabinet, said he was stepping down from political life.
He only became premier in September, and called the snap election in April to seek a mandate after bringing in a tough tax-raising budget.
"My contribution to public life is now at an end," Mr Prentice said as he conceded defeat, blaming the collapse in oil prices and the subsequent financial problems.
Alberta witnessed a political earthquake last night.
The major oil producing province in Canada, it has been the country's major economic engine for several years.
However, the precipitous drop in the price of oil created a $7bn hole in the province's finances.
Prentice decided to base his campaign on a budget that increased taxes/fees (except for corporations), slightly cut government spending and ran a $5bn deficit.
However, this budget angered many Albertans and they responded by electing Notley who campaigned on a very different vision.
Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley called the surprising win "a fresh start for our great province".
The result could be seen as a warning to Mr Harper, a Conservative, with a general election looming in October.
"I look forward to working with future Premier Notley on issues of importance for Albertans and all Canadians, including creating jobs, economic growth and long-term prosperity across the province and country," Mr Harper said in a statement on Wednesday.
The NDP, which has never held more than 16 seats in the 87-seat legislature, looks set to win about 55 seats.
The PCs got around 11, behind the newer and even more conservative Wildrose Party.
Wildrose leader Brian Jean said his party would serve as the opposition and would keep NDP "on its toes".
The Conservative-led county council plans to change the station name from Northampton to Northampton Castle.
Labour opposition councillors said Network Rail informed them it would cost £200,000 for new signs and maps.
A council spokesman said they were still discussing the cost with Network Rail but intended to make the changes.
The new name for the station, which is currently undergoing a £20m refurbishment scheme to double its size, would reflect the fact it is built on the site of the town's former castle, council leader Jim Harker said.
"It is apparent... that the people of Northampton know their station as Northampton Castle and I am pleased that the council is able to arrange for this important piece of our heritage to be recognised," he said.
John McGhee, leader of the council's Labour group, said: "It's shocking that Northamptonshire Tories want to squander taxpayers' money on a railway station name change.
"Quite clearly we want to celebrate our county's heritage and the significance of Northampton Castle, but there are far more cost-effective ways of doing this."
In a statement, Network Rail said: "Changes [to names] can include updating announcements at stations and on trains, creating new signage for the station and route, plus redesigning and producing new travel maps.
"Some of these costs would be borne by Network Rail as the owner and operator of the railway infrastructure and some by London Midland, which manages Northampton station... however, funding is needed via third parties for ideas of this nature to progress."
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Gemili, fourth at the Rio Olympics in 2016, was a distant sixth as Mitchell-Blake's time of 20.18 seconds broke the British championship record.
Danny Talbot finished second in 20.20 and also guaranteed his selection.
Shannon Hylton held off both Bianca Williams and Desiree Henry to win the women's 200m race in 22.94secs.
A top-two finish in the weekend's trials guarantees a place at the World Championships beginning on 4 August, provided athletes have achieved the qualifying standard.
It was the first time that 23-year-old Mitchell-Blake - born in London, raised in Jamaica and based in the USA - had raced in the UK since he was 13.
Wearing a Louisiana State University vest, he proved that his formidable early-season form could survive the trip back to Britain as he powered away off the bend and held on for victory to break John Regis' 30-year-old record.
Third-placed Leon Reid also ran the qualifying time but Zharnel Hughes, who could only manage fourth on Sunday, is now likely to be Gemili's main competition for a place on the British team at the Worlds.
Gemili appeared to be holding his thigh after the race but refused to blame the strain for his below-average performance.
"That's nowhere near my standard - I didn't come in and execute a good race at all," he said.
"I'm not fit and where I need to be at the moment but I had to race here and I gave it my best shot.
"I have to put forward my case based on my history but at the moment I've got a lot of work to do. "
It was an afternoon of upsets in Birmingham as 20-year-old Hylton stormed to a comfortable victory in the women's 200m.
The Kent athlete, whose twin sister Cheriece is also a British sprinter, saw off the challenge of more experienced athletes in Williams and pre-race favourite Henry to equal her lifetime best.
Williams edged out Henry, who won an Olympic bronze medal in the 4x100m relay in 2016, to take the second guaranteed spot on the British team.
"I had so many emotions when I crossed the line," Hylton told BBC Sport. "It was such hard work this year, but I can't believe I'm going to London now."
British record holder Dina Asher-Smith looks likely to be handed the discretionary third 200m slot in place of Henry despite disappointing in Saturday's 100m as she continues her comeback from a serious foot injury.
Henry's best chance of an individual place in London could now be as the third entrant in the 100m.
Elsewhere, Rio Olympic finalist Jazmin Sawyers endured a miserable afternoon in the long jump as she fouled out with three successive no-jumps.
Lorraine Ugen took the title with a jump of 6.59m before later withdrawing from the event, with rival Shara Proctor missing the trials following a minor car accident on Saturday.
In the women's 1500m, contested in the absence of Scotland's Laura Muir who has already qualified via her Diamond League series victory in 2016, Laura Weightman took the title in four minutes 6.50 seconds.
And the talented Jessica Judd, who missed out on selection for both the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics, secured her place on the British team with a second-placed finish.
"It's been so hard but everyone has been so supportive," Judd, 22, told BBC Sport.
"When I missed out on London 2012 my Dad said 'our aim is to get to the World Championships' but I just never thought we would do it.
"Thanks to everyone who made sure I didn't give up, it's for all of them."
Mo Farah - who will seek to defend his 5,000m and 10,000m titles in London - and long jumper Greg Rutherford will be part of the British team courtesy of their status as world champions.
Farah will be joined by Andrew Butchart in the 5,000m after the Scot secured a win in Birmingham on Saturday, where 20-year-old Morgan Lake produced a lifetime best mark of 1.96m in the high jump to qualify.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson has already reached the qualifying mark in the heptathlon, and Ashley Bryant has done so in the decathlon.
Steeplechaser Rob Mullett won his third British title ahead of Zak Seddon on Saturday as both men made the team.
European indoor champion Andrew Pozzi - who was exempted from the trials - was instead competing in the 110m hurdles at the Diamond League meeting in Paris on Saturday night and set a new personal best of 13.14 seconds to take second place.
Mr Altalawy, 24, described life in parts of Homs under government siege for over a year-and-a-half.
He said those under siege had had to rely on supplies of food, medicines and fuel left over from the time the siege was imposed - and they had now run out.
"If we don't die from bombardment or snipers, we die of hunger or the cold," he told the BBC via Skype from Homs.
Mr Altalawy said those under siege were desperate for peace talks in Geneva to result in safe routes out - but said that if the regime really wanted to help them, it would have done so already.
There are 13 districts, including the ancient Old City, which are "totally under siege", he said.
"There are families, women, elderly, injured people, and a lot of the elderly are in need of medicines because they have chronic illnesses.
"There has been no help arriving to us, all we see is daily clashes. The rebel fighters who are in the besieged areas are doing all they can to stop the regime forces from entering."
"We are now eating anything that comes out of the ground, plants, even grass. We pick it, then cook it with some water using wood because we have no gas...
"These shrubs and grass that we're eating causes illnesses, such as indigestion and fever. A few days ago an elderly man died within six hours from eating the grass and shrubs."
The unrelenting bombardment to which the besieged are subjected is also a cause of great suffering, with the regime forces "directly targeting civilian populated areas", Mr Altalawy told the BBC.
"Many have died because we don't have the equipment or medicines to save their lives. What little medicine we have has expired, but we have to use it.
"The medical situation is no better than the humanitarian situation. When a person is injured, all we can do is pray to God to alleviate his pain because we can't treat him or even give him food," Mr Altalawy said.
As well as those under siege, 700,000 people had been displaced by the siege, the journalist said - many living in public buildings and tents outside the area under siege, waiting for the right conditions to return to their homes.
Mr Altalawy said the people were desperate for a good outcome from talks under way in Geneva, but had little hope they would get it.
He said the government was simply engaging in "political manoeuvres", and if they had wanted to establish safe routes out for civilians or allow food in, they would have done so already.
"We are on the edge of death, and there is no way to get the injured or sick out. And anyone who tries to escape the siege, we know that he will be killed for sure."
Unison, the Royal College of Midwives, GMB and Unite made the announcements in a coordinated response to the pay deal put forward by the government in March.
It is the first time in their history that midwives have been balloted.
Ministers have given NHS staff 1%, but it does not apply to those who get automatic progression-in-the-job rises.
These are designed to reward professional development and are given about half of staff and are worth 3% a year on average.
But the decision by ministers went against the recommendation of the independent pay review board, which had called for an across-the-board rise.
In Scotland, the recommendation was agreed to in full. Northern Ireland is yet to make a decision, while Wales is doing the same as England but has given extra money to the lowest paid.
Unison has about 300,000 health members, including nurses, therapists, porters, paramedics, medical secretaries, cooks, cleaners and healthcare assistants, while 26,000 midwives are being balloted.
Unite is balloting nearly 90,000 members, including those in Northern Ireland and Wales, while the GMB has about 30,000 NHS members, including ambulance staff.
If they vote yes to industrial action, it is likely to start in October.
Unison head of health Christina McAnea said: "Balloting for strike action is not an easy decision - especially in the NHS. But this government is showing complete contempt for NHS workers."
Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, added: "Midwives are at the end of their tether."
The main nursing union, Royal College of Nursing, has decided not to ballot members over industrial action.
Instead, its general secretary, Peter Carter, has urged his members to campaign against the pay deal, including targeting MPs in marginal seats in the run-up to the election.
Dean Royles, of NHS Employers, said: "I completely understand the frustration and anger staff and trade unions feel.
"They are clearly annoyed at the government and I understand they will want to protest.
"But timing ballots and industrial action for the busy winter period is bound to impact on care. This is a critical time when a union campaign risks a prolonged period of real distress for patients this winter."
A Department of Health spokesman said: "We cannot afford a general pay rise on top of incremental pay increases without risking frontline jobs.
"We are disappointed that unions are balloting for industrial action. There is still time for the unions to put patients first and accept our offer to come back to the negotiating table."
Indonesia - Australia's biggest live cattle market - has told the market it would issue 50,000 import permits between July and September.
That compares with an expected 200,000 permits for that quarter and is well below the usual third quarter figure.
The Australian Livestock Exporters Council said the decision was both a surprise and a disappointment.
However, Council Chief Executive Officer Alison Penfold rejected local media suggestions it was linked to the uneasy relationship between the two countries.
"Absolutely not. I know there have been some suggestions in the media today and I am disappointed [some people] have decided to play politics," Ms Penfold told the BBC.
The import cut comes amid political tensions between the two countries over asylum seekers departing Indonesia by boat for Australia.
Also, earlier this year, Indonesia ignored pleas from the Australian government to grant clemency to two Australian convicted drug traffickers on death row.
In recent years, the live cattle industry has been rocked by a serious of scandals about poor treatment of the animals in some of the countries Australia exports to.
In 2011, Australia halted live cattle exports to Indonesia after shocking footage of cruelty at some Indonesian abattoirs was broadcast in Australia.
A spokesman for Australian Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce told local media the Australian Government respected Indonesia's right to make the decision but was "disappointed" by the cut.
However, the Opposition's Agriculture Spokesman Joel Fitzgibbon said the decision was a reflection of the tense relationship between the two countries.
"Of course the Abbott Government's relationship with Indonesia or the deterioration of it won't be helping at all," Mr Fitzgibbon told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
Ms Penfold said over the past five years import permits for the third quarter had fluctuated between 62,000 and 184,000, averaging out at about 105,000 head of cattle.
"[This quarter] will present challenges for us but we have a constructive relationship with Indonesia and we want to support its food security needs," she said.
She said it was too early to say whether exporters would find other markets for their cattle.
She said she did not think any lobbing by the Australian government would change matters.
Of the Premier League's four contenders, only Manchester United failed to make it through, suffering a heartbreaking exit against Wolfsburg on Tuesday night.
So how did each and every group finish? Here's what you need to know ahead of Monday's last-16 draw at 11:00 GMT.
Qualified: Real Madrid, Paris St-Germain
Europa League: Shakhtar Donetsk
Eliminated: Malmo
This week's fixtures: Real Madrid, who had already qualified for the next round, ended the group in style by crushing Malmo 8-0 - Cristiano Ronaldo scoring four.
Paris St-Germain will join them, and they also finished on a winning note as Lucas Moura and Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored in a 2-0 win against Shakhtar Donetsk.
Qualified: Wolfsburg, PSV Eindhoven
Europa League: Manchester United
Eliminated: CSKA Moscow
This week's fixtures: It was a disastrous evening for Manchester United, who took the lead against Wolfsburg before being pegged back and eventually beaten 3-2 by the Germans, who top the group.
United would have qualified if CSKA had beaten PSV Eindhoven - and the Russians took a late lead. But it didn't last long and the Dutch side go through as runners-up, while Louis van Gaal's side drop into the Europa League.
Qualified: Benfica, Atletico Madrid
Europa League: Galatasaray
Eliminated: Astana
This week's fixtures: This group was wrapped up before Tuesday evening and Atletico secured top spot with a 2-1 victory over Benfica.
Qualified: Manchester City, Juventus
Europa League: Sevilla
Eliminated: Borussia Monchengladbach
Manchester City were desperate to top the group because it means they are likely to get a more favourable draw in the next round as they will face one of the group runners-up.
And they did it! A 4-2 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach was enough after Juventus slipped up against Europa League-bound Sevilla.
Qualified: Barcelona, Roma
Europa League: Bayer Leverkusen
Eliminated: BATE Borisov
This week's fixtures: Barcelona breezed through the group without defeat, leaving Roma and Bayer Leverkusen to fight it out for the spoils of second place.
The Italians sealed qualification, despite conceding 16 goals in six games, with a 0-0 draw against BATE Borisov.
Qualified: Bayern Munich, Arsenal
Europa League: Olympiakos
Eliminated: Dinamo Zagreb
This week's fixtures: Arsenal made hard work of qualification - losing their first two games, against Dinamo Zagreb and Olympiakos - but came good when it mattered with an accomplished 3-0 away victory against the Greek side on the final match day.
Qualified: Chelsea, Dynamo Kiev
Europa League: Porto
Eliminated: Maccabi Tel Aviv
This week's fixtures: Despite finishing with 13 points, Chelsea took until the final group game to secure qualification. They did, however, top the group which means they are likely to get a more favourable draw in the next round.
Already qualified: Zenit St Petersburg, Gent
Europa League: Valencia
Eliminated: Lyon
This week's fixtures: All eyes were on Gary Neville, who took charge of Valencia with the La Liga side needing victory against Lyon in their final group game to stand any chance of pipping Gent to second place in the group.
As it was, Gent beat Zenit St Petersburg 2-1 meaning Valencia's defeat at home to Lyon mattered little.
Arsenal's possible last-16 opponents: Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Wolfsburg or Zenit.
Chelsea's possible last-16 opponents: Paris St-Germain, PSV, Juventus, Roma, Benfica or Gent.
Manchester City's possible last-16 opponents: Paris St-Germain, PSV, Benfica, Roma, Dynamo Kiev, Gent.
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The AlphaBay and Hansa sites had been associated with the trade in illicit items such as drugs, weapons, malware and stolen data.
According to Europol, there were more than 250,000 listings for illegal drugs and toxic chemicals on AlphaBay.
Hansa was seized and covertly monitored for a month before being deactivated.
The agency said it believed the bust would lead to hundreds of new investigations in Europe.
"The capability of drug traffickers and other serious criminals around the world has taken a serious hit today," said Europol's executive director Rob Wainwright.
It was a "landmark" operation, according to US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) acting director Andrew McCabe.
AlphaBay has been offline since early July, fuelling suspicions among users that a law enforcement crackdown had taken place.
"We know of several Americans who were killed by drugs on AlphaBay," said US Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
"One victim was just 18 years old when in February she overdosed on a powerful synthetic opioid which she had bought on AlphaBay."
He also said a 13-year-old boy died after overdosing on a synthetic opioid bought by a high school classmate via the site.
Mr Sessions cautioned criminals from thinking that they could evade prosecution by using the dark web: "You cannot hide," he said, "We will find you."
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) said that illegal drugs listed for sale on AlphaBay included heroin and fentanyl.
It added in a court filing that $450m (£347m) was spent via the marketplace between May 2015 and February 2017.
Investigations were led by the FBI, the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Dutch National Police.
Police in other countries, including the UK, France and Lithuania, also contributed.
The Dutch National Police took over the Hansa marketplace on 20 June after two men in Germany were arrested and servers in Germany, The Netherlands and Lithuania were seized.
This allowed for "the covert monitoring of criminal activities on the platform" until it was eventually shut down a month later.
Ever since AlphaBay went offline earlier in July, users of the site had discussed potential alternative dark web marketplaces on online forums.
Hansa was frequently mentioned, meaning that the authorities were likely able to uncover new criminal activity on Hansa as users migrated to it from AlphaBay.
"We recorded an eight times increase in the number of human users on Hansa immediately following the takedown of AlphaBay," said Mr Wainwright.
The significance of today's announcement will only truly be known over the coming year or more as authorities follow up the "many new leads" they said had been found as a result of infiltrating and shutting down these two enormous networks.
While the sites' closure is a massive boost, the DoJ and Europol both readily acknowledge that new services will simply pop up to replace them. After all, the closure of previous dark web marketplace Silk Road in 2013 was eventually followed with AlphaBay - bigger, more lucrative and, by the looks of it, more dangerous.
What authorities really want to do is start putting significant numbers of people behind bars.
This huge coordinated action has only resulted in a handful of arrests - and one key suspect apparently took his own life seven days after being brought into custody.
It's clear such big services require a large, intricate network of criminals - and that's what authorities are targeting.
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An alleged administrator of AlphaBay, 26-year-old Canadian Alexandre Cazes, was arrested in Thailand on 5 July following a joint operation between US, Canadian and Thai authorities.
Police also seized millions of dollars in assets, three properties and four Lamborghini cars.
But Cazes was later found dead in a Bangkok jail cell.
The DoJ said that he apparently took his own life.
A previous dark web marketplace, Silk Road, was shut down by the FBI in 2013 and a successor - Silk Road 2.0 - was deactivated the following year.
However, in its press release today the DoJ said that AlphaBay had more than 350,000 listings for illicit items of various kinds - Silk Road only had 14,000 when it was seized in 2013.
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"I want to qualify at the Europeans next week," Adams told BBC Sport. "To think that I could be European, world and Olympic champion in the same year is absolutely epic.
"It's that little piece of history that is my motivation."
The tournament begins on Saturday, with Great Britain sending 13 athletes.
There are 36 qualification places for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro available - 30 for men and six for women.
Female boxers who miss out have a second chance to qualify at the World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan in May.
"I want to do it first time round, I don't want to mess about," Adams added.
Full Great Britain squad for European Olympic qualifier:
Men: Galal Yafai, Muhammad Ali, Qais Ashfaq, Joe Cordina, Pat McCormack, Cyrus Pattinson, Antony Fowler, Joshua Buatsi, Lawrence Okolie, Joe Joyce.
Women: Nicola Adams, Chantelle Cameron, Savannah Marshall.
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It had looked to be plain-sailing for Posh as they took an early two-goal lead through goals from Leo Da Silva Lopes and Gwion Edwards.
But Adam Campbell pulled a goal back for League Two County, who sit a division below Posh, before Lee Angol saw red for the visitors just before the break.
The drama began after just three minutes as Da Silva Lopes, who turned 18 in the week, found the corner of the net from 25 yards.
It was 2-0 after 15 minutes when Edwards scored from Paul Taylor's cross, but Campbell's 20-yard effort halved the deficit three minutes before half-time.
The momentum of the game shifted once again, however, as Angol saw red after putting his arm into Matt Tootle's face.
The Magpies had several second-half chances, but the decisive moment fell to Laing, who fired home after the ball dropped invitingly from a corner to earn a replay.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Notts County 2, Peterborough United 2.
Second Half ends, Notts County 2, Peterborough United 2.
Foul by Adam Campbell (Notts County).
Leonardo Da Silva Lopes (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Adam Campbell (Notts County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Notts County 2, Peterborough United 2. Louis Laing (Notts County) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael O'Connor following a corner.
Corner, Notts County. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
Foul by Richard Duffy (Notts County).
Shaquile Coulthirst (Peterborough United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner, Notts County. Conceded by Michael Smith.
Louis Laing (Notts County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Louis Laing (Notts County).
Shaquile Coulthirst (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Aaron Collins (Notts County) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
Adam Campbell (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Leonardo Da Silva Lopes (Peterborough United).
Richard Duffy (Notts County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ryan Tafazolli (Peterborough United).
Tom Nichols (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Louis Laing (Notts County).
Corner, Notts County. Conceded by Ryan Tafazolli.
Attempt missed. Jonathan Forte (Notts County) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Corner, Notts County. Conceded by Luke McGee.
Attempt saved. Adam Campbell (Notts County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Foul by Richard Duffy (Notts County).
Gwion Edwards (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Notts County. Aaron Collins replaces Vadaine Oliver.
Attempt saved. Vadaine Oliver (Notts County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
Substitution, Notts County. Jon Stead replaces Graham Burke.
Foul by Graham Burke (Notts County).
Chris Forrester (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Richard Duffy (Notts County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Shaquile Coulthirst (Peterborough United).
Attempt saved. Michael O'Connor (Notts County) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
Vadaine Oliver (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Michael Bostwick (Peterborough United).
Vadaine Oliver (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ryan Tafazolli (Peterborough United).
Luke McGee (Peterborough United) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Graham Burke (Notts County).
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He had a great time until it was ready to leave.
Staff from the zoo guided him out safely back into the wild.
Its investigations focused on residential homes and institutions operated by the state, churches, and the charity Barnardo's.
There were many reasons why children of that era found themselves in residential care in Northern Ireland.
Many were orphaned, some were abandoned or living in extreme poverty.
Others came from dysfunctional family settings and were victims of violence, abuse or neglect in their own homes.
Some were in the juvenile justice system, while many were born to unmarried mothers.
The latter was a matter of great public shame at that time, especially in the eyes of an austere, sometimes harsh and dominant Catholic Church on both sides of the Irish border.
Whatever their reasons for being in care, the system let countless children down.
The public hearings, over two-and-a-half years, bore witness to accounts of grim and sometimes gruesome abuse, cruelty and neglect.
The sexual, physical and emotional abuse was perpetrated by individual men and women working in the homes and institutions.
It was also inflicted by visitors and, in many cases, children inflicted sexual, physical and emotional abuse on each other while in care.
The accounts of 333 people were heard at the public hearings - 246 gave evidence in person and a further 87 statements were read into the record.
The statements were recorded because the former residents in question were often too unwell to attend.
Poignantly, in some cases, the former residents had died before getting the chance to tell the inquiry about what happened to them as children.
The spectre of middle-aged or elderly former child residents taking the witness stand at the inquiry was a chastening experience.
Sometimes frail, often traumatised, their individual accounts were very different. Yet, there was a constant narrative of early-age suffering and lifelong pain and anguish.
Many of the accounts of sex abuse and beatings were staggering in terms of the vile and brutal nature of what happened to the children.
The repeated evidence painted an image of a harrowing, dark and bleak period of childcare in Northern Ireland, from 1922 to 1995.
Countless children living loveless, lonely lives in frightening environments.
In many cases, separated from their parents at an early age, and separated from their siblings in care.
Despite lifetimes spent searching, some brothers and sisters were never reunited with each other or with their parents.
Those who came forward to give evidence blamed many people for their damaged childhoods.
Some blamed their own parents for abandoning them in the first place, most blamed the people working in the state, church and Barnardo's' institutions.
Others held the Stormont government of the time, welfare agencies, and wider society to account, for turning a blind eye to the needs and welfare of vulnerable children in care.
Even though the inquiry was specifically designed to examine child abuse in the homes and institutions, some former residents came forward to defend some Catholic residential homes being investigated.
These witnesses paid tribute to nuns and Christian Brothers who cared for thousands of deprived children and praised these institutions for giving them a chance in life.
Another aspect of the public hearings which provided more troubling testimony was the investigation into a Child Migrant Scheme, operated by the British government, which sent children from across the UK to Australia in the middle of the 1900s.
From Northern Ireland, 131 children, some as young as five, were sent to Australia from Catholic, Protestant and local authority childcare homes.
The experiences of 50 of them were heard by the inquiry, mostly via a videolink.
Most recalled being promised a better and happier life in Australia. However, many said they endured further hardship and abuse during their new lives on the other side of the world
The inquiry was also told that the Australian government wanted children who were "white and of good health".
In a letter, sent in 1947, it complained to the authorities in Northern Ireland of being sent "substandard children" and introduced an IQ test to the scheme.
The accounts of these migrant children, and the children who remained in local homes and institutions, have now been recorded in the official history of Northern Ireland.
It's a record that speaks to a dark and unforgiving period in the care and treatment of vulnerable children and young people.
The Briton had triumphed in the 800m freestyle on Thursday in Israel and followed that up with a thrilling win over Hungary's Katinka Hosszu.
The 25-year-old from Wales clocked a time of three minutes 58.81 seconds, beating Hosszu by 0.03 seconds,
There was also a silver for Chris Walker-Hebborn after he finished joint second in the 50m backstroke.
Walker-Hebborn and Italy's Simone Sabbioni both clocked 23.09 behind Poland's Tomasz Polewka (22.96).
It means GB finish the meeting with 11 medals - two golds, seven silvers and two bronzes.
Carlin had gone out strongly in her race behind Hosszu and Femke Heemskerk of the Netherlands and was second at the halfway point before taking the lead at the 250m mark.
Hosszu edged ahead with 50m left but Carlin finished strongly to get the better of her rival and add to the bronze she won at the World Championships in Kazan in August. Her team-mate Hannah Miley finished sixth.
In 2015 the Labour-run city council agreed the libraries should no longer be funded and managed by the authority as part of budget savings.
Volunteers will staff the buildings, while the books and equipment remain owned by the council.
The council claimed it would help create a "sustainable future" for the city's libraries.
A council report recommended saving six libraries and axing Burgess Road, Cobbett Road, Millbrook, Thornhill and Weston libraries unless community-led initiatives could be set up.
The move was intended to save about £285,000 per year.
The proposals faced opposition with an estimated 150 people staging a silent protest through Southampton in March 2015.
The Friends of Cobbett Road Library, along with the newly-formed Burgess Road Library Action Group and Thornhill Community Library group, will staff their respective libraries.
The YMCA will provide library services in Weston, while in Millbrook resources will be moved into an NHS children's centre.
Satvir Kaur, cabinet member for communities, culture and leisure said: "Unlike many other local authorities, despite severe budget cuts, no library buildings will be closing in Southampton."
Sunderland have agreed compensation with Aberdeen as they seek a replacement for David Moyes following their relegation to the Championship.
Having been sacked by Bristol City in 2013, McInnes has restored his reputation with a successful four-year spell in charge at Pittodrie.
"If he does go down to Sunderland I'm sure he'll do well," Lambert said.
Aberdeen's new major shareholder Dave Cormack insisted the club would "move heaven and earth" to keep their manager at Pittodrie, but Lambert says the lure of Sunderland will prove too strong to resist for McInnes.
"The lure is too big," the former Colchester, Norwich, Aston Villa and Blackburn manager told BBC Scotland. "The profile for yourself is big as well. I'm sure if Derek goes down to Sunderland his own profile will rise as well. He'll want to do that after the job he's done at Aberdeen.
"If he does go there it's not as if you're taking a small club, you're talking about a club with history behind it, a huge fan-base, big stadium, great training ground, it's got everything behind it. For him to turn it down would be a massive thing for Aberdeen.
"He had his little blip [at Bristol City] which everybody goes through. You lose a job, go into another one, make a success of it and people start to think we'll take him again. He deserves his chance at it. He's done really well at Aberdeen."
Sunderland were relegated last season after a 10-year stay in the Premier League, and Lambert warns that McInnes will be met with a fan-base expecting promotion straight back up to the top flight if he takes the reins at the Stadium of Light.
"It's a brilliant club. Massive fan-base and the problem will be the expectancy level to go straight back up. If he handles that, which he will do because he's done great at Aberdeen, then you've got a chance.
"He's not a novice. When he first came down to Bristol City that [lack of experience] was maybe a wee bit difficult for him. But fair play to him, he's kept going at it and he comes across really well. That's important."
Lambert left his post as manager of Wolves at the end of the season after just seven months in charge at Molineux. The former Celtic and Borussia Dortmund midfielder departed after a disagreement with the club's hierarchy on who has the final say on player transfers.
Should McInnes leave for Sunderland, Lambert has no interest in taking over at Pittodrie or indeed return to manage anywhere in Scotland in the near future.
"I've been in England since 2005 and I've had some great moments and some hard moments which every manager goes through. I've had some great times, worked with some great lads so I'm happy," Lambert said.
"Ok I'm not doing anything at the minute, but there are one or two things that people have asked me to do and I'll look at that. I don't see myself coming back up [to Scotland]."
Several members of Sport Wednesbury staff running activities in the West Midlands town did not have appropriate checks in place, Sandwell Council said.
It said it had now arranged for its youth service to run activities.
Sport Wednesbury said every staff member used was currently in possession of an enhanced DBS check.
The Disclosure and Barring Service replaced the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) scheme in England and Wales.
Sport Wednesbury had won the contract to run classes for a second time this year.
But council cabinet member for leisure services Richard Marshall said: "It came to the council's attention that several members of Sport Wednesbury staff running summer holiday activities at Brunswick Park did not have the appropriate DBS checks in place.
"These are a safeguarding requirement when working with children and should have been arranged by the organisation running the activities in line with their own child protection policy."
Mr Marshall said the council had to make sure "all safeguarding rules are met" and it acted as soon as it "became aware of this issue".
He said: "We have now made arrangements for the council's youth service to continue running the activities for children to enjoy for the rest of the summer holidays."
Asked how many days staff without checks had worked and how many children they had come into contact with, the head of Sport Wednesbury, Richard McVittie, said he could not answer because he was in discussions with the council.
Mr McVittie said in his view it was not clear that any activity requiring a person with a DBS check had been carried out by someone without one.
He said every member of staff used, paid or unpaid, was currently in possession of an enhanced DBS check.
Scott Dawson, 37, from Southampton, entered the water off Seaview shortly before 07:30 BST on Tuesday.
The non-stop swim saw him navigate the island anti-clockwise. He completed the 60-mile (96.6km) route in just over 26 hours.
Money raised will go to support the work of the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and Meningitis Now.
During the swim Mr Dawson was passed boiled eggs, beetroot brownies and chocolate from a fishing net.
The father-of-two said he kept his mind occupied by doing sums in his head.
"Numbers go round and round, and before I know it, someone is stopping me to eat and drink", he said.
Record-breaking round-the-world yachtsman Brian Thompson navigated the route, describing it as an "epic challenge".
Only four people have completed the feat - the last successful attempt was by Anna Wardley in September 2013.
Sarah Rochira said more needs to be done to support them.
The Welsh government said it was "committed to supporting all victims of domestic abuse".
Ms Rochira said there were unique issues for older people in abusive relationships and the support in place is not always appropriate.
"If you have been married for 30, 40 years and the option you are given is going to a refuge or perhaps a care home, I'm not sure if many people would see that as being an acceptable alternative, particularly if they've learnt to live with the abuse," said Ms Rochira.
Domestic abuse of the over-60s has been ignored, she added, and "it is only now, I think, that we are really beginning to understand both the extent and the nature of domestic abuse faced by older people".
Charity Safer Wales, which specialises in tackling the problem, has called for designated refuges for older victims or specific rooms for them in existing women's refuges.
Between April and November, it has had 25 referrals from Cardiff, mostly from the police, GPs and self-referrals.
The charity's Margaret Smith said: "I think back in the day, older women, they tended to put up with the abuse. It was a taboo subject, people didn't talk about it.
"And there weren't places for older women to go and sometimes their grown up children would not support them. They would even blame them for the break-up of the relationship and blame them for the abuse."
Ms Rochira said the nature of the abuse can be very different for older people.
"We know, for example, that many older people will have been a victim of abuse for a very long time - maybe 10, 20, 30 years," she said.
"There might not be any physical abuse going on anymore because by then they will be victims of cohesive control. So for many of them a look will be enough because they know what will follow."
She also said there could be more than one abuser within a family and experts have said there were cases where the children or the grandchildren were the perpetrators and removing them from the homes is not necessarily the appropriate response.
"We've got some really good research… with Aberystwyth University just starting looking at how we can provide better family support and mediation."
Next year, the Welsh government will launch a national training framework as part of the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015 and guidance has been developed for frontline staff on how to spot this type of abuse.
The national adviser on tackling domestic violence, Rhian Bowen-Davies, said this would "enable professionals to better recognise and respond" and these developments were "absolutely key" in keeping older people safe.
Ms Rochira said success will not be measure by strategies and policies, but "when people, and for me older people, are not the victims of domestic abuse".
The Welsh government said it was committed to supporting all victims and service provision should be tailored to their needs, which was "reflected clearly" in this year's act.
A spokeswoman added: "In line with the requirements of the act, we have developed a national training framework which addresses all forms of violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence and introduces, for the first time, a national training standard for public service workers on these issues."
The Turkish foreign minister said it had summoned the US ambassador, John Bass, and asked for an investigation.
During the key visit, a brawl erupted between protesters and Turkish security personnel, injuring 11 people.
Police called it a "brutal attack" on protesters, but Turkey blamed the violence on pro-Kurdish demonstrators.
Meanwhile, US State Department spokesman Heather Nauert said "the conduct of Turkish security personnel... was deeply disturbing".
"The State Department has raised its concerns about those events at the highest levels," she added.
The incident happened on Tuesday outside the Turkish ambassador's residence in Washington, hours after Mr Erdogan met US President Donald Trump.
Video footage of the clash showed men in suits charging past police to kick and punch protesters.
"A written and verbal protest was delivered due to the aggressive and unprofessional actions taken, contrary to diplomatic rules and practices, by US security personnel," the Turkish foreign minister said in a statement.
The "lapses of security", it added, "were caused by the inability of US authorities to take sufficient precautions at every stage of the official programme".
US officials have already summoned the Turkish ambassador over the violence, which was described by Washington police as a "brutal attack on peaceful protesters".
But the Turkish embassy said the demonstrators were linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), and had aggressively provoked Turkish-Americans gathering to greet the president. They in turn had acted in self-defence.
The incident drew an outcry among US lawmakers, and Senator John McCain called for the Turkish envoy to be expelled.
At the close, the FTSE 100 index was down 70.7 points, or 1.1%, at 6,044.9.
Sterling dropped 0.2% against the dollar to $1.4231 and fell 0.5% against the euro to €1.2612.
Meanwhile, the "volatility index" for the pound - a measure of investors' uncertainty - has hit the highest levels since the 2008 financial crisis.
Opinion polls at the weekend suggested the Leave campaign was ahead of the Remain team, and figures from betting exchange Betfair indicate the implied probability of the UK staying in the EU has fallen to 64%, down from 78% a week earlier.
Investors were also cautious ahead of a US Federal Reserve's meeting later this week.
"Financial markets are in a clear risk-off mode once more this week," said Joshua Mahony, market analyst at IG.
"The Brexit-shaped shadow that looms over markets is also joined by a [Fed] meeting this week, which while predictable by action, is less certain by tone. There is a high likeliness that at a time where risks are so high, market sentiment will continue to drive volatility for the next 10 days."
However, Deutsche Bank said a Leave vote would not necessarily hit UK shares. Both the German bank and JP Morgan remained "overweight" on UK shares, helping the FTSE fall less sharply than continental stock markets.
"In the case of a Leave vote in the UK referendum... we expect UK equities to outperform the European market, given the likely [sterling] depreciation in such a scenario," Deutsche analysts said in a note.
Shares in BT Group fell 2.8% after analysts at Berenberg cut its price target for the telecoms giant.
In the FTSE 250, G4S shares fell 5% after it emerged that the gunman responsible for the Florida nightclub massacre was one of its employees.
Ocado was the biggest loser on the 250, down 8.1%, with analysts citing Amazon's expansion into the UK grocery market as likely to provide unwelcome competition for the online food delivery business.
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The Ghanaian walked off the pitch against Italian team Pro Patria after he was racially abused by their fans.
His actions come after Liverpool's Luis Suarez and Chelsea's John Terry were sanctioned for using racist language.
Boateng, 26, said: "A player who does something wrong, who is racist, can never play for the club again or can never play in the country again."
The former Portsmouth player admitted walking off the pitch in January during a mid-season friendly against the lower-league club was "not the right thing to do".
But, ahead of a meeting with Fifa president Sepp Blatter, who praised Boateng's actions, the player believes it sent a "big message" to racists in football.
Asked if more black and ethnic minority players should be in positions of power, Boateng replied: "If it's more multi-cultural, it gets more people and more countries involved and these things can help.
"Let's hope that soon there's going to be a black [Jose] Mourinho and Pakistani [Pep] Guardiola."
Liverpool's Uruguayan striker Suarez was given an eight-match ban and a £40,000 fine by the Football Association after being found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra in October 2011.
Eleven months later, Chelsea captain John Terry was suspended for four matches and fined £220,000 for racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand, although Terry was cleared of the same offence in court.
And Boateng said football authorities needed to be stricter in their punishments for fans and players.
"Money doesn't really hurt, it's not the subject that can hurt you so much," Boateng told BBC Sport.
"Kevin-Prince Boateng's principled stance was a watershed moment for football and has forced its authorities to get tough and introduce a new sanctions regime.
"New penalties under consideration by the game's custodians include points deductions, relegation or exclusion from major competitions for errant teams.
"Fifa and Uefa both argue that football is simply a mirror on society and they can't be blamed for its ills.
"But after years of punishing teams and players financially there is widespread agreement that the penalties must be substantially increased if the game is to effectively deal with an issue many thought had been consigned to the past.
"If there's a fan who has done something wrong and he can never come to the stadium again, that is something that can hurt you because you're a fan and you love the sport.
"Or a football player who does something wrong, who is racist, and can never play for the club again or can never play in the country again. These are the things that hurt and I think this is the right way to go. [It needs to be] very strict, very hard and make it very clear."
That stance has already been backed by Fifa, with new anti-racism chief Jeffrey Webb believing tougher penalties like relegation and exclusion from major tournaments need to be introduced.
Webb also said he had plans to meet the perpetrators and victims of racism in English football.
Uefa fined Serbia £65,000 after England Under-21 players were the subject of racist abuse in a Euro 2013 play-off, while the European governing body has imposed fines on Italian team Lazio for racist chanting this season.
Boateng's AC Milan team-mate Mario Balotelli has also recently been racially abused by fans of rival team Inter during the Milan derby, with the club being sanctioned by Serie A officials.
Reflecting on his walk-off in January, Boateng added: "If I look back I know it wasn't the right thing to do because we are professionals, we are entertainers, we have to entertain the people and we are paid to be on the field.
"So maybe it's not the right thing to do but someone had to do it. It is not that I woke up one day and said 'I want to be that one'. I just did it out of emotions and I think it was a big, big signal and a big message.
"From that signal, from that message, we can move on and go in the perfect, right direction to fight against [racism]."
Languages Minister Alasdair Allan said an additional £250,000 would also be made available to develop Gaelic learning in early years at the site.
Highland Council expects work to start in 2015 and the school to cost £8.3m to construct.
Mr Allan said there was "growing interest" in Gaelic in the Highlands.
She faces down the much larger bull, hands on hips, and was commissioned to highlight gender inequality.
But now a New York artist has taken a stand against the new arrival by adding a third statue - a urinating pug.
Alex Gardega's creation - now removed - took aim at the little girl's left leg.
He told the New York Post the Fearless Girl statue was "corporate nonsense" devised to promote the fund managers who commissioned it.
"It has nothing to do with feminism, and it is disrespect to the artist that made the bull," he said. "That bull had integrity."
He said he had consciously done a sloppy job on his dog statue, dubbed Pissing Pug, to reinforce his point.
"I decided to build this dog and make it crappy to downgrade the statue, exactly how the girl is a downgrade on the bull," Gardega said.
The sculptor removed his piece about three hours after installing it, saying he did not want it to be stolen - and did not have permission to leave it there.
But the pug's brief appearance generated a large and occasionally heated debate on social media.
Some felt that the urinating pug was offensive, delivering an anti-feminist message - while others agreed with the artist that Fearless Girl was not art, but a marketing ploy.
Some, however, simply lampooned the entire exchange between artistic types.
Arturo Di Modica, the Italian-born artist who created the bull, was dismayed by the appearance of the girl statue. He has argued that its presence changes the artistic meaning of his work.
Di Modica is now suing State Street Global Advisors, who installed the rival artwork, for trademark and copyright infringement.
The imposing bull sculpture appeared as guerrilla art in 1989, without any city permits.
It was meant to represent the "strength and power of the American people" in response to the market crash in 1987.
Gardega has had no contact with either Di Modica or Kristen Visbal, who made Fearless Girl.
Thus far, neither has commented on the canine interloper.
Experts describe the early research as a "major advance" in this field.
The study, in the Lancet Neurology, suggests the prototype test could help in the hunt for new treatments.
Huntington's disease is an inherited and incurable brain disorder that is currently fatal.
About 10,000 people in the UK have the condition and about 25,000 are at risk.
It is passed on through genes, and children who inherit a faulty gene from parents have a 50% chance of getting the disease in later life.
People can develop a range of problems including involuntary movements, personality changes and altered behaviour and may be fully dependent on carers towards the end of their lives.
In this study, an international team - including researchers from University College London - looked at 200 people with genes for Huntington's disease - some of whom already had signs of the disease, and others at earlier stages.
They compared them to some 100 people who were not at risk of getting the condition.
Volunteers had several tests over three years, including brain scans and clinical check-ups to see how Huntington's disease affected people's thinking skills and movement as the condition became more severe.
At the same time scientists looked for clues in blood samples - measuring a substance called neurofilament light chain (NFL) - released from damaged brain cells.
They found levels of the brain protein were high in people with Huntington's disease and were even elevated in people who carried the gene for Huntington's disease but were many years away from showing any symptoms.
And researchers found NFL levels rose as the condition worsened and as people's brains shrank over time.
Dr Edward Wild, at UCL, said: "Neurofilament light chain has the potential to serve as a speedometer in Huntington's disease, since a single blood test reflects how quickly the brain is changing.
"We have been trying to identify blood biomarkers to help track the progression of Huntington's disease for well over a decade and this is the best candidate we have seen so far."
Researchers suggest it could be more rapid and cheaper than current methods of measuring the progress of the disease, such as invasive tests of spinal fluid and brain scans.
And they say the blood test could be particularly helpful when checking if new treatments show any signs of being able halt the progress of the condition.
Commenting in the Lancet Neurology, Prof Christopher Ross and Prof Jee Bang of John Hopkins University described the study as "remarkable".
They added: "The study represents a major advance in the field of Huntington's disease and neurodegeneration in general…"
But they cautioned that it was important to carry out further, larger trials to confirm the results.
Scientists working on the original study agreed that further experiments were needed to fully understand the pros and cons of the test, before it could be of any help to patients.
They have launched a larger trial.
Cath Stanley, chief executive of Hungtington's Disease Association, said: "This is a ground breaking piece of research that takes nearer to having a better understanding about Huntington's disease."
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Joshua defends his IBF heavyweight title against American Eric Molina in Manchester on Saturday.
But that fight has been overshadowed by Whyte's undercard match with Chisora, who threw a table in Wednesday's melee.
"This is boxing, not tennis. Everyone likes a bit of rivalry, it makes for a good fight," said Joshua.
"Boxing is a gladiatorial sport, it's fight or flight, so you're going to get it [bad behaviour]. You saw it at the press conference with Tony Bellew and David Haye, guys are just going to attack each other sometimes.
"Throughout the history of boxing, you have had these type of incidents. It's good. People want to see a bit more.
"It's just not me. I've been there with Dillian [Joshua beat Whyte in 2015 after an ill-tempered build-up], we didn't get along and I wasted a lot of energy. I didn't flip any tables but one more button pushed and I might have."
The British Boxing Board of Control has decreed that the match between Whyte and Chisora will go ahead, but Whyte's British title will not be on the line and Chisora has been handed a two-year suspended ban and a £25,000 fine.
Joshua, 27, is making the second defence of the title he won in April, when he knocked out Charles Martin in two rounds.
The Briton is undefeated in 17 professional contests, has yet to be taken the distance and is confident of another knockout in front of a host of heavyweight rivals at the Manchester Arena.
Wladimir Klitschko, who Joshua is expected to fight next spring, will be ringside, as will former world champion Haye and WBC champion Deontay Wilder.
American Molina, 34, is challenging for a world title for a second time, having been knocked out in nine rounds by Wilder last year.
Molina is a big underdog and says the only way he can possibly beat Joshua is via a knockout, which he admits is his only plan.
"It won't go the distance, get that idea out of your mind," said Molina.
"Am I going to outbox him for 12 rounds? No. What's my only chance to win? To knock him out. So for 40 days, that's what I trained for.
"Working on technique? I haven't got time for that. Even if I'd had 80 days, I wouldn't have trained for that, I'd still have trained for the knockout."
As well as boxing, Molina teaches disabled children in his home town of Weslaco, Texas, which he plans to do full-time after he has hung up his gloves.
He said: "After I was beaten by Chris Arreola [Arreola knocked him out in one round in 2012], I worked with special needs kids. For five years I worked 60 hours a week, ran in the morning, trained after school and sparred on the weekend.
"I did that before I fought Deontay Wilder. So you'll never hear any excuses from me, I will just find a way.
"Whatever happens on 10 December, I'll be back there one day, I feel like that's what I'm destined to do.
"But at the moment I'm living my dream to become world heavyweight champion and willing to give it everything I've got."
Dillian Whyte v Dereck Chisora (heavyweight contest)
Luis Concepcion v Kal Yafai (WBA super-flyweight title)
Katie Taylor v Viviane Obenauf (super-featherweight contest)
Callum Smith v Luke Blackledge (British super-middleweight title)
Scott Quigg v Jose Cayetano (WBA 'international' featherweight title)
Hosea Burton v Frank Buglioni (British light-heavyweight title)
Luiz Ortiz v David Allen (heavyweight contest)
Marcus Morrison v Harry Matthews (middleweight contest)
Conor Benn v Josh Thorne (super-lightweight contest)
Sir Terry wrote to Sir David in 1965, at the age of 27, asking to be considered for work at the BBC.
But Sir David, who was controller of BBC Two at the time, declined the request.
He wrote back to say the network already had chief announcer who was from Dublin.
Sir David now says he has no recollection of the exchange.
The initial letter, published in this week's Radio Times, Sir Terry said that he "should like to extend the sphere of my television activities".
He added that he wished to see whether "the success which I have enjoyed in Ireland can be translated to British television".
At the time, Sir Terry was working for the Irish Broadcaster RTE.
He admitted within the letter that his main reason for writing it was "simply ambition", adding that he hoped Sir David would be "receptive enough of new ideas and personalities".
But Sir David replied: "We do not have any vacancies for anyone with your particular talents and experience."
He went on to draw attention to a chief announcer on BBC Two - Denis Tuohy - who he said was from Dublin but is actually from Belfast.
"We would feel, other things being equal, that we should look for someone from a different part of the country if we were to make an additional appointment," he wrote.
When Sir David was informed by the Radio Times of the exchange, he said: "Good Lord, he wrote to me asking for work? I don't remember this at all."
The natural history presenter said he received more than 10,000 letters a year during his stint as a BBC executive.
Sir David added that, despite meeting Sir Terry many times in subsequent years, the Irish presenter never mentioned the rejection letter.
But the 89-year-old stands by his decision.
"I think it was a perfectly reasonable answer. To have had two Irishmen presenting on BBC Two would have looked ridiculous."
He added: "This is no comment whatsoever on Terry Wogan's talents. It's just that I couldn't have had two Irish presenters."
After the rejection, Sir Terry turned to radio and, in 1966, was offered a job presenting Midday Spin on the BBC Light Programme - which later became BBC Radio 2.
In later years Sir Terry would go on to present the hugely successful breakfast show on the network, serving a total of 27 years fronting the flagship programme.
Sir Terry Wogan died last week at the age of 77 after a "short but brave battle with cancer".
At the start of the final group matches on Saturday, Nigeria, Ghana and Mali were all vying for the two semi-final places.
Nigeria started quickly against Kenya in Limbe and scored with their second attack after just two minutes of play as Ngozi Okobi fired home on her first start of the tournament.
Four minutes later, Nigeria doubled the lead as Faith Ikidi headed the ball into the top corner beyond the reach of Kenya goalkeeper Vivian Akinyi from a free-kick swung in from the left.
Kenya did not give up and did their best to push forward and had some chances from set-plays to threaten the Nigerian goal without really troubling keeper Alaba Jonathan.
But it was Nigeria who continued to create chances with Asisat Oshoala (pictured) looking dangerous as she looked to add another goal to the four she scored against Mali in the opening Group B match.
Kenya came out and did their best after the break and even dominated for a short period of time but it was Nigeria who extended their lead in the 53rd minute.Okobi pushed the ball into the area and Oshoala ran in behind the defence and calmly clipped the ball across the keeper into the net.
Officially, the Arsenal striker now has 6 goals at the tournament despite the goal against Ghana going in off Portia Boakye.
Nigeria's fourth came in the closing minutes as Desire Oparanozie beat a Kenyan defender to fire home from the edge of the six-yard area.
In Yaounde, Mali created several scoring chances and Ghana were struggling to take control of the match but it was the Black Queens who took the lead just before half-time.
Linda Eshun hooked the ball over the head of the Mali keeper after the defence failed to deal with a ball in from the right.
Ghana doubled the lead as Portia Boakye raced onto a long through ball behind the Mali defence and she unselfishly set up Samira Suleiman who had the simple task of side-footing the ball home.
Ghana's third came from the penalty spot as their only overseas-based player, Elizabeth Addo, who plays in Sweden, scored from the penalty spot for the third match in a row at the tournament.
Binta Diarra pulled a late goal back for Mali but it was not enough for the Lady Eagles.
Both semi-finals will take place on Tuesday with Group B winners Nigeria continuing the defence of their crown against South Africa in Limbe and Group B runners-up Ghana facing hosts Cameroon in Yaounde.
The unprecedented payment comes after a legal battle with women who say they were duped into relationships with officers who were spying on them.
Scotland Yard says it "unreservedly apologises for any pain and suffering".
The woman told BBC News she had received psychiatric care after learning the officer's real identity.
The Met's payment is part of an agreement for her to drop her legal action alleging assault, negligence, deceit and misconduct by senior officers.
The force faces further possible claims from other women who say they were tricked into relationships with Special Demonstration Squad officers.
The SDS ran long-term undercover operations designed to infiltrate protest groups, including animal rights organisations.
One of its key officers, former Special Branch detective Bob Lambert, used the pseudonym Bob Robinson, and was tasked with infiltrating the Animal Liberation Front.
During that operation in the mid 1980s, he formed a relationship with a 22-year-old activist called Jacqui - even though he was already married with children. In 1985 she gave birth - but when the boy was two years old, the father vanished.
Jacqui only discovered the real identity of her son's father in 2012 after he had been outed by other campaigners.
Scotland Yard had refused to confirm or deny whether Bob Lambert was an SDS operative, despite his own admissions to journalists, until it was forced to change its position in August.
Mr Lambert has not responded to BBC requests for comment on the settlement - but he has previously said that wanted to apologise to women with whom he had relationships and that he had made some "serious mistakes".
Speaking to BBC News and the Guardian newspaper, Jacqui said that the Metropolitan Police's refusal to admit the truth had added to her personal pain and contributed to a mental breakdown requiring treatment at a clinic. She said that she would have rather have had less compensation and more truth.
Jacqui said: "The legal case is finished but there is no closure for me. There is the money, but there is no admission by the police that what they did was wrong, there is no meaningful apology and most importantly there are no answers.
"I don't know why I was singled out by the police to be duped into an intimate sexual relationship with Bob Lambert. I don't know if he was paid overtime to be with me during the 14 hours of labour I went through giving birth to our son. I feel violated."
In March, a police review of allegations of undercover misdeeds said sexual relationships between undercover officers such as those in the SDS and their targets were inappropriate and a "gross abuse" of their position.
In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said: "The MPS unreservedly apologises for any pain and suffering that the relationship with Bob Lambert, an undercover officer, has had on this woman. We recognise the impact that the revelation that he was an undercover police officer must have had both on her and her son.
"From the outset we have dealt with this lengthy case with professionalism and sensitivity, completely understanding the gravity of the circumstances. We regret if this necessarily complex process has added to her distress. the MPS has never had a policy that officers can use sexual relations for the purposes of policing. "
There are 12 other legal claims relating to undercover officers still being fought.
But Jules Carey of Bindmans lawyers, acting for Jacqui, said the legal battles so far suggested Scotland Yard wanted to maintain a "never say never" stance to sexual relations after the Met's lawyers argued there could be a hypothetical extreme situation where such a tactic was needed.
Mr Carey said: "The Metropolitan Police are prepared to criticise the conduct of an individual officer, Bob Lambert. They are even prepared to be critical of the unit he was from - but they refuse to condemn the practice itself.
"It is time for the commissioner of Metropolitan Police to publicly commit to seeing the end of this shameful and abusive practice".
Fellow former SDS officer Peter Francis told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that sex was "used by almost everybody who was serving in that unit".
He added that undercover officers were "expected, not ordered" to "engage in relationships" and that while there was no policy on becoming involved in sexual relations, there was "no policy saying that you couldn't either".
The scammers claim they are selling their right-hand drive car after returning to Sweden following working in Northern Ireland.
The bogus sellers engage their victims by text and email only.
A link in an online advertisement opens up a fake logistics company for delivery.
One victim, Ian, lost £4000, despite carrying out a number of checks during the process.
He spoke to one person, who was posing as a representative of a fake delivery firm.
He sold his own car to be able to afford the second hand car he spotted in an online advertisement for less than the price he paid the scammers.
Ian told BBC Radio Ulster's On Your Behalf programme it was a "devastating" blow for him and his family.
"It has left us penniless," he said.
He has shared details of the incident with the Metropolitan Police in London.
Bill Molloy from Trading Standards said other people have lost money in similar scams.
The street artist's latest work, believed to be a comment on the UK's impending exit from the European Union, appeared in Dover on Sunday morning.
Since its unveiling, the words "The Clash" have been daubed between the rungs of the workman's ladder.
Dover District Council said it would be monitoring the artwork, on York Street, using CCTV.
A council spokesman said: "We are aware of the continuing interest around the artwork attributed to Banksy.
"The building is not owned by Dover District Council, and we have no other plans to take action to protect the artwork at this time."
In 2014, a Banksy mural of a woman staring at an empty plinth was painted on a wall in Folkestone was vandalised with an obscene image.
It was shipped to the USA to be sold, but was returned to Folkestone in 2015 after a lengthy High Court battle.
Ownership was disputed between an art charity and the bosses of an arcade where the graffiti appeared.
The Folkestone Creative Foundation said they thought the Dover Banksy would be impossible to sell due to its size, and the cost of removal.
The owners of the building have yet to comment.
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The total includes a $203m fine after UBS pleaded guilty to the charge it rigged Libor benchmark interest rates.
US and UK authorities are expected to hand out penalties to major banks totalling about $5bn related to the foreign exchange investigation.
Details of these settlements are expected to be announced later.
The £40 bet was placed earlier this week at Ladbrokes in Dunstable, Bedfordshire.
The first six predictions all came in, leaving a £1m payout resting on an 8-1 shot in the Commonwealth Cup.
But the punter's final horse - Bound for Nowhere - came fourth behind winner and race favourite Caravaggio.
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Before the race, the punter had already beaten these odds:
Nicola McGeady, from Ladbrokes, said the punter had made "incredible predictions" during the week.
The 25-year-old was on the fringes of the first-team last season and has been plagued by a calf injury this campaign.
Wagstaff started in the 1-0 defeat by West Brom in the FA Cup third-round replay, after a cameo role in the win over Middlesbrough on Saturday.
"It is nice to get back on the pitch because that is what I have missed," Wagstaff told BBC Radio Bristol.
"I don't want to just be sitting around doing nothing. I have been training hard, working hard to get back in the team and got my chance."
Wagstaff completed 85 minutes against the Premier League side before being substituted.
Before Tuesday, his last start - which was also in the FA Cup - came against Doncaster Rovers on 13 January, 2015.
"It has been a tough season for me personally but I have kept myself going and tried to keep myself fit," the ex-Charlton midfielder added.
It claims the Tory authority, which was planning a 15% council tax hike, was given special access to the top levels of government in a "sweetheart deal".
The rise, which was to deal with its social care funding shortage, was then dropped in favour of a 4.99% increase.
A government spokesman has denied there was any "special deal" for the council.
Documents released by the government, and similar records released by the council, detailing behind-the-scenes discussions indicated ministers were offering "some extra funding" from 2018 shortly before the council abandoned the proposed 15% rise, which would have sparked a referendum in Surrey.
The BBC also obtained a leaked recording of council leader David Hodge saying he had struck a deal with the government.
Labour's shadow social care minister Barbara Keeley has now written to Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood asking him to look at whether "the ministerial code had been broken".
"There was an incredibly high and unusual degree of contact between Surrey County Council, particularly the leader, and government ministers," she said.
"And the government ministers in the case of Surrey include the chancellor and the health secretary.
"This degree of contact that is indicated in all these documents and the tape is very unusual - most council leaders can't even get the time of day with cabinet ministers," she said.
"Why did the leader of Surrey County Council get continual access to meetings with the chancellor and the communities secretary to discuss his council's funding problems while council leaders from Salford and Hull cannot get such meetings?" Ms Keeley asked.
She said she was also asking Sir Jeremy to look at the fact that the council has "the biggest increase in share of [social care] funding over the next three years" as announced in last week's Budget.
A government spokesman said: "As we have repeatedly made clear, there was no special deal for Surrey County Council and they will not receive any extra funding that would not otherwise be provided or offered to other councils.
"To imply the opposite is simply untrue."
After the 9-6 win over Scarlets, the coach turns his attentions to a derby double header in the Pro12.
But captain Jonny Gray and Mike Blair picked up concussion in Wales, while Rob Harley was taken to hospital.
"We know that if we win all our games then we'll be in a very good position and could qualify," said Townsend.
"We know we have three massive games ahead of us - Racing and Northampton away then Racing at home."
With Northampton and Racing 92 drawing 9-9 on Friday, Glasgow are now only three points behind the French side and one adrift of Saints with a game in hand over the English side.
"If Racing had won that, they would have been clear favourites for the group, but it means everybody is quite close now," Townsend told BBC Scotland.
"We've played three games and we've got a game to catch up and it will be a tough one away to Racing, but we're back in the mix."
Townsend was "proud" that his side had overcome the Pro12 leaders in terrible conditions and despite playing part of the match with two players off the field following yellow cards.
"We made it difficult for ourselves, but we've done that before this season," he said. "We've done it before going down to 13 men.
"The important thing was what they did to win the game. They showed a lot of determination, a lot of courage.
"They were putting bodies on the line, there were a few injuries, and they showed great character and showed how much that game meant to them."
Townsend reported that forward Harley has a dislocated thumb, but it has still to be decided if it will require surgery.
Centre Alex Dunbar will also be assessed after picking up a "hamstring twinge".
Glasgow next face Edinburgh in the first leg of the 1872 Cup on 27 December in front of what is expected to a crowd of more than 20,000.
"It is fantastic to play Edinburgh over Christmas and New Year," added Townsend.
"We are playing for a trophy against our closest rivals back-to-back in front of big crowds, so it will be great to have this change of focus.
"We will be determined to win that trophy back, but we know Edinburgh are better than they were last year.
"We have been working on how we can beat this Edinburgh defence because it has been the number one defence in the league this season."
Five shots were fired at The Living Room from a motorbike at about 22:15 BST on Wednesday, Greater Manchester Police said.
One man suffered a "minor" injury, but it was not as a result of the shooting at the bar in Deansgate.
The trio are being questioned in police custody.
A charity fundraiser for the Christie cancer hospital was being held at the venue at the time, though it is not thought to be linked to the shooting.
Boxer Ricky Hatton was among those attending the event at the bar, his spokesperson confirmed.
Det Insp Geoff Machent said he believed the "shocking incident" was a "targeted attack that does not pose a direct threat to the wider community".
Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
Reports emerged in late summer in the US and South Korea of the phone exploding during or after charging.
On 2 September, Samsung issued a global recall, saying it had been difficult to work out which phones were affected among the 2.5 million Note 7s sold.
Samsung said 90% of those swapping had chosen to replace their device with an updated version of the same model.
Samsung said it had worked with its suppliers to ensure the replacement devices followed the "highest quality manufacturing and quality assurance processes".
The device is due to go back on sale from 28 October, but that date is subject to a full completion of the exchange programme.
Meanwhile, a software update for all existing Note 7 devices has reset the maximum battery charge to 60% as a precaution.
David Lowes, chief marketing officer for Samsung Electronics Europe, said: "Our message of safety first is getting through to Galaxy Note 7 owners, who are doing the right thing by exchanging for a new device quickly and safely.
"We have worked hard to bring replacement Galaxy Note 7 phones to Europe so we can ensure the safety of our customers and minimise their inconvenience."
"For our remaining customers, we urge them to act now, exchange the device and get a brand new Galaxy Note 7 today."
The rescuers and volunteers at Farewell Spit, Golden Bay, managed to shepherd many mammals into deeper water, only for them to again run aground.
Conservation officials believe they have one last chance to refloat the whales on the high tide.
If that fails, the mammals may have to be put down.
The rescuers are now trying to keep the distressed whales comfortable by pouring water over them.
Those mammals who died are believed to have suffered great physical and emotional trauma.
Local conservation ranger Mike Ogle said it is the biggest beaching incident in 10-15 years.
"Because there's just so many whales, there are a couple of spots where a lot would gather together and that's kind of problematic from the aspect that you can't get in there, it's just too dangerous," he said.
Farewell Spit has been the location of many whale beachings.
Experts say its shallow waters seems to confuse whales and hinder their ability to navigate.
Once they are stranded, whales can suffer from dehydration and sunburn.
Pilot whales can grow to about 20ft (6 metres) and are the most common species of whale in New Zealand's waters.
Andrew Lamason from the Department Of Conservation said it could take days to refloat the whales and even then there would be no guarantees they would survive.
"We've had plenty times in the past where the pods have gone out to sea and turned around and come back again," Mr Lamason said. "We're preparing for a big few days."
Scientists do not know what causes groups of whales to beach themselves.
For some, the memories of the France '98 World Cup remain vivid.
But there is now a generation of Scotland fans who fear they may never see their team appear on one of international football's greatest stages.
One of the contributing factors has been the steady decline in the production of young Scottish talent. There was a time when Scotland's kids could not just mix it with the top countries, but beat them.
It was 35 years ago that Scotland won the Uefa European Under-18 Championship, the country's only piece of major international silverware at any level.
"Scotland at that stage were always quite competitive in the under-age national teams," said Andy Roxburgh, who coached the side at the tournament in Finland in 1982, with Walter Smith as his assistant.
"I don't think we went there thinking, 'we're going to win the trophy'. This was to expose the players to international competition."
Roxburgh may not have had ideas of lifting the trophy, but despite being without Aberdeen's Neale Cooper and Eric Black, the likes of Gary Mackay, Dave Bowman, Paul McStay and Pat Nevin ensured the squad was not short on quality.
"I said I couldn't go because my finals [exams] were at roughly the same time," said Nevin, who was playing for Craig Brown's Clyde at the time.
"Then we worked out that if we got to the final - which we probably wouldn't - my first exam was the next morning. So I said, 'It'll probably be ok, we'll never reach the final'."
Any raised expectations following wins over Albania and Turkey were tempered by the identity of Scotland's final group opponents.
"I sent Walter Smith to watch Holland in their second match so we knew what we were facing," Roxburgh said.
"When Walter came back he said: 'We've no chance.'
"They had Marco van Basten up front and we all know what happened with him.
"We thought there's only one thing for it - usual Scottish mentality, we'll just have to fight. We go a goal down but we fight back in a positive way, we equalised and in fact we finished really strongly.
"We only needed a draw and on we went."
A 1-1 draw with the Dutch was followed by a 2-0 win over Poland that took the Scots into the final against Czechoslovakia.
"It was a really difficult game," said Nevin. "I can't remember the other goals but I remember mine.
"We had a free-kick outside the box and the idea was someone was to pass to someone else who was to lay it off for someone else to shoot. The lads got utterly confused by it.
"The ball landed at my feet with four defenders just sprinting straight at me. I dribbled through and put the ball away to score. Anybody watching would have thought it was a technically organised piece of football but it was nothing of the sort."
Goals from John Philliben and Gary Mackay either side of Nevin's strike earned Scotland a 3-1 win and the title of under-18 champions of Europe.
"It got massive publicity back here in Scotland," said Nevin, who was named player of the tournament.
"We knew nothing about the buzz back home. I probably should have told my girlfriend I was going. I told her I was away studying and there I am on the back page of the papers.
"We had a lot of right good players. It was damned obvious that Paul McStay was going to make it and do well."
Fresh from defeating Europe's finest, the Scots geared up for a tilt at a global title the following year.
"This team, having won the Euros, then went to Mexico for the youth World Cup," said Roxburgh who, as manager, led the senior international team to qualification for the 1990 World Cup in Italy and the 1992 European Championship in Sweden.
"We had all our players back and we added the likes of Steve Clarke and Brian McClair.
"We play in front of 87,000 in the decisive group match against Mexico and win 1-0. Stevie Clarke scored the only goal and he told me much later on, 'That was the night I realised I could be a top professional player'.
"A large number of the group, in fact more than you would normally get, went on to have top professional careers and played for the national team. That to me was the success," added Roxburgh, whose side lost 1-0 to Poland in the quarter-finals in '83.
One player from the '82 squad who Roxburgh felt should have achieved more in the game was Stirling-born midfielder Ally Dick.
"Ally Dick was a very gifted schoolboy player," said Roxburgh. "He played for Tottenham in the Uefa Cup final and then Johan Cruyff, no less, signs him for Ajax.
"He does really when but then gets injured and he never really realises his full potential, although if you look at his record it's quite remarkable. But he never made the national team or anything like that and I think that's mainly down to injury."
Even in the immediate aftermath of the '82 Euros victory and a creditable run in the youth World Cup the following year, Roxburgh was already fearing this moment represented a high watermark rather than a precursor to more success.
"At that time we were really beginning to see the end of street football," he said. "Brazilian kids play with the ball all day long. In Scotland there was a history of that too, particularly through street football.
"The next thing was the opportunity to play. Schools football was a key. In the mid-1980s the teachers went on strike and I remember the schools FA telling me the numbers playing went from 45,000 to down to something like 10,000. It took them years to try to build it back up. I don't know if they ever did.
"I know in the '90s the idea of youth development academies, many of the top Scottish clubs didn't really embrace that. They learned later on that maybe they should."
Nevin agrees with Roxburgh - who he says was "ahead of the curve" in his coaching - that the decline of street football has mirrored the downturn in the Scottish national team's fortunes.
He also wonders whether Scotland missed an opportunity to build on the 1982 success, given the Dutch side they knocked out in the group stage featured several players - including Van Basten - who won the 1988 European Championship.
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"I remember at the time thinking we were a good group and if some of us make it then that's good enough," said Nevin, who would go on to play for Chelsea and Everton and win 28 caps for Scotland.
"And then you look at what the Dutch did. They went miles ahead of where we went.
"A lot of us made it to the top level in England, in Scotland, and made it to international football, which is good. But we seemed to hit this ceiling at under-18s, under-21s. We used to get to the semi-finals and finals of top international tournaments then we hit this ceiling.
"I'm kind of saddened because we had a wee opportunity to push on a little bit further. But we qualified for Worlds Cups and Euros all through that period and maybe for the size of our nation, that's where we should have been."
Dominic Hare said the World Heritage Site in Oxfordshire would increase its contribution to the local economy and be the "economic lifeblood of the area".
Plans to build 300 homes on fields owned by the palace have already been approved, despite local opposition.
The 18th Century estate is the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.
Mr Hare said: "We believe there is no possible vision for a future successful and flourishing Blenheim which does not depend on a flourishing and successful set of communities around it - and the same is true in reverse."
He added that the aim was to "act boldly, with a considered and long-term view of prosperity - for Blenheim and for the communities we support and who support us".
Mr Hare described the 10-year development programme as a "huge undertaking".
Other plans include:
Recent work has included the restoration of its North Steps, whilst 27 homes and new offices have been built in Bladon.
Blenheim Palace was originally built to celebrate Britain's victory over the French in the War of the Spanish Succession and was completed in 1733.
It is the residence of the Duke of Marlborough and was designated as a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1987.
It opened to the general public in 1950 and has also raised money by being a popular site for filmmakers, featuring in the James Bond film Spectre, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Cinderella, and Transformers: The Last Knight.
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The 17-year-old, who cannot be named, stabbed 16-year-old Irfan Wahid in the chest in Leeds on 10 February.
The defendant, who was cleared of murder at Leeds Crown Court, said Irfan had punched him to the ground after seeing him chatting with the girl.
Jurors heard the girl, 16, dated the defendant in 2016 and spent time with Irfan in the days before he was killed.
Irfan was getting off a bus on Harehills Lane when he spotted the 17-year-old with her.
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The defendant told the jury he had swung a knife, which he carried in his bag to defend himself, only after being attacked and had not intended to kill Irfan.
Sentencing will take place on 15 September.
Hundreds attended Irfan's funeral in February.
Cousin Sadia Khan said: "He was very open, he was the loud one and he was just so friendly to everyone."
Another cousin, Idrees Fazil, said: "Even at school I think with his friends he was obviously a very popular kid - for his smile, his laughter and his jokes."
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It defines this as brands that can give a misleading impression that food comes from a British farm, market or farming town which may not even exist.
It said a meat brand it had created called Hemsley was a play on the name of the sound-a-like North Yorkshire farming town, Helmsley.
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) is unhappy about fake-brands, particularly when it implies the food is British.
The NFU's deputy president, Minette Batters, said: "In our view it is important that product names and descriptions on packaging are clear, accurate and do not mislead consumers.
"We would always encourage shoppers to look out for the Red Tractor logo to ensure the food is produced to the highest welfare standards, and can be traced back to a British farm."
A number of big supermarkets, including Morrisons, have come under fire for using farm-like labels for some of their produce.
The issue came to a head in 2016, when market leader Tesco created a range of brand names for its own produce, including Rosedene Farm and Boswell Farms.
At the time, Tesco told the BBC that some of these were indeed fresh produce suppliers but conceded that not all the items sold under those brand names came from those farms.
It told the BBC this was not misleading to customers, since they understood Tesco was a large organisation which could not stock its stores from one farm.
The Hemsley brand, which Morrisons dropped last year, had been criticised by the NFU.
The union said that Hemsley used poultry imported from abroad, which was produced to less exacting welfare standards than those met by British suppliers.
Morrisons said on Wednesday that 70% of UK adults it polled in a survey objected to the use of fake farm brands.
Instead, consumers wanted products to use real place names on packaging and branding.
A Morrisons spokesman said that its pledge not to use fake farm names would not apply to the third-party brands it stocks.
Families have been placed as far away as Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle.
The number of placements rose from 113 between April and June 2012 to 551 between December and April 2016, figures from London Councils (LC) show.
Authorities say they are forced into this by rising temporary housing costs, which have also doubled since 2012.
London boroughs spent £203m on housing rented on a per-night basis in the 2015 financial year, up from £90m in 2011, the figures from LC, which represents city authorities, indicate.
Kate Webb, head of policy at housing charity Shelter, explained high London property prices mean "councils are finding it much harder to find landlords that will work with them".
Councils are struggling to secure long term leases on properties to use for temporary accommodation, so are forced into per-night rental agreements, or to look beyond the capital, she said.
The number of nights rented under these arrangements has more than tripled from 540,000 to 1.8m over the past five years, 14 councils in London confirmed.
"Because councils can't find anything affordable and suitable in their own local area, then they do often have no choice but to look to cheaper areas outside of the capital," Ms Webb said.
Abigail Tumfo was placed by Waltham Forest Council in Hertfordshire, after being evicted by a landlord who did not want a child in his property.
"The council told me they didn't have anything apart from a studio apartment in Welwyn Garden City."
She explained her support network of family and friends has been stripped away by the move.
"I feel like I've been abandoned. I've been here for three years, now, and I'm still here, the council are still not doing anything to move me back to where I'm from," she said. "It's like my life has been put on pause."
She said her accommodation was in poor shape, that other residents in the building were disruptive, and has had to spend much of her income on commuting to London for work.
"I've had to deal with mould, I've had to deal with cockroaches, I've had to deal with crazy people banging on doors at night, breaking through people's doors," she said.
"It's been a hell living in this place, for me and my kids. My eldest thinks this is normal but I know this isn't a normal life for her. I know there is something better out there, that she doesn't deserve this kind of life."
Housing departments have been considering alternative solutions to the shortage of properties.
Converting former industrial units into temporary accommodation, and building prefabricated, modular housing on council-owned land, are among ideas discussed at meetings between council housing officers, according to documents released by LC.
But cost increases are forcing London boroughs to look further afield for temporary accommodation.
Most of these families were sent to towns in the south-east such as Thurrock, Medway and Luton, though a number of families were housed in Greater Manchester and the West Midlands.
There has also been a rise in the number of families moved to another borough within London. While 2449 families were placed outside their borough between June and September in 2011, this rose to 4883 between December and March 2016, the figures show.
Dave Smith, policy officer at the Residential Landlords' Association said: "One of the biggest problems that councils have is that they are not addressing people being evicted from properties quickly enough."
He explained councils tend to leave people in a property to the very last minute, before looking for short term emergency housing solutions.
"If that was being addressed more quickly, then these expensive temporary housing solutions could be avoided," he said.
The BBC sent freedom of information requests to all London boroughs on the costs of their nightly charged temporary accommodation.
Twenty boroughs provided full information, though some responses also included nightly paid, shared accommodation.
The Food and Drug Administration said the ban would prevent under-18s from using sunlamp tanning beds, which have been linked to increased rates of skin cancer including of melanoma.
Tanning beds typically expose the users to 12 times more UV rays then the sun.
Market research firm IBIS World estimates the US tanning market to be a $3bn industry.
According to a 2013 study, 1.6 million minors used tanning beds in America.
"Today's action is intended to help protect young people from a known and preventable cause of skin cancer and other harms," said FDA acting commissioner Stephen Ostroff in a statement on Friday. He added that under-18s were at "greatest risk" for these adverse effects.
A study by the American Academy of Dermatology found that people who use tanning beds are 59% more likely to develop melanoma than those who have never used them.
The FDA also proposed requiring new safety standards including requiring emergency shut-off switches, making warning labels easier to read and improving protective eyewear.
Davis, 25, has made exactly 100 Championship appearances for Blues since signing from West Midlands rivals Wolves in August 2014.
He spent five years on the books as a professional at Molineux,
During that time he played 61 times, as well as being loaned out to Darlington, Walsall, Shrewsbury Town, Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Chesterfield.
Davis's new deal, tying him to St Andrew's until the summer of 2020, follows the re-signing of Craig Gardner from West Bromwich Albion, ending a busy week of activity for Blues boss Gianfranco Zola in his midfield department.
The Italian is open-minded about the future of Diego Fabbrini, who was signed by predecessor Gary Rowett from Watford in a £1.5 million deal a year ago.
Despite being brought in for only his second start of the season against Newcastle last Saturday, Fabbrini is prepared to move on in the hope of regular first-team football.
"In his mind he wants to go and maybe try somewhere else," Zola told BBC WM. "But he has a future here if he is willing to work at his game and work hard at some issues."
"I know where he could be. But I cannot do anything unless he wants to do that. Then he can be a player who, wherever he goes, he plays."
Zola is close to abandoning his plan to bring in Slovenia international Rene Krhin from La Liga side Granada.
Although Blues had agreed a £2m fee with the Spaniards, Krhin returned without signing after attending last weekend's FA Cup third-round 1-1 draw with Newcastle United.
"It's gone very quiet," said Zola. "We wanted the player, but the player is taking too much time and we need to move. We have waited more than we should.
"To be fair that, position was not a priority. Stephen Gleeson and Robert Tesche have done well so far."
The Wokingham Paper was launched following the closure of the Wokingham Times by publisher Trinity Mirror in December.
About 10,000 copies of the 48-page independent paper, which sells for 50 pence, are being printed weekly.
Editor Phil Creighton said: "It's an amazing feeling, I nearly cried. It's been such a journey to go from the idea to have it in my hand."
Mr Creighton said he took on the project as the end of the town's paper had "left a huge gap in the heart of the community".
"I wanted to make sure that news was shared", he said.
Mr Creighton is attempting to raise crowd-sourced funding to sustain the publication.
Witnesses said the confrontation came after an assembly session to mark the country's Independence Day.
Military police guarding the site stood by as intruders brandishing sticks and pipes broke through the gate, AFP said. The government vowed to investigate.
About 350 people were besieged for hours, the assembly's speaker said.
Julio Borges said on Twitter that 108 journalists, as well as students and visitors, were among those stuck inside.
Mr Borges also named five of the lawmakers injured. Some were taken away for medical treatment.
Venezuela has been shaken by often violent protests in recent months and is in economic crisis.
"This does not hurt as much as seeing every day how we are losing our country," deputy Armando Armas told reporters as he got into an ambulance, his head swathed in bloody bandages.
The US state department condemned the violence, calling it "an assault on the democratic principles cherished by the men and women who struggled for Venezuela's independence 206 years ago today".
Witnesses said several journalists and two assembly staff were also hurt.
Venezuelan newspaper Tal Cual blamed the attack on militias known as "colectivos", and said the group had fired rockets and bangers as they forced their way in.
Its report said some of the deputies attacked "fell to the ground and were kicked".
Photos and videos circulating on social media showed victims of the assault with bleeding head wounds. At least one, believed to be deputy Americo De Grazia, was carried out on a stretcher.
AFP, whose journalists were at the scene, said reporters were ordered to leave by the attackers, one of whom had a gun.
The violence unfolded while President Nicolás Maduro was giving a speech at a government-planned Independence Day military parade elsewhere in the capital.
Before the intruders rushed the building, Vice-President Tareck El Aissami made an impromptu appearance in the congress with the head of the armed forces, Vladimir Padrino Lopez, and ministers.
Mr El Aissami gave a speech urging the president's supporters to come to the legislature to show support for him.
A crowd had been rallying outside the building for several hours before breaking into the grounds.
In a statement via the ministry of communication, the government said it "condemns the alleged acts of violence in the gardens of the Federal Legislative Palace".
"The national government has ordered the investigation of the aforementioned acts of violence to establish the whole truth, and on that basis, to apply sanctions to those responsible," it said.
Venezuela's National Assembly has been led by the opposition since elections in December 2015, and has become a focal point for critics of the president.
Anti-Maduro protesters have staged nationwide street protests against the government over the past three months which have seen violent clashes between demonstrators and the security forces.
At least 90 people have died in the bloodshed, with both political factions blaming each other.
Just hours before the scenes at the National Assembly, Venezuela's attorney general was facing suspension for refusing to appear in court.
The charges filed against Luisa Ortega Díaz came after she challenged President Maduro's reform plans.
She says she is being legally pursued for defying the president, but the Supreme Court, which is dominated by government loyalists, says Ms Ortega has committed serious errors.
Last week, Ms Ortega strongly criticised President Maduro after an incident in which a stolen police helicopter flew over Caracas, dropping grenades and firing shots.
Venezuela helicopter attack: Who is pilot Oscar Pérez?
The president called it a "terrorist attack" but Ms Ortega said the country was suffering from "state terrorism".
While Venezuelan security forces later found the abandoned helicopter near the coast, opposition politician and parliamentary speaker Julio Borges said there was a possibility that the incident was a hoax.
On Tuesday, the fugitive policeman who piloted the helicopter, Oscar Pérez, posted a video online saying he was still in Caracas.
He urged Venezuelans to stand firm in the streets in protests against President Maduro.
3 March 2017 Last updated at 17:37 GMT
UKIP failed to win any seats in Wales, whilst in England it lost 145 councillors and only got one elected.
Neil Hamilton said UKIP voters who had returned to the Tories would come back because of immigration concerns.
He told BBC Wales his party "started to slide down a cliff" when the prime minister called the general election.
Speaking on Radio Wales' Good Morning Wales programme, Mr Hamilton said: "It's certainly a very disappointing result but I've been in politics a very long time, I've seen landslides come and go and come back again and UKIP will live to fight another day.
"It's quite clear looking at the opinion polls over the last few weeks that as soon as Theresa May called a general election we started to slide down a cliff, because this has become a bit of a referendum in itself on the Brexit process I think."
UKIP won no council seats in Wales, despite fielding 80 candidates.
In England all 145 of the party's councillors defending seats lost, but UKIP did take a seat from Labour in Lancashire.
Mr Hamilton said he was sure UKIP would "revive to its former eminence" but "we may have to wait a while".
"A lot of people who had previously been Conservatives and voted for UKIP in order to get the referendum have now gone back to the Conservatives," he said.
"But I believe that will be only temporary because a lot of people voted for the referendum for control of our borders and I don't think Theresa May will want to introduce the kind of immigration controls that these people wanted to see."
Contingency plans have been put in place for S4, S5 and S6 pupils at three of the five closed high schools with plans due to be released on the other two soon.
However, S1 to S3 pupils are still without any information.
All primary and special needs pupils will be back in classrooms by 19 April.
The council said that all pupils would be off school on Monday 18 April as it is a public holiday in the city.
About 7,000 pupils were unable to return to their classrooms on Monday after the Easter break.
Council officials said S4, S5 and S6 pupils from Firrhill, Drummond and Royal High would be able to return to their own schools on Wednesday.
They said an update for S4, S5 and S6 pupils at Gracemount and Craigmount High would be released later on Tuesday once arrangements were finalised.
The problems were first uncovered in January when a wall at Oxgangs Primary collapsed during high winds.
Further closures were prompted after workers repairing serious structural issues at the primary found "further serious defects" with the building on Friday.
The city council said urgent work would need to be carried out on at least four of the schools: two high schools Gracemount and Craigmount, and two primaries - Oxgangs and St Peter's.
The initial problem was discovered with wall ties, which hold the outer and inner walls together, at Oxgangs Primary School.
An additional issue on Friday was then found with head ties, which hold the top of the walls to the steel roof frame, at all four schools.
In all, 10 primaries, five secondaries and two additional support needs schools have been shut, as well as a neighbourhood centre.
All of the schools, which are about 10 years old, were constructed under the same public private partnership contract.
A first phase was built by a combination of Miller Construction and Amey - with seven built by other contractors.
A second phase of four schools were all built by Miller. Miller Construction was later acquired by Galliford Try in 2014, who also took contractual responsibility for the second phase schools - now found to require emergency work to remedy defects.
The firm said: "Galliford Try takes its role as a responsible contractor very seriously and the safety of the pupils and staff is paramount."
Award-winning architect Malcolm Fraser warned of the scale of the challenge facing the City of Edinburgh Council to keep on top of safety issues at the schools.
Speaking on BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme, he said it was extremely difficult to pinpoint all structural issues.
He said: "The issue is, when everything is covered up, it's very hard to tell where these other things and other problems might lie.
"So when you do look at political demands for why haven't all schools been checked etc, you almost have to take a school to bits to find out that these issues are there.
"And you don't really understand that there is a problem until something catastrophic goes wrong as it has at Oxgangs, which has led all these other inspections to happen."
Concerns have been raised about the need to accommodate senior pupils who are due to sit exams soon and have coursework and assessments to complete.
Many parents have also expressed anger and frustration at having to arrange extra childcare at such short notice.
Edinburgh University, the Scottish Parliament, community groups, venues and private sector companies have all offered help.
The local authority confirmed that structural surveys would continue to be carried out this week.
Meanwhile, every other Scottish council has carried out, or is going to carry out, surveys of school buildings that could be affected.
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing gave Dale a first-half lead after exchanging passes with Ian Henderson.
Joe Edwards equalised for the hosts after the break following good work by Alex Gilbey and Chris Porter.
But Calvin Andrew netted Dale's winner, finding the top corner of James Bransgrove's goal with a curling shot.
Rochdale assistant manager Chris Beech told BBC Radio Manchester:
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"Winning away is something we enjoy and to gain three points on the last day of the season is very fulfilling. It was so warm but the players stuck at it.
"Calvin Andrew got half a yard in the box and a rare moment, he scored with his right foot.
"We didn't get to where we wanted to go but not for the lacking of trying. To get 69 points is a commendable season's effort."
Hundreds of fans travelled to Helsinki for Northern Ireland's game against Finland on Sunday, the final leg of a historic Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.
The city centre was a sea of green and white before kick-off.
The team qualified for its first major tournament in 30 years after beating Greece 3-1 at Windsor Park on Thursday.
"We just came to party," was the chant from the supporters. And they didn't disappoint.
Even the locals found themselves caught up in the celebrations.
Northern Ireland fans made all the noise inside the half-full Olympic Stadium.
The reward was seeing their team collect the single point they needed to head to France as Group F winners.
Defender Craig Cathcart scored Northern Ireland's goal in a 1-1 draw.
It is the first time Northern Ireland has qualified for the finals of a major football tournament since the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.
"Qualifying means everything," one fan said.
"I can't describe what this means after so many disappointments."
When asked about his realistic expectations for the Euro 2016 finals his answer was simple: "I expect we'll win."
Northern Ireland supporters' optimism is as hearty as their singing.
The Republic of Ireland, however, had to settle for a place in the play-offs for the tournament finals after they fell to a 2-1 defeat by Poland in Warsaw.
The 76-year-old said she was "thrilled" to be playing Carol Tregorran, a role originally played by Anne Cullen.
Listeners learned Carol had returned to Ambridge to attend the funeral of her husband John in Friday's episode.
Sean O'Connor, editor of The Archers, said Bron "fitted [in] as if she has been here for 30 years".
"In the 1950s, Carol was a significant role model for young women," continued O'Connor, a former EastEnders producer who took over his Archers role last September.
"We hope she will continue to be so for older women today - an independent, spirited woman who embraces her later years on her own terms and without compromise."
Carol Grey made her first appearance in The Archers in 1954 and married John Tregorran in 1967. She and John left Ambridge in 1990, returning for special occasions in 2007 and 2010.
Her place in Archers history is assured, having been dining at Grey Gables on the famous night in 1955 when Grace Archer was killed in a fire.
Bron, who began her career with the Cambridge Footlights in 1959 and appeared in such classic 1960s films as Help! and Alfie, described Carol as "quite forceful and independent, even now in her 80s".
"Now she has returned to Ambridge she is able to be around friends," she went on. "There's something very wonderful when you can pick up those sorts of friendships and see them play out in a drama."
He will start at full-back for Pro12 high-fliers Scarlets at Connacht on Saturday.
Ireland centre Robbie Henshaw also continues his recovery, from an ankle injury, as the Six Nations looms.
Henshaw plays at Ireland's request for his second successive game for the team ranked fourth in the Pro12.
Williams is the only regular full-back in the Wales squad with Toulon's Leigh Halfpenny a long-term knee injury absentee.
Cardiff Blues' Gareth Anscombe, Bristol's Matthew Morgan, Newport Gwent Dragon Hallam Amos and Rhys Priestland of Bath have all played in the 15 jersey.
Wales tight-head prop Rhodri Jones makes his first Scarlets start of the season after coming off the bench nine times following his recovery from a dislocated shoulder.
Gareth Owen is back at centre after for Scarlets while Ryan Elias starts at hooker for the first time.
Connacht: Tiernan O'Halloran; Danie Poolman, Robbie Henshaw, Bundee Aki, Matt Healy; Jack Carty, Caolin Blade; Denis Buckley, Tom McCartney, Finlay Bealham, George Naoupu, Aly Muldowney, John Muldoon (capt), Jake Heenan, Eoghan Masterson
Replacements: Dave Heffernan, Ronan Loughney, Rodney Ah You, Ultan Dillane, James Connolly, Ian Porterraig Ronaldson, Rory Parata.
Scarlets: Liam Williams; Tom Williams, Gareth Owen, Hadleigh Parkes (capt), DTH van der Merwe; Aled Thomas, Rhodri Williams; Phil John, Ryan Elias, Rhodri Jones, Tom Price, Lewis Rawlins, Aaron Shingler, Will Boyde, Morgan Allen.
Replacements: Kirby Myhill, Dylan Evans, Peter Edwards, Jack Jones, Tom Phillips, Connor Lloyd, Steven Shingler, Michael Collins.
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
Assistant referees: Gary Conway, Eddie Hagan O'Connell (both IRFU)
Citing commissioner: John Cole (IRFU)
TMO: Dermot Moloney (IRFU)
Mils Muliaina allegedly carried out the attack on a woman in the Brewery Quarter of Cardiff on 6 March.
He was subsequently arrested at Kingsholm Stadium by Gloucester Police in April before being questioned and bailed by South Wales Police.
The 34-year-old, who plays for the Connacht province in Ireland, will appear at Cardiff Magistrates' court on 7 August.
Ex-All Black Mr Muliaina earned 100 caps during his nine years with the international side.
The allegations released by the National Confidential Forum include child sex abuse, violence and bullying.
Many of the 59 testimonies describe a "veil of secrecy" within institutions, with victims and witnesses scared to speak out.
The majority of those who described their childhood experiences are now aged in their 50s.
However, some were in care as recently as five years ago, while others were sharing experiences from 80 years ago.
The National Confidential Forum, which was set up by the Scottish government in 2014, said it has passed on 38 allegations of abuse to the police.
The forum said most of the abused children came from troubled backgrounds, with many describing being taken into care after physical and sexual abuse within their own family, often accompanied by parental alcoholism, rejection, or neglect.
Once they were in care, the victims described the "distress, fear and confusion" they felt, with many not knowing how long they would be staying in an institution, why they were there, or whether or not parents wanted to maintain contact.
While not all of the 78 people spoken to by the forum suffered abuse, several described how physical, sexual and emotional abuse happened on a regular basis.
For some, abuse was part of a regime of punishment and control that was at the core of the institution in which they lived.
The forum said it had heard about individual abusers carrying out systematic and hidden abuse, as well as accounts of whole staff teams abusing or colluding with the abuse.
One victim described the institution he was sent to as being like a "systematic torture chamber", with "systematic abuse a way of life all the time, morning and night".
Another said: "She'd fill a bath with cold water and throw you in it, with the towel wrapped around your head, which I think is called waterboarding. And then pour buckets of water over your head."
And a third recalled: "They took me into the night duty room and wanted me to do things. They gave me cigarettes to keep it quiet."
Among the allegations contained in its report were accounts of routine forms of punishment such as beating, force-feeding or withholding food or sleep - sometimes apparently being delivered for the enjoyment of the abuser.
Bedwetting was also dealt with severely, with children being forced to sit in a cold bath as punishment, beaten by staff with wet towels, having their head wrapped in a towel and held under running water, and in some cases having to parade around naked with their soiled sheets.
Sexual abuse was talked about by several people and often linked to specific members of staff within institutions.
A veil of secrecy was described in which other children were similarly victimised, witnessed or knew what was happening, but did not speak up.
The forum's report said: "We heard that sometimes the only available love and affection were for the purposes of grooming children for sexual abuse.
"In abusive institutions, people described accepting affection from an adult making them vulnerable to being sexually abused.
"Those who rejected affection for fear of the consequences described missing out on any chance of love and nurturing."
It also said the child victims were often either too scared to speak out, or the abuse regime represented normality for them, with the children not knowing that adults should not be allowed to behave in abusive ways.
When children did report the abuse, they generally did not remember any action being taken - although at least one person recalled the abuser being removed.
Other responses included the abused child being punished or moved to another institution, which added to the child's self-blame and sense of shame.
Many people also said that adults' views and accounts were always believed over children's, and that this reflected a perception of children in care as "deviant".
After the children left care, generally between the age of 14 and 16, they were often completely unprepared for adult life, lacking in social skills and with nobody to turn to for help and support.
Homelessness continued to be a risk for many well into adulthood, leading to loss of precious belongings, substance misuse and unemployment.
Years of exposure to violence and hardship also increased the risk of getting involved in crime - with some people giving their testimony to the forum from prison.
The National Confidential Forum was set up to allow people who spent time in institutional care as children to come forward and share their experiences, whatever they were.
All hearings, where people tell of their experiences, are "confidential and non-judgemental and aim to contribute positively toward the health and wellbeing of those who take part".
Separately, the Scottish government has set up an independent inquiry into the abuse of children in care.
Gen Gilbert Diendere is the most senior official to be charged.
President Sankara was murdered by a group of soldiers, but the exact circumstances of his death have remained a mystery.
Mr Sankara, a left-wing radical described as "Africa's Che Guevara", is a hero for many Africans.
An autopsy found that his body was "riddled with bullets", his family's lawyer said recently.
He was succeeded by Blaise Compaore who stayed in power for 27 years, before being ousted by street protests in 2014.
Gen Diendere, who went on to be Mr Compaore's intelligence chief, was seen as a close friend and political ally of Mr Sankara at the time of his death.
He is said to have worked with both French and US intelligence agencies and helped negotiate the release of Western hostages kidnapped by jihadists groups in West Africa.
He has not commented on the charges, but his lawyers say they are preparing a response.
During Mr Compaore's rule the investigation into the murder made little progress.
Former Compaore loyalist Roch Marc Kabore was last week declared the winner of the country's first election since the long-time leader was ousted.
The transitional government, which took over after Mr Compaore was overthrown in 2014, pledged to investigate the murder.
Ten other officers have so far been charged in connection with the death of Mr Sankara.
Gen Diendere is already in detention, facing charges in connection with September's seven-day coup.
The site in Freshfields, St Leonards, was evacuated after people fell ill and a "strong smell of ammonia" was reported, at about 08:30 BST.
Emergency services cordoned off the area and urged nearby residents to close their windows and doors.
Eleven members of staff were treated at the scene and two people were taken to hospital.
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service think the injuries were caused by fumes from an ammonia-based substance.
Fire crews are monitoring gas levels which they said "were reducing".
South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) said a "routine precautionary decontamination" was being carried out now that the incident had been "stood down".
Patients were treated and assessed at the site for sore eyes and vomiting
"A major incident was declared but this has now been stood down," Secamb added.
Sussex Police urged people to keep their "windows and doors closed for the next few hours due to a chemical incident".
Hastings Borough Council said the "public are not at risk" but waste and recycling services would be affected by the "temporary closure" of the tip.
The 25-year-old sustained the injury in training in the week leading up to last weekend's opening Pro12 match of the season against Glasgow Warriors.
Allen joined Scarlets over the summer having made 53 appearances for Ospreys.
Scrum-half Rhodri Williams will miss Saturday's home game with Ulster after suffering a head blow in Glasgow.
Scarlets are also waiting to discover the extent of the ankle injury that forward Jack Payne suffered while playing for Llanelli in the Welsh Premiership on Saturday.
Commons speaker John Bercow told MPs the Queen had given Royal Assent to what is now the Wales Act 2017.
The legislation devolves to Wales extra powers over transport, energy, electoral arrangements and an element of control over income tax levels.
It also defines what is under the control of Westminster, with everything else assumed to rest with the assembly - known as the "reserved powers" model.
The current system specifies what is under assembly control, with everything else assumed to lie with Westminster.
The UK government has said the new law "brings clarity to the settlement and accountability for Welsh Government".
But critics, including Welsh ministers, have complained that it imposes too many restrictions.
Earlier in January, First Minister Carwyn Jones said the legislation could be better but it "takes Wales forward".
The date when many of the act's provisions, including the reserved powers system, has not yet been decided.
Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns will consult the Welsh Government and the assembly's Presiding Officer, Elin Jones, on the timescale.
US-supported fighters have been airlifted by the American military in a bid to retake Tabqa dam.
The development came as a US-led coalition met in Washington to discuss the battle against IS.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said it was "only a matter of time" until IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed.
Wednesday's gathering at the State Department was the first summit of the full 68-member group since December 2014.
The Pentagon said US aircraft had dropped allied Syrian rebel infantry forces near Tabqa, 45km (28 miles) west of Raqqa, on the Euphrates River.
It said the aim was to seize the dam, which provides regional electricity. There is also a military airfield and a prison holding IS hostages there.
Spokesman Eric Pohan would not say how many US personnel were involved, but told the Associated Press that no American troops were engaged in front-line fighting.
He said the dam was "significant as a strategic target'' whose capture would "basically cut IS off'' from western approaches to Raqqa city.
The US allies, the Syrian Democratic Forces, said their fighters had seized four villages south of the Euphrates. The aim was both to capture Tabqa and to curb advances by Syrian government advances in the area.
The use of a US-provided airlift and fire support to facilitate an operation by its Syrian allies marks a small but significant stepping up of Washington's military role on the ground in Syria.
So far President Trump has sought to reinforce the previous administration's approach on Syria - putting in artillery and more troops on the ground and expanding what US forces can actually do.
US advisers, for example, are now much closer to the frontline and better able to help co-ordinate operations. It's still not clear what the full extent of US involvement in the Tabqa dam assault may be.
But news of the mission comes on the day that the Trump administration is setting out its approach to countering and destroying IS - the clear implication being that Mr Trump plans to do more.
Meanwhile, Mr Tillerson told the coalition that the US was "ready to grow stronger and stay aggressive in this battle" against so-called Islamic State.
It was the "policy of the US to demolish and destroy this barbaric terrorist organisation", he said.
Mr Tillerson told the summit that the coalition should be encouraged by the progress it was making.
He said the flow of foreign fighters into Syria and Iraq was down by 90% over the past year.
"It is harder for terrorists to get in and more importantly harder for them to get out to threaten our homelands," Mr Tillerson said.
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He said that "nearly all" of the deputies of IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi were now dead.
"It is only a matter of time before Baghdadi himself meets this same fate," Mr Tillerson said.
Mr Tillerson admitted that "a more defined course of action in Syria is still coming together" but he spoke of working to "establish interim zones of stability, through ceasefires, to allow refugees to return home".
The BBC's Barbara Plett Usher, in Washington, says the secretary of state did not specify whether that would mean safe zones protected by coalition forces.
Mr Tillerson also told the summit: "The United States will do its part, but the circumstances on the ground require more from all of you.
"I ask each country to examine how it can best support these vital stabilisation efforts."
Separately, at least 33 people were killed in an air strike on a school in a village west of Raqqa on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.
It believed the raid was carried out US-led coalition jets. The coalition has made no immediate comment.
It did say there had been 19 air strikes near Raqqa on Monday, including three that destroyed IS "headquarters", and that there were another 18 on Tuesday.
Although still seen as the favourite, he may face a bigger challenge than in the past.
• Faure Gnassingbe (Union for the Republic)
Faure Gnassingbe, 48, has been in power since his father Gnassingbe Eyadema died in office in 2005 after ruling Togo with an iron fist for 38 years.
His campaign has been stressing Togo's recent respectable economic record, as well as his government's extensive infrastructure projects, especially road construction.
• Jean-Pierre Fabre (Combat for Political Leadership Change in 2015)
An economics graduate and former newspaper editor, Jean-Pierre Fabre started his political career in the opposition movement against Gnassingbe Eyadema, and unsuccessfully stood against Faure Gnassingbe in 2010.
Campaigning at the head of a coalition of opposition parties, he has promised to end what he calls officials' impunity, corruption and disregard for the law, and to use the proceeds of economic growth to reduce widespread unemployment and fund improved public services.
• Aime Tchaboure Gogue (Alliance of Democrats for Integral Development)
• Gerry Taama (New Togolese Commitment)
• Mouhamed Tchassona Traore (Patriotic Movement for Democracy and Development)
No opinion polls are published, but most observers think the election will be a two-horse race between Faure Gnassingbe and Jean-Pierre Fabre.
In 2010, official results gave Faure Gnassingbe victory, with 61% of the vote against 34% for Mr Fabre.
Although the president is again the firm favourite, many observers think the result could be closer this time.
Togo's GDP has more than doubled since 2005 and economic growth reached 5.6% in 2014.
But critics say the benefits have mainly gone to a wealthy minority, while most ordinary Togolese still suffer from high poverty and unemployment rates.
2011 statistics show 58% of the population lived on less than a dollar a day, and while official figures put the jobless rate at 6%, many believe the actual figure is much higher.
Unemployment disproportionately affects the young, who make up a rapidly growing percentage of Togo's population.
The 2005 elections were overshadowed by fraud allegations and violent protests which left at least 400 people dead.
Five years later, the opposition unsuccessfully contested official results that handed Mr Gnassingbe a second term, while international observers judged it "acceptable".
Last year, opposition protests failed to bring about constitutional changes limiting the president to two terms in office - a move that would have prevented Mr Gnassingbe from standing.
Western observers see it as encouraging that, so far, the campaign has been peaceful.
The president of Togo is elected by universal adult suffrage for a five-year term. About 3.5 million people are entitled to vote.
To win, a candidate has to come first among all candidates in a single round of voting; he or she does not need to gain more than 50% of the vote, and there is no second round.
The West African regional bloc Ecowas and the African Union are deploying observers.
The election was postponed from 15 April in response to allegations of irregularities on the electoral register.
A campaign was set up on behalf of Bradley Lowery, of Blackhall Colliery, Hartlepool, after doctors said his neuroblastoma could not be beaten.
Friends had hoped to set a world record for most cards received by one person.
However, Guinness said it did not monitor the category "due to the negative impact" on the postal service.
Envelopes and parcels have been flooding into Sunderland fan Bradley's local community centre with members of the public helping to open the deliveries.
It follows a fundraising campaign in which £700,000 was donated to pay for treatment in the United States.
After being told by doctors his cancer had grown and treatment would only give him more time, the money will now go towards the Bradley Lowery Foundation which aims to help other youngsters diagnosed with the disease.
His mother Gemma said: "It means Brad is going to leave a little bit of a legacy and that means a lot to us.
"Obviously it's heart-breaking what's happening. He's going to leave a name behind and hopefully help other children who are in the same position."
Family friend Lynne Murphy said: "We're getting cards from all over. It's so overwhelming for his family that everybody is thinking of their little boy.
"Just from the Post Office cards that have come through we've hit 234,000.
"Then in the parcels there are boxes of cards [which will take the total past 250,000].
A Guinness spokeswoman said it was "an amazing achievement for a very special cause", but added the organisation would not verify the record attempt.
The distressed woman was outside the Shropshire Arms pub in Chester when the grey squirrel began to drive her nuts.
Det Con Nigel Thake attended and managed to send the persistent animal on its way.
Police in Chester later Tweeted from an official account: "Welcome to the varied day of a police officer."
The unusual drama was documented on Chester Inner Police's Twitter account, referring to Det Con Thake as "Dr Doolittle".
The officer posted: "Days like today are why we joined the police."
A spokesman for Cheshire Constabulary said: "At around 7.40pm on Thursday, police received a call from a woman at the Shropshire Arms pub in Northgate Street, Chester, reporting that a squirrel had climbed inside her handbag and would not leave her alone.
"DC Nigel Thake attended the incident and released the squirrel back into the wild."
Grey squirrels are not native to the UK and are a threat to the indigenous red squirrel.
Under section 9 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act, it is an offence to release a grey squirrel into the wild.
According to Red Squirrels Northern England, an organisation which works to protect red squirrels: "This means if you trap one, you are obliged to humanely dispatch it.
"You must not let it go as this act would be illegal."
The police spokesman added: "I'm sure the squirrel in this case had managed to escape before a cage could be found."
The vehicle, which was responding to an incident and had its siren and blue lights on, hit the girl on Gosport Road, Fareham just after 16:00 GMT, police said.
It is believed she suffered non-life threatening head injuries and was taken to hospital.
The force said officers from the road policing unit were investigating.
Ugandan Ben Siwa won the men's race while Lenah Jerotich from Kenya won the women's title.
Cheering crowds lined the route, which went along Penarth, Cardiff Bay and Roath Park and finished outside the Temple of Peace in Cathays Park.
Organisers said more than £2.4m was expected to be raised for some 800 charities.
The race was the last in Cardiff before the city hosts the World Half Marathon Championships for the first time in March.
Nigel Roberts, chairman of organisers Run 4 Wales, said the event was bigger than before, which was "fantastic" ahead of the world championships.
"Today's route was lined with tens of thousands of supporters cheering on the athletes and we expect to double those numbers when the world's best come to Cardiff," he said.
"This event has grown and grown and I'd like to thank all the organisers, sponsors and volunteers for the hours of devotion they put in to making it not only Wales' biggest mass participation event but also one of Britain's top road running races.
"It never ceases to amaze me how many people are prepared to put in the training needed to run 13.1 miles but when you see the joy on their faces at the end and how much money so many of them raise for charity it is difficult not to feel inspired."
Foreign ministry spokesman Hua Chunying said that nobody had the right to ask China to release the group.
The activists were planning public campaigns against sexual harassment.
They were arrested in early March in the run-up to China's top political meetings, which coincided with International Women's Day.
The BBC's Celia Hatton in Beijing says grassroots groups in China have been reporting a marked rise in the detention of political activists, as the ruling Communist Party moves to suppress political opposition.
Ms Hua said in a daily briefing to reporters on Wednesday that Beijing "hoped relevant people would stop interfering in China's judicial sovereignty".
Her remarks came a day after the UK's Foreign Office said it was "deeply concerned" about the ongoing detention.
A spokesman said that the women were "peacefully demonstrating" against sexual harassment and that the UK was particularly concerned by reports that the detainees have been denied due legal process and medical care.
The US ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, and the European Union have also called for their release.
Ms Power, who has tweeted several times on the topic, reiterated her call last week in a fresh statement, saying: "If China is committed to advancing the rights of women, then it should be working to address the issues raised by these women's rights activists - not silencing them."
The five women - Wu Rongrong, Wei Tingting, Wang Man, Zheng Churan and Li Tingting - were planning a march in a Beijing park and other gatherings in Beijing and Guangzhou, calling for safe sex and awareness of sexual harassment.
Two of the women suffer from serious illnesses - chronic liver disease and a heart condition - and have been moved to a hospital detention centre.
Their health problems have been exacerbated by lengthy interrogation sessions, their lawyers say.
Trevor Gibbon stabbed Alison Morrison 33 times before fleeing the scene in Harrow, north-west London.
She named him as she lay dying in the street in December.
Sentencing at the Old Bailey, Judge Timothy Pontius said the murder "robbed a close-knit family of a devoted and caring wife, mother, sister and aunt."
The judge, who described the killing as "brutal", added: "This was not a frenzied loss of control on the defendant's part but a merciless act of vengeance indubitably with the intent to kill Alison Morrison in the forefront of his mind."
He said victim impact statements made clear how devastating her death had been for her husband Cedric and their son.
Mr Morrison had told the court: "A bright light has been extinguished forever."
Gibbon, from Windsor Crescent, Harrow, denied murder but admitted the killing on the basis that he was "suffering from an abnormality of mental functioning".
The jury rejected his defence and he was convicted of murder.
The court heard that the day before the killing Gibbon, 48, admitted harassing the family and was given a restraining order.
He had armed himself with two knives and ambushed Mrs Morrison from behind as she made her way to work as a senior manager at Which? the jury was told.
As she lay dying in the street near her home, Mrs Morrison, 45, told residents who went to help her: "Trevor Gibbon did this to me."
Gibbon fled the scene in his car but was picked up in Lincolnshire.
The court heard the trouble dated back to 2011 when Mrs Morrison, her husband Cedric and their teenage son moved next door to Gibbon and his partner.
Gibbon complained about the noise from her son's skateboard before embarking upon a long campaign of harassment.
Mrs Morrison reported the harassment to the council and police and, in the days before she was killed, described in a written statement shown to the jury how "it got so bad" that she could not sleep properly and "felt it would never end".
Ch Supt Simon Ovens, who worked with Mrs Morrison when she volunteered with the local police, said: "Nothing can bring back Alison Morrison or make up for her loss, but I am pleased today that the man responsible for her death has been brought to justice.
"We all continue to miss Alison a great deal but her many friends and colleagues in the police and our partners will take solace from today's decision by the jury."
After claiming five of the six points on day two, they needed just two-and-a-half points from Sunday's eight singles for victory at Dun Laoghaire Golf Club.
Bailey Tardy, Monica Vaughn and Andrea Lee all secured wins for the Americans.
But Meghan MacLaren held on to defeat USA's Bethany Wu at the 17th and secure the winning point for GB & Ireland.
A win for Leona Maguire over Sienna Brooks and a half-point from Olivia Mehaffey against world number one Hannah O'Sullivan had put the hosts on the verge of victory.
Following the flurry of American success, MacLaren saw her three-hole lead with four to play cut to a single hole before taking the penultimate hole for a 2&1 win to settle the overall contest.
Moments later, Bronte Law defeated Mika Liu by two holes to become just the second player ever to record a perfect 5-0 record, American Stacy Lewis having done so at St Andrews in 2008, the year the event switched from two to three days.
Mariel Galdiano defeated Irish golfer Maria Dunne in the last match to narrow the margin of defeat for the Americans to three points.
World number four Law said: "For me to end it this way - it's probably going to be my last Curtis Cup - is just a dream. I am so proud to just represent my country."
US captain Robin Burke felt her side had been capable of pulling off a similar comeback to that of last year's Solheim Cup team, who recovered from a four-point deficit in the singles in Germany.
"GB & Ireland just played really well yesterday," she said.
"They made a ton of birdies on us and we almost recovered. We just didn't quite get there."
A handbag containing the sapphire and diamond-encrusted platinum ring was taken in West Sussex as Caroline Marshall, 32, and James Granshaw, 29, said their vows.
Family members said the bride was left in tears when she realised her ring was missing on Saturday.
They said the £6,000 ring has "priceless" sentimental value.
Mr Granshaw, a qualified barrister and legal adviser at Waverley Borough Council in Surrey, worked with ethical jewellers to design the ring.
After getting engaged in Switzerland in 2012, the wedding was held at the parish church of St Peter ad Vincula in Wisborough Green, West Sussex on Saturday.
Before the ceremony was due to start the bride, who works for an investment firm in the City of London, realised she still had her engagement ring on.
She gave the ring and her mobile phone to her bridesmaid, who put it in her handbag, which was then stolen.
After the service, the couple realised the ring was missing and police were called.
Mr Granshaw's father Mervyn, a retired airline pilot from Guildford, said: "It is just appalling to do this to a bride on her wedding day.
"This was not a drive-by or a walk-by theft, someone has walked up to the church and targeted it. I just despair.
"To steal a bride's engagement ring from a church - how low can you go?"
The family are urging anyone with information to get in touch.
A Sussex Police spokesman said: "We have been able to trace the movement of the iPhone's signal to the centre of Brighton but do not know where it or the ring have ended up.
"The memory of the theft will scar the bride's wedding day so we want to at least partially rectify this by reuniting her with her engagement ring."
Based at The Circle, Tredegar, it aims to train hundreds of youngsters a year in script writing, filming and editing and turn the area into a creative hub.
The Workers' Educational Association and other bodies have funded the Blaenau Gwent Film Academy.
Its first production will be filmed in the area this summer.
The academy is being launched by media companies Cymru Creations and Made in Tredegar - which have been working with local schools for four years and produced the award-winning Welsh-Polish film The Bench.
"There are so many talented youngsters who want to work, who are interested in the media and pick up things so quickly," said Kevin Phillips, one of the people behind the project.
"In London, or Cardiff, they would get work quite quickly. But here they are struggling."
Mr Phillips described the "passion and ambition" and hopes the training and qualifications gained will allow youngsters to follow their dreams.
One man already gaining experience is Leigh Jones, 29, who quit his office job last summer to pursue his passion for writing horror stories after being inspired by Stephen King as a youngsters.
He is working on a supernatural script, where a gang of teenagers "jump over the fence of a Victorian manor house to drink in the grounds".
"They get stalked by a werewolf and it's a bit like Friday the 13th in that they get knocked off one by one," he said.
"It's about finding genius ways to do it (kill them) and the house, splattered in blood, and park is tailor made for such a film."
It has working titles of The Werewolf and Shadow Beyond the Gates, with filming set to start in August, using local youngsters in the project.
Another person involved with training is Iwan Smith, who is hoping to be on stage and forge out a career in musical theatre and performance using skills he has learnt.
Working with schools in Blaenau Gwent and allowing people of all ages to get involved in projects, it is hoped up to 200 participants a year can learn film-making skills.
Those involved will also work on documentaries and funding will be applied for from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a project called "500 Photos for 500 People".
It would see participants given a photograph of the local area and they would have to research it, write a script about it, present and film a short piece.
Made in Tredegar's Alan Terrell said: "The academy will be able to offer life changing opportunities not available anywhere else in the valleys."
David Headlam, from Harlesden, north-west London, was found with stab wounds in Drayton Road, in the early hours of 29 June 2014.
T-Shai Ennis, 18, of Langley, Slough and Idris Daud, 20, of Anton Place, Wembley, were both sentenced to a minimum of 20 years, at the Old Bailey.
Ayman Koshin, 18, of Summers Close, Wembley, must serve at least 18 years.
All three had also been convicted of grievous bodily harm with intent following an attack of a 19-year-old man who was with David at the time.
Mr Headlam and his friend were attacked as they walked along the High Street in Harlesden.
Both victims ran away but two of the attackers pursued Mr Headlam into Drayton Road and assaulted him again.
Police said he was taken to hospital but died later.
The Met Police's Det Insp Sarah McConnell said the motive for the stabbing remained unclear.
"This was an unprovoked attack against two friends who were making their way home after meeting friends," she added.
"The defendants launched a violent assault, chasing David for some distance before delivering the fatal injuries."
The 16-time world champion fought back from 3-1 down to 3-3 but the Dutchman stepped up at the crucial moments.
Van Barneveld faces compatriot Michael van Gerwen in the last four after the top seed beat Daryl Gurney 5-1.
Defending champion Gary Anderson plays fellow Scot Peter Wright in Sunday's other semi-final.
Taylor and Van Barneveld have shared some classic encounters down the years but both players were inconsistent in their fourth meeting at the World Championship.
At 1-1 in sets, England's Taylor, 56, led 2-0 in legs but Van Barneveld then won three legs in a row to take a 2-1 lead.
Taylor led 2-1 in the fourth set but checkouts of 167 and 120 gave the Dutchman a 3-1 advantage.
Five legs in a row helped Taylor level at 3-3 but Van Barneveld composed himself and whitewashed Taylor in the seventh set to go 4-3 up.
In the deciding leg of the eighth set Taylor had the darts but a 180 and 140 allowed Van Barneveld to close out the match with a bullseye as the Englishman faltered.
Van Barneveld, who admitted he felt tired and not at his best, said he planned to go for a meal with Van Gerwen and others on New Years's Eve before Sunday's semi-final.
"I need this one-day break. The strange part is I never ever felt comfortable," he said.
Earlier, 2014 world champion Van Gerwen won the first set 3-0 against Northern Ireland's Gurney, averaging 125.3 and hitting all three doubles, but the 24th seed, in his maiden last-eight appearance, fought back to take the second set.
A 170 checkout gave Van Gerwen the third set and while Gurney remained competitive, the Dutchman ultimately pulled clear for a comfortable victory.
In Friday's afternoon session, Anderson beat Englishman Chisnall 5-3 in a thrilling encounter as he stayed on track for a third successive title.
Chisnall threw 21 maximums, compared to his opponent's 12, but Anderson recovered from trailing 2-0 and by two legs in the third set.
Third seed 'Snakebite' Wright overcame England's James Wade 5-3.
Wright, who was beaten by Van Gerwen in the 2014 final, came back from 2-1 down with a 104.79 average and sealed victory with a 134 checkout.
Peter Wright (Sco) 5-3 James Wade (Eng)
Gary Anderson (Sco) 5-3 Dave Chisnall Eng)
Daryl Gurney (NI) 1-5 Michael Van Gerwen (Ned)
Raymond van Barneveld (Ned) 5-3 Phil Taylor (Eng)
Sunday (20:00 GMT)
Peter Wright (3) v Gary Anderson (2)
Michael Van Gerwen (1) v Raymond van Barneveld (12)
Pacquiao, who lost to Floyd Mayweather in his last fight, wants to run for a seat in the Philippines senate in 2016.
Britain's Amir Khan is one potential opponent for 36-year-old Pacquiao, with American Terence Crawford among the other contenders.
"I think I'm ready. I've been in boxing for more than 20 years," the six-weight world champion told ANC.
"If you are a senator, your focus should only be your job and your family.
"I will have to give up the other things that require my attention."
Pacquiao said he "cannot say" whether his last fight would be a rematch against Mayweather, with the American having pledged to retire after his defeat of Andre Berto.
The Filipino, who underwent surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff after the fight against Mayweather, boasts a fight record of 57 wins, six losses and two draws.
McVitie's in Tollcross, part of United Biscuits, said it was committed to the site and to ensuring it could perform in a highly-competitive marketplace.
United Biscuits said 93 posts were affected, from a workforce of about 700, but some jobs would be created.
The company said it hoped to avoid the need for compulsory redundancies.
British journalist and photographer Alan Harper was still a student when he made his first trip to Chicago in 1979 in search of one of its most famous exports: the blues.
When he went back in 1982, he was armed with a camera and notebook. "It was a bit like a gap year that got out of hand," he says.
The Chicago blues in the late 1970s and early '80s was far from fashionable in the era of soul, funk and disco.
Additionally, the old blues neighbourhoods of the city's South and West Sides were blighted by neglect.
However, the few surviving original blues clubs had been joined by new establishments in mainly white neighbourhoods, and the city retained a lively blues scene where singers of the older, southern-born generation played alongside younger musicians.
One band, the Sons of Blues was so called because it featured Carey Bell's son Lurrie on guitar, and originally had Willie Dixon's son Freddie on bass.
Below, founding member Billy Branch blows his "harp" at Biddy Mulligan's, a club on 7644 North Sheridan Road.
Theresa Needham, 70, was the proprietor of the legendary Theresa's Tavern at 4801 South Indiana Avenue, which in 1982 was one of Chicago's few surviving original blues clubs.
She was born in Mississippi and arrived in Chicago in the early 1930s. She opened the club in 1949.
Although Theresa's has since closed down, a North Side club called B.L.U.E.S. has remained open since the late 1970s.
Guitarist and blues singer Johnny Littlejohn plays with bass player Harlan Terson at B.L.U.E.S.
Littlejohn played and sang in the traditional Mississippi style, and his artistic roots could be traced back through Elmore James to Robert Johnson and beyond.
Legendary blues impresario and radio DJ Big Bill Hill, and admirers, sit in his broadcast studio.
However by this time he wasn't broadcasting blues any more, but gospel music, and his studio served as his church.
He would also stand on the street outside and preach.
Singer-songwriter Willie Dixon performs at Stages, a theatre-sized music venue on North Clark Street.
Dixon arrived in Chicago from Mississippi in 1936, worked for Chess Records in the 1950s, and wrote a string of classics for renowned Chicago bluesmen including Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf.
Good Rockin' Charles gives a young French musician a harmonica lesson in the alley outside a club.
He was a fine musician who worked with some prominent bluesmen and recorded an album, but by 1982 he was rarely sober.
He died just seven years later, aged 56.
Singer and guitarist Buddy Guy is captured on stage at ChicagoFest 1979, an annual music festival organised by the mayor's office, which ran for five years on the city's dilapidated Navy Pier.
Guy was co-owner of a traditional blues club, the Checkerboard Lounge, on the city's South Side. But you were lucky if you saw him play there as he spent much of his time on tour.
At the Lounge, Walter Williams, known to all by his stage name of Lefty Dizz, is seen mid-solo.
An entertaining if unreliable character, he once missed a gig at his own birthday party.
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The arrests took place during the past five months in a joint operation between the PSNI and the National Crime Agency (NCA).
It is the first joint operation of its kind since the NCA began operating in NI in May.
Four people have been charged, and action taken to protect 32 children deemed to be at risk.
Codenamed Operation Jarra, the investigation targeted people using the internet to access indecent images of children.
Det Ch Supt George Clarke, head of the PSNI's Public Protection Branch, said it was a "despicable crime".
"What we are talking about here is people viewing imagery of children being raped, being brutalised, and being physically abused," he added.
"This criminal activity touches every part of Northern Ireland, and every part of society here, and we have some very dangerous offenders here."
He also had this warning for those involved in this kind of crime.
"Offenders need to know the internet is not an anonymous place, it is not a safe place, it is a place where law enforcement is looking for them, where law enforcement is going to find them, and they will face the full rigour of the law when caught," he said.
Dr Zoe Hilton, Head of Child Protection for the NCA, said more arrests will follow.
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Dr Hilton said the sexual exploitation of children on the internet has a serious and long lasting impact on the victims.
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"Every child in those images has been sexually abused, and every time someone looks at an image that child is victimised again.
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The report pulls together 20 previous studies looking at the link between exercise and the development of large polyps.
Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK.
More than 38,000 people are diagnosed with the disease each year.
The work was done by scientists from the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis in the US.
Publishing their findings in the British Journal of Cancer, they say they have produced the most accurate figures yet that show low exercise levels are linked to bowel polyps.
They found that people who take regular exercise were 16% less likely to develop bowel polyps and 35% less likely to develop large or advanced polyps.
Polyps - also known as adenomas - are growths in the bowel and while they are not cancerous in themselves they can develop into cancer over a long period of time.
Cancer Research UK says most bowel cancers develop from a polyp and about 1 in 4 of us have one or more by the age of 50, while about half of us have them by the time we are 70.
But only a small fraction of polyps develop into cancer and it takes years for that to happen.
Professor Kathleen Wolin, one of the lead authors of the research, says the evidence now shows a clear link between exercise and a reduced risk of bowel cancer but it is not yet clear exactly why that link exists.
"There are a number of likely pathways but we don't know exactly. So for example exercise reduces inflammation in the bowel, which has been linked to bowel cancer.
"But exercise also reduces insulin levels and improves the body's response to hyperinsulinaemia (excess levels of insulin circulating in the blood), which again increases polyp risk.
"It also enhances the immune system and because people who exercise often do so outside, they get vitamin D, which is also important for bowel cancer.
"The reality is that exercise is acting through more than one mechanism. The upside is there are so many benefits all over the body, it is hard to pinpoint."
Sara Hiom, director of health information at Cancer Research UK, says the evidence shows that keeping active could help prevent thousands of cases of cancer every year.
"We'd recommend doing at least half an hour's moderate exercise a day - such as brisk walking or anything that leaves you slightly out of breath. Getting enough physical activity will also help you keep a healthy weight, which is one of the most important ways of reducing the risk of cancer."
Mark Flannagan, Chief Executive of Beating Bowel Cancer, backed the study and said it was clear that lifestyle was an important factor in protecting yourself from cancer.
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Deborah Alsina, Chief Executive of Bowel Cancer UK, said the report was good news.
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The presidential candidate predicted that voters in France, Germany and the Netherlands would follow their US and UK counterparts to reject the arguments of the political establishment.
She said that 2017 would be the "year of the awakening" for European people.
Her comments were echoed by the Dutch politician, Geert Wilders.
"Yesterday, a new America. Today... a new Europe!'' Mr Wilders, the leader of the anti-immigration Freedom Party (PVV), said while opening the meeting under heavy security in the central German city of Koblenz.
"The people of the West are awakening. They are throwing off the yoke of political correctness," he said.
"This year will be the year of the people... the year of liberation, the year of the patriotic spring."
Ms Le Pen said Britain's vote to leave the European Union last year would have a domino effect across the European Union (EU).
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"We are experiencing the return of nation-states," she said.
The year 2016 was characterised by the "awakening of Anglo-Saxon countries", she added, while 2017 "will be the year of the awakening of the people of continental Europe".
Ms Le Pen denounced German Chancellor Angela Merkel's migrant policy which she said had allowed huge numbers into Europe and was a "daily disaster''.
The conference of right-wing parties comes ahead of key elections in France, the Netherlands and Germany in 2017 in which they hope nationalist and anti-immigrant policies will resonate with the electorate.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Koblenz to demonstrate against the meeting.
Also attending the meeting are Frauke Petry of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD), Harald Vilimsky of the Freedom Party of Austria and Matteo Salvini of Italy's anti-EU Northern League.
It takes place a day after the Washington inauguration of Mr Trump, who championed the causes of patriotism and "America first" in his speech.
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French National Front (FN) leader Marine Le Pen has told a meeting of right-wing politicians in Germany that patriotism is the policy of the future.
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The company aims to open a £50m site at Temple Works in Holbeck by 2019 creating 200 jobs to produce trench coats.
Two existing centres in Castleford and Keighley will close under the plans, with 770 staff expected to relocate.
Councillors have agreed to allocate land for the move and provide a grant to landscape part of the site.
Under the plans, the Grade I listed Temple Works building will be restored with work on the site in South Bank, Holbeck due to begin next year.
Senior councillors have been asked to allow city officials to form legal agreements with Burberry for the "disposal of council assets on Bath Road, Sweet Street and Leodis Court".
A grant of up to £750,000 will be provided to create a "new public space" at the front of Temple Works.
A report is to be prepared by June 2016 detailing the final negotiations and legal agreements with Burberry.
Earlier this month councillor Judith Blake, leader of Leeds City Council, said: "We welcome this significant investment in Leeds and are proud that Yorkshire will continue to be the manufacturing home of this great British business, bringing jobs, training and regeneration to the area."
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Plans by global fashion brand Burberry to open a weaving centre in Leeds have been backed by the city council.
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Latham's 104 from 111 balls provided the foundation for the Black Caps as they powered to 344-6 off 50 overs.
Despite William Porterfield's 48, Ireland could only manage 154 in reply off 39.3 overs as they ended their three-match campaign without a win.
New Zealand have beaten Ireland twice and Bangladesh once to win the series.
The Kiwis will meet Bangladesh again in the final game of the tournament at Clontarf on Wednesday.
Latham's innings eventually came to an end when he was stumped by Niall O'Brien off the bowling of George Dockrell.
However, it was a belligerent 44 from just 15 balls, including four sixes and three fours, from Colin Munro which helped push the total out of Ireland's reach as New Zealand blasted 72 runs from the last four overs.
Ireland's reply got off to a shaky start when they lost opener Paul Stirling in the third over with just a single run on the board, and although captain Porterfield steadied the ship, only he and Gary Wilson made it past 20.
Pace bowler Matt Henry, who was ably assisted by Corey Anderson and Scott Kuggeleijn with two wickets apiece, took 3-36.
This was another untimely Irish display with the game's bosses set to decide on their possible Test status next month.
Ireland had been competitive for much of last weekend's encounter with the New Zealanders, but this reverse will pile further pressure on coach John Bracewell and his struggling side, who subsequently went down by eight wickets to Bangladesh with 22.5 overs to spare.
Ireland are next in action in an Intercontinental Cup tie against the Netherlands at Malahide in August.
The GERS figures estimate how much people in Scotland pay in taxes and how much they receive in spending, from all levels of government.
The Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) report is produced by independent civil servant statisticians but the methodology has been contested.
The figures for 2015/16 suggested a public spending deficit of £14.8bn.
This was attributed to plummeting oil revenues.
The figures for 2016/7 will be published on Wednesday but the last set of statistics, published a year ago, estimated public sector revenue in 2015/16 at £53.7bn - the equivalent of £10,000 per person, and about £400 per person lower than for the UK as a whole.
Meanwhile, total government spending of benefit to people in Scotland was estimated at £68.6bn - at about £12,800 per person this was £1,200 per person greater than the UK average.
Experts at the economic research think tank The Fraser of Allander Institute claimed the 2016/17 GERS figures would "provide a pretty accurate picture of where Scotland is".
It added: "And it will provide a useful insight into where our money is spent each year, who spends it and where it comes from.
"In doing so, it sets a useful starting point for a discussion about the immediate choices and challenges that need to be addressed by those advocating new fiscal arrangements."
Critics have previously complained that there is very little data from central sources such as HMRC which is specifically about Scotland's income.
Economist Richard Murphy said in March that most of the income figures "are estimates extrapolated from data for the UK as a whole and some consumer surveys".
GERS were first published in 1992 under the then UK Prime Minister John Major.
Conservative ministers in the Scottish Office thought it would help inform the debate on devolution, or at least it would help them make their case against a Scottish Parliament.
Oil prices were low at the time and they thought the numbers would show how much more Scotland gained from the Treasury than it sent south in tax revenues.
Even though the figures have been compiled by the Scottish government since devolution in 1999, there is still an annual battle to interpret the numbers.
The profitability of offshore oil and gas makes a big difference to Scottish public finances, with North Sea oil revenues falling from about £11bn in 2011-12 to virtually zero in the last set of figures.
Even though oil production has been growing recently, the government is raising very little (if anything) in revenues.
No. The GERS figures are not meant to be anything other than a way of showing the current position under the present arrangements.
When last year's figures were published, BBC Scotland's political editor Brian Taylor asked: "What does today's report say about independence?
"Everything, says Scottish Secretary David Mundell. Nothing, says First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Not much at all, suggest Scottish government officials, who note - as they have in the past - that it is an arithmetical analysis 'under different scenarios within the current constitutional framework'."
BBC Scotland's economics editor Douglas Fraser wrote: "One way of looking at them is to measure how big Scotland's deficit would be, if the country were to have been both independent and if its public finances were performing exactly as they did within the UK.
"It would probably perform rather differently if Holyrood pulled the tax, spending and borrowing levers in different ways to the Treasury in London.
"It could have pulled those levers in a smarter way, or left a bigger deficit.
"Everything around this is contested. But what can be said is that this helps illustrate the health or weakness of Scottish public finances."
The University of Strathclyde's Fraser of Allander Institute has tried to explain how GERS is compiled.
It points out that data on the spending side of the equation is not estimated but some UK spending is allocated to Scotland on a proportional basis.
The total spend is made up of about £40.5bn spent on Scottish and local government services, £17.8bn of UK welfare spending and pensions in Scotland, and about £10bn in UK government (non-devolved) spend in Scotland.
This is spending on matters such as defence and debt interest, which is apportioned to Scotland.
For revenues, there have been complaints that the data used is not collected for Scotland and has to be estimated from UK figures.
In recent years, this has been less the case with the council tax, business rates, the profits made by Scottish Water, landfill tax, land and building transactions tax and local authority user charges and fees included.
One big difficulty has been identifying Scottish income taxpayers, but the introduction of a separate Scottish tax code should make this more accurate in future.
There are other revenues - particularly those collected by HMRC - where estimation is needed.
The Fraser of Allander Institute says "estimates are not unusual in economic statistics".
One of the problems with the figures is that there are no other official regional breakdowns to compare to Scotland's, so the comparison has to be made to the UK as a whole.
In the last set of figures, Scotland's tax take was about £400 per person less than the UK figure.
However, only London, the South East of England and the East of England are estimated to raise more per head than Scotland, according to the ONS.
Spending for Scotland is higher than for the UK - a difference of about £1,200 per head in 2015-16.
It has long been the case that Scotland has received more to deliver services such as health, education and economic development because of the geographical challenges it faces in these areas.
Scotland also has a slightly higher number of people entitled to benefits associated with issues such as long-term ill health.
A number of services on Saturday and Sunday will be cancelled or reduced, although ScotRail has claimed that 76% of routes will operate as normal.
The industrial action is over the union's concerns about trains operating without guards.
On driver-only-operation trains, the driver is asked to close the doors at stations, instead of a conductor.
ScotRail has said it would ensure a second member of staff was scheduled to be on board every train to assist the driver in emergencies.
However, the company has accepted there are occasions when a ticket examiner does not turn up for work that a train could run with only a driver and Scotrail has said it has union agreement for this.
The union believes the absence of a dedicated guard would make trains less safe.
ScotRail has predicted that this weekend's strike will not affect services to Troon, where the Open golf championship is being held.
Dougray Scott and Gossip Girl's Ed Westwick will also star in the series, which will air on Sony's streaming network Crackle next year.
Grint, who played Ron Weasley in the film franchise based on JK Rowling's best-selling book series, will also be an executive producer on the TV show.
He will play a "frustratingly chaotic" character called Charlie Cavendish.
In a statement, Crackle said the 10-episode series would "carry the spirit of the setting in the original feature film, while creating a new world born from the original movie".
Snatch is based on Ritchie's 2000 big-screen crime caper starring Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro and Vinnie Jones.
Scott will play Vic Hill while Westwick will guest star as Sonny Castillo.
The story was based on a real-life heist in London where a group of men happened upon a truckload of stolen gold bullion and found themselves embroiled in the murky world of the city's underground crime scene.
The series begins filming in Manchester next week.
Grint recently appeared on Broadway in It's Only A Play opposite Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane.
He won a newcomer of the year award for his West End debut in the revival of Jez Butterworth's Mojo in 2014.
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Back in February, it began work with the Royal Free to create an app to help doctors spot patients who might be at risk of developing kidney disease.
The first most knew of the partnership was when it emerged some months later that it would be accessing 1.6 million patient records as part of the deal.
That led to some pretty negative headlines and questions from some of the patients involved as to why they had not been informed their data was being used in this way.
The app - dubbed Streams - is now under investigation by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) while the National Data Guardian, which is tasked with safeguarding health data, is also looking at it.
Newly determined to forge a better relationship with the public, Google hosted its first ever patient engagement forum this week at its new headquarters in King's Cross, pledging that it wanted, in future, to work in closer partnership with the public.
"Patients are at the heart of what we do and as we embark on this decade-long opportunity, we really need a diverse group of people to help us design the products," said Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of DeepMind and head of DeepMind Health.
The audience was polite during the presentation - making encouraging comments and seeming excited about the possibilities.
So far, DeepMind has two other continuing projects:
But, during the course of the forum, it became clear that DeepMind has much more ambitious plans when it comes to patient data, so much so that anyone attending could have been forgiven for thinking that it had won a contract to digitise the NHS.
Mr Suleyman spoke at length about a patient portal that would be accessible to both patients and doctors and available on their own smartphones.
It would allow doctors to search a patient's entire medical history in chronological order before they arrived at their bedside. Patients may be able to input their own data, for example, if they suddenly had a change in their condition or experienced problems after an operation.
The plan shocked some audience members who had not spoken out earlier.
"What was astounding to me, was the sense of entitlement that this commercial company clearly feels to access NHS patient medical records without consent and that many in the room seemed to have accepted that unquestioningly," said Jen Persson, a co-ordinator from campaign group Defenddigitalme.
"Patients have been left out so far of what DeepMind has done. The firm is not at the start of 'patient and public engagement' as it put it, but playing catch-up after getting caught getting it wrong," she added.
The patient portal is just an idea at this stage, admitted Mr Suleyman, and his team is probably "years away from building it".
The audience raised concerns about how safe such data would be and valid questions were asked about how DeepMind could ensure data did not get into the wrong hands.
"It may be that we stream data so it is not stored on a local device or that we have Trust-owned devices with an encrypted operating system or that data won't be accessible outside of the Trust's wi-fi," offered Mr Suleyman.
But he admitted there were also big hurdles: "How do patients verify themselves, how do we handle someone forgetting their password? There is a lot of work to do."
There is currently no national agreement between the NHS and DeepMind and the BBC understands that there was no representative from NHS England at the event.
The forum - which was a mix of formal speeches from doctors and patients who have been involved in DeepMind's trials as well as views from the audience - also heard from a health data-sharing advocate, Graham Silk.
The businessman was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2001 and given three years to live. He found out for himself the power of having his data in the right hands when he was invited to join a trial with an experimental new drug.
He has since set up a charity to put doctors and patients in touch with new drug trials and believes that we have a hypocritical view when it comes to data-sharing.
"Millions go on Amazon every day and give away their name, address, bank account details and it is bizarre that they don't feel the same about health data which has the power to do the most good," he said.
He thinks data is the "lifeblood" of the NHS but cannot understand why some patients might be wary of sharing information that could ultimately save their life or the lives of others.
He wants to see a system where the NHS can earn money from selling patient data to commercial partners.
"Much of the focus of the media and others is on whether using data is safe but, if we are to improve patient outcomes, we have to utilise this precious asset."
Perhaps the most pertinent question posed during the forum was one from a patient who asked simply: "What's in it for Google?"
Mr Suleyman has previously told the BBC: "Ultimately we want to get paid when we deliver concrete clinical benefits. We want to get paid to change the system and improve patient outcomes," something he reiterated at the event.
Ms Persson is not convinced.
"DeepMind couldn't answer clearly what their business model was with these NHS Trusts and what was in it for Google.
"Given that Google spent over £400m buying the DeepMind start-up in 2014, they clearly expect to make money from something," she said.
Google is not the only firm that the NHS shares data with but it is difficult to say how many there are as they are not centrally stored and each trust makes its own agreements.
Each one goes through a rigorous approval process.
DeepMind said that patient information is held "with the highest level of security and encryption.. and isn't shared with Google."
Patients can opt out of sharing data by emailing their NHS Trust's data protection officer.
Only 148 Royal Free patients decided to do so after learning about the DeepMind partnership.
Those figures chime with a survey commissioned by medical research charity the Wellcome Foundation earlier this year to find out more about public attitudes to data sharing.
Its survey of more than 2,000 patients, conducted in April, found that most were unaware that their data was being shared with commercial organisations and that there were "red lines" that patients felt should never be crossed - such as sharing data with insurance companies.
But only 17% said that they would never consent to their anonymised data being shared with third parties, even for research purposes.
There is obviously a lot of good that can be done with patient data and advances in data mining and artificial intelligence offer an incredible new tool for doctors and care-givers.
But it is a tool that needs to be used carefully, thinks Ms Persson.
"Hospital trusts should think twice before gifting commercial companies confidential data on an ad hoc basis, without informed patient consent, without transparent oversight, and patients should be asking what precisely will it be used for, by whom, and with what safeguards."
The soundtrack is chatter, lively jazz through speakers and the popping of corks.
But it is not French champagne that is being poured. This is an evening to promote something made much closer to home.
After just a couple of years, Chandon is one of the best-selling Indian sparkling wines - produced with grapes grown a couple of hundred kilometres outside of Mumbai.
Costing 1,200 rupees ($18; £11.60) a bottle in the shops, it is being marketed as affordable but also luxurious - something Chandon's owners, the French drinks group Moët Hennessy, know plenty about.
India's thirst for expensive spirits, especially whisky - made investment in the wine industry an easy decision, says the firm's president of wines Jean-Guillaume Prats.
"There's clearly a base of consumers who want the Veuve Clicquot, the Krug," he says.
"And then there's new generations, young individuals who have studied abroad and, having improvement in their incomes, want to enjoy fine, luxury, Indian-made products."
But do they really?
India's luxury market is undeniably booming - up by about $255m a year according to Euromonitor International, which predicts the sector will have grown by 86% between 2013 and 2018 - faster than China, Malaysia and Indonesia.
That spending is coming from the burgeoning urban middle class and an expanding number of the super-rich. According to the Wealth-X and UBS Billionaire Census India ranked sixth globally in terms of billionaires last year.
But the brands they spend that money on are almost all international.
Hermes, Jimmy Choo, Gucci and Burberry are just a few of the names renting space in the shiniest shopping centres of Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore.
And when it comes to cars - Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche and Ferrari report soaring sales - and not just in the big cities.
But while India, through its Maharajas, was once famed for local luxury from desert forts to tailor-made fashion - finding high-end Indian brands is tricky.
Ask around now - and most struggle for examples - with the exception of hotel groups like Taj and Oberoi which own top-end properties around the world.
Jaguar cars are owned by Indian conglomerate Tata (though the marque is still seen as very British).
And then there is jewellery.
"Jewellery is one category where there are people who'll pay an arm and a leg for things without batting an eyelid - but then would really think twice about buying a Louis Vuitton handbag," says Neelesh Hundekari, partner at consultants AT Kearney.
"It's is a luxury market that in India is dominated by Indian firms. The likes of Cartier and Tiffany's have negligible presence here."
Some argue the lack of Indian brands to spend money on is not worth dwelling on in a country where nearly 22% of the population - 265 million people - are below the poverty line living on less than $1.25 a day.
But you have to look at the whole picture, argues Nikhil Agarwal, chief executive of All Things Nice - an events business that specialises in luxury wines and spirits.
"You can't deny the high levels of poverty," he says. "But one tier of Indian society, the wealthiest, has as much, or more money than rich people all over the world."
But despite that level of disposable income, Indian luxury brands are not flourishing.
Analysts think the Narendra Modi government's Make In India campaign will encourage more high-end Indian products - be that gourmet food or gadgets.
"There has to be something Indian about it for it to succeed, the nature of the product, the ingredients. A successful Indian brand should be big in India first before it has any chance of being big anywhere else," says Mr Hundekari - giving the example of Shanghai Tang, the domestic Hong Kong fashion label that gained far broader global appeal.
Some brands that have made it into that coveted Indian-made luxury category include Forest Essentials and Kama Ayurveda - two cosmetics ranges which export heavily.
For Radhika Chopra, getting her boutique tea brand No.3 Clive Road to foreign markets is one ambition.
But she also has another - taking a domestically grown and packaged product - and selling it as a luxury item to the Indian market.
"Our customers are used to drinking regular Indian tea so we need to educate them that there are other options. They need to know that there is a difference in quality and they need to know where the tea comes from," she says.
She knows success will depend on the tea's quality rather than where it comes from - but argues nationalism does come into it.
"Our customer is someone who is proud of a beautifully designed and quality product that is Indian made. Indians know how to spend money, they just have not been given other options."
But already she has hit on an issue that international luxury goods makers are also struggling with - getting Indian consumers to pay the same for products as they cost in Singapore, New York or London.
And her answer? To be pragmatic.
"Traditionally defined luxury products, such as high-end international brands Louis Vuitton and Dior, do not operate at a lower price point in India compared to the rest of the world," she says.
"But we are much more sensitive to our customer's purchasing power for a local brand, so as we expand we are acknowledging a lower price than comparable companies abroad."
And that is the right approach says Nikhil Agarwal - who warns anyone targeting the Indian market needs to know they are up against a canny consumer.
"Even wealthy Indians are conscious about money - nobody throws their money away, it's in the psyche," he says.
"Indians like to reduce costs, we're always looking for value for money even when it's luxury. It's ingrained in us."
The technology, called Sure View, darkens the picture by "up to 95%" when observed from wide angles.
HP said the laptop can ensure privacy when used in public spaces.
One analyst said it could appeal to security-conscious enterprise customers.
Numerous peripherals companies already manufacture attachable glue-on screen filters that achieve the same effect, but HP claims its Sure View technology is the world's first "integrated" privacy screen.
It will launch with two new 14-inch laptops.
Pressing the F2 key enables the privacy mode, which HP said can reduce "up to 95% of visible light when viewed at an angle".
HP said the technology is becoming more of a necessity because of "visual hacking", a term it uses for infiltrating accounts by spying on people using their laptops and smartphones.
Chris Green, a technology analyst for communications agency Lewis, played down the impact of HP's technology.
"Angled screen view protectors are nothing new, they have been around 30 years," he said.
He added that while over-the-shoulder hacking is a security issue "it's not something that the industry is measuring with any research".
But Patrick Moorhead, a principal analyst for Moor Insights & Strategy, said that integrating the filter made the tech more dependable for enterprise customers.
"With the glue-on filters, IT departments don't actually know if you are using them. They may think they are managing security but they don't know for sure if that filter is on.
"So to me this lowers the risk, because IT departments can program the laptops so that the filter is always on."
Moorhead said the tech would be particularly useful "in environments of high security and high privacy such as healthcare, government, and even consultancy firms".
He added that, while there is little research to measure the prevalence of visual hacking "anecdotally I think it happens a lot".
Research conducted by the Ponemon Institute in Michigan claimed that nine out of 10 attempts to acquire sensitive business information using only visual means were successful.
Privacy firm 3M, which developed the Sure View technology for HP, funded Ponemon Institute's research.
The infant's remains were found in bushes in Manor Park, Church Hill, Aldershot, at about 13:30 BST.
A group of about 10 officers and a marine unit arrived on Saturday to scour the undergrowth for clues.
Police said there were "growing concerns' for the welfare of the mother who may need "urgent medical attention".
Ch Insp Debbie Brooks of Hampshire Constabulary said: "I would like to reassure the communities of Aldershot that our priority is to ensure the welfare of the mother of the baby.
"This must be a very distressing time for the mother, however it is important that she seeks urgent medical care - I would urge her to contact us on 101, or to go to a hospital for medical attention."
Hampshire Police has appealed to any friends, relatives or healthcare workers with information to come forward.
The Red Funnel ferry company said at about 06:30 GMT it was cancelling its Red Jet sailings for foot passengers to West Cowes.
The firm said the decision was taken because of "adverse weather conditions".
The service was running again in both directions by 09:15 GMT.
Red Funnel's's vehicle ferry service between Southampton and East Cowes on the island is running as normal.
Strom Frank has left thousands of homes across the UK without power and there are currently 33 flood alerts for the South East.
Speaking to the BBC's Today programme, Mr Caudwell said Britain suffered an annual £8bn loss because of its contribution to Europe.
"It's gone from the British taxpayer. Gone for good," he added.
The entrepreneur set up the Phones 4U chain, which he sold in 2006.
A referendum on whether the UK should stay in the EU will be held on 23 June 2016.
Mr Caudwell told the BBC: "There is a lot of hysteria about why Britain should stay in. There is a lot of subjectivity."
He said there was nothing stopping Britain setting up trading links with other countries around the world.
"You hear three million jobs will be threatened as a result of leaving Europe. That is complete rubbish. Being a free country to trade with every country in the world and not to be seen to be a partisan part of Europe that is a good thing."
The three million jobs claim is hotly debated and hit the headlines in 2014 when, the then chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander revealed a Treasury analysis which looked at the number of jobs linked to British exports flowing to the EU, which is Britain's single biggest trading partner.
James McGrory, chief campaign spokesman for "Stronger In" said: "Britain gets a return on investment of about 10 to one on its EU contributions, worth about £3,000 every year to each British household.
"Tariff-free trade with the single market, the world's largest trading bloc, means more jobs and lower prices for British people here at home. Leaving would put that at risk."
Last month, a report commissioned by the CBI business lobby group argued that an UK exit from the EU would cause a "serious economic shock", potentially costing the country £100bn and nearly one million jobs.
The CBI said the study found that a vote to leave would have "negative echoes" lasting many years.
The co-founder of stockbroker Hargreaves Lansdown, Peter Hargreaves, is another successful businessman who recently gave his support to Brexit.
Speaking on the Today programme last month, he said a "fresh start" would help the country become more innovative and entrepreneurial.
Also last month, John Longworth resigned as director general of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) after saying the UK's long-term prospects could be "brighter" outside the EU at its annual conference.
This contradicted the BCC's pledge to adopt a neutral stance in the debate.
Mr Caudwell is a noted philanthropist and in 2013 signed up to Bill Gates and Warren Buffett's Giving Pledge, which calls on billionaires to commit at least half their wealth to charity during their lifetime.
Last month, the Vote Leave's Business Council apologised to Mr Caudwell when they included his name in a letter of 250 signatories backing exit from the EU.
Mr Caudwell had previously supported the campaign, but he had not put his name forward for the list.
Matt McKeown, 52, from Plymouth, reached an average 70.4mph - breaking his previous record of 45mph - at Elvington Air Field in North Yorkshire.
He said he is submitting the evidence for Guinness World Records to ratify.
The shopping trolley was powered by a modified Chinook helicopter starter engine and a 250cc Honda engine. It is stabilised with go-kart wheels.
Following his previous record breaking attempt last month, Mr McKeown vowed to go faster and was invited to the Elvington World Wheelie Records Straightliners event on Sunday.
"It was the first time I've actually been scared driving that thing," he said.
"I was quite nervous going out, but when I realised how close I was to getting over 70mph as an average, I thought I'd have to push the boat out a bit and take a bit more of a risk and it paid off."
Mr McKeown has modified the shopping trolley since his last attempt to include an extra 250cc Honda engine, which works along side the original jet engine.
"I knew I could go faster, so it was actually quite frustrating before. This shows I'm true to my word," he said.
Describing travelling at over 70mph on the back of the trolley he said: "Everything about it gets very twitchy and unpredictable the faster you go, and the stability drops off dramatically, so going out there and pushing over 60mph on the first run, was very, very sketchy.
"I remember going out for the final run and thinking this could genuinely go very wrong and be quite painful. I was just pleased to get back to the pits in one piece."
The record attempt had to be carried out more than once and Guinness World Records will accept the average speed.
Mr McKeown is now submitting evidence of the attempt and hopes the record will soon be made official.
He said he will not be making any further world record attempts on the trolley, but is now turning his attention to a motorised wheelbarrow.
"We have done what we set out to achieve, gone faster than the national speed limit, that was the magic figure, 70mph," he said.
Bournemouth Borough Council's cabinet agreed to buy property in a bid to save money on bed and breakfast accommodation.
A spokeswoman said the council hoped to make its first acquisitions by the end of the summer.
The authority said it expected to buy about 60 properties over three years at a cost of £10m.
The plan also includes the purchase of more rental properties for the council's own social housing stock.
Housing councillor Robert Lawton said, by owning the properties, the council could ensure they were of "good quality and well managed".
Also, any income generated or increase in property values would come back to the council, he said.
The scheme would be funded using a combination of council funding and a loan.
The film will follow Becker from childhood to his first Wimbledon final in 1985, when he became the first unseeded player to win the tournament.
"There's a right time for everything in life," said Becker.
"Now, on the 30th anniversary of my first big win, it seems the time has come to tell the story in a movie."
The film will be made by German company Pantaleon Entertainment, who described it as a "big-budget international tentpole TV event".
"Boris Becker wrote sports history with his amazing victory," said CEO Dan Maag. "It's a tale of courage, determination and the unstoppable will to keep going in the face of adversity.
Becker had a brief but brilliant tennis career in the run-up to his Wimbledon debut.
Born in Leimen, West Germany, he learned the game at the hometown tennis centre, Blau-Weiss Tennisklub, which his father, an architect, had built.
He started playing competitively at age eight, occasionally practicing with Steffi Graf, and by 12 years old was concentrating almost wholly on the game.
After winning the West German junior championship aged 15, he turned professional and began to dominate the game with a powerful serve that earned him the nickname "Boom Boom".
In 1985, he rewrote the record books at Wimbledon, taking just three hours and 18 minutes to overpower eighth-seeded Kevin Curren, a South-African-born American.
He was not just an unseeded outsider but at 17, he was also the youngest person ever to lift the men's singles trophy - a record that stands to this day.
Proving the victory was not a fluke, he won the Wimbledon men's singles championship again the following year, and for a third time in 1989.
He retired from professional tennis in 1999, after an emotional return to Wimbledon in which he lost in the fourth round, but has recently returned to the circuit to coach world number one Novak Djokovic.
By concentrating on his early years, the TV movie will avoid covering the public scandals that dogged Becker post-retirement.
After a messy divorce from his wife Barbara in January 2001, he admitted he had fathered a baby girl by Russian model Angela Ermakova.
Then, in October 2002, he was given a two-year suspended sentence for failing to pay 1.7 million euros ($1.7m) in tax.
He told Reuters the administration was "functioning beautifully".
The president also defended his son, who it has emerged met a Russian lawyer during the election campaign.
US media describe the White House as being in chaos over the story, with a Trump ally calling it a "Category 5 hurricane", the Washington Post said.
Donald Trump Jr met Natalia Veselnitskaya believing she had information that would damage his father's opponent Hillary Clinton.
Mr Trump Jr told Fox News the meeting was "such a nothing", and "a wasted 20 minutes", but accepted he should have handled it differently.
Critics say he may have broken federal laws.
US intelligence believe Moscow tried to sway the 2016 election in Mr Trump's favour and there are ongoing investigations into potential links between Mr Trump's campaign team and Russia.
Moscow has repeatedly denied the claims.
In his Reuters interview, Mr Trump called the allegations "a hoax made up by the Democrats". He has previously suggested other agents may have meddled in the election, despite senior officials in his own administration blaming Russia.
Mr Trump said he had not been aware of his son's meeting with Ms Veselnitskaya until a couple of days ago.
Defending Donald Jr's decision to attend, he added: "Many people, and many political pros, said everybody would do that."
The president described the election campaign as "a wild time" when "we would meet with many people".
He refused to say that he regretted Donald Jr's actions, commenting: "Most of the phony politicians who are Democrats who I watched over the last couple of days... would have taken that meeting in a heartbeat."
In another interview, with the Christian Broadcasting Network, he also said he gets along "very well" with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
His comments came days after his much-anticipated meeting with Mr Putin at the G20 summit in Hamburg.
"People said, oh, they shouldn't get along. Well, who are the people saying that? I think we get along very, very well," he said.
Mr Trump cited the recent ceasefire in south-western Syria as an example of how co-operation with Mr Putin worked.
He said he was sure the Russians would have preferred to have Democrat Hillary Clinton in the White House.
Why? "If Hillary had won, our military would be decimated," he said.
"Our energy would be much more expensive. That's what Putin doesn't like about me. And that's why I say, why would he want me?"
He told Reuters he had asked Mr Putin flat-out if his government meddled in the US election.
"I said, 'Did you do it?' He said, 'No, I did not, absolutely not.' I then asked him a second time, in a totally different way. He said, 'Absolutely not.'"
"Somebody did say, if he did do it, you wouldn't have found out about it. Which is a very interesting point."
The US president is currently travelling to Paris, where he will join Bastille Day celebrations.
Arena Saeed and her children Shadia Salem, six, and Rami Saeed, four, were found at the flat in Falkner Street, near Toxteth, Liverpool on 30 May.
Sami Salem, 30, who appeared via video link at Liverpool Crown Court, accepted he unlawfully killed his family but did not formally enter murder pleas.
He will now be examined by a psychiatrist, the court heard.
Mr Salem, who was in tears and appeared to be rocking backwards and forwards, told the court: "I want to plead guilty to the suffocation of my wife and the drowning of my kids and I'm saying it now."
Judge David Aubrey adjourned the case until 22 September, when Mr Salem is expected to formally enter pleas.
Residents on Falkner Street were told to evacuate their homes due to concerns over a gas leak after the bodies were discovered.
The property in the Georgian Quarter is regularly visited by Beatles fans on tours of the city.
The flat was once owned by the band's manager, Brian Epstein, and Lennon lived there with his first wife Cynthia shortly after they married in 1962.
Boss Ian Holloway knew only three points would give Blackpool a realistic chance of survival amid the dramatic twists and turns of the final day of the campaign, as five clubs fought to secure Premier League status.
And when goals from Charlie Adam and Gary Taylor-Fletcher turned around an early deficit after Ji-Sung Park put United ahead, the Tangerines looked on course to navigate an unlikely path to survival at the home of the newly-crowned champions, who have lost only two points at home all season.
Sadly for Holloway, his players and the thousands of Blackpool supporters who travelled in hope of an escape, United ruthlessly punished the Seasiders in the closing stages, condemning them to relegation with West Ham United and Birmingham City.
Anderson's equaliser placed Blackpool under pressure they were unable to withstand, with Ian Evatt's own goal and Michael Owen's late strike setting the seal on a day that offered hope and finally heartbreak.
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Blackpool's attacking approach has illuminated the Premier League but the defensive deficiencies that have haunted them were still in evidence as their brief stay in English football's top tier came to an end.
At the final whistle, as United prepared to be presented with the Premier League trophy that would confirm their coronation as English football's most successful domestic club, Old Trafford spared a thought for the gallant visitors as both Blackpool and Holloway were afforded a generous standing ovation.
Blackpool's journey has been characterised by an all-out attacking philosophy and Holloway stayed true to his principles to the end, but it was to no avail as they return to the Championship a year to the day after they won promotion.
It was a day of contrasting emotions as Blackpool found themselves out of the relegation places then back in as results around the Premier League fluctuated on so-called 'Survival Sunday'.
And there was no greater illustration of this than the scenes after the final whistle, as Blackpool's tearful and dejected players trooped towards their followers while Old Trafford exploded in joy as United collected the trophy and looked forward to Saturday's Champions League final against Barcelona at Wembley.
Blackpool attacked until the last moments of their top-flight existence and went out on their shields with an Old Trafford standing ovation to accompany them
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Ferguson, who fielded a strong side despite leaving Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand on the bench, took the microphone to pay tribute to retiring goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar and Gary Neville, who quit earlier this season.
Blackpool's initial objective was victory - and they should have been ahead inside the first 30 seconds.
Adam pulled a cross back invitingly for the incoming Keith Southern, but he was gripped by indecision and pulled his effort well wide when a goal seemed certain.
Adam was confirming his status as Blackpool's main creative force and another swerving low cross, tantalisingly out of Van der Sar's reach, saw Taylor-Fletcher just fail to apply the crucial final touch.
Blackpool's positive intent was matched by defensive frailty and United almost took advantage twice early on, with Matt Gilks saving well from Rafael and, even more impressively, from Dimitar Berbatov.
There was no escape, however, in the 21st minute when Berbatov's pass released Park in the area.
Evatt was weak in the challenge with the South Korean, who escaped his attentions to lift his finish over the advancing Gilks.
The goal appeared to deflate Blackpool and Gilks was in action again on the half-hour when Berbatov profited from more uncertainty.
The Bulgarian swooped on the loose ball but Blackpool's keeper was able to make a crucial block with his legs.
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Just as it looked like all Holloway's motivational powers would be required at the interval, Adam provided the sort of inspirational moment that has been a trademark of Blackpool's season to open up the possibility of survival.
Referee Mike Dean punished Nemanja Vidic for a foul on Taylor-Fletcher and the Scot curled a superb left-foot free-kick past Van der Sar and in off the upright.
Adam demonstrated his quality from set pieces again after 48 minutes when he forced Van der Sar to punch away another free-kick - but another moment of sheer elation was not far away from the Seasiders.
Vaughan found space on the right side of United's area before setting up Taylor-Fletcher, whose glancing effort teased the thousands of Blackpool fans behind the goal before bouncing off the post and into the net.
The celebrations were short-lived as United were swiftly back on terms when Park's cross was swept high past Gilks by Anderson - immediately prompting Ferguson to send Owen into the action.
Blackpool were on the back foot after United stepped up the pressure, with Gilks saving acrobatically from Berbatov and Nani somehow heading Chris Smalling's cross wide with the goal at his mercy.
Holloway's side were living on the edge and tumbled over the precipice in the cruellest fashion possible with 16 minutes left as Evatt, a stalwart of their season, could only divert Smalling's cross into his own net.
As the inevitability of their fate dawned on them, Blackpool became ragged and Owen showed some of the old expertise in front of goal when he raced through from Anderson's pass and beat Gilks with ease to wrap up United's victory and condemn Holloway and his players to the drop.
Even as they suffered in the final moments of this Premier League season Blackpool refused to go quietly, with Van der Sar saving from Adam and Luke Varney hitting the bar with a header.
Old Trafford delivered a heartfelt tribute to Blackpool as they made their way off - but there was no consolation to be found on a day of bitter disappointment.
Full Time The match has reached full-time.
Inswinging corner taken by Brett Ormerod. Short corner taken by Brett Ormerod from the left by-line. Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Luke Varney goes harmlessly over the crossbar.
Charlie Adam takes a shot. Save by Edwin Van der Sar.
Effort on goal by Dimitar Berbatov from inside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the bar.
Effort from inside the area by Michael Owen misses to the left of the target.
Matt Phillips takes a shot. Blocked by Patrice Evra. Matt Phillips takes a shot from just outside the penalty area which clears the crossbar.
The ball is swung over by Matt Phillips, Shot by Brett Ormerod from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.
Substitution Brett Ormerod on for Keith Southern.
Shot from deep inside the area by Dimitar Berbatov clears the crossbar.
Unfair challenge on Keith Southern by Darren Fletcher results in a free kick. Charlie Adam takes the free kick. Matt Phillips takes a shot. Blocked by Jonathan Evans.
Substitution Nemanja Vidic leaves the field to be replaced by Wayne Rooney.
Centre by Neal Eardley.
The assist for the goal came from Oliveira Anderson.
Goal! - Michael Owen - Man Utd 4 - 2 Blackpool Michael Owen gets on the score sheet with a goal from the edge of the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Man Utd 4-2 Blackpool.
Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Charlie Adam, Ian Evatt challenges Edwin Van der Sar unfairly and gives away a free kick. Edwin Van der Sar takes the free kick.
Direct free kick taken by Chris Smalling.
Booking The referee books David Vaughan for unsporting behaviour.
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Chris Smalling by David Vaughan.
Substitution Jason Puncheon goes off and Matt Phillips comes on.
Substitution Luke Varney joins the action as a substitute, replacing Gary Taylor-Fletcher.
Assist on the goal came from Chris Smalling.
Goal! - Ian Evatt - Man Utd 3 - 2 Blackpool Ian Evatt puts the ball into his own goal. Man Utd 3-2 Blackpool.
The ball is sent over by Chris Smalling, Luis Nani has a headed effort at goal from close in which goes wide right of the target.
Free kick awarded for a foul by David Vaughan on Luis Nani. The ball is sent over by Luis Nani, Paul Scholes takes a shot. Blocked by Keith Southern. Nemanja Vidic takes a shot. Clearance made by Alex Baptiste.
Free kick taken by Matthew Gilks.
Booking Michael Owen receives a yellow card.
Charlie Adam fouled by Michael Owen, the ref awards a free kick.
Luis Nani crosses the ball, Neal Eardley gets a block in. Corner taken short by Luis Nani.
Charlie Adam produces a left-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the bar.
Patrice Evra delivers the ball, Matthew Gilks makes a save. Dimitar Berbatov takes a shot. Save by Matthew Gilks. Paul Scholes takes a shot. Blocked by Ian Evatt.
Substitution Michael Owen replaces Ji-Sung Park.
Ji-Sung Park provided the assist for the goal.
Goal! - Oliveira Anderson - Man Utd 2 - 2 Blackpool Oliveira Anderson gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the box to the top right corner of the goal. Man Utd 2-2 Blackpool.
Chris Smalling sends in a cross, clearance by Neal Eardley.
The ball is crossed by Ji-Sung Park.
David Vaughan produces a cross,
The assist for the goal came from David Vaughan.
Goal! - Gary Taylor-Fletcher - Man Utd 1 - 2 Blackpool Gary Taylor-Fletcher finds the net with a goal from close in to the bottom left corner of the goal. Man Utd 1-2 Blackpool.
Corner taken right-footed by Luis Nani, Close range headed effort by Dimitar Berbatov clears the crossbar.
Centre by Neal Eardley, Chris Smalling makes a clearance.
Corner taken by Charlie Adam from the right by-line played to the near post.
Inswinging corner taken by Charlie Adam from the right by-line played to the near post, Nemanja Vidic makes a clearance. Charlie Adam takes a inswinging corner to the near post, Nemanja Vidic makes a clearance.
Free kick awarded for a foul by Nemanja Vidic on Dudley Campbell. Charlie Adam produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick, save by Edwin Van der Sar.
Dimitar Berbatov is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Matthew Gilks.
The game restarts for the second half.
Substitution Chris Smalling joins the action as a substitute, replacing Rafael Da Silva.
Half Time The half-time whistle blows.
The referee blows for offside against Stephen Crainey. Edwin Van der Sar takes the free kick.
Goal! - Charlie Adam - Man Utd 1 - 1 Blackpool Charlie Adam finds the net with a goal direct from the free kick from just outside the box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Man Utd 1-1 Blackpool.
Unfair challenge on Gary Taylor-Fletcher by Nemanja Vidic results in a free kick.
Rafael Da Silva fouled by Gary Taylor-Fletcher, the ref awards a free kick. Jonathan Evans restarts play with the free kick.
The referee blows for offside. Matthew Gilks restarts play with the free kick.
Corner taken right-footed by Luis Nani to the near post, Shot from just outside the penalty area by Oliveira Anderson misses to the left of the target.
Neal Eardley takes the direct free kick.
Booking Darren Fletcher receives a yellow card.
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Keith Southern by Darren Fletcher.
Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Oliveira Anderson from the right by-line, Dimitar Berbatov has a headed effort at goal from close in which goes wide left of the goal.
Dimitar Berbatov takes a shot. Save by Matthew Gilks.
Shot from long range by Charlie Adam goes over the bar.
Foul by Paul Scholes on David Vaughan, free kick awarded. Matthew Gilks restarts play with the free kick.
Luis Nani takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post. Luis Nani takes a inswinging corner to the near post, Charlie Adam makes a clearance.
Centre by Luis Nani, Neal Eardley manages to make a clearance.
Ji-Sung Park sends in a cross, clearance made by Stephen Crainey.
Luis Nani concedes a free kick for a foul on David Vaughan. Direct free kick taken by Charlie Adam.
Corner taken left-footed by Charlie Adam to the near post, clearance made by Jonathan Evans.
Dudley Campbell takes a shot. Paul Scholes gets a block in.
Assist by Dimitar Berbatov.
Goal! - Ji-Sung Park - Man Utd 1 - 0 Blackpool Ji-Sung Park finds the net with a goal from close in to the bottom right corner of the goal. Man Utd 1-0 Blackpool.
Unfair challenge on Dimitar Berbatov by Ian Evatt results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Edwin Van der Sar.
Luis Nani concedes a free kick for a foul on David Vaughan. Direct free kick taken by Charlie Adam.
Centre by Luis Nani, Gary Taylor-Fletcher manages to make a clearance.
Luis Nani takes a short corner.
The ball is delivered by Patrice Evra, save made by Matthew Gilks.
Ji-Sung Park takes a shot. Blocked by Charlie Adam.
Oliveira Anderson decides to take the corner short.
Dimitar Berbatov takes a shot. Matthew Gilks makes a save.
Centre by Patrice Evra, clearance made by Alex Baptiste.
Centre by Stephen Crainey, blocked by Jonathan Evans. Outswinging corner taken by Charlie Adam from the left by-line, Nemanja Vidic manages to make a clearance.
Rafael Da Silva takes a shot. Matthew Gilks makes a comfortable save.
Charlie Adam crosses the ball, Effort from deep inside the area by Keith Southern misses to the left of the goal.
The ref blows the whistle to start the match.
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Michael Piggin was detained indefinitely in 2014 after he was found with a weapons stash and detailed plans to attack Burleigh College.
A judge banned the media from naming the college or identifying his friends Jacob Crouch and Ryan Towell, both now 20, who admitted possessing explosives.
The Court of Appeal has now overturned the order.
Crouch and Towell were fighting to have the original court order which granted them anonymity, extended for life and not just until they were 18.
But the deadline to lodge a further appeal against the ruling lapsed at midnight on Wednesday and without further challenge the BBC is now allowed to publish further details about Michael Piggin's plot.
Piggin had faced two trials for terrorism-related offences but in both cases the jury failed to reach a verdict.
However, he admitted possessing explosives and a knife and was subsequently detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act.
Both trials heard how Piggin compiled a hit list which included classmates and teachers at his former school, Burleigh College, since renamed Charnwood College.
The then 17-year-old, who was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome after he was arrested, denied ever planning to carry out the attack, describing it as a fantasy to cope with bullying.
Throughout proceedings, the school could not be named in case it identified his friends Crouch and Towell - both aged 17 at the time - who were granted anonymity.
The trio had made videos of themselves testing out petrol bombs and were spotted on CCTV buying parts for pipebombs.
Crouch and Towell then ended up on Piggin's hit list after they tried to talk him out of the school attack.
All three were arrested after Piggin's home was raided and officers discovered the weapons and his notebook entitled Operation Target Burleigh.
Crouch and Towell were handed 12-month youth rehabilitation orders after admitting possession of explosives and, during proceedings, an order was imposed banning them from being named.
Currently, child defendants who are tried in an adult court can be given anonymity but only until they turn 18.
The charity Just for Kids Law wanted that changed to lifelong anonymity but, after a lengthy legal battle, and evidence from the BBC, the Court of Appeal rejected the charity's case.
However, the arguments did lead to a change in the law with the introduction of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 which grants lifelong anonymity to children who give evidence as witnesses.
BBC lawyer Nicola Cain said the hearing had implications for thousands of court cases involving youngsters.
"The purpose of this legislation was to protect children, not when they become adults," she said.
"It is particularly important in cases where people are the subject of further convictions and it's important for the media to be able to report on their previous convictions."
In an interview, a self-proclaimed Lizard Squad member said it had given stolen data to the Guardians of Peace.
The GoP has carried out several attacks on Sony in a bid to halt the release of comedy film The Interview.
By contrast, the Lizard Squad targeted Sony's PlayStation network knocking it offline on Christmas Day.
The man interviewed by the newspaper appears to be one of the two members who spoke to the BBC last week.
In the interview, the self-identified senior member of Lizard Squad said his group knew people that were part of GoP. Despite the connection, the spokesman said Lizard Squad did not play a "large part" in the attacks the GoP mounted against Sony.
GoP's attacks involved exposing confidential information about many Sony employees and sharing thousands of emails sent between employees, film stars and movie makers.
The Lizard Squad member said his group "handed over some Sony employee logins" that were used by GoP to get its initial attack underway. The admission is the first acknowledgement by the Lizard Squad of its connection to GoP.
The information throws some doubt on the theory that North Korea was behind the attacks on Sony's internal systems. The state was accused of being behind the hack by the FBI because The Interview is about a fictional American plot to kill North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and Pyongyang has filed formal complaints about the film.
However, the Reuters news agency has reported that US investigators are exploring whether North Korea "contracted out" some of the work involved, which could explain how Lizard Squad formed links to GoP.
Lizard Squad members are all based in European nations, said the senior member.
The GoP attacks forced Sony to withdraw the film from its planned release, but it is now available to view online and is on show at some cinemas. It made about $15m (£9.6m) through downloads alone over its first three days of distribution.
The Lizard Squad spokesperson did not elaborate on how the group got hold of the login information for Sony employees. However, it is possible it found or uncovered them while searching for ways to attack the PlayStation gaming network.
The Lizard Squad has repeatedly attacked Sony's network and many others during 2014. On Christmas Day it managed to disrupt it and the Xbox Live network for hours leaving many gamers unable to log in.
The spokesperson said the attacks were carried out to expose the "massive security issues" many large companies suffer.
"The customers of these companies should be rather worried," they said.
The attacks on the PlayStation and Xbox networks have now stopped thanks to the intervention of tech entrepreneur Kim Dotcom. Instead, the group has switched its attention to the Tor network which has taken steps to limit the effect the Lizard Squad can have on the system.
The spill, near Tabasco state capital Villahermosa, was caused by oil thieves puncturing a pipeline and has polluted two rivers.
Four water treatment plants in the region have been shut down as a precaution.
Oil company workers have set out containment booms and have been trying to scoop oil from waterways.
Local authorities have asked for help from the army to supply drinking water to those most affected.
They are planning to send tanker trucks to Villahermosa and neighbouring towns.
In the past, illegal pipeline taps have caused fires, explosions and spills in Mexico.
Slutsky, 46, is reportedly set to take charge at Hull, who were relegated from the Premier League last season.
The former CSKA Moscow manager says he is Russian billionaire Abramovich's current "project" and has been learning English for five months.
"He is my friend and he tries to help me in the situation," said Slutsky.
Marco Silva resigned as Hull boss in May following the club's relegation to the Championship and Slutsky has emerged as the leading contender to replace the Portuguese, who has since taken over at Watford.
Slutsky won three Russian titles during his seven-year stint at CSKA, while also leading Russia to Euro 2016 after taking over from former England boss Fabio Capello.
"I have studied English and watched a lot of football matches," he told BBC World Service. "Not only Premier League... Championship and League One."
Slutsky said Abramovich, who has owned Premier League champions Chelsea since 2003, has done a lot to "help Russian football".
"He had an academy in Russia, invested a lot for infrastructure in Russian football," he added.
"He built about 300 artificial pitches and was sponsor of the Russian national team.
"Today, his project in Russian football is me."
Asked which English word he has learned that means the most to him, Slutsky added: "For me, in my situation today, maybe very important is 'dream'."
Waltham Forest council was also told to pay £16,000 in costs for contravening health and safety guidelines.
The council said it "fully accepted" it should have done more at the time.
In January the council pleaded guilty to charges under the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Control of Asbestos regulations.
The council was issued with the fine on Friday at Southwark Crown Court after pleading guilty to the charges at Westminster Magistrates Court in January.
In a statement, a Waltham Forest council spokesperson said: "We fully accept that the council should have done more in the past to manage the safety of our buildings.
"Throughout this process we have taken the matter extremely seriously, and we have been working with the Health and Safety Executive to make sure that nothing like this happens in the future."
The case was brought by the Health and Safety Executive and related to two incidents in November 2006 and two more in January 2009.
Unison said the issue was discovered when a local resident was refused access to requested files because of the risk of exposure to asbestos dust.
The 29-year-old Harlequins back row was England captain throughout the reign of previous boss Stuart Lancaster.
It will be the first time the pair have met after Jones said a face-to-face meeting was a top priority, soon after his appointment on 20 November.
Jones watched Quins' Premiership win over London Irish on Saturday.
It was the first match he had attended since replacing Lancaster two weeks ago because of visa issues delaying the 55-year-old Australian's arrival.
Jones was flanked by Rugby Football Union chief executive Ian Ritchie and was present in the same executive box as Premiership Rugby supremo Mark McCafferty.
Jones was critical of Robshaw during England's recent poor World Cup campaign, stating in a newspaper column that "at international level he just doesn't have that point of difference", describing him as "workmanlike" and a "six-and-a-half at best".
But Quins director of rugby Conor O'Shea insisted Robshaw's international career was far from over following Saturday's 38-7 win.
"Chris is seeing Eddie for a coffee at some stage this evening," O'Shea said.
"Chris was outstanding against Irish, like he was against Exeter. I cannot speak more highly of him and what he has done for this club. There's a lot left in him."
He added Robshaw was in "a high profile position and will get criticism, but he deserves to be lauded for what he is rather than being pilloried because there are so many people in sport who aren't proper role models".
"Chris is a proper role model and a great rugby player. Hopefully he showed that to Eddie out there."
The plans include constructing a 4,000sq m freezer and 13,000sq m chiller in order to cater for growing product ranges.
The company said the project would lead to up to 200 jobs, including construction posts.
Aldi has yet to say when work will start on the new facilities.
In a statement, Aldi said the move was part of wider plans to boost its investment in Scotland.
They include a commitment to increase its range of Scottish products from 350 to more than 400 in the next two years.
The retailer's Scottish headquarters recently underwent a multi-million pound extension to support its expansion plans and "local sourcing footprint."
The latest investment plans were announced at Aldi's supplier conference in Glasgow.
Giles Hurley, group managing director of Aldi UK and Ireland, said: "Aldi has led the way with local sourcing and now has a strong reputation for having the best quality Scottish products on shelves.
"Over the coming years, as we increase our range of Scottish products, we expect to grow our market share considerably and attract even more shoppers into stores."
The plan to cap wholesale charges that telecoms operators pay each other is the final piece of a long-running plan to end roaming fees so people can use phones abroad at no additional cost.
It decides how much operators must pay for using other companies' networks.
The full European Parliament and EU member states must confirm the deal.
Consumers pay roaming charges whenever they connect to an operator based abroad. The charges are in addition to the cost of the call itself, and for short calls they can make up a large proportion of the overall fee.
The new caps have to be low enough for operators to be able to offer fee-free roaming to customers without putting up domestic prices, but high enough so they can recover their costs.
There should also be enough money in the system for continuing maintenance and upgrading of networks.
"This decision is the final step in a process that started 10 years ago," said Dr Emmanuel Mallia, the Maltese Minister for Competitiveness and Digital, Maritime and Services Economy.
"From next summer, wherever they are travelling in Europe, citizens will be able to make calls, send texts, surf and stay connected. Roam like at home is now a reality."
Under the agreement, the wholesale charge for data will drop from the current cap of 50 euros (£43) per gigabyte (gb) to 7.7 euros (£6.60) per gb on 15 June.
The price will drop again on 1 January every year until January 2022 when it will be 2.5 euros (£2) per gb.
Calls will fall from 0.05 euros (4p) per minute to 0.032 euros (3p) on 15 June, and text messages will go down from 0.02 euros (2p) to 0.01 euros (1p) per message.
The charges will be reviewed every two years and new caps proposed if necessary. The first report is due out at the end of 2019.
The Roman Catholic basilica in Ivory Coast's capital, Yamoussoukro - the world's largest church - is pictured at sunset on Saturday as it was confirmed that Blaise Compaore, the former president of Burkina Faso, was staying in the city. He had resigned and left his country the previous day, following mass protests at his attempt to change the constitution to extend his rule.
In the Burkinabe capital, Ouagadougou, people got back to business this week - a market trader is seen at work on Thursday…
And the city's ubiquitous motorbikes were back on the streets. The army has taken over power and negotiations are ongoing to find a civilian transitional leader. The African Union has given them a two-week deadline to do so.
Some male models take to the cat walk on Friday - the penultimate day of Lagos Fashion and Design Week in Nigeria...
On the same day, a woman arranges shoes to be worn by some of the models…
The designers did not forget the Bring Back Our Girls campaign to press the authorities to do more to free more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist militants in north-eastern Nigeria in April.
In Zambia, members of the armed forces and other officials attend a ceremony at the airport in the capital, Lusaka, on Saturday to mark the arrival of President Michael Sata's body from London, where he had died of undisclosed illness.
Members of Morocco's beach soccer team celebrate their victory on Tuesday over the United Arab Emirates in a match during the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup being held in Dubai.
Cameroonian footballer Franck Etoundi celebrates a goal for his team FC Zurich during a Europa League match against Villarreal CF in the Swiss city of Zurich on Thursday.
Ugandan children rehearse martial arts moves in the capital, Kampala on Saturday.
Forty years on from the legendary fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Kinshasa, fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital take part in a competition on Friday to mark the anniversary of the "rumble in the jungle".
On Monday, in Libya's second city of Benghazi, a member of the pro-government forces fires from the top of a building during an attack on districts held by Islamist militias.
A woman prays for the end of Ebola in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, on Friday. Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea are the countries worst-hit by the outbreak which has killed more than 4,900 people this year.
In Ivory Coast, where there have been no cases of the virus, UN workers talk to students on Tuesday in Toulepleu, which borders Liberia, about Ebola and warn about the dangers of bushmeat.
South African football fans mourn the death of national football captain Senzo Meyiwa at his funeral in Durban on Saturday. He was shot after burglars entered his girlfriend's house near Johannesburg the weekend before.
And a man walks along Coco Beach in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam on Friday.
Cancer Research UK says oral cancer rates are going up and some dentists are missing an opportunity to spot those at risk.
All dentists should be asking about risk factors like smoking or heavy drinking as well as early telltale signs in the mouth, says the charity.
By 2030 it is predicted there will be 9,200 cases of oral cancer in the UK every year compared with 6,240 in 2009.
Oral cancer affects the lips, tongue, cheek lining, gums, palate and floor of the mouth.
The British Dental Association said dentists examine these areas as part of a routine dental check-up.
Oral cancer rates are continuing to rise in both men and women and in all age groups including the under 50s with more young people developing oral cancer than ever before.
Major risk factors include smoking and alcohol and a virus called HPV (human papilloma virus) which can infect the mouth as a result of oral sex.
Hazel Nunn, Cancer Research UK's head of health evidence and information, said: "Too often oral cancer is found at a late stage when treatment is devastating and the chances of survival are poor.
"Dental teams are in a unique position to help detect oral cancer in its earlier stages when it's easier to treat and the outlook is greatly improved.
"If a dentist is looking at someone's teeth and knows this person smokes 50 cigarettes a day and drinks well above the recommended amount, he might look that extra bit more carefully."
Early diagnosis and treatment can increase a patient's chances of survival from just below 50% to about 90%
Mouth cancer kills about 1,700 people in the UK every year.
The most common symptoms include painless ulcers that do not heal, red and white patches and unusual changes in the mouth.
Cancer Research UK, the British Society for Oral Medicine, and the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry are asking the dental profession to make the detection and prevention of oral cancer a compulsory part of dentists' ongoing training.
In May, the British General Dental Council (GDC) made oral cancer detection a recommended, but not compulsory, subject.
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If Scotland lose at Wembley on Friday, I think Gordon Strachan will walk.
For Gareth Southgate, it is a bit different.
Southgate needs a strong England performance and a convincing victory for people to feel he deserves the chance to be manager on a permanent basis, and for there to be a bit of hope for the future.
But the likelihood is that he will get the job anyway, as long as he gets any sort of win.
Nobody was expecting Scotland to win Group F but they should be right in the mix for second place. Instead, their whole campaign has been disappointing.
The level of their performances has not been good and neither have their results - not just in qualifying for Russia 2018 but in all of their competitive fixtures over the past 18 months.
On top of that, there has been Gordon's negative body language and responses in interviews.
Without going over old ground too much, I think he has given Scottish football a bit of a kicking at times with some of his recent comments.
When he said in the summer that Scotland were a nation of scared footballers, well if I was part of his squad then I would not be overly impressed to hear my manager say that. It can hardly have helped morale before qualifying started.
Strachan's biggest problem, though, is how well Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland did at the European Championship.
People ask how many of the Northern Ireland squad would get into the Scotland squad - and there would not be very many of them. So it is fair to say Scotland should be doing better with the players they have got.
In that respect, Gordon has majorly underachieved in this campaign, which is why Wembley might be his last stand.
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Scotland are not coming into the game in any sort of position of strength, but you could say exactly the same about England.
You cannot get away from the fact that England were really incapable against Slovenia and extremely lucky to get a point. They only did that because of Joe Hart's saves.
The interesting dynamic for this match is that both teams are low on confidence, and there are reasons why both of them must feel they have got a chance.
If England's players play to their capabilities then you would have to favour them to win at home but, looking at the team's recent performances, that looks unlikely to happen.
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I think Harry Kane should start the game up front but he has only just returned from injury. Behind him, Dele Alli is definitely out so there are question marks over who plays as centre-forward and as the number 10.
There are other problems too. It was in the wide areas that I thought England were exceptionally poor against Slovenia.
I keep hearing how Theo Walcott is on top of his game but he did not perform well against Slovenia.
Walcott has done better with his goal scoring for Arsenal this season but he is not a clever player, or one who has a lot of guile - he is all about pace.
We cannot be sure who Southgate will pick in attack and, while Scotland are at a low ebb, they should remember that this is not a brilliant England team by any stretch of the imagination.
England have not recovered from the way they went out of Euro 2016 to Iceland and have had all the manager shenanigans with Sam Allardyce's appointment and exit since then too.
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As I say, it looks like Southgate will get the job anyway but if Scotland win that would put his position in serious doubt.
Even a draw could do the same, so it is a huge night for him - I don't think Tuesday's friendly with Spain will come into the equation.
It does not appear that the Football Association has a plan B in terms of England's next manager if things do not go to plan against Scotland.
But if the hosts get a positive result, I do think it would be right to keep Southgate on.
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It feels like the pressure is all on England to win, and that is the message Strachan should be getting across to his players in the build-up.
The biggest thing for Gordon to do, though, is to pick the right team this time.
He will not admit that he has got things wrong in previous games - when Oliver Burke was not even on the bench for the Slovakia game, for example - while what he said about Leigh Griffiths' height as a reason for leaving him out was just utter nonsense really.
The big news in terms of his selection for Friday is that Celtic midfielder Scott Brown has declared himself available and been called up, less than three months after retiring from international football.
I know from listening to Charlie Adam on BBC Radio 5 live earlier this week that he is not overly convinced that was the right decision but I think it was.
Scotland are stronger with Brown in the side, and have a better chance of winning the game.
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Where Scotland might fall short is at the back. They have got big issues at centre-half and full-back, where I think Callum Paterson could struggle. Paterson is a dogged and determined defender but this level is a tough ask for him.
That's the reason I think England will win but, like most people, I still think they are bang average at the moment.
Everyone wants the England team to play a scintillating brand of football, and I am sure Southgate aspires to it. But the truth of the matter is that I will be sitting at Wembley watching the game, thinking that is not going to happen.
Chris Sutton was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
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Palace have played on the break all season, because they have quick forwards who can be their match-winners.
But United's patient approach will not see them committing many men forward, and opportunities for Alan Pardew's side to counter-attack will be few and far between.
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To be a threat, Palace will need to do more than sit deep, they must press United whenever they have the ball. If the Eagles can hurry them, and can force them back, they will give themselves a much better chance of scoring.
The first goal is absolutely key for Palace, not only because it would give them something to hang on to.
It would also mean United have to come out at them more, giving the Eagles more space to exploit the way they want to play, on the break.
If United score first, though, it is Palace who will have to take more risks and their own defence is far less convincing.
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Marcus Rashford is one of the few success stories of United's season but he had not even made his senior debut when they laboured to a 1-0 win over Sheffield United at the start of their cup run.
We have seen plenty of those type of performances recently - United have played far too much careful football under Louis van Gaal.
Being cautious in attack is not 'the United way' and their shortage of goals is one of the reasons they missed out on fourth place in the Premier League.
Their football is stifling, and playing backwards and forwards all the time is not enjoyable to watch.
But it does make them difficult to beat, and I also think there is something about playing at Wembley that suits them.
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Even if it is actually the same size as several Premier League grounds, it always feels like there is more room on that pitch.
United played well there in their semi-final win over Everton, when there were spells in the first half that saw some of their best attacking play of the season.
Wayne Rooney, playing in the deeper role that has become his regular position, pulled the strings from midfield and he will be looking to do the same on Saturday.
If he is fit, Rooney's former United team-mate Wilfried Zaha will be one of Palace's key men at Wembley. He definitely has something to prove against his old club too.
Zaha has just been voted Palace's player of the year and Pardew has praised his attitude, something that was called into question during his time at United.
Maybe the penny has dropped after the way things went for him at United, when I don't think he realised what a wonderful opportunity he had going there.
Whatever went wrong for him at Old Trafford, his ability was never in doubt.
He is still only 23 and could still have a very big career ahead of him, starting on Saturday if he can shake off a torn leg muscle in time to play.
United will be in control of the ball and therefore they will be in control of the game.
For Palace to win they will need their whole team to function pretty much as well as they can do and I don't think they are playing well enough for that to happen.
They will have to stay tight at the back and score when they get a chance. Looking at the statistics, that is something they have done very little of in the past five months.
Their league form this year is awful and part of that is their lack of clean sheets - they have managed only two in 19 matches in the league this year. I don't see them keeping United out.
I know it is the cup final and a one-off game and we have seen shock results before - when Wimbledon or Wigan won, for example, but the way the two teams match up means this final has a different feel about it for me.
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Whether United win or not, I don't think it will keep Van Gaal in his job.
Their league position is the way this season will be judged and, by finishing fifth and missing out on the Champions League, it will be seen as a failure.
Nobody in a position of any prominence or power at United has said Van Gaal will be in charge next year. The only person saying that is Van Gaal.
But while winning the cup will not save him, it would still be important to the club and the fans.
Apart from the 2013 Community Shield, United have not won any silverware since Sir Alex Ferguson's departure as manager a few months earlier.
If they don't beat Palace on Saturday, it will be their longest spell without a trophy since the five years between their two FA Cups in 1985 and 1990.
The FA Cup would not be their first choice, but it does not really matter what the competition is - United are always a club that need to win something. This weekend, I think they will.
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Mark Lawrenson was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
The attack took place early on Thursday in a market place in Urumqi.
More than 90 other people were injured as attackers in two vehicles drove into crowds and threw explosives. One of the vehicles then blew up.
China called the attack a "violent terrorist incident", while the US called it an "outrageous act of violence against innocent civilians".
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said there was "no justification for the killing of civilians".
The latest information came from the state-run Global Times, which said it had "got information that five suspects who participated in the terrorist attack blew themselves up".
Police were investigating whether they had accomplices, the paper added. It was not clear whether the five were included in the death toll.
The BBC's John Sudworth, who is in Urumqi, said a heavy security presence had been deployed at the scene of the attack.
Some shops have opened again and there are a few signs of returning normality, but the shock over the brutality of what happened here remains, he says.
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With ranks of riot police now patrolling the area, local residents can be seen standing around, talking quietly to one another.
Some have friends and relatives who were killed or injured, run over by the cars that the attackers drove through the morning street market, or caught in the blast when one of the cars exploded, our correspondent adds.
Xinjiang, which is home to the Muslim Uighur minority, has seen a spate of attacks in recent years.
Beijing has blamed these - and other recent mass-casualty attacks - on Uighur separatists.
These include an attack in Beijing, where a car ploughed into pedestrians in Tiananmen Square, killing five people, and attacks at railway stations in Urumqi and Kunming.
China says it is pouring money into the Xinjiang region, but some Uighurs say their traditions and freedoms are being crushed.
Kyle Coetzer's team, who were beaten by Hong Kong on Sunday, were bowled out for 173 in Dubai, despite Richie Berrington's half-century.
Imran Haider and Zahoor Khan each took three wickets for UAE.
A 62-run stand between Muhammad Usman and Adnan Mufti guided the hosts home with more than eight overs to spare.
UAE take on Hong Kong on Thursday to decide who wins the series.
The so-called "International Verification Commission" says it has put a small part of Eta's arsenal under seal.
The Spanish government has dismissed the disarmament move, and the verifiers' role, calling the Eta gesture "theatrical".
Eta declared a definitive end to hostilities in 2011.
Video passed exclusively to the BBC in London by an intermediary shows two masked militants from Eta, dressed in black, displaying a few of their weapons laid out on a table for inspection by the verifiers.
The video was handed over by an intermediary acting with full approval from the Amsterdam-based team of arms verifiers, who are trying to build on Eta's ceasefire.
The pictures, recorded by Eta at a secret location, show two of the international verifiers looking on. They are hoping this could mark the beginning of full disarmament by Eta.
The verifiers in the video are Sri Lankan Ram Manikkalingam and Ronnie Kasrils, a former South African guerrilla leader in the African National Congress (ANC). They are seen signing what is apparently an inventory. They say these guns and explosives have now been put under seal and beyond use. They call it a hugely important first step.
The weapons seen on the video include what appears to be a G3 assault rifle with two magazines, a semi-automatic pistol and two revolvers.
There are also seven plastic bags, each labelled as containing half a kilo of Pentrita high explosive, plus what look like three anti-tank rockets, but without a launcher, as well as detonators and timing devices.
The verifiers regard this as only a very small part of Eta's total arsenal, but for them the symbolism of Eta's participation in an apparent act of disarmament is what counts. The militant group was declared "a terrorist organisation" by the European Union in 2001.
It has a long and bloody past, and has killed more than 800 people across four decades.
Eta was formed more than 50 years ago in the era of Spain's dictator, General Franco, to fight for an independent Basque homeland.
A huge Eta bomb in Madrid in 1973 killed Spain's then Prime Minister, Luis Carrero Blanco.
That killing ensured the whole world took notice.
In 1980, Eta militants killed 118 people in Spain, making it the group's deadliest year.
But the combined efforts of French and Spanish security forces over the past 20 years in the border area known as the Basque Country led to a string of arrests, stripping Eta of its leadership and driving it to a position seen by many observers as effective defeat.
When Eta declared an unconditional end to armed activities in October 2011, it was seen as a major breakthrough. The Spanish government welcomed the move, but insisted Eta must go on to disband and disarm entirely.
The government in Madrid refuses to negotiate with Eta, and does not recognise the verification commission, which is spearheading efforts by large numbers of international political figures and specialists in peace-making.
Those mediators hope the latest move by Eta could create a better climate for dialogue between Madrid and recognised Basque nationalist parties and groups, some of which have been hobbled and stigmatised by association with Eta.
Since the Eta ceasefire declaration the Spanish authorities have been forced to release some Eta prisoners, following a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights. But hundreds more who are not covered by the ruling remain behind bars.
Most Spanish people think that is where they should be, and condemn Eta.
But sympathisers are urging the Spanish government to release many more, and to move Eta prisoners from jails in distant parts of Spain to places much closer to their families in the Basque Country, who find visits both difficult and prohibitively expensive.
So reaction to the latest development will be crucial. The verification team says Eta has now put some of its weapons beyond use. But does this amount to any sort of political game changer?
Nicola Sturgeon defended "right and proper" plans to put back legislation with a large number of consultation responses to consider.
Education was raised by all opposition parties during the weekly session of first minister's questions.
There were angry exchanges as the government was accused of "stalling".
The proposed legislation was originally meant to be published early in 2017, but Education Secretary John Swinney has now said it will be published "sometime during 2017" so he has time to "chew over" some 1,100 responses to a school governance review.
During first minister's questions, Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said education reform had been left on a "slow train".
She said: "A year and a half ago, the first minister staked her reputation on reforming Scotland's schools and what have we seen since then?
"We've seen literacy standards slipping, we've seen numeracy standards sliding, we've seen Curriculum for Excellence failing, and now we've seen her education secretary stalling.
"She keeps putting their referendum on the front foot but she's putting everyone else's child's education on the back burner. Hasn't her government got their priorities all wrong on this?"
Ms Sturgeon replied: "Every time Ruth Davidson stands up in this chamber all she manages to do is shoot herself in the foot. I want to talk about education and she just continually tries to shoe-horn in the mentions of independence and a referendum.
"We have had the consultation on governance reform. We have received over 1,000 responses to that consultation and it's right and proper that the education secretary considers all of those responses and then comes forward to parliament with our proposals on the way forward."
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale followed up the Tory leader's questions, prompting the first minister to refer to her as a "pound shop Ruth Davidson".
Ms Dugdale said: "It has been 10 months since the election, yet parents and teachers still remain in the dark about the SNP's plans for our schools. As we've just heard, the education secretary has kicked the consultation on how schools are run into the long grass.
"The first minister said that's just one part of her education reforms, and she's right. There's also the Education Bill, the very symbol of this government's apparent number one priority - it has been kicked into the long grass too.
"The SNP's power grab to centralise every school budget in the country, kicked into the long grass as well. And the roll out of national testing, which she also mentioned, has been delayed as well."
The first minister replied: "We're giving £120 million direct to head teachers in almost every single one of our schools across the country. Giving resources and the power to use those resources direct to head teachers.
"Only in the world of Scottish Labour could that be described as centralising education budgets. It is the exact opposition of centralising education budgets."
Green co-convener Patrick Harvie raised the case of a school support worker who was told to watch sitcom The Big Bang Theory as training for how to deal with a pupil with Asperger Syndrome.
He said Holyrood's education committee had heard "shocking" evidence of provisions for pupils with additional support needs.
Ms Sturgeon said the Big Bang Theory case was "completely unacceptable", adding: "Something like 95% of all children with additional support needs are taught in mainstream schools.
"We must not see the support that they need as just being support that they get from additional support teachers. Every single teacher working in our schools has a responsibility to provide the support that those young people need."
Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie asked Ms Sturgeon to "think again" about "national testing" and school league tables.
Ms Sturgeon said she did not support national testing or league tables, but "standardised testing" and the publication of data on a school by school basis.
Both she and Mr Rennie accused each other of being "100% wrong" about the subject, with the first minister accusing the Lib Dem leader of "trying to mislead people about standardised testing".
This drew a point of order from Lib Dem MSP Mike Rumbles, who accused Ms Sturgeon of using unparliamentarily language.
Presiding Officer Ken Macintosh said he did not consider the "misleading" jibe unparliamentarily, but reminded members to treat each other with respect.
A lorry packed with explosives was detonated in the Karrada district while families were shopping for the holiday marking the end of Ramadan.
So-called Islamic State (IS) has said it carried out the suicide attack.
An earlier estimate for the attack had put the toll at 165.
Iraq remains under an official state of mourning following the bombing.
The destruction of the area was all but complete. Bewildered local residents have held candlelight vigils and prayed for peace.
Scores of people were also injured but most have been released from hospital, according to the Iraqi health ministry.
The ministry said those critically injured had been sent abroad, without giving further details.
The bombing in a mostly Shia Muslim area just after midnight came a week after Iraqi forces had recaptured the city of Falluja from IS.
Reports said a lorry had been packed with explosives and left near the Hadi Center, popular with shoppers.
The powerful blast engulfed the area in flames. Such was the chaos it took days for the scale of the attack to become clear.
Saddam Hussein's regime was harsh, and it could be murderous. He led the country into a series of disastrous wars and brought crippling international sanctions down on their heads.
But with the benefit of 13 years of hindsight, the world that existed before 9 April 2003 seems to be a calmer, more secure place. They have not had a proper day of peace since the old regime fell.
As for democracy, many I have spoken to believe the hopelessly sectarian political system is broken. At least, they say, law and order existed under Saddam.
Some hoped things might get better after the army's victory over IS in Falluja. The devastating bomb attack in Baghdad in the early hours of Sunday has blasted that hope away.
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The Iraqi government has been heavily criticised over the attack, with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met by angry crowds when he visited the blast site.
On Tuesday, Interior Minister Mohammed Ghabban submitted his resignation but it has not yet been accepted.
He described checkpoints dotted through Baghdad as "absolutely useless", according to AFP news agency.
The government has stepped up security in Baghdad and also said a group of prisoners convicted of terror crimes would be put to death in the immediate future.
IS follows an extreme version of Sunni Islam and has frequently targeted Shia, whom it regards as apostates.
The group has suffered a series of territorial losses in Iraq and analysts say it is increasingly resorting to insurgent tactics.
The decision comes in the wake of a European Commission inquiry in February into the way the notes are used.
Senior ECB officials said at the time that they needed more evidence that the notes facilitated criminal activity.
The UK asked banks to stop handling €500 notes in 2010 after a report found they were mainly used by criminals.
The ECB says the €500 banknote remains legal tender and will always retain its value.
It will stop issuing the note around the end of 2018, when it will bring in new €100 and €200 banknotes.
A report earlier this year for the Harvard Kennedy School, urged the world's 20 largest economies to stop issuing the largest notes in circulation - £50, $100 and €500 notes - to tackle crime.
Peter Sands, former chief executive of Standard Chartered bank, said the high-denomination notes were favoured by terrorists, drug lords and tax evaders.
Illegal money flows exceed $2 trillion (£1.4 trillion) a year, he said.
The 27-year-old, who started his career at Crewe, joined Albion in January, playing 19 games and scoring one goal to help the club avoid relegation.
He has made more than 100 appearances for Leeds since joining in 2013.
Boss Nigel Clough said: "He's quiet and unassuming, he's maturing into his role, knows what he's good at, knows his limitations and plays accordingly."
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It follows criticism after Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice received only a two-game suspension in July for assaulting his then-fiancee.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell admitted the punishment was too lenient when revealing the tougher new policy.
It applies to all NFL personnel and covers all incidents of physical force.
Goodell said: "My disciplinary decision led the public to question our sincerity, our commitment, and whether we understood the toll that domestic violence inflicts on so many families.
"I take responsibility both for the decision and for ensuring that our actions in the future properly reflect our values. I didn't get it right."
Some patients who have faced incurable depression for decades have had symptoms disappear within hours of taking low doses of the drug.
The small trial on 28 people, reported in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, shows the benefits can last months.
Experts said the findings opened up a whole new avenue of research.
Depression is common and affects one-in-10 people at some point in their lives.
Antidepressants, such as prozac, and behavioural therapies help some patients, but a significant proportion remain resistant to any form of treatment.
A team at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust gave patients doses of ketamine over 40 minutes on up to six occasions.
Eight showed improvements in reported levels of depression, with four of them improving so much they were no longer classed as depressed.
Some responded within six hours of the first infusion of ketamine.
Lead researcher Dr Rupert McShane said: "It really is dramatic for some people, it's the sort of thing really that makes it worth doing psychiatry, it's a really wonderful thing to see.
He added: "[The patients] say 'ah this is how I used to think' and the relatives say 'we've got x back'."
Dr McShane said this included patients who had lived with depression for 20 years.
The duration of the effect is still a problem.
Some relapse within days, while others have found they benefit for around three months and have since had additional doses of ketamine.
There are also some serious side-effects including one case of the supply of blood to the brain being interrupted.
Doctors say people should not try to self-medicate because of the serious risk to health outside of a hospital setting.
"It is exciting, but it's not about to be a routine treatment as where we need to be going is maintaining the response... it's not about to replace prozac."
However, it does offer a new avenue of research into a field that has struggled to find new treatments for depression.
David Taylor, professor of psychopharmacology at the Maudsley Hospital, London, told the BBC: "In these kinds of patients, spontaneous remission almost never happens, people going to these clinics are at the end of the road.
"It shows that depression is something chemical, that it can be reversed with chemicals, it dispenses for once and for all that you can just pull your socks up.
"What restricts it is the potential for disturbing psychological adverse effects and the route by which is given - intravenous - does restrict it to a small number of people."
He said in the future drug companies would develop a chemical that had the benefits, but without the side-effects, and that could be taken by something such as an inhaler.
The Home Office is reclassifying ketamine in the UK to be a class B drug, although it is already used in medicine for the treatment of back pain and as an anaesthetic.
The High Court in Glasgow heard Amir Bakhjam, 38, met the woman and her boyfriend in Ashton Lane in Glasgow before heading to a nightclub in the city centre in July 2015.
After the woman had a row with her boyfriend she went home with Bakhjam.
He claimed they had consensual sex but she said she woke up to find him "helping himself". He was convicted of rape and will be sentenced in March.
The court heard that Bakhjam had gone with the woman and her boyfriend to Kushion Night Club in Bath Street.
She told the court she had drunk Prosecco, rum and cokes, a cocktail and shots.
The woman said: "The last thing I remember is going up to get another round of drinks at Kushion."
Bakhjam was found guilty of removing her clothing and raping her while she was heavily under the influence of alcohol, a drug or similar intoxicating substance and was unconscious or asleep and incapable of giving consent.
The court heard that in a phone call to a friend that night Bakhjam described his victim by saying: "She's steaming. She's out of it, she's a riot."
He had also faced another rape allegation at his home on 30 June 2013, but this charge was withdrawn after the alleged victim refused to give evidence.
The court heard that Bakhjam has a previous conviction for assault.
He was placed on the sex offenders register by Judge Graeme Buchanan who remanded him in custody pending background reports.
Mr Justice Peter Smith's remarks came as he set a trial date for February over claims that Rangers chairman Dave King breached a gagging order.
The case relates to the retail deal between Rangers and Mike Ashley's firm.
It emerged at the hearing that Sports Direct had now dropped its £200,000 damages claim in the case.
The origins of the case go back to the retail agreement which Sports Direct entered into with the club's previous board.
The new board, which was elected last year, has said before that it would like to renegotiate the deal.
Mr Ashley won a court injunction preventing Rangers, and anyone on the new board, from revealing details of the agreement.
Sports Direct alleged that Mr King breached this injunction during an interview he gave to Sky at his home in South Africa.
At a hearing in December, Mr Justice Smith dismissed the firm's motion that Mr King should be jailed.
When the case called again on Tuesday, the judge was critical of the way Sports Direct had conducted its case.
The judge added: "The whole way that the claimants have been conducting themselves ... shows that they have been abusing processes of the court in relation to the damages claim."
During the hearing, Mr Justice Smith also told the court that he had wrongly been accused of being a Freemason - and his wife had wrongly been accused of supporting Rangers.
The judge said his clerk had received emails responding to "various blogs" on the internet.
"One of the blogs insists that I am a Freemason, which is wrong," said the judge.
"Also, my wife is a 'life-long Rangers supporter'."
He added: "She is from Edinburgh. The idea that she would support any Glasgow team is laughable."
Three years ago Mr Justice Smith oversaw a case involving Portsmouth FC. He had told Portsmouth fans gathered at a hearing in London that he was a Hull City fan.
Rock coring is done for research of rocks' chemical make up and investigations into how the earth's magnetic field has changed.
When carried out properly, the visual impact is minimal.
However, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) said there was growing concern about poor practice at sensitive sites.
Writing in Geoscientist Online
, SNH geologist Colin MacFadyen said guidance set out in the 1989 Code of Conduct for Rock Coring and also the Scottish Core Code were being ignored.
He said examples of irresponsible drilling included holes drilled into the Sandwick Fish Bed near Stromness, on Orkney.
In the Geological Society's magazine, Mr MacFadyen said: "Worryingly, there are reports from around the world, including one from Scotland, of small scale geological structures not only being defaced, but having been annihilated by coring.
"It is not just geoscientists who are becoming alarmed at the level of irresponsible core sampling, as the cumulative effects of this otherwise efficient sampling method are becoming increasingly apparent to even the most casual observers.
"Irresponsible coring is tarnishing the reputation of geological science as well as damaging exposure, with the general public experiencing defaced outcrop in every setting imaginable - remote beaches and islands, mountain tops, and, lamentably, classic geological sections within statutory protected areas."
Mr MacFadyen's concerns add to previous warnings about the condition of Scotland's geology, fossils and soils.
Last year, tonnes of rock were disturbed at a Jurassic site on Skye in what was described as one of Scotland's most reckless acts of fossil collecting.
SNH said rock was dug away from cliffs near Bearreraig Bay in an apparent organised search for valuable specimens.
Dinosaur footprints have also been removed from Valtos, another location on the island.
Skye is a key dinosaur fossil site in Scotland.
Bearreraig Bay, north of Portree, is within a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). A crowbar was suspected to have been used to prise away some of the rock.
The State of Scotland's Soils, a report published last year, suggested planning authorities should better understand the role of soils in storing carbon and do more to protect prime farm land.
The document's contributors included public agencies and scientists.
Soils support agricultural businesses worth £700m to the Scottish economy, according to the report.
However, it said the use of increasingly heavy farm machinery and how they compact soils posed a potential threat that was not fully understood in Scotland.
Other key threats to the quality of soils identified in the report included the effects of climate change.
Rainfall and temperatures influence the richness of organic matters - such as plants - in soils, the report said.
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Jayawardene will join England's tour to the United Arab Emirates for the Test series against Pakistan next month.
Bell, 33, described the appointment as "brilliant" and said he would "badger" the newly retired batsman for advice.
"The one thing we need to do is get better on the subcontinent, and he's one of the best ever," he said.
Jayawardene, 38, scored 11,814 runs in 149 Tests and 12,650 runs in 448 one-day internationals.
"To have his input leading into the series, and all the preparation, is going to be huge for us," said Bell. "I'm really looking forward to that.
"He was certainly hard to get out in those conditions, so I'll be picking his brain all the way through if I can, probably badgering him a bit too much, but trying to get everything I can out of him to make my game better."
England lost 3-0 to Pakistan in the UAE in 2012, but Bell believes they are better equipped this time - and says either Alex Hales or Moeen Ali could open the batting.
"Experience tells me in the UAE you have to be flexible, you have to go for a different style of cricket," he said.
"We have to look for another alternative when we go to the subcontinent. We potentially might be opening with a spinner, so to have the option of having two or even three spinners is nice.
"If Mo does get an opportunity to open the batting then it gives us another slot for us to get another bowler in, which is interesting. It's a squad with a lot of possibilities."
Bell, who expressed uncertainty about his future with England after the recent Ashes series win, also reiterated he is determined to continue on to the tour of Australia in 2017-18, when he will be 35.
"It was right for me to reflect on a few things," he said.
"You can't go on tours half-hearted, and you can't go on tours not having done the work and prepared to go through some real tough times.
"There's no doubt, having had some time to think about it, that I want to be on that plane to Australia."
The Scot, 26, converted his fourth championship point in a dramatic final game to win 6-4 7-5 6-4 and claim his second major title.
In an atmosphere reminiscent of his Olympic final win last summer, Murray was willed on by the majority of the 15,000 spectators on Centre Court, thousands watching on the nearby big screen and millions more around the country.
The final game was a battle in itself, with Murray seeing three match points slip by from 40-0 and fending off three Djokovic break points with some fearless hitting, before the Serb netted a backhand to end the contest.
After a gruelling three hours 10 minutes in searing temperatures, Murray had finally followed in the footsteps of Fred Perry's 1936 win at the All England Club.
Perry used to leap over the net in celebration, but Britain's new champion roared in delight before sinking to his knees on the turf.
Murray, who collected a first prize of £1.6m, then headed into the stands to celebrate with his family and support team, moments later parading the trophy around Centre Court.
He could barely believe he had won, saying: "It feels slightly different to last year. Last year was one of the toughest moments of my career, so to manage to win the tournament today...
"It was an unbelievably tough match, so many long games."
And he later gathered his thoughts in a BBC TV interview, telling Sue Barker: "It was tough speaking after the match. There are a lot of people who have worked with me over the last 10 or 15 years or so.
"I was privileged enough to go into the locker room straight after the match and Andy was basically in a state of shock. I just gave him a big hug when I got in there and said 'I really don't know how you did that' and he said 'nor do I'."
Read Tim Henman's take on Murray's win here
"I didn't know what to do with myself. The noise levels during the whole match were just incredible."
The Dunblane native becomes Scotland's first Wimbledon singles champion since Harold Mahony in 1896, and Britain's first since Virginia Wade in 1977.
Murray had been on top from the outset against an unusually erratic Djokovic, finally converting his seventh break point after three dramatic games that took 20 minutes.
The home supporters were brought down to earth immediately when Djokovic recovered the break to love, but the Serb was leaking errors and his 13th in just seven games saw Murray move clear again at 4-3.
A tense game followed after Murray, serving into the sun, opened with two double faults, but he fought his way out of three break points and served out the set to love.
An hour gone, and all was going to plan for the British number one, but Djokovic began to find his range in the early stages of the second set.
The top seed got the better of two rallies approaching 30 strokes as he broke on his way to a 4-1 lead, and looked on course to level at 15-30 in the following game, but Murray would not give it up.
Having struggled to defend his own second serve, Murray now turned the tables and put the pressure on Djokovic, and the Serb succumbed with a double fault to give up his advantage in game seven.
Murray was the man in command once again and when he cracked a 128mph ace and a nerveless smash to save two break points for 4-4, the crowd sensed a real opportunity developing.
Djokovic was vulnerable and he showed it with a tirade at the umpire over a line call when serving at 5-5, but he had run out of Hawk-Eye challenges and moments later netted a forehand to give Murray a priceless opportunity.
Once again, Murray found his best serving form when he needed it most, closing out the set to love with an ace to bring the Centre Court crowd to its feet.
The sense of hope around the stadium became something closer to disbelief when Murray raced in to pick up a drop shot and hammer a forehand on his way to a break at the start of the third, and he threatened to run away with it with seven out of eight games.
Back Djokovic came, throwing in drop shots to get the Briton on the run and reeling off four straight games on his way to a 4-2 lead, but Murray was not to be denied.
He wrestled back the initiative to level at 4-4 and surged on, hammering away at the Djokovic forehand and drawing yet another error to move 5-4 clear.
All that was left was to serve for the title, and it was never likely to be straightforward, but after 12 tortuous minutes Murray sent over a forehand that Djokovic could only put in the net.
"I have played in a lot of Slam finals, all against Roger or Novak," said Murray. "Roger is probably the greatest player ever, Novak is one of the mentally strongest ever. I never had experience on my side.
"To beat him was so tough; it was such a tough match."
Ken Matheson, 71, says he suffered a nervous breakdown and "seriously contemplated suicide".
The claims are made in his statement, which the BBC has obtained, to the UK Sport independent review into the culture at British Cycling.
The review came after separate allegations of bullying and sexism at British Cycling.
Performance director Shane Sutton resigned in April after being accused of making sexist and derogatory comments to cyclists - though he was later cleared of all but one of the claims against him.
A British Cycling spokesman said evidence for the independent review into the culture of its World Class Programme had been "sought and welcomed from a wide range of sources", but added it would be "inappropriate to comment" until the full review is published.
Matheson worked for British Cycling from January 1999 to December 2002, coaching Team GB's men's road squad and managing the road programme, the women's endurance programme and the Paralympic team.
He says after he "fell from favour" with senior staff, he was subjected to "undermining, intimidating and threatening" behaviour, which he described as a "frightening experience".
He describes the culture within British Cycling as "macho, brutal and divisive" with fear used as "a powerful management tool".
Although he says he signed a confidentiality agreement on leaving, he tweeted on Wednesday: "I'm talking now - and sod the gagging clause!"
Matheson says he was "bullied" into leaving British Cycling, and his solicitor advised him not to accept the terms he was offered.
Among the other allegations made by Matheson are:
Matheson's account of events is highly critical of Sir Dave Brailsford, who joined British Cycling in 1997 and worked under Keen before succeeding him in 2003.
Matheson says during his time at the organisation it turned into a dictatorship with a "management style based on fear and favour".
Earlier this week, Brailsford, 52, appeared in front of a culture, media and sport select committee holding an inquiry into tackling doping in sport.
During Brailsford's time at British Cycling, it delivered its biggest medal haul since 1908 - with four at the 2004 Olympics. Great Britain topped the medal table at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Games.
Matheson's statement will form part of UK Sport's independent review into the culture within British Cycling, which stopped accepting evidence on 30 November and is expected to publish in January.
Cox, who took T38 100m athletics bronze on Friday, won the C4-5 time trial as Dame Sarah Storey finished fourth.
Her success came shortly after GB's Hannah Cockroft retained her T34 100m title and 15-year-old team-mate Kare Adenegan took silver.
Britain have won 35 medals in Rio, including 15 golds.
Cox told Channel 4: "I can't believe it. I'm over the moon. I have only been doing it a year and a half and being on top of the world is amazing."
Earlier, Andy Lewis won GB's first gold of the day with victory in the PT2 Para-triathlon.
Sabrina Fortune claimed women's F20 shot put bronze, while swimmer Alice Tai took bronze in the women's S10 100m backstroke.
Toby Gold won silver and compatriot Andy Small bronze in the men's T33 100m as Britain secured eight medals on the third day.
Isabel Barr was the last Briton to win a Paralympic medal in two sports at the same event with medals in the shooting and athletics at Seoul 1988.
Cox was only 16 months old when Storey won her first Paralympic medal at the 1992 Games in Barcelona, where she competed as a swimmer.
Cox had a stroke aged 23, which led to her being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
Storey, a 12-time gold medallist who won the C4-5 time trial at London 2012, completed the 500m race in 37.068 seconds to take the lead.
However, Cox triumphed in 34.598 seconds, with China's Zhou Jufang taking silver in 36.004 and compatriot Ruan Jianping bronze in 36.557.
Cox said: "I have worked so hard, my legs were tired and I was mentally exhausted from yesterday."
Storey said: "I'm a pursuiter - it should be a sprinter winning it.
"Fourth is the worst place to be, but even if I'd gone as quick as I did in London I'd still have been fourth."
BBC Sport's Elizabeth Hudson in Rio
"This was always the race which would be the toughest part of Dame Sarah Storey's Rio programme.
"Most of her training is focused on road racing so going from that to the minimum distance was always going to be a challenge.
"Kadeena Cox was favourite for gold and she delivered in style with a new world record to follow her athletics bronze on Friday night."
Adenegan, 15, is the youngest athlete in the Great Britain team and is the only racer to have beaten Cockroft during her four-year dominance in the T34 category.
The pair were almost level for the first 40m on Saturday, before Cockroft powered through to finish in 17.42 seconds, a Paralympic record.
Adenegan, who took up the sport after watching the London Paralympics, finished in a personal best 18.29 seconds.
"The 100m is my favourite event, my strongest. I'm a little upset with the time," Cockroft told BBC Radio 5 live.
"I was going for the world record all season. I was a tenth of a second away from it. But I came for the gold, and I've got the gold."
Fortune, 19, earlier threw a career-best 12.94m to take bronze in the women's F20 shot put.
"I came here for a personal best - I didn't think I'd get a medal as well," she said.
Richard Whitehead, 40, set a Paralympic record of 23.07 seconds to qualify for Sunday's T42 200m final.
Graeme Ballard was fifth in the T36 100m final, with Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi of Malaysia winning gold in 12.07 seconds, after Ukrainian favourite Roman Palvyk was disqualified for a false start.
Earlier, Lewis secured PT2 gold as triathlon made its Paralympics debut.
The 33-year-old, who had his right leg amputated aged 22, finished in one hour 11 minutes 49 seconds.
"It brings tears to my eyes that I'll be able to tell my kids that I won this gold medal," said Lewis. "Perhaps I'll have my first beer in two years now."
In the PT4 event, George Peasgood finished seventh and Great Britain team-mate David Hill 10th.
In the pool, Ellie Robinson - the S6 50m butterfly gold medallist - finished fourth and four-time Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds sixth in the S6 50m freestyle, won by Ukrainian Yelyzaveta Mereshko.
Both Britons have restricted growth and it was Simmonds' performances at London 2012 that encouraged Robinson, now 15, to begin competing.
Tai took bronze in the women's S10 100m backstroke, four years after she was selected as a torchbearer at the London Games.
Tai, who was born with a club foot, finished in one minute 9.39 seconds as New Zealand's Sophie Pascoe won gold.
Paralympic veteran Sascha Kindred was sixth in the men's S5 50m freestyle and Andrew Mullen finished fourth in the men's S5 50m butterfly.
Just 24 hours after India won their first Paralympic gold medal since 2004, local government officials celebrated the achievement by handing out cash prizes.
Men's T42 high jumpers Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Singh Bhati won gold and bronze respectively and received approximately £225,000 from the Tamil Nadu government.
India, the world's second most populous nation, has the worst Olympic record in terms of medals per head and they won just one silver and one bronze in Brazil.
Therefore, the achievements of Thangavelu and Bhati have been widely celebrated.
Elsewhere, Slovakia's Darko Duric entertained the crowd in the aquatics centre after he forgot to take the headphones off the top of his cap before his 50m butterfly S5 race.
Also in the pool, Ukrainian Maksym Krypak broke the world record in the men's S10 100m backstroke with a time of 57.24 seconds.
12:30 BST - Single sculls rowers Rachel Morris & Tom Aggar are GB's strongest gold contenders in day four's rowing
14:00-15:20 - Lauren Steadman, Clare Cunningham and Faye McClelland in the PT4 women's para-triathlon, before Alison Patrick and guide Hazel Smith go in the PT5.
14:52 - Rhys Jones in the men's T37 100m final
15:00 - Wheelchair tennis with Wimbledon champion Gordon Reid among the Brits in action in singles and doubles
15:00 - Table tennis men's and women's semi-finals begin, with plenty of GB action including Susan Gilroy in her fifth Games
15:12 - Men's and women's S8 100m freestyle heats with gold medallist Ollie Hynd, Josef Craig, Stephanie Millward and Stephanie Slater
15:25 - Favourites Neil Fachie and pilot Pete Mitchell go in the men's tandem B 1000m time trial
15:35 - Men's T53 400m final with GB's Moatez Jomni
15:40 - Men's F41 javelin final with GB's Kyron Duke
16:15 - Sophie Thornhill and Helen Scott and Lora Turnham and Corinne Hall in the women's tandem B 3km pursuit final
16:15 - GB v Germany in men's wheelchair basketball group B preliminary
16:42 - Jody Cundy, Jon Allan-Butterworth and Louis Rolfe in men's mixed team sprint C1-5 final
18:00 - ParalympicsGB flagbearer Lee Pearson in equestrian action
21:30 - Sammi Kinghorn in women's T53 400m final
21:33 - World champion Jo Butterfield in F51 club throw final
21:37 - USA star Tatyana McFadden goes for the first of six golds in the women's T54 400m
21:53 - Amy Marren, 18, appears in the SM9 200m individual medley final
22:09 - Becky Redfern makes her Paralympics debut in the SB13 100m breaststroke final
22:28 - Women's T38 long jump final with Olivia Breen
22:29-22:37 - Defending champion Jessica-Jane Applegate and Bethany Firth go head-to-head in the S14 200m freestyle final, with Tom Hamer in the men's final
22:56 - Polly Maton, 16, goes in the women's T47 100 final
23:32 - Richard Whitehead defends his men's T42 200m title after breaking the Paralympic record in heats
Three men - Ken Cresswell, 57, and John Shaw, 61, from Rotherham, and Chris Huxtable, 34, from Swansea - have been missing since 23 February.
The body found on Wednesday has not been identified, but contractors have paused work so specialists can enter the site to recover the remains.
Thames Valley Police said the families of the three men have been informed.
The body of Michael Collings, 53, from Brotton, Teesside, was previously recovered from the site.
The building was due for demolition when it partially collapsed. The remaining section was brought down using explosives last month.
Searches were halted in May when contractors reached a 50m (164ft) exclusion zone, beyond which it was considered too dangerous to continue.
The families of the three missing men had opposed plans to use explosives for the demolition.
"British voters have to know there will be no kind of any negotiation. We have concluded a deal with the prime minister. He got the maximum he could receive, and we gave the maximum we could give, so there will be no kind of renegotiation." (Speaking to reporters in Brussels, 22 June, reported by Financial Times)
"Seen from Italy, a vote to leave Europe would not be a disaster, a tragedy or the end of the world for you in the UK. It would be worse, because it would be the wrong choice." (Writing in The Guardian, 22 June)
"Imposing trade barriers, imposing protectionist measures between our two countries - or between the two political centres, the European Union on the one hand and the UK on the other - would be a very, very foolish thing in the 21st century." (BBC interview, 22 June)
"A strong UK in a strong Europe is good for the UK and it's good for Nato, because we are faced with unprecedented security challenges, with terrorism, with instability and an unpredictable security environment, and a fragmented Europe will add to instability and unpredictability." (Guardian interview, 22 June)
"We hope that the result will show confidence in the future of Europe with Britain." (Speaking to reporters, 21 June, reported by L'Express )
"Considering the big issues of our time - security, climate protection, sustainable economic growth - I find it hard sometimes to fathom how some people can believe that the EU doesn't protect our societies' vital interests and represent them on the world stage more effectively than any one member state could do these days." (Speaking in Bucharest, 21 June, reported by Deutsche Welle )
"Europe is not in good shape. We won't be able to go on as we have done, otherwise people will say 'they haven't understood'. Britain is an important market for the German economy and a British exit would cause considerable damage". (Speaking at a Berlin economics conference, 21 June, reported by Deutsche Welle)
"Sixty percent of Britain's exports go to the European Union or its close trade partners, which shows the importance of Europe for the British economy. To open that up to uncertainty would be a totally fatal result... Britain can't just cherry pick any results by choosing one part and not the other." (Reported by ZDF television, 21 June)
"It's very difficult to foresee... the various dimensions in which the UK vote would impact on the markets and economies of the eurozone. We're trying to be ready to cope with all possible contingencies. It's very, very difficult to more precise than that." (21 June, reported in The Guardian )
"What I'm asking for is a referendum in France. Every EU member should be able to have its say in a referendum." (21 June, reported by RTL radio )
"I count myself among the optimists on this matter. I believe that the European Union is stronger with Britain and Britain needs the EU." (Speaking to reporters in Sibiu, 21 June, reported by Realitatea TV )
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But few of those tales have been more remarkable than that of Brighton & Hove Albion, whose promotion to the top flight was confirmed with victory over Wigan on Monday.
BBC Sport speaks to pundits, players and manager Chris Hughton about the Premier League newcomers who, just 20 years ago, were battling to stay in the Football League.
It took until the very last day of the 1996-97 season before Brighton could breathe easy, as a 1-1 draw with Hereford secured their league status.
Despite the result, Brighton's former owners went ahead with the sale of their old Goldstone Ground, leaving the club to share Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium for two seasons.
The club then moved back to Brighton, playing at the Withdean Stadium - a site not originally built for football - before finally switching to their current Amex Stadium home in 2011 under the ownership of Tony Bloom.
"What happened on Monday is just the sensational fulfilment of so many people's dreams," said BBC pundit Mark Clemmit.
"The one name I keep thinking about is Dick Knight, who sort of galvanised everybody in 1997, because don't forget not only did they nearly go out of the league, but they lost their stadium then as well.
"The owners at the time kind of pulled it from under the club, and have never ever been forgiven by the supporters.
"It was Dick Knight who picked it up by the bootstraps, plus several others that accompanied him - but he was the majority shareholder."
Brighton had looked destined to complete their journey from bottom to top 12 months ago, but a 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough on the final day of the regular season meant they missed out on goal difference.
Further disappointment was to follow, as their hopes of reaching the Premier League were dashed with a 3-1 aggregate loss to Sheffield Wednesday in the play-off semi-finals.
It was not an unfamiliar feeling for Seagulls fans, who had suffered defeat at the same stage in both 2013 and 2014.
"I'm incredibly proud of the way they've bounced back - but there are no surprises," Hughton, 58, told BBC Sussex. "We've got a group of lads that are capable of doing it, but being capable of doing it and doing it are two different things.
"They've been good all season. They've bounced back, they've shown a really good determination and a real desire to want to win as many games as possible."
Brighton captain Bruno added: "It's been five years now for me and it's been hard because we were really close to getting promoted for three seasons.
"Last season was tough for us and we were really close - but this season we've been outstanding."
Hughton is no stranger to the Premier League, having guided Newcastle to Championship promotion in 2010, then led Norwich to an 11th-place finish in the top flight in the 2012-13 season.
The former Republic of Ireland defender has turned Brighton into one of the defensively strongest sides in the Championship since taking over in December 2014, keeping 47 clean sheets in 111 league games in charge.
"When you look at where Chris has been, he's done really well everywhere he's gone," said former Republic team-mate pundit Mark Lawrenson, now a BBC pundit.
"Because he's quiet, people sort of assume that he's a nice bloke and that people can ride roughshod over him - but you can't.
"There's a real steely determination in there and I think as he's gone from job to job he's embraced the way football's changed."
Hughton's success comes despite only taking his first managerial role in 2009, when he replaced Alan Shearer as Newcastle boss.
"I think a lot of people, for a long time, had him marked down as an assistant or a coach," added Clemmit.
"He's already won one title with Newcastle United, he's got another team promoted, and then in his other two full seasons in the Championship he took Birmingham to the play-offs and he took Brighton to the play-offs.
"Even during the celebrations yesterday, you could see he was containing it. He was modest enough not to get involved in the players' celebrations, one eye on getting the title over the line.
"There'd be some justice as well in that, wouldn't there? Norwich, one of the teams that dismissed him, that didn't see the merits of letting him have a proper long-term go, is where he could secure the title on Friday."
The bond Hughton has helped to create at Brighton this year has been tested by adversity off the field.
In November, French winger Anthony Knockaert's father died, prompting at least 10 of his team-mates and Hughton to travel to France to offer support at the funeral.
The 25-year-old has responded in sterling fashion on the field, contributing 15 goals on his way to being crowned Championship Player of the Year.
"It has been the best thing I have seen in football, to come all the way from England to the funeral," he said in December.
"It means a lot for me and my family and I will never forget it."
Brighton have also dealt with the absence of defender Connor Goldson, who had heart surgery after routine cardiac screening discovered a defect in December.
"Obviously there have been things the whole season that have brought us even closer together, but we're a close group anyway no matter what happens," the 24-year-old told BBC Sussex.
"That's why we're always here for each other. Obviously things happen in life, and what happened with Anthony's dad was a sad moment for him.
"With me this year, obviously I wasn't needed, but we all pulled together, we're all a team.
"We're all a team of friends and that's what gets us to where we are."
While securing the Championship title with victory at Carrow Road on Friday is the immediate aim, Hughton and Bloom can now start preparing for life in the top tier.
While some teams might look to splash the cash in pursuit of Premier League survival, Hughton appears to favour a more cautious approach.
"The only way to do it is to recruit sensibly, to not put the club in a position where you're going well above your means," he told BBC Radio 5 live.
"There is a huge gap between what you need to pay for players in the Championship and the fees that are demanded for Premier League players.
"What we've got to do is to try to make sure that we get that balance right."
Now, only four months from starting their Premier League campaign, 20 years on from being on the brink of disaster, where do the club go from here?
"The great thing for them is that because of the new training ground, and because of the actual ground, they are ready and set up for the Premier League," said Lawrenson, a former Brighton player.
"So if they can just survive, in inverted commas, that first season in the Premier League, I do think they're a club that will push on from there."
The former Liberal Democrats president said he did not have the energy to "give any head space" to what happens after the general election.
Mr Farron was criticised by party grandee Lord Ashdown after saying the Lib Dems had been "tarnished" by entering a coalition with the Tories.
But Mr Farron said he was focused "entirely" on the election.
At the Lib Dem conference last month, Mr Farron - seen by some as a frontrunner to succeed Nick Clegg - was quoted in the Mail on Sunday suggesting the party's brand would be tainted for a generation by governing with the Conservatives.
That prompted Lord Ashdown to say Mr Farron lacked judgement and needed to show "a little more patience".
But Mr Farron told Sky News' Murnaghan programme: "My focus is entirely on making sure myself and my colleagues up and down the country win as many seats as possible because that's what matters for Britain."
Asked if he would stand to replace Mr Clegg if he was no longer leader, Mr Farron replied: "The election we're facing in 32 days' time is the biggest one for this country for many years - the hardest and toughest one for the Liberal Democrats in a generation.
"If I give any head space whatsoever to what happens afterwards then that is foolish and disloyal and I haven't got the energy for that."
Mr Clegg heaped praise on Mr Farron last week as he distanced himself from "bickering" by other senior colleagues and urged an end to the criticisms.
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She shows me the medal he'd been awarded for military service in the North Caucasus; some of his army photos, too, including a portrait on a military pendant.
"This is the image we're going to use on his gravestone," Oksana explains.
Three weeks before Konstantin Kuzmin was killed, he was sitting in this yard enjoying a summer holiday.
"He got a telephone call. He said it was from the commander of his army unit, who told him there was going to be an inspection and that everyone had to be back on base," Oksana recalls.
"He left on 23 July. Three days later my brother called to say he was on the move again. It sounded as if he was frightened of something. 'I'm off to the south west! South-west Ukraine!' he said. I thought, perhaps, he meant the border area ... " she added.
"On 8 August we spoke again on the phone. But he was in a rush. He said to our parents 'Mama, Papa, I love you. Hi to everyone! Kiss my daughter for me…' Then, when he went to the border, or wherever it was he went, he told us not to call him. He would call us."
Konstantin was a "kontraktnik", a professional soldier.
Where and how he was killed remains a mystery.
Oksana continued: "On 17 August the military commissar came to my parents and told them my brother had been killed."
"He said a shell fired from Ukrainian territory had landed on Konstantin's vehicle. That's all we knew, until the coffin arrived. The official said my brother had been killed in military exercises on the border with Ukraine," she said.
"Do you believe the words you are telling me?" Oksana asked the official.
"No," he replied.
"So why are you saying this?" Oksana inquired.
"They tell us that there is no war, that our soldiers are not involved," says Oksana now. "So who is responsible for his death? It is the only question which tortures me."
Russia's official position remains unchanged: there are no - and there never were any - Russian troops in eastern Ukraine.
Conclusion: there was no Russian invasion, no Russian incursion, no Kremlin-sponsored war.
It is a position that paints Russia as innocent bystander in the conflict.
Moscow does now concede that some Russian soldiers have taken up arms across the border, maintaining these individuals have taken time off from the army and are fighting in their holidays.
Yet in recent weeks, there have been persistent reports of Russian servicemen being sent to fight in Ukraine; reports, too, of soldiers' funerals across Russia.
It is a hugely sensitive subject.
That may explain what happened to our news team after the interview with Oksana.
As we were leaving her village we were stopped by traffic police.
Our car boot was checked, as were our identities.
We drove on to Astrakhan, 40 miles away, for lunch.
When we left the cafe and approached our vehicle, we were confronted and attacked by at least three aggressive individuals.
Our cameraman was knocked to the ground and beaten.
The attackers grabbed the BBC camera, smashed it on the road and took it away in their getaway car.
We spent more than four hours at the police station being questioned by investigators.
On the way to the airport we discovered that, while we had been at the police station, some of the recording equipment in the car had been tampered with.
The hard drive of our main computer and several memory cards had been wiped clean.
Fortunately we had uploaded the interview to London earlier in the day.
But why would anyone set out to destroy our material and to silence the sister of a Russian soldier?
Oksana is no terrorist, no political opponent of the Russian government.
All she wants to know is the truth about Konstantin's death - where exactly he died and how - and ensure that the army does not turn its back on her dead brother.
"He loved Russia, he was so patriotic," Oksana tells me.
"I just don't understand how they can forget a soldier like him. He was killed, he was buried and he was forgotten."
Hours after the last chord sounded at Glastonbury the great clean-up has begun.
The festival was brought to a close by Ed Sheeran on the Pyramid Stage, just six years after his debut at one of the festival's smallest venues.
He attracted a much younger audience than Friday and Saturday's headliners, Radiohead and Foo Fighters.
There is no Glastonbury in 2018, meaning there are 731 days until Worthy Farm opens its gates again.
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Key quotes from high-profile European and other figures on Britain's EU referendum between 21 and 22 June, as compiled by BBC Monitoring.
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Soldiers were said to have set up camps facing each other on the ill-defined frontier in Ladakh region last month.
The two sides held a series of talks to resolve the row and on Sunday, agreed to withdraw the troops.
The two countries dispute several Himalayan border areas and fought a brief war in 1962.
Tensions flare up from time to time. They have held numerous rounds of border talks, but all have been unsuccessful so far.
A spokesperson for India's foreign ministry, Syed Akbaruddin, told the BBC that India and China had agreed to pull their troops back to positions they held prior to the current stand-off, which began last month.
Meetings between border commanders were being held to confirm the arrangement, he added.
Indian officials had accused Chinese troops of straying 10km (six miles) into Indian territory on 15 April and putting up tents in the Depsang valley in Ladakh, in eastern Kashmir.
China had denied reports of an incursion.
The pull-out comes days ahead of Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid's visit to China, ahead of a scheduled visit by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to India.
Mr Khurshid is visiting China on 9 May, ahead of Mr Li's visit on 20 May for his first overseas trip.
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In a televised speech, Abdul Malik al-Houthi said Yemenis would never give in to the Saudis' "savage aggression".
Hundreds have died amid battles between the rebels and forces allied to the president, backed by the air strikes.
A BBC correspondent in the contested port city of Aden says its hospitals lack the supplies to treat patients.
Orla Guerin says medical teams in the city are complaining that they are overwhelmed and patients are dying for lack of equipment. They have appealed for more antibiotics and bandages.
The rebels and their allies have been trying to capture Aden for weeks, but have been held back by the air strikes and by forces allied to President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.
On Monday, a massive explosion was heard in the rebel-held Yemeni capital, Sanaa, reportedly from an air strike targeting a weapons store.
Over the weekend, more than 80 people are said to have died in air strikes and in clashes on the ground between the rival forces.
The international aid agency, Oxfam, has meanwhile condemned an air strike that hit one of its stores containing humanitarian supplies in Saada, a Houthi stronghold in the north of the country.
"The contents of the warehouse had no military value. It only contained humanitarian supplies," an Oxfam official said, adding that the organisation had already provided the co-ordinates of its warehouses to the Saudis.
Meanwhile, in a televised address, Mr Houthi accused the Saudis of "malice and arrogance towards the Yemeni people".
He warned that the bombing campaign aimed to strengthen al-Qaeda in Yemen. While criticising Saudi policy, Mr Houthi praised Iran as "a great Islamic country".
Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia has accused its regional rival, Shia Iran, of aiding the Houthis, who are from the Zaidi Shia sect. Iran denies arming them.
The UN says 150,000 people have been displaced by the latest fighting, and some 12 million are short of food.
It has also said 731 people had been killed and 2,754 injured - many of them civilians - in three weeks between March and April. The numbers were likely to be an underestimate, it has warned.
The 577kg probe separated successfully from its mothership on Sunday at 14:42 GMT (15:42 BST; 16:42 CEST).
It is now on a direct path to intercept the top of the Red Planet's atmosphere on Wednesday.
The module will then have just under six minutes to reduce its 21,000km/h entry speed to zero in order to make a relatively soft flop-down on to Mars' dusty surface.
Schiaparelli is a technology demonstrator. It is intended to showcase the European Space Agency's (Esa) ability to land on Earth's near neighbour.
The organisation's only previous attempt was a very short-lived effort - the UK-led Beagle-2 robot in 2003.
This craft managed to make an intact touch-down but then failed to deploy its solar panels properly, blocking any contact with home.
Schiaparelli will hope to fare better, albeit with a planned surface operation of only a few days that will be sustained by batteries.
Esa controllers in Darmstadt, Germany, were able to confirm the separation of the module from its carrier satellite - the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter - thanks to a radio transmission beamed across more than 170 million km of space.
Schiaparelli is now on its own; there is nothing anyone can do to change its trajectory or to give it new commands.
Its landing sequence on Wednesday is fully automated. The probe will rub off most of its entry speed thanks to a heatshield that will push up against the Martian air. The combination of a big parachute and a cluster of rockets will then bring it to a near standstill just above the surface. Schiaparelli's final two metres will see it dump down on to its belly.
The Esa probe will emit UHF tones during its entry, descent and landing phases, which an Indian radio telescope will endeavour to capture and relay to Darmstadt. If the Indian facility can still hear Schiaparelli at 15:00 GMT (16:00 BST; 17:00 CEST) on Wednesday, it will mean the Italian-built module is safely on the surface.
While the landing attempt will no doubt occupy the media's and the public's attention in the coming days, Esa also has the very important task of "parking" the Trace Gas Orbiter at Mars.
Twelve hours after ejecting Schiaparelli, the satellite was due to change course to avoid following on behind the module and its collision path with the planet.
This manoeuvre will be followed by a "big burn" on the TGO's main engine on Wednesday, to put it on a large ellipse around Mars.
The orbiter will spend the coming years studying the behaviour of atmospheric components such as methane, water vapour and nitrogen dioxide. Although present in only small amounts, these gases - methane in particular - hold clues about the planet's current state of activity. They may even hint at the existence of life.
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More than 2,000 deaths have been linked to the scandal in which haemophiliacs and others were infected with hepatitis C and HIV from imported blood products.
Speaking in the Commons, the Labour MP said victims were "guinea pigs".
Health minister Nicola Blackwood resisted calls for a fresh inquiry.
She said thousands of documents had been released by the Department of Health in relation to the scandal, while two reviews had already been carried out.
In 2015, the then Prime Minster David Cameron apologised to thousands of victims of the contaminated blood scandal.
A parliamentary report had found around 7,500 patients were infected by imported blood products - contracting hepatitis C and HIV - the virus that can develop into Aids.
The UK imported supplies of the clotting agent Factor VIII - some of which turned out to be infected. Much of the plasma used to make Factor VIII came from donors like prison inmates in the US, who sold their blood.
More than 2,000 UK patients have since died as a result.
Now Mr Burnham is calling for a public "Hillsborough-style inquiry" - echoing calls already made by the Haemophilia Society and victims' families.
In what was his final speech in the Commons - having announced he will not stand in the upcoming election - Mr Burnham outlined evidence that he claimed amounted to "deliberate, provable acts of cover-up".
He gave examples of inappropriate treatment given to patients, tests being done on people without their knowledge or consent, and results from such tests being withheld for several years.
He labelled these "criminal acts", and compared campaigning by relatives of infected people to the efforts by families of Liverpool football fans crushed to death in the Hillsborough stadium disaster in 1989.
He said both cases "resulted in appalling negligence from public bodies" and involved "an orchestrated campaign to prevent the truth from being told".
Mr Burnham told the Commons he will take his claims to the police if a new inquiry is not established before Parliament breaks for its summer recess in July.
Speaking during the adjournment debate, Mr Burnham cited the cases of three victims.
One of those was haemophiliac Ken Bullock, infected with non-A, non-B hepatitis, who died in 1998.
His widow said that in December 1983, her husband's medical notes changed to suggest he was "a clinical alcoholic".
Mr Burnham told MPs this accusation escalated over the next 15 years, with Mr Bullock unaware of the "appalling" claims.
Mr Bullock was possibly refused a liver transplant based on his falsified medical records saying he was an alcoholic, Mr Burnham said.
The MP later mentioned two documents, including a 1975 letter from Stanford University's medical centre warning the source blood is "100% is from skid row derelicts".
Last year, the UK government launched a consultation on the money available to to those affected by the scandal.
As a result, the government announced that victims in England with stage 1 Hepatitis C would receive £3,500 a year, with the provision to appeal for a higher payment close to the £15,000 received by HIV patients who received toxic blood.
It also announced it will fund payment for the bereaved partner or spouse of individuals infected with Hepatitis C and/or HIV as a result of receiving NHS-supplied blood products.
Colin McSweeny, 58, of Parry Road, Thornton Heath, has been charged with murdering 24-year-old Shaun McSweeny, who was found with head injuries.
Mr McSweeny is due to appear before Bromley Magistrates' Court on Saturday.
Scotland Yard said a man was arrested near Deptford Wharf on Friday morning after police were alerted to a man acting suspiciously.
The attack on the 17th Century Thomas Wendy memorial at All Saints in Haslingfield, was reported on Sunday.
The head of his son Sir William Wendy, who commissioned the monument, had been chopped off and stolen.
Archaeologist Prof Norman Hammond, who photographed the damage said it was a "hate crime directed at the church".
It is believed the damage took place some time between 10 and 24 April, as reported in the Cambridge News.
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A church collection box was also forced open, but was empty, Prof Hammond, a senior fellow at Cambridge University's McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, told the BBC.
The vandalism was not only "an attack on a memorial to the dead" but also an attack on what he described as an incredibly important monument believed to have been created by William Wright, a renowned Jacobean tomb maker from Charing Cross in London.
It was commissioned in 1619 to commemorate Thomas Wendy's death in 1612.
The Wendys were a prominent Cambridgeshire family and included Thomas Wendy's uncle, Dr Thomas Wendy who was a physician to Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth I.
The Judge said Ashley Latty "never stood a chance" when he was attacked by a gang in a street in east London.
Nicholas Terrelonge 28, and Tyler Burton, 28, were both jailed for life with a minimum term of 20 years.
Kestrel Dyer, 25, and Jerome Joseph, 28, were cleared of murder but found guilty of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent.
They were jailed for six-and-a-half years and six years respectively.
Nana Oppong, 34, was found not guilty of murder but was jailed for four years after admitting causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
The attackers were all from east London. Judge Stephen Gullick said their victim, a 25-year-old father, "never stood a chance when faced by such a group of attackers".
The court heard Terrelonge had rounded up the group of men at a ticketed birthday party after he recognised Mr Latty as someone who had stolen from him in the past.
Mr Latty, from Leyton, died after he was kicked, punched and stabbed five times outside the Beaver Centre in Dagenham, at 05:30 BST on 18 May last year.
When onlookers tried to intervene they were also attacked by the men.
Prosecutor Simon Denison QC had told the court: "The defendants didn't care who at the party saw them. And they were careless enough to attack him as they did in the line of sight of CCTV cameras that recorded what they did.
"He didn't stand a chance. It was sudden, sustained, utterly brutal and without mercy."
In evidence at the trial, Oppong denied knowing any of the other defendants and said, when he was told Mr Latty had robbed Terrelonge of a necklace, he was "flattered" to be asked to get involved.
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The Frenchman blamed his team's finishing and naivety for the home loss in the first leg of their last-16 tie.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Olivier Giroud missed chances for the Gunners before Barca scored the opener.
"The way we finished our chances is a problem. I felt in the final third we missed something," said Wenger.
"Barcelona are through 95% but we want to go there and play. We will not go there and have absolutely no chance," he added.
Arsenal will be eliminated at the last-16 stage for the sixth time in a row if they fail to overturn the deficit at the Nou Camp on 16 March.
Wenger likened his side's defeat by Barcelona to their 3-1 loss to Monaco at the same stage last season when - similarly to Barca's opener - they conceded from a counter attack.
Neymar and Luis Suarez combined to set up Lionel Messi to score Barcelona's first before the Argentina forward scored a penalty after he was fouled by Mathieu Flamini.
"The regret I had was once we looked like we dominated the game, we give the goal away. Similar to Monaco last season, naive, and that is frustrating," Wenger told BT Sport.
"When we looked like we could win the game, we just gave it away."
He added: "We were disciplined defensively but we knew that if we had to keep a 0-0 we keep a 0-0.
"I feel that we were extremely guilty and have no excuses for that first goal.
"They are better than us and I believe everyone knows that, but we could have won the game if we had kept the discipline until the end."
France striker Giroud struggled to make an impact in attack along with Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez as the Gunners failed to capitalise.
"We were impatient in the build-up, we lost balls that we don't usually lose. Not because Barcelona forced us but just because we were not technically precise enough in our passing," added Wenger.
"When you lose 2-0 at home in the Champions League it is not a happy dressing room. I felt there was room to beat them. That is the biggest regret I have."
Much has been made of Arsenal lacking a world-class striker.
BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty addressed the issue in a video Q & A after the game, saying "Giroud is a very good Premier League striker but I'm not sure whether he is world class".
A major study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) puts Northern Ireland 19th out of 24 both in numeracy and literacy.
The average score for Northern Ireland was significantly below the OECD average.
A total of 3,761 people aged between 16 and 65 were surveyed in Northern Ireland for the international report.
Each person had to answer a background questionnaire and complete a set of assessments.
The report suggested that since 1996, overall literacy levels in Northern Ireland had significantly improved.
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While Northern Ireland's literacy and numeracy levels were better than France, Italy and Spain and broadly similar to England and the Republic of Ireland, the top performing countries of Japan, Finland and the Netherlands were some way ahead.
A report based on the survey's findings for the Department of Employment and Learning concluded that "fewer Northern Ireland adults are performing at the lowest literacy levels".
It added: "The results show that literacy, numeracy and problem-solving skills are well-rewarded in the Northern Ireland labour market with those individuals who have the highest skills earning the most.
"Nevertheless, despite these improvements, working-age adult competencies have some way to go to match the best performing countries in literacy, numeracy and problem solving."
This landmark study from the OECD set out to measure the level of skills within the adult population - testing actual ability in literacy, numeracy and digital skills, rather than looking at qualifications.
It involved 166,000 adults taking tests in 24 education systems, representing populations of 724 million people. From the UK, adults in England and Northern Ireland participated.
The study looked at the level of skills across the adult population, between the ages of 16 and 65.
The scheme involves replacing legitimate cash - intended for bank transfer overseas - with "dirty" money.
Shopkeeper Muhammed Hameed, his uncle Saleem Shikari and worker Shahid Aslam pled guilty to the charges under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
They hid almost £700,000 from the authorities, the High Court heard.
The men were detained as part of Operation Confab - a huge probe set-up to catch Hameed and his associates.
The term "cuckoo smurfing" is used to describe a certain type of money laundering.
Cuckoo refers to the fact those involved pay sums of money into accounts of other unsuspecting individuals.
This is likened to the way a cuckoo will lay its eggs in the nests of other species of birds.
Smurfing refers to paying multiple amounts of cash into a variety of accounts.
In 2013, when police moved in, the three were caught red-handed with a plastic bag stuffed with £75,000 of banknotes at Hameed's flat in Dundee.
A judge remanded Hameed, 32, Aslam, 36, and 52-year-old Shikari in custody. They face a lengthy jail-term when they are sentenced next month.
The High Court in Glasgow heard that police got a tip-off that Hameed was involved in a large scale money laundering operation with international links.
Prosecutor Steven Borthwick said the scan involved an unsuspecting overseas customer sending funds to the UK to another innocent individual.
Unknown to them, the person handling the transfer would be linked to a money laundering gang.
This person - known as the "controller" - would then pass on the account details.
The gang would replace the money with illegitimate cash, leaving the customer none the wiser.
The money originally deposited overseas was retained by the "controller" who transferred it to "a cash pool account" often based in Dubai.
Mr Borthwick added: "The criminal proceeds raised by the UK based crime gangs have thus been successfully laundered and the gang owes nothing but a commission to the 'controller' for his work.
"It is a sophisticated crime operated by a syndicate of highly organised crime gangs."
Police worked with the National Crime Agency, watching Hameed and his associates for several months.
The court heard that the shopkeeper and Shikari and Aslam were seen making "multiple cash deposits" at banks in Dundee, on an "almost daily basis" often involving "significant sums of money".
Detectives eventually moved in after Hameed was spotted collecting a suspicious bag near his home.
When police entered his flat they found the trio and discovered the bag contained £75,150 in mixed banknotes.
It was said to be "dirty money" belonging to a Scotland-based crime group.
Mr Borthwick said Hameed carried out an "organisational role" and the other two played "lesser, although still significant" parts in the offence.
Hameed, Shikari and Aslam had originally gone to trial, but admitted their guilt during the case.
A co-accused Philip Reid, 47, of Glasgow, also faced a Proceeds of Crime charge, but his not guilty plea was accepted.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Francois Hollande made the pledge in the German city of Ludwigsburg.
Speaking in German there in 1962, French President Charles de Gaulle said they were "children of a great nation which had made great errors".
The two allies are working closely to address the current euro debt crisis.
"Less than 20 years after the most horrible global conflict, it took boldness to call for the union of our two countries which had fought against each other with such savagery," Mr Hollande said.
"It took boldness to believe in Europe, this continent which had just torn itself apart. It took boldness to turn resentment into hope."
France and Germany have "a very special responsibility, we form the heart of Europe", he said.
Mr Hollande spoke of the need to "create instruments that make us stronger: a fiscal union, a banking union, a social union, a political union".
At the end of his speech, President Hollande spoke in German addressing young people in both countries: "It is now your role to make the European dream a reality and give it a future."
The German chancellor said the two countries ought to work together to strengthen Europe.
"However great the economic challenges may be, it remains and will remain valid: We Europeans are united in the pursuit of our happiness," Angela Merkel said.
Saturday's events were largely ceremonial, but the two leaders discussed plans by EADS and BAE Systems to merge - creating the world's largest aerospace and defence firm.
"We didn't make any decisions. Germany and France will stay in close contact on this issue," Chancellor Merkel said.
"Of course we discussed what we still need to consider with regard to the EADS/BAE issue. We agreed that we will investigate the necessary issues intensively with the necessary care, and in agreement with the companies involved," she said.
Charles de Gaulle's speech was seen as a highly significant moment, when France sought partnership with its erstwhile foe, says the BBC's Steve Evans in Berlin.
Now the Franco-German relationship is the core of the eurozone, even though when President Francois Hollande won power earlier this year, it did not seem to be at its strongest, our correspondent says.
Mr Hollande and Chancellor Merkel had different policies on how to save the euro - the German leader had a more austere policy on public spending than he did.
But that now seems to have changed, our correspondent adds. He says they speak as one on insisting on strict conditions for bailouts.
Mr Hollande may have softened his belief that economies can be stimulated by government spending, and Mrs Merkel may have softened her position on the European Central Bank being more willing to help struggling governments, our correspondent says.
But issues remain, particularly over how fast to move towards a unified European banking system. De Gaulles' speech has led to a partnership but one where there are still rows.
They do not always see eye to eye but divorce is not contemplated, our Germany correspondent says.
The human rights organisation has said women in the Republic of Ireland should have access to safe, legal abortions.
A report, She is not a Criminal: The Impact of Ireland's Abortion Law, claims pregnant women risk putting their health and lives in danger if they remain in Ireland.
The report is part of Amnesty's campaign, My Body My Rights.
"The human rights of women are violated on a daily basis because of a constitution that treats them like child-bearing vessels," said Amnesty's Secretary General, Salil Shetty.
"Women who need abortions are treated like criminals, stigmatised and forced to travel abroad, taking a serious toll on their mental and physical health.
"The Irish state can no longer ignore this reality, and the appalling impact it is having on thousands of people every year."
Amnesty is calling for a change in the law so that women can have abortions in cases of rape, severe or fatal foetal impairment, or a risk to their health. at least.
Irish law on abortion was clarified in 2014.
The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act allows terminations where there is a threat to the life of the mother.
It is also allowed where doctors agree the expectant mother may take her own life over her pregnancy.
According to the Amnesty report, at least 4,000 women leave the Republic of Ireland for an abortion every year.
The report includes case studies of women who have been denied healthcare to prioritise the life of the foetus, which is protected by an amendment to the Republic of Ireland's constitution.
One woman who was carrying a foetus that had no heartbeat for 14 weeks, told Amnesty that she had to travel to her home country of Spain for medical treatment.
"I didn't feel safe at all," she said. "I was really scared. It became clear that if any complication was raised, these people would let me die."
The Amnesty International report said: "Ireland must amend the constitution and remove the protection of the foetus."
A referendum would be required to amend the constitution.
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Singapore born Ethan Koh grew up in his family's tanning business and for four generations they imported crocodile skins from Australia, Africa and the US, supplying the world's top fashion houses.
He has set out on his own and makes customised bags based out of London. He only produces 1,500 pieces a year.
As part of the Family Business series, Mr Koh talked to the BBC's Ali Moore about his exclusive line of leather handbags.
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But what began as a demonstration against urban redevelopment has turned into a wider expression of anger against government policies. The excessive use of force by riot police has escalated tensions.
Gezi Park - an area inside Taksim Square, filled with sycamore trees - is one of the few green spaces left in central Istanbul.
It has been compared with Cairo's Tahrir Square - the focus of the demonstrations which toppled President Hosni Mubarak in 2011 - and protesters' banners claim that redeveloping the park is akin to the commercial takeover of Central Park in New York, or Hyde Park in London.
Under the redevelopment plans, the government wants to pedestrianise and ease traffic around Taksim Square, which effectively means much of Gezi Park will be replaced by concrete.
Protesters are angry about the removal of green space. They also claim that access to the square will become increasingly controlled, giving pedestrians only two entry points.
The redevelopment plans include the construction of a shopping centre, which Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan insists will not be "a traditional mall" but will include cultural centres, an opera house and a mosque.
An Ottoman-era military barracks will be rebuilt near the site, and the historic Ataturk Cultural Centre will be demolished.
But critics say the decision to go ahead with the redevelopment was made too fast and without proper public and media debate.
There are also questions over the choice of Kalyon Group, a company which has close ties with the governing Justice and Development (AK) Party, as the project's main contractor.
For some Turks, the proposed reconstruction of the barracks has a symbolic significance. According to some accounts, it was at the barracks that a (failed) mutiny by Islamic-minded soldiers was initiated in 1909 intent on bringing in Sharia law.
The barracks were demolished in 1940, and attempts to rebuild them are seen by opponents to have the ring of Islamism.
This protest has now become about more than just Gezi Park.
It has broadened into a wider expression of anger at what protesters see as the government's increasing authoritarianism - and also the heavy-handed tactics of police who used tear gas and water cannon to disperse a peaceful rally, resulting in scores of injuries.
Taksim Square has seen several other demonstrations this year, including one on May Day in which police also fired tear gas at protesters.
Authorities in the US say the 24-year-old is tentatively booked on a BA flight to London.
The plane was forced to land in Boston after the man allegedly became unruly.
Massachusetts State Police said he would be summoned to appear in court accused of interfering with the flight crew of the Boeing 777 at a later date.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) said in a statement: "A 24-year-old Scottish man is tentatively booked on a Sunday British Airways flight departure to London.
"Privacy laws prohibit CBP from revealing the subject's identity or details of his admissibility review.
"The Massachusetts State Police (MSP) has issued a summons to the subject for interfering with a flight crew. The summons requires him to return to Massachusetts for a court appearance."
A British Airways spokeswoman said: "Our customers and crews deserve to enjoy their flights, and not to suffer any form of abuse.
"Disruptive behaviour will not be tolerated, and the appropriate action will always be taken.
"We'd like to apologise for the delay to the other customers on the flight."
Ms Sturgeon is to ask Holyrood to give the Scottish government a mandate to negotiate with the UK government, the EU institutions and individual member states to try and secure Scotland's relationship with the EU and its place in the single market.
She has also raised the possibility of a second independence referendum, which could see Scotland potentially split with the rest of the UK in a bid to continue its membership of the EU.
Here Dr Cormac Mac Amhlaigh, a lecturer in public law at Edinburgh University and an expert in EU constitutional law, looks at how events could in theory unfold.
The repercussions for Scotland are similar to most of the UK. As it currently stands the UK would exit the European Union - so all the free movement rights that Scottish residents currently enjoy would have to be renegotiated.
We still don't know what the detail of that renegotiation would be, we don't know what the terms of withdrawal would be yet, we do not know what subsequent relationship between the UK and EU will ensue.
So it's all a little up in the air at the moment.
It's a very tricky question. Formally speaking, it's the UK that enjoys EU membership and the EU would negotiate with the UK for withdrawal, both the terms and any subsequent relationship.
Scotland is not an independent state, so it does not formally have a direct relationship with the EU - that occurs through the UK.
So formally speaking, it seems Scotland would have to follow the procedures of becoming an independent state first, and then apply for accession to the EU, under the conditions that are stipulated in treaties at the moment.
Now that's the formal position, but if the EU was willing, it is likely they could suspend that or amend that, and start forming negotiations with Scotland if they so wished.
The rules surrounding this are often quite open and flexible, and I think there's nothing to stop the EU institutions negotiating with Scotland, making some sort of transitional arrangement and making some sort of arrangement so Scotland can inherit the UK's EU membership.
It would be complex, it would be tricky, it would be quite unorthodox, but I think it's certainly not impossible.
And really what we would be relying on here would be the political will - the political will of the remaining EU state governments, the EU institutions and of course the Scottish government and whether a remaining British government would be in agreement. So it is quite a complex question, but not impossible.
I think this could only work as part of a transition to an independent Scotland.
It simply would not work that Scotland could retain these things (as part of the UK), for example free movement and trade, when England didn't. I think that's an arrangement that simply wouldn't happen.
I think any arrangements within the EU - relating specifically to Scotland - would be part of a broader context of an emergent independent Scotland, which would obviously require another referendum and all the complications with it.
I don't think Scotland could enjoy semi-EU membership while England didn't. It would be part of a broader transition of Brexit and an independent Scotland.
I've seen this touted, but I'm not sure how comparable it is. England and Scotland are more tightly bound than Greenland was to the Danish Crown.
Also it was a case that Greenland was leaving the EU with the consent of Denmark. This would be a case of Denmark leaving the EU and Greenland staying in.
I think the main thing is the same rules apply here, but it really is down to the political negotiations. It does depend on the political will of the different governments involved, and really if the will is there, anything can happen, anything can be arranged.
The Gunners led inside four minutes - Alexis Sanchez slotting in from close range - and controlled the first half.
Alex Iwobi forced Heurelho Gomes into a stunning save and soon doubled their advantage by sweeping in from 12 yards to finish off a superb team move.
Hector Bellerin's shot deflected in for Arsenal's third, while substitute Theo Walcott completed the rout late on.
Relive Arsenal's comfortable victory over Watford
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Arsenal had lost three straight home games in all competitions going into the match, but this was a routine win as they closed the gap to leaders Leicester to eight points.
Arsene Wenger's side still need an unlikely collapse from both the Foxes and second-placed Tottenham to have any hope of securing the league title, while tough trips to West Ham and Manchester City await in their remaining seven games.
Nigerian youngster Iwobi showed his potential with a pacy performance that threatened the Watford defence throughout. He netted the second goal as well as rattling the crossbar with a curling effort.
Iwobi, Sanchez and Mesut Ozil all had fine games - but were given time and space by a lethargic Watford side and by the protection offered in the middle of the park by Mohamed Elneny, who controlled the contest with a match-high 127 passes, 96% of which found a team-mate.
The Egyptian also had time to make three tackles and two interceptions, but Arsenal's upswing in form might have come too late in the season. The damage may have already been done as they picked up just their fourth win in their past 11 league games.
Watford have now won only twice in 13 league games, which includes five defeats in their last six.
Despite dumping Arsenal out of the FA Cup with a brilliant performance last month, this showing was feeble from the first whistle.
They went behind early and barely threatened over 90 minutes. managing just two shots on target, both of which fell to skipper Troy Deeney.
The Hornets were seventh at Christmas but have since fallen to 14th in the table, 11 points above the relegation zone. They have goalkeeper Gomes to thank for avoiding an even more comprehensive drubbing here, as the Brazilian made superb stops from Iwobi and Sanchez.
With Aston Villa all but down, though, Watford's excellent first half of the season should be enough to preserve their status in the top flight.
Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi: "It's crazy, a mad feeling. When you're young, you dream of this and this is like a dream come true, winning with this team. Winning the title would be amazing but we're taking each game as it comes, game by game, and we will see where we end up come the end of the season."
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: "I am very happy because it was a good performance. We scored goals and didn't concede, and kept the game having a good flow even at 3-0 up.
"I am pleased with Alex Iwobi's talent but even more with his attitude and his willingness to learn and to contribute with his teamwork."
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Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores: "It is the first time we have conceded four goals and we are not happy with that. We looked light and soft, and that is not our style. We need to finish the season in the best way possible, because the players have worked very hard all season. I can't be angry with the team because I am the team, and I cannot be angry with myself."
Arsenal travel to West Ham next Saturday (kick-off 12:45 BST), while Watford host Everton on the same day (15:00 BST).
The Manx gymnasts dominated proceedings in Visby to claiming eight gold, four silver and three bronze medals.
The team finished the day with 28 medals and 32 in total.
The Games, which act as an Olympics for smaller islands, will see 2,500 competitors from 23 different islands around the world compete in 14 sports.
Tara Donnelly claimed a hat-trick of golds in the individual floor, beam and vault, while Nicholas Harvey claimed both the individual high bar and parallel bars titles.
Donnelly said: "We've been working as a team for so long. It is great. It is brilliant to hear the Manx national anthem so many times."
Callum Kewley (individual vault) and the women's team also claimed gold.
The island's other gold medals came from swimmer Guy Davies, who won the men's 100m breaststroke, and the women's tennis team.
Further medals came in the pool, tennis, athletics, cycling, badminton and shooting.
Tens of thousands of people were involved in the parades that mark the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne.
The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland's grand master described Wednesday's Twelfth as the "biggest in a generation".
Edward Stevenson said "unprecedented numbers of people" had attended.
Twelfth of July demonstrations are billed as a celebration of Protestant religion, heritage and culture, and marchers were commemorating the Boyne battle's 327th anniversary.
William III - the Dutch-born Protestant better known as William of Orange or King Billy - defeated the Catholic King James II in County Meath in July 1690.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said Wednesday had been the "most peaceful" Twelfth "for some years".
Three people were arrested on Wednesday, as well as six people on Tuesday night for disorder associated with bonfires.
But the PSNI's Assistant Chief Constable Alan Todd said: "From a policing point of view, events today have pretty much reflected the weather - it's been a good day."
He added that a small number of Eleventh Night bonfires on Tuesday had been "sectarian and racist" and that police are investigating.
Mr Stevenson said there had been a "family-friendly and carnival atmosphere" to the parades on Wednesday.
"The wonderful weather exceeded our expectations; as did the tens of thousands of our members, band personnel and supporters, taking part in or lining the routes of 18 venues across the province," he said.
"Such a phenomenal spectacle bears testament to the continuing relevance and wide appeal of Orangeism."
While the vast majority of Twelfth parades typically pass without incident, a small number have proved contentious in the past, with some nationalists objecting to public roads being closed to facilitate the marchers.
Tensions around contentious parades have eased, with residents and the Orange Order reaching agreements, and the mood on the streets in many areas this year appears to have been more relaxed.
Orange Order grand secretary Mervyn Gibson said there was "less tension" this year.
"We took a deliberate decision last year not to issue statements about parades so that would not increase tensions," he said.
"I believe that paid off and we have built on that this year.
"There are still issues around parades that have to be dealt with, but we don't want to ruin the Twelfth of July for ourselves or anyone else."
The Ardoyne feeder parade in north Belfast - a flashpoint in previous years - took place on Wednesday morning.
The parade passed peacefully and Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly said there was a "huge change of atmosphere".
"More and more people from Ardoyne and from Twaddell and from residents groups should meet each other and that has always been going on in north Belfast - it is a good day," he added.
The main Orange Order parade passed by St Patrick's Catholic Church in Belfast - another area in which tensions have risen in the previous year - without incident.
Bands abided by the ruling that only a single drum-beat should be played while passing the church.
There was no protest and a more low-key police presence than in previous years.
The Orange Order was formed near Loughgall in County Armagh in 1795, when its founding members pledged their loyalty to the royal family and swore to defend the Protestant faith.
On 12 July, marching bands from Orange lodges all over Northern Ireland parade through villages, towns and cities before listening to speeches and prayers by senior Orangemen.
Traditionally, the biggest Twelfth gathering is in County Armagh, but a major demonstration was held in each of the six counties in Northern Ireland.
Many smaller towns and villages take turns hosting their neighbouring districts, but Belfast and Ballymena in County Antrim stage a Twelfth parade every year.
This year's 18 hosts were:
The Orange Order said a "large Scottish contingent" travelled to Belfast to take part in the commemorations.
This year also marks the 500th anniversary of the Protestant reformation.
As a result, some lodge members carried new banners depicting the German theologian Martin Luther.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said it expects to make the recommendation in its final report into the crash later this year.
The Croydon tram crash left seven people dead and 51 injured on 9 November last year.
The RAIB will also urge tram operators to improve passenger safety.
It is also expected to commission research into how the alertness of tram drivers can be checked after several drivers were caught asleep at the controls of trams.
RAIB is aiming to release its final report within a year of the accident, but warned the publication date is "subject to a number of factors".
London's Transport Commissioner Mike Brown said a number of additional safety measures had been introduced to the Croydon tram network since the derailment, including more speed restrictions, new signage for drivers and an upgraded CCTV system.
An in-cab vigilance system is being trialled and is expected to be fitted to all trams by the autumn to alert drivers if distraction or fatigue is detected, he added.
He said: "We continue to work with the wider tram industry on these improvements and will consider any further measures that could be introduced to improve safety."
Around 70 passengers were on the two-carriage tram when it came off the tracks, overturned and slid for 25 metres.
An interim accident report found it was travelling at 46mph as it entered a sharp bend at Sandilands Junction, which had a 13mph limit.
The late application of the brakes, and the absence of emergency braking, suggested the driver had "lost awareness", according to RAIB.
The driver, Alfred Dorris, 42, from Beckenham, south-east London, was arrested at the scene and questioned on suspicion of manslaughter.
He has been bailed until September.
Marland Yarde pounced on a late mistake from returning Leicester centre Manu Tuilagi to run in the decisive try in the closing six minutes at The Stoop.
Leicester led midway through the second half of a scrappy game when replacement hooker Harry Thacker crossed.
But Harlequins fly-half Ben Botica kicked 20 points as they withstood a late rally from the visitors.
Harlequins climbed above Leicester into third in the table, although the Tigers claimed a losing bonus-point as Freddie Burns kicked a penalty.
Relive the action as Harlequins beat Leicester
Chasing the late converted try which would have given them victory, a Leicester knock-on at the break down after 20 phases in the hosts' 22 signalled full-time on a night of numerous handling errors.
England head coach Eddie Jones was among the sell-out crowd, but the spectators were denied open, attacking rugby in the first half by the wet and windy conditions.
Oli Bryant and Botica traded three penalties each, while Leicester winger Telusa Veainu spurned the best chance of the first half when he spilled the ball in sight of the line under pressure from Ross Chisholm.
The second half marked an improvement in quality and Leicester sneaked into a 16-15 lead on the hour when Thacker picked up Tuilagi's offload for the opening try.
But after Botica re-established the lead from the tee, Yarde took advantage of a succession of Leicester errors and Botica's chip ahead to run in unopposed from 30 metres.
Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea said:
"That was a great win for the team and I thought Ben Botica really fronted up in terms of his play. That is the mark of a proper sportsman.
"You always have parts of a season where you lose games and you get into a difficult time and you have a performance like we had last week against Gloucester.
"But I thought that the reaction of the boys was magnificent.
"I was getting sick of people saying that we are missing players, we've got plenty good enough players to win matches."
Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill on centre Manu Tuilagi's chances of an England call-up:
"He's not ready to play at Test level yet. He's played one game and still isn't quite sharp, as you saw.
"He did some things but needs to be managed properly.
"Me and Eddie (Jones) can have that discussion. If he's fit, he can play. If he's not then he won't. We'll be sensible about it."
Harlequins: R Chisholm; Yarde, Stanley, Sloan, Visser; Botica, Tebaldi; Lambert, Ward, Jones, Horwill (capt), Matthews, Luamanu, Wallace, Easter.
Replacements: Gray, Evans, Sinckler, Merrick, J. Chisholm, Egerton, Swiel, Hopper.
Leicester Tigers: Tait; Betham, de Villiers, Tuilagi, Veainu; Bryant, Harrison; Ayerza, Ghiraldini, Balmain, Slater (capt), Fitzgerald, Croft, O'Connor, Pearce.
Replacements: Thacker, Brugnara, Mulipola, Kitchener, Crane, Kitto, Burns, Smith.
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Canon Joanna Penberthy was named the 129th Bishop of St Davids in Pembrokeshire earlier this month.
The Sacred Synod will bring together bishops from the other five Welsh dioceses to check her election was carried out properly and there are no objections.
If her appointment is confirmed, she will be consecrated on 21 January 2017.
That ceremony would be carried out by Archbishop of Wales Dr Barry Morgan, who will also lead the Sacred Synod at Llandaff Cathedral on Wednesday at 18:00 GMT.
He said: "The constitution of the Church in Wales requires all Episcopal elections to be confirmed by the other bishops meeting in Sacred Synod.
"This will be a public meeting and, should any member of the Church in Wales wish to draw any matter to the bishops' attention in relation to this Episcopal election, they are invited to attend the meeting in person."
Indictments have been served alleging charges they will face when the case comes to the High Court next month.
They include fraud, conspiracy to defraud, attempting to pervert the course of justice and being involved in organised crime.
The men are due to appear for a preliminary hearing on 16 October.
Craig Whyte and Charles Green first appeared in court last month after an investigation into the alleged fraudulent acquisition of the club in 2012.
Mr Whyte bought Rangers from Sir David Murray in 2011 for a nominal sum of £1 but it went into administration the following year.
A consortium led by Charles Green later bought Rangers' assets.
Indictments have been served against David Whitehouse, Paul Clark and David Grier, who were all working for administrators Duff and Phelps at the time.
Also facing charges are Gary Withey, who worked for a law firm involved in the purchase of Rangers by Craig Whyte, and Imran Ahmad, a former Rangers commercial director.
The US singer first gained attention as a social media queen, posting videos on YouTube under her real name Ashley Nicolette Frangipane.
But it's as Halsey (an anagram of her first name) that she's found fame, with a knack for writing gutsy pop songs that explore her flaws and failings.
Her first album, Badlands, went platinum in the US, thanks to its so-called "millennial anthem" New Americana ("We are the new Americana / High on legal marijuana / Raised on Biggie and Nirvana / We know very well / who we are").
Last year, her career received an unexpected shot in the arm thanks to her contribution to The Chainsmokers' ubiquitous hit single, Closer.
A masterclass in pop writing, the song wistfully tells the story of a boy and girl bumping into each other in a hotel bar four years after they broke up.
The lyrics, which Halsey co-wrote, bore all the hallmarks of her best work - especially in its vivid depictions of place and time ("so baby pull me closer in the back seat of your Rover").
With one megahit under her belt, she set to work on her new album Hopeless Fountain Kingdom, which has sold 500,000 copies in its first two weeks on sale in the US.
Ahead of her Glastonbury set, the star sat down with BBC News to talk about the record, and how it helped her rediscover her sense of self.
I mean, I grew up in the middle of a small town in the US and as a kid I knew about Glastonbury. It's like Woodstock. It's massive.
I always dreamed one day I'd get to go, but I never dreamed one day I'd get to play. And I certainly didn't think it would be so soon.
It seems like it's a very kind place, and people are making friends.
It was definitely really rapid. The thing about my second album was I kept thinking, "Do people still like me or was the first time an accident?"
But I've met so many amazing fans in the couple of weeks since the release, and everyone keeps telling me they feel so connected to the record. I think as an artist, all you really want out of your album is to feel like you're not alone.
Because you wrote it for a reason. You wrote it because you're feeling some kind of emotion that you had to get out in the world. And if fans say, "that makes me feel like I'm not alone", then you get to say back to them, "Well, you telling me that makes me feel like I'm not alone either".
So it's very mutual. It's a language of love.
Yeah. The record is really about me going through this prolonged break-up. I'd been in a relationship so long it almost felt like I forgot who I was, when I was alone. And writing this album helped me rediscover that.
Going through that pain and having it turn into something positive that helps other people - you're kind of making lemonade out of lemons.
Haha! It's a pretty universal concept in music. It's like, "hey, make me feel less bad about my pain!"
I've talked about something similar in interviews recently. It can be difficult going through a period of time where you feel depressed because it can become your identifier. In the sense that you wake up, you're depressed; you talk to your friends, you're complaining that you're depressed; you talk to your parents, you're unmotivated.
You know what you could do to try to overcome it - although obviously there's no cure - but you start to feel like, 'what will happen to me if I feel better? Who am I when I'm happy. I'm so used to feeling like this.'
And that was something that I was really going through at the time. And the turnaround is really positive. Who I am is different now, but who I am is better - and I think that's a really good thing.
I love '80s happy music. I love Cyndi Lauper and Madonna, and the idea of making music that's about people celebrating fun.
I spent my late adolescence in New York and I used to go to a lot of gay clubs. The music there was always just about love and connection and celebrating life.
I think, for people going through something really hard, to go to a place where you can let loose and listen to music as a distraction, that's about a better place, a better way of life - that's where all the attraction lies.
Exactly! Exactly!
For me, I made Closer and that was my first happy record.
I think it's celebrating a moment in time. The idea of "we're not ever getting older" it's like… at the beginning of the song, you tell the audience we're not together any more. But in the chorus you tell them, 'we'll always be together in that moment. We can always look back on that moment and remember it'.
Hopeless Fountain Kingdom was this phrase that I learned from some people I used to hang out with when I was a teenager. HFK was like a tag, that would get graffittied on malls and things. And when it came to make this record, it just seemed like the perfect name. It just encompassed the feeling I was trying to express.
It's hopeless. There's a sense of eternity - this youthfulness, this fountain, this everflowing chase. And it's a kingdom because I write about places a lot.
Yeah, the first song on my first record is called Castle and it says, "they've got the kingdom locked up". It's cool to go back and reference that. It's like all the songs and all the albums exist in one Halsey universe.
I was a big Spider-Man kid. Big, big on Spider-man and actually, when I first signed my record deal the first thing I wanted to do was track down really rare really expensive comic. I looked everywhere in New York for it and I couldn't find it. I'm still looking for it now. One day I'll get my hands on it.
But I love Deadpool, I love X-Men, I loved Silver Sable, Black Cat - female mercenaries were really cool for me to look up to me growing up.
So the idea of a consistent universe, where the timelines cross and different characters pop into different things, I'd really like to apply that to music, in a way. I'm sure a couple of things from Badlands will pop up in a few HFK music videos down the line. Little Easter Eggs.
I think that sometimes people fear continuity because it can turn into repetition - and there's a lot of artists who are really good at creating something new all the time. But for me it's about the consistency in my story. Because after all, I'm the protagonist in everything. All the songs are about my life so naturally there will be some connection because I'm still the same person I've always been.
I want the power of diagnosis. I want to be able to tell what's wrong with anyone around so I can give them what they need.
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The 37-year-old American is the oldest finalist at SW19 since Martina Navratilova in 1994 and victory would make her the oldest winner since Charlotte Cooper Sterry in 1908.
So, what keeps Williams going? What is it like to play against her? And what can Muguruza do stop her claiming yet another triumph on Centre Court?
Former world number one Kim Clijsters tells BBC Sport how it felt to face Williams on the other side of the net, and how it feels watching her from the commentary box now.
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Williams is playing in her 20th Wimbledon, and will be competing in her ninth final, nine years after her last triumph here in 2008. She was diagnosed in 2011 with Sjogren's syndrome, an illness that causes fatigue and joint pain, and her ranking plummeted to 103. She reached last year's semi-final and is back in the top 10 but weeks before this year's tournament, she was involved in a Florida car crash in which a man died.
Clijsters: The passion for tennis that I saw when I played Venus Williams on the Tour is a big reason she is still playing now, and preparing for Saturday's Wimbledon final.
Right from when I first started out, that passion for her sport was something that had a big impact on me.
Venus has done so much for female athletes, and has had a huge influence on the women's game, and it is just amazing she is still here now, especially with the health issues she has had.
She worked so hard to come back, when we all know she does not have to do this any more - all the travelling and taking care of her body to prevent injuries so she can keep on playing.
I got emotional after her semi-final against Johanna Konta - not because she won, but from watching her afterwards, and the way she walked off court.
Her smile was like it was at her first Wimbledon final in 2000, and this time it probably means just as much.
I love these kind of stories where people are going through a rough time but then they are able to fight back.
It will just be unbelievable if she ends up winning, with everything that is going on in her private life too.
Venus faced two break points at 4-4 and 15-40 in the first set of her semi-final against Johanna Konta, but won five straight points as she held, then broke the Briton.
Clijsters: Venus is supremely competitive. The level of tennis that she and her younger sister Serena reached made me go back to the gym to try to get fitter and stronger on court.
I had to defend better on court and serve better. Everything had to be better if I was going to stay up there and compete for big tournaments.
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I had a good rivalry with Venus, which was motivational from both sides I think. We had some great matches.
Yet I was really happy to be sitting in the commentary box for her semi-final on Thursday, and not be on the court in front of her.
Her ability to turn it on as she did against Konta, in the big moments as she did at the end of the first set, is exactly what I remember from playing her.
When you have been there before, facing break points at a crucial time in a big match, you can control your emotions and any negative thoughts.
I would try to look at it as just another point, but Venus actually steps things up in those situations - that is what she is so good at.
Clijsters: I was watching Venus in the second set of her win over Konta in the second set and she was totally focused on not letting her back in the match.
It is not that she showed no emotion, but she was just so composed in everything she did, taking her time between shots and even with her breathing - her mouth was closed all the time.
I pay attention to that kind of thing because it tells you a lot about what the player is feeling. With Venus, it showed she was calm and focused. She was saving her energy for when she needed it.
I have been there on the other side of the net when Venus is playing like she did against Konta, serving really well, hitting returns to the lines and being very aggressive, and there is almost nothing you can do.
That is why Venus has done so well down the years at Wimbledon - on grass, the first two shots of each point are very important, and hers are normally better.
Some days, I would lose to Venus and shake hands at the net and just say "too good".
But I always believed in my chances against her. Maybe not when I was younger but, as I got older, I definitely felt there was always a moment where she might make a couple of unforced errors.
She would try to put me on the back foot but I felt if I could just hang in there and get some balls back, then I might be able to work my way into an advantage.
I still had to fight for everything every time I beat her, but sometimes her level does drop and you can cause her doubts as well.
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Clijsters: It was clearly part of Venus's game plan to stand so far forward when she was returning serve against Konta.
The intention was not to let Jo start dictating, and also to try to force her to make some mistakes. It worked - for the first time at this tournament, I saw Jo get a little bit frustrated towards the end of that match because her game was not working and she did not know what to do any more.
Serve and return will be crucial again for Muguruza in the final. Whenever you play Venus, they both have to be absolutely right.
And you have to try to mix up your serve a little bit - a couple of harder ones, then a couple where you go a bit softer but to the lines - so Venus does not get into a rhythm. Once she does that, it is hard to stop her.
I don't think Jo used the body serve enough against her, which is something Muguruza could try.
Instead Konta went wide and gave Venus an angle, which is not a problem for her because she has got the wingspan to deal with those serves, and you almost have to hit it on the line to get an ace.
The body serve is the one where I felt most comfortable against Venus, to try to slice it into her backhand so she had to adjust.
It is awkward for her because she has got such long arms and at times it is actually harder for her to get her body out of the way.
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Clijsters: Muguruza's backhand is her best shot and she likes to use it to dictate the point. If there is a ball in the middle of the court, a lot of girls will take it on the forehand but she will run around and hit the backhand.
I always tell the players I coach to put your upper body into the shot and she does that beautifully. She is always leaning forward.
She hits a lot of really good backhands down the line but she always waits and sets up that shot properly, rather than just letting rip.
It is impressive, but I still don't know if it will hurt Venus enough. I also think Venus is smart enough to attack Muguruza's forehand and cause some damage there.
If Venus plays her best tennis, then I think Muguruza can do whatever she wants and it is still not going to make much difference.
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The visitors took a surprise lead when Jeremain Lens struck inside the box.
Arsenal equalised through Joel Campbell's half-volley, before Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain hit the woodwork.
Substitute Aaron Ramsey tapped in late on to put Arsenal ahead before Olivier Giroud's close-range finish wrapped up a 13th consecutive win in the FA Cup.
Reaction to Saturday's FA Cup third-round games
Arsenal, who beat Aston Villa 4-0 in last season's final, have won the FA Cup 12 times - more than any other side.
Six of those have come under Arsene Wenger, who will become the competition's most successful manager with one more victory.
Arsenal may be top of the Premier League, but Wenger underlined his intention to take the FA Cup seriously by naming a strong side, with first-team regulars Petr Cech, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Giroud and Theo Walcott all included.
It was a decision that paid off. After Sunderland's unexpected opener, Walcott provided the assist for Arsenal's equaliser and Hector Bellerin played a key role in their next two goals as the hosts' experienced men carried them forward while the visitors' mix of fringe and youth players wilted.
Sunderland's priority is clear - Premier League survival - and that was reflected in Sam Allardyce's team selection, with the Black Cats showing seven changes.
After five successive defeats, Sunderland secured a morale-boosting 3-1 win against Aston Villa last time out.
They looked to have continued their momentum when they stunned Arsenal to take the lead, Lens taking advantage of some uncharacteristic hesitancy in the Gunners' defence to score.
That was only Lens' third goal in 17 appearances for Sunderland, but his overall play will have been encouraging for Black Cats fans as his pace and physical presence caused the hosts a number of problems.
He possesses the ability to be an important player for Sunderland in their battle against relegation. The question is, can he perform like he did against Arsenal on a consistent basis?
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger: "It was a test for us to come from behind. There was a great mental response and there is a special solidarity in the team.
"You always worry because, no matter how long you are in this job, you never know what is next. The experience we had up front today helped. I am very happy overall."
Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce: "In the end they had better finishers than we had today. We were fine for 70 minutes and I am just a little sad at the goals we allowed Arsenal to score. We made it easy for them in the end.
"We move on. The squad has shown they can play at this level. Lens is strong on the ball as well as talented. Hopefully we can push on and see a bit more from him."
Arsenal travel to Liverpool in the Premier League on Wednesday, while Sunderland are at Swansea on the same day.
The FA Cup fourth-round draw takes place on Monday and is live on The One Show on BBC One from 19:00 GMT.
The colour brochure is professionally produced and looks like a genuine guide to one of Orkney's North Isles.
But it features attractions that aren't there, on an island called Mama Westray that doesn't even exist.
It says actress Cate Blanchett is a regular visitor and keeps a pedal car in the garage airport.
Attractions include fish-eating pigs, The Tropical Gardens of Nether Biggings and "the world-famous Tomb of the Haddock".
Other "must-see" sites and attractions are said to be the Hall of McFlummery and an annual Ratsmack event.
There is concern among some locals on the real island of Papa Westray that the brochure could cause some confusion with existing promotional material.
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The Lake Oku frogs are native to Cameroon in Africa and have no tongue.
They are being bred at ZSL London Zoo to give the species a chance of surviving in the future.
The 26-year-old Scot says the first thing he said when he came round from the operation was: "Did I win?"
Murray is unlikely to play again this season, but hopes to begin his pre-season training in Miami in November.
The world number three underwent surgery in an attempt to sort out a disc problem in his lower back.
The injury forced him to pull out of the French Open in May, although he recovered in time to become Britain's first male Wimbledon singles champion since 1936.
His defence of the US Open was ended in the quarter-finals but he helped Great Britain beat Croatia in the Davis Cup before having surgery.
He is set to miss this year's remaining tour events, including November's World Tour Finals in London.
"Aberdeen are a very direct team," said Scotland's manager of the year.
"There is no real sequence of passes. The ball from behind is in the air, the ball down the sides is in the air, so you're having to deal with a lot of long-ball football.
"I'm very proud of the team, how they stood up to it."
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In an astonishing start to the final league meeting between the teams who will contest the Scottish Cup final on 27 May, Celtic fired in three goals in the opening 11 minutes.
Dedryck Boyata's third-minute header, Stuart Armstrong's side-footer five minutes later and Leigh Griffiths' strike from outside the box looked to have all but sealed a 44th domestic match unbeaten for the league champions.
However, Jonny Hayes immediately curled a shot beyond Craig Gordon to spark life into the Dons as they looked to end Celtic's run of three league wins and one League Cup final victory over them this season.
Rodgers acknowledged that Hayes' goal had given the hosts "momentum" but added: "It wasn't a pretty game but it showed we had the courage to stand up to it and get the result. We showed a different side of our game tonight.
"It was an outstanding defensive performance, not one of our better football performances, but sometimes it is very difficult to do that, when a team is constantly going long with it.
"When we came here earlier in the season we had to cope with similar, the direct ball from behind.
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"They don't really construct the game and build it. It's a long ball forward, on to the sides and get the crosses into the box.
"It's a different way totally from how we will play the game but it's a game we have to play against and defend."
Prior to the match, the Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes had intimated that, with captain Ryan Jack absent from midfield, his team "might have to bypass the midfield area and get to Celtic a bit quicker".
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Canon Jeremy Pemberton married his long-term partner in a civil ceremony in April, in defiance of guidance by Church of England bishops.
He has confirmed he will no longer be allowed to operate as a priest in Nottinghamshire, but remains a chaplain to hospitals in Lincoln.
Diocese officials said clergy must "model the Church's teaching".
Gay marriage became legal in the UK in March but the Church of England has not accepted the change.
At the time of his marriage, Mr Pemberton, who describes himself as activist for LGBT equality in church and workplace, said he would be the first of many.
The Rt Revd Richard Inwood, Acting Bishop for Southwell and Nottingham, said same sex marriage was clearly at variance with the teaching of the Church of England.
He added: "It said it would not be appropriate conduct for someone in holy orders to enter into a same sex marriage, given the need for clergy to model the Church's teaching in their lives.
"In view of this I have spoken to Jeremy Pemberton and subsequently written to him to tell him his permission to officiate in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham has been revoked."
Besides confirming the ban, Mr Pemberton declined to comment.
David Rowlands said he would be happy to see Mr Gill remain as an MEP if the rest of the party group agreed.
Mr Rowlands had previously said party members were unhappy about the so-called "double-jobbing" row.
His comments came after UKIP leader Paul Nuttall visited the assembly on Thursday.
Mr Gill has faced calls from the UKIP assembly group and its leader, Neil Hamilton, to step down from one of the two roles since he was elected to the assembly last May.
The UKIP Wales MEP later left the party group in the assembly, and in September it was announced he was no longer leader of the party in Wales.
A planned vote on whether Mr Gill should hold on to both jobs has not taken place.
Mr Rowlands had appeared alongside Mr Hamilton at a press conference in August when the group leader called for Mr Gill to step aside from the assembly if he wanted to keep his EU job.
But Mr Rowlands, UKIP AM for South Wales East, said: "The general consensus now is that because of the situation in Europe, and there's a very limited period of time for him to stand down as an MEP, it isn't as important a matter now as it might have been if we were carrying on in the EU.
"It appears that he is certainly present in the assembly more often now, concentrating on assembly affairs more than probably previously."
Mr Rowlands said that he would be happy with Mr Gill remaining an MEP "if everyone else in the group agreed".
"I have been fairly easy on most of it," Mr Rowlands said. "Except that obviously in the past I have been quite strong with Nathan with the fact that we had an empty chair [in the Senedd]."
He said that situation had improved.
But on the matter of a return to the assembly group for Mr Gill, Mr Rowlands said it was "down to Mr Gill to make approaches now" if "he feels that the situation has changed to the extent that he would like to come back to the group in the Senedd".
Mr Rowlands said UKIP leader Paul Nuttall had been in the assembly on Thursday to "have a chat to all of us". He said that Mr Gill had come up in the discussions he had with Mr Nuttall.
Mr Nuttall had announced in December that negotiations were being held to resolve the row between Mr Gill and Mr Hamilton over double-jobbing, promising a decision "before Christmas".
He had said a planned ballot of party members in Wales on the 'double-jobbing' issue would not "necessarily" take place.
But a UKIP spokesman had said on Wednesday: "Nothing has been decided yet and nothing is off the table."
The boy, Abou, was found inside the case being carried by a 19-year-old woman into Ceuta, a Spanish enclave next to Morocco, on Thursday.
When police opened the case, they found the boy in a "terrible state", a spokesman for the Guardia Civil told AFP.
The boy, from Ivory Coast, is now in the care of authorities in Ceuta.
The Spanish newspaper El Pais reported (in Spanish) that the 19-year-old is not related to the boy, and was paid by his father to carry the suitcase.
The boy's father lives in the Canary Islands and had hoped to be reunited with his son, El Pais said.
The Spanish news agency Efe said the boy's father, also named Abou, had travelled back to Ivory Coast to pick him up, having moved to Gran Canaria in 2013.
The father then reportedly paid the Moroccan courier to carry the suitcase. A police spokesman told Efe: "She seemed to hesitate, and it looked as though she didn't want to come through the border.
"At first we thought that there could be drug packages, but gradually discovered that it was a human body."
The boy's father travelled across the border an hour-and-a-half after his son. At that point, Efe said, he was detained by border guards.
Ceuta and another Spanish enclave, Melilla, sit on Morocco's Mediterranean coast, and are each surrounded on three sides by Morocco.
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Madrid says they are integral parts of Spain and manages their borders, but Morocco claims sovereignty over the territories.
Despite being surrounded by six-metre-high fences, the enclaves have proved to be popular areas for migrants to try to cross into Europe from Africa.
Human Rights Watch says at least 4,300 people entered Ceuta and Melilla illegally in 2013, compared to 2,804 the year before.
In February last year, hundreds of migrants stormed the fence in Melilla in one day, with around 100 managing to make it into the enclave.
The Northern Irishman took silver with Madison partner Felix English to add to the gold he won in the points race.
The duo were the first of three pairings to gain a lap in the closing kilometres of the sprints and gained a second lap in the latter stages.
Their heroics were enough for second place in the race, behind winners Denmark, with Russia taking bronze.
Downey, 20, dominated the points race on Saturday and is now leading the World Cup ranking in the event.
His success ensured that he picked up back-to-back gold medals after winning the points race in the second World Cup round in Apeldoorn.
The County Down man's next target will be the World Championships in Hong Kong in April.
Caithness civic leader Gail Ross called for its end last year after local people raised concerns about Klaksvik's use as a whaling port.
Civic leaders in the Faroese city responded by saying the whale hunting was done sustainably.
Next week, Highland Council's Caithness Committee will be asked to discuss formally ending the twinning link.
Options councillors will be asked to consider also include leaving the twinning status as it is.
In a report to Wednesday's meeting, council officers said contact between Wick and Klaksvik had been "limited" for several years.
They said the last formal visit took place in 2001 and fishing links between the two places were no longer relevant because Wick was not now a designated fish landing port.
Archaeologists had long noted that the complexity displayed by human groups moved in fits and starts.
But there has been a debate about the causes of this stop-start pattern.
Analysis of marine sediments suggest a close link between changes in human behaviour and changes in the southern African climate.
The research by a British, Swiss and Spanish team is published in the journal Nature Communications.
The marine sediment core drilled off the coast of South Africa provides a record of climate variability over the last 100,000 years.
Co-author Martin Ziegler, from Cardiff University, said: "We found that South Africa experienced rapid climate transitions toward wetter conditions at times when the Northern Hemisphere experienced extremely cold conditions."
These large Northern Hemisphere cooling events have previously been linked to a change in the Atlantic Ocean circulation that led to the reduced transport of warm water to high latitudes.
The southern African climate responded in the opposite direction, with increasing rainfall associated with a southward shift of the tropical monsoon belt.
Prof Ian Hall, also from Cardiff, explained: "When the timing of these rapidly occurring wet pulses was compared with the archaeological datasets, we found remarkable coincidences.
"The occurrence of several major Middle Stone Age [tool] industries fell tightly together with the onset of periods with increased rainfall."
"Similarly, the disappearance of the industries appears to coincide with the transition to drier climatic conditions."
The archaeological record in southern Africa is vital for understanding the development of modern behaviour in humans, because it contains some of the oldest evidence for symbolism and personal adornments.
"Climate-driven pulses in southern Africa and more widely were probably fundamental to the origin of key elements of modern human behaviour in Africa, and to the subsequent dispersal of Homo sapiens from its ancestral homeland," the scientists wrote in Nature Communications.
Prof Chris Stringer, from London's Natural History Museum, who was also an author on the paper, said: "The quality of the southern African data allowed us to make these correlations between climate and behavioural change.
"But it will require comparable data from other areas before we can say whether this region was uniquely important in the development of modern human culture."
Donald Trump, in a series of tweets on Thursday, bashed his Republican opponents and the media and defended Confederate Civil War monuments - the cause for which white supremacists and neo-Nazis marched last weekend.
The president appears to be forcing exactly the kind of fight with progressive groups that Mr Bannon, in an interview with Robert Kuttner, the co-founder of the progressive liberal magazine The American Prospect, said he welcomed.
Perhaps Bannon could hear the executioner sharpening his axe - but he was remarkably candid.
"The longer they talk about identity politics, I got 'em," Mr Bannon said. "I want them to talk about racism every day. If the left is focused on race and identity, and we go with economic nationalism, we can crush the Democrats."
On Tuesday and again on Thursday the president made a decided effort to shift the debate from one about the acceptability of white nationalism - a gentle way of describing the racists, neo-Nazis and Ku Klux Klanners who marched with torches and fought with counter-demonstrators last weekend - and onto more stable footing.
A recent Marist poll shows that a majority of Americans support (62%) allowing "statues honouring the leaders of the Confederacy" to "remain as historical symbols".
While the survey question was a bit loaded (the other option was to remove them "because they are offensive to some people"), the bottom line is clear.
While Americans overwhelming reject racism and white supremacists, a debate over weather-worn statues cuts much more in Mr Trump's favour.
Liberals will point out that the "historical" nature of the statues includes that they were largely erected in the early 20th Century, when southern states were codifying government-sanctioned segregation; that some of these "beautiful" statues, in Mr Trump's words, are accompanied by exceedingly racist text; and that local governments, reflecting the will of their residents, are the ones opting to remove the statues.
That is all well and good, but if that debate also means Democrats abandon bread-and-butter economic issues, Mr Bannon's side will welcome the exchange.
More than an issue of race, Mr Trump set up his defence of the statues as an attempt to protect a way of life under attack.
"You are changing history and culture," the president said on Tuesday.
And in his tweet on Thursday: "Sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart."
With his "ripped apart" imagery, Mr Trump is playing into the anxiety of Americans - explicitly about the anxiety over cultural change, but those sentiments go hand-in-hand with the financial uncertainty and upheaval that has wracked the nation since the Great Recession of 2008.
That was a central theme of Mr Trump's winning presidential campaign, an appeal to lower-middle- and middle-class voters who, even if they weren't personally devastated by the economic freefall and slow rebound over the preceding eight years, could see the chasm from where they stood.
"These are men and women who are, in the main, still working, still attending church, still members of functioning families, but who often live in communities where neighbours, relatives, friends and children have been caught up in disordered lives," was how New York Times columnist Thomas Edsall describes them.
"The worry that this disorder has become contagious - that decent working or middle class lives can unravel quickly - stalks many voters, particularly in communities where jobs, industries and a whole way of life have slowly receded, the culminating effect of which can feel like a sudden blow."
Mr Trump railed against change - a return to when America was "great". And the statue debate, as he's constructing it, snugly fits that theme.
In his interview, Mr Bannon dismissed what he called "ethnonationalists" as a "collection of clowns", but that view seems more an attempt to put his liberal interviewer at ease.
Elsewhere, Mr Bannon has boasted that Breitbart, the publication he used to head, was a "platform for the alt-right" - the anodyne term for the collection of white nationalist groups that have seen a resurgence in power and numbers as Mr Trump campaign gathered strength.
Mr Bannon needs nationalists of all stripes - white, economic, even left-leaning populists and anti-trade liberals like Kuttner - for the new political order he hopes to build that will be willing to wage an economic war against China.
"To me the economic war with China is everything," Mr Bannon said. "And we have to be maniacally focused on that. If we continue to lose it, we're five years away, I think, 10 years at the most, of hitting an inflection point from which we'll never be able to recover."
Standing between himself and a successful prosecution of this showdown are global elites, including establishment politicians, the mainstream media, financial conglomerates and even Trump administration officials like Goldman Sachs executive turned White House economic advisor Gary Cohn.
If these themes sound familiar, it's because they were interwoven into Mr Trump's presidential campaign, particularly after Mr Bannon joined the team in August 2016. They were also a central focus of Mr Trump's combative inaugural address in January.
If one squints the right way, all of Mr Trump's recent actions can be seen as part of this overarching strategy. There's the non-stop battles with the "fake news" mainstream press. The seemingly unnecessary fights with members of his own party, including Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell. And the recent announced administration probe of Chinese intellectual property practices, with promises of more trade actions to come.
Squint another way, of course, and Mr Trump's strategy devolves into the fits and starts of a chief executive who reacts to perceived slights and counter-punches whenever he feels disparaged. The embrace of the Confederate statues is a response to liberal criticism of his handling of the Charlottesville unrest. The feuds with Republicans are because they won't do his bidding. The media-bashing is because reporters aren't treating him with appropriate respect.
"I think the president enjoys a scrap with the press," says Ron Christie, a former adviser to President George W Bush. "I think he believes this is about him and the press and how he's going to beat the press. What he doesn't recognise is that the importance of being the president of the United States is to unify the country, to bring people together and to heal divisive wounds."
As Nancy Cook and Josh Dawsey write in Politico, Mr Trump's behaviour can be boiled down to a collection of anger triggers.
"White House officials and informal advisers say the triggers for his temper are if he thinks someone is lying to him, if he's caught by surprise, if someone criticises him, or if someone stops him from trying to do something or seeks to control him," they write.
If Mr Trump's actions are part of a larger strategy, and not a fit of pique, there is also the question of whether it's correct to attribute this to Mr Bannon at all.
While he appears more than willing to take credit for the strategy, the larger themes of the Trump "movement" - border security, aggressive trade protectionism, immigration reform and a certain kind of cultural nostalgia - were well in place before his arrival, as Mr Trump himself likes to point out.
Mr Bannon may have given ideological focus to what was a flailing Trump campaign last August, but the raw material was all Trump's. And this week - as always - the man at the lectern, the man with his finger on the Twitter trigger, is the president.
The "Make America Great Again" slogan isn't Bannonism. It's Trumpism. But whatever you call it, that strain of politics is woven into the fabric of this presidency.
Over £90,000 will be made available for the 2015/2016 financial year, an increase from £46,000.
The Northern Ireland Practitioners Group had bid for funding to allow the groups to continue.
The organisations include the North West Mountain Rescue Team, Foyle Rescue and the Mourne Mountain rescue team.
The department of justice made the announcement on Friday.
Funding has been allocated for the following organisations:
Clydesdale Bank and Bank of Scotland are already making the transition and the Bank of England is to introduce the plastic notes from next year.
Royal Bank of Scotland said it was to re-design its notes with new subjects for portraits.
The £5 note should be in circulation from the second half of 2016.
The £10 note will be in use a year later.
Polymer notes will be 15% smaller than the cotton paper variety. They have been found to be cleaner and more secure, and their increased durability should mean lower costs for the bank.
RBS has been issuing banknotes since 1727 and said it had an average of £1.5bn worth of notes in circulation on a single day.
Its current design features a portrait of Lord Ilay, the first governor of RBS.
On the reverse, it features castles; Edinburgh for the rarely-spotted £1 note, then Culzean, Glamis, Brodick, Inverness and Balmoral.
David Wheldon, chief marketing officer of RBS, said: "It is very important that people have confidence in our banknotes. The move to polymer notes will bring significant benefits to all those who use them. They will be smaller, cleaner and more secure."
The Bank of England announced on 2 September that it is extending its paper-to-polymer transition to £20 notes. It has been consulting with the public on which British visual artist should be on the note.
The new polymer £5 Bank of England note is to be introduced in autumn next year, featuring a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill.
The £10 note will have Jane Austen pictured on it, and comes into circulation a year later. The £20 note will take three to five years to introduce.
The Bosnia-Herzegovina international, 23, will join on a free transfer and become an Arsenal player on 1 July when the transfer window opens.
"Subject to the completion of all regulatory processes, the defender will start pre-season training in July," said an Arsenal statement.
Schalke confirmed that the defender had signed a deal "which runs until 2022".
The Bundesliga club also tweeted: "Good luck in the future and thank you for six great years."
Kolasinac helped Schalke finish 10th in the Bundesliga last season, while they reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League where they were knocked out by eventual beaten finalists Ajax.
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"Arsenal has a huge tradition and I followed the club as a young boy, in the days of Jens Lehmann and Thierry Henry," he told the London club's website.
"Arsenal has always been a club that is well recognised in Europe and I'm pleased to be here.
"I'm a player who will try to help the team as well as I can. My strengths are my mentality.
"I think left back is where I feel most comfortable. I can play as part of a three at the back too or further forward. I'm really flexible."
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VJ Day - 15 August 1945 - followed the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by atomic bombs.
Nobuko Pollock, 83, who now lives in Belfast, survived the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, but her brother, who was closer to the blast, was killed.
She has spoken of the horror of the attack.
"I was 13 when the bomb dropped," she said.
"I didn't know much about it. My brother didn't come home that night. We didn't know if he was dead, and they went to search for him.
"He was just lying dead on the road, like he was sleeping.
"There were so many dead people and we had to cremate him on the road."
Mrs Pollock has lived in north Belfast for more than 50 years, having married a man from the city.
Seventy years on from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, she said: "I still want to know why they dropped the bomb.
"I saw so many injured people coming back from Nagasaki, and you saw the suffering of the women and children - some people have never forgiven them."
A series of events to mark VJ Day will be held this weekend to commemorate the sacrifices of UK soldiers who fought and died defeating Japan.
The Japanese surrendered on 14 August 1945 and the next day was celebrated as Victory over Japan (VJ) Day.
Its formal surrender was signed on 2 September 1945 at a ceremony in Tokyo Bay aboard the American battleship, USS Missouri.
Noah fell into the 7ft (2m) ditch in Heydon, Cambridgeshire, on 17 August after metal thieves stole the cover, and was rescued by firefighters.
Fans of the donkey raised more than £2,000 to help with vet care, which Noah is still receiving at his stables.
He is said to be "back to his cheeky self".
After six-year-old Noah toppled into the drain in his field, Cambridgeshire Fire Service, stable workers, a vet, and a man with a mechanical digger worked into the night to save him, holding his head above the water.
After he was winched out, it was initially thought Noah had suffered just scrapes and bruises.
However, three days later he "went into shock as donkeys get very stressed", said Elaine Fisher, who runs Lovely View Stables where he is kept.
Noah was admitted to Cambridge University's equine hospital.
A Just Giving page was started with the aim of raising £500 to help fund Noah's care. So far about 150 people have pledged more than £2,200 and many have followed Noah's progress on a Facebook page.
Tina Pankhurst, who is looking after Noah at the stables and started the fundraising drive, said she was "overwhelmed and blown-away by people's generosity".
"He was looked after really well and had exceptional care at the hospital," she said.
"I was amazed at how Noah progressed during those two weeks, but there's still some way to go before his wounds heal."
She said vet bills had come to almost £3,000 so far, although the donkey will need weekly visits for at least the next month.
Noah is owned by All Saints' Church in Melbourn, which is holding collections to help with the bills.
The donkey is well-loved in the village, having starred in the church's Nativity services for the past five years.
Firefighters who rescued Noah were presented with an Animal Hero award by animal rights campaigners Peta for the "skill, determination and compassion" they demonstrated in saving him.
Developers want to build more than 400 homes, alongside workshops and shops, in the Phoenix Quarter of Lewes.
The protest group have said they would support the development if it was done "sustainably" and have created their own alternative plans.
The South Downs National Park Authority will make a decision on 10 December.
The protest group, Lewes Phoenix Rising, said the current plans would wipe away the good aspects of the current area.
Its director Andrew Simpson said: "Our plan starts from where we are now and our view is that we build from that.
"We help the town increase its vitality as it moves forward and grows in the 21st Century.
"We don't think the way to do that is to wipe out what we already have, which is the council's plan."
However, Andy Smith, who is the leader of Lewes District Council, said "the alternative was not an alternative".
"There is no suggestion that anybody is going to fund that scheme," he said.
"Our scheme has not been rushed, it is available and ready to go now."
They had good reason to. The High Court chucked out the government's argument that they had the power to start the process of leaving the EU without consulting MPs.
That's a serious problem for Theresa May, who wanted to be able to start the legal machinations of Article 50 without the hassle and political risk of going through Parliament.
MPs have already shown they are willing to be difficult over Brexit, or flex every muscle of scrutiny (depending which way you look at it).
And with a tiny majority in Parliament and most MPs having argued Remain, this judgement spells real trouble for ministers.
An emboldened Parliament is the last thing Mrs May needs when faced with the enormous complexities of taking us out of the EU. But sovereignty is what the country voted for in the referendum.
The High Court says that Parliament's sovereignty is what we've got.
The legal process will now grind on. The government is appealing at the Supreme Court.
But the machinations could well delay the government's plans and, with a braver Parliament able to make life more difficult, might the temptation of an early election become too much to resist?
The only way of making this headache go away could be a general election.
And he has become the first person to be honoured while in space.
Major Peake said from the International Space Station: "I am honoured to receive the first appointment to the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George for extraordinary service beyond our planet."
He dedicated his award for space research and scientific education to all who had made his mission possible.
Sending a message from the ISS, he said: "All of the training and preparation couldn't prepare me for looking down on our Earth from orbit. But this isn't an award for me.
"This is to recognise the hundreds of dedicated staff who have made my Principia mission possible, working together across national boundaries to build, operate and maintain our scientific outpost in space - the International Space Station."
The 44-year-old, who is due to return to Earth on 18 June, was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.
Earlier this week in a live link-up from orbit, he said that his spacewalk was the highlight of his six-month mission.
On his return he was looking forward to "private time" with his family, fresh air - and the feeling of raindrops on his face.
Elsewhere, in the Queen's Birthday Honours list, there is a CBE for Prof John Ludden, executive director of the British Geological Survey, for services to geoscience.
Prof Sue Black, a leading expert in forensic anthropology, received a Damehood for services to her profession.
As director of the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification at Dundee University, she has helped secure convictions in high-profile criminal cases.
And there is an OBE for Prof John Brown, Scotland's Astronomer Royal.
It means Leigh have secured the title two games to go before the Super 8s.
Centurions head coach Paul Rowley quit 10 days before the start of the season, with Neil Jukes promoted from his position as assistant.
"From a personal point of view, I'm really delighted to lead this club this year and get that League Leaders' Shield," said Jukes.
He told BBC Radio Manchester: "It's been in our cabinet for two years and we wanted to keep hold of that. It's been an up and down season, without a doubt, and I've just said to the players and staff that they've been outstanding."
It has been another dominant campaign from Leigh, who have lost one and drawn one of their 19 games, and if they beat Dewsbury at home in their final league game of the season then it will be three years since they have lost in front of their own fans.
Despite their dominance of the second tier, Leigh finished bottom of The Qualifiers last year in the Super 8s.
"I think we are better prepared," added Jukes. "The problem this year is we've got Leeds, Huddersfield, Salford and Hull KR probably.
"It's going to be ridiculous when you look at it. I think as a club we are prepared, but the challenge is going to be harder."
The former international hooker says England have improved since their 28-25 loss against Wales in September.
"I think there's more of an edge about them, without doubt," said McBryde.
"They look far more comfortable in expressing themselves."
Asked if Wales would need to improve over their World Cup performance, McBryde replied: "Quite a bit, really."
England are one point clear of Wales at the top of the table with three wins from three games.
The winners of Saturday's encounter will be strong favourites to win the tournament, with Wales coach Warren Gatland having called the game a "cup final."
Both teams are unchanged, with Wales impressing their management in training on Thursday.
"During the session the coaching team looked at each other and said 'we're in a pretty good place at the moment'," added McBryde.
"The fluidity and intensity gives us a lot of confidence.
"We've steadily got better and better as the tournament has gone on and the longer we spent together the better we seem to get."
England and Wales also engaged in a verbal dispute, each saying the other employs illegal scrummaging tactics.
Fabrice Bregier said he was committed to its UK workers which includes 6,000 at its wing-making factory in Broughton, Flintshire.
His comments come after the UK boss of Airbus said it would reconsider future investment in the event of an EU-exit.
The referendum will not take place next 5 May, the government says.
At the Paris Air Show, Mr Bregier did say that in a new post-referendum environment, he would have to make a judgement about what the consequences would be for the competitiveness of his business.
Nicholas Edwards, now Lord Crickhowell, wrote to her in January 1986.
Cabinet Office documents released after 30 years reveal he was "in bed with flu and a temperature" and wanted to put his thoughts on paper.
A bridge was later rejected in favour of the Channel Tunnel.
"I am certain it is right to reject both the Euro Bridge and the Euro Route," wrote the Pembrokeshire MP.
"All my experience, painfully learned with the Severn Bridge and the Cleddau Bridge (which is in my constituency and was the first modern box girder bridge to collapse) warn me against bridge experiments at the frontiers of technology.
"Such structures also seem excessively vulnerable to corrosion and fatigue." He said the proposed schemes had been hastily put together with cost calculations "far too optimistic".
Other papers released by the National Archives show Mrs Thatcher ordered a review of funding in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland - amid claims that public spending in Scotland was too high.
The releases also revealed the strength of the former Tory leader's opposition to regeneration of Cardiff docklands and the Cardiff Bay barrage project.
Finally, a gift of moon dust from the United States sparked official concern about when it should go on display in Wales, the archives disclosed.
Though surface temperatures can soar above 400C, some craters at Mercury's poles are permanently in shadow, turning them into so-called cold traps.
Previous work has revealed patches near Mercury's poles that strongly reflect radar - a characteristic of ice.
Now, the Messenger probe has shown that these "radar-bright" patchesline up precisely with the shadowed craters.
Messenger is only the second spacecraft - after Mariner 10 in the 1970s - to have visited the innermost planet. Until Messenger arrived, large swathes of Mercury's surface had never been mapped.
The bright patches were detected by ground-based radio telescopes in the 1990s, but as co-author Dr Nancy Chabot explained, "we've never had the imagery available before to see the surface where these radar-bright features are located."
The researchers superimposed observations of radar bright patches by the Arecibo Observatory on the latest photos of Mercury's poles taken by the MDIS imaging instrument aboard Messenger.
"MDIS images show that all the radar-bright features near Mercury's south pole are located in areas of permanent shadow," said Dr Chabot, from Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHUAPL).
"Near Mercury's north pole such deposits are also seen only in shadowed regions, results consistent with the water-ice hypothesis."
However, she cautions, this does not constitute proof, and for many craters, icy deposits would need to be covered by a thin layer (10-20cm) of insulating debris in order to remain stable.
Maria Zuber, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), who is a co-investigator on the Messenger mission, told BBC News: "The most interesting interpretation of [the radar observations] is that they were due to water ice.
"Sulphur had been proposed, there had also been some suggestion it was roughness - though there was no reason craters at the poles should be rougher than those at low latitudes."
"The new data from Messenger... is strengthening the evidence that there is some sort of volatile there, and water-ice seems quite likely."
She said information from several instruments on Messenger was currently being analysed in order to answer the ice conundrum: "I think this is a question that we can come to a definitive answer on, as opposed to 'we think it may be this'," the MIT researcher explained.
On Wednesday, scientists from the Messenger mission published findings that Mercury had been geologically active for a long period in its history.
Data from the probe shows that impact craters on the planet's surface were distorted by some geological process after they formed.
The findings, reported in Science magazine, challenge long-held views about the closest world to the Sun.
Scientists also presented a new model of Mercury's internal structure, which suggests the planet's huge inner core is encased in a shell of iron sulphide - a situation not seen on any other planet.
Messenger was launched in 2004, and entered orbit around its target in March last year. Nasa recently announced that its mission would be extended until 2013.
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Trainee Ford engineer Thomas Putt, 20, and shop worker Nikki Willis, 23, were discovered inside the Ford Fiesta in Fox Crescent, Chelmsford, in December.
Vents had been cut into the car bonnet and the catalytic converter removed, Chelmsford Coroners' Court was told.
Greater Essex Coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray said the deaths were accidental.
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Giving evidence to the inquest, Det Insp Rob Kirby described how smoke from the car's engine came up through the bonnet and into the air intake vents before passing into the cabin.
He said a carbon monoxide detector recorded levels of 400 parts per million (ppm). The maximum level the police device was capable of recording was 500 ppm.
Mr Kirby said he hoped the case would "raise awareness" of the dangers of modifying vehicles.
The inquest heard both Mr Putt, of Wren Close, Leigh-on-Sea, and Ms Willis, of Fox Crescent, Chelmsford, died from inhaling exhaust fumes.
After the inquest, Mr Kirby said the deaths were a "needless event" adding: "There are inherent dangers in modifying vehicles.
"Tom was not inexperienced. He was apprenticed with Ford and had carried out lots of repairs on his vehicle.
"I would urge anybody who has carried out modifications to have their work checked by a qualified mechanic."
Charlotte Ward, of Ford, said: "This was a terrible tragedy, Tom was a popular and talented apprentice, and our thoughts remain with his family, friends and colleagues.
"The coroner's verdict cited modifications, including the removal of the catalytic converter, as a contributing factor and we do not recommend the modification of any Ford vehicle beyond the manufacture's guidelines."
His mother, Heeraben, even posed with a new 2,000 rupee note outside the bank.
Modi supporters were quick to praise his mother for changing money like an ordinary person. But critics said she was being used for political ends.
Mr Modi has made emotional appeals to Indians to be patient after he banned 500 and 1,000 rupee notes in a crackdown on undeclared wealth.
People have been flocking to banks and ATMs to withdraw cash or exchange the old notes, resulting in chaotic scenes and long queues.
Police have had to be called in at some banks to calm tempers.
Mr Modi has asked people to remain calm and give his government 50 days to fully replace the banned notes with new ones. He added that the decision had been taken in the public interest to crack down on corruption and illegal cash holdings known as "black money".
His mother was caught in the full glare of media attention when she turned up in person at a village bank near the western city of Gandhinagar.
Some Twitter users said his supporters were sharing his mother's pictures in an attempt to pacify people who have been angered by the government move.
But others thanked Heeraben for setting an example.
Mr Boehner, a fellow Republican, has also reportedly said he will not vote for Mr Cruz if he becomes the nominee.
Their rift dates back to when Mr Cruz led a group of hard-core conservatives to force a government shutdown in 2013, against his party's leadership.
Meanwhile, Mr Boehner has described Donald Trump as a "texting buddy".
He also said they have played golf together for years and that he would vote for the billionaire if he were the Republican nominee, the Stanford Daily reported.
The billionaire is the front-runner on the race for the Republican nomination, ahead of Mr Cruz.
The Texas senator is seen by many Republicans as the only option to prevent Mr Trump from being the party's candidate. Others, however, dispute this, saying he is a divisive figure.
Mr Boehner, who was the most powerful Republican in US politics for a time until he resigned last October, used strong language when he spoke about Mr Cruz during a talk at Stanford University.
"I have Democrat friends and Republican friends. I get along with almost everyone, but I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life," he said.
John Boehner tells us how he really feels.
At a time when Ted Cruz is struggling to save his presidential campaign, having a former high-ranking member of the Republican Party compare him to Beelzebub is, shall we say, unhelpful. It further reinforces the perception - hammered time and time again by Donald Trump - that Mr Cruz is too divisive, too abrasive, too unliked to be a successful leader.
The Texas senator likely would counter that he has made the right kind of enemies and the ire of the party establishment is a badge he will proudly wear. Unfortunately for him, however, the party establishment is just about the only thing left keeping his candidacy afloat. He has become the vessel for the #NeverTrump efforts - the last realistic candidate between Mr Trump on the nomination - and that movement is populated by insiders who, in any other situation, would not hesitate to stick a knife in Mr Cruz's back.
It seems Mr Boehner, happy in his retirement from politics, had no such reservations.
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Mr Cruz is credited with having a large role in the federal government shutdown in 2013, when Mr Boehner was Speaker of the House.
The Texas senator is seen as having an aggressive posture and considers himself as an anti-establishment politician.
He reacted to Mr Boehner's remarks on Twitter, saying: "Tell me again who will stand up to Washington? Trump, who's Boehner's "texting and golfing buddy," or Carly & me?", he wrote, referring to Carly Fiorina, his pick for vice-president in an eventual candidacy."
When asked about the Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, Mr Boehner reportedly impersonated her saying "Oh I'm a woman, vote for me," which received a negative reaction from the crowd.
He later said they had known each other for 25 years and that he finds the former secretary of state to be very accomplished and smart.
City led through Claire Emslie's strike before Claudia Walker levelled from the spot for Everton in the first half.
Millie Farrow and Emslie put them back ahead but Danielle Turner made it 3-2.
And Leach tipped Walker's last-gasp spot-kick onto the post to ensure City will make an immediate return to WSL 1.
The result means Yeovil Town will also go up if they win at London Bees on Sunday or in their final game at home to Sheffield FC on 6 November.
Third-placed Everton began Saturday two points behind City and Yeovil, but they now need Yeovil to fail to win either of their final two matches to have a chance of promotion.
After their relegation from the top flight last season, City - who rebranded from Bristol Academy last November - will now play in the transitional WSL Spring Series in 2017 and are guaranteed top-flight football until at least spring 2018 as the WSL switches to a winter calendar from next autumn.
Bristol City Women forward Claire Emslie said: "I just can't believe it right now. Now we want to win the league next weekend.
"I didn't want to think about what it might be like to get promoted because I didn't want to jinx it, but we're there now and it feels fantastic.
"It feels a bit surreal right now. This has been our goal, it's been the club's goal all season."
Bristol City Women manager Willie Kirk said: "We're delighted with promotion.
"We're trying to keep a lid on it because we want to win the league but we're delighted we're up - it takes a little bit of pressure off."
Fortuna will host the first leg on 22 or 23 March, with the return leg in Manchester on 29 or 30 March.
The English champions, competing in their first European campaign, overcame Russian side Zvezda and Brondby of Denmark to reach the last eight.
The winner of the tie will face Wolfsburg or Lyon in the semi-finals.
That is a repeat of last season's final, when the French club beat their German rivals 4-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw after extra-time.
This season's final will be held in Cardiff on Thursday, 1 June.
Quarter-finals and semi-final draw:
Bayern Munich/Paris Saint-Germain v Rosengard/Barcelona
Fortuna Hjorring/Manchester City v Wolfsburg/Lyon
The club, formed in 1856, created a set of 10 laws known as "Cambridge Rules".
These helped formalise the game and "elements" of them appear in the Football Association (FA) rules drawn up in 1863, the FA said.
The university said the National Football Museum award recognised its "pivotal role" in football history.
Before club members drew up their original rules, players around the country posted up makeshift versions at playing fields and agreed to stick to them before the game began.
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This often resulted in unruly games, widespread disagreements and frequent brawls.
Cambridge University Football Club's founders Henry De Winton and John Charles Thring are believed to have formed the club in 1846 but the first official record of its name and rules date from 1856.
Dr John Little, president of the modern-day Cambridge University Football Club, said: "In Cambridge it was decided it would be better if one set of rules was agreed on, so that everyone could play against each other."
Known as the "Cambridge rules" they were pinned on trees on the city's large public playing field, Parker's Piece.
The club now claims "unofficially" to be the "oldest club in the world still playing," the university said.
Although Sheffield FC, founded in 1857, is recognised as the oldest club by the Football Association, CUAFC was given a plaque in 2006 by the FA in honour of its 150th anniversary, "giving its foundation date official recognition".
The Cambridge club's place in the Hall of Fame was awarded by the museum itself, who said: "CUAFC is the oldest football club in the world. The Cambridge Laws were the main reference point for the laws of the FA which was founded in 1863."
But he insists that in the decade since, he has changed - and so has Peru.
In 2006, the former army colonel came second in the presidential election run-off to Alan Garcia.
Then his left-wing views won widespread support among Peru's poor majority, but worried the upper and middle-classes and led some to compare him to Venezuela's Hugo Chavez.
But during the 2011 election campaign, he adopted a more moderate stance.
He played down his former ties to Mr Chavez and emphasised instead a desire to follow the lead of Brazil's former president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and his Workers' Party.
Mr Humala said he would expand the state's role in the economy and extract higher royalties from mining companies that account for more than half Peru's exports, and use the money to reduce poverty.
But he also promised careful fiscal policy and respect for Peru's free trade deals.
His critics worry he will move Peru in a more populist, authoritarian direction and damage the economy.
Mr Humala has insisted he will respect the constitution and the rule of law, swearing on the Bible in May to uphold democracy and press freedom.
Mr Humala has been accused of committing human rights abuses during the fight against Shining Path rebels in the 1990s when he was an army captain, but he has denied the allegations.
The number of fatalities has risen from seven to 11 with the executive particularly worried about the age of those being killed.
Malcolm Downey from HSENI said that the average age of those killed was 57.
He urged farmers to step back and reconsider before taking on any farm job.
This year, four people have been killed after livestock accidents, three have died after falling from a height, two where machinery was involved, one from drowing and one in a tree-felling accident.
Mr Downey said it was too soon to identify any trend in those deaths but there was a clear pattern in fatalities over the past 15 years.
Those were:
He said the average age of a farmer was rising and many did not retire, playing an active and important role.
"Sadly though, if they are injured, it's not as easy for them to bounce back, to recover from their injuries," he added.
He urged older farmers to "get a bit of help" where it would be of benefit to them, particularly when work needed done at height.
"Farmers going out to work need to stop, to think, to ask themselves what may have changed," Mr Downey added.
"Look at the equipment they are using. Are the brakes working? Do they know how to use it properly?"
Overnight rain led first to a delayed start, then multiple inspections, with the umpires abandoning play for the day just after 14:30 BST.
Kent need six points to be assured of finishing second in Division Two.
The visitors have already secured the sole promotion place to the top flight as champions.
The cost will add up to £64,400, by the time they buy a home, for those starting to rent now, the Association of Residential Lettings Agents said.
Arla said the research also revealed wide regional variations.
Demand for properties meant the cost was higher in London and the South East of England.
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"Rents are becoming alarmingly unaffordable due to the lack of available housing," said David Cox, managing director of Arla.
"The north-south divide we're currently seeing in the UK is a clear illustration of this.
"The London rental market is competitive, with far more prospective tenants looking for properties than actual houses available.
"This is pushing up rents in the capital, which will continue to put pressure on surrounding areas, including the south east of England, as Londoners relocate to avoid high rent costs."
Those buying a property for the first time this year in London had spent an average of £68,300 on rent, Arla's figures suggest.
With a figure of £55,900, the South East is the only region other than London where lifetime rent spending is above the English average.
The lowest figure was in the North East, where the research suggested first-time buyers would have spent £31,300 on rent before buying a home.
The figures, compiled by the Centre for Economic and Business Research, are based on the average first-time buyer being 31 and people moving out of their family home at 18. It takes into account all forms of renting, not just private tenants.
One former tenant, Victoria, told BBC Newsbeat: "We rented for five years and worked out we'd spent £35,000 on rent. We have bought now thankfully. No more throwing our money at someone else."
Latest official figures show that the cost of renting a home is rising faster than the general cost of living.
Rents paid to private landlords in Britain rose by 2.5% during last year.
In England, where rents rose by 2.7%, every region recorded a rise in costs for tenants. There was a 0.9% increase in rents in Scotland and a 0.7% rise in Wales.
These figures include new instructions and people already in a rental arrangement. Agents say that the cost of new rental agreements is going up much faster than that.
In the final three months of the year, the number of court orders allowing landlords to evict tenants fell by 6% compared with the same period a year earlier.
There were 28,476 orders for possession during the final quarter of the year, according to new figures from the Ministry of Justice.
The debate about creating new grammar schools in England has heard many attacks on the negative impact of selection.
But to understand the durable appeal of grammars, there's a need to consider a different type of evidence, the personal experiences of former pupils, who can feel that their memories have been shouted down in all the political exchanges.
Norma Jennings has helped to write the history of her old school - Harold Hill Grammar School - which was abolished as a grammar school in 1973.
And her memories encapsulate how the grammars have retained such a hold on the post-War imagination.
She sent a copy of the book to Prime Minister Theresa May with a letter about what she thought had been lost when most of the grammar system was scrapped.
Harold Hill Grammar School was built in the mid-1950s to serve new overspill estates built in Essex to accommodate thousands of east London families needing homes after the Second World War Two.
It was a piece of deliberate social planning, designed to take the brightest children and create a new generation of professionals.
Mrs Jennings, who left the school in 1963, says it's easy to forget how radical and "revolutionary" all this seemed.
Working-class children were being given the chance to have an education that would never have been within the reach of their parents.
For these children, the first generation of the post-War welfare state, this was a system of free milk and opportunity, and Harold Hill was part of a wave of hundreds of new secondary schools built for an expanding, ambitious population.
Mrs Jennings's memories also refer to another touchstone of grammar schools - the strong impression made by teachers.
At a recent reunion, she said, there were stories of pupils who had kept in touch with their former teachers all their lives.
For schoolgirls in the 1950s, unlikely to come across many women in professions, female teachers were inspiring role models for staying in education and having a career.
Mrs Jennings talks of the "intellectual life of the school", separate from academic achievement, with teachers setting up all kind of clubs and societies, and leaving pupils with a "stamp of curiosity".
It was also a time of assumed values, when the head teacher could unselfconsciously write about staff being able to "distinguish what is first-rate from what is not".
Much of the symbolism and the cut-and-paste Latin might have been borrowed from public schools.
But what made grammar schools so distinctive was that the pupils were not from the playing fields of Eton but the overspill estates of Essex.
And these schools, with a strong sense of their own identity, often left an intense impression on those who spent time there.
Harold Hill was very much a "product of its time", says Mrs Jennings.
And it's hard to know how much the school could be separated from the era.
This was a time of boys being known only by their surnames, teachers wearing gowns, there were hymns and prize-givings, boys and girls were segregated into separate playgrounds and miscreants faced the cane.
It was also a type of education available only to the minority who passed the 11-plus.
But as a child Mrs Jennings was not aware of such debates, and she says there was no sense of social separation.
You can only remember the schooldays you had - and not what it meant for those who missed out.
Harold Hill's history also touches on another long shadow over the grammar debate.
How grammar schools were closed has left an often unhappy legacy, with a sense of schools being dismantled without sufficient care for what was being lost.
Mrs Jennings says it would have been better if there had been a way to adapt the selection system, rather than shutting down the grammar schools.
She says the mergers with secondary moderns were often rushed and disruptive, with buildings scattered across different sites.
Mrs Jennings went on to train as a teacher and spent a happy career in comprehensives, but she still describes the way grammars were abolished as a "disaster".
Many former grammar teachers struggled in their new environments.
And there was a whole demographic of pupils at school who faced this upheaval in the 1970s - with a long wake of turbulence, as former grammars readjusted to their new identity.
Mrs May is one of the most high profile of this generation, starting at a grammar that became a comprehensive. And who knows how much this has been a shaping experience?
Harold Hill's merger with a secondary modern was not to be long-lasting.
The comprehensive that emerged has also disappeared, and the site has now been redeveloped for housing. Nothing exists of it apart from the memories of former pupils.
Another former pupil of Harold Hill, Colin Sparrow, says his grammar school days were a "melting pot" of different social classes and a very positive experience.
But he says if the grammar system had survived, the school would have been "a very different animal" from the one he attended in the 1960s.
In terms of whether they were elitist, he quotes Labour Prime Minister Clement Attlee, speaking in 1945: "I am myself in favour of an educational system which will break down class barriers, and will preserve the unity of the nation, but I am also in favour of variety and entirely opposed to the abolition of old traditions and the levelling down of everything to dull uniformity."
Reconciling those ambitions still seems to be as elusive.
Remembering Harold Hill Grammar School by Don Martin and Norma Jennings, Lavenham Press, Suffolk.
It built its reputation on the ability of its estimated 5,000 artists to paint cheap, well-executed copies of famous Western paintings.
But in the last year, even the copy-art market has started to feel the impact of the global economic slowdown.
Many of the painters are finding ways of adapting their brush-strokes to the change in demand, reflecting a more general economic shift in a very visual way.
You know at once when you enter Dafen. Just a few minutes' walk from the main road, oil paintings appear on all sides.
They are displayed from floor to ceiling in the windows of every shop, hanging three or four deep along the walls of a labyrinth of alleyways.
In the past, Dafen artists churned out endless copies of iconic Western art. They were shipped mostly to buyers in Europe, especially Germany, and the United States.
There are still versions of Van Gogh, Monet and others on show, many set in heavy gilded frames.
But now the European staples are increasingly being replaced by Chinese traditional art.
Source: Dafen Oil Painting Village website
Ye Jianhong used to run a workshop of 500 artists. Then the global crisis hit. Now he has reduced his staff to about 30 and taken a job in sales to supplement his income.
He spoke to me in a well-stocked shop. On one wall, there was a small selection of Western reproductions.
Many of the pictures, though, were large-scale canvases of misty lakes, pagodas and jagged mountain tops, portraits of cheeky Chinese boys or archly posing Chinese beauties.
"We used to export a lot to overseas markets," he said.
"But now there's a big slump in sales. So we're shifting our focus to the domestic Chinese market. Chinese people are getting richer and richer."
He pointed to a pile of small canvases. An artist could typically paint 10 such copies a day, he said. He could knock out 20.
Now he was encouraging his artists to take time and improve the quality of their work.
I heard the same story again and again as I spoke to artists of all ages and styles in the village.
Overall figures were hard to verify but one local newspaper report said that exports fell by more than 50% in the first half of this year because of a collapse in Western orders.
Further on, in a back alley, I bumped in to Weng Yuguo, a fashionable 27-year-old with spiky hair and trendy earrings. He was drawn to Shenzhen from his native Hainan Island and has been painting since he was 16.
His speciality? Classical Western still life oil paintings of flowers in Grecian urns.
When I first saw him, he was clutching a wet portrait of poppies, just finished, which he clipped to the wall to dry. Other examples of his work hung round it on the bare brick.
Each one, he said, took about three days to paint.
"Before I had some Western customers," he told me. "Now all my clients are Chinese."
He paused, looking from the wet pink poppies to the rather depressing tones of the old school classical flowers. Was there a relationship between the shift in global purchasing power and his artist's palette?
"There is a difference in taste," he said at last.
"I'd say that Westerners prefer classical pictures which tend to be very dark. Chinese people like bright colours."
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The working group will comprise key bodies associated with preparing a bid.
The Irish government and the Northern Ireland Executive hope the move will lay the groundwork for a potential combined pitch to stage the tournament.
Ministers from Belfast and Dublin met in Armagh on Wednesday to discuss hosting the sport's showpiece event.
Stormont sports minister Caral Ni Chuilin and tourism minister Arlene Foster held talks with counterparts in the Republic's tourism and sports departments Leo Varadkar and Michael Ring.
The agreed working group will report back to both governments in a few months and Ministers will then consider how to move forward to submit a formal application to host the competition.
"The island of Ireland has a lot to offer the global rugby family and there would be a lot of benefits to be gained by hosting such a prestigious event," said Minister Ni Chilin.
"The (Stormont) Executive is investing £110m in upgrading stadiums in Belfast which includes the redevelopment of Ravenhill (the home of Ulster Rugby).
"While we would have world class venues to host the Rugby World Cup, there is a lot of work required to get us into a position to make a successful bid."
Mr Ring said the Rugby World Cup was potentially the biggest sporting event Ireland could stage.
"An event of this scale would not only have a great benefit for rugby but would also raise the profile of what sport can do for the country," he said.
"We all witnessed the massive boost to the national mood that was provided by the London Olympics.
"The Rugby World Cup is probably the largest event we could ever host on our own on the island and I would hope it would have a similar impact here.
"Sport is a great unifier, it brings people together and large events like this can also bring about a great sense of pride."
The ambitious bid would see matches played on both sides of the Irish border, taking in both rugby union and gaelic games venues.
Ireland has been mulling over the idea for over a year, with the backing of the Irish Rugby Football Union, in the hope of replicating the successful 2011 New Zealand event.
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The pair are reunited at Ashton Gate, with Smith previously playing under Johnson at Oldham Athletic where he started his managerial career.
Oldham avoided the League One drop under Johnson in 2013, having taken over with the Latics 21st in the table with 10 games remaining.
"He saved us from relegation and I know he can do it here too," said Smith.
"We had a good time at Oldham and I am looking forward to working with him again."
Smith, 25, left Johnson's Oldham for Bristol City in 2014 on a three-year deal.
Former Norwich City trainee Smith helped the Robins to the League One title and the Johnstone's Paint Trophy last term, but they sit 21st in England second-tier competition after 30 games.
Johnson, 34, who spent six years at Bristol City as a player between 2006 to 2012, was appointed as Bristol City head coach before their 1-0 win at Charlton Athletic last week and takes charge of his first game against Ipswich on Saturday.
The Robins are in search of back-to-back wins for the first time this season.
"He will want us to attack, get in the box and get shots on goal," Smith told BBC Radio Bristol. "I think he will be a brilliant fit and he really loves the football club.
"He always said that he wanted to get the job at Bristol City one day.
"His communication skills and player management skills are very good. I think it is a brilliant decision by the board. He is a young, hungry manager."
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Hundreds of people had gathered at the Brenner Pass, a key transit route from northern Italy, for a peaceful march.
Trouble broke out at the end, when some 50 protesters clashed with police in riot gear.
Austria has said it plans stricter border controls at Brenner in response to the migrant crisis.
On Saturday, Defence Minister Peter Doskozil said soldiers would be deployed with police at the Brenner Pass. He said the measures were necessary because the EU's outer borders were not properly protected.
In a statement, the governor of the Austrian province of Tyrol said five police officers had been injured. He condemned the violence.
Tyrol media said some 1,000 human rights activists from Italy, Germany and Austria had gathered at Brenner station to demonstrate against the closure of borders in Europe.
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.
Five-time champion Djokovic made 100 unforced errors but prevailed 6-3 6-7 (1-7) 6-4 4-6 6-3 after four hours and 32 minutes on Rod Laver Arena.
Djokovic, 28, is through to his 27th consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final.
The Serb plays Japan's Kei Nishikori in the last eight after the seventh seed beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4 6-2 6-4.
Four-time champion and third seed Roger Federer plays Belgium's David Goffin later on Sunday, with the winner playing Tomas Berdych.
The Czech sixth seed came through a testing encounter against Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut 4-6 6-4 6-3 1-6 6-3.
"Playing against a player like Gilles you can expect a lot of rallies," said Djokovic, who is also through to his ninth successive Australian Open quarter-final.
"He is always making you play an extra shot. I made a lot of unforced errors today but he was fighting, he was playing well, physically it was very demanding and I'm just happy to get through this one."
Two breaks were enough for Djokovic to win the first set but the 10-time major champion spurned 11 break points in the second before winning the tie-break 7-1.
Djokovic broke twice again in the third but dabbed two limp drop-shots into the net when serving to stay in the set before missing a backhand to send the contest to a decider.
But Djokovic raised his game at the decisive moment, racing into a 4-1 lead in the fifth and serving out for the victory after Simon had saved two match points.
When a spectator shouted out during Djokovic's on-court interview, the defending champion asked him to repeat what he had said.
When the member of the crowd repeated "no more drop-shots", the Serb shrugged and replied: "I hate to say it, but you're absolutely right."
Djokovic's tally of unforced errors is not a record - Yevgeny Kafelnikov hit 112 in defeating Fernando Vicente at the 2000 French Open.
Nishikori broke ninth seed Tsonga's serve five times while the Frenchman hit eight double-faults in a flat display.
"Today was one of the best matches I've had this week," said 28-year-old Nishikori, a US Open finalist in 2014.
"I'm surprised that I broke him early every set. I was returning well, so that made it tough for him to have a good serve all the time."
Nishikori, 26, has never reached the semi-finals in Melbourne and trails Djokovic 5-2 in head-to-heads.
Australian Lleyton Hewitt bowed out of professional tennis when he and compatriot Sam Groth lost their men's doubles match 6-4 6-2 to American Jack Sock and Vasek Pospisil of Canada.
Hewitt, who lost to Spaniard David Ferrer in the second round of the singles, bows out at the age of 34, having won two Grand Slam titles and helping Australia lift the Davis Cup twice.
The Rugby Football Union has decided contracts for 15-a-side players will not be renewed after the tournament, which starts in Dublin on Wednesday.
The governing body will instead prioritise the Sevens' programme.
"We have stayed focused and the whole management team's focus is on playing Spain on Wednesday," Hunter said.
The 2016 World Rugby women's player of the year claims the players, who also face USA and Italy in Pool B, are not motivated by a desire to prove the RFU has made a mistake over the contract cuts.
"The only point we have to prove is to ourselves and about how good we can be," Hunter added.
"We know what we are capable of and that is the important thing, to achieve what is within our grasp and the ability that is in this squad.
"We have five jobs to do, starting on Wednesday.
"We want to prove to ourselves as rugby players what we can achieve, and we can do that by playing our best rugby."
The Red Roses took over as the world's number one ranked side with victory over the Black Ferns in New Zealand in June.
The two nations are favourites to contest the World Cup final which takes place on 26 August at the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast.
England will be attempting to win a World Cup, rather than retain one, according to Bristol's number eight.
"Our mindset is yes, we did win a World Cup, but that was with a different squad," stated Hunter.
"We are immensely proud of what we achieved then, but we are with a new squad now and it is very much about being one of 12 teams who are here to win a competition - not retain a trophy."
The Irish National Teaching Organisation (INTO) said the Department of Education NI (Deni) had not made provision for real term increases.
A departmental letter sent to schools this week warned them they would have to make "difficult decisions".
It stressed they had to live "within their budgets as a matter of urgency".
"Put simply, boards of governors cannot spend more than they receive without the express and advance approval of their funding authority and must not plan to do so," the letter from Deni finance director Trevor Connolly said.
However. schools have not yet been told what their budget for the next year will be and are likely to find out only at the end of this month, one month before they start spending it.
Despite an assurance that money had been found to increase schools' spending, the union said it did not take into account the extra costs principals have to cover.
Tony Carlin, INTO, said the department had not made provision for real term increases.
"The increased monies were only in respect of cash terms, schools were not protected from inflation, external financial pressures, pay rises etc," he said.
"The result will be that schools will probably face around 3.5% to 4% cuts this year.
"There will be about 500 teaching posts lost and also support staff's jobs will be lost as well.
"The schools believed that they had money but unfortunately the devil is in the detail in this one. We are disappointed because ultimately children's education will suffer."
Mr Carlin said there would also the the impact of another £83m in savings.
"This could mean cuts perhaps to school meals, transport, special needs, crossing patrols. This is going to impact on schools indirectly and on the education of pupils."
The union said "drip feed" was an unacceptable way to fund schools and has called on the Department of Education to set up a working group to find a new way of planning budgets.
The comments come in a joint letter to parents of pupils published on the school's website.
There has been an ongoing industrial dispute in the school over a number of months.
Most recently, around a third of the teaching staff were absent from school on Monday and Tuesday.
The letter is signed by the principal, Claire White, and Nuala Lynn from the board of governors.
It said the school is introducing "support mechanisms for the coming days and weeks to address the educational provision in the light of staff absences".
These include:
The letter said that the school hopes these additional measures will address parents concerns.
It also says the steps have been taken in consultation with the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS).
On Tuesday, about 20 parents of pupils held a protest outside the school to express their concerns about ongoing incidents at the school.
Mr Hargreaves, co-founder of investment firm Hargreaves Lansdown, described Bristol as a "sleepy city" with "crazy parking schemes" that drive people out of the centre.
He said high commercial rates were destroying many small businesses.
The city council has not yet responded to a BBC request for comment.
Mr Hargreaves made the comments during a debate on BBC Radio Bristol on whether the city's boundaries should be re-drawn.
Mr Hargreaves said: "When I moved to Bristol 30-odd years ago there were lots of businesses coming to Bristol.
"It's very rare you hear a big company move to Bristol [now]. I think there's a feeling Bristol's a sleepy city and that the local authority is almost anti-business. All these crazy parking schemes are mad."
He said the city was "very difficult to get around".
"I don't know why the roads should be so bad, but certainly there isn't any desire to help business here," he said.
"Of course the best way you can help business is to reduce the commercial rates which are destroying most of the small businesses in Bristol."
The Bristol Democracy Project's Gez Smith, who also took part in the debate, said he had conducted research into "what the shape of Bristol would be" after a mayor was elected for the city in 2012.
"It's meant to be this great new thing that's going to bring people together and drive the city forward," he said.
"[But] how would that affect the people living in what is technically the city of Bristol really, but not within the mayor's authority?"
Deborah White, of Avon Local Councils Association (ALCA), which represents town and parish councils in the unitary authorities around Bristol, also joined the debate.
Ms White said Bristol did not have any local councils and ALCA's members would "find the idea of a 'Greater Bristol' preposterous".
She said: "What Bristol needs to do is think about creating town and parish councils, so that local people can have a better voice.
"Until Bristol addresses its very local governance and looks at how local communities contribute to the debate then we should stay as three unitaries, as we are at the moment."
Arely Gomez Gonzalez released more than 80 volumes of material.
The case has prompted protests across Mexico, increasing pressure on President Enrique Pena Nieto.
Relatives dispute his government's account that police in Guerrero state handed the students over to a gang who killed them and burnt the bodies.
The attorney general's office said the document had taken around 100 investigators seven months to compile.
But an international panel of experts said it had found many flaws in the investigation.
It concluded that the government's account that the students were incinerated beyond identification at a rubbish dump was physically impossible.
It said official reports appeared to downplay the presence of federal police and troops near the areas where the students were seized.
The experts said the army had refused to allow them to interview soldiers.
The attorney general has said her office has not closed the file and will continue to investigate the case.
His energetic campaigning and powerful oratory attracted many voters and he came close to achieving a share of government for his party.
Under his leadership, the Liberals looked to be regaining their position as a strong force in British politics.
But his political career ended when his life was engulfed in scandal and he faced trial on charges of conspiracy and incitement to murder.
John Jeremy Thorpe was born in Surrey on 29 April 1929.
He came from a Conservative family - both his father and grandfather were Tory MPs. One of his ancestors was parliamentary Speaker Thomas Thorpe, who was beheaded by a mob in 1461.
He was sent to a school in Connecticut in 1940 to escape the Blitz.
One historian has suggested that the liberal regime at his American school played a large part in formulating his political thinking and was, no doubt, a huge contrast to Eton where he went from 1943.
He read law at Trinity College, Oxford where he cut a dash, both by wearing Edwardian-style clothes and as a noted debater. He became chairman of the Liberal Club and then the Oxford Union.
While training as a barrister he set out to find a parliamentary seat and was selected for Conservative-held North Devon, firmly in the west country Liberal heartland.
His energetic campaigning, and inspiring performances as an orator saw him halve the Conservative majority in the 1955 general election.
Just four years later, he won the seat by the narrowest of margins, a rare Liberal triumph in what had been a poor election showing for the party elsewhere in the country.
He entered the 1960s as a pioneering campaigner for human rights, attacking South Africa's policy of apartheid and the post-colonial excesses in South East Asia.
He also achieved a reputation as something of a wit exemplified by his observation on Harold Macmillan's dismissal of a third of the Conservative cabinet in 1962.
"Greater love hath no man than this," quipped Thorpe, "that he lay down his friends for his life".
He became a favourite at Liberal party conferences and served as the party's treasurer before being elected leader in 1967 promising to turn the Liberals into a radical pioneering force.
However Edward Heath's win in the 1970 general election dashed hopes of a Liberal revival and shortly after it Thorpe's young wife Caroline was killed in a car crash.
Three years later he married Marion Stein, a noted concert pianist and the divorced wife of the Queen's first cousin, the Earl of Harewood.
Helped by Thorpe's elegant appearance and charismatic style, the Liberals won 14 seats in the February 1974 election.
With a hung parliament, Conservative leader, Edward Heath, approached Thorpe to discuss a possible coalition.
Thorpe was attracted by the offer of a seat in Cabinet, but met opposition from his own MPs.
In the event, Harold Wilson's clear victory in the October 1974 election ended any hopes that the Liberals might have a share of power.
Within two years, stories were circulating about Thorpe's relationship with a former male model, Norman Scott.
It was made worse because the relationship was alleged to have started in 1961, when male homosexual acts were illegal.
The story broke when Scott was appearing at a court in Barnstaple on a minor social security charge.
During the hearing, Scott shouted out, "I am being hounded because of my sexual relationship with Jeremy Thorpe." He gave a statement to the police but no action was taken.
Thorpe issued an immediate denial but when an affectionate letter between them appeared in the press, Thorpe resigned as leader.
But worse was to come. Eighteen months later, a man called Andrew Newton was released from prison.
He had been jailed on charges arising from an incident on Exmoor in which Norman Scott's dog, Rinka, was shot.
He claimed that he had been paid by a leading Liberal supporter to kill Scott because of his blackmail threats but said he had lost his nerve and shot the dog instead.
Nine more months of police investigation led to Thorpe and three associates being charged with conspiring to murder Scott.
The 1979 trial was postponed for eight days at Thorpe's request so that he could contest his North Devon seat in the May general election. He was heavily defeated.
The trial attracted reporters from all over the world. It took 20 days for the prosecution to present its case to the jury while defence evidence occupied just a single day.
On the advice of his barrister, George Carman QC, Thorpe and his co-defendants elected not to go into the witness box.
Eventually, after six weeks, the charges were dismissed. For two years Jeremy Thorpe stayed out of the public eye.
But the affair resurfaced again when one of his co-defendants, David Holmes, a former deputy treasurer of the Liberal Party, wrote a series of articles for the News of the World newspaper.
In the first of them he claimed that Thorpe did incite him to murder Norman Scott. Thorpe's solicitor immediately issued a rebuttal and the director of public prosecutions said there was no question of another trial.
But Thorpe's public life was finished.
Shortly after his acquittal he was offered the post of director general of the British section of Amnesty International.
He had previously been a valuable source of information to the organisation, particularly on the subject of human rights abuses in Ghana.
But there was huge opposition from Amnesty's members and the appointment was never made.
His later years saw the onset of Parkinson's Disease. But he kept in close touch with the Westminster he loved, despite painful memories.
He became the President of the North Devon Liberal Association, later Liberal Democrat Association, and received a standing ovation when he appeared at the 1997 Liberal Democrat conference.
In an interview in 2009 the ailing former politician reflected on the events that had brought him down
"If it happened now," he said, " I think the public would be kinder."
The call comes after Private Eye magazine had a freedom of information (FOI) request turned down by the Met.
The Met has yet to comment, but reportedly turned down the FOI request to "safeguard national security".
Sheila Coleman, of the Hillsborough Justice Campaign, called for police to show "transparency" and admit spying.
Private Eye asked the Met for files it held on the Hillsborough Justice Campaign and the Hillsborough Family Support Group following claims Special Branch officers were involved in surveillance of the organisations.
It reported that police would neither confirm nor deny that it held any papers on the disaster.
Both the justice campaign and the support group have been at the forefront of attempts to discover what happened at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final which saw the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans.
Fresh inquests into their deaths will begin in Warrington in March after the original accidental death inquest verdicts were quashed in 2012 following an independent report.
Louise Brookes lost her brother Andrew Mark Brookes in the disaster and she alleges she has had her post intercepted or tampered with.
She said: "Everything to do with Hillsborough would arrive opened."
Meanwhile, Ms Coleman claimed campaigners' phones were "definitely tapped".
She said: "I represented six families in 1993 and we were aware we were under surveillance.
"A lot of attempts were made to frighten us but it just went with the territory.
"It was appalling. Not so much for me but those who had been bereaved were effectively criminalised.
"I'm disappointed that the government acknowledged a state cover-up but the Met are still holding back."
She said families and campaigners for Hillsborough have been "promised transparency and accountability and the Met should fall into line with that".
Ninety-five victims were crushed to death in Britain's worst sporting disaster, on 15 April 1989, at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough stadium during Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest.
The 96th victim died in 1993 when the Law Lords ruled that doctors could stop tube-feeding and hydration.
As well as fresh inquests, there are two ongoing investigations into the disaster.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is examining police actions at and after the tragedy, while former Durham Chief Constable Jon Stoddart is looking at the causes of the tragedy and the deaths and examining the actions of a range of organisations and bodies, including South Yorkshire Police.
The IPCC said it was not actively pursuing allegations of spying on families and campaigners.
But a spokesman said: "We are reviewing all material in relation to Hillsborough and clearly if we came across any evidence that this had happened we would investigate it whether or not we have received a complaint."
Steffan Vernon, 33, and Alex Hadley, 21, died at Ceunant Mawr waterfall near Llanberis, Gwynedd, on 7 June.
The inquest in Caernarfon concluded their deaths were accidental.
Coroner Dewi Pritchard Jones will write to the council asking it to install danger warning signs at the site.
The hearing was told the friends had gone for an early morning walk with three others after a night of drinking and socialising.
Mr Vernon went into the water first, followed by Mr Hadley, before both got into difficulty.
Their friend Barnaby Lloyd Foster went in to help but had to pulled from the water by others when he began suffering from the cold.
Post mortem examinations found traces of cocaine in both men, while Mr Vernon had taken ecstasy and Mr Hadley's blood alcohol levels exceeded the drink-drive limit.
Pathologist Dr Mark Lloyd told the inquest: "They would not have been able to react."
Mr Pritchard Jones added: "I'm fairly certain that hypothermia would have set in almost as soon as they entered the water... and [they] would also have been affected by the substances that had been taken and were present at the time.
"I don't think they appreciated the dangerous situation they were in."
The men's families complained there were no warning signs at the site and said the friends would not have gone in the water if they had known the waterfall's pool was 9m (29ft) deep.
Mr Pritchard Jones said that while signs could not be installed at all of Snowdonia's waterfalls, he would write to the local authority asking it to put signs at Ceunant Mawr because it is so close to the village of Llanberis.
Gwynedd council said it was considering placing warning signs and life-saving equipment at the site.
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10-year-old Harry has been awarded 41 activity badges, all earned for a variety of skills from cooking to martial arts.
Hayley met up with Harry to talk more about his big achievement and what he wants to do next.
The scent, it transpires, is white tea and thyme. And it is coming from a new branch of Lloyds Bank.
"It gives that inviting feel, that welcoming feel," says the building's designer, Sarah Harrison.
"You can smell it on the High Street when the wind's blowing in the right direction."
Lloyds is not the first bank to spot the possibilities of sensory attraction.
Across the Atlantic, one bank offers its customers freshly brewed coffee, using the nutty aromas of Arabica to entice new followers. In fact rather than banks, it calls them cafes.
In the UK, High Street banks are set to close hundreds more branches in 2017.
Nevertheless, with ideas for alluring new formats, the industry believes that the concept of branch banking at long last has the whiff of something positive about it.
Hence they are investing millions of pounds in makeovers. In fact, in 2017 at least three British banks will open more branches than they will close.
When the US firm Capital One launched a digital-only bank, it thought it would never have to go to the expense of building any branches.
But seeing that customers wanted a more physical relationship with their bank, it changed its mind. Now it has 13 banking "cafes" across the US, where a cup of coffee is half price for those who pay with their card.
Account holders can also enjoy a freshly baked muffin, or tuck in to as many bytes of data as they wish from the free wi-fi, as they do some online, or face-to-face, banking.
"We had a digital bank, and we needed to connect with the communities that we serve," says Shaun Rowley, Capital One's director for national expansion.
"These cafes give customers a chance to come in, and experience our brand: see, touch and taste Capital One."
He describes the branches as "more cafe than bank", but promises that customers can do any financial transactions they would normally expect.
"There are a lot of banks experimenting with different formats. There's all sorts of transformations going on," he tells the BBC.
Among those impressed by the Capital One cafes is Jakob Pfaudler, the chief operating officer of Lloyds Bank's retail division.
"There's a bunch of beautiful stores over there, where you really have the human touch, combined with quite heavy digital content. I think that is our mental model," he says.
In 2017, Lloyds is planning to close another 200 UK branches, following a similar number in 2016. But it will also build some new, large ones.
"Yes there will be some branch closures, but what we are doing is reformatting the entire branch network over the next four or five years, and building more of the branches like the one in Clapham."
One other feature of the Clapham blueprint is a giant video wall, on which customers can view house prices in nearby streets, or get property-buying tips.
The aroma device is now a key part of Mr Pfaudler's thinking too.
"It moves further away from the traditional, rather stiff branch environment. So, while it wasn't necessarily a design feature, I think we're going to roll this out into many more of our branches - maybe not that specific scent, although I like it."
In 2017 at least three smaller brands expect to grow their network.
Metro Bank - which opens its latest branch in Basingstoke on 31 December - is planning a dozen new "stores" as it calls them.
Both TSB and Handelsbanken will also expand their branch numbers next year.
And Santander will upgrade as many as 60 branches.
At a pilot branch in central London, customers can already pay in cheques and cash at the same machine they use to withdraw money. And they can receive an email confirming the transaction.
The old-style counter, complete with tellers, is hidden away at the back.
Uniformed customer service assistants show members of the public how to switch to the new-style cash machines.
"For the customer to understand all the functionality on an ATM, to pay in a cheque for the first time, for example, they'll often need a colleague to walk them through it," says Martin Bischoff, managing director of retail distribution at Santander.
If banks get this wrong, there could be trouble.
The story is told by one banking executive of how a Polish online bank opened its first branch, only to find an army of customers queuing up outside - as they had just been presented with their first opportunity to complain.
In case customers really lose it, another executive told me, they now plan so-called "defusing" rooms in their branches, where account holders can be taken to cool down.
It's not just the branches themselves that are changing. It's their attitudes to customers.
In an attempt to be more welcoming, some in the industry want their branches to feel like hotels or restaurants.
"From a physical perspective, hospitality offers a very good role model," says Ray Erscheid, senior vice president for store design at Bank of America.
"If you think about a hotel experience, it can be relatively scripted: you enter, there's a welcoming experience, you're either directed to where you want to go - which might be the restaurant - or there's a check-in experience."
He even refers to the front-of-house staff member as the "concierge".
"Again, I would go back to the hotel experience. The doorman might be able to get you a taxi, they might be able to tell you where the nearest restaurant is, but they're going to turn you over to the concierge if you say you want a particular kind of dining experience. So we want to have that same idea."
But one expert warns about being too free-thinking with branch design.
Marcus Pequeno, a Spanish banking consultant, remembers the case of a South American bank wthat decided to offer free coffee, wi-fi and soft drinks in a refurbished branch.
The morning of the opening did not go according to plan.
"Basically there were 100 students in front of, and inside the branch, hanging out and taking selfies," he told a conference called Branch Transformation earlier this month.
"They were doing anything but banking."
So don't expect your branch to turn into a coffee bar in 2017.
But don't be surprised if a visit there feels better, and quicker, than it used to. With perhaps a few nice smells to enjoy at the same time.
Fantasy classics Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland make the line-up for babies to teens, compiled for the publisher's 70th anniversary.
The pirate adventure Treasure Island and the tear-jerking classic Watership Down also feature.
The classic counting book The Very Hungry Caterpillar tops the list of best bedtime books.
Eric Carle's title sells a copy every 30 seconds somewhere in the world, according to Puffin.
The list is divided up into categories including mischief and mayhem, weird and wonderful, and best blood and guts.
Toddlers' favourites The Bog Baby by Jeanne Willis and Gwen Millward; the nostalgic Peepo! by Janet and Allan Ahlberg; and Hairy Mclary from Donaldson's Dairy are among the titles in the section called "best to cuddle-up to".
Roald Dahl takes up the entire "phizzwhizzers" category on his own, meanwhile, with his classic tales The BFG, Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Fantastic Mr Fox.
Dahl sells more books every year than any other Penguin author in both the adults and children's categories.
And his sales rocketed by 35% in 2009.
Modern best-sellers, such as Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kenney and Charlie Higson's thriller The Enemy, are also included in the list.
The titles feature in The Puffin Handbook, a new guide to children's books for parents.
Published by Puffin, it is being made available for free from UK bookshops, libraries and to download from the Puffin website as part of the 70th anniversary celebrations.
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And the advantage for girls' schools remains even when other factors are taken into account, such as social background or a selective intake.
Girls from poorer families in single-sex schools got better GCSEs than their counterparts in mixed schools.
The study showed much less advantage for boys in single-sex schools.
The high performance of girls in single-sex schools has been identified by education data analysts SchoolDash, in a breakdown of GCSE results published last week.
In terms of overall GCSE results, single-sex state secondary schools, about 11% of the total, performed much better.
In mixed schools, 55% of pupils got five good GCSEs including English and maths, while in single-sex schools the proportion was 75%.
Among these single-sex schools, girls' schools got better results.
But there are some underlying factors skewing these results, such as:
When these and other factors are taken into account, girls' schools still showed a clear advantage, with greater levels of "value added" in terms of pupils' progress and better results for poorer pupils.
The difference in like-for-like comparisons, the researchers say, was equivalent to girls' schools being three percentage points ahead of mixed ones.
Boys in single-sex schools were ahead of mixed schools in raw GCSE results, but they did not show a significantly better performance once other factors had been taken into account.
The analysis also showed single-sex schools were concentrated in London and the South East.
London's GCSE results were the best in England - and the study showed almost a third of secondary schools in the capital were single-sex, far higher than anywhere else.
Girls' schools in London did particularly well in this year's GCSEs - with single-sex schools in the capital an average 12 percentage points higher than their counterparts
The study described a "halo" of single-sex schools around the edge of London, including those in the independent sector and grammars.
There were other clusters, such as around Liverpool, but smaller numbers in northern England and the Midlands, and overwhelmingly in urban rather than rural settings.
Single-sex schools had a higher proportion of ethnic-minority pupils, but a lower than average proportion of deprived pupils, as measured by eligibility for free school meals.
Teachers in single-sex schools tended to be older, better paid and taking significantly less sick leave than their counterparts in mixed schools.
SchoolDash founder Timo Hannay said: "It would now be interesting to try and understand why girls at girls' schools tend to do better than their peers, and what the vast majority of mixed schools might be able to learn from this phenomenon."
Earlier this month, Richard Cairns, head of Brighton College, said girls at single-sex schools would be at a "huge disadvantage" if they could not feel confident talking to boys.
Single-sex schools were described as a "deeply unrealistic world".
But Caroline Jordan, president of the Girls' School Association, claimed the analysis of this year's results as a vindication of an all-girl education.
She said teachers with classes of girls could focus their teaching style on what worked best for girls.
"Girls are more collaborative, they like lessons to be more discussion-based," said Ms Jordan, who represents schools in the independent sector, where there is a long tradition of single-sex schools.
And an all-girl environment allowed them to "escape gender stereotyping", by, for example, encouraging more girls to pursue science subjects.
"Girls can be more confident in themselves, they don't have to become a particular type of girl, they're able to relax more," she said.
The claim girls in single-sex schools were more likely to study science was backed by long-term tracking studies, said Alice Sullivan, director of the Centre for Longitudinal Studies, at the UCL Institute of Education, in London.
"We found that girls from single-sex schools were more likely to take male-dominated subjects such as maths and science at school. Girls who had attended single-sex schools also had slightly higher wages than their co-ed peers in mid-life," said Prof Sullivan.
"People often make claims about the consequences of single-sex schooling for relationships between the sexes without referring to any evidence," she said.
"We found that women who attended single-sex schools were no more or less likely to marry than those in co-educational schools."
Four people stopped at the Port of Dover on Wednesday were issued with court orders under Section 21A of the Football Spectators Act.
Another man was arrested at the port on suspicion of breaching bail conditions.
A sixth man was stopped at the Channel Tunnel on Thursday, but failed to appear at court and was issued with a three-year ban in his absence.
Specialist officers looking for anyone who could potentially disrupt the tournament have been screening passengers leaving Kent for France.
Kent Police said hearings at Folkestone Magistrates' Court for four of the men - a 24-year-old from Southampton; a 22-year-old from Middlesbrough; a 27-year-old from Stockport and a 26-year-old from Shropshire - were adjourned but they were ordered to surrender their passports until after the Euro 2016 final on 10 July.
The man who failed to appear in court is 48, and from Darlington.
The hearing into a 25-year-old man from Shepshed, in Leicestershire, who was on bail was also adjourned until after the conclusion of the tournament.
Ch Supt Alison Roden, of Kent Police, said: "We want Euro 2016 to be remembered for all the right reasons and not for the actions of a minority intent on causing trouble in France."
The figure - the difference between the number of people arriving and leaving - was 82,000 more than the previous year.
Jay Lindop, from the ONS, said the majority of people over the last year came to the UK for work or study.
The government said it highlighted the challenge to reduce net migration to "sustainable levels".
Downing Street aims to get net migration down to five figures by 2020.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage said the statistics showed the government's "complete failure to control immigration" and urged people to vote to leave the EU in the "in/out" referendum expected by the end of 2017.
The net migration figure was also higher than the last provisional data, which showed the index at what was then a record 330,000 in the 12 months to March. This has since been revised up to 336,000 as well.
The ONS data revealed that:
Ms Lindop, head of population statistics at the ONS, said the latest net migration figure "remains the highest on record".
Meanwhile, separate Home Office figures revealed the number of people claiming asylum in the UK has reached its highest level for 12 years.
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By Danny Shaw, home affairs correspondent, BBC News
The release of the immigration statistics, every three months, is a day the Home Office must dread.
Since the end of 2012, net migration has being going up almost continuously. Net migration, of course, is the key figure we look for because the government is aiming to bring it down to below 100,000 by 2020.
It failed to do that by the general election in May, and, to much surprise, decided to stick with the target when critics were saying it was unachievable and should be dropped. A lot can happen in four and a half years of course, but it's hard to see how it can do it.
Emigration is broadly stable, and immigration is at record levels and rising from both EU and non-EU countries.
If ministers are to reach their goal, they'll have to reduce the so-called "pull factors". That's tough when one of the biggest attractions of the UK is its relatively buoyant economy and the prospect of work.
The ONS said the rise was due to a 62,000 increase in immigration to 636,000 and a 20,000 reduction in emigration to 300,000.
More than two thirds of the immigration increase was driven by EU citizens, the majority of whom came to Britain to work.
Immigration minister James Brokenshire said the government was committed to reforms "across the whole of government" to deliver "the controlled migration system".
"Our new Immigration Bill will address illegal working, the pull factors that draw migrants to Britain and the availability of public services which help them to remain here unlawfully," he said.
"The last two set of figures show record levels of EU immigration which show why the prime minister is right to negotiate with the EU to reform welfare to reduce the financial incentives that attract EU migrants to the UK."
The Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford said asylum remained "the smallest component" of UK immigration "by some distance".
Director Madeleine Sumption said migration for work and study were "the largest categories" and said changes in net migration were "mainly being driven" by economic factors like the success of the UK economy rather than by new policies.
Alp Mehmet, vice chairman of Migration Watch UK, said the figures were "very disappointing" and warned "the pressure on our infrastructure will intensify" if the numbers continued to rise.
UKIP's Nathan Gill has been tweeting images from the floor of the chamber, while two of his party colleagues have been spotted with soft drinks bottles.
Mr Gill said he did not see the harm of taking photos during Senedd debates, but promised not to do it again.
UKIP said the drinks were an "innocent mistake".
According to the minutes of the assembly business committee on 25 May, Ms Jones urged party business managers to ask their members "not to take photos in the chamber during proceedings".
She also asked that they "reminded them that no food and drink are allowed in the chamber, except for the glasses of water provided for members".
Mr Gill, an AM for North Wales and UKIP Wales leader, has posted pictures from within the chamber on several occasions since proceedings in the fifth term began.
He said: "I'm not that rebellious. I will abide by that rule."
"It's completely normal in Strasbourg," he added, referring to one of the bases of the European Parliament where he serves as an MEP.
"People do Periscope and all kinds of stuff," Mr Gill said, referring to a live video app.
"I don't see the harm in it, I think it would be a good way to engage more people on social media.
"But if that's the rule, that's the rule."
Michelle Brown, also a UKIP AM for North Wales, and South Wales Central UKIP AM Gareth Bennett were seen with soft drinks bottles in the Senedd chamber on 24 May.
A UKIP group spokesman said: "Neither Michelle nor Gareth realised that the rules prevented taking anything other than water into the chamber.
"As soon as they were told that fizzy drinks were not permitted, they got rid of them.
"It was an innocent mistake and we don't see this as a major issue.
"So far, UKIP has created its own fizz inside the chamber and will continue to do so."
An assembly commission spokeswoman said: "The presiding officer is responsible for keeping order in the chamber and for ensuring members behave with courtesy and decorum, and don't detract from the dignity of the assembly."
She added that Ms Jones had not considered sanctions against those involved and "doesn't expect to need to".
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A committee will examine claims of abuse at Knottfield Home in Douglas, which closed in 1983.
Tim Baker MHK told Tynwald, "government has not properly investigated or acknowledged what went on" at the home.
Police from the UK examined allegations in the 1990s, which ended in a former employee being imprisoned.
Last year, additional complainants came forward and a Manx police investigation took place.
One of the complainants was a constituent of Mr Baker.
The MHK told Tynwald: "Whilst I understand that the evidence was strong the matter did not, however, proceed to trial.
"I understand that this was primarily because of the age and medical condition of the accused."
The Manx parliamentary committee, which has been asked to reveal its findings by December, has also been instructed to "investigate the adequacy of current procedures to protect from abuse children in care" and to issue its report next March.
A government spokesman said all information submitted to the committee would be treated in confidence.
Written evidence "relating to policy matters" may be published, however.
Mr Baker added: "The experience has had, and still has, damaging consequences for the victims - it is not something that has gone away.
"Many have had no opportunity for counselling, support or assistance to work through or to move on from the experiences that they suffered whilst in the care of the government - they need to achieve closure and for this they need our help."
The deadline for written submissions is 12:00 BST on 30 August.
But the youngster was lucky to make it to his hero after being "smoked" by a security guard, as he was tackled to the turf.
Charlie Lines raced on to the pitch to celebrate with his All Black heroes as they completed their lap of honour following New Zealand's 34-17 win over Australia, when he was tackled to the ground by a member of security.
But double World Cup winner Williams picked the 15-year-old up off the floor, and allowed him to join in the celebrations with the players before draping the medal over his neck.
"He got smoked by the security guard, like full-on tackled," said rugby league convert Williams, a former New Zealand national heavyweight boxing champion. "It was pretty sad. He's just a young fella obviously caught up in the moment.
"If that was a younger brother or cousin, I would have given the security guard a hiding. But I just picked the kid up and took him back to his old lady and tried to make the night more memorable for him."
Lines' parents later wanted to return the medal, feeling "it was the right thing to do", but Williams has insisted he can keep it.
He was then presented with a replacement by All Blacks captain Richie McCaw at the World Rugby Awards in London on Sunday.
Williams came on as a second-half replacement and his offload set up Ma'a Nonu to score the second of three New Zealand tries.
The 30-year-old was lauded for his sportsmanship when he consoled opponent Jesse Kriel in the wake of the All Blacks' semi-final win over South Africa.
Explaining his decision to give away his medal, he added: "I know he'll appreciate it and when he gets older he'll be telling his kids - that's more special than it just hanging on a wall.
"Better for it to be hanging around his neck than mine. I'm sure he'll remember it for a while. His mum was pretty happy. He had an All Blacks jersey on so he might be a future All Black."
All Blacks world record points scorer Dan Carter, who is retiring after Saturday's final, described Williams' gesture as "priceless" and added: "It just goes to show the kind of guy he is. He's very giving. I'm not so sure if in the same situation I'd do it."
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras called the referendum for 5 July, but Greece's current bailout expires on Tuesday.
On Saturday, creditors are expected to address a Greek request to extend that bailout until the vote is completed.
As the Greek parliament debates whether to ratify the referendum, queues have formed outside banks in Athens.
Many fear that Greece's central bank might start restricting withdrawals.
It is unclear what would happen if Greece does not get a temporary extension.
Greece has to make a €1.6bn (£1.1bn) payment to the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday, and there are fears Greece's economy could collapse if no new deal is struck.
EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said on Saturday that "where there's a will there's a way", but German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said the "negotiations apparently have been declared at an end'' by Mr Tsipras.
In a televised address late on Friday, Mr Tsipras described the bailout plan as "humiliation" and condemned "unbearable" austerity measures demanded by creditors.
Some opposition figures accused Mr Tsipras of using the vote to push Greece out of the EU.
Throughout the ups and downs of the recent negotiations, Greeks have by and large resisted the urge to withdraw money from their accounts, pinning their hopes on a last minute deal with the country's creditors.
But as the deadline for Greece's €1.6bn payment to the IMF looms, and with Mr Tsipras calling for a referendum next week, lines have begun to form outside ATMs and bank branches in Athens.
One bank has imposed withdrawal limits of €3,000 per account, and many ATMs have handwritten "empty" signs on them.
I visited half a dozen bank branches in the city centre, where the demand for withdrawals was so strong that customers were given a ticket number, and told to come back in a few hours.
One man told me he was 170th in line. "The game is over," Peter, one of those queuing, told me. "Greece is going into uncharted waters, and the banks will be closed on Monday, I suspect."
Anxiety is mounting in Athens. "Everybody's really scared," Elena, a woman in her 20s, tells me as she waits to withdraw cash from an ATM that is still dispensing. "We need to have enough money to last the week."
The head of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, said that creditor institutions had "always showed flexibility to adjust to new situations in Greece".
Speaking ahead of Saturday's meeting between creditors and Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, she said she would again be recommending a balance between structural reforms and fiscal consolidation.
European finance ministers had to consider "whether there's a possibility or not of an agreement", said Mr Moscovici.
"Greece's place is in the eurozone," he added. "When I look at where we are I see differences but they are quite limited and well identified."
But Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who leads the group of European finance ministers, said he was "very negatively surprised" by the Greek government's decision on the referendum.
The government portrays the referendum as yes or no to austerity. The opposition says it is, in effect, yes or no to Europe. Some of them say the referendum itself is unconstitutional, and are urging the Greek president to reject it.
But Mr Tsipras will argue that he had no other option. He was elected to get a better deal rather than no deal at all. But no better deal was on offer.
As for Greece's creditors I think they will be one part flabbergasted, one part anxious, and one part wondering what on earth they do next.
But several eurozone finance ministers, arriving in Brussels for their fifth meeting on Greece in little more than a week, said there was no question of accepting Mr Tsipras's request to extend his country's current international bailout by a few days, to prevent the Greek economy collapsing before a referendum can be held.
Some of the ministers will now want to focus on Plan B instead - how to ring-fence Greece and protect the rest of the eurozone from any potential economic shocks ahead.
BBC economics editor Robert Peston said that if the European Central Bank continued its emergency support, some members of its governing council feared it would be breaking all central banking rules.
Of the meeting with Mr Varoufakis, Mr Schaeuble told reporters: "We'll see what he says. With Greece, apparently you must never rule out surprises.
"But to be honest, none of the colleagues I spoke to beforehand sees any possibility for what we can do now.''
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The incidents both happened at the Ladywell Pharmacy, Fernbank, Livingston at 16:40 on Saturday 7 September 2013 and at 10:10 on Saturday 14 June 2014.
Police are appealing for people who can identify him to come forward.
He is white, 5ft 7ins, of medium to heavy build, with short dark coloured hair and has a Scottish accent.
Det Supt Pat Campbell, of Police Scotland, said: "These robberies have been terrifying for the staff inside the pharmacy and our officers have been making extensive enquiries to find the man responsible.
"It is of particular concern that this man appears to have targeted these premises on two separate occasions."
"The fact that a significant amount of medicine has been stolen and is in the wrong hands is an obvious concern, and we would urge anyone who may recognise the man pictured or is able to provide any information that might help our investigations to get in touch immediately."
But Tory former Lords leader Lord Strathclyde warned peers that delaying its passage in subsequent stages would be "comprehensively damaging" for the upper chamber's reputation.
The private member's bill would enact PM David Cameron's pledge to hold an in/out referendum in 2017.
Labour warns of a possible "devastating economic effect" if it becomes law.
Conservative backbencher James Wharton stewarded the legislation successfully through its Commons stages, despite Labour and Lib Dem efforts to delay its passage, but it is likely to face a tougher time in the House of Lords.
Peers approved the bill at second reading, the parliamentary stage at which MPs or peers consider the general principles of the legislation, without a vote, after a debate lasting nearly seven hours.
The bill now proceeds to more detailed scrutiny, when Labour, Lib Dem and pro-EU Conservatives are expected to join forces to try to amend the bill.
If amended, the legislation would need to clear the Commons again by the end of February or it will again face the risk of running out of parliamentary time.
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If this bill fails, the government could take the unusual step of re-introducing an identical bill and using the Parliament Act - a piece of legislation which enables the Commons to over-rule the Lords - to force it on to the statute book.
But despite David Cameron's backing for the bill - part of efforts to prove he is serious about holding a referendum - he may opt not to take such a step.
Even if the bill successfully becomes law it does not guarantee a referendum in 2017 since no Parliament can bind its successor.
Speaking in Friday's debate, Lord Strathclyde said: "We do have the power to block the bill but I believe we do not have the authority to do so.
"Nobody outside this House would understand why the Lords were deliberately denying the people their say on this issue.
"I hear it whispered that a small number of peers plan to stop the bill, to use our much valued free and open procedures to disrupt progress, and therefore delay the bill, and therefore use time to stop it from becoming law.
"I can think of little else that would be so comprehensively damaging to the well-earned reputation of the Lords for fair-minded scrutiny."
Lord Dobbs, the Conservative peer who is spearheading the bill's passage through the Lords, earlier told Radio 4's Today programme that Europe had become a "pestilence in our political system" and "we need to get rid of this burden".
"Nobody below the age of 60 has ever had a chance to have a say on this issue," he said.
"We need to decide one way or another whether we are going to stick with Europe or leave."
Opening debate in the upper chamber, he added: "This bill is needed and it is very much wanted."
But Labour frontbencher Lord Liddle argued: "We all know this is not really a private member's bill - it is a Conservative bill, it is a party bill, full of Conservative Party purpose.
"That purpose is to try and create a semblance of unity in a party that is deeply divided on the question of the European Union and at the same time to convince voters tempted by UKIP not to follow down that path."
He added: "If the business world was to think seriously that this Bill had the slightest chance of passage and that the Conservatives were likely winners of the next general election, the uncertainty generated over our continuing membership of the EU for the next four years could have a devastating economic effect."
Labour peer and former European Commissioner Lord Mandelson accused the Conservatives of "grandstanding" to UKIP while Lib Dem peer Lord Oakeshott said a referendum was "the coward's way out".
"They are an abdication of responsibility by leaders and parties who haven't the courage to take a decision," he said.
Ex-Labour leader Lord Kinnock argued that this bill only "exists because the prime minister, through a series of lame gestures and rejected assurances, has tried to assuage the militant Europhobes in his party and has failed".
"His efforts have been as fruitless as appeasement always deserves to be," he said.
But UKIP leader Nigel Farage said the two Labour former commissioners were not impartial participants in the debate, claiming they were contractually obliged not to criticise the EU.
"What justification is there in giving those in receipt of conditional EU pensions any credence at all on the subject?" he said.
"They should both declare the conflict of interest and step far away from the debate if they want the general public to have any faith at all in UK politics."
He also accused peers for "throwing spurious amendments at [the bill] to make it run out of parliamentary time".
Both the prime minister's deputy Nick Clegg and Labour leader Ed Miliband have warned of the uncertainty and damage to business they say would be caused by committing to a referendum in 2017.
Not often, I bet. Yet, as Claire Woodcock, strategy manager at digital agency, Razorfish, says: "Adults are no different to children in that we learn best through play."
Gamification - using elements of game play to make people engage more with brands, products and company diktats - certainly seems to be thriving.
But is it more than just a gimmick?
Kingfisher, owner of the B&Q, Brico Depot and Screwfix brands, believes so.
It adopted gamification to raise awareness of pensions and savings among its 36,000 employees.
Communications agency Teamspirit created a gaming app for them called "Bolt To The Finish" involving characters from the fictional Bolt family collecting coins and being chased by a nut (of the metal variety).
As staff play, the game educates them about pensions saving. For instance, the younger you start saving for a pension the better, so the younger character Sanjay has a less challenging time than an older character.
"The game was educational whilst entertaining, and encouraged players to think about pensions in a different way - great for changing behaviour," says Banafsheh Ghafoori, pensions technical and communication manager at Kingfisher.
"In terms of the game itself, the statistics have been great, with the leaderboard element encouraging replays and reinforcing the messages."
As a result, the group saw a 20% increase in the number of staff choosing to save into their pension at the maximum contribution level, says Ms Ghafoori, while 78% said the game had encouraged them to think about saving for the future.
Gamification can generally be considered successful if it gets people doing something in which they previously lacked motivation, argues Lauren Ferro, gamification consultant and doctoral researcher at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.
But she takes it one step further: "For me, success is when people are changing their behaviour beyond the novelty - they are able to develop lasting changes."
As well as changing behaviour, gamification is being used to assess behaviour - in recruitment, for example.
When software company SAP wanted to recruit from a wider range of people, it worked with business consultancy The Chemistry Group to create a game combining social media with personality assessments.
Players log in to the game via their Facebook accounts and data on their Facebook "likes" is correlated with their game behaviour, and data from other assessments, to create a personality profile.
"The gaming tool gives a better experience for applicants by helping to show what it would be like to work for SAP so they can see if it's right for them and, at the same time, allows us to see if this candidate is right for us," says Matt Jeffrey, SAP's vice president head of global sourcing and employment branding.
He says that in future the tool will allow SAP to tap into latent talent by engaging with people who might not have any immediately relevant experience.
"It will tell them where they could fit into SAP and invite them to apply for a job," he says.
Gamification is also used to incentivise customers to use a product more often.
For example, Romanian app developer, T-Me Studios, launched its Redraw Keyboard in September to replace the standard keyboard on Android devices. The new design aims to enhance productivity through tools such as instant translation and Google Docs integration. Users can also personalise their keyboards with different branded themes and emojis.
But T-Me rewards users for the time they spend using the keyboard app.
"The more they type and the more emojis they use, for example, the more rewards they get," explains Ioanina Pavel, the firm's head of content and social media marketing.
The rewards translate into coins that can be used to access more tools, while a leaderboard pits users against each other and encourages competition.
Since launch, the keyboard has already amassed more than 1.4 million users, with 300,000 of those using it every day.
"The gamification feature is one of the most popular features of the Redraw Keyboard," says Ms Pavel.
Gamification has certainly matured, says Brian Burke, analyst at research consultancy Gartner.
"A few years ago it was scattergun - people were trying to apply gamification to everything and clearly that had limited success," he says.
"Marketers saw it as a shiny new object and they all wanted some, but that has really slowed down."
Ms Woodcock agrees that businesses are starting to see past "gimmicky campaigns" and understand why gamification is useful.
"We're starting to see companies apply gamification to hard problems, particularly to help people with their finances," she says.
"From start-ups like Cleo AI, which gives you a running breakdown of your finances, to traditional business like Aviva, who have just launched a pensions calculator which uses gamification principles, companies old and new are embracing game design techniques."
Nurses have even been using a board game - The Drug Round Game - to help sharpen up their skills.
A general rule of marketing is that the more engaging advertising content is, the more successful it will be. And games can certainly make ads more fun.
Aflac, one of the largest insurance companies in the US, worked with video platform Innovid to develop its "Save the Duck" game involving clicking on leaks as fast you can to earn points.
The engagement rate was 67% higher than Innovid's industry benchmarks for interactive video, and 431% higher than traditional pre-roll ads, the company says. Viewers spent 75 seconds engaging with the content, on top of watching the 30-second video.
"One of the keys to getting it right is to make sure the gaming element is not at the expense of the message the advert is trying to convey," says Tal Chalozin, Innovid's chief technology officer.
In other words, identify clear objectives and then work out whether Monopoly or Minecraft will float your audience's boat. Or even their duck.
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The local authority expects to accommodate between 25 and 30 families as part of the UK Refugee Resettlement Programme.
The first of these families are due to arrive in the region early next year.
Highland Council has made an appeal to private landlords and people who own vacant properties to come forward with offers of housing.
Council leader Margaret Davidson said: "We are keen to hear from people who have property available and could assist us in housing refugees when they arrive in the Highlands.
"Ideally we are interested in property that is available for longer-term rentals.
"We will have to match up available housing with other essential services, so we might not be able to use every property offered, but we would be pleased to hear from you."
December's devastating floods in northern England seem a world away from the Pacific Ocean but anyone embarking on a meteorological whodunit will inevitably have to stop off in the world's largest ocean and investigate further.
As well as being exceptionally wet, December 2015 was the UK's warmest December on record. Basic atmospheric physics tells us that warmer air can contain more water vapour and in December this translated into persistent rainfall that drenched the hills of northern England and caused the severe floods that swept downstream.
Peter Stott, head of climate monitoring and attribution at the Met Office said "2015 was a record-breaking year for our climate. Global mean temperatures reached 1°C above pre-industrial levels for the first time and the year's average global temperature was the highest ever recorded."
In the search for the source of this warmth why are meteorologists pointing their fingers towards the Pacific? El Nino. It's the name given to a natural phenomenon, the occasional warming of waters in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean. In 2015 we witnessed this latest El Nino event becoming one of the strongest on record.
During El Nino a large expanse of Pacific water becomes warmer than average altering the usual heat exchange pattern with the air above it which goes on to influence weather patterns in a chain reaction around the world.
Analysing the reasons for the December floods, the UK Met Office says El Nino contributed to a persistent weather pattern stretching from the Pacific across North America and the Atlantic that resulted in unusually warm, moist air reaching the UK.
As eye-catching as the effects of El Nino have been in the UK and elsewhere, the warming of the Pacific only reached its peak in the second half of 2015 and scientists say attributing all or even the majority of the year's global temperature increase to it would be like giving star billing to an actor who only appears in one scene of a movie.
More likely is that natural weather cycles such as El Nino are becoming aligned with man-made heating to boost global temperatures to new heights.
The star of the heating show remains emissions from industry and agriculture adding to the greenhouse effect and trapping more of the sun's energy and heat within our atmosphere. The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is now higher than at any time in the last 800,000 years and reached a record high in May 2015.
El Nino's warming influence will be felt well into 2016 so the potential is very much there for this partnership with man-made heating to produce further global temperature headlines this time next year.
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So what's on?
Monday
The Commons returns at 2.30pm and opens with work and pensions questions. This being the first day back after the long summer break, the chances are there will then be some urgent questions or ministerial statements before we get on to the day's scheduled legislating. There is no shortage of possible subjects, with everything from the refugee crisis (Andy Burnham has a UQ request down) to government policy on renegotiating the UK's membership of the EU, to Trident replacement.
One side effect of airing these important issues is that the crucial report stage proceedings on the European Union Referendum Bill could be delayed for a couple of hours, and then stretch on into the night, with key votes not taking place until midnight.
Anti-EU Tories have been organising furiously to ensure that their forces are marshalled. And in an amendment paper of fiendish complexity, there are a galaxy of proposed changes to the legislation.
The main area of contention is on the restrictions placed on campaigning by the government and the EU during the referendum. The Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond, has put down detailed amendments on this issue, after running into criticism during the committee stage debates on the bill, but they only appeared at the last minute, and as I write, the very detailed small print was still being studied by suspicious eurosceptics.
In a round-robin to Conservative MPs, the Europe Minister David Lidington says the government has reinstated Section 125, (the Purdah regulations from the Political parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000) with a tweak to allow "business as usual communications on EU-related matters", but it would prevent the government using billboards, newspaper or digital advertising or mailshots or emails to influence voters in the 28 days before the poll.
The exceptions he proposes are to allow ministers to promote UK interests by issuing statements on EU Council meetings or in response to ECJ judgments. There might be a European or international emergency, like the Mediterranean migrant crisis and he says the government should not be prevented from speaking in the campaign period.
But the key issue is a new clause allowing the government powers to issue specified communications during the referendum period, by statutory instrument, after consultation with the Electoral Commission. Conservative eurosceptics say this amounts to the same position which led them to clash with the government at the bill's committee stage - an invitation to trust ministers to do the right thing. Because the new amendments were not published until very late, they have yet to agree tactics, but key figures like backbench organiser Steve Baker are clearly not happy, arguing that a requirement to consult the Electoral Commission was not a sufficient safeguard for an enabling power.
On other issues, there are amendments and new clauses to ensure EU institutions neither campaign nor bank-role campaigning. The Labour front bench has, helpfully, proposed a series of amendments which could attract the votes of Conservative rebels.
Other highlights include a call from the SNP (New Clause 3) for a "double majority" rule, under which the UK could only leave the EU if there was a majority for doing so in each of the four constituent nations - so even if there was a numerical majority for withdrawal across the whole of the UK, Britain would remain in, if there was a majority voting to stay in one of Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
Sir Bill Cash and others (New Clause 1) call for a Broadcasting Adjudicator to oversee the impartiality of coverage of the referendum; they would draw up guidelines and deliver rulings on any complaints within one day.
Hardcore EU opponents Philip Davies and David Nuttall (NC4) want to require that in the event of the UK voting to leave, notice would have to be served on the European Council under article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, within 28 days of the referendum. Withdrawal would have to be completed within two years, and their clause would forbid any further referendum. (Ministers have backed another amendment from these two, ruling out the referendum taking place alongside local elections on 4 May 2017 and Mr Hammond has added his name to it.)
Labour Europhile Mike Gapes wants to allow EU citizens resident in the UK to have a vote (Amdt 20).
Of course, it's not a done deal that all of the above backbench amendments will be selected for debate - the chair will announce the choice at the start of proceedings.
Over in Westminster Hall, my eye was caught by a couple of debates, including business rates in rural areas - the Conservative Jake Berry's (from 11am - 11.30am) on what he calls "mission creep" by the National Valuation Office. He says new policies on the treatment of hole in the wall cash machines and on domestic stables could have damaging effects on the rural economy.
Adam Holloway, another Conservative, has a debate scheduled on Mediterranean migration (2.30pm - 4pm) but it's possible this will be overtaken by events in the main chamber.
In the Lords (2.30pm) the main legislating is the first committee stage day on the Energy Bill - the key issues both today and on Wednesday will revolve around whether the proposed Oil and Gas Authority will be fit for purpose.
Peers will debate amendments on the precise functions of the OGA, whether there should be a requirement for it to have regard to environmental considerations, climate change, carbon capture, transportation/storage, and decarbonisation of the industrial sector.
And that's followed by a Labour regret motion against the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 - which cuts payments to lawyers for legal aid work, from Labour front-bencher Lord Beecham. This is the kind of move likely to attract the support of the legion of ex-judges and superlawyers on the cross-benches, so ministers should watch out.
Tuesday
The Commons day opens (at 11.30am) with justice questions, followed by a ten minute rule bill proposed by the Conservative Ian Liddell-Grainger on the Satellite Navigation (Updating Scheme).
After that, there may well be more post-holiday ministerial statements or urgent questions. And then it's on to the detail of the Finance Bill in its committee stage. Labour's shadow Chancellor Chris Leslie has amendments down calling for a report on the impact of key measures - the big increase in Insurance Premium Tax on the cost and take-up of insurance policies (in the Budget debate he condemned the increase as "a tax hit on the insurance of the family home") and report into the effect of the removal of the Climate Change Levy exemption on the renewable energy generators.
In the Lords (from 2.30pm), the main debates are on two select committee reports. First, the Communications Committee report on women in news and current affairs broadcasting, and then the report from the EU Committee on civilian use of drones in the EU.
There will also be a short debate on plans to boost productivity in the United Kingdom
Wednesday
The Commons meets at 11.30am for Welsh questions, followed at noon by prime minister's questions - this will be Harriet Harman's last outing as acting leader of the Labour party. She has faced David Cameron 15 times as acting leader of the Labour party, and when PMQs has been delegated to deputies she has faced William Hague 12 times, and Nick Clegg seven times.
Labour MP Kerry McCarthy - one of Parliament's small contingent of vegans - has a ten minute rule bill on cutting food waste - and the main debate will be on a subject to be chosen by the SNP.
In Westminster Hall, there's a promising-looking debate (9.30am - 11am) on affordable housing in London - new Conservative MP Chris Philp is concerned that housebuilding in London is failing to keep pace with demand, and he's keen to highlight the case for releasing publicly owned land (the 6,000 acres owned by Transport for London, for example) for housing development.
Other subjects to be aired in Westminster Hall include contaminated blood products (11am - 11.30am); funding for West Midlands Police (2.30pm - 4pm); orphaned opencast mines (4pm - 4.30pm) and dementia care services.
In the Lords (from 3pm), peers are focusing on the detail of the Energy Bill and there will be a short debate on the national strategy for the treatment of lymphoedema in the NHS.
Thursday
The Commons meets at 9.30am for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs questions; plus mini-question times for the MPs who speak on behalf of the Church Commissioners, the Public Accounts Commission and the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission.
The weekly Business Statement from the leader of the House will follow; will it reveal a new parliamentary strategy to corner the new leadership of the Labour party on contentious issues like Trident replacement and benefits cuts?
Then MPs turn to the first Backbench Business Committee debates of the 2015 Parliament: first on immigration detention (the subject of a scathing report by a high-powered All-Party Group, shortly before the general election) and then on Sustainable Development Goals.
In the Lords (11am), there are debates on subjects chosen by backbench Labour peers, starting with Lord Haskel, on the British economy beyond austerity - followed by the future financing and independence of the BBC, led by Baroness (Joan) Bakewell.
And during the dinner break there will be a short debate on the effectiveness of the UN and the selection process for Secretary-General and other appointments, led by Lord Dubs.
Friday
The Commons private members' bill season starts with a bang (9.30am) with the second reading of Rob Marris's Assisted Dying (No. 2) Bill.
This will be a classic private members' bill tactical battle, with opponents seeking to talk the bill out, and supporters hoping to muster enough MPs to force a vote and get the bill through to detailed scrutiny in committee. No-one seems to have much idea how it will play out, because this is the first real test of the 2015 Commons on this kind of free vote issue.
One factor may be that the SNP are unlikely to vote on what will be an England-only measure, whereas the solid group of Catholic Scottish Labour MPs they replaced would have been a key part of any coalition against a bill of this kind.
It's possible Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft might get a chance to introduce her Representation of the People (Young Persons' Enfranchisement and Education) Bill. (This cause is popping up all over the place at the moment - and will also certainly feature in debates on the EU Referendum Bill. Supporters of lowering the voting age seem determined to add amendments to every possible piece of legislation.)
But I'd be surprised if we make it to Mark Pawsey's Crown Tenancies Bill, let alone some of the many measures lurking further down the order paper. But keep an eye on two, in particular; David Davis's Public Nuisance from Wind Farms (Mandatory Liability Cover) Bill is a carefully calculated swipe at onshore wind farms and he's far too wily a tactician to let it languish, undebated.
Another old hand is Graham Allen, whose Constitutional Convention (No. 2) Bill parallels the measure proposed in the Lords by the Lib Dem Lord Purvis of Tweed.
And there are also private members' bills in the Lords (from 10am). First is the Council Tax Valuation Bands Bill proposed by Lord Marlesford, which would create a new set of council tax valuation bands to apply to all dwellings bought or sold after 1 April 2000.
Next is the Earl of Lytton's Property Boundaries (Resolution of Disputes) Bill at second reading - this deals with disputes over boundaries and private rights of way or the title of an estate.
And the Conservative Lord Trefgarne is having another stab at his Succession to Peerages Bill, which seeks to give women an equal right to inherit hereditary titles.
The shadow business and health secretaries are said to be leaving "of their own accord".
Under Labour rules, scrapped at last week's party conference, the shadow cabinet was elected every two years.
Now Mr Miliband is able to choose for himself who serves in his team. Among those expected to be promoted are new MPs Rachel Reeves and Stella Creasy.
Full details of the reshuffle are expected on Friday.
Other former big hitters who have been tipped to return to the front bench include the former lord chancellor Lord Falconer and former home secretary Alan Johnson.
In a letter to the party leader, Mr Healey said it was a "big decision" to leave the cabinet but it was time to put his family first.
He wrote: "We - and you personally - have had a strong and successful conference.
"I know you will now be turning your mind to strategy for the months ahead, including the make-up of your shadow ministerial teams, so I wanted to let you know of my wish to step down from the shadow cabinet."
Mr Miliband replied: "I know this has been a difficult and very personal decision for you, but in both government and opposition you have served tirelessly and with distinction."
Meanwhile, Mr Denham has agreed to serve as Mr Miliband's unpaid parliamentary private secretary.
Rumours that a reshuffle was imminent have been swirling since party members at Labour's conference in Liverpool voted to back Mr Miliband's call to scrap shadow cabinet elections.
A previous attempt to scrap the elections last year, before Mr Miliband was elected leader, was rejected by Labour MPs. But he chose to pursue the issue once he became leader.
He had argued that the elections system led to candidates "campaigning against colleagues" for months, which was a "huge distraction".
Among those urging a change at the top is the former deputy PM Lord Prescott, who told the BBC recently: "There are some people in there who are undoubtedly not carrying their weight."
The Labour leader and deputy leader are elected separately by MPs, party members and members of affiliated trade unions and socialist societies.
Mr Healey, MP for Wentworth and Dearne, is a favourite with Labour MPs, coming second in the shadow cabinet elections last year.
The 50-year-old served as local government minister and housing minister in the previous government.
Mr Denham, 57, only just held onto his Southampton Itchen seat in the 2010 general election, winning by a margin of 192 votes.
He made headlines in 2003 when he resigned from Tony Blair's government over the Iraq war, but later returned to office as universities secretary and communities secretary.
The monarch, who is Colonel-in-Chief of the unit, travelled by helicopter from Balmoral, Aberdeenshire, to the former RAF base at Leuchars station.
She was met by Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Cattermole and the regiment's pipes and drums.
The Queen toured a hangar speaking to soldiers about the work of the unit, which went to Afghanistan in 2014.
The monarch, wearing a pastel pink jacket and hat, also inspected the regimental drum horse Talavera before meeting the families of soldiers and attending a private lunch with officers.
Lt Col Cattermole said: "It was an honour to be visited by our Colonel-in-Chief in our new home, Leuchars station.
"Her Majesty took great interest in the work the regiment is doing both here in the UK, supporting UK resilience, and overseas on numerous training missions."
The Army took control of the site in April and soldiers have gradually been moving there from their base in Fallingbostel.
The new base will be fully manned by next summer when the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards return from operational training in Canada.
It is the first time the regiment has been based in Scotland for more than 40 years.
Military personnel and their families based there will number about 1,800, with soldiers also coming from the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) and the Royal Military Police.
Col Cattermole added: "Change is never easy but the one thing that has remained constant is the support given to us by the local community in Fife.
"The regiment now looks forward to contributing to community life in Scotland while continuing to support operations around the globe in our new light reconnaissance role."
The visitors made a strong start to the game but it was the hosts who opened the scoring courtesy of Ryan Hardie's strike.
Dumbarton levelled when Christian Nade nodded in.
Daniel Harvie gave them the lead before Gregor Buchanan turned the ball in at the back post.
The win ended a three-game losing run for Stevie Aitken's side, but the home side were booed off the pitch as their winless run extended to 12 league and cup matches.
Raith boss Gary Locke made three changes to the side beaten by Hearts in the Scottish Cup in midweek and he saw his team take the lead in controversial fashion.
Mark Stewart looked to have fouled Harvie before crossing for Hardie to score his fifth goal of the season, but referee Mat Northcroft waived away the Dumbarton appeals.
Kevin Curthbert had done well to save efforts from Robert Thomson and Sam Stanton in the first half, but he was well beaten after the break when Nade rose above his marker to head Stanton's cross into the net for an important equaliser.
Referee Northcroft then waived away a strong penalty appeal when Andrew Stirling looked to have been brought down in the box, but the visitors did go in front when Aberdeen loanee Harvie was allowed to run and shoot past Cuthbert from 20 yards.
To compound the home fans' misery, the Raith defence then allowed a Stanton corner to drive right across the box to Buchanan, who made no mistake with an angled shot.
Raith have not won a match since 29 October and they go to Dundee United next week in danger of being dragged towards the relegation zone, while Dumbarton will face St Mirren in confident mood after a thoroughly well deserved win.
Raith Rovers manager Gary Locke: "The second half showed the after effects of the cup ties against Hearts, but we need to look to win our home games and we have to do better than what we produced today.
"Heads went down and there should not have been any reason for that, it was one of those days where we looked tired, but the run is alarming and while we did well against Hearts we have to find the consistency and we cannot go blaming each other.
"It is a tough spell, but at the end of the day you either disappear or come out fighting and we intend to do that."
Dumbarton manager Stevie Aitken: "After 10 minutes [new assistant] Ian [Durrant] turned to me and said 'what am I doing here', but he has made a massive difference in the time he has been at the club and this was a terrific result.
"Ian's presence about the place gives everybody a lift and we are delighted to get somebody with his ability in.
"There is a spell of games coming up that will test us, but if we keep producing performances like that, I am sure we will continue to do well."
Match ends, Raith Rovers 1, Dumbarton 3.
Second Half ends, Raith Rovers 1, Dumbarton 3.
Calum Gallagher (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ross Callachan (Raith Rovers).
Calum Gallagher (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Rudi Skacel (Raith Rovers).
Hand ball by Stuart Carswell (Dumbarton).
Ross McCrorie (Dumbarton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Kyle Benedictus (Raith Rovers).
Substitution, Dumbarton. Tom Lang replaces Andy Stirling.
Attempt saved. Kevin McHattie (Raith Rovers) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Rudi Skacel (Raith Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
Substitution, Dumbarton. Ross McCrorie replaces Samuel Stanton.
Attempt missed. Rudi Skacel (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
Ryan Stevenson (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mark Docherty (Dumbarton).
Corner, Dumbarton. Conceded by Kevin McHattie.
Substitution, Raith Rovers. Rudi Skacel replaces Jason Thomson.
Foul by Samuel Stanton (Dumbarton).
Jason Thomson (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Stuart Carswell.
Attempt blocked. Ross Callachan (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Dumbarton. Calum Gallagher replaces Christian Nade because of an injury.
Substitution, Raith Rovers. Scott Roberts replaces Bobby Barr.
Goal! Raith Rovers 1, Dumbarton 3. Gregor Buchanan (Dumbarton) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andy Stirling with a cross.
Corner, Dumbarton. Conceded by Jean-Yves Mvoto.
Attempt blocked. Christian Nade (Dumbarton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Raith Rovers. Ryan Stevenson replaces Chris Johnston.
Kevin McHattie (Raith Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Kevin McHattie (Raith Rovers).
Calum Gallagher (Dumbarton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal! Raith Rovers 1, Dumbarton 2. Daniel Harvie (Dumbarton) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
Corner, Dumbarton. Conceded by Jean-Yves Mvoto.
Foul by Ryan Hardie (Raith Rovers).
Gregor Buchanan (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jason Thomson (Raith Rovers).
Robert Thomson (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Ross Matthews (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Andy Stirling (Dumbarton) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Raith Rovers 1, Dumbarton 1. Christian Nade (Dumbarton) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
The men, who were suspected of illegal fishing, were caught in the blaze after the coastguard officers threw a "flashbang" or stun grenade into part of their boat where they were hiding.
It is believed they died of smoke inhalation, an official said, and an autopsy has been ordered.
Fourteen other fishermen survived and are being questioned by authorities.
The incident began when a coastguard vessel identified the fishing boat in South Korean waters, and ordered it to stop for inspection.
A coastguard official said the men ignored the commands, and barricaded themselves inside the wheel-house while the boat continued to travel. Officers then fired "flashbang" or stun grenades into the space, after which a fire broke out.
Flashbang grenades are designed to be non-lethal, producing a very loud noise and intense light which temporarily affects vision and hearing. They can also disrupt a person's balance by affecting fluids in the inner ear.
Chinese authorities have requested a full investigation, and South Korea's coastguard has said one is already under way.
Fishing in South Korean waters by Chinese vessels is permitted with the proper authorisation, but illegal fishing has become a point of contention between the two countries in recent years.
Protesters gathered on Monday outside court in St John's, Newfoundland, to demand the constable be fired.
Pc Carl Douglas Snelgrove, 38, was cleared on Friday of raping a 21-year-old woman at her apartment while he was on duty on 21 December 2014.
After the verdict, demonstrators threw eggs and coffee at the court.
The married officer, who has served with Royal Newfoundland Constabulary for a decade, is expected to face disciplinary action.
On Monday, hundreds of protestors gathered again outside court, holding signs that said "We believe her" and "Let's talk about consent".
The prosecution had argued that the complainant was too drunk to consent to sex with the police officer, who was in uniform when he picked up her up outside a downtown bar.
The complainant said she was too intoxicated to recall if she consented to sex.
Upon the jury's not-guilty verdict, Mr Snelgrove broke into sobs, local media reported.
He was greeted by family, including his wife, and other supporters.
His lawyer, Randy Piercey, told the court his client was an "idiot who made a bad decision", but did not commit rape.
Speaking to the BBC on Monday, Mr Piercey said he was not surprised by the verdict, because the jury would have had to believe beyond reasonable doubt that the complainant was too drunk to consent, and that his client knew that.
During the trial, both the complainant and the officer agreed to certain facts about what happened that night, local media reported.
The accuser asked him for a ride home because she was lost.
The officer helped her break into her house because she could not find her key.
But then their stories diverged.
Mr Snelgrove said the woman had invited him into her apartment and initiated sex, and that she appeared cogent and clearheaded throughout the evening.
The jury heard testimony from a toxicologist who said the woman might have blacked out, which means she could have given consent and not remembered it.
Judge Valerie Marshall cautioned that "mere drunkenness" did not mean the complainant was incapable of consent.
During court proceedings, some readers were incensed when a local newspaper ran the headline "Too drunk to remember".
The paper later apologised.
RNC Chief William Janes told media that Mr Snelgrove has been suspended without pay since he was charged in June 2015.
Now that the trial is over, he faces possible further disciplinary action through the Public Complaints Commission process.
"I want to assure the public that we do not tolerate inappropriate and unprofessional behaviour by our officers and take complaints from the public very seriously," he said in a statement.
The prosecution has 30 days to appeal the verdict.
Mali Sports Minister Housseini Amion Guindo took his action on Wednesday and duly installed an interim committee to lead the federation (Femafoot) until a new board can be elected.
Femafoot informed Fifa the same day whereupon football's world governing body gave Mali until Friday to cancel the suspension or face possible consequences.
Fifa outlaws governmental interference in the running of any of its member associations.
"We remind you that according to the Fifa statutes, all our member associations must handle their affairs in an independent fashion," Fifa Secretary General Fatma Samoura informed Femafoot president Boubacar Baba Diarra.
"If they are not in position to do this, they are liable to sanctions, including a possible suspension.
"The ministerial decision of 8 March 2017 goes against this principle and its implementation would constitute an interference in Femafoot's internal affairs.
"If the decision is not revoked by Friday, 10 March 2017, the case will automatically be submitted to the Fifa Council for consideration," added the Senegalese, in a letter dated 9 March.
Africa Cup of Nations runners-up in 1972, Mali have appeared at eight of the last nine Nations Cups.
They exited in the group stages of this year's competition, after contesting a pool including eventual semi-finalists Ghana and Egypt, who lost to Cameroon in the final.
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The tourists' captain-in-waiting, who was caught off a Steven Finn no-ball on 92, went on to score 143 and propel his team to an imposing 481 all out.
England then crumbled on a largely blameless pitch, losing seven wickets during a disastrous final session to close the second day on 107-8.
Peter Siddle and Mitchell Marsh justified their recalls by sharing five wickets, while Nathan Lyon found some turn to bowl Alastair Cook and Jos Buttler.
In keeping with a series in which batsmen from both sides have been reckless under pressure, some of England's shot selection beggared belief as Adam Lyth, Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes all top-edged needless pull shots.
England have already regained the Ashes after assuming an unassailable 3-1 lead with victories at Cardiff, Edgbaston and Trent Bridge.
But a heavy defeat in the final Test would both dampen their spirits and give Australia a huge lift at the end of a difficult series.
Despite their resounding series win, England's top order has been a constant weakness that Australia's bowlers were once again able to exploit.
There was no obvious sign of imminent collapse as Cook and Lyth eased England to 30-0. But on the stroke of tea, a delivery from Nathan Lyon turned out of the rough and rattled into Cook's off stump.
England's post-tea capitulation began when Lyth went after Siddle's second ball and skied a catch to mid-on.
The Yorkshire opener has only scored 105 runs in eight innings and will surely need a big score in the second innings to have any chance of retaining his place this winter.
Ian Bell and Joe Root both fell to good deliveries but it was not long before England's batsmen were bringing about their own demise.
Bairstow took Mitchell Johnson's bait as he pulled a short ball to deep square leg, and after Jos Buttler had been bowled through the gate by Lyon, Stokes thrashed at a Marsh lifter and gifted a simple catch to a backtracking Peter Nevill.
Stuart Broad then edged his fourth ball to slip to leave England's innings in tatters.
England's dismal batting display actually followed a much-improved bowling performance in which they removed Australia's last seven wickets for 194 runs.
The biggest obstacle was Smith, whose 11th Test century underlined why he has been chosen to succeed Clarke as Australia captain following the Ashes.
In this series so far, Smith has embodied Australia's fluctuating fortunes. He made an imperious 215 in the victory at Lord's, but contributed four single-figure scores as Australia surrendered the Ashes in the successive three-day defeats at Edgbaston and Trent Bridge.
Here he was back to his belligerent best, cutting and pulling regular boundaries against an England attack struggling to find consistent lines.
He added 146 with Adam Voges and 91 with Mitchell Starc, who scored an entertaining 58 at number nine to help Australia rally from 376-7 after two quick wickets from Moeen Ali before lunch.
Moeen, Stokes and Finn all captured three wickets - with the latter collecting his 100th Test scalp when he dismissed Marsh.
With Australia seemingly set for a lead of more than 350 and rain forecast for Sunday, Clarke may consider changing the habit of a lifetime by enforcing the follow-on and raising the prospect of a three-day win. He has had the opportunity four times, and declined each time.
Regardless of his decision, England's batting approach will require a sea change to give them any chance of avoiding ending the series in defeat.
England pace bowler Steven Finn: We're disappointed, we've had a very, very poor day. Australia batted well then showed us how to bowl.
"It's not a 107-8 pitch. It's a good wicket, but Australia have got more out of it than we did. We didn't bowl well, but not badly either. We have to fight tomorrow."
Australia batsman Steve Smith: "That's the best we've bowled all series, we created pressure, made them earn their runs and got eight wickets, so it speaks for itself. There's enough there in the wicket if you hit the right spot.
"I couldn't get in a real rhythm for my first 20 runs but the more time you spend out there, it gets easier. It was part of my game plan to wait for balls to hit."
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The Spaniard was in charge at Barcelona and Bayern Munich before replacing Manuel Pellegrini at City last summer.
"I will be at Manchester for the next three seasons, maybe more," Guardiola, 45, told NBC prior to his team's 2-1 win over Burnley on Monday.
"I will not be on the bench until I am 60 or 65 years old. I feel the process of my goodbye has already started."
Guardiola, who gave an awkward post-match interview to BBC Sport - which you can watch at the top of this page, won 14 trophies in four years at Barcelona, including three La Liga titles and two Champions Leagues.
He took a year's break before joining Bayern in 2013, leading the German team to three successive league titles but missing out on the Champions League.
Guardiola added: "I am arriving at the end of my coaching career, of this I am sure."
City were reduced to 10 men against Burnley when Fernandinho was sent off after 32 minutes, but goals from Gael Clichy and Sergio Aguero gave them the lead.
Ben Mee pulled one back for the Clarets and, despite City holding on, Guardiola cut an edgy figure following the victory.
Asked at his post-match news conference about his comments to NBC, he said City "might be one of my last teams".
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After City's win over the Clarets, Guardiola was interviewed by BBC Sport's Damian Johnson. Here is the tense exchange in full:
Johnson: "What was your view of the red card for Fernandinho?"
Guardiola: "You are the journalist. Not me."
DJ: "You're the manager. I'm sure the fans would like to know."
PG: "Ask the referee - not me."
DJ: "Are you concerned that's his third red card this season? Is there a discipline problem with him?"
PG: "We will accept. Like I said before, the team with more ball possession we have always sending-off. I have to understand the rules here in England. I know you are specialist but I have to understand it."
DJ: "So the interpretation is perhaps different in England?"
PG: "Of course, yes. Around the world our keeper in the box is fouled, not here. I have to understand that. Claudio Bravo is fouled."
DJ: "It's his fault?"
PG: "He is fouled. Here not - that's OK but I have to understand that."
DJ: "You don't seem that happy that you've won."
PG: "More than you would believe. More than you would believe, I am happy."
DJ: "You're not showing it."
PG: "I'm so happy, believe me. I'm so happy. Happy new year."
DJ: "Are Manchester City in the title race?"
PG: "Yesterday, no. Why today are we in the title race?"
DJ: "Thanks Pep."
PG: "My pleasure."
A pair of Typhoon jets took off from RAF Lossiemouth on Saturday morning.
An MOD spokesman said the fighters which were scrambled "in response to two Russian aircraft entering the UK's airspace", had both since returned.
The RAF and Royal Navy have been frequently called on to monitor Russian planes and warships in recent years.
Fighter jets were sent to monitor two Russian Tupolev TU-160 Blackjack bombers, which passed near UK airspace in February.
And in January, Type 23 frigate HMS St Albans was deployed to "man mark" the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and its battlegroup as the vessels sailed close to UK territorial waters, returning from operations supporting the offensive in Syria.
The Kuznetsov group had previously passed through the Channel last autumn on its way to the Mediterranean and was escorted by Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan and Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond.
Mutations in BRCA genes can give women up to an 80% chance of developing breast cancer.
A trial involving 1,034 Ashkenazi Jews, who are at high risk, suggested more than half of their cases were not being picked up under the current NHS guidelines.
The Eve Appeal charity said wider testing would save lives and money.
Mutations in BRCA genes stop DNA repairing itself and increase the risk of cancer developing.
As well as breast cancer, they are also linked to ovarian and prostate cancers.
Around one in 800 people carry a BRCA mutation. But in the Ashkenazi Jewish population the figure reaches one in 40.
The research team, based at University College London and the University of Manchester, compared the effectiveness of screening all Ashkenazi Jews with just screening those who were identified as being at risk because of their family history.
They showed that 56% of those carrying a mutation would not have had a test for BRCA based on family history alone.
The findings, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, show extra screening could save lives and money.
There are an estimated 114,400 Ashkenazi Jewish women in the UK.
A separate analysis showed screening all of them over the age of 30 would lead to "a reduction in ovarian cancer and breast cancer by 276 and 508 cases, respectively, at a discounted cost savings of £3.7m."
Prof Ian Jacobs, one of the researchers at the University of Manchester, said: "For the Ashkenazi Jewish community specifically, this suggests that population testing for BRCA1/2 mutations could save lives."
He told the BBC: "This can save lives and money, why wouldn't the NHS want to do something that could achieve both objectives.
"But the NHS does need to do its own proper evaluation."
The cost of this kind of screening, both for BRCA and other risk genes, is plummeting.
The NHS will eventually have to deal with questions about screening the whole population.
"No-one is suggesting we test the entire UK population for BRCA right now," Prof Ian Jacobs told the BBC.
He added: "Broadly I think we need to do a lot more research on the consequences, good and bad, of this sort of testing in broader populations.
The costs of course would be much higher because the prevalence of the mutations is much lower."
Athena Lamnisos, from The Eve Appeal which funded the trial, said: "Women at increased risk of cancer deserve far more than today's genetic screening process gives them.
"This study shows that broadening genetic testing beyond just family history saves more lives and more money."
Officers were called to Argyle Street at 08:26 GMT after reports of a man making threats with a knife.
"The man moved into a nearby property where negotiators had resolved the situation by 16:30," police said.
Norwich City's ground is about 400m from the scene but the Premier League match against Arsenal, which kicked off at 16:15, was unaffected.
Norfolk Police negotiators succeeded in persuading the man to surrender and the police units were stood down, a spokesman said.
He had been in a distressed state before locking himself into the property, where officers later recovered a knife and other bladed weapons, he added.
Ch Supt Nick Davison said: "The area around the property was cordoned off for the safety of all involved, including local residents."
The force said a man, aged in his 40s, was arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon and affray.
The Croatia striker, 24, joined the Premier League champions from HNK Rijeka in a £9.7m deal in January 2015.
But he made just five appearances for the Foxes this season before going to Hoffenheim on loan in January.
Kramaric scored five goals in 15 appearances - including two during a five-match unbeaten run - as Hoffenheim avoided relegation from the Bundesliga.
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The broad-brimmed felt hats have been produced in Australia for more than 130 years, although Akubra has been using some imported furs since the 1990s.
But the company plans to close its local rabbit processing operation to cut costs.
Mr Katter, an independent Queensland federal MP, said he was "hopping mad".
"It would be a terrible tragedy if one of those great icons vanishes," Mr Katter told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
"In all seriousness I will consider my options," he said.
"It does not set a good example and it does not set me with a desire to continue to wear an Akubra hat, and that would be something that would be shared with so many other people."
Akubra chief financial officer Roy Wilkinson said he spoke briefly with Mr Katter on Thursday morning.
"Our factory still employs 85 Australians, we're still Australian-made, and we hope [Mr Katter] still supports us," Mr Wilkinson told the BBC.
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Mr Wilkinson said the fifth-generation family-owned business was committed to manufacturing in Australia but had been forced to make a commercial decision.
He said a number of factors had influenced Akubra's decision, including a lack of Australian rabbits and competing with a high demand for fur in China.
"We can't get enough rabbits to do what we do," Mr Wilkinson said.
"The Chinese market has driven up the price dramatically, up almost 300% overnight," he said.
The furs will be predominately sourced from France, Belgium and the Ukraine.
Mr Katter is almost always pictured wearing or carrying an Akubra hat.
Last year, he showed his support for the brand when he presented celebrity musician Pharrell with his very own Akubra, later tweeting:: "You will wear it well mate."
Abdeslam has been on the run since he was driven back to Belgium hours after the gun and bomb attacks which left 130 people dead on 13 November.
Quoting a reliable source, the Belga news agency said he had got in touch with lawyer Sven Mary.
Mr Mary has refused to comment on the report and the federal prosecutor has described it as "only a rumour".
Meanwhile, the Paris prosecutor's office has named Chakib Akrouh as the suicide bomber who blew himself up in a Saint-Denis flat linked to the attackers. Akrouh was a Belgian-Moroccan national, born in Belgium in 1990.
Abdeslam's lawyer told Belgian media he would neither confirm nor deny that contact had been made and Belga did not say when it had happened. "I cannot and do not want to talk," he told Belgian TV news.
Mr Mary denied a similar report last month by Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad.
He has said he would be prepared to represent the fugitive, who is thought to have dropped off three suicide bombers before the attack at the Stade de France.
CCTV pictures emerged this week showing Abdeslam at a petrol station close to the Belgian border in northern France, hours after he allegedly took part in the Paris attacks. He is seen with Hamza Attou, one of two men who are said to have driven him back to Belgium.
Belgian prosecutors said yesterday they had identified three properties used by men involved in the attacks in Paris.
Investigators discovered fingerprints of ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud and Stade de France bomber Bilal Hadfi at a flat in Charleroi.
Hundreds of free events will take place as part of Book Week Scotland 2015 which runs from 23 to 29 November.
More than 300,000 free books will also be given away.
The theme for this year's event is transformation with people urged to share a book that changed their life.
Authors and illustrators will visit libraries in every local authority, with appearances by the likes of Diana Gabaldon, Kate Mosse, AL Kennedy, Arne Dahl and The Girl on a Train author Paula Hawkins.
A new campaign called #ThankBooks will be launched, encouraging members of the public to share how books or people from the world of books have inspired them or changed their life.
Celebrities and authors such as Alan Cumming, Ian Rankin, Louis De Bernieres, Andy McNab and Greg Proops will also reveal their own #ThankBooks.
Marc Lambert, chief executive of the Scottish Book Trust said: "The huge personal benefits in health and wellbeing that flow from spending just a short time each day lost within a book are now widely documented and understood.
"But it seems that people still remain to be convinced. Can a book really transform the way we feel? Can it lighten your mood, ensure a better night's sleep, steal away loneliness?
"This year we are challenging Scots from all walks of life to try this miracle cure out for themselves - and to share their stories and results with us in a celebration of all the things books and reading can do."
There will also be appearances by the likes of Brian Blessed and Cathy Rentzenbrink in unusual locations across the country.
During the week, 150,000 free copies of a short story and poem collection written by ordinary Scottish people, Journeys, will be handed out via libraries, bookshops and other outlets.
In addition to this three free picture books, comprising the shortlist for the Scottish Children's Book Awards 2016, will be gifted to every Primary 1 pupil in Scotland.
Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: "Book Week Scotland is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate reading and literature. The pleasure of reading cannot be underestimated.
"As well as broadening the mind and nourishing the soul, reading provides a range of mental health and wellbeing benefits that should not be ignored."
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The two-year deal keeps the 26-year-old at Scotstoun until May 2019 at least.
Dunbar, who made his Warriors debut against Ulster in late 2009, is part of the Scotland squad for the upcoming Six Nations, and is the latest player to commit his future to the club.
"It was an easy decision when it came around," said Dunbar.
"Glasgow Warriors is a great club and I'm really enjoying my rugby just now."
Scotland internationals Stuart Hogg, Henry Pyrgos, Adam Ashe, Tim Swinson and Tommy Seymour, along with USA international Greg Peterson have all signed new contracts with Warriors.
Dunbar added: "A lot of the senior boys and a lot of the internationalists are staying and obviously with Dave Rennie coming in and Jason (O'Halloran) and Jonathan (Humphreys) coming across the boys are really excited about building towards next year."
Warriors have a European Rugby Champions Cup quarter-final against Saracens to look forward to this season and are currently sitting fourth in the Pro12 table.
Dunbar has played an integral part of the Glasgow Warriors squad this season, scoring crucial tries in the wins away at Racing 92 and Edinburgh. And he will be hoping to add to his 19 international caps when Scotland get their Six Nations campaign under way this Saturday against Ireland at Murrayfield.
Glasgow Warriors head coach Gregor Townsend said: "It's great news that Alex will be staying in Glasgow for at least another two years.
"He has worked hard to improve his game - and has come back from some untimely injuries - to become an important player for the club."
Her comments come in the midst of a national debate about changing the law to allow same-sex marriage.
Her back flip has sparked criticism on social media and from some politicians who say she could have taken action when she was in power.
In 2012, during her leadership, Ms Gillard voted against a private member's bill allowing gay marriages.
The former Labor leader now says the debate on the issue has caused her to "re-examine some fundamental assumptions I have held".
In a lecture she gave on Wednesday night at Victoria University, Ms Gillard said her feminist views had led her to question "from a gender perspective" the value of traditional marriage.
"The nature of Australia's contemporary debate on same-sex marriage has caused me to re-examine some fundamental assumptions I have held," she said.
"In my time post-politics, as key countries have moved to embrace same-sex marriage, I have identified that my preferred reform direction was most assuredly not winning hearts and minds."
In 2011, Ms Gillard said in a TV interview "there are some important things from our past that need to continue to be part of our present and part of our future".
"For our culture, for our heritage, the Marriage Act and marriage being between a man and a woman has a special status," she said.
Cabinet minister Christopher Pyne said on Thursday he never really believed Ms Gillard's previous stance.
"Knowing her background and history from student politics, I was always very surprised she was against marriage equality, and quite frankly I didn't believe it," Mr Pyne told the Seven Network.
Another private member's bill, put forward by a Government backbencher, is currently before the parliament but the Coalition government's official position is to leave the Marriage Act unchanged.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has banned his MPs from a free vote on any same-sex marriage bill but suggested a non-binding plebiscite could he held after a general election in 2016.
The 21-year-old Belgian, the younger brother of Palace record signing Christian, has made one appearance for the Eagles since signing in August.
Palace manager Alan Pardew said the injury news was "disappointing" for both club and player.
Pardew, whose team visit Everton in the Premier League on Friday, said: "His meniscus on his knee is the problem."
Ava-Jayne Corless was attacked while sleeping at her mother Chloe King's then boyfriend Lee Wright's house in Blackburn in February.
Ms King said the pair were asleep on a sofa and thought the pit bull terrier-type dog was in the kitchen, blocked in by a golf bag stand and a speaker.
She said she had "wanted to die" when she found the 11-month-old's body.
Home Office pathologist Dr Philip Lumb told the inquest at Blackburn King George's Hall the baby's injuries were "unsurvivable".
He said she had died from multiple injuries to her chest, ribcage and neck, the pattern of which was "compatible with her sustaining a number of dog bites".
In her statement to police, read out to the hearing, Ms King described discovering Ava-Jayne.
She said she had walked into the bedroom, which was lit by the landing light, and "remember seeing there was a dark stain about halfway down the bed".
"I noticed the dog was in the bedroom and I thought what is it doing there.
"Ava was halfway down the bed. My initial thought was that I needed to pick her up.
"I knelt on the bed and picked her up. She still had a blanket on her."
She said her daughter was "really floppy" and that as she had "only just woken up", she "had not realised blood was on her".
"I thought she was in a deep sleep.
"I laid Ava on the bed, kneeling over her, cuddling her, Ava made a grunting noise.
"I was giving her kisses, talking to her. Lee was screaming 'is she all right?'
"I got my phone and said I need an ambulance now."
She said she turned on a light and "saw Ava pale, her lips were really white".
"I thought she was asleep for a split second. I then noticed drops of blood on the floor.
"I ran out in the hallway. I thought I was going to pass out. I felt sick and I collapsed on the floor. I thought I [had] woke up in a nightmare and it could not be happening."
She said she rang the emergency services and her mother.
Speaking to her mother, she said: "Ava's dead. The dog got her at Lee's."
Paramedics worked to try and revive the baby before taking her to hospital, where she later died. Ms King said she was told by police she could not go with her daughter.
"I said I just wanted to die. Why could not I have died? Why did the dog not attack me? I said I did not want to live either if Ava did not make it."
Asked by the coroner Michael Singleton about the night Ava-Jayne died, Ms King said she had put her to bed after feeding her and "gave her a kiss and told her I loved her as I did every night".
"I told her she was my dream girl," she said.
She said she had checked on her daughter later in the evening and given her further kisses as she slept, before she woke at about 23:00 GMT and discovered what had happened.
Ms King was also asked about the makeshift barrier which kept the dog, known as Snoop, in the kitchen.
She said it had been put in place to stop the dog jumping up at her and shedding hair.
She went on to say her daughter had "only briefly come into contact with Snoop once or twice".
"He was always in a separate room and he was never upstairs when Ava was there," she said.
"I would never have taken Ava there if I had known what was going to happen.
"It will stay with me for the rest of my life. I would do anything to trade places with her.
"She is and was my beautiful baby and I will treasure the memories."
Both Ms King and Mr Wright were both initially held on suspicion of manslaughter but in April were released without charge.
The inquest also heard a statement from a PC who went to the scene of the attack.
She described it as "the most traumatic incident I have ever attended during my police service".
Mr Singleton said she was still off work because of the trauma.
The inquest continues.
The woman was injured after she slipped and fell near the summit of Goatfell, near Glen Rosa, on Monday afternoon.
Arran Mountain Rescue Team was called out and she was winched to safety by the coastguard search and rescue helicopter at about 16:30.
The rescue team helped the rest of her party down the mountain. The extent of the woman's injuries are not known.
The mountain rescue team said: "The team were called out to a female who had slipped and fallen 100-150 metres, sustaining various injuries, just below the summit of Goatfell.
"Due to her injuries Rescue 999 winched the casualty off the hill and the rest of her party were walked down off Goatfell by team members.
"Our hills are still very much in winter conditions at the moment and we advise anyone venturing to them to have an axe and crampons and adequate winter gear."
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Jason Strange's side face Italy in their final game of the Six Nations in Colwyn Bay on Friday on the back of four successive wins.
Wales Under-20s have never previously won the Six Nations and Gatland has been impressed with the youngsters.
"It's absolutely brilliant for the Under-20s," Gatland said
Wing Joe Thomas is the only change to the team that won 42-16 in England last Friday, replacing the injured George Gasson.
Wales kicked off the campaign with a 34-25 win in over Ireland before back-to-back home wins over Scotland and France at Eirias Park.
"Their performance against England was outstanding," Gatland added.
"We watched the game and in the first five to 10 minutes you could see the intent from the team and what it meant.
"They had a couple of tough games against Scotland and France, where they had to dig really deep after a good start against Ireland.
"Well done to them and hopefully they can finish off with a good performance on Friday night against Italy."
Abby Wambach, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and former Fifa Player of the Year, will make this year's World Cup in Canada her last.
Making her debut in 2001, the 34-year-old has since scored 178 times for the USA, but a World Cup crown eludes her.
"There would be nothing like winning a World Cup," she told BBC Sportsworld.
"I would trade all the individual awards I've won for a World Cup."
Wambach, who turns 35 six days before USA's opener against Australia on 8 June, is also a six-time U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year winner.
But with her country's last World Cup triumph coming in 1999, and having finished as a beaten finalist against Japan in 2011, the USA captain says a global crown would cap a spectacular international career.
"The idea of standing on the podium at the end of the tournament in Canada, getting a gold medal wrapped around my neck and lifting the trophy at the end gives me goosebumps," she added.
"This will be my last World Cup. I don't know how else you would cap off a career like mine in a better way."
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In 2014, Wambach broke Mia Hamm's international record of 158 goals. Hamm was one of her idols growing up and Wambach hopes to leave her own legacy on women's sport in the USA.
However, the Western New York Flash forward will take this season off from the National Women's Soccer League in order to prepare for the World Cup.
"When I was really young, the women's national team wasn't on a grand media stage so my role models were male basketball and male American football players," she explained.
"Hopefully, when I leave the game I'm leaving it better than I found it. There's really no better way to describe a successful career.
"I don't care how many championships you've won or how many records you've broken - if you've had a hand in pushing forward not only a game but women in sport's movement, then I think that's pretty darn good."
And she is confident about the USA's chances in Canada.
Wambach added: "I feel like when the stakes are higher our team rises to that occasion, we thrive on those environments.
"One of our strengths is our team is so deep and our coach staff is putting us in a position to not only play well, but play many players."
One of those players is likely to be goalkeeper Hope Solo, who was suspended for 30 days earlier this year after she was a passenger when her husband was arrested for "driving under the influence".
"We all have stuff going on, whether it's good or bad, and I think Hope being back in this environment is good news for her and for us," said Wambach.
"We need that veteran experience, leadership and talent in goal. She's a fantastic player, someone we rely on to make saves and rely on in the World Cup."
Born in Rochester, New York, Wambach felt she was always destined for a career in professional sport, but, along with wife Sarah Huffman, is now starting to think about starting her own family.
"I'm the youngest of seven siblings. Two girls, four boys, then me," said Wambach. "I really do feel like I was being bred to become a professional athlete.
"They never let me win and every single one claims that they were the one who impacted on me to have the level of success that I've been able to achieve throughout my career.
"I'm excited for my career after my career. I would love to be a mum if I'm blessed to have children. My wife and I have those plans.
"Dedicating my life to the game for so many years, I'm pretty cool right now. I really have to start working on that pretty soon after I retire. I'd love to be a stay-at-home mom but I'm going to still be involved in the sport."
'Canada Calling' will air on the BBC World Service on Sunday at 1800 BST.
Two effigies of the outgoing Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond were withdrawn from the celebrations after a storm of protest on social media.
Six separate bonfire societies paraded through various parts of the town, all with their own traditions, costumes, fire sites and fireworks.
Non-Lewes residents were asked not to attend.
Police said anyone throwing fireworks would be "dealt with robustly".
In total, there were more than 30 processions with flaming torches and burning crosses intermingling with each other through the narrow streets of the town.
The main procession, The United Grand, started at about 19:40 GMT, after which each society held a bonfire at sites around the town followed by a firework display.
Sussex is renowned for its spectacular bonfire events in the autumn, celebrating the failure of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
The largest event is held in Lewes, marking both the anniversary of 5 November and the burning of 17 Protestant martyrs at the stake in the 16th Century.
The town has seven bonfire societies which have a 4,000-strong membership - six of which hold their celebrations on the same night.
The remaining society, Nevill Juvenile, holds its event on a Saturday a couple of weeks before 5 November.
Some of the societies claim to date back to the 19th Century, and each one has a motto and its own stripey top and cap - known as "smuggler colours".
The societies spend months preparing giant effigies, and organising the processions, which involve flaming torches and burning crosses.
Organisers say the event has "deep historical significance".
Lewes District Council said the event was meant for "the residents of Lewes only" and was not set up "to handle large crowds with its narrow streets and limited access into and out of the town".
In an attempt to ensure the safety of those attending, it said the event was not suitable for children, and was "not a firework display as people expect".
"We are advising people to take responsibility for their own safety," the council said.
"We are working with the bonfire societies and other agencies to reduce accidents... in previous years there has been a problem with 'rookies' causing serious eye injuries.
"We are keen to promote the use of eye protectors (and ear defenders) and discourage the throwing or dropping of fireworks either in the crowds or in the processions."
The council also stressed that while there were fireworks later in the evening at designated bonfire society sites, the main focus of the event was the processions.
On-street parking was suspended on certain streets in the town, while some roads will be closed until 03:00 GMT.
Any parked cars were being towed away.
Southern Railway said it was operating a normal scheduled service to and from Lewes but warned evening trains would be very busy, with the last trains leaving just before midnight.
Last year, 86 people were treated by ambulance crews and 14 people arrested, with two people detained for throwing fireworks.
The event commemorates the Gunpowder Plot and 17 protestant martyrs who were burned at the stake in the town in the 16th Century.
The structure, between Castletown and Pallion, weighs the equivalent of 125 double decker buses and will be supported by a 379ft (115m) pylon.
David Abdy, project director for Sunderland City Council, said the £117m bridge was essential for the city.
The bridge and its approach roads are due to be open by 2018.
It is the first bridge to be built in the city for more than 40 years.
The bridge's pylon is twice as high as the Millennium Bridge in Gateshead and taller than Big Ben's clock tower.
It will have two lanes of traffic in each direction, plus dedicated cycle paths and footpaths along its full length.
The home side, chasing 378 to win, were bowled out for 285 just before lunch.
Having resumed on 181-4, their hopes were undermined by the early dismissals of Will Smith and Adam Wheater.
Off-spinner Luke Wells (2-24) claimed the vital wicket of Sean Ervine for 42 and bowled last man James Tomlinson to bring the game to an end.
The three-times champions, third behind Yorkshire last summer, needed less than 20 minutes to remove Hampshire's overnight pair
And it was Eastbourne-born seamer Matthew Hobden who did the early damage as he had Smith caught behind down the leg-side and bowled Wheater in successive overs.
Paceman Ajmal Shahzad (3-63) completed a promising Sussex debut by removing Gareth Berg, who prodded to short extra cover, before Wells had Ervine smartly taken by Craig Cachopa at leg-slip to reduce the hosts to 244-8.
Chris Wood hit a straight six off Wells and two fours in his innings of 30, but then edged a ball from Steve Magoffin to the wicketkeeper and Wells completed the victory three overs later.
Hampshire skipper Jimmy Adams:
"I thought yesterday guys showed a lot of character and gave us a chance of winning the game today - but it wasn't to be.
"We missed a big score from one of the top six, which was the difference in the two teams."
Sussex captain Ed Joyce:
"It is great to get a win under our belts against a really good team.
"We let ourselves down with the bat in the second innings to give them a sniff of victory, but our bowlers throughout the game were outstanding and so was our catching - both of those things helped us win the game.
"Hampshire were a really strong team, even without their overseas bowler (Jackson Bird). They will be a difficult side to beat this season."
The Avengers star has been signed up to "talk to the animals" in Universal's The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle.
Syriana director Stephen Gaghan will lead the remake of the story of the eccentric physician who lives with a host of animals he claims to converse with.
Downey Jr will follow actors Rex Harrison and Eddie Murphy in the role.
The character of the doctor was created by children's author Hugh Lofting in the 1920s.
But as Universal haven't released any details of how their film will look, we don't know if their story will be set in that era.
The original big-screen version was a colourful, costumed period piece when British actor Harrison, of My Fair Lady fame, took on the role in 1967.
That movie went on to be nominated for best picture at the Oscars.
In 1998, Murphy then played the character in a comedy version of the film, which earned a 2001 sequel.
There was also an animated Doctor Dolittle TV series which ran from 1970-1972.
Downey Jr will next be seen in Spider-Man: Homecoming this summer as well as Avengers: Infinity War next year.
He is also due to play Sherlock Holmes for a third time.
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Sreesanth and his team-mates from the Rajasthan Royals, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan, were accused of cheating in 2013.
The players maintained their innocence and on Saturday a court dropped all charges due to lack of evidence.
Speaking afterwards Sreesanth said: "It's a huge relief."
"I have nothing against anybody. God willing I will return to cricket," he told India's NDTV network.
Chandila said "a bad dream" had come to an end while Chavan said he was looking forward to playing again.
The players were arrested in 2013 along with more than a dozen bookkeepers as part of a police investigation into spot fixing.
Sreesanth, who represented India in 27 Tests and 53 one-day internationals, was alleged to have underperformed in exchange for money in an IPL match.
His fellow bowlers were accused of accepting similar deals in two other games.
Spot-fixing involves illegally rigging parts of a match, for example by timing the delivery of a deliberate wide or no-ball, to benefit bookmakers or those betting on matches.
Police said the players communicated using codes like "rotating their watches" and "putting towels in their pants".
They were banned for life by the Board of Control for Cricket in India following the allegations.
Speaking outside court on Saturday, a defence lawyer said: "The judge has passed the order and discharged all the players. There is no case against the players now."
The Rajasthan Royals team are owned by Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and her businessman husband Raj Kundra.
Carey Gabay, a lawyer working for Governor Andrew Cuomo, was caught in crossfire at a pre-parade event early on Monday.
A 24-year-old man was also shot and killed in a different Brooklyn neighbourhood in a separate incident.
Last year, a man was killed and several wounded near the parade.
This time the violence erupted at the J'Ouvert march, a pre-parade celebration which starts before dawn.
At 03:40 local time (08:40 GMT), the 43-year-old Mr Gabay, first deputy counsel to the governor, was struck in the head by a bullet as he walked down the street with his brother. He was in a critical condition.
Mr Cuomo described him as a beautiful man who was giving back to his community. Mr Gabay's wife is expecting their first child.
"I'm the governor of the state of New York, and there's not a thing I can do," Mr Cuomo told reporters after visiting his employee at Kings County Hospital.
"There's not a thing I can say, and there's nothing I can do. And sometimes it just hurts."
No arrests have made been, police said.
The main parade itself went ahead on Monday, attended by thousands including Mayor Bill de Blasio, whose wife Chirlane McCray is of Caribbean descent.
A total of 79 people are either dead or missing presumed dead after a huge fire engulfed the west London tower block last week.
Following the tragedy, the NI Housing Executive carried out an inspection of its 32 tower blocks for fire safety.
Concerns have been raised about the cladding installed on Grenfell Tower.
The Housing Executive confirmed cladding was used during the refurbishment of Eithne House and Cuchulainn House in the New Lodge area of north Belfast.
Whincroft House and Carnet House in east Belfast are currently being clad.
Last week, Colm McQuillan of the Housing Executive said the type of cladding on Grenfell Tower had not been used on tower blocks in Northern Ireland as far as he was aware, but that this was being checked.
"We have rigorously tested the cladding that has gone onto our buildings to an extent that it fits and meets all fire safety regulations," he said.
The Executive has now said that the cladding used in Northern Ireland is of a different type.
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The Magpies are yet to win a Premier League game under McClaren and are 19th with two points from six games - they have won three of 25 games in 2015.
"No-one said this job was going to be easy, we didn't think it would be," said the former England and Derby boss.
"I am trying to change a lot and being here two and a half months, it's very difficult to change things quickly."
McClaren oversaw a slump at promotion-chasing Derby last season in the Championship and has won only two of his last 19 league games at the Rams and Newcastle.
But having been appointed in June, the 54-year-old said he had discovered more about his squad in the last week following defeat by West Ham last Monday.
"Certainly, it involves hard work and sticking together and keeping calm and that is what we have to do," he said. "It is a long season, and we have come in and in the last week learned a lot about our team.
"There are a lot of things - mentality, getting a bit more belief, so there are things to work on. Things we knew before and now have just been confirmed. We will lick our wounds and work hard on the training field as normal."
Despite BBC pundit Garth Crooks claiming McClaren "could be out of a job by Christmas" if their form remained the same, the Magpies boss said: "There is history that needs changing and turning around, give it time.
"I believe in that squad of players and we need to fight. I think we did that in the second half, and nearly got back in the game."
"We thought the last two games would be a test for us and we would know a lot more and we know now this is a tough job."
Newcastle went behind to two Odion Ighalo goals as last season's Championship runners-up established control at St James' Park, where Newcastle have won twice this calendar year.
Daryl Janmaat's second-half goal gave encouragement to the home supporters, but they were left without any reward with Newcastle only scoring three goals in six matches this season.
Former Newcastle striker and manager Alan Shearer was unimpressed with what he saw on Saturday - and was clearly angry as he analysed their performance on Match of the Day.
"This is a Newcastle team that got battered by the media after they lost at West Ham on Monday. I thought they would go out today and have a right go. But no," said Shearer.
"Midfielder Flaurian Thauvin turned up at the ground in a tuxedo. That was funny at the start of the season but it isn't now. This is serious.
"It was far far too easy for Watford, who were brilliant but helped by Newcastle's defending. The lack of quality was alarming
"From start to finish Newcastle were abject and the manager has big problems."
Former Tottenham player Garth Crooks had earlier said on Final Score: "The more Watford go on and play the way they did today, the more they will gain belief. Newcastle lacked belief, ability and confidence, and McClaren is struggling to inject it.
"The way things are going, McClaren could be out of a job come Christmas. The expectation at St James' Park is sky-high. Can he match that expectation? I doubt it. The fans need to see something, effort at least."
Newcastle host champions Chelsea in their next Premier League game before travelling to top-of-the-table Manchester City.
Hospital sources told reporters that 34 government soldiers had been killed and 150 wounded in fierce fighting.
The coastal city was seized by the militant group in February 2015.
Forces aligned to Libya's government of national accord launched an operation in May to re-take Sirte.
Overnight, Libyan and US warplanes carried out air strikes and mortar bombardment of districts one and three in the north of the Mediterranean city.
Tanks and rocket-propelled grenades were used in the battle.
The brigades loyal to the government said IS militants had deployed five car bombs on Sunday to try to stop the advance.
Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) have walked out of Alfreton Grange Arts College in Derbyshire for the last five days.
The school's interim management decided to change the school day from five periods to nine this term.
Alfreton Grange, which has spent the last two years in special measures, is still rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted.
The Torch Academy Trust were asked to take interim control earlier this year in a bid to improve standards before it becomes a sponsored academy.
It said the the new timetable was designed to provide more pupil support time in order to secure higher achievement".
But Nick Raine, from NUT Midlands, believes the changes are actually damaging pupils' education.
"We're facing crisis in terms of pupils leaving and parents withdrawing them," he said.
Some parents said they supported the strike.
"The way it's running with the nine lessons, it's too much for the children," said Christine Gdula.
"They are not having time to get into their lesson, take their coats off, settle down before the lesson's finished. "
The A59 at Kex Gill, between Harrogate and Skipton, closed on 5 January after cracks were found on the hillside.
A survey showed part of the slope had moved 80cm (31in) following heavy rain at Christmas.
There were concerns over water that had become trapped in the slope.
North Yorkshire County Council has installed additional drainage channels and placed large rocks to strengthen a supporting wall.
The council said it had installed monitoring equipment in the slope.
Conservative county councillor Don Mackenzie said he was aware that the closure of the road had caused disruption.
"Stabilising these steep slopes above the A59 has been a difficult and complex operation and we have been working seven days a week to try to complete the work in as short a time as we are able safely to do so," he said.
"The slopes are steep and this high ground is subject to harsh weather conditions, but we have been able to push on with the work more recently."
Scotland's Martin Laird, joint leader overnight, is four shots off the pace after bogeying three of his final five holes at Bethpage Black in New York.
Argentine Emiliano Grillo and the USA's Rickie Fowler are 26-year-old Reed's closest challengers on six under par.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy carded a 69 to move to two under par.
The 27-year-old, who has had an ankle injury, is playing his tournament since missing the cut at the PGA Championship this month and chasing his first PGA Tour win of the year.
World number one Jason Day is among a group of six players, also including Jordan Spieth, who are tied for fifth on four under.
Olympic gold medallist Justin Rose made the cut after improving on his opening-round 73 with a one-under 70 that featured three birdies.
The Barclays is the first of four FedEx Cup events, with the overall winner earning $10m (£7.6m).
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Having lost the first leg, things were made worse for the Belfast club as they had defender Caoimhin Bonner sent off for a high tackle in the 11th minute.
Midfielder Vladimir Boljevic blasted in a superb strike to give the hosts the lead just before half-time.
Joan Tomas made it 2-0 to send Larnaca into the third qualifying round.
Cliftonville, who had lost the first leg 3-2, did not have many chances in the return match which was played in 28C heat.
Levi Ives saw a shot saved early on while former Portadown defender Chris Ramsey, on as a substitute, had a shot blocked.
AEK will play Spartak Moscow in the next round.
Cliftonville, who beat Differdange 03 in the first round, will now focus on preparing for the new domestic season.
Gerard Lyttle's men start the league campaign away to Ards on 6 August.
Steven Spielberg's film adaptation of Roald Dahl's family favourite took £5.2m between Friday and Sunday, while the latest Star Trek film took £4.7m.
Third place, meanwhile, was taken by Andre Rieu's 2016 Maastricht Concert.
Screenings of the event made £1.4m, topping the new Ghostbusters' £1.3m.
The female-led "reboot" of the 1984 fantasy comedy topped the UK and Ireland box office last week.
Star Trek Beyond, the 13th film in the Trek series and the third to feature younger versions of the original show's characters, was the top film in the US and Canada over the weekend.
Rieu's orchestral show, which featured a 60-piece orchestra and singers, is now the UK's highest-grossing music concert, according to Screen Daily.
The previous box office record for a concert screened in UK cinemas was set by Rieu himself last year.
The Dutch violinist's 2015 concert made £1.1m from 460 cinemas - more than 100 fewer than screened this year's event.
This week's top five was rounded out by The Secret Life of Pets, which took £1.2m on its fifth weekend on release.
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The Sense report says most parents of disabled children also find negative attitudes from other parents a key barrier to accessing mainstream play.
Disabled children and their parents end up being excluded from communities in England and Wales as a result, it adds.
The government says disabled children must not be discriminated against.
The three-month Case for Play inquiry into the issue, chaired by former Education Secretary Lord Blunkett, found disabled children were missing out on play opportunities vital to their emotional, social and physical development.
It says insufficient funding at a local level, and negative attitudes to disabled children and their families are significant barriers.
Lord Blunkett said: "We know that play is vitally important for children with multiple needs and their families, bringing a wide range of developmental and emotional benefits.
"However, our inquiry found that all too often the parents of children with multiple needs point to barriers they face in accessing and enjoying play.
"It means that disabled children don't have the same chance to form friendships, and parents are prevented from taking a break from caring.
"Both disabled children and their parents are excluded from their own communities."
The inquiry heard from the families of 175 disabled children, with multiple needs, and received a further 175 pieces of evidence.
A snapshot survey of the families revealed nine out of 10 felt their child did not have the same chances to play as other children.
Two-thirds said they did not have enough information on accessible play opportunities in their area, while just over half had been turned away from play settings that had failed to meet their duties under the Equality Act.
The report also highlighted a lack of a strategic approach to funding play for children with multiple needs at a local or a national level across England.
A Department for Education spokesman said: "We are committed to ensuring disabled children can access early years education and that play opportunities are accessible to disabled children.
"We don't want to see any children discriminated against and to help this we have introduced the biggest reforms to the Special Educational Needs and Disability system in a generation, focusing support on individual needs and aspirations."
The operation, involving the Department of the Environment, the coastguard and the National Trust, began just after 16:00 BST on Monday.
The initial suggestion was that it was a Sei whale which had died of old age, but the DoE later said tests had confirmed it was a juvenile fin whale.
Next to the blue whale, the fin whale is the world's second largest mammal.
Joe Breen of the DoE said the past summer had been "extraordinary" for sightings of both whales and dolphins off the north coast.
"We followed about 70 or 80 dolphins up and down the coast this summer," he said.
"We had reports of humpbacked whales off Rathlin and there was an unusual sighting of a Beluga whale off Dunseverick. We know things are happening within the sea."
Contractors for the National Trust worked to remove the whale from Portstewart strand.
They were helped by contractors who had been working on the nearby A26, when it became clear that they would need a much larger digger to lift the whale.
In the end, three diggers worked together to haul the whale off the beach.
"I have never seen a sight like it, three diggers in harmony pulled it up on to the trailer. It was incredible to watch," Mr Breen said.
Russell lost his whip in the Powerstown Handicap Hurdle and took Enright's stick before the final straight.
The stewards found that both riders had breached Rule 272, which is related to bringing racing into disrepute.
"I never set out to do this, it wasn't premeditated. The suspension has come as a bit of a shock," said Russell.
Russell was riding favourite Leave At Dawn, with Enright on Backinyourbox. Both horses finished well down the field.
The pair will are banned from racing on 20 and 21 December, as well as the action from 26-28 December, which includes big festive meetings.
The top seed faced a tricky first-round opponent in Makarova, Russia's world number 29, but won 6-3 6-3.
Williams, 34, will monitor how her shoulder reacts ahead of her second-round match against Vania King.
"I'll have to wait until tomorrow to see, I haven't been able to play that much since Wimbledon," said Williams.
"Every day I'll just see how it goes."
Williams had played just three matches since winning Wimbledon, but impressed against 2014 semi-finalist Makarova in the night session.
"I love coming out here in front of this New York crowd, it's super special," said the six-time champion, chasing an open-era record 23rd Grand Slam singles title.
"I got off to a really fast start - I wanted to get some momentum."
Venus Williams, seeded sixth, survived 63 unforced errors to beat Kateryna Kozlova of Ukraine 6-2 5-7 6-4.
Fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska and fifth seed Simona Halep lost four games between them as they progressed, while leading names Stan Wawrinka, Kei Nishikori and Juan Martin del Potro went through in the men's draw.
Australia's Bernard Tomic apologised after making lewd comments to a spectator - the world number 19 insisted he was "baited".
Tomic, 23, trailed Damir Dzumhur 5-4 in their first-round match when an exchange with a spectator began.
As well as two explicit comments, Tomic said: "I will give you some money to make you feel good."
Courtside microphones picked up the comments by Tomic, who would go on to lose 6-4 6-3 4-6 7-6 (7-0) to Bosnia's Dzumhur.
""He definitely baited me the whole set for me to say that. But I do apologise," the Australian said of the spectator. "He was just sort of saying negative stuff.
"I had problems on the other end, as well, with a few people in the corner. They were saying some negative stuff to me, in my language of Serbian-Croatian.
"The microphones didn't pick that up. But I obviously caught the blame for that."
"I'm getting old, I have to work a bit more on my serve, I guess," joked Croatia's Ivo Karlovic after being told he only hit 10 aces in the final set of his win over Taiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun.
The 37-year-old set a US Open with 61 aces on his way to a first-round victory - 22 of them in the second set alone as Karlovic passed Richard Krajicek's record of 49 set 17 years ago.
"I knew there were a lot of aces because at one stage I was serving one on almost every point but I didn't know it was a record," said Karlovic.
Police confirmed the discovery following a search by emergency services which had been called to reports that one person was trapped in the vehicle.
The incident happened on Lapwing Road, next to the Braehead shopping centre in Renfrew, at about 13:20.
The car was later lifted out of the water by a recovery vehicle.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Inquiries are continuing to establish the exact circumstances of how the vehicle came to enter the River Clyde, with crash scene examiners conducting an investigation at the location."
A post-mortem examination will take place to establish the exact cause of death.
A hole could be seen in a safety fence where the vehicle crashed through and into the river.
The site is close to a large housing block, and a crowd gathered at the police cordon.
Witnesses said the car was seen driving "at speed" and clipping another two cars before breaching the metal fence and entering the water.
One resident who asked not to be named said: "I heard a loud noise and minutes later there were police everywhere then the helicopter arrived.
"I heard that it was a woman driving alone."
Iran and Kuwait are the most affected countries, largely because of sand and dust blowing in from Syria and Iraq.
Mismanagement of land and water amid conflicts in the region has been a key factor, as well as climate change.
Meteorologists say sand and dust storms are also happening in new places like some parts of Central Asia.
"In the Middle East there has been a significant increase in the frequency and the intensity of sand and dust storms in the past 15 years or so," said Enric Terradellas a meteorologist with the World Meteorology Organisation's sand and dust storm prediction centre for the region.
"One of the main sources of sand and dust storms is Iraq, where the flow of rivers has decreased because of a race in dam constructions in upstream countries.
"That has led to the disappearance of marshes and drying up of lakes both in Iraq and Iran, and the sediments left behind are very important sources of dust in the region."
Deserts have always been the source of sand storms in the region, but scientists say unsustainable mining, oil extraction and agriculture as well as intensive military conflicts are worsening the situation.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has predicted that Iraq could witness 300 dust events in a year within 10 years, up from around 120 per year now.
Iranian health department officials have said 14 provinces are affected today by dust storms, including Tehran.
"The air is so polluted here and I have developed breathing problem," Jasem, a businessman in Ahvaz in southwest Iran told the BBC, coughing over the phone.
"Coughing is usual thing for me now and we need to keep the windows closed and use the air-conditioner all the time."
Iman, a university lecturer in south-eastern Iran, said going out was becoming increasingly difficult.
"We can feel the sand coming in from the west of the country and we don't let our kids play outside the house."
Scientists said data from Syria was not easily available, but that there were enough grounds to believe that it is another major source of sand and dust.
"People aren't tending the land in agricultural areas appropriately - which means planting crops and tending them in a way that is sustainable - because they are off either being refugees or involved in the fighting," said Nick Middleton of St Anne's College, Oxford, one of the reviewers of the UN study.
"So the former agricultural areas, I suspect, are more active as wind erosion sources now."
Meteorologists say some parts of Central Asia are also experiencing the storms.
"The Aral Sea is drying up and the dust problem is also increasing in Kazakhstan and Mongolia, for instance," said Alexander Baklanov, another sand and dust storm expert with the World Meteorology Organisation.
The dust and sand from Mongolia and the Gobi desert reach China, the Korean peninsula and Japan, where they have caused major health concerns.
Storms from the Sahara desert are also believed to be spreading lethal meningitis spores throughout central Africa.
"A dust storm consists of massive amount of particulates in the air and when people breathe it, these can get down their lungs and cause respiratory illness and heart disease and so on," said Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, a health and climate change expert with the World Health Organisation.
The WHO has said dust storms contribute to poor air quality that is blamed for the death of 7 million people every year.
The two-day annual event, which concluded on Sunday, included a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and a Russian-built Cold War MiG aircraft.
Swansea councillor Robert Francis-Davies said: "We're certain it was a record-breaking weekend.
"The vast numbers who came along for the two days will have been a valuable boost to city centre businesses."
At the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition in London, scientists make visitors gaze in amazement as small balls vanish before their eyes.
This "invisibility stand" is one of the 22 projects being presented to the public this year.
Among them are special glasses that help blind people "see", tanks to capture sunlight and the so-called "smart traffic control".
Royal Society president Sir Paul Nurse told BBC News that the exhibition was a showcase not only for British science, but for the society in general.
"We have a constant evolution of our understanding of the world, and it's important to see how science can be applied for human good, how it can be used to improve the quality of life, to improve health and to drive economic growth," he said.
The project involving "invisible" materials - called metamaterials - has attracted a lot of attention, with school children taking turns to hear the scientists explain the nature of the research.
Metamaterials are materials unavailable in nature, in which the microstructure is changed to create unusual properties such as bending of electromagnetic waves.
"I've never quite seen anything like it before; and if one day, I could have an invisibility cloak just like Harry Potter, that'd be fun!", said 13-year-old Keil Smith.
Professor Ulf Leonhardt of the University of St Andrews, one of the project leaders, told BBC News that in future, this technology could be applied in the areas of communications, wireless energy transfer, sensors and security.
He said that the "magic" illusion of disappearance stems from bending light in an unnatural way.
"In the 'cloaking' device, you bend light around something so that you don't see the object, but you also don't see that the light has been bent - it enters the device in a straight line and it also leaves the device in the same direction in came from, as if nothing had happened to it," he said.
"This makes objects undetectable and therefore invisible."
Besides the "cloaking" device, the team also demonstrated how small balls made of sodium polyacrylate literally vanished as they were immersed in water.
Tom Philbin, also from the University of St Andrews, explained that the balls had the exact same optical properties - the same refractive index - as water.
"So if you have two materials that are different like these balls and water, but their refractive index is the same, then as far as light is concerned, they're exactly the same thing," he said.
Mr Philbin said that H.G. Wells used these principles in his classic novel "The Invisible Man" - his character made his refractive index exactly the same as air, so that light could not tell him apart from the air and he thus became invisible.
"But to do that, you'd have to change your entire composition, to make your refractive index the same as air, which you can't really do," added the scientist.
At another stand, visitors learn about facial recognition technology - and how it can be applied to robots.
The team behind the project seeks to understand how the brain perceives faces, and then "teaches" robots to recognise the emotions of people they interact with.
"By understanding our expressions and being able to make meaningful expressions back, this new socially aware technology will make it possible to fit robots into our daily lives in the future," the leader of the study, Professor Peter McOwan of Queen Mary, University of London, told BBC News.
Professor Alan Johnston from University College London explained that there were a number of places where robots and people co-existed in social environments.
For instance, he said, in Scotland one robot helped in an office, and in Lisbon, Portugal, robots were teaching school children to play chess.
"It's important for these machines to recognise how to act socially - to see when people are looking happy or sad," he said.
"And our robots are able to understand your expressions, to then change their faces accordingly.
"The robots can smile, look surprised, and do a range of different things."
Wind power has long been viewed as an important source of renewable energy - but scientists are now trying to use the latest technologies to improve turbines that have existed for decades.
Researchers from Coventry University have teamed up with pupils from Alcester High School to improve the efficiency of a wind turbine called Savonius that was developed at the dawn of the 20th Century.
The turbine generates electricity by converting rotational energy produced when the wind blows on the blades of the rotor, makes them turn, and then turns a shaft.
This particular turbine has always been considered a poor electricity generator - but the team has managed to make it more efficient by increasing the number of fins on the rotor.
"We've been testing in the wind tunnel, and we found out that the more paddles the rotor has, the more efficient it becomes, as there's more surface for the wind to blow against - and it can produce more electricity," said 13-year-old Eve Winsper.
Steve Sarson, head of technology at the school, explained that they used computer-aided design and manufacturing techniques to turn something that has been first developed a long time ago into a much better device.
Another energy-harvesting technology has also made it to this year's exhibition.
But this time, scientists from the National Physical Laboratory have researched ways to harness energy that is otherwise wasted - dissipated as vibration, motion, heat or sound.
Once captured, this energy is then transformed into electrical power.
One of the researchers, Dr Patrick Joseph-Franks, explained that there were several ways of doing so.
"One is a thermoelectric generator - if you warm two metal plates up by rubbing your hands, getting friction and thus generating heat, it then will be turned into electrical power," he said.
"The second device is somebody pedalling on a bicycle and it is connected to a generator, and the third system is a piezoelectric device - if you squeeze it or bend it, you put a strain on it and it produces an electrical signal and you can capture that."
None of these technologies are new, but today, it is becoming more and more economically important to capture energy instead of wasting it.
And some companies are already doing it.
In Tokyo, power-generating mats have been installed under the floors at two train stations - they capture the vibrations of the thousands of commuters and then transform this energy into electricity.
A report by Amnesty International accuses the Popular Protection Units (YPG) of razing entire villages after capturing them from Islamic State (IS).
This appeared to be in retaliation for residents' perceived sympathies with or links to the jihadist group, it says.
The YPG has consistently denied accusations of forced displacements.
However, the YPG - a key ally of the US-led international coalition against IS - and its political parent the PYD have admitted to some "isolated incidents".
Coalition air strikes, as well as air drops of weapons and ammunition, have helped the militia to drive IS out of large parts of northern Syria this year.
The Amnesty report came as the US said it had dropped more than 45 tonnes of ammunition to rebels in north-western Syria.
On Tuesday, Amnesty said its researchers had uncovered evidence of "alarming abuses" carried out by the YPG - the military wing of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) - in towns and villages controlled by the Kurdish Autonomous Administration in Hassakeh and Raqqa provinces.
Its report quoted one witness in the village of Husseiniya, in Hassakeh province, as saying: "They pulled us out of our homes and began burning the home... they brought the bulldozers... They demolished home after home until the entire village was destroyed."
Satellite images illustrated the scale of the demolitions in Husseiniya, Amnesty said. Of 225 buildings visible in June 2014, only 14 were still standing by June 2015.
Meanwhile, in villages south of the town of Suluk, some residents told Amnesty's researchers that YPG fighters had accused them of supporting IS and threatened to shoot them if they did not leave.
While in some cases residents acknowledged that there had been a handful of IS supporters in their villages, the majority did not back the jihadist group, Amnesty concluded.
In other cases, residents alleged that YPG fighters had ordered them to leave, threatening them with air strikes if they failed to comply.
"They told us we had to leave or they would tell the US coalition that we were terrorists and their planes would hit us and our families," one person told Amnesty's researchers.
In one incident, YPG fighters allegedly poured petrol on a house, threatening to set it alight with the inhabitants inside.
Amnesty said the YPG had sought to justify its actions, insisting that they were necessary for the civilians' own protection or militarily necessary.
"In its fight against IS, the Autonomous Administration appears to be trampling all over the rights of civilians who are caught in the middle," Amnesty's senior crisis adviser Lama Fakih warned.
The YPG is part of a new alliance of Arab and Kurdish groups, called the Democratic Forces of Syria, which was announced on Monday.
A Pentagon spokesman said C-17 transport aircraft, supported by fighter escorts, had dropped pallets of supplies overnight to Syrian Arab groups fighting IS in Hassakeh province.
It said the rebel leaders had been vetted by the US.
The air-drop comes days after the US abandoned a $500m (£326m) plan to train thousands of "moderate" rebels to fight IS.
Eyewitnesses said two women were hit when the panel fell on the 07:45 BST Southern service from Tattenham Corner to Victoria.
Katie Burkes, 28, said she suffered bruising and whiplash when the panel fell on to her shoulder. Southern said no injuries were reported.
Southern has apologised and said a full investigation has been launched.
Ms Burkes, from Purley, south London, said: "The woman across from me looked really panicked and then the whole ceiling came down and fell on my shoulder and her shoulder.
"Everyone in the carriage got up and was holding this panel up in the air, and then turned it on its side.
"The driver of the train came on and asked if everyone was ok, but the staff at East Croydon didn't know how to deal with it. There wasn't a manager there and no first aider.
"Southern needs to ensure it's safe. If someone was having a heart attack what would happen? They wouldn't have much chance with no first aider there. [Southern need to] be respectful of how much people are paying for trains."
A Southern spokesman said reports were received of a ceiling panel dislodging in one of the carriages on the 07.45 Southern service from Tattenham Corner to Victoria.
"Southern staff at East Croydon station boarded the train to attend to passengers and it was reported at the time that there were no injuries," he said.
London Ambulance Service confirmed it did not attend the scene.
On-loan players Josh Sheehan and Rhys Healey struck either side of the break for the hosts.
Ex-Newport midfielder Danny Rose hit back, but Kal Naismith fired a penalty high as the visitors dominated the latter stages.
Defender Enda Stevens levelled and midfielder Naismith made amends late on from a free kick to seal victory.
Newport County manager Graham Westley told BBC Radio Wales: "I've not gone in there and blasted them at all. It's disappointing, but if you let your emotion take over you can get angry about losing the lead.
"I'm sure there was a lot of angry people leaving the ground thinking 'how can you lose a two-goal lead?' Well you can lose a lead if you make mistakes that cost you goals against a good quality outfit."
Match ends, Newport County 2, Portsmouth 3.
Second Half ends, Newport County 2, Portsmouth 3.
Rhys Healey (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Christian Burgess (Portsmouth).
Substitution, Newport County. Mark Randall replaces Ben Tozer.
Substitution, Newport County. Jordan Green replaces Abdoulaye Méité.
Substitution, Portsmouth. Amine Linganzi replaces Noel Hunt.
Goal! Newport County 2, Portsmouth 3. Kal Naismith (Portsmouth) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Foul by Jennison Myrie-Williams (Newport County).
Noel Hunt (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Newport County. Marlon Jackson replaces Tom Owen-Evans.
Foul by Scot Bennett (Newport County).
Gareth Evans (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Darren Jones (Newport County).
Michael Doyle (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Newport County 2, Portsmouth 2. Enda Stevens (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Danny Rose.
Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (Newport County).
Kal Naismith (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Josh Sheehan (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Gareth Evans (Portsmouth).
Attempt saved. Kal Naismith (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Rhys Healey (Newport County).
Christian Burgess (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Chaplin replaces Carl Baker.
Attempt missed. Josh Sheehan (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
Noel Hunt (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Darren Jones (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Noel Hunt (Portsmouth).
Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Christian Burgess.
Delay in match Tom Owen-Evans (Newport County) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Kal Naismith (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Abdoulaye Méité (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Kal Naismith (Portsmouth).
Foul by Rhys Healey (Newport County).
Christian Burgess (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Kal Naismith (Portsmouth) left footed shot is too high. Kal Naismith should be disappointed.
Penalty conceded by Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (Newport County) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Portsmouth. Kal Naismith draws a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt saved. Gareth Evans (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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The debate provoked protests from Islamic and other religious groups, and even from some members of the governing party itself.
Critics have accused the party of pandering to a resurgent far right.
The debate was held a week before a law banning the Islamic full-face veil in public comes into force.
With Muslim religious leaders boycotting the event, only politicians or representatives of other faiths took part in the three-hour, round-table discussion at a Paris hotel.
The BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris says the political atmosphere in France in recent days has been poisonous, with accusations flying between left and right.
According to government estimates, France has as many as six million Muslims, or just under 10% of the population, making it the biggest Muslim minority in western Europe.
The UMP argued that it would be irresponsible not to debate the great changes posed to French society by its growing numbers of Muslims.
It outlined 26 ideas aimed at underpinning the country's secular character, which was enshrined in a law of 1905.
The law poses modern-day quandaries about issues such as halal food being served in schools and Muslims praying in the street when mosques are too crowded.
Proposals discussed on Tuesday included
Launching the debate entitled simply "Secularity" before 200 guests and scores of journalists, UMP leader Jean-Francois Cope defended the idea of holding it at all.
Accusing the opposition Socialists of being in denial and the National Front of demagoguery, he called for "a third way, that of responsibility".
"Many French people have the feeling that the republican pact to which they are attached is being challenged by globalisation and the failures of integration," he said.
However, one of Mr Cope's most senior UMP colleagues, Prime Minister Francois Fillon, declined to take part in the debate, warning that it risked "stigmatising Muslims".
Gilles Bernheim, France's chief rabbi, said the debate was "importune" but he was taking part nonetheless.
"We did not ask for this debate but there was no question for us of boycotting it and stigmatising a political party, even if it is a ruling party," he told reporters after arriving at the hotel.
Salim Himidi, a former foreign minister of the largely Muslim Comoros Islands, said Islam's relations with the secular state was "an important subject" that had to be discussed.
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Condemning the debate, Hassan Ben M'Barek of the pressure group Banlieues Respect, said it was aimed only at "keeping the UMP in the media in the year before the [next presidential] election".
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That makes the presence of Uniqlo at the top of men's global tennis all the more unusual - the Japanese firm is a High Street leisure brand rather than a traditional sports manufacturer.
It occupies the same space as the likes of Next and Gap rather than Nike and Adidas.
So how did this fashion company come to provide playing kit for two of the main contenders for the forthcoming Australian Open - world number one Novak Djokovic and fifth seed Kei Nishikori?
As the firm's global marketing officer Jorgen Andersson explains, the company's entry into the sport came through its signing of Japanese wheelchair tennis sensation Shingo Kunieda as their first sports ambassador in 2009.
"The door opened to us with Kunieda," he says. "Since then our sports partnerships have expanded as the company has grown."
The objective, he says, has been to strengthen the company's global brand image, using the appeal of tennis to reach a wider consumer audience, including the important youth market.
Also, on a practical note, the tennis outfit of polo shirt and shorts were products that Uniqlo already felt at home with.
"We want to be the number one apparel wear brand in the world, and for us tennis seemed a perfect match," says Mr Andersson, pointing to the fact that it is a global and aspirational sport, played by males and females of all ages.
"It has been a learning curve as we have added [further] tennis ambassadors, first Kei Nishikori and then Novak Djokovic, but we feel our sports partnerships are thriving."
What Mr Andersson calls an "important breakthrough" came in the US Open last September, when Djokovic and Nishikori contested their first Grand Slam semi-final, with the Japanese player going on to ultimately lose in the final to Marin Cilic.
"I think we created some very positive feelings among tennis fans, to see not just another Nike, Adidas, Puma on court," Mr Andersson says.
Uniqlo, which was founded in 1984 with its first store in Hiroshima, signed Nishikori in 2011 when the Japanese competitor was very much a player of potential rather than the top player he is now.
"At the time Kei was much further down in the ranking than he is today," says Mr Andersson.
Then in 2012 they signed Novak Djokovic after he cancelled his deal with Italian firm Sergio Tacchini following numerous problems.
Uniqlo says a lot of negotiation took place before these deals were signed.
As well as its tennis players, the company also provides the kit for leading Australian golfer Adam Scott and is the title sponsor of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) wheelchair tennis tour.
Asked whether they would sign any more athletes, Mr Andersson says they are keeping a close eye on the sports sponsorship market, "monitoring what sort of deals are taking place out there".
"Our approach right now though is to wait and see," he says.
The company is always looking at sportspeople whose ability, personality and mentality "would make them good Uniqlo ambassadors".
"We have an ambition to grow in the female segment of the market, and as part of that strategy we are looking for suitable female sportspeople who might help us with our approach," he adds.
Any new addition, male or female, would need to have the characteristics which Uniqlo says it has found in Djokovic and Nishikori - namely honesty, modesty, hard work, focus and an ability to handle success with gratitude.
An interest in the design of the playing kit they will be wearing might also be a useful advantage. Mr Andersson says that both Djokovic and Nishikori have input into the fabrics used in their playing kit, as well as the cut, colour and more.
Replica wear based on the products that is designed for its four sportsmen is then made available in Uniqlo stores around the world.
And the Swede says that the crossover from High Street leisurewear (or "LifeWear", to use Uniqlo's phrase) into sport is not as unusual as it might appear.
"I like to think that [our] LifeWear includes sportswear," says Mr Andersson, who spent nearly two decades at multinational clothing chain H&M, and has also worked for clothing and homeware firm Esprit Holdings.
"We want to blur the boundaries between sportswear, LifeWear, workwear. Nowadays people wear jeans to work, or yoga pants when they go out to eat."
Indeed, the firm is not the only High Street retailer expanding into tennis - H&M has kitted out Czech star Tomas Berdych for the past two years.
Uniqlo now has a presence in 17 countries, with Belgium the latest addition. Its overseas sales are surging, especially in China and South Korea, and it aims to open 100 stores in China every year over the next decade. Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing's recent first-quarter results beat expectations, with profits up 64%.
One cloud this week, though, was when a report raised questions about conditions at two of its Chinese suppliers. In response, the company promised to address the issue.
Mr Andersson says corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a big element of what the firm does, and points to the Clothes for Smiles campaign, backed by Djokovic, which helps children's charitable projects.
Although Djokovic and Nishikori are doing so well, was there ever a time when it looked a risk going into professional tennis?
"We always thought it would pay off. We thought our moves would succeed," Mr Andersson says.
"Everyone is super-positively surprised by how our partnerships have been so successful - we are very happy with the players and their success."
In fact, replica wear introduced in Uniqlo stores in the US just before the pair met in the US Open sold out faster than the firm expected.
The company has stores in Melbourne and Sydney, and a successful Australian Open, which is increasingly being rebranded as an Asia-Pac Open, could bring benefits at the cash tills again.
And with further expansion planned it seems there is still a continuing role for its tennis sponsorship.
"We cannot say we are in it for 25 years or suchlike, because we simply don't know, but our approach is definitely longer term than shorter term," says Mr Andersson.
The Department for Transport admits these changes probably caused the increase in untaxed vehicles.
The last survey was carried out in 2013 when the figure was 210,000.
The RAC says the figures are "worrying and disappointing".
It claims there may well be a correlation between evasion of tax and the number of people driving without insurance.
The 560,000 vehicles represent about 1.4% of UK vehicles, up from 0.6%.
Last year, the paper tax disc was abolished, and the authorities now use a network of cameras linked to a database to work out which vehicles are being driven illegally.
"Almost 99% of all vehicles on the road are correctly taxed: that's around £6bn in vehicle tax passed to the Treasury every year," said Oliver Morley, chief executive of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.
"We write to every registered vehicle keeper in the UK to remind them when their tax is due and we have introduced a range of measures to make vehicle tax easy to pay. At the same time we are taking action against those who are determined to break the law."
But RAC chief engineer David Bizley said: "These are very worrying and disappointing statistics indeed. Sadly, the concerns we raised about the number of car tax evaders going up at the time the tax disc was consigned to history have become a reality.
The loss in revenue for the government is "significant", he said, having risen from £35m in 2013 to an estimated £80m now "and, it has to be pointed out, far exceeds the forecast £10m efficiency saving".
He called for the survey to be repeated in a year's time to test whether the new system was largely to blame.
"We really cannot afford for this to increase again for the sake of both road safety and the country's finances. Hopefully, much of the increase in evasion is due to the system being new and these figures will reduce as motorists become more familiar with how it works."
Alan Catterall, 54, tried to escape using a crowbar but suffered severe burns at the Pyranha Mouldings factory in Runcorn in 2010. He died of shock.
Peter Mackereth, the firm's technical director and designer of the oven, was also on trial at Liverpool Crown Court.
He was found guilty of breaching the Health and Safety Act.
During the five-week trial, the jury heard the father-of-three had gone inside the oven to scrape up dripped plastic.
Another worker, who was due to marry Mr Catterall's daughter, turned the oven on without realising he had gone inside.
Its design meant the moment it was switched on, the doors automatically shut and locked to save energy, the court was told.
Mr Catterall was trapped inside with no way to raise the alarm.
His calls for help went unheard on the noisy factory floor.
Mr Catterall, who was a senior supervisor, suffered severe burns and died from shock on 23 December 2010. He had worked for the company for 12 years.
An escape hatch has been fitted to oven since the accident.
The first anyone knew there was a problem was when smoke began seeping from the oven, the court was told.
There was no clear line of sight from the control panel to the doors.
The oven in which the kayaks were moulded was designed by Pyranha Mouldings, with parts provided by outside suppliers, and could reach temperatures of 280C (536 F).
Mr Mackereth, 60, from Llangollen in Wales, had told the court he had used various experts in the design of the oven and maintained he had looked at the safety aspects.
Martin Heywood, the investigating inspector at the Health and Safety Executive, said: "The doors were set to automatically close whenever the electrical supply was switched back on, which meant there was a high risk of someone being trapped inside.
"There had been no risk assessments and staff had not received suitable training on how to use the new ovens and there were no written instructions on cleaning and maintenance."
He continued: "If Pyranha Mouldings and the individual prosecuted over Alan′s death had properly considered the risks to employees when they designed, installed and operated the ovens then he would still be here today."
In a statement Mr Catterall's family said: "We are happy with today′s verdict but it does not change the fact that Alan is no longer with us and his family miss him desperately.
"Alan was a hard-working, conscientious man and he gave Pyranha Mouldings everything. It hurts that they have not admitted any failings in their Health and Safety procedures."
Health and safety charges against managing director Graham Mackereth and engineer Paul Keddie were dropped earlier in the case.
Sentencing is due to take place next month.
A service member and a civilian were killed in the attack, which Afghan officials are calling an "insider" job.
Two civilians and a service member are in a stable condition, a Nato military alliance statement said.
The gunman has been killed. No insurgent group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Americans were said to be conducting duties as part of their mission to train, advise and assist Afghan forces when they came under attack.
"Anytime we lose a member of our team, it is deeply painful," said General John Nicholson, the top US and Nato commander in Afghanistan. "Our sympathies go out to the families, loved ones, and the units of those involved in this incident."
Dawlat Waziri, a spokesman for the Afghan defence ministry, said the ministry had launched an investigation into the incident.
The US ended major combat operations in Afghanistan at the end of 2014.
There are currently about 9,000 US soldiers in the country, with a mission to train Afghan forces and support operations against the Taliban and other militant groups.
US troops were to be reduced to 5,500, but President Barack Obama subsequently announced a slowdown in the US military withdrawal in July, saying 8,400 soldiers would stay there into next year.
They tested six and seven-year-olds who were given an opportunity to cheat in a trivia game and then lie about their actions.
Children who were good liars performed better in tests of verbal memory - the number of words they could remember.
This means they are good at juggling lots of information, even if they do tell the odd fib.
Writing in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, researchers from the Universities of North Florida, Sheffield and Stirling, recruited 114 children from four British schools for their experiment.
Using hidden cameras during a question-and-answer game, they were able to identify the children who peeked at the answer to a fictitious question, even though they were told not to.
A potentially surprising finding (for parents) is that only a quarter of the children cheated by looking at the answer.
Further questioning allowed the researchers to work out who was a good liar or a bad liar.
They were particularly interested in children's ability to maintain a good cover story for their lie.
In separate memory tests, the good liars showed they had a better working memory for words - but they didn't show any evidence of being better at remembering pictures (visuo-spatial memory).
The researchers said this was because lying involves keeping track of lots of verbal information, whereas keeping track of images is less important.
Dr Elena Hoicka, a developmental psychologist from the University of Sheffield, said there was an upside to having a child who fibs.
"While parents are usually not too proud when their kids lie, they can at least be pleased to discover that when their children are lying well, it means their children are becoming better at thinking and have good memory skills.
"We already know that adults lie in approximately a fifth of their social exchanges lasting 10 or more minutes, so it's interesting to know why some children are able to tell more porkies than others."
She said they now wanted to find out more about how children first learn to lie.
Goals from Jack O'Connell and Daniel Lafferty saw the Blades come from behind to stretch their unbeaten run to nine games and extend their lead over third-placed Fleetwood to 10 points.
They had to do it the hard way after Charlton took a third-minute lead, when Ricky Holmes curled a superb 25-yard free-kick over the wall and past Simon Moore.
It was reward for an electric start by the Addicks and it was almost two minutes later when Tony Watt's overhead kick hit the crossbar and bounced clear.
The Blades finally settled and wiped out their deficit in the 14th minute when defender O'Connell headed home Mark Duffy's delicious delivery.
And they took the lead just three minutes after the restart when Lafferty converted at the second attempt following Declan Rudd's save from an initial header.
Chris Wilder's side had chances to make it more comfortable in the second half, but Samir Carruthers shot into the side-netting and Chris Basham headed just over.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Sheffield United 2, Charlton Athletic 1.
Second Half ends, Sheffield United 2, Charlton Athletic 1.
Foul by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Charlton Athletic).
Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Nathan Byrne (Charlton Athletic).
Caolan Lavery (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Jay O'Shea (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Substitution, Sheffield United. Jay O'Shea replaces Paul Coutts.
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Jay Dasilva replaces Adam Chicksen.
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Jordan Botaka replaces Fredrik Ulvestad.
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Declan Rudd.
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Andrew Crofts replaces Jake Forster-Caskey.
Substitution, Sheffield United. Caolan Lavery replaces James Hanson.
Foul by Jake Forster-Caskey (Charlton Athletic).
Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Jack O'Connell.
Foul by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Charlton Athletic).
Paul Coutts (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Samir Carruthers (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Foul by Jake Forster-Caskey (Charlton Athletic).
John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Ricky Holmes (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Kieron Freeman (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution, Sheffield United. Samir Carruthers replaces Mark Duffy.
Attempt saved. Jake Forster-Caskey (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Tony Watt (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).
Attempt saved. Nathan Byrne (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Kieron Freeman (Sheffield United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
Hand ball by Fredrik Ulvestad (Charlton Athletic).
Foul by Tony Watt (Charlton Athletic).
Kieron Freeman (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Ricky Holmes (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt missed. Patrick Bauer (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Chris Basham.
Goal! Sheffield United 2, Charlton Athletic 1. Daniel Lafferty (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Adam Chicksen.
The protest accompanies an online petition calling for Bristol to "breathe clean air".
In May, the World Health Organisation named Bristol as one of 40 UK and Irish towns and cities to breach air pollution safety levels.
The matter is due to be discussed by the city council.
Figures including Cary Grant, Queen Victoria and Ram Mohan Roy have been seen with the protective masks.
Campaigner Deb Joffe said: "We are highlighting the level of support for policies that let Bristol breathe.
"Clean air isn't a luxury, it's a basic human need."
The protesters say pollution is above legal and safe limits and urgently needs to be reduced.
They have asked Bristol's Mayor, Marvin Rees, to follow the lead of cities such as London, which has plans for an ultra-low emission zone and establish Bristol's own "clean air zone".
Green party councillors have submitted an urgent motion for discussion by the council.
Southville's Green councillor Charlie Bolton said: "All around the city centre people live, work and visit Bristol whilst breathing in dangerous and illegal levels of air pollution.
"This is having a serious impact on our health.
"This stunt gives people a playful reminder that this issue is serious and that this council must live up to its promise and clean up our city's air."
The council said it would issue a statement once the meeting has concluded.
But when I analyse how a game has been won and lost for MOTD2, I always look at it from the positive side first and, for all of West Ham's problems, Saints put in an excellent attacking performance.
This is how the game was won.
Southampton's full-backs, Ryan Bertrand and Cedric Soares, held the key. Both were superb at getting forward - Bertrand in particular in the first half, and Cedric after the break.
Bertrand was causing problems for West Ham's wide midfielders - Michail Antonio and, occasionally, Dimitri Payet, who switched sides from time to time - through his willingness to run beyond them and go at Hammers right-back Havard Nordtveit.
That gave Saints a great attacking outlet, and it was Bertrand who created their opening goal with a brilliant overlapping run that saw him get in behind Nordtveit and pull the ball back for Charlie Austin to score from a great cross.
Austin's goal came from his only shot, which tells you a lot about the role he was playing for his team.
Austin did a lot of running without getting much of the ball in open play - he had the fewest touches of any outfield player from either starting XI.
But, by doing a lot of selfless work, he stretched play, occupied West Ham centre-halves Angelo Ogbonna and Winston Reid, and freed up space for Nathan Redmond and Dusan Tadic.
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Behind that trio, Southampton were disciplined in the middle of the pitch and solid at the back, with Oriol Romeu sitting in front of their centre-halves, Virgil van Dijk and Jose Fonte.
Van Dijk made 16 clearances, as many as the entire West Ham back four between them, which shows how dependable he was.
The Netherlands international, who cost £13m when he joined from Celtic just over 12 months ago, looks like a superb signing, especially because of his partnership with Fonte, who has had a few different centre-half partners in his six and a half years at Saints, but is a reassuring presence in their back four.
I think we are starting to see what this Southampton team is made of under Claude Puel, but we are still waiting for West Ham to show any signs of the sort of form they showed under Slaven Bilic last season.
The manner of this defeat was typical of the performances we have seen from the Hammers in 2016-17 - they sat off, did not take the game to their opponents, failed to pose much of a threat and struggled defensively.
You can trace their problems from front to back, starting with Simone Zaza's inability to stretch Southampton's defence in the manner Austin did at the other end.
I saw quite a lot of Zaza for Juventus last season, and Sassuolo before that, and although he works hard he never looks like he is going to hurt teams by getting in behind them.
The knock-on effect of him working in front of the two centre-halves was there was no room for Manuel Lanzini or Payet to find little pockets of space.
Payet is not one for tracking back anyway, and although Antonio is a willing worker down the flank he is guilty of switching off sometimes - as happened against Saints. Both were poor at tracking the Southampton full-backs.
That left Mark Noble and Cheikhou Kouyate with too much work to cover, and the West Ham defence was a little bit exposed. As a back four, they did not look comfortable.
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West Ham's approach from the start was more 'let's not be beaten' than 'let's go and win the game'. They seemed too happy trying to contain Southampton.
In my mind, from the way they set up, they should have been saying this was the game where they made a real statement at their new home, because they have not managed it yet.
I also watched their only Premier League win at the London Stadium, against Bournemouth last month, but that was not a performance to get them up and running. It was more a case they got away with it that day, something they have not managed again in their four league defeats since.
Confidence - or lack of it - is a huge factor for them at the moment when they play at home because they have not managed a good performance there yet.
That is why they are coming out and looking a bit intimidated in home games at the moment. There does not seem much forward movement, and there is certainly no penetration.
I still think Bilic will get it right, and also that his squad is good enough to be much higher up the table, but what he needs at the moment is a positive result anywhere as much as a stand-out performance at home.
From experience, I know that all the negatives that come with a bad run like this one vanish when you get a win, and it does not matter how.
What West Ham need more than anything is a victory, even a scrappy one, to give everyone at the club a lift. The longer this run continues, the harder it will get.
Kevin Kilbane was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
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Speaking to the BBC, Lamine Diack, president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said: "It's a difficult crisis but we will put it behind us by cleaning all this."
In December, a German TV documentary claimed Russian officials systematically accepted payment from athletes to supply banned substances and cover up tests.
In his first broadcast interview since the allegations were made public, Diack said he was "shocked" and "disturbed" when he first heard the claims.
But the 81-year-old Senegalese official insisted allegations that 99% of Russian athletes are doping were "a joke" and "ridiculous".
"I cannot accept that somebody came and said in Russia it's 99% cheating. It's not true," he said.
"I understand after this kind of crisis people are saying 'OK, what are they doing, is it right or not?', but I think we have to be absolutely clear that our athletes are 90% to 95% clean."
The allegations include:
German television station WDR broadcast three documentaries alleging that IAAF officials were implicated in covering up doping in Russia.
Those claims are now being examined by the IAAF's ethics commission, which will decide whether Russian anti-doping officials, its own treasurer and even the son of its president are guilty of wrongdoing.
But Diack - who will stand down as IAAF president in August after 16 years as the most powerful figure in track and field - denied knowledge of any cover-up.
"I'm convinced I know my department. I know how they work very, very hard about the fight against doping, and I didn't see any reason to make a cover-up of a doping case," he said.
Athletics has a chequered history of drug scandals, from East Germany's years of state-imposed blanket doping, through to the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (Balco) affair. However, it was one of the first sports to introduce the biological passport.
These latest claims of widespread wrongdoing stem principally from former Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada) official Vitaly Stepanov and his wife Yulia (nee Rusanova), formerly an 800m runner who was banned for doping.
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Russian athletes were allegedly supplied banned substances in exchange for 5% of their earnings and colluded with doping control officers to hush up and falsify tests.
The BBC has not independently verified the documentary's allegations and is awaiting responses from the athletes, who were approached when it was first broadcast, that were targeted in the programme. The Russian authorities have dismissed the allegations as a "pack of lies".
However, the scandal has threatened to engulf athletics, and Diack must now try to restore the sport's credibility and reputation.
"We face a difficult situation in Russia... we have to clean up what is going on in Russia now," he said.
"OK, in Russia there are some cheaters and if it's demonstrated that cheating is organised we have to take action, not only on the athletes, but on the leaders.
"It's our job to clean all this and take all the measures we have to take.
"It's a crisis, absolutely. We have to put this behind us but we will arrive to make it.
"You cannot leave any doubt about our results. If we come to a situation where people are saying 'what they are doing is not true', what then? So we have to clean."
Out of 37 athletes sanctioned under the IAAF's biological passport programme since 2009, 23 are Russian. In January, Russia's anti-doping agency banned five race-walkers, including three Olympic champions. Russia's athletics head coach Valentin Maslakov has resigned.
The first of the three documentaries made allegations against Massata Papa Diack, the son of president Diack and a marketing consultant for the governing body, and Valentin Balakhnichev, the IAAF treasurer and Russian Athletics Federation president
They stepped down from their posts following a meeting of the IAAF's executive board.
Balakhnichev described the allegations as a "pack of lies" and pledged to return to his post at "the end of the investigation".
Fifty-year-old Papa Massata Diack - one of Diack senior's 15 children - has denied involvement with a company alleged to be complicit in covering up doping, but has admitted to business links with its owner.
The Guardian has also reported that he apparently requested a $5m payment from Qatar during the race for the 2017 World Athletics Championships.
He denies making such a request on behalf of the IAAF and says no payment was ever received.
The Qatar Athletics Federation told The Guardian it did not recognise emails the newspaper referred to and had complied with all regulations.
"A father is not happy to see his son accused of that, but I am sure that he will clear his name", said IAAF president Diack, who rejected suggestions that his son's position raises questions over a conflict of interest.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has also launched an investigation into the claims, in which unnamed British athletes have also been implicated.
WDR alleged the IAAF failed to follow up on suspicious blood tests between 2001 and 2008 from more than 150 athletes, including a top athlete from Britain - who cannot be named for legal reasons.
Diack has dismissed this as "ridiculous", insisting IAAF officials would not know whether follow-up tests had been conducted, and that its athlete biological passport scheme was only launched in 2009.
The IAAF has added that pre-2009 samples were only used as "secondary evidence", or to trigger follow-up urine tests "whenever possible logistically".
Meanwhile, Diack said he has full confidence in the IAAF's ethics commission, chaired by Michael Beloff QC, which is expected to conclude its investigation by spring.
"Absolutely. I selected some wonderful people, that nobody can doubt are absolutely independent," he said.
The terracotta bust, said to be over a century old, was found at St Lawrence's Church, Ipswich, by a shopkeeper.
Gail Broom, senior conservation officer at Ipswich Borough Council said: "We believe this is around 100 years old.
"We don't know, and are puzzled as to how it arrived on a tombstone in St Lawrence's churchyard. Someone must know who it is and who it belongs to."
She explained the head bears a resemblance to a sculpture of someone from the Commonwealth era of English history.
She said the bust had been found by a shopkeeper, who took it to the Tourist Information Centre in St Stephen's Churchyard.
Cormac O'Doherty hit 1-9 for Slaughtneil at Armagh but even his display was bettered by captain Chrissy McKaigue's all-action performance.
Goals from O'Doherty and Brendan Rogers helped the Derry club lead 2-3 to 0-0.
Slaughtneil led by seven at half-time and while Joey Scullion's goal helped cut the margin to three, the Derry club held on for a deserved victory.
Club stalwart Thomas Cassidy, who coached virtually all of the players through Slaughtneil's underage grades, was buried on Friday and his son Eanna lined out in Sunday's final as the Emmets outfit clinched their emotional triumph.
In addition, three of Cassidy's daughters played in the curtain-raiser at the Athletic Grounds as Slaughtneil drew the Ulster Club Camogie final also against Loughgiel.
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Derry football star McKaigue's magnificent display was key to Slaughtneil's victory.
The Slaughtneil captain dominated proceedings in the midfield third of the field in the opening half as the Emmets forged a lead which ultimately proved a sufficient cushion to hold off Loughgiel's second-period revival.
In contrast, Loughgiel's primary playmaker Eddie McCloskey was largely anonymous while Liam Watson was a virtual spectator before being replaced after only 12 minutes of the second half.
Time and time again, McKaigue was able to feed the ball into the likes of his Derry county football team-mate Rogers and Se McGuigan after winning possession.
McKaigue also notched three superb points form play and it was fitting that he had the final scoring say in injury-time after Loughgiel had got to within a puck of the Derry champions.
After the heartbreak of last year's extra-time final defeat by Cushendall, Slaughtneil's appetite was obvious from the off as Loughgiel struggled to deal with the opposition's tenacious tackling.
O'Doherty hit Slaughtneil's first goal as early as the second minute after a frantic goalmouth scramble.
By the ninth minute, Loughgiel were 0-0 to 2-3 in arrears as Rogers fired to the net after a mistake by Ronan McCloskey allowed a charging Se McGuigan to win possession.
After Benny McCarry opened Loughgiel's account in the 10th minute, McKaigue swung over a sensational reply from 60 metres although the Antrim champions then had the better of a 10-minute period as they notched five out of six scores to cut the margin to 2-6 to 0-6.
But as neither Damien McMullan nor Donal McKinley could make any impact against McKaigue, Slaughtneil remained in control at 2-8 to 0-7 up at the break.
Veteran Joey Scullion's introduction gave Loughgiel more physicality and they began to chip away at Slaughtneil's lead in the second half.
Loughgiel had come back from an early eight-point deficit to win the 2013 final against Slaughtneil and there looked to be plenty of time for them to repeat the dose when Scullion's scrambled 49th-minute goal cut the margin to 2-11 to 1-9.
As scores continued to become more elusive for the Derry side, Loughgiel hit four out of fives scores in the final 10 minutes of normal time to leave only three in it as the game went into the four minutes of added time.
However, the second goal that they needed didn't come with Watson's absence keenly felt in the 65th minute as substitute Benny McAuley's 21-metre free was beaten away by the Slaughtneil defence.
Two successive McAuley points did have Slaughtneil fans living on their nerves before that man McKaigue knocked over the insurance score in the first minute of injury-time.
As tempers flared in the closing seconds, Loughgiel's Paul Gillen was red carded but it was a minor detail as Slaughtneil heartily celebrated their overdue Ulster club hurling title.
Meanwhile, Ramor United earned their first Cavan football title in 24 years as they edged out Castlerahan 0-10 to 0-8 in the final replay on Sunday.
The Tavistock and Portman Clinic in London, a national centre helping under-18s from across the UK, says 441 young people came to them for assessment in 2013/14.
That's compared to 91 in 2009/2010.
It's thought better awareness of LGBT issues could be behind the rise.
Christina Richards, a senior specialist and psychotherapist at the Nottingham Gender Identity Clinic says: "I think the increase in referrals is largely due to wider acceptance and wider understanding.
"Some of the silly ideas about what 'trans' means have disappeared now.
"We realise it is something that affects all people from all walks of life and that people go on and do rather well if they get the help they need.
"For some people it seems what is going on in their brains is different to what's gone on their bodies.
"Some people have real difficulties with it. Some people get really, really sad.
"Sometimes they hurt themselves and tragically sometimes they take their own lives."
Figures are not available to show how many of the individuals referred to the Tavistock and Portman Clinic went on to transition.
Newsbeat has spoken to one 17-year-old who didn't want his real name to be used, because he didn't want to be searchable online.
We're calling him Kris.
He was happy to make a video with Newsbeat as he feels confident his appearance will change soon.
Kris says he was 12 when he became certain he was not comfortable with being a female.
He says he is currently going through a series of therapy sessions, the results of which will determine if he'll be given a course of testosterone.
"They ask me questions about everything. About my family, education, my childhood.
"And much more invasive stuff like 'Do you have fantasies?'
"For me, I'm very asexual... I don't have much to say to that.
"I don't regret cutting my hair and changing my name and dressing the way I do. I highly, highly doubt I'll regret taking testosterone.
"Testosterone is a chemical and it replicates male puberty.
"I feel I can pass fairly well, it's just when I open my mouth it's feminine and I don't like it.
"If it could click my fingers and get that sorted I would. I'd give a limb to get that done.
"I'm never happier than when I have a cold and my voice is all husky.
"The weight will shift from my hips to other parts of my body. My shoulders will be slightly broader. There will be hair growth too."
The increase in referrals to the Tavistock and Portman Clinic, which is run by the NHS, has been steady at about +50% each year since 2009.
While most referrals come from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), the clinic also receives cases from GPs and schools.
The clinic says they "work with young people who are experiencing difficulties in the development of their gender".
In 2013/14, the latest full year for which figures are available, 440 referrals came from within England.
Nineteen people from Wales attended the clinic, two from Northern Ireland and two from Scotland.
Northern Ireland and Scotland also have their own separate services, although very young children will be referred to specialists in London.
Although exact figures are not available at the moment from the Sandyford Gender Identity Clinic in Glasgow, they confirmed they have also seen a rise in referrals.
Some, but not all, are then diagnosed with gender dysphoria, which is defined by NHS Choices as "a condition where a person experiences discomfort or distress because there is a mismatch between their biological sex and gender identity".
The clinic said: "Why we have seen an increase is a complex issue and there are, no doubt, a number of factors."
They include increased awareness and acceptance and better access to the service.
Kris's mother tells Newsbeat they were "lucky to find the right doctor" who sent them to the CAMHS service for assessment.
It was that GP who then referred Kris to the Tavistock and Portman Clinic.
"People are more accepting now of transgender people. It's not such a taboo that you have to hid away," she says.
"I give him 100% support. He's not doing any harm to anybody.
"And he's going to have a happy life once he goes through this - and if he's happy I'm happy."
However, Kris's mum admitted she has found the change in what pronouns she uses "very hard".
"I get told off a lot for saying 'she' instead of 'he'," she says. "I do my best to remember."
And what are the biggest changes she's seen in her son?
"He's messier now," she laughs. "He's also more confident."
"But generally the change has been seamless. He's gone from a girl to a boy without any big trauma.
"It's also made me more confident. I want the best for him."
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Travel on trains was also disrupted as the sea topped defences in Dawlish and in Torcross, south Devon, some people were trapped in their seafront homes by the power of the waves.
In Penzance, Cornwall, a driver became stranded when huge waves engulfed his car on a seafront road during the storms.
Mobile phone footage captured the moment passers-by went to the driver's aid, and helped him restart the car and drive to safety.
At the same spot a driver narrowly escaped being washed away as he crossed the flooded seaside road.
Camera phone footage shows the car being buffeted by the waves before it reaches safety.
In St Mawes a hotel's ground floor was flooded after waves smashed in windows and a bolt of lightning was caught on camera striking Falmouth.
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The bridge weighs over four tonnes, about the same as a full grown elephant, and is a temporary art installation, set up by local artist Steve Messam.
It has been built in a similar way to that of dry-stone walls and doesn't use any glue or bolts to hold it together.
The bridge is super strong and can support the weight of people walking over it.
When the installation is over on the May 18, the bridge will be taken down and recycled.
Some 311 football clubs, spanning all tiers of the game, are involved in the inquiry, called Operation Hydrant.
The ages of the victims - 96% of whom are male - span from four to 20.
A hotline was set up to report abuse last year when a number of ex-footballers said they had been victims as youngsters.
The investigation is being co-ordinated by the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC).
In its last update in January, the number of victims stood at 526, while the number of potential suspects stood at 184.
Police forces across the UK have received an increased number of calls from victims and from people offering information since the hotline was set up.
The NPCC said 25 referrals to the inquiry related to sports other than football.
These have included rugby, gymnastics, martial arts, tennis, wrestling, golf, sailing, athletics, cricket and swimming.
While the number of referrals being received is beginning to decline, the NPCC is continuing to urge anyone who may have been a victim of child sexual abuse to come forward.
The Football Association has also begun an independent review, led by Clive Sheldon QC, into its handling of abuse allegations in the years prior to 2005.
The hotline set up by the NSPCC is available 24 hours a day on 0800 0232642.
The woman was driving on the A466 between Redbrook, Gloucestershire, and Llandogo, Monmouthshire, when her car left the road and hit a tree.
Gloucestershire Police said the woman was pronounced dead at the scene and her next of kin had been informed.
The crash, at 08:15 GMT on Saturday, left the road closed for several hours while an investigation took place.
The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) approved 104 so-called altruistic organ donations in 2012-13 compared with 38 the previous year.
The figures include the first case of someone giving part of their liver to someone they had never met.
Altruistic donations now make up about one in 12 of all living donations.
The total number of living donations, including those to family members or friends, rose from 1,217 to 1,243 over the same time period.
Diana Warwick, chair of the HTA, said donating an organ was a remarkable thing to do.
"Giving someone an organ is a brave and amazing gift. To do it for someone whom you don't know is doubly so, and the huge increase in people willing to do so is incredible," she said.
"The HTA works on more - and more complex - living donation cases every year and we expect this to continue. We remain committed to ensuring that people can donate organs with confidence."
For me, it's the same principle as giving blood, it's just a much bigger commitment. I did a lot of research into the process - I was aware you go through very rigorous psychological and medical tests.
There wasn't a moment when I felt I was doing the wrong thing. I didn't really feel any doubt at all. I think a lot of people didn't understand why - it's a very personal thing.
If you're considering it - do your research - it's a major operation. It's a personal thing, it's about how you choose to live your life.
For me it was something I could do for someone that could make a really significant difference to their life and to their family.
The HTA believes the number of living organ donations is rising, as public awareness spreads.
Lisa Burnapp, lead nurse for living donation at NHS Blood and Transplant, said donors were motivated by a decision to do something genuinely good for someone in need.
"The increase in non-directed altruistic living donors has exceeded all expectations and means that more patients can benefit from a successful transplant and enjoy life with their families and loved ones," she said.
"This is an incredibly important gift and we are indebted to people who choose to donate in this way."
There are currently about 10,000 people in need of a transplant in the UK, with three people a day dying due to the lack of suitable available organs, according to NHS figures.
Potential living donors undergo extensive medical and psychological screening.
This includes an independent check, which ensures that the donor understands the risks involved, is not under any pressure, and that no reward has been offered.
At least six people are reported to have been killed in the US missile strikes early on Friday.
Syria's ally Russia accused the US of encouraging "terrorists" with its unilateral actions.
"I'm disappointed in that response," said US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
"It indicates their continued support for the Assad regime and, in particular, their continued support for a regime that carries out these type of horrendous attacks on their own people.
"So I find it very disappointing, but, sadly, I have to tell you, not all that surprising," he added.
Moscow has promised to strengthen Syria's anti-aircraft defences.
It is also closing down a hotline with the US designed to avoid collisions between their air forces over Syria.
According to Idlib's opposition-run health authority, 89 people, including 33 children and 18 women, died in the suspected nerve agent attack in the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun on Tuesday. Syria denies using nerve gas.
The US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley told an emergency session of the UN Security Council that the US had acted to ensure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would never use chemical weapons again.
"We are prepared to do more but we hope that will not be necessary," she said. "It is in our vital national security interest to prevent the spread and use of chemical weapons."
She blamed Iran and Russia for standing by the Syrian government when it committed crimes. "Strengthening Assad will only lead to more murders," she said.
Russia's deputy ambassador to the UN, Vladimir Safronkov, described the US strikes as "illegitimate".
"When you take your own path, this leads to horrible tragedies in the region," he told the Americans.
US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said he was preparing further economic sanctions against Syria.
Cruise missiles fly low and have a relatively small radar cross-section so they are difficult to destroy with air defences. Russia may seek to improve Syria's surface-to-air missile system in the wake of this US attack but it would be very much a case of shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
Syria used to have a highly effective national air defence system based on Soviet-era radars and missiles but it has been significantly weakened in the wake of the civil war and the loss of territory by the regime. Look at the ease with which the Israelis carry out strikes against Hezbollah arms convoys and weapons stores in Syria.
Russia has some of its most modern surface-to-air missile systems at its air base in Syria and radars with a huge reach but, for whatever reason, they too have not deterred Israeli strikes.
Their presence makes air strikes by manned US aircraft unlikely and for Washington the Tomahawk cruise missile will remain the weapon of choice.
Two US Navy destroyers in the Mediterranean Sea fired 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at Shayrat air base in western Homs province at about 04:40 Syrian time (01:40 GMT) on Friday.
They targeted aircraft, aircraft shelters, storage areas, ammunition supply bunkers and air defence systems at the Syrian government-controlled facility, according to the Pentagon.
It said the base was used to store chemical weapons and that "every precaution" had been taken to avoid casualties. The Russian military was informed beforehand, the Pentagon said.
Syrian state media said as many as nine civilians had been killed in the strike, four of them children. The BBC is unable to confirm this information.
The Syrian army said earlier there had been significant damage to the base.
However, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based opposition news service, said on Friday evening the base was already back in operation and aircraft had taken off and "struck targets near Palmyra". The report could not be independently verified.
The US has led a coalition carrying out air strikes against jihadist groups in Syria since 2014 but this is the first time it has targeted government forces.
Thanet council's UKIP leader Chris Wells received a summons after he failed to pay a monthly instalment in April last year.
He paid his entire annual council tax bill in November, six months after he became leader in May.
Mr Wells declined to comment to the BBC, but a UKIP spokesman said the case had no bearing on his leadership.
He told the Kent Messenger newspaper, which revealed the details, he was unable to pay because he was not getting a lot of work as a self-employed management consultant and was owed money.
Opposition politicians have said his position is "untenable".
Labour councillor Iris Johnston said: "The council had to pursue him at a cost to the council. That really concerns me."
She added: "There are a number of reasons why I consider his position is not tenable and this is just one of them."
Mr Wells's council tax bill for 2015-16 was £2,579.10.
After his first instalment was not paid, he was sent a reminder notice on 28 April 2015 and a final notice on 19 May.
The authority said any council tax payer who received a final notice forfeited their right to pay in instalments, and Mr Wells then received a bill for the full amount of £2,579.10.
A summons was issued on 22 June and a liability order obtained at a hearing on 14 July, with £50 court costs added to the bill.
The account was paid in full by 25 November.
Thanet council said Mr Wells agreed payment arrangements before the hearing and did not need to attend court.
North Thanet's Conservative MP Sir Roger Gale said: "I think most of us have sympathy with somebody who privately is having difficulty in paying their bills.
"MPs deal with people in that situation all the time. But I do find it a little extraordinary that the leader of a council should allow this to get to court."
UKIP won a majority in last year's Thanet elections but lost overall control after five members defected.
A UKIP spokesman said a "phenomenally good" independent report released this week had praised the council.
"The case is embarrassing for Cllr Wells personally, but all the outstanding tax was paid and it is now closed," he said.
"It has no bearing on the council he leads, as can be seen by the report."
The visitors led when Karim Benzema finished off a great move involving Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, but Dani Parejo equalised with a penalty.
Real had Mateo Kovacic sent off for a lunging tackle but looked set for a win when Bale headed home.
However, Valencia earned a third point under Neville when Paco Alcacer headed in from close range seconds later.
The home side could have won the game in injury time when substitute Alvaro Negredo was found in space at the edge of the box, but he could only shoot straight at goalkeeper Keylor Navas.
There is no doubt this is the best result of Neville's spell as Valencia boss, following a Champions League defeat, two draws from three La Liga games and a Spanish Cup win over lower league Barakaldo.
Los Che did not look impressive in the opening half hour but Parejo deservedly levelled from the spot after Pepe fouled Andre Gomes.
Once Real went down to 10 men, Neville made some changes, bringing on Rodrigo, who headed a cross into the path of Alcacer to equalise.
Negredo, another substitute, should have sealed a famous win when Alcacer found him in space deep into injury time but he was denied by Navas and Gomes put the rebound wide.
After the game, Neville insisted he wanted to remain at Valencia beyond his six-month contract and said his claim he did not see himself in management long term had been misunderstood.
It appears that Real boss Rafael Benitez is more popular among Valencia fans than his own.
Home supporters unfurled a banner thanking him for a spell in charge that yielded two La Liga titles earlier in the millennium.
Benitez was named Madrid boss in the summer, but they sit four points off city rivals Atletico at the top of La Liga and two behind Barcelona, who have a game in hand.
Benitez appeared to anger goalscorer Benzema when replacing him with winger Lucas Vazquez two minutes before Kovacic was dismissed for hacking down Joao Cancelo.
Although they looked like they were going to win it when Bale headed home before Alcacer's quickfire equaliser, Madrid did nowhere near enough to deserve a victory.
The 21-year-old was named man-of-the-match in the 1-0 win over Denmark.
Both he and Celtic full-back Kieran Tierney, 18, impressed manager Gordon Strachan at Hampden.
"I was probably as nervous as I've ever been but it's credit to the older boys - Gordon Greer, Scott Brown, on his 50th cap, helped Kieran and me settle," said Hibernian midfielder McGinn.
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"I think it was clear to see by the time kick-off came we were relaxed and it helped us play to the best of our ability.
"First and foremost I was delighted to get the opportunity to play. It was rather unexpected but once I found out on Tuesday morning, I was focused on doing a job for the team and I'm delighted with how it went."
McGinn has been widely praised for his club form this season and he revealed Strachan simply told him to stick to the same principles ahead of his international bow.
"He just said do what you've been doing, that's why you're here and don't be overawed with the players who are on the pitch, just go and do what you do and it was important that myself and Kieran did that and I think we showed it in spells," he added.
"I'm playing with good players at club level and I've come here and played with top players and that can only improve my game.
"I feel as if I'm getting better and better as the season's going on. I'm learning every day.
"I had a great opportunity this week to learn from good coaches and players and I'm just soaking everything in like a sponge and getting wee tips here and there and I think it's making me an all-round good player."
McGinn will hope to add to his first cap when Scotland play further friendlies against Italy and France just before Euro 2016.
But he is grounded enough to appreciate that climbing above Darren Fletcher, James McArthur and James Morrison in the central midfield pecking order will be no mean feat.
"I've got belief in myself but I'm realistic as well. There are top players missing, sitting at home ready for the games in May, so I've just got to concentrate on what I'm doing at my club and if I get the shout I'll be ready," he stressed.
Tierney enjoyed a fine first half before being replaced by his Celtic team-mate Charlie Mulgrew.
"I don't think anyone could have predicted this is the way the season would have gone for me so far, so I just hope it can continue," the teenager told BBC Scotland.
"I'm delighted obviously to make my debut, but it was an important win for us and a good clean sheet again."
Like McGinn, Tierney looked unfazed by his appearance at Hampden.
"I was excited and surprised [to be selected] but I've been surprised every time I've been on the Celtic teamsheet," he added.
"It wasn't so much bad nerves. Everybody's the same obviously - your first cap, a bit of nerves before. But it's nothing negative. You need to make it positive.
"You've got everybody showing for the ball as well. Shaun Maloney was ahead of me - he's a great, experienced player and Grant Hanley was inside me, helping me along."
Tierney started the match confidently and put in a timely challenge early on to deny Denmark what looked like a certain equaliser, which he admitted helped him settle further.
"It was one v one and I've just got my toe in and the fans cheered, which gave me a bit of confidence for the rest of the half," he said.
The Red Devils made an ideal start when Anthony Martial caressed Juan Mata's pinpoint pass into the bottom corner.
Wolfsburg replied within three minutes through Naldo's sharp volley and led when Vieirinha finished a flowing move.
United thought they were through after Josuha Guilavogui's own goal, only to be condemned to the Europa League by Naldo's late header.
Louis van Gaal's side knew they would qualify for the last 16 by beating Wolfsburg, or if they matched PSV Eindhoven's result against CSKA Moscow.
Twice inside the final 15 minutes, United thought they were progressing at the expense of the Dutch side, who needed to better the Red Devils' result.
CSKA led 1-0 in Eindhoven as United trailed, before both PSV and United were briefly level in their respective games.
But late goals for Wolfsburg and PSV, who won 2-1, knocked out Van Gaal's team.
United's late misery was a stark contrast to Manchester City, who saw fortune swing back in their favour as their neighbours unravelled.
Five goals were netted inside six minutes across the two games, with City coming back to win 4-2 against Borussia Monchengladbach and pip Juventus to win Group D.
That means the Blues will avoid the likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid in the last 16, while the Red Devils face the prospect of Europa League football in the New Year.
Van Gaal has been criticised by some Red Devils supporters for his pragmatic, defence-minded approach - United were booed off after Saturday's 0-0 draw with West Ham at Old Trafford, the fifth time in nine matches they had failed to score.
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However, United freed the shackles and produced an entertaining display in Germany, yet it was one that ultimately led to their exit from Europe's premier club competition.
Martial settled any early United nerves by racing on to Mata's perfectly weighted through ball, taking a touch before coolly sliding past Wolfsburg keeper Diego Benaglio.
Van Gaal's side continued to create chances, only to see Benaglio brilliantly stop Marouane Fellaini's first-half header and Memphis Depay's far-post volley after the break.
Fellaini's height caused problems at the corner which led to Wolfsburg midfielder Guilavogui flicking into his own net, but United were undone by their own defensive deficiencies.
While United found a solution to their recent goalscoring woes, a suspect defensive display resulted in their downfall.
Wolfsburg threatened United with blistering counter-attacks and slick, one-touch passing around the penalty area.
But, more importantly, the Premier League side twice switched off at Wolfsburg set-pieces shortly after scoring themselves.
Injury-hit United had a makeshift defence, with young Uruguayan right-back Guillermo Varela making his first start for the club, and teenager Cameron Borthwick-Jackson playing for almost 50 minutes after replacing injured left-back Matteo Darmian.
It was a lack of organisation - and possibly experience - that allowed Brazilian defender Naldo to score the late winner.
Many observers were surprised Van Gaal decided to start 22-year-old Varela ahead of England international Ashley Young, while the exclusion of experienced holding midfielder Michael Carrick also raised questions.
Even more surprisingly, Young was still ignored when Darmian had to be replaced. Instead, Van Gaal turned to 18-year-old Borthwick-Jackson, who was making only his second United appearance.
England midfielder Carrick was eventually introduced for Germany's World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger after 69 minutes, at the same time Mata was withdrawn for Nick Powell - the 21-year-old midfielder whose previous United appearance came in the 4-0 defeat by then-League One side MK Dons in August 2014.
Van Gaal said afterwards that United were unfairly denied an equaliser shortly before half-time, a decision which he felt could have changed the complexion of the match and their Champions League future.
The visitors thought they had equalised when Jesse Lingard curled a 20-yard shot past Benaglio.
But their celebrations were cut short when the assistant referee raised his flag, after a long delay, for offside against Mata.
However, replays proved the official was correct with his decision. Despite not touching the ball, Mata's movement in front of Benaglio clearly impacted the Wolfsburg keeper.
Spectators in the Volkswagen Arena were prevented from leaving the ground after a suspect package was found in a car park outside the stadium.
After approximately 15 minutes, fans were allowed to leave after police were satisfied it was not a bomb.
It did mean United's VIP flight back to Manchester, which included Van Gaal and his players, former boss Sir Alex Ferguson and former chief executive David Gill, was slightly delayed.
Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 3, Manchester United 2.
Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 3, Manchester United 2.
Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Jesse Lingard.
Guillermo Varela (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Guillermo Varela (Manchester United).
Marcel Schäfer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Nick Powell (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Nick Powell (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Carrick.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Maximilian Arnold.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Marcel Schäfer.
Attempt blocked. Chris Smalling (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nick Powell.
Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marouane Fellaini.
Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Daniel Caligiuri replaces Julian Draxler.
Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 3, Manchester United 2. Naldo (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Schäfer with a cross following a corner.
Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Daley Blind.
Own Goal by Josuha Guilavogui, VfL Wolfsburg. VfL Wolfsburg 2, Manchester United 2.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Diego Benaglio.
Offside, Manchester United. Michael Carrick tries a through ball, but Chris Smalling is caught offside.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Timm Klose replaces Vieirinha.
Delay in match Chris Smalling (Manchester United) because of an injury.
Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by André Schürrle (VfL Wolfsburg).
Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Naldo tries a through ball, but André Schürrle is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Naldo (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Naldo (VfL Wolfsburg).
Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Vieirinha tries a through ball, but Christian Träsch is caught offside.
Substitution, Manchester United. Nick Powell replaces Juan Mata.
Substitution, Manchester United. Michael Carrick replaces Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Attempt missed. Max Kruse (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcel Schäfer with a cross following a corner.
Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by David de Gea.
Attempt saved. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Vieirinha.
Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by David de Gea.
Offside, Manchester United. Marouane Fellaini tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesse Lingard.
Attempt missed. Dante (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a corner.
Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by David de Gea.
The former first minister surprised the crowd of 350 at Edinburgh's Assembly Rooms with his choice of guest.
He introduced Mr Davis as "the next prime minister of the United Kingdom, perhaps the last prime minister of the United Kingdom".
Mr Salmond will perform 18 sold-out shows at the Fringe.
He has promised light-hearted banter and a few behind-the-scenes-revelations from his time in office.
As he kicked off his first show, the former SNP leader jokingly warned the audience: "Remember, all the guests are my pals so watch how you treat them."
Mr Salmond said the subject of his first show was Scotland In Europe and after talking about William Wallace and the country's European history, he introduced Mr Davis.
In a light-hearted discussion, Mr Davis was pushed on cabinet divisions and the timescale for Brexit and replied Mr Salmond was "trying to make me lose my job".
Mr Salmond told how they had worked together to try to impeach Tony Blair over the war in Iraq but Mr Davis had to remove his name from the motion when he was appointed to Cabinet.
Questioned about his leadership ambitions should Prime Minister Theresa May step down, Mr Davis laughed and said: "I am really a very, very bad leadership candidate."
Mr Salmond said his friend was "the acceptable face of the Brexiteers and certainly the one who knows what he's talking about".
Questioned by the audience, Mr Salmond said Nelson Mandela was the most impressive politician he had seen and that the only time he was nervous was the first time he met Sir Sean Connery.
He ended the show by raising £1,000 for charity with a member of the audience paying to have lunch with Mr Salmond and Mr Davis in Edinburgh.
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Research by Wrap Cymru showed there were 319,000 tonnes of household food waste in 2015.
Of this, 188,000 tonnes could have been eaten but was thrown in the bin.
However, figures showed the amount of household food waste in Wales was reducing compared with the rest of the UK. The Welsh Government said cutting down on food waste was a key priority.
Researchers went through the bins of consenting households and classed items such as egg shells and meat bones as unavoidable waste and things like uncooked chicken and bread as avoidable waste.
The not-for-profit company found the amount being thrown out by each person fell by 12% between 2009 and 2015.
Councils collected 66.2kg of food waste per person in Wales in 2015, compared to 75.4kg six years previously.
Over the same period, household food waste dropped by just 5% per person on average across the UK.
Wrap Cymru said the "significant reduction" in Wales could be due to lower income levels and better separate waste collections.
The study also showed a fall in the amount of edible food being thrown out.
The 188,000 tonnes discarded in 2015 was down from 212,000 in 2009 - a drop of 24,000 tonnes which Wrap Cymru said equates to about £70m of food a year.
For the UK as a whole, 7.3 million tonnes of edible food worth £13bn was thrown away from homes in 2015.
Chief executive Marcus Gover said: "Every person in the UK can help reduce food waste.
"Wrap's research found that almost 60% of people believe they personally waste either no food or hardly any, even though people know food waste is an issue."
He added that lessons would be taken from its work in Wales.
Environment Secretary Lesley Griffiths, said: "Significant progress has been made since the figures were first reported in 2007 but as these new results show we still have a long way to go.
"In Wales, cutting down on the amount of food we unnecessarily dispose of is identified as a key priority in our waste strategy, Towards Zero Waste, and contributes to the goals of the Well-being of Future Generations Act."
"It is pleasing to see that in Wales, there is evidence that HHFW [household food waste] levels reduced between 2009 and 2015 by 12% per person."
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On Tuesday, Mr Gove said the UK would still be able to trade freely within Europe even if it left the EU.
Speaking to BBC Newsnight's Emily Maitlis Mr Lamy said if the UK left the EU there would be it would be "less trade, less exports and less jobs".
"The notion that you exit the EU tradewise with no price is simply a lie," he said.
Cycle response paramedic Catherine Maynard was helping an elderly man, who had fallen in central London.
Ms Maynard said the former England captain greeted them, got in his car and returned 10 minutes later with cups of tea and coffee.
"We were both very amused and flattered," she said.
Ms Maynard said she had been trying to keep her patient warm as they waited for an ambulance near Endsleigh Street.
"All of a sudden, I looked up and saw someone who looked like David Beckham walking past us," she said.
"He said hello and got in his car. I said to the man I was treating, 'I think that was David Beckham'. Ten minutes later, he came back with a cup of coffee for me and a tea for the patient.
"It was awful cycling around in the cold today and I couldn't believe it when he came back with some hot drinks - I was so chuffed."
London Ambulance Service said Beckham had shown he "respects hard-working paramedics and even a gesture as small as buying a cup of coffee makes our crews feel appreciated".
The patient was taken to hospital where he was treated for minor injuries.
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Mystics led at every quarter, and in Dominique Allen had the games' Most Valuable Player for her 21 points haul, 11 rebounds and two assists.
Rheanne Bailey top-scored with 23 points for Manchester.
Nottingham did enjoy some success, levelling up at 37-37 in the third quarter, before Mystics pulled away.
"We played about 25 minutes of our kind of basketball," said Manchester coach Jeff Jones. "It's the first trophy but hopefully not the last."
Nottingham skipper Siobhan admitted her team had allowed the Mystics to set the tone for the final. "We didn't shoot the ball well or get out of the blocks," she said. "We got into our rhythm in the second half but couldn't sustain it."
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The Orange Order complied with a Parades Commission restriction on the number of people who could walk on to the mainly nationalist Springfield Road, at the junction with Workman Avenue.
About 50 residents from the Springfield Residents Action Group held a silent protest along the short stretch.
More than 100 police officers were present.
PSNI Ch Supt Nigel Grimshaw said he was "encouraged by the calm and peaceful way in which the parade and associated protests were conducted".
He added: "I want to commend those involved for their efforts in ensuring the day was a success."
A senior police officer in the state told BBC Hindi that Colonel Jasjit Singh had been arrested on Thursday.
He is accused of directing his men to loot gold worth 140m rupees ($2.1m;£1.8m) that was being smuggled into Mizoram from Myanmar in December last year.
Mizoram shares an international border with Myanmar.
The police official told BBC Hindi that eight other army personnel were also arrested from the state's capital Aizawl for their role in the robbery.
Mr Singh knew about the smuggling of gold on this route and ordered his armed men to loot the vehicle, he said.
The police took action after the driver of the vehicle, C Lalnunfela, filed a complaint with the police on 21 April.
Mr Lalnunfela said he had earlier been too worried about his safety to complain, but decided to go the police after his friends and family talked him into it.
The Indian army has also started its own investigation into the matter.
Campaigners hoped to stop plans for a marina at Newry Beach by securing the status.
A public inquiry last year recommended the application should be refused and Anglesey council's planning committee rubber stamped those findings.
A report said the land's use for recreational activity was not enough to grant village green status.
To succeed, the applicant needed to prove residents had the right to use the land - but the lease's conditions stated that right could be withdrawn.
Developers said the plans would see "enhancement of Newry Beach", including improved public access and facilities.
The marina is part of a £100m Anglesey waterfront development which was granted planning permission in 2012.
Hounslow Council has apologised for the administrative error which has affected about 3,000 voters in the Bedfont area.
A bus service is being run between the Southville Community and Children's Centre in Southville Road and Bedfont Library in Staines Road.
Red-faced council chiefs said they were "very sorry" for the inconvenience.
The council said it was alerted to the error at 07:00 BST.
Some residents due to vote at Bedfont Library had been incorrectly told to go to the Southville Community and Children's Centre on their polling card and some voters had been told to go to the community centre instead of the library, the council said.
A council spokesperson said: "We're very sorry for any inconvenience this has caused.
"Unfortunately due to an administrative error, some residents received polling cards with the incorrect polling station printed on them.
"As soon as the error came to light, we put information through the letterboxes of all affected residents informing of their correct polling station.
"We also made arrangements for a free bus shuttle service to take residents to the correct polling station to ensure they can vote easily."
The council said the free bus service would run until 22:00 BST for affected residents voting for the Feltham & Heston parliamentary seat.
The incident took place at about 18:30 local time (16:30 GMT) in the suburb of Créteil and no-one was hurt.
The man was apparently thwarted by barriers put up to protect the mosque.
The suspect's motives remain unclear but Le Parisien newspaper reported that he was of Armenian origin and had said he wanted to avenge Islamist-linked attacks in Paris.
Europe has seen a number of vehicle attacks in the past year, many by those claiming allegiance to IS.
A police statement said the suspect's 4x4 vehicle repeatedly struck bollards and barriers designed to protect the mosque in the south-eastern suburb of the French capital.
The car sped off but crashed and the man fled before being arrested shortly afterwards.
He did not appear to be acting under the influence of drugs or alcohol, Le Parisien said.
It reported that the suspect had said he wanted to avenge attacks on the Bataclan theatre and Champs-Élysées, both linked to so-called Islamic State.
France remains under a state of emergency, in place since attacks on the capital in November 2015, including at the Bataclan theatre, claimed 130 lives.
In April, a gunman killed police officer Xavier Jugelé on the Champs-Élysées before being shot dead. A note defending IS was found near his body.
The report said the building had been constructed with sub-standard materials on unsuitable land.
It also recommended life sentences for the building's owner and the owners of five garment factories operating there.
The Rana Plaza collapse on 24 April is one of the world's worst industrial disasters and sparked global outrage.
It highlighted working conditions, low wages and safety standards in the country's garment sector. In the wake of the disaster, there have been a series of angry protests by workers in the garment industry.
On Thursday, thousands of garment workers took to the streets in Ashulia, the industrial belt near Dhaka, demanding wage increases and other benefits. Some vehicles were attacked during the protest.
The Bangladesh Garment Manufactures and Exporters Association (BGMEA) said they had shut down 21 factories to avoid further unrest.
The Rana Plaza disaster prompted the government to introduce some reforms and some international retailers have also proposed an accord to improve safety conditions in Bangladesh.
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The owner of the building, Mohammad Sohel Rana, was arrested last month as were the owners of factories inside the building.
Mr Rana has made no public comment about the incident. His father and uncle have also been arrested and no members of his family have come forward with a statement.
The man in charge of the investigation, Mainuddin Khandker, told BBC Bangla on Wednesday that "extremely poor" construction materials were used in the building and said the report identified five causes of the collapse.
"A portion of the building was also constructed on land which had been a body of water before and was filled with rubbish," he told the Associated Press news agency.
The 400-page report was submitted to the government on Wednesday. It also made several recommendations. As well as life sentences for those responsible for the collapse these included:
The authorities say 1130 people died, about 2,500 people were injured in the accident and 2,437 people were rescued.
On 10 May a woman was pulled alive from the rubble, 17 days after the collapse. It was a glimmer of hope for rescue workers after weeks of hauling bodies out of the ruins but the authorities called off the rescue just three days later.
Just a day before the collapse, the building was briefly evacuated when cracks appeared in the walls. However, workers were later allowed back in or told to return by the factory owners.
Bangladesh has one of the largest garment industries in the world. Some of the clothes produced in the Rana Plaza building were made for Western retailers.
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Langford meets the Georgian at Leicester Arena, with the winner claiming the WBO interim title to become Saunders' mandatory challenger.
"This means I can't be avoided so I have to win this fight," said Langford, 27. "I've never been shy about saying I'd fancy the Billy Joe fight, and I fancy myself to beat Billy Joe."
Saunders - undefeated in 24 fights - hopes to meet WBA, WBC and IBF champion Gennady Golovkin in a unification match this summer.
He has defended his title once since winning it in December 2015 and although he spoke earlier in the year of being confident of announcing a big fight, it has yet to materialise.
Langford added: "Originally you're thinking that the Golovkin fight would happen in the meantime, and you're going to be there as a certainty to fight the winner. But if [Saunders] doesn't get that - and it's looking more suspect now - then [a mandatory defence] has to happen."
Langford is undefeated in 18 contests and captured the British title in his last bout. He is the WBO's number-three ranked fighter, with Khurtsidze number one.
In the build-up to the bout, the West Bromwich Albion fanatic - nicknamed 'the Baggies Bomber' - has been supported by some of the club's players in the gym, and he says one day he wants to fight at the club's stadium.
Nicknamed 'mini Mike Tyson', Khurtsidze has a record of 32 wins, two draws and two losses. At 5ft 4in, he is eight inches shorter than Langford.
"It will be an honour to add the first loss to Tommy Langford's record," said Khurtsidze. "After I defeat Langford, Saunders is next."
But a strong showing by the left-wing People's Democratic Party (HDP) could not only thwart this plan, but also herald a serious weakening of the AK Party's 13-year grip on power.
The AK Party obtained a comfortable majority of 327 out of 550 seats at the 2011 election under its veteran leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who served as prime minister from 2003 until winning the presidential election last year.
If it can raise its tally of MPs to 330, it would be enough to authorise a referendum on the presidential question.
A win of 367 seats - a two-thirds majority - would mean the AK Party could, under the current constitution, simply pass the amendments it wants without public consultation.
Opposition parties have complained that Mr Erdogan has defied protocol by campaigning for the AK Party, acting more as a party chief than impartial head of state.
He has also chaired cabinet meetings, something that presidents are only meant to do in certain circumstances.
Opinion polls show consistent support for the current parliamentary system, even among AK Party voters, so President Erdogan's increasingly high-handed attitude will only make the electoral stakes higher.
The main opposition Republican People's Party's leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, has repositioned the party on the centre-left after years of tacking to the centre.
But he faces a strong left-wing challenge from the HDP, just at when he was hoping to benefit from the flagging economy.
The far-right National Movement Party (MHP) is likely to remain third-largest party.
Its veteran leader Devlet Bahceli has softened its hard line against minority rights, but the party's real appeal is to opponents of the government's rapprochement with the Kurdish community.
That community is the key constituency of the HDP, which is also reaching out to the squeezed working and professional classes.
Under the energetic male-female leadership team of Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag it has also seized on recent disputes over women's rights and civil liberties to galvanise younger, urban voters.
Opinion polls are banned in the last 10 days of campaigning, which means last-minute swings cannot be tracked.
But, if the most recent polls are reasonably accurate, the AK Party should win 40-44% of the vote. The HDP would just about make it into parliament, passing the 10% threshold to entry with more than 50 seats.
This would mean the AK Party would have little chance of a majority and, given that all other parties oppose the constitutional reform plans, even less chance of approval for a referendum.
A stronger showing by the AK Party, but with the HDP still in parliament, would allow the AK Party to govern alone, but the problem over support for the referendum would remain.
On the other hand, a poor HDP showing would mean the AK Party would be more likely to hit its target of 330 seats and secure its referendum, as it would also receive a proportion of the re-allocated HDP votes.
They don't seem to. A recent poll suggests that public fears of electoral fraud have risen dramatically since the last parliamentary vote, and opposition parties of all stripes accused the AK Party of vote-rigging at last March's municipal elections.
Given how much rides on the HDP entering parliament, its activists fear government supporters will try to switch the few thousand votes needed to secure an AK Party majority.
This has prompted citizens' groups to carry out their own monitoring of the vote this time around.
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After a 29-year-old gunman opened fire in Pulse Nightclub, killing 49 revellers over the course of a three-hour siege on Sunday, one of the first questions asked was, how did he obtain his weapons?
The answer: He did so legally, from a gun shop called the St Lucie Shooting Center.
"An evil person came in here and legally purchased two firearms from us," said store owner Ed Henson in a press conference outside the store. "He passed a background check that every single person who purchases a firearm in the state of Florida undergoes."
According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Omar Mateen bought a 9mm semiautomatic handgun and a .223 caliber AR rifle in Florida, within the last ten days, and within the bounds of state and federal laws.
Under local law, he could have left the store with the rifle the same day - for the handgun, he would have needed to wait 72 hours (unless he had a concealed carry license, which it appears Mateen may have had).
The FBI investigated Mateen twice for potential ties to terrorism - neither incident resulted in charges, and after the investigations were closed, Mateen's name was removed from a terror watch list.
But even if he had remained on the FBI's list, that would not have necessarily prevented him from purchasing the weapons he used in Sunday's attack. A federal law that would "deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licences to known or suspected dangerous terrorists" failed in the US Senate in December 2015.
So what would it take to be denied a gun in Florida, which is known for its relaxed gun laws? Here is a quick breakdown.
1. You've been convicted of a felony.
When prospective gun buyers visit a licensed gun shop in Florida and attempt to purchase a firearm, they must fill out a federal background check form which asks if they've ever been convicted of a felony - the most serious and violent criminal charges that carry sentences of as little as a year all the way up to death. Examples include murder, aggravated assault or arson.
If the answer is "yes" the purchase will be denied. Store clerks also perform a criminal background check which happens within minutes, right in the shop, with a phone call to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
There are ways for convicted felons to have their gun ownership rights restored, but in Florida that means applying for a pardon or for clemency from the state government.
"[Clemency is] a very slow process in Florida - very lengthy, very slow," says Cord Byrd, a lawyer who specialises in firearms law in the state.
2. You've been convicted of misdemeanour domestic violence or have an active restraining order against you.
According to Byrd, the second most common reason to be denied a gun purchase in Florida is for domestic violence.
In the same federal background check, if it comes back that you have been convicted in a domestic violence misdemeanour or are under a current court order to stay away from a victim of domestic violence, you may not purchase a gun.
"Guns in a domestic violence situation are a recipe for murder," says Laura Cutilletta, managing lawyer for the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. "There is such a high percentage of deaths if there's a gun involved."
It is the only misdemeanour crime which federal law prevents the purchase of a gun, and went into effect in 1996. Some argue misdemeanour hate crime convictions should also halt a gun purchase.
3. You've been committed to a mental institution.
Since the 1960s, federal law has prohibited anyone who has been involuntarily committed to a mental institution from buying a gun. A person deemed "mentally defective" as determined by a court, for reasons of "subnormal intelligence or mental illness, incompetency, condition, or disease" is also banned.
This would also apply to anyone who has been found not guilty by reason of insanity in a court case.
In 2013, the state of Florida expanded this prohibition - with the approval of the National Rifle Association - to include people who have voluntarily committed themselves to a mental hospital. It joined states like Illinois, Maryland and the District of Columbia in expanding this restriction.
4. A mistake.
Byrd says that a healthy chunk of his work is litigating on behalf of Floridians who have been denied purchase of a firearm erroneously. The records maintained by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (Nics) are not perfect, and mistakes can include anything from a name misspelling to erroneous court records.
"I help law-abiding people who are having problems with the system," he says.
The opposite outcome - that someone buys a gun who is not supposed to be able to - is also possible thanks to incomplete record-keeping, says Cutilletta. Some states are much more disciplined and rigorous about sending their data into Nics than others.
The loophole
Florida has no law requiring background checks of any kind if a private individual - as opposed to a licensed gun shop - sells to another private individual. This is often referred to as a "gun show loophole".
"If you go to a gun range and the guy next to you says, 'Oh, I love your gun,' you can sell it to him without going through a background check," says Adam Winkler, author of Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America and a professor at UCLA School of Law.
The rape of an elderly nun in West Bengal state last week has sparked outrage in the country.
At the weekend, a Catholic church in Haryana was vandalised and the cross replaced with an idol of a Hindu god.
Critics say Mr Modi's government is not doing enough to stop Hindu zealots targeting minorities.
Correspondents say the rape case and recent attacks on churches have made Indian Christians feel insecure, although it is not clear whether the assault on the convent was sectarian.
On Tuesday, Mr Modi's office put out a series of tweets on the two incidents:
Ten men have been detained in connection with the rape of the 74-year-old in West Bengal's Nadia district early on Saturday morning.
But none of them resemble the six alleged attackers who were caught on CCTV burgling the convent before the nun was raped.
On Monday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the nun was recovering in hospital and the police were "looking for the mastermind of the incident".
At least 14 people have been questioned in connection with Sunday's attack on a church which was being built in Haryana's Hisar district, but no arrests have been made.
"We have to raise our voice against the atrocities. Christians will not tolerate this humiliation," Father Savari Muthu, spokesman for the Delhi Catholic Archdiocese, told the NDTV news channel.
Last month, Mr Modi vowed to protect all religious groups after a string of attacks on churches in Delhi.
Addressing a Christian audience in the capital, he called on all religious groups to show restraint and mutual respect.
Since December, five churches have been attacked in the city and police has tightened security.
"Almighty God created the races… and he placed them on separate continents. The fact that he separated the races shows that he did not intend for the races to mix."
These were the very words used by a judge in Virginia in 1965 to defend the US state's segregation laws that prohibited interracial unions.
Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter, from Central Point in Virginia, fell foul of these laws in 1958 when their marriage in Washington DC was deemed unacceptable back home.
Indicted for violating Virginia's Racial Integrity Act, the couple were given a suspended prison sentence and were told to leave and not return "together or at the same time… for a period of 25 years".
Richard and Mildred reluctantly did as they were ordered and moved in with cousins in their nation's capital.
In 1963, however, Mildred wrote a letter to Attorney General Robert F Kennedy that led to their case being taken up by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Six years later, the Supreme Court decreed their sentence to be unjust and ruled the laws behind it were unconstitutional.
Yet it is the story behind the headlines that director Jeff Nichols wanted to tell in Loving, which received its world premiere this week at the Cannes Film Festival.
According to Arkansas-born Nichols, rewriting history was the last thing on the minds of Richard, a bricklayer, and Mildred, a mother of three.
"The Lovings weren't trying to preach," he told the BBC. "The Lovings were just trying to get through life.
"They didn't sit around and talk about the ramifications of what they were involved in. The court case could fill a whole film in itself. But I didn't want it to overtake the love story.
"That's what their story provides: A human entry point into these big social topics and big political ideas."
Central to Loving is its use of silence. Courtroom speeches are kept to a minimum, while neither of its leads are prone to excessive articulation.
"These are people who do not convey their emotions very readily or easily, and the film reflects that," agrees Nichols.
Loving is already making some noise, having been tipped for accolades in the end-of-year awards season by many who have seen it at Cannes.
At a press conference this week, the film's stars - Australian Joel Edgerton and the Irish actress Ruth Negga - were even asked if they had their acceptance speeches pre-written.
"Yes, I've got it here," quipped Edgerton, who previously worked with Nichols on his fantasy drama Midnight Special.
It is a conversation the director is content to be a part of, as long as the film's message is not drowned out by the ensuing hubbub.
"This is a film that needs to be seen," he declares. "So if being in that conversation gets it out into the world more, great - I'm willing to accept it.
"The downside will be if [the press] only talk about the film in terms of how it operates in the awards season, which has nothing to do with the price of tea in China.
"We want people to talk about what the film is about, and not what the film can do in an awards circuit.
"Those are two different conversations, one of which is silly and one very important."
Loving will be released in the US in November. A UK release date has yet to be finalised.
It culminated with the Doctor finding out that recurring character Missy was a female incarnation of his arch-enemy the Master.
But some viewers found the plotline, about death and cremation, disturbing and complained to the BBC.
The BBC's officially responded and has defended the episode.
The BBC said: "Doctor Who is a family drama with a long tradition of tackling some of the more fundamental questions about life and death.
"We were mindful of the themes explored in Dark Water' and are confident that they are appropriate in the context of the heightened sci-fi world of the show."
The episode featured an organisation called 3W (standing for Three Words) which offered the slogan "Afterlife means after care".
As part of the plot, some of the characters discussed what may happen to people after they die.
The BBC said: "The scene in which a character reveals 3W's unconventional theory about the afterlife was preceded by the same character warning the Doctor and Clara several times that what they were about to hear could be distressing.
"When the Doctor does hear these claims, he immediately pours scorn on them, dismissing them out of hand as a 'con' and a 'racket'.
"It transpires that he is correct, and the entire concept is revealed to be a scam perpetrated by Missy."
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The 50m (150ft) part of the wall was first discovered in 1998 but was kept undercover to protect it.
Now Segedunum Roman Fort in Wallsend is putting the section of wall on display, along with artefacts and a bath house recently excavated at the site.
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums manager, Geoff Woodward, said it was "really exciting" visitors could now see it.
Hadrian's Wall on Tyneside is a culmination of three-year project WallQuest - a community archaeology scheme which saw hundreds of volunteers taking part in urban digs over 30-miles of Hadrian's Wall between South Shields and Hexham.
Mr Woodward said: "We've uncovered another important part of our history at Segedunum and I can't wait for people to come and see it.
"Following conservation, visitors will now be able to see the new section of the wall, which is really exciting.
"Before the WallQuest project we knew very little about the civilian settlement outside the fort. Thanks to a team of dedicated volunteers, who have spent months working with the museum and conservation experts, we now know more about this unique landmark."
The original bath house, which was first discovered in 1814, was long forgotten until it was unearthed in 2014.
The 73-mile (117km) Hadrian's Wall stretches between Wallsend in North Tyneside and Bowness on Solway in Cumbria.
Hadrian's Wall on Tyneside is on display at Segedunum Roman Fort until 30 October.
The 52-year-old was struck on Littleton Road at about 18:00 BST on Saturday and died later in hospital, police said.
The car was later found on Dalton Drive in Pendlebury, said the Greater Manchester force.
A 26-year-old man was arrested. Police are looking for witnesses to the crash, which involved a grey Renault Megane.
Det Insp Helen Bell said: "We are in the early stages of our investigation and are piecing together the circumstances leading to this collision that has resulted in a man sadly losing his life."
The tourists began day three on 80-4 in reply to the Proteas' 423, which had been anchored by centuries from JP Duminy (155) and Hashim Amla (134).
But Sri Lanka were skittled for 131 before lunch and asked to follow on.
They fared little better second time around in Johannesburg, only opener Dimuth Karunaratne (50) providing any resistance as they crumbled for 177.
Visiting skipper Angelo Mathews, dismissed twice for 19 and 10 in Johannesburg on Saturday, admitted his side had struggled in South African conditions.
With the Wanderers ground traditionally assisting seam bowlers with pace and bounce, a four-strong pace attack of Wayne Parnell (4-51), Vernon Philander, Kagiso Rabada and debutant Duanne Olivier did the damage - with the Proteas only needing to bowl one over of spin in the entire match.
"I have been part of many defeats, but as a captain it is certainly the worst defeat," said Mathews.
"We did our best by preparing pitches in Sri Lanka with lots of grass but unfortunately we couldn't handle it.
"Teams come to the subcontinent and struggle. We beat Australia 3-0 but we need to find a way to win overseas as well."
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South Africa, having lost the number one Test ranking spot after their home defeat by England almost exactly a year ago, are now firmly in third place after this success, combined with Pakistan's 3-0 loss in Australia which has seen them drop to fifth.
Proteas captain Faf du Plessis said: "We want to get back to number one, although it could take a bit of time with the number of games India are playing there."
South Africa now meet Sri Lanka in three Twenty20 matches, beginning at Centurion on 20 January, and five one-day internationals.
The prayer is said at the start of proceedings in both houses of the parliament, the Dáil and Seanad Éireann (Irish senate).
The amendment was debated on Tuesday.
New proposals would also see a 30-second moment of silent reflection after the prayer.
The vote is expected to happen on Thursday.
Irish Minister of State Marcella Corcoran Kennedy said it had been a topic of discussion for some time.
The minister said the chamber "reflects the population as a whole" and it was unsurprising it had become a topic of discussion.
Fianna Fáil's Mary Butler and Anne Rabbitte both said they would like to see the prayer retained and welcomed the introduction of silent reflection time.
However, the amendment was not welcomed by all TDs (members of Irish Parliament).
Sinn Féin's Aengus Ó Snodaigh said the tradition was only in existence as a "legacy from the British parliament" and instead called for a moment's silence.
"Hello, this is 2017", People Before Profit's Bríd Smith told the chamber. She said a separation of church and State was necessary.
Ms Smith said the country had moved on and requested that the Dáil "move with people and the times".
She confirmed her place on the BBC's ballroom dancing competition while appearing on The One Show, where she used to work as a roving reporter.
Rani has presented a host of shows for broadcasters including BBC, Sky, Channel 4 and Channel 5.
She will take part in the 13th series of Strictly Come Dancing, which will begin on BBC One in September.
Rani co-presented Watchdog alongside Anne Robinson in 2009, and has hosted her own show on the BBC Asian Network.
She said: "When my mum first came from India to the UK, she'd watch the original series of Strictly [which was called Come Dancing] and would dream of dancing and wearing those gorgeous dresses and now I'm able to realise her dream.
"That makes me feel amazing. My mum devoted her life to me and my brother and it's great to be able to do things to make her proud."
The 37-year-old, who grew up in Bradford, attended the University of Leeds and then worked as a researcher for the BBC before embarking on a career as a presenter.
The 10th celebrity to join the line-up was former boy band singer Jay McGuiness from The Wanted.
He revealed his news as he appeared live on air with Matt Edmondson on BBC Radio 1.
Rani and McGuiness will join Jeremy Vine, Ainsley Harriott, Kellie Bright, Georgia May Foote, Katie Derham, Carol Kirkwood, Peter Andre, Daniel O'Donnell and Anthony Ogogo on the programme.
All but three of the satellites are from foreign countries, most of them from the United States.
The launch took place from Sriharikota space centre in south India.
Observers say it is a sign that India is emerging as a major player in the multi-billion dollar space market.
"This is a great moment for each and every one of us. Today we have created history," project director B Jayakumar was quoted as saying by the Reuters news agency.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first to congratulate the scientists tweeting, "This remarkable feat by @isro is yet another proud moment for our space scientific community and the nation. India salutes our scientists."
The phrase "world record" has also been trending on Twitter India for much of Wednesday morning.
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Of the 104 small satellites, 96 belong to the United States while Israel, Kazakhstan, the United Arab Emirates, Switzerland and the Netherlands are the other foreign clients.
A majority of the satellites have earth-imaging capability and belong to a US company named Planet.
An Indian cartographic satellite, believed to be capable of taking high resolution images is also on board. It is expected to be used to monitor regional arch rivals Pakistan and China.
The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi says the successful launch is yet another feather in the cap of India's ambitious space programme that has earned a reputation of offering a reliable low cost alternative to existing international players.
The Indian government has increased the budget for its space programme this year and also announced plans to send a mission to Venus.
Over the past two decades, India has become a key player in the lucrative commercial space market offering a low-cost alternative.
Mark Karpeles, 30, is being held in connection with the loss of bitcoins worth $387m (£247m, €351m) last February.
He is suspected of having accessed the exchange's computer system to falsify data on its outstanding balance.
MtGox claimed it was caused by a bug but it later filed for bankruptcy.
Japan's Kyodo News said a lawyer acting on Mr Karpeles' behalf denied his client had done anything illegal.
Mr Karpeles, who was born in France, is suspected of benefiting to the tune of $1m (£640,000), the agency said.
In March 2014, a month after filing for bankruptcy, MtGox said it had found 200,000 lost bitcoins.
The firm said it found the bitcoins - worth around $116m - in an old digital wallet from 2011.
That brings the total number of bitcoins the firm lost down to 650,000 from 850,000.
That total amounts to about 7% of all the bitcoins in existence.
Bitcoin is a virtual currency built around a complicated cryptographic protocol and a global network of computers that oversees and verifies which coins have been spent by whom.
They accuse Sushila Karki of delivering biased verdicts and interfering in the executive's jurisdiction.
At least 249 MPs signed the motion, well over the quarter required to open an impeachment investigation.
It comes after the Supreme Court overturned the government's choice of chief of police.
Last month the court ruled in favour of a claim by Navaraj Silwal, the most senior officer in the ranks, that he had been unfairly bypassed in favour of a less senior colleague, Jaya Bahadur Chand.
A hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday 2 May on the government's second choice of candidate, Prakash Aryal, local media report.
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Critics say there is a history of political parties determining police appointments on the basis of "undue favours rather than merit".
Nepalese media reports say there had been disagreement within the coalition over the appointment.
Ms Karki, the head of the Supreme Court, is now automatically suspended from her duties while an impeachment committee is formed and carries out an investigation.
The conclusion will then be put to a parliamentary vote, with a two-thirds majority required.
The ruling coalition, made up of the UCPN (Maoist-Centre), the Nepali Congress and some smaller parties, would need outside support to pass it.
Ms Karki, 64, was appointed in April 2016, and is due to retire in June.
Speaking in Japan, he said the men "do not represent any state" and were working "so the world can get information" on the conflict in Syria.
The men were named by their employer, French radio station Europe 1, as Didier Francois and Edouard Elias.
They had been travelling to Aleppo and had not been heard from in 24 hours, Europe 1 said.
Meanwhile, Austria has announced it is to withdraw its peacekeepers from the Golan Heights because of fighting between the government and rebel forces there.
The border clashes came a day after Syrian troops backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militants retook the key town of Qusair.
"We have indeed lost contact with these two journalists, but we do not yet know the exact circumstances," President Hollande said during a visit to Japan.
"I call for the immediate release of these journalists because they do not represent any state. These are men who have worked so the world can get information. Journalists must be treated as journalists."
Europe 1 said its reporter Didier Francois and photographer Edouard Elias had gone missing as they were heading to the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, adding that the French authorities were "doing everything to provide us with information".
Earlier this week, France accused "the regime and its accomplices" of using sarin, saying it had confirmed numerous uses of the nerve agent during lab tests in Paris.
Austria's decision to withdraw its soldiers from the Golan Heights came after days of fighting around Quneitra - the only open crossing between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.
Austria, whose troops make up more than a third of the more than 900-strong UN monitoring force, said the threat had "reached an unacceptable level".
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This battle for Qusair is over. But now the fight begins to help the people who survived.
Thousands fled the violence; many were trapped inside. Aid agencies speak of alarming reports that large numbers of wounded need urgent care.
There's not enough food or water in Qusair or for those displaced outside in schools, shelters and on the streets. In the last two days, the UN managed to send in a powerful generator to help restart the main pumping station for this entire region.
But now aid agencies are urging the government to give them greater access to the city. The fight for Qusair was a strategic victory, but a humanitarian disaster.
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The UN said the withdrawal of Austrian troops would affect the mission's operational capacity and it would look for replacements.
Croatia, Canada and Japan had already withdrawn their contingents in the Golan because of the conflict in Syria.
Israel expressed regret at Austria's decision, and said it hoped it would not lead to "further escalation" in the region.
Israeli officials have voiced fears the civil war in Syria could spill over their borders. They are worried the Golan Heights could be used to launch attacks against Israel - either by Islamist extremists fighting for the rebels, or by Hezbollah militants fighting on the government side.
Hezbollah's growing role in the conflict was highlighted by its involvement in the battle for Qusair, which government forces recaptured on Wednesday after a bitter siege.
Hezbollah is a political and military organisation in Lebanon made up mainly of Shia Muslims.
It emerged with backing from Iran in the early 1980s when it fought Israeli forces in southern Lebanon and has always been a close ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Its involvement in Syria has heightened sectarian tensions across the region, and the US has called for it to withdraw.
Qusair lies only 10km (6 miles) from the Lebanese border and is close to important supply routes for both the government and rebels.
More than 80,000 people have been killed in Syria and more than 1.5 million have fled the country since an uprising against President Assad began in 2011, according to UN estimates.
International efforts to resolve Syria's conflict continue, but the US and Russia have failed to set a date for proposed peace talks.
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The deduction puts the Championship club just above the relegation zone.
Portsmouth had been issued with a winding-up petition by HM Revenue and Customs on 3 January, freezing the club's bank accounts.
The administrator will be Trevor Birch of PKF, a firm with a track record of dealing with clubs in administration.
Portsmouth had asked the court to appoint Andrew Andronikou, who oversaw the club's last administration two years ago, and is currently handling the same process with Pompey's parent company.
The administration order enables Portsmouth to access their bank accounts and continue trading while Birch, who was proposed as administrator by HMRC, searches for new owners.
In a statement, HMRC said it had been concerned about a possible conflict of interest had Andonikou been appointed.
The statement continued: "HMRC is pleased that the Court agreed with our view that the creditors of any business have a right to expect that the administrator in these circumstances is completely independent."
Mr Birch said he hoped the club's supporters would also be happy to see a new face in charge.
"The intention is to try and sell the club as a going concern," he said.
"I'm used to dealing with clubs in crisis. You could say most of the Championship is in crisis, with 30% of clubs paying wages in excess of 100% of their turnover.
"You have to travel hopefully and confidently. Maybe the new appointment will encourage someone to come out of the woodwork and bid [for the club]."
During the hearing at the High Court, it was revealed that Portsmouth currently owe around £2m to business creditors, as well as a similar sum to the Inland Revenue in unpaid tax.
By going into administration other opportunities will come up for investors, who would have been reluctant to buy the club with a winding-up order hanging over it
Among those creditors are fellow football clubs West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bristol City, as well as the Football League itself. Portsmouth City Council is owed £78,000.
It also emerged electricity and gas suppliers have been threatening to cut off power to the club's Fratton Park stadium for non-payment.
And, although Pompey are set to be docked 10 points for going into administation, they could lose further points at the discretion of the Football League as a result of it happening for the second time in such a short period of time.
Remarkably, this is the third time Portsmouth have gone into administration in recent years. The club also went into administration in December 1998, prior to being taken over by the Serbian businessman Milan Mandaric.
Pompey then became the first Premier League side to enter administration in February 2010, following which they were relegated to the Championship.
Going into administration for a second time in such a short period was "disappointing" but the only way the club could go forward, according to Portsmouth North MP Penny Mordaunt.
"By going into administration other opportunities will come up for investors, who would have been reluctant to buy the club with a winding-up order hanging over it," she said.
Earlier this week it emerged Portsmouth had received their parachute payment from the Premier League early, however, chief executive David Lampitt told BBC Radio Solent it would be up to the administrator how money in Pompey's bank account - understood to be around £2.5m - is spent.
Pompey's parent company, Convers Sports Initiatives, entered administration in November, forcing the Championship club to search for new owners.
CSI administrator Andronikou then revealed that Pompey had missed two tax payments of £800,000 to HMRC.
It later emerged they currently owe HMRC £1.9m in unpaid tax as well as between £4m to £7m from the previous regime.
The club announced in January that their players and staff had not been paid their wages for that month, as a result of having their bank account frozen.
They later failed to gain a validation order to gain access to their accounts, leaving players and staff at Fratton Park still waiting to be paid.
Former owner Balram Chainrai last week said he was flying to the UK to sort out the stricken club's future.
The Hong Kong-based businessman, who owned the club with Israeli Levi Kushnir through a company called Portpin, is still owed £17m.
BBC South understands that any new purchaser would need to provide £12m as proof of funds, and assurances they could meet another £20m in repayments to former creditors, Chainrai and Alexandre Gaydamak.
However, the Portsmouth Supporters' Trust have claimed that Andronikou is asking them to provide £100m in proof of funds before any meeting between them could take place.
In a statement issued after the Administration order was confirmed, the PST said it believed the time had come for the club to be owned by the 'city and community'.
"A new model of ownership should be developed which will make sure the shameful events of the past few years are not repeated. Pompey fans never want to see their club in court in these circumstances again."
A UK report in June 2012 found the PIP implants, made from unauthorised silicone filler, had double the rupture rate of other implants.
The boss of the French company which distributed defective breast implants around the world has since been sentenced to four years in prison for fraud.
And a German firm responsible for granting European safety certificates for the implants has been ordered by a French court to pay compensation to hundreds of women.
What was the problem?
The issue was with silicone breast implants made by the French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP).
The firm's products were banned in 2010 after it emerged industrial grade silicone was being used. Implants should be made from medical grade material that has passed safety tests for use in a human body.
The implants had double the rupture rate of other implants, but were not found to be toxic or carcinogenic.
What happens when a silicone implant ruptures?
When an implant ruptures, the silicone gel filling can leak into the body. Some women will not notice anything at all, and there is no evidence of an increased cancer risk.
However, it can result in the formation of scar tissue that can change the shape and feel of the breast. The gel can be an irritant, causing pain and inflammation. It can also be more difficult to remove an implant once it has ruptured.
How many women were affected?
About 300,000 women in 65 countries are believed to have received PIP implants. Europe was a major market, but more than half went to South America. They were not sold in the United States.
It is thought that about 47,000 British women had the implants. Private clinics fitted 95% of the implants, mostly for breast reconstruction following cancer, the other 5% were performed by the NHS.
Should the implants be removed?
In France the answer is yes. Authorities said the implants should be removed as a precaution. Venezuela, Germany and the Czech Republic took the same stance.
In the UK, a review by NHS medical director Prof Sir Bruce Keogh said: "On the basis of the information we have, we do not think it is necessary to recommend the routine removal of these implants."
However, it highlighted that anxiety about the implants was itself a health concern and women should be able to have them removed if they wanted to.
The president of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS), Tim Goodacre, said: "Given the fact there is a degree of uncertainty and a lack of knowledge, we're recommending all implants come out."
Who will pay?
The French government offered to foot the bill for the 30,000 French women affected to have their implants removed. In April 2012 the health safety authorities reported that nearly 15,000 women had had their PIP implants removed.
The Venezuelan Health Minister, Eugenia Sader, said the government would cover the costs of removing the implants but would not pay for replacements.
In the UK, the NHS will remove and replace the implants from women operated on by the health service. The then Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, said private clinics had a moral obligation to do the same.
The NHS will pay to remove, but not replace, implants fitted privately if the clinics refuse the patient or have gone out of business.
Meanwhile, the Welsh government said it would pay to remove and replace privately fitted implants.
What happened to the French company that made the faulty implants?
The PIP company is now defunct. The founder, Jean-Claude Mas, has been sentenced to four years in prison for fraud.
Four other former PIP executives were also convicted and given lesser sentences.
Has any other legal action been taken?
German firm TUV Rheinland, which awarded European safety certificates to PIP, has been ordered by a French court to pay damages to six implant distributors and 1,700 women.
The French court said TUV had "neglected its duties of checking and of vigilance".
The plaintiffs in the civil case will be given an initial payment of 3,000 euros (£2,500) per victim for surgery to have the implants removed.
TUV Rheinland had won two previous cases in Germany. This was the first such case in France.
The firm has said it will appeal against the verdict.
Where should women go for advice?
Women are being advised to speak to their GP if the implants were done on the NHS - if they were done privately they should contact their clinic.
What are the further implications to cosmetic surgery?
Sir Bruce Keogh has been asked to conduct a review into the cosmetic industry in general after concerns over PIP implants. He will report back to the UK government imminently.
The report's final recommendations will be informed by a public consultation carried out at the end of last year. Responses from patients, the public and industry showed strong support for a ban on cut-price deals and aggressive selling.
Sir Bruce said the responses "send a clear message that the current regulatory framework doesn't do enough to support consumer rights or patient safety".
Of the 180 responses to the consultation, the majority were in favour of tighter restrictions on the advertising of cosmetic surgery.
There was also "very strong support" for the banning of financial inducements or time-limited deals. Cosmetic surgeons said procedures should not be sold as "a commodity".
Some respondents said providing patients with photos of expected bruising, as well as more detail on the risks associated with surgery, should be standard procedure too.
The Royal College of Surgeons in England wants tougher laws and recommends only trained doctors, nurses and dentists should provide non-surgical cosmetic treatments such as Botox.
Currently people such as beauticians with no medical training can administer anti-wrinkle Botox injections, even though it is a potent neurotoxin.
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), which represents a third of plastic surgeons in Britain, would also welcome stricter controls.
Estimates suggest that in 2011, there were about 700,000 surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures carried out in the UK. BAAPS own figures show 43,172 surgical procedures were carried out by BAAPS members in 2011.
The conservative deputies allege that the Socialist president disclosed classified information to journalists, published in a book recently. The MPs have sent the motion to the government.
Pierre Lellouche, who began the process, said Mr Hollande had "seriously violated defence secrecy".
However, the impeachment attempt faces a number of difficult hurdles.
The motion was signed by 79 deputies from the Republicans party. But 152 support the measure, the party told the AFP news agency.
Article 68 of the French constitution - which Mr Lellouche and his supporters are attempting to trigger - says that the president may not be removed from office except for "a breach of his duties patently incompatible with his continuing in office".
Impeachment can only be achieved by a two-thirds majority of both the Assembly and Senate by secret ballot, in a special sitting where parliament acts as the high court.
Mr Hollande's Socialist Party controls 51% of the National Assembly seats, and 37% of the Senate.
The proposal must also be approved by France's committee on laws before it reaches parliament.
The controversial book at the centre of the accusations, A President Should Not Say That, is a record of dozens of private conversations with two journalists, collected over several years.
It included Mr Hollande's comments on Syrian air strikes, and the admission that he personally ordered the assassination of four enemies of the state, among several other controversial statements.
The publication of the book was widely seen as "political suicide" ahead of France's 2017 presidential election, and saw Mr Hollande's approval rating sink to a new low.
In a poll, 78% of those surveyed said it was a mistake for Mr Hollande to give the interviews, and 86% said they did not want him to run for a second term.
The controversy comes at a crucial time for Mr Hollande, ahead of April's presidential campaign.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, defeated by Mr Hollande in 2012, has announced his intention to run for the presidency again.
In order to do so, he must win a Republicans primary election this month. Many expect former Prime Minister Alain Juppe to get the nomination instead.
Mr Hollande has not yet announced whether he will run for re-election.
The Brazilian town of Tabatinga vies for size and importance with Colombia's Leticia. While on the Peruvian side - across the mighty Amazon River - is the tiny hamlet of Santa Rosa. Together they form a unique 'triple town' known as Tres Fronteiras.
Though far from the glamour cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro - the engines of Brazil's economic miracle - Tabatinga is experiencing a period of extraordinary growth. This is a city with three universities, a deep-water port, and an international airport - all built within the last five years to serve a population that has doubled in size since 2000.
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Tabatinga is now more than a match for its neighbour Leticia, though the capital of Colombia's Amazonas state has also changed beyond recognition in recent years.
Three decades ago, this was a key staging post in Pablo Escobar's narco-trafficking network. The man who engineered this network for Escobar - Evaristo Porras - built his personal mansion here, painstakingly reproducing the Carrington Family home from the TV series Dynasty.
The mansion is now a ruin, though others have been turned into boutique hotels. Tourism is booming in Leticia, and helping to fill the void left by the collapse of the cartels with honest dollars.
The Peruvian side of the trio is very much the junior partner. With a population of only around 600, Santa Rosa is not much more than a single street. There's a handful of cevicherias, or fish restaurants, where tourists staying in Tabatinga or Leticia come to sample Peru's famous cuisine.
But no running water, electricity or other basic services. This may soon change as the Brazilian economic miracle sucks in more and more cheap imports from Peru.
Among these imports is illegal timber. Deforestation rates on the Brazilian side of the border have fallen dramatically in recent years, according to government figures. But rates in Peru have increased - leading some to accuse Brazil of merely outsourcing the problem to its neighbours.
Meanwhile the cocaine trade hasn't gone away, and there are rumours of a new strain of the drug - allegedly genetically modified - that's able to grow in lowland areas like the Amazon basin as well as in its native highland environment.
Together with illegal distilleries, drug smuggling and deforestation threaten the survival of indigenous communities living in the forest surrounding our square mile. With hardwoods fetching up to $3,000 (£1,850) (per tree, and a kilo of cocaine worth about the same, the temptations are immense.
To protect themselves and their forest, the Huitoto people have taken policing into their own hands with the formation of the Indigenous Guard. Armed with sticks, they patrol the forest and report any wrongdoing to the police.
But the nature of the territory does not make things easy for them - with its thousands of small rivers and streams, our square mile is a smuggler's paradise, and Tabatinga is still thought to be the main point of entry of cocaine into Brazil. Behind the development success story, the old sources of wealth are still going strong.
Numbers have been dropping since the middle of 2012, and at the end of March 2014 there were 17,244 officers.
When the Scottish National Party (SNP) came to power in 2007, it pledged to increase police strength by 1,000 officers.
The latest figures showed it had maintained that target - by just 10.
Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill said: "We have always said that police numbers will fluctuate and this publication shows they are moving towards 1,000, continuing to exceed the target while keeping costs down.
"Alongside Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority, we are strongly committed to delivering 1,000 extra officers."
He said extra officers were already being recruited ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
Deputy Chief Constable Rose Fitzpatrick said: "The creation of single service has allowed us better flexibility in allocating police officers to the right place at the right time to help keep people safe.
"By establishing a new policing delivery model, we can ensure every division has access to every kind of specialist support without geographical boundaries. This allows Police Scotland to protect and enhance local policing for our communities.
"Police Scotland continues to maintain police officer numbers at a minimum of 17,234 to meet the Scottish government's commitment and we have a rolling recruitment programme to ensure we maintain this resource."
Scottish Labour's Graeme Pearson MSP, said there had been "a far greater reduction in the number of police officers actually on our streets, tackling crime".
He added: "With the loss of thousands of civilian jobs, we have police officers sitting behind desks and not out on the streets.
"Kenny MacAskill might simply want to talk about the headline number of police officers. But if they aren't out on the streets doing what they're trained to do, then it isn't much to shout about."
Scottish Conservative justice spokeswoman Margaret Mitchell MSP said: "There is no doubt a visible presence of police on the streets helps detect and deter crime.
"That's why we stipulated that 1,000 extra police officers had to be secured to work on Scotland's front line.
"The fact we are now only just within this critical number - and with so many complaining of filling back office roles - is extremely worrying."
Meanwhile in England and Wales, there are fewer police than at any time in the past 11 years, with numbers expected to drop by more than 15,000.
A study of feedback from organisations, audiences and artists showed there were more than 12,000 events, 3,000 performances and 3,600 exhibition days.
A total of 8,000 artists were supported to produce and present work with 600,000 people taking part in events.
The evaluation was carried out by research organisations BOP Consulting and Counting what Counts
The report said: "Drawing on a range of sources, it can be concluded that the Glasgow 2014 cultural programme constituted a bold and innovative initiative, producing some work of real artistic excellence, while offering a mix of cultural experiences that felt fresh and exciting to peers and audiences alike."
The cultural programme was a partnership between the Glasgow 2014 organising committee, Glasgow Life and Creative Scotland, with National Lottery funding.
Janet Archer, chief executive of Creative Scotland, said: "The artistic community of Scotland responded to the call to create the most ambitious programme of cultural activity this country has ever seen with breath-taking energy, imagination and skill.
"They reached out to people and communities throughout Scotland to make the absolute most of the once in a lifetime opportunity presented by Glasgow and Scotland's hosting of the Commonwealth Games.
"The result was an inclusive, multi-faceted programme pulsing with artistic excellence, innovation and quality that has set in motion new ideas, new partnerships, and renewed confidence for Scotland's bright, brilliant artistic future."
Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop added: "The Glasgow 2014 cultural programme was the most ambitious nationwide cultural celebration that has ever taken place in Scotland, bringing a national programme of new work by world-leading and emerging Scottish and International artists to communities across the country, as today's findings show.
"The Scottish government is committed to securing a legacy for communities across Scotland from hosting the 2014 Commonwealth Games, and the cultural programme has offered an excellent platform to strengthen connections both here at home and internationally, through culture and learning, enhancing our reputation as a vibrant and culturally-rich nation."
Sandra Weir denies murdering Mary Logie at her Leven home on 5 January 2016.
Ms Weir has lodged a special defence of alibi claiming that around the time of the murder she was elsewhere in Leven.
Ms Weir, 41, denies stealing money and jewellery from Mrs Logie, fraudulently using her bank card and attempting to defeat the ends of justice by cleaning up blood and disposing of clothing.
The trial is expected to last about two weeks at the High Court in Edinburgh.
The High Court in London has upheld an earlier ruling that the TV platform's name was "confusingly similar" to YourView, a name filed by Total Ltd with the UK's Intellectual Property Office in June 2009.
YouView's name was filed with the IPO just over nine months later, prompting a legal challenge.
The row looks set to return to court.
Despite the latest ruling, the TV service - which is headed up by Lord Sugar - has said it intends to keep its brand.
"YouView has no intention of changing its name," said the firm in a statement.
"This matter is complex and subject to a number of ongoing legal actions and will be settled in the courts."
But Total Ltd's managing director Stuart Balkie said he was now considering the best way to force his opponent's hand.
"We are looking to take further action and may be looking to seek an injunction," he told the BBC. "We're currently considering our options."
A statement from the company added that it might also seek damages.
"We see that the success of the YouView business must to a large degree rely on brand recognition, also accounting for the fact that there are other businesses out there in the marketplace providing similar services," it said.
"We are aware that they have informed the public that they have a near £50m marketing budget. If the Court provides us with the relief we will be seeking then one way that this may impact on YouView may well be that they may have no other option than to re-brand."
The High Court ruling was issued last Friday, but only emerged after Total Ltd published a press release.
YouView is a joint venture involving the BBC, ITV, BT, Channel 4, Channel 5, TalkTalk and media services firm Arqiva.
It offers viewers access to 70 live Freeview channels and a seven-day catch-up service.
The project had originally been set to launch in 2010 but was delayed until July this year.
By contrast, YourView is the name of an online service offered by Total Ltd.
It allows the firm's business clients to monitor their staff's use of telephone calls and internet use in order to work out what would be the best tariffs and bolt-ons to sign up to as part of efforts to minimise their bills.
One observer said it was unsurprising YouView was resisting a change to its name.
"It would be a serious setback in the sense that they have now developed a brand presence among the public and within the business itself," said Toby Syfret, a TV expert at consultants Enders Analysis.
"Having built awareness of YouView there would now be extra publicity costs for the partners involved if they had to fund the exercise of introducing another name."
The 40-year-old former Shrimps defender has been in charge since 2011 when he was initially player-manager.
Uncertainty over the ownership and wages being paid late three times are among the problems he has dealt with.
"The end product for me is getting to the end of the season and making sure we're a Football League club," he said.
Morecambe are 20th in League Two, 10 points above the relegation places, and Bentley will make no decisions about his future until they have completed their final six games.
He told BBC Radio Lancashire: "Then I'm going to assess everything myself because I can't have another year like I've had this year with the way that is has gone.
"Things need sorting and we've all got to move forward. It hasn't been right for the players and the staff, we've all got to pull together."
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Comcast will pay about $159 per share for its rival in an all-stock deal.
The deal comes after Time Warner Cable rejected a $60bn bid from Charter Communications last month, calling their offer "grossly inadequate".
However, any merger is likely to face tight scrutiny from US regulators.
Time Warner Cable has been the subject of an eight-month takeover battle by smaller cable operator Charter Communications.
Comcast is the biggest cable television provider in the US and owns the NBC broadcast network, as well as the Universal film studio.
"The combination of Time Warner Cable and Comcast creates an exciting opportunity for our company, for our customers, and for our shareholders," said Comcast's chief executive Brian Roberts.
With 22 million of its own pay TV customers and Time Warner Cable's 11 million, the combined entity will end up with about 30 million subscribers when the deal is complete.
Comcast argues that as it and Time Warner Cable serve different markets, their combination will not reduce competition for consumers.
Comcast operates mainly in the northeast, including its home town of Philadelphia and Boston, Washington and Chicago.
Time Warner Cable's subscribers are centred around its New York headquarter, as well as Los Angeles, Dallas and Milwaukee.
In many of those areas, the new Comcast/Time Warner Cable group will face competition from rivals such as AT&T and Verizon.
However, Public Knowledge, a Washington-based consumer rights group, called on regulators to stop the deal.
It said the merger would give Comcast "unprecedented gatekeeper power in several important markets."
"An enlarged Comcast would be the bully in the schoolyard," it added.
The companies hope to make significant cost savings - of up to $1.5bn in annual costs over three years, with half of that coming in the first year.
In a statement admitting defeat, Charter said it had, "always maintained that our greatest opportunity to create value for shareholders is by executing our current business plan."
"We will continue to be disciplined in this and any other activity we pursue."
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Nawras and Moaz Hashash were joined at the chest, with hearts in the same sac.
They were moved to a hospital in a government-controlled area on 12 August after doctors launched an appeal.
But on Wednesday, while waiting to travel abroad for surgery, the boys suffered heart failure and passed away, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent said.
The Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS), a charity which supports hospitals and clinics in rebel-held areas and refugees elsewhere, had complained that the twins were unable to leave the country because they were not given permission.
The SARC said approval had been given but the boys were too ill to travel.
Moaz and Nawras weighed less than 12lb (5.4kg) when they were born by caesarean section on 23 July at the Zahra hospital in Douma, a town in the eastern Ghouta region outside Damascus.
Douma has been completely besieged by government forces for two years and the undersupplied hospital was unable to provide the twins with the care they required.
There are conflicting reports about why it took almost three weeks for the boys to be evacuated.
The SAMS and doctors in Douma said the government only gave permission for an SARC ambulance to pass through the frontline because of a social media campaign they mounted, using the Twitter hashtag "#EvacuateTheTwins".
But the SARC insisted the authorities had approved an evacuation on 24 July, and accused medics in Douma of refusing to allow them out.
After they had been moved to a private hospital in Damascus, SAMS warned that no facility in Syria was able to provide the surgery the twins needed and that they continued to suffer while waiting to be transferred abroad.
Last week, the charity's Turkey advocacy manager Mohamad Katoub told the Wall Street Journal he was worried the transfer was being delayed because offers for treatment had come from the US and Saudi Arabia, both of which support the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad.
On Wednesday morning, Mr Katoub announced that the boys had died. "The whole world couldn't have the permission to evacuate them," he added.
He was later quoted by the pro-opposition website Enab Baladi as blaming "interference by the ministry of foreign affairs and its stalling of issuing a travel permit to any country to allow them to receive treatment".
The SARC said the twins had received treatment in intensive care while being "registered in the formal civil records and having passports issued for them".
But it added that the Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital in Rome had agreed to admit them and that "all formal leave approvals were signed in order to travel". "However, the bad general health condition [of the boys] was a hindrance."
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One-month-old conjoined twin boys who were evacuated from a besieged rebel-held suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus have died, medics say.
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According to The Sun, the TV host was suspended last week after a "row".
But the BBC did not confirm the story, merely saying he was "not currently in production" and that it "wouldn't comment on individual staff matters".
The Sun quoted Wonnacott as saying he was "not doing Bargain Hunt at the moment for personal reasons".
His last Twitter post was on Friday, when he uploaded a photo of himself outside the BBC's central London headquarters.
"Outside Broadcasting House in London today for a dawn (well not quite !) meeting," he told his followers.
The antiques expert's phone went unanswered when the BBC News website attempted to contact him on Wednesday, and the nature of his alleged "bust-up" with Bargain Hunt's production team is unclear.
Wonnacott, a former director of Sotheby's, has been the dapper host of the popular BBC One programme since 2003.
He was a contestant on last year's Strictly Come Dancing series and recently presented The Great Antiques Map of Britain on BBC Two.
Guest presenters have been recruited to shoot the remaining half of Bargain Hunt's current series, the BBC said.
At a meeting in Brussels on Thursday they agreed on a need to strengthen measures to "disrupt terrorist travel".
Checks would be carried out on "individuals enjoying the right of free movement" against anti-terrorism databases, a statement said.
EU travellers can often avoid extensive ID checks under the Schengen agreement.
The agreement abolished internal borders, enabling passport-free movement between 26 European countries. The United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland are not involved.
Spain had suggested that the agreement might have to be amended to permit more border checks on people suspected of having terrorist links.
But European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said the Commission saw no need to revise the Schengen rules for now.
It was agreed that more could be done under the existing framework to monitor travellers entering or leaving the Schengen zone without changing the agreement or undermining the right to free movement.
Countries would "proceed without delay to systematic and co-ordinated checks'' on anyone whose movements are flagged as suspicious by databases that use unspecified "common risk indicators", the statement said.
European Parliament President Martin Schulz endorsed tighter controls, but said there were red lines he and other lawmakers would refuse to cross.
He warned that rashly curtailing individual rights in the name of boosting public safety would play into the terrorists' hands by discrediting Western-style democracy.
EU governments want to prevent Europeans from going to fight with Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, fearing that they could carry out attacks after they return home.
At present, only about 30% of passports presented by travellers entering or leaving the Schengen area are checked electronically to see if they are lost, stolen or counterfeit, officials said.
The aim is to move that closer to 100%.
The leaders also called for police and judicial authorities to step up information sharing to prevent arms trafficking and money laundering and to effectively freeze assets used for financing terrorism.
Some of the measures still require approval by the European Parliament to go into effect.
Brazil were leading 2-0 when the floodlights suddenly went dark in the 74th minute of play.
The match had to be stopped for 22 minutes until some of the lighting went back on.
During the blackout, some Venezuelan fans chanted anti-government slogans and called for a recall referendum.
Officials have not said what the cause of the power cut at the Metropolitan Stadium in Merida was.
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The rationing has since been lifted, but blackouts do still occur.
During the 22-minute pause in play, Venezuelans in the stadium could be heard chanting "Maduro out" and "recall referendum".
The chants came just hours before planned anti-government protests in which the opposition wants to call for a referendum to oust President Nicolas Maduro.
The opposition says the government is leaning on the electoral authorities to delay the referendum.
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The timing of the referendum is key as it could decide whether the governing PSUV party could be removed from office or not.
If the referendum were to be held before 10 January 2017 - which marks four years since Mr Maduro came to office - and go against the president, new elections would be triggered.
If, however, the referendum is held after that date and if it were to go against the president, the vice-president would serve out Mr Maduro's term.
In order for the recall referendum to go ahead, the opposition will have to collect signatures from 20% of registered voters.
The electoral authorities have set aside three days, from 26 to 28 October, for the opposition to gather the signatures.
After play resumed, Brazil stayed in the lead and the match ended with a 2-0 victory for the visitors.
Nigeria and Arsenal Ladies striker Oshoala, who won the Caf award for the second time on Thursday, said: "We deserve more.
"The federations in every country have to do more for female football."
Oshoala, 22, has previously stated she feels the Nigerian women's team has been mistreated and disrespected.
In December the Super Falcons held a sit-in at a hotel in Abuja over outstanding payments after they had won the Women's Africa Cup of Nations that month.
They also protested outside parliament in Abuja before marching to President Buhari's villa.
The Nigerian Football Federation eventually paid the team two weeks after the protests began.
Oshoala told BBC Sport at the time: "This is a fight about the welfare of the team. It's about the way the team has been handled over the years."
And on Thursday she added: "The award is not for me, it is for all the female footballers in Africa, to speak for us.
"We know the federations can do better [to improve women's football].
"The men have been doing it for years and they have seen a lot of improvements in the game - if the females can get half of that it would definitely bring joy to a lot of girls and a lot of kids out there who feel they are hopeless right now."
The Sewol ferry was carrying 476 people when it went down. More than 300 died, most of them school students.
Lee Joon-seok was among 15 crew members on trial over the sinking, one of South Korea's worst maritime disasters.
Prosecutors charged him with homicide and called for the death penalty, but judges acquitted him on that charge.
Lee is in his late 60s, and he accepted in court that he would spend the rest of his days in jail, according to the BBC's Steve Evans in Gwangju.
The judges said that he was clearly not the only person responsible for the tragedy and they accepted that his negligence did not amount to an intent to kill.
The disaster was blamed on a combination of illegal redesigns, the overloading of cargo and the inexperience of the crew member steering the vessel.
Crew members did not secure cargo which moved when the vessel took a tight corner, toppling the ferry, and Lee was filmed leaving the sinking ship while many passengers remained inside.
During the trial, Lee apologised for abandoning them.
The chief engineer of the ferry, identified by his surname Park, was found guilty of murder and jailed for 30 years.
Thirteen other crew members were given jail sentences of up to 20 years on charges including abandonment and violating maritime law.
Relatives of victims were distraught at the verdict, with some weeping.
The AFP news agency reported that one woman screamed in the courtroom: "It's not fair. What about the lives of our children? They (the defendants) deserve worse than death."
Stephen Evans, BBC News, Gwangju
When the judgement was handed down, there were cries of anguish and anger from some of the bereaved families in court. They had wanted the verdict to be murder as a mark of the seriousness of the negligence committed by the people in charge of the ship.
One bereaved father said after the judgement that he was 30 years old, and that if he had to wait 30 years for the guilty ship's officers to come out of jail, he would - and he would go after them.
The case has been the focus of wider anger. The man who will never face trial is the owner of the company.
The Sewol had been altered to take more cargo and in the process been made less stable. As the authorities pursued him, the chairman of the operating company, Yoo byung-eun, fled and was later found dead in a field.
Just hours before the verdict, the South Korean government finally called off the search for bodies in the vessel, which sank on 16 April.
A total of 295 bodies have been retrieved by teams of divers but nine people remain unaccounted for.
The disaster triggered nationwide grief followed by outrage, and led to severe criticism of safety standards and of the government's handling of the rescue operation.
The South Korean coast guard is due to be disbanded and replaced with a new agency, after accusations that it did not act swiftly or aggressively enough to save lives.
At the end of the trial last month, Mr Lee said he had committed a crime for which he deserved to die - but denied that he had intended to sacrifice the lives of the passengers and asked not to be branded as a murderer.
The widespread outcry over the case had led to doubts over whether the crew would get a fair hearing.
A separate trial is taking place for employees of the firm that operated the ferry, Chonghaejin Marine Co.
The owner of the company and billionaire businessman Yoo Byung-eun disappeared after the disaster and was later found dead.
Meanwhile last week three of his relatives were jailed for embezzlement, while a French court is due to decide next month on whether to extradite Yoo's daughter on similar charges.
NAB said it was looking at all options for the future of the Clydesdale and Yorkshire banking division.
The news came as the Melbourne-based bank announced a fall in profits, due mainly to problems at its UK operation.
Chief executive Andrew Thorburn said: "We have an intention to exit the UK... What we are signalling is that's our intent, it is an absolute priority."
Together, Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank have more than 320 branches. Earlier this year NAB announced a plan to close around 30 branches and invest £45m in its UK business.
Net profit at Australia's fourth largest bank was down 1.1% to A$5.3bn (£3bn), but cash earnings, which strip out volatile items, fell 9.8% to $5.18bn in the year to September.
Mr Thorburn told reporters: "While our Australia and New Zealand franchises are in good shape, it is disappointing to record a full year result that includes $1.5bn after tax in UK conduct provisions and other impairments.
"Our clear focus is on our Australian and New Zealand franchises. In relation to exiting UK banking, this means we are now examining a broader range of options including those provided by public markets," said Mr Thorburn, who took over NAB in August.
He has already announced plans to offload the group's US operation Great Western Bank via a stock market listing.
NAB also announced profit figures for Clydesdale and Yorkshire. Annual pre-tax earnings rose by 90% to £203m, helped by a 49% drop in bad debts to £80m.
Last month the bank said that redress for Payment Protection Insurance mis-selling would cost £420m for the financial year just ended. That was up from £75m announced in August.
Clydesdale is also having to set aside £250m to repay businesses which were mis-sold complex financial products intended to protect against interest rate volatility.
The company has also been hit by bad property loans.
NAB bought Scotland-based Clydesdale Bank in 1987 and Yorkshire Bank in 1990.
NAB paid £420m for Scotland-based Clydesdale Bank 1987 and around £900m for the Yorkshire business in 1990.
Market conditions may make a flotation unlikely in the short term. Both Virgin Money and Aldermore bank have postponed planned listings recently because of volatility on the stock market.
One teacher, from Bristol, told researchers he did not want to be seen as "a village idiot" or "a thick yokel who lives on a farm".
Another, from the Midlands, said she was told to change her accent or to "go back" to where she came from.
But teachers and students felt they should be free to speak in their own accents, the study found.
Nine teachers and 55 students from three Manchester schools, interviewed at length for the study, did not support the idea that a "standard" British accent should be adopted in class.
This might be something similar to received pronunciation, which some see as commanding respect.
Department for Education guidelines require teachers to promote "high standards of literacy, articulacy and the correct use of standard English".
But research author, Dr Alex Baratta of the Manchester Institute of Education, points out that the guidelines do not cover the issue of accents, questioning whether it is an area that is "too controversial" or "too complex" to address.
Two of the nine teachers in his study admitted to "consciously modifying" their accent in preparation for a teaching career.
A teacher from Bristol explained why he changed the way he spoke.
"The Bristolian accent has lots of connotations," he said.
"Normally, things like village idiot, yokel, farmer, you know, friendly, but stupid ... agricultural ... so because of that once I came into contact with people that had softer accents and accents from elsewhere.
"You have these kind of stereotypes that exist and it wasn't doing me any favours."
Another, from Salford, told how she had toned down her accent so as to be "a model for the girls" in the private school in which she worked.
Her change was also based on making her accent more like those of her pupils, which "while regional to Manchester, were certainly not broad" she said.
The author also gave the example of an art teacher with a "quite strong" south London accent, who was asked to write the word "water" with a capital T, to remind her to pronounce it.
And yet nearly all teachers and students involved in the study felt they should be free to speak in their regional accents.
However, Dr Baratta suggested some teachers faced a "potential tug of war" because of the way their particular accent is viewed and felt a pressure to change the way they spoke.
"While there may be a desire to be true to one's linguistic roots," he said, "people might have to consider this desire against the potential for the negative connotations of one's accent, within a profession in which such stereotypes might seem incompatible."
The suspected gunman Dylann Roof has been pictured wearing white supremacist iconography and reportedly told his black victims: "I have to do it... You rape our women and you're taking over our country, and you have to go."
Here we look at who the white supremacists are in the United States and what defines them.
Like any sub-culture, they are far from a homogenous grouping but what defines them is hatred - usually directed at race and the government.
Weapons are a key part of their ideology: far-right websites dedicate entire sections to recommending what guns and other weapons to buy.
Nazi ideology is one symbol seen in nearly all far-right groups, with tattoos of swastikas common.
That Caucasian/Aryan people are from a superior gene pool, and that all other minorities are inferior. There is a particularly embittered hatred towards black people linking back to slavery, but also an increasing hatred towards Hispanics as that group has grown due to migration.
Unsurprisingly, given the long-standing affinity with Nazi ideology, Jews are also hated. A commonly held belief is that the US government is controlled by Jews, denoted by the acronym ZOG, which stands for Zionist Occupied Government.
Online extremist networks have erupted with news of the shooting. One thread on the major white-supremacist forum Stormfront had over 140,000 views. Users expressed a variety of opinions, but the majority used racist language and were insulting towards the dead. Pejorative and offensive racial terms were used, with some describing the gunman as a hero.
Others criticised the deaths of churchgoers and argued that the bad publicity would damage their cause. However, there was little regret for the actual loss of life.
There are also claims that the attack is a Jewish conspiracy designed to discredit white supremacist causes.
Reliable data is hard to come by, as you would expect from a mostly underground culture. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) tracks extremist groups across the US - the majority of which are white supremacist - and estimates there were 784 active groups in 2014. In South Carolina, there were 19 groups, including the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and the League of the South.
The white supremacist next door
Analysts and law enforcement officials point towards the rising threat of "anti-government terrorists". They are individuals on the far right who believe in extreme political conservatism and see the American government as an oppressor, but more often than not this is tied to hatred of black people and anti-Semitism.
Last year, a survey of 382 law enforcement agencies found that "74% reported anti-government extremism as one of the top three terrorist threats in their jurisdiction."
Several studies have found that home-grown extremism attacks are far more common than the more widely publicised "jihadist" attacks.
Since 9/11, right-wing extremists attacks average 337 per year compared with nine per year by Muslim Americans. Other studies using different methodology also show significantly more far-right than jihadist attacks. The University of Maryland found 65 attacks by right-wing extremists compared with 24 by Muslim extremists.
To give a sense of how diverse the threat is, the FBI has even warned that law enforcement may be infiltrated by the far right.
White supremacy has increasingly splintered over the years. Now the major threat is believed to be posed by "lone wolves". This phenomenon is believed to have been encouraged by the internet, allowing loners to talk to others with similar beliefs.
In 2009, the Department of Homeland Security said "that white supremacist lone wolves pose the most significant domestic terrorist threat," highlighting the difficulty posed in tracking individuals working alone.
A study by the SPLC found that in the past six years, "74% of the more than 60 incidents examined were carried out, or planned, by a lone wolf, a single person operating entirely alone".
One notable recent attack was the murder of six people at a Wisconsin Sikh temple by Michael Page in 2012.
No. America's most infamous racist organisation that terrorised black Americans for much of the 20th Century is a pale shadow of what it was. The organisation never recovered from internal power struggles and heavy FBI infiltration of the 1970s. The Anti-Defamation League estimates that there are 35 Klan groups left in the US, but many of those are run by just a solitary member.
It is still estimated there are over 5,000 KKK members but they are split into small local organisations using Klan as some part of their name. The organisation's real power is symbolic. Its iconic white hood remains a recruitment badge for white supremacists.
Although a disparate group of individuals, neo-Nazi ideology is common among white supremacists. Besides swastikas, the number 88 is used as a hidden Nazi symbol. H is the 8th letter in alphabet so 88 = HH = Heil Hitler.
The photograph Dylann Roof used on his Facebook profile page showed him wearing the flags of countries with a history of racial segregation. The flag of the former British colony Rhodesia, which is now known as Zimbabwe and apartheid-era South Africa. Both nations are held up as racially segregated utopias within the white supremacy movement.
A new book claims the 1985 blaze was just one of at least nine fires at businesses owned or associated with the then chairman Stafford Heginbotham.
Sir Oliver Popplewell has stood by his verdict the fire, which killed 56 people, was an accident.
He said police should look at the other fires to see if they were "sinister".
The book's author Martin Fletcher lost three generations of his family in the fire.
Mr Fletcher, who was 12 at the time of the blaze, escaped from the stand at Valley Parade, but his father, uncle, grandfather and younger brother all died.
He claims to have uncovered evidence Mr Heginbotham was in dire financial trouble at the time.
Speaking to BBC Radio Leeds, Sir Oliver said: "I'm sorry to spoil what is obviously a very good story, I'm afraid is nonsense for many reasons."
The retired judge said the main flaw in the argument that the fire was arson was the stand involved had no insurance value because it was due for demolition.
He said the fire was examined by experienced and thorough investigators who found nothing suspicious. And he said no question of arson was ever raised in civil legal proceedings.
The Popplewell inquiry, held three weeks after the disaster, ruled the fire was started by a spectator dropping a cigarette which ignited into rubbish that had accumulated under an old timber stand.
Mr Fletcher, whose book is being serialised by the Guardian, said the inquiry did not look at the finances of Mr Heginbotham, who died in 1995.
The book does not make any direct allegations but Mr Fletcher says the chairman's history with fires, which he claims resulted in payouts totalling about £27m in today's terms, warranted further investigation.
Sir Oliver said although he could understand previous fires raising suspicions, the inquiry was conducted "perfectly properly".
However, he said the police should investigate the cause of the other fires allegedly connected to Mr Heginbotham.
Sir Oliver said: "I don't think it's going to affect what we decided but I think it is important from a public point of view that the police look at the other fires and see if there was anything sinister."
Det Supt Mark Ridley, of West Yorkshire Police's Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, said: "Should any evidence come to light which was not available to Her Majesty's Coroner at the original inquest, then we will consider its significance and take appropriate action."
The Northern Irishman, 21, dropped six shots in three holes on the back nine on his way to an eight-over-par 80 as Charl Schwartzel won the Green Jacket.
"I was still one shot ahead going into the 10th and then things went all pear-shaped after that," he said.
"I'll get over it. I'll have plenty more chances - I know that."
McIlroy then logged in to his Twitter account to add: "Well that wasn't the plan! Found it tough going today, but you have to lose before you can win. This day will make me stronger in the end.
"Oh and congratulations Charl Schwartzel!! Great player and even better guy! Very happy for him and his family!"
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McIlroy's disastrous round began with a bogey at the first and he followed that by almost leaving his ball in a fairway bunker on the par-five second when his shot thudded into the front lip.
Fortunately the ball bounced out but he found a greenside bunker with his next shot, only to get up and down for par.
Any thoughts that his good fortune would kick-start his round evaporated on the fifth when he dropped another shot to fall back to 10 under par.
McIlroy settled his nerves with a solid par on six and then drained a 20 foot putt on the seventh to return to 11 under par and a lead of one.
However, his Masters bid started to unravel on the 10th when his tee shot ricocheted way left off a tree and nestled between the cabins that separate the main course from the par-three course.
He hit a low hook back onto the fairway but then missed the green with his third shot, hit another tree with his fourth and finally chipped on with his fifth. Two putts later he was back at eight under par after a triple bogey seven.
McIlroy's nerves were further shredded by a three-putt on 11 and, after finding the heart of the green on the par-three 12th, he contrived to take four putts from inside 20 feet to plummet to five under par.
"I don't think I can put it down to anything else than part of the learning curve," he said. "Hopefully if I can get myself back into this position pretty soon I will handle it a little bit better.
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"It will be pretty tough for me for the next few days, but I will get over it - I will be fine.
"There are a lot worse things that can happen in your life. Shooting a bad score in the last round of a golf tournament is nothing in comparison to what other people go through.
"Getting applauded up onto the greens, I was almost a little embarrassed at some points. But the support I had here was fantastic and I really appreciate it.
"I can't really put my finger on what went wrong. I lost a lot of confidence with my putting, but I just hit a poor tee shot on 10 and sort of unravelled from there.
"I'll have plenty more chances I know and hopefully it will build a bit of character in me as well."
McIlroy was not alone in struggling with his putter on Augusta's famed tricky greens with England's Lee Westwood admitting frailties with the flat stick cost him dear.
The world number two, who finished runner-up to Phil Mickelson last year, picked up three shots on the front nine to move to six under par but any thoughts of a charge were ended when he double bogeyed the par-three 12th after hitting his tee shot into the water.
"I'm very very frustrated," he said. "I played tee to green like a man who should have won the tournament but I was abysmal on the greens.
"I went to the belly putter which I haven't used for six years but what's bugging me is that I can't hit the hole from four feet.
"I gave myself so many chances so to finish on five under is a killer."
Luke Donald ended the tournament as the highest-placed British golfer, jumping back above Mickelson to third in the world rankings after shooting a three-under-par final round 69 to end tied fourth on 10 under.
From start to finish I played nicely but I didn't take advantage of holes I should have done
However, the Englishman was left to rue a double bogey on 12, after also finding the greenside water, and a further dropped shot on the 17th as he finished four shots adrift of Schwartzel.
"It was, I imagine, one of the best Masters to watch," said Donald.
"Twelve was a killer for me, it was the one bad swing I made all day and I paid the penalty but I dug in deep and made some birdies [on 15, 16 and 18] but I came up short."
The 75th staging of the Masters proved to be another frustrating major for Ian Poulter who opened with a double bogey on his way to a one-under-par total for the tournament.
"I'm disappointed," he said after signing for a one-over-par 73.
"From start to finish I played nicely but I didn't take advantage of holes I should have done, namely [the par-fives] 13 and 15.
"I'm over par on those holes and it's taken me out of contention.
"I hit four perfect tee shots on 13 and never had more than a four iron into the green and on 15 I made two bogeys and that's just not good enough."
In contrast, Scotland's Martin Laird thoroughly enjoyed his final day at the 2011 Masters alongside Tiger Woods despite posting a one-over par 73 to drop back to three under.
"It doesn't get much better than that," he said. "I said to my caddie 'enjoy this walk as it's going to be a year until we're back'.
"Overall, what a great week. It is tough to say in words - the atmosphere was incredible [on Sunday].
"Tiger played well and it was fun to be out there. There's a lot of learning on this course and I can't wait to get back here next year."
The White House has cast a memo written by him on Tuesday as the impetus for the move.
But critics say the 52-year-old Harvard graduate, with a reputation as straight-shooting and non-partisan, has been sucked into providing cover for Mr Trump to push out a man he desperately wanted rid of.
Mr Comey was leading the FBI investigation into alleged Russian interference in the November presidential election, including whether there was co-ordination between the Trump campaign and Russia.
And Mr Rosenstein is overseeing that probe, because his own boss, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, has recused himself from it after a row over contacts with the Russian ambassador to the US.
Indeed, senior Democrats say they believe Mr Comey had approached the deputy attorney general to request more resources for the investigation just days before the memo was written - although the department of justice has dismissed this as "false".
Mr Rosenstein received overwhelming bi-partisan support when the Senate voted 94-6 in favour at his confirmation hearing in April.
Before that, he had served as Maryland's chief federal prosecutor under President George W Bush.
Unusually, he was kept on under President Barack Obama and became the longest-serving US attorney with a 27-year-long career spanning five administrations.
The former Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler described him in a recommendation letter in February as "totally by-the-book and completely apolitical".
And in that vein, Mr Rosenstein's memo comprises a litany of criticism over Mr Comey's failure to follow rules and procedures.
He said it was "wrong" of him to "usurp the attorney general's authority" in announcing his conclusion that the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails should be closed without prosecution.
And he said Mr Comey's decision to hold a press conference, where he "laid out his version of the facts for the news media as if it were a closing argument, but without a trial" was a "textbook example of what federal prosecutors and agents are taught not to do".
But Democrats - and others - say the Trump administration, which had previously praised Mr Comey's actions, is using the memo as a smokescreen.
Former Deputy Attorney General Donald Ayer, who was quoted in the memo, described the "firing based it seems entirely on Comey's mishandling of the Clinton investigation" as "a sham".
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"The deputy [attorney general] should realise that his correct assessment of those mistakes is now being used to justify firing for a very different reason," he said in a statement.
So did President Trump ask Mr Rosenstein specifically to investigate Mr Comey's conduct?
When White House press secretary Sean Spicer was asked, he initially said "it was all him" - of Rosenstein - but then corrected himself.
"I guess I shouldn't say that.... no-one from the White House. That was a DOJ [Department of Justice] decision," he said.
However, the Washington Post, citing unnamed White House officials, says Mr Trump called Mr Sessions - an ally of his - and Mr Rosenstein to a meeting on Monday and told them to explain in writing the case against Mr Comey.
Former justice department official Eric Columbus is among those noting that Mr Rosenstein stopped short of specifically recommending that Mr Comey be fired.
He suggested on Twitter that Mr Rosenstein "thought Comey screwed up but didn't want him fired with Russia investigation pending... yet Sessions wanted a memo on Comey's sins, and Rosenstein felt he had to oblige his boss."
The deputy attorney general must now decide what to do about growing demands from Democrats - and an unusually direct approach from the New York Times editorial board - to appoint an independent special prosecutor to investigate the Russia allegations.
Whatever the inside story, it all renders somewhat ironic another line in Mr Gansler's recommendation letter for Mr Rosenstein.
"Rod understands the importance of staying out of the political limelight."
The decision means that terror charges have been dropped against all nine of the so-called Zone 9 bloggers, after five were cleared and released in July.
Their case inspired a sustained online campaign for their release by activists in Ethiopia and beyond.
Ethiopia has frequently been criticised for its record on human rights.
The Zone 9 website had carried pieces critical of the government.
Three of those cleared are expected to be freed from custody on Friday, AFP news agency reports.
Befeqadu Hailu, one of the four acquitted of terrorism charges, still faces charges of inciting violence Ethiopian human rights activist Mesfin Negash, who has been in touch with the bloggers' families, told the BBC.
The courtroom was crowded with friends and family, with many crying as charges were dropped, AFP reports.
Forward Paea, 31, returns having spent two years with the club after joining from cross-city rivals Hull KR in 2014.
Faraimo, 27, played for the USA at the 2013 World Cup and began his NRL career the following year with Parramatta.
"They're two quality additions," head coach Lee Radford said.
Challenge Cup holders Hull FC, who face Wigan in the final of the competition on 26 August after beating Leeds 43-24 in Saturday's semi-final, take on Salford Red Devils their opening Super 8s game on Friday.
Radford said the club has tried "on a few occasions" to recruit Faraimo.
"We were in for him when we signed Mahe Fonua, but he ended up going to Parramatta," Radford said. "I'm over the moon to have finally got him.
"Mickey is someone who knows the squad really well and Bureta will add a lot too."
Mr Kiir is scheduled to sign a deal to end months of brutal civil war later on Wednesday, although his spokesman said he still had "reservations".
Rebel leader Riek Machar signed it last week but Mr Kiir refused.
Fighting between forces loyal to the two men has displaced over 2.2 million people.
In a Security Council briefing, the UN's humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien warned conditions were deteriorating, saying he heard multiple accounts of atrocities, including people being burned in their homes.
"The scope and level of cruelty that has characterised the attacks against civilians suggests a depth of antipathy that goes beyond political differences," he said.
Afterwards, the current president of the Security Council, Nigerian Ambassador Joy Ogwu, said the council was united over South Sudan.
"We all agree on measures to be taken that anybody who is found culpable will be held accountable," she said.
A US-drafted resolution would impose an arms embargo and targeted sanctions, unless Mr Kiir signs.
The two sides have disputed the detail of the peace proposal, which would see Mr Machar return as vice-president.
South Sudan is the world's youngest country, becoming independent in 2011.
Several ceasefires have been agreed and broken since conflict broke out in 2013, after the president accused Mr Machar of attempting a coup.
Ch Insp Tim Frohwein, 48, went missing from his home in Buxton, Derbyshire, on November 2013 and his body was found in countryside nearby a week later.
An inquest heard he was stressed by work and found with pills and alcohol, but his cause of death was hypothermia.
Coroner Dr Robert Hunter recorded a verdict of misadventure, ruling he was caught out by fog and cold weather.
Giving evidence at Chesterfield Coroners Court last week, his wife Lesley said her husband had been "absolutely dreading" an upcoming work meeting.
"He was very sad, more sad than I had ever seen him," she said.
Dr Hunter noted the weather was below freezing when Mr Frohwein went missing and fog hampered the search.
He said: "Was he expecting to be rescued? Was it a cry for help?
"What he couldn't plan for was the weather."
In a statement, the family agreed with the view Mr Frohwein did not mean to kill himself as it was almost his youngest son's birthday and "our overriding sense is that he would never have wanted to miss that".
But they also criticised the inquest for not taking a broader look at his state of mind - and particularly his working life.
Dr Hunter said as he had ruled out suicide, there was no need to look further into this.
Future Conditional, which opened on Thursday, stars Welsh comedian Rob Brydon as an inspirational teacher.
It deals with middle class angst over school places, and the debate over public and private schools.
"I don't know if it's going to upset the critics," Warchus told the BBC.
"It's pretty bullish in the things it's got to say about privilege and private education and the Oxbridge system, but everybody from all different backgrounds come in for a beady stare by this play. It's a great leveller."
But, as it turns out, the reviews have been largely positive.
Awarding four stars, The Guardian said Tamsin Oglesby's new play "crackles with intellectual energy".
The Stage, also giving four stars, said Warchus had set out his Old Vic stall with "a big, ambitious piece of new writing".
The Mail, however, dubbed the play "simplistic tosh".
The opening night audience included former Labour leader Ed Miliband and actress Tamsin Greig.
Speaking after the performance, Warchus said: "I don't think all theatre should be about contemporary social issues, but some theatre has to be.
Brydon said he'd noticed the play was sparking debate.
"On one level it's a piece of entertainment but it's so much more - you go away and just want to talk about it."
He said he intended to invite his former drama teacher, Roger Burnel, from his days as a pupil at Porthcawl Comprehensive School in Wales.
"I'm still in touch with him, we're still very good friends - he was very inspirational for me."
Tara Hanley, a teacher with 18 years' experience in both the state and independent sector.
"Rob Brydon's performance was spot on. The play was very perceptive about the dynamics in a classroom where you have this constant bouncing back and forth between a teacher and 30 kids who want to participate and to get their own control.
"It captured the fun and the frustration of that.
"There are a lot of teachers who end up in acting and stand-up comedy. I think there is a huge similarity: To be a good teacher you have to be a good entertainer.
"Teachers will enjoy it because they will see things mirrored back at them. A lot of teachers will agree with the political ideology that lies behind it: There is a strong criticism of a middle class culture. The private system is clearly battered in this.
"A lot of public debate about education assumes that just because you've been to school you understand it. There are things that were shown in the play that fill in some of the gaps."
Future Conditional is at the Old Vic until 3 October
Popular anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny won the most votes in the three-day online poll.
Some 81,801 voters took part in the internet poll, electoral committee head Leonid Volkov said.
A total of 45 seats on the Coordinating Committee for the anti-Putin foes were contested by more than 200 candidates.
Mr Navalny said the poll would clarify "which people, which methods and which ideology have the most support".
Announcing the results on satellite and internet TV channel Dozhd, committee organiser Leonid Volkov said the number of votes "didn't let us set the world record for secured verified internet votes, but still it is a very good and interesting figure".
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Novelist and columnist Dmitry Bykov came second in the vote, ahead of opposition leader and former chess champion Garry Kasparov.
Another key winner was TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak with Ilya Yashin, leader of activist group Solidarity, also doing well.
Among other known opposition leaders selected were the leader of the Left Front movement, Sergei Udaltsov, and a former vice-premier under Boris Yeltsin, Boris Nemtsov.
The electorate is only a tiny fraction of Russia's voters.
Although the vote was internet-only, the organisers set up a few polling stations in Moscow and elsewhere to enable voters without web-access to take part in the poll.
Voters were allowed to vote for a number of candidates from the field of 209. The 45-member council was to be comprised of 30 from a general list and five each from separate nationalist, liberal and left-wing lists.
The opposition hopes the event will reinvigorate a movement that staged large-scale protests last winter, posing a serious challenge to Mr Putin.
While the Russian authorities are largely ignoring the ballot, attacks on candidates in the pro-Putin media and apparent cyber strikes on the ballot's website - which could not be accessed at times on Saturday morning - suggested that Kremlin supporters were not indifferent.
Voting was extended into Monday because the website had been hacked.
Organising committee officials said the vote had also been disrupted in the industrial town of Chelyabinsk in the Urals, because of a search by agents from the Federal Security Service (FSB).
The organisers emphasised that a large proportion of the votes cast were outside Moscow. However, interest in the vote outside the capital has been limited by the lack of coverage in state media.
Although tens of thousands of demonstrators took part in opposition demonstrations in several Russian cities last month, the rallies have failed to attract the large numbers seen late last year.
Opposition figures have also come under increasing pressure from the authorities, with Sergei Udaltsov under investigation after a pro-Kremlin TV channel linked him to an alleged plot to incite mass riots.
Robert Stratton, 43, denies murdering David Sorrie and Julie McCash in the city's Drumlanrig Drive on 26 February.
He is also accused of the attempted murder of Wendy McKinney on the same date and assaulting his partner Lee Kinney to her injury.
A special defence of self defence was lodged during a hearing at the High Court in Glasgow.
Judge Lord Burns fixed trial for 13 September in the High Court in Edinburgh.
The 38-year-old former Watford, West Bromwich Albion, Bolton Wanderers and Leeds United defender was without a club when he first arrived at St Andrew's on a one-month trial in 2012.
But he has now been offered the chance of a sixth successive season for Blues.
The new contract again offers Robinson a chance to work on the coaching side.
He has already worked with the club's youngsters at Academy, Under-18 and Under-21 level, and last season assisted senior professional development coach Richard Beale with the club's Under-23s.
Robinson will be suspended for the start of next season, having been banned for three games for kicking out at Aston Villa captain James Chester in Redknapp's first game in charge.
He missed Blues' last two games, in which they avoided relegation from the Championship, after which Redknapp agreed to continue as manager.
Former England Under-21 international Paul Robinson began his career with his home-town club Watford.
He first arrived in the Midlands when he was signed by Gary Megson for West Bromwich Albion in 2003.
After six years at The Hawthorns, a season-long loan move to Bolton Wanderers was made permanent in 2010.
But he was released two years later, finishing the season on loan with Leeds United, before joining Blues as a free agent in September 2012.
He has now made 171 appearances for Birmingham, scoring four times, three of them in the space of eight games in 2015-16, having previously gone almost two years without a goal.
As well as Robinson, Blues are still waiting on decisions from several of their young squad players, keeper Jake Weaver, defenders Daniel Cleary, Wes Harding and Dominic Bernard, as well as strikers Wes McDonald, Beryly Lubala and Kyle McFarlane.
But previous manager Gianfranco Zola had already told several other young players that they would not be kept on prior to the end of the season.
They have let go goalkeeper Josh Tibbetts, who has since joined Peterborough United, winger Koby Arthur, defenders Noe Baba and Logan Kwiecien, goalkeeper Josh Tibbetts, striker George O'Neill, and midfielders Charlee Adams and Charlie Cooper, the son of former Blues player Mark and grandson of ex-Blues manager Terry Cooper.
Midfielder Reece Brown was also released before signing for Football League new boys Forest Green.
But Blues' first-choice keeper Tomasz Kuszczak and defender Jonathan Grounds, and fellow keepers Adam Legzdins and Connal Trueman have all signed deals. And the re-signing of Craig Gardner from West Bromwich Albion was automatically triggered at the end of the season.
Instead of offering solutions to issues such as falling wages and underfunded public services, Mr Trump has only blamed others, Mr Corbyn said.
He accused the Tories of being like Mr Trump by offering "slogans, but not solutions for most people in Britain".
The Conservatives said Labour was "out of step" with "ordinary people".
In a speech to the Labour South East Regional Conference, Mr Corbyn described Mr Trump's shock election victory over Hillary Clinton as a "global wake-up call".
Mr Corbyn said millions of people in the US and UK feel "left behind" and "marginalised" by the current economic system - something Mr Trump had tapped into during the election campaign.
"There is deep anger at a political elite that doesn't listen," he said.
"But instead of offering real solutions or the resources to make them work, he offered only someone to blame - everyone that is apart for those actually responsible for the broken economy or the failed political system.
"That's Trump in his election campaign in the USA. Now cross that Atlantic to here. The Tories do exactly the same."
The Labour leader said the US and UK electorate both feel left behind by a economic system that makes them work harder while rewarding a small elite.
He told supporters the UK will be unable to "take back control" by simply leaving the EU and instead needed to "take on corporate vested interests".
The Conservatives have "opened the door to UKIP and fanned the flames of fear", he added.
"Theresa May as home secretary fed the idea that immigration was the real problem, made promises she knew she couldn't deliver about slashing numbers," he said.
"And she whipped up hate with those notorious go home vans. No wonder she didn't even temper her welcome to Donald Trump.
"She has used the same strategy herself - if delivered with a more refined voice."
A Conservative spokesman said: "Jeremy Corbyn presides over a Labour Party that is divided, divisive and utterly out of step with the concerns of ordinary working people.
"Labour would bankrupt our country like they did last time, erode our armed forces, making us less safe - and they also don't think there should be any limits on immigration at all."
One thing is for sure - he is the biggest story in Northern Ireland right now.
The BBC broadcaster is splashed across the front pages of Thursday's papers after his salary was revealed.
He could take home as much as £499,999, making him the top-earning presenter at BBC Northern Ireland, and the papers give more than a dozen pages between them to discussing the sum.
The Daily Mirror runs an "exclusive" saying that the north Belfast man has turned down an offer of £1m from a rival commercial broadcaster.
The two-year contract would've allowed him to cut his workload by half but would've doubled his money, the paper reports.
An unnamed friend of the TV and radio presenter tells the paper why he turned it down, saying: "His ambition was always to work for the Beeb and for now it still is.
"But he's not daft - the doors to other opportunities are never closed."
Nolan himself confirms to the News Letter that he has rejected more lucrative offers of work from other companies because the BBC offers a "very special platform".
"I don't want to come across as arrogant but the factual position is I have been offered more money for less work," he says, adding that he won't elaborate on other approaches "because it would break confidences".
In its editorial, the paper says many people will be "outraged" by the size of his salary but plenty of others "will think he is worth it".
"Mr Nolan maddens listeners and viewers as much as he delights them, but the simple fact is that he has transformed that mid-morning Radio Ulster slot and made it one of the most popular shows in the history of the station," it says.
"Mr Nolan is such a colourful personality that when he is off his radio show it loses some of its edge."
Flick through the Belfast Telegraph and you'll find a full five pages, plus two opinion pieces on BBC pay-packets, with much of the focus on Nolan.
Claire McNeilly delves into his background, saying his success has been a "classic rags to riches story".
"Lest we forget, this particular fat cat who got the cream was once an impoverished little kitten," she writes, explaining that the "wee boy from the Shankill" was the "son of a man who earned a pittance working in a factory for 40 years".
And she adds: "Just as Queen aren't really Queen without Freddie, ditto The Nolan Show without Nolan."
That's enough Nolan for now... how about a bit of bonfire controversy instead?
Yes, it's been the hot topic for a few weeks now and it's taken a new twist.
The Irish News leads with a story about residents' anger over a republican pyre being built next to their flats and a children's nursery in the New Lodge in north Belfast.
Sinn Féin councillor JJ Magee says the anti-internment bonfire is "making their lives a misery".
It is a "constant cast-and-mouse game" with the bonfire builders, who he says are an "antisocial element within the community".
The worries come after windows in a block of apartments in south Belfast was cracked by the heat of a loyalist bonfire last week.
And the paper also reports on a meeting of that block's residents and politicians on Wednesday night over who will pay for the damage.
It says Democratic Unionist Party representatives didn't attend, although on MLA Christopher Stalford said he wasn't invited.
Green Party MLA Clare Bailey criticises the party, saying they "need to understand that every person in this building was put at risk."
Think we need a laugh to finish off, so who better to look to for that the the one and only Frank Carson?
The Belfast comic died in 2012 but he lives on through actor Dan Gordon, in his one-man show A Rebel Without A Pause, about the life and jokes of funnyman Frank.
Belfast Telegraph editor Gail Walker went to the Strand Arts Centre in Belfast to see the Gordon in action and she's reckons he's nailed it.
"This will be a classic production," she predicts, telling us that Gordon "never lets the pace drop or the mood darken."
"There could easily have been another 20 minutes of this wonderful Frank Carson reincarnation without exhausting the rapt attention of the audience."
Must be the way Dan tells 'em...
Dean Keates' side will travel to face local rivals Chester on Saturday 11 November with the return at the Racecourse on Saturday 10 March, 2018.
Wrexham face Barrow away on Boxing Day before hosting the same side on New Year's Day.
The Dragons close the regular season at the Racecourse against league newcomers AFC Fylde on 28 April. 2018.
"We couldn't have asked for anything more than the first game of the season being at home," said Keates.
"Hopefully it'll be a decent turn out and we can send the fans home happy on the opening day."
The new season will see the introduction of a change in the play-off system with six teams instead of four now contesting the second promotion place to the Football League.
Keates believes it will make the campaign more exciting.
"It'll open things up for a lot of teams now and they might have found a bit more revenue to try and push themselves towards those two extra spots," added Keates.
On Saturday, crowds were undeterred by a heavy presence of police who had called the protests illegal.
Protesters are angered by a $700m (£455m) payment made to Mr Razak's bank account from unnamed foreign donors.
He has denied any wrongdoing. He said protesters were tarnishing Malaysia's image.
Police estimated 25,000 people participated in Saturday's demonstration, while Bersih - the pro-democracy group behind the rally - said 200,000 took part at the peak.
Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad made a surprise appearance late on Saturday, telling the cheering protesters to "carry on". He has backed the calls for Mr Najib to quit.
The crowd thinned in the evening, but many slept out on the street in readiness for the second day.
The rally was scheduled to last until midnight on Sunday.
"Those who wear this yellow attire... they want to discredit our good name, scribble black coal on Malaysia's face to the outside world,'' national news agency Bernama quoted Mr Najib as saying.
The main accusation against the prime minister is that he took $700m from the indebted 1MDB, which he established in 2009 to try to turn Kuala Lumpur into a financial hub.
Cabinet ministers have said the money transfers were "political donations" from unidentified Middle Eastern sources, and that there was nothing improper. No further details have been given.
Why Malaysians are disillusioned with Najib Razak
• The 1Malaysia Development Berhad state investment fund was established under Prime Minister Najib Razak in 2009 to transform Malaysia into a high-income economy.
• Critics say the fund overpaid for many of its investments and spent millions on fees to investment bank Goldman Sachs
• It began attracting attention at the end of 2014 when it started missing payments to creditors. It later emerged that the fund was mired in $11bn (£7bn) of debt.
• Mr Najib has been accused of taking $700m from the fund - a charge which he has denied.
• Malaysia anti-corruption commission said it had verified that the money was a donation from unnamed foreign donors.
Read more: 1MDB, the case that's riveting Malaysia
Ranjit Singh Power disappeared on a business trip to the Punjab region in May and a taxi driver confessed to his murder, local police said.
His family claims others were involved.
Earlier this month a body found in an Indian river was initially thought to be that of Mr Power but DNA and dental analysis ruled out this possibility.
Mr Power's body has still not been traced.
Updates from this story and more from the Black Country
Amrik Singh Power said he believed people with information about what had happened to his brother had yet to contact police.
He said: "What I can't understand is, out of the vast amount of friends and business associates that my brother had, why people aren't standing by me and wanting to come forward."
Mr Power's 82-year-old mother, Gurjit Kaur Power, said she was lost without her son, who she called by the pet name Rana.
She travelled to India with her son Amrik in order to speak to police and "kick-start" the investigation.
"The police were helpful, they said not to worry. But how can I not worry?
"I did it because I want justice for my son - if he gets justice, my heart will be at peace," Mrs Power said.
Ranjit Singh Power, who owned The Ramada Park Hall Hotel in Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton, was last seen at an airport in Amritsar, Punjab, on 8 May.
His family reported him missing after he did not contact them for a week.
Sukhdev Singh, a taxi driver, confessed to killing the 54-year-old and divers found a body in a canal in Ropar District.
The body was flown to Wolverhampton after a family friend who identified the body said it was the right height and wore "exactly the same bangle" as the businessman.
The Black Country coroner's office said DNA tests and dental records had proved "beyond doubt" that the body was not that of Mr Power.
West Midlands Police are now liaising with police in India in an attempt to identify the body.
"If we exhaust all avenues, the body will be recorded as 'unknown', an inquest will be opened and social services will deal with it," the coroner's officer said.
West Midlands Police said Mr Power's murder investigation was being led by Indian police but the force was ready to assist if a request was made.
Leonardus Bijlsma, 55, and Dennis Vogelaar, 28, who had fake paramedic uniforms, were arrested in Smethwick in June, Birmingham Crown Court heard.
Drugs valued at £420m were imported, the court heard, which could have sold for four times more if cut into wraps.
The two Dutch nationals deny conspiracy to smuggle Class A drugs into the UK.
Robert Davies, opening the case for the prosecution, alleged the two men were part of a "lucrative criminal conspiracy" to sneak hauls of drugs into the UK.
The ambulance trips had been "going for weeks and months," he said.
He told the jury the operation, fronted by a bogus ambulance company in the Netherlands, may have seen "top-quality" class A drugs valued at up to £420m reach the UK, via the Channel's ferry ports.
When the high-purity drug packets were cut down to wraps, the cash value could increase four-fold to a "staggering" amount, he said.
In separate smuggling runs, the Crown alleged the accused may have used "fake patients" to strengthen their story.
"Between the vehicles, at least 45 trips can be shown to have been made in 14 months, with the final trip in June," Mr Davies said.
Mr Davies said Mr Bijlsma and Mr Vogelaar were part of a team carrying a letter purporting to be from a Dutch patient who was being taken to a London hospital for treatment.
Their ambulance was seized by National Crime Agency (NCA) officers and found to contain neatly-stacked packets of class A drugs, including ecstasy tablets valued at £60,000, behind metal-riveted panels, the court heard.
Also concealed, in colour-coded parcels was 193kg of "top quality" cocaine with a street value of more than £30m and 74kg of heroin, the jury heard.
Mr Davies described it as "an absolutely enormous amount of class A drugs".
"In truth, the ambulance was rammed with drugs," he said.
Mr Bijlsma, of Hoofddorp, and Mr Vogelaar, of Vijfhuizen, deny conspiracy to smuggle class A drugs into the UK, between April 2014 and summer 2015.
Mr Davies said Mr Vogelaar drove the ambulance to the UK, via Harwich, with a male passenger the night before they met Mr Bijlsma - who had used a car to get to the UK - and another man, in Smethwick on 16 June.
"The ambulance men got out and walked up to Mr Bijlsma, and they all shook hands," he said, adding at that moment the NCA officers swooped on the four men.
The two other detained men, Olof Schoon, 38, and 51-year-old Richard Engelsbel, were not in the dock because they had admitted conspiracy to import class A drugs, Mr Davies told the court.
Schoon, director of Dutch-based Schoon Ambulance Company, was described by prosecutors as "the central player".
The trial continues.
The striker picked up Michael Coulson's pass and fired in a low shot from close range to give the Minstermen the lead.
Jayden Stockley came close to equalising for the visitors minutes later but his header hit the cross bar.
Fewster won a scramble on the edge of the box to double York's lead after the break, as the home side registered back-to-back victories.
York City manager Jackie McNamara told BBC Radio York:
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"I thought it was a hard work performance. They caused us problems. They're a good side.
"But I'm delighted with all three points, the two goals and the clean sheet. It gives the defence a lot of confidence.
"We can play a lot better but credit to the way Exeter played the game."
In 2014 four people drowned in rivers at various spots in the city.
Volunteers on the York Rescue Boat were sent to King's Staith on Saturday evening but the men had left the water.
Police said both men, aged in their 20s, were arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly.
In May 2014, Dr Mandeep Ahluwalia was found in the River Ouse near St Peter's School playing fields in Clifton.
He was the fourth person to have died in a York river that year.
In January, 20-year-old student Megan Roberts drowned, also in the Ouse.
In March, Ben Clarkson, 22, drowned in the River Foss, while in April soldier Tyler Pearson, 18, drowned in the Ouse.
Ms Roberts, Mr Clarkson and Mr Pearson had all been on nights out with friends.
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The waterspouts happened about 1.5 miles off the coast of Dalian, in the north-east of the country.
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Outlets operate under tight Communist Party control. The opening-up of the industry has extended to distribution and advertising, not to editorial content. However, there is leeway for independent coverage that is not perceived as a threat to social stability or the Party.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has described President Xi Jinping as the "planet's leading censor and press freedom predator".
The Communist Party has taken repression "to new heights", the group said in its 2016 World Press Freedom Index. "Journalists were spared nothing, not even abductions, televised forced confessions and threats to relatives."
Beijing tries to limit access to foreign news by restricting rebroadcasting and the use of satellite receivers, by jamming shortwave broadcasts, including those of the BBC, and by blocking websites.
Overseas Chinese-language news outlets that are not state-owned are blocked in mainland China. However, international English language websites like the BBC are often available to view. But content that is contrary to Communist Party rhetoric is filtered and English-language news sites can be filtered at times of tension.
Fears that the media in Hong Kong would lose their independence when the territory reverted to Chinese control in 1997 have generally not been borne out. Hong Kong still has editorially-dynamic media, but worries about interference remain.
TV is available in most homes and the sector is competitive, especially in cities. There are more than 3,300 local, regional and national TV channels.
State-run Chinese Central TV (CCTV) is China's largest media company. Its dominance is challenged by provincial TVs, which are on the air nationally via satellite. China is a major market for pay TV, which is almost entirely delivered by cable. All of China's 2,600-plus radio stations are state-owned.
There are around 1,900 newspapers. Each city has its own title, usually published by the local government, as well as a local Communist Party daily.
China spends hugely on TV, radio, online and press outlets targeted at international audiences, aiming to extend its political influence and boost its image. It is less keen to allow foreign players into the domestic market.
With 731 million users (China Internet Network Information Centre, CNNIC, January 2017), China has the world's largest internet-using population.
The CNNIC says 92.5% of China's online population can access the internet via a smartphone.
There are three powerful online giants, known collectively as "BAT": Baidu is the top search engine; e-commerce leader Alibaba has allied with Sina, which operates the Weibo microblog platform; and Tencent owns instant messenger WeChat.
Because of official censorship, Weibo is losing some of its appeal as a forum where relatively uncensored news can be shared.
WeChat, Tencent's take on the WhatsApp instant messenger, has more than 846 million monthly active users, making it the most popular social media platform in China.
China has the world's largest online video market. Streaming platforms, including market leader iQiyi, Youku Tudou and Sohu have a huge following and pose a challenge to traditional TV.
An extensive web filtering system, dubbed the "Great Firewall of China", blocks tens of thousands of sites using URL filtering and keyword censoring.
Thousands of cyber-police watch the web and material deemed politically and socially sensitive is filtered. Blocked resources include Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and human rights sites.
The use of circumvention tools, including virtual private networks (VPNs), became harder after China strengthened its firewall to allow it to intercept data traffic to and from individual IP addresses. This was coined the "Great Fire Cannon" when it came into effect in 2015.
South African Earle made contact with the eye area of Bath flanker Tom Ellis in the second half of the 38-3 loss.
The first game the 29-year-old will miss is the Pro12 home derby with Newport Gwent Dragons on 26 December.
Blues head coach Danny Wilson had stated he believed the contact was accidental.
Earle pleaded not guilty to the charge, but a disciplinary panel ruled he had committed the offence.
He - and tournament organisers - can appeal against the decision.
Earle is next free to play on Monday, 13 February, 2017.
Among the other cases to be heard on Wednesday, Worcester flanker Sam Betty will discover his fate after being sent off for striking an opponent during their Challenge Cup defeat by Newport Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade.
Fireworks lit the sky as membership became effective at midnight (22:00 GMT), with President Ivo Josipovic describing the event as historic.
It comes almost two decades after Croatia's brutal war of independence.
But correspondents say enthusiasm for the EU in the country has been dampened by the eurozone crisis, and Croatia's own economic problems.
By Guy DelauneyBBC News, Zagreb
Thousands of people were in Zagreb's main square for the accession ceremony.
They enjoyed performances ranging from traditional dance to hip hop - culminating in a stirring rendition of the EU anthem Ode To Joy at midnight, as Croatia officially became the 28th member state.
But the square was not as packed as it might have been, had accession taken place a few years ago. Economic crises at home and within the EU have made many Croatians ambivalent about membership.
Some said the plight of their fellow Balkan country - and now fellow EU member - Bulgaria made them worried about what might happen to Croatia. Others said the accession process had taken so long - almost a decade - that they no longer cared.
But other Croatians were more enthusiastic - especially those whose lives or businesses involve crossing borders. For them, EU membership should reduce paperwork and hassle - reason enough to celebrate.
Celebrations took place in the central square of Zagreb, with fireworks and music including Beethoven's Ode to Joy, the European anthem.
"Welcome to the European Union!" European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said in Croatian to the cheering crowd.
President Josipovic said it was "a great and joyful day for our homeland".
"This the day when we open a new chapter in the thick book of our history," he added.
Earlier he told a meeting of EU and regional leaders: "The accession of Croatia to the European Union is confirmation that each one of us belongs to the European democratic and cultural set of values."
Croatian officials then unveiled EU signs and removed customs posts at the borders with Slovenia, the first former Yugoslav republic to have joined the bloc, and with Hungary.
Croatia is the first new EU member since Bulgaria and Romania joined in 2007. It is 10 years since it applied.
Croatia's split from Yugoslavia triggered a 1991-1995 war to secure its independence.
But with one in five unemployed and Croatia's national debt officially classed as junk, some Croatians feel joining an economic bloc with its own serious troubles will do little to improve their prospects.
"Just look what's happening in Greece and Spain! Is this where we're headed?" asked pensioner Pavao Brkanovic in a market in the capital.
"You need illusions to be joyful, but the illusions have long gone," he told Reuters news agency.
Concerns about Croatian corruption and organised crime remain among some EU leaders, and Croatia will not yet join the single currency or the free-movement Schengen zone, where most EU citizens are not subject to passport checks.
Croatian olive growers gear up for EU challenge
But advocates of EU membership say despite this, their case remains a persuasive one.
Two-thirds of Croatians voted in favour of accession last year.
"It's important for us primarily for the long term guarantees of political stability and then everything else - the single market too," Croatia's First Deputy Prime Minister, Vesna Pusic, told the BBC.
The EU itself has given Croatia a clean bill of health - and praised reforms which improve the rule of law and tackle corruption.
It hopes the other countries of the former Yugoslavia will be encouraged to join - and secure long-term peace for an historically turbulent region, reports the BBC's regional correspondent Guy De Launey.
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Ben Butler, 36, told the Old Bailey he "panicked" and just laid on the floor after finding Ellie hurt in their home in Sutton, south west London.
Mr Butler did not call 999 and when his partner came home they spoke about his wrongful conviction for shaking Ellie as a baby and "how it would look".
He denies murder and child cruelty.
Mr Butler told the court he was having a "lazy day" with his daughter and had taken a nap before finding her lying in her room with her eyes wide open.
He told jurors he "dropped to his knees" but "didn't help the way I should have helped".
"I tried to shake her. She didn't respond to what I did. I tried to breathe in her mouth. It just took the wind out of my sails. I still don't know why I didn't do more," he said.
Mr Butler said he then went back downstairs "in shock" and had a lie down on the floor, where it took him "a while to get up".
The defendant then called his partner Jennie Gray, 36, and told her to come home - but did not tell her why.
The court has previously heard the pair did not call an ambulance for two hours after Mr Butler had first contacted Ms Gray.
When defence lawyer Icah Peart QC asked why he did not call an ambulance earlier, Mr Butler replied he was "panicking" and "not thinking straight".
"The one mistake leads to the next thing, to the next thing... Not doing the right thing leads to more problems," he said
He explained to the jury the pair discussed Mr Butler's previous wrongful conviction for shaking Ellie as a baby in 2007 and "how it would look".
"I thought 'oh, here we go again', I'm going to get blamed", he said.
Jennie Gray then called an ambulance and Ellie was rushed to hospital, where she was pronounced dead shortly afterwards.
She denies child cruelty but has admitted perverting the course of justice.
Earlier, Mr Butler admitted he had been violent towards his partner.
"Over the years we have had a lot of tension over a lot of things," he said.
Asked if he ever hit his daughter, Butler said he only ever "tapped her bum".
The trial continues.
Konta, showing no sign of the health issues that affected her during the second round, brushed aside the Swiss 24th seed in 52 minutes.
The 25-year-old, ranked 13, reached the fourth round last year and made the Australian Open semi-finals in January.
Fellow Briton Kyle Edmund also reached the last 16 by beating John Isner.
Edmund, one of three British men in the third round, overcame the big-serving American in four sets and will face Novak Djokovic in the last 16.
Konta served with pace and accuracy from the start to keep 19-year-old Bencic on the back foot and a run of seven unanswered games gave her complete control.
She did not give away a single break point, won 19 out of 20 points on her first serve and hit 29 winners to her opponent's nine.
"I feel overwhelmingly happy," said Konta, who faces Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova in the next round.
"I felt I did a good job playing the match at hand and I focused all my energies into this match. I was happy how I dealt with things."
Konta had collapsed on court in her previous match and needed almost 15 minutes of treatment before feeling able to continue.
"I'm still recovering in every way," she added. "I think it was quite a traumatic experience. I'm just still working on getting better."
Sevastova, ranked 48 in the world, beat French Open champion Garbine Muguruza in the second round before overcoming Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko 6-4 6-1 in the third.
If Konta comes through, she will face either Madison Keys or Caroline Wozniacki for a place in the semi-finals.
GB Davis Cup captain Leon Smith on Radio 5 live sports extra
Johanna Konta has every shot needed and can definitely challenge for Grand Slam titles. It's not just her ranking, it's who she beats that makes you think that.
She creates good speed on the ball herself but she can cope with power and the ball that comes to her at pace. She has good racquet control, quick feet and good balance, and is keeping the momentum going from last year.
American eighth seed Keys claimed a dramatic 7-5 4-6 7-6 (7-3) win over a tearful Naomi Osaka of Japan.
Leading 5-1 in the final set and on the cusp of the biggest victory of her career, 81st-ranked Osaka crumbled as Keys took the next five games en route to a victory that left her 18-year-old opponent fighting back tears.
"This is the greatest comeback of my career, hands down," said Keys.
Two-time US Open runner-up Wozniacki, now ranked 74, beat Monica Niculescu 6-3 6-1.
It is the first time since January the Dane has won three matches at the same tournament.
Petra Kvitova made the last 16 by beating Elina Svitolina 6-3 6-4 and will face either second seed Angelique Kerber or CiCi Bellis next.
Roberta Vinci, the Italian seventh seed and runner-up to compatriot Flavia Pennetta in 2015, overcame Carina Witthoeft 6-0 5-7 6-3.
The 33-year-old Vinci will meet Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine for a quarter-final place.
Tsurenko, the world 99, made the last 16 at a Grand Slam for the first time by beating 12th seed Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 3-6 6-3 6-4.
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Kock, 26, has won two caps for the Springboks and joins from Super Rugby side Stormers on a two-year deal.
Maitland moves to Allianz Park from relegated London Irish and has agreed a "long-term contract" with Sarries.
The 27-year-old, who can also play at full-back, has featured 21 times for Scotland since his debut in 2013.
"We identified Vincent as a player who could make a significant contribution to the squad at tight-head and he is a player with huge potential," Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall said.
"Sean is a highly experienced and proven international three-quarter, and we believe that he will flourish here.
"Both players are exactly the kind of characters we think will thrive in our environment, and we are confident they will become key players."
It has also suspended one of the bus services that link India and Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
Two Indian and two Pakistani soldiers have been killed in the last week near the Line of Control dividing Kashmir.
On Friday, India's defence minister also said ceasefire violations had become a "matter of serious concern".
"This kind of occasional ceasefire violations and firing is a serious concern, because even though violence level in Kashmir has come down compared to the past, infiltration attempts are increasing," AK Antony told the Press Trust of India news agency.
Q&A: Kashmir dispute
He said India was "closely monitoring" developments and its troops were "on alert".
Claimed by both countries, Kashmir has been a flashpoint for over 60 years. Exchanges in the disputed area are not uncommon but rarely result in fatalities.
Correspondents say the Pakistani and Indian governments have been trying to strike a balance between appearing firm and de-escalating tensions.
But this recent spate of skirmishes has plunged the uneasy neighbours into what could be the worst crisis in relations since the Mumbai attacks of 2008.
On Friday morning, India's army said there had been a fresh exchange of fire with Pakistani troops but no casualties were reported.
It came a day after Pakistan said one of its soldiers had been killed by "unprovoked" firing by Indian troops in the Battal sector of Kashmir.
Two Indian newspapers have suggested that the Indian army may have provoked the recent clashes.
The reports say Indian commanders breached a ceasefire accord by ordering new observation posts on the Line of Control after a 70-year-old woman crossed it unhindered last year.
After a series of isolated incidents, a Pakistani soldier was killed on 6 January in a border skirmish. Then two Indian soldiers were killed in an alleged Pakistani border attack days later. Indian officials said one of the soldiers was beheaded.
Pakistan denies Indian accounts of what happened, and the Indian army has denied any provocative actions.
India suspended a peace process with Pakistan following attacks by Pakistan-based militants in Mumbai in 2008. Negotiations resumed in February last year.
Thousands of people have been killed in Indian-administered Kashmir since an armed revolt against Indian rule erupted in 1989. There has been a ceasefire in Kashmir since late 2003.
Last month, India and Pakistan signed an agreement to ease visa restrictions on travel for some citizens.
The 52-year-old ex-Sheffield United and Leeds defender arrived in May 2013.
He took interim charge after former bosses Sean O'Driscoll and Steve Cotterill both departed, and had been working under current head coach Lee Johnson since February 2016.
Head of scouting Des Taylor has also left, with U23 coach Jamie McAllister promoted to the first-team setup.
Taylor, who only arrived in April 2016, and Pemberton leave with the club in 22nd following one win from 16 league games.
In November, Dean Holden was named as assistant head coach to work alongside Pemberton.
Since then, the Robins endured a new club record run of eight consecutive league losses, prompting owner Steve Lansdown to declare his "full support" for Johnson.
BBC Radio Bristol sports editor Richard Hoskin
"Speculation that John Pemberton was leaving Ashton Gate had been doing the rounds in the city for the past 24 hours, and the general feeling is that fans are sad to see him go.
"He's been at the club since 2013, assisting Steve Cotterill during a hugely successful promotion campaign in 2015. And, when Cotterill left the club, Pemberton won many admirers for the way he steadied the ship while they searched for his replacement.
"This won't help lift the mood of supporters, who have watched their side win only two of their past 21 league matches ahead of the Norwich match.
"Bristol City's Championship status is in severe jeopardy, and 'bad news' stories like this can't help the cause."
The injured teenager was discovered in Water Lane, Watford, at about 14:30 BST on Monday.
An air ambulance was sent to the flats but the boy was pronounced dead on the fifth floor.
Hertfordshire Constabulary said no arrests been made in connection with the death, which is being treated as "suspicious".
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The cause of the boy's death has not been confirmed and a post mortem examination will be carried out, the force added.
A police spokeswoman said she could not comment on the nature of the boy's injuries or whether a murder inquiry had been opened.
"The incident is currently being treated as suspicious and investigations continue to establish the circumstances around what happened," she added.
The East of England Ambulance Service sent two ambulances but despite the efforts of paramedics "the patient went into cardiac arrest" and "was pronounced dead at the scene".
"Our thoughts are with all of those involved at this time," a spokesman added.
The pair are "armed and dangerous" and are thought to have helped Abdeslam travel to Hungary in September.
Investigators say Abdeslam may have driven the suicide bombers at the Stade de France to their target on the night of the Paris attacks.
The assaults on 13 November left 130 people dead and more than 350 wounded.
Abdeslam was stopped at the Hungary-Austria border in September accompanied by two men with fake IDs bearing the names Soufiane Kayal and Samir Bouzid, Belgian police said.
"The Federal Prosecutor's Office and the investigating judge wish to appeal to the public again to look out for two new suspects the investigators are actively searching for," the prosecutor's statement said.
Abdeslam's precise role in the attacks remains unclear. There are suggestions he was meant to carry out a suicide attack on the night but decided against it.
Belgium has also issued an international arrest warrant for another suspect, 29-year-old Mohamed Abrini, who was driving the car in which Abdeslam was a passenger when it stopped at a petrol station in Ressons, on the motorway to Paris.
The name Soufiane Kayal was used to rent a house searched in November after the Paris attacks.
The identity card of Samir Bouzid was used to transfer money to Hasna Aitboulahcen, the cousin of attacks ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud, four days after the attacks, police said.
Both Aitboulahcen and Abaaoud were killed in a police raid on the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, along with a third, as-yet unidentified person.
Earlier on Friday, the Paris cafe La Bonne Biere became the first of the venues targeted during the co-ordinated assaults to reopen its doors.
Captain Mitchell passed away at a hospice in West Palm Beach, Florida, one day before the 45th anniversary of his Moon landing, his family said.
As part of the Apollo 14 mission in 1971, he spent more than nine hours on the Moon conducting experiments.
He said he had undergone an epiphany in space and in later life revealed a belief that aliens had visited Earth.
Mr Mitchell's mission to the Moon was the fourth in the US Apollo series, and the first to follow the ill-fated Apollo 13 which aborted its attempt to land after an oxygen tank explosion.
Mr Mitchell and his crewmate, another Navy officer, Captain Alan Shepard, made it safely to the lunar surface. Their landing site was the Fra Mauro Highlands, a hilly area that was the target of the failed Apollo 13 mission.
During their 33 hours at the site, the two astronauts collected 45kg (94lb) of Moonrock for examination back on earth and completed the longest moonwalk in history.
Capt Shepard also hit a golf ball he had stowed onboard for the purpose, reporting later that it travelled "miles and miles and miles" in the low lunar gravity. He later estimated it travelled up to 400 yards (365 metres) - still considerably further than his average Earthbound drive.
Mr Mitchell brought home more than just rocks from the Moon, telling reporters in the days after the mission that he said he had experienced an "epiphany" in space and returned with "an overwhelming sense of oneness, of connectedness".
Years later he wrote in his autobiography: "It occurred to me that the molecules of my body and the molecules of the spacecraft itself were manufactured long ago in the furnace of one of the ancient stars that burned in the heavens about me."
Mr Mitchell left Nasa in 1972 and set up the Institute of Noetic Sciences, which aimed to support "individual and collective transformation through consciousness research".
In 1974, he described his lunar epiphany to the New York Times: "It was a sense of the Earth being in critical condition, a recognition of the massive insanity which had led man into deeper and deeper crises on the planet.
"Above all, I felt the need for a radical change in our culture. I knew we were replete with untapped intuitive and psychic forces which we must utilise if we were to survive, forces that Western society had programmed us to disregard."
Mr Mitchell devoted much of his later life to studying the mind and unexplained phenomena. In 2008, he claimed that aliens had visited Earth and said he believed there was a government cover-up.
"I happen to have been privileged enough to be in on the fact that we've been visited on this planet and the UFO phenomena is real," he said in an interview with Kerrang Radio.
"It's been well covered up by all our governments for the last 60 years or so, but slowly it's leaked out and some of us have been privileged to have been briefed on some of it."
Asked about the astronaut's unorthodox opinions, Nasa said diplomatically: "Dr Mitchell is a great American, but we do not share his opinions on this issue."
Unlike his post-Nasa life, Mr Mitchell took a very traditional route to becoming an astronaut. He flew fighter jets for the Navy before becoming a test pilot - a profession from which many of the early Apollo crews were drawn.
He joined the astronaut corps in April 1966, five years before he went into space. Apollo 14 was his only spaceflight.
Of the 12 men who have set foot on the Moon, seven are still alive following Mr Mitchell's death, including Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong's crewmate on the first mission in 1969.
The 35-year-old Argentina defender was accused of 12 breaches relating to matches between 22 and 28 January 2016.
Demichelis, who is in France for City's Champions League quarter-final at Paris St-Germain on Wednesday, had until 17:00 BST on Wednesday to respond.
The FA will decide Demichelis' punishment, with potential sanctions ranging from a fine to a ban.
Rules introduced in the 2014-15 season prevent players and coaches from betting on any football activity worldwide.
There is no suggestion the charge related to any City games in which Demichelis has featured this season, nor any match he could have had any influence over.
Mr Rutte was taking on his main rival, the controversial populist Geert Wilders, in a TV debate ahead of Wednesday's election.
Mr Wilders has pledged to take the Netherlands out of the EU, close all mosques and ban the Koran.
Some opinion polls suggest his Freedom Party could win the most seats.
That would hand him the first run at forming a coalition government, but the other parties contesting the election have ruled out working with the Freedom Party, making that an unlikely scenario.
Monday's televised debate was the first head-to-head between the two frontrunners, after Mr Wilders refused to take part in several previous debates.
Armed police swarmed round the university corridors outside the auditorium. Geert Wilders' public appearances are rare and always considered high risk. Students acting up as ushers handed out ice-cream wafers as the audience flipped down their seats.
This was the first chance to see Rutte versus Wilders, live and face-to-face. The firebrand populist looked uncharacteristically anxious to start, as Mark Rutte laid into him with warnings about playing party politics with the country's future.
But Mr Wilders soon found familiar territory accusing the prime minister of caring more about asylum seekers than his own people.
As the audience filed out afterwards, one member, tall and blonde, a quintessential Dutchwoman told us she had been disappointed by the tone. She feared their self-serving barbs would only deeper the divisions which have come to characterise this campaign.
When I ask her what constitutes the oft-cited "Dutch identity" she tells me, "it used to be tolerance, freedom and equality - but these men don't represent those things".
Dutch ambassador barred by Turkey
The two men clashed over a recent diplomatic spat with Turkey, which followed Mr Rutte's decision to ban two Turkish ministers from addressing rallies in the country. In response, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the Netherlands of being "Nazi remnants".
Mr Wilders said at the debate that Mr Rutte should have immediately expelled the Turkish ambassador. "Otherwise we accept that we are being insulted and our police are being insulted too," he said.
Mr Rutte's reply - that the remark showed the difference between "tweeting from the sofa and governing the country" - won him a sustained round of applause.
With two days to go until the election, one poll cited by Reuters suggested the Turkey spat, and subsequent riots by ethnic Turks in Rotterdam, had given anti-immigrant parties a boost.
The poll put the Freedom Party in second place behind Mr Rutte's VVD party. General polls suggest a significant number of Dutch voters are yet to make up their minds, meaning the debate could carry weight.
Mr Wilders does not shy away from controversy. He has vowed to ban Muslim immigration, shut mosques, and tax women who wear the Muslim headscarf, and in February he said some Moroccans were "scum".
Two months ago he was convicted of hate speech in a trial over a promise to reduce the number of Moroccans in the country.
Mr Wilders is highly unlikely to be able to form a government and so become leader, but a win for his party would be significant in the first European general election since Mr Trump became president in the US.
It would also foreshadow next month's presidential election in France, where far-right, anti-EU contender Marine Le Pen has widespread support, and September's election in Germany, where another right-wing party, Alternative for Germany, is likely to win seats for the first time.
Ben Butler allegedly became "hostile" and "aggressive" toward officers after six-year-old Ellie Butler died in hospital in October 2013.
He "stared accusingly" at an officer collecting evidence, the jury was told.
The 36-year-old denies murder and a second charge of child cruelty.
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His partner Jennie Gray has pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice but denies a charge of child cruelty.
The Old Bailey heard the pair were reluctant to talk to police following the death of their daughter at St George's Hospital in Tooting.
PC Steve Stewart told the court: "I discovered them both to be hostile and unwilling to speak to police until the previous matter was known where they believed there had been a miscarriage of justice."
The court heard Mr Butler was convicted of harming Ellie in 2007 when she was six weeks old, but won an appeal and got his daughter back from foster care 11 months before her death.
He said accusations were made after she suffered a bleed on the brain and everything had got "twisted and turned", which made him "nervous" about talking to authorities.
"I went to court, jail, came out," he told the jury. "They found out it was a medical problem and a miscarriage of justice. I have nothing to hide but that's why I'm nervous."
According to an officer's notes, Mr Butler said on the day of Ellie's death he gave her some food before Ms Gray returned from work.
The next time he saw his daughter was when she was collapsed on the floor of her bedroom in Sutton, south-west London, the defendant claimed.
Following his arrest, Mr Butler was observed to quietly mutter to himself "I have done nothing wrong".
The trial was adjourned until Tuesday.
Fury took his unbeaten record to 24 with a technical knockout of Romania's Christian Hammer, whose corner threw in the towel after round eight.
The 26-year-old, who is the mandatory challenger for Klitschko's WBO world title belt, said: "I'm ready for him.
"I'm a much improved fighter and that's why I'm ready for Klitschko next."
Manchester fighter Fury, who is 6ft 9in and had a seven-inch height advantage, used his jab to great effect, before knocking Hammer over in round five with a thudding right hand to the top of the head.
The challenger was spared further punishment when his corner pulled out their man with him sat on his stool between the eighth and ninth rounds.
Fury added on BoxNation: "I'm here to entertain. I came here to box a very worthy opponent who was very tough.
"He took a lot of punishment and his corner knew they had to pull him out."
The teenager was struck at about 14:00 GMT on Thursday on Lakefield Road, at the junction with March End Road and Wednesfield Road, in Wednesfield.
West Midlands Police said the boy, from Bushbury, Wolverhampton, was taken to hospital but died of his injuries.
The driver of the car involved was taken to hospital and treated for shock. He is continuing to help police with their inquiries.
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Witnesses should contact West Midlands Police.
The mainland's benchmark Shanghai Composite was 1.3% down to 3,751.48 points.
The negative open comes after the index had seen strong volatility since the beginning of the week.
Traders appeared not to pick up on efforts by the central bank to provide more liquidity to stabilise markets.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index was also pulled lower, down 1.1% to 22,905.80 points.
Shares across the rest of Asia also fell on Thursday over worries about China's slowing growth and volatile equities.
The region's largest stock market, Japan's Nikkei 225 index was down 0.4% at 20,142.81 points.
On Wednesday, China's Shanghai Composite fell by 5% at first before recovering to close 1.2% higher.
Sentiment was also muted by the weak lead from Wall Street overnight where oil companies saw sharp declines after another drop in the price of crude.
The minutes from the July meeting of the US central bank, the Federal Reserve, also failed to inspire markets.
The minutes showed policymakers thought conditions for a US rate rise "were approaching", but there remained worries over inflation and the strength of the global economy.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 index dropped 1.1% to 5,318.80.
But there was better news for the country's national carrier, Qantas, which reported a return to full-year profit. Shares in the airline edged up by 0.7%.
In South Korea, the benchmark Kospi index fell 0.5% to 1,930.61 points.
As required by the constitution, Mr Buhari has written to MPs to say he is back in charge, he tweeted.
His absence caused concern and on getting back home he told dignitaries he had never before felt "so sick".
However, he made no disclosure as to the nature of the illness which had kept him away from his office.
The president appeared frail when on Friday he stepped off the plane which had brought him back from London.
He proceeded to deliver a nine-minute statement saying he deliberately came back towards the weekend "so I will continue to rest".
He said further medical checks would be required.
"I have resumed my functions as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with effect from Monday," a statement released by Femi Adesina, Mr Buhari's special adviser, quotes him as saying.
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo had been in charge throughout Mr Buhari's sick leave.
It was the second time in less than a year that Mr Buhari, who won elections in 2015, has sought medical assistance overseas.
Last June, he spent nearly two weeks, again in London, for treatment for an ear infection.
Exclusive authority for determining the case was held to rest with London's Investigatory Powers Tribunal.
Mr Duffy, 48, is challenging the government for allegedly refusing to guarantee his meetings with lawyers were not under covert surveillance.
He is one of three men facing trial on charges of being in an IRA grouping, and attempting to murder PSNI members.
They face further counts of possessing firearms and ammunition, and conspiracy to murder security force members.
The alleged offences are connected to a gun attack on a police convoy in north Belfast.
A PSNI Landrover and two accompanying vehicles came under fire on the Crumlin Road in December 2013.
Mr Duffy, from Lurgan, County Armagh, is charged along with Alex McCrory, 54, from Sliabh Dubh View in Belfast; and Henry Fitzsimons, 47, of no fixed address.
Separate legal proceedings were launched in an effort to gain assurances that the security services were not listening in to Mr Duffy's legal consultations.
He was said to have received satisfactory assurances from the Prison Service, Courts and Tribunal Service and the National Crime Agency.
But no such guarantee was given by the Home Office.
A panel of three senior judges had to first determine if they had authority to deal with the case, or if the issues should go before the Investigatory Powers Tribunal set up to monitor surveillance authorised under the 2000 Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA).
The tribunal sits as an independent court to decide on allegations of unlawful intrusion by public bodies and claims under the Human Rights Act.
Delivering judgment, Lord Justice Weatherup held that the proceedings were directed against the secretary of state as representative of the intelligence services.
He confirmed: "We are satisfied that the Divisional Court (of the High Court) does not have jurisdiction to hear this application for judicial review, and that exclusive jurisdiction lies with the Investigatory Powers Tribunal."
The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa) was passed 17 years ago to prevent terrorism and organised crime.
Stormont's Department for Communities told the Irish News it had used Ripa 591 times since April 2012.
A spokeswoman said the powers were only used "where necessary and within the parameters set down in law".
The law, dubbed the "snoopers' charter", has been used to detect littering and petty crime.
The Irish News obtained the figures though a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.
It reported the department had used the law to investigate fraudulent benefit claims, including exaggerated disabilities and those who apply for job seekers' allowance while in work.
The Irish News also reported that Stormont's Department for Infrastructure requested Ripa powers 132 times in the same period.
Since 2000, Ripa has been used by certain authorities to access the private phone and email records of people who are suspected of involvement in crime and anti-social behaviour.
Critics claimed the controversial law threatened civil liberties, but the government argued the measures were necessary to protect the public.
Confirming the figures, a spokeswoman for the Department for Communities told the BBC: "The powers within the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 are used for the purposes of preventing and detecting crime and the investigation and prosecution of benefit fraud cases.
"The use of any investigatory powers is strictly controlled and applied proportionately, only where necessary and within the parameters set down in law."
A spokesperson for the Department for Infrastructure told the Irish News that the Driver and Vehicle Agency primarily used Ripa to prevent personal injury compensation fraud and offences involving illegal taxis and buses.
It told BBC News NI it had not used any Ripa powers since May 2016.
Ripa has been recently overhauled and incorporated in the wide-ranging Investigatory Powers Act 2016.
The bill was granted Royal Assent in November and, for the first time, it allows the authorities to access internet browsing records.
A five-year plan to increase the budget by £8bn a year by 2020 was only set out last year, but now hospital bosses have warned that is not enough.
Chris Hopson, of NHS Providers, said the settlement needed to be redrawn.
However, the Department of Health said "tough economic decisions" had allowed it "to invest in our NHS".
It comes ahead of the Autumn Statement next Wednesday when ministers will set out their spending plans.
This will be the first time the government under Theresa May's leadership has outlined its priorities.
Mr Hopson criticised the way the current spending plans had been structured.
He pointed out the rise in spending was actually £4.5bn rather than £8bn when cuts to other budgets, including those for training staff and money for public health schemes such as stop smoking services, was taken into account.
He also said the extra demands being placed on hospitals, GPs and council-run care services had been underestimated, while the target to save £22bn in efficiencies by 2020 was "too ambitious".
"For all these reasons, there is now a clear and widening gap between what is being asked of the NHS and the funding available to deliver it," Mr Hopson said.
"We are therefore asking for a new plan for the rest of the parliament to finalise or confirm the NHS budget and honestly and realistically set out what can be delivered.
"If there are no changes to the money available we will need to set out what the NHS stops doing. Right now the service cannot deliver what is being asked of it on the current budget."
He said that could include longer waiting times, rationing of non-emergency care such as knee and hip replacements and fewer doctors and nurses.
Targets are already being missed in A&E and cancer care, while the waiting list for routine operations, such as knee and hip replacements, has hit 3.7m up from 3m two years ago.
But instead of prioritising hospitals, he said any extra money should be invested in GPs and council care services to try to stem the rising demands. He refused to say how much more the health service needed however.
Meanwhile, the campaign group Equality 4 Mental Health, headed by Tony Blair's former spin doctor Alastair Campbell, Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb and Conservative Andrew Mitchell, called for more to be done to make sure extra money got through to mental health.
The group - with the backing of nine former health secretaries - has said services are still being squeezed despite promises for care to be prioritised.
The scale of the problems the NHS is facing will also be made clear later on Friday when regulators release the half-year accounts for 2016-17.
Last year, hospitals and other NHS trusts overspent by £2.45bn.
An extra £1.8bn is being ploughed in this year to help them balance the books, but the accounts are expected to show a significant deficit was still accrued from April to September.
Sally Gainsbury, of the Nuffield Trust think tank, agreed there need to be a rethink on finances, saying a "long-term solution" was needed rather than the "sticking plaster" of the current plans.
But the Department of Health defended its record. "The government has taken tough economic decisions that have allowed us to invest in our NHS, which is meeting record patient demand while improving standards of care."
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Victoria Park is close to the George Best Belfast City Airport and planes fly directly overhead.
BBC News NI obtained the data through a freedom of information request to the Northern Ireland Environment Agency.
Belfast City Airport has said it has a legal obligation to control the number of greylag geese for safety reasons.
The eggs are destroyed through a process known as egg-pricking.
During this process the shell is pricked and injected with oil. This prevents the embryo from developing into a chick and hatching.
The parent geese continue to sit on the eggs and therefore will not lay any more.
The airport said the method was the most humane way to manage the population of geese, adding that no adult geese had been culled.
If a bird flies into a plane engine, it can damage the mechanics and a few planes have been brought down as a result of such bird strikes.
Green Party councillor Georgina Milne, who represents the Victoria Park area, said people enjoyed bringing their children to the park to learn about the wildlife.
"We need to find a more humane solutions which are also more cost-effective," she said.
Ms Milne acknowledged that egg pricking was one of the more humane methods for managing geese, but said different methods should be used.
"It would be better if we tried to modify the environment," she said.
"Geese like very flat green grass so if you start to plant spiky grass it's not as hospitable for them.
"More experimentally in America, they are starting to use drones to try and scare the geese away.
"It's about balancing the very real health and safety risk with animal welfare and I really think that if we try to prevent the geese from landing here, rather than destroying their eggs, it will be much better.
"It's very important that people who use the park know that this is going on so that they can voice their opinions on it."
Belfast City Airport has held a licence to carry out egg pricking since 2002.
In a freedom of information request the Northern Ireland environment agency revealed that since 2002, 1,775 greylag goose eggs had been oiled and pricked.
The numbers involved vary each year, ranging from fewer than 50 to more than 250.
In recent years, an average of 100 eggs have been pricked.
A spokesman for the airport said: "In order to control the feral geese population in Victoria Park, the oiling and pricking of eggs is undertaken by a biologist under licence from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and with the permission of Belfast City Council.
"The airport has a legal obligation to reduce the number of hazardous wildlife in the vicinity of the airport and does this through consultation with local authorities and wildlife experts.
"Earlier this year, Belfast City Airport was named Northern Ireland's Responsible Company of the Year by Business in the Community and, like all airports, is committed to managing its operations in an environmentally sensitive manner whilst ensuring air safety."
A spokesperson for the council said: "Public health and safety is paramount to Belfast City Council.
"Due to concerns over the number of greylag geese in Victoria Park, and their potential threat to landing or taking off aircraft at George Best Belfast City Airport, Belfast City Council has an agreement with the airport granting them access to Victoria Park to carryout egg pricking."
A US judge found Japanese bank Nomura made false statements when selling bonds to US agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac between 2005 and 2007.
Of the seven deals, RBS underwrote four valued at a total of $2bn (£1.28bn)..
The ruling opens the door for US authorities to recover $450m.
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are US government backed agencies that buy mortgages from banks and sell them as bonds to investors on the open market.
The value of those bonds plummeted in the wake of the financial crisis.
District Judge Denise Cote ruled in favour of a suit brought by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) saying supporting documents offered by Nomura "did not correctly describe the mortgage loans".
"The magnitude of falsity, conservatively measured, is enormous," she added.
Judge Cote said the securities sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac "were supported by loans for which the underwriting process had failed," with deals comprised of 45% to 59% "materially defective" mortgages.
Nomura's lawyers claimed any losses incurred by Fannie and Freddie were not the banks' fault and were due to overall market conditions.
But the judge said the banks "have not quantified the loss that they say is due to macroeconomic factors".
Nor did the banks deny that "there is a link between the securitization frenzy associated with those shoddy practices and the very macroeconomic factors that they say caused the losses to the certificates," she wrote.
The exact amount of damages to be awarded was unclear. Judge Cote ordered the FHFA to submit a proposed judgment with updated damages figures based on her ruling by Friday.
But she said the FHFA was entitled to $624.4m, minus more than $178m in payments already made since the lawsuit began in 2011.
The FHFA welcomed the ruling, despite the amount appearing to be significantly lower than the $1bn it had sought during the trial.
FHFA general counsel Alfred Pollard said: "It is clear the court found that the facts presented by FHFA were convincing."
Nomura said in a statement that it planned to appeal, saying it was "confident that it was consistently candid, transparent and professional in all of its dealings with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac".
RBS declined to comment.
The lawsuit is the only one to so far have gone as far as a trial out of the 18 lawsuits file by the US regulator filed in 2011 regarding $200bn worth of mortgage-bonds sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by numerous banks in the lead up to the financial crisis.
The FHFA has already reached settlements worth a total of $17.9bn with banks including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Deutsche Bank.
The train hit one of three wooden sleepers that fell on the track from a trailer, near Somerleyton in Suffolk.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said the crash happened on 18 June after Network Rail staff removed old sleepers and rails overnight.
Network Rail said safety rules about observation of loads were reissued to staff immediately after the crash.
A maintenance team spent the early hours of the day removing old wooden sleepers from the track between Somerleyton and Oulton Broad North station.
The report said guidelines had been flouted and no-one was given the job of ensuring "nothing fell off" the trailers.
The report said: "The authorised work plan calls for a person to be appointed to monitor the load on each trailer."
The passenger train from Norwich to Lowestoft was travelling at about 35mph (56km/h) when it hit the sleeper, just after 05:08 BST.
The driver stopped the train before getting out to inspect what it had hit.
The RAIB said he was accompanied by a second driver and they found a wooden sleeper "wedged under the front" of the train, as well as two further sleepers nearby, which they removed.
After deciding the train was fit to move, the driver continued his journey to Lowestoft at a reduced speed.
A spokesman for Network Rail said: "The safety of our network is of the utmost importance to us and we will take any steps necessary to prevent a recurrence of this incident.
"We will be studying the recommendations of the report in detail."
The 72-year-old cosmologist said it was "discrimination against the disabled to deny them the right to kill themselves that able bodied people have."
He said safeguards would be needed to ensure the person truly wanted to die.
Lord Falconers's bill proposes allowing doctors to prescribe a lethal dose to terminally ill patients judged to have less than six months to live.
More than 130 peers have put their names down to speak.
The Bill would enable doctors to help patients die by prescribing a lethal dose of drugs.
Two physicians would have to certify that the patient was terminally ill and expected to die within six months.
Prof Hawking said it would be "wrong to despair and commit suicide, unless one is in great pain, but that is a matter of choice.
"We should not take away the freedom of the individual to choose to die."
But he admitted that he had once briefly tried to end his life when he had a tracheostomy - an operation to fit a breathing tube.
"I briefly tried to commit suicide by not breathing. However, the reflex to breathe was too strong."
This interview with Prof Hawking is part of the wider coverage of the differing views on this issue running on BBC News this week in the run-up to the debate.
Gross domestic product (GDP) fell at an annualised 1.6% from July to September, compared with forecasts of a 2.1% rise.
That followed a revised 7.3% contraction in the second quarter, which was the biggest fall since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Economists said the weak economic data could delay a sales tax rise.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is widely expected to call a snap election to seek a mandate to delay an increase in the sales tax to 10%, scheduled for 2015.
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.
April saw the first phase of the sales tax increase, from 5% to 8%, which hit growth in the second quarter and still appears to be having an impact on the economy.
The economy shrank 0.4% in the third quarter from the quarter previous.
The data also showed that growth in private consumption, which accounts for about 60% of the economy, was much weaker than expected.
The next tax rise had already been put in question by already weak economic indicators.
"The Japanese economy is in recession and has now contracted in three of the last four quarters," said Glenn Levine, senior economist at Moody's Analytics.
"The most likely course is now a snap election in December in which voters choose, naturally enough, to delay the tax increase."
Speculation had been growing that the Japanese prime minister would call an election next month to gain support just two years after his election.
Local media are now reporting that Mr Abe could announce the next election as early as Tuesday to be held on 14 December.
The Japanese government's chief spokesperson Yoshihide Suga said on Monday that Mr Abe was expected to decide on various steps to take amid the "severe economic situation".
While Mr Abe's popularity has fallen since he took office in 2012, he is expected to win if an election were called, because the opposition remains divided.
In reaction to the negative economic data, the dollar went above 117 Japanese yen before settling back at 115.69.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, meanwhile, closed down almost 3% to 16,973.80, marking its biggest one-day drop since August.
Where did Abenomics go wrong?
In the spring of 2013, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launched an ambitious growth strategy that rapidly became known as Abenomics.
Its aim was to drag Japan's economy out of 20 years of deflation and put it back on the road to growth. Billions of dollars were pumped into the economy through stimulus spending. The Bank of Japan went on an even bigger spree, printing hundreds of billions of dollars of new money and using it to buy government bonds.
This had two effects. First, it pushed down the value of the yen, which made Japanese exports cheaper. Second, it pushed investors out of bonds and in to stocks. The Tokyo stock market soared. By mid-2013 Japan's economy was back in what looked like solid growth.
Then, in early 2014, Mr Abe's government took a calculated gamble. With the economy growing he could risk putting up taxes for the first time in nearly 20 years. Consumption (purchase) tax would rise from 5 to 8%. The tax rise was urgently needed to plug the giant hole in Japan's public finances.
But the gamble has not paid off. Japanese consumers have stopped spending and the economy is back in recession. Why? The fall in the yen gave a huge cash windfall to Japanese exporters. But instead of increasing the wages of their employees, they have sat on the money.
The huge stock market rise only benefited a minority of rich people. 80% of Japanese people do not own any shares. Instead, their incomes are stagnant or falling, and the tax rise has made them feel even poorer. Hence they have stopped spending.
Sixteen people are confirmed dead after the magnitude 6.0 quake, which hit the mountain in Sabah on Friday.
Among the dead were six Singaporean children on a school trip, along with their teacher and guide.
In Singapore, flags are at half-mast and a minute's silence was observed at venues for the Southeast Asian Games, which the city-state is hosting.
At the weekend, Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Pairin Kitingan linked the earthquake to a group of 10 foreigners who had earlier stripped naked on Mt Kinabalu.
He said the tragedy was a "confirmation" that they had showed "disrespect" to the mountain. "It is a sacred mountain and you cannot take it lightly," he told reporters.
Authorities have identified some of the tourists and ordered border officials to be on high alert if they tried to leave Sabah.
Mount Kinabalu is one of South East Asia's highest peaks and a popular trekking destination.
Nationals on the mountain at the time the quake struck early on Friday were from China, the United States, the Philippines, the UK, Thailand, Turkey and Japan.
One Japanese and one Chinese tourist were reported killed.
The Singaporean dead have been named as six students and their teacher from the Tanjong Katong Primary School (TKPS) and a Singaporean adventure guide.
They were among 30 pupils and staff climbing the mountain in the state of Sabah on Borneo island as part of an educational trip. A teacher and a student are still missing.
"Our hearts go out to their families, and to the TKPS community," Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a statement, praising the children for "striving to stretch their limits and take on new challenges".
More than 130 people were rescued or escaped. Many had to make their own way down with the help of tour guides and park rangers.
The US Geological Survey said the quake happened at around 07:15 local time (23:15 GMT) on Friday, at a depth of 10km (32,800ft). The epicentre was 54km (33 miles) from Mount Kinabalu, which stands at 4,095m (13,435ft).
The tremor was so powerful it also snapped off one of Mount Kinabalu's "Donkey's Ear" rock formations.
It also damaged roads and buildings, including schools and a hospital on Sabah's west coast, but there were no reports of casualties.
The 'conquerable' Mt Kinabalu
David Watters worked at FGS McClure Watters and Lanyon Astor Buller as a compliance oversight official when they were advising on pension transfers.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found it may have been unnecessary for some customers to leave their defined benefit schemes and move into defined contribution schemes, as advised.
It also found that Mr Watters had not properly managed conflicts of interest at the firms.
During the period from February 2006 to April 2009, the firms Mr Watters worked for provided advice to over 700 members of defined benefit schemes about the merits of transferring out.
The FCA found that Mr Watters had left his staff to design their own process around advising customers about transferring from defined benefit to defined contribution schemes.
This was despite one adviser in particular being directly financially incentivised to encourage customers to transfer.
Mark Steward, executive director of enforcement at the FCA, said: "It was Mr Watters' responsibility to take reasonable steps to put in place a compliant advice process.
"His failure to do this placed customers at risk of needlessly losing valuable benefits for their retirement."
Lanyon Aston Bulller has agreed to contact affected customers and where loss has been caused, it will pay appropriate redress.
Mr Watters was at one time the managing partner of his own firm which has since been sold.
In 2015 it emerged that Mr Watters claimed that he had come up with the idea that Nama's Northern Ireland loan book should be sold as single lot and was laying claim to fees related to the eventual deal.
Gareth Lloyd Davies, director of GHA Coaches, admitted some upkeep was neglected to keep services running.
Traffic Commissioner Nick Jones called it "shambolic" and said the directors should be disqualified.
About 320 people were made redundant when the firm collapsed in July.
It operated public and school services in Denbighshire, Flintshire, Wrexham, and into Cheshire and Shropshire.
Mr Lloyd-Davies told a public inquiry inspections took place and the firm had a good MOT record until 18 months ago.
He blamed the departure of the chief engineer and unsatisfactory replacements for the lowering of standards.
The inquiry, sitting in Welshpool, Powys, heard that on 12 January, 2016, a wheel came off a 36-seater coach in Mold, Flintshire, and ran along the road, coming to rest on a roundabout on the A541.
"That appals me," said Mr Jones.
Evidence from Mark Williams, an inspector from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, showed he had asked to examine the wheel and found the wheel nuts had extreme wear.
It had been 14 weeks since there had been any maintenance on the vehicle.
"That's shambolic isn't it?" said the Traffic Commissioner to the company directors.
"You are not carrying out maintenance of your vehicles as required."
Mr Lloyd-Davies, who was also transport manager at the firm, agreed the buck stopped with him.
"I should have taken more control of what was happening in the company," he said.
Over a two year period, 161 buses were checked and 49 were were deemed not worthy to be on the road.
"That's twice the national average, which is bad enough. It doesn't say much for the safety of people travelling on GHA coaches," said Mr Jones.
"Finances came before road safety, didn't they?"
"Possibly," replied Mr Lloyd Davies.
Administrators were appointed after the firm received a winding-up petition over unpaid taxes.
Mr Jones said he would make orders to disqualify the directors - Mr Lloyd Davies and his brother Arwyn - from holding operator licences and will decide the length at a later date.
He said they had put financial issues above road safety and should have closed down long before they did.
"A lot of people have lost their jobs...[the] failures come down to your negligence," he added.
A further inquiry will take place regarding their directorships of two other bus companies, RJ's of Wem and RML 2418.
Neither men would comment at the end of the hearing.
A report by technology news site Gizmodo said staff responsible for what was shown to Facebook's 1.6bn users frequently chose to bury articles they did not agree with.
Responding to the allegations, the network's head of search Tom Stocky wrote that the site "found no evidence that the anonymous allegations are true".
The claims come weeks after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg publicly denounced the policies of likely US presidential nominee, Donald Trump.
"I hear fearful voices calling for building walls and distancing people they label as 'others.'," the 31-year-old said at his firm's recent developers conference.
However, Facebook insisted Mr Zuckerberg's view did not influence what stories are given added visibility on the network.
The Trending Topics column appears in the top right corner of a typical Facebook page. It is designed to highlight what subjects are being discussed heavily by Facebook users around the world.
Facebook explained in a statement that this list was edited by humans so as to avoid regularly recurring popular topics - such as "lunch".
Facebook's Mr Stocky explained: "Popular topics are first surfaced by an algorithm, then audited by review team members to confirm that the topics are in fact trending news in the real world and not, for example, similar-sounding topics or misnomers."
The Gizmodo story, which quoted a person it said they had been one of the editors, alleged Facebook staff were routinely tampering with Trending Topic stories.
Gizmodo's source added that staff were told to seek out stories published on the BBC, CNN and other mainstream sites ahead of publications with a clearly stated political bias - even if the stories originated on those smaller outlets.
Also, if several mainstream media sites were covering the same story, Facebook would - according to the source - artificially place it in the Trending Topic column, even if it was not being discussed heavily by users.
Breitbart, one of the leading conservative news sources in the US, said the reports confirmed what they had "long suspected", that "Facebook's trending news artificially mutes conservatives and amplifies progressives".
The anonymous source also claimed that stories staff favoured - such as the Black Lives Matter movement - were given artificially greater prominence. Facebook said that this was "untrue".
After a day of growing reports across social media and in conservative-leaning publications, Facebook's Mr Stocky posted a response on his profile.
"We have in place strict guidelines for our trending topic reviewers as they audit topics surfaced algorithmically," he wrote.
"Reviewers are required to accept topics that reflect real world events, and are instructed to disregard junk or duplicate topics, hoaxes, or subjects with insufficient sources.
"Facebook does not allow or advise our reviewers to systematically discriminate against sources of any ideological origin and we've designed our tools to make that technically not feasible.
"At the same time, our reviewers' actions are logged and reviewed, and violating our guidelines is a fireable offense."
On Monday, Gizmodo's story about Facebook's Trending Topics section being biased was featured prominently in Facebook's Trending Topics section.
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BBC Wales picture editor Johanna Powell, 37, of Cardiff, was on holiday with three friends when the cruise boat they were travelling in overturned on the Mekong River in Laos on 11 April.
Nine other tourists, including six from Britain, and three crew members survived the incident.
Her funeral is at Glyntaff Crematorium, Pontypridd, at 12:45 BST on Friday.
A coroner's investigation into Miss Powell's death was opened and adjourned in Aberdare on Tuesday ahead of a pre-inquest review in August.
Other varied applications inspired by the South American butterfly's shimmering wings include high-tech textiles, self-cleaning surfaces, cosmetics, and security tags.
An exhibition called the Invisible Garden at the Royal Horticultural Society's Hampton Court Flower Show is enthralling visitors with its displays of the microscopic world in gardens.
"Oh wow!" cried one six year old school girl as she squinted into an optical microscope at the wings of a blue morpho. "It's really shiny. It's a really pretty one, that."
"They're just like scales, like fishes have," said her class-mate, "They're really nice."
He was right about the scales. Lepidoptera is the Latin name for butterflies, which means "scaly wing".
But when an electron microscope is used to zoom in to the nano-structure of the wing scales themselves, a new world is revealed. This is what is inspiring scientists, like Professor Peter Vukusic, an optical physicist, at Exeter University.
"They are aesthetically beautiful," he said, "But scientifically, from the perspective of the physics which underpin the colour, they are hugely interesting. They are complicated. They are adapted to serve a set of complicated functions. The optical ingenuity that's responsible for the appearances which we see is tremendous."
At the nano scales revealed by an electron microscope there are structures which can only be described as Christmas Trees, standing up from the surface of the wing scale in long lines.
Made of chitin, these Christmas Trees are just one micron high - one thousandth of one millimetre.
The iridescent effect, which changes according to the angle of vision, is produced by light reflecting off the different structures in the Christmas Trees, rather like the effect of light on a soap bubble.
This is known as structural colour, which is not produced by pigments.
Professor Vukusic and some of his colleagues have been at the forefront of these discoveries. "I remember 15 years ago sitting and marvelling at this, realising at that time that I and my colleagues were some of the first to really look at this from a physicist's perspective," he says.
"We shone a laser through a single one of those wing scales and we saw a wonderful diffraction pattern produced. I had goose-bumps along the back of my neck because no-one had done that previously. It gave rise to a depth of understanding of how the system works which was unparalleled at the time. It was a life changing moment."
Professor Vukusic and his colleagues have gone on to examine many other butterflies, moths, beetles and seeds, all of which have structural colour.
But it is more than just scientific curiosity.
The structure which gives the beetle Cyphochilus its extraordinary whiteness is contributing to the development of a type of super light white paper.
The shimmering green surface of the Margaritaria nobilis seed (common name - the bastard hogberry) has inspired scientists to design a fibre which changes colour as it is stretched. As tension is applied to the thread it changes from red to green and then yellow. The colour is determined by the thickness of the nano-structures.
This has great potential for use in micro-surgery. A surgeon operating remote equipment would know exactly how much tension to apply to surgical thread by observing the colour change.
Other more well-known examples of bio-inspiration include Velcro, which was invented by Swiss engineer George de Mestral who returned from a walk with his dog in 1941 and noticed the burdock seeds caught in his dog's fur. On closer inspection the seeds had hooks on them which attached securely onto the loops in the fur.
The way water runs off a lotus leaf is due to the rough nano structure of the plant's surface. Water forms droplets and rolls off, inspiring the invention of self-cleaning glass, which is cleaned when rain rolls off collecting dust and dirt as it goes.
But for perhaps the most unlikely example of bio-inspiration we must return to the blue morpho butterfly. The air gaps between the Christmas Tree structures can be used to trap other vapours, changing the optical appearance of the surface accordingly.
"The American military are particularly interested in explosive agent vapour detectors," said Professor Vukusic, "Can such a system be ultra-sensitive to a range of explosive materials? In the long term there is certain potential for it. The morpho wing itself would not be used, but a mimic of it, more highly applied, is currently being developed."
Back at Hampton Court, the comedian Bill Bailey was delighted at the rapt attention being shown to the microscopic structures of butterflies, bees and beetles, particularly by the children.
"I was really drawn to this because I think this is where a lot of people's interest begins. It begins with the familiar - what you see around you," he said.
"I became fascinated and a bit obsessed by the Victorian naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, and I made a documentary about him for the BBC. What is so charming about his love of the natural world, and indeed Darwin's, is that it began with the tiny creatures. It began with beetles."
"You start with the small creatures you see around you and that gives you this life-long love and curiosity to pursue these interests in later life."
Mancini took over from Mark Hughes in December 2009, leading City to the FA Cup in 2011 and the Premier League title a year later.
But the 48-year-old Italian saw his side to Wigan at Wembley on Saturday.
After the game, he criticised the club for not quashing reports that a deal with Pellegrini, 59, was already done.
"You [the media] continue to speak about this for six months and also too much in the last two weeks," said Mancini.
"I don't know why the club didn't stop this because I don't think it's true."
City officials met with with Pellegrini's agent, Jesus Martinez, in April. Martinez also represents Malaga midfielder Isco, a reported target for the Blues.
Mancini said he did not know why the meeting had taken place.
The former Inter Milan manager's fate could have been sealed even before Wigan's 1-0 win on Saturday. After his criticism of City officials, there are now suggestions he may even lose his job this week.
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It is understood there is no formal announcement planned as yet but the silence surrounding Mancini strikes an ominous tone for the former Lazio boss.
The defeat by the Latics ended City's bid to regain the trophy they won two years ago, a success that ended a run of 35 years without major silverware.
Twelve months later, City won their first top-flight title in 44 years, beating Manchester United on goal difference on a dramatic final day of the season.
But Mancini has overseen a lacklustre defence of the Premier League crown, with United regaining the title with four games to spare. City are currently second in the table, with two games remaining.
City's Champions League campaign also ended in disappointment. They finished bottom of a group that also included finalists Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid and Ajax.
City were unable to register a single win from their six games, the second time in as many seasons they have failed to reach the knockout stage.
Chilean Pellegrini, who has previously had spells in charge of Real Madrid and Villarreal, took charge of Malaga in November 2010.
In his first full season in charge, he guided Malaga to fourth in La Liga and Champions League qualification for the first time.
Malaga reached the last eight of the Champions League, before being knocked out by Dortmund. They are currently sixth in La Liga.
They will not play in Europe competition next term after being banned by Uefa over unpaid bills.
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The company has applied for outline planning permission on a 24-acre site in Cefncaeau - near Maes-Ar-Ddafen Road and Erwlas.
It is not believed Tata Steel intend building houses themselves, but are considering selling off the land.
It is likely the land's value would be worth more with approval for outline planning.
Carmarthenshire council received the application on 18 January and has since received a number of objections to the proposal from local residents as well as Llanelli Town Council.
In a letter to the local authority, town councillors expressed concern about houses being built on land "prone to flooding" which they said could "displace surface water" elsewhere.
A Tata Steel spokesman said: "It would be wrong for us to comment on this matter while it is still the subject of consideration by the planning committee."
Documents show that Manchester-based firm Turley is the agent for Tata Steel in the application.
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The move in 2014 by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will put 1,300 jobs at risk, although the authority aims to deploy these staff elsewhere.
The centres will be replaced by a telephone service and home visits, to save HMRC £13m a year.
But an accountancy body said some "very vulnerable" people could be affected.
"While we wish HMRC success in saving costs and making their brave new world of roving enquiry staff work, we wonder whether the timing of this change will come to haunt them," said Chas Roy-Chowdhury, head of taxation at the ACCA.
"One wonders whether this should really happen to a later and longer timetable to take account of the wide ranging changes to the tax and benefits system."
The tax authority said that the number of people using the Enquiry Centres across the UK had halved from five million in 2005-06 to 2.5 million in 2011-12.
Each visit cost the service £152 on average, according to HMRC, but it said four out of five queries could have been solved on the telephone or online.
There will be a five-month pilot of the new telephone-based service in the north-east of England, starting in June.
Some 13 Enquiry Centres will be closed as part of the pilot, at Alnwick, Bishop Auckland, Bridlington, Hexham, Darlington, Durham, Middlesbrough, Morpeth, Newcastle, Scarborough, Stockton, Sunderland and York.
People will need to contact the phone line or go online to get their tax query answered.
Advisers may then decide that the issue should be discussed face-to-face at the caller's home or elsewhere, but there is no set procedure about which cases would require visits.
"We will give a more specialised phone service for customers whose affairs can be resolved over the telephone, and face-to-face help to those who need it, visiting them at a place convenient to them, saving them both travel and time," said Lin Homer, HMRC chief executive.
"HMRC will provide a more modern and accessible service that will target the right support to customers who need it, where and when they want it."
However, the authority has been criticised in the past for its call-handling efficiency. HMRC handles more than 60 million calls a year dealing with issues such as self-assessment tax filing, and VAT returns.
In January, Ms Homer admitted to the Commons Public Accounts Committee that some people faced waits of more than 10 minutes to get through.
From April, HMRC will have a target of making 80% of people wait no longer than five minutes to speak to a real person.
Call costs will also be reduced by the end of the summer.
In February, the National Audit Office said HMRC had improved its value for money in 2011-12 as it began a programme to reduce annual running costs by 25% by 2014-15.
HMRC is targeting a £955m annual reduction in running costs, as well as bringing in an extra £7bn in tax.
The PCS union, which represents some HMRC staff, said it was unhappy with the decision to close the centres.
"Closing all face-to-face tax offices would break the link between people in communities and an essential public service they rely on," said general secretary Mark Serwotka.
"If, as we fear, flawed research has been used to justify these closure plans then ministers must put an immediate stop to them."
Extra funding will go to voluntary sector organisations that might also deal with queries.
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group said that the pilot needed to ensure that tax credit claimants on low incomes or those with particular needs benefited from an improved service.
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Llanberis and Padarn country park, at the foot of Snowdon, have become popular for adventure sports.
But some residents claim the industry has caused "real issues."
Event organisers dispute the claims, and while Gwynedd council said there were challenges, it maintained the events brought "economic benefits".
Founder of the volunteer-run Snowdon Race and Llanberis community centre secretary Ken Jones said there were now too many events held, and called for a limit on participant numbers.
"There are positives and negatives. But they are creating real issues for people who live in the village. There are now events almost every second weekend in the summer.
"They have loudspeakers going all morning over the weekend. The community and village can't cope with the parking," he said.
"The road closing is also an issue - it causes a lot of congestion."
In 2016, about 444,000 people walked up Snowdon.
Some residents also said they were being prevented from using the council-owned Cae'r Ddol playing fields, which are hired out for use by events.
Stephen Edwards, coordinator of Hwb Eryri (Snowdon Hub) and organiser of the Snowdon Race, said while he welcomed the industry, it needed to be" better controlled".
"Having 800 or 900 people taking part is too much. We would never take more than 700, because it is common sense," he added.
Gwynedd council said despite the challenges of balancing the needs of the community, there were economic benefits to holding the events.
The council said: "The fields of Cae'r Ddol are of significant importance and instrumental in ensuring the success of these events which attract a significant number of visitors to the area every year.
"The increase in visitor numbers and the increase in local participation in such events is of benefit to the local economy.
"The council does aim to ensure that the field is made available without a fee for local use, or for important community activities and events arranged by local volunteers such as the International Snowdon Race."
A spokeswoman for the Snowdonia National Park Authority said the events needed to be "well managed" and "not detrimental".
She added: "In the authority's experience, most events occur with few difficulties and lines of communication are well established with most organisers following the National Park's guidelines and advice."
York-based Rat Race, which runs the Man vs Mountain event, donate to mountain rescue teams and the air ambulance.
Managing director Jim Mee said: "85% of people who take part come from outside the area.
"We deliberately get people to register on a Friday for the Saturday event so they stay in the area. It is significant in terms of bed nights and we use local businesses for our after event party.
"We use the playing field, but deliberately keep off the marked football field. We mitigate against any damage that is caused by making a payment to the council.
"I don't really accept that we are a massive noise nuisance."
The Enter the Dragon obstacle race, which is run from north Wales, also donates to community services and said it tried to "work with the community as closely as possible", and tried to use local firms where possible.
North Lanarkshire Council said the move would help save lives at the venues.
Defibrillators deliver an electric shock to the heart in cases of cardiac arrest - when the heart stops pumping blood around the body.
Survival chances of those affected by cardiac arrest decrease by 10% for every minute without defibrillation.
North Lanarkshire Council said automatic electronic defibrillators (AEDs) would be installed at Airdrie Leisure Centre, John Smith Pool in Airdrie, Aquatec in Motherwell, Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld and the Iain Nicholson Centre in Chryston.
Other venues include the Time Capsule in Coatbridge, Kilsyth pool, Ravenscraig Sports facility, Sir Matt Busby Centre in Bellshill, Tryst Sports Centre in Cumbernauld, Shotts Leisure Centre and Wishaw Sports Centre.
All 24 secondary schools in the area are due to be fitted with the devices before the end of March 2014.
Blane Dodds, chief executive of North Lanarkshire Leisure, said: "Emergency situations are time critical and this equipment will help save lives.
"We are grateful to NHS Lanarkshire for donating these devices and with millions of visitors each year to our centres it is reassuring to know that staff are well trained and AEDs are available."
Taunton Deane Borough Council said the outline Jurston Farm plans include a community centre and woodland as well as a new primary school.
A new roundabout is also suggested for the A38 at West Buckland Road.
Campaigners against the plans have said the town already has enough development and its current infrastructure could not cope with any more.
Russell Loarridge from the Save Wellington group said: "The Wellington community has effectively sleep-walked through 1,200 houses that have already got planning permission and are in the process of being physically delivered.
"So we're already going to have 4,000 new people in the town and there's nothing we can do about that.
"What we're saying is enough is enough. An additional 650... is unacceptable."
People have until 8 January to comment on the application, submitted on behalf of Dorset-based builders CG Fry and Son Limited.
The council said the statutory 21-day consultation had been extended as the application has been submitted so close to Christmas.
It added that 2,500 homes are needed in Wellington and a government planning inspector had agreed that Jurston Farm is an "appropriate site" to be part of that.
The planning committee has not yet set a date to consider the application.
In a statement, developer CG Fry said: "Throughout the various consultation events we have held in the town to discuss our proposals, we have been grateful that objectors have engaged with us and made their views and feelings known in a firm but respectful manner and we hope that we have reciprocated.
"The reality is that our outline planning application is simply delivering on strategic decisions already made by Taunton Deane Borough Council."
She's breaking her own record in the process, having last put out an album at the age of 97, back in 2014.
The singer is known as the forces' sweetheart for entertaining troops during World War Two to boost morale.
Dame Vera - 100 in March - currently holds the record for being the oldest living artist to get a top 20 UK album.
Vera Lynn 100 comes out on 17 March, three days before her birthday.
Some of her best-known songs have been re-orchestrated for the album, which features her original vocals.
Dame Vera said: "It's truly humbling that people still enjoy these songs from so many years ago, reliving the emotions of that time - I was after all just doing my job as a singer - and it's so wonderful for me to hear my songs again so beautifully presented in a completely new way."
The vocals of top British singers also feature on the album - Alfie Boe on We'll Meet Again, Pointless host Alexander Armstrong on White Cliffs of Dover and Aled Jones on As Time Goes By.
A previously unreleased cover of Sailing, made famous by Rod Stewart, also makes an appearance.
It wasn't widely known that Dame Vera had recorded a version of the track.
As well as the new album, her centenary is being marked with a concert at the London Palladium on 18 March that will raise money for her children's charity.
Dame Vera has described turning 100 as "an incredible adventure of song, dance and friendship".
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The extension into Bay of Nigg, which will provide a facility for oil industry decommissioning work, is due to be completed in 2020. Work on the project will begin early in 2017.
Other improvements included in the expansion are aimed at attracting cruise ships to the port.
Aberdeen Harbour Board described the project as a "major new chapter" in the port's history.
Board chief executive Colin Parker said: "We are delighted that, after six years of detailed planning and extensive consultation with our many stakeholders and the regulatory authorities, we are now in a position to approve commencement of construction.
"Aberdeen Harbour Board, in partnership with Dragados UK, a main contractor, will develop facilities over the next three years that will represent a step change in the marine support capabilities in Scotland.
"These will transform the port's ability to accommodate the trend for larger vessels we are witnessing across a whole range of industries.
"The expansion will afford existing customers the opportunity to diversify and expand their interests, whilst attracting new customers and markets to the port, including up-scaled decommissioning activity, a more significant share of the available cruise vessel fleet and larger more cost-effective commercial vessels."
Transport Minister Humza Yousaf said: "This is excellent news for Aberdeen and the Scottish maritime industry, as the signing of the construction contract means this nationally significant project can now get underway in earnest.
"The significant investment will bring jobs and business to Aberdeen, supporting the local and national economy.
"The historic harbour will be transformed to accommodate larger vessels, opening up potential new revenue streams and offering customers world-class marine support facilities.
"These are exciting times for Aberdeen Harbour."
However, residents from the Torry area who formed the Battle for the Bay of Nigg Committee say they remain against the plan.
A member of the group, Renee Slater, told BBC Scotland: "The size of it is massive.
"Dolphins, porpoises and seals use the harbour, it's a beautiful place.
"The images are a Disney-esque parody."
The Battle for the Bay of Nigg Committee is concerned that if the proposals are carried through they will threaten local wildlife and have a detrimental effect on surrounding roads and open space.
He told BBC Two's Newsnight programme he did not like the idea of "clobbering people" and preferred a Lib Dem idea of adding new council tax bands.
"It will take longer to introduce, that's true, but it will be more effective and efficient," he said.
Labour said it was right to ask the rich to make a bigger contribution.
The mansion tax is one of Labour's main 2015 manifesto commitments, with the proceeds due to be used to fund the recruitment of 38,000 new GPs, nurses, midwives and other NHS professionals.
Several Labour candidates for Mayor of London in 2016 have expressed concerns that the steep rise in house prices in the English capital in recent years will see family homes become liable for the tax.
And Lord Mandelson, a leading Blairite who served as business secretary in the last Labour government, suggested it was not the best way to address problems of inequality and concentration of wealth among an increasingly small, international elite.
"We don't have an efficient way of taxing property in Britain," he said. "I don't happen to think the mansion tax is the right policy response to that, I think it's crude, I think it's short-termist.
"What we need is what I think the Liberal Democrats are proposing and that is the introduction of further bands that relate to different values of property within the council tax system. That's what I would like to see.
"It will take longer to introduce, that's true, but it will be more effective and efficient in the long term than just sort of clobbering people with a rather sort of crude, short-term mansion tax".
Under its plans, Labour has said most people who own homes worth between £2m and £3m will pay £250 a month in extra taxes while owners of homes worth "tens of millions" and second home owners would pay much higher rates.
It has said the tax would apply to fewer than 0.5% of homes in the UK, since the threshold for the tax will rise in line with average prices for high-value properties, not inflation.
Labour MP and London mayoral candidate Diane Abbott called for the proceeds of the mansion tax to be spent in the area where it is levied, in London's case on social housing.
The Lib Dems, who originally called for a mansion tax on £1m properties before the 2010 election, have since refined their plans and called for a review of council tax bands in place since the early 1990s, with new bands above £2m introduced.
The Conservatives have questioned Labour's estimate of how much a mansion tax would raise and pointed to its planned reform of stamp duty bands and previous increases in taxes on properties bought through corporate and off-shore vehicles.
Conservative chairman Grant Shapps said: "With Mandelson joining the chorus of Labour voices opposed to Labour's homes tax, it is clearer than ever that Ed Miliband is a weak leader peddling a bad policy."
A Labour Party spokeswoman said the mansion tax would help fund 20,000 more nurses, 8,000 more GPs, 5,000 more home care workers and 3,000 more midwives.
She added: "When working people have seen their wages fall by £1,600 a year since 2010 it is right to ask those who have the most to make a bigger contribution."
The race in Calgary, Canada, was won by team-mate Lizzy Yarnold but Rudman secured enough points to take her first overall title.
The 2006 Winter Olympics silver medallist becomes Britain's second female World Cup champion, after Alex Coomber in 2002.
To me the overall World Cup title is the most prestigious title to win in our sport
She told BBC Sport: "I feel so proud."
Out of the eight races this season, Rudman had claimed five podiums, including winning in Koenigssee, in Germany.
The 30-year-old said: "For the past three years, I've been second in the World Cup series and each time it's been down to the final race to decide the overall winner.
"This season all I had to do was finish ahead of Marion Thees in Calgary, who was seven points in front of me."
Rudman was second after the first run, and her second run was the sixth fastest but the combined time meant she was joint third in the race, securing 200 World Cup points.
Thees could only finish in 10th place, claiming 144 points, which left Rudman 49 points clear.
"It's what I've been after since starting the sport," Rudman added.
"I'm so, so happy. To me, the overall World Cup title is the most prestigious title to win in our sport."
She emulates her partner Kristan Bromley, who won the World Cup title twice, in 2004 and 2008 and the couple's four-year-old daughter Ella was at the track to watch the race.
"Ella lasted the whole race and celebrated until 10pm. She had pictures on the podium with me. She's so excited mummy won," Rudman said.
And she dedicated her win to her parents after her father, Jack, suffered a brain haemorrhage in February last year.
"It has been a really difficult year for us. He's doing great and fully fit, and I know the win will make mum and dad over the moon."
Britain's success in skeleton over the past decade encompasses Olympic medals at each of the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Games in addition to World Cup champions.
Along with the rivalry between Rudman and Olympic gold medallist Amy Williams, the win in Canada gives 23-year-old Junior world champion Yarnold her second World Cup race win in only four starts.
The European Red List, drawn up by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, found 9.2% of nearly 2,000 species are threatened with extinction.
Another 5% are likely to be threatened in the near future.
Threats include loss of habitat from intensive farming, pesticide use, urban development and climate change.
Jean-Christophe Vié, of the IUCN Global Species Programme, said the assessment was the best understanding so far on wild bees in Europe, but knowledge was incomplete due to "an alarming lack of expertise and resources".
"Bees play an essential role in the pollination of our crops," he said.
"We must urgently invest in further research in order to provide the best possible recommendations on how to reverse their decline."
The new assessment made a number of recommendations, including:
The study adds to growing evidence that multiple environmental pressures are driving the loss of bees both in the wild and in hives.
Commenting on the findings, Prof Mark Brown of the School of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London, said: "A lot of our bees have been in decline or are at risk of extinction and we need to change how the landscape is managed to deal with that.
"Bees need to be incorporated into how we think about and develop sustainable agriculture."
Dave Goulson, Professor of Biology at the University of Sussex, said the report highlighted what we have known for some time - that "bees are in trouble, with some types having already gone extinct, and others likely to follow them into oblivion in the near future".
He added: "What is more shocking is the revelation that we actually don't know much at all about the status of the majority of Europe's bee species."
Insect pollination has an estimated economic value of 15bn euros per year in the EU alone.
Boosting populations of pollinators would bring benefits to wildlife, the countryside and food producers, said the report.
"Our quality of life - and our future - depends on the many goods and services that nature provides for free," said Karmenu Vella, EU commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.
"If we don't address the roots of the decline in wild bees, and act urgently to stop it, we could pay a very heavy price indeed."
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The Irish government has announced it will hold a referendum on the issue in 2015.
A spokesman for the government said it would be "actively supporting" the introduction of civil marriage for same sex couples in the referendum.
The move comes 20 years after homosexuality was decriminalised by the state.
Same-sex couples in the Republic of Ireland have been able to enter a civil partnership since January 2011, but not marriage.
To date, more than 1,500 couples have entered into civil partnerships in the state.
Kieran Rose, chairman of the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (Glen), said the decision to hold a marriage referendum was "another historic step" in the campaign for equality.
The move was also welcomed by the Equality Authority, Marriage Equality and Amnesty International Ireland.
Noeleen Hartigan, programmes director for Amnesty, said: "This is the first step towards true marriage equality in Ireland.
"It is a tremendous achievement by the LGBTI campaigners and rights groups which have struggled so long to achieve recognition for this fundamental human right," she said.
However, the Catholic Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin, Denis Nulty, said the Catholic Church in Ireland would campaign against the introduction of same sex marriage in the referendum.
He said "the Church regards the family based on marriage between a woman and a man as the single most important institution in any society".
"To change the nature of marriage would be to undermine it as the fundamental building block of our society," the bishop added.
The Iona Institute, which describes itself as an organisation that "promotes the place of marriage and religion in society" said bringing in the reform was about redefining marriage.
Spokesman Dr John Murray said: "This debate is really about the value we attach to a child having a mother and a father as distinct from two fathers or two mothers."
The marriage referendum was recommended by the Constitutional Convention, a body set up to examine several issues in Irish politics and society with a view to reforming the law.
Last April, the convention voted overwhelmingly to recommend that the Irish constitution be changed to allow for civil marriage for same-sex couples.
The visitors dominated the first half and came close to taking the lead early on when Grimsby keeper James McKeown denied Luke Howell from close range.
Padraig Amond nearly put the Mariners ahead shortly after only for James Russell to deny him from 12 yards.
Russell went on to pull off a string of impressive saves in the second half to deny Grimsby taking all three points.
Grimsby remain third in the table while Boreham Wood stay 21st, but are now one point from safety.
Grimsby Town manager Paul Hurst told BBC Radio Humberside:
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"Yes it was obviously frustrating.
"Before the game you're hopeful it's going to be an opportunity to get three points at home. It doesn't matter who we play, we always think that.
"Credit to them - I thought they came and worked extremely hard. Conditions were very difficult, I think most people could see that.
"It looked hard work for the lads out there but the important thing from my point of view is we didn't lose the game. We would have liked to have won it but I saw effort out there."
As with a traditional cash Isa, the interest earned is free of both income and capital gains tax.
In addition, when savers take money out to buy a house or flat, the government adds 25% to whatever is in the account, up to a maximum of £3,000.
So exactly how does it work?
You must be a UK resident, and a first-time buyer. Indeed you cannot have owned a property anywhere in the world. If you have already opened a cash Isa in the same tax year, you will almost certainly need to close it. (See further details below).
The property must be purchased with a mortgage. It cannot be a second property, or for buy-to-let purposes. The maximum purchase price is £250,000, or £450,000 in London. You do not have to buy a property through the government's Help to Buy scheme.
In the first calendar month, you can kick start the Isa with up to £1,200. This does not have to be paid in one go. But you may want to open the account early in the month to take most advantage of it. In subsequent months, you can pay in up to £200.
The government will add 25% to the account at the point you choose to buy a property. The minimum it will add is £400, meaning you need to save at least £1600. The maximum it will add is £3000, when you have saved £12,000.
The bonus is paid on the total amount in the account - in other words including the interest. But even if the account pays an interest rate of 2% a year, it will still take over four years of saving the maximum amount to earn the £3,000 bonus.
Your solicitor or conveyancer will apply for the bonus when you buy a property. However, the bonus can only be paid out on completion. In other words, it cannot be used to help with the initial deposit, known as the exchange deposit, a restriction which only became clear in August 2016. If there is no house purchase, your savings will continue to receive the interest payable on the Isa account.
No. Only individuals can open an account. But two people buying a property together can each use their bonuses, giving them up to £6,000 to set against the purchase price.
You can open one cash Isa in any tax year. So you can still have cash Isas from previous years, and open a HTB Isa too. If you have already opened a cash Isa in the current tax year, you cannot continue to hold that, and open an HTB Isa. So you will have to close the cash Isa.
Up to £1,200 can be transferred directly to the HTB Isa; the rest can be put into a stocks and shares Isa, or a non-Isa account.
The only exception to this is if your Isa manager offers an "umbrella" or "portfolio" arrangement, in which case it may be possible to maintain both a cash and an HTB Isa from the same tax years.
You will be able to open a HTB Isa up to 30 November 2019. After that date, you can continue to save in existing accounts. But all bonuses must be claimed by December 2030. However from April 2017, the Lifetime Isa (Lisa) will be available instead.
The Lisa offers a more generous government bonus. Savers will also be able to use the money either to buy a home, or a retirement income, and still receive the additional cash.
More details on the HTB Isa are available here
But there is a hopeful side to the "banlieues".
They have a higher population turnover than other parts of France. Most residents - though by no means all - leave within a few years, and are upwardly mobile.
Here women from the banlieues speak about their lives and hopes for the future.
Go-getters in the ghetto
Cinthia has lived all her life in Goussainville, on the north-eastern fringes of the Paris area. Her parents settled there from the French West Indies in the 1960s.
Cinthia and her family rent a flat in the housing estate where she grew up. The place, she says, has changed a lot since then, and "not always for the better".
There has been an influx of migrant workers over the past 20 years, in part because of good transport links - Goussainville is on the regional rail network and central Paris is just 25 minutes away by train.
The town now has sizable communities not just from sub-Saharan countries and North Africa, but also from the Middle East, Turkey, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
As foreigners moved in in higher numbers, locals moved out. "There are fewer and fewer people of French origin in Goussainville," Cinthia says.
She is not interested in relocating to the remote periphery of Paris, as many French people have done. Goussainville is a short drive away from Charles de Gaulle airport where she works for a company making airline meals.
Still, she would like to leave her estate. "People here do not respect the place," she says. As an example, she mentions a recycling scheme that did not last: people just left their rubbish on the pavement.
A few years ago Cinthia and her family tried to move to a nearby residential area, but could not as her husband was unemployed. Now both have jobs but properties in Goussainville have become too expensive. At 46, she can no longer afford a mortgage.
"I have four children and must choose my priorities. I would have liked a house with a garden," she says. "Sometimes you have to give up on your dreams."
The best Cinthia's family could do was get a new apartment in a slightly quieter corner of the estate.
Svetlana, Cinthia's 20-year-old daughter, has a better chance of doing moving out.
Walking through the estate, she points to a spot near her old flat where kids used to set rubbish bins alight. "We see a lot of burnt cars over there," she says. "There have been fights as well."
Svetlana's future is uncertain - she talks about becoming either a philosophy teacher or an interior designer - but she is sure she wants to leave Goussainville behind.
What worries her is that youths on the estate "do not have any goal in life".
"I feel a bit lost myself. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with my life," she says. "When I see kids being so aimless, hanging around all day on their quad bikes, I think: I don't want my children to be like that."
The daughter of migrants from Mauritius, Sharron grew up in Aubervilliers, a northern suburb of Paris with a rotten reputation. As a teenager, she struggled to get part-time jobs because of where she lived.
But she did not give up. Sharron went off to study at London Metropolitan University, returned to Paris to cut her teeth as a businesswoman and get an MBA while raising a family.
With years of experience in the tech sector under her belt, she is launching a digital strategy consultancy.
Coming from Aubervilliers, she says, has toughened her for life as an entrepreneur. "Every time someone tells me I can't do this, I tell myself I will prove them wrong."
"I always say to young people: if you don't say what's on your mind, no one is going to know. You have to move, you have to do something. I had a lot of support from my family and my friends but I always knew it was down to me."
Sharron's hometown was once a burden, but now she regards it as a badge of honour.
"When people say to me you come from Aubervilliers, I say, yes I do but then I went to London and then I came back," she says. "I'm proud and I always make sure people know I come from Aubervilliers."
Imene lives with her Tunisian mother and her brothers on a council estate in Vallauris, near Nice.
Until she was 15, she attended a local school where most pupils were of North-African origin, like her.
The teachers' expectations, she says, were minimal and so was the teaching. In literature, instead of the classics, they were given modern stories about immigrant families to read.
A teacher once told her she would end up working as a housemaid. "That kind of insult left us traumatised," says Imene. Most of her friends dropped out at the age of 16.
Thankfully, another teacher saw her potential and fought to get her a place in a lycee, where she could prepare for the baccalaureat.
Imene discovered with wonder that there was more to French literature than tales of growing up on high-rise estates.
She worked hard to catch up in her studies and passed her "bac". She is now studying to become a social worker while volunteering for a women's charity in Vallauris.
Ideally, Imene would like to get a master's, but she is settling for a lesser degree as she needs to start earning enough money to help her family move out of their estate.
"We'd like to live in a quieter area, with less fear," she says. "I worry about my younger brothers. It's tough here. And there is still discrimination in education. I'd like to take them to another school where they'll be properly looked after."
Sandra is the granddaughter of North African migrants. Her father is a taxi driver and mother a municipal employee. Both were born in France.
Sandra grew up in the Goussainville estate where Cinthia Piquionne and her family still live. But unlike them, her parents were able to move to a nearby residential area when she was 14.
However she stayed in the same school, and has no serious complaint with the education she received.
She was once humiliated by a form tutor who ridiculed her aspiration to study law. "Look at her!" The teacher said in front of the whole class, "She has ideas above her station."
But other teachers, Sandra says, encouraged pupils to go for good careers. "They told us that if we tried, we would at least have the satisfaction of giving it a good shot."
She got her degrees with flying colours, and now works a trainee lawyer for a multinational insurance company.
At no point did she feel discriminated against. Her North African background, she says, "was just never a factor".
She denies being exceptional. Many of her old school friends, she insists, are in business schools.
Although Sandra's professional ambitions have materialised, one personal wish may not. "My dream is to return to my old school and say to that form tutor: 'So there.'"
The inquiry by the Archbishop of Canterbury's office said "fresh and disturbing" aspects of the way abuse claims were handled keep surfacing.
Lambeth Palace has said it will now oversee clergy appointments and child protection matters in Sussex.
Three local priests have been charged this year with child sex offences.
The report by Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams's office is believed to be the first of its kind in the Church of England for more than a century.
It stated: "It is clear to us that many lives have been blighted.
"Some have sought justice through the courts of law. Clergy have gone to prison for their abuse of children.
"We are clear that those who have sought justice through the courts are but the tip of the iceberg."
The report said the abuse was made worse by the "very slow" way the diocese recognised events and failed to act with "rigour and expedition".
"A whole series of investigations and reports across nearly two decades bears witness to a profoundly unhelpful and negative culture in parts of the diocese that led to its failure to take the action needed," it added.
Responding to the report, Dr Williams said in a statement: "Safeguarding and appointments matters should be conducted under the supervision of this office until uniformly better practice can be assured."
The report also said the diocese had "lost the respect" of many in the public services who safeguard children and vulnerable adults.
By Robert PigottReligious affairs correspondent
Perhaps the most telling sign of how serious the "dysfunction" is in Chichester diocese is the extraordinary decision by Dr Williams to intervene directly to take over supervision of its clergy appointments and child safety. It's a clear acknowledgement that the problems there have yet to be solved.
Even if Chichester were alone in its "profoundly unhelpful and negative culture", the report is an acute embarrassment to the Church. It is already having trouble recruiting children and young people in a generally ageing membership, and any sense that their welfare were not a top priority would be deeply damaging
East Sussex County Council said the report "accurately identifies the dysfunctional nature" of the response to allegations and the relationships within the dicoese's senior team.
Director of children's services Matt Dunkley said: "We have been deeply frustrated by the slow and sometimes ineffective response to the concerns we have raised, including the length of time taken to produce this report."
Lambeth Palace's interim report followed one by Baroness Butler-Sloss last May which found there had been "a lack of understanding of the seriousness of historic child abuse".
The Church of England appointed her to examine how senior clergy dealt with historical claims of abuse.
It looked at the cases of Roy Cotton and Colin Pritchard, who abused children in the 1970s and 1980s.
Pritchard served as the vicar of St Barnabas, Bexhill, until 2007, when he was arrested over sex abuse claims. In 2008 he pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two boys and was jailed for five years.
Cotton was ordained in 1966, despite having a conviction for indecently assaulting a choirboy in the 1950s, and went on to abuse at least 10 boys from Eastbourne.
The latest report said however deep and sincere the apologies were for the abuse, they could not take away from the "wickedness and shamefulness" of what happened.
This year three former Church of England priests in the diocese have been charged with sexual offences against children.
Canon Gordon Rideout, 73, of Wannock, East Sussex, is accused of 38 sexual offences against 18 children and young teenagers.
The retired priest is alleged to have committed the offences between 1962 and 1973 in Crawley, London and Hampshire.
Robert Coles, 71, a retired priest from Eastbourne, faces 29 charges of sexual offences against three boys, allegedly committed from 1978 to 1984 in West Sussex, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and the Isle of Wight.
And Father Wilkie Denford, 77, of Shoreham, West Sussex, has denied four charges of indecently assaulting a boy aged under 16 in the late 1980s.
A special helpline has been set up in conjunction with the NSPCC on 0800 389 5344.
West Ham keeper Randolph's glaring mistake gifted Uruguay their first-half goal in the Republic's 3-1 friendly win at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday.
Sheffield Wednesday keeper Keiren Westwood then came on at half-time.
"I'm not going to be part of your debate," said O'Neill of the keeper issue for Sunday's qualifier in Dublin.
"I have some choices to make during the course of the build-up to the game and that is good for the Republic of Ireland.
"We didn't want people stepping into the side and thinking that they own it for the next couple of years."
Randolph has been the Republic's first-choice keeper since coming on to replace injured Shay Given in the Euro 2016 qualifier win over world champions Germany in October 2015.
The West Ham keeper has rarely let the Irish down since but Westwood's consistent form for Wednesday means he now appears to be pressurising Randolph for the keeper's jersey.
O'Neill will have 27 players to choose from for Sunday's vital qualifier after David McGoldrick was ruled out with a knee injury.
The Ipswich Town striker sat out training earlier and scans later confirmed that he won't recover in time to play this weekend.
Austria will be without their influential Stoke midfielder Marko Arnautovic, who is suspended, while Red Bull Salzburg's Andreas Ulmer is unavailable because he is getting married this weekend.
Despite the duo's absence, O'Neill is expecting Austria to be fired up as they attempt to avenge their 1-0 defeat by the Republic in Vienna last November.
"They have probably dropped a couple of points that they maybe didn't expect - maybe all three against us, which was not on the agenda.
"They were strong favourites that night and that was only a few months ago, so they might be disappointed with their haul of points at the moment.
"I still think they are a top-quality nation."
O'Neill side's are level on points with Group C leaders Serbia, with both Wales and Austria four points off the pace at the halfway point in the campaign.
The condition of those injured in the crash, which happened in Battersea at about 10:30 GMT, has not been confirmed. Road closures are in place.
Four ambulance crews were sent to the scene, near the junction of Kirtling Street and Battersea Park Road, along with the air ambulance.
The car's 35 year-old driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Seven people were treated in hospital following the crash. Five people were treated for minor injuries while two remain in hospital. Their condition is unclear.
In a statement the London Ambulance Service said: "We sent a paramedic on a motorcycle, four ambulance crews, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer to the scene alongside our hazardous area response team. London's Air Ambulance was also dispatched.
"We treated six patients at the scene and took them to hospital."
Andrew Morgan, from the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) acknowledged the move "would not be popular with some".
But the Welsh government said it would be happy to discuss the plan.
Wales recycles 54.3% of waste with provisional figures for 2013/14 due to be released on Thursday.
Mr Morgan, the WLGA's environment spokesman and also the leader of Rhondda Cynon Taf council, added plenty of work was being carried out to educate people about recycling.
"Our team go and knock on their door and speak to them - maybe just encourage them to recycle paper - get into the habit of doing something… doing it slowly and showing people that it isn't that difficult to do," he said.
"There is still a small minority who simply won't recycle even when they've been spoken to two or three times they just simply say 'no'.
"Potentially in future I think local government could well be asking for powers to issue fines if the Welsh government wants us to hit targets."
Councils face fines if they do not meet Welsh government targets. The recycling target for 2015/16 is 58% but will rise to 100% by 2050.
England, Scotland and Northern Ireland recycle about 45% while the European target is 50%.
A Welsh government spokesman said: "Local authorities already have powers to require householders to put recyclable waste into the right containers and householders may be fined if they fail to do this.
"However, we would be happy to discuss this further with local authorities to see if there is a need to provide stronger powers."
Phil Hurst of Wastesavers, which collects rubbish in Newport, said options for throwing items in general waste bins need to be restricted.
He added: "I think plastic bags and crisp packets will be an issue for some time. Disposable nappies are also an issue. Almost everything else can be recycled in Newport."
Caerphilly-based DS Smith Recycling collects 5.4 million tonnes of paper and cardboard each year from across Wales and Europe. General manager Peter Clayson said while zero waste is ambitious, it is possible.
Wrexham council said plastic bottles prove the greatest challenge while Conwy council called for every manufactured product to be recyclable.
Hazel Evans, cabinet member for environment at Carmarthenshire council, said it is "difficult to predict" if zero waste is achievable.
Historic Scotland regards the Gala Fairydean Rovers FC grandstand as of "national importance."
It previously had a B-listing but has now been upgraded.
Chairman Kevin Temple said he knew people had mixed views of the structure but the club was proud of the stand and its history.
The grandstand was officially opened in 1964 and the stadium now boasts a £1m artificial playing surface for the Lowland League side.
Mr Temple said he welcomed the move to upgrade its status.
"The new listing may result in some restrictions on what can be done but it should also mean access to get grants if work requires done," he said.
The stand was designed by architect Peter Womersley and cost £25,000 to build which was paid for by a lottery run by Gala Fairydean and Gala Rovers which amalgamated in the summer.
A spokeswoman for Historic Scotland said: "Historic Scotland undertook a review of our country's remarkable sporting buildings in the run up to Glasgow's Commonwealth Games.
"As part of this work, we have recently updated the listing for Gala Fairydean Rovers Stadium in Galashiels from Category B to A, recognising it as a building of outstanding architectural and national importance.
"The Gala Fairydean Rovers football stand is a significant work of late modernist architecture in Scotland."
She said the stadium had a "highly distinctive design, constructed in concrete, comprising four V-sectioned vertical fins supporting a wedge-shaped stand and a cantilevered canopy".
The 15ft (4.5m) sculpture, titled Slate or State was carried from Bethesda to the castle's Grand Hall.
The inflatable structure was created by Zoe Walker and Neil Bromwich with local artists and the community.
The project aims to bring the history of the Penrhyn Quarry Strike to life and will help National Trust tell its "dark history" of the castle.
Mr Bromwich said: "It's quite a contrast to the decadence and the prominence of the space.
"It's a very temporary structure that will be here until November but it says a lot about an invisible story that's not told here."
The strike, from 1900 to 1903, saw 700 men begrudgingly return to the quarry while more than 2,000 quit for the coal mines of south Wales.
It followed a three-year strike over rights, pay and working conditions.
The memory of the strike and what the castle still represents has kept many in the community from visiting.
Ms Walker said: "It's been an amazing experience and really interesting working here.
"Local people have been really supportive of the idea, with a history that is so important in Bethesda."
Slate or State is part of the castle's Artists in Residency' project, held in partnership with the Arts Council of Wales.
Elland Bridge in Elland partially collapsed in the early hours of Tuesday after significant flooding in the area.
A barge was wedged against the grade II listed bridge and several others were left stranded on the towpath after high water receded.
Councillor Tim Swift said the crossing would not reopen until December at the earliest.
A temporary footbridge has been installed over the canal near the the bridge. Road diversions are also in place.
Calderdale Council said it had been having regular discussions with the Canal and River Trust (CRT), which owns the bridge.
Cllr Swift said: "We have requested CRT make an immediate start to designing a replacement for Elland Bridge.
"Unfortunately this will be a major project and initial estimates are that a new bridge would not be in operation until at least December 2016."
Other bridges in Yorkshire suffered serious damage during the recent floods, including Tadcaster Bridge in Tadcaster.
Electra Brown writer Helen Bailey, 51, was found beneath the garage at her home in Royston, Hertfordshire, in July.
Only Ms Bailey's elbow was visible when police first looked inside the deep well underneath her mansion, jurors at St Albans Crown Court heard.
Her fiance Ian Stewart, 56, denies murdering her.
Mr Stewart reported Ms Bailey missing three days after she was last seen alive on 11 April.
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In July, three months after she vanished, her body, together with that of her dog, was found in the septic tank at her home.
Jurors were shown images of Ms Bailey's elbow, which was encased in a "hard crust" of excrement inside the tank.
Det Ch Insp Jerome Kent, one of the officers who found Ms Bailey's body, told the court: "I'm embarrassed to say it took me some convincing to work out what I was looking at.
"What I was faced with was a dry, hard crust of what I now know was more than mud.
"There was a small, very pale white object in that, which I now know was part of Helen's elbow."
The jury were not shown more graphic pictures of Ms Bailey's remains being removed from the pit.
A month after Ms Bailey went missing, the court heard, Mr Stewart renewed the couple's Arsenal season tickets using their joint account.
He also paid for flyers and joined her friends on a dog walk in an effort to find her, jurors were told.
Jay Nolan-Latchford, who organised the walk and led an online campaign to find her, said she found the man "unemotional" and "very contained".
Mr Stewart denies murder, preventing a lawful burial, fraud and three counts of perverting the course of justice.
The trial continues.
Ms Williams was speaking at the Lib Dem conference in Glasgow where the party leader Nick Clegg made a pledge about giving home rule to Wales.
"The Scottish referendum gives us an opportunity to rebuild and renew the union and to do that, we have to have more powers coming to Wales," she said.
The AM also ruled out standing as a candidate in the 2015 general election.
In a speech on Saturday night, Mr Clegg said under his party there would be more devolved powers following those pledged to Scotland.
"And what is right for Scotland is every bit as right for Wales. Under our watch Welsh home rule must become a reality," he said.
Speaking to BBC Sunday Politics Wales, the AM for Brecon and Radnorshire added: "I think we can do that now in the opportunity that has arisen out of the Scottish referendum - more powers for Wales, more powers to be able to do the things that are right for our nation."
Ms Williams also defended her party's decision to go into a coalition government with the Conservatives following the 2010 general election.
"Taking the decision to go into coalition wasn't an easy one but it was the right thing to do for the country," she said.
The UK government recently announced plans to scrap the Renewables Obligation scheme early.
UK Energy Secretary Amber Rudd has said ending the scheme meant energy bills would not need to rise.
But Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing, who chaired the summit, has accused the Conservatives of ignoring Scottish concerns.
The event was attended by more than 200 people from businesses and organisations, according to the Scottish government.
The UK government has said that ending the subsidy scheme, which was funded by a levy on household fuel bills, was likely to mean about 2,500 planned onshore turbines would be cancelled.
Ending the subsidy was part of a manifesto commitment by the Conservative party ahead of the general election in May.
It had been due to end in April 2017 - but will now cease a year earlier.
When she announced the move last month, Ms Rudd said: "We are driving forward our commitment to end new onshore wind subsidies and give local communities the final say over any new wind farms.
"Onshore wind is an important part of our energy mix and we now have enough subsidised projects in the pipeline to meet our renewable energy commitments."
But the Scottish government has said that ending the subsidy will disproportionately affect Scotland, which leads the UK in onshore wind power.
Industry body Scottish Renewables has warned the change could put up to £3bn of investment in Scotland at risk, and called for UK ministers to reconsider.
Speaking after the summit, Mr Ewing said: "Delegates this morning spoke about the damage this will cause the rural economy - many of the shops and business that are vital to these communities.
"Over the next few weeks DECC (Department of Energy and Climate Change) will be seeking the views of those affected and I strongly encourage anyone with an interest to respond on this to ensure our concerns are heard.
"We will continue to make representations to both the UK government's energy department and to the Scotland Office, feeding back from what I heard at the summit and the many meetings I have had with representatives from the industry."
Ryan Browne, 18, died in hospital after a night out with six friends at the Farringdon nightclub on 24 June.
Poplar Coroners' Court heard the "naive drug user" had tablets hidden in his socks and bought more in the venue.
Coroner Mary Hassall said his death was "recreational drug use gone wrong".
Fabric had its licence revoked in September following the deaths of Mr Browne and another clubber.
Ben Hole, who was with the 18-year-old, told the court they went to Fabric because it was "known as the club to go to in London if you wanted to take ecstasy, because of the music".
He said the group had been searched by security but they had not been told to remove their shoes.
Around 15 minutes after taking the first of the drugs, Mr Hole said the effects were "quite overwhelming" and he was sick in the toilet.
He told the inquest: "I went back to the dance floor, still feeling the effects and asking everyone 'are you feeling it? Are you feeling it?'
"Ryan began to become quite frustrated so he decided to take another one."
The court heard Mr Browne then began to look unwell.
A toxicology report found the level of MDMA in his blood was 2.48 microgrammes per millilitre - the upper recreational limit is 0.35mg per ml.
Luke Laws, the club's general manager, told the court three medics and dozens of security staff had been working that night.
He said the club had a zero tolerance for drug dealing in the venue and had been working with a drug awareness charity before it closed.
Ms Hassall said Mr Browne had only "taken ecstasy four or five times in his life".
"The drugs in his system were enough to kill somebody who was very habituated and he was very far from habituated," she said.
Islington Council revoked Fabric's licence after finding it had a "culture of drug use".
An appeal has been launched against the closure.
They have "received no allegations", but are assessing applying for an investigation-extension.
The Conservatives blamed an "administrative error" for not declaring £38,000 of general election expenses for their Battlebus 2015 tour.
It follows a Channel 4 investigation into spending in a number of constituencies, including Carlisle.
The extension must be secured before a year elapses following the filing of the election expenses.
Carlisle MP John Stevenson said bus costs were not included in his expenses because activists on it had been campaigning in a national, not local, capacity.
"My election agent made a return of my election expenses as required by law," he said.
"The party's national bus tour was authorised and paid for by Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ), was intended to promote the party's success in the general election and did not form part of my local election expenses."
A number of police forces are investigating whether some MPs' agents should have filed costs associated with battle bus visits to their constituencies in their local expenses.
The activists on the bus targeted marginal seats.
However, the Tories said they had been campaigning "across the country for the return of a Conservative government" and, as a result, associated costs were regarded as national not local expenditure.
A Cumbria Constabulary spokesperson said it was "considering whether to apply for an extension on time to investigate and continue to liaise closely with the National Police Chiefs Council and the Electoral Commission".
The Labour Party has responded to reports some of its candidates also did not include battle bus costs in local expenses, saying these were counted as national spend as it was on a national tour.
The bank announced a net profit of 5.35bn euros ($7.05bn; £4.48bn) for 2011, down from 8.18bn euros in 2010.
It said it had made a 1.8bn euro provision against property exposure in Spain and had written off 600m euros relating to its businesses in Portugal.
Spain has struggled since its property bubble burst in 2008.
Banks took on land holdings from bankrupt developers, but have struggled to offload most of their property assets.
Economy minister Luis de Guindos has said new provisions to cover losses on real estate assets could cost Spanish banks up to 50bn euros.
Santander is better-placed than other Spanish banks to absorb greater provisions as it has thriving businesses outside its home market.
Group revenues increased by 5% to 44.3bn euros.
Santander also reiterated that it had already achieved the 9% core capital ratio required by the European Banking Authority, six months ahead of schedule.
The provisions were made in the fourth quarter, meaning that its profit for the last three months of 2011 fell 98% to 47m euros from 2.1bn euros in the last quarter of 2010.
In the UK, pre-tax profit for the year fell 42% to 1.57bn euros (£1.32bn), after the bank put aside £538m post-tax for compensating customers who were mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI).
Chelsea skipper Terry is awaiting trial after denying a charge of racially abusing QPR's Anton Ferdinand.
"I think the decision was inevitable and I'm very pleased and a bit relieved [FA chairman] David Bernstein has taken that decision," Triesman said.
"The only anxiety I have is it's taken rather too long to get to this point."
It's a tough job and not easy to think who would be ideal. I admired Rio Ferdinand in the role
The criminal charge against Chelsea skipper Terry was announced on 21 December.
He was stripped of the captaincy on 3 February, 48 hours after it was revealed his trial would be held on 9 July, eight days after the Euro 2012 final.
"The truth is a serious allegation [that is] not proved yet. In most organisations it would mean you simply could not go on as you were for this length of time," Triesman told Sportsweek on BBC Radio 5 live.
"I sometimes think football is in a bit of a bubble and the things that happen in the rest of the world don't apply to football. Well, I'm afraid they do.
"If someone is charged with what is a significant criminal offence, I think that is probably the moment that almost every organisation would act.
"I suspect most people when faced with this kind of difficulty do conclude they should stand down and clear their name. That is a significant preoccupation."
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas had suggested Terry, 31, should have kept the captaincy, but Triesman argued there were wider issues.
Triesman added: "One thing that is clear about John Terry is he's a fine footballer and he's obviously, in most senses, able to get on with his job.
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"But in a more general sense, most people would say clearing my name is the most important obligation.
"Although there has not been a hearing and not been a verdict, the FA itself has to look after the interests of football more widely.
"We've got to the point where there is not just potential disruption in the dressing room, but a significant charge that is going to be heard in court.
"Fabio [Capello, England manager] knows the dressing room and knows if it will be creating tension. The distinguishing thing about John Terry's position is that he's England captain.
"With that honour comes a very large responsibility and so, in these circumstances, the one thing the FA couldn't have continued with was John Terry as captain."
Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand, Anton's elder brother, has spoken for the first time about the effect on the family.
In an interview on BBC's Football Focus, Rio said: "Anton is my little brother. We have grown up together and I looked after him when we were kids.
"If something is going to affect him and hurt him, I am always there as a shoulder to lean on. In moments like this, when things are so public and you can't really say anything, it can be frustrating.
With Terry stripped of the captaincy for a second time, the prospect of him ever regaining it will surely be gone forever
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"For my family, yes, it has been tough. My brother is not the accused."
Triesman suggested Rio's type of leadership was needed by England but the Manchester United player has ruled himself out of the running for the vacant position for a second stint in the job.
"It's a tough job and not easy to think who would be ideal," Triesman said.
"There are certainly players I have admired in the role. I admired Rio Ferdinand in the role.
"Rio is a very, very tough competitor and gets very worked up during games. What I noticed, with the mantle of responsibility of captaincy, he would calm other players down, he would get them away from the referee, he himself would be very careful about how the referee was handled. I thought he showed outstanding leadership.
"There are very likely other players who can do that as well. I'm trying to single out the qualities I observed.
"They have got to be a very fine player, a leader on the field, a leader in the dressing room, and probably make sure the rest of their life doesn't get in the way of those leadership functions."
Meanwhile the Attorney General's office is aware of a series of tweets that Queens Park Rangers football Joey Barton posted regarding the on-going Terry court case.
A spokesman for the Attorney General's office said: "I can confirm the tweets have been brought to our attention and have been viewed."
Opponents argue that the vote infringes constitutional guarantees of freedom of religious belief for minority groups such as Christians.
They say they will appeal against the surprise decision in the courts.
An official said that the ban was a last-minute move by conservatives.
Since the fall of Saddam Hussein, activities perceived to be contrary to the moral code of Islam have come under repeated attack, with alcohol shops targeted in Baghdad and other cities.
While alcohol is not commonly found in restaurants and hotels in Iraq, correspondents say its consumption is relatively widespread in the scores of small shops and bars in Baghdad.
Correspondents say the new law has been passed at a time when attention is focused on the battle to wrest control of Mosul from the militant group known as Islamic State.
Ammar Toma, an MP who supported the ban, argued that it was justified because the constitution stipulates that "no law that contradicts the established provisions of Islam may be established".
Jones missed March's Dutch Open and the Presidents Cup in Germany earlier this month due to a knee injury.
The 22-year-old will return to action in the German Open on Sunday.
"I can't wait to get stuck in the competition," Jones told BBC Wales Sport.
"I am really glad to be back in full time training and injury free now.
"In the whole scheme of injuries it is not that big a deal, it is only a little niggle, but it was my first ever injury and the fact that if I carried on training I could have made it worse.
"It was not worth risking for the Olympics so it was better to get it strong and get it back to normal, for the sake of missing a couple of competition."
The German Open is preparation for the European Taekwondo Championships in Switzerland in May and Jones hopes she will get up to six fights in her -57kg category over the weekend.
"I just need as many fights as I can really, because the team have already been to two competitions and have had lots of fights," Jones said.
"They have also had two training camps and had loads of sparring so I have literally have done no sparring so I just need to get as much as I can."
Jones won gold in the 2015 European Games in Baku after beating Croatia's Ana Zaninovic, and now hopes to be selected to defend her Olympic title in Rio this summer.
"I am really confident I think I have done enough to prove that it is my place and my spot and I just need to keep fit and in form now," Jones added.
"Every competition I go in I only going for gold and it will be a disappointment for anything less.
"I really believe I can do it again so it is just about doing it on the day and going for it."
Jones won gold at London 2012 when she was only 19, after beating China's Yuzhuo Hou to take the women's -57kg title."
About 3,000 demonstrators, mostly Native Americans, say the Dakota Access Pipeline threatens water supplies and sacred lands.
They have until 5 December to quit the Oceti Sakowin camp, says the Army Corp of Engineers, which owns the land.
Separately, North Dakota's governor has issued an emergency order to evacuate.
The emergency evacuation order, signed by Governor Jack Dalrymple on Monday, cites a snow blizzard as the reason for enforcing the removal of the Oceti Sakowin camp.
"Emergency services probably will not be available under current winter conditions," he says, after nearly six inches (15 cm) of snow fell near the protest camp, making nearby roads nearly impassable.
More than 200 tribal nations have united behind the cause, representing the largest alliance of indigenous people in the US in centuries.
Dave Archambault II, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux, called the order "a menacing action meant to cause fear" and called upon authorities to affirm that they will not forcibly remove demonstrators.
"The most dangerous thing we can do is force well-situated campers from their shelters and into the cold", he added, criticising the police's previous use of high pressure water cannons in sub-freezing temperatures.
Protesters have spent months resisting the construction of the $3.8bn (£3bn) oil pipeline, which would cross the ancestral lands of the Sioux Nation and pass underneath the Missouri River.
The protest effort have brought together Native groups from around the US, making it the largest alliance of tribes that the country has ever seen.
The 1,200 miles (1,900km) long pipeline - which will carry crude oil from North Dakota to Illinois - has already been completed, except for the small section passing near Native American land.
The Obama administration has called upon the pipeline's owners to reroute it, in order to bypass the disputed land.
On Tuesday, local police began to limit supplies from entering the protest camp near the Standing Rock reservation in a bid to close it down.
Facing criticism, Morton County Sheriff's Office has since told Reuters news agency it will take "a more passive role" in enforcing the blockade,
The ban on supplies, including food, fuel, and building materials, was briefly enforced as part of the governor's emergency evacuation order.
Protesters have previously accused officials of embargoing vital supplies through a series of roadblocks - some of which have been in place since August.
The Army Corps of Engineers has also clarified its position on the evacuation of the camp in recent days, stating on Sunday that they have "no plans for forcible removal".
Instead, the federal agency said, resident protesters would be subject to fines.
In the past week, hundreds of US military veterans have arrived with the goal of "protecting the protesters", a Marine Corp veteran told Stars and Stripes.
Their posture at the camp shows "symbolic value", said Anthony Diggs, who is acting as a spokesman for the group.
"Veterans Stand for Standing Rock" plans to remain at the camp until 7 December - after the deadline to vacate.
Police have made nearly 575 arrests since the protest began over the summer, creating a huge strain on the state's legal system.
"We don't have sufficient judges to get all of those cases heard in a timely fashion," said Sally Holewa, North Dakota's state court administrator.
Only about 8% of those arrested come from North Dakota, with nearly a quarter coming from the West Coast, according to arrest figures from Morton County.
New England Brewing Company's move came after a petition was filed in an Indian court saying that the move had "insulted" the leader.
Gandhi led non-violent resistance to British rule in India.
He was assassinated in January 1948, months after India secured independence.
The brand carrying the image of the leader is called Gandhi-Bot, which is an India Pale Ale.
The company says on its website that the beer is an "ideal aid for self-purification and the seeking of truth and love".
A lawyer filed a petition in a court in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, alleging that carrying Gandhi's image on alcohol cans was "condemnable" and punishable under Indian laws.
The company said it apologised if any sentiments had been hurt. There was no indication the company would withdraw the beer.
"We do apologise if the good people of India find our Gandhi-Bot label offensive. Our intent is not to offend anyone but rather pay homage and celebrate a great man who we respect greatly," Matt Westfall, head brewer and partner at the Connecticut-based company said in an email to the Press Trust of India news agency.
He said he hoped the product inspired people "to learn more about Mahatma Gandhi and his non-violent methods of civil disobedience. So many Indian people here in American love our tribute to the great man."
Mr Westfall said Gandhi's "granddaughter and grandson have seen the label and have expressed their admiration". It was unclear to which relatives the firm was referring.
"We hope that you understand our true intent and respect the method and the freedom we have to show our reverence for Gandhi."
The Falkirk MP headbutted Conservative MP for Pudsey Stuart Andrew during a brawl at the Strangers' Bar.
He also hit Tory councillors Luke Mackenzie and Ben Maney, and Labour whip Phil Wilson, MP for Sedgefield.
After sentence at Westminster Magistrates' Court, Joyce said he intended to stay on as an MP.
The former soldier - who was suspended by the Labour Party following the fracas - has already announced his intention not to seek re-election in 2015.
The BBC understands he will be expelled from the Labour Party once disciplinary proceedings are completed.
Joyce, of Bo'ness, near Falkirk, was given a 12-month community order which included a curfew from Friday to Sunday.
As well as a £3,000 fine, he was ordered to pay £1,400 in compensation to his victims.
He had earlier pleaded guilty to four charges, including one of assault by beating.
Police were called to the Palace of Westminster following reports of a disturbance shortly before closing time on 22 February.
The MP had been singing loudly, and lashed out after declaring there were "too many" Tories in the bar.
By Andrew BlackPolitical reporter, BBC Scotland
Eric Joyce started out in his political career as a self-styled, idealistic campaigner.
But 11 years on from his election as a Labour MP he has found himself outside a London court talking of his "personal shame" for assaulting four fellow politicians in a House of Commons bar.
The 51-year-old - who avoided jail but received a fine and a three-month pub ban - was once a respected Army major and a Ministry of Defence aide.
In recent years, he has been better known for fighting with the Labour Party, and earning the unenviable tag of "Britain's most expensive MP".
Two-years-ago he was convicted of drink-driving and after being charged with common assault following the 22 February bar brawl, allegations of an inappropriate friendship with a teenage girl were splashed in a tabloid newspaper.
It all started out out so differently for the former Army major, who spent 21 years in the forces, latterly with the Royal Army Education Corps.
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He had to be restrained by several officers following the attacks, which witnesses described as like a scene from the Wild West.
Prosecutor Zoe Martin said Joyce shouted at the police: "You can't touch me, I'm an MP."
Mr Andrew was left bleeding from the nose while Mr Wilson also suffered a cut to his face after attempting to restrain Joyce.
The court was told that tables were upturned and Joyce had looked "possessed" and "out of it".
Joyce was held at a central London police station for several hours before questioning, during which time he broke a window pane.
He told officers he had drunk "three or four glasses of wine".
Jeremy Dein QC, defending, said Joyce accepted he was "hammered" and wished to express his "shame and embarrassment".
"He is unreservedly apologetic for what occurred on the night in question," he told the court.
Victim Mr Maney is a Conservative councillor on Thurrock Council and was in the bar as a guest of Thurrock MP Jackie Doyle-Price.
Fellow victim Mr Mackenzie is a Conservative councillor on Basildon Council and an aide to South Basildon MP Stephen Metcalfe.
Joyce has been MP for Falkirk since December 2000, and before entering politics had served in the Royal Army Educational Corps.
Under parliamentary rules, he would have automatically lost his seat if sentenced to more than 12 months in jail.
Outside the court, Joyce said the incident had caused him "considerable personal shame" and he felt lucky to have avoided prison.
He added: "I'm ashamed of that - and particularly apologetic to the people who were so badly affected, to my constituents, to my family, of course, and all the other people that were involved.
"Clearly that's a long list and a significant litany of sins on the evening."
Stuart Andrew later said he did not hold a grudge against Joyce despite the "traumatic" experience of being headbutted.
He added: "Indeed this case does raise valid concerns in relation to the level of pastoral support and understanding available to MPs in Westminster who may be experiencing personal difficulties and I hope that this issue will now be addressed."
Mr Andrew said he would be receiving £350 as his share of compensation, which he would be donating to charity.
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Analysis by the Centre for Economics and Business Research found the sector had a turnover of £12.4bn in 2011 with £856m coming from tourism alone.
It follows the culture secretary's call for the arts world to focus on its economic case for public funding.
The report comes ahead of next month's government spending review.
In a speech at London's British Museum last month, Culture Secretary Maria Miller said that, rather than focusing on the artistic value of public funding, "when times are tough and money is tight, our focus must be on culture's economic impact".
She told arts executives in a speech they must "hammer home the value of culture to our economy".
The financial pressure faced by arts and cultural organisations as a result of austerity measures is likely to intensify next month when the spending review will give details of which departments will need to cut their spending and by how much.
In March, the Treasury wrote to departments warning most ministers they will have to cut up to 10% of their budgets for 2015-16.
Tuesday's report, described by Arts Council England as the first comprehensive analysis "to determine the value" of the contribution of arts and culture to the national economy, also found:
Arts Council England hailed the 0.4% contribution of arts and culture to gross domestic product as "a significant return on the less than 0.1% per cent of government spending invested in the sector".
Chief executive Alan Davey said the organisation funded arts and culture because "they have a unique ability to fire our imaginations, to inspire and entertain us".
"The contribution culture makes to our quality of life, as a society and as individuals, will always be our primary concern," he added.
"But at a time when public finances are under such pressure, it is also right to examine all the benefits that investment in arts and culture can bring - and to consider how we can make the most effective use of that contribution."
He said arts centres and activities "transform our towns and cities and drive regeneration, making the choice to maintain investment in culture a forward thinking one for local authorities".
In December, it was announced by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport that Arts Council England would have its funding cut by a further £11.6m before 2015.
It followed reductions already announced in the government's 2010 spending review, which saw the council's budget slashed by almost 30%.
But the report said public funding still played a "vital role in encouraging creative innovation and overcoming private sector reluctance to invest in risky projects".
It provided the opportunity "to explore the potential of new ideas... removing the pressure for new products to always be commercially successful", the report added.
It said "such challenging, innovative work" could go on to huge commercial success, citing the case of the National Theatre's acclaimed production of Michael Morpurgo's War Horse.
"Inspired by puppetry on show at Battersea Arts Centre, this National Theatre production went on to win numerous awards at home and abroad, have sell‐out runs on Broadway and in Toronto, inspire a hit film and is currently touring Australia and Germany," the report added.
It's a lot, isn't it? But that's exactly how much sugar the average adult consumes in a fortnight. Teenagers have even more.
This is the reason why the sweet stuff is the new frontier in the campaign to get people to live healthier lives.
One of the problems is that it's often hidden in the foods we eat. While fizzy drinks and confectionery are obvious sources, you may be surprised to learn that tinned soups, salad dressing and tomato ketchup all contain pretty high levels of sugar.
Government advisers have recently suggested no more than 5% of daily calories should come from added sugar - half the level of the previous recommendation.
But that is going to be a tough ask. No age group was meeting the old guideline, never mind getting close to the new one.
The response of health campaigners has been to call for tougher regulation - and in particular a tax on sugary drinks.
This is understandable. A typical can of pop can contain the equivalent of 9 teaspoons of sugar.
But the government does not seem to want to regulate, preferring to work in partnership with industry and pointing out many manufacturers and retailers have already started taking action.
Just this week Tesco announced it would stop selling high-sugar drinks specifically aimed at children, including certain types of Ribena and Capri-Sun.
While the move was widely welcomed, is it really wise to leave it to industry to help improve the health of the nation?
Of course the sector says yes. It points to the introduction of low-calorie and zero-calorie drinks - now accounting for half of all sales of fizzy drinks - and that the growth in bottled water is one of the fastest-growing areas of the drinks business.
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But the fact still remains that the number of fizzy drinks being consumed is still rising. Last year the average Briton drank 100 litres - 5% more than was consumed six years ago.
Instead of simply encouraging people to swap their drinks to "healthier alternatives", these new products seem to be actually growing the market.
However, Barbara Gallani, from the Food and Drink Federation, says the industry has also shown it is committed to making existing products healthier where it can, pointing to its track record on salt.
"Many companies have been voluntarily lowering salt in products for over a decade and this has contributed to an impressive 15% reduction in salt intake."
This is based on figures from 2003 to 2011, which show salt consumption fell from 9.5g to 8.1g per day. The record is pretty good, certainly better than many other countries have achieved.
And it is worth noting that the salt content of products on sale in supermarkets has actually reduced by much more - between 20% and 40%, according to industry estimates.
The problem is that many shoppers still gravitate towards options with more salt.
Ms Gallani says educating and influencing consumer demand has to be at the heart of any drive to reduce sugar intake. "Often there are only so many changes to a favourite food or drink a consumer will accept," she adds.
But many campaigners believe industry is just trying to put up barriers to slow progress.
"Yes, of course, we have to get the public health message out," says Dr Gail Rees, an expert in nutrition at Plymouth University. "But you have to consider what we can spend compared to what the industry can put into marketing its products.
"A sugar tax is just one of the things we should be looking at. We need to think about greater restrictions on advertising and the way products are promoted."
Within retailing this is known as the four Ps - product, price, promotion and place. For example, the way packages are designed, where they are placed in store or which celebrity is endorsing them can have just as significant an impact on consumers as how much they cost.
For sugary drinks and sweets this is even more important. Research shows the overwhelming majority of confectionery purchases are impulse buys: bought because they caught your eye as you passed.
If sugar is the new frontier in the fight against obesity, it promises to be a long and hard battle.
But Mr Cameron said he would not dwell on "predictions" about what would happen if there were a hung parliament, as he urged voters to "shape the future with your vote".
In a last push ahead of polling day, he said only a Conservative government could keep the country moving forward.
And he again warned of the "chaos" of a Labour government supported by the SNP.
The prime minister has embarked on a 36-hour trip before voters head to the polls on 7 May.
He addressed crowds of supporters and the public at rallies in Twickenham, south-west London and Hendon in the north of the capital.
At one point he was heckled by an SNP supporter who accused the Conservatives of stoking up racism over its Labour/SNP deal claims.
Meanwhile, Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has started a "two-day dash" from Land's End to John O'Groats and Labour leader Ed Miliband has targeted key seats in the south of England.
On the campaign trail in London, Mr Cameron urged voters to "judge us on our record, have a look at our plans and think about the choice".
He said he was not claiming the government had "solved every problem" in the country, as there was still "huge amounts" to do.
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David Cameron's final non-stop 36-hour drive for votes began at a garden centre in Twickenham, south-west London, in the constituency of Vince Cable - one of the Liberal Democrat ministers he is hoping to oust from power.
It was a lively start with a Scottish heckler objecting to the tone of Mr Cameron's warnings of the dangers posed by the SNP, accusing him of racism. Security staff escorted the man away and the prime minister moved on to north London where he stuck to that core message of his campaign.
At a high-tech office in Hendon he repeated those warnings about the dangers of a Labour government propped up by the SNP. No matter that Ed Miliband has ruled out a deal with the Scottish Nationalists, Mr Cameron said Labour would be dependent on its votes. He warned north London voters that their local rail and tube improvements would be in jeopardy with the SNP interested only in funding projects north of the border.
London Mayor Boris Johnson came along to rally support, weighing in with a vivid evocation of Alex Salmond with his feet up in Downing Street and a glass of pink champagne in hand, calling the shots for Ed Miliband.
There were tough questions too about why voters should put their trust in a bunch of people who all went to the same school and look after their friends in the City. But most of the questions were about what Mr Cameron would do if he fails to win an outright majority, as the polls suggest.
He refused to be drawn, insisting the real choice was between him or Ed Miliband as prime minister - a choice he said was between stability under his leadership or chaos under any of his rivals.
It is a message he will be repeating today, tonight and tomorrow as he campaigns in many of the key marginal seats he needs to win if he is to win a second term in power.
But he said 1,000 jobs a day had been created under his watch, and the UK economy had grown faster than any other major Western economy.
"Let's take that track record and turn it into something really exciting for families up and down our country," he urged, warning that a Labour government would put it all "at risk".
Asked to give a view on the constitutional position if no one party won a majority on Friday, Mr Cameron replied: "You are in the prediction business and you can make lots of predictions in the next 36 hours.
"I am in the business of saying to people... don't talk about predicting the future - shape the future with your vote. There is still time to determine the outcome of this election."
But after a member of the audience complained that politicians never gave straight answers, Mr Cameron said: "I put the country first, I formed a coalition [in 2010].
"I did what was right to give strong government for Britain. So I will always put the country first."
With the polls pointing to the likelihood of there being no outright winner on Thursday there has been much discussion about what deals the parties may do with each other to form a government.
Mr Cameron reiterated his warning about the prospect of a minority Labour government propped up by the SNP, predicting that it would lead to "chaos".
He said the SNP would hold Labour and country "to ransom", with higher borrowing, more taxes and weakened defences.
And he sounded a note of caution about the Liberal Democrats too, saying Nick Clegg's party was just as likely to support Ed Miliband and the SNP as they would the Conservatives.
"Thursday is decision day. You can have the strong, competent capable government with the Conservatives that keeps our economy moving forward, or you can put it at risk with Labour and the SNP," he said.
Meanwhile, SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said Mr Cameron's election campaign had "descended into desperation".
She told voters they had "48 hours to get the Tories out", and questioned the legitimacy of a UK government which did not include Scottish MPs.
Thirty-one same-sex couples had been due to marry on Monday, according to the Department of Internal Affairs.
It comes after New Zealand's parliament passed a bill in April amending the country's 1955 marriage act.
The move had faced opposition from Christian lobby groups.
Conservative lobby group Family First said changing the Marriage Act was "an arrogant act of cultural vandalism" which did not have a public mandate.
But the Campaign for Marriage Equality said it ended a historical injustice.
Among the first couples tying the knot were Auckland couple Tash Vitali and Melissa Ray, who won an all expenses paid ceremony in a radio competition.
"The world is still a dangerous and even deadly place for gay, bisexual and transgender people," Reverend Matt Tittle said, according to stuff.co.nz.
"We thank God that's not true in New Zealand.
"All love is holy."
Another couple, Lynley Bendall and Ally Wanikau, made their vows in their air on a special flight between Queenstown and Auckland - in a ceremony attended by US actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson from the sitcom Modern Family.
Same-sex couples from other countries are also expected to wed.
About 1,000 same-sex couples in Australia planned to travel to the neighbouring country to marry, according to the Australian Marriage Equality lobby group.
The first Australian couple to do so was expected to be Paul McCarthy and Trent Kandler, who beat 300 other pairs to win a Tourism New Zealand competition.
Their wedding will not be legally recognised in their home country, but Mr McCarthy told AFP news agency the move was "both historically significant, and an important step in our personal lives".
The law change has angered some religious leaders, with the Anglican Church asking its ministers not to conduct the weddings pending a report to its general synod next year.
Catholic bishops have opposed the weddings outright while other denominations have been split.
New Zealand's MPs approved the bill by a large majority in April this year, with 77 votes in favour and 44 against.
The public gallery erupted broke into song after the announcement that the change had been passed, with a rendition of the traditional Maori love song, Pokarekare Ana.
John Hesp, 64, made it to the final table at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), in Las Vegas, and won $2.6m (£2m) by finishing fourth.
He said was trying to persuade organisers to bring the competition to the resort next year.
Mr Hesp said it was the next item on his bucket list.
Mr Hesp's progress captivated the poker world, with many of the game's biggest names rooting for him.
The semi-retired businessman, who paid $10,000 (£7,000) to enter the tournament, won admirers for his colourful dress sense and cheerful demeanour at the table.
Mr Hesp, who runs a caravan centre in Bridlington, said he entered the competition because he "just wanted to play some poker with some professionals".
He hoped his success would have some sway in convincing organisers to consider his request.
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Bottas' win moved him to within 10 points of team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the championship, and 23 behind Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel.
The Finn said he was now aiming to win the next race in Spain this weekend.
"It would be stupid not to go for the win - that is going to be the only goal in every race," Bottas said.
"It is always possible and what is so exciting this year is going to every race I know there is an opportunity for the race win."
The 27-year-old joined Mercedes last winter as a replacement for world champion Nico Rosberg, who retired after winning the title.
In an exclusive interview with BBC Radio 5 live, Bottas said he believes he can build on the boost in self-belief provided by his maiden win, which came in his 81st race.
"It does make a difference and it is always a confidence boost when you have a good result and many times you can carry on that momentum," he said.
"I feel the main momentum at the moment is how I have been able to improve every single qualifying and race, and I want to keep that, improving all the time."
Bottas was third behind Vettel and Hamilton in Australia, but spun while warming his tyres behind the safety car in China and finished only sixth as Hamilton won.
He took his first career pole in the third grand prix in Bahrain, where he finished third after twice being told to move over for his faster team-mate.
But in Russia he dominated Hamilton all weekend, out-qualifying the three-time champion by nearly 0.5 seconds and taking an impressive win under pressure from Vettel as the Briton struggled to fourth.
Bottas said he was approaching the challenge of trying to beat Hamilton by trying to concentrate only on his own work.
"The main thing for me is to keep doing what I'm doing and focus on my own thing," he said.
"You need to believe in yourself and know you can be at a competitive level but the main thing is really just keep going and work hard and focus on your own job.
"And my job is to drive the car as quickly as possible. There are many details that go into that but that doesn't change whatever the situation is, whoever is the team-mate."
Earlier this month, while hosting the team at State House, President Museveni promised to reward each of the players and officials for reaching the Nations Cup after 39 years of waiting.
"Yes, 30 players and six officials have received their payment," Uganda FA President, Moses Magogo told BBC Sport.
Magogo thanked the President for the good gesture and promised that the national team and the federation will continue to work hard to develop and promote football.
Magogo also explained that six other players and four officials have not received the payment, despite their account details being sent in.
The FA President said the authorities who were handling the payments in the President's office had reduced the numbers.
Among the players to miss out are defenders Hassan Wasswa Mawanda and Nicholas Wadada.
"I have not received my money yet, but I have been told they are working on the matter so that I receive the money," Mawanda told BBC Sport.
Although President Museveni had promised to give out US$15,000 each, the ministry of Education and Sport clarified that US$10,000 had been paid out, with an aim to pay out US$15,000 in the future to match other nations' rates.
Uganda is the only country in the Cecafa region to have qualified for the 2017 Nations Cup.
The Cranes are also in the group stages of the 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifiers.
The high court order in May allowed her to return as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu state.
She had to step down after a trial court found her guilty of amassing wealth of more than $10m (??6.4m)
The case was heard in Karnataka because of concerns the process would not be fair in Tamil Nadu.
On Tuesday, the Karnataka government lodged an appeal in the Supreme Court asking it to set aside the high court verdict and restore Ms Jayalalitha's disqualification.
The Supreme court is expected to hear the appeal only after the end of court vacations in a few weeks.
Karnataka's special public prosecutor, BV Acharya, had told BBC Hindi soon after Ms Jayalalitha's acquittal on 11 May that the high court verdict was riddled with "arithmetical errors'" and alleged that the prosecution was not given an opportunity to present its case.
In overturning the guilty verdict against Ms Jayalalitha, the appeals court had said that the "disproportionate assets" owned by the Tamil Nadu chief minister were less than 10% of her total wealth and were, therefore, not irregular.
Mr Acharya contends that the appeals court got its figures entirely wrong.
He claims that instead of adding up Ms Jayalalitha's assets to 240m rupees ($3.8m; ??2.4m), the judgement had wrongly put the figure at 100m rupees.
Similar discrepancies had been pointed out in evaluating her properties, he adds.
Jayalalitha, a former actress, is one of India's most controversial and colourful politicians. She has been a leading figure in south Indian politics for three decades.
The event at Sandwell Valley Country Park, West Bromwich, was held after Joel Richards, 19, died near Sousse alongside his uncle and grandfather.
Mr Richards, from Wednesbury, was a referee and student at the University of Worcester.
Money was raised for the Victim Support charity after more than 1,000 people took part in the 11 September event.
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Mr Richards' mother Suzy Evans said she was "overwhelmed" by the amount raised following the 5k and 3k runs.
She said: "He would be smiling from ear to ear and he would just love the fact that we all came together and celebrated and remembered everybody that didn't come home.
"I'm sure he would have loved it and he would have loved seeing so many people doing the run. He was all about fitness."
Mr Richards, a Walsall FC fan, died alongside his uncle Adrian Evans, grandfather Patrick Evans and 35 others in terror attacks near Sousse.
Walsall manager Jon Whitney took part in one of the two runs that were held last month.
A report from Audit Scotland last year found the health board needs to make savings of about £175m over the next five years.
The new team will help to implement recommendations made by an independent advisory group.
Bosses at NHS Grampian and NHS Fife have been appointed to the team.
Paul Gray, chief executive of NHS Scotland, said Tayside was making progress but needed further assistance to bring about the changes needed to balance its finances.
The transformation support team consists of:
Mr Gray said: "NHS Tayside is taking steps to improve patient care and achieve financial balance through its five year transformation programme.
"However, what is clear today is that the board will benefit from assistance to achieve the pace of change required.
"I have therefore decided to put in place a senior level team with specific expertise in finance, HR and planning who will work alongside NHS Tayside's executive team to support the implementation of the required scale of change required across the organisation."
The advisory team, which has been working with the health board for three months, will review progress in implementing its recommendations.
Prof John Connell, chairman of NHS Tayside, said the health board was grateful for the support it was receiving and the advisory group's report on its financial situation.
He said: "It reaffirms the major challenges that NHS Tayside faces in delivering healthcare for the population of the region within its financial resource limit.
"There are no concerns in the report in relation to the quality of care delivered to our patients, their families and our local communities each and every day, and we would reassure them that safe and effective person-centred care remains at the heart of all that we do and that will not change."
Prof Connell added: "Our staff remain critical to achieving the transformation of healthcare in Tayside and I would like to thank them for their continued care, dedication and commitment to our patients and their families."
Spanning 1,000 years, the Song, Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain was collected by Roger Pilkington, who lived Aldbourne, Wiltshire.
The items inspired a bidding frenzy and made three times their £14m estimate at Sotheby's in Hong Kong.
One lot, a blue and white Moonflask from the 15th Century, sold for £10.1m, including commissions and taxes.
Nicolas Chow, from Sotheby's Asia, said the late Mr Pilkington had been "one of the most astute collectors of Chinese ceramics of all time" with an "all consuming passion" for the items.
"The collection charts the entire development of Chinese porcelain particularly during the Ming period and contains some extraordinarily rare items," he said.
"The rose water sprinkler, the holy water vessel, for example, is one of only three pieces known in the world - one of which is in the Beijing Palace Museum."
Comprising around 100 lots, Mr Chow said the hammer price had been boosted as "very few people were even aware of the existence of this treasure trove".
"We were taken by surprise. We have never seen such frenzied bidding in an auction room, there were paddles flying in the air and very, very long auction battles on some of the items," he said.
"The fact that this was totally fresh and unseen for the last 50 years is what gave so much energy to the room."
Mr Pilkington was a distant relative of the Lancashire glass-making family of the same name.
Roxana Baldetti is accused of leading a scheme in which millions were spent on a product to decontaminate the lake.
Testing revealed the product, which was never used, was mainly sea water.
Ms Baldetti also faces charges, along with ex-President Otto Perez Molina, over alleged corruption in a customs duties scheme.
The judge also ordered that her brother, Mario Baldetti, be detained over the plan, and some 15 more people are implicated in the alleged fraud.
Lake Amatitlan, about 30km (20 miles) south of the capital, Guatemala City, was once a popular weekend getaway for the wealthy.
But the lake became polluted with untreated sewage from the populated outskirts of the capital.
In March last year, the Roxana Baldetti told the media she had a "magic solution" and that she would restore the lake to its past glory.
Prosecutors allege Ms Baldetti received bribes, after she urged the government to award a contract to a company which would provide a chemical to clean up the lake.
Ms Baldetti denied this and said she received no money for the contract.
She is also accused of setting up her brother Mario Baldetti as head of the authority responsible for managing the lake.
Pressure from environmentalists and civic groups forced the suspension of the project and the "magic solution" was never used.
The government was persuaded to order the tests that revealed that it was in fact mostly sea water.
Ms Baldetti is already in jail for involvement in a corruption scheme in the customs department alongside her former boss, ex-President Otto Perez Molina.
One ahead at the halfway stage, Smith, the Australian world number 112, and 252nd-ranked Blixt of Sweden carded a four-under 68 in the foursomes format.
The pair have yet to return a bogey and reached 19 under for the event.
Britain's Ian Poulter, playing with Australian Geoff Ogilvy, is nine shots off the lead in a share of 15th place.
Saturday's alternate shot format did not produce the sizzling scores seen in better ball fourballs on Friday when Blixt and Smith combined for a 62, but Blixt's 123-yard third shot at the last left Smith a tap-in for their fourth birdie of the day.
World number five Jordan Spieth, who carded rounds of 66 with fellow American Ryan Palmer on the first two days, dropped two shots in a third round 70.
Poulter and Ogilvy mixed four birdies and three bogeys for a 71, while Englishman Andrew "Beef" Johnston had a double bogey five at the 17th with American partner Kyle Reifers and shares 34th place at six under.
Storms are predicted for Sunday, when the format returns to fourballs, so earlier tee times have been arranged in an attempt to complete the tournament, the first official two-man team event on the PGA Tour for 36 years.
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Lancashire say Giles, Warwickshire director of cricket from 2007 to 2012, is under contract until 2018.
The former England one-day coach, 43, took charge of Lancashire in 2014 after missing out on the England head coach's job and stepping down as a selector.
BBC Sport understands Giles is torn between loyalty to Lancashire and being closer to his home in the Midlands.
Former spinner Giles, who played 54 Tests for England between 1998 and 2006, has spoken about his satisfaction in the job at Old Trafford.
He has overseen a group of emerging young talent, including 19-year-old Haseeb Hameed, who made 31 and 82 on his England Test debut in India last week.
However, Giles spends many days away from his home in Droitwich, Worcestershire, throughout the year.
A decision must be made soon by Giles, as both counties need next season's director of cricket in place before the end of the year.
The post at Edgbaston has been vacant since Giles' former team-mate and assistant coach Dougie Brown left in October.
The Warwickshire first-team squad are already back in pre-season training, while Giles returns to work at Lancashire this week after a family holiday.
Under Giles, Warwickshire won the County Championship in 2012 and the Clydesdale Bank 40 in 2010.
He was named coach of England's limited-overs sides in 2012, before being replaced when Peter Moores was re-appointed head coach in all formats two years later.
"It would have been a surprise if Ashley's name hadn't been mentioned," Warwickshire chief executive Neil Snowball told BBC Sport.
"Ashley's an outstanding director of cricket with a great track record, who has obviously got strong links with Warwickshire and still lives in Droitwich.
"But I've had numerous phone calls and meetings with a number of candidates and we're just working our way through that list - and we're probably still two to three weeks away from making an appointment.
"Part of our end of season review was also to look at the structure of the club. And we're still looking to appoint this side of Christmas, with a view to starting work in January.
"It shouldn't surprise me, as we're a big club, but we've had some really interesting approaches from all round the world."
As many as 30,000 tweets are being sent a week - and Facebook is being bombarded with posts from across the political divide.
Unsurprisingly, that level of engagement, from both the public and politicians, is seeing a huge surge during key events.
During the main leaders' debate around 260,000 tweets were sent - and that's not counting the ones in the days sent just before and after the broadcast.
But what impact is this focus on social media having on people who, on 7 May, will be going to the polls?
BBC Asian Network and the cross-party think-tank Demos have teamed up to look at the digital campaign from the point of view of three young, passionate and - most importantly - undecided voters.
Over a month into this experiment, how are they feeling about the digital campaigns being fought out on their laptops, smart phones and tablets?
Sakib Rashid, 20
Bio-medical student Sakib Rashid, 20, is a first time voter from London's Brent North constituency, a seat held by Labour back in 2010.
Over 50% of eligible voters are predicted to be foreign-born, Sakib being one of them.
His parents fled hardships in Bangladesh back in the 1980s, arriving in the UK with little money and forced into benefits. It's had a huge effect on him.
"I never want to claim benefits," he said. "It's not something I'd feel proud of doing. It's not something I want to do, I don't want to rely on the government to support myself."
For the last six weeks he's been following the election campaign on social media and has become increasingly fed-up with the negative comments he's reading.
"I don't want to see them just making snide comments or little puns or going back to five, 10 years ago and the mistakes they made."
He says it's getting better though. "More recently I've seen Liberal Democrats, Labour and Conservatives trying to appeal to voters, saying: 'We will promise this - and we have introduced this policy,' so there has been a small shift and I like that."
Simmi Juss, 32
Thirty-two year old recruitment consultant Simmi Juss is voting in the key marginal battleground of Wolverhampton South West. Captured by the Tories in 2010, Labour is hoping to win it back in May.
Simmi has also noticed a negative and sometimes aggressive tone in her social media newsfeeds. She would rather see more positive points being made, like the videos posted of politicians visiting places of worship.
A message from David Cameron wishing Sikhs "a happy Vaisakhi" gets her approval. "It's a really nice way of reaching out to Sikh people - it felt genuine," she said.
Her husband Tony is not so sure though, feeling the timing of such videos smacks of opportunism. "I don't think there's a need to bring religion into politics," he says.
Ultimately though, it's local politics that really matters to her. "Wolverhampton hasn't got the best reputation for various reasons and I think it's better than that. But you just have to look around to see the empty shops and some of the deprived areas to know it does need investment."
Iram Asim, 31
In Scotland, a number of polls suggest the political landscape of the country could be about to see huge changes.
Iram Asim, 31, has just moved from Livingston to the constituency of Linlithgow and Falkirk East. Labour held the seat with a massive majority in 2010, but they are facing a strong challenge this time from the SNP.
She's not at all surprised by the surge in political engagement she has seen on social media.
"Our local representative has been talking about how after the referendum the view towards politics has changed. I do agree with that - I think it's different now. A lot of people who maybe weren't interested in politics I would definitely say are now."
Even though Iram is torn between Labour and the SNP, she says it is a Green Party video mocking up the male party leaders as a boy band, which has most caught her attention on social media. "It made me laugh," she said. "It was different, cheeky and gets your attention. It made them stand out."
But Iram has also been turned off by some of the negative campaigning.
For Carl Miller, at Demos, it's an interesting insight. "Positive campaigning has remained the dominant theme, although underlying all of that is a well of frustration and anger, causing politicians to lose their temper, to insult each other," he said.
So as the campaign hots up and the election day grows closer, will the huge efforts being pumped on to the digital platforms make a difference?
It's a question party HQ strategists will desperately want answered. With the nation going to the polls imminently, politicians are spending more and more resources and money on their digital strategies in what is being called the UK's "first social media election".
Platforms such as Google and Bing offer companies the option to "buy" words.
This means their websites appear more prominently if a person searches for a particular term.
The eBay study found that most people who clicked through as a result of this service were loyal customers who would have come to the site anyway.
"Incremental revenue from paid search was far smaller than expected because existing customers would have come to eBay regardless, whether directly or through other marketing channels," said an eBay representative.
In carrying out the study, presented at an economics conference held at Stanford University, eBay removed its paid-search keywords from MSN and Yahoo platforms in the US, while retaining them on Google.
They found that without the advertising, users still clicked through as the results appeared on the search engine anyway.
"Removal of these advertisements simply raised the prominence of the eBay natural search result," read the report by Thomas Blake, Chris Nosko, and Steve Tadelis from eBay.
"Shutting paid search advertisements closed one (costly) path to a firm's website but diverted traffic to the next easiest path (natural search), which is free to the advertiser."
There is no suggestion that eBay now plans to change the way in which it currently spends on search engine advertising.
Google said that its own research suggested there was a significant increase in clicks as a result of search advertising.
But a company representative added: "Since outcomes differ so much among advertisers and are influenced by many different factors, we encourage advertisers to experiment with their own campaigns."
Dr Philip Alford, director of the Digital Hub in the School of Tourism at Bournemouth University, told the BBC that the size of the brand made a big difference to the effectiveness of paid searches.
EBay has become a household brand name, they already have a highly engaged user base," he said, adding that many people would search the website directly when shopping online.
"With Google ad words, particularly for smaller organisations, it can make a lot of sense because for some of them, their websites aren't at a stage yet where they have been sufficiently indexed by Google, so they struggle to come up in natural searches for terms.
"The more click your ad gets, you get rewarded over time with a higher listing as you are perceived by Google as being relevant," he added.
"But it is interesting that a lot of people still are paying for terms that actually appear quite high up the listings in the search results anyway."
The plea-bargain testimony came from bosses of a giant meat-packing firm.
If confirmed, the accusations could prove devastating for Mr Temer's crisis-hit administration, though he has vowed to prove his innocence.
He is already facing allegations he authorised paying bribes to silence a witness in a huge corruption scandal.
On Thursday he vowed in a TV address to stay on as president.
Joesley Batista, the chairman of the company JBS, alleges that Mr Temer was paid more than $2.5m (9m reais) over the last seven years for electoral campaigning and to pay allies.
Another company director says $4.6m was distributed to Mr Temer's allies in 2014 in the guise of official election campaign donations.
Former Presidents Luis Inacio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff received $50m and $30m respectively to fund political campaigns, the testimony says. Both have denied any accusations against them.
Separately, Prosecutor General Rodrigo Janot wrote in a court filing on Friday that Mr Temer was one of a number of politicians who obstructed investigations into the massive corruption inquiry known as Operation Car Wash.
A year ago, Mr Temer took office after Ms Rousseff's impeachment. Now there are calls for his removal too.
On Thursday Brazilian authorities released an audio recording where Mr Temer appears to be discussing bribes in conversation with Mr Batista.
Mr Temer has said the footage is authentic, taken from a meeting in March, but he has strongly denied wrongdoing.
Mr Temer is already deeply unpopular in Brazil but his centre-right party has been able to govern as part of a coalition.
Opposition parties have been demanding snap elections and his impeachment.
It is the first time Mr Temer has become fully embroiled in 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.
The scandal has engulfed Brazilian politics, with a third of Mr Temer's cabinet under investigation for alleged corruption. Former president Lula is already facing five charges.
The man Mr Temer allegedly condoned the bribery of - Eduardo Cunha - is in prison for corruption, money laundering and tax evasion.
Both men 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.
His partnership with Francis Rossi became the core of Status Quo, one of Britain's most enduring bands.
Their brand of boogie-woogie rock survived changes in musical fashion and made them one of the best-loved live acts of their generation.
As well as driving the Quo sound on stage, Parfitt penned many of the band's biggest hits.
Richard John Parfitt was born in Woking, Surrey, on 12 October 1948.
He began playing a guitar when he was 11 and, on leaving school at 15, got a job performing at Sunshine Holiday Camp in Hayling Island, Hampshire, earning £5 a week.
However, much of his new income went to his father, who was a committed drinker and gambler.
"He was forever getting in trouble and coming to me crying," Parfitt later recalled. "I probably ended up giving him a couple of thousand quid in total. Back then, that was a lot of money."
Parfitt met Francis Rossi in 1965 when they were both playing with their respective bands at a Butlin's holiday camp in Minehead.
Two years later Parfitt, along with Rossi, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan and Roy Lynes came together to form Status Quo.
The band's first hit, Pictures of Matchstick Men, released in 1968, embraced the psychedelic movement of the time and went to number seven in the UK charts.
Their follow-up, Black Veils of Melancholy, failed to chart but they did get to number eight with Ice in the Sun, written by Marty Wilde.
But the band were becoming disillusioned with the direction they were taking. They abandoned their flowery clothes, embraced denim and T-shirts and settled down to a more traditional style of rock.
Parfitt co-wrote two of the tracks on their breakthrough album, Piledriver, released on the Vertigo label in 1972.
In an interview in 2014, Parfitt said of the record. "You know what? I love every track on that album! I think All The Reasons is just such a beautiful song. I wrote that about my wife at the time."
The album became the template for subsequent releases, with Parfitt receiving a number of writing credits.
Whatever You Want, co-written by Parfitt and Andy Bown, became one of the band's biggest hits and a staple of their increasingly popular live shows.
Outside the Quo tent the musical landscape was changing, from prog to punk, and into the '80s with the New Romantics.
Inside the tent, the band continued to play their 12-bar blues style maintaining an ever loyal fan base.
The band set off on a farewell tour in 1984 but decided to carry on after Bob Geldof persuaded them to open the Live Aid concert the following year.
"God, I'm so pleased we did it now. Quo opening Live Aid, it was meant to be."
They also embraced the hedonistic rock lifestyle with gusto. Parfitt admitted spending £1,000 a week on cocaine and another £500 on vodka.
His addictions, coupled with the tragic drowning of their two-year-old daughter, Heidi, led to the breakdown of his first marriage to Marietta Broker.
"It's not buying the drugs that is the most expensive thing," he later said. "It's the divorce which taking drugs eventually leads to."
He later married Patty Beedon, who had been his childhood sweetheart. The couple divorced and reunited again, before finally going their separate ways.
It was an acrimonious separation, with Patty later describing him as "a selfish child who never grew up".
Parfitt's experience of paying millions in divorce settlements made him vow never to marry again, but he tied the knot again in 2006 with Lyndsay Whitburn, a fitness instructor.
In 2010, Parfitt and Rossi were awarded the OBE for services to music, posing together with their gongs after the investiture ceremony.
By this time Parfitt had suffered a number of health problems including undergoing quadruple heart bypass surgery in 1997. He made a full recovery and was performing with the band within a matter of months.
Doctors warned the musician that he would have to leave behind his rock lifestyle, although he admitted at the time that he still enjoyed "the odd pint".
By 2014 he was living a relaxed life in Spain.
"I haven't smoked a joint for 27 years and I haven't done any cocaine for 10 years. I just do normal stuff - the kids keep me busy and I go shopping with the missus."
Other band members came and went over the years but Parfitt remained, with Rossi, the definitive face of Status Quo.
While Rossi officially remained the band's frontman, the musical partners were hard to separate on stage.
In contrast to the rows that are part of many rock bands, the two remained good friends throughout the decades.
When Status Quo had embarked on what they hinted would be their final tour, Parfitt offered an explanation for the longevity of veteran rock bands.
"Why do you think all these bands like the Stones and Deep Purple stay on the road? We're having fun and I love being up there on stage. Once the lights go down and the crowds roar, something magical happens. All your aches and pains go."
He added: "It would be weird to just stop because I would have nothing to do."
Martin Ashworth, 48, from Garforth, near Leeds, died from burns shortly after the fire on 29 April 2014.
He had been sectioned after attempting suicide a month earlier as his marriage to Susan Ashworth deteriorated.
He was discharged on 16 April - 13 days before the fire, Wakefield Coroners' Court heard.
At the time of the fire, West Yorkshire Police said the cause was being treated as suspicious, but they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the investigation.
In a statement read to the court, his mother, Barbara Ashworth, said Mr Ashworth had been told by a nurse he was being sent home from the Becklin Centre in Leeds because "they needed beds".
She said she was shocked by the decision as he had been sectioned under the Mental Health Act for 28 days on 25 March 2014.
"I cannot bring myself to think about the awful events. It's something I will have to carry inside me forever," she added.
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The inquest also heard Mr Ashworth was controlling and emotionally abusive towards his 47-year-old wife, who he had known since they were teenagers.
Mrs Ashworth's mother, Ann Cracknell, told the inquest he had "tried to impose control and power over Susan and the boys".
She said: "On Susan's birthday he refused to give her presents from the family, saying she didn't deserve them."
The inquest heard Mrs Ashworth had confided in her mother that she planned to leave him, and had asked for a divorce while he was in hospital.
Mr Ashworth, an IT specialist, was admitted to the Becklin Centre in March 2014 after he tried to poison himself with carbon monoxide fumes in his car.
His wife was only told of his release on the day and the inquest heard she had little choice but to allow him to return to their home in Farfield Court.
The inquest continues.
The decision follows a warning by the World Health Organization (WHO) that glyphosate is "probably carcinogenic".
The product has been used in US-sponsored crop-spraying anti-narcotics programmes in South America.
President Juan Manuel Santos has said Colombia will need to find other mechanisms to combat coca production.
Anti-narcotics officials in Colombia will have until October to prepare an alternative plan.
"I am going to ask the government officials in the National Drug Council at their next meeting to suspend glyphosate spraying of illicit cultivations," Mr Santos announced.
"The recommendations and studies reviewed by the Ministry of Health show clearly that yes, this risk exists," he added, making reference to the WHO warning on cancer.
But Colombia will not "lower the guard" in its combat against drug trafficking, said Mr Santos.
The Colombian drug eradication programme began in 1994.
The authorities target mainly areas controlled by the country's largest rebel group, the Farc.
They say the Farc use the income from cocaine production to finance its armed struggle.
Other coca-producing countries in the region, including Ecuador and Peru, have also used the herbicide to destroy coca fields.
Farmers say aerial fumigation has destroyed entire fields of coffee and other legal produce.
The warnings have emerged from analysis of the malware used in an attack in Ukraine in December.
That left about 230,000 people without power for hours after substations were shut down via implanted malware.
The move comes as researchers at Black Hat and Def Con reveal ways power firms are lax on security.
"Power grid operators need to be aware that these styles of events are out there and they need to prepare for them," said Robert M Lee of Dragos Security during a talk at the Black Hat show which detailed its work to analyse the malware used in the Ukraine attack.
Ukraine suffered two attacks on its network - one in March 2015 and another in late 2016.
The warnings detail the text and code combinations used by the attackers as they infiltrated networks and started the process of shutting down key parts of the grid. The information should help power firms scan internal systems for tell-tale signs of intrusion and prepare other defences so they can spot reconnaissance.
Additional information provided by Dragos and security firm Eset also sets out some other ways the malware seen in the Ukraine attack could be deployed.
"All of the functionality exhibited in the malware was not seen in the Ukraine attack," said Mr Lee. "They built more functions in it than they needed."
Mr Lee stressed that there was little evidence that the hackers behind the Ukraine attack were taking aim at other power networks. However, he said, the tradecraft and techniques the group developed while preparing and executing their plan could easily be transferred to grid operators in other nations.
Power generation firms and grid operators in Europe, Asia and the Middle East were "immediately" at risk from the type of attack seen in Ukraine, he said. US power firms were safer, he added, because they generally used different hardware.
He also criticised governments for not doing enough to raise awareness about the seriousness of the events in Ukraine.
"No senior policy makers in any government has come out and condemned the Ukraine attack," he said. "That's done nothing but embolden the attackers and that's a worrying trend."
The Black Hat and Def Con shows saw other security researchers share information about work to catalogue ways that the power network could be attacked.
Security researcher Harrys Konstantinou and colleagues at New York University led a project to find out how easy it was to build up a detailed picture of the make-up of power networks in the US.
The three-person team drew on information in press releases, regulatory filings, grid maps, case studies and blackout reports to build a detailed model of sections of the US power transmission system.
They also drew on freely available software tools that let them map power flows and test out what would happen if different parts of the network were turned off.
To make their model and attack planning more accurate they also bought sub-station control equipment from auction site eBay.
"There exists a wealth of information out there that can accurately model the grid and enable a widespread attack," said Mr Konstantinou.
He added that as a result of their work some information about the layout of the US power grid has been removed from the net and some hardware makers are moving to harden their devices against attack.
It is not just long-established elements of power grids that are vulnerable to attack. In another talk at Def Con Dr Jason Staggs from the University of Tulsa presented work he had done on the security of wind farm networks and turbines.
"The increased reliance on renewable energy sources will draw attention from attackers for all kinds of reasons," he said.
He added that his work revealed weaknesses in the hardware used to manage wind farms and in the software that allows them to be managed remotely.
In many cases, he said, it was "trivial" to get access to the control consoles and management systems used to keep turbine blades spinning. Poor internal controls meant an attacker that got physical access to one turbine tower could inject software and infiltrate an entire network of wind farms, he said.
"These networks are extremely susceptible to attack," he said.
If an attacker triggered turbines to shut down it could cause real harm to their drives, brakes and blades.
An hour of downtime on a relatively small wind farm would cost a power firm up to $30,000 (£23.250) for every turbine that stopped turning, he said.
He urged operators of wind farms to take security more seriously and put in place measures and controls that limit the impact of any intrusion into the control systems.
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One of the states that voted is Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous and politically influential. Mr Modi’s BJP party is making a strong push to win the state against an opposition determined to check his growing power.
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Tomasz Kocik, 38, of Buckingham Road, Harlesden, was found guilty of murdering Marta Ligman, 23.
The trial heard Ms Ligman may have been alive when Kocik dragged her from their flat to the canal in north west London.
At the Old Bailey he was told he would serve a minimum of 18 years and six months.
Kocik was caught on CCTV cameras early in the morning of 1 May this year dragging an "extremely heavy" and large suitcase for half a mile from his home to the canal towpath and then filmed again when he returned home an hour later with wet trousers.
Judge Nicholas Hilliard told Kocik Ms Ligman had suffered a "severe beating" at his hands.
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He said: "Dead or dying you then treated her body in a grotesque and demeaning way, hauling her in a suitcase down to the canal and carrying a stick to try to submerge the case when you got there."
Kocik then followed a "determined" course of action to mislead her family, friends and police by using Ms Ligman's Facebook account to "leave a false trail", the judge said.
The court heard Ms Ligman's body was discovered 10 days later by the occupants of a houseboat who spotted her dyed red hair streaming from the case after it collided with the hull.
Her body was in a tight foetal position wrapped in bin bags and curtains.
Despite her family asking him to report Ms Ligman's disappearance Kocik failed to report her missing until after the body was found in the canal.
Ms Ligman was in Poland when she met Kocik in an online dating chatroom, before moving to London in 2012 to live with the forklift truck driver.
The jury heard that colleagues at the delicatessen where Ms Ligman worked described Kocik as an "obsessively jealous, controlling boyfriend".
In his defence Kocik, a Polish national, claimed he had found Ms Ligman dead at their flat after days of amphetamine fuelled bondage sex sessions.
The proposal would see 55 short break lodges built at Jack's Green on the former RAF Kings Cliffe site in Northamptonshire, where Maj Miller played his last hangar concert.
Historian Kevin Flecknor said he had "major concerns" over the memorial.
Landowner Philip Ashton-Jones said it would remain "exactly as it is today".
RAF Kings Cliffe, was home to the US Army Air Force during World War Two. Maj Miller and his orchestra played their last ever hangar concert there on October 3, 1944.
In December that year the band leader went missing while flying to Paris to play for soldiers there.
His plane, a single-engined UC-64 Norseman departed from RAF Twinwood Farm in Clapham, on the outskirts of Bedford and disappeared while flying over the English Channel.
A memorial to commemorate the concert was erected in August 1983.
Mr Flecknor, who lives in Kettering and works as UK liaison for the Cold War Museum Berlin Chapter, wrote to East Northamptonshire Council to express his concerns about the development.
He said: "I have major concerns about the Glenn Miller Memorial and I fear for its safety."
He said the memorial should be moved to an adjacent part of the airfield site.
Marcella Beaudreau, who lives in the United States and runs a website about Britain's historical airfields, said it was "very important" to maintain the history and culture at the site.
"That is the place where you can stand and imagine that on that night in October 1944, Glenn Miller played 'In the Mood' to a group of service men and women and lifted their spirits," she said.
Mr Ashton-Jones said the "luxurious lodges" would help to pay for the upkeep of the countryside.
A consultation on the proposal ended on 19 January but a date for the council to hear the application had not yet been set.
Martin Barkley, 61, said the decision to leave the Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) after eight years had been a "difficult one".
He has worked for the NHS for more than 40 years.
The trust said a recruitment process to select a new chief executive would begin in February.
Mr Barkley said: "After so many years with the trust and other mental health and learning disability organisations the time has arrived for a change."
The trust runs mental health services in County Durham, the Tees Valley and much of North Yorkshire.
In October, it took over services in York just days after the Care Quality Commission (CQC) ordered the city's psychiatric hospital, Bootham Park, to close after an inspection found it to be "unfit".
Mr Barkley said his decision to leave the trust had nothing to do with the problems surrounding mental health provision in York.
He said the trust remained committed to working with the Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group to provide a new hospital for the treatment of people with mental health problems in the city.
The man, with the last names of Caicedo Lopez, was detained in the early hours of Sunday and the concert in Alajuela went ahead as planned.
The threats were written in Arabic and made online.
Security has been tightened at Grande's concerts since the attack at one of her Manchester shows.
Fans had to pass through three security checks for Sunday's gig.
Costa Rica police chief Walter Espinoza told the Costa Rica Star that even if the threat had been made as a "joke", they had "to verify whether or not there is a real threat, because this is a very sensitive situation and it could lead to a tragedy".
The 24-year-old singer posted an image from the show on her Instagram account but did not mention the threat.
She is due to play four concerts in Mexico over the next eight days before moving on to Japan in August.
Twenty-two people were killed in the Manchester Arena attack, including seven children.
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"He truly lived and proclaimed the Good News of Jesus Christ and, in doing so, became a role model for all of us.
"As a gifted spiritual leader and communicator, his words touched the hearts of many people, but his ministry was not confined to preaching.
"He walked with his people in their struggles and joys and was most at home out in the streets, parishes and communities of his diocese."
"Bishop Daly provided an example of priestly ministry which was exemplary, inspired by service of God and the people he encountered.
"His ministry was characterised by his deep love of the people of this diocese, his dedicated visitation of parishes and his constant availability to others.
"The bishops, priests and people of the diocese were blessed to have such a dedicated and faithful priest among them."
"He was a tremendous force for good throughout the city.
"He would have been very critical of the IRA throughout the 25-year-old conflict. I can understand that as a bishop of a religious order and of a city.
"He was entitled to have an opinion and he was critical of anyone that was involved in the conflict. But, that said at the same time, he was always willing to have conversations about that, he was always willing to look at people's point of view."
"Bishop Daly's passing will be felt most acutely by those he served tirelessly for almost 40 years.
"Bishop Daly devoted his life to serving and helping others, quietly undertaking a wide range of charitable works in the local community.
"During the darker moments of our recent past Dr Daly made a significant contribution by arguing that violence should be rejected and by articulating a vision based on respect and tolerance."
"Edward Daly was truly the people's bishop.
"For many outside of Derry, their memory of Bishop Daly will always lie in the iconic image captured on Bloody Sunday. That singular moment captured the man's compassion and courage in the face of violence. It was and remains an image which told the story of his life's work.
"For the people of Derry though, Bishop Daly was iconic for so much more. Our memory will be of a man of many more images not just one."
"Throughout his long career, he witnessed at first hand many tragedies of the Northern Ireland troubles, but his priority was always to his parishioners, and he was a constant champion of the people of the north west.
"He was an iconic figure in civic life, and he will long be remembered as a cleric who worked tirelessly to promote peace for all.
"I extend my sincere condolences to his entire family circle."
"As well as being a man of God, Bishop Daly was first and foremost a man of peace.
"He was a key advocate for peace in Northern Ireland over a period of decades. As a pastor in Derry, he strove to heal a divided city.
"He will be greatly missed by all who knew him, but particularly by the people of Derry."
"He was such a special friend to us, to our family particularly, but not just to our family, but to the whole of this town.
"He was a stalwart throughout his whole life and he did everything he could to help everyone he could.
"For us particularly, for Bloody Sunday, it was such a comfort to know that he was with Jackie in his dying moments."
"What stands out about Bishop Daly is that he was a towering figure throughout this incredibly traumatic period that we've all lived through.
"I trusted him 100% and I'm privileged to say he also trusted me which meant that at various highly sensitive times in the course of the so-called Troubles I could go to him for guidance, corroboration and direction.
"Some of the things I was able to discuss with him, and he with me, were extremely sensitive."
"Whilst many will immediately recall the iconic image of him assisting Jackie Duddy on Bloody Sunday, it was only one example of his courage in standing against violence from whatever source throughout the Troubles.
"His work in the 1980s with Church of Ireland Bishop, James Mehaffey, bringing people in the dioceses together to stand against violence has left a lasting legacy in the city to this day, for which both men were recognised only a year ago."
"He loved the people of Derry and they so loved him and during John's darkest days he knew he could talk to Bishop Daly, he could confide in Bishop Daly.
"That was so necessary at some of those dark, dark moments. In losing Bishop Daly today we have lost such a dear friend.
"Bishop Daly so appreciated the people of Derry, he loved their sense of humour. He admired their tenacity, he admired and empathised with their struggle for justice and he is such a loss to our community."
"Bishop Edward's attention - at times heroic - to victims of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, for prisoners and their families, and for all who suffered in any way, was remarkable.
"Even in his years of retirement, he gave generous service to the diocese, both in its archives and in his role as the ever-popular and compassionate chaplain to the Foyle Hospice in Derry."
Carli Scott, 30, of Basildon, was declared dead at the scene in Roundacre, Basildon, following the accident at 20:45 GMT on Tuesday.
Dean Evans, 35, also from Basildon, died later in hospital, police said.
A 26-year-old man from Laindon was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. Police are appealing for witnesses.
The man has been released on police bail, pending further enquiries, until 18 July.
The family of Mr Evans said: "He was a dearly loved son, father, brother, uncle and friend to everyone who knew him.
"Dean will be greatly missed. He was loved so much."
Sixty-nine workers at Main Port Engineering Ltd (MPE) in Pembroke Dock were made redundant in October, with a further 88 jobs at risk.
Administrators have now announced that 83 staff working at Valero oil refinery as MPE contractors will have their employment continued.
Their contracts will be taken over by Cape Engineering Services.
The transfer will take place on 14 November, and this includes the contracts of apprentices at the refinery.
Roger Hale, joint administrator and director at PwC, said: "MPE has had a long tradition of employing people in the local area, and I am delighted that 83 jobs have been safeguarded following the transfer of the Valero site contract to Cape."
Main Port Engineering provided services to the petrochemical industry but struggled to find customers after Milford Haven's Murco Oil Refinery closed.
Karen Buckley, 24, had been at Sanctuary nightclub on Dumbarton Road from about 23.45 on Saturday night.
At 01:00 she told friends she was going to the toilet but did not return or take her jacket.
She was then seen on CCTV talking to a man outside the club, before leaving and walking towards Church Street.
Police say the direction she was heading in was westwards along Dumbarton Road, away from the city centre.
Police are particularly keen to speak to the man seen in conversation with the 24-year-old, who they believe may be able to help with their inquiries.
He is described as being of a stocky build with dark hair and was wearing a white shirt and dark trousers.
Friends of the Glasgow Caledonian University student raised the alarm yesterday, saying it was "very out of character" for her not to return home.
Her parents have flown over from Cork in Ireland as they also believe her behaviour is unusual.
Inspector Gavin Smith said: "Karen had been drinking alcohol with her friends but they say she was not drunk and they are very worried about her.
"Her friends say she would always contact them by text or phone to let them know where she was and she doesn't appear to have contacted anyone.
"I would urge anyone who may have seen Karen at all on Saturday night into Sunday morning to get in touch with police on 101 with any information at all."
Miss Buckley is described as white, around 5ft to 5ft 2in (155-160cm) in height, with brown eyes and dark hair with long black curly hair extensions in.
She was said to be wearing an all in one black jump suit with red high heels and a black handbag when she disappeared. She speaks in an Irish accent.
She lives with three other student friends in a flat in Hill Street, Garnethill, Glasgow, and earlier on Saturday evening had drinks with friends in the flat before going to the nightclub.
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Kumar Lama, 49, from St Leonards, East Sussex, had faced an Old Bailey retrial after being cleared by a jury earlier this year of one charge of torture.
The Crown told the court it believed there was no realistic prospect of conviction on a second charge.
Mr Justice Sweeney formally acquitted Col Lama.
The decision not to go ahead with the retrial was made because of inconsistencies in evidence, the court heard.
It had been alleged Col Lama ordered the torture of two detainees held at the Nepalese Army barracks.
He was arrested in January 2013 while on leave in the UK from his posting as a UN peacekeeper in South Sudan.
Charges were brought under section 134 of the Criminal Justice Act, which allows suspects to face trial before a British court even if their alleged offences are committed abroad and they are not UK citizens.
The original trial last year had to be abandoned because of difficulty finding Nepalese interpreters.
Col Lama's solicitor Jonathan Grimes, said his client had always maintained he never ordered or was complicit in torture.
"The past three-and-a-half years has been an extremely frustrating and stressful period for Colonel Lama and his family," he said.
"There have been unacceptable delays in bringing this case to a conclusion.
"I hope that the CPS will reflect carefully on its selection and management of this case and will learn lessons for the future."
A CPS spokesman said: "This was an unusual and challenging case and we respect the decision of the jury.
"We will not be seeking a retrial having considered the developments at the trial."
Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr programme, he said the question was over the timing which was "in the hands of Nicola Sturgeon".
The SNP MP argued there were three things driving the issue forward.
He said these were a failure to deliver on the so-called "vow", the possible outcome of the EU referendum and "divergent views" over austerity cuts.
The SNP said the timing of any future referendum was "a matter for the people of Scotland".
Scottish voters rejected independence by 55% to 45% in last September's referendum.
After the SNP won 56 of the 59 seats in Scotland in May's general election, party leader and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon stressed there was "'no second Scottish independence referendum on the immediate horizon".
In an interview with Andrew Marr, Mr Salmond said: "I think a second independence referendum is inevitable. The question of course is not the inevitability, it is the timing."
Asked about the sort of issues that could "provoke" another vote, he said: "I can see three issues which are moving things towards a second referendum, on a timescale yet to be determined.
"One is the refusal to deliver the 'vow'. The 'vow' was about home rule, devo-to-the-max, and that has not been delivered.
"The second issue is the European issue - if you had a situation where Scotland voted to stay in EU and was dragged out on the votes of the people of England.
"The third thing emerging is from the Budget and the Welfare Bill. Instead of getting devo-to-the-max we are getting austerity-to-the-max and that divergent view of what is right in social terms between Scotland and England is another thing which is moving things to another referendum."
Before the general election, Nicola Sturgeon always said a "material change" in circumstances would be required in order for a second independence referendum to take place.
Could the election of 56 MPs at Westminster, or a UK referendum vote to leave the EU while Scotland votes to stay in, be that trigger?
The SNP say they have no plans for a second referendum, but say no party can rule one out indefinitely.
The key question is whether a pledge of a referendum will be in the party's manifesto for the 2016 Scottish elections.
The ultimate political calculation Ms Sturgeon needs to make is how much public support there is for a second referendum.
If she decides to call for one - and even if Westminster were to agree to those calls - another defeat could kill her independence dreams for good.
The Scottish Conservatives accused Mr Salmond of "bullyboy tactics" on the issue of a second referendum.
Alex Johnstone MSP said: "The former first minister can moan, haggle and make all the idle threats he wants, it won't change the fact that the majority of Scots voted 'No' last September.
"Scotland has spoken. Voters rejected the break-up of the United Kingdom because they realised how bad it would be for our economy, defence and reputation abroad."
Labour's Shadow Scottish Secretary Ian Murray said the former SNP leader had his "priorities all wrong".
He added: "Instead of obsessing about a re-run of a vote that took place less than a year ago, the SNP should focus on cleaning up the mess they have made of Scotland's public services."
An SNP spokesman said: "The first minister has made clear we are not planning another referendum, but equally it is not in the gift of any politician or party to rule it out indefinitely.
"The timing of any future referendum is a matter for the people of Scotland to decide - the people, not politicians, are in charge."
He added: "There is no question that the Tory government's attitude towards Scotland since the referendum will have many people questioning whether Westminster is capable of representing Scotland's interests at all."
Mr Salmond's comments came after another SNP MP raised the issue of a second referendum in two written questions to Scottish Secretary David Mundell earlier this week.
Margaret Ferrier, MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, asked about how the UK government would respond to the Scottish Parliament calling for a second independence referendum after next year's Holyrood election.
Mr Salmond also discussed Conservative plans for so-called "English votes for English laws" during his BBC interview.
He said: "If you were doing it properly you would have an English parliament because you have to have some sort of symmetry between what's happening in Northern Ireland, what's happening in Wales, what's happening in Scotland, what's happening in England.
"There are four nations in these islands and if you were to take the prime minister at his word and this was an equal partnership, then each of these nations would have equality with each other and that would mean an English parliament."
The ex-SNP leader was also asked about the Labour leadership contest.
He said he could work with Labour on "a range of issues" if Jeremy Corbyn became leader.
The announcement rules out a head-to-head clash with Labour leader Ed Miliband ahead of the 7 May poll.
Downing Street said it was a "final offer" and criticised the "chaos" of the negotiating process.
Other parties criticised the PM, accusing him of "acting like a chicken" and trying to "bully" broadcasters.
BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said: "Downing Street believes it is the fault of broadcasters, who they accuse of coming forward with proposals without consultation, to a timetable that was never going to be acceptable, and of failing to get the parties to get together for meaningful negotiations."
The broadcasters said they would respond to the Conservatives' proposal in due course.
Under Mr Cameron's proposal, one 90-minute contest would take place before 30 March, when the official general election campaign is likely to start.
Downing Street said the Democratic Unionist Party should also be considered for inclusion.
It follows fierce debate over how the debates should be organised.
On Twitter, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg told Mr Cameron people wanted the debates to go ahead and added: "Stop holding them to ransom by trying to dictate the terms."
Broadcasters have proposed a total of three debates.
The BBC and ITV were to hold two, both involving the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, UKIP, Plaid Cymru, the SNP and the Greens.
A third debate - hosted by Sky and Channel 4 - would feature a head-to-head between Mr Cameron and Mr Miliband.
Labour's Douglas Alexander said his party still supported the broadcasters' plan and said Mr Cameron was "scared" of a debate with Mr Miliband.
"This is an outrageous attempt from the prime minister to bully the broadcasters into dropping their proposals for a head-to-head debate between David Cameron and Ed Miliband," he said.
A Liberal Democrat spokesman said it was "not right for one party to dictate their terms" over the debates.
"The Tories clearly do not want to discuss and debate the merits of their manifesto with the British public," he said.
"David Cameron and the Conservatives should stop thinking they can hold these debates to ransom."
A UKIP spokesman said: "After praising what a good thing debates were for democracy as recently as 2014, why is David Cameron now acting chicken and running as far away from them as possible?"
Sky and Channel 4 then offered to move the event to a different date if the leaders could agree.
In a joint statement, broadcasters said: "The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky have received an email from the prime minister's office with a proposal.
"The broadcasters are committed to providing our audiences with election debates.
"Twenty two million people watched the debates in 2010 and we believe the debates helped people to engage with the election.
"The broadcasters have set out their proposals and continue to talk to all the relevant parties on an equitable basis.
"We will respond to the Conservatives' proposal in due course."
South Africa-born Vickerman played 63 Tests for Australia after his 2002 debut and featured in three World Cups.
"The rugby world is in shock after news of the tragic passing of Dan Vickerman. He was an enforcer on the field and a much-loved character off the field," said ARU chief executive Bill Pulver.
No details of the cause of death have been disclosed.
The former Wallaby died at his family home in Sydney and is survived by wife Sarah and two sons.
He retired from the game in 2012 after spells with the Brumbies and Waratahs franchises in Super Rugby, and also spent the 2009-10 season in England with Premiership side Northampton Saints whilst studying at Cambridge University.
He played for Cambridge in their 2008 Varsity match defeat by Oxford, before captaining the Light Blues to victory in the 2009 edition at Twickenham.
England head coach Eddie Jones, who coached Australia and the Brumbies in his homeland, was among those to pay tribute.
"On behalf of the RFU and myself, I would like to send my condolences to Dan Vickerman's family, Sarah and the two kids," he said.
"He was a wonderfully committed team player and a good guy. He will be sorely missed by the rugby community."
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The service has transferred its helicopter and fundraising staff to a purpose-built facility at Llanelli Gate, Dafen.
The project to build the airbase, which covers its south Wales operation, took 12 months.
It was previously split between two premises in Swansea.
This is the third defection by a North Korean soldier via the DMZ in the last three years.
But how do you get over one the world's most heavily guarded strips of land without being spotted?
The North Korean soldier, who has not been officially identified, approached a South Korean guard post to surrender himself at around 19:50 (10:50 GMT) on Tuesday.
"We are holding him to investigate the motive and the process of his defection," the defence ministry said in a statement.
There was no exchange of fire during the incident, according to the South's Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
It said the soldier crossed the military demarcation line (MDL) in the middle sector of the DMZ.
The last time a North Korean soldier defected via the DMZ was in September 2016 and before that, in June 2015.
In 2012 two soldiers from the North made it through the dense security net and handed themselves over.
Yes. The DMZ is a strip of land 250km (155 miles) long and 4km (2.5 miles) wide that runs across the Korean Peninsula, heavily mined and fortified with barbed wire, rows of surveillance cameras and electric fencing.
It is also closely guarded by tens of thousands of troops on both sides, making it almost impossible to walk across.
Swathes of bare land are littered with large rocks and anti-personnel landmines.
If the North Korean military spot movements across the area, it is likely that they will open fire.
The border and its fortifications have been in place since the Korean War ended in an armistice in 1953. North and South Korea remain technically at war as the fighting did not end with a peace treaty.
Since he took power in 2011, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is believed to have ordered tightening border control between the two sides and with China, including by laying more landmines.
In recent months, North Korea has also flown drones over the border, mainly for reconnaissance purposes in the wake of South Korea's deployment of the US anti-missile defence system, known as the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD).
On average, around 1,000 people from the North flee to the South each year but only a handful picked this highly dangerous escape route across the military demarcation line (MDL) during the last decade.
Successful defection cases prove that it can be done. However nobody knows the number of unsuccessful attempts made by desperate defectors-to-be.
If spotted and arrested by the North Korean military, those trying to cross the DMZ would certainly be taken to a detention centre to be interrogated. They could be tried and sentenced to lengthy terms in labour camps.
One of the two North Korean defectors in 2012 had to kill his platoon commanders before fleeing.
But the crossing is sanctioned by both sides, not only the North.
In July 2012, South Korean officials arrested an activist, Ro Su-hui, after he walked back across the border from visiting the North to promote reunification.
The first South Korean unification activist to cross the border was Lim Su-kyung, who visited North Korea in 1989 and was jailed after returning home.
Defectors usually approach South Korean border guard posts to express their intention to defect. But there are also telephones on the South Korean side so those who have fled from the North can call seeking help.
Most North Korean defectors choose to flee using easier routes than over the DMZ.
Seoul says more than 30,000 North Koreans have defected to the South since the end of the Korean War, the majority via China, which has the longest border with the North.
Some defectors travel on to countries in Southeast Asia and elsewhere in the hope of resettling in South Korea or a third country.
After reaching the South, most North Korean defectors are first held at an interrogation facility to screen for potential spies and then put through a state resettlement programme.
They can get help from the government and there are also non-profit and non-governmental organisations that seek to make the transition easier for them. However this is a process that often proves not only difficult but also traumatic.
Some escapees find that escaping North Korea is just the start of their journey. They then have to try to cope with the brutality of the regime, and the years of physical and psychological hardship they faced.
The bridge has been closed since midnight with initial guidance saying it would be shut for at least 24 hours.
The minister has now said it would need at least three weeks to repair the bridge and safety was "paramount".
He said a full travel plan was being prepared, including extra trains and buses and possibly a ferry.
Early on Friday morning, 11-mile tailbacks were reported approaching the Kincardine Bridge, the alternative route across the Forth from Fife to Edinburgh.
Heavy congestion was reported on the same routes on Friday evening.
At a media conference, engineers said a 20mm-wide crack in a truss under the southbound carriageway close to the bridge's north tower could not have been predicted and happened quickly.
They said continuing to allow traffic to use the bridge would "increase the risk of causing extensive secondary damage to the structure".
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The fault was not on the bridge during the last inspection in May and was only spotted on Tuesday. Officials said the shear fault was discovered in the most difficult area of the bridge to access.
Bridge operator, Amey, said it was an "unprecedented situation".
Traffic Scotland has said all current and planned roadworks on the diversion routes for the bridge have been removed to reduce congestion.
A dedicated hotline is to be set up to help commuters while the bridge remains closed for three weeks.
Secretary of State for Scotland David Mundell said: "The closure of the Forth Road Bridge until the new year is a very serious development which will have a major impact not just on local communities and travellers but on the wider Scottish economy.
"I met today with Fife Council and we discussed the impact the closure will have on the local area.
"While this is a devolved responsibility of the Scottish government and they now have the task of ensuring that all possible measures are taken to minimise the disruption during the bridge closure, the UK government stands ready to assist in any practical way we can."
The transport minister said he anticipated the 51-year-old bridge, which is due to be replaced by a new crossing in about a year, would be open for commuters returning to work in January.
Mr Mackay said there would be about a week of further inspections and two weeks to carry out the repairs.
He said the work was weather-dependent and it was difficult to predict exactly how long it would take.
The minister said additional rail, ferry and park-and-ride facilities are to be put in place.
Emergency service vehicles will still be able to use the bridge when responding to 999 calls.
Mr Mackay said "We are aware of the potential economic impact, for strategic traffic in the east of Scotland and on people living in local communities.
"This is an unprecedented challenge in the maintenance of the Forth Road Bridge. On balance following advice from engineers and independent experts, the full closure is essential for the safety of the travelling public and to prevent further damage to the structure of the bridge."
While ministers anticipate reopening the bridge to traffic, one expert cautioned there was a possibility only public transport would be allowed on the bridge in future.
Mack West, chairman of the Institution of Civil Engineers (Ice), told BBC Radio Scotland's Newsdrive programme: "I think there's a possibility that there will be restrictions on the existing bridge and it's likely that it may be restricted to public transport usage and cycling."
Rob Shorthouse, ScotRail communications director, said they had managed "so far" to increase the train capacity between Glenrothes and Edinburgh by about 25%, from 81 journeys a day to over 100 to help relieve congestion.
He said: "This is a really difficult set of circumstances because services are busy.
"All the trains that we have got are out there on the network.
"So, because this is such a national priority we are looking right across Scotland to see where we can move some capacity."
A Stagecoach spokesman said: "Stagecoach has on Friday operated a number of extra buses between Fife and Edinburgh and will continue to do so, wherever possible, to provide extra capacity to enable customers to travel by public transport rather than driving, helping to alleviate traffic congestion in the affected areas.
"Customers are able to use both Ferrytoll Park and Ride and Halbeath Park and Ride sites in Fife to leave their cars and take the bus to Edinburgh."
An NHS Fife spokesman said: "Any potential effect on patients and staff is currently being assessed and we are exploring the provision of accommodation and transport, where necessary, to ensure we continue to provide high quality care."
A spokesman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: "Ambulances will continue to travel across the Forth Road Bridge when responding to emergencies.
"Arrangements are being made to maintain ambulance transport of non-emergency patients to appointments using alternative routes and hospitals, as appropriate."
He added that local teams were working with partners at NHS Fife, Tayside, Lothian and Forth Valley to mitigate any potential disruption to services for patients.
The southbound carriageway of the bridge has been shut since the discovery of steelwork defects during inspections on Tuesday.
Since then engineers have identified eight other parts of the bridge where similar problems could be encountered.
The decision to close the bridge completely was taken late on Thursday after the latest reports indicated the faults were more serious than had earlier been thought.
Traffic volumes have increase dramatically since the bridge's opening in 1964, shortening its projected lifespan.
Concern about corrosion of the main suspension cables, first confirmed more than a decade ago, prompted ministers to order a new crossing.
A new £1.4bn Queensferry Crossing over the Firth of Forth is due to open in December next year.
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Initial attempts to rescue the 137, caught high on Malaysia's Mount Kinabalu, had to be abandoned due to bad weather.
The tourism minister for Sabah state, Masidi Manjun, tweeted there had been fatalities, without elaborating.
The 6.0 magnitude earthquake triggered landslides, trapping the climbers.
The quake was powerful enough to snap off one of Mount Kinabalu's distinctive "Donkey's Ear" peaks. All climbing activity on the mountain has been suspended.
Malaysian media reported at least one person had died, with rescuers trying to reach victims buried under rocks.
The US Geological Survey said the earthquake happened at around 07:15 local time (00:15 BST), at a depth of 10km (32,800ft). The epicentre was 54km (33 miles) from Mt Kinabalu.
Mt Kinabalu, which stands at 4,095m, is popular with climbers from around the world.
Many are attracted to the challenging "via ferrata" climbing route, where cables, metal rungs and bridges are set into the rocks on the steep terrain to help people ascend.
Mr Manjun said that 32 guides were assisting the tourists on their way down, with the group moving "cautiously due to (a) damaged trail".
"Other than ongoing rescue efforts, our priority is to send food, drinks and warm clothing to those still stranded on the mountain," he said.
Some of the group had climbed to the summit to watch the sunrise as the earthquake struck.
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Earlier, one person apparently trapped, a Facebook user identified as Charlene Dmp, said: "Currently we're waiting for the helicopter to save us.
"We cannot go down for now because there are lots of stones falling, there's no safe route down, and there are still tremors. Thank you for all your concern and prayers."
There were no reports of major damage or injuries from the earthquake in other parts of Sabah.
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Wales will host the two longest legs, stages four and five, on 7-8 September.
Denbigh is the starting point for stage four, which heads through Flintshire and Powys, concluding the Royal Welsh Showground near Builth Wells.
Stage five will re-start from Aberdare and take in Rhondda Cynon Taf. The Welsh leg concludes by crossing south Wales and finishing in Bath.
Ken Skates, the Welsh Government deputy minister for culture, sport and tourism, said: "We're looking forward to hosting the Tour of Britain again this year and thrilled that some new venues and locations will get a taste of the action.
"The Tour of Britain is a fantastic opportunity for us to showcase Wales' unique and beautiful landscape to the world, as well as highlighting our ability to host a variety of major events.
"The spectators in Wales have always given the cyclists a real warm Welsh welcome and have created a fantastic atmosphere, I hope that people from across Wales come out to support the event again this year.
"Being a part of an event such as this can really inspire people to want to take up the sport."
Wales has hosted stages of the Tour of Britain annually since 2010.
In 2016, stage four, Denbigh to Builth Wells is 217km and stage five from Aberdare to Bath is 205km, the two longest legs of the Tour.
The Canadian-owned aerospace firm has announced plans to cut the posts over a two-year period.
"The news that staff at Bombardier have received today is a devastating development for many of the workers, their families and the wider manufacturing industry in Northern Ireland. While the company has made it clear their decision is as a result of inescapable global economic factors, the impact is very real for those affected, and for the wider economy.
"Bombardier has made it clear their decision aims to protect the long-term future of the business. The Executive will make every effort to mitigate the impact of the job losses and we will work closely with Invest NI and with the enterprise and employment and learning ministers to ensure all possible avenues are explored."
"The impact of this decision will be hard felt in Northern Ireland, in particular by those personally affected. First and foremost, my thoughts are with the workers and their families as they absorb today's news.
He added: "While today's news is deeply disappointing, Bombardier Inc has made it clear that the decision has been taken to safeguard the company's long term future globally and here in Northern Ireland."
"The job losses announced today by Bombardier are extremely regrettable, not only for those who have lost their jobs, but also for the families, communities and the economy as a whole.
"My department will be proactive in determining what steps we can take to assist employees facing redundancy to provide them with advice and guidance regarding re-skilling, training and alternative employment opportunities."
"This jobs loss announcement is the latest, cruel blow to Northern Ireland's manufacturing sector. While the scale of the losses reflect the severe market conditions being experienced by the group which has led to over 7.000 job losses globally, heavy manufacturers across the region continue to face challenging times.
"The Northern Ireland Executive needs to redouble their efforts and secure alternative employment for those highly skilled workers who will be made redundant."
"While we were fully aware that Bombardier intended to make cost reductions across its global business, the news of 7,000 jobs, 1,080 in Northern Ireland, is much greater than anticipated.
"We have listened to the company's reasoning for this difficult decision and, while it is hard to hear, we understand why it has had to make this choice.
"While Bombardier feels this 'right-sizing' is essential for the business market as it stands today, its announcement of a new order of 75 CS300 aircraft by Air Canada is a positive development and I have every confidence that its commitment to the CSeries project will see the company's presence in Belfast rebuild for the future."
"Today's announcement is devastating for the Bombardier workforce and their families. My thoughts are with all of those affected and who now face an uncertain future. Those workers must now get any help and support they require to find alternative employment or retraining.
"Bombardier still remains an absolutely vital part of the Northern Ireland economy however and I would hope reassurance can be given of the viability of the East Belfast site going forward."
"This is a serious development and my thoughts are foremost with the workers and families affected by this news. It is important to say that the skills and productivity of Bombardier Northern Ireland workers are first class and this decision appears to be based primarily on factors affecting the company on a global basis."
"Not only does this impact on those who lose their jobs but also has a knock-on effect on the local economy as these wages are removed. I am hoping when the new CSeries goes into full production that we can see a reverse of this trend and see employment rise again."
"Bombardier represents around 10% of our total exports and almost 50% of the manufacturing jobs in Belfast as well as a deeply embedded supply chain which stretches from the north west to north Down. These are well paid, highly skilled advanced manufacturing roles in line with the current economic strategy."
Mr Obama would be "out there" campaigning after the primaries are over, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough told NBC's Meet the Press.
Polls appear to favour Hillary Clinton for the nomination.
Vermont senator Bernie Sanders is also in the running.
The other remaining contender for the Democratic Party nomination is former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley.
Mr McDonough said Mr Obama's decision was no different from "what has been done in the past".
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Acting director of BBC Television Mark Linsey added that it was "simply not true" that Evans was against the appointment of Matt LeBlanc.
LeBlanc joined the programme's presenting line-up earlier this month.
His comments follow reports in some newspapers that executive producer Lisa Clark left Top Gear after just five months due to Evans's behaviour.
When she left, Clark said she was "moving on to new projects", and added: "I'd like to wish production all the very best with the show."
In a statement, Mr Linsey said: "It is rubbish to suggest Chris Evans' behaviour on the set of Top Gear has been in any way unprofessional.
"Chris is a consummate professional and a real team-player. He is a passionate presenter who commits his heart and soul into everything he does - whether his Radio 2 show, Children In Need or Top Gear - and we are extremely fortunate to have him leading the show.
"Also, it is simply not true to suggest Chris did not support the signing of Matt LeBlanc, when he has been behind Matt joining the presenting team since day one.
"Chris and Matt are part of a wider production team that is full of brilliant and talented people. That team is tight-knit, in great spirits and utterly focused on delivering the best possible series for viewers."
Chris Evans - who also presents the Radio 2 breakfast show - has replaced former lead presenter Jeremy Clarkson on the programme.
Last week, Clarkson apologised to the producer he punched during filming last March - an incident that led to his sacking.
Clarkson and the BBC are reported to have paid more than £100,000 to the producer, Oisin Tymon to settle a racial discrimination and personal injury claim.
The altercation occurred after Clarkson reportedly flew into a rage after being told he could not order steak after a day of filming in North Yorkshire.
Clarkson was removed from Top Gear's presenting line-up following the assault, and his co-presenters James May and Richard Hammond also quit the show.
The trio have now signed up to launch a rival show on Amazon's TV service.
Filming for the new series of Top Gear is now under way, with a new seven-strong presenting team which was unveiled earlier this month.
The show will be broadcast on BBC Two in May.
Millions of other Turkish women do the same: it is estimated that at least 60% cover their heads.
Now, for the first time, almost all universities across Turkey have abandoned the official prohibition on women wearing headscarves.
The ban ended when the government issued a statement in September saying it would support any student expelled or disciplined for covering her head.
The Islamic headscarf has become a divisive symbol, which bars women from jobs and education, and came close to bringing down a government two years ago.
Yasemin can now go to her architecture classes at Yildiz Technical University for the first time without wearing a large hat or a wig to cover her hair.
"I feel happy that I don't have to stop in a mosque on the way and change into my wig," she said.
The exact status of the headscarf ban is mired in confusion.
There is no law against wearing one. Nor does the ban originate with modern Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, although he did discourage women from covering their heads, and passed a law barring men from wearing traditional Ottoman clothing.
The more recent ban on headscarves in universities and for public servants dates back to regulations passed by government departments in the 1980s, after the last military coup.
With leftist groups harshly suppressed, Islamic parties made strong gains among the Turkish electorate in the elections that followed, prompting a reaction from the avowedly secular military.
The university ban was only properly enforced after the military forced out an overtly Islamic prime minister in 1998.
What the regulations had in mind was not the traditional scarf, tied around the neck by peasant women in Anatolia, but the hijab, also called a turban in Turkey, which has become a symbol of pious or political Islam, worn by growing numbers of urban, educated women since the 1980s.
It is for that reason that military buildings will allow headscarfed women in if they take out the pin that holds the tightly-wound hijab in place - they have a special pin-box at reception.
Emine Erdogan, the wife of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was blocked from entering a military hospital in 2007 for refusing to remove hers.
Mr Erdogan tried to overturn the university ban in 2008, through a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to education.
It passed through parliament, but was thrown out by the Constitutional Court.
But this year, with the momentum behind him after winning the constitutional referendum in September and more compliant bureaucrats in the Board of Education, the government in effect ended the ban by stealth.
The Constitutional Court is in any case being restructured following the referendum, and is less likely to challenge the governing party so boldly in future.
Caught off-guard
The main opposition party, the secular CHP - previously a strong supporter of the university ban - wanted to negotiate its end with the government, but was denied the chance.
But the party has vowed to maintain the ban on civil servants wearing headscarves.
"The reason why we don't allow a headscarf for, say a judge, is that it is a symbol of religion. The state should be impartial to race, religion, everything," says Hursit Gunes, a deputy secretary-general of the party.
There are still academics appalled by the prospect of headscarves on campus.
"Universities are supposed to be places where science and scientific thought can be discussed freely," says Nezhun Goren, a biology professor at Yildiz Technical University.
"Religious faith can't be discussed, you either accept it or reject it."
Disadvantaged
The resistance to headscarves among many secular Turks seems to be driven by something deeper - a belief that the rigorous adherence to Islam it symbolises in the wearer will eventually reverse the modernisation of Turkish society under its strictly secular system.
Headscarfed women say right now they are the ones who are disadvantaged.
Fatma Benli is an experienced lawyer who specialises in defending women. But her headscarf bars her from appearing in court - she has to appoint bare-headed proxies to defend her clients.
"For 12 years I've been working long hours as a lawyer and I have specialist skills, in international law, so I should be well-paid," she says, "yet I still have to rely on financial help from my parents to run my office".
Dilek Cindoglu, a sociologist at Bilkent University who does not wear a headscarf, has done research which shows that the restrictions on headscarfed women in the civil service have spilled over into the private sector.
"Once they get employment they are being discriminated against in terms of promotions, salaries, and in terms of dismissals should the company decide to reduce the workforce."
I asked Yasemin if she understood the fear many secular Turks feel about openly pious Muslims like herself.
"I am forcing myself, but I cannot say that I totally understand it."
She argues that she was the one left with the psychology of fear, not them, because for 10 years she was unable to go to school wearing her headscarf.
The investment would create 70,000 new jobs over 20 years, an alliance of business, political and public sector leaders said.
They are calling for the line from Crewe to north Wales to be electrified.
The campaign - called Growth Track 360 - is backed by the region's eight councils and business groups.
It said the investment would help "unlock the region's full economic potential", ensuring it becomes an integral part of the Northern Powerhouse, which aims to attract investment into northern cities and towns.
It is calling for:
The campaign - driven by the North Wales and Mersey Dee Rail Task Force (NW&MD) - will now lobby senior rail industry figures and present the case for better rail infrastructure to senior government figures in London and Cardiff.
Councillor Derek Butler, chairman of the Mersey Dee Alliance and cabinet member for economic development at Flintshire council, said it was "vital" for the region to attract inward investment.
"We have economic and business assets of national and international significance but cannot make the most of these without a rail system which meets our needs for the future," he added.
Ashley Rogers, chairman of the North Wales Business Council, said every community in the region would benefit "massively".
"We cannot afford for this part of the UK to become a Cinderella region, left behind in the race for investment and in the government's ambitions for a Northern Powerhouse," he said.
Colin Brew, chief executive of West Cheshire and North Wales Chamber of Commerce, said: "Additional capacity and faster journey times on our rail network will reduce road congestion and massively improve commuter, tourist and freight movements across the region."
The Welsh Government's economy and infrastructure secretary Ken Skates, added: "Connecting people to jobs and businesses to growth opportunities is a must if the economy of north Wales is to continue to grow and reach its undoubted potential."
The £55.7bn HS2 project aims to create a new high-speed line to link London to Birmingham by 2026, with routes to Manchester and Leeds by 2033.
There are lots of myths about what to do when a jellyfish stings you like urinating on it, but that could actually make things worse.
So what do doctors advise?
Jellyfish
There are about 200 different species of jellyfish. Most live for only a few weeks, but some are known to survive a year or longer.
Their bodies vary in size from about 2cm to 40cm wide but some species are a lot larger and can be up to 2 metres wide.
What to do if a jellyfish stings you?
Most jellyfish stings are mild and don't require treatment, or you can treat them yourself.
However, dial 999 if there are severe symptoms, such as difficulty breathing, chest pain, or if a large or sensitive area of the body like the face has been stung. In the worst cases jellyfish stings can kill.
Someone stung by a jellyfish should be treated out of the water and they should stay as still as possible because movement can make things worse.
Any remaining tentacles should be removed using tweezers or a clean stick. An ice pack on the affected area will help too.
Applying shaving cream to the affected area will help prevent the spread of toxins.
Use a credit card or shell to remove any small poisonous sacs that are stuck to the skin.
After a jellyfish sting, any pain and swelling can be treated with painkillers.
Take a look at Newsround's guide to nature's most painful stingers
What not to do?
Though lots of people talk about urinating as a treatment for a jellyfish sting it's unlikely to help and could even make things worse.
Vinegar is no longer recommended either and other substances like alcohol and baking soda should also be avoided.
Source: Advice comes from NHS
Police said Anjem Choudary, 49, had stayed "just within the law" for years, but was arrested in 2014 after pledging allegiance to the militant group.
Many people tried for serious terror offences were influenced by his lectures and speeches, police said.
Choudary was convicted alongside confidant Mohammed Mizanur Rahman.
Counter-terrorism chiefs have spent almost 20 years trying to bring Choudary, a father of five, to trial, blaming him, and the proscribed organisations which he helped to run, for radicalising young men and women.
Both men were charged with one offence of inviting support for IS - which is contrary to section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 - between 29 June 2014 and 6 March 2015.
The verdict on the two defendants was delivered on 28 July, but can only be reported now, following the conclusion of a separate trial at the Old Bailey of another group of men for a similar offence.
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Anjem Choudary's links to Belgian extremist group
The trial heard how the men decided in the summer of 2014 that the group then known as Isis [Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham/the Levant] had formed a "Khilafah", or Islamic state, that demanded the obedience and support of Muslims.
They then invited others to support IS through speeches and announced their own oath of allegiance to its leader.
The oath of allegiance was a "turning point" which meant they could be put on trial, the Met Police said.
Choudary was once the spokesman for al-Muhajiroun, an organisation that can be linked to dozens of terrorism suspects.
Its leader Omar Bakri Muhammad fled the UK after the London suicide bombings on 7 July 2005, and over the years since, Choudary has become one of the most influential radical Islamists in Europe and a string of his followers have either left the UK to fight in Syria or tried to do so.
The court heard that in one speech in March 2013 Choudary made it clear that he wanted the Muslim faith to "dominate the whole world".
"Next time when your child is at school and the teacher says 'What do you want when you grow up? What is your ambition?', they should say 'To dominate the whole world by Islam, including Britain - that is my ambition'," he said.
When IS announced a "Khilafah" - an Islamic state - in June 2014, the court heard that Choudary held a meeting with his closest aides at a curry house in east London.
Before accepting the "Khilafah" was legitimate, the jury heard he consulted his "spiritual guide" Omar Bakri Mohammed, who is currently in jail in Lebanon.
On 7 July 2014, the men's names appeared alongside Rahman's on the oath, which stated the al-Muhajiroun had "affirmed" the legitimacy of the "proclaimed Islamic Caliphate State".
During his trial Choudary also refused to denounce the execution of journalist James Foley by Mohammed Emwazi, nicknamed Jihadi John, in Syria in 2014.
"If you took an objective view there are circumstances where someone could be punished," he told the jury.
Supporters of Choudary included:
The trial also heard that Rahman - previously convicted of soliciting to murder - went on Facebook to tell his followers that migration to IS territory was a "duty".
"Let's be clear, the Muslims in the Khilafah need help," he wrote, after communicating with a British fighter who urged him to find recruits.
"The one who is capable to go over and help the Muslims, must go and help."
Commander Dean Haydon, head of the Met Police's counter-terrorism unit, said the case which led to the conviction of Choudary and Rahman was a "significant prosecution in our fight against terrorism".
He said: "These men have stayed just within the law for many years, but there is no-one within the counter-terrorism world that has any doubts of the influence that they have had, the hate they have spread and the people that they have encouraged to join terrorist organisations.
"Over and over again we have seen people on trial for the most serious offences who have attended lectures or speeches given by these men.
"The oath of allegiance was a turning point for the police - at last we had the evidence that they had stepped over the line and we could prove they supported ISIS."
He said the trial had considered over 20 years' worth of material over more than 333 electronic devices containing 12.1 terabytes of storage data.
Sue Hemming, head of counter-terrorism at the Crown Prosecution Service, said the men "knowingly sought to legitimise a terrorist organisation and encouraged others to support it".
"They used the power of social media to attempt to influence those who are susceptible to these types of messages, which might include the young or vulnerable," she added.
Choudary currently has more than 32,000 followers on Twitter and his account can still be viewed online, despite requests for its removal in August last year and the following March.
He and Rahman will be sentenced at the Old Bailey on 6 September.
In a separate trial at the Old Bailey on Tuesday, Mohammed Alamgir, Yousuf Bashir and Rajib Khan, from Luton, were also convicted of encouraging others to support IS.
The three men, who had links with Choudary, gave speeches encouraging people to join the group and not to "sit on the sidelines".
By BBC home affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani
The flag of Islam will fly over Downing Street, was his favourite prediction, followed by some kind of rhetorical flourish: "The Muslims are rising to establish the Sharia... Pakistan, Afghanistan and perhaps, my dear Muslims, Londonistan."
He would greet the journalists with a smile, and some guile, dressed up as charm.
He liked playing games. It gave him a sense that he was winning.
Except it wasn't a game. The evidence now shows that Anjem Choudary is one of the most dangerous men in Britain. Not a bomb-maker. Not a facilitator. But an ideologue, a thinker, who encouraged others not to stop and think for themselves before they turned to violence to implement their shared worldview.
How Anjem Choudary's mouth was finally shut
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Iceland became the smallest nation to qualify for a major finals before famously beating England.
"We are disappointed but incredibly proud. It's been an amazing experience," said Gunnarsson.
Coach Lars Lagerback added: "Iceland's future looks really positive."
Iceland were 4-0 down at half-time in Paris as France scored goals from Olivier Giroud, Paul Pogba, Dimitri Payet and Antoine Griezmann.
But Iceland rallied to score second-half goals through Kolbeinn Sigthorsson and Birkir Bjarnason.
They will now focus on qualifying for their first World Cup in Russia in 2018 from a group containing Croatia, Ukraine, Finland, Turkey and Kosovo.
"Ten or 15 players are a really good age, and we're already looking forward to the World Cup starting. Hopefully the future will be bright for Iceland," said Swansea midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson.
"We're very proud. It's been a fantastic tournament, something special for a small team like us, we probably achieved something no one expected us to.
"It gives the kids back home hope that something like this is possible, and hopefully we'll be back in another finals."
It is estimated that 10% of Iceland's 330,000 population were in France to watch their team play during the tournament, and the fans have become one of the symbols of the competition.
Players and supporters were once again united in celebration after the defeat, leaving Cardiff midfielder Gunnarsson emotional after the final whistle.
"A lot of hard work has gone into this and the fans have been fantastic," he said. "They are still singing, it's unbelievable.
"The French have all left. Our fans are still here. It just shows what we put into this. The first half was terrible, we managed to play better after the break. We decided we could not leave like that.
"We will learn from this. We are just starting."
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Lancashire's 15 local authorities except Wyre backed an original bid to take powers from Westminster but on Wednesday the leader of Fylde Borough Council said it too would pull out.
Devolution would see the county make its own decisions on transport, housing, and parts of education.
A formal request to form a combined authority is expected this summer.
Susan Fazackerley, leader of Fylde Council, said the ruling Conservative group had decided there was not enough to be gained from the mooted deal.
Blackpool Council leader Simon Blackburn, chairman of Lancashire's shadow combined authority, said the deal must progress, adding that he had hoped Fylde "would change their mind".
He said: "I think the combined authority and devolution deal are essential if we are going to be able to be serious about Lancashire being able to compete with the other major regions such as Manchester and Merseyside for investment."
Devolution would see a multimillion-pound investment fund and the introduction of an elected mayor.
The original proposed devolution deal would have seen 15 councils join forces.
They are: Lancashire County Council; Blackpool Council; Blackburn with Darwen Council; Burnley Borough Council; Rossendale Borough Council; Hyndburn Borough Council; Pendle Borough Council; Fylde Borough Council; Chorley Council; Preston City Council; Ribble Valley Borough Council; West Lancashire Borough Council; Lancaster City Council; South Ribble Borough Council; and Wyre Borough Council.
North West neighbours Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City Region will elect their respective metro mayors in May.
A resident of Caledonian Road had noticed her cat acting strangely on 17 April. A vet discovered the cat was blind and its kidneys had shut down, and recommended it be put down.
When they got home to bury the cat, the owners found a plastic tub by their house containing what looked like fish and what appeared to be antifreeze.
The Scottish SPCA confirmed the cat had been poisoned, and are investigating.
A spokesman for Police Scotland said: "This clearly was a cruel and malicious act which caused real suffering to a well-loved family pet.
"As such if you have any information with regards to this or knowledge as to who may be responsible, please call Police Scotland."
The Welsh government report concluded that all health boards across Wales had made progress.
But National Obesity Forum Wales chairman Dr Nadim Haboubi said the resources needed to tackle obesity properly were not being provided.
He warned Wales had been "talking a lot" about the issue but had "done very little" to deal with it.
The report, published on Wednesday, was an update on a strategy to manage and treat the condition launched in 2010, the All-Wales Obesity Pathway.
Obesity care is divided into four levels - the first starts with help from GPs and the fourth is bariatric surgery or other medical help.
The report said only Aneurin Bevan health board was offering level three management services, including clinics in the community or hospital, to all the minimum standards.
But it said five other boards were meeting some of the standards, or providing the services for a group such as orthopaedic patients.
All health boards had access to level four services, the report said, but none were meeting the minimum requirements fully.
Level one and level two services were provided across Wales, the report noted.
Health Minister Mark Drakeford said the document showed "the progress we have made, however, there is more to be done and in some areas the provision of services remains inconsistent".
He added: "We will continue to do all we can to encourage and support individuals to make healthier lifestyle choices, including having a healthier diet and being more physically active, that will benefit all of society."
But leading specialist Dr Haboubi told BBC Wales: "I'm well aware that very little progress has been made in terms of resources made available [and] services available.
"The resources have not been made available by local health boards to address obesity, to my knowledge.
"You can't provide services unless you provide resources, I'm not saying massive amounts of cash but you certainly need some resources to be made available, I'm not aware of any."
Illnesses related to obesity are estimated to cost the Welsh NHS £73m a year.
Dr Haboubi warned that without a "comprehensive pathway" of care the obesity strategy would be "meaningless".
"My message to every single local health board is that obesity is a problem and they need to address it properly," he added.
"We've been talking a lot about it but we have done very little."
The tutor, whose face cannot be seen, appears to be a family member - she's either the child's mother or aunt or another relative.
She's teaching the child to recognise numbers from one to five.
Tears streaming down her face, the little girl is seen begging with her tutor to spare her, show a bit of leniency, "teach with a bit of love".
At one point, frustration takes over, she says her head is aching. Put under more pressure, she's angry, and continues to sob as she repeats the numbers through clenched teeth.
The video ends with her getting slapped across the face.
In many countries, if a video surfaced of parents treating their children with such cruelty, it would be treated as a serious case of child abuse and she would possibly be removed from the parents' custody.
Abusing and hitting children is a crime in many parts of the world and corporal punishment in schools is banned in India too. But it's still an accepted way of disciplining children within homes.
Many middle class Indian parents believe education is the key that opens the door to a better life and put tremendous importance on education of their children.
In India, where WhatsApp has 200 million monthly active users, the video of the three-year-old spread within hours and soon went viral on social media sites. Watching a three-year-old being treated so badly made many people angry.
Virat Kohli, the captain of India's cricket team, and several of his team-mates were among those who took to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to express their outrage.
"The fact that the pain and anger of the child is ignored and one's own ego to make the child learn is so massive that compassion has totally gone out of the window. This is shocking and saddening to another dimension. A child can never learn if intimidated. This is hurtful," Kohli posted on Instagram.
Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan wrote that it was "one of the most disturbing videos" he had seen.
Many others too said they were distressed by the video.
"When I saw this video on Whatsapp it was heart wrenching... And no matter how many excuses the parents or family give in support of their behaviour it cannot be justified," commented Nidhi (nid048).
"This is pretty sad, I mean that kid at that age shouldn't be taught that way," commented egadwiprasetya.
"Can anyone in India help to save this little girl's life from her lunatic Mum please ? Media, police please? I am broke," Sudhi Pooniyil wrote on Twitter.
For several days, the identity of the little girl remained a mystery, but on Wednesday, it was reported that she was Bollywood singer-composer Toshi Sabri's niece.
In an interview with the Hindustan Times newspaper, Sabri said the video was made for their family's WhatsApp group and defended the family's treatment of the child.
"Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan don't know about us. We know about our child better," he said. "Her nature is such that after being scolded, the next minute she runs off to play. But, because of her nature if we don't push her, she won't study."
He said the video was made by the child's mother, who wanted to show her brother and husband that the child had become very stubborn. "But she is very dear to us," he added.
Experts, however, insist this is "abusive behaviour" and in many countries, it would be "treated as a crime against a child".
Psychiatrist Achal Bhagat says he cannot comment on this particular case because he hasn't examined the child, but warns that treated in such a way, a child can be "harmed permanently".
"It can result in the child developing a mistrust of people because those who are supposed to be loving her are mistreating her. It can either make her too cautious or too impulsive in forming relationships later in life. She can also start developing self-harm behaviour."
Also, he says, focusing on a child's limitations are not going to help her learn anything.
"This is likely to be very damaging. The child is crying for help. She needs immediate help. And so do her parents," he adds.
The pair were withdrawn during the Challenge Cup final win over Peterhead after suffering knocks.
But Warburton confirmed that the injuries were not serious ahead of next Sunday's return to Hampden for the Scottish Cup semi-final.
However, the Rangers boss has concerns over the Hampden pitch.
The grass, which was installed just five weeks ago in time for the League Cup final, will be replaced on Monday and Tuesday.
But Warburton questioned the timing and reckons those running the national stadium should be paying for a hybrid surface like the one used at Murrayfield, the home of Scottish rugby.
"The pitch was difficult," he said after the 4-0 win against Peterhead. "It was hard to play on.
"I know a lot of work is going on but you've got to question how a new pitch can bed down in such a short time.
"My concern is if we have any adverse weather on the Thursday and Friday then have Hibs and Dundee United playing on it on Saturday before we play Celtic on Sunday. I'm not sure how you bed in a new pitch in three days' time.
"I understand there's problems and you have to find a solution as swiftly as possible. But it is surprising.
"How much does it cost to relay the pitch? With the amount of times it is being done, should you not go for the more expensive option in the beginning which proved to be the cheaper option in the long run?"
The latest pitch instalment will be done free of charge following what Peter Dallas, managing director of Hampden Park Ltd, described as their recent "six-figure investment".
Unarmed black teenager Michael Brown was shot dead by a police officer in the city in 2014, sparking protests.
Ferguson was required to reform its policing after investigators found widespread racial bias in the force.
US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said there was no option but to sue after the city voted to revise the agreement.
"The residents of Ferguson have waited nearly a year for their city to adopt an agreement that would protect their rights and keep them safe," she said.
"They should not be forced to wait any longer."
She accused Ferguson's police of routinely carrying out unconstitutional practices that disproportionately targeted the black community.
Ferguson's council voted six to none on Tuesday night to reject the agreement, citing concerns about costs.
Even if they win the civil rights suit filed against them, they could face millions of dollars in legal fees.
There has been no immediate comment from Ferguson officials on the justice department's announcement.
A grand jury and the Department of Justice declined to prosecute Michael Brown's killer, white officer Darren Wilson.
The shooting generated a national debate about race relations and police violence.
The Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, which has a specific amendment dealing with such actions, will receive Royal Assent and become law later. Offenders face up to two years in jail.
The amendment covers images sent on social networks, including Facebook and Twitter, and those sent by text.
Both Scotland and Northern Ireland are considering similar laws.
The new English and Welsh law classes revenge porn as "photographs or films which show people engaged in sexual activity or depicted in a sexual way or with their genitals exposed, where what is shown would not usually be seen in public".
It covers images shared on and offline without the subject's permission and with the intent to cause harm. Physical distribution of images will also be covered.
The Scottish Government told BBC Newsbeat there were plans to consult on making revenge porn a specific offence.
Northern Ireland's Department for Justice said there were existing laws to prosecute revenge porn offenders, but ministers would consider the case for a new offence.
Victims of revenge porn have found it difficult to have pictures removed from the internet.
Many sites where the images are hosted are based outside the UK, and requests to remove content are often ignored.
In some cases, asking for removal results in more attention being brought to the images.
According to information from eight police forces in England and Wales that kept data on this issue, there were 149 allegations of revenge porn made between 1 January 2012 and 1 July 2014.
The vast majority of victims were women. Six incidents resulted in police action.
Without specific legislation, some have sought legal workarounds to have images taken down - most commonly the use of copyright law, since if an intimate picture has been taken as a "selfie", the image's copyright belongs to the taker.
Former culture secretary Maria Miller told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the law needed to change.
She said: "By putting this in place the government has given young women the opportunity to protect themselves from their lives being blighted.
"When you speak to the victims of these crimes, many say that it feels as if you've been virtually raped.
"You can't underestimate the impact of having an image distributed to many people around the world."
Barbora Bukovska, from the organisation Article 19, which defends freedom of expression, said criminal legislation would not solve this problem.
She said: "There is probably no need to introduce a new law as there is already enough legislation prohibiting this conduct."
The tennis coach said Murray, who won gold in the men's singles at London 2012, would probably find the experience "emotional".
Andy Murray is due to lead Team GB at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympics at 00:00 BST on Friday.
The current Wimbledon champion is the first tennis player to fill the role.
Judy Murray told BBC Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme that representing his country in Rio was a true honour for Murray.
She said: "It's absolutely amazing. Obviously the Olympic Games is the biggest sporting spectacle in the world and to be able to carry the flag for your country, obviously it doesn't get any bigger than that. I know he's absolutely thrilled to bits and probably just a little bit nervous as well."
She said that being part of a team and sharing the occasion with other athletes was also something that Murray embraced.
She added: "Everyone can see from the way that he approaches the Davis Cup that he loves representing the country.
"He loves team competition and I know that when he was at the Olympics in London, particularly that whole sense of being part of a much bigger thing than just tennis, it was the whole British team - the crème of our sporting athletes - it was a massive, massive thing for him."
She added: "He's been through Beijing and London. He kind of knows what it's all about and so he has a much bigger sense of the duty and the occasion and of course the opportunity, so I think he's going to find it a little bit emotional."
Despite being a regular fixture courtside when Murray plays, his mother said she would not be in Rio for the Games and would instead be in Granton-on-Spey with her Tennis on the Road programme.
Dunbar-based Thistly Cider said more than 50 tonnes of the fruit had been donated under its "bottle for a bucket" scheme, launched last month.
It has been offering free cider or apple juice in exchange for spare apples.
The firm said it would accept donations for the rest of the season at its Belhaven Fruit Farm store.
It will accept most varieties, apart from crab apples.
Thistly Cross head cider maker Peter Stuart said: "Good folk have come from all over Scotland to swap their apples for Thistly Cross Cider, bringing anything from a bucketful to a truckload of apples.
"Thistly has always considered itself to be an innovative company.
"We are always developing new product ideas, including limited edition ciders and collaborations.
"The apples that we get from the public help us to keep doing this, as well as meeting our increasing demand, nationally and globally - without compromising on quality."
The under-19s coach succeeds Huub Stevens, 62, who resigned on Wednesday because of ill health.
Nagelsmann was due to take charge next season but will now manage the league strugglers with immediate effect following "intensive talks".
He has signed a three-year deal with the club through to June 2019.
Hoffenheim are currently five points off the relegation play-off place and seven points from safety.
A married couple and three teenagers were on board the flight, which had just taken off from Riverside airport on Monday.
They were returning home to San Jose following a cheerleading event at the Disneyland theme park.
The identities of the victims have not been released.
Residents of the two homes hit by the plane have been accounted for.
One of the teenagers, a girl, was thrown from the back seat of the light aircraft but suffered only minor injuries, Riverside fire chief Michael Moore said.
"Upon impact, the plane pretty much split apart, and luckily she was ejected," he said.
The girl managed to crawl to safety from the wreckage of the house and ask for help. She was later able to talk to firefighters about what had happened before she was taken to hospital, Mr Moore added.
One witness said that the plane's wings were "nearly perpendicular to the ground" moments before it "went into a nosedive" and crashed into the two homes, AP news agency reports.
Firefighters pulled another passenger from one of the burning properties. The victim was unconscious and said to be in a San Bernardino hospital in critical condition.
Three bodies, all from the plane, were found in the wreckage of the aircraft and the homes.
The plane, which broke up on impact, was still burning several hours after the crash because of the fuel it was carrying.
City, who won the Lowland League and then a pyramid play-off against Highland League winners Cove Rangers, beat Shire 1-0 at Ochilview.
That win sealed a 2-1 aggregate success against the League Two bottom side.
"These boys have worked so hard. To get this opportunity now, they deserve every minute of it," said Jardine.
"It's crazy. Now it's happened, my head is spinning.
"It's the culmination of five, six years of real hard work and I'm really pleased for everybody at the club. It means everything."
City had previously applied to join the League when first Airdrie and then Gretna went into liquidation, but missed out on both occasions.
The Lowland League began in 2013, with the first pyramid play-off series taking place at the end of last season.
There was no change to the make-up of the SPFL on that occasion but Edinburgh will now replace East Stirling in League Two, with Shire dropping into the Lowland League.
Edinburgh's winning penalty at Ochilview was scored by veteran midfielder Dougie Gair, with less than four minutes left.
"Dougie has scored something like 53 penalties out of 55 and has been here for 16 years, man and boy," Jardine said. "He has always been a penalty taker.
"We got knocked out on penalties by Brora Rangers last year so I suppose it is fitting that this year we have got the joy of scoring one to go up.
"Gordon Donaldson is only 25 and is in his 21st year at the club. No-one has given him a chance.
"Not one of them apart from Joe Mbu has played in the league, so they really deserve this opportunity."
But Mbu, a 34-year-old Cameroonian who previously played for Cowdenbeath and East Fife, will not be around to help guide the club through their first season of senior football.
"That was Joe's last game," Jardine said. "He will be true to his partner, he has got a wee boy to look after now.
"Last season was going to be his last but he always said he was desperate to get us up. He gave it another year, and he was magnificent today.
"I have likened him to Dave Mackay and that is the effect he has had on this club."
So what now for City, who play at the Meadowbank Arena, a 16,500-capacity stadium with 7,500 seats that they share with Leith Athletic, and the former home of Meadowbank Thistle, who relocated to become Livingston in 1995?
"We are at Meadowbank and there are plans to renovate it or knock it down in a year's time," Jardine added.
"But they are not concrete plans, so we will have another year at Meadowbank and that is built for football in League Two."
As for East Stirlingshire, their 116-year stay in the Scottish Football League is over, but chairman Alan Archibald is confident about their future.
"You cut your cloth accordingly.," he told BBC Scotland. "The future's fine, it's just plan B. There's a plan A and a plan B. Unfortunately, it's plan B.
"I've got a very competent accountant who makes sure that we've got plans in place.
"I've got a good solid board behind me and I've got fans who I know won't walk away and we've got sponsors who'll stick by us.
"I'm confident we've got plans in place, we've got people behind the scenes that'll help us try and turn this round."
Asked about the future of the players and manager Craig Tully, Archibald added: "We'll make a decision on that at the start of the week."
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The rapper, whose hits include Stronger and Gold Digger, is set to play the Pyramid Stage on Saturday, 27 June.
More than 130,000 people have signed a petition protesting his appearance - seven years after Jay-Z became the first rapper to headline the festival.
"It was not a pleasant world we unwrapped," Eavis told the Times. "I had death threats and stuff."
She added: "It was horrible. It was just crazy."
Eavis, who organises the festival with her father Michael, said she had become accustomed to her decisions being criticised - with fans expressing outrage when Metallica and The Rolling Stones were booked for the event in 2014 and 2013.
But the scrutiny surrounding West's booking was unprecedented.
"It was getting out of control. We had Time magazine, all the American news channels saying they were going to come down. This incredible onslaught worldwide.
"It was quite upsetting because we were talking about something that was so exciting and interesting and fresh and brilliant for the festival.
"Kanye West is making the most exciting music at the moment. He is an amazing force as a performer. For us getting the biggest star in the world was an amazing coup."
Eavis, who oversees the line-up of the annual music festival, acknowledged that the pressure sometimes got to her.
"The scrutiny is daily. Whatever we do is torn apart and analysed. It's hard to concentrate on the job because you can get easily distracted by the hoo-ha," she said.
This year's festival opens its doors on 24 June. The other headliners are Foo Fighters and The Who, while Florence + The Machine, Pharrell Williams, Alt-J, George Clinton, Jamie T and Motorhead are also on the diverse bill.
The BBC is to broadcast more than 30 hours of coverage from the event and, for the first time, all of its online streams will be presented in full HD.
A live webcam from Somerset's Worthy Farm site is helping count down the final four weeks before the music starts.
Whenever the going has got tough, batsmen from both sides have run for the hills.
They have been completely unable to cope with pressure and have tried to attack their way out of trouble against the moving ball. They call it the modern way, but it's the wrong way.
The likes of Adam Gilchrist, who used to counter-attack Australia out of trouble, are once-in-a-generation players.
The long history of Test cricket will teach you that when your backs are against the wall, you need to fight. You have to strain every sinew to survive.
Instead we saw a succession of reckless pull shots, people driving and getting bowled through the gate and an overall approach which simply made no sense.
Adam Lyth played a really poor shot as he top-edged Peter Siddle's second ball to mid-on.
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The beauty of Test cricket is that you have time. Bowlers are supposed to have to work out how to get you out. But England went from bad to worse.
Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes both fell trying to take on short balls when common sense should have been telling them to sway out of the way.
It was an abject display, but one entirely in keeping with a series in which logical thought has so frequently gone out of the window.
We have now seen England blown away at Lord's and The Oval, and Australia bundled out twice at Edgbaston and Trent Bridge.
At lunchtime on Test Match Special on this second day, former England captain Michael Atherton and Australian cricket writer Gideon Haigh joined me to discuss where this series would fit in Ashes history.
It wasn't easy to reach a conclusion. There have been moments of brilliance, but the overall quality of the batting has been so disappointing that the whole series has been somewhat undermined.
It is easy to mock Geoffrey Boycott's style of batting, but occupying the crease is absolutely vital in a five-day Test match. You have to put overs in the bowlers' legs and earn the right to attack.
England will hate the thought of people accusing them of complacency. They will insist that they haven't taken their eye off the ball.
But whether it's conscious or not, there is just not quite the same level of intensity about their performance now the series is in the bag.
Australia, on the other hand, are desperate to try and win a game to save face in the series and send captain Michael Clarke out on a high.
Beaten teams often bounce back to score consolation wins at the end of a series because the winning team is a bit spent.
Whatever happens here over the weekend, the series will end with the batting line-ups of both teams under serious scrutiny.
Those batsmen who do survive should go away and learn to apply themselves when the going gets tough.
The second day saw two instances of batsmen being recalled after being given out off no-balls as both Steven Smith and Mark Wood were recalled.
Bowlers Steven Finn and Mitchell Marsh had both overstepped by some distance, but the umpires are copping out of making decisions because they know they have the back-up of technology.
I'd like to see umpires watching the front line carefully and only using the television replays as a last resort in really marginal cases.
Bowlers who have a problem with no-balls usually try to remedy it by lengthening their run-up, but the best advice I was ever given was from New Zealand fast bowler Sir Richard Hadlee.
He always said that if you were bowling no-balls, you should actually take your run-up forward so that you don't over-stretch.
Finn and Marsh would be wise to heed to the legend's words.
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Lomu, 40, died on Wednesday at home in Auckland. He had been diagnosed with a rare kidney condition in 1995.
He was capped 63 times for the All Blacks and became a global star after scoring four tries against England in the 1995 World Cup in South Africa.
"He took rugby to a whole new level," Woodward told BBC Radio 4.
"There's very rarely one player who dominates a whole World Cup and he certainly did."
Lomu made his Test debut in 1994 and was only 20 years old when he faced England in the 1995 semi-final in Cape Town.
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Standing 6ft 5in (196cm) and weighing 18 stone (119kg), he famously bulldozed several players and ran straight over the top of full-back Mike Catt on his way to one of four tries in the Al Blacks' 45-29 win.
"He was unstoppable," said Woodward, who led England to the World Cup in 2003.
"For the first time ever you had this incredibly gifted, large, very fast athlete on the wing.
"Wingers are usually small and nimble. Suddenly you had this huge guy who was big and fast and amazing. He changed rugby."
Lomu's prominence at the 1995 World Cup helped him become one of the first superstars of the sport's professional era.
"It was great timing for rugby to enter into the professional era, and Jonah was instrumental after the way he played in that tournament," said former New Zealand team-mate Justin Marshall.
"He was a freak of nature at the time. He was 110kg but could run like the wind.
"Having that on the end of your chain rather than in the forward pack was a revolution of the game."
Lomu scored 37 tries for New Zealand and, despite never winning the World Cup, he is the joint top try-scorer in the competition's history - alongside South Africa wing Bryan Habana - with 15 in 11 games.
"He was very unique but also one of those guys who never had a big head. He knew his ability but he was very humble," former Australia winger David Campese told BBC Radio 5 live.
Former New Zealand All Blacks head coach Graham Henry described Lomu as a "magnet" for rugby who "came from no-where", and said: "He was not so good without the ball, so not perfect, but give him a bit of space and give him the ball - anything could happen."
Ex-South Africa captain Francois Pienaar and Lomu's former New Zealand team-mate Andrew Mehrtens also paid tribute on BBC Radio 5 live.
"He took the game of rugby to the living rooms of people that didn't know about rugby but appreciated that athleticism, skill and power," said Pienaar. "He became the hero of many, many kids, who wanted to emulate him. He was the first truly global rugby superstar on and off the pitch."
Mehrtens described Lomu as "awe inspiring" and "extraordinary".
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Ex-England fly-half Rob Andrew, who played against Lomu in the World Cup in 1995, told BBC Radio 5 live: "He was a blooming nightmare to play against.
"He was intimidating and he had a smile on his face when he did it, which made it even worse.
"We all just chased around after him like kids in the playground. Not many people could single-handily change rugby matches. He was a legend."
Ex-England centre Will Carling told BBC Radio 2: "He was so powerful, explosive and destructive on the pitch, and yet off it he was so gentle and quiet. It was an amazing contrast.
"He demolished England in 1995. I never would have thought he would have taken the game away from us in 20 minutes.
"He's one of those few players who could play in any generation. He could be as much of a superstar now as he was then."
Former England scrum-half Matt Dawson wrote on Twitter: "The greatest rugby player who globalised our game and inspired millions. I'll proudly say to my kids I knew and admired him."
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South Africa wing Bryan Habana wrote on Instagram: "His on-field fearlessness was matched by his off-field humility. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.
"It was a privilege to have met you, to have been inspired by you and to watch you make the biggest impact we have ever seen on the game we love so dearly."
Former Wales international Jonathan Davies told BBC Sport: "They'd never seen the likes of him before and he brought new supporters to the game of rugby.
"What he achieved on the field was absolutely incredible and he had such a massive impact on the game of rugby. I'm absolutely devastated. It's such a tragic loss at such a young age."
Wasps coach Dai Young, who worked with Lomu at Cardiff Blues, told BBC Sport: "I had the privilege of working with him and not only was he a real rugby legend and role model, he was a real gentleman.
"Everything that's good about rugby - the values and behaviours - he was a man that demonstrated that."
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Larry Achiampong and David Blandy worked with the young people from Newcastle to create both the avatars that populate their film, FF Gaiden: Alternative, and the stories told within it.
The piece is part of a trilogy the pair have put together based on the works of psychiatrist and philosopher Frantz Fanon, who wrote extensively about violence and colonialism.
Blandy says they decided to use GTA V to create their work for "a mixture of reasons".
"In our series Finding Fanon, we've been looking at the history of cultures of violence and when we were thinking about taking that into the virtual realm, it seemed to make sense to place that within something that synonymous with violence.
"So GTA made a lot of sense.
"And also it had a lot of practical possibilities. We could actually use it as though it is a film set - you can manipulate the camera, make it move around, make the whole environment feel cinematic.
Achiampong agrees it fit both the "practical and philosophical" nature of the work they wanted to produce.
"GTA has a strong history connected with violence and we felt the question of violence had relevance with Fanon's work.
"What's great about GTA V is the possibilities for filming within the game.
"You can film any moment of activity and edit it, setting up cameras like they were on cranes or a dolly or even a helicopter.
"That's the types of logistics you would have within a multimillion-dollar film so that range of possibilities felt like a really sweet deal."
Charlene Maningding was one of the teenagers involved in creating the work and says the pair were "really cool to work with".
"They encouraged my ideas. There was never really a right or wrong answer, which made me confident in what I was doing."
She says it was "interesting to use video games" to create the work, because they are seen as "something really passive, where you just press buttons and float your way through".
"As teenagers, we have a similar stereotype and people under-appreciate what we go through.
"So it was nice that we reclaimed that and were really active in turning video games into something that means something to us, something artistic."
Her story, one of seven included in the work, was inspired by "the experiences I had had as a young adult, in the transition between a teenager and an adult", she says.
"It was about the things that I was interested in, like my role in society.
"It was really satisfying, because I think I'm at the age where I just need to verify things about myself, especially when progressing through sixth form.
"It made me realise more about myself."
Blandy says he "wasn't expecting the stories to be as bleak or as thoughtful".
"They're very philosophical pieces - some of them reflect on how we all wear masks every day, while others think about the limbo of the young person's space, where you have all the thoughts but none of the possibilities of the adult world yet.
"As a suite of works, it's an interesting portrait of contemporary youth."
His artistic partner Achiampong says he too was surprised by "the amount of maturity that was in the stories".
"I wasn't surprised that they came back with ideas that were intuitive and thought-provoking, but I was proud that they had enough independence of thought to take the idea away and make it their own.
"We're talking about stories that don't belong to myself or David, that really are their own.
"It was a great process to have conversations with them and see that openness returned and the bravery they applied in talking about their ideas."
Blandy says the mood of the pieces comes from "a mixture of the teenage state and life in a political situation where the youth is not the centre of political thought".
"It is all about consolidation of wealth and a lot of the cuts that have taken place have cut resources for young people and education.
"So you can see why there may be a lack of optimism.
"And then there's the wider structural developments, such as the increasing robotisation of jobs and the use of algorithms to perform things people used to do - so what is the future?
"It seems to lead to a dark place at the moment. I wish it didn't, but it does."
He does, however, see some optimism in the work and thinks any audience will too.
"I hope that they are both given an introduction to the thoughts of young people today and also see the virtual landscape in a different light.
"It's not just a space for escapism, it's actually a space for philosophical inquiry and self-discovery."
FF Gaiden Alternative is at Tyneside Cinema Gallery until 15 June. Achiampong and Blandy will be discussing the work there in a talk on 8 June.
John Grotzinger, the mission's chief scientist, says he expects this to happen very shortly.
The robot, which is investigating a deep crater on the planet, drilled into what appears to be a mudstone.
Some of the grey powder produced in the process should now be sitting in the stem of the tool, and must be moved to the onboard labs for analysis.
"We have to first confirm that the powder has moved up the drill stem," Prof Grotzinger told BBC News.
"From there, it will go into something called the drill assembly, which is about as big as a hockey puck. That's where the sample gets portioned before going through a set of tubes that takes it to some sieves."
Only particles measuring 150 microns (millionths of a metre) across, or less, will be sent to the two big labs in the belly of the rover - Chemin and Sam.
They will describe the mineralogical make-up of the mudstone and try to identify any interesting carbon chemistry that might be present.
Curiosity is seeking new insights on past environmental conditions on the Red Planet - conditions that may have supported microbial life many billions of years ago.
It is currently investigating a series of layered deposits about half a kilometre from its landing point last August on the floor of the equatorial Gale Crater.
Already it has seen numerous examples of rocks that were deposited in water or subsequently altered by it.
Water is one of the prerequisites for life as we know it on Earth.
The mudstone unit on which Curiosity is standing has been given the name Sheepbed. It is cut through with veins of what look to be calcium sulphate.
Close-up imaging of the drill hole indicates that some of the sample is likely to include this vein material.
A couple of Curiosity's survey instruments have probed the powder - the mast-held laser spectrometer, Chemcam, and the X-ray spectrometer, APXS, on the end of the robotic arm. These devices can determine some of the basic chemistry in a target rock.
Prof Grotzinger, however, is reluctant to discuss their results just yet, preferring to wait until Chemin and Sam have done their full-on analysis.
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One very obvious observation to make is the colour of the powder. The grey stands in contrast to the weathered red outer-coating of the Sheepbed unit, and the darker colour hints at a different oxidation state for iron (Fe) minerals that might be inside the rock.
This is the kind of subtle detail the scientists are looking for as they build a picture of what conditions were like on early Mars and the possibility that the planet could once have harboured simple lifeforms.
"Iron is a transition metal and it can have different oxidised states," explained Prof Grotzinger.
"If you can see that different minerals have different values for whether there's Fe2+ or Fe3+, it means that there were electrons moving through the environment, and it means that there were energy gradients there potentially, [which], if there were microorganisms, they might have been able to use those energy gradients."
The Curiosity scientist was speaking here in Boston at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
He hopes to have some Chemin and Sam results to report next month at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Texas.
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The allegations against Jim Quigley, of the National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT), were made at a tribunal hearing in Exeter.
Charlotte Revely, 51, a former union employee, is making a whistleblower and sexual discrimination claim.
The NASUWT has strongly denied the claims.
Ms Revely, from Hinton St George, Somerset, worked for the union as a professional assistant in its South West regional centre in Exeter from January 2013 until she quit in August 2014.
She told an Exeter employment tribunal: "During my period of employment I witnessed colleagues being bullied and female colleagues treated less favourably than their male counterparts.
"I suffered direct discrimination and victimisation."
She said: "At the end of April I became ill because I could no longer cope with such a hostile and aggressive working environment.
"I felt that my work was being closely scrutinised and that Mr Quigley was waiting for me to make a mistake."
She said a regional official vacancy was advertised when she was ill, but feared she would not be treated fairly.
After she made a complaint against Mr Quigley she was left "shocked and dismayed" by a "brutal character assassination" from Mr Quigley, which stated she was "malicious, vexatious, dishonest and lazy".
It was "clearly a response to my whistleblowing", she said.
Ms Revely claimed other workers, male and female, were also being bullied.
The NASUWT "wilfully ignores their own policies and procedures" and "turns a blind eye to discrimination", she said.
"I am a passionate and lifelong trade unionist and I feel utterly betrayed by the conduct of my former employer."
The tribunal continues.
Almost all firms in a survey of 400 by the Open University said it had been difficult to find workers with the skills they needed.
The distance learning university calculated the problem was costing companies more than £2bn a year.
It said uncertainty surrounding Brexit was exacerbating the skills gap.
It found people already in work were reluctant to move employer, while some EU nationals did not want to take a UK role because of the lack of clarity over future immigration rules.
The number of EU workers in the UK fell by 50,000 to 2.3 million in the last three months of last year, according to official statistics.
Meanwhile, unemployment is at its lowest rate since records began in 1975.
This means that it is taking firms more time than usual to recruit new staff.
As a result, many firms are having to hire temporary staff and pay additional recruitment fees, as well as higher salaries, the survey found.
Some 56% of the firms surveyed said they had had to increase the salary on an advertised role to above the market rate to get the skills they needed over the past year.
For small and medium-sized firms, the average increase was £4,150, while for larger firms it was £5,575, according to the survey.
The Open University is urging firms to help solve the issue by training staff internally via apprenticeships.
From May, employers have been able to draw vouchers from a new fund aimed at creating three million new apprenticeships.
The vouchers are being funded from a 0.5% levy on company payrolls of larger firms with an annual wage bill of £3m and above.
Around 59% of the firms surveyed are planning to offer apprenticeships over the next year, almost double the number that currently offer them, probably as a result of the new funding, the survey suggested.
The Open University's external engagement director Steve Hill said firms needed to look at recruitment and retention "differently".
"Now faced with a shrinking talent pool, exacerbated by the uncertainties of Brexit, it is more important that employers invest in developing their workforce," he added.
Joaquin Guzman, the head of the Sinaloa cartel, escaped on 11 July.
The judge said he was looking more deeply into the actions of two prison guards and an officer who had been in the prison's monitoring control centre.
Guzman escaped through a tunnel from his cell to a building outside.
The judge alleged the officer in the monitoring control centre at the time had given conflicting answers to questions.
He said he wanted to look more closely at why the two prison guards had not answered the phone at the time of the escape.
The judge said there was insufficient evidence to jail four other suspects.
It is the second time Guzman has escaped from a top-security prison.
In 2001 he broke out of Puente Grande jail, reportedly hidden in a laundry cart after bribing officials.
He was on the run for 13 years before being re-arrested in February 2014. The capture was seen as a coup for President Enrique Pena Nieto.
His escape is a serious blow to the president, who called it "an affront to the state".
Mr Pena Nieto said he was confident that security forces "have the strength and determination to recapture this criminal".
The authorities are also focusing their investigations on his home state of Sinaloa, from where he ran the cartel of the same name.
While the Sinaloa cartel has lost ground to rival gangs in past years it continues to be one of the most powerful drug trafficking organisations in the world.
Guzman's personal fortune is estimated at $1bn (£640m).
Frank-Walter Steinmeier was speaking near Berlin after talks with his French counterpart, Jean-Marc Ayrault.
Mr Steinmeier warned against "a nationalism that pits one European state against another".
Leave campaigners in the UK have previously dismissed similar warnings as scaremongering.
The referendum on whether to leave or remain will be held on 23 June.
Germany is the UK's biggest trade partner in Europe.
"A vote to leave would shake the union," Mr Steinmeier said at a joint news conference in Brandenburg.
"It would not just carry on as 28 [members] minus one. It would require concerted efforts to ensure that the union holds together and that a decades-long, successful integration effort does not end in disintegration."
Mr Ayrault said the EU would keep evolving with the times.
"Europe can't be static, it must keep moving," he said. "Today it faces contradictions, slow-downs, difficulties, anxieties and fears. We want to give Europe a new dynamism."
The 37-year-old former Bulgaria midfielder retired from football in 2013 after being diagnosed with an acute form of leukaemia a year earlier.
Petrov was invited to Villa's pre-season training camp in Austria this summer with a view to making a return.
But he has been offered a different, unspecified role at the club.
Manager Roberto Di Matteo said: "Stiliyan is an inspiration to all of us. I have spoken to him and explained my thoughts and offered him the chance to remain at the club.
"Stiliyan is going to discuss this with his family before coming back to us."
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Scott McDonald and Louis Moult both found the net in the first half, McDonald sliding the ball past Scott Bain while Moult supplied the decisive header to convert Josh Law's corner.
Substitute Gary Harkins' goal inspired Dundee in their bid to fight back.
But in the end Stephen Pearson's late goal put victory beyond doubt.
Dundee remain without a win since they beat Motherwell at Dens Park at the start of October, and they were behind after only five minutes.
Motherwell's opening goal owed everything to the understanding between Pearson and McDonald. Pearson at the edge of the box timed his through-pass well to allow McDonald to slip by the Dundee defence.
Without breaking stride he slid the ball beyond goalkeeper Bain, leaving the Dundee defence to appeal unsuccessfully for offside.
McDonald turned supplier to set-up Pearson, but his shot was turned away for a corner by Bain. Two minutes later Moult hit the post with a header.
But he only had to wait two more minutes to score, deftly angling his header in at the post from Law's corner.
Dundee had been looking for a fifth straight win against Motherwell but they found the Motherwell back four resolute, with debutant Ben Hall looking composed alongside Stephen McManus.
The visitors introduced Harkins into the action and they were quickly rewarded when he converted Kane Hemmings' low cross; the shot taking a slight deflection to beat goalkeeper Connor Ripley.
The game opened up as Motherwell sought a third goal, while Dundee looked sharper in their search for an equaliser.
Greg Stewart was best placed twice for Dundee, but his normally reliable finishing skills deserted him.
The game was settled as a contest when Pearson scored from close range, scoring from a tight angle in stoppage time.
Resuming on 92-7, still 268 in arrears, Jamie Porter (5-24) polished off the tail to leave the visitors 115 all out.
Following on, Hampshire again lost regular wickets, with Porter (2-21), Simon Harmer (3-23) and Neil Wagner (2-39) bowling them out for only 148.
Centuries from Alistair Cook and Tom Westley set the platform for Essex, who temporarily go top of Division One.
The ton was Cook's second of the County Championship season, with the former England captain averaging 67.40 through five first-class innings this season.
He and Westley were the only two batsmen to pass 40 in the match, with Lewis McManus top-scoring for Hampshire in both innings with 39 and 37.
Porter was the star with the ball for Essex, returning career-best figures in the first innings before combining with Harmer and Wagner to complete a resounding victory in the second.
Unbeaten Essex have now won two of their opening four games, while the defeat was Hampshire's first of the season.
Essex captain Ryan ten Doeschate told BBC Essex:
"Jamie Porter bowled fantastically well. It was one of the best opening spells I've ever seen. He bowled really well in the first three games and was probably a bit unlucky not to take more wickets.
"But nothing to this standard. He was relentless with his lengths and his lines in this game. That can happen when you bowl well and don't get wickets - if you keep doing the right things then eventually you are going to pick up a bagful.
"To have 55 points at this stage of the season is fantastic. I'm delighted with our performance. We knew that eventually the points were going to come.
"It was a strange old wicket. I don't think putting us in was the worst decision. They didn't have a lot of luck. We played and missed a lot. Alastair Cook and Tom Westley had to be mentally strong to get through that first day and we backed up our batting with some really good bowling."
Hampshire first-team coach Craig White told BBC Radio Solent:
"It's a huge disappointment. We batted overall for 80-odd overs for 280 runs and that's just not good enough.
"The pitch did a bit, but that's first-class cricket. You've got to adapt, and be able to cope with different situations and we didn't do that.
"We've got a little bit of a history of losing wickets in clumps, four, five, six at times. We've got to start soaking up the pressure.
"A performance like that isn't acceptable. But one bad performance doesn't make us a bad team. It's been one bad game. The three before [in the Championship] were very good. Maybe we had a hangover from our one-day cricket. We'll let the dust settle and sit down and discuss next week's team."
Massaro, the fifth seed and 2013 champion, defeated Egyptian qualifier Mayar Hany 11-5 11-1 11-9.
Matthew, who is trying to win his first British Open title since 2012, beat German Simon Rosner 11-7 11-5 5-11 11-3
Thirteenth seed Emily Whitlock upset eighth seed Alison Waters 11-4 11-7 11-9 in an all-English last-16 contest.
Massaro, 33, a former world number one, recovered from falling 4-1 down early on, saying: "She came out quite attacking and it took me a few rallies to calm things down.
"I needed to get some longer rallies into the game and I just tried to get on the volley, take the ball early and just keep the pace really high."
Whitlock, the world number 15, is through to the quarter-finals for the first time, and said: "I just didn't think I'd win. I'm pretty chuffed about it.
"I've beaten Alison once before in practice but it's never the same - tournament wins are just amazing."
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said the paperwork between it and Rally 4 Wales Contracts Ltd was finalised on Thursday.
Rally 4 Wales will repair damage to roads belonging to NRW for two years.
NRW's Tim Jones said it was "great news for rally fans and for Wales' rural economy" as the repair work would not have to be funded by the taxpayer and rallying could continue.
Wales has hosted several competitions with the Wales Rally GB and the final round of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), with stages in Powys, Gwynedd and Denbighshire.
Jamie Edwards, managing director of Rally 4 Wales, said: "After months of uncertainty, I hope that the signing of this agreement now paves the way for motorsport to have a long-term, settled and sustainable future in the forests of Wales."
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The 30-year-old, who has joined until 29 January, has only played four games for the Black Cats this season.
But he has made a further four appearances for his country.
Vaughan has not featured in either of the games under new manager Gus Poyet and last appeared for Sunderland in the loss away at Arsenal in mid-September.
He began his career with Crewe Alexandra and had a short spell in Spain with Real Sociedad, before returning to England with Blackpool and then joining Sunderland in 2011.
The port's board has given the go-ahead for the upgrading of its berth to accommodate ships of more than 340m (1,115ft) in overall length.
General manager Ian McQuade said it meant the port could target "the ever increasing range" of cruise customers.
The new facility is due to be finished in time for the 2017 season.
The 9.6m-deep main cruise berth at Portland is due to handle about 5,000 passengers on board Holland America Lines and the TUI Group vessels later this year.
Costa and Saga cruise ships are also due to visit the port.
Portland is one of three ports on the south coast that can already accommodate vessels up to 300m (985ft) alongside.
Mr McQuade said the further extension would put it among a "unique group of ports".
US businessmen Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan lead a consortium that is in talks to buy a 60% stake.
The value of shares is understood to have increased tenfold since the current board took charge in 2002, with the club now valued at about £100m.
Swansea City Supporters' Trust will retain its full 21.1% stake.
Chairman Huw Jenkins and vice-chairman Leigh Dineen, who will stay in their roles, will keep a reduced part of their current holdings, which are 13.2% and 5.3% respectively.
Hotelier, entrepreneur and lifelong fan Martin Morgan and wife Louisa hold the biggest stake in the Swans - 23.7% in the name of their company OTH Limited, though those shares could be divided and a small amount retained.
New York-based South Africa-born businessman Brian Katzen - who was part of the consortium that helped save the club in 2002 - will sell most of the 21.1% stake he has with business partner Jeffrey Crevoiserat.
Rob Davies, who ran Liberty Properties - title sponsors of the club's stadium, will sell his 10.5% holding, while Dutch businessman John van Zweden, who owns 5.3%, will also sell up.
The increase in the value of shares means a stake such as Davies' 10.5%, which would have cost £105,000 in 2002, could make the Ospreys shareholder more than £10m.
The not-for-profit supporters' trust has previously told BBC Wales Sport it has sought assurances about the nature of the American investment, eager to discover how much will be spent on the club once the shares have been bought.
Levien and Kaplan are understood to be keen to buy Swansea's home ground, Liberty Stadium, which is owned by the local council, with a view to increasing its capacity.
Swansea's directors have been impressed by Levien and Kaplan's plans, with Jenkins stating when news of the takeover first broke that additional investment would help the club "progress both on and off the field".
Levien, the managing general partner of Major League Soccer side DC United, has been in Wales to continue discussions and was at St James' Park on Saturday to watch Swansea lose to Newcastle.
He and Kaplan, principal of Oaktree Capital investment fund and vice-chairman of NBA franchise Memphis Grizzlies, had initially been negotiating a deal which would have seen them acquire more than 75% of Swansea's shares.
That would effectively have given the American consortium complete control, including the power to issue more shares.
However, the modified acquisition of 60% will see the trust retain its 21.1% stake and ensure continuity at board level with the retention of Jenkins and Dineen.
The deal is still expected to completed by the end of the Premier League season.
*Martin Morgan resigned from his post as a director of OTH Ltd on 4 April 2016
**Brian Katzen and Jeffrey Crevoiserat own one more share than the Swansea City Supporters' Trust, giving them less than 0.1% more of a share.
It called on Houthi rebels to surrender their military gains and everyone to get behind the 2011 Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) initiative and the recently completed draft constitution.
Jamal Benomar, the UN special envoy to Yemen, is worried that instead of successfully implementing the GCC initiative, the country might be heading towards civil war. His concerns are valid.
But a multi-polar balance of military power and indigenous political mediation might yet forestall widespread violence.
Here is a brief synopsis of the GCC initiative.
In 2011, there was a mass uprising/camp-out across Yemen. It was mostly peaceful, although more than 50 demonstrators were killed in March, and President Ali Abdullah Saleh himself was seriously injured in an assassination attempt in June.
While Mr Saleh was recuperating in Saudi Arabia, leaders of a National Dialogue that had tried to negotiate the impasse between Northern and Southern leaders before the outbreak of a civil war in 1994 re-launched that Dialogue.
This project was overtaken by the GCC deal with Mr Saleh, whereby he handed presidential power to his hand-picked Vice-President, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, in exchange for immunity.
Mr Saleh also remained the head of the ruling General People's Congress (GPC) party, which in turn retained its parliamentary majority.
This deal was signed in Saudi Arabia, with witnesses from the Gulf monarchies but not Yemen's "revolutionary youth".
A National Dialogue Conference (NDC) was also convened as part of the deal.
It was a very good idea, grounded in Yemeni precedents, and helped tamp down tensions in 2012 and part of 2013. But in the end it did not deliver.
Although the NDC involved young and/or female intellectuals and technocrats, most delegates were aging politicians.
Working groups tackled a range of issues - from economic development to the Houthi and Southern problems, respectively, although those dissident groups were under-represented in the negotiations. Some working groups made real progress.
However, the NDC became a donor-dominated transitology project, envisioned by foreign experts and GCC backers rather than Yemeni activists.
Some 560 delegates earned generous per diems to meet in the five-star Moevenpick Hotel in suburban Sanaa, where international consultants' lectures were simultaneously translated into Arabic before everyone enjoyed excellent buffet lunches.
The rent-driven conference persisted, irresolutely, well beyond its initial timeline.
Ironically, a major outcome - the federalism proposal dividing the country into six administrative regions, as recommended by the World Bank - was not on the agenda, mission statement or committee structure of the NDC.
It seemed to be based on the utterly failed federal constitution of Iraq rather than on any on-the-ground demands for local autonomy in Yemen.
Accordingly, the draft constitution endorsed by the UN proposed a radical rewriting of a political order heretofore based on 21 governorates.
The newly proposed governance model neither addressed the demands of the revolutionary youth nor provided for the decentralised federalism most Yemenis want.
For instance, or especially, it remade the House of Representatives, the lower house of parliament, to consist of 260 members elected through a nationwide vote under a closed proportional list system - instead of the 301 district constituency seats in the previous House.
Other provisions for electing a new upper house or even the next president and vice-president lack either popular support or genuinely federal logic.
Mr Benomar, the GCC, the UN and G-10 hoped to placate Yemenis' aspirations for social justice via managed negotiations among factions of the ancien regime and anti-democratic Gulf monarchies.
But anti-systemic movements - the ragtag Houthi militia astonished by the lack of resistance to their advance against the flailing "transitional" regime; the separatist Southern Movement (Hiraak al-Janoubi), also marginalised from the National Dialogue but now taking up arms; fringe Yemeni and foreign Salafist fighters for al-Qaeda; and divisions of what used to be Mr Saleh's security apparatus - are jockeying for power in the new order.
Mr Benomar rightfully frets that the collapse of UN-sponsored talks between the Houthis and the main political factions might embolden multiple well-armed forces to resort to military struggle.
The GCC initiative to ward off revolutionary democratisation in the Arabian Peninsula via a managed dialogue has already aborted.
Clashes between and among rival factions are reported in various locations, including Sanaa and the oil-rich desert governorate of Marib. However these are localised gun battles over particular installations, whether government buildings or oil facilities.
Hiraak, certainly, Marib tribes, and even the Houthis are fighting for self-governance and seats at the negotiating table rather than control of the central government.
The national army, split since March 2011, has not seriously resisted Houthi advances.
The erstwhile President Hadi resigned and moved to Aden rather than battling for control of Sanaa.
Brinksmanship might get out of hand, of course, but no one faction can hope to rule the country by force alone, and all remain wary of mayhem.
Warfare is diplomacy by other means. There is still a glimmer of hope for genuine multiparty National Dialogue.
Dr Sheila Carapico is professor of political science and international studies at the University of Richmond, Virginia
Robert Darragh, 21, from Hopewell Crescent in the Shankill area was identified by police after he twice tagged himself as being present during a riot.
The serious disorder broke out in the Woodvale/Twaddell area last July.
He will spend half his sentence in prison, with the remainder served on licence.
Trouble flared following a Parades Commission determination not to allow a loyalist flute band to pass by the nationalist Ardoyne shop fronts area on July 13.
A total of 29 police officers were injured during the rioting after police lines were pelted with masonry, bricks, bottles and other items, with one officer almost losing an ear.
A prosecution lawyer told Belfast Crown Court that Darragh was captured on CCTV "on numerous occasions" throwing items at police lines.
The court heard that during the riot, Darragh covered his face and had his hood up in a bid to disguise his appearance.
However, he was pictured sitting on a wall with his face uncovered prior to involving himself in the riot.
The crown lawyer said that following the riot, police trawled through social media and discovered that Darragh had tagged himself as the man sitting on the wall, and had again tagged himself as one of the males rioting on the Woodvale Road.
He subsequently admitted a single charge of rioting.
A defence lawyer said that when questioned by police about his involvement, Darragh made the case that he could not remember as he had been on a three-day binge, and that he had expressed shame for his actions.
The lawyer said there was "nothing to suggest any police officer was injured as a result of anything" Darragh did.
Steel-coating firm Kancoat was backed despite civil servants warning it had a "weak" business plan and was high risk.
The Welsh Government is to drop the term "non-repayable repayable business finance" as part of the call for more clarity in its business support.
Eleven changes were proposed in total.
The assembly's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said the government "ignored its own due diligence" and "poured good money after bad" into the firm.
The Welsh Government has accepted 10 of the 11 recommendations and the remaining one has been accepted "in principle".
In response to the PAC report the Welsh Government says it will:
It has already published additional guidelines for civil servants on risk assessment and mitigation.
The committee cited an Auditor General report which set out that of the £166m Repayable Business Finance made available to businesses between April 2012 and March 2015, £154m (93%) was in fact made available on a non-repayable basis - including £778,000 for Kancoat.
Giving evidence during the inquiry, senior civil servant James Price was asked what was meant by the term "non-repayable repayable business finance".
He said it was "unfortunate wording" and that he had tried to get it changed on several occasions.
"It's actually very simple: repayable business finance is a grant that you have to pay back, typically without interest. Non-repayable repayable business finance is a grant," he said.
The government will now rename the Repayable Business Finance Scheme simply the Business Finance Scheme.
A Welsh Government spokesman said, "As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, we have already implemented a number of key changes to our processes and are reviewing our approach to providing financial support to businesses in Wales.
"We remain committed to supporting the growth of the Welsh economy and will continue to build on these improvements in line with the recommendations of the PAC report."
India won the final match of the four-Test series to secure a 2-1 victory.
Prior to the first Test in Pune, Kohli spoke warmly of the tourists' players, saying he was "really good friends with all these guys off the field".
But asked after Tuesday's eight-wicket win in Dharamsala if that was still the case, he said: "No, it has changed. You won't hear me say that ever again."
During the series, Kohli - who missed the final Test with injury - said Australia captain Steve Smith "crossed the line" by trying to get help from his dressing room with the decision review system.
India were thrashed by 333 runs in the opening Test, but levelled with victory in the second.
During that game, Smith was caught looking for assistance as he considered reviewing an lbw decision, which is banned. Smith described his actions as "a bit of brain-fade".
Kohli injured his shoulder as he dived to save a boundary during the drawn third Test, and Australian Glenn Maxwell was accused of mocking him later in the match.
Without Kohli, India went on to win the fourth Test, during which the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) put a video on its website of a spat between all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and Australia wicketkeeper Matthew Wade.
"I have sort of been very intense in my own little bubble, and at times I have let my emotions and actions just falter a little bit throughout this series and I apologise for that," said Smith.
"That's a big stride for me moving forward and something I can really learn from and continue to grow as an individual and as a leader."
Smith said he was "a bit disappointed" the BCCI had posted the video of Jadeja and Wade.
He added: "It happened between both sides throughout the series. I think usually what's said on the field stays on the field."
Smoke detectors went off in the toilet and the aircraft's electrics, minutes before the signal was lost, the Aviation Herald had earlier reported.
A spokesman for French investigators said it was too early to say what caused the crash.
Flight MS804 was en route from Paris to Cairo with 66 people on board.
The Aviation Herald said it had received flight data filed through the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) from three independent channels.
It said the system showed that at 02:26 local time on Thursday (00:26 GMT) smoke was detected in the Airbus A320 toilet.
A minute later - at 00:27 GMT - there was an avionics smoke alert.
The last ACARS message was at 00:29 GMT, the air industry website said, and the contact with the plane was lost four minutes later at 02;33 local time.
ACARS is used to routinely download flight data to the airline operating the aircraft.
Confirming the data, France's Bureau of Investigations and Analysis told AFP it was "far too soon to interpret and understand the cause of the accident as long as we have not found the wreckage or the flight data recorders".
Philip Baum, the editor of Aviation Security International Magazine, told the BBC that technical failure could not be ruled out.
"There was smoke reported in the aircraft lavatory, then smoke in the avionics bay, and over a period of three minutes the aircraft's systems shut down, so you know, that's starting to indicate that it probably wasn't a hijack, it probably wasn't a struggle in the cockpit, it's more likely a fire on board."
This data could be the biggest clue yet as to what happened. It suggests there was a fire at the front of the aircraft, on the right-hand side.
The sequence begins with a warning of an overheating window in the cockpit. Smoke is then detected in the lavatory (we assume it's the one behind the cockpit) and in a bay right underneath the cockpit, which is full of electronic equipment.
Finally, another window becomes too hot, before all the systems begin collapsing. All of this takes place over a few minutes, then the aircraft drops off the radar.
Some pilots have suggested that the 90 degree left turn the plane then made is a known manoeuvre to get out of the way in an emergency, when an aircraft needs to drop height suddenly.
The 360 degree turn after that, they say, could be the crew managing a crisis.
So it seems that the aircraft caught fire and that the fire spread very quickly. But whether that fire was deliberate or mechanical, we still can't say.
Security consultant Sally Leivesley said the timing on the data suggested an "extremely rapidly developing flame front from a fire that has overwhelmed the avionics very, very quickly".
She cited the case of "underpants bomber" Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who tried to set off an explosive device hidden in his underwear on a Detroit-bound flight in 2009.
Although the attempt failed, a fire from the device's chemicals still spread "right up the side of the plane".
Greece says radar shows the Airbus A320 making two sharp turns and dropping more than 25,000ft (7,620m) before plunging into the sea.
The search is now focused on finding the plane's flight recorders.
But aviation expert Geoffrey Thomas warned there might be a "very long search", citing the case of Air France 447.
That plane crashed in the Atlantic in 2009 at a similar depth to the area in which the Egyptair jet is thought to have gone done down. It took two years to find the main body of wreckage and the black boxes.
Three French air investigators, along with a technical adviser from Airbus, have joined the Egyptian inquiry.
The BBC has learned the plane that disappeared was forced to make an emergency landing in 2013 after the pilot noticed the engine overheating, but an official report said the defect had been repaired.
In October, an Airbus A321 operated by Russia's Metrojet blew up over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, with all 224 people on board killed.
Sinai Province, a local affiliate of the Islamic State jihadist group, said it had smuggled a bomb on board.
66
people on board - 56 passengers, seven crew members and three security personnel
30 Egyptians
15 French citizens
2 Iraqis
1 from Britain, Canada, Belgium, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Sudan, Chad and Portugal
The names of some of those who were on board have emerged, but most have not been identified publicly.
Those on board included:
Read more on some of the MS804 victims here
If anyone is concerned about relatives or friends following the disappearance of the flight, they can call this free number provided by EgyptAir: +202 259 89320
Hart, on loan to the Italian club from Manchester City, failed to deal with a corner as he palmed the ball to Andrea Masiello to slot home for the hosts.
The 29-year-old was then beaten by Franck Kessie's late spot-kick as Atalanta fought back to win 2-1.
It was their first Serie A victory of the season and Torino's second loss.
It was not the beginning to his Serie A career Hart would have wanted after being allowed to leave Etihad Stadium by new City manager Pep Guardiola.
His afternoon started badly when Torino got his name wrong on the team sheet.
Things picked up when his team went in front through a well-struck Iago Falque free-kick eight minutes into the second half.
Up to that point, it had been a virtual watching brief for Hart, bar one smart low block in the first half.
But things went downhill just two minutes later when he tried to intercept a corner but failed to reach the ball properly and was left stranded as Masiello made it 1-1.
Hart had a chance to make amends when Atalanta were awarded a late penalty, but Kessie sent him the wrong way from the spot to earn the hosts their first points of the season.
Hart's City career was ended - for now at least - by Guardiola replacing him for the opening three Premier League games with Willy Caballero before signing of Claudio Bravo from Barcelona.
Chile international Bravo made his City debut in Saturday's 2-1 derby win over Manchester United at Old Trafford - but the 33-year-old produced a far from convincing performance.
However, Hart was unable to give critics of Guardiola's decision to let him leave further ammunition at the start of his season-long stay in Italy.
He, and Torino, will hope things get better, starting with a home fixture against Empoli next Sunday (14:00 BST kick-off).
Match ends, Atalanta 2, Torino 1.
Second Half ends, Atalanta 2, Torino 1.
Afriyie Acquah (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Afriyie Acquah (Torino).
Franck Kessié (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Alberto Paloschi (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Gomez.
Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Cristian Molinaro.
Foul by Joel Obi (Torino).
Alejandro Gomez (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Rafael Toloi (Atalanta) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high following a set piece situation.
Foul by Leandro Castán (Torino).
Alberto Paloschi (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Leandro Castán (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alberto Paloschi (Atalanta).
Attempt missed. Iago Falque (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Iago Falque (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Franck Kessié (Atalanta).
Foul by Joel Obi (Torino).
Alberto Grassi (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Joel Obi (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Goal! Atalanta 2, Torino 1. Franck Kessié (Atalanta) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Penalty conceded by Lorenzo De Silvestri (Torino) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Atalanta. Alejandro Gomez draws a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt blocked. Alejandro Gomez (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Sportiello.
Attempt saved. Lorenzo De Silvestri (Torino) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iago Falque with a cross.
Corner, Torino. Conceded by Rafael Toloi.
Lucas Boyé (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cristian Raimondi (Atalanta).
Substitution, Torino. Afriyie Acquah replaces Marco Benassi.
Foul by Lucas Boyé (Torino).
Andrea Masiello (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alberto Grassi (Atalanta).
Marco Benassi (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Iago Falque (Torino) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel Obi.
Attempt saved. Lucas Boyé (Torino) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Benassi.
Attempt missed. Alberto Grassi (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cristian Raimondi with a cross.
Attempt missed. Marco D'Alessandro (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Gomez following a fast break.
Cristian Raimondi (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Maxi López (Torino).
Cristian Raimondi (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Director of rugby Steve Diamond confirmed the Bolton-born prop had agreed a new deal on BBC Radio Manchester's Rugby Union Extra.
The 24-year-old has progressed through the Sharks' academy and played for England Saxons in the summer.
He has joined Josh Beaumont, Will Addison, Mike Haley and Sam James in signing a new three-year deal.
Diamond, 48, also spoke on a number of issues during the hour-long show, including:
Sale could look to leave their home at AJ Bell Stadium, where they share with Super League's Salford Red Devils, if the infrastructure around the ground is not improved.
The club moved to the stadium in Barton in 2012 after nine years playing at Edgeley Park in Stockport.
"If it is not fit for purpose where we want to take the journey then we will have to look at options," said Diamond.
"It is a fantastic facility but it is one road in and one out and it is difficult.
"We need to come up with plans of how we improve that facility or, when we have a release, which we do in four years' time, we'll move."
The Sharks have struggled for form of late with eight defeats in their last 10 games and there could be new additions in 2017 to help the squad.
"The targets have been identified," Diamond added. "We are looking at one or two additions to come in in the new year but it is getting the compliance right.
"I'm pretty confident of pulling through this period as I've always done. You have your rough times and you knuckle down and get on with it."
Growing up in the Gwent Valleys and with a long interest in military history I knew all about the Monmouthshire Regiment. Indeed as a schoolboy cadet I proudly wore its cap-badge.
I knew about the enormous sacrifice made in the defence of Ypres, how so few men were left standing two battalions had to be merged into one in the aftermath.
I had seen the lists of names on war memorials in places like Tredegar, Newbridge and Abergavenny.
And of course there is a well known "Surrender Be Damned" painting at Newport Civic Centre. But I had no idea at all that a member of my family had been involved.
And then, last summer, as I was preparing to travel to Flanders for the unveiling of the new Welsh memorial there, came the chat with Aunty Sylvia.
"Where are you going?" she asked.
"Ypres" I replied.
"Oh, my mother's brother was killed there."
"Nan's brother?"
"Yes, Dick Williams."
The story emerged. He and my grandmother were close. He was a miner and a member of the TA. When war broke out his battalion was assembled and he was shipped to France and then Flanders.
He died on 8 May 1915, a date which became known as "Gwent's blackest day". So strongly were losses of that day felt in the county that in Abergavenny it was on 8 May not 11 November that the town marked Remembrance Day.
My aunt had few details. Her mother my grandmother hardly ever spoke of the brother she lost. Uncle Dick's full name was Richard Charles Williams. He was a 21-year-old miner from Tredegar. He died in Flanders, at a place the family thought was called Hill 60.
It was enough to go on. A quick search of the Commonwealth War Graves website gave me the date of his death that put him at Frezenburg not Hill 60. Although he may well have been one of the miners detailed to dig tunnels there in April 1915.
The regiment's war diary, which had been fuller of more mundane matters in preceding days, gives a concise and sober note of a devastating day:
"Violent bombardment from about 4am-9am and was followed by an attack by the enemy along the whole line."
A remark was added: "Battalion lost heavily under shell machine and rifle fire".
Of the 83 officers and 1,020 men of the 3rd Mons, only four officers and 131 men were left.
The 1st Battalion also lost 439 of its 588 men.
The losses were so great the three battalions had to be merged into one afterwards.
Like so many others Dick's body was never recovered. He has no known grave. His name is recorded on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing in Ypres. The town he died defending.
A few days later, in Ypres, I found his name on the memorial. Williams RC. Sandwiched between Williams PA and Williams S.
I left a small poppy cross there. I may have been in Ypres for work but it had become a personal pilgrimage for me. Probably the first member of our family to pay respects. Certainly not the last.
The 50-year-old, who ruptured a disc in her back on Monday, had been the front runner after scoring consistently high marks from the judges.
"The absolute destination for me was the journey. The journey was the gift," she said after winning the show.
Former child star Kyle Massey was runner-up and politician Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol came third.
Grey, who also suffered problems with her neck and knee during the series, said her mind went blank just before the winner was announced.
"I was in a surrender moment of whatever happens will be great," the trained dancer said.
Palin's appearance seemed to divide audiences, after one angry man blasted his TV set with a shotgun while watching the show last week.
Voting problems
However, public support kept her in the contest, despite finishing bottom with the judges for more than six weeks.
"This has been a life-changing experience," she said.
The 20-year-old added she had no expectations about her performance, but admitted that winning would have been like "a big middle finger to all the people out there that hate my mom and hate me".
There were some voting problems on the final show after producers said they had received a "record amount of activity", putting its online and telephone voting systems under strain.
"Some viewers reported experiencing difficulties registering their votes for the Dancing With The Stars finale, which affected each finalist equally," producers said in a statement.
But the issues was dealt with "promptly" and voting times were not extended.
The sisters had just left Le Bourget airport in their Bentley on Monday evening when they were forced off the road and sprayed with tear gas.
"Everything in the vehicle: jewels, clothes, luggage" was taken, a police source told AFP news agency.
A Saudi prince was robbed while passing through the same area two years ago.
Le Bourget bills itself as "Europe's premier business airport".
A source who spoke to French digital TV station BFMTV said the women's car had been forced to stop near a service station.
The section of the motorway where the robbery took place is favoured by criminals targeting luxury cars or wealthy-looking foreigners stuck in traffic jams:
Last month, US reality TV star Kim Kardashian was tied up and robbed at gunpoint of jewellery worth up to €6m in a luxury apartment in the heart of Paris.
Earlier this month, the French government announced extra funding for the tourist industry, promising to install more surveillance cameras in areas of the capital targeted by robbers.
Some 3,500 identically-dressed couples took part in the ceremony in Gapyeong, north-east of the capital, Seoul.
A further 24,000 followers - often known as "Moonies" - were also married in other countries via video link.
The ceremony was presided over by Hak Ja Han, the widow of Sun Myung Moon, who died in September.
An estimated 30,000 people attended the 92-year-old's funeral.
Four hundred of the Church's members who were married on Sunday chose to have their partners selected for them by Hak Ja Han, something her late husband also did.
"I was pretty nervous," Jin Davidson, a 21-year-old American, told the AFP news agency. "Then all of a sudden she popped up in front of me, and I said OK."
Mr Davidson, whose parents were paired off by Mr Moon, said he struggled to communicate with his Japanese bride, Kotona Shimizu, 21.
"I speak no Japanese at all, and she only speaks a little English, but we see it as an exciting challenge and proof of our faith," he added.
The mass weddings began in the early 1960s and over the years grew in size. In 1997, some 30,000 couples were married in Washington.
The Church has been accused of brainwashing its followers.
Police said two other men would be arrested "soon".
The 21-year-old student had been pursuing a case in court against the five men, when she was attacked and left for dead last week.
She said she was forced inside a car and the men tried to strangle her. A passerby later took her to hospital.
The woman, who is from a poor low-caste Dalit (formerly known as untouchables) family, was first assaulted in 2013 in Bhiwani town.
Her family has alleged that they had moved to Rohtak after they were threatened by the accused who have been out on bail.
"I was leaving the college when I saw them. They were the same five men. I was very afraid," the woman told a TV channel.
"They forced me inside the car. They tried to strangulate me. They said they would kill my father and brother."
Nearly four years ago, a 23-year-old woman was brutally raped by multiple men and murdered on a bus in Delhi, causing global outrage.
Tougher laws on sexual violence were introduced the year after, including a new death sentence if a person was convicted of rape a second time.
But correspondents in India say questions are being asked about how five men who were accused of a serious sexual crime could have been free to conduct another attack.
Ex-Stoke City trainee Dawson, 23, who has also played for Carlisle United, Nuneaton Town and AFC Telford, made 10 appearances over the closing weeks of last season after signing in March.
Davies, 21, the elder brother of Everton midfielder Tom Davies, initially signed a six-month deal.
But he has had that extended after scoring once in three appearances.
Meanwhile, fellow Chester midfielder Evan Horwood, who returned to the club for a second time last August, has now had his contract terminated by mutual agreement with immediate effect.
The experienced Horwood, 31, signed a six-month contract extension at the end of last season in May, but he has now been offered a more long-term contract elsewhere.
It is expected to "pause" the sale of the main Port Talbot plant, but go ahead with the sale of its speciality business, which employs 2,000 people in Hartlepool, Rotherham and Stocksbridge.
Tata is thought to be in less of a hurry to sell because of rising steel prices and signs of government support.
Business Secretary Sajid Javid is in Mumbai for talks with the company.
During his trip, Mr Javid will also meet Indian government officials in Delhi to discuss how the trading relationship with India might work with the UK outside the European Union.
Tata is expected to delay the sale of much of its UK business to consider the options and assess the impact of the UK's vote to leave the European Union.
One of the biggest obstacles to the sale of the UK business has been the legacy of the British Steel Pension fund, which Tata inherited when it bought the business in 2007. It has 130,000 members and a deficit of £700m.
The government has been trying to help here by consulting on drawing up special legislation to lower pension benefits for many of the 130,000 members of the old British Steel pension fund.
It has offered hundreds of millions of pounds worth of loans and the taking of a potential 25% stake in the business.
In the meantime, the price of steel has increased, reducing pressure on Tata to sell.
But a delay may only provide short-term relief for some of the workforce. One potential bidder fears the UK business will "wither on the vine" while Tata refocuses its investment on its plants within the EU.
German engineering conglomerate Thyssen Krupp and Tata have held talks on combining their continental European steel operations, as global overcapacity weighs on prices and profits.
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Brown will take on the position after Dennis was last week put on gardening leave by fellow shareholders pending the end of his contract in January.
The 45-year-old American rejected a senior position at F1's owners Liberty Media in order to accept the job.
"I'm immensely proud to be joining McLaren Technology Group," he said.
"I have the utmost respect and admiration for what the business has achieved to date, and I look forward to contributing to the next important phase in its development," Brown said in a statement.
"Having worked closely with McLaren for many years, I've been struck by the talent and ambition of the entire workforce, and I very much look forward to complementing the business' many existing strengths, and building on them to drive future success."
Dennis, 69, remains chairman and chief executive officer but following the collapse of his relationship with the other shareholders he is no longer actively engaged in running the company, although he remains a board member by virtue of his shareholding.
Dennis owns 25% of McLaren, with Bahrain's Mumtalakat sovereign investment fund having 50% and Saudi-born French businessman Mansour Ojjeh the remaining 25%.
Ojjeh and the Bahrainis forced Dennis out of the company last week after a breakdown in their relationship.
Dennis is reportedly considering whether to launch a legal action against his fellow shareholders but has already lost one bid in the High Court in which he attempted to prevent being placed on gardening leave.
Brown, who will be responsible for racing and marketing in his new position, was revealed as a major contender for a role running McLaren by BBC Sport last month and decided over the weekend to accept their offer.
He was of particular interest to McLaren because of his success in finding sponsors for a number of teams in his former role at Just Marketing International (JMI).
"As founder of JMI - now the world's largest motorsport marketing agency - I've often worked closely with McLaren and I've developed some excellent relationships across the company," he added.
"Together we've delivered some great sponsorship deals, including Johnnie Walker, GSK, Hilton, Lenovo, Chandon and NTT.
"In my new role I'll be able to combine my absolute passion with my unparalleled area of expertise - respectively motorsport and marketing - while ensuring the two stay totally aligned."
McLaren have not had a title sponsor since parting company with mobile phone company Vodafone at the end of 2013 and Dennis' failure in that respect was among the reasons for him being forced out.
He also fell out with Ojjeh, a former friend and business partner for more than three decades, some years ago and the pair have since failed to patch up their relationship.
The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) predicts house prices will rise 5.6% this year, higher than its previous forecast of 4.7%.
A lack of properties being put on the market was pushing up prices, it said.
This comes despite a 14% rise in mortgage approvals for house purchases, according to the major banks.
The British Bankers' Association (BBA) said that the rise in September compared with a year earlier was partly due to first-time buyers being able to find a "good deal".
However, the 44,489 mortgage approvals for house purchases in September was down 4.5% on the previous month.
The CEBR said price gaps between different property types were widening, making it harder for people to climb up the property ladder.
In London, someone who wanted to move from a flat to a terraced home would need to find an extra £176,000, it said.
It called on the government to extend its current housebuilding programme, claiming that prices would continue to rise - by 3.5% in 2016, and by around 4% in the four years that followed.
Housing charity Shelter has warned that further house price rises will "push the goal posts even further away for those hoping to become homeowners".
Researchers at Brown University in the US have combined predictions of climate change with the geographic ranges of well-studied amphibians.
While the animals will try to migrate to areas with more suitable weather, short-term temperature fluctuations can cut them off.
The findings suggest more effort should be made to relocate vulnerable species.
It has been recognised for the past decade that the continuing future trend of global warming may drive species to permanently migrate in order to stay in an ideal habitat.
Amid concerns that this long-term migration may be disrupted by towns and cities, scientists at Brown University Dr Regan Early and Prof Dov Sax set out to predict the shifts in species' ranges over the next century.
Predictions of global climate change generally show warming trends, though both global annual oscillations and local climatic effects will play a role for given species.
The researchers combined these climate models with information on the ranges and tolerances of various species of frogs, toads and salamanders in the western US, with results that "really surprised", said Dr Early.
While they set out to find the disrupting effect of urban areas, they instead saw that the short-term climate fluctuations were enough to stop a species' migration in its tracks, cutting it off from ideal habitats and driving it to extinction.
They have published their results in the journal Ecology Letters.
Fifteen species of amphibians native to the western US were modelled in the study, as their ranges are well-known and their tolerances to physical extremes have been well-studied.
While none of these species is currently at risk, they predicted that over half of them would become extinct or endangered in the next 100 years due to these climate fluctuations.
Among the factors determining whether a species would survive were the speed at which it can migrate and its persistence, or robustness, in the face of climatic change.
For example, the models suggested that the Foothill Yellow-Legged frog would be able to make it into a new area, despite climate fluctuations, while the California newt would not fare so well in its migration across the Californian Central Valley.
Dr Early said: "This species isn't endangered now, and in the future there is more than enough suitable habitat for it to remain safe, but…the newt has a really hard time following its climate path to its future range because repeated climatic fluctuations cause it to retreat over and over again."
The tolerance of an animal to less-than-ideal climatic conditions will determine whether it can survive long enough to complete its migration.
"There is a lot of uncertainty in the ability of species to persist, and this is an under-appreciated factor," said Dr Early.
"For example, if an animal lives for a long time, it may fare better," she said. "If its eggs don't survive one year, being able to lay again the following year will increase the chances of survival."
While the study was carried out on only a few species in a limited geographic range, the researchers are confident that the global climate fluctuations will drive similar patterns all around the world.
Small mammals, insects and plants are expected to react in a way similar to the amphibians, as they have similar tolerances to climate change; larger mammals may be less affected as their habitats are less climate-specific, the researchers believe.
The findings from this research are expected to add some clarity to discussions on whether to actively relocate species at risk from climate change.
There is concern over this "managed relocation" from conservation groups and governmental organisations, as the reactions of an ecosystem to the sudden introduction of a non-native species are poorly understood.
But research published in the journal Nature in 2004, which suggested that climate change-driven habitat loss could result in the extinction of 15-37% of all species, lends support to the idea of managed relocation as a way of maintaining biodiversity.
This new study from Dr Early and Prof Sax highlights the specific risks to species from climate fluctuations cutting off their migration paths.
"There are a lot of species that won't be able to take care of themselves," Prof Sax said. "We may instead need to consider using managed relocation more frequently than has been previously considered."
There was a 10% rise in the number of mortgages approved for house purchases from March to April, the biggest month-on-month increase since 2009.
This took the total to 68,706 in April, the Bank of England said, far below a peak of 129,996 in November 2006.
Mortgage activity can feed through to prices, but other factors are in play.
Matthew Pointon, property economist at Capital Economics, said: "A strong labour market and record low mortgage rates are supporting the market. But with lending standards still tight, this pace of growth will not be sustained."
Potential buyers still have to pass strict affordability tests imposed by the regulator. These are designed to ensure mortgage borrowers can cope with a rise in interest rates and, consequently, a larger mortgage bill.
This means activity in the UK housing market is unlikely to reach the levels seen in 2006 and 2007.
However, there has been a notable pick-up in the spring compared with the later months of last year.
The increase in mortgage approvals in April confounded predictions that borrowers would be more cautious and delay purchases owing to the General Election.
Figures published by the Land Registry on Monday showed that house prices in England and Wales rose by 5.1% over the year to the end of April, and by 0.9% from March to April
This was driven, in part, by a 5.6% increase in the value of semi-detached homes over the year, ahead of flats (up 5.4%) and detached homes (up 5.1%).
It was also the result of some rapid rises in some areas of England. Prices rose the fastest in London over the year, up 10.9%, and in the South East of England, up 8.8%.
The slowest annual property price growth was in Wales, where they rose 0.3%.
Earlier this month, parliament said anyone visiting the building with their face covered would have to sit in a separate area of the public gallery.
The move was widely seen as being aimed at Muslim women in burkas or niqabs, prompting discrimination accusations.
Officials said visitors would now have to show their face briefly to security.
"Once this process has taken place, visitors are free to move about the public spaces of the building, including all chamber galleries, with facial coverings in place," the Department of Parliamentary Services said in a statement.
The plans would have affected Muslim women wearing niqabs, full-length garments where only the eyes are visible, and burkas, where no part of the face can be seen.
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Stephen Parry, president of the Senate, said the initial ruling had been made because of rumours that a group of people were planning to attend prime minister's questions on 2 October wearing veils and stage a protest in the public gallery.
He said the measure was intended to be temporary and, as it had come on the last day of the parliamentary session, had never been enforced.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott - who has previously described burkas as a "confronting" item of clothing which he wished people would not wear - had asked Speaker Bronwyn Bishop to "rethink that decision".
The rule had come amid growing concern about the threat of terror attacks in Australia and the involvement of Australian jihadists in the Islamic State (IS) militant group fighting in Iraq and Syria.
Australia has joined the US-led coalition fighting IS in Iraq, and domestically, police have conducted anti-terror raids in recent weeks.
But critics said that as everyone entering parliament was subject to security checks there was no reason for people with faces covered to be considered a specific threat.
Opposition Labor frontbencher and former immigration minister Tony Burke welcomed the reversal, saying the decision had been taking without proper security advice and for no good reason.
"In 2014 for two weeks, the official policy of the Australian parliament was to practice segregation and we need to ensure this does not happen again," he said in a statement.
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The fire broke out in Aberdeen Road, Huntly, just before 07:00.
Four engines from Huntly, Keith and Aberchirder attended, along with a height appliance from Aberdeen.
The fire has now been extinguished. There were no casualties.
The body of Colin Taylor was discovered by a member of the public at about 09:20 BST at the Marsh Lane site in Marston.
Thames Valley Police said his death was not thought to be suspicious and a file was being prepared for the coroner.
In a statement the club said: "Our thoughts and prayers are with Colin's family and friends at this time."
It said the directors of the club made the announcement with the "deepest sadness".
Chairman Brian Cox, who had been friends with Mr Taylor for more than 25 years, said he was "shocked" by the news.
A police spokeswoman said: "At this stage there appear to be no suspicious circumstances.
"The next of kin have been informed. The family have asked for privacy at this very difficult time."
Scott Davies, who plays for the National League South team, said he was in "absolute shock".
"Only knew him for a short period of time but what a lovely bloke he was," he added.
Further tributes have been paid to Mr Taylor, thought to be in his 60s, on Twitter.
Christian Lawrence said: "Sad sad news this morning, RIP to Colin Taylor. A great man who was the heart and soul of Oxford City FC. You will be missed."
Susan Gibbens tweeted: "Such awful news, a true gentleman. Thoughts are with his family at this sad time. RIP Colin"
Rob Tutton, said: "Unbelievable & shocking news. Saw him yesterday at the first team game... [he] gave so much to the club".
The new store will be based at the site of the former B&Q outlet at Faustina Retail Park on the Buncrana Road.
It will be the second Range store to open in Northern Ireland.
The company opened a branch in Ballymena in October last year. The retailer now has over 130 stores across the UK and Ireland.
In a lengthy introduction for the world's most expensive footballer, club president Florentino Perez outlined what he expected in return for the £86m his club handed over to Tottenham.
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He said: "We are the most demanding club in the world but we will always be by your side."
History tells us that this rule can be rather flexible at Real Madrid. Succeed and they will be by your side - fall short and plenty can produce evidence of how quickly they can cut you adrift.
And it was on nights such as this, as Madrid decamped to Lisbon for the first one-city final in Champions League history, when those demands are at their most intense, when moments can decide whether Real will stand at your side or you become another casualty of their ruthless pursuit of success.
Amid a tumultuous atmosphere in the Estadio da Luz, with Real confronted by arch-rivals Atletico mirroring the hunger, desire and intensity of their combustible Argentine coach Diego Simeone, Bale answered the call.
The list of demands Real made of Bale included helping end a 12-year sequence without the Champions League and finally deliver "La Decima" - their historic 10th win in the competition.
For long periods of an absorbing final, Bale trod the wrong side of the line that can define players of his calibre on occasions such as this. The chances came and went as Atletico fiercely protected the lead Diego Godin's first-half header had given them.
Sergio Ramos's equaliser deep into stoppage time floored Atletico, if not Simeone, and it was left to Bale to ensure his name will be remembered for ever whenever the story of Real Madrid is recounted.
Undaunted by his previous frustrations on a night when he was not at his best, Bale did what players of the greatest quality do. He still managed to exert influence on Europe's biggest club game when he was needed.
The moment that may just have been in the 24-year-old Wales star's mind's eye when he indulged in some showboating for his new fans in the Bernabeu sunshine last summer arrived with 10 minutes of extra time left.
Man of the match Angel Di Maria's shot was blocked by the legs of Atletico keeper Thibaut Courtois and Bale's natural instincts and optimism sustained him enough to follow up and direct an angled header into the net.
In that moment "La Decima" - the mission which has hung like a dark cloud over Real in the 12 years since they last won the Champions League against Bayer Leverkusen at Hampden Park - was finally secured.
It set up a moment of history for Real with their 10th triumph, history for coach Carlo Ancelotti as he joined Liverpool's Bob Paisley in winning the trophy for the third time and ensured Real will remain at Bale's side for many years to come.
Real and Bale may say it was the sort of history-shaping moment that sparked emotions money cannot buy - but in reality it was the contribution they envisaged when they concluded a summer of negotiation with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy by parting with £86m.
Further goals from Marcelo and a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty may have deprived Bale of the status of match-winner, but he hardly looked troubled as he danced in front of Real's fans draped in the Wales flag.
When examined in years to come, the emphatic 4-1 winning margin will go nowhere near telling the tale of this epic piece of local rivalry with Atletico, downtrodden by Real for so long, just moments away from securing a victory of the sweetest redemption before Ramos broke their resistance.
It will not illustrate the magnificent defence of Uruguay's Godin and the relentless approach of Atletico's Koke and Gabi, a symbol of their renaissance under Simeone.
It will not tell of the compulsive viewing provided by Simeone, slicked back hair and black shoes glinting in equal measure under the glare of the floodlights, of how the Argentine lives on the edge, racing on to the pitch to confront referee Bjorn Kuipers at the break in extra-time and how he appeared dangerously close to offering an old-fashioned "straightener" to Real's Raphael Varane for kicking the ball in his direction after a goal.
Simeone was applauded in and out of his press conference by Spanish journalists who admire his determination to fight Atletico's bigger and more powerful rivals, an approach he seems a little too willing to take literally at times.
And then there was Ancelotti, his own conference hijacked by a group of Real players led by Ramos, embracing the popular Italian while singing the club song.
Ancelotti is one of football's nice guys, with a neat line in dry humour and a sanguine approach that ensures he does not get too high in victory or too low in defeat.
He was dignified in defeat when Liverpool beat his AC Milan side in Istanbul in 2005 and here he was gracious in victory, qualities he shares with the late, great Paisley, who would have approved of Ancelotti's measured outlook.
This was an occasion to make Madrid proud. Real's fans revelled in their win but there was a faith-restoring moment after Marcelo's goal which ended any hopes of Atletico adding the Champions League to La Liga, won after an 18-year gap.
As one, the Atletico fans at one end of Estadio da Luz, to the left of Simeone, rose in spontaneous applause for the players who had given so much but who were now lying on the turf in despair. The noise levels increased in a wonderful show of support.
And at the final whistle there was Bale, beaming with delight as ticker tape rained around him, clutching his medal and acknowledging his homeland's proud heritage with his flag.
Perez had laid out his demands and Bale had met them on the biggest European club stage of all. He came through adversity in the first 110 minutes to do it - but that was the price Real were prepared to pay to sign him.
Mandy Dickson said she placed her 20-month-old son Devon on a slide at Green Grosvenor Park in Salford so she could discreetly photograph the men.
She said the play area was littered with cannabis joints and a drug pipe.
Salford Council said it had begun an investigation and was working with Greater Manchester Police (GMP).
The incident in Lower Broughton on Thursday at about 11:00 BST was first reported by the Manchester Evening News.
Ms Dickson told the BBC: "My son wanted to use the slide and I noticed the people on the ground, who I thought were homeless."
She said Devon then kicked over what she thought was a water bottle belonging to one of the men.
The 35-year-old said she then realised the bottle had been "turned into a drug pipe".
Ms Dickson said she had received criticism on social media for "letting my son play near drug addicts" but explained she had placed her son on the slide only "for a few seconds" in order to get some photographic evidence to warn other parents living nearby.
"I would absolutely not be able to live with myself if I'd done nothing and another kid had been harmed or died because of what they left behind," she said.
Insp Darren Whitehead of GMP said: "The Broughton Neighbourhood policing team regularly patrol this area and we have not had any previous reports of this nature.
"We will continue to conduct high visibility patrols and identify any individuals causing anti-social behaviour."
Salford City Councillor David Lancaster said the images were "very concerning".
"It would appear from the pictures I have seen that drugs are involved," he said. "For these young men to be seemingly unconscious in the middle of a family park - in the middle of the day - completely undermines the safe environment we need in which to let our children play."
The Celtic midfielder, 23, hopes the Tangerines, who are 13 points adrift at the foot of the Premiership, can avoid relegation.
United chairman Stephen Thompson has challenged his squad to preserve their top-flight status and "redeem" their professional reputations.
"It's very sad to see," Armstrong said. "Their future is not looking good in this league."
Armstrong was one of three players United sold in to Celtic in 2015. Since his departure - along with Nadir Ciftci and Gary Mackay-Steven - United's form has slumped.
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Mixu Paatelainen's side lost 3-0 to Motherwell at Tannadice on Tuesday and Thompson then apologised to the club's supporters for their "abysmal" display and position in the table.
"I was hoping they would get a result on Tuesday night," said Armstrong. "It was not to be.
"But you have to remain optimistic and hope they can finish the league strongly and then if they do come down they come back up as soon as possible."
Meanwhile, St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright believes no-one should be writing off the Tangerines until it is arithmetically impossible for them to stay up.
"I would never say anything is done until it is done." Wright told BBC Scotland.
"They are not in a great position, that is an obvious thing for me to say.
"What they have got is a difficult position to get themselves out of. It shows the change in Scottish football."
Scotland's top flight has lost Rangers, Hearts and Hibernian in recent years, though Hearts have since returned to the Premiership and Rangers and Hibs are trying to get promoted to the top tier for next season.
Wright admits it would be "disappointing" for Saints to lose one of their Tayside rivals out of the league.
"We always enjoy the derby games with them," added Wright.
"Rangers or Hibs would probably be an automatic replacement but everybody wants to see the top clubs in the league on merit."
Dundee striker Greg Stewart would also miss local derby matches with United but concedes his own club's supporters may not feel the same way.
"Personally I enjoy playing in the derbies but I suppose Dundee fans won't agree with me," said the 25-year-old. "I'm sure they are wanting them down just to get the bragging rights in the city.
"The atmosphere in the games is brilliant for players and it makes you more determined and you want to win them.
"We have one more at least this season and hopefully we can make the most of it and get the win."
Fire officials told local media that one victim was a 67-year-old woman.
Most of the 50 structures in Fairdale were flattened and all were damaged, the fire department said.
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Roger Scott, Sheriff off DeKalb County, said that approximately 15 to 20 homes in Fairdale were completely destroyed.
In nearby Rochelle, authorities have said 30 homes are destroyed or uninhabitable.
One resident of Fairdale told the Associated Press that his tiny community of about 150 people now looks "like a landfill" this morning.
Much of the damage was inaccessible to rescue crew on Thursday night due to wreckage blocking roads.
By Friday crews have continuing searching the collapsed structures for additional victims.
Authorities say that threat of tornados has dissipated Friday, although there is still a chance of rain and high winds.
A small family owned zoo was damaged by storm winds in Belvidere, Illinois. Three animals were killed and their shelters destroyed.
Sommerfield Zoo's owner, Tammy Anderson, told local media that after the winds died down she emerged from her basement to view find the zoo severely damaged and the animals gone.
"It was really hard to find the ones that were loose because it was so dark," she told the Chicago Tribune.
An online campaign has already raised over $40,000 (£27,000) from the public to rebuild the animal enclosures and fences.
Wales, competing in round two of the World League for the first time, finished second in their pool behind Italy with two wins from three.
Natalie Blyth, Beth Bingham and Eloise Laity scored against a Thailand.
It was also the second consecutive clean sheet for goalkeeper Rose Thomas after their 7-0 win over Singapore.
Wales' tournament opened with a 3-0 defeat by Italy and the convincing win against Singapore followed in Kuala Lumpur.
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In the Pool A clash with Singapore, Natasha Marke-Jones opened the scoring.
There were two goals each for Lisa Daley and Phoebe Richards, whilst Abi Welsford also found the net and Sarah Jones completed the rout.
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Humza Yousaf was speaking after a meeting of the government's resilience committee looked at what will happen when strikes clash with major events such as T in the Park and The Open.
The next RMT strike takes place on Sunday and Monday - days when many people will be travelling home from the music festival.
Further strikes clash with The Open, which is taking place at Royal Troon between 14 and 17 July.
The railway union is backing industrial action over concerns about the operation of more trains without guards.
ScotRail said it would always schedule a second person on trains.
It also claimed that 59% of its customers currently travel on a train where the doors are safely opened and closed by the driver.
Mr Yousaf said: "It is disappointing to see these strikes continue to affect commuters who simply want to go about their everyday lives without any further rail disruption.
"I would once again urge both parties to come together, get back round the table and resolve this dispute.
"This latest round of RMT strikes coincide with some of Scotland's major summer events, most notably T in the Park, The Scottish Open and The Open. However, transport planning for these events is well developed with information available to let people plan their journeys in advance."
Seven people have contacted solicitors alleging they were assaulted by Jon Styler at Malpas Church in Wales Primary School.
Mr Styler, who killed himself in 2007, reportedly denied the allegations.
Gwent Police said it was not currently investigating Mr Styler.
Jeff Parry from Newport, who was a pupil at the school in the 1970s, claims he was abused during private reading lessons in Mr Styler's office, when he was 10-years-old.
He said he felt no-one would have believed him at the time, but now wants an investigation to find out what the authorities might have known.
"I would like there to be an inquiry now into what happened because I don't want it to happen to any other child," he said.
Another alleged victim, who did not want to be named, claims he was abused at school, at a holiday caravan and after trips to the theatre.
Other media reports suggest Jon Styler had been arrested and released on bail over historical allegations.
The same reports also claimed he strongly denied the allegations in a letter written before his death.
A signed statement from a senior teacher who worked at the school at the time, seen by BBC Wales, alleges he told a number of organisations about his concerns "young vulnerable children were at considerable risk".
They include the Church in Wales, a teaching union and the then Gwent County Council.
The teacher claims Mr Styler was spoken to but no pupils were questioned.
Mr Styler also worked at Brynglas Primary School, Newport, from 1968, before later moving to Malpas Church in Wales Primary School.
No allegations have been made against him at any other institution.
Newport council said it took the allegations seriously but it could not comment further as the matter was subject to a legal claim.
Malpas Church in Wales Junior School said any allegations "should be fully investigated" but said "nobody connected with the school at that time remains".
The Church in Wales said it had "no record on file of claims against Mr Styler", while Gwent Police said there was currently no investigation into Mr Styler.
They refused to attend in March as they argued Mr Lungu was not the legitimate winner of last year's election.
Parliament speaker Patrick Matibini said the MPs' boycott was "gross misconduct", Lusaka Times reports.
The suspension comes as UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema is in detention facing treason charges.
Zambia's government has faced criticism from the country's Conference of Catholic Bishops over its handling of the case of the opposition leader. It warned that Zambia was slipping towards a "dictatorship".
The suspended 48 MPs represents nearly the entire parliamentary party of 58.
The speaker said their ban takes effect immediately and dared the suspended MPs to resign:
"I therefore challenge the UPND members that if they still maintain that they do not recognise the president, they should resign on moral grounds."
Zambia has been locked in a political crisis since Mr Hichilema was arrested in April following an incident in which a convoy he was travelling in allegedly refused to give way to the presidential motorcade.
Mr Hichillema, who lost to Mr Lungu in last year's close election, is accused of endangering the president's life. His lawyers argue that the charges are politically motivated.
Pte Matthew Boyd, 20, was off-duty in the barracks town of Brecon when he was allegedly attacked by Jake Vallely.
Cardiff Crown Court heard Mr Vallely, 24, of Brecon, punched and beat Pte Boyd on the ground before running off.
Mr Vallely denies murder. His friend Aaeron Evans, 23, also of Brecon, denies manslaughter.
Pte Boyd, who served with the Royal Gibraltar Regiment, was on his way back to his barracks when he was found unconscious by police in the early hours of 15 May.
The court was told Mr Vallely, an art gallery worker, had been on a seven hour drinking session by the time of the alleged murder.
He was said to have gone on a bar crawl following a game of football for Brecon Town FC.
Prosecutor Christopher Quinlan QC told the court Mr Vallely had said he was the "hardest man in Brecon" an hour or so before the attack.
"A little after midnight, he [Boyd] was attacked, he was beaten and as a consequence, he died," Mr Quinlan said.
"Matthew Boyd was punched, he went to the ground, and then he was beaten until he moved no more.
"Vallely dragged and dumped his body and then ran off."
Mr Evans is accused of manslaughter for allegedly helping in the attack.
Mr Quinlan QC said: "Both were involved in that violent, senseless attack that caused that young man's death. Evans assisted his friend.
"When interviewed by police Vallely accepted that he chased and punched Matthew Boyd. Evans said he played no part in it."
Pte Boyd was on a training exercise at the infantry battle school in Brecon at the time of the attack.
The jury was shown CCTV images of the assault in the street outside a bar in the town called The Cellar.
Mr Quinlan said Mr Vallely sent text messages to friends in the hours after the incident after hearing emergency services were at the scene.
He allegedly wrote: "But the little fight we had surely couldn't warrant that?
"The only thing I can think is he's fallen and hit his head or got run over. Is there CCTV down that street?
"I just ragged him on the floor a bit. Nothing serious. Wasn't even a beating like."
The court heard Mr Vallely later handed himself in at a police station.
Officers recovered his white polo shirt, stained with blood from Mr Vallely and Pte Boyd, from the gallery where he worked. Pte Boyd's blood was also found on a pair of Mr Vallely's trainers.
The trial continues.
Whilst most of the class used Lego or papier mâché for their masterpieces, Daisy decided that biscuit were her ideal building material.
With six packets of custard creams, and icing for glue, Daisy recreated the Colosseum.
She completed the creation with jelly-sweet gladiators, and a rubber lion.
It took a whole afternoon for Daisy to build the model, because she had to wait for the icing to dry on each tier of biscuits before adding the next one.
But it took much less time for the class to eat it!
The ex-Portsmouth, Bolton and West Ham man, aged 34, was released by Burnley after playing 28 games last term and helping them to win the Championship.
Taylor, who has made 617 career appearances, turned down contracts from two Championship clubs to move closer to his family in Oxfordshire.
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The union Unite said the action at the Kilmalid site was in response to a pay offer from Chivas Regal.
Unite has accused the company of "ignoring the voice of its workforce" who rejected the offer of a four-year deal on pay.
An overtime ban is already in place at the bottling plant, which is being expanded as the company moves work there from Paisley.
The firm has offered the workforce a four-year pay deal, with a 1.5% increase in the first year. The increase in subsequent years would be an average of the CPIH official measure of inflation for 2017- 2019.
Chivas last year announced plans to invest £40m at the Dumbarton plant.
It will be part of a three-year programme which will see all operations moves from Paisley to Kilmalid.
Unite official Elaine Dougall said: "Our members are angry that this offer which was tabled on 18 July and was rejected overwhelmingly in a ballot by 86% fails to recognise the contribution our members make to the success of Chivas.
"We will continue to press hard for a settlement to this dispute until the eleventh hour but our members are clear: they want to see a significantly improved offer and harmonisation of terms and conditions on the table before they will consider withdrawing from industrial action.
"This dispute will only be settled if our members get a genuine commitment from the company which is an improvement on its recent offer."
She added: "Unite would urge Chivas to see sense and improve their offer and work with us to get this dispute settled."
Defence ministers from the three countries signed the deal on Friday.
Poland's defence ministry said the brigade would be based in the eastern Polish city of Lublin but the soldiers would remain in their home countries.
Poland and Lithuania are eager to bolster defences following Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula earlier this year.
Russia sent thousands of troops to the peninsula in March, eventually forcing Ukrainian soldiers to withdraw.
Shortly afterwards, pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions declared their independence.
More than 3,000 people have died in fighting between Ukrainian government forces and separatists since April.
A spokesman for the Polish defence ministry said work to form the joint unit with Ukraine and Lithuania first began in 2007, adding that it would operate under the guidance of the UN, Nato and the EU.
The unit would participate in peacekeeping missions, the spokesman added, but no details were given on any potential role in Ukraine's conflict.
Earlier this week, soldiers from Poland and Lithuania joined about 1,300 soldiers from 15 countries - including the US and other Nato members - in military exercises in western Ukraine.
In response, Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said it must boost its forces in Crimea to counter the presence of Western troops in Ukraine.
Also on Friday, Nato defence chiefs agreed to set up regional centres in several Eastern European countries, during a meeting Lithuania's capital Vilnius.
Lithuania's chief of defence Jonas Vytautas Zukas said the "command-and-control" centres would be launched in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland and Romania and would each employ up to 120 military personnel,
Meanwhile, Sweden said on Friday that it had lodged a complaint with Russia's ambassador in Stockholm about two Russian fighter planes entering Swedish airspace.
Swedish officials said the jets had briefly violated Swedish airspace on Wednesday near the eastern island of Oland.
In another diplomatic row, Lithuania said it had summoned Russia's ambassador to Vilnius after a Lithuanian fishing vessel was detained by Russian authorities earlier this week.
Virgin Kitesurfing Armada UK's attempt off Hayling Island, Hampshire, involved 423 participants parading over a one-mile (1.6 km) course on Sunday.
Guinness World Records has verified the attempt was a new record.
The previous record was set by Virgin Kitesurfing Armada South Africa when 415 kitesurfers completed a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) course off Cape Town.
Kitesurfers from around the world took part in the record attempt at Hayling Island, which took three-and-a-half hours to complete.
Event organiser Dan Charlish said: "It has been an amazing experience - 423 kitesurfers is a fantastic total and everyone should be really proud."
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The Stones came close to claiming an upset but Frannie Collin was denied by the feet of keeper Chris Day.
Boro almost won it late on with Roarie Deacon's strike from a narrow angle before Chris Beardsley's header came off the outside of the post.
The replay will now take place on a 3G pitch - just days after Football League clubs voted against their introduction.
The SNP launched its youth manifesto at an event in Cumbernauld, while Labour insisted that a vote for the nationalists will "put Scotland on the road to a second referendum".
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson focused on her party's "biggest ever doorstep campaign".
Deputy Lib Dem leader Sir Malcolm Bruce has been campaigning in the north east.
Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy visited a school basketball court in Edinburgh and challenged Nicola Sturgeon to "come clean on her plans for a second referendum".
He said: "The priority for SNP MPs after this election won't be improving the economy, it will be planning the second referendum campaign.
"A vote for Scottish Labour will put Britain on the road to a fairer economy. With Scottish votes, Labour can get the Tories out of power, stop austerity, ban zero-hours contracts and end the need for food banks.
"Only Labour can stop the Tories being the largest party.
"The choice is simple - the road to a second referendum with the SNP or the road to a fairer economy with Labour."
Meanwhile Ms Sturgeon joined actor Martin Compston to commit her party to policies "to support and empower our young people".
The SNP youth manifesto states that 16 and 17-year-olds should be entitled to vote in all elections, as well as pledging to increase the minimum wage for under 18s by £1.20 an hour and create 30,000 modern apprenticeships each year.
The party said it would also continue to oppose the introduction of tuition fees for Scottish students at universities north of the border, and that its MPs would vote in favour of reducing tuition fees across the UK.
Ms Sturgeon said: "The biggest investment we can make in Scotland's future is in our young people - and as first minister I am determined to do everything I can to support and empower them.
"We are doing all we can to strengthen and grow our economy to provide more opportunities for young people close to home.
"In numbers at Westminster we go further - pushing for an increase in the minimum wage for under 18s by over £1.20 an hour to ensure more young people are better paid.
"A strong team of SNP MPs will stand up for the rights of young people at every turn and deliver the progressive action that is needed to support more of our young people into work, education or training."
Elsewhere on the campaign trail, Scottish Conservative leader Ms Davidson has been highlighting what she calls her party's "ground war".
She said: "This is the biggest doorstep campaign ever run by Tories in Scotland and the best planned, regimented, resourced and recruited campaign we've had since 1992."
Speaking on BBC Scotland's Sunday Politics Scotland programme, Ms Davidson also commented on the issue of a second independence referendum.
She said: "I've been saying since January that Ed Miliband and Nicola Sturgeon are half way down the aisle to a deal, what's this going to mean, is there going to be second referendum?
"And people in Scotland are genuinely worried about this. I have been doing street stalls all across the country and people have been walking up to me and saying they are genuinely scared about this."
For the Liberal Democrats, Sir Malcolm has been campaigning in Aberdeen.
He set out Lib Dem plans to build "a stronger, greener economy to create jobs and protect the environment". He said protecting the environment was "in Liberal Democrat DNA".
Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie also appeared on the BBC's Sunday Politics Scotland programme. He accused the Conservatives of stirring up English nationalism.
He said: "I think it is despicable what the Conservatives are doing in this campaign.
"I think they way they are trying to use Alex Salmond and the SNP to represent Scotland, to demonise Scotland, is festering English nationalism."
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Cardiff-born Reynolds, 24, missed three consecutive darts at double top that would have given him a 3-0 whitewash.
Englishman Blackwell, 42, battled back to record a 3-2 first-round victory.
Meanwhile, last year's losing finalist Jeff Smith of Canada overcame England's Brian Dawson 3-2 to progress to the next round.
Lawn Tennis Association chief executive Michael Downey will serve a six-month notice period that will see him remain in place until after Wimbledon.
"I've been honoured to have led the LTA over the last three years," he said.
"I am hugely proud of the foundations the team at the LTA have laid in order to turn participation in Britain's beloved sport around. "
He added: "It's an exciting time for tennis in this country and I look forward to the next six months, maintaining the momentum we've built in our continued mission to get more people playing tennis, more often."
BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller
Three and a half years in a role such as this is often not long enough to leave much of a mark, but after an uncertain start, Michael Downey has left his imprint on British tennis.
The performance department was allowed to remain in a state of flux for far too long, but with Simon Timson now at the helm, the LTA has a man who in the same role at UK Sport oversaw Britain's stunningly successful Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games.
There has been a rise in the number of people playing tennis under Downey's watch and he certainly brought a phenomenal work ethic with him. Given the salary on offer and a potentially bright future for the sport, there is sure to be a lot of interest in succeeding him.
Ministers want to begin the process of reducing the 22 councils to eight or nine after May's assembly election.
The local government committee has urged the Welsh government to consider lending councils money for the mergers.
Ministers said options to pay for mergers include using reserves or other "borrowing approaches".
Merger plans have had a hostile reception from political opponents and some Labour council leaders.
An assessment for the Welsh government of how much local authorities would need to spend preparing for mergers in 2019-20, the year before new authorities would be established, puts the costs at between £54m and £90m.
The total cost of the merger process, from 2019-20 to 2023-24, is estimated to be between £97m and £246m.
The Welsh Local Government Association has warned it would be "impossible" for councils to meet the costs of mergers without significant cuts to services.
The committee's report, published on Wednesday, said: "While we recognise the potential for savings in the medium to long term, we consider it unrealistic to expect authorities to meet the upfront costs without any assistance from the Welsh government."
The report said the committee was "pleased to hear" Public Services Minister Leighton Andrews would "not rule out" giving councils repayable grants.
"While this may not be the preferred solution for local government, we believe it would be more acceptable than the current position and a positive step forward," the report said.
The Welsh government said: "The minister for public services has previously highlighted the net savings of up to £650m over 10 years which would arise from mergers.
"He has made it clear that there are a number of routes open to local authorities in paying for mergers including using reserves, invest-to-save and other borrowing approaches."
One user complained of receiving more than 90 marketing messages from Orange, one of EE's brands, in a four-day period.
The text messages were reminders that the customers were eligible to add to their plans numbers that they can call for free.
EE said it was the result of a technical error that it was still working to fix.
Customers complained on social media and on the firm's own website.
"What is going on here? Both my wife and myself have been bombarded with texts about adding a new magic number for several days now and I'm getting mighty sick of it," wrote one customer on EE's website on Saturday.
"Orange have now texted me 40 times in three days telling me I can add a magic number. Yeh, that's not annoying at all," wrote Laura Brannan on Twitter.
And another Twitter user Siobhan Ring wrote: "If I get one more text from @orange saying I can add a new magic number I may scream!! Receiving around 50 a day!"
The messages read: "Hi from Orange. Congratulations: you can now add another Magic Number." It included a link customers could follow to do so.
In response to the complaints on the website, a member of EE's community team named as Miles wrote on Sunday that the firm was "having an issue" with the text message service.
He wrote: "This reminder should only be sent once, but some customers are getting multiple reminders.
"If you've received any of these duplicate messages, please accept our apologies for any inconvenience. Remember: you're not charged to receive magic number reminders."
He added that he expected to be able to give customers an update on Monday, but none has been issued so far.
An EE spokesman confirmed the details of Miles' post, but could not give any information on the number of people affected.
The central defender has joined the Scottish Premiership club untl the end of the season, subject to international clearance.
Keown, 21, joined Reading's academy in 2011, signing a new three-year contract at the club in 2015.
He has made two appearances for the Royals, and has been capped twice at under-21 level by Republic of Ireland.
Peter Clarke said it was "completely unjust" that offenders serving Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) terms were "languishing in jail".
He warned that IPP sentences, abolished in 2012, were having a serious effect on prisoners' mental health.
The Ministry of Justice said a new unit had been set up to tackle the problem.
More than 3,800 prisoners in England and Wales are serving indeterminate IPP sentences, designed to protect the public.
Of those, 500 should be let go, former Justice Secretary Michael Gove said, when he delivered the annual Longford lecture in memory of prison reformer Lord Longford.
Mr Gove said executive clemency should be granted to release prisoners who had served far longer than the tariff for their offence and had now - after multiple parole reviews - served even longer than the maximum determinate sentence for that offence.
Speaking to the BBC's Today programme, Mr Clarke said Mr Gove was the latest in a line of secretaries of state who had pointed out flaws in the system.
The prisons inspectorate identified problems with IPP sentences eight years ago, yet little had been done since and progress was "painfully slow", Mr Clarke said.
He added: "This should be addressed as a matter of urgency, and it's not just a case of resources - there have been failings and blockages in the prison service, in the probation service and the parole board.
"And we suggest that the only person who's got the authority to get a grip on the way things happen - it may mean policy changes...is the secretary of state [Liz Truss]."
On prison visits, he said inmates - including one who was seven-and-a-half years over his tariff - told him they felt "trapped in the system" and unable to prove that they were no longer a risk to the public.
One IPP prisoner, James Ward, told the BBC he feared he would never get out. He is in his 11th year in prison after being given a 10-month sentence for arson.
Introduced in 2005, the sentences were designed for high-risk criminals responsible for serious violent or sexual offences.
If, at the end of their tariff, their danger had not been reduced sufficiently, they would continue to be detained until they had satisfied the Parole Board that they could be managed safely in the community.
But the punishments were abolished in 2012 after it emerged they were being used far more widely than intended - and in some instances for low-level crimes.
Some 3,200 prisoners have served more than the tariff or minimum sentence they were given, while 400 of them have served at least five times the minimum.
Mr Clarke was speaking as HM Inspectorate of Prisons released its report saying "significant failings" in the prison, probation and parole systems were contributing to the numbers still in custody years after the end of their tariff.
They have been denied the opportunity to demonstrate whether they present a continuing risk to the public, or to have this properly assessed, the study added.
Mr Clarke said it was widely accepted that the implementation of the sentence was "flawed".
He said that while some on IPP sentences remained dangerous, others presented a much lower risk to the public but "system failures have impeded their progress".
"The problems with the legacy of the IPP sentence are well understood and there is an openness in government to find new and innovative solutions to the problem," he said
James Ward was given a 10-month IPP for arson in 2006. Now in his 11th year in prison, he still has no release date.
He regularly self-harms, sets light to his cell, barricades himself in and has staged dirty protests.
With a low IQ, and mental health problems, he cannot cope with prison life.
In a letter he wrote to the BBC last week, he said he was struggling inside prison.
''I'm hoping they let me out with some support because I'm not getting none in here.
"Hopefully it will happen but I doubt it."
He has a parole board hearing in January, when his solicitor will be arguing for his release.
His sister, April Ward, says he has recently cut his wrist.
"We always worry about James," she said. "The biggest fear for my mum and dad is that they will never see James walk free and live a normal, happy life."
She said his prison had given him the job of cleaning out prisoners' cells, which meant wiping blood off the walls where other prisoners had self-harmed.
Prisoners asked him to pass drugs between the cells and when he refused, they threw things at him.
"He feels like he's been forgotten about, that nobody wants to help him. Nobody wants to take responsibility for the IPP sentence. It's madness," she added.
Prisoner ‘trapped’ in jail for 10 years
In July, the Parole Board chairman Nick Hardwick said Ms Truss "needed to consider" changing the release test to make it easier for IPP prisoners to be freed.
In Wednesday's lecture, Mr Gove called Mr Hardwick "superb" and said he should be given the resources and flexibility to ensure more IPP cases could be processed and more individuals released.
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: "Public protection remains our key priority, however this report rightly highlights concerns around the management of IPP prisoners.
"That is why we have set up a new unit within the Ministry of Justice to tackle the backlog and are working with the Parole Board to improve the efficiency of the process."
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The hackers said they had obtained information including "all the customers' secret sexual fantasies and matching credit card transactions".
The site's operator confirmed there had been an "intrusion" but not its extent.
One security expert said a small percentage of the site's user account data had been published online.
The hackers, who called themselves the Impact Team, said they had managed to steal the real names and addresses of the site's users, including those who had previously paid to "delete" their accounts.
Security researcher Brian Krebs said the hackers had published a small percentage of user account data and planned to post more until the website closed.
Ashley Madison told the BBC that it would allow people to delete their profile from the site for free with immediate effect.
The company had previously charged $19 (£12) for a "full delete".
The hackers alleged that service was a "complete lie" because some personal information was kept even after a customer had paid for it to be removed.
Ashley Madison said: "The 'paid-delete' option removes all information related to a member's profile and communications activity."
Ashley Madison says it operates in more than 50 countries and has 37 million users, more than a million of whom live in the UK.
It promotes its service with the tagline, "Life is short, have an affair."
The website is owned by Canada-based Avid Life Media.
Avid Life Media said in a statement: "We apologise for this unprovoked and criminal intrusion into our customers' information.
"We have been able to secure our sites, and close the unauthorised access points.
"Any and all parties responsible for this act of cyber-terrorism will be held responsible."
In May, casual dating website Adult Friend Finder was also hacked. Thousands of its customer records were leaked online.
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William Hislop, 53, admitted abusing a boy and three girls at addresses in East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire between 1977 and 2015.
Paisley Sheriff Court heard that Hislop was investigated over abuse claims in 2004 but there was not enough evidence to prosecute him.
He will be monitored for 30 months after his release from prison.
Jailing him, Sheriff Seith Ireland told Hislop he had committed "serious sexual offences".
"I'm left with the opinion that no other disposal is appropriate other than a custodial sentence due to the gravity of the offences," the sheriff said.
"You remain and present a serious risk to the public because of your behaviour of offending in a sexual manner over a period of time."
Hislop pleaded guilty to four charges, one in relation to each of his victims.
The court heard that he abused his first victim between 1978 and 1980, when the boy was aged between eight and 10 and he was 16 or 17, at an address in Renfrew.
He abused his second victim on an occasion between 1977 and 1980, when she was asleep and was aged between 12 and 14, at the same address.
His third victim, who was aged about nine, was abused between 1994 and 1995 at another address in Renfrew.
The court heard the schoolgirl told a friend what had happened and wrote it in a letter, which was found by her mother years later.
This was reported in 2004 and Hislop was interviewed by police that year, and again in 2011, but on each occasion there was insufficient evidence to proceed.
Hislop went on to abuse his fourth victim, a 19-year-old woman who has dyslexia, dyspraxia and autism, at his home in Neilston, East Renfrewshire, in March 2015.
Police were called in after she told her boyfriend about the attack and Hislop was later prosecuted for all historic abuse.
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The fire at E and S J Walpole, in North Pickenham, broke out during the fire service strike on 1 November last year.
Its intensity caused plumes of smoke that could be seen over 20 miles away.
Jason Snook at the haulage and storage firm said the area was still being cleared and it would "take stock" before deciding if it could be rebuilt.
Three explosions were heard as fork lift trucks powered by propane cylinders caught alight.
The blaze gutted the warehouse and caused structural collapse, but no-one working there at the time was hurt.
It was so fierce it took a number of weeks to establish a cause.
Mr Snook said the fire at the 21-acre site involved cardboard and packaging.
He said it had "affected the business", based in Dereham, but it had managed to "get on with it" and keep its haulage side running.
He said if the warehouse could not be rebuilt on the same site, the firm would consider opening one elsewhere.
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The demonstrations were organised by campaign group Border Communities against Brexit.
Protesters maintain that Northern Ireland's referendum result - in which a majority voted to remain in the EU - should be respected.
They are also opposed to any strengthening of border controls.
Its members said their voices must be heard when decisions are taken.
"I have friends and relations within a three mile radius, either side of the border, but mostly [affected is] my livelihood and my husband's livelihood," said one.
Over 100 people attended the protest at the Fermanagh-Leitrim border between Belcoo and Blacklion.
Protests were also held at Carrickcarnan on the Louth-Armagh border, at Moybridge between Tyrone and Monaghan, Aghalane Bridge between Fermanagh and Cavan, Lifford Bridge between Tyrone and Donegal and at Bridgend on the border between Londonderry and Donegal.
Politicians from a number of political parties were present, including Sinn Féin, the SDLP and Fianna Fáil.
Alina, 41, and 11-year-old Emilia Kordaszewska died in the fire in South Street, Braintree, on 21 December.
The fire was started accidentally by a candle. No official cause of death has been released but provisional tests suggested they died from smoke inhalation.
An inquest was opened by Chelmsford coroners and adjourned to 27 March.
Essex Fire Service, which investigated the blaze, said the candle which caused it was in the lounge on the ground floor of the house.
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A crowdfunding page set up by friends of Mrs Kordaszewska's eldest daughter, Milena, who survived the fire, has so far raised more than £24,000 to help the family.
On a visit to New Zealand, Mr Johnson thanked locals for teaching him the hongi greeting, in which people touch their noses together.
He said it was a "beautiful form of introduction - though it might be misinterpreted in a pub in Glasgow if you were to try it".
He is on a nine-day international tour which also takes in Australia.
During his New Zealand trip, the foreign secretary visited the town of Kaikoura, northeast of Christchurch, the scene of a powerful earthquake last year. He thanked locals for looking after British tourists in its aftermath.
With the UK government keen to sow the seeds of international trade deals after Brexit, Mr Johnson is due to visit Australia for talks with his counterpart Julie Bishop.
Responding to the Glasgow reference in Mr Johnson's joke, the SNP said he had "made a career out of travelling the globe with his foot firmly in his mouth".
It provided another reminder of golf's global nature and came just as one of the sport's most influential figures made a significant call for a unified world circuit.
PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem wants the leading tours to come together as one. It suggests an intensifying of the current power struggle at the top of the game.
Finchem was speaking as Scott edged home ahead of American Bubba Watson, Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy and Englishman Danny Willett last Sunday.
It was one of those leaderboards that begged the question of why American venues dominate the WGC tournaments? Only November's HSBC Champions event in China is played outside the borders of the US.
Surely these tournaments (Doral, WGC Matchplay and usually WGC Invitational), with their increasingly international fields, should do what they say on the tin?
If they are World Golf Championships they should be taken around the globe and not be an almost exclusively American preserve.
"We are constantly looking at ways to grow the World Golf Championships," Finchem told BBC Sport. "Certainly the addition of Shanghai has been a huge success."
The stumbling block remains finding backers with pockets deep enough to cover winner's cheques of $1.62m stretching down to the $45,000 paid to the 37-over-par backmarker Steven Bowditch despite his four rounds in 80s.
Finchem, therefore, reasons that American venues have to continue to dominate. "The sponsorship structure, the way it is, would probably lead us to stay the course for a bit," he said.
More significantly he stated his desire to bring together the leading tours under a lone umbrella. Not just WGC's but the entire sport run by a consolidated body.
"What's in the paramount best interest of men's and women's professional golf is coming under one unified organisation with a genuine global brand, and be able to compete on a global level in the global markets, much like soccer," he said
"There aren't that many sports that are as in-depth active on virtually every continent as golf. And that's the reason why the IOC (International Olympic Committee) wanted us as part of the Olympics.
"So I think we should be taking advantage of that."
Finchem is clearly putting the idea back on the table.
"Sooner or later, I think everybody is going to get on that road," he added. "And when they do, I think it is going to be a very positive thing for professional golf."
The timing may be coincidental, but it is hard to ignore the fact that this emphatic message has been restated early in the new European Tour regime led by Canadian Chief Executive Keith Pelley.
The new boss at the Wentworth-based circuit has already shown he is not afraid to take on its big brother on the other side of the pond.
Pelley withdrew European Tour support of July's Bridgestone Invitational event, so stripping it of WGC status because it clashes with the French Open.
"It's unfortunate," Finchem admitted.
Amalgamation, as envisaged by the PGA Tour boss, would guarantee such clashes do not happen in the future.
The idea isn't brand new, but it is intriguing that Finchem has chosen to put it back in the public domain.
It first surfaced in 2013 after British newspaper reports suggested the American circuit was looking to launch a takeover of the European Tour. Those claims were quickly dismissed by both bodies.
Professional golf, however, has moved on significantly since then.
Pelley is currently trying to strengthen the European Tour by merging with their Asian counterparts. If that happens the global dynamics will change and, long term, by a potentially significant degree.
The Asian market is filled with possibilities and latent revenue streams. Finchem will be monitoring developments carefully.
He has also announced much closer ties between his organisation and the LPGA. This should strengthen the women's game and could bolster the appeal of the PGA Tour.
Golf's inclusion in this year's Rio Olympics also shakes the game's tectonic plates. The leading tours are positioning themselves to make the most of what could become a significantly changed landscape.
First, though, the future of the WGC at the Donald Trump-owned Doral needs to be settled. The US presidential candidate's outspoken campaign comments seem to be less of an issue for the administrators.
As ever, money will be the deciding factor. Cadillac's title sponsorship is up for renewal and whoever puts up next year's prize fund will have the biggest say on where it is played.
The chances of it remaining at the same South Florida venue seem to be improving, given the PGA commissioner's diplomatic and pragmatic playing down of worries over Trump's contentious election rhetoric.
"We were concerned at one point because he referred to, quote, golf being supportive of some of the more controversial positions he has taken," Finchem admitted.
But he insisted the Trump relationship remains strong.
"We try to compartmentalise these things, but in terms of his focus on the game, on some of the facilities around the country and internationally, he brings a lot of energy to it.
"He's done a lot of good things."
The billionaire course owner agreed, with his own nod to pragmatism.
"My relationship is very good (with golf's governing bodies) and I'm also the front-runner," he told BBC Sport.
"You know being the front-runner, people like you more than they would if I was number 12."
Trump is involved in an escalating struggle for influence where golf is a mere bit part. Within the sport itself, though, the power games are also intensifying.
Customers took to social media to complain of gridlock at Ikea Reading during the first weekend of opening.
Peter Coe tweeted he was "stuck for 4 hours trying to get OUT of the car park! Nightmare!".
Ikea said the car park was "closed for a short period to allow customers to exit the store".
Motorists had been warned to expect disruption and Ikea had put 40 "traffic guards" in place at the first store to open in the UK for seven years.
The retailer had spent £4m on new junctions and road widening and West Berkshire Council said it had spent £900,000 on the junction from the A4, which leads into the store, to "ensure traffic flows as smoothly as possible".
As temperatures reached 25C (77F) Anna McSherry from Wokingham told the BBC, stewards "let everyone on the top floor out first because of the hot weather".
Others said Ikea staff were "absolute superstars" handing out water to drivers.
Helen Grant, wrote on Facebook: "Stuck in traffic coming out of Ikea Reading still in the car park, however your staff are doing a fab job trying to get it sorted".
The £10m store created 370 jobs with 90% of people recruited locally, which the council described as "a real boost for the region".
Alok Sharma, MP for Reading West, welcomed the creation of new jobs but said he had "longstanding concerns" - which he first expressed during planning - "about the likely impact of heavy traffic on local roads".
Neath Port Talbot council's scrutiny committee met to approve the new complex on Aberavon seafront before the cabinet unanimously voted in favour.
The old Afan Lido was wrecked by fire in 2009 and demolished in 2011.
The replacement includes an eight-lane pool, cafe, fitness centre, dance studio and sports hall.
"It's the final stage of a long process but one we're very pleased to see moving now," said the council's chief executive Steve Phillips. "It has been important to take the community with us on this. What we've got now is a consensus with the community and a facility that's fit for the 21st Century."
He added: "It's not going to be cheap but we think it represents value for money. This council is determined to continue investing in our leisure facilities in our regeneration programme despite the budgetary constraints that we face."
The local authority said last week the overall budget for the project - which features a "wave roof" to reflect its seafront location - had increased by £232,000.
The original Afan Lido was opened in 1965 by the Queen, and its first manager was Graham Jenkins, the brother of the late Hollywood star Richard Burton.
In its early days the venue hosted major concerts by Spencer Davis and Pink Floyd and in recent years Coldplay and McFly.
More than 2,600 people took part in a Neath Port Talbot council consultation on replacing the facility.
Although many said they would like to see an identical rebuild, the council said just keeping the old lido going was costing £700,000 a year.
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More often than not, the answer given would be India legend Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 200 in 2010. Since then, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Martin Guptill and Chris Gayle have all posted a double ton.
However, not many are aware that the first player to hit a double century in one-day cricket is actually a female player. Former Australia batter Belinda Clarke scored 229 not out in a World Cup match in India, way back in 1997.
This shows the lack of awareness about the women's game even in a cricket crazy country like India.
India's women cricketers have had their share of struggles ever since females started playing cricket at a professional level in the 1970s.
A cursory look at India's current women's team reveals how most of them come from humble backgrounds and have faced social pressures, but have made it big in the national team.
India captain Mithali Raj, a veteran of 164 one-day matches, brings a certain calmness and confidence to her team.
Mithali is only the second batter to score 5,000 runs in women's one-day internationals after England's Charlotte Edwards.
She told BBC Hindi: "When we travel with big sports kits, most people ask us if we are hockey players. They still can't fathom that we might be cricket players.
"My grandparents had huge issues with me playing cricket. It is a rough game where you slog it out in the sun. They used to wonder who will marry me if I get tanned. My aunts were also a problem.
"But my parents were very supportive. They absorbed all negativity so that I could concentrate on cricket."
The younger players coming from small villages and towns have similar stories of will triumphing over lack of facilities and discrimination.
"Initially I used to play cricket in the local mohallas or streets," said bowler Ekta Bisht, who belongs to a sleepy hilly town of Almora. "I also started playing in the boys team for my university.
"When I used to get a wicket, the rest of the boys would tease him that a girl got you. Sometimes, boys used to pass comments, but my coach always told me to ignore them."
With a sheepish smile and a glint of pride in her eyes, she added: "He used to say that one day when you join the Indian team, they will automatically shut up."
Things were even worse in earlier decades.
Diana Edulji, a former India captain and one of the poster girls of Indian cricket in the 1970s and 80s, said: "When we played, men often used to pass snide remarks that we are more suited for the kitchen rather than being on the ground. Often we used to play without a match fee.
"Once we had to travel to New Zealand for the World Cup and the women players were asked to pay £100, which was a huge amount in those days.
"Thankfully, the chief minister of my state came to our rescue and paid for us. Many times we used to travel unreserved in trains and sleep on the floor in dormitories.
"While men's cricket underwent huge changes in the 80s and 90s, we were just languishing."
In 2005, the International Cricket Council passed a directive to all its members to merge with their women's cricket boards. After much reluctance, the Board of Control for Cricket in India finally took over women's cricket in India.
Since then, women's cricket has seen a couple of changes, with players getting central contracts and better facilities.
But pundits say that a lot remains to be done.
"If you compare the match fees, women get paid a pittance as compared to men in India," said cricket journalist Sunandan Lele.
"Women's cricket needs promotion at the school level. Women players come from small towns and villages just like India men's captain MS Dhoni. There is a lot of raw talent."
India's women reached the World Cup semi-final in 2009 and the last-four stage at the 2010 World T20 and are hopeful of replicating that on home soil this time around.
The women's final will be played on the magical venue of Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on the same day as men's final.
If Mithali lifts the trophy on 3 April, many believe it could be a tipping point for women's cricket in India, just as the unlikely 1983 World Cup triumph was a catalyst for the men's game.
"I may sound over-optimistic but I think the next 10 years belong to the Indian women cricket team," said India coach Sunita Sharma.
She has one complaint. though.
"Why can't these youngsters get off their mobile phones and social media and have some fun together after practice?"
The man, aged 37, was taking part in the four-mile (6.5km) Loughrigg Fell Race near Ambleside on Wednesday night when he had a cardiac arrest.
He was given CPR by other athletes, but the Great North Air Ambulance Service said "despite everyone's best efforts", he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Event organiser Ben Abdelnoor from Ambleside Athletics Club said his thoughts were with the man's family.
The competitor was about 20 minutes into the annual race when he collapsed.
Remain campaigners argue the UK will suffer a recession if it opts to leave the European Union.
But the UKIP leader hinted on BBC's The Andrew Marr Show that people had begun to see through the "scare stories".
He added: "I think collectively people are beginning to put two fingers up to the political class."
Mr Farage also downplayed the impact Brexit could have on the value of sterling after the FTSE closed down 116 points on Friday.
He said: "I did work in this area for 20 years, I know a little bit more about it than most people.
"Sterling is up since March. Since Brexit became a possibility sterling is up and FTSE is exactly the same level it was in March and what happened on Friday were very bad economic figures from America and the fact that our growth forecasts in Britain have been downgraded from 2.5% to 2% and that our borrowing is still out of control.
"Again, these are ludicrous scare stories that are being put out.
"Even if sterling were to fall a few percentage points after a Brexit, so what?"
But later on the same programme, Prime Minister David Cameron warned that if the pound fell post-Brexit the prices in shops would rise.
He also said that several independent economic forecasters had predicted a recession if the UK decided to leave the union.
He told the show: "I totally accept that people are confused by having so many statistics and that there is a lot of frustration because of that.
"But I think it is actually my job as prime minister, when you have got information coming from independent forecasters... to talk about those risks and it would be very irresponsible not to."
Mr Farage questioned the neutrality of organisations like the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), saying that three quarters of its funding came from the British government and the European Union.
"You don't bite the hand that feeds you," he said.
Mr Farage went on to say that he believed there had been a "shift in the last fortnight" and a change in the debate about the EU referendum - for which voters will go to the polls on 23 June.
"People have had enough of being threatened by the prime minister and the chancellor and I think collectively people are beginning to put two fingers up to the political class," he said.
He was also asked about claims he made earlier in the year when he said migrants were using the NHS for HIV treatment.
He said: "Should we say to people from all over the world if you've got a very serious disease we are very happy for the National Health Service to provide whatever healthcare you want, at the same time as it now takes people all over Britain a fortnight to get a GP appointment?
"It's about priorities, isn't it? And my priority would be we put our own people first. It's about time we did."
The IFS hit back at the UKIP leader, saying that although it did receive some funding from research councils supported by the UK government and the EU, this did not in any way influence its work.
In a statement on its website, the think tank said it had been "fearless and beholden to nobody" throughout its 40-year history and that Mr Farage's comments were "an attack not just on the IFS but suggest that academic independence does not exist".
Warnock's side lost 2-1 at his former club Queens Park Rangers, to leave them 15 points adrift of the play-offs.
"If we can't win here when we've dominated like that, we're not going to get into the play-offs," Warnock said.
"To get where we are has been fabulous. The lads have really done well for me."
Cardiff had led through Sol Bamba's first half header at Loftus Road before Yeni Ngbakoto equalised five minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute.
Ngbakoto's corner with seven minutes remaining was met by Matt Smith, with the ball going in off Cardiff defender Jazz Richards to end their four match unbeaten run.
The Bluebirds were in the Championship relegation places when Warnock took over in October 2016 but are now 12th in the table and 12 points clear of the drop zone.
Having recently signed a new one-year contract extension, Warnock says he considering which players to retain and which areas he needs to recruit.
"I thought today made up my mind on the odd position what I'm looking for." Warnock said after losing to QPR.
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"We've got 11 games left to look at the others to make sure.
"I'm looking all the time to see what we need to have a good go next year. We don't want to mess about next year.
"We want to start well at the start of the season and look forward to coming to places like this."
Warnock said "three or four" suffered knocks before Tuesday's trip to struggling Blackburn Rovers.
Midfielder Aron Gunnarsson played against QPR despite not taking part in training during the week due to illness.
"We're a little but short in certain areas," Warnock added.
"But I'm looking forward to Blackburn. They won again [on Saturday, against Wigan] so it will be nice to go up and try and get the points."
The Labour leader appeared alongside Lib Dem leader Tim Farron, the SNP's Angus Robertson and Conservative Sir Patrick McCoughlin at the hearing.
He said women ought to be there too.
But Women and Equalities Committee chairwoman Maria Miller told the senior male politicians present: "With respect, that's your fault, not ours."
The hearing was part of an inquiry into the lack of female representation in the House of Commons.
Mr Corbyn, who has set a goal of at least 50% of Labour's MPs being women, said British society was "quite misogynistic".
He added: "I hope you are also going to be taking evidence from women representing all of the political parties.
"It seems slightly odd to have four white men sitting in front of you giving evidence about women's representation."
Challenged about allegations of bullying within Labour, Mr Corbyn said: "You are assuming that the party is riddled with intimidation. It is not. There is some intimidation that goes on. I am stamping it out and dealing with it."
Mr Farron acknowledged the Lib Dems were not setting a good example since their number of MPs had been hugely reduced at the last general election.
He said: "To be left with eight white blokes is hardly a great result for diversity or indeed for the party."
The Conservatives have not imposed all-female shortlists for parliamentary seats and Sir Patrick, the party chairman said to do so "would possibly risk a resentment" towards female MPs.
He said: "I would rather do other measures, working with associations, working with women who are trying to get on the candidates' list."
There are currently 191 female MPs. Another, Labour's Jo Cox, was killed earlier this year, prompting a by-election in her Batley and Spen constituency, which is due to happen next week. A contest is happening in Witney, the seat vacated by former Prime Minister David Cameron, on the same day.
When full, the House of Commons has 650 members.
The committee has previously raised concerns that government plans to reduce the number of MPs to 600 could make it harder for women to be selected by parties for winnable seats.
Mrs Miller, a former Conservative cabinet minister, has said: "We need to see proper diversity in public life - an important part of this is making sure the House of Commons is representative of the nation at large."
New Zealander Cotter, who was in charge of Scotland from 2014 to 2017, interviewed for the Lions position, narrowly missing out to Warren Gatland.
"I think they are strong enough to win," Cotter told BBC Radio 5 live.
"I think the player talent is there, I think the determination, desire and belief is there. I think they have a real chance," he added.
Cotter coached the Crusaders to Super Rugby titles in 2005 and 2006, before spells with Clermont Auvergne and Scotland in the northern hemisphere.
He feels the home nations have all made major strides since a disappointing Rugby World Cup in 2015.
"If you look at what has happened in northern hemisphere rugby since the World Cup - which I think was a bit of a wake-up call - the rugby has improved and they've used that disappointing World Cup to push through," he added.
"So now is an opportunity for northern hemisphere players to prove they can take the All Blacks - and I genuinely believe they can. They have the strength to do it, it's just going to be about how they negotiate those midweek games and the heavy-charged weeks they have before the Test matches. But they are certainly capable of winning."
However, with a punishing schedule awaiting the Lions, Cotter has warned they must prioritise the first Test match of the series over the warm-up games if they are to record only their second ever series win in New Zealand.
"The first Test match is key," Cotter continued.
"The coaching staff and the players will know they have to weave their way through some pretty important [warm up] games.
"If they get through the midweek games without getting too knocked around, then the All Blacks are probably at their most vulnerable in the first Test match of a series.
"But the Lions have to win the first couple of Test matches if they want to win the series. The last Test match - if it's a decider - then New Zealand are going to be up with the whole country behind them."
While Cotter says the Lions must have clarity and direction in terms of their game plan, he also feels they have the individual players to overcome the All Blacks.
"The strategies will I think be relatively simple, but they are a smart group of coaches," he said.
"There is enough power through the Lions team, whether it is midfield or second row. I think with [Maro] Itoje and [George] Kruis the Lions probably have anything as good as the All Blacks. I believe the scrum will put New Zealand under pressure, and I think there is enough depth in that Lions squad to have a powerful bench, and put pressure on New Zealand."
While the Lions have been dealt a hammer blow with Billy Vunipola's withdrawal from the tour, New Zealand have their own injury concerns, with number eight Kieran Read and flanker Jerome Kaino both doubts.
Cotter believes injuries "can go both ways", with the All Blacks also reliant on key players staying fit.
"The All Blacks are reliant on [number eight] Kieran Read, and they are reliant on [second row] Brodie Retallick," he said.
"Injuries can go both ways, and it will be interesting to see whether the All Blacks play their key players for their franchises beforehand. Steve Hansen said he was going to play them but he might change his mind.
"We saw [when New Zealand had] a weakened team a few months back, Ireland were able to take the win off them.
"Is the midfield going to be powerful enough to hold up the Lions? There are a whole lot of questions to be asked, and that's why it's such a fascinating series. It is a powerful Lions outfit going down there, and anything can happen."
Before taking charge of Montpellier in France's Top 14 this summer, Cotter is leading a star-studded Barbarians side on their two match tour.
The legendary invitational side meet England at Twickenham on Sunday before facing Ulster next week.
"I haven't had to do a lot of coaching really," Cotter said.
"It's about putting some simple things in place. The players are really enjoying each other's company, and that's part of the Baabaas spirit.
"It's low-key, with not too much pressure, but it's about putting things in place so we have clarity on the field, and it's good fun."
You can hear more from Vern Cotter on 5 live Rugby from 20:00 BST on Thursday, 25 May.
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A senior UN official in Iraq said she was stunned by accounts of "terrible loss of life", after claims that at least 200 people had been killed in an air strike by the US-led coalition.
US warplanes are supporting the Iraqi Army's mission to retake Mosul from the Islamic State (IS).
US media reports say an investigation is under way.
It is not known exactly when the deaths are alleged to have happened.
However, reporters in western Mosul's Jadideh neighbourhood said they saw 50 bodies being pulled out of buildings on Friday, after they were razed in air attacks earlier in March.
Iraqi forces have been waging a months-long offensive to recapture Mosul, the last IS stronghold in Iraq, which has been occupied since 2014.
The New York Times quoted US military officials saying the coalition was investigating reports of civilian deaths from a strike between 17-23 March.
Colonel Joseph Scrocca, a spokesman for the US-led command in Baghdad, said that "the coalition has opened a formal civilian casualty credibility assessment on this allegation" from Mosul.
"This process takes time, though, especially when the date of the alleged strike is in question," he said.
The UN estimates that 400,000 Iraqi civilians are trapped in the Old City of Mosul as government forces battle to re-capture it.
More than 180,000 civilians have fled the west of the city in the past month, amid fears that an additional 320,000 may follow in the coming weeks.
Residents who have managed to flee say the militants are using civilians as human shields, hiding in houses and forcing young men to fight.
US officials believe there are about 2,000 IS fighters left in Mosul.
Luke Morton, 23, from Smethwick, West Midlands, was washed off rocks at Mwnt on Sunday, 7 August.
Friend Barry McFadden told the inquest at Aberystwyth his friend had insisted the pair walk around a rock along the coast, despite the rough sea.
The waves dragged him off the rocks when the pair got into difficulty.
A conclusion of misadventure was given at the hearing.
Mr McFadden said his friend, who he described as "a bit of an adrenaline junkie", managed to regain his grip a few times before disappearing.
"The last thing he said [before the sea came in] was 'we'll be laughing about this at home tonight'," Mr McFadden said.
He spotted his friend one last time and said he would go and find help before returning to the beach where the emergency services had already been contacted.
"I think I knew at that point I wouldn't see him alive again," Mr McFadden said.
"If I could have helped him I would have helped him," he said addressing Mr Morton's family in the public gallery.
His body was recovered on 1 September.
The cause of death was drowning.
The Irish province had feared losing one of their star players to English Premiership leaders Saracens.
But the Munster management have won the battle to retain the 28-year-old with a deal which will keep him in Ireland until the end of the 2019 World Cup.
Munster have also announced that scrum-half Conor Murray, 26, has signed a fresh three-year deal.
The news that Earls is staying at Thomond Park will delight not just Munster supporters, but Ireland coach Joe Schmidt too, as a move to Saracens had appeared likely.
In the wake of prop Marty Moore agreeing to join Wasps in the summer and Ian Madigan heading to Bordeaux, Schmidt has had to field questions about a suggested 'exodus' of big-name stars to play abroad.
Schmidt indicated fly-half Madigan would make his chances of future Test selection tougher by departing in the summer to play in France.
"There is always concern when we lose the opportunity to manage a player," Schmidt said.
"We get the training volume from the provinces, we know their strength and conditioning programmes, their total training minutes.
"The only experience I have had with it is Johnny Sexton and he came into his first training camp after joining Racing having played 12 games in 11 weeks.
"Is that the best preparation to be fully fit to play an international? That's the risk for us.
"Ian and I had a long discussion about it. When I arrived at Leinster Ian was learning French, so there was an uneasy feeling at that stage.
"But that is because he is one of the most professional preparers for whatever is coming next.
"I know he wants to play at 10, and I think he'll go into a head-to-head duel with Lionel Beauxis and fair play to him if he gets the better of that.
"He won't be out of our thoughts, but Paddy Jackson came off the bench in several of the Six Nations matches last year, and Ian Keatley started against Italy last year.
"So there is competition for Ian, and there's always a risk in him going away."
Trains now run on the Victoria and Central lines on Fridays and Saturdays between 00:30 BST and 05:30.
Transport for London (TfL) said 50,000 people used the Night Tube on Friday. Passenger numbers are expected to reach 200,000 once all five lines are open.
The service had been intended to launch in September 2015 but was delayed due to strikes over pay.
View from the carriage: On board London's Night Tube
TfL said 6,500 people were recording entering Oxford Circus overnight, while 4,250 passengers exited Stratford station.
The city's mayor, Sadiq Khan, said it was "wonderful" thousands of Londoners were able to benefit from the service, claiming the Night Tube would provide a "huge boost" to the capital.
Mr Khan was among those to board the first Victoria line service in the early hours of Saturday.
He chatted to passengers on the train, which departed from Brixton, south London, at 00.34 BST.
Speaking at the launch of the service, he said: "You can feel the buzz, you can feel the vibe.
"People are really excited.
"What's important is we got the detail and the planning right.
"I'm really pleased that 100 days or so after becoming the mayor we've got that right."
Trains are running every 10 minutes on the full Victoria line and on the Central line between White City and Leytonstone.
They now run approximately every 20 minutes between Ealing Broadway and White City and between Leytonstone and Loughton/Hainault.
About 100 British Transport Police officers patrolled the network on the launch of the service.
But Superintendent Chris Horton insisted there was "no reason" why passengers would not be as safe as during the day.
He said the force would focus on "being visible" and ensuring it was "able to intervene in places that are likely to see significant issues".
Plans for a Night Tube service were announced in November 2013, with Transport for London saying there was a "huge demand" due to passenger numbers on weekends soaring by 70% since 2000.
The service was intended to begin in September 2015, but strikes over pay delayed the start by nearly another year.
Unions staged a series of strikes during July and August last year before an agreement was reached in March 2016.
Before leaving office, former mayor Boris Johnson, who had clashed with unions on ticket office closures and Night Tube plans, said he hoped services would get under way by July.
November 2013: Night services are first announced by then-Mayor of London Boris Johnson
September 2014: It is announced that the first Night Tube services will begin in September 2015 - in time for the Rugby World Cup in England
September 2014: The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union warns that the plans have "not been properly thought through"
April and July 2015: Members of four unions take strike action over proposals
September 2015: London Underground delays the start of the Night Tube until an agreement is reached
February 2016: RMT recommends acceptance of a pay and conditions deal
May 2016: New Mayor of London Sadiq Khan confirms that 24-hour trains will begin in August
August 2016: First Night Tube service begins
The night service will be rolled out on the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Northern lines in the autumn.
There are also plans to expand the service to parts of the Metropolitan, Circle, District, and Hammersmith & City lines after modernisation and on parts of the London Overground in 2017 and the Docklands Light Railway by 2021.
Passengers will pay off-peak fares and day travelcards will be valid but will expire at 04:30.
About 100 police officers will be on patrol to allay any safety fears and eight new bus routes will now run 24-hour services to go hand-in-hand with the Tube night services.
The services are expected to add £6.4bn to the London economy by 2030, creating 500,000 jobs, TfL said.
The figures come from NHS Digital, which oversees cyber security, and show an increase on 16 attacks in 2015.
NHS Digital said the figures showed a "rise in reporting, not necessarily a rise in cyber attacks".
But Oliver Farnan, from the Oxford Cyber Security Centre, said ransomware attacks had become more common.
'The risk is going to increase'
Ransomware is software that locks computer systems and then demands a ransom to unlock the data.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) repelled five ransomware attacks in 2016.
"That is something a number of hospitals have seen and is potentially quite worrying," said Dr Chris Bunch from OUH.
He added: "Across the health service we are still to a very large extent paper-based... and as we move increasingly towards digital records the risk is going to increase."
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust reported four ransomware attacks in 2016, and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust sustained three ransomware attacks each last year.
No patient data was lost in any of the attacks on the trusts and a spokesperson for Kings College Hospitals Trust said it had a cyber security response plan that it continually reviewed and monitored.
Oliver Farnan from the Oxford Cyber Security Centre, said it was hard to know if enough money was being spent on security in the NHS.
"Money is only really spent on security once everything else is up and running and in place... it always comes second," he said.
But David Emm, principal security researcher at internet security firm Kaspersky Lab, said basic steps such as backing up data could make a difference.
"Ransomware is a very blunt instrument.. .if you have a back-up of data then you are not in a position where people can extort money in that way," he said.
However, Mr Emm said public bodies faced specific challenges, and added that money was an issue.
"They have lots of people accessing the systems, there is lots of data moving in and out of the organisation, that does actually make it harder to secure that information," he said.
NHS Digital said it had established CareCERT which issues notices about the national threat level and publishes advice on good practice.
It said its launch in October 2015 has contributed to the increase in the reporting of cyber attacks, and that more than 100 organisations had received on-site assessments to improve security.
The popular baking contest is moving to Channel 4 after the current series finishes.
Mary said: "What a privilege and honour it has been to be part of seven years of magic in a tent."
Her co-star Paul Hollywood has signed a deal to do three series of the show on Channel 4.
The presenters Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins are also quitting the programme.
Mary added: "My decision to stay with the BBC is out of loyalty to them, as they have nurtured me, and the show."
When filmmaker Joseph Sims-Dennett suffered a nervous breakdown he channelled his energies into making a horror film. Observance was shot on a shoestring budget in Sydney in just eleven days.
In a concrete anonymous city, a private investigator is grieving the loss of his son. Installed in an empty, dirty apartment, he is ordered to spy on a woman living opposite.
Soon black gunk starts to ooze from the walls, animal corpses appear unexplained and his dreams become more and more disturbed.
While the actors speak with an "everyman" American accent 0 an artistic, rather than commercial decision - Sydney-based Sims-Dennett, 27, was inspired by his reflections on Australia.
"Australia broadcasts this laid-back easiness but it is really a very conservative country," says the British-born director. "Art takes off in those periods when you're being stifled and oppressed. There is a sort of darkness that lurks [here] somewhere."
In Sims-Dennett's eyes Sydney is fast becoming a nanny state, suffocated by draconian lockout laws and surveillance, and he touches on these issues in Observance.
Premiering next month in Australia, industry bible The Hollywood Reporter has already dubbed the film a "chilling experience" that grips "viewers by the throat".
Australia is known as the "lucky country", blessed with perfect beaches and weather. Yet over the last decade it has also started to make a name as one of the world's horror capitals.
A turning point was 2005's Wolf Creek. Made with an estimated budget of just A$1m ($750,000, £530,000), it became a box-office hit, grossing $29m worldwide. Other runaway successes include Saw (2004), shot in America but directed by Australian James Wan and now a lucrative franchise.
Wolf Creek "paved the way in terms of theatrical successes," says Causeway Films' Kristina Ceyton, producer of psychological horror hit The Babadook. "The world is very much looking to Australia for interesting new stories."
Colin Cairnes, co-director of Australian horror-comedy 100 Bloody Acres and this month's new release Scare Campaign, agrees. "We do have a reputation [abroad] ... maybe that's because we have a bit more freedom here [that allows] a more distinctive voice. We're not part of the Hollywood machine."
Before the 1970s, horror films were virtually non-existent in Australia; from 1948-68 most were banned. While the US and Europe drew on authors such as Edgar Allan Poe and Bram Stoker, Australia literature was more concerned with exploring brutal tales of pioneer life.
Today that has come full circle. Now much of Australian horror, including Peter Weir's unsettling 1975 masterpiece Picnic at Hanging Rock, taps into "fear of the mysterious and threatening landscape, fear of Australia itself, you might say, a hangover of our colonial past," says Briony Kidd, director of Tasmania's international horror film festival, Stranger With My Face.
Australians, living in one of the world's most urbanised countries, "love but also fear the outback that lies beyond the suburbs," says Cairnes. "In a perverse way, we take some pride in how deadly, how dangerous a place Australia is. If you jump into the wrong creek you could be a goner."
The looming landscape is present across the genre. In Lake Mungo (2008) a clue to a girl's death is found in a famous beauty spot, a vast dry lake. In Black Water (2007) holidaymakers on a fishing trip in the mangroves of northern Australia find themselves prey to a killer crocodile. And in Wolf Creek, based partly on notorious "backpacker murderer" Ivan Milat, travellers in the outback become fodder for gratuitous and violent torture.
"You learn about a culture in a much deeper way because [horror films] are drawing on our own fears," says Sims-Dennett. "The outback is this ancient, flat, eerie piece of land. Its inspires thoughts where you consider yourself and your life and where you are."
But makers of Australian horror films face plenty of challenges. With independent cinemas shutting down, finding distributors domestically is tough. The market for horror remains "underdeveloped" in terms of marketing and theatrical support.
One result is horror films doing poorly at home only to be acclaimed abroad. In the UK The Babadook made more in its opening weekend - $633,000 over three days - than in its entire run in Australia, where it earned just $256,000.
This leaves Sims-Dennett nonplussed. He believes there is something "very specific" about Australian horror. And, like J-Horror in Japan, that it will stand the test of time.
Perhaps Snowtown (2011) sums it up best. The film fictionalises the story of infamous serial killer John Bunting, who stored the bodies of his victims in the vault of a disused bank. In the movie Bunting is asked why he resorts to violence.
His reply? "It's the Australian way."
The party's candidate, Paul Farrelly - its MP since 2001 - is keeping calm and carrying on in the face of an attack from his well-funded political opponents, the Conservatives.
But while Labour has been in retreat in the constituency in recent elections, this time he's finding it more difficult to get rescued from the prospect of defeat.
The seat is number eight on the Tory target list.
It was highly marginal in 2015 so reinforcements were offered and Paul Farrelly scraped home with a 650-vote majority.
This time he has seen no evidence that help will be on its way.
Yet it's much needed. Not expecting a snap election, his agent and secretary have holidays they can't cancel.
He told me: "We are being outgunned. I am hoping we have enough resources to continue the campaign.
"It's an uphill battle like never before. What we are used to in marginal seats is a mass mobilisation from safer seats - and hopeless seats, quite frankly, and that's not happening this time."
This is a seat Labour needs to defend if it is to have a realistic hope of winning the general election.
But then Paul Farrelly doesn't think his party will win that election. He is not campaigning on the national message here: "If I told anyone Jeremy Corbyn was going to be prime minister they would laugh me off the streets.
"The message is to rein in the landslide Theresa May wants. Don't give Theresa May a lapdog parliament."
This is how he puts it in his official campaign literature: "Please don't let May take us over in June."
And while he mentions Theresa May in his leaflets, he doesn't mention his own leader.
"We have limited space on election leaflets and there is no space for Jeremy."
He says he doesn't usually put leaders on leaflets but adds that "Jeremy does not go down well with our core Labour support".
He is fighting a relentlessly local campaign - opposing a potential hospital closure and arguing for better school funding - rather than setting out what Labour would do in government.
And Paul Farrelly is not alone.
Although they are not queuing up to talk to the media, other Labour politicians have taken a similar approach.
I've obtained a script circulating amongst Corbyn-sceptic candidates which advises them to:
The Conservatives believe they have another useful line of attack in Newcastle under Lyme.
Voters here backed Leave in the EU referendum. Paul Farrelly refused to vote for triggering Article 50, which formally began the Brexit process.
The Conservatives' recently selected candidate, Owen Meredith, himself voted Remain in the referendum.
He told me: "Like the prime minister, I support the result of the referendum.
"Like the prime minister I think we can make a success of Brexit. And unlike the local Labour MP I would have voted to trigger Article 50."
And well he might take that line. Though he is also fighting on local issues - he got his first job in the town - he is well aware UKIP isn't fielding a candidate here.
The party got more than 7,000 votes at the last election and as Owen Meredith put it: "Those votes are up for grabs."
But Paul Farrelly's main opponent may be active apathy.
That could sound like a contradiction in terms but I understood it when I paid a visit to the George and Dragon pub in the town centre.
The landlord, the staff, the clientele - mostly postal workers and builders - were pro-Brexit.
But it was concerns about Labour's leader that were influencing their approach to the general election - most were former Labour supporters, and they had taken a decision to stay at home on polling day.
Initially the only proof was the occasional funeral for a Hezbollah fighter killed in Syria and it was impossible to ascertain how many Shia fighters from Lebanon were in Syria or exactly what their role was.
Now for the first time, the BBC has seen direct evidence of Hezbollah's role in some of the key battles as the Assad regime claims to be regaining the upper hand.
And the clearest indication of Hezbollah's involvement has come from the group itself.
In a relatively rare televised speech on Tuesday, the group's head, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, declared: "Syria has real friends who will not let it fall to the US, Israel or Islamic radicals".
Saying that the armed opposition groups were too weak to bring down President Assad's regime, Sheikh Nasrallah mused that when rebels were threatening to capture villages under (Syrian) government control, it was "normal to offer every possible and necessary aid to help the Syrian army".
Hezbollah has long provided medical, logistical and practical help for Syrian refugees fleeing the fighting.
But in the last week we saw first-hand how, in some areas, Hezbollah fighters were openly and freely crossing the border between Lebanon and Syria - giving training and military support to their allies in Syria.
Here, in the northern Bekaa Valley, the official "border" between Lebanon and Syria means very little to many villages and communities.
Locals have traded, inter-married and moved freely across the valleys and mountains for much longer than the infamous Anglo-French (Sykes-Picot) agreement which, less than 100 years ago, carved up the Middle East along lines that barely recognised realities and relationships on the ground.
It is just across the border, in the pivotal Syrian town of Quseir, that some of the heaviest fighting is taking place.
Not far from Homs, images and testimony from Quseir suggest that Hezbollah fighters are increasingly involved in the fighting itself and in directing inexperienced, irregular pro-government troops.
The Syrian army, large and as well-equipped as it is, is undoubtedly overstretched - trying to contain a two-year-old rebellion across such a large country.
So whatever Hezbollah is able to do in Quseir, Homs and the suburbs of Damascus is an increasingly vital part of the regime's military strategy.
Things on the ground are visibly changing.
Here, in some parts of Lebanon's north-eastern corner, both sides of the border are now, in effect, controlled by Hezbollah and its Syrian allies. They claim to be gaining advantage.
Under the watchful eye of the "popular local committees" we were able to get right up to and across the Syrian border.
On their side of the small stream that officially divides the two countries, Syrian conscripts looked on as we jumped across the gap to meet a contact on the other side.
Abu Mohammed, a fighter with a pro-government Syrian militia unit, would only speak to us on the condition that we were inside Syria.
It was a nervy, brief encounter. The frontline of Quseir is only a few kilometres to the east and the sound of heavy shelling punctuated our interview.
In the cover of a small orchard, and surrounded by uniformed men armed with AK-47 rifles, it was apparent that in this area at least, Hezbollah, the Syrian army and pro-government militias are operating as one.
Despite evidence to the contrary, Abu Mohammed insisted that Hezbollah was not directly involved in the fighting.
"They give us logistical and medical help and they're helping us regain territory but they're not fighting," said the militia leader, his face almost completely covered by a green and white scarf or keffiyeh.
"We're defending our land from the rebels who bomb our villages. But we'll stand up to them and they'll get what's coming to them," he replied when I asked him about fears that the involvement of Lebanese groups like Hezbollah in the fighting would destabilise relations in the fractious border area.
I crossed a small wooden bridge back across the stream into Lebanon as, 170ft (50m) along the road, a small unit of regular Syrian soldiers kept watch at a junction in the road.
In this area at least, the Assad regime is holding ground, even pushing back against previous rebel advances.
But the real fear is that the involvement of Hezbollah, and other Lebanese factions, means the fighting will spill over into Lebanon itself.
It is already happening.
Well inside Lebanon, the Shia town of Hermel has been repeatedly and deliberately targeted by anti-regime rebels in Syria because it supports the Assad regime and is accused of sending fighters across the border.
Locals took me up to the roof of a three-storey house through which a considerably large rocket had crashed just days before.
Luckily no-one was hurt on that occasion but there have been civilian casualties on this side of the border, in addition to the estimated 70,000 killed by the civil war inside Syria itself.
Not everyone here is supportive of Hezbollah's visibly active role inside Syria.
Abu Alawa is a village elder who talks fondly about the cross-border, inter-communal relationships before the fighting began.
"There are more moderate voices within the Shia community who should play a role in resolving the conflict," Abu Alawa says. But his is almost a lone voice in an increasingly sectarian and tense region.
Not only in Syria itself, but in neighbouring Lebanon, the longer the fighting continues then fault lines between Sunni and Shia Muslims are being dangerously exposed.
At Sunni mosques in Lebanon, young men are being radicalised. Particularly in cities like Tripoli, where the sectarian divisions in Syria are mirrored in the city's own tense communities and districts, clerics fire up their followers with calls for Jihad, or holy war.
In recent weeks, several imams have publicly called on young men to sign up and head east to fight.
Critics mock the gesture as a publicity stunt but when I travelled to Tripoli to meet Sheikh Salem Rafii, he said it was a necessary response to Hezbollah's role in the fighting.
"This is a legitimate fatwa - a ruling from God, from the Koran," said the sheikh as we sat in his garden within sight of the mountain range that divided this part of Lebanon from Syria.
"There are oppressed people there [in Syria]. Women and children are being raped, killed and expelled. So any just Lebanese person should go and help them - and will be rewarded by God," he said.
Lebanon's own future is threatened by the turmoil in Syria.
The longer it continues, the more nervous the army and the interested parties on the Lebanese side of the border will get.
Geographically surrounded and historically dominated by its larger neighbour, it was perhaps too much to expect that Lebanon and its own sectarian divided factions, could ever realistically remain immune to events next door.
The Zambians will take a narrow advantage into the second leg, with the South Africans securing what could prove to be a crucial away goal.
On Friday, Zamalek took a big step towards the final with a 4-0 win over Wydad Casablanca in Alexandria - a result which ended John Toshack's reign as coach of the Moroccan club.
In only the second Champions League semi-final involving clubs from southern Africa, it was Zesco United who took the lead with two goals in two minutes from Jackson Mwanza.
He opened the scoring with a glancing header past Uganda goalkeeper Denis Onyango into the far corner of the net with 54 minutes on the clock.
Just a minute later, the 29-year-old then got the slightest of touches to a low Mwape Mwelwa free-kick, deflecting the ball wide of Onyango to send the home crowd into raptures.
Idris Mbombo wasted a great chance to give Zesco United a three-goal advantage four minutes from time when his close-range shot was comfortably saved.
Sundowns immediately counter-attacked and unmarked Zimbabwean Khama Billiat controlled a cross and scored with a low shot from inside the box that went in off a post to reduce Zesco's lead to 2-1.
On Friday, a wonder goal by Shikabala set up Zamalek of Egypt to thrash Wydad Casablanca of Morocco 4-0 in Alexandria, a match which proved to be John Toshack's last as coach of the Moroccan side.
Shikabala ran 56 metres before unleashing a shot from outside the box which flew into the bottom corner of the net at the Borg El Arab Stadium.
Shikabala - whose real name is Mahmoud Abdel-Razek - was outstanding in the first leg of the semi-final and received a standing ovation when substituted 11 minutes from time.
Aymen Hefny, Bassem Morsy and substitute Mostafa Fathy, from a penalty kick, were the other scorers for the five-time African champions, who led 2-0 at half-time.
Zamalek were unrecognisable from the team that failed to impress in the group stage of the premier African club football competition and lost at home and away against Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa.
A blunder by Senegal-born Wydad centre-back Mourtada Fall led to the second Zamalek goal on 18 minutes.
He failed to control a back pass and Hefny gained possession before scoring with a low shot into the corner past goalkeeper Mohamed Akid.
Wydad, who won the competition 24 years ago, fell further behind four minutes into the second half after Shikabala floated a free-kick into the penalty area, with Morsy nodding into the net.
A disastrous night for Wydad was completed on 73 minutes when Akid fouled Fathy, who sent the goalkeeper the wrong way from the spot-kick as he tucked the ball into the corner.
It was a record Champions League semi-final winning margin for Zamalek, bettering the 3-0 home triumph over JET (now JS Kabylie) of Algeria in 1984.
The second leg of the semi-finals will be played on Saturday 24 September.
The Edinburgh-based firm said it planned to treble its workforce to 30 by the end of this year.
It also plans to move into new headquarters in the Scottish capital, and open a London office.
ZoneFox offers security software to combat insider threats to businesses in the financial, pharma, gaming and other sectors.
Its clients include healthcare firm Craneware, Zenith Bank and Rockstar Games.
The funding round was led by angel investors Archangels, with backing from the Scottish Investment Bank and Borders-based investors TriCap.
ZoneFox chief executive Jamie Graves said: "Insider threats are a serious problem for global enterprise.
"Such is the sophistication of these attacks and the methods used by cyber-criminals, the human mind can no longer be expected to monitor and combat such threats alone.
"Having the funding and support of Archangels, the Scottish Investment Bank and TriCap will allow us to continue to grow and develop ground-breaking solutions that will protect businesses."
Costas Vaxevanis published a list of Greeks with Swiss bank accounts, including a government minister and other prominent figures in public life.
Lawyers for Mr Vaxevanis, 46, argued that the charges were outrageous and said no-one on the list had actually complained of a breach of privacy.
After a one-day trial, a court in Athens found Mr Vaxevanis innocent.
He published the list in Hot Doc, the weekly magazine that he edits.
The BBC's Mark Lowen in Athens says the swift ruling will be an embarrassment to the Greek government.
Greece is being urged by international lenders to crack down on tax evasion as part of far-reaching reforms demanded in exchange for billions of euros of bailout money.
The list of suspected evaders was reportedly leaked by an employee at the HSBC bank and passed to IMF chief Christine Lagarde when she was French finance minister in 2010.
Ms Lagarde apparently handed the list to the Greek authorities, but they took no action.
Two of Greece's former finance ministers have acknowledged seeing copies of the list.
However, Yannis Stournaras, who took office in June, has told parliament he has not seen it.
Mr Vaxevanis said he had published the list because it was his job as a journalist to reveal the truth.
"The three last governments have lied and have made a mockery of the Greek people with this list," he said.
"They were obliged to pass it to parliament or to the justice system. They didn't do it, and they should be in prison for it."
Prosecutors had accused him of publicly ridiculing people and delivering them "to a society that is thirsty for blood".
"The solution to the problems that the country is facing is not cannibalism," the prosecutor said.
But the court took little time in acquitting the journalist, and observers in the courtroom broke out in applause, according to the AFP news agency.
The Coastal Communities grant has been awarded to a group which wants to restore the service between Ferryside and Llansteffan.
The crossing dates back 1,000 years and was a favourite with 19th and early 20th Century tourists from the south Wales valleys during "miners fortnight".
It was discontinued in the 1950s.
This left walkers and cyclists facing an 18 mile (29km) round trip up the estuary.
The grant will allow the group to build a "bespoke amphibious ferry boat" fitted with retractable wheels like an aircraft, to avoid the need for a jetty.
It will initially run daily for eight and a half months of the year, with the aim of an all year-round service in the future.
The project will create five jobs, including two skippers and mates and administrative posts, and it is hoped the ferry will start operating next year.
Speaking on Good Morning Wales, Les Jones from Carmarthen Bay Ferries said the Tywi estuary was a difficult place to run a ferry due to "a very high tidal range, strong currents and shifting sand banks".
He said they had looked at using a conventional boat, but would need to "improve the jetty in Ferryside and build an extremely long one in Llansteffan".
He said the amphibious boat "will be driven on land and will perform as a very fast motorboat when on the water".
It is being designed by a company in Solva, Pembrokeshire.
Rob Bamford, also from Carmarthen Bay Ferries, said they surveyed both communities and found that "there was a good interest for using a ferry if one was in place".
He said it would "bring the communities together" for both locals and tourists, and offer excursions.
The idea was the brainchild of retired Liverpool University professor Kenton Morgan.
He previously said: "It's known there are 400,000 annual visitors to Cefn Sidan beach just along the coast, and tens of thousands of visitors to Llansteffan Castle, Ferryside Castle and Laugharne, with its Dylan Thomas links.
"If the plan is approved, the ferry itself will become a tourist attraction."
But, battling waves as big as houses, the crews of the Holyhead and Moelfre lifeboats made it to the stricken ship.
Now, 50 years on the RNLI marked one of the most remarkable rescues in its 192-year history.
Crew members reunited at an event on Friday to remember the rescue.
Graham Drinkwater, Eric Jones, Jackie Hughes, Will Jones and Brian Stewart - five of the Anglesey crew who braved the conditions back on 2 December, 1966 - were guests of honour at the event in Holyhead.
In a video message played to them, one of the rescued Greek sailors gave thanks to the rescuers for saving his life.
The Nafsiporos' Second Officer Anestis Rokopoulos, now 73, said: "My only message is 'thank you'. I am alive only because of these people. I make a family and I make grandchildren only because of these people."
"We had no control and no steering. The rocks looked like knives. Then from the depths of the sea came these boats and we said, 'They have come for us'," he said.
All 17 crew on board the Holyhead and Moelfre lifeboats were awarded rare medals for gallantry, in an operation that involved three lifeboats over 24 hours.
First to the rescue was the Douglas RNLI lifeboat, under Coxswain Robert Lee, which launched at 08:30 GMT to chase the Nafsiporos as the storm drove her across the sea.
Although a Shackleton aircraft circling above the ship was able to give its position, volunteers on the Douglas boat never saw the vessel, as the bad weather reduced visibility to less than 460m (1,500ft).
Meanwhile, Lt Comm Harold Harvey, RNLI North West's lifeboats inspector, volunteered his services and the Holyhead lifeboat St Cybi was launched at 10:30.
After three hours of searching, the Holyhead crew reached the stricken freighter, which was just eight miles (13km) from the Anglesey coast.
The waves were 10m (35ft) high and the Nafsiporos was rolling and being lifted high in the sea, its huge propellers churning in the air above the heads of the lifeboat crew.
Holyhead crewman Graham Drinkwater was just 19 at the time.
"I always remember the first moment we launched because that was my first time down the slipway," he said.
"Then the actual trip out from the lifeboat station to the area of the casualty was fantastic. Talk about a rollercoaster. I mean, you haven't seen anything 'til you've been out on that."
Mr Drinkwater, who went on to become lifeboat operations manager at Holyhead, added: "I remember the first moment I saw the ship. It was so massive compared to our boat. I got a bit apprehensive at that moment.
"We missed the first time, went round again, had a massive collision with the side of the Nafsiporos and then we were alongside."
It was now gone 16:00 and the sun had set.
One of the freighter's lifeboats had come loose and was swinging, making it difficult for her rescuers to get anywhere near her.
The Greek crewmen on board had to climb down a ladder on the side of the ship, dodging the swinging pendulum of their own lifeboat, and then leap to the RNLI boat, which was also being lifted and dropped by the sea.
Holyhead Second Coxswain William Jones said: "The rise and fall between the ship and lifeboat was enormous. One moment we were looking up at her and the next we were in line with her deck, a matter of around 20 feet or more."
Five crewmen made it to safety, but then the Nafsiporos' lifeboat fell crashing on to the Holyhead boat, damaging it and forcing the crew to withdraw.
The Moelfre lifeboat had already been out since 07:00, assisting two other vessels struggling in the storm.
The crew had barely got back to the station when they were asked to launch again to go to the aid of the Nafisiporos.
Coxswain Dic Evans, who died in 2001, managed to manoeuvre his lifeboat alongside the Nafsiporos.
He pulled another 10 of the Nafsiporos' crew on to the lifeboat's deck, while four refused to abandon ship.
Survivor John Patsoulas later remembered the Moelfre lifeboat crew standing in formation on the lifeboat's decks, linking their arms shoulder to shoulder, waiting to receive the sailors.
He and the other men rescued recalled lifeboatman David Evans, Coxswain Evans' son, as a "bear of a man… big, strong and powerful", who grabbed the sailors and tossed them into the lifeboat "like sacks of corn".
The Moelfre boat was badly damaged and without electrics and lighting, but set course for Holyhead to bring the 10 survivors to shore.
By the time they arrived on land, Coxswain Evans, then aged 61, had been at an open wheel exposed to the hurricane conditions for nearly 13 hours without a break.
The Holyhead crew paused only to have a cup of tea, then launched again to stand by the Nafsiporos through the night until a Dutch tug towed it, and its remaining crew, back to Liverpool the following morning.
Despite the dangerous conditions and near-misses, there were no fatalities or casualties.
Mr Harvey said: "We were all exhausted after 22 hours at sea, and during the night following the rescue many thoughts and silent prayers occupied our minds.
"Once ashore, the rum came out. We were all proud and grateful men, speaking little and bound by the experience of such extreme lifeboat drama and action."
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The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant is a major contribution to the Kirkcudbright Art Gallery project.
Kirkcudbright's town hall will be redeveloped to house "nationally significant" collections.
Work by artists including the Glasgow Boys and the Scottish Colourists could be among the exhibitions on display.
A Viking hoard of more than 100 items of gold and silver, which was found nearby, may also join the collections.
The overall cost of the project is expected to be just over £3.1m. The HLF has agreed to a £931,200 grant.
Lucy Casot, head of the HLF in Scotland, said the "transformational" plans would give Kirkcudbright a gallery worthy of the "exceptional" art works it will house.
She added: "The future of the historic town hall has been secured and not only will it attract more tourists to the area but will benefit the wider community as they're encouraged to explore and enjoy the area's rich art heritage."
Work is expected to start on the gallery in spring 2016 and it is scheduled to open in summer 2017.
Councillor Tom McAughtrie, of Dumfries and Galloway Council, said: "Given the growth of cultural tourism, the Kirkcudbright art gallery project offers our region significant, long-term and sustainable economic impact.
"This award from the Heritage Lottery Fund is very exciting as it will enable us to develop a fabulous facility for the people of Dumfries and Galloway and for visitors to our region."
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Stephen Chapman said more victims of modern slavery from Albania end up in the UK than from any other country.
An Albania government official said it was combining efforts with UK agencies.
They have been looking at how the Welsh Government and the Crown Prosecution Service deal with the problem.
They took part in a conference in Cardiff and visited a safe house where victims are being protected.
A CPS spokesperson said that in 2015, 600 Albanian adult slavery victims were identified in the UK, 17% of all cases.
In 2015-16, prosecutions for human trafficking nationwide were their "highest ever, with the number of convictions also increasing".
The spokesperson said the CPS was a key member of Wales' Anti-Slavery Leadership Group which "works to improve the investigation and prosecution of modern slavery offences, whilst supporting those who are subjected to this crime".
Albania's deputy anti-trafficking coordinator, Dr Elona Gjebrea, who is also the deputy minister of the interior, said she was pleased to be in Cardiff working with "key UK partners combining efforts in the fight against human trafficking".
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The firm said this would result in an average annual saving of £59.
Electric Ireland entered the Northern Ireland residential market in October 2015
The firm is the latest energy provider to announce price reductions for energy customers in Northern Ireland. Last week, SSE Airtricity said it was cutting bills by more than 10%.
The Northern Ireland sales manager for Electric Ireland, Tim Jenks, said: "We are committed to making sure that our customers in Northern Ireland always get our most competitive prices".
The National 5 and Higher philosophy exams will take place on Tuesday morning.
For many candidates, the first exams will be the the National 5 Higher and Advanced Higher maths exams which go ahead on Friday.
The last exam is in early June and candidates will get their results on 8 August.
In recent years, there have been a number of complaints from candidates claiming an exam was too hard.
In some cases these concerns were founded, others turned out to be unjustified.
The Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA) has insisted it has tight quality control processes in place.
Dr Janet Brown, SQA chief executive and Scotland's chief examining officer, said: "I'd like to wish everyone sitting examinations and taking qualifications at schools and colleges the best of luck between now and the end of the term.
"After months of hard work and hours of study, many thousands of young people throughout Scotland are preparing to complete their qualifications and take the next step in their education or into work.
"At all levels, our qualifications provide candidates with the opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge and understanding they've acquired and prepare them for further study, employment or training.
"Our qualifications are robust, relevant, and designed to equip young people with a wide range of skills."
Lawro's opponent for the four FA Cup quarter-final ties is dub poet, musician and actor Benjamin Zephaniah.
The Birmingham-born dreadlocked bard chose to support Aston Villa over West Brom as a boy, and is backing Tim Sherwood's side to continue their cup run at the Baggies' expense on Saturday and reach Wembley.
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Zephaniah told BBC Sport: "It's obvious it's going to be Villa to win, but West Brom are going to try really hard, so I say 2-1 to Villa."
There is also one Premier League game on Saturday - the match between QPR and Tottenham that was postponed last weekend because Spurs were playing in the Capital One Cup final.
England rugby star George Ford made the predictions last weekend and stands to improve on his current total of five points if he gets this result correct.
A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth ONE point. Getting the exact score correct earns THREE points.
In the midweek Premier League games, Lawro got seven correct results from 10 Premier League games, including one perfect score.
His score of nine points was eclipsed by Circa Waves singer Kieran Shudall, who picked nine correct results with four perfect scores to earn 17 points and go five points clear at the top of the guest leaderboard.
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).
After 28 games, Lawro has eight of the 20 teams matching their actual position, including the entire top six. However, he is 10 places out with Swansea, who are 19th in his table and ninth in reality.
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Benjamin's prediction: 1-0
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Lawro's prediction: 0-2
George Ford's prediction: 1-3
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Lawro's prediction: 1-2
Benjamin's prediction: 2-1
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Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Benjamin's prediction: 3-1
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Lawro's prediction: 1-2
Benjamin's prediction: 2-3
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Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
* Does not include scores for postponed game - Leicester v Chelsea
Lawro's best score: 17 points (week seven v Ossie Ardiles)
Lawro's worst score: 2 points (week 20 v Steve Wilson)
The boy, who was accompanied by an adult, fell at Hilbre Island, West Kirby, at about 13:00 BST on Thursday.
He was airlifted to Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, where he remains in a critical condition.
Merseyside Police are appealing for information. Anyone who was in the area between 12.30 and 13.30 is urged to contact the force.
Read the latest updates on this story and more on Merseyside Local Live
Hilbre Island is a rocky crag of land that lies about a mile (1.6km) from West Kirby. It features a ranger's cottage and several privately-owned properties.
It can be approached on foot at low tide.
NHS Grampian has apologised to the parents of the young patients at Denburn Medical Practice.
It is believed the fridge could have been malfunctioning since last October.
The health board said it did not foresee any health problems arising from the situation.
Dr Diana Webster, consultant in public health medicine, said: "Our concern is that the effectiveness of the vaccines may have been compromised so they may not provide the necessary long-term protection.
"The expert advice we received was that boosters should be offered as a precautionary measure, and we can reassure parents there is no risk from the additional dose of vaccine."
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Conlan, 24, became Ireland's first male World Amateur Boxing champion in 2015 after also booking his Rio Olympic berth and clinching European gold.
A memorable year also saw Conlan become a father for the first time.
Conlan edged out Northern Ireland football captain Steven Davis and World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea.
2012 Olympic bronze medallist Conlan said he was "very grateful to win the award".
"It's great to achieve it when you see the calibre of sporting greats that have won this award before.
"But if I hadn't won any award this year, I'd have been a bit disappointed," added the bantamweight, who beat Murodjon Akhmadaliev of Uzbekistan in the world final in Doha in October.
"I'm very, very competitive. And I think what I've done this year is phenomenal so to see that being recognised is great.
"It's been a fantastic 12 months. I qualified for Rio twice, through the World Series of Boxing and then winning the World Championship.
"Winning the world championship was 10 times better because no other Irish male fighter had done that before me.
"I also had a wee baby girl and got engaged plus I won a European gold as well."
Jane Tohill, executive producer at BBC Sport NI, said judging panel were faced with a "tough decision in a remarkable year for Northern Ireland sport".
"Michael Conlan's achievements in 2015 have been exceptional," she said.
"The judging panel for BBC Sport NI are delighted to present Michael with this award.
"He continues to inspire young people in the world of boxing and we salute his hard work and success."
With Conlan winning Commonwealth Games gold in Glasgow last year, the Belfast man needs an Olympic title to complete a full set of major triumphs and he is in no doubt that he will achieve that feat in Rio next August.
"I don't feel any pressure heading towards the Olympic Games because I know I'm going to win a gold medal. I know it.
"It's not pressure on me. It gives me confidence.
"I'll be coming back with the gold medal. Once I do, that's my career kick-started into the pro ranks."
Joining Tohill on the judging panel for the BBC Sport NI award were The Belfast Telegraph's Steven Beacom, Kenny Archer from The Irish News, The Newsletter's Richard Mulligan plus Margaret O'Hare, senior producer BBC Sport, and Shane Glynn, managing editor BBC Northern Ireland Productions.
Conlan will be among the sports stars attending Sunday's BBC's Sports Personality of the Year, which is being held for the first time in Belfast at the SSE Arena.
Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu said it would be repealed on Sunday.
"I do not want to divide Romania. It can't be divided in two," Mr Grindeanu said in a televised statement.
Tens of thousands of flag-waving protesters in central Bucharest cheered his announcement, which came after five consecutive days of demonstrations.
The protests in the eastern European country against the decree have been the largest since the fall of communism in 1989.
Mr Grindeanu said he "heard and saw many opinions", including from "the voice of the street". He said that parliament will now debate a new corruption law.
He added Justice Minister Florin Iordache would take responsibility for the poor communication and confusion around the controversial measure which would have allowed many officials convicted of corruption to leave prison.
The decree was meant to come into force at midnight on 10 February.
It would have decriminalised abuse of power offences when sums of less than €44,000 (£38,000; $47,500) are involved.
One immediate beneficiary would have been Liviu Dragnea, who leads the ruling PSD party and faces charges of defrauding the state of €24,000.
The leftist government only returned to power in December after protests forced its last leader from power in October 2015.
The EU had warned Romania against undoing its progress against corruption.
The government passed the decree on Tuesday, immediately sparking protests, which involved an estimated 300,000 people on Wednesday evening.
It said the changes were needed to reduce prison overcrowding and align certain laws with the constitution.
But critics saw it as a way for the PSD to absolve officials convicted or accused of corruption.
"The damage it will do, if it comes into force, can never be repaired," Laura Kovesi, chief prosecutor of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate had told the BBC.
One of the demonstrators, Cristian Busuioc, explained why he had come out on the streets with his 11-year-old son.
"I want to explain to him ... what democracy means, and the way the ones who govern must create laws for the people and not against them or in their own interest," he told the Associated Press.
The British Medical Association (BMA) has said there should be more support for people coming off the drugs.
Benzodiazepines - taken for severe anxiety, insomnia and sometimes pain relief - are a particular concern.
Public Health England said it supported local services to help address drug addiction issues.
Dr Andrew Green, the BMA's GP clinical and prescribing policy lead, told the BBC 5 live Investigates programme: "Establishing a national helpline should be a top priority to provide better service to individuals with prescribed drug dependence.
"There is also the need for specialist services to be consistently available across the country."
He added: "Patients have not had their problems adequately recognised in the past and we need to put that right."
The BMA will publish its recommendations on Monday. It will also call for clear guidance for practitioners on helping people manage to cut down and stop taking prescription medications.
Jan Waterton, 62, from Cornwall, was first prescribed benzodiazepines in 1992 for pain relief following surgery on her hip.
She later realised she had become dependent.
"I collapsed in a heap in the bedroom, shaking, quaking; my husband thought I was having a breakdown. That's when we first realised that I was totally addicted to the substance."
She said she suffered severe withdrawal symptoms during the 18 years it took her to fully come off the medication.
"I experienced massive electric shocks in the brain, twitching, numbness, feeling dreadful."
Figures from NHS Digital show just over 10 million prescriptions for benzodiazepines were issued last year in England, 0.9 % of all prescriptions dispensed during 2015.
According to government guidance, the recommended maximum time for which benzodiazepines should be prescribed is four weeks, to reduce the risk of dependency.
But a BMA report, published last year, warned people were being prescribed them for longer. BBC 5 live Investigates has found cases of people using the drugs for decades.
Dr Green said they were effective "but only for a short period of time".
He added: "When patients try and come off, they get withdrawal syndrome and that encourages them to keep taking them and doctors sometimes prescribe them longer than they ought to."
Academics at the University of Roehampton have carried out a study looking at long-term benzodiazepine use.
After looking at the number of people on the drug at 13 GP surgeries in the north of England, they said that, if that pattern was repeated across the UK, there could be at least 266,000 benzodiazepine users.
Dr James Davies, who has worked on the study said: "Long-term use and withdrawal is a very serious public health issue that requires more attention than it is currently receiving."
A spokesman for the Department of Health in England said it was looking at GP prescribing trends, including for benzodiazepines.
He said helpline services already existed. "Anyone who is concerned that they may be dependent on medicines which have been prescribed to them can get advice from their GP, a community pharmacist, the 111 helpline or the online NHS Choices service.
"In addition, the government's drugs information service, Talk to FRANK provides advice on how to access specialist drug treatment services, including services which help people who have a dependence on a medicine prescribed to them."
Meanwhile, a Northern Ireland Department of Health spokeswoman said: "The New Strategic Direction for Alcohol and Drugs (NSD) strategy specifically recognises the misuse of prescription drugs in the north of Ireland as a key issue and an action plan has been developed to address it."
Receiving better information and raising awareness among professionals and the public are two of the points on the plan.
The spokeswoman added: "We welcome the publication of the recommendations by the BMA, which we will consider in light of the work already under way on this issue and look at what further action can be taken locally."
Prof David Taylor, a spokesman for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, said it did not support long-term use other than in "exceptional circumstances" where the benefits outweighed the risks for that patient - and that people should normally only take them for a few weeks.
He added: "For patients taking them for longer periods, any withdrawal management needs to be undertaken carefully and at a reduction rate that is tolerable for the patient."
Rosanna O'Connor, director of alcohol, drugs, tobacco at Public Health England said it supported local authorities in developing the kinds of services they needed in their areas.
She added: "It remains important that all health professionals make every contact count with patients and are alert to possible signs of misuse and dependence, including to prescribed drugs."
5 live Investigates is on BBC Radio 5 live on Sunday 23 October at 11:00 BST. Listen online or download the programme podcast.
Stephen Green was one of six British workers taken hostage and then killed at the In Amenas plant in January 2013.
The inquest at the Royal Courts of Justice was told how jihadists "encouraged" the captives to call or send messages home before they died.
Forty workers and 29 militants were killed during the siege.
The inquest is examining the deaths of Mr Green, 47, from Hampshire; Garry Barlow, 50, from Liverpool; Carson Bilsland, 46, from Perthshire; Sebastian John, 26, from Norfolk; Paul Morgan, 46, from Liverpool and Kenneth Whiteside, 59, from Fife.
It is also examining the death of Carlos Estrada, a Colombian who had moved to London.
The attack unfolded over four days when 34 armed men from the Signed-in-Blood Battalion ambushed a bus carrying workers from the plant in the Sahara desert.
It ended when Algerian forces regained control in a bloody final assault.
Opening the inquest, assistant coroner for West Sussex, Nicholas Hilliard QC, said: "Each and every death is a wholly separate tragedy and leaves family and friends devastated and bereft."
Mr Green's father, David Green, said: "Stephen's death has been very hard for us. He had a lot of happiness to look forward to.
"I feel both grief and anger - grief that my son was refused a happy future, and anger against those responsible.
"They are not forgiven or understood."
Christopher Bilsland, younger brother of one of the victims, told the court "monetary gain had been valued over human life" at the plant.
The inquest heard that Carlson Bilsland had written about working at In Amenas: "The job is fine but security is not good and not safe compared to other places I've worked."
The inquest was told the men were urged by their captors to make contact with the outside world in order to publicise their demands that 100 Islamist prisoners in Mali be released.
Det Supt James Stokley, the senior investigating officer, told the court how one of the hostages, 26-year-old Mr John, had sent photographs of the attackers home.
While he was being held he had the "presence of mind to make and send pictures of his captors... at considerable risk to himself", the officer said.
Another of the British men, Mr Whiteside, was said to have headbutted one of the jihadists, before being overpowered and handcuffed, the court was told.
Once the plant had been seized, the hostages were held together with explosives attached to them.
Many of the men were last seen alive being put on vehicles by the armed men on the second day of the siege.
"The terrorists said they had placed bombs in each vehicle which would explode if they were attacked by the military," Det Spt Stokley told the inquest.
The following day witnesses described seeing vehicles that had been blown up and Mr Barlow's body.
The 50-year-old father of two, along with Mr Bilsland and Mr Whiteside died from injuries caused by an explosion, according to post-mortems carried out in the UK.
Mr John died after a blunt injury to the head, Mr Morgan by a gunshot wound to the head and Mr Green from a gunshot to the chest.
BP executive Mr Estrada died from multiple gunshot wounds and injuries caused by an explosion.
Pictures of the victims were shown on a screen as their relatives gave evidence.
Mr Barlow's wife Lorraine, told the court the attack had begun on her husband's 50th birthday.
"I need to understand why this happened to such a wonderful man," she said.
Last week, the inquest's coroner stood down to be replaced by Judge Hilliard after the government said it might present "sensitive material" as evidence.
16 January 2013 Militants attack two buses carrying In Amenas workers, killing two. They then go on to the living quarters and main installation, seizing hostages. Some gas workers manage to escape
17 January Algerian forces attack after the militants try to move their hostages in five 4x4s. Four of the vehicles are destroyed in an air strike and an unknown number of hostages are killed
18 January Stalemate as Algerian forces surround the gas plant where the remaining hostages are held
19 January Algerian forces launch a final assault after reports that the hostage-takers are killing their captives
The six British victims were among 40 workers killed at the plant.
Militants arrived before dawn on 16 January last year and entered the In Amenas plant, a joint venture run by British company BP, Norway's Statoil and Algerian state company Sonatrach.
Within 15 minutes they had taken control, killing some some of the plant's 800 workers and taking others - mostly foreigners - hostage.
Algerian forces surrounded the site and, while militants were moving hostages in a convoy, destroyed four vehicles - killing an unknown number of hostages.
The Algerian army finally regained control of the plant with an assault on 19 January.
The hearing is expected to last until the end of next month.
Brendan Rodgers' side - who play FC Astana on Wednesday - dominated possession for large periods against the Premier League champions.
Riyad Mahrez put Leicester ahead with a superb goal only for Eoghan O'Connell to curl in from 25 yards.
Kasper Schemichel then saved a James Forrest penalty in the shootout.
Celtic still have potentially four qualifiers to play before reaching the group stage of the Champions League, beginning with a 3,000-mile trip to Astana, in Kazakhstan, this week. But Rodgers played a strong side for this International Champions Cup friendly.
Mahrez won the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year award last season and the Algerian showed his qualities again by cutting inside from the right wing and curling superbly into the top corner in the 46th minute.
Leicester - who named three new signings in their starting XI - will be desperate to keep Mahrez at the King Power Stadium. He has been strongly linked with a move to Arsenal, but manager Claudio Ranieri says "it will be better for him to stay with me".
Mahrez, 25, was signed by the Foxes from Le Havre for £400,000 in 2014 but reports in France on Saturday suggested he was set to join Arsenal for up to £50m.
He was the outstanding player on display in Glasgow, and after the match Ranieri again repeated that the winger would be staying.
"Did you see how Riyad is happy?" said Ranieri.
"He played so well, worked so hard for the team, he scored a goal and he stays with us.
"It is very important (to keep him); he is one of our stars.
"Other teams maybe have more stars and maybe he doesn't play at the same level, because maybe is on the bench so it is much better he stays with me."
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers saw 20-year-old centre-back O'Connell guide in off a post in the 59th minute after Scott Brown's shot had been blocked to level the game, which went straight to penalties after 90 minutes.
The first 10 spot kicks were converted before Forrest saw his effort saved and Daniel Amartey scored to give Leicester a bonus point in the competition.
Celtic have their important Champions League tie in between a friendly game with Barcelona in Dublin next weekend, while Leicester face Paris St-Germain in California next Saturday.
Rodgers was impressed with his side's display and is also confident of finalising the signing of former Liverpool defender Kolo Toure this weekend.
"It was an excellent game," he said. "For a pre-season game, it was at a good level and good intensity. Leicester looked fit and strong and ready for another challenge.
"We were excellent. Mahrez scored a fantastic goal but our reaction was really good. The mentality we have tried to create is a winning one. Even in pre-season, that's important.
"We came from a goal behind and that is important."
Rodgers also indicated that a deal is close to sign former Arsenal and Manchester City defender Kolo Toure, released by Liverpool at the end of last season.
"Hopefully Kolo Toure will be signed by Sunday and he will be great for us," Rodgers said. "I bought him to Liverpool and he did great. He looks after himself and is in good condition. He will be a valuable player for us."
Celtic: Gordon (Fasan 62); Janko, Lustig (Ambrose 46), O'Connell; Roberts (Forrest 62), McGregor (Johansen 62), Brown (Allan 75), Armstrong (Rogic 75), Izaguirre; Griffiths (Christie 75), Dembele (Ciftci 62).
Leicester: Zieler (Schmeichel 46); Amartey, Hernandez (Okazaki 62), Morgan (Wasilewski 62), Chilwell; Mahrez (Fuchs 70), Mendy (Simpson 46), Drinkwater, Albrighton (Schlupp 46); Ulloa (Huth 62), Gray (Musa 46)
Ross Agnew, 38, told the High Court in Glasgow that he did not give police this information when Mr Toner's body was found as he was too afraid.
He was giving evidence at the trial of Douglas Fleming and John McDonald.
Both men deny murdering Mr Toner, whose body was found in a field at Langbank weeks after he went missing in 2004.
Mr Fleming, 50, and Mr McDonald, 57, both of Bellahouston, Glasgow, deny murdering Mr Toner on 29 June 2004.
They are alleged to have killed him at the garden and grounds of the Coach House, at Gleddoch Estate, Langbank, and Gleddoch Estate after inducing him to travel there from the Key to Life Gym in Pollokshields, Glasgow.
Mr Toner's body was found in a field on 13 July 2004. He had been stabbed and his throat cut.
Mr Agnew told the court that Mr Fleming, a former policeman, was living at the Coach House on Gleddoch Estate in 2004 with his sister, Pauline Agnew.
He was asked by advocate depute Alex Prentice QC, prosecuting, where he was working in June 2004 and replied: "I was doing security work at Marr Lodge at Bishopton."
The court heard that Mr Agnew started work on 29 June at 07:30.
He said that in the afternoon he began to get frantic phone calls from his father Paul Agnew, who was one of the partners at the Marr Hall development.
This was because Mr Fleming, who was one of the contractors, had failed to turn up for a meeting.
The witness said he repeatedly phoned Mr Fleming and finally spoke to him.
He added: "He said he had vehicle problems and asked me to drive in my works van to the top of the driveway at Marr Hall.
"I drove up and met him. I exited my van and he exited his blue Mercedes G-wagon. He opened his black leather jacket to reveal a shirt absolutely drenched, saturated in blood."
The witness told the court that Mr Fleming then spoke to him and claimed someone had tried to stab him, to which he replied: "Are you alright?"
Mr Agnew said Mr Fleming told him that he could not let his sister , Pauline Agnew, see him in that state.
He added that Mr Fleming's tie was also covered in blood.
The witness told the court that Mr Fleming asked him to go with him to Greenock.
He told Mr Prentice that Mr Fleming gave him money and asked him to buy him a similar shirt and tie to the ones he was wearing.
Once the shirt and tie had been purchased, Mr Agnew said they then drove to Halfords in Greenock where Mr Fleming bought a set of jump leads.
He said they then set off for Mr Agnew's partner's flat in Drumfrochar Road, Greenock, where he claimed Mr Fleming changed out of the bloodstained shirt.
Mr Agnew was asked why he had not gone to the police with this information after Mr Toner's body was discovered and said: "Fear. I was afraid and distressed."
He added: "This has consumed me for the last 10 years."
Mr Agnew also claimed that during the car journey to Greenock he asked Mr Fleming if there would be repercussions and was told: "He's gone, he's away."
Defence QC Derek Ogg asked Mr Agnew: "It doesn't make any sense that you should assist Mr Fleming by buying a shirt. Why should he turn to you to do a task he could do himself," and he replied: "I don't know why he asked me. I don't know his thought processes."
The QC said: "The thing you haven't told us about is the smell of the blood," and Mr Agnew replied: "I don't recall any smell. I certainly couldn't smell anything."
The court heard that Mr Agnew only gave an affidavit after being questioned in 2013 by police in connection with attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
Mr Ogg accused Mr Agnew of being a liar and a fantasist who had come up with the story about the blood-soaked shirt to get himself out of trouble.
Mr Agnew denied this saying: "I'm telling the truth I have no reason to lie."
However the jury heard that Mr Agnew, who has three convictions for drink driving, claimed in his affidavit that he had no convictions.
Mr Agnew denied suggestions, put to him by Mr Ogg, that he had claimed to his family he was training to be member of the British Olympic ski squad, had alleged he was working for the Spanish Navy and had claimed he was in the British Army after being discharged for medical reasons.
Mr Fleming has lodged a special defence of incrimination against six men.
Both accused also deny a further charge of attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
The trial before Lord Armstrong continues.
The men were arrested on Wednesday in Bradford as part of the National Crime Agency's investigation into historical child sexual exploitation and abuse.
The offences are said to have taken place against two girls aged 16 and 17.
Nine people have now been arrested as part of the NCA's Operation Stovewood.
It was launched at the request of South Yorkshire Police.
Its aim is to investigate non-familial sexual abuse in Rotherham, between 1997 and 2013, after a report found at least 1,400 girls were abused in the town during that period.
The 29-year-old was released by Oxford in May after an injury-hit season where he failed to score a goal.
City boss Paul Tisdale is also looking at forward Alex Fisher, who has played abroad and most recently at Mansfield.
"I'm optimistic about it. We need to see him (Hoskins) train and hopefully that'll turn into something," Tisdale told BBC Radio Devon.
"He'll be training with us for a couple of weeks and then we'll see."
Hoskins started his career at Rotherham and has also spent a season with Bristol Rovers.
"We tried really hard to sign him (previously) but someone trumped us, so I've got into the process of looking at his game before," added Tisdale.
"If we can get good value and give someone an opportunity, everyone's a winner. He's someone that's got pedigree."
Fisher, 25, spent last season at Mansfield but was not offered a new contract.
He has played for Belgian side Mechelen and Italian outfit Monza in recent years and spent time at the Glenn Hoddle Academy.
"We've had a little look at him and he'll possibly be coming back. He seems a very likeable chap and has a good touch," Tisdale said.
"He's a 'lead your front line' kind of striker, and so far so good, but the first week of pre-season's really hard to judge because you don't see the decision making so much."
Pearse Jordan was shot in the back by an RUC officer as he ran from a stolen car he was driving on the Falls Road.
The controversial killing has been claimed by some as evidence of a so-called shoot to kill policy.
However, on Monday Mr Justice Horner said he did not accept that there was any evidence that the officer involved was a "cold callous killer".
The coroner did, however, criticise police record keeping and said that some officers had, almost certainly, lied in their evidence to the inquest.
It is the third inquest held into the 22-year-old's killing.
Lawyers representing Mr Jordan's family said that they welcomed the coroner's assessment that the police "failed to provide a satisfactory and convincing explanation for the use of lethal force".
However, they were disappointed that he did not conclude on the evidence that the shooting "was unjustified".
The lawyers said they would now study the detailed verdict closely with Mr Jordan's parents.
This overturns a decision made by former minister John O'Dowd in 2015.
He maintained all exam boards operating in Northern Ireland must give their results using the letters A* to G.
That led to the two largest English GCSE exam boards to say they would not offer GCSE courses in Northern Ireland.
Mr Weir said those exam boards - AQA and OCR - have now confirmed they will reverse that decision.
Therefore, from 2018, many pupils in Northern Ireland will receive results in both letter and number form, as around one in four GCSEs here is studied through an English board.
The local examining body, CCEA, will continue to award GCSEs from A* to G only.
However, they will introduce a new C* grade.
Under the numerical grading system 9 is the highest and 1 is the lowest.
Speaking in the assembly, Mr Weir said that he had "decided to lift the current restriction upon the accreditation of 9-1 GCSEs".
"By re-opening the market in this way, our learners will be able to access GCSE courses leading to both alphabetical grades and numerical grades.
"Depending upon the decisions of schools, some young people will leave school with a record of attainment that consists of a mixture of letters and numbers." he said.
"This in practice is little different from what happens now with the mixture of qualifications at level 2 with GCSEs, BTEC, Level 2 Certificates and Diplomas."
In 2017, English examining boards will give their results in the form of numbers, where nine is the highest grade and one the lowest.
However, the change will not take effect for results in most subjects until 2018.
The body which runs examinations in Northern Ireland, the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA), has welcomed the minister's decision.
It a statement it said: "We are pleased that the Minister has moved swiftly to review policy and provide his decision on the future of grading for GCSEs in Northern Ireland.
"CCEA, as the Qualifications Regulator, has a statutory responsibility to ensure that qualifications taken by learners here are comparable to similar qualifications taken by learners in other parts of the United Kingdom.
"We will start work immediately on the technical implementation of the new grading and continue to ensure that our qualifications remain comparable to other similar qualifications elsewhere in the United Kingdom."
Kevin McLean allegedly forced his way into Agnes Widdis's home in Dundee on 12 February.
Prosecutors at Dundee Sheriff Court allege he seized his grandmother by the arm and robbed her of £50 in cash.
A further allegation states that on the same day Mr McLean, 31, was in possession of two knives in Dundee's South Ward Road.
Mr McLean pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Sheriff Alastair Brown continued the case until 8 July for further investigations to be made.
In its final draft of 2014-2019 rail funding, the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) increased funding for level crossings by £32m to a total of £109m.
Nine people died on level crossings last year, more than double the year before.
Network Rail's overall funding was cut by £1.7bn by the ORR.
The extra funding for level crossings comes a short time after the House of Commons Transport Committee heard about concerns over level crossing safety from the parents of Olivia Bazlinton, 14, who, with her friend Charlotte Thompson, was killed at a crossing at Elsenham in Essex in December 2005.
Network Rail was fined £1m over the girls' deaths in 2012 after admitting health and safety breaches associated with the level crossing.
Olivia's mother Tina Hughes told BBC Breakfast the changes being made to level crossings would save lives.
She said "many of the crossings in this country have got little protection on them" adding that such crossings represented the most danger to the public.
Network Rail said it had already closed 700 level crossings in the last five years and the extra funding would help it continue its work.
The safety measures being introduced at crossings that are not being closed include gates being installed, footbridges introduced, low-cost barriers and warning lights.
ORR chief executive Richard Price said Network Rail believed the measures would enable it to reduce the risk at level crossings by 25% compared to now.
"Closing 500 level crossings is a pretty big deal in terms of the railway overall," he said.
In the ORR's final determination on funding for railways in England, Scotland and Wales, Network Rail will receive more than £21bn over the next five years to fund the day-to-day running of the network.
The savings require Network Rail to bring down the cost of running the network by around 20%.
Many of the targets were included in the ORR's draft determination in June.
Targets and spending announced on Thursday included:
Network Rail has until 7 February 2014 to respond in detail and accept or reject the ORR's determination.
The company's chief executive, Sir David Higgins, said the next five years would be a "critical challenge" for the railway.
"A challenge to continue to respond to rising passenger demand and our need to grow and expand the network while at the same time juggling the ever harder challenges of improving performance, reducing cost and delivering huge investment projects from which substantial social and economic benefits flow."
He added that Network Rail would use the next few months to seek clarification and work through the detail of the determination.
Anthony Smith, chief executive of rail customer watchdog Passenger Focus, said: "Passengers want safe, reliable train services and more and longer trains to cope with rising passenger numbers.
"This large investment is welcome, and these industry targets should help underpin NR's plans. However, passengers will want to see these revised punctuality targets being met.
He said the organisation was "pleased to see a renewed commitment to transparency".
They say he died in fighting in Salahuddin province, north of Baghdad. His supporters have denied the claim.
Douri, 72, led the Naqshbandi Order insurgent group, a key force behind the recent rise of Islamic State (IS).
He was deputy to Saddam Hussein, who was ousted when US-led forces invaded Iraq in 2003 and executed in 2006.
Douri was regarded as the most high-profile official of Saddam Hussein's Baath party to successfully evade capture after the invasion, and had a large bounty on his head for years.
He was the King of Clubs in the famous pack of cards the US issued of wanted members of Saddam Hussein's regime after its defeat.
There have been reports of Douri's death or capture before and the now-dissolved Baath party denied the latest claim.
However, al-Arabiya TV showed a picture of what it said was Douri's body.
The remains have now been transferred to Baghdad for DNA testing, according to the Popular Mobilisation Forces - an umbrella group of Shia militia fighting IS.
Salahuddin governor Raed al-Jabouri said he had died during an operation by soldiers and allied Shia militiamen east of Tikrit - a city that was recaptured by the government two weeks ago.
The death of the last major figure from Saddam Hussein's regime still on the run, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri - if confirmed - is a final twitch of the curtain falling on that era in Iraqi history. But his role after Saddam's fall has been more significant. He led a hard core of loyalists to the defeated regime, who helped fuel and prolong the insurgency against its successors.
An elusive figure, his death was reported and then retracted several times. There were various rumours about where he was based, inside or outside Iraq - and his health was believed to have all but incapacitated him. But he reappeared - on tape, at least - as Islamic State militants were seizing Mosul and Tikrit last year. He urged Iraqis to join the Sunni jihadists' fight.
There's little doubt that Saddam-era officials and military commanders have played a key role in making IS the fighting force it is. How big a role Mr Douri actively played in this is open to question, as is any direct and continuing alliance between his militia and IS. So his death is symbolically significant, but may have little practical effect on the ground.
Douri's Naqshbandi Order is the main Baathist insurgent group. Despite its secular roots, it is believed to have played a key role in a major offensive by Islamic State last year.
IS seized swathes of territory in eastern Syria and across northern and western Iraq, in an effort to establish an Islamic "caliphate".
But in recent months Iraqi forces - backed by US-led air strikes since August - have recaptured 25% to 30% of the territory initially lost to IS.
The jihadist group still controls large areas, including the second city of Mosul, in the north.
Militants staged a number of attacks on Friday. In the capital, Baghdad, a series of bombings claimed by IS left at least 30 people dead.
The deadliest explosion was close to an outdoor market.
In the northern city of Irbil, the capital of the autonomous region of Kurdistan, a bomb killed three people and injured five, near the US consulate. Attacks in this area are relatively rare.
Meanwhile, thousands of civilians continued to flee Ramadi, amid escalating violence in the city. Families have been making their way towards Baghdad, but have criticised government regulations that require each person to have a sponsor in the capital.
One woman told BBC Arabic: "We've been walking for two days and the bridge to Baghdad is blocked. My child was dying before the police came to help."
The violence in Iraq has been fuelled by the sectarian divide between Sunni and Shia Muslims.
The government is dominated by politicians belonging to the Shia majority and backed by Shia militias. IS and other insurgent groups are Sunni.
Clermont Auvergne versus Saracens at Murrayfield will be the 100th game Owens has refereed in the tournament.
It will be the 45-year-old's third Champions Cup final in a row having first officiated in European rugby in the 2001 Challenge Cup.
Owens is the world's most experienced referee and officiated the 2015 Rugby World Cup final.
His assistant referees in Edinburgh will be Ireland's George Clancy and Ian Davies of Wales.
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The farm being built in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, will house 15,000 pigs.
Planning permission for the project was granted late last year, despite thousands of objections.
Antrim and Newtownabbey Council said the warning was part of an investigation into "a range of unauthorised signage".
Resident John Holland said he received a letter on Friday warning him he will be fined if the sign is not removed by 7 March.
In a statement, the council said the display of signs of that nature required "advertisement consent from the council" and that signs put up without consent are "deemed to be unauthorised".
Speaking to BBC Radio Ulster, Mr Holland said he erected the sign on his own property because protest banners placed near the council's offices had been torn down.
"What can you do if they're going to turn round and slap a fine of up to £2,500?
"We're two pensioners, I can't afford to pay that," Mr Holland said.
The council said an unauthorised sign is an offence under Northern Ireland's planning laws, and that "compliance and respect for that process (planning) are both essential and expected".
"In this specific case, the council wrote to the owner/occupier on 21 February detailing the nature of the offence, the penalties that could be imposed and requested that the sign be removed by 7 March.
"The owner has now indicated to the council that he intends to remove the sign in question."
The development of the major pig farm has faced opposition, with Queen guitarist Brian May one of those critical of the plan.
There were 856 individual letters of objection and 200,000 people signed an online petition against the original project before planning permission was granted.
There were also two letters of support for the project.
They said those detained worked for Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, the most wanted man in Mexico.
They were arrested during a helicopter raid on a ranch in the north-western state of Durango on Friday.
During the raid, elite troops killed the regional leader of the gang, Luis Alberto Cabrera Sarabia.
The security forces said his death was a severe blow to the Sinaloa cartel's operations in Durango and Chihuahua.
Mr Cabrera Sarabia is accused of having controlled much of the drug trafficking in the two northern states.
Defence spokesman Gen Ricardo Trevilla Trejo said the security forces located the ranch where Mr Cabrera Sarabia was staying last week.
A special operations team moved in on Friday and were fired on, Gen Trevilla Trejo said.
He said that Mr Cabrera Sarabia managed to escape along with his bodyguard, hiding in a cave in a mountainous area near the ranch.
'Family business'
Mr Cabrera Sarabia was killed in a firefight as the special operations team moved in on the cave, the general said.
Three members of the security forces were injured in the operation.
At the ranch, soldiers found more than a dozen long-range weapons and more than 4,000 rounds of ammunition, as well as armoured cars and communication equipment.
Gen Trevilla Trejo said Mr Cabrera Sarabia had been personally chosen to head the Sinaloa cartel's operations in the region by its leader Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman.
He was appointed only last month, after the arrest of the previous regional leader, Luis Alberto Cabrera Sarabia's brother, Felipe.
The Sinaloa cartel controls much of the flow of cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamines into the United States via air, land and sea, and is believed to have links in as many as 50 countries.
Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman was jailed in 1993 but escaped his maximum-security prison in a laundry basket eight years later, embarrassing and eluding the authorities ever since.
Davies' place-kicking was below par in Wales' 24-6 win over Tonga on Friday, missing three of seven chances, but the fly-half impressed with ball in hand.
Wales now travel from Eden Park to Apia to face Samoa on Friday, 23 June.
"Sam is the main danger for Wales. He's good at making the right decision at the right time, he's classy and he's got a good kicking game," Fonotia said.
"He is a very gifted player. He always seems to have a bit of time when he takes the ball to the line."
Fonotia joined Ospreys from New Zealand side Crusaders in February 2016 and his performances for the Welsh region have helped smooth his way into international rugby.
The 29-year-old, who was born in Christchurch but qualifies for Samoa through his grandfather, made his Test debut in the 78-0 thumping by New Zealand on Friday.
That match was part of a double-header at Eden Park, in which Wales saw off Tonga earlier in the day.
Fonotia will now make his first visit to his adopted country this weekend, hoping to put one over his Ospreys colleagues.
"I've never been to Samoa and it will be my first time, but I'm pumped to get there," Fonotia said.
"I caught up with a few of the Wales guys in New Zealand. I know they're looking forward to the game and playing against your mates is always fun.
"We want to give it a really good crack."
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Root made 133 not out and Alex Hales 95 as England, the bookmakers' favourites for the tournament, reached their target of 306 with 16 balls to spare.
Tamim Iqbal hit 128 in Bangladesh's 305-5, with Liam Plunkett taking 4-59.
But England suffered injury concerns as Chris Woakes sustained a side problem and Root appeared to hurt his calf.
Ben Stokes, who required a pre-match fitness test on a knee injury, did manage to bowl seven overs.
However, Woakes only sent down two before leaving the field, while Root hobbled through much of the second part of his innings. Woakes is being sent for a scan on Thursday evening while Root's niggle is thought to be less serious.
England will probably secure a place in the semi-finals if they beat New Zealand in Cardiff on Tuesday, while Bangladesh almost certainly have to beat Australia on Monday to avoid being eliminated.
England are strongly fancied to win their first global 50-over trophy largely because of the strength of their batting, which again impressed on a superb surface.
But their bowling, arguably a weakness, showed room for improvement for sterner tests to come. Pace bowler Jake Ball, preferred to the leg spin of Adil Rashid, went at more than eight an over.
Opener Jason Roy, with a highest score of 20 in his six previous one-day internationals, made only one from eight balls before scooping pace bowler Mashrafe Mortaza to short fine leg.
Still, injuries are starting to look like the biggest problem. After doubts over Stokes, the loss of either Root or Woakes, England's highest ranked ODI batsman and bowler respectively, would be a huge blow.
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Even in such perfect conditions for batting, Bangladesh's total was enough to pressure England, especially after Roy was dismissed.
However, Root and Hales calmed any fears of an upset with a second-wicket stand of 159.
Hales muscled the ball through the leg side, played brutal cuts and lofted two sixes, only to be caught on the leg side boundary when looking for the blow that would have taken him to a century.
Root deftly worked the ball off his pads and behind square on the off side and, despite being in obvious discomfort after suffering the injury on 61, completed a 10th ODI hundred.
By that time he had been joined by captain Eoin Morgan. The left-hander survived a spectacular catch which was claimed by Tamim - but not given following a look at television replays - before compiling a typically calculated unbeaten 75.
They added an unbroken 143 for the third wicket, Root accelerating after passing three figures to post his highest ODI score.
Bangladesh took advantage of being invited to bat, led by the sparkling Tamim and cheered on by an energetic crowd.
Tamim was on 19 when he could have fallen to a vicious Mark Wood bouncer but, after that, he despatched anything short and played drives down the ground.
He shared a stand of 166 with Mushfiqur Rahim (79) to move Bangladesh to a dangerous 259-2 with six overs remaining.
But Tamim skied to Jos Buttler and Mushfiqur holed to long on from successive Plunkett deliveries to halt the Tigers' momentum.
Bangladesh posted their highest ODI total against England, but it was still about 30 runs short of really testing the powerful home batting.
Ex-England captain Alec Stewart on Test Match Special: "Whatever you throw at Joe Root, he proves that he can do it. People say he isn't a power hitter or whatever but he hits sixes.
"He has mastered Test cricket, 50-over and Twenty20 cricket. Whenever England need him he scores runs.
"He plays safe shots and scores at a run a ball. That is all you can ask. I don't see his injury being a problem at all. The real concern is Chris Woakes."
England captain Eoin Morgan: "When the guys bat like that it is a lot easier than it used to be. When you have Joe Root in your side and an in-form Alex Hales, that is a huge factor. They struck the ball really well.
"Joe (Root) is the glue in our side. He has scored a lot of runs in the last couple of years and continues to do it. He is not slow. He is batting at pace. He has been working on his power hitting and today it worked."
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza: "On this wicket we were a little bit short. In the middle patches we couldn't get any wickets and Root and Morgan took the game away from us.
"At the end of our innings with six or seven wickets in hand we could have been a lot better. We need more variety in our attack. We will think about playing an extra bowler."
Myrtle Scudamore, the eight-year-old daughter of jockey Tom - rider of leading Grand National fancy Vieux Lion Rouge - sums up her family's Aintree dilemma.
"What will we do, Daddy," she asks, "if you and Grumpy Grandad's horse come to the final fence together?"
Grumpy Grandad is Tom's father Peter, eight-time champion jump jockey of the 1980s and 90s, who with partner Lucinda Russell has been preparing another major contender, One For Arthur, at their base north of Edinburgh.
Both horses have enjoyed successful seasons, particularly the David Pipe-trained Vieux Lion Rouge, seventh in 2016, and winner of Aintree's Becher Chase in December when defeating four of his big-race rivals including One For Arthur (fifth).
Success for either would be a significant one for the Scudamore clan: Tom is having his 16th go at the race - he's finished eighth twice - while in 12 attempts Peter was never closer than third.
Tom's trainer-brother Michael has saddled a Grand National third, but none of them have emulated Peter's father, Michael senior, who rode Oxo to win in 1959.
"Obviously, we're all itching to win it, and if it's not 'Arthur', of course I hope it's Tom," said Peter.
As for young Myrtle, she'll be cheering on Vieux Lion Rouge, but has promised to happily defect if One For Arthur comes out on top, not least because Grumpy Grandad has promised her a new pony if he wins.
Fact: Vieux Lion Rouge - BBC 5 Live commentator John Hunt says he'd prefer Old Red Lion - seeks to become the first horse to complete the Haydock Grand National Trial/Grand National double; One For Arthur would be only the second Scottish-trained winner after Rubstic (1979).
Verdict: The unique course holds no fears for Vieux Lion Rouge, but will his stamina last out? (It didn't last year, but Tom Scudamore is convinced he's better now). One For Arthur needs to show he's as good in drier conditions, but turns up - with regular rider Derek Fox fit again - in excellent form.
Amid all the anniversaries in 2017 - the bomb alert-delayed race of 1997, Red Rum's Grand National treble completed 40 years ago and Foinavon's shock 1967 win - another significant landmark must not be forgotten.
Though Barony Fort refused at fence 27 in 1977, his jockey Charlotte Brew made history as the first female rider to participate.
Since then, 14 more women have lined up, including Katie Walsh, whose third place on Seabass, behind Neptune Collonges in 2012, is the best finishing position.
Seabass completed the course again under Walsh a year later and went off as favourite or joint-favourite both times.
The sister of two-time winning jockey Ruby Walsh, who is set for her fifth Grand National mount on the Paul Nicholls-trained Wonderful Charm despite a late injury scare, says there is no reason why a female jockey won't one day be successful - it's just a matter of when.
And 40 years on from Barony Fort, my goodness the racing landscape has changed for once-marginalised women; females won all three amateur-rider races at the 2017 Cheltenham Festival.
In Ireland, Rachael Blackmore leads the conditional jockeys' [jumps' apprentices] title race, and Josephine Gordon is British flat racing's reigning champion apprentice.
Fact: Wonderful Charm's trainer Paul Nicholls has up to five runners as he looks to add prize money - it's over £560,000 for first - to his total in the struggle with Nicky Henderson to be champion trainer.
Verdict: Wonderful Charm is likely to go well for Walsh, but the stable's big hope is gallant Cheltenham Gold Cup fifth Saphir Du Rheu, the mount of Sam Twiston-Davies.
It's also 10 years since Gordon Elliott, then 29 and a little-known trainer from County Meath, Ireland, galloped into many in-boxes for the first time when successful in the Grand National with Silver Birch.
When the 10-year-old, bought cheaply out of the Paul Nicholls stable after his previous owner divorced, walked into the hallowed winners' circle at Aintree, Elliott had never won a professional race at home.
A decade later, and now with a 200-strong string of horses, many owned by airline tycoon Michael O'Leary's Gigginstown House Stud operation, Elliott comes to Aintree with a spring in his step having been top stable at the Cheltenham Festival.
He also heads the Irish trainers' championship that Willie Mullins has dominated for nine seasons.
O'Leary scratched several of Elliott's potential runners in a row over the weights they were allotted, so it's three-time Festival winner Cause Of Causes and Ucello Conti, last year's sixth - neither owned by Gigginstown - which head the Elliott challenge.
Having won 19 of the 28 races at Cheltenham, Irish jump racing is on the crest of a wave too, and with around a dozen Grand National contenders hopes are high of following up the now-retired Rule The World's win of 12 months ago.
Rule The World's trainer Mouse Morris has spoken well of his Gigginstown-owned pair, Rogue Angel and Thunder And Roses, while 2016's winning jockey David Mullins is back, riding outsider Stellar Notion.
Fact: After drawing a blank from 1975 (L'Escargot) until 1999 (Bobbyjo), Irish-trained horses have won six times since.
Verdict: The Irish contender I like is the Willie Mullins-trained Pleasant Company who impressed in his prep race at Fairyhouse in February, ridden by Ruby Walsh. I can see him being behind before gradually picking off rivals.
Amid the betting frenzy that surrounds the Grand National, it's being suggested one name may stand out, in the process highlighting one of racing's biggest spelling mistakes.
With Aintree being on Merseyside, where red is so prevalent in sport, and the fact many people worldwide believe it their lucky colour, Definitly Red is sure to be all the rage. (There's an 'e' missing in his name, by the way. It's believed whoever filled out the horse's registration papers wasn't a great speller...)
And the credentials of the Brian Ellison-trained runner, who has an attractive mid-range weight, add up too: he's the winner of three races this season, earning his place in the line-up with a fine-jumping success over 2016 runner-up The Last Samuri (also misspelled, you might have noticed) in Doncaster's Grimthorpe Chase.
The preparation of Definitly Red, one of three fancied runners - along with One For Arthur and Highland Lodge - from jump racing's currently less fashionable Northern and Scottish circuit, is described by Yorkshire-based Ellison as "better than perfect".
On board, riding in the silks of owner Phil Martin, will be jockey Danny Cook, whose appearance on jump racing's biggest stage is, in a way, doubly unlikely.
Not only has Cook successfully rebuilt his reputation after serving a six-month ban in 2015 following a positive test for cocaine - "a catastrophic error of judgement" - he might also have been facing rather more formidable opponents than Becher's Brook and The Chair.
As a teenager, he applied to the Army as well as to the Northern Racing College - it's the Grand National's gain that the NRC answered first.
Fact: Arriving aged 16 at the Racing College, Cook had never sat on a horse and admits to be being scared of them.
Carrying 11st 10lb, compared to 10-8 in 2016, The Last Samuri would be the first top weight to win since Red Rum in 1974.
Verdict: Brilliant last time, Definitly Red has reportedly been doing all the right things on the gallops, but has never been around Aintree and has fallen or unseated on 'standard' courses twice in the last 13 months. Weight is the big issue for The Last Samuri.
Prior to 2010 when he successfully prepared Don't Push It for Grand National glory under AP McCoy, champion jockey-turned-trainer Jonjo O'Neill always had his famous good nature tested at Aintree.
Not only had he never saddled a winner of the big race - though he'd had runners finish second and third - but in his riding days he had not managed to even complete the course in eight attempts.
Don't Push It famously removed that particular monkey from O'Neill's back - and from McCoy's; it was his 15th attempt - and the trainer looks to have a decent chance this time with More Of That.
Once a champion over hurdles, More Of That hasn't reached the same heights over steeplechase fences, however he's given the impression he's gradually getting there and a good run is anticipated.
Fact: The furthest O'Neill got when riding in a Grand National was fence 24 (the Canal Turn, second time around) when unseated by Sir Garnet in 1977.
Verdict: More Of That has plenty of weight, but he's a classy individual, and there's a feeling he's coming to the boil - he was certainly not disgraced in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
The Grand National's equal most successful owner, Trevor Hemmings, has, along with Patricia and David Thompson of Cheveley Park Stud, been flexing his cheque book in the build-up.
Hemmings, whose victories have come with Hedgehunter, Ballabriggs and the recently-deceased Many Clouds, has purchased the Paul Nicholls-trained Vicente for whom top North of England-based jockey Brian Hughes has been booked.
The Thompsons will hope lightning can strike again, 25 years on from buying 1992 winner Party Politics just before the race. This time, they've acquired another Nicholls runner, Le Mercurey, plus Highland Lodge who's lined up in Aintree's Becher Chase three times and has form figures of 8-1-2.
Meanwhile, a third Nicholls horse - Just A Par - was also snapped up by the Thompsons at an auction on the course after the first of the three days and will run in their son Richard's name.
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Officials at Aintree have made minor changes to three fences, all open ditches, on the National course ahead of this year's race.
Previously, £1.5m was spent on modifications after two fatal injuries in each of the Grand Nationals of 2011 and 2012. Since then there have been none, though in the same period there have been six in the four other races staged over the track during the year.
With the weather set to be generally fine, clerk of the course Andrew Tulloch can rely on a new 'pop-up' irrigation system to ensure the going doesn't dry too much.
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It's said the £300m gambled on the Grand National will contribute to an estimated total of £500m wagered on one of the year's biggest betting weekends.
Also taking place are golf's Masters, the Chinese F1 Grand Prix and a string of Premier League matches.
As favourites like Definitly Red and Vieux Lion Rouge are talked up, it's worth bearing in mind the average odds of a Grand National winner since the turn of the century is close to 28-1.
GoFundMe removed some campaigns, saying they fell foul of its rules regarding hate speech and abuse.
James Alex Fields Jr, 20, is being held in police custody after a car rammed into a crowd of protesters.
One woman died in the incident, and 19 other people were injured.
GoFundMe had removed "multiple" campaigns for Mr Fields, a spokesman told Reuters.
"Those campaigns did not raise any money, and they were immediately removed," said director of strategic communications Bobby Whithorne.
Kickstarter and Indiegogo, fellow crowdfunding platforms, said they had not seen any campaigns in support of Mr Fields and a spokesman for Kickstarter pointed out that the site did not allow fund-raising for personal needs or legal defence.
Both platforms added that they were monitoring the situation.
A check by the BBC found no evidence of such fundraising efforts on any of the three sites.
There are several GoFundMe campaigns in support of victims injured while protesting against the white nationalist march.
However, there are at least two campaigns in support of those who marched at Charlottesville at an "alternative" crowd-funding site called Rootbocks, which uses the slogan: "No Censorship. No Limits."
One seeks to gather funds for Nathan Damigo - the founder of a white nationalist group - to bring legal action against the city of Charlottesville.
The campaign argues that Mr Damigo's First Amendment rights were "violated" when he was arrested at the event.
About $9,000 (£6,900) has so far been raised out of a $50,000 goal.
Other technology sites are closely managing the discussion of incidents at Charlottesville.
Facebook said it would remove links to an article on a neo-Nazi website denigrating Heather Heyer - the woman who died - unless links to the piece condemned it.
The site in question, the Daily Stormer, was also forced to switch domain registrars twice in 24 hours after GoDaddy and Google both expelled it from their services that allow customers to register web addresses.
Later on Monday, other tech platforms used by the site - including email newsletter provider Sendgrid and business software firm Zoho - said they had also terminated services.
Companies responsible for content posted on their websites were in a difficult position when it came to policing offensive speech, said Prof Eric Heinze at Queen Mary University of London.
"The problem is with Facebook [and others] you have these large platforms that basically replace the town square and public park," he explained.
"You're giving a private company a censorship function."
He added that while companies are within their rights to remove content that offends them, the action can still prove controversial.
"This issue is not a solved one, it's something our society will not be able to completely iron out in the foreseeable future."
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The 32-year-old was driving home at about 22:30 on Sunday when she was forced to stop by a vehicle blocking the B6359 near Lilliesleaf.
There were two men at the scene and one of them opened her car door and struck her, leaving her bleeding.
They tried to drag her from the car but she managed to escape to her mother's farm nearby.
She believes the men wanted to steal her vintage Ford Cortina.
Police are attempting to gather both DNA and fingerprints from the car.
They said the attacker, who was wearing a white or light grey hoodie, spoke with a Borders or Edinburgh accent.
They have appealed for any witnesses who were on the B6359 on Sunday night to contact them.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "A 32-year-old woman was driving home when a parked vehicle on the roadway forced her to come to a stop.
"At this time she was punched to the face by a male suspect before driving off and reporting the matter to police.
"Inquiries to establish the full circumstances are ongoing and anyone with information is asked to come forward."
Mossburn Distillers want to build the facilities around the former Jedforest Hotel at Camptown.
The first phase of the development between 2017 and 2018 would see a small distillery built to educate visitors in the "craft of making spirit".
A larger-scale distillery, capable of producing millions of bottles per year, would be completed by 2021.
A kitchen and cafe as well as new office buildings are all part of the phase one development, along with bottling and storage facilities.
The second stage would be "significantly bigger and significantly more productive".
It would include cafe and restaurant areas capable of catering for more than 200 people.
Scottish Borders Council planning officials are recommending approval in principle, subject to more than 20 conditions.
It will also need approval from the Scottish government on flooding matters.
Experts hope to catch polecats, weasels and otters on camera as well as foxes and badgers in a bid to understand the wildlife diversity in an official area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB).
A similar project in parks in February caught 37 species on camera in north east Wales.
Films will be published online by project organisers, NatureSpy.
The cameras, which are about the size of a person's hand and can run on a set of AA batteries for up to a year, will cover a mix of suburban and isolated countryside.
They are triggered by a passive infrared sensor which detects when something warmer than the surrounding environment passes by.
NatureSpy wildlife biologist James McConnell said: "We're hoping to collect data on the variety and numbers of species in the AONB, where they live, how they move around the area, and crucially, the difference in their behaviour according to the proximity of human activity.
"For example we already know that rural foxes are much more cautious than urban foxes, who have lost much of their natural inhibition and are more boisterous, and we're keen to discover if there are similar differences in other species."
Since 2011, Stroud-based Ecotricity has installed nearly 300 electric chargers across the country and powered more than 30 million miles for free.
But from Monday, motorists will have to pay £5 for a 20-minute rapid charge at its electricity pumps.
A spokesman for the firm said, it would still be "significantly less" than the cost of running a petrol or diesel car.
He added that a payment system was being introduced to "maintain and grow" the network, which will remain free for Ecotricity domestic energy customers.
The Gloucestershire firm, founded by green energy tycoon Dale Vince, said it had seen usage treble in 2015.
Some 38,000 motorists are registered to access the green energy firm's 296 charging points across the UK.
Sales of new alternatively fuelled vehicles rose by 40% in 2015 to more than 72,000, a market share of 2.8%.
The government's Committee on Climate Change warned last year that 9% of new car sales should be electric by 2020 for the UK to meet its legal obligation to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050 compared with 1990 levels.
Wilshere, 25, has been on loan with the Cherries most of the season from Arsenal but has missed the end of the campaign with a fractured leg.
"I think it's going to be really difficult for us," said Howe, when asked on Friday about the chances of re-signing Wilshere.
"We wish him well for the future."
After signing at the end of August, England international Wilshere made 27 league appearances for the Cherries - including five as a substitute - without scoring, although he managed two assists.
Scans revealed a hairline crack in Wilshere's left fibula after he was injured during a 4-0 defeat at Tottenham on 15 April.
"When we signed him on loan, and I have said this many times, the plan was for him to stay for a season and then to go back to Arsenal to evaluate his future," added Howe, whose side have secured a third straight season in the Premier League.
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Bournemouth are 11th in the Premier League table, eight points above the relegation zone, with two games remaining at home to Burnley (15:00 BST) on Saturday and away to Leicester on 21 May (15:00 BST).
Gillies Hill at Cambusbarron, near Stirling, played a decisive role in the 1314 battle, but much of the hill has already been quarried.
Operations ceased 20 years ago, but Patersons Quarries, of Coatbridge, wanted to resume.
After a public inquiry Reporter Richard Dent refused planning permission.
He said he had taken into account the "economic benefits" offered by the proposal but believed they were outweighed by its adverse impacts.
Mr Dent added that the Patersons Quarries proposal was contrary to planning policy, and there was "serious doubt" whether local roads could accommodate the increase in heavy traffic that the proposed development was likely to generate.
But he made it clear that his decision had nothing to do with Gillies' Hill's supposed role in the battle.
He said: "In respect of the Battle of Bannockburn there is considerable doubt about the role of Gillies Hill.
"However, even if the hill played a more central role... I do not consider that the development would have a significant impact on the understanding and interpretation of the battle."
Much of the quarry has existing planning permission, valid until 2042, but the site eyed up by Patersons included an area outside the existing workings.
The application attracted 1,077 objections, including from Torbrex, Kings Park and Cambusbarron community councils, the Stirling Civic Trust, Stirling High School Parent Council and other local and national organisations.
Patersons appealed to the Scottish government after Stirling Council failed to determine a planning application.
The descent of the gillies on to the field of Bannockburn is seen as a turning point in the 1314 battle, in which Robert the Bruce defeated the English King Edward II.
According to legend, as the tide of battle swung in the Bruce's favour, the "Sma' Folk", or "gillies" - servants, cart drivers and camp followers who had been concealed behind the hill - swarmed down to finish the fight.
The English, thinking the rabble to be another regiment of Scots infantry, were further demoralised and fled in panic.
In his Easter message, the Most Reverend Justin Welby remembered the victims of the recent bombings at two Coptic Christian churches in Egypt.
He called on his congregation to bring "restoration and hope".
In Windsor, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined the Queen and Prince Philip for an Easter service.
Prince George and Princess Charlotte did not attend, but Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, Prince Edward and his family and the Princess Royal all turned out for the service at Windsor Castle.
Wellwishers waited outside St George's Chapel and applauded the Queen when she arrived.
At Canterbury Cathedral, the archbishop told worshippers: "The words Jesus says on that first Easter day, he says to you and me now, to each of us, to listen, to take hold of, within our hearts: Do not be afraid.
"These things, these grim events overshadow our lives because we fear that they may have the last word.
"These things lie. They deceive. They pretend to have power that they do not have when they say that they are final. There is only one finality; Jesus, the crucified one, is alive."
He went on to say: "You and I must come alongside the suffering and, with love and gentleness, bring restoration and hope."
Meanwhile at the Vatican, Pope Francis used his Easter address to condemn Saturday's deadly attack on a bus convoy in Syria, and called for peace.
And at Westminster Cathedral, Archbishop Vincent Nichols called for co-operation, not conflict in the world in his Easter Sunday homily.
"We pray for peace in our troubled world, as confrontations harden and threats increase," said the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
"We pray for wisdom and prudence in world leaders and an unwavering determination for cooperation rather than conflict."
It is thought to be the first large-scale attack on Apple's App Store.
The hackers created a counterfeit version of Apple's software for building iOS apps, which they persuaded developers to download.
Apps compiled using the tool allow the attackers to steal data about users and send it to servers they control.
Cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks - which has analysed the malware dubbed XcodeGhost - said the perpetrators would also be able to send fake alerts to infected devices to trick their owners into revealing information.
It added they could also read and alter information in compromised devices' clipboards, which would potentially allow them to see logins copied to and from password management tools.
Infected applications includes Tencent's hugely popular WeChat app, NetEase's music downloading app and Didi Kuaidi's Uber-like car hailing app.
Some of the affected apps - including the business card scanner CamCard - are also available outside China.
"We've removed the apps from the App Store that we know have been created with this counterfeit software," said Apple spokeswoman Christine Monaghan.
"We are working with the developers to make sure they're using the proper version of Xcode to rebuild their apps," said Christine Monaghan.
On its official WeChat blog, Tencent said the security issue affected an older version of its app - WeChat 6.2.5 - and that newer versions were not affected.
It added that an initial investigation showed that no data theft or leakage of user information had occurred.
In Apple's walled garden App Store, this sort of thing shouldn't happen.
The company goes to great lengths, and great expense, to sift through each and every submission to the store. Staff check for quality, usability and, above all else, security.
The Apple App Store is generally considered a safe haven as the barrier to entry is high - there's only been a handful of instances of malware found on iOS apps, compared to Google's Play store which for a while was regarded as something of a "Wild West" for apps (until they introduced their own malware-scanning system too).
It makes this attack all the more surprising, as it looks like two groups of supposedly informed people have been caught out.
Firstly developers, who security researchers say were duped into using counterfeit software to build their apps, creating the right conditions for the malware to be applied.
And secondly, Apple's quality testers, who generally do a very good job in keeping out nasties, but in this case couldn't detect the threat.
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The malware was initially flagged by researchers at the Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba.
It discovered that the hackers had uploaded several altered versions of Xcode - a tool used to build iOS apps - to a Chinese cloud storage service.
Then, about six months ago, the attackers posted links to the software on several forums commonly visited by Chinese developers.
"In China - and in other places around the world - sometimes network speeds are very slow when downloading large files from Apple's servers," explained Palo Alto Networks in a follow-up blog.
"As the standard Xcode installer is nearly three gigabytes, some Chinese developers choose to download the package from other sources."
It added that potentially hundreds of millions of users might have been affected.
Apple does have a security tool - called Gatekeeper - that is designed to alert users to unauthorised Mac programs and stop them from being run. However, it appears the developers must disabled the facility, allowing them to create iOS apps with XcodeGhost.
Despite the many news headlines about the breach, one expert said he did not forecast a major impact on the sale of Apple products.
"It is definitely embarrassing for Apple but the reality is that malware is a persistent problem since the days of PCs and the problem will multiply as the number of mobile devices explodes from 1.4 billion units in 2015 to 1.8 billion in 2020," Wee Teck Loo, head of consumer electronics at market research firm Euromonitor International, told the BBC.
In fact, consumers are less cautious on mobile devices than on PCs, he added.
"In emerging markets like China or Vietnam, mobile devices are their first connected product and security is taken for granted," he said.
"Consumers in emerging markets are also less protective of privacy and security issues."
Earlier this month, login names and passwords for more than 225,000 Apple accounts were stolen by cyber-thieves in China.
It was uncovered by security firm Palo Alto Networks while investigating suspicious activity on many Apple devices. It found a malicious software family that targets jailbroken iPhones.
The majority of people affected were in China.
Essex and Middlesex voted against the proposals, while Kent abstained as 38 of the 41 England and Wales Cricket Board members approved them.
Fifteen first-class counties were in support of the competition.
"Essex County Cricket Club would like it to be known that it fully respects the outcome," an Essex statement read.
"(Essex) will support all efforts to grow the game across Essex and at a national level.
"The view of Essex and its membership was made clear by not voting in favour of the proposed changes. However, with the amendments being approved, the club would like to confirm that it will now support the majority and the proposal going forward."
The ECB needed 31 members to vote in favour of the tournament which will be played alongside the existing T20 Blast.
It is not yet known which cities will have sides and where the matches will be played.
ECB chairman Colin Graves said he wanted the new tournament to "sit alongside the IPL and Big Bash League".
It comes after some sites were criticised during a Department of Culture Media and Sport select committee hearing earlier this month.
An industry expert suggested the volume of ticket sales was not reflected in company accounts.
Culture Secretary Karen Bradley said she would raise the concerns with HMRC.
At the hearing in November, ticketing expert Reg Walker said: "This is meant to be a £1.2bn industry in the UK alone, and yet we can only find a turnover of around £200m on published accounts."
In response, Mrs Bradley said she would "ensure that the concerns highlighted during the evidence session with regards to the under-reporting of income are raised with HMRC".
She met members of the live entertainment industry on Wednesday to discuss issues raised during the select committee hearing.
In a statement, HMRC said: "HMRC will always act where we believe individuals and businesses are not declaring their income correctly or paying the tax that they owe.
"Our compliance teams target specific sectors and locations where there is evidence of high risk of tax evasion and fraud and we use intelligence from various sources.
"In all cases, we look at compliance against a variety of taxes including VAT, self-assessment and corporation tax."
The four biggest secondary ticketing websites - Seatwave and GetMeIn, which are both owned by Ticketmaster, plus Viagogo and Ebay-owned Stubhub - are already under investigation by the Competitions and Markets Authority.
Ticketmaster and Stubhub have declined to comment on the HMRC statement, while Viagogo are yet to respond.
Selby and Ainsty MP Nigel Adams has proposed an amendment to the Digital Economy Bill to outlaw the use of computer programmes known as bots, which touts use to buy up large numbers of tickets to resell them at higher prices on secondary platforms.
He joined other MPs and members of the live entertainment industry outside Parliament on Monday to call on the government to accept the amendment.
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The exercise, which involved port staff and police, began on Saturday night and carried on through to Sunday morning.
Prior to the exercise, the port said it would involve the testing of tactics for dealing with emergency situations.
Supt Andrea Bishop, from Kent Police, said the port was of "huge strategic importance" and the exercise was "vital".
The Belgium international, 25, came off the bench to score the winner on Saturday and end Premier League leaders Leicester's three-month unbeaten run.
"We had a 'man conversation' and I think it is going to help me and help the team," said Benteke, whose side visit Sunderland on Wednesday.
"I have to run more and I have to be there for my team-mates."
Benteke, a £32.5m signing from Aston Villa in July, started the first six matches of the season under Brendan Rodgers. But injury sidelined him for a month and by the time he returned Rodgers had been sacked and replaced by Klopp.
He has yet to start back-to-back league matches under the German, with compatriot Divock Origi preferred up front in the starting line-up on Saturday.
"I spoke with the manager a few days ago about where I can improve and what he is expecting from me," said Benteke, who has six goals in 18 appearances for the Reds.
"Sometimes when you are a little bit on the side you try to understand what the manager needs and what he wants, and we had a very good chat.
"You could see that I showed I understand his message and now I have to keep going like that."
Team-mate Danny Ings has been ruled out for the season after a knee ligament operation and Daniel Sturridge has still not recovered from a hamstring problem.
Now, with Origi struggling with a hamstring problem, Benteke is left as Liverpool's only fit frontline striker.
"Of course I am still a young player and I want to learn," he said. "He is the right manager for me to help me in my development.
"I am not saying every player can play like Barcelona but I have been in England a long time so I can adapt."
The animal, which lived at the same time as the dinosaurs, probably emerged from a line of burrowing reptiles that lost their legs.
Where and how snakes diverged from their legged cousins the lizards has been a mystery.
Details of the find
appear in the journal Nature
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The debate over snake origins has been complicated by the scarcity of transitional fossils (those with features in between two groups of creatures).
But new fossils from eastern Wyoming, US, belonging to the ancient snake
Coniophis precedens - which lived some 65-70 million years ago - could help clear up the mystery.
According to the analysis by Nicholas Longrich from Yale University and colleagues,
Coniophis lived in a floodplain environment and "lacks adaptations for aquatic locomotion".
They describe it as a "transitional snake, combining a snake-like body and a lizard-like head".
"This thing quite probably would have had small legs," Dr Longrich told the AFP news agency.
The ancient reptile's small size, along with physical features of its spine, suggest that it burrowed. And analysis of its jaws show that it fed on relatively large, soft-bodied prey.
But it did not have the flexible jaws that allow modern-day snakes to swallow prey many times their own body size.
"The genesis of the
Serpentes (the biological name that defines what we understand as snakes) that began with the evolution of a novel means of locomotion, followed by adaptations facilitating the ingestion of ever larger prey, thereby enabling snakes to exploit a wider range of ecological niches," the researchers write in Nature journal.
The Prime Minister is pinning his political future on the result.
The Cabinet is so split on the issue that decades of close political allegiance are being shattered in public.
That was actually the scene 41 years ago in June 1975.
The Prime Minister campaigning to stay in what was then the seven-member European Economic Community was Labour's Harold Wilson.
The parallels with today's referendum are remarkable.
Huddersfield-born Harold Wilson had won a General Election the previous year but to appease a powerful Euro-sceptic arm of his own party he had been reluctantly forced into promising to hold a referendum in his manifesto.
The question posed on the ballot paper in 1975 was "Do you think the UK should stay in the European Community?"
Seven of the Wilson Cabinet campaigned on the "no" side.
They included two of the most popular and charismatic ministers, Tony Benn and Michael Foot, who both made barnstorming speeches across the country at packed public meetings proclaiming the dangers of remaining in the Common Market.
The opposition Conservative Party was also split in 1975.
Leader Edward Heath, and most of his shadow cabinet, supported membership of the Common Market.
That is not really surprising as it was the same Edward Heath who had negotiated and signed the membership treaty when he had been Prime Minister just two years before.
That was still a running sore for many ordinary Conservative members who saw that deal as a sell-out of the UK's historic status as an independent sovereign nation.
Despite the obvious parallels, there are also plenty of differences between the two campaigns conducted 41 years apart.
My own experiences in 1975 reflect that.
I was a 20-year-old elected university student union officer at the time.
The TUC leadership was urging trade unions to fight what the left saw as a capitalist plot to reinforce the power of Europe's big business conglomerates.
In 2016 most trade unions have a far different view of the UK's membership of the European Union. It is seen as essential to the protection of workers' rights.
Back in 1975 a lot of support for membership came from the largest farmers and the rural communities who saw the benefits of food production subsidies from the Common Agricultural Policy.
In the current campaign the National Farmers Union continues to support the EU, but a substantial block of largely smaller farmers believe they would be better off if global markets were open to them.
As a rule Conservatives tend not look back with any fondness on the legacy of Harold Wilson's three terms of office as Prime Minister in the 1960s and 70s.
David Cameron might make an exception when it comes to the referendum result the Yorkshireman achieved 41 years ago.
On 6 June 1975 the Remain vote won hands down with 67% of those who voted supporting the UK's continuing membership and just 31% choosing to leave.
In Yorkshire, the results from the individual counts carried out by county councils show how the tensions between industrial and rural areas played out at the ballot box.
Despite the Labour Prime Minister's view, a highly trade-unionised South Yorkshire reflected its suspicions of the Common Market with a below average 63% voting to remain.
The farming communities of North Yorkshire followed Conservative leader Edward Heath and boosted the Remain vote to over 76%.
Referendum Results June 1975:
UK: Remain 67.2% Leave 32.8%
South Yorkshire: Remain 63.4% Leave 36.6%
Humberside: Remain 67.8% Leave 32.2%
North Yorkshire: Remain 76.3% Leave 23.7%
Muhamed Besic lacks fitness after a lengthy lay-off and James McCarthy, who has a hamstring injury, is also out.
Hull are without Everton loanee Oumar Niasse, who is ineligible against his parent club, while Evandro is again absent with a calf problem.
Markus Henriksen is back in training after a shoulder injury but is unlikely to feature on Saturday.
Michael Dawson, Dieumerci Mbokani and Ryan Mason remain sidelined.
Steve Wilson: "Romelu Lukaku is poised to become the first Evertonian to hit 20 league goals in a season since Gary Lineker - unfortunately he may also be poised for a Goodison exit.
"The richest contract the club has ever offered has been rejected, and a stand-off between the club's hierarchy and the player's representatives seems certain to ensue.
"If Lukaku does leave - and that is by no means certain - Everton might even reconsider their stance on Oumar Niasse.
"Expensively recruited by Roberto Martinez - and quickly consigned to the margins - the Senegalese forward has scored four goals in 10 games on loan at Hull.
"Unfortunately for the Tigers - and probably much to Everton's relief - Niasse is ineligible to play against his parent club."
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Everton manager Ronald Koeman on the future of Romelu Lukaku and Ross Barkley: "If Everton is not a club with a lot of ambition I would not be manager.
"But I am not so afraid about his [Lukaku's] situation because the player has more than two years on his contract. Everyone knows what can happen in football but you need to respect your contract.
"Ross [Barkley] is a boy from Everton and what we need to show for him is the best reasons to stay, and of course his situation is different because his [contract] is running out next season.
"Football is a business and you make decisions at the end of the season. He needs to sign a new contract, if not you need to sell the player. It is not an ultimatum but that is normal - that is business."
Hull City head coach Marco Silva: "Of course we do need to improve our performance away. In some [away] games we have improved, we've shown progress, but the results achieved are not the best.
"Only against Man United [a 0-0 draw] we had a very good result, but the others no, and our last performance away against Leicester was not the best, that's clear.
"We need to improve this situation and we've worked this week in a bid to take points."
Everton's build-up to this game has been overshadowed by the news that leading scorer Romelu Lukaku has turned down a new contract.
I don't see the Lukaku situation affecting the outcome of this game, though, or his performance.
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As Britain basked in a May heatwave 25-year-old striker Robert William Thomas Stokes - known fondly as Bobby - kept his cool for Saints.
Southampton, led by former Coldstream Guardsman Lawrie McMenemy, were given "no chance" against the superstars of Tommy Docherty's Manchester United before the kick-off on 1 May.
But, latching on to Jim McCalliog's through ball, Stokes despatched a shot past the diving Alex Stepney in United's goal, earning his side a 1-0 win and writing his name into Southampton folklore.
As the 40th anniversary of their day in the Wembley sun approaches, Stokes' cousin and the author of a new book on his life, lift the lid on his story.
As a child, Stokes lived 30 miles from Southampton on the Paulsgrove estate in Portsmouth, and dreamed of playing for their fiercest rivals.
"Unfortunately for Bobby, his trial coincided with Portsmouth having financial problems and they scrapped their reserve and youth teams," said Mark Sanderson, author of 'Bobby Stokes: The Man from Portsmouth Who Scored Southampton's Most Famous Goal'.
"The management at the time famously said, 'there's only money for fish in the sea in Portsmouth'. Bobby ended up signing for Saints in 1968."
But the residents on the estate did not turn their backs on their boy and on Sunday 2 May, 1976, Pompey's heartland was decked in red and white to welcome the Wembley hero back home.
Cousin Maria Johnson remembers the day well, as hundreds of people lined the street for a glimpse of the cup final hero.
"I don't think it bothered the Paulsgrove people he was playing for Southampton at all. Most of them supported him anyway," she told BBC South Today.
"There was red and white bunting, all to welcome Bobby home. They weren't celebrating Southampton as such, but Bobby - the local boy done good."
Six months before that May Day afternoon, Stokes might have left The Dell, Southampton's former home.
Transfer-listed by the club in November 1975, he turned down the chance of a swap deal with Portsmouth's Paul Went, and reportedly said: "I just don't think it's the right move."
How right he proved to be.
"These were the days when teams were only allowed one substitute, there were finer margins," Sanderson said.
Stokes was ever-present in Saints' run to the final, scoring against West Brom and Blackpool in the fourth and fifth rounds before his iconic goal against United.
"The cup final was one of the very few games shown on television," Sanderson added. "So whether it's grandparents or kids, all around the country they now knew who he was."
Life was about to change for Stokes and his family.
"Everything was mayhem, everyone was cheering," recalls Johnson. "I wore his semi-final shirt. It was just wonderful for him, and for us really."
David Coleman's Match of the Day commentary famously mentioned how the goal won Stokes not just the cup, but a Ford Granada car as well.
However, he was never able to drive it despite being filmed at team-mate Mick Channon's testimonial the following Monday, sat on the bonnet with his L-Plates.
He would catch the train to training from Southsea every day. Nobody knows what happened to the Granada.
Despite his Wembley winner, Stokes would start only eight more games for Saints.
McMenemy was looking to shuffle his pack and, most importantly, secure Southampton promotion back to the first division.
Stokes found himself dropped after the first game of the season and after Ted MacDougall's arrival from Norwich, he was sold to Washington Diplomats in the North American Soccer League.
"In those days the American season was played in the summer," said Sanderson. "So he played in the summer of 1977, had seven months at Portsmouth in the 1977-78 season and then came back to the UK in 1980."
During his time in the USA, Stokes scored the winning goal in New York against the Cosmos in front of 50,000 people at the Giants Stadium.
Within a year of that goal against the likes of Pele and Bobby Moore, he was making his debut for non-league Chichester City.
After retiring, Stokes went into coaching and worked in a number of soccer schools alongside Wembley team-mate Peter Osgood.
He ran a pub called the Manor House in Cosham, near Portsmouth, before working alongside cousin Maria at the Harbour View Cafe down at The Hard in Portsmouth.
Bronchial pneumonia sadly caused his death at the age of just 44 in May 1995 in the same Paulsgrove house where he was born and to which he returned as a hero in May 1976.
"He was a lovely man, so kind, ever so thoughtful," she said. "He wasn't well. His marriage broke up and I don't think he had come to terms with it.
"When I knew he wasn't well, I took him home. His mum and dad nursed him until the day he died.
"He was a pleasure to know and I'm proud of him and I know his mum and dad would be too."
Stokes' cult status among Southampton fans lives on.
His surviving Wembley team-mates will parade through the city centre on the same open-top bus from 40 years ago before the Premier League match against Manchester City at St Mary's on Sunday.
"I don't like to think of it (Stokes' premature death) as a downward spiral," Sanderson added.
"If you score that goal, it's probably going to be a once-in-a-lifetime thing. Bobby might have died at a young age, but he packed a lot of life into those 44 years."
Police said the victim was grabbed and attacked in the People's Park in Ashington, between 18:00 and 19:00 BST on 26 April.
A spokesman for the Northumbria force said a 24-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of rape and released pending further inquiries.
After the attack police put on extra patrols in the park.
A day after their senior side collected the league trophy for a record 19th time with highly rated Ravel Morrison and Will Keane each scoring twice.
Sir Alex Ferguson was in the stands to witness the historic triumph against a talented group of young Blades players.
They pegged United back twice in the first leg but were outplayed on Monday.
Sheffield-born Jordan Slew, who has already made eight first-team appearances and has a couple of England under-19 caps to his name, impressed for the visitors.
He went close on a couple of occasions before the break, including a dipping shot that had Sam Johnstone scrambling across his goal to watch it to safety.
For Manchester United - for whom Sir Matt Busby's 'Babes' won the Youth Cup five years on the trot from 1953 - French import Paul Pogba, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Morrison and Keane all shone brightly.
But Morrison was the key player - securing his brace through a smart piece of control and finish in the first half and a run and low shot from 20 yards in the second.
With Keane scoring from the spot and adding his own second, United were ultimately comfortable winners, rendering Joe Ironside's strike for the Blades nothing more than a consolation.
Storms swept across the north of England, the Midlands and the south coast on Tuesday night.
Some Birmingham and Manchester-bound flights were diverted and power cuts left swathes of people in the dark.
The weather was so extreme, Manchester City's Champions League game against Borussia Mönchengladbach was postponed after the pitch became more suitable for water polo than football.
Prestbury in Cheshire had 32.4mm of rain in an hour, while thunderstorms caused a power failure and transport problems in Cornwall. The level crossing at Camborne was flooded with fast-flowing rainwater.
Flash floods in Cornwall also affected Falmouth, Helston and Redruth and one person needed medical attention after a terrace of four houses was struck by lightning.
Others were "trapped in their homes" by floodwater, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said.
Lightning is a huge electrical discharge that flows between clouds, from a cloud to air, or from a cloud to the ground.
Thunder is caused by lightning - it's the sound produced by the rapid heating of air by a lightning strike.
It wasn't just the players affected - their WAGs didn't get away scot-free either, as the cosmetics department of Manchester's Harvey Nichols store sprang a leak.
Flash flooding happens when rain falls so fast the underlying ground cannot drain it away fast enough.
It is different to when a river floods, as most rivers flow fairly gently as they slope slowly towards the sea. When a river floods it tends to do so quite gradually as it takes time for the rain to percolate through the ground and into the rivers and out to sea − allowing time for some warning.
With flash flooding there is often very little time between the rain falling and flash flooding occurring.
Flash flooding commonly happens more where rivers are narrow and steep, so they flow more quickly.
It can also occur away from small rivers in built-up urban areas where hard surfaces such as roads and concrete don't let the water drain away into the ground.
This leads to surface overflow and can often overwhelm local drainage systems leading to flash flooding.
Source: Met Office
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BBC Weather believes so. We're due "another very warm or hot day, particularly in central and south-eastern England, with prolonged sunny spells".
The north of England could see some light rain, but nothing on the scale we've just experienced, giving affected areas enough time to dry off before autumn kicks in for good.
The incident happened as the 57-year-old walked down the tunnel after his side equalised in the 96th minute.
"Yes, I made the gesture after being spat at," he told broadcaster ARD.
Robert Lewandowski's equaliser for Bundesliga leaders Bayern came after the indicated five minutes of added time at the end of Saturday's game.
Hertha boss Pal Dardai described the extra time played as "Bayern's bonus".
"We always fight until the end, you can't get later than that," said Lewandowski, whose goal to make it 1-1 was timed at 95 minutes and 57 seconds.
The draw leaves Bayern eight points clear at the top of Germany's top flight. Second-placed RB Leipzig play Borussia Monchengladbach at 14:30 GMT on Sunday.
Hertha are in sixth place, 16 points behind the leaders.
He was found collapsed at Benson Road tram stop, in Winson Green, and pronounced dead at the scene, British Transport Police (BTP) said.
It is not known whether the man, in his 50s, was stabbed on the platform approach or injured elsewhere.
Police, who were made aware of the incident at about 16:50 BST, have started a murder investigation.
Det Ch Insp Tony Fitzpatrick, leading the investigation with West Midlands Police, said: "We're still trying to establish exactly how the man came to receive his injuries."
"The incident occurred around rush hour and I'm certain they would have been people around who can help us find out exactly what happened."
Official figures reveal the stresses and strains being felt during February after torrid times over the previous two months.
February's A&E waiting time performance was slightly better than December's and January's, with 87.6% of patients treated or assessed within four hours.
But it was still one of the worst monthly figures since records began more than a decade earlier, and it came after a fall in the number of people coming in to A&E units.
Once patients got through A&E there could still be long waits.
Adding up the number of patients between December and February, who waited more than four hours for a bed after a decision to admit, there was a total of 196,000, which was a 45% increase on the same period the previous year.
Delayed transfers of patients who were medically fit to leave continued to cause problems for hospitals.
There was a 17% increase in the number of beds not available to other patients in the year to February.
NHS England said that in effect around 1,100 beds had been taken out of normal usage compared with February 2016.
More than 36% of delays were linked to problems with social care services, the highest since the data was first collected in 2010.
With some hospitals reporting that at times over the winter every bed was occupied, it is clear that the service was running flat out and very close to capacity.
This in turn affected routine surgery, with bed shortages causing delays to procedures where an overnight stay was required.
Hardly surprisingly there was a big jump, of nearly 40%, in the number of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for routine treatment.
This might sound like "same old, same old" and the story of the NHS being under pressure is hardly new.
Whatever the dire warnings, hospitals muddled through.
But it is worth noting that the system came under such strain despite intense contingency planning, and demands by NHS chiefs that non-urgent procedures be cancelled for several weeks to clear the decks for emergency admissions.
What must be worrying for NHS leaders is that hospitals were full at times, and waiting times were rising, even in a mild winter and with no above-average flu or norovirus cases.
A sense of relief must be tempered by concern that the health service may not be so lucky next year.
The system runs on very fine margins and it would not take much to seriously rock it.
Hospitals and local health commissioners are working hard in most areas to manage patient flows into A&E departments and to treat more people in their local communities.
There is a hope that extra investment in social care in England will facilitate the quicker discharge of patients.
But two things are clear as summer approaches.
Firstly, the traditional easing of pressure after winter does not happen any more as patient demand rises relentlessly month by month.
Secondly, it won't be long before hospital managements have to start planning for next winter, aware that they won't be lucky every time.
Benjamin George, 19, of Cornish Gardens, Bournemouth, pleaded guilty to eight offences including causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Bournemouth Crown Court heard the cyclist was catapulted into the air after George went through a red light.
Dorset Police had abandoned a pursuit of George two hours earlier.
Officers began to follow his Vauxhall Tigra at 02:18 BST on 27 October and saw the car head the wrong way down a dual carriageway.
The chase was aborted because of the "level of risk" involved, police said.
Council CCTV operators continued to track the vehicle.
At 04:47 BST, an operator saw the Tigra drive "at speed" through a red light at the junction of Poole Road and Queens Road, sending the cyclist flying into the air.
George was detained for four years for the crash and for a further year for an offence of dangerous driving committed on 14 October.
He also admitted failing to stop after a road accident, driving without a licence or insurance and making off from a petrol station without payment.
The teenager was disqualified from driving for six years.
Sgt Nikki Burt, of Dorset Police's traffic unit, said: "George's irresponsible, reckless and extremely dangerous actions that night endangered the lives of the public.
"It is miraculous that the victim is making a recovery and that nobody else was seriously injured or killed."
George Osborne told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the fund would be a way of "making sure money is not squandered on day-to-day spending".
Friends of the Earth's Helen Rimmer said it was "a desperate attempt to win over communities".
The idea will be discussed in the House of Lords on Monday.
Possible sites for the extraction of shale gas have been identified across the north of England, with test drilling licences granted in Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
The British Geological Survey estimates there could be 1,300 trillion cubic feet of shale gas there and Cuadrilla, the region's major player, has said reserves in Lancashire alone could be worth £140bn.
The gas would be extracted by fracking - or hydraulic fracturing - a technique in which water and chemicals are pumped into shale rock at high pressure.
Numerous anti-fracking groups have formed and protests have been staged at several sites over fears of earthquakes, water pollution and environmental damage.
Mr Osborne said holding revenues in a fund was an "exciting idea".
"You could create a sovereign wealth fund for the money that comes from the shale gas that we're going to be pulling out of the ground, particularly in the north of England.
"That's a way of making sure this money is not squandered on day-to-day spending but invested in the long-term economic health of the north to create jobs and investment there."
Ms Rimmer said the economic benefits of shale gas "have been vastly over-hyped... and communities will not be bought off with cheap bribes".
"A far better solution for the northern economy is to invest in renewables and energy efficiency which could create thousands of new jobs for the region and tackle climate change at the same time."
Speculation has increased that President Trump may withdraw the America over fears it could hamper his oil and gas reforms.
There have been suggestions that the US might stay in, if it was allowed to lower its carbon targets.
But delegates here say countries should raise not cut their commitments.
There were just seven negotiators from the US as over 2,000 gathered here for the first day of UN climate talks.
Diplomats are concerned that the small American team bodes ill for their future participation in the Paris climate agreement.
Last year, the US sent about 40 delegates to the Bonn May meeting, roughly the same number as China.
This year's team of seven is three fewer than the delegation from Belize, a smaller and much poorer nation than the US.
The US State department told news agencies that the reason for the small team was because the US was still working out its climate priorities.
"We are focused on ensuring that decisions are not taken at these meetings that would prejudice our future policy, undermine the competitiveness of US businesses, or hamper our broader objective of advancing US economic growth and prosperity," a spokesperson said.
Meanwhile another meeting of White House advisors to discuss climate change is expected to take place on Tuesday. President Trump's daughter Ivanka and the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, are likely to take part, according to reports.
It's believe that the President's attitude to pulling out of the agreement has hardened in recent weeks. His legal advisers have argued that the accord might strengthen the hand of environmentalists who want to fight his reforms of the oil, coal and gas industries in the courts.
The politicians in charge of EU climate change policy are keen for the US to stay in, even if the US reduces or changes the commitments made under President Obama.
"195 countries have signed the Paris Agreement and there will be 195 different paths to meeting the Paris goals. So there is room for a new US administration to chart its own path as well," said EU climate commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete.
Here in Bonn, UN climate chief Patricia Espinosa said that decisions on the US commitments were a matter for US political leaders.
"We remain respectful of internal processes," she told a news conference. The spirit of Paris was for nations to ratchet up their targets.
"Having said that, it is important to acknowledge that parties may at different moments face some specific situations that they may wish to address."
Others though did not share the view that Paris should be re-worked just to keep the US inside the tent.
Paris was a "finely balanced agreement", said a delegate from Iran. There should be no "political backpedalling," added a participant from Ethiopia.
"These outcomes are not to be renegotiated or re-interpreted as the process under the Paris agreement is irreversible," said the representative from Ecuador.
Others here believed that if the US did step away from the agreement, the world would not come to an end. In some ways, it might be better both for the accord and the planet.
"Obviously we want the US to stay in the Paris Agreement, for its own good as well as for the rest of the world. But this can't be at any cost," said Mohamed Adow from Christian Aid.
"Having the world's efforts to tackle climate change dictated by a small group of ideological climate deniers, in the world's richest country, is clearly a recipe for disaster."
Away from this meeting, around 200 global investors managing some $15 trillion in assets argued that the US should stay the course with Paris.
"Investors are sending a powerful signal today that climate change action must be an urgent priority in the G20 countries, especially the United States, whose commitment is in question," said Mindy Lubber, from the Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk and Sustainability.
"Global investors are eager to open their wallets to a low-carbon future, but it won't happen without clear, stable policy signals from countries worldwide - in particular, the US government, whose waffling on the Paris Climate agreement is hugely troubling."
In other developments, the US Environmental Protection Agency has decided to replace half of the members of a key scientific review board. EPA administrator Scott Pruitt was keen on broadening the basis on which the agency looks at science in relation to its decision making.
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Co-leader Caroline Lucas said its "very distinct" plans for a universal basic income and a shorter working week aimed for a "confident and caring" nation.
It is promising a second vote on the final Brexit deal and to protect the "extraordinary gift" of free movement.
It is also pledging to scrap university tuition fees and nationalise railways.
Launching the party's "Green Guarantee" alongside co-leader Jonathan Bartley, Ms Lucas said young voters had been "betrayed" by the decision to leave the EU and the public had the right to reconsider whether to withdraw after "reading the small print" of the final deal.
The party will pledge to immediately guarantee the rights of EU citizens, protect freedom of movement and give the British public, rather than just Parliament, the final say on any EU deal.
Other key proposals include removing the private sector from the NHS and "reversing the NHS funding gap", in part paid for by scrapping Britain's nuclear weapons system.
Ms Lucas denied her party was aping Labour, saying Labour had adopted several Green policies from the 2015 general election.
"We are very glad that Jeremy Corbyn has taken some of our policies... but there are some very important things which sadly he is not doing.
"I feel so let down that Labour has not been a rigorous opposition when it comes to Brexit. We want as close as relationship to the EU as possible. We want to be in the single market, we want to stand up for free movement. Labour is not offering that... we are proud to be offering something very distinct."
Mr Bartley criticised the Conservatives' plans for a shake-up of social care, saying requiring everyone with assets of more than £100,000 to contribute to the cost of care in the home was a "massive own goal" and a product of years of under-investment in the system.
Earlier he told BBC Breakfast that a second referendum would include the option of remaining in the EU because it was not clear how the negotiations would pan out and people should have the right to change their mind.
"Let's have the conversation about it," he said.
On other issues, by calling for a £10 an hour minimum wage by 2020 and a shorter working week, he said his party were putting forward "bold ideas... and asking simple questions about who the economy is for".
"As a country, we are more wealthier than ever before and have seen more technical advances but people have not seen the benefits," he said.
Pressed on whether people would be able to work fewer hours on the same pay, he pointed to the £20bn which he said could be raised by reversing corporation tax cuts over the past seven years.
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For Mrs Monnington Boddy that's a good thing. Before her trip to Asia last month she bought a new iPhone 7 with the biggest memory available.
It wasn't so she could take loads of holiday snaps, but so that she could record the kind of things people on the other side of the world were buying, wearing, watching and doing.
Mrs Monnington Boddy works at WGSN, a London-based company that offers information on current and future trends in fashion, interior design and lifestyle. "Know what's next" is its tagline.
As director of colour Mrs Monnington Boddy's specific remit is to know precisely what colours will be in demand in the future.
In her week-long work trip she attended Seoul Fashion Week, Hong Kong's Art Basel art fair, as well as several other exhibitions.
All the time she was carefully gathering information: taking photos, recording videos and taking lots and lots of notes.
It is these kind of regular trips and her industry experience that help the 45-year-old to work out the next big colours.
"I think about where colour has been, what's popular and take that into consideration when I think about where it will go in the future," she says.
Twice a year she takes part in the company's trend summit days where team members from across the world, including Brazil, the US and China, get together to share information.
"At the end of it you feel like your head's going to explode," she says. But it is these gatherings that form the basis of the firm's six-monthly predictions on the key upcoming trends.
Currently she is working on the firm's colour forecasts for spring/summer 2019. These will be announced in June, giving firms enough time to fire up their production lines.
One trend she's followed closely is that of pink. Once seen as a hue just for small girls, it has now become popular for both men and women.
"It takes a long time to become a colour that hits the masses and makes retailers a lot of money," she says.
While working out what colour is going to be popular in future may seem like a niche pursuit, it's actually big business.
Every industry around the world uses colour. Manufacturers of cars, vacuum cleaners, phones, toothbrushes, coffee machines and other household goods all have to choose a colour range for their products.
Getting it right can help boost sales. Apple iPhones, KitchenAid mixers, Beats headphones, Kate Spade and The Cambridge Satchel Company have all used colour to make themselves stand out from competitors.
Some companies have even trademarked the branding colour they use, protecting themselves from would be copycat rivals in the same industry.
Manufacturing firm 3M's canary yellow post-it notes and Tiffany's egg blue box colour, for example, have all been trademarked.
"To sell something you have to first get someone's attention. Colour helps to clarify a product's identity," says Laurie Pressman, vice president of the Pantone Color Institute, which provides colour consulting services for brands and products, as well as trend forecasts.
Popular colours often reflect what's happening culturally and socially, she says.
The growth of the sharing economy, in which people rent beds, cars and other assets directly from one another, means lighter colours such as pale blues could come into fashion.
"Sharing means lightness, you don't want to be bogged down so you're not looking at a heavy palette."
Colours such as brown, which a couple of decades ago was linked to the earth and dirt but is now associated with coffee and chocolate, reflects the growth of those industries, she says.
Pantone is best known for its colour standards which provide a unique identifying number for each shade.
These numbers mean firms can clearly communicate the precise shade of the particular colour they want to their suppliers.
Pantone also provides formulations for manufacturers to make sure the correct shade can be reproduced consistently in different materials.
"Making sure the colours are easily achievable is critically important," says Ms Pressman.
What the colour is called also matters. "Peasoup" was almost chosen as the firm's 2017 colour of the year instead of "greenery", but Ms Pressman said it wouldn't have created the right feeling.
"Every colour conveys its own message and meaning," she says.
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Recent research found that ice hockey teams wearing darker-coloured tops were more likely to be penalised for aggressive fouls. One possible conclusion is that referees had an unconscious bias against darker colours, linking them to the idea of a "black sheep" and bad behaviour.
Another study found wearing the colour red could increase the probability of winning sporting contests.
But it's hard to find any large-scale scientific studies proving a direct link between colour and behaviour. This is because perceptions of colour are subjective, differing according to your own personal experiences and culture.
In China, red is a happy or lucky colour, but in the UK it's typically linked to anger or power.
Yet anecdotally at least certain colours are associated with particular feelings. Looking at a bright colour such as yellow can make us feel more cheerful, even if it's fleetingly, while blue is often seen as a calming, reassuring colour.
Mark Woodman, a product consultant and a former president of US-based colour forecasting trade body Color Marketing Group (CMG), says the money firms invest in getting the right colour for their products prove it is important.
He has consulted on colour for paint manufacturers, a medical office equipment company, a porcelain manufacturer and even a company that makes the springy shred material used in gift bags and boxes.
"Colours have to connect with the zeitgeist of the times and that is what we work so hard at discerning," he says.
He points out how the "vast movement of grey" began to emerge after the 2008 financial crisis.
Similarly during the 2012 US presidential election, undecided and neutral states began to be identified as purple by the media - a blend of the Democratic blue and Republican red colours. The result was that the colour became more popular.
"Colours have to make sense to the living environment," he says.
He allegedly helped a relative of his ex-wife win a contract for construction giant Oderbrecht in Angola.
Police have yet to confirm the news. But in a statement on Facebook Lula said he had always "acted within the law".
This is the third indictment against the politician who served two terms as president, stepping down in 2011.
Earlier this year he was charged for allegedly obstructing investigations. He is also accused of benefitting from a vast corruption scheme at state oil giant Petrobras.
A statement on Lula's Facebook page said his lawyers would "analyse the document from the federal police, which was leaked by the media and revealed in a sensational way before the defence had access".
It went on to refer to a "media massacre... to try and destroy the image of the most popular president in the country's history".
In recent months the reputations of both Lula and his Workers' Party have suffered a blow with corruption allegations and a recession in Brazil.
While technically not a hurricane, the storm that battered southern England was the worst for nearly 300 years, causing 18 deaths and £2bn worth of damage.
But such forecasting catastrophes are now a thing of the past, meteorologists would have us believe.
The UK's Met Office says its four-day forecast is now as accurate as its one-day forecast was 30 years ago.
And Louis Uccellini, director of the National Weather Service, part of the US government's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, says: "We can now predict extreme weather events five to seven days in advance.
"Twenty years ago we would only have been able to look one day ahead."
These improvements have only come about after investing billions in better satellites, weather stations and supercomputers.
But with more than a third of the world's total economic output affected by weather, according to US data specialists Weather Analytics, such investment was essential.
Weather affects almost everything we do, from the clothes we wear, to how much beer we drink on hot days. It even seems to influence how much crime we commit and how responsive we are to adverts.
"We can see the direct effect weather has on sales," says Jim Manzi, chairman of Applied Predictive Technologies, a big data analytics company.
"There's an optimal temperature range for a retailer. If it's too low people don't go to the store; if it's too high they go and do something else. And this changes by geography."
"Transportation, agriculture, hazard mitigation - pretty much everything the economy depends on is affected by the weather," says Chris Davis, a senior scientist at the US National Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
Where to site wind and solar farms, where to pump your gas supplies, the best time to promote a soft drink, where and when to transport goods by sea and air - all these decisions are dependent on reliable, accurate weather forecasts as well as an understanding of historic weather patterns, adds Emmett Soldati from Weather Analytics.
And with weather-related global insurance payouts now topping $200bn (£120bn) a year, according to the World Bank, forewarning is of increasing commercial importance.
The improvement in short-range forecasting has been achieved thanks to a huge increase in the number of global observations, better numerical models, and the rise of supercomputers, weather scientists say.
Scores of geo-stationary and polar orbiting satellites bristling with a variety of sensors - along with hundreds of land, sea and air weather stations - contribute about two billion observations a day to the National Weather Service and other weather authorities around the world.
"The instruments are much better quality now and we have many more of them," says Simon Keogh, head of the Met Office's data products and systems group.
For example, satellites using infrared can spot and track volcanic ash clouds - the bane of international airlines - when such clouds are often invisible to the naked eye.
"We're also getting the weather data from them much more quickly and with much better co-operation from other data collecting countries around the world," says Mr Keogh.
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This increased accuracy is also helped by the millions of additional weather observations made by enthusiastic amateurs, the Met Office says.
Since June 2011, its Weather Observations Website has received about 150 million entries from members of the public, with contributions coming from over 180 countries across the globe.
All this data has to be collated, sorted and formatted for crunching by increasingly powerful "petaflop" supercomputers, capable of carrying out one thousand million million calculations a second (that's 10 to the power of 15).
The data is fed into complex mathematical models that are constantly being tweaked and refined. The more accurate the snapshot of what the weather is doing now, the less guesswork there needs to be in the predictive models. This helps to make the forecasts more accurate.
"We have about two-and-a-half hours to process all that data and come up with 20 different scenarios for a forecast, using statistical processing to select the most likely," says Mr Uccellini.
Once the data is ready for crunching, "a global seven-day forecast takes us about 40 minutes to produce," says Paul Selwood, the Met Office's manager of high-performance computing optimisation.
Weather forecasts are also becoming more precise over smaller areas, as modern instruments record greater and greater levels of detail.
For example, meteorologists used to divide the globe up into a grid of boxes about 25x25km in size.
"Now they're down to 17km," says Mr Keogh. "And there are high-resolution models that can focus on blocks of 1km."
Weather radars can now distinguish between rain, snow, sleet and hail and create 3D maps of storms with a resolution of 1km.
And warnings of flash floods and tornadoes can now be targeted at specific neighbourhoods, says Mr Uccellini, with at-risk residents receiving alerts on their GPS-enabled smartphones.
"People's lives and their property are at risk if they don't get these forecasts in time," he says.
Extending the accuracy of forecasts by several days may not seem like a dramatic improvement to some sceptics, but weather is wild, immensely complex and constantly in flux.
"We all know that it can be chucking it down with rain in one town and dry and sunny in another just a few miles away," says Mr Selwood.
"That sort of variability is going on all over the world and throughout every layer of the atmosphere."
So a 100% accurate forecast is impossible, and the further ahead we look, the greater the margin for error.
Then again, "if you say the weather tomorrow will the same as today, 70% of the time you will be right," says Simon Keogh. "That's the skill level we have to beat."
And Mr Uccellini admits: "I can never give you a perfect forecast and I never will be able to, but I can give you one with increasing reliability and accuracy."
Forewarned is forearmed, they say. And better forecasts save money - and lives.
A marketplace, homes and official buildings were all hit, reports say. Bodies were still being pulled from the rubble, a civil defence worker said.
Russia has not confirmed whether it carried out strikes in the area.
Russia began an air campaign to bolster President Bashar al-Assad in September.
It says it has targeted only "terrorists", above all jihadist militants from the Islamic State (IS) group, but activists say its strikes have mainly hit Western-backed rebel groups.
The Local Co-ordination Committees, a network of anti-regime activists, said that more than 170 people had been injured in the strikes.
A coalition of Islamist anti-government rebels captured the city of Idlib earlier this year.
It is only the second provincial centre to fall into rebel hands during the conflict, after Raqqa was seized by IS.
Their advances in the area pose a threat to the nearby coastal region, which is a bastion of support for the government of President Assad.
Also on Sunday, an explosion on a military bus on the outskirts of the capital Damascus injured several people.
Earlier this week, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution outlining a peace process in Syria.
The resolution endorsed talks between the Syrian government and opposition in early January, as well as a ceasefire, but disagreements remain between world powers over Mr Assad's role in Syria's future.
The Syrian war, which is heading towards its fifth year, has killed more than 250,000 people and displaced millions more, the UN says.
Dzeko's first came after a corner before he got on the end of Mohamed Salah's cut-back to seal the points.
The ex-Manchester City striker's double took him to the top of the Serie A scoring charts with 23 goals, while he has now scored a club record 33 times in a single season in all competitions.
Leaders Juventus are away to third-placed Napoli on Sunday (19:45 BST).
Lazio maintained their hopes of a third-placed finish after an 83rd-minute own goal from defender Francesco Acerbi gave them a 2-1 comeback win at Sassuolo.
Domenico Berardi had given the home side the lead from the penalty spot, before Italy international Ciro Immobile pulled Lazio level.
Lazio, in fourth, are three points behind Napoli.
Match ends, Roma 2, Empoli 0.
Second Half ends, Roma 2, Empoli 0.
Bruno Peres (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Manuel Pasqual (Empoli).
Foul by Bruno Peres (Roma).
Daniele Croce (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Radja Nainggolan (Roma).
Lukasz Skorupski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Roma. Conceded by Uros Cosic.
Attempt missed. Marcel Büchel (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
Foul by Juan Jesus (Roma).
Mame Thiam (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Clément Grenier (Roma).
Rade Krunic (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Roma. Conceded by Manuel Pasqual.
Substitution, Roma. Juan Jesus replaces Federico Fazio.
Attempt missed. Marcel Büchel (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Kostas Manolas (Roma) because of an injury.
Attempt blocked. Francesco Totti (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Clément Grenier.
Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Francesco Totti.
Offside, Roma. Francesco Totti tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
Substitution, Empoli. Uros Cosic replaces Federico Barba.
Corner, Roma. Conceded by Federico Barba.
Clément Grenier (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marcel Büchel (Empoli).
Attempt missed. Marcel Büchel (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Massimo Maccarone.
Substitution, Empoli. Massimo Maccarone replaces Omar El Kaddouri.
Substitution, Roma. Francesco Totti replaces Edin Dzeko.
Mohamed Salah (Roma) hits the bar with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Clément Grenier with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Roma. Conceded by Marcel Büchel.
Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Clément Grenier.
Attempt saved. Mame Thiam (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Roma).
Andrés Tello (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Rade Krunic (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Manuel Pasqual with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Federico Fazio.
Substitution, Roma. Clément Grenier replaces Diego Perotti.
Attempt missed. Leandro Paredes (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, Roma. Conceded by Vincent Laurini.
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The Eurosceptic Conservative MP said Britain would be free to set its own subsidies and - crucially - its own environment policies.
He said the "dotty idiocy" of EU directives had made flooding on British farmland worse.
Britain's farmers received £2.3bn in direct subsidies from the Common Agricultural Policy in 2015.
In addition to basic payments they also have access to £3.9bn for rural development projects between 2014 and 2020. The CAP takes up 39% of the EU's budget - about 23p a day for every EU citizen.
Richard Clothier, managing director of Wyke Farms, in Somerset, one of the UK's largest cheesemakers, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the CAP provided "funding stability" for farmers.
"If we were to leave the EU funding will be down to the discretion of the individual government," he added.
But Mr Paterson said non-EU countries subsidised their food producers and funding would not stop if Britain left the Union.
"We could spend the same amount of money or more if we wanted to. We could spend it in a much more targeted and efficient manner," he told Today.
"You could have a much more integrated environment policy directed and tailored to our own environment."
This would allow the government to experiment with innovative flood prevention measures, such as "paying farmers to hold water on their land, to build reservoirs".
Currently, farmers receive money from the CAP for keeping land in farmable condition.
Mr Paterson said the CAP was no longer a "blunt subsidy of food production" and had "morphed" into a continent-wide environment policy, with potentially disastrous consequences for individual member states.
And he claimed "dotty" EU directives on biodiversity incorporated into British law had contributed to widespread flooding on the Somerset Levels.
But Britain Stronger in Europe, which campaigns for Britain to remain in the EU, accused Mr Paterson of peddling myths about EU regulations.
Campaign spokesman James McGrory said: "At a time when families, businesses and communities are desperately trying to cope with flooding and to rebuild their lives, it is distressing to see Mr Paterson and other Leavers use the situation for their own narrow political advantage. Even more distressing is the fact that their arguments are utterly unfounded.
"EU directives affecting flooding and waterways are simple common sense, and any sensible British government would retain them if we left.
"Leavers, with their extreme anti-regulation agenda, seem to want to abolish rules which protect water quality and wildlife here in Britain, and which require regular assessment of the risks of flooding. Britain's environment would be unquestionably damaged by scrapping such rules."
The National Farmers Union does not officially take a position on whether Britain should leave the EU, because "we do not know the relationship the UK would have with the EU nor the conditions under which our farmers would be expected to operate if we left".
But in a briefing note on its website, the NFU points out the CAP is only one factor - trade tariffs and duties would also have to be taken into account in any post-exit negotiations.
It also stresses the importance for foreign labour to British agriculture, saying: "Any restrictions on our members' ability to recruit non-UK born workers would have a negative impact on their businesses."
TV footage showed migrants pushing against the fence at Idomeni, ripping away barbed wire, as Macedonian police let off tear gas to force them away.
A section of fence was smashed open with a metal signpost. It is not clear whether any migrants got through.
Many of those trying to reach northern Europe are Syrian and Iraqi refugees.
About 7,000 people are stuck on the Greek side of the border, as Macedonia is letting very few in. Many have been camping in squalid conditions for a week or more, with little food or medical help.
The chaos on Monday erupted as hundreds of people pushed their way past Greek police to reach the gate used to let trains through at the border crossing.
The protesters shouted "Open the border!" and threw stones at Macedonian riot police, while one group rammed the gate with the metal sign. Police responded by firing rounds of tear gas to force them back, before reinforcing the barrier.
Macedonia and some other Balkan countries have erected fences in an attempt to reduce the influx of migrants, after more than a million reached Germany last year.
Greece is angry with Austria for having imposed a cap on migrant numbers. The crisis has left Greece shouldering much of the burden of housing migrants arriving in the EU from Turkey.
Many are refugees fleeing war in the Middle East, while others are escaping human rights abuses in Afghanistan, Eritrea and other conflict zones.
In other developments on Monday:
On Sunday German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Europe to help Greece in the current migrant crisis.
In a TV interview she said: "Do you seriously believe that all the euro states that last year fought all the way to keep Greece in the eurozone, and we were the strictest, can one year later allow Greece to, in a way, plunge into chaos?"
She defended her decision last year to allow migrants in without a cap on numbers, saying she had no "Plan B".
She has insisted that Germany can cope with the influx - and has a humanitarian duty to look after war refugees.
But her stance has been strongly criticised by some EU neighbours and some politicians in her ruling conservative CDU-CSU bloc.
Greece, under intense pressure from anxious EU partners, has erected extra reception centres on the Greek islands near Turkey, where thousands of migrants have been arriving daily.
Austria and Hungary have adopted a tougher stance than Germany. Hungary has fenced off its southern border and refuses to take in any non-EU migrants.
The whole theory behind disruptive innovation - cheaper, sometimes lower-quality technologies which come along and destroy the business models of established industries - is a subject of ferocious academic debate at the moment, after an article in the New Yorker questioned the concept.
But in San Francisco this week, I've met two very different firms that believe they are proving just how rapidly their disruptive ideas can change the world. The first is Indiegogo, the crowdfunding site that has been somewhat overshadowed by Kickstarter in recent years, despite having pioneered the concept two years earlier.
I meet Danae Ringelmann, one of the co-founders, in a sixth-floor office that could be the set for a dot com drama. There's a ping-pong table, an open kitchen with free food, a bike rack - and on the walls artefacts relating to firms that have raised money on the site. She never utters the word Kickstarter - but it's clear she feels her business should get more of the credit for the crowdfunding revolution.
She's exultant that President Obama name-checked Indiegogo at a White House event last week. "He thanked Indiegogo, Disney and Intel - in that order - for supporting America's entrepreneurial ecosystem."
Indiegogo claims to be more open and flexible than Kickstarter, allowing anyone to raise money for just about anything - from $10,000 (£5,900) for an urban garden, to millions for a project called solar roadways, which aims to turn roads, paths and car parks into solar electricity generators.
There's been criticism that Indiegogo projects are much less likely to deliver on their promises than those on Kickstarter, and there have been concerns that there is too little quality control.
But Danae Ringelmann says each campaign is a process of trial and error, with an ever more fruitful relationship between companies and the consumers who are effectively road testing their ideas.
And that's where the disruption comes in - the whole crowdfunding idea is a challenge to the expertise of the venture capital industry, the gatekeepers of innovation. Until now, the only way to get a technology start-up past first base was to convince some venture capital partner that your idea was a better bet than the 20 other elevator pitches he'd heard that day.
Now, you just put up a campaign with a well-made video on Indiegogo or Kickstarter and hope that the crowd is wise enough to see its merit.
"The financial infrastructure that existed before wasn't bad - it was the best it could be," says Ringelmann, "but now with technology and the internet we're making it better." And she believes that crowdfunding could make the whole idea of technology clusters in specific places redundant. "Ideas are everywhere," she says, "the only friction point is access to capital."
Whether the big beasts of venture capital are really shaking in their boots is another matter - they seem to be adapting rapidly, co-opting the crowdfunding platforms as a cost-effective way of testing the products of the companies they invest in.
But the second company I visit is already causing disruption - not to say discord - on a global scale to the way transport works in cities. Uber's new offices have some of the same visual cliches we saw at Indiegogo but project a lot more wealth and power. First, you sign in on an iPad, and are asked to promise not to give away any commercial secrets you may spot.
Then you walk into vast, open plan space, which feels part hi-tech call centre and engineering operation, part luxury modern hotel, with sofas and big TV screens showing the World Cup. I meet the Chief Operations Officer Ryan Graves, who seems almost as bug-eyed as I am about the pace of growth of the car service which only started in 2010.
He tells me that just two months ago they celebrated the 100th city around the world to adopt the service which allows you to book a ride via a smartphone app - and now they are heading for 140. But he says "we are very early on in our growth curve... we've realised that Uber is going to work everywhere, from Beijing to San Diego. There is an opportunity to change the way we move around the city."
Its disruptive technology is the algorithms that match drivers with passengers faster and more efficiently than any dispatcher in a minicab office can manage. In its first market, San Francisco, another executive told me it was now disrupting more than just the taxi trade - people were using Uber for journeys they would have made under their own steam or not at all. Some were even giving up their cars altogether.
But whereas Indiegogo's disruption seems purely positive - unless a few venture capitalists miss out on some deals - Uber's ambitions to transform the way we move around cities have met with more disquiet. Taxi drivers have protested about unfair competition, and even Uber's own drivers are worried that they could soon be replaced by self-driving cars.
I tried to suggest to Ryan Graves that in some places the company was actively hated, that there was also concern about the global power of Californian companies which paid little tax. He brushed all that aside - Uber was a force for good, it was improving the lives of its drivers and its users, it was transforming cities into better places.
And he said this about Silicon Valley's appetite for disruption. "There's a mentality here about changing the way things are done, not believing the norm has to remain forever... that's why I moved here, and that's a pretty damn healthy way of seeing the world."
That sunny optimism about the positive power of technology still shines brightly here. We are gathering more tales of disruption in San Francisco for this week's edition of Tech Tent which you can hear on Friday.
Gerry McCann's sister Trish Cameron said they had been left in "purgatory" by the disappearance of Madeleine and claims in the book they were involved.
The McCanns are seeking £1m of libel damages from a former Portuguese police chief who wrote the 2008 book.
Madeleine was three when she disappeared in the Algarve in May 2007.
She had been staying in the family's holiday apartment with her younger siblings when she disappeared.
Mr McCann and his wife, Kate, had been at dinner with friends, 100 yards from the apartment, at the time of her disappearance.
Goncalo Amaral was the detective who initially led the inquiry into Madeleine's disappearance, but was removed from the Portuguese investigation in October 2007 after criticising the British police.
His book was published in 2008 claiming the girl was dead and that her parents had lied about what happened.
The McCanns deny the claims and say the book discouraged people from coming forward with information.
Mrs Cameron told the court in Lisbon's Palace of Justice on Wednesday that the book and TV documentary based on it caused the family to be "vilified" and "demonised".
"My brother and sister-in-law live in purgatory because they have no end and they are looking for the truth.
"They would like an end but there is no end because they don't know what's happened."
She continued: "They were vilified in this book so their distress was multiplied 100 times.
"This pain was felt by all of their family because we still have a missing child and we knew that what is in there is not true."
Last week, Mr McCann said he was ready to testify in court that the book defamed him and his wife.
No decision has yet been made on whether Mr McCann will be heard.
Mr Amaral has also applied to give evidence at the trial and is waiting a decision.
At one stage early in the season, it was estimated that the vaccine was stopping only three out of every 100 immunised people developing symptoms.
But the report said there had been a "shift" in the dominant circulating strains during the rest of the winter.
Prof Paul Cosford, from Public Health England, said its effectiveness had been "slightly lower" than usual.
Flu is a constantly shifting target making it difficult to develop a vaccine. It is why a new jab is needed each year.
Officials are concerned that the drop in the vaccine's effectiveness may affect uptake this coming winter.
Every year the World Health Organization picks the three strains of flu that are most likely to be circulating.
A flu vaccine normally works in 50 out of every 100 cases.
But one strain of flu mutated so significantly that the vaccine offered much lower levels of protection.
The strain in question, H3N2, was also a particular worry as it primarily kills the elderly.
Prof Cosford said: "Whilst it's not possible to fully predict the strains that will circulate in any given season, flu vaccination remains the best protection we have against an unpredictable virus which can cause severe illness and deaths each year among at-risk groups.
"These include older people, pregnant women and those with a health condition, even one that is well-managed."
From October, the firm will implement the minimum wage as recommended by the Living Wage Foundation.
That will be a minimum of £8.20 an hour across England, Scotland and Wales, and £9.35 an hour in London.
Lidl in Northern Ireland said it had increased wages in August "in line with the proposed living wage for Northern Ireland".
However, it has not yet disclosed the minimum rate it pays in Northern Ireland.
On Friday, Lidl announced that it would become the first UK supermarket to implement the living wage.
The Living Wage is different from the National Living Wage as set out in the last budget.
It is an hourly rate that is assessed as giving workers a basic standard of living.
In Northern Ireland it is £7.85 an hour, compared to the statutory minimum wage of £6.50 an hour.
The firm said store assistants working in Lidl NI earn "up to £8.60 per hour".
It added that it would "continue to monitor all discussions and proposals in relation to the living wage in Northern Ireland and will review and update accordingly".
Lidl has 38 stores in Northern Ireland.
In a frank TV interview, he said that al-Qaeda had been beaten in Iraq by US forces working with Sunni tribes.
But they took advantage of the power vacuum in neighbouring Syria to emerge as Isis, later called Islamic State.
Meanwhile, there has been fierce fighting to the west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
Air strikes helped Iraqi fighters repel an attack at Ameriyat al-Fallujah, a strategic town 40km (25 miles) outside Baghdad.
In a separate development, the BBC's Lyse Doucet was told that in some areas around Baghdad, insurgents were less than 10km (six miles) from the city.
In an interview with the CBS TV programme 60 Minutes, Mr Obama said Syria had become a "ground zero" for militants who had been able to take advantage of the chaos there.
He reiterated that only part of the solution to defeating them would be military and that a political solution was also necessary.
"During the chaos of the Syrian civil war, where essentially you have huge swathes of the country completely ungoverned, they were able to reconstitute themselves and take advantage of that chaos and attract foreign fighters... who believed in their jihadist nonsense," he said.
President Obama said the jihadists had gained a military capacity by absorbing remnants of Saddam Hussein's old army in Iraq.
Mr Obama noted that his director of national intelligence, James Clapper, had acknowledged that the US had "underestimated what had been taking place in Syria".
Asked whether the US had also overestimated the ability or will of Iraq's US-trained military to fight the jihadists, Mr Obama said: "That's true. That's absolutely true."
He said a political solution was key, one that would arise out of an accommodation between Sunni and Shia populations.
A US-led coalition of Arab and Western states has begun an air campaign to help counter Islamic State (IS), striking targets in Iraq and Syria.
Iraq has remained unstable since the departure of US troops, with the Sunni population largely alienated by the former Shia-led government. Syria has been engulfed in a civil war since 2011.
Over the weekend, US-led coalition aircraft targeted four makeshift oil refineries under IS control in Syria, as well as a command centre.
US Central Command said that early indications were that the attacks by US, Saudi and UAE planes were successful.
Blasts at the Tel Abyad refinery sent flames soaring 60m (200ft) into the sky, Turkish businessman Mehmet Ozer, who lives in the nearby Turkish town of Akcakale, told AP news agency.
They continued for two hours, rocking the building from which he was watching, Mr Ozer said.
Both the refinery and the local IS headquarters were bombed, Turkey's Dogan news agency said.
Meanwhile further fighting was reported in the besieged town of Kobane near Syria's border with Turkey.
Syrian Kurd fighters in Kobane have been holding out against militants but the fighting has sent about 140,000 civilians fleeing towards Turkey.
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Earlier a High Court judge refused to grant an injunction to block the removal of Yashika Bageerathi.
The 19-year-old's lawyers had wanted her to remain in the UK so she could take her case to the Court of Appeal.
Her cause sparked a petition which has 175,000 signatures as well as a protest through London.
The student, who has been in the UK since 2011, left on an Air Mauritius flight which took off from Heathrow Airport at 21:00 BST.
Ms Bageerathi, who was two months away from taking her A-Level exams at Oasis Academy Hadley in Enfield, told the BBC it was unfair to force her to leave.
Speaking from the immigration service van taking her to the airport, the student had said she and her family would be prepared to leave the UK for a "safe place" once she had completed her studies.
She told the BBC's home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds it was unfair she was being forced to leave the UK.
The Home Office said it had received assurances the student would be able to complete her tuition in Mauritius.
Keith Vaz, chairman of the Home Affairs Committee, wrote to the Home Secretary asking her to "urgently reconsider" the "needlessly cruel" decision to deport the student.
Ms Bageerathi's school principal Lynne Dawes said the student was "petrified".
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Ms Dawes, who said she had spoken to Ms Bageerathi at 14:00 BST, said: "I just cannot believe they would send her back six weeks from her exams."
Speaking to BBC News, she added: "Why can't there just be some compassion and humanity to allow her to stay and do those A-Levels?
"I know there are laws but I just cannot get why, in effect, what is a few more months. It wouldn't hurt anyone over here, but it would make such a massive difference to her life."
She said there was "no compassion being shown" and that she was "embarrassed to be British".
Air Mauritius said it had refused to take her last Sunday because all of the administrative and security conditions had not been met. It said as these had now been fulfilled, it had no choice other than to fly her.
It said it regretted "this situation, but as all airline companies cannot but abide by decisions taken by relevant authorities".
On Tuesday, Ms Bageerathi's mother, Sowbhagyawatee, had asked the Home Affairs Committee to release her.
In the letter to the Home Secretary, Mr Vaz said that neither a senior immigration official nor Immigration Minister James Brokenshire had offered a "compelling reason" why the student should be deported before being allowed to sit her examinations next month.
"It is a hardship enough for this young woman to be separated from her family and returned to Mauritius where she claims she fears persecution," he wrote.
"To interrupt her education at this late stage in order to do so seems needlessly cruel.
"It is within your gift as Home Secretary to defer Yashika's deportation and I strongly urge you to do so."
A Home Office spokesman said: "We consider every claim for asylum on its individual merits and in this case the applicant was not considered to be in need of protection.
"The case has gone through the proper legal process and our decision has been supported by the courts on five separate occasions."
Ms Bageerathi has been held in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre in Bedfordshire since 19 March.
Her school friends held a protest in Parliament Square on Saturday.
She had come to the UK with her mother and younger brother and sister from Mauritius in 2011 to escape a relative who was physically abusive.
The family claimed asylum last summer. Her mother and siblings also face removal from the UK.
Owing to Ms Bageerathi's age, her application was considered separately and she was forced to return to Mauritius alone.
The Herald and Times titles in Glasgow are to shed 12 out of 160 newsroom jobs as their owner, Newsquest, invests in a new editorial system.
This is expected to see much of its sub-editing work carried out outside Scotland.
It is designed to let journalists file articles more easily through new publishing software.
Further changes are also being planned to the Scotsman stable of newspaper titles in Edinburgh.
The BBC has learned that plans have been drawn up for Evening News staff to be merged with the journalists who produce The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday. Those two national titles already have joint staffing.
The jobs being shed at the Herald and Times Group follow a £200,000 investment in new technology. While the papers will continue to look the same, editors will choose page designs from a library of options, rather than drawing up each page.
Reports and photographs will be processed more efficiently and quickly placed on the publishers' websites.
The sub-editing, or processing of some articles is already carried out in Wales, and US-owned Newsquest is to centralise more of its Glasgow journalism.
However, managing director Tim Blott emphasised that editorial decisions and budget control will be retained at the Glasgow office.
He said: "We are committed to giving our readers the best possible service of unique and compelling content, whether online or in print. Our coverage of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and the Scottish independence referendum was second to none".
The circulation of the Sunday Herald has risen since it became the only national title to campaign for Scottish independence.
Mr Blott said The Herald's circulation has also risen in the past few months, which he described as "almost unique in the British newspaper industry".
"Our digital subscriptions and online audiences for our news web sites and apps are at record levels," he said. "We believe strongly in the future of Scottish journalism."
Newsquest also owns s1, a Glasgow-based advertising website for homes, jobs and leisure, which is taking on 18 more staff.
The Scotsman group did not respond to a request for information about the future of the Evening News staff.
The Blues visit Cliftonville with a two-point lead over the champions, who take on Glenavon at Seaview.
Linfield are chasing a first league crown since 2012 while the Crues are going for a third straight title.
"We're not counting our chickens yet but we're relishing the challenge," said Linfield manager David Healy.
All the other major Premiership issues have been settled so all eyes will be on Seaview and Solitude.
Healy's team were nine points behind the Crues in February but they whittled down the gap before moving top with a 5-1 win at Coleraine last weekend.
Linfield have won their last eight league games and their plus 19 goal difference over Crusaders means a draw should also ensure Gibson Cup success.
However, Cliftonville are boosted by the midweek return of Tommy Breslin as temporary boss and this will be his first game in charge.
"When a new manager comes in you always expect a response - it's going to be a tough game but I can't wait for it," added Healy.
"We're on a great winning run and we're not going to Solitude to sit behind the ball and go for the draw.
"We've showed some character this season. A lot of people had written us off.
"A lot of people said we weren't good enough and that we didn't have the right attitude.
"But we've went toe-to-toe with Crusaders for the last five or six months and now we're top with one game remaining."
Last Saturday's 3-0 defeat at Ballymena was a devastating blow for Crusaders as they aim for three-in-row Premiership triumphs.
They must hope north Belfast derby Cliftonville beat the Blues while ensuring three points are secured against the Lurgan Blues.
"We'll fight to the to the death - we'll give everything we have against Glenavon and see what happens," said Crues boss Stephen Baxter.
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"Linfield have been reyling on teams to help them so now we're relying on a team to do us a favour.
"I'm sure Cliftonville will be up for the fight and will not want Linfield to win the title at their place.
"There's twists and turns in football and nothing will be settled until the whistle blows after 90 minutes on Saturday."
Spurs looked set to narrow the gap to five points with three games left after Dawson bundled Christian Eriksen's teasing cross into his own net.
But he made amends by heading in Craig Gardner's corner from six yards.
Spurs are seven points adrift, meaning Leicester can win the title on Sunday.
The Foxes, who need three more points to guarantee becoming English champions for the first time, will clinch the title with a win against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Spurs, who hit the woodwork three times, must earn two wins and a draw from their remaining three games to stand any chance of winning their first Premier League title.
Leicester's unlikely ascension to Premier League title favourites has diverted some attention away from Tottenham's search for a first English title since 1961.
Mauricio Pochettino's men have played with freedom and fluency in recent months, thriving on their emergence as Leicester's only credible challengers.
But, while many have expected the Foxes to crack, it is second-placed Spurs who seem to have buckled on the final straight.
Spurs have only lost once in the Premier League since mid-January - a run spanning 14 matches - but dropping two points against a mid-table West Brom side, who have little to play for, could prove costly.
The home team oozed confidence in the first half, pinning Albion back inside their own half as they threatened to run riot.
However, the visitors rallied after the break - presumably after some stern words from manager Tony Pulis - to earn a point.
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Spurs midfielder Dele Alli received a rapturous reception from the White Hart Lane crowd when he was handed his PFA Young Player of the Year award before kick-off.
But, by the final whistle, attention had been diverted to the ill-discipline which has occasionally crept into his game.
Alli may find himself facing a suspension after seeming to punch Albion midfielder Claudio Yacob in the stomach as they contested a first-half set-piece.
The England international has won plenty of admirers - not just those of a Spurs persuasion - in his breakthrough Premier League season, impressing with his mature displays.
Alli was instrumental in two of the moves that ended with Tottenham hitting the woodwork, calmly steering into Harry Kane's path in the opening stages and cleverly flicking to Eriksen, who then set up Erik Lamela's drive when Spurs led 1-0.
However, the 20-year-old has also shown a tendency to lose his cool - and his clash with Yacob, which was off-the-ball and later picked up by television cameras, could attract the attention of the Football Association's disciplinary panel.
Few people predicted anything other than a comfortable Spurs win against an Albion side struggling for form.
The Baggies had taken just one point from their previous five matches, including a limp 2-0 defeat at Spurs' bitter rivals Arsenal on Thursday.
Albion manager Tony Pulis insisted before kick-off that his side needed to "hold a flag up" for the competitiveness of the Premier League - and that is what they eventually did.
The visitors offered nothing in the first half, failing to muster a single shot on target as Spurs peppered efforts at their goal.
Albion keeper Boaz Myhill - making his first appearance since January for the injured Ben Foster - superbly tipped Eriksen's free-kick around his right-hand post, then diverted Kane's guided shot onto the same upright.
Another Eriksen set-piece also skimmed the crossbar as Spurs played with freedom in the opening 25 minutes.
But Pulis' side, now 13th, improved dramatically after the break, limiting Spurs to few clear-cut opportunities inside a tense White Hart Lane.
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino on BBC Radio 5 live: "A second goal would have made it very different. In the first half we played very well and it will always happen in football when you allow the other team to believe you can concede.
"But I think I am still very proud for my players. We still need to believe. We know it will be difficult but we need to still believe and fight for these three games.
"We have a chance but it is true that now it is more difficult. We understand that this was a must-win and now we have to lift the players."
West Brom manager Tony Pulis:
"We just watched them dance around us at times but the great thing about the game was we came in just 1-0 down at half-time.
"But second half was much better - more like the performances we've been putting in away from home.
"I'm really pleased with the players. We lack a bit of quality at times but I can't fault their work-rate and they work within a shape that suits them."
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Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, West Bromwich Albion 1.
Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, West Bromwich Albion 1.
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion).
Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur).
Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Gareth McAuley.
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Sandro replaces Stéphane Sessegnon.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Nacer Chadli replaces Dele Alli.
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
Attempt missed. Stéphane Sessegnon (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Darren Fletcher.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min replaces Erik Lamela.
Attempt missed. Stéphane Sessegnon (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Gardner.
Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Claudio Yacob (West Bromwich Albion) because of an injury.
Mousa Dembélé (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Claudio Yacob (West Bromwich Albion).
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jonas Olsson (West Bromwich Albion).
Foul by Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur).
Jonny Evans (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ryan Mason replaces Eric Dier because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) because of an injury.
Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, West Bromwich Albion 1. Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Gardner with a cross following a corner.
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
Attempt saved. Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
Attempt missed. Craig Gardner (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Darren Fletcher.
Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dele Alli.
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Danny Rose.
Attempt missed. Mousa Dembélé (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jonny Evans (West Bromwich Albion).
Attempt blocked. Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dele Alli.
Attempt missed. Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Darren Fletcher.
Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dele Alli.
Attempt missed. Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Gardner with a cross.
Foul by Mousa Dembélé (Tottenham Hotspur).
Shortly after midnight a van drove into a crowd of worshippers coming out of evening prayers at a mosque in Finsbury Park in North East London.
There are extra police in the area, making things safe, and many of the roads nearby have been closed.
Several people are being looked after in hospital and one person has sadly died.
Police believe the driver of the van was acting alone, and a man has been arrested at the scene.
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Prime Minister Theresa May said police are calling the incident a terrorist attack, and said "Hatred and evil of this kind will never succeed."
Mrs May spoke outside Downing Street and said, "Our thoughts and prayers this morning are with the family and friends of the man who died and those who were injured."
She thanked the quick response of police and the emergency services.
Mrs May has promised extra police resources to reassure communities, especially around Mosques.
She also said, "It is a reminder that terrorism, extremism and hatred take many forms; and our determination to tackle them must be the same whoever is responsible."
The Prime Minister described the Capital as "home to a multitude of communities that together make London one of the greatest cities on earth."
Home Secretary Amber Rudd described it as an appalling incident, and said:
"We must all continue to stand together, resolute, against all those who try to divide us and spread hate and fear."
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who is also the local MP for the area, said on Twitter: "I'm totally shocked at the incident at Finsbury Park tonight.
"I've been in touch with the mosques, police and Islington council regarding the incident. My thoughts are with those and the community affected by this awful event."
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan promised extra police to reassure people in the area, especially those observing Ramadan. He has also asked people to "remain calm and vigilant".
The 21-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan at Blackpool, helping them win promotion through the League Two play-offs.
Flores came through the Latics' academy and has made six league appearances.
Boss Paul Cook told the club website: "Jordan's a good young player with a fine left foot. He gained great experience last season."
The photo on Twitter has been removed by Wales rugby star Williams, who has apologised saying there was "no malice behind it" and he is not a racist.
Davies said the incident "highlights" player "responsibilities".
"Players have to make sure when they post things on social media, it's appropriate and doesn't cause offence."
He added: "I'm sure Liam certainly didn't mean to do that."
Scarlets full-back Williams, appeared with four teammates in fancy dress where he posed as Swansea City striker Bony, an Ivory Coast international who scored two goals at the 2014 World Cup.
The 23-year-old was criticised by Show Racism the Red Card, which said it was "disappointed to see the image".
Speaking on BBC Sport Wales' Scrum V programme, former Cardiff Blues coach Davies said: "Liam's a pretty jovial character. He's a young man but it just highlights again the responsibilities professional players have.
"They have responsibilities and I think in the main they do deliver."
A statement from the Scarlets said: "Scarlets is fully committed to eradicating discrimination and promoting equality for both staff and our customers by treating people fairly and according to their needs.
"Scarlets is proud of its record in promoting equality and non-discriminatory behaviour amongst all our employees and this applies to the way we behave to members of the public and to other employees."
The woman, now in her 50s, said she was aged four or five at the time and lived in Nazareth House, Londonderry.
The inquiry is investigating abuse claims against children's residential institutions in NI from 1922 to 1995.
The woman claimed she had been sexually and physically abused by nuns and older girls, and said she had prayed she would never have children herself.
"I couldn't bear to see them going through the pain and hurt I suffered," she said.
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.
The paper, published in The BMJ, builds on a previous body of work linking these drugs to heart problems.
This research suggests the risk could be greatest in the first 30 days of taking the drugs.
But scientists say the findings are not clear cut. They say other factors - not just the pills - could be involved.
In the study an international team of scientists analysed data from 446,763 people to try to understand when heart problems might arise.
They focused on people prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (such as ibuprofen, diclofenac, celecoxib and naproxen) by doctors rather than those who bought the painkillers over the counter.
Studying the data from Canada, Finland and the UK, researchers suggest taking Nsaids to treat pain and inflammation could raise the risk of heart attacks even in the first week of use and especially in the first month when taking high doses.
But scientists say there are a number of factors that make it difficult to be absolutely certain of the link.
Kevin McConway, emeritus professor of statistics at The Open University, said the paper threw some light on possible relationships between Nsaid painkillers and heart attacks.
But he added: "Despite the large number of patients involved, some aspects do still remain pretty unclear.
"It remains possible that the painkillers aren't actually the cause of the extra heart attacks."
He said if, for example, someone was prescribed a high dose of a painkiller because of severe pain, and then had a heart attack in the following week, it would be "pretty hard" to tell whether the heart attack had been caused by the painkiller or by whatever was the reason for prescribing it in the first place,
It could even be down to something else entirely, he said.
Prof McConway also pointed out that other influences on heart health - such as smoking and obesity - could not be taken into account fully and could be partly to blame.
Doctors are already aware from previous studies that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs could increase the risk of heart problems and strokes.
And current UK guidelines state that Nsaids must be used carefully in people with heart problems and in some cases (such as very severe heart failure) they should not be used at all.
Dr Mike Knapton of the British Heart Foundation, suggests patients and doctors weigh up the risks and benefits of taking high doses of these common painkillers, particularly if they have survived a heart attack or are at higher risk.
Meanwhile, GP leader Prof Helen Stokes-Lampard said it was important that any decision to prescribe was based on a patient's individual circumstances and medical history, and was regularly reviewed.
She said that as new research was published, it was important that it was taken on board to help inform guidelines.
But she added: "The use of Nsaids in general practice to treat patients with chronic pain is reducing, and some of the drugs in this study are no longer routinely prescribed in the UK, such as coxibs, as we know that long-term use can lead to serious side-effects for some patients."
This paper looks at patients prescribed painkillers rather than people buying them in a shop or taking them without medical advice.
But Prof Helen Stokes-Lampard said the study should also raise awareness among patients who self-medicated with Nsaids to treat their pain.
According to NHS advice, people should generally take the lowest dose of Nsaids for the shortest time possible.
And if people find they need to take Nsaids very often or are taking higher doses than recommended, medical advice should be sought.
Independent researchers say one of the main pitfalls of the study is it does not clearly spell out what the absolute risk - or the baseline risk of people having a heart attacks - is.
And they say without an understanding of the baseline, it is then hard to judge the impact of any possible increase in risk.
Meanwhile, Prof Stephen Evans, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said though the study indicated that even a few days' use was associated with an increased risk, it might not be as clear as the authors suggested.
He added: "The two main issues are that the risks are relatively small, and for most people who are not at high risk of a heart attack, these findings have minimal implications."
Johnson struck midway through the second half when his low shot from 25 yards found the bottom corner.
John Ruddy denied Johnson and Jacob Butterfield as Derby improved after a quiet first half.
Steven Naismith had City's best chance when he forced Scott Carson to save, but the Rams kept a fifth straight clean sheet at the iPro Stadium.
Norwich bossed much of the first half, with Wes Hoolahan influential, but failed to register a shot on target against the second-meanest defence in the Championship.
Alex Neil's side, who had a penalty claim waved away when Jacob Murphy went down during a late spell of pressure, drop to seventh after a fourth defeat in six away matches.
Derby have won five of seven matches since Steve McClaren's return as manager and move up to eighth, just two points outside the play-off positions.
Derby manager Steve McClaren said:
"It's a big win for us; a big step forward. We had to dig in at times, but that's a good team we've kept a clean sheet against.
"We controlled the game when we had the ball or didn't have the ball and that's important if you want to be a top team.
"We might lose next week, but I know this team is capable of winning big games and today went a long way to showing me this team has got something."
Norwich manager Alex Neil:
"I've just seen the owner (Delia Smith) and she literally said to me, 'Keep going, we keep fighting'.
"She and Jez Moxey (chief executive) come down regularly after games and they know how hard I'm trying and how hard the players are trying.
"All you can do is stick together and keep together and we'll get through it. The one thing I have never been is someone who is going to give up. I think you only ever fail when you stop trying."
Match ends, Derby County 1, Norwich City 0.
Second Half ends, Derby County 1, Norwich City 0.
Andreas Weimann (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Ryan Bennett.
Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Steven Naismith (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Chris Baird (Derby County).
Attempt blocked. Jacob Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Kyle Lafferty (Norwich City).
Bradley Johnson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Derby County. Matej Vydra replaces Darren Bent.
Alex Pearce (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Alex Pritchard (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alex Pearce (Derby County).
Substitution, Derby County. Andreas Weimann replaces Johnny Russell.
Russell Martin (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Russell Martin (Norwich City).
Johnny Russell (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Bryson.
Attempt missed. Robbie Brady (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Substitution, Derby County. Craig Bryson replaces Will Hughes.
Kyle Lafferty (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Kyle Lafferty (Norwich City).
Richard Keogh (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Jacob Butterfield (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kyle Lafferty with a headed pass.
Steven Naismith (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Max Lowe (Derby County).
Foul by Alex Pritchard (Norwich City).
Bradley Johnson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Norwich City. Steven Whittaker replaces Alexander Tettey because of an injury.
Delay in match Alexander Tettey (Norwich City) because of an injury.
Foul by Kyle Lafferty (Norwich City).
Will Hughes (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jacob Murphy (Norwich City).
Chris Baird (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Norwich City. Alex Pritchard replaces Wes Hoolahan.
Goal! Derby County 1, Norwich City 0. Bradley Johnson (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
Attempt missed. Alex Pearce (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross following a corner.
The College of Policing study said the devices gave police more confidence.
Taser law enforcement technology firm has won a three-year contract to provide 22,000 cameras by next spring.
The police watchdog, the IPCC, said the position of the body-worn video cameras on firearms officers made the footage they recorded "unfit for purpose."
The roll-out follows an 11-month trial in 10 London boroughs, which the Met said was the largest trial of its kind in the world.
The report, jointly commissioned by the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime and the College of Policing, concluded that wearing cameras had no impact on the number of stop and searches, but made arrests slightly less likely.
"There was no evidence that BWVs (body-worn video cameras) changed the way police officers dealt with victims or suspects," it said.
Officers reported it could be useful in domestic violence incidents where physical evidence was hard to collect.
Ninety-two percent of the people questioned in a Public Attitude Survey, carried out by a research group for the Met, thought BWVs would make police more accountable for their actions.
The devices have a 30 second video-only pre-buffer, so that when an officer presses the record button, the camera captures the previous 30 seconds of visual information.
Data is deleted after 31 days, unless it is marked as evidence.
The College of Policing report said officers complained about the bulkiness of the equipment, poor battery life, "and the camera positioning on their vest, which was particularly awkward when driving".
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) analysed footage from the non-fatal shooting of Nathaniel Brophy, 34, in Clapham on 21 August.
It said the positioning of the cameras on firearms officers' chests obscured and impacted the quality of the footage, making them 'unfit for purpose'.
The Met said the cameras "are capable of a variety of mounting options and these are being tested as part of this pilot."
Mr Varoufakis told the New York Times he could not release the recording due to confidentiality rules.
It follows controversy over his negotiating style at debt talks.
Greece's government says it will not be able to repay €1.5bn (£1.09bn) to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 5 June without a deal within days.
Speaking to the NYT, Mr Varoufakis denied his fellow finance ministers had called him names at a meeting in Riga in April.
"All these reports that I was abused, that I was called names, that I was called a time-waster and all that: Let me say that I deny this with every fiber of my body," he said.
Mr Varoufakis said he had taped the meeting but could not release the tape because of confidentiality rules, the newspaper reported.
In a statement released later, he did not refute the report, simply saying: "My respect for the confidentiality of my conversations with my partners, with my peers, with the institutions, is exemplary and I believe it has been acknowledged and understood by everyone."
The Greek finance minister was replaced as chief negotiator at the debt talks with EU creditors following the meeting amid reports of a row. He denied he had been sidelined.
€320bn
Greece's debt mountain
€240bn
European bailout
€56bn Greece owes Germany
177% country's debt-to-GDP ratio
25% fall in GDP since 2010
26% Greek unemployment rate
Greece has been locked in negotiations with the EU and IMF over economic reforms they say must be implemented before the final €7.2bn tranche of the country's €240bn bailout is released.
Issues over pension reform, taxation, deregulation of the labour market, and the re-hiring of 4,000 former civil servants are yet to be resolved.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is attending the EU Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga, where he wants to discuss a debt deal with other EU leaders.
The government has said it will prioritise the payment of salaries, pensions and the general running costs of the state over the IMF repayment on 5 June.
"Now is the moment of truth," Nikos Filis, spokesman for the ruling Syriza party's lawmakers, told Greek ANT1 television on Wednesday.
"If there is no deal by [5 June]... they won't get any money," he said.
Meanwhile, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said he could not rule out a Greek debt default, according to media reports.
There are two known sub-species of walrus - the Atlantic walrus and Pacific walrus, though scientists are trying to confirm if there is in fact a third sub-species unique to Russia's Laptev Sea. Whether or not the sub-species exists has been a debate among walrus experts for many years. One of the aims of the WWF's 2013 Laptev Expedition is to resolve this question using DNA analysis.
Almost all walruses live inside the Arctic Circle or in seas close by. They feed on mussels and clams, which they suck off the bottom of the sea.
Walruses do not feed much more than 100m (328ft) under the sea, so as the Arctic sea ice retreats into more northerly, deeper waters (the Arctic Ocean is 4,500m deep at the North Pole) the walruses are having to come ashore in the summer in huge numbers.
In Cape Sertsekamen in Russia, an estimated 115,000 come ashore in the autumn - that is almost all the Pacific walrus that there are in the world.
There are concerns that such huge concentrations of walrus could wipe out the mussel and clam populations in some areas. Conservationists also worry that if there were an oil spill close to such a massive Pacific walrus "haul-out", then an entire sub-species would be at risk.
"The areas that have been earmarked for oil and gas exploration around Chukotka in the Russian Arctic are exactly the same places where mothers go with young calves. Drilling there will have unknown consequences," explained Anatoly Kochnev of Chukottinro, the Chukotka branch of Russia's Pacific Research Fishery Centre.
"When the drilling starts we need to have constant monitoring to check what the impact is."
He also said that nobody knows what effect the increase in shipping through the Arctic will have on the walruses. It is not even known exactly where their feeding grounds are.
Walrus calves stay with their mothers for up to three years - an unusually long time for seals. When there was permanent sea ice in large parts of the Arctic, the mother would leave the calves on the ice, where they were relatively safe. But now that so many walruses are having to come ashore, far from the feeding areas, the calves are having to swim exhausting, long distances with their mothers while they dive for food.
Walruses can actually sleep while at sea. They fill their larynxes with air and these act like lifejackets around their neck , keeping their head afloat as they snooze.
When walruses come ashore in mass haul-outs they are easily panicked, and can crush each other to death as they rush into the sea. At one point a haul-out on Russia's Wrangel Island ended up under an aircraft flight path, and lots of walruses were killed in the panic.
Russia has no specific plan to protect the walrus - only wildlife reserves that have been created along parts of the coast - but the walruses do not stay in those reserves.
"It is very important to protect walruses when they are ashore, but that is only part of the protection they need," Anatoly Kochnev said.
"Anyway," he added, "the reserves - like the one on the Laptev Sea - are not properly policed."
Network Rail said work would start next month on Wokingham station to build new shops and a footbridge, and improve waiting areas and extend the platforms.
Wokingham Borough Council is also planning a complete reworking of the roads around the station.
It said the scheme would simplify the road layout but some residents think it does not address the real traffic issues in the town.
Councillor Keith Baker, in charge of highways and planning, said a new station link road was part of the plans and would "transform the experience" for commuters and motorists.
Resident Dorian Edwards said: "They've been talking and talking about putting new access roads in but they don't seem to have come up with anything that will make traffic flow more freely.
"It's a real bottleneck around there."
Network Rail said train services would run as usual during the work to upgrade the station, which starts on 28 November and is expected to be completed by August 2013.
It has also announced it is introducing four extra train services on the London Waterloo route through Wokingham in the evening and morning rush hours from the summer of 2014.
The plans for the station and road network will go on show at Wokingham Town Hall on 7 November.
The 19-year-old was walking from halls to a bus stop when she was grabbed.
She was giving evidence at the trial of Pasquale Galianni, 31, who denies sexual assault with intent to rape in North Haugh on 28 November 2013.
Mr Galianni also denies raping a woman and sexually assaulting another woman in St Andrews in April 2014.
He has lodged a special defence of consent to the rape charge.
In evidence at the High Court in Glasgow, the 19-year-old told advocate depute David Taylor, prosecuting, that it was late afternoon and dark when she was attacked.
She said: "I was walking through a shady area with trees. I noticed someone walking towards me. I was looking at my phone. He seemed to rush towards me, grabbed me and pulled me down to the ground."
The court was told the woman was dragged off the path onto a grassy area. She said that she only got a brief glimpse of her attacker because she was looking at her phone.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said: "I just remember him saying 'pretty lady'. I thought he sounded foreign. It wasn't a British accent. "
When asked how she felt, she said: "Terrified. He was very strong and I didn't think I would be able to push him off."
The student said she tried to make a call to her boyfriend on her mobile phone during the incident and added: "I screamed and basically after I'd screamed he got up and ran off in the direction I'd just come from."
The teenager said she phoned a university friend who came and collected her and took her to the halls of residence where they waited for the police to arrive.
The trial before Lord Burns continues.
Since 2013 parents in England have faced fines for taking their children out of school in term time.
But holiday prices are higher during school breaks and many poor families are priced out, says the National Union of Teachers.
The government said it was "a myth" that term time holidays were harmless.
Regulations introduced by the former education secretary Michael Gove in September 2013 mean heads are now only able to grant leave in "exceptional circumstances".
Parents who take their children out of school in term time without permission can incur fines of £60 per pupil, per period of absence, rising to £120 if not paid within 21 days.
A motion due to be debated at the NUT's annual conference in Harrogate over Easter, argues that the regulations unfairly impact on working parents, especially the low paid.
It says: "Conference understands that taking children on holiday is not the same as persistent truancy.
"Holidays can provide valuable experiences and outdoor learning opportunities. Giving families time to be on holiday together will also have social and emotional benefits which can be of lasting value and support to schoolchildren."
The motion wants government to put "much greater pressure against holiday companies who unfairly raise their prices at peak times".
Many rostered and shift workers are also "simply unable to arrange annual leave that coincides with the school holidays", it adds.
The union's general secretary, Christine Blower, said the rules meant families without much disposable income "are going to miss out".
"It shouldn't be that the opportunity for a family holiday is the preserve of the middle classes."
She said it "can't be right" that families who have less money cannot afford to go on holiday.
"We're not saying that it's fine for children to be out of school at the drop of a hat.
"But a week's holiday can be a very positive thing in a child's life, particularly if they won't otherwise get one and will see their friends going on one."
A Department for Education spokesman said evidence had disproved "the myth that pulling a child out of education for holidays is harmless to their education".
"Allowing pupils to regularly miss school can be hugely detrimental to a child's life chances. The most recent annual figures show we are making progress, with 130,000 fewer pupils regularly missing school under this government.
"Heads and teachers are now firmly back in charge of their classrooms thanks to our plan for education, and new flexibility over term dates allows them to set term breaks outside of peak times.
"Parents should never simply discount a possible penalty notice from the cost of a cheaper holiday.
"Taking children out of school without permission for a holiday is a criminal offence, and when doing so parents are risking prosecution which could mean much higher financial penalties and a criminal record."
The ban has drawn opposition from parents, with hundreds of thousands signing petitions against it and local councils in England have called for it to be scrapped .
She won an Oscar in 2007 for the film The Queen and is currently playing the monarch on Broadway in The Audience.
The Crown, a 10-episode drama set for 2016, is based on the stage play and focuses on the Queen's meetings with her prime ministers over many decades.
It is being created by writer Peter Morgan and director Stephen Daldry - the pair behind The Audience.
But Dame Helen told BBC Radio 4's Front Row she had not been asked to reprise the role.
"No, of course I'm not [in The Crown]," she said. "We must all move on and me most of all. They'll find many wonderful actresses and they'll have a grand time."
She added: "It was a compliment they didn't ask me, honestly, because they knew that would not be the right thing to do."
But the actress, who originated the role in the West End in 2013, said she was enjoying playing the Queen for US theatregoers in the New York production of The Audience.
"We didn't know whether they would 'get it', if you like. They certainly get it, absolutely they get it," she said.
"The great thing, which all actors who've worked on both sides of the Atlantic will tell you, the New York audiences are so incredibly responsive and sort of wonderful.
"The British are much quieter and more restrained. So it's quite delightful. It makes the playing of it quite fun."
Later this month Kristin Scott Thomas, who was recently made a dame, will take on the role in a new London production of The Audience.
"I'm so excited," said Dame Helen, who revealed the pair "email each other from time to time".
However, she said she had not given Dame Kristin any advice on how to play the Queen.
"No, I think that she will be her own. I've always said we're like portrait painters," she told presenter John Wilson.
"There have been many, many different portraits of the Queen - and I count my theatrical portrait as just a portrait. Kristin, as a completely different artist, will have a completely different portrait.
"It will still be the same woman, but it will be a very different portrait."
Dame Helen's latest film Woman in Gold, which is in UK cinemas this week, is about one of the most famous portraits in the world - Gustav Klimt's The Lady in Gold.
She plays a Jewish refugee, Maria Altman, battling the Austrian government to retrieve the painting which was confiscated from her family by the Nazis.
Brian Dailey, 70, assaulted and sexually molested children he was supposed to be looking after during abuse spanning a decade from 1973.
At the High Court in Edinburgh he was earlier found guilty of three indecency offences against boys and a girl and a further two charges of assault.
Dailey was placed on the sex offenders' register indefinitely.
A judge told the pensioner: "You have been convicted of five charges which involve the persistent, calculated, manipulative and predatory sexual abuse of two young boys and one teenage girl in relation to all of whom you were in a clear position of trust."
Lord Armstrong said the abuse inflicted on the boys included acts that would now be classified as rape and told the former councillor that he had callously robbed victims of their childhood.
The judge said that he took into account Dailey's current age and that the offences were historical, but added: "Nevertheless these crimes of which you have been convicted are disturbing."
Lord Armstrong said: "In the case of the boys you threatened them to ensure their silence."
Police were first alerted to Dailey as a predator 25 years ago when the girl victim revealed he targeted her for sexual abuse.
He was also investigated over abuse allegations at a different home six years later and reported to prosecutors but no action was taken at the time.
Dailey, from Edinburgh, had originally denied a total of seven charges of indecent behaviour and assault involving five children during his earlier trial.
He was acquitted of two of the indecency charges against two boys on not proven verdicts but was found guilty of the other five offences.
He subjected his first victim to sexual abuse at a home in Lanark in 1973 and 1974 when the boy was aged 10 and 11. He carried out serious sex acts on the child and also attacked him and forced his head under water.
Dailey's second victim was assaulted and sexually abused by him at a residential school run by an order of Catholic nuns in Edinburgh when he was aged seven and eight in 1974.
The third female victim was housed in a local authority children's home in Edinburgh when she was subjected to repeated abuse from the age of 14 in 1982.
Defence counsel Derick Nelson said Dailey had been assessed now as posing a moderate risk of further offending and had health concerns.
He said: "Whatever the sentence imposed today it will, of course, be very difficult for him, particularly at his age."
A spokesman for NSPCC Scotland said: "Justice has finally caught up with Dailey whose abhorrent crimes against a string of young and vulnerable children were not only reprehensible but an appalling abuse of trust.
"We hope his victims will feel some sort of solace following today's sentence.
"Child abuse can have a devastating impact on victims, the ripple effects of which can last long into adulthood.
"It is never too late to speak out and it is vital that people who have suffered despicable abuse at the hands of criminals such as Dailey have the confidence to come forward by knowing that they will be listened to and supported by the authorities."
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